1987 Northeast Louisiana Indians football team
| 1987 Northeast Louisiana Indians football | |
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NCAA Division I-AA national champion Southland Conference champion | |
Division I-AA Championship Game, W 43–42 vs. Marshall | |
| Conference | Southland Conference |
| Record | 13–2 (6–0 Southland) |
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| Home stadium | Malone Stadium |
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| Team | W | 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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]
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
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 12 | at Louisiana Tech | W 44–7 | [5] | |
| September 19 | at SW Texas State | W 44–7 | ||
| September 26 | Nicholls State* | W 26–14 | ||
| October 3 | at Northwestern State | W 33–31 | ||
| October 10 | at Lamar* | L 28–48 | ||
| October 17 | Georgia Southern* |
| W 26–17 | |
| October 24 | Southwestern Louisiana* |
| L 7–17 | |
| October 31 | McNeese State |
| W 37–10 | |
| November 7 | at Southern Miss* | W 34–24 | [6] | |
| November 14 | North Texas |
| W 24–23 | |
| November 21 | Arkansas State |
| W 31–21 | |
| November 28 | North Texas* |
| W 30–9 | |
| December 5 | Eastern Kentucky* |
| W 33–32 | |
| December 12 | Northern Iowa* |
| W 44–41 2 OT | |
| December 19 | vs. Marshall* | W 43–42 | ||
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Team players in the NFL
| Player | Year | Round | Pick | Position | Club |
| Teddy Garcia | 1988 NFL Draft | 4 | 100 | Kicker | New England Patriots |
| Stan Humphries | 1988 NFL Draft | 6 | 159 | Quarterback | Washington Redskins |
| Jackie Harris | 1990 NFL Draft | 4 | 102 | Tight end | Green Bay Packers |
| Reference:[7] | |||||
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b 2011 ULM Football Fan Guide. Monroe, Louisiana: ULM Media Relations Office. 2011. p. 182. Retrieved August 27, 2011.
- ^ "Northeast Louisiana bruised and battered". The Miami News. Associated Press. December 17, 1987. p. 2B. Retrieved August 21, 2011.
- ^ "Louisianans Rally To Win I-AA Title". The New York Times. Associated Press. December 21, 1987. Retrieved August 21, 2011.
- ^ "Same ol' NLU (44) vs. Tech (7)". The Shreveport Times. September 13, 1987. Retrieved July 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "USM falls 34–24 to Indians". Enterprise-Journal. November 8, 1987. Retrieved March 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Draft picks by school: Louisiana–Monroe". NFL.com. National Football League. Retrieved August 27, 2011.
Further reading
- Hunsucker, Adam (September 27, 2017). "The Team of Destiny: An oral history of ULM's national title". The News-Star. Monroe, Louisiana. Retrieved April 30, 2019.
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