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1987 Northeastern Huskies football
ConferenceIndependent
Record6–5
Head coach
Home stadiumParsons Field
Seasons← 19861988 →
1987 NCAA Division I-AA independents football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 6 Georgia Southern ^   –   9 – 4 – 0
No. 8 James Madison ^   –   9 – 3 – 0
No. 12 Arkansas State ^   –   8 – 4 – 1
No. 11 Western Kentucky ^   –   7 – 4 – 0
Villanova   –   6 – 4 – 0
Northeastern   –   6 – 5 – 0
Nicholls State   –   5 – 5 – 1
William & Mary   –   5 – 6 – 0
Towson State   –   4 – 6 – 0
Tennessee State   –   3 – 7 – 1
Lamar   –   3 – 8 – 0
Louisiana Tech   –   3 – 8 – 0
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1987 Northeastern Huskies football team was an American football team that represented Northeastern University as an independent during the 1987 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by seventh-year head coach Paul Pawlak, the team compiled a 6–5 record.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 12Towson StateW 39–221,350
September 19at ConnecticutW 20–127,728
September 26at HarvardL 24–2715,900
October 3at Youngstown StateL 14–29
October 10No. T–16 Maine
  • Parsons Field
  • Brookline, MA
W 21–175,100
October 17at No. 10 New HampshireL 16–24
October 24Villanova
  • Parsons Field
  • Brookline, MA
W 41–284,100
October 31Southern Connecticut State
  • Parsons Field
  • Brookline, MA
W 51–10
November 7at Rhode IslandW 21–36,994
November 14at No. 11 James MadisonL 3–139,106
November 21UMass
  • Parsons Field
  • Brookline, MA
L 7–273,830

References

  1. "Northeastern scraps Towson State, 39–22". Boston Sunday Globe. September 13, 1987. Retrieved December 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. "NU knocks off UConn, 20–12". Boston Sunday Globe. September 20, 1987. Retrieved December 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. Dupont, Kevin Paul (September 27, 1987). "Harvard passes Northeastern's test, 27–24". Boston Sunday Globe. p. 78. Retrieved December 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Northeastern defeats Youngstown St., 29–14". Rutland Daily Herald. October 4, 1987. Retrieved December 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Huskies upend UMaine". The Bangor Daily News. October 12, 1987. Retrieved December 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "New Hampshire drops Northeastern". The Atlanta Journal & Constitution. October 18, 1987. Retrieved December 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Northeastern routs Villanova, 41–28". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 25, 1987. Retrieved December 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Northeastern overpowers Southern". The Hartford Courant. November 1, 1987. Retrieved December 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "NU holds URI in a clinch, 21–3". Boston Sunday Globe. November 8, 1987. Retrieved December 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "James Madison overturns Northeastern". Boston Sunday Globe. November 15, 1987. Retrieved December 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. "UMass wins finale". The Berkshire Eagle. November 22, 1987. Retrieved December 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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