1987 Lees–McRae Bobcats football team

American college football season July 2024 1987 Lees–McRae Bobcats football Coastal Football Conference CFC 12–0 5–0 Mac Bryan 2nd Tate Field CFC champion East Bowl W 20–13 vs. 1987 Grand Rapids Raiders Grand Rapids The 1987 Lees–McRae Bobcats football team was an American football team that represented Lees–McRae College as a member of the Coastal Football Conference (CFC) during the 1987 junior college football season. In their second year under head coach Mac Bryan, the Bobcats compiled a perfect 12–0 record (5–0 against CFC opponents), won the CFC championship, outscored opponents by a total of 355 to 84, and won the East Bowl against 1987 Grand Rapids Raiders Grand Rapids 20–13. Despite finishing the season undefeated and being ranked No. 1 in the nation for the majority of the season, Lees–McRae lost their national championship by one point to Ellsworth in the polls.Fox Doug December 9, 1987 Rebels end year at No. 3 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-daily-spectrum-rebels-end-year-at-no/157162718/ October 14, 2024 The Daily Spectrum 9 Lees–McRae played its games on Tate Field in Banner Elk, North Carolina. Schedule y y y September 3 Gardner–Webb JV<ncg> 4 Tate Field Banner Elk, NC W 51–0 September 4, 1987 Lees-McRae tops Gardner-Webb JV https://www.newspapers.com/article/bristol-herald-courier-lees-mcrae-tops-g/157158682/ October 14, 2024 Bristol Herald Courier 21 September 12 at 1987 Nassau Lions Nassau 6 Nassau, NY W 23–0 September 13, 1987 Lees-McRae Beats Nassau https://www.newspapers.com/article/asheville-citizen-times-lees-mcrae-beats/157158993/ October 14, 2024 Asheville Citizen-Times 59 September 19 at No. 10 1987 Montgomery Knights Montgomery (MD) 3 Rockville, MD W 33–22 September 20, 1987 Coastal https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-charlotte-observer-coastal/157159381/ October 14, 2024 The Charlotte Observer 141September 20, 1987 Davis leads L-M over Montgomery https://www.newspapers.com/article/bristol-herald-courier-davis-leads-l-m-o/157159415/ October 14, 2024 Bristol Herald Courier 31 September 26 1987 Chowan Hawks Chowan 1 Tate Field Banner Elk, NC W 15–7 September 27, 1987 Lees-McRae wins over Chowan 15-7 https://www.newspapers.com/article/bristol-herald-courier-lees-mcrae-wins-o/157159699/ October 14, 2024 Bristol Herald Courier 45September 27, 1987 Lees-McRae tops Chowan Col. 15-7 https://www.newspapers.com/article/news-and-record-lees-mcrae-tops-chowan-c/157159747/ October 14, 2024 News and Record 12 October 3 1987 Hudson Valley Vikings Hudson Valley 1 Tate Field Banner Elk, NC W 14–9 1,500 October 4, 1987 Lees-McRae 14, Hudson Valley (N.Y.) 9 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-charlotte-observer-lees-mcrae-14-hu/157159852/ October 14, 2024 The Charlotte Observer 106October 4, 1987 Lees-McRae 14, Hudson Valley 9 https://www.newspapers.com/article/winston-salem-journal-lees-mcrae-14-hud/157159882/ October 14, 2024 Winston-Salem Journal 7 October 10 at 1987 Potomac State Catamounts Potomac State 1 Keyser, WV W 44–14 October 11, 1987 Lees-McRae pounds Potomac State https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-greenville-news-lees-mcrae-pounds-po/157160053/ October 14, 2024 The Greenville News 14 October 24 at Chowan<ncg> 1 Garrison Stadium Murfeesboro, NC W 18–0 October 25, 1987 No. 1 Lees-McRae Knocks Off Chowan, 18-0 https://www.newspapers.com/article/asheville-citizen-times-no-1-lees-mcrae/157160359/ October 14, 2024 Asheville Citizen-Times 29October 25, 1987 No. 1 Lees-McRae blanks Chowan, 18-0 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-greenville-news-no-1-lees-mcrae-bla/157160403/ October 14, 2024 The Greenville News 13 October 30 Mars Hill JV<ncg> 1 Tate Field Banner Elk, NC W 56–13 October 31, 1987 Lees-McRae rolls, 56-13 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-greenville-news-lees-mcrae-rolls-56/157160570/ October 14, 2024 The Greenville News 12October 31, 1987 Lees-McRae Romps https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-charlotte-observer-lees-mcrae-romps/157160613/ October 14, 2024 The Charlotte Observer 37October 31, 1987 Davis helps lead Lees-McRae by Mars Hill https://www.newspapers.com/article/bristol-herald-courier-davis-helps-lead/157160648/ October 14, 2024 Bristol Herald Courier 15 November 5 Appalachian State JV<ncg> 1 Tate Field Banner Elk, NC W 45–6 November 6, 1987 Lees-McRae, 45-6 https://www.newspapers.com/article/johnson-city-press-lees-mcrae-45-6/157160765/ October 14, 2024 Johnson City Press 26 November 12 at Virginia Tech JV<ncg> 1 Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA W 37–0 November 13, 1987 Win Gives No. 1 LMC First Perfect Season https://www.newspapers.com/article/asheville-citizen-times-win-gives-no-1/157160935/ October 14, 2024 Asheville Citizen-Times 25 November 22 vs No. 10 1987 Grand Rapids Raiders Grand Rapids<ncg> 1 Johnson City, TN (East Bowl) W 20–13 November 23, 1987 Lees-McRae Moves Closer To National Title https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-charlotte-observer-lees-mcrae-moves/157161042/ October 14, 2024 Asheville Citizen-Times 25Beardsley Howie November 23, 1987 Lees-McRae coach wants to stay No. 1 in junior college poll https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-grand-rapids-press-lees-mcrae-coach/157161107/ October 14, 2024 The Grand Rapids Press 28Moore Jimmy November 23, 1987 Lees-McRae wins East Bowl, 20-13 https://www.newspapers.com/article/kingsport-times-news-lees-mcrae-wins-eas/157161146/ October 14, 2024 Kingsport Times-News 15Pever Dan November 23, 1987 Lees-McRae does its part for JC crown https://www.newspapers.com/article/johnson-city-press-lees-mcrae-does-its-p/157161184/ October 14, 2024 Johnson City Press 13 August 23, 1987 College schedules: Lees-McRae https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-news-and-observer-college-schedules/157158220/ October 14, 2024 The Charlotte Observer 30 Rankings NJCAA 0 11 4 (2) 6 (2) 3 (2) 1 (7) 1 (7) 1 (5) 1 (5) 1 (5) 1 (8) 1 (7) 1 (7) 2 Sources:September 3, 1987 Juco Top 15 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-wichita-eagle-juco-top-15/157161622/ October 14, 2024 The Wichita Eagle 18September 16, 1987 JUCO Top 15 https://www.newspapers.com/article/corpus-christi-caller-times-juco-top-15/157161836/ October 14, 2024 Corpus Christi Caller-Times 22September 23, 1987 JUCO poll https://www.newspapers.com/article/chicago-tribune-juco-poll/157161972/ October 14, 2024 Chicago Tribune 54September 30, 1987 Juco Football Poll https://www.newspapers.com/article/tyler-morning-telegraph-juco-football-po/157162025/ October 14, 2024 Tyler Morning Telegraph 20October 6, 1987 JUCO poll https://www.newspapers.com/article/anchorage-times-juco-poll/157162059/ October 14, 2024 Anchorage Times 26October 14, 1987 JUCO Top 15 https://www.newspapers.com/article/anchorage-times-juco-top-15/157162104/ October 14, 2024 Anchorage Times 33October 22, 1987 JUCO rankings https://www.newspapers.com/article/johnson-city-press-juco-rankings/157162244/ October 14, 2024 Johnson City Press 22October 28, 1987 JUCO Top 15 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-charlotte-observer-juco-top-15/157162320/ October 14, 2024 The Charlotte Observer 152November 4, 1987 Juco poll https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-durham-sun-juco-poll/157162413/ October 14, 2024 The Durham Sun 52November 11, 1987 Junior College https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-wichita-eagle-junior-college/157162448/ October 14, 2024 The Wichita Eagle 14November 18, 1987 JUCO Top 15 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-muskegon-chronicle-juco-top-15/157162506/ October 14, 2024 The Muskegon Chronicle 16 Personnel Roster 1987 Lees–McRae Bobcats y Ricky McCombs 1 WR/TE So Willie Ray Friday 2 WR/TE So Jesse Davis 7 QB Fr Terry Levine 8 WR/TE Fr Kenneth Anderson 10 QB Fr Robbie Stuart 11 RB Fr Jim Friedl 13 QB Fr Robert Barnhill 14 QB So Chris Lawrence 18 QB Fr James Lucas 20 WR/TE Fr Wendell Belton 21 RB Fr Patrick White 23 RB Fr Robert Brooks 24 WR/TE Fr Tim Anderson 25 RB So Michael McBride 26 WR/TE So Russell Dean 27 RB Fr Randall Johnson 28 RB So Brad Welsh 32 RB Fr Robert Hardy 33 RB Fr Michael Miller 38 WR/TE So Anthony Knotts 47 RB Fr Troy Vasos 53 OL So Anthony Kellogg 54 OL Fr Todd Blackburn 59 OL Fr Hal Hamrick 62 OL Fr Sebastian Scott 66 OL Fr Mark Geoghagan 67 OL Fr Jim McDonald 68 OL So Michael Robert 69 OL So Dan Capell 70 OL Fr Brian Miller 72 OL Fr Rob Davis 74 OL So David Williams 77 OL Fr Bob Brumit 78 OL So Wesley Pope 79 OL So Charles Whittenburg 82 WR/TE Fr Todd Goins 83 WR/TE So Tom O'Neill 84 WR/TE Fr Kenny Barnhill 85 WR/TE Fr Jamie Anderson 86 WR/TE So David Herring 99 WR/TE So Eric Simmons 3 DB So Anthony McCord 4 DB So Jay Jones 5 LB So Kevin Sherman 13 DB Fr y Brian Sizemore 16 DB Fr Lynn Lindley 19 DB Fr Byron Bell 22 LB Fr Kevin Clarke 29 LB Fr Randy Norris 30 DL Fr Randy Stoudemire 34 DB Fr Everette Hood 35 DB Fr Drew Bowman 36 LB So Carl Francis 37 LB Fr Craig Reece 38 LB Fr Craig Drescher 39 LB So Tim Spain 40 LB Fr Leonard Wheeler 41 DB Fr y Michael Whaley 42 DL So James Boyd 43 LB So Grady Ross 44 LB Fr Robert Rowls 45 LB Fr Craig Overton 46 DB Fr Tom Cross 48 LB Fr Danny Brown 49 DL Fr Vince Buczek 50 DL Fr Calvin Tiggle 50 LB Fr y Steve Usina 51 LB So Damon Maer 52 LB Fr Anthony Armour 55 LB Fr Peter Zelch 56 LB So David Bower 57 DL So Jonathan Lewis 64 DL Fr Jay Redmond 65 LB Fr Jimmy Hill 67 DL So Jay Boyter 72 DL Fr Timmy Cochran 73 DL Fr Todd Swierski 75 DL Fr Ron Loflin 76 DL Fr Daryl Payton 76 LB Fr Chris Littleford 81 LB Fr Gerald Ross 92 DL So Dushon Lewis 93 DL Fr Jeff Jenkins 94 DL So Greg Tarte 95 DL Fr Joseph Stone 96 DL Fr Nick McCrary 97 DL Fr Donnie Ramey 98 DL Fr Victor Lester 99 DL Fr Jerry Jackson 6 PK/P So Todd Frashier 9 PK/P Fr Craig Browley 17 PK/P So James Del Thornton 32 PK/P So David Burnett 71 PK/P So https://lib.digitalnc.org/record/32447?ln=en&v=uv#?xywh=-59%2C1913%2C1583%2C1011&cv=84id=3535 October 14, 2024 Mac Bryan Norris Lightsey(Quarterbacks coach & running backs coach) Jim Lyons(Wide receivers coach & tight ends coach) Jamie Brown(Defensive line coach) Bill Wohlford(Linebackers coach) Joe Johnson(Defensive backs coach & kickers coach) 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