The 1987 NAIA Division II football season , as part of the 1987 college football season in the United States and the 32nd season of college football sponsored by the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA), was the 18th season of play of the NAIA's lower division for football.
The season was played from August to November 1987 and culminated in the 1987 NAIA Division II Football National Championship , played at the Tacoma Dome near the campus of Pacific Lutheran University in Tacoma, Washington .[1] Pacific Lutheran and Wisconsin–Stevens Point played to a tie, 16–16, and were declared co-national champions. It was Pacific Lutheran's second NAIA national title and Wisconsin–Stevens Point's first. However, the Pointers later forfeited their shared of title after it was discovered they had been used two ineligible players during the season.[2]
Conference realignment [ ]
Conference changes [ ]
Conference standings [ ]
1987 Columbia Football League standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
Northern Division
Central Washington * x
5
–
1
–
0
7
–
3
–
0
Pacific Lutheran ^
4
–
1
–
1
11
–
1
–
1
Puget Sound
4
–
2
–
0
6
–
3
–
0
Simon Fraser
4
–
2
–
0
4
–
6
–
0
Western Washington
2
–
3
–
1
4
–
3
–
2
Whitworth
1
–
5
–
0
3
–
6
–
0
Lewis & Clark
0
–
6
–
0
0
–
9
–
0
Southern Division
Oregon Tech x
5
–
1
–
0
5
–
4
–
0
Southern Oregon *
4
–
2
–
0
7
–
4
–
0
Linfield
4
–
2
–
0
5
–
4
–
0
Pacific (OR)
3
–
2
–
1
4
–
3
–
2
Western Oregon
3
–
3
–
0
5
–
4
–
0
Willamette
1
–
4
–
1
3
–
5
–
1
Eastern Oregon
0
–
6
–
0
1
–
8
–
0
x – Division champion/co-champions * – NAIA Division I playoff participant ^ – NAIA Division II playoff participant
1987 Illini–Badger Football Conference standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
Concordia (IL) $
5
–
0
–
0
7
–
2
–
0
Concordia (WI)
4
–
1
–
0
6
–
3
–
0
Lakeland
3
–
2
–
0
6
–
3
–
0
Northeastern Illinois
2
–
3
–
0
2
–
7
–
0
Eureka
1
–
4
–
0
2
–
8
–
0
Principia
0
–
5
–
0
0
–
9
–
0
1987 Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
Bethany (KS) +^
8
–
1
–
0
8
–
2
–
0
Southwestern (KS) +^
8
–
1
–
0
8
–
2
–
0
Kansas Wesleyan
7
–
2
–
0
7
–
3
–
0
Sterling
6
–
3
–
0
6
–
4
–
0
Friends
5
–
4
–
0
6
–
4
–
0
St. Mary of the Plains
3
–
6
–
0
4
–
6
–
0
Bethel (KS)
3
–
6
–
0
3
–
6
–
0
Ottawa
3
–
6
–
0
3
–
7
–
0
McPherson
1
–
8
–
0
1
–
8
–
0
Tabor
1
–
8
–
0
1
–
8
–
0
+ – Conference co-champions ^ – NAIA Division II playoff participant
1987 NAIA Division II independents football records
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
St. Ambrose ^
–
11
–
0
–
1
Westminster (PA) ^
–
9
–
2
–
0
Findlay
–
5
–
4
–
0
Wilmington (OH)
–
5
–
4
–
0
Evangel
–
5
–
4
–
1
Peru State
–
5
–
5
–
0
Benedictine (KS)
–
4
–
7
–
0
Northwestern (IA)
–
3
–
7
–
0
Oklahoma Panhandle State
–
2
–
7
–
0
Texas Lutheran
–
2
–
8
–
0
Tiffin
–
1
–
9
–
0
^ – NAIA Division II playoff participant
Conference champions [ ]
Postseason [ ]
First Round Campus sites
Quarterfinals Campus sites
Semifinals Campus sites
Championship Tacoma, WA
Westminster (PA)
24
Georgetown (KY) ‡
17
Westminster (PA)*
15
Geneva
16
Bluffton
13
Geneva *
16
Geneva
25
Wisconsin–Stevens Point *
48
Westmar
24
Wisconsin–Stevens Point *
50
Wisconsin–Stevens Point
30
Saint Ambrose*
14
Saint Ambrose
21
St. Francis (IL) *
3
Wisconsin–Stevens Point
16
Pacific Lutheran *
16
Bethany
26
Tarleton State *
38
Tarleton State*
12
Baker
13
Dana
35
Baker ‡‡
37
Baker
14
Pacific Lutheran * (OT)
17
Dickinson State
21
Carroll (MT) * (OT)
28
Carroll (MT)*
26
Pacific Lutheran
36
Midland
21
Pacific Lutheran *
40
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