1987 Chico State Wildcats football team

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1987 Chico State Wildcats football
ConferenceNorthern California Athletic Conference
1987 record3–6 (3–2 NCAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumUniversity Stadium
Seasons
← 1986
1988 →
1987 Northern California Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 10 UC Davis $ 4 1 0 6 4 0
Humboldt State 3 1 1 4 6 1
Chico State 3 2 0 3 6 0
Sonoma State 2 3 0 5 6 0
Cal State Hayward 2 3 0 2 8 0
San Francisco State 0 4 1 1 8 1
  • $ – Conference champion
  • Records adjusted for UC Davis forfeit to Humboldt State
Rankings from Division II Football Committee poll

The 1987 Chico State Wildcats football team represented Chico State University[note 1] during the 1987 NCAA Division II football season. Chico State competed in the Northern California Athletic Conference in 1987.

The 1987 Wildcats were led by fourth-year head coach Mike Bellotti. They played home games at University Stadium in Chico, California. Chico State finished the season with a record of three wins and six losses (3–6, 3–2 NCAC). The Wildcats were outscored by their opponents 155–174 for the season.

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 12at Santa Clara*
L 17–38
September 19at Sacramento State[note 2]*L 9–145,500[1]
September 26Cal Poly[note 3]*
L 17–32
October 10UC Davis
  • University Stadium
  • Chico, California
L 22–24
October 24Humboldt State
  • University Stadium
  • Chico, California
L 13–15
October 31at Saint Mary's*
L 16–17
November 7San Francisco State
  • University Stadium
  • Chico, California
W 26–7
November 14at Cal State Hayward[note 4]W 13–9
November 21at Sonoma State
W 22–18
  • *Non-conference game

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Team players in the NFL[]

The following Chico State players were selected in the 1988 NFL Draft.[3][4][5]

Player Position Round Overall NFL team
Chris Verhulst Tight end 5 130 Houston Oilers

Notes[]

  1. ^ The official name of Chico State has been California State University, Chico since 1972. However, it is still commonly known as Chico State.
  2. ^ The official name of Sacramento State has been California State University, Sacramento since 1972. However, it is still commonly known as Sacramento State.
  3. ^ The official name of Cal Poly has been California Polytechnic State University since 1947. However, it is more commonly known as either Cal Poly San Luis Obispo or just Cal Poly.
  4. ^ California State University, East Bay was known as California State University, Hayward from 1972 to 2004.

References[]

  1. ^ "Hornet Sports.com: Football (Chico State)" (PDF). Retrieved April 18, 2017.
  2. ^ "1987 - Cal St.-Chico". Archived from the original on September 11, 2015. Retrieved March 4, 2017.
  3. ^ "1988 NFL Draft". Retrieved October 28, 2017.
  4. ^ "Cal State-Chico Players/Alumni". Retrieved October 28, 2017.
  5. ^ "Draft History: Chico State". Retrieved October 28, 2017.
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