1987 Southwest Texas State Bobcats football team

1987 Southwest Texas State Bobcats football
1987 Southwest Texas State Bobcats football
Conference	Southland Conference
Record	4–7 (2–4 SLC)
Head coach	John O'Hara (5th season);
Home stadium	Bobcat Stadium
	Seasons ← 1986 1988 →

1987 Southland Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 3 Northeast Louisiana $^	6	–	0	–	0	13	–	2	–	0
No. 19 Sam Houston State	5	–	1	–	0	8	–	3	–	0
No. 16 North Texas State ^	5	–	1	–	0	7	–	5	–	0
Northwestern State	3	–	3	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
SW Texas State	2	–	4	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
Stephen F. Austin	1	–	5	–	0	3	–	7	–	1
McNeese State	1	–	5	–	0	2	–	9	–	0

$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1987 Southwest Texas State Bobcats football team was an American football team that represented Southwest Texas State University (now known as Texas State University) during the 1987 NCAA Division I-AA football season as a member of the Southland Conference (SLC). In their fifth year under head coach John O'Hara, the team compiled an overall record of 4–7 with a mark of 2–4 in conference play.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 5	Texas A&I*	Bobcat Stadium San Marcos, TX	L 0–20		^[1]
September 12	at No. 5 North Texas State	Fouts Field Denton, TX	L 3–20	14,480	^[2]
September 19	No. 8 Northeast Louisiana	Bobcat Stadium San Marcos, TX	L 7–44		^[3]
September 26	at Rice*	Rice Stadium Houston, TX	L 26–38		^[4]
October 10	at Baylor*	Baylor Stadium Waco, TX	L 15–36	21,739	^[5]
October 17	Northwestern State	Bobcat Stadium San Marcos, TX	L 21–24	6,223	^[6]
October 24	at Nicholls State*	John L. Guidry Stadium Thibodaux, LA (rivalry)	W 31–16		^[7]
October 31	Lamar*	Bobcat Stadium San Marcos, TX	W 27–19	9,160	^[8]
November 7	at McNeese State	Cowboy Stadium Lake Charles, LA	W 26–10		^[9]
November 14	at Stephen F. Austin	Homer Bryce Stadium Nacogdoches, TX	W 7–3		^[10]
November 21	No. 16 Sam Houston State	Bobcat Stadium San Marcos, TX (rivalry)	L 21–24		^[11]
*Non-conference game Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee Poll released prior to the game

^ "A&I blanks Southwest Texas State". Austin American-Statesman. September 6, 1987. Retrieved March 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "NTSU turn out lights on SWT". Austin American-Statesman. September 13, 1987. Retrieved March 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Northeast does a 44–7 instant replay". The Shreveport Times. September 20, 1987. Retrieved March 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Late rally lifts Rice past Southwest Texas State". The Odessa American. September 27, 1987. Retrieved March 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Baylor Bears ramble over Southwest Texas". Del Rio News Herald. October 11, 1987. Retrieved March 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Stoker arrives in time for Demons". The Shreveport Times. October 18, 1987. Retrieved March 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Nicholls falls, 31–16". The Eunice News. October 25, 1987. Retrieved March 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "SWT nails Lamar for 2nd victory". Austin American-Statesman. November 1, 1987. Retrieved March 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Rittiman rips McNeese defense apart, 26–10". The Crowley Post-Signal. November 8, 1987. Retrieved March 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Bobcats extend win streak". Austin American-Statesman. November 15, 1987. Retrieved March 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Sam Houston St. 24, SWTSU 21". Victoria Advocate. November 22, 1987. Retrieved March 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.

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