American college football season
1987 NCAA Division II football season Regular season August – November 1987 Playoffs November 28 – December 12, 1987 National Championship Braly Municipal Stadium Florence, AL Champion Troy State (2)Harlon Hill Trophy Johnny Bailey , Texas A&I
The 1987 NCAA Division II football season , part of college football in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association at the Division II level, began in August 1987, and concluded with the NCAA Division II Football Championship on December 12, 1987, at Braly Municipal Stadium in Florence, Alabama , hosted by the University of North Alabama . The Troy State Trojans defeated the Portland State Vikings , 31–17, to win their second Division II national title.[1]
The Harlon Hill Trophy was awarded to Johnny Bailey , running back from Texas A&I .
Conference changes and new programs [ ]
One program departed Division II for Division I-AA prior to the season.
Conference standings [ ]
1987 Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
Northern
No. 15 Hampton xy
6
–
1
–
0
9
–
3
–
0
Virginia State
6
–
1
–
0
7
–
3
–
1
Virginia Union
4
–
3
–
0
7
–
3
–
0
Norfolk State
2
–
5
–
0
4
–
7
–
0
Elizabeth City State
1
–
6
–
0
3
–
8
–
0
Saint Paul's (VA)
0
–
7
–
0
0
–
11
–
0
Southern
No. 12 Winston-Salem State xy$^
7
–
0
–
0
9
–
3
–
0
Fayetteville State
4
–
1
–
2
6
–
2
–
2
Johnson C. Smith
4
–
2
–
1
4
–
5
–
2
North Carolina Central
3
–
4
–
0
6
–
5
–
0
Bowie State
2
–
4
–
1
4
–
6
–
1
Livingstone
2
–
5
–
0
2
–
8
–
0
Championship: Winston-Salem State 22 , Hampton 12
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division II Football Committee poll
1987 Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
No. 5 Northern Michigan $^
4
–
0
–
0
10
–
2
–
0
Grand Valley State
4
–
1
–
0
0
–
7
–
4
Hillsdale
2
–
3
–
0
6
–
5
–
0
Saginaw Valley State
2
–
3
–
0
5
–
5
–
0
Ferris State
2
–
3
–
0
4
–
7
–
0
Wayne State (MI)
0
–
4
–
0
4
–
6
–
0
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division II Football Committee poll
1987 Lone Star Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
No. 1 Texas A&I +
4
–
1
–
0
9
–
2
–
0
No. 9 Angelo State +^
4
–
1
–
0
8
–
3
–
0
No. 13 Eastern New Mexico
3
–
2
–
0
9
–
2
–
0
Abilene Christian
2
–
3
–
0
5
–
6
–
0
West Texas State
2
–
3
–
0
5
–
6
–
0
East Texas State
0
–
5
–
0
2
–
9
–
0
+ – Conference co-champions ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division II Football Committee poll
1987 Missouri Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
Central Missouri State +
4
–
0
–
1
7
–
3
–
1
SE Missouri State +
4
–
0
–
1
6
–
4
–
1
NE Missouri State
3
–
2
–
0
4
–
7
–
0
Missouri–Rolla
2
–
3
–
0
5
–
5
–
0
NW Missouri State
1
–
4
–
0
3
–
8
–
0
Lincoln (MO)
0
–
5
–
0
2
–
9
–
0
+ – Conference co-champions
1987 North Central Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
No. 7 Mankato State $^
8
–
1
–
0
9
–
3
–
0
St. Cloud State
6
–
3
–
0
7
–
4
–
0
North Dakota State
6
–
3
–
0
6
–
4
–
0
Nebraska–Omaha
5
–
4
–
0
7
–
4
–
0
South Dakota
5
–
4
–
0
7
–
4
–
0
North Dakota
5
–
4
–
0
6
–
4
–
0
South Dakota State
4
–
5
–
0
5
–
5
–
0
Morningside
3
–
6
–
0
4
–
7
–
0
Northern Colorado
2
–
7
–
0
3
–
8
–
0
Augustana (SD)
1
–
8
–
0
2
–
9
–
0
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division II Football Committee poll
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
1987 Western Football Conference standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
No. 3 Portland State $^
6
–
0
–
0
11
–
2
–
1
Cal State Northridge
4
–
2
–
0
7
–
4
–
0
Cal Poly
3
–
3
–
0
7
–
3
–
0
Santa Clara
3
–
3
–
0
6
–
5
–
0
Southern Utah State
2
–
4
–
0
5
–
6
–
0
Sacramento State
2
–
4
–
0
4
–
7
–
0
Cal Lutheran
1
–
5
–
0
5
–
6
–
0
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant Rankings from Division II Football Committee poll
1987 NCAA Division II independents football records
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
No. 16 New Haven
–
8
–
2
–
0
Saint Mary's
–
8
–
3
–
0
No. 11 UCF ^
–
9
–
4
–
0
Springfield (MA)
–
5
–
3
–
1
Central Connecticut
–
4
–
4
–
1
American International
–
3
–
5
–
2
Liberty
–
3
–
7
–
0
Michigan Tech
–
2
–
7
–
0
^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division II Football Committee poll
Conference summaries [ ]
See also: List of NCAA Division II football seasons
Conference Champions
Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association – Winston-Salem State
Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Northern Michigan
Gulf South Conference – Troy State
Lone Star Conference – Angelo State and Texas A&I
Missouri Intercollegiate Athletic Association – Central Missouri State and Southeast Missouri State
North Central Conference – Minnesota State–Mankato
Northern California Athletic Conference – UC Davis
Northern Intercollegiate Conference – Minnesota–Morris
Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference – Indiana (PA)
Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference – Colorado Mesa
South Atlantic Conference – Gardner–Webb
Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Alabama A&M and Tuskegee
Western Football League – Portland State
Postseason [ ]
1987 NCAA Division II Football Championship Teams 8 Finals Site Braly Municipal Stadium Florence, AL Champion Troy State (2nd title, 2nd title game) Runner-up Portland State (1st title game) Semifinalists Winning coach Rick Rhoades 1st championship
The 1987 NCAA Division II Football Championship playoffs were the 15th single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division II college football. The championship game was held at Braly Municipal Stadium in Florence, Alabama , for the first time.
Playoff bracket [ ]
First round Campus sites
Semifinals Campus sites
Championship Braly Municipal Stadium Florence, AL
Portland State
27
Mankato State
21
Portland State
13
Northern Michigan
7
Northern Michigan
23*
Angelo State
20
Portland State
17
Troy State
31
UCF
12
IUP
10
UCF
10
Troy State
31
Troy State
45
Winston-Salem State
14
See also [ ]
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