Record: 8-4, .667 W-L% (22nd of 104)
Conference: Big Ten
(Schedule and Results)
Coach: Bill Mallory (8-4)
PS/G: 23.6 (48th of 104) ▪ PA/G: 19.8 (38th of 104)
SRS: 8.24 (24th of 104) ▪ SOS: 3.57 (29th of 104)
Bowl Game: Lost Peach Bowl 27-22 versus Tennessee
| Pre | 9/8 | 9/15 | 9/22 | 9/29 | 10/6 | 10/13 | 10/20 | 10/27 | 11/3 | 11/10 | 11/17 | 11/24 | 12/1 | 12/8 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | 15 | 11 | 18 | 16 | 20 |
| G | Date | Day | School | Opponent | Conf | Pts | Opp | W | L | T | Streak | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sep 12, 1987 | Sat | Indiana | Rice | SWC | W | 35 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | W 1 | ||
| 2 | Sep 19, 1987 | Sat | Indiana | @ | Kentucky | SEC | L | 15 | 34 | 1 | 1 | 0 | L 1 | |
| 3 | Sep 26, 1987 | Sat | Indiana | Missouri | Big 8 | W | 20 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 0 | W 1 | ||
| 4 | Oct 3, 1987 | Sat | Indiana | Northwestern | Big Ten | W | 35 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 0 | W 2 | ||
| 5 | Oct 10, 1987 | Sat | Indiana | @ | (9) Ohio State | Big Ten | W | 31 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | W 3 | |
| 6 | Oct 16, 1987 | Fri | (20) Indiana | @ | Minnesota | Big Ten | W | 18 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 0 | W 4 | |
| 7 | Oct 24, 1987 | Sat | (15) Indiana | (20) Michigan | Big Ten | W | 14 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 0 | W 5 | ||
| 8 | Oct 31, 1987 | Sat | (11) Indiana | @ | Iowa | Big Ten | L | 21 | 29 | 6 | 2 | 0 | L 1 | |
| 9 | Nov 7, 1987 | Sat | (18) Indiana | Illinois | Big Ten | W | 34 | 22 | 7 | 2 | 0 | W 1 | ||
| 10 | Nov 14, 1987 | Sat | (16) Indiana | @ | (13) Michigan State | Big Ten | L | 3 | 27 | 7 | 3 | 0 | L 1 | |
| 11 | Nov 21, 1987 | Sat | (20) Indiana | Purdue | Big Ten | W | 35 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 0 | W 1 | ||
| 12 | Jan 2, 1988 | Sat | Indiana | N | (17) Tennessee | SEC | L | 22 | 27 | 8 | 4 | 0 | L 1 | Peach Bowl (Atlanta, GA) |