1987 North Texas State Mean Green football team
American college football season
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NCAA Division I-AA First Round, L 9–30 vs. Northeast Louisiana | |
Conference | Southland Conference |
Record | 7–5 (5–1 Southland) |
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Home stadium | Fouts Field |
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1987 North Texas State Mean Green football team was an American football team that represented North Texas State University (now known as the University of North Texas) during the 1987 NCAA Division I-AA football season as a member of the Southland Conference. In their sixth year under head coach Corky Nelson, the team compiled a 7–5 record.
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 5 | at No. 1 (I-A) Oklahoma* | L 14–69 | 75,004 | [1] | ||
September 12 | Southwest Texas State | W 20–3 | 14,480 | [2] | ||
September 19 | at Northwestern State | No. 13 | W 15–13 | 11,100 | [3] | |
September 26 | at McNeese State | No. 7 | W 38–16 | [4] | ||
October 3 | Abilene Christian* | No. 5 |
| W 26–3 | [5] | |
October 10 | at Sam Houston State | No. 3 | W 41–24 | [6] | ||
October 17 | at TCU* | No. 2 | L 10–19 | 23,291 | [7] | |
October 31 | at Stephen F. Austin | No. 5 | W 16–14 | [8] | ||
November 7 | at No. 15 Arkansas State | No. 4 | L 20–27 | [9] | ||
November 14 | at No. 3 Northeast Louisiana | No. 12 | L 23–24 | [10] | ||
November 21 | Louisiana Tech* | No. 21 |
| W 10–5 | 8,125 | [11] |
November 28 | at No. 3 Northeast Louisiana | No. 16 |
| L 9–30 | [12] | |
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References
- ^ "Oklahoma rolls to 'ragged' 69–14 win in season opener". The Salina Journal. September 6, 1987. Retrieved October 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "NTSU turn out lights on SWT". Austin American-Statesman. September 13, 1987. Retrieved October 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Basically, NSU errors hand North Texas State win". Alexandria Daily Town Talk. September 20, 1987. Retrieved October 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "N. Texas too tough for Pokes". The Crowley Post-Signal. September 27, 1987. Retrieved October 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "North Texas St. downs ACU". Abilene Reporter-News. October 4, 1987. Retrieved October 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Davis paces NTSU". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 11, 1987. Retrieved October 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "TCU clamps down on NTSU". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 18, 1987. Retrieved October 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "North Texas nips SFA at buzzer, 16–14". Longview News-Journal. November 1, 1987. Retrieved October 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Late drive by Arkansas State tops North Texas State, 27–20". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 8, 1987. Retrieved October 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Northeast grabs its share of Southland title". The Shreveport Times. November 15, 1987. Retrieved October 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "NTSU tips Louisiana Tech, 10–5". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 22, 1987. Retrieved October 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Victorious NLU removes doubts". Alexandria Daily Town Talk. November 29, 1987. Retrieved October 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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