1987 Troy State Trojans football team

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]

1987 Troy State Trojans football
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

1987 Gulf South Conference football standings
	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
Tennessee–Martin	3	–	5	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
West Georgia	1	–	7	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant Rankings from AFCA Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 5	at Southeast Missouri State*	No. 3	Veterans Memorial Stadium Cape Girardeau, MO		L 17–18	-
September 12	Nicholls State*	No. 25	Veterans Memorial Stadium Troy, AL		T 17–17	-
September 19	West Texas State*	No. 24	Veterans Memorial Stadium Troy, AL		W 45–0	-
September 26	at West Alabama	No. 24	Tiger Stadium Livingston, AL		W 24-17	-
October 3	West Georgia	No. 21	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 Rankings from NCAA Division II Football Committee Poll released prior to the game

Schedule Source: "Troy State 1987 Schedule/Results". Troy University. Retrieved 2018-10-09.

References

1. http://college-football-results.com/f/troystat.htm
2. DeLassus, David (2016). "Troy Yearly Results". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved June 10, 2016.