1987 Northeast Louisiana Indians football team

The 1987 Northeast Louisiana Indians football team represented Northeast Louisiana University (now known as the University of Louisiana at Monroe) in NCAA Division I-AA college football during the 1987 season. Northeast Louisiana competed as a member of the Southland Conference, and played their home games on-campus at Malone Stadium. This Indians squad won the 1987 NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship Game.[1]

1987 Northeast Louisiana Indians football
National champion
Southland Conference champion
ConferenceSouthland Conference
1987 record13–2 (6–0 Southland)
Head coach
Home stadiumMalone Stadium
1987 Southland Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 3 Northeast Louisiana $^ 6 –0 –0  13 –2 –0
No. 19 Sam Houston State 5 –1 –0  8 –3 –0
No. 16 North Texas State ^ 5 –1 –0  7 –5 –0
Northwestern State 3 –3 –0  6 –5 –0
SW Texas State 2 –4 –0  4 –7 –0
Stephen F. Austin 1 –5 –0  3 –7 –1
McNeese State 1 –5 –0  2 –9 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
  • Ranking is from the Sports Network Poll

The Indians were led by seventh-year head coach Pat Collins, and were led by first team All-America Stan Humphries. The squad completed the regular season with an overall record of 9–2 and finished 6–0 to capture their first outright Southland Conference championship.[2] En route to the championship game, NLU defeated North Texas, Eastern Kentucky and Northern Iowa.[2] The Indians faced off against the Marshall Thundering Herd for the I-AA National Championship.[3] In the championship game, Marshall took a 42–28 lead into the fourth quarter only to have Humphries lead the Indians to a pair of late touchdowns and captured the championship with their 43–42 victory.[4]

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResult
September 12at Louisiana Tech
W 44–7
September 19at SW Texas State
W 44–7
September 26Nicholls State*
W 26–14
October 3at Northwestern State
W 33–31
October 10at Lamar*
L 28–48
October 17Georgia Southern*
  • Malone Stadium
  • Monroe, LA
W 26–17
October 24Southwestern Louisiana*
L 7–17
October 31McNeese State
  • Malone Stadium
  • Monroe, LA
W 37–10
November 7at Southern Miss*
W 34–24
November 14North Texas
  • Malone Stadium
  • Monroe, LA
W 24–23
November 21Arkansas State
  • Malone Stadium
  • Monroe, LA
W 31–21
November 28North Texas*
W 30–9
December 5Eastern Kentucky*
W 33–32
December 12Northern Iowa*
W 44–41 2 OT
December 19vs. Marshall*
W 43–42
  • *Non-conference game

Team players in the NFL
PlayerYearRoundPickPositionClub
Teddy Garcia1988 NFL Draft4100KickerNew England Patriots
Stan Humphries1988 NFL Draft6159QuarterbackWashington Redskins
Jackie Harris1990 NFL Draft4102Tight endGreen Bay Packers
Reference:[5]

References
  1. Hunsucker, Adam (September 27, 2017). "The Team of Destiny: An oral history of ULM's national title". The News-Star. Monroe. Archived from the original on September 28, 2017. Retrieved September 28, 2017.
  2. 2011 ULM Football Fan Guide. Monroe, Louisiana: ULM Media Relations Office. 2011. p. 182. Retrieved August 27, 2011.
  3. "Northeast Louisiana bruised and battered". The Miami News. Associated Press. December 17, 1987. p. 2B. Retrieved August 21, 2011.
  4. "Louisianans Rally To Win I-AA Title". The New York Times. Associated Press. December 21, 1987. Retrieved August 21, 2011.
  5. "Draft picks by school: Louisiana–Monroe". NFL.com. National Football League. Retrieved August 27, 2011.

Further reading
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.