1987 Northwestern State Demons football team
American college football season
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The 1987 Northwestern State Demons football team was an American football team that represented Northwestern State University as a member of the Southland Conference during the 1987 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their fifth year under head coach Sam Goodwin, the team compiled an overall record of 6–5, with a mark of 3–3 in conference play, and finished fourth in the Southland.
ConferenceSouthland Conference
Record6–5 (3–3 Southland)
Headcoach
- Sam Goodwin (5th season)
HomestadiumHarry Turpin Stadium
| 1987 Northwestern State Demons football | |
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| Conference | Southland Conference |
| Record | 6–5 (3–3 Southland) |
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| Home stadium | Harry Turpin Stadium |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 5 | at No. 2 Arkansas State* | W 23–20 | 17,114 | [1] | ||
| September 12 | McNeese State | W 39–3 | [2] | |||
| September 19 | No. 13 North Texas State | No. 4 |
| L 13–15 | 11,100 | [3] |
| October 3 | No. 2 Northeast Louisiana | No. 8 |
| L 31–33 | [4] | |
| October 10 | at Southwestern Louisiana* | No. 20 | L 3–13 | 19,502 | [5] | |
| October 17 | at Southwest Texas State | W 24–21 | 6,223 | [6] | ||
| October 24 | vs. Louisiana Tech* | L 0–23 | 15,232 | [7] | ||
| October 31 | at Sam Houston State | L 7–34 | 10,150 | [8] | ||
| November 7 | at Nicholls State* | W 31–28 | [9] | |||
| November 14 | No. 4 Jackson State* |
| W 26–24 | [10] | ||
| November 21 | Stephen F. Austin |
| W 33–21 | [11] | ||
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