1987 North Texas State Mean Green football team

1987 North Texas State Mean Green football
ConferenceSouthland Conference
Record7–5 (5–1 Southland)
Head coach
Home stadiumFouts Field
Seasons
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1987 Southland Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
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
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

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

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 5at No. 1 (I-A) Oklahoma*
L 14–6975,004[1]
September 12Southwest Texas State
W 20–314,480[2]
September 19at Northwestern StateNo. 13
W 15–1311,100[3]
September 26at McNeese StateNo. 7
W 38–16[4]
October 3Abilene Christian*No. 5
  • Fouts Field
  • Denton, TX
W 26–3[5]
October 10at Sam Houston StateNo. 3
W 41–24[6]
October 17at TCU*No. 2
L 10–1923,291[7]
October 31at Stephen F. AustinNo. 5
W 16–14[8]
November 7at No. 15 Arkansas StateNo. 4
L 20–27[9]
November 14at No. 3 Northeast LouisianaNo. 12
L 23–24[10]
November 21Louisiana Tech*No. 21
  • Fouts Field
  • Denton, TX
W 10–58,125[11]
November 28at No. 3 Northeast LouisianaNo. 16
L 9–30[12]

References

  1. ^ "Oklahoma rolls to 'ragged' 69–14 win in season opener". The Salina Journal. September 6, 1987. Retrieved October 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "NTSU turn out lights on SWT". Austin American-Statesman. September 13, 1987. Retrieved October 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Basically, NSU errors hand North Texas State win". Alexandria Daily Town Talk. September 20, 1987. Retrieved October 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "N. Texas too tough for Pokes". The Crowley Post-Signal. September 27, 1987. Retrieved October 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "North Texas St. downs ACU". Abilene Reporter-News. October 4, 1987. Retrieved October 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Davis paces NTSU". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 11, 1987. Retrieved October 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "TCU clamps down on NTSU". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 18, 1987. Retrieved October 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "North Texas nips SFA at buzzer, 16–14". Longview News-Journal. November 1, 1987. Retrieved October 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "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.
  10. ^ "Northeast grabs its share of Southland title". The Shreveport Times. November 15, 1987. Retrieved October 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "NTSU tips Louisiana Tech, 10–5". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 22, 1987. Retrieved October 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Victorious NLU removes doubts". Alexandria Daily Town Talk. November 29, 1987. Retrieved October 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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