1987 NAIA Division I football season

The 1987 NAIA Division I football season, as part of the 1987 college football season in the United States and the 32nd season of college football sponsored by the NAIA, was the 18th season of play of the NAIA's top division for football.

1987 NAIA Division I football season
Regular seasonAugust–November 1987
PostseasonNovember 28–December 19, 1987
National ChampionshipCameron Stadium
Lawton, OK
ChampionsCameron

The season was played from August to November 1987 and culminated in the 1987 NAIA Champion Bowl playoffs and the 1987 NAIA Champion Bowl, played this year on December 19, 1987 at Cameron Stadium in Lawton, Oklahoma, on the campus of Cameron University.[1]

Cameron defeated Carson–Newman in the Champion Bowl (a re-match of the previous year's final, won by the Eagles), 30–2, to win their first NAIA national title.[2]

Conference standings
1987 Central States Intercollegiate Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Pittsburg State $^ 7 –0 –0  11 –1 –0
Washburn 5 –2 –0  6 –5 –0
Emporia State 4 –3 –0  7 –3 –0
Kearney State 4 –3 –0  4 –5 –0
Fort Hays State 3 –4 –0  4 –6 –0
Missouri Southern 3 –4 –0  3 –7 –0
Wayne State (NE) 1 –5 –1  1 –8 –1
Missouri Western 0 –6 –1  1 –9 –1
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA Division I playoff participant
1987 Columbia Football League standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Northern Division
Central Washington * x 5 –1 –0  7 –3 –0
Pacific Lutheran ^ 4 –1 –1  11 –1 –1
Puget Sound 4 –2 –0  6 –3 –0
Simon Fraser 4 –2 –0  4 –6 –0
Western Washington 2 –3 –1  4 –3 –2
Whitworth 1 –5 –0  3 –6 –0
Lewis & Clark 0 –6 –0  0 –9 –0
Southern Division
Oregon Tech x 5 –1 –0  5 –4 –0
Southern Oregon * 4 –2 –0  7 –4 –0
Linfield 4 –2 –0  5 –4 –0
Pacific (OR) 3 –2 –1  4 –3 –2
Western Oregon 3 –3 –0  5 –4 –0
Willamette 1 –4 –1  3 –5 –1
Eastern Oregon 0 –6 –0  1 –8 –0
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • * – NAIA Division I playoff participant
    ^ – NAIA Division II playoff participant
1987 Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 5 Northern Michigan $^ 4 –0 –0  10 –2 –0
Grand Valley State 4 –1 –0  0 –7 –4
Hillsdale 2 –3 –0  6 –5 –0
Saginaw Valley State 2 –3 –0  5 –5 –0
Ferris State 2 –3 –0  4 –7 –0
Wayne State (MI) 0 –4 –0  4 –6 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division II Football Committee poll
1987 Oklahoma Intercollegiate Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Northeastern State +^ 3 –1 –0  8 –3 –0
East Central + 3 –1 –0  5 –5 –0
NW Oklahoma State ^ 2 –2 –0  7 –4 –0
SE Oklahoma State 2 –2 –0  4 –5 –2
SW Oklahoma State 0 –4 –0  3 –7 –0
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – NAIA Division I playoff participant
1987 Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Mesa State $^ 6 –0 –0  11 –1 –0
Adams State * 4 –2 –0  5 –6 –0
New Mexico Highlands 3 –2 –1  5 –3 –1
Western New Mexico 3 –3 –0  5 –5 –0
Fort Lewis 3 –3 –0  3 –6 –0
Western State 1 –5 –0  2 –8 –0
Colorado Mines 0 –5 –1  3 –5 –1
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA Division I playoff participant
    * – Adams State forfeited three victories including a conference win over Western New Mexico
1987 South Atlantic Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Gardner–Webb $^ 6 –1 –0  11 –2 –0
Presbyterian ^ 5 –2 –0  8 –5 –0
Carson–Newman ^ 4 –3 –0  10 –4 –0
Elon 4 –3 –0  6 –4 –0
Lenoir–Rhyne 3 –4 –0  7 –4 –0
Newberry 3 –4 –0  4 –7 –0
Catawba 2 –5 –0  4 –7 –0
Mars Hill 1 –6 –0  3 –8 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA Division I playoff participant

Conference champions
Conference Champion Record
Arkansas Central Arkansas 6–0
Central States Pittsburg State 7–0
NIC Minnesota–Duluth 5–1
Oklahoma Northeastern State
East Central		 3–1
RMAC Mesa (CO) 6–0
South Atlantic Gardner–Webb 6–1
WVIAC Concord (WV) 7–1

Postseason

Format
  • After nine seasons of an eight-team bracket, the tournament field expanded to sixteen. In turn, the playoffs began during the month of November for the first time since 1975.

Bracket
First Round
November 28, 1987
Campus sites 		Quarterfinals
December 5, 1987
Campus sites 		Semifinals
December 12, 1987
Campus sites 		1987 Champion Bowl
December 19, 1987
Lawton, OK
            
Central Washington 14
Southern Oregon* 21
Southern Oregon 7
Mesa State* 38
Mesa State 49
Southwest State (MN)* 7
Mesa State 7
Carson–Newman* 21
Moorhead State 7
Gardner–Webb* 27
Gardner–Webb 24
Carson–Newman* 27
Carson–Newman 26
Central State (OH)* 13
Carson–Newman 2
Cameron* 30
NW Oklahoma State 7
Central Arkansas* 31
Central Arkansas 7
Cameron* 14
Emporia State 12
Cameron* 17
Cameron 20
Pittsburg State* 10
Concord 0
Presbyterian* 41
Presbyterian 21
Pittsburg State* 42
Northeastern State 0
Pittsburg State* 57

See also

References
  1. "NAIA Championship History" (PDF). NAIA. pp. 4–11. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 15, 2015. Retrieved November 23, 2015.
  2. "1987 Division I NAIA Football Playoffs". JonFMorse.com. Retrieved November 23, 2015.
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