1987 Northeast Louisiana Indians football team

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1987 Northeast Louisiana Indians football
NCAA Division I-AA champion
SLC champion
Conference Southland Conference
Record13–2 (6–0 SLC)
Head coach
Home stadium Malone Stadium
Seasons
←  1986
1988  →
1987 Southland Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 3 Northeast Louisiana $^ 6 –0 –013 –2 –0
No. 19 Sam Houston State 5 –1 –08 –3 –0
No. 16 North Texas State ^ 5 –1 –07 –5 –0
Northwestern State 3 –3 –06 –5 –0
SW Texas State 2 –4 –04 –7 –0
Stephen F. Austin 1 –5 –03 –7 –1
McNeese State 1 –5 –02 –9 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

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

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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

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 12at Louisiana Tech No. 16
W 44–724,975 [5]
September 19at Southwest Texas State No. 8
W 44–7 [6]
September 26 Nicholls State *No. 3
W 26–1419,638 [7]
October 3at No. 8 Northwestern State No. 2
W 33–31 [8]
October 10at Lamar *No. 2
L 28–48 [9]
October 17No. 8 Georgia Southern *No. T–6
  • Malone Stadium
  • Monroe, LA
W 26–1717,231 [10]
October 24 Southwestern Louisiana *No. 3
L 7–1718,783 [11]
October 31 McNeese State No. 9
  • Malone Stadium
  • Monroe, LA
W 37–10 [12]
November 7at Southern Miss *No. 8
W 34–2410,123 [13]
November 14No. 12 North Texas State No. 3
  • Malone Stadium
  • Monroe, LA
W 24–23 [14]
November 21No. 8 Arkansas State No. 3
  • Malone Stadium
  • Monroe, LA
W 31–21 [15]
November 28No. 16 North Texas State*No. 3
W 30–9 [16]
December 5No. 7 Eastern Kentucky *No. 3
  • Malone Stadium
  • Monroe, LA (NCAA Division I-AA Quarterfinal)
W 33–32 [17]
December 12No. 4 Northern Iowa *No. 3
  • Malone Stadium
  • Monroe, LA (NCAA Division I-AA Semifinal)
W 44–41 2OT14,443 [18]
December 19vs. No. 14 Marshall *No. 3
W 43–4211,513 [19]

Team players in the NFL

PlayerYearRoundPickPositionClub
Teddy Garcia 1988 NFL draft 4100Kicker New England Patriots
Stan Humphries 1988 NFL draft 6159Quarterback Washington Redskins
Jackie Harris 1990 NFL draft 4102Tight end Green Bay Packers
Reference: [20]

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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 29, 2017. Retrieved September 28, 2017.
  2. 1 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. ↑ "Same ol' NLU (44) vs. Tech (7)". The Shreveport Times. September 13, 1987. Retrieved July 6, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Northeast does a 44–7 instant replay". The Shreveport Times. September 20, 1987. Retrieved March 6, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Penalties don't slow down NLU". The Shreveport Times. September 27, 1987. Retrieved December 8, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Last ditch bomb sends Indians past NSU 33–30". The Daily Advertiser. October 4, 1987. Retrieved February 25, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Lamar bombs Indians". The Orange Leader. October 11, 1987. Retrieved December 8, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Northeast Louisiana gets its kicks at Southern's expense". The Atlanta Journal & Constitution. October 18, 1987. Retrieved December 8, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Cajuns spoil NLU homecoming 17–7". The Daily Advertiser. October 25, 1987. Retrieved December 8, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ "Northeast Indians scalp Pokes". The Daily Advertiser. November 1, 1987. Retrieved March 4, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  13. ↑ "USM falls 34–24 to Indians". Enterprise-Journal. November 8, 1987. Retrieved March 27, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  14. ↑ "Northeast grabs its share of Southland title". The Shreveport Times. November 15, 1987. Retrieved October 30, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  15. ↑ "NLU clinches Southland title as Humphries passes for 351". The Shreveport Times. November 22, 1987. Retrieved October 8, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
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  17. ↑ "Garcia kick keeps NLU alive". The Shreveport Times. December 6, 1987. Retrieved March 23, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  18. ↑ "UNI season ends in second overtime". The Courier. December 13, 1987. Retrieved December 8, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  19. ↑ "Div. I-AA Championship". Billings Gazette . Billings, Montana. December 21, 1987. p. 5-B. Retrieved April 30, 2019– via newspapers.com.
  20. ↑ "Draft picks by school: Louisiana–Monroe". NFL.com. National Football League. Retrieved August 27, 2011.

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