1987 Southwest Missouri State Bears football team

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1987 Southwest Missouri State Bears football
Conference Gateway Football Conference
Record5–6 (3–3 GFC)
Head coach
Defensive coordinator Dave Wommack (2nd season)
Home stadium Briggs Stadium
Seasons
  1986
1988  
1987 Gateway Collegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 4 Northern Iowa $^ 6 0 010 4 0
Western Illinois 5 1 07 4 0
Eastern Illinois 3 3 05 6 0
SW Missouri State 3 3 05 6 0
Indiana State 2 4 05 6 0
Southern Illinois 2 4 03 8 0
Illinois State 0 6 03 7 0
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1987 Southwest Missouri State Bears football team represented the Southwest Missouri State University (now known as Missouri State University) as a member of the Gateway Collegiate Athletic Conference (GCAC) during the 1987 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by second-year head coach Jesse Branch, the Bears compiled an overall record of 5–6, with a mark of 3–3 in conference play, and finished tied for third in the GFC.

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Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 5 Central State (OK) *W 20–7 [1]
September 12at Southern Illinois W 18–1313,100 [2]
September 19 Nicholls State *No. 18
  • Briggs Stadium
  • Springfield, MO
L 18–137,820 [3]
September 26at Western Illinois L 19–20 [4]
October 3 Indiana State
  • Briggs Stadium
  • Springfield, MO
W 42–08,105 [5]
October 171:00 p.m.at Northern Illinois *L 21–279,017 [6]
October 24at Eastern Illinois L 3–71,203 [7]
October 31 Illinois State Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Briggs Stadium
  • Springfield, MO
W 31–157,855 [8]
November 71:30 p.m.No. 7 Northern Iowa
  • Briggs Stadium
  • Springfield, MO
L 13–173,343 [9]
November 14at Louisiana Tech *W 13–1013,780 [10]
November 21at Southern *L 6–8 [11]

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Roster

1987 Missouri State Bears football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
WR 9Doug AdamsFr
RB 22Ryan JacksonSr
QB 6David JohnsonSo
WR 85Ken KellyFr
OT 72Jeff PickeringSo
QB 2DeAndre SmithFr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DE 70Tim GarySo
DT 99Joe LisantiJr
DT 66Tim McDuffeyFr
DT 68Rob RobinsonJr
LB 50Mike SoraghanSr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
K 7Jackson WorkmanSo
Head coach
    Coordinators/assistant coaches

    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • Injury icon 2.svg Injured
    • Redshirt.svg Redshirt

References

  1. "Punchless Bronchos fall, 20–7". The Daily Oklahoman. September 6, 1987. Retrieved December 8, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Blitzing Bears hold off SIUC for 18–13 win". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. September 13, 1987. Retrieved December 8, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Nicholls St. deals SMS first loss". The Springfield News-Leader. September 20, 1987. Retrieved December 8, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Western Illinois edges Southwest Missouri". The Pantagraph. September 27, 1987. Retrieved December 8, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Bears chop down Sycamores". The Springfield News-Leader. October 4, 1987. Retrieved December 8, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Huskies get past SMSU". The Daily Chronicle. October 18, 1987. Retrieved December 8, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Eastern's 2-minute plan works". Herald and Review. October 25, 1987. Retrieved December 8, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  8. "SW Missouri runs past ISU". The Pantagraph. November 1, 1987. Retrieved December 8, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  9. "UNI stays unbeaten in conference, 17–13". The Des Moines Register. November 8, 1987. Retrieved December 8, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  10. "SMS gives Tech the boot". The Springfield News-Leader. November 15, 1987. Retrieved July 6, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Football Bears fall in finale". The Springfield News-Leader. November 22, 1987. Retrieved August 21, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  12. "Missouri State Football 2023 Media Guide" (PDF). Missouri State University Athletics. p. 65. Retrieved July 2, 2024.