1987 NAIA Division I football season

American college football season August 2023 1987 August–November 1987 November 28–December 19, 1987 Cameron StadiumLawton, OK Cameron The 1987 NAIA Division I football season was the 32nd season of college football sponsored by the NAIA, was the 18th season of play of the NAIA's top division for football. 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.NAIA Championship History http://www.naia.org/fls/27900/1NAIA/SportsInfo/Championships/FB_Championship.pdf?SPSID=640523 NAIA November 23, 2015 4–11 https://web.archive.org/web/20150715022933/http://www.naia.org/fls/27900/1NAIA/SportsInfo/Championships/FB_Championship.pdf?SPSID=640523 July 15, 2015 dead Cameron defeated 1987 Carson–Newman Eagles 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.1987 Division I NAIA Football Playoffs http://www.jonfmorse.com/wiki/index.php?title=1987_NAIA_Division_I_Football_Playoffs JonFMorse.com November 23, 2015 Conference realignment Conference changes This was the final season that the NAIA officially recognized the football champion from the Central States Intercollegiate Conference (CSIC).NAIA Football Regular Season Records https://www.naia.org/sports/fball/Records/FB_RegularSeason.pdf NAIA 11 December 2021 20–23 The CSIC played one more season as part of the NAIA before disbanding. Conference standings Conference champions Conference Champion Record Arkansas Central Arkansas 6–0Central StatesPittsburg State7–0NICMinnesota–Duluth5–1OklahomaNortheastern StateEast Central3–1RMACMesa6–0South AtlanticGardner–Webb6–1WVIACConcord (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 RoundNovember 28, 1987Campus sites QuarterfinalsDecember 5, 1987Campus sites SemifinalsDecember 12, 1987Campus sites 1987 Champion BowlDecember 19, 1987Lawton, OK 145 1987 Central Washington Wildcats Central Washington 14 1987 Southern Oregon Raiders Southern Oregon* 21 1987 Mesa Mavericks Mesa 49 1987 Southwest State Mustangs Southwest State (MN)* 7 1987 Moorhead State Dragons Moorhead State 7 1987 Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs Gardner–Webb* 27 1987 Carson–Newman Eagles Carson–Newman 26 Central State (OH)* 13 1987 Northwestern Oklahoma State Rangers NW Oklahoma State 7 1987 Central Arkansas Bears Central Arkansas* 31 1987 Emporia State Hornets Emporia State 12 Cameron* 17 1987 Concord Mountain Lions Concord 0 1987 Presbyterian Blue Hose Presbyterian* 41 1987 Northeastern State Redmen Northeastern State 0 1987 Pittsburg State Gorillas Pittsburg State* 57 Southern Oregon 7 Mesa* 38 Gardner–Webb 24 Carson–Newman* 27 Central Arkansas 7 Cameron* 14 Presbyterian 21 Pittsburg State* 42 Mesa 7 Carson–Newman* 21 Cameron 20 Pittsburg State* 10 Carson–Newman 2 Cameron* 30 See also 1987 NCAA Division I-A football season 1987 NCAA Division I-AA football season 1987 NCAA Division II football season 1987 NCAA Division III football season References Category:NAIA football national championship