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
ConferenceGulf South Conference
Ranking
AFCANo. 1
1987 record12–1–1 (8–0 GSC)
Head coachRick Rhoades (3rd season)
Offensive coordinatorWillie J. Slater (5th season)
Offensive schemeWishbone formation
Home stadiumVeterans Memorial Stadium
1987 Gulf South Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW 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

DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 5at Southeast Missouri State*No. 3
L 17–18-
September 12Nicholls State*No. 25T 17–17-
September 19West Texas State*No. 24
  • Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Troy, AL
W 45–0-
September 26at West AlabamaNo. 24
W 24-17-
October 3West GeorgiaNo. 21
  • Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Troy, AL
W 44-6-
October 10at No. 7 Valdosta StateNo. 18
  • Bazemore-Hyder Stadium
  • Valdosta, GA
W 44–7-
October 17Mississippi CollegeNo. 12
  • Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Troy, AL
W 48–21-
October 24at Delta StateNo. 11W 38–6-
October 31No. 8 North AlabamaNo. 6
  • Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Troy, Alabama
W 38–3-
November 7at Tennessee-MartinNo. 6
W 31–21-
November 14Jacksonville StateNo. 4
W 14–9-
November 28No. 12 Winston–Salem State*No. 4
W 45–14-
December 5at No. 11 Central Florida*No. 4W 31–10-
December 12vs. No. 3 Portland State*No. 4ESPNW 31–17-
Schedule Source: "Troy State 1987 Schedule/Results". Troy University. Retrieved 2018-10-09.
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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.
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