| Year: | 1987 |
| Team: | Illinois Fighting Illini |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Big Ten Conference |
| Short Conf: | Big Ten |
| Record: | 3–7–1 |
| Conf Record: | 2–5–1 |
| Head Coach: | Mike White |
| Hc Year: | 8th |
| Off Coach: | Dwain Painter |
| Oc Year: | 1st |
| Def Coach: | Howard Tippett |
| Dc Year: | 1st |
| Mvp: | Darryl Usher |
| Captain: | Mike Scully, Mike Piel, Darrick Brownlow |
| Stadium: | Memorial Stadium |
The 1987 Illinois Fighting Illini football team was an American football team that represented the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign during the 1987 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their eighth and final year under head coach Mike White, the Illini compiled a 3–7–1 record and finished in eighth place in the Big Ten Conference.[1]
The team's offensive leaders were quarterback Scott Mohr with 1,436 passing yards, running back Keith Jones with 322 rushing yards, and Darryl Usher with 723 receiving yards.[2]