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1987 Southwest Missouri State Bears football team

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1987 Southwest Missouri State Bears football
ConferenceGateway Football Conference
Record5–6 (3–3 GFC)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorDave Wommack (2nd season)
Home stadiumBriggs Stadium
Seasons
← 1986
1988 →
1987 Gateway Collegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 4 Northern Iowa $^ 6 0 0 10 4 0
Western Illinois 5 1 0 7 4 0
Eastern Illinois 3 3 0 5 6 0
SW Missouri State 3 3 0 5 6 0
Indiana State 2 4 0 5 6 0
Southern Illinois 2 4 0 3 8 0
Illinois State 0 6 0 3 7 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1987 Southwest Missouri State Bears football team represented the Southwest Missouri State University (now known as Missouri State University) as a member of the Gateway Collegiate Athletic Conference (GCAC) during the 1987 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by second-year head coach Jesse Branch, the Bears compiled an overall record of 5–6, with a mark of 3–3 in conference play, and finished tied for third in the GFC.

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 5Central State*W 20–7
September 12at Southern IllinoisW 18–1313,100
September 19Nicholls State*No. 18
  • Briggs Stadium
  • Springfield, MO
L 18–13
September 26at Western IllinoisL 19–20
October 3Indiana State
  • Briggs Stadium
  • Springfield, MO
W 42–0
October 171:00 p.m.at Northern Illinois*L 21–279,017
October 24at Eastern IllinoisL 3–7
October 31Illinois State
  • Briggs Stadium
  • Springfield, MO
W 31–15
November 71:30 p.m.No. 7 Northern Iowa
  • Briggs Stadium
  • Springfield, MO
L 13–173,343
November 14at Louisiana Tech*W 13–1013,780[1]
November 21at Southern*L 6–8[2]

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Roster

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1987 Missouri State Bears football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
WR 9 Doug Adams Fr
RB 22 Ryan Jackson Sr
QB 6 David Johnson So
WR 85 Ken Kelly Fr
OT 72 Jeff Pickering So
QB 2 DeAndre Smith Fr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DE 70 Tim Gary So
DT 99 Joe Lisanti Jr
DT 66 Tim McDuffey Fr
DT 68 Rob Robinson Jr
LB 50 Mike Soraghan Sr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
K 7 Jackson Workman So
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

References

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  1. ^ "SMS gives Tech the boot". The Springfield News-Leader. November 15, 1987. Retrieved July 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Football Bears fall in finale". The Springfield News-Leader. November 22, 1987. Retrieved August 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Missouri State Football 2023 Media Guide" (PDF). Missouri State University Athletics. p. 65. Retrieved July 2, 2024.