1987 NAIA Division I football season

Regular season

August–November 1987

Postseason

November 28–December 19, 1987

National Championship

Cameron Stadium
Lawton, OK

Champions

Cameron

NAIA Division I football season

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The 1987 NAIA Division I football season, as part of the 1987 college football season in the United States and the 32nd season of college football sponsored by the NAIA, was the 18th season of play of the NAIA's top division for football.

The season was played from August to November 1987 and culminated in the 1987 NAIA Champion Bowl playoffs and the 1987 NAIA Champion Bowl, played this year on December 19, 1987 at Cameron Stadium in Lawton, Oklahoma, on the campus of Cameron University.^[1]

Cameron defeated Carson–Newman in the Champion Bowl (a re-match of the previous year's final, won by the Eagles), 30–2, to win their first NAIA national title.^[2]

Conference champions

Conference	Champion	Record
Arkansas	Central Arkansas	6–0
Central States	Pittsburg State	7–0
NIC	Minnesota–Duluth	5–1
Oklahoma	Northeastern State East Central	3–1
RMAC	Mesa (CO)	6–0
South Atlantic	Gardner–Webb	6–1
WVIAC	Concord (WV)	7–1

Postseason

Format

After nine seasons of an eight-team bracket, the tournament field expanded to sixteen. In turn, the playoffs began during the month of November for the first time since 1975.

Bracket

First Round November 28, 1987 Campus sites		Quarterfinals December 5, 1987 Campus sites		Semifinals December 12, 1987 Campus sites		1987 Champion Bowl December 19, 1987 Lawton, OK


Central Washington	14

Southern Oregon*	21
		Southern Oregon	7

		Mesa State*	38
Mesa State	49

Southwest State (MN)*	7
				Mesa State	7

				Carson–Newman*	21
Moorhead State	7

Gardner–Webb*	27
		Gardner–Webb	24

		Carson–Newman*	27
Carson–Newman	26

Central State (OH)*	13
						Carson–Newman	2

						Cameron*	30
NW Oklahoma State	7

Central Arkansas*	31
		Central Arkansas	7

		Cameron*	14
Emporia State	12

Cameron*	17
				Cameron	20

				Pittsburg State*	10
Concord	0

Presbyterian*	41
		Presbyterian	21

		Pittsburg State*	42
Northeastern State	0

Pittsburg State*	57

References

↑ "NAIA Championship History" (PDF). NAIA. pp. 4–11. Retrieved November 23, 2015.
↑ "1987 Division I NAIA Football Playoffs". JonFMorse.com. Retrieved November 23, 2015.

NAIA football

Seasons

1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970–1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

Division I	1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996

Division II	1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996

Championships

1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970–1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

Division I	1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996

Division II	1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996

Records & statistics

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