1987 Northeast Louisiana Indians football team

1987 Northeast Louisiana Indians football
National Champions Southland Conference Champions
Division I-AA National Championship vs. Marshall, W 43–42
Conference	Southland Conference
1987 record	13–2 (6–0 Southland)
Head coach	Pat Collins (7th year)
Home stadium	Malone Stadium

1987 Southland Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#3 Northeast Louisiana $^	6	–	0	–	0			13	–	2	–	0
#19 Sam Houston State	5	–	1	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
#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 ^ – Division I-AA playoff participant Ranking is from the Sports Network Poll

The 1987 Northeast Louisiana Indians football team represented Northeast Louisiana University (now known as the University of Louisiana at Monroe) in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I-AA college football during the 1987 season. Northeast Louisiana competed as a member of the Southland Conference, and played their home games on-campus at Malone Stadium. This Indians squad won the 1987 I-AA National Championship.

The Indians were led by seventh-year head coach Pat Collins, and were led by first team All-America Stan Humphries. The squad completed the regular season with an overall record of 9–2 and finished 6–0 to capture their first outright Southland Conference championship.^[1] En route to the championship game, NLU defeated North Texas, Eastern Kentucky and Northern Iowa.^[1] The Indians faced off against the Marshall Thundering Herd for the I-AA National Championship.^[2] In the championship game, Marshall took a 42–28 lead into the fourth quarter only to have Humphries lead the Indians to a pair of late touchdowns and captured the championship with their 43–42 victory.^[3]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 12	at Louisiana Tech	Joe Aillet Stadium • Ruston, LA	W 44–7
September 19	at Texas State	Bobcat Stadium • San Marcos, TX	W 44–7
September 26	Nicholls State*	Malone Stadium • Monroe, LA	W 26–14
October 3	at Northwestern State	Harry Turpin Stadium • Natchitoches, LA	W 33–31
October 10	at Lamar*	Cardinal Stadium • Beaumont, TX	L 28–48
October 17	Georgia Southern*	Malone Stadium • Monroe, LA	W 26–17
October 24	Southwestern Louisiana*	Malone Stadium • Monroe, LA (Battle on the Bayou)	L 7–17
October 31	McNeese State	Malone Stadium • Monroe, LA	W 37–10
November 7	at Southern Miss*	M. M. Roberts Stadium • Hattiesburg, MS	W 34–24
November 14	North Texas	Malone Stadium • Monroe, LA	W 24–23
November 21	Arkansas State	Malone Stadium • Monroe, LA	W 31–21
November 28	North Texas*	Malone Stadium • Monroe, LA (First Round, Division I-AA Championship)	W 30–9
December 5	Eastern Kentucky*	Malone Stadium • Monroe, LA (Quarterfinals, Division I-AA Championship)	W 33–32
December 12	Northern Iowa*	Malone Stadium • Monroe, LA (Semifinals, Division I-AA Championship)	W 44–41 ^2 OT
December 19	vs. Marshall*	MiniDome • Pocatello, ID (Division I-AA Championship Game)	W 43–42
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

Team players in the NFL

Player	Year	Round	Pick	Position	Club
Teddy Garcia	1988 NFL Draft	4	100	Kicker	New England Patriots
Stan Humphries	1988 NFL Draft	6	159	Quarterback	Washington Redskins
Jackie Harris	1990 NFL Draft	4	102	Tight end	Green Bay Packers
Reference:[4]

References

1. 2011 ULM Football Fan Guide. Monroe, Louisiana: ULM Media Relations Office. 2011. p. 182. Retrieved August 27, 2011.
2. "Northeast Louisiana bruised and battered". The Miami News. Associated Press. December 17, 1987. p. 2B. Retrieved August 21, 2011.
3. "Louisianans Rally To Win I-AA Title". The New York Times. Associated Press. December 21, 1987. Retrieved August 21, 2011.
4. "Draft picks by school: Louisiana–Monroe". NFL.com. National Football League. Retrieved August 27, 2011.