The 1987 Northern Illinois Huskies football team represented Northern Illinois University. The Huskies competed in the highest division of football, Division I-A. They were led by third year head coach Jerry Pettibone and they played their home games at Huskie Stadium.
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Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 12 | 6:30 PM | Lamar* | | | L 35–39 | 22,184 |
September 19 | 12:00 PM | at Western Michigan* | | | W 34–14 | 12,005 |
September 26 | 1:00 PM | at Northwestern* | | | T 16–16 | 27,336 |
October 3 | 3:00 PM | at Eastern Michigan* | | | L 31–32 | 13,306 |
October 10 | 1:00 PM | Toledo* | - Huskie Stadium
- DeKalb, Illinois
| | W 41–5 | 20,939 |
October 17 | 1:00 PM | [[{{{school}}}|SW Missouri State]]* | - Huskie Stadium
- DeKalb, Illinois
| | W 27–21 | 9,017 |
October 24 | 1:00 PM | Cal State Fullerton* | - Huskie Stadium
- DeKalb, Illinois
| | L 20–21 | 7,325 |
October 31 | 1:00 PM | at Ball State* | | | L 17–42 | 4,675 |
November 7 | 1:00 PM | Western Illinois* | - Huskie Stadium
- DeKalb, Illinois
| | W 29–14 | 21,863 |
November 14 | 1:00 PM | Akron | - Huskie Stadium
- DeKalb, Illinois
| | L 21–27 | 5,405 |
November 28 | 10:00 PM | at UNLV* | | ESPN | W 34–31 | 14,650 |
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