1987 NAIA Division II football season

American college football season August 2023 1987 August–November 1987 November–December 1987 Tacoma DomeTacoma, WA Pacific Lutheran (2)Wisconsin–Stevens Point (forfeited) The 1987 NAIA Division II football season, as part of the 1987 college football season in the United States and the 32nd season of college football sponsored by the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA), was the 18th season of play of the NAIA's lower division for football. The season was played from August to November 1987 and culminated in the 1987 NAIA Division II Football National Championship, played at the Tacoma Dome near the campus of Pacific Lutheran University in Tacoma, Washington.NAIA Championship History http://www.naia.org/fls/27900/1NAIA/SportsInfo/Championships/FB_Championship.pdf?SPSID=640523 NAIA December 5, 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 Pacific Lutheran and Wisconsin–Stevens Point played to a tie, 16–16, and were declared co-national champions. It was Pacific Lutheran's second NAIA national title and Wisconsin–Stevens Point's first. However, the Pointers later forfeited their share of title after it was discovered they had been used two ineligible players during the season. Surprise: Lutes are champs after all https://www.newspapers.com/clip/89694605/the-news-tribune/ The News Tribune Tacoma, Washington May 10, 1988 C1 November 28, 2021 Newspapers.com Conference realignment Conference changes This was the first season for the Mid-South Conference.NAIA Football Regular Season Records https://www.naia.org/sports/fball/Records/FB_RegularSeason.pdf NAIA 11 December 2021 20–23 Conference standings Conference champions Conference Champion Record Columbia Mount Rainier Division: Central WashingtonMount Hood Division: Oregon Tech 5–15–1FrontierCarroll (MT)8–2 Heart of America Baker 6–0 Illini–Badger 1987 Concordia Cougars Concordia (IL) 5–0 Kansas BethanySouthwestern (KS) 8–1 Mid-South Georgetown (KY) 8–3 Nebraska Midland 4–1 North Dakota Dickinson State 5–0 South Dakota Black Hills State 4–1TexasTarleton State6–0WSUCWisconsin–River FallsWisconsin–Whitewater6–2 Postseason First RoundCampus sites QuarterfinalsCampus sites SemifinalsCampus sites ChampionshipTacoma, WA 170 no   1987 Westminster Titans Westminster (PA) 24   1987 Georgetown Tigers Georgetown (KY) ‡ 17   1987 Bluffton Beavers football Bluffton 13   1987 Geneva Golden Tornadoes Geneva* 16   1987 Westmar Eagles Westmar 24   Wisconsin–Stevens Point* 50   1987 Saint Ambrose Fighting Bees Saint Ambrose 21   1987 St. Francis Fighting Saints St. Francis (IL)* 3   1987 Bethany Swedes Bethany 26   1987 Tarleton State Texans Tarleton State* 38   1987 Dana Vikings Dana 35   1987 Baker Wildcats Baker ‡‡ 37   1987 Dickinson State Blue Hawks Dickinson State 21   1987 Carroll Fighting Saints Carroll (MT)* (OT) 28   1987 Midland Warriors Midland 21   Pacific Lutheran* 40   Westminster (PA)* 15   Geneva 16   Wisconsin–Stevens Point 30   Saint Ambrose* 14   Tarleton State* 12   Baker 13   Carroll (MT)* 26   Pacific Lutheran 36   Geneva 25   Wisconsin–Stevens Point* 48   Baker 14   Pacific Lutheran* (OT) 17   Wisconsin–Stevens Point 16   Pacific Lutheran* 16 ‡ Game played at Lexington, Kentucky ‡‡ Game played at Lawrence, Kansas 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