1987 NCAA Division II football season

1987 Gulf South Conference football standings
	$ – Conference champion; ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant; Rankings from AFCA Poll

1987 Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
	$ – Conference champion; ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant; Rankings from NCAA Division II Football Committee poll

1987 NCAA Division II football season
Regular season	August – November 1987
Playoffs	November 28 – December 12, 1987
National Championship	Braly Municipal Stadium; Florence, AL
Champion	Troy State (2)
Harlon Hill Trophy	Johnny Bailey, Texas A&I

The 1987 NCAA Division II football season, part of college football in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association at the Division II level, began in August 1987, and concluded with the NCAA Division II Football Championship on December 12, 1987, at Braly Municipal Stadium in Florence, Alabama, hosted by the University of North Alabama. The Troy State Trojans defeated the Portland State Vikings, 31–17, to win their second Division II national title.[1]

The Harlon Hill Trophy was awarded to Johnny Bailey, running back from Texas A&I.

Conference changes and new programs

One program departed Division II for Division I-AA prior to the season.

School	1986 Conference	1987 Conference
Central State (OH)	Independent	NAIA Independent
Howard Payne	Lone Star	NAIA Independent
Towson State	Independent	I-AA Independent

Conference standings

1987 Heartland Collegiate Conference standings
	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Butler $	4	–	0	–	1	8	–	1	–	1
Ashland	3	–	1	–	1	7	–	2	–	1
Indianapolis	3	–	2	–	0	6	–	4	–	0
Valparaiso	2	–	3	–	0	3	–	6	–	0
Saint Joseph's (IN)	1	–	3	–	1	5	–	4	–	1
Evansville	0	–	4	–	1	4	–	5	–	1

$ – Conference champion

1987 Lone Star Conference football standings
	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 1 Texas A&I +	4	–	1	–	0	9	–	2	–	0
No. 9 Angelo State +^	4	–	1	–	0	8	–	3	–	0
No. 13 Eastern New Mexico	3	–	2	–	0	9	–	2	–	0
Abilene Christian	2	–	3	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
West Texas State	2	–	3	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
East Texas State	0	–	5	–	0	2	–	9	–	0

+ – Conference co-champions ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division II Football Committee poll

1987 Missouri Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Central Missouri State +	4	–	0	–	1	7	–	3	–	1
SE Missouri State +	4	–	0	–	1	6	–	4	–	1
NE Missouri State	3	–	2	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
Missouri–Rolla	2	–	3	–	0	5	–	5	–	0
NW Missouri State	1	–	4	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
Lincoln (MO)	0	–	5	–	0	2	–	9	–	0

+ – Conference co-champions ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant

1987 Northern California Athletic Conference football standings
	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 10 UC Davis $	4	–	1	–	0	6	–	4	–	0
Humboldt State	3	–	1	–	1	4	–	6	–	1
Chico State	3	–	2	–	0	3	–	6	–	0
Sonoma State	2	–	3	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
Cal State Hayward	2	–	3	–	0	2	–	8	–	0
San Francisco State	0	–	4	–	1	1	–	8	–	1

$ – Conference champion Records adjusted for UC Davis forfeit to Humboldt State Rankings from Division II Football Committee poll

1987 Western Football Conference standings
	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 3 Portland State $^	6	–	0	–	0	11	–	2	–	1
Cal State Northridge	4	–	2	–	0	7	–	4	–	0
Cal Poly	3	–	3	–	0	7	–	3	–	0
Santa Clara	3	–	3	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
Southern Utah State	2	–	4	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
Sacramento State	2	–	4	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
Cal Lutheran	1	–	5	–	0	5	–	6	–	0

$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant Rankings from Division II Football Committee poll

1987 NCAA Division II independents football records
	Conf			Overall
Team	W	L	T	W		L		T
No. 16 New Haven		–		8	–	2	–	0
No. 11 UCF ^		–		9	–	4	–	0
Liberty		–		3	–	7	–	0
Michigan Tech		–		2	–	7	–	0

^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division II Football Committee poll

Conference summaries

Conference Champions
Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association – Winston-Salem State Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Northern Michigan Gulf South Conference – Troy State Lone Star Conference – Angelo State and Texas A&I Missouri Intercollegiate Athletic Association – Central Missouri State and Southeast Missouri State North Central Conference – Minnesota State–Mankato Northern California Athletic Conference – UC Davis Northern Intercollegiate Conference – Minnesota–Morris Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference – Indiana (PA) Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference – Colorado Mesa South Atlantic Conference – Gardner–Webb Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Alabama A&M and Tuskegee Western Football League – Portland State

Postseason

1987 NCAA Division II Football Championship
Teams	8
Finals Site	Braly Municipal Stadium Florence, AL
Champion	Troy State (2nd title, 2nd title game)
Runner-up	Portland State (1st title game)
Semifinalists	Northern Michigan Central Florida
Winning Coach	Rick Rhoades 1st championship

The 1987 NCAA Division II Football Championship playoffs were the 15th single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division II college football. The championship game was held at Braly Municipal Stadium in Florence, Alabama, for the first time.

Playoff bracket

First round Campus sites		Semifinals Campus sites		Championship Braly Municipal Stadium Florence, AL


Portland State	27

Mankato State	21
		Portland State	13

		Northern Michigan	7
Northern Michigan	23*

Angelo State	20
				Portland State	17

				Troy State	31
Central Florida	12

Indiana (PA)	10
		Central Florida	10

		Troy State	31
Troy State	45

Winston-Salem State	14

References

"1987 NCAA Division II National Football Championship Bracket" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. p. 13. Retrieved January 4, 2014.

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[1] "1987 NCAA Division II National Football Championship Bracket" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. p. 13. Retrieved January 4, 2014.

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