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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.

Regular seasonAugust–November 1987
PostseasonNovember–December 1987
National ChampionshipTacoma Dome
Tacoma, WA
ChampionsPacific Lutheran (2)
Wisconsin–Stevens Point (forfeited)
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1987 NAIA Division II football season
Regular seasonAugust–November 1987
PostseasonNovember–December 1987
National ChampionshipTacoma Dome
Tacoma, WA
ChampionsPacific Lutheran (2)
Wisconsin–Stevens Point (forfeited)
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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.[1] 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 shared of title after it was discovered they had been used two ineligible players during the season.[2]

Conference realignment

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Conference standings

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1987 Columbia Football League standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Northern Division
No. 8 Central Washington * x5–1–07–3–0
No. 6 Pacific Lutheran ^4–1–111–1–1
No. 17 Puget Sound4–2–06–3–0
Simon Fraser4–2–04–6–0
Western Washington2–3–14–3–2
Whitworth1–5–03–6–0
Lewis & Clark0–6–00–9–0
Southern Division
Oregon Tech x5–1–05–4–0
No. 15 Southern Oregon *4–2–07–4–0
Linfield4–2–05–4–0
Pacific (OR)3–2–14–3–2
Western Oregon3–3–05–4–0
Willamette1–4–13–5–1
Eastern Oregon0–6–01–8–0
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • * – NAIA Division I playoff participant
    ^ – NAIA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Division I poll for Central Washington, Puget Sound, and Southern Oregon and NAIA Division II poll for Pacific Lutheran
1987 Frontier Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 5 Carroll (MT) $^5–0–08–2–0
Montana Tech2–3–04–5–0
Rocky Mountain0–4–02–6–0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Division II poll
1987 Heart of America Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 2 Baker $^6–0–09–2–0
No. 21 Missouri Valley4–1–16–3–1
William Jewell3–3–05–5–0
Tarkio2–2–22–6–2
Culver–Stockton1–3–23–5–2
Graceland1–4–12–6–1
MidAmerica Nazarene1–5–01–8–0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Division II poll
1987 Illini–Badger Football Conference standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Concordia (IL) $5–0–07–2–0
Concordia (WI)4–1–06–3–0
Lakeland3–2–06–3–0
Northeastern Illinois2–3–02–7–0
Eureka1–4–02–8–0
Principia0–5–00–9–0
  • $ – Conference champion
1987 Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 8 Bethany (KS) +^8–1–08–2–0
No. 17 Southwestern (KS) +^8–1–08–2–0
Kansas Wesleyan7–2–07–3–0
Sterling6–3–06–4–0
Friends5–4–06–4–0
St. Mary of the Plains3–6–04–6–0
Bethel (KS)3–6–03–6–0
Ottawa3–6–03–7–0
McPherson1–8–01–8–0
Tabor1–8–01–8–0
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – NAIA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Division II poll
1987 Nebraska Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 16 Midland $^4–1–07–3–0
No. 14 Dana ^3–2–08–3–0
Nebraska Wesleyan3–2–06–4–0
Doane2–3–05–5–0
Hastings2–3–04–5–0
Concordia (NE)1–4–06–4–0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Division II poll
1987 North Dakota College Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 1 Dickinson State $^5–0–09–1–0
No. 19 Valley City State4–1–06–3–0
Minot State3–2–06–3–0
Jamestown2–3–05–4–0
NDSCS–Wahpeton1–4–04–4–0
Mayville State0–5–01–8–0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Division II poll
1987 South Dakota Intercollegiate Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Dakota Wesleyan +4–1–06–4–0
Black Hills State +4–1–04–5–0
Huron3–2–05–4–0
South Dakota Tech2–3–03–6–0
Sioux Falls2–3–03–7–0
Dakota State0–5–00–10–0
  • $ – Conference champion
1987 Texas Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Tarleton State $^6–0–09–3–0
Sul Ross2–2–25–2–2
McMurry1–3–23–5–2
Austin0–4–22–5–3
Howard Payne0–0–05–5–0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA Division II playoff participant
1987 Wisconsin State University Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Wisconsin–Whitewater +6–2–08–2–1
No. 25 Wisconsin–River Falls +6–2–07–3–0
No. 24 Wisconsin–Eau Claire5–3–06–4–0
Wisconsin–La Crosse5–3–06–4–0
Wisconsin–Stout5–3–06–5–0
Wisconsin–Platteville4–4–06–5–0
Wisconsin–Oshkosh3–5–06–5–0
Wisconsin–Superior2–6–03–7–0
No. 4 Wisconsin–Stevens Point ^0–8–00–15–0
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – NAIA Division II playoff participant
    Wisconsin–Stevens Point finished the season with an overall record of 12–2–1 and a conference mark of 7–1, winning the WSUC title and advancing to the NAIA Division II Football National Championship playoffs, where they tied Pacific Lutheran in the title game, sharing the NAIA Division II title. In May 1988, Stevens Point forfeited its 12 wins, the one tie, and the conference and NAIA titles because of the use of two ineligible players.
Rankings from NAIA Division II poll
1987 NAIA Division II independents football records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 3 St. Ambrose ^ – 11–0–1
No. 15 Geneva ^ – 11–2–0
No. 12 Westmar ^ – 9–2–0
No. 7 Westminster (PA) ^ – 9–2–0
No. 10 Bluffton ^ – 8–2–0
No. 13 St. Francis (IL) ^ – 8–3–0
Findlay – 5–4–0
Waynesburg – 5–4–0
Wilmington (OH) – 5–4–0
Evangel – 5–4–1
Peru State – 5–5–0
Benedictine (KS) – 4–7–0
Iowa Wesleyan – 4–7–0
Northwestern (IA) – 3–7–0
Oklahoma Panhandle State – 2–7–0
Franklin (IN) – 2–8–0
Azusa Pacific – 2–8–0
Texas Lutheran – 2–8–0
Chadron State – 1–8–0
Tiffin – 1–9–0
  • ^ – NAIA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Division II poll
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Conference champions

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Conference Champion Record
Columbia Mount Rainier Division: Central Washington
Mount Hood Division: Oregon Tech		 5–1
5–1
Frontier Carroll (MT) 8–2
Heart of America Baker 6–0
Illini–Badger Concordia (IL) 5–0
Kansas Bethany
Southwestern (KS)		 8–1
Mid-South Georgetown (KY) 8–3
Nebraska Midland 4–1
North Dakota Dickinson State 5–0
South Dakota Black Hills State 4–1
Texas Tarleton State 6–0
WSUC Wisconsin–River Falls
Wisconsin–Whitewater		 6–2
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Postseason

First Round
Campus sites 		Quarterfinals
Campus sites 		Semifinals
Campus sites 		Championship
Tacoma, WA
        
Westminster (PA) 24
Georgetown (KY) ‡ 17
Westminster (PA)* 15
Geneva 16
Bluffton 13
Geneva* 16
Geneva 25
Wisconsin–Stevens Point* 48
Westmar 24
Wisconsin–Stevens Point* 50
Wisconsin–Stevens Point 30
Saint Ambrose* 14
Saint Ambrose 21
St. Francis (IL)* 3
Wisconsin–Stevens Point 16
Pacific Lutheran* 16
Bethany 26
Tarleton State* 38
Tarleton State* 12
Baker 13
Dana 35
Baker ‡‡ 37
Baker 14
Pacific Lutheran* (OT) 17
Dickinson State 21
Carroll (MT)* (OT) 28
Carroll (MT)* 26
Pacific Lutheran 36
Midland 21
Pacific Lutheran* 40

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