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1987 Arkansas State Indians football team

1987 Arkansas State Indians football
ConferenceIndependent
Record8–4–1
Head coach
Home stadiumIndian Stadium
Seasons
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1987 NCAA Division I-AA independents football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 6 Georgia Southern ^   –   9 – 4 – 0
No. 8 James Madison ^   –   9 – 3 – 0
No. 12 Arkansas State ^   –   8 – 4 – 1
No. 11 Western Kentucky ^   –   7 – 4 – 0
Villanova   –   6 – 4 – 0
Northeastern   –   6 – 5 – 0
Nicholls State   –   5 – 5 – 1
William & Mary   –   5 – 6 – 0
Towson   –   4 – 6 – 0
Tennessee State   –   3 – 7 – 1
Lamar   –   3 – 8 – 0
Louisiana Tech   –   3 – 8 – 0
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1987 Arkansas State Indians football team represented Arkansas State University as an independent during the 1987 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by ninth-year head coach Larry Lacewell, the Indians finished the season with a record of 8–4–1. Arkansas State advanced to the advanced to the NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship playoffs, where they defeated Jackson State in the first round and lost to Northern Iowa in the quarterfinals.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 5Northwestern StateNo. 2
L 20–2317,114[1]
September 12Mississippi CollegeNo. 2
  • Indian Stadium
  • Jonesboro, AR
W 35–0[2]
September 19at Ole Miss
L 10–4724,000[3]
September 26East Texas State
  • Indian Stadium
  • Jonesboro, AR
W 77–2212,330[4]
October 3at McNeese State
W 17–0[5]
October 17Louisiana Tech
  • Indian Stadium
  • Jonesboro, AR
W 37–317,311[6]
October 24at Southern IllinoisNo. T–17
W 33–95,800[7]
October 31at Memphis StateNo. 15
T 21–2121,421[8]
November 7No. 4 North Texas StatedaggerNo. 15
  • Indian Stadium
  • Jonesboro, AR
W 27–20[9]
November 14at LamarNo. 10
W 34–20[10]
November 21at No. 3 Northeast LouisianaNo. 8
L 21–31[11]
November 28at No. 9 Jackson StateNo. 12
W 35–327,500[12]
December 5at No. 4 Northern IowaNo. 12
L 28–496,100[13]

References

  1. ^ "NSU, Stephens stun 2nd-ranked Arkansas St". Alexandria Daily Town Talk. September 6, 1987. Retrieved October 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Arkansas State whips MC 35–0". The Clarion-Ledger. September 13, 1987. Retrieved October 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Rebels knock Arkansas State". The Sun Herald. September 20, 1987. Retrieved October 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Arkansas State 77, East Texas State 22". San Angelo Standard-Times. September 27, 1987. Retrieved October 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Ark. State scores early, holds on for 17–0 victory". The Crowley Post-Signal. October 4, 1987. Retrieved October 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Arkansas St. 37, La. Tech 3". Alexandria Daily Town Talk. October 18, 1987. Retrieved October 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Small crowd watches SIU tumble again". Southern Illinoisan. October 25, 1987. Retrieved October 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Memphis State, Arkansas State battles to tie". The Daily Advertiser. November 1, 1987. Retrieved October 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Late drive by Arkansas State tops North Texas State, 27–20". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 8, 1987. Retrieved October 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Indians knock off Lamar". The Commercial Appeal. November 15, 1987. Retrieved October 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "NLU clinches Southland title as Humphries passes for 351". The Shreveport Times. November 22, 1987. Retrieved October 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Trick play helps A-State squeeze past JSU". The Commercial Appeal. November 29, 1987. Retrieved October 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "UNI gains semifinals in 49–28 win". The Des Moines Register. December 6, 1987. Retrieved October 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
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