1987 NAIA Division II football season

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 NAIA, was the 18th season of play of the NAIA's lower division for football.

1987 NAIA Division II football season
Regular season	August–November 1987
Postseason	November–December 1987
National Championship	Tacoma Dome Tacoma, WA
Champions	Pacific Lutheran (2) Wisconsin–Stevens Point (Vacated)

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 UWSP's first. However, the Pointers were later forced to vacate their title after it was discovered they had been using an ineligible player.

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 Frontier Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T Carroll (MT) $^ 5 – 0 – 0     8 – 2 – 0 Montana Tech 2 – 3 – 0     4 – 5 – 0 Rocky Mountain 0 – 4 – 0     2 – 6 – 0 $ – Conference champion ^ – NAIA Division II playoff participant	1987 Heart of America Athletic Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T Baker $^ 6 – 0 – 0     9 – 2 – 0 Missouri Valley 4 – 1 – 1     6 – 3 – 1 William Jewell 3 – 3 – 0     5 – 5 – 0 Tarkio 2 – 2 – 2     2 – 6 – 2 Culver–Stockton 1 – 3 – 2     3 – 5 – 2 Graceland 1 – 4 – 1     2 – 6 – 1 MidAmerica Nazarene 1 – 5 – 0     1 – 8 – 0 $ – Conference champion ^ – 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 $ – Conference champion	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 Nebraska Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T Midland $^ 4 – 1 – 0     7 – 3 – 0 Dana ^ 3 – 2 – 0     8 – 3 – 0 Nebraska Wesleyan 3 – 2 – 0     6 – 4 – 0 Doane 2 – 3 – 0     5 – 5 – 0 Hastings 2 – 3 – 0     4 – 5 – 0 Concordia (NE) 1 – 4 – 0     6 – 4 – 0 $ – Conference champion ^ – NAIA Division II playoff participant
1987 North Dakota College Athletic Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T Dickinson State $^ 5 – 0 – 0     9 – 1 – 0 Valley City State 4 – 1 – 0     6 – 3 – 0 Minot State 3 – 2 – 0     6 – 3 – 0 Jamestown 2 – 3 – 0     5 – 4 – 0 NDSCS–Wahpeton 1 – 4 – 0     4 – 4 – 0 Mayville State 0 – 5 – 0     1 – 8 – 0 $ – Conference champion ^ – NAIA Division II playoff participant	1987 South Dakota Intercollegiate Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T Dakota Wesleyan + 4 – 1 – 0     6 – 4 – 0 Black Hills State + 4 – 1 – 0     4 – 5 – 0 Huron 3 – 2 – 0     5 – 4 – 0 South Dakota Tech 2 – 3 – 0     3 – 6 – 0 Sioux Falls 2 – 3 – 0     3 – 7 – 0 Dakota State 0 – 5 – 0     0 – 10 – 0 $ – Conference champion	1987 Texas Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T Tarleton State $^ 6 – 0 – 0     9 – 3 – 0 Sul Ross 2 – 2 – 2     5 – 2 – 2 McMurry 1 – 3 – 2     3 – 5 – 2 Austin 0 – 4 – 2     2 – 5 – 3 Howard Payne 0 – 0 – 0     5 – 5 – 0 $ – Conference champion ^ – 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

Conference	Champion	Record
Columbia	Mount Rainier Division: Central Washington Mount Hood Division: Oregon Tech	5–1 5–1
Frontier	Carroll (MT)	8–2
Heart of America	Baker	6–0
Illini–Badger	Concordia (IL)	5–0
Kansas	Bethany Southwestern (KS)	8–1
Mid-South	Georgetown (KY)	8–3
Nebraska	Midland	4–1
North Dakota	Dickinson State	5–0
South Dakota	Black Hills State	4–1
Texas	Tarleton State	6–0
Tri-State	Westmar	9–2
WSUC	Wisconsin–River Falls Wisconsin–Whitewater	6–2

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

• ‡ Game played at Lexington, Kentucky
• ‡‡ Game played at Lawrence, Kansas

See also

• 1987 NCAA Division I-A football season
• 1987 NCAA Division I-AA football season
• 1987 NCAA Division II football season
• 1987 NCAA Division III football season

References

1. "NAIA Championship History" (PDF). NAIA. pp. 4–11. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 15, 2015. Retrieved December 5, 2015.