1987 Northeast Louisiana Indians football team

American college football season

1987 Northeast Louisiana Indians football
NCAA Division I-AA champion SLC champion
Division I-AA Championship Game, W 43–42 vs. Marshall
Conference	Southland Conference
Record	13–2 (6–0 SLC)
Head coach	Pat Collins (7th season)
Home stadium	Malone 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 Northeast Louisiana Indians football team represented Northeast Louisiana University (now known as the University of Louisiana at Monroe) as a member of the Southland Conference (SLC) during the 1987 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Northeast Louisiana played their home games on-campus at Malone Stadium in Monroe, Louisiana. This Indians squad won the 1987 NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship Game.

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. En route to the championship game, NLU defeated North Texas, Eastern Kentucky and Northern Iowa. The Indians faced off against the Marshall Thundering Herd for the I-AA National Championship. 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.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance
September 12	at Louisiana Tech	No. 16	Joe Aillet Stadium Ruston, LA (rivalry)	W 44–7	24,975
September 19	at Southwest Texas State	No. 8	Bobcat Stadium San Marcos, TX	W 44–7
September 26	Nicholls State*	No. 3	Malone Stadium Monroe, LA	W 26–14	19,638
October 3	at No. 8 Northwestern State	No. 2	Harry Turpin Stadium Natchitoches, LA (rivalry)	W 33–31
October 10	at Lamar*	No. 2	Cardinal Stadium Beaumont, TX	L 28–48
October 17	No. 8 Georgia Southern*	No. T–6	Malone Stadium Monroe, LA	W 26–17	17,231
October 24	Southwestern Louisiana*	No. 3	Malone Stadium Monroe, LA (rivalry)	L 7–17	18,783
October 31	McNeese State	No. 9	Malone Stadium Monroe, LA	W 37–10
November 7	at Southern Miss*	No. 8	M. M. Roberts Stadium Hattiesburg, MS	W 34–24	10,123
November 14	No. 12 North Texas State	No. 3	Malone Stadium Monroe, LA	W 24–23
November 21	No. 8 Arkansas State	No. 3	Malone Stadium Monroe, LA	W 31–21
November 28	No. 16 North Texas State*	No. 3	Malone Stadium Monroe, LA (NCAA Division I-AA First Round)	W 30–9
December 5	No. 7 Eastern Kentucky*	No. 3	Malone Stadium Monroe, LA (NCAA Division I-AA Quarterfinal)	W 33–32
December 12	No. 4 Northern Iowa*	No. 3	Malone Stadium Monroe, LA (NCAA Division I-AA Semifinal)	W 44–41	14,443
December 19	vs. No. 14 Marshall*	No. 3	ASISU Minidome Pocatello, ID (NCAA Division I-AA Championship Game)	W 43–42	11,513
*Non-conference game Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee Poll released prior to the game

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
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References

Hunsucker, Adam (September 27, 2017). "The Team of Destiny: An oral history of ULM's national title". The News-Star. Monroe. Archived from the original on September 29, 2017. Retrieved September 28, 2017.
^ 2011 ULM Football Fan Guide. Monroe, Louisiana: ULM Media Relations Office. 2011. p. 182. Retrieved August 27, 2011.
"Northeast Louisiana bruised and battered". The Miami News. Associated Press. December 17, 1987. p. 2B. Retrieved August 21, 2011.
"Louisianans Rally To Win I-AA Title". The New York Times. Associated Press. December 21, 1987. Retrieved August 21, 2011.
"Same ol' NLU (44) vs. Tech (7)". The Shreveport Times. September 13, 1987. Retrieved July 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
"Northeast does a 44–7 instant replay". The Shreveport Times. September 20, 1987. Retrieved March 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
"Penalties don't slow down NLU". The Shreveport Times. September 27, 1987. Retrieved December 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
"Last ditch bomb sends Indians past NSU 33–30". The Daily Advertiser. October 4, 1987. Retrieved February 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
"Lamar bombs Indians". The Orange Leader. October 11, 1987. Retrieved December 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
"Northeast Louisiana gets its kicks at Southern's expense". The Atlanta Journal & Constitution. October 18, 1987. Retrieved December 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
"Cajuns spoil NLU homecoming 17–7". The Daily Advertiser. October 25, 1987. Retrieved December 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
"Northeast Indians scalp Pokes". The Daily Advertiser. November 1, 1987. Retrieved March 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
"USM falls 34–24 to Indians". Enterprise-Journal. November 8, 1987. Retrieved March 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
"Northeast grabs its share of Southland title". The Shreveport Times. November 15, 1987. Retrieved October 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
"NLU clinches Southland title as Humphries passes for 351". The Shreveport Times. November 22, 1987. Retrieved October 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
"Victorious NLU removes doubts". Alexandria Daily Town Talk. November 29, 1987. Retrieved October 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
"Garcia kick keeps NLU alive". The Shreveport Times. December 6, 1987. Retrieved March 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
"UNI season ends in second overtime". The Courier. December 13, 1987. Retrieved December 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
"Div. I-AA Championship". Billings Gazette. Billings, Montana. December 21, 1987. p. 5-B. Retrieved April 30, 2019 – via newspapers.com.
"Draft picks by school: Louisiana–Monroe". NFL.com. National Football League. Retrieved August 27, 2011.

v t e 1987 Northeast Louisiana Indians football—NCAA Division I-AA national champions
Teddy Garcia Jackie Harris Stan Humphries Doug Pederson Head coach: Pat Collins Assistant coaches: Rickey Bustle Bob Lane Chris Scelfo

v t e Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks football
Venues	Brown Stadium (1933–1977) JPS Field at Malone Stadium (1978–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games 2012 Independence Bowl Louisiana: Battle on the Bayou Louisiana Tech Northwestern State
Culture & lore	Chief Brave Spirit Ace the Warhawk "Cheer for Northeast" Sound of Today
People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders
Seasons	1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
National championship seasons in bold

v t e NCAA Division I-AA/FCS football champions
1970s	1978: Florida A&M 1979: Eastern Kentucky
1980s	1980: Boise State 1981: Idaho State 1982: Eastern Kentucky 1983: Southern Illinois 1984: Montana State 1985: Georgia Southern 1986: Georgia Southern 1987: Northeast Louisiana 1988: Furman 1989: Georgia Southern
1990s	1990: Georgia Southern 1991: Youngstown State 1992: Marshall 1993: Youngstown State 1994: Youngstown State 1995: Montana 1996: Marshall 1997: Youngstown State 1998: UMass 1999: Georgia Southern
2000s	2000: Georgia Southern 2001: Montana 2002: Western Kentucky 2003: Delaware 2004: James Madison 2005: Appalachian State 2006: Appalachian State 2007: Appalachian State 2008: Richmond 2009: Villanova
2010s	2010: Eastern Washington 2011: North Dakota State 2012: North Dakota State 2013: North Dakota State 2014: North Dakota State 2015: North Dakota State 2016: James Madison 2017: North Dakota State 2018: North Dakota State 2019: North Dakota State
2020s	2020: Sam Houston State 2021: North Dakota State 2022: South Dakota State 2023: South Dakota State 2024: North Dakota State

v t e Southland Conference football champions
College Division	Lamar Tech (1964) Lamar Tech (1965) Arlington State & Lamar Tech (1966) UT Arlington (1967) Arkansas State (1968) Arkansas State (1969) Arkansas State (1970) Lamar, Louisiana Tech, & Trinity (1971) Louisiana Tech (1972)
Division II	Louisiana Tech (1973) Louisiana Tech (1974)
Division I	Arkansas State (1975) McNeese State (1976) Louisiana Tech (1977)
Division I-A	Arkansas State & Louisiana Tech (1978) McNeese State (1979) McNeese State (1980) UT Arlington (1981)
Division I-AA/FCS	Louisiana Tech (1982) North Texas State & Northeast Louisiana (1983) Louisiana Tech (1984) Arkansas State (1985) Arkansas State (1986) Northeast Louisiana (1987) Northwestern State (1988) Stephen F. Austin (1989) Northeast Louisiana (1990) McNeese State & Sam Houston State (1991) Northeast Louisiana (1992) McNeese State (1993) North Texas (1994) McNeese State (1995) Troy State (1996) McNeese State & Northwestern State (1997) Northwestern State (1998) Stephen F. Austin & Troy State (1999) Troy State (2000) McNeese State & Sam Houston State (2001) McNeese State (2002) McNeese State (2003) Northwestern State & Sam Houston State (2004) Nicholls State & Texas State (2005) McNeese State (2006) McNeese State (2007) Central Arkansas (2008) McNeese State & Stephen F. Austin (2009) Stephen F. Austin (2010) Sam Houston State (2011) Central Arkansas & Sam Houston State (2012) Southeastern Louisiana (2013) Sam Houston State & Southeastern Louisiana (2014) McNeese State (2015) Sam Houston State (2016) Central Arkansas (2017) Incarnate Word & Nicholls (2018) Central Arkansas & Nicholls (2019) Sam Houston State (2020) Incarnate Word (2021) Incarnate Word & Southeastern Louisiana (2022) Nicholls (2023) Incarnate Word (2024)
National championships in bold

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