1987 Troy State Trojans football team
| 1987 Troy State Trojans football | |
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NCAA Division II national champion | |
GSC champion | |
NCAA Division II Championship Game, W 31–17 vs. Portland State | |
| Conference | Gulf South Conference |
| Ranking | |
| AFCA | No. 1 |
| 1987 record | 12–1–1 (8–0 GSC) |
| Head coach | Rick Rhoades (3rd season) |
| Offensive coordinator | Willie J. Slater (5th season) |
| Offensive scheme | Wishbone formation |
| Home stadium | Veterans Memorial Stadium |
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| Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Troy State $^ | 8 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 12 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mississippi College | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Alabama | 4 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Valdosta State | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Delta State | 3 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jacksonville State | 3 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Livingston | 3 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UT Martin | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| West Georgia | 1 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1987 Troy State Trojans football team represented Troy State University during the 1987 NCAA Division II football season, and completed the 67th season of Trojans football. The Trojans played their home games in at Veterans Memorial Stadium in Troy, Alabama. The 1987 team came off a 10–3 record from the previous season.[1] The 1987 team was led by coach Rick Rhoades. The team finished the regular season with a 9–1–1 record and made the NCAA Division II playoffs. The Trojans defeated the Portland State Vikings 31–17 in the National Championship Game en route to the program's second NCAA Division II Football Championship and third overall national championship.[2]
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | ||
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| September 5 | at Southeast Missouri State* | No. 3 | Veterans Memorial Stadium • Cape Girardeau, MO | L 17–18 | - | ||||
| September 12 | Nicholls State* | Veterans Memorial Stadium • Troy, AL | T 17–17 | - | |||||
| September 19 | West Texas A&M* | Veterans Memorial Stadium • Troy, AL | W 45–0 | - | |||||
| September 26 | at West Alabama | Tiger Stadium • Livingston, AL | W 24-17 | - | |||||
| October 3 | West Georgia | Veterans Memorial Stadium • Troy, AL | W 44-6 | - | |||||
| October 10 | at No. 7 Valdosta State | No. 18 | Bazemore-Hyder Stadium • Valdosta, GA | W 44–7 | - | ||||
| October 17 | Mississippi College | No. 12 | Veterans Memorial Stadium • Troy, AL | W 48–21 | - | ||||
| October 24 | at Delta State | No. 11 | Travis E. Parker Field • Cleveland, MS | W 38–6 | - | ||||
| October 31 | No. 8 North Alabama | No. 6 | Veterans Memorial Stadium • Troy, Alabama | W 38–3 | - | ||||
| November 7 | at Tennessee-Martin | No. 6 | Graham Stadium • Martin, TN | W 31–21 | - | ||||
| November 14 | Jacksonville State | No. 4 | Veterans Memorial Stadium • Troy, AL (Battle for the Ol' School Bell) | W 14–9 | - | ||||
| November 28 | No. 12 Winston-Salem State* | No. 4 | Veterans Memorial Stadium • Troy, AL (Division II Playoff Quarterfinals) | W 45–14 | - | ||||
| December 5 | at No. 11 Central Florida* | No. 4 | Florida Citrus Bowl • Orlando, FL (Division II Playoff Semifinals) | W 31–10 | - | ||||
| December 12 | vs. No. 3 Portland State* | No. 4 | Braly Municipal Stadium • Florence, AL (Division II National Championship) | ESPN | W 31–17 | - | |||
*Non-conference game.  | |||||||||
- Schedule Source: "Troy State 1987 Schedule/Results". Troy University. Retrieved 2018-10-09.
References
- ↑ http://college-football-results.com/f/troystat.htm
- ↑ DeLassus, David (2016). "Troy Yearly Results". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved June 10, 2016.
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