The Illinois Fighting Illini were 3-7-1 in 1987.
| TEAM | CONF | OVERALL | |
|---|---|---|---|
4-4 | 6-4-1 | ||
3-5 | 6-5 | ||
2-5-1 | 3-7-1 | ||
3-5 | 3-7-1 | ||
1-7 | 3-8 |
| GP | PTS | YDS | PLY | AVG | RUSH YDS | RUSH ATT | RUSH AVG | PASS YDS | PASS ATT | PASS AVG | SCK | SCKY | 1DWN | RUSH 1DWN | PASS 1DWN | PEN 1DWN | PEN | PEN YDS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 11 | 153 | 3,191 | 774 | 4.1 | 1,095 | 412 | 2.7 | 2,096 | 362 | 5.8 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 100th | 96th | 67th | 98th | 93rd | 86th | 95th | 49th | 26th | 91st | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 208 | 3,352 | 4.4 | 2,200 | 577 | 3.8 | 1,152 | 185 | 6.2 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 29th | 18th | 16th | 76th | 98th | 56th | 2nd | 2nd | 32nd | ||||||||||
Net | -55 | -161 | +774 | -0.3 | -1,105 | -165 | -1.2 | +944 | +177 | -0.4 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 69th | 62nd | 67th | 62nd | 90th | 94th | 81st | 8th | 3rd | 65th |
| Big 10 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2 | 11 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Independent | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 2 | .818 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |
| Pac-12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 9 | .182 | |
| 2 | 5 | 6 | .455 |
| Mountain West | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 2 | .818 | |
| 2 | 7 | 4 | .636 |
| Big 12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 1 | .909 | |
| 2 | 10 | 1 | .909 |
| American Athletic | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 2 | .818 | |
| 2 | 10 | 1 | .909 |
| Mid-American | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 4 | .667 | |
| 2 | 7 | 4 | .636 |
| Conference USA | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | 4 | .636 | |
| 2 | 8 | 3 | .727 |
| Sun Belt | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 1 | .909 | |
| 2 | 8 | 3 | .727 |