1987_Northwestern_Wildcats_football_team

1987 Northwestern Wildcats football team

1987 Northwestern Wildcats football team

American college football season

The 1987 Northwestern Wildcats team represented Northwestern University during the 1987 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their second year under head coach Francis Peay, the Wildcats compiled a 2–8–1 record (2–6 against Big Ten Conference opponents) and finished in ninth place in the Big Ten Conference.[2]

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The team's offensive leaders were quarterback Mike Greenfield with 1,265 passing yards, Byron Sanders with 778 rushing yards, and George Jones with 668 receiving yards.[3]

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References

  1. [1]
    "Year-by-Year Results" (PDF). 2007. p. 149. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 16, 2019. Retrieved March 14, 2019.
  2. [2]
    "1987 Northwestern Wildcats Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 22, 2016.
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    "1987 Northwestern Wildcats Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 22, 2016.
  4. [4]
    "Duke maintains its mastery over NU". Chicago Tribune. September 13, 1987. Retrieved February 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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