1987 Troy State Trojans football team

American college football season

1987 Troy State Trojans football

NCAA Division II champion
GSC champion

NCAA Division II Championship, W 31–17 vs. Portland State

Conference| Gulf South Conference
Record| 12–1–1 (8–0 GSC)
Head coach|

* Rick Rhoades (3rd season)

Offensive coordinator| Willie J. Slater (2nd season)
Offensive scheme| Wishbone
Defensive coordinator| Robert Maddox (3rd season)
Home stadium| Veterans Memorial Stadium

Seasons

<- 1986

1988 ->

1987 Gulf South Conference football standings

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Team | W |  | L |  | T |  |  | W |  | L |  | T
No. 4 Troy State $^  | 8  | - | 0  | - | 0 |  |  | 12  | - | 1  | - | 1
Mississippi College | 5  | - | 3  | - | 0 |  |  | 6  | - | 5  | - | 0
North Alabama | 4  | - | 3  | - | 1 |  |  | 7  | - | 3  | - | 1
Valdosta State | 4  | - | 4  | - | 0 |  |  | 6  | - | 4  | - | 0
Delta State | 3  | - | 4  | - | 1 |  |  | 6  | - | 4  | - | 1
Jacksonville State | 3  | - | 4  | - | 1 |  |  | 5  | - | 4  | - | 1
Livingston | 3  | - | 4  | - | 1 |  |  | 5  | - | 5  | - | 1
Tennessee–Martin | 3  | - | 5  | - | 0 |  |  | 5  | - | 6  | - | 0
West Georgia | 1  | - | 7  | - | 0 |  |  | 2  | - | 9  | - | 0

* $ - Conference champion
* ^ - NCAA Division II playoff participant

Rankings from NCAA Division II Football Committee poll

The 1987 Troy State Trojans football team represented Troy State University during the 1987 NCAA Division II football season, and completed the 67th season of Trojans football. The Trojans played their home games in at Veterans Memorial Stadium in Troy, Alabama. The 1987 team came off a 10–3 record from the previous season.[1] The 1987 team was led by coach Rick Rhoades. The team finished the regular season with a 9–1–1 record and made the NCAA Division II playoffs. The Trojans defeated the Portland State Vikings 31–17 in the National Championship Game en route to the program's second NCAA Division II Football Championship and third overall national championship.[2]

## Schedule

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Date| Opponent| Rank| Site| TV| Result| Attendance

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September 5| at Southeast Missouri State*| No. 3|

* Houck Stadium
* Cape Girardeau, MO

| | L 17–18| 5,500
September 12| Nicholls State*| No. 25|

* Veterans Memorial Stadium
* Troy, AL

| | T 17–17| 2,020
September 19| West Texas State*| No. 24|

* Veterans Memorial Stadium
* Troy, AL

| | W 45–0| 6,100
September 26| at West Alabama| No. 24|

* Tiger Stadium
* Livingston, AL

| | W 24–17| 4,500
October 3| West Georgia| No. 21|

* Veterans Memorial Stadium
* Troy, AL

| | W 44–6| 3,500
October 10| at No. 7 Valdosta State| No. 18|

* Bazemore–Hyder Stadium
* Valdosta, GA

| | W 44–7| 8,500
October 17| Mississippi College| No. 12|

* Veterans Memorial Stadium
* Troy, AL

| | W 48–21| 8,000
October 24| at Delta State| No. 11|

* Travis E. Parker Field
* Cleveland, MS

| | W 38–6| 2,750
October 31| No. 8 North Alabama| No. 6|

* Veterans Memorial Stadium
* Troy, AL

| | W 38–3| 10,200
November 7| at Tennessee–Martin| No. 6|

* Graham Stadium
* Martin, TN

| | W 31–21| 6,800
November 14| Jacksonville State| No. 4|

* Veterans Memorial Stadium
* Troy, AL (Battle for the Ol' School Bell)

| | W 14–9| 8,000
November 28| No. 12 Winston–Salem State*| No. 4|

* Veterans Memorial Stadium
* Troy, AL (NCAA Division II Quarterfinal)

| | W 45–14|
December 5| at No. 11 UCF*| No. 4|

* Florida Citrus Bowl
* Orlando, FL (NCAA Division II Semifinal)

| | W 31–10| 14,327
December 12| vs. No. 3 Portland State*| No. 4|

* Braly Municipal Stadium
* Florence, AL (NCAA Division II Championship)

| ESPN| W 31–17|

* *Non-conference game
* Rankings from NCAA Division II Football Committee Poll released prior to the game

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## References

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1. ^ "Troy Trojans College Football Scores, Schedules, and Analytics".
2. ^ DeLassus, David (2016). "Troy Yearly Results". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved June 10, 2016.
3. ^ "Final 1987 Division II Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved June 9, 2022.
4. ^ "Troy State 1987 Schedule/Results". Troy University. Retrieved October 9, 2018.

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1987 Troy State Trojans football—NCAA Division II national champions

* Steve Campbell
* Titus Dixon
* Kenny Edenfield
* Mike Turk

Head coach
Rick Rhoades

* Assistant coaches: Robert Maddox
* Jeff McInerney
* Willie J. Slater

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Troy Trojans football

Venues|

* Pace Field (1930–1949)
* Veterans Memorial Stadium (1950–present)

Bowls & rivalries|

* Bowl games
* Jacksonville State: Battle for the Ol' School Bell
* Middle Tennessee: Battle for the Palladium
* South Alabama

Culture & lore|

* Trojan
* "Trojans One & All"
* Sound of the South Marching Band

People|

* Head coaches
* NFL draftees
* Statistical leaders

Seasons|

* 1930
* 1931
* 1932
* 1933
* 1934
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* 1939
* 1940
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* 1942
* 1943–1945
* 1946
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* 1948
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* 1976
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* 1986
* 1987
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* 2019
* 2020
* 2021
* 2022
* 2023
* 2024

National championship seasons in bold

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NCAA Division II football champions

1970s|

* 1973: Louisiana Tech
* 1974: Central Michigan
* 1975: Northern Michigan
* 1976: Montana State
* 1977: Lehigh
* 1978: Eastern Illinois
* 1979: Delaware

1980s|

* 1980: Cal Poly
* 1981: Southwest Texas State
* 1982: Southwest Texas State
* 1983: North Dakota State
* 1984: Troy State
* 1985: North Dakota State
* 1986: North Dakota State
* 1987: Troy State
* 1988: North Dakota State
* 1989: Mississippi College (vacated)

1990s|

* 1990: North Dakota State
* 1991: Pittsburg State
* 1992: Jacksonville State
* 1993: North Alabama
* 1994: North Alabama
* 1995: North Alabama
* 1996: Northern Colorado
* 1997: Northern Colorado
* 1998: Northwest Missouri State
* 1999: Northwest Missouri State

2000s|

* 2000: Delta State
* 2001: North Dakota
* 2002: Grand Valley State
* 2003: Grand Valley State
* 2004: Valdosta State
* 2005: Grand Valley State
* 2006: Grand Valley State
* 2007: Valdosta State
* 2008: Minnesota–Duluth
* 2009: Northwest Missouri State

2010s|

* 2010: Minnesota–Duluth
* 2011: Pittsburg State
* 2012: Valdosta State
* 2013: Northwest Missouri State
* 2014: CSU–Pueblo
* 2015: Northwest Missouri State
* 2016: Northwest Missouri State
* 2017: Texas A&M–Commerce
* 2018: Valdosta State
* 2019: West Florida

2020s|

* 2020: No champion
* 2021: Ferris State
* 2022: Ferris State
* 2023: Harding

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Gulf South Conference football champions

* Jacksonville State (1970)
* Livingston & Troy State (1971)
* Northwestern State (1972)
* Troy State (1973)
* Jacksonville State (1974)
* Nicholls State (1975)
* Troy State (1976)
* Jacksonville State (1977)
* Jacksonville State (1978)
* Mississippi College (1979)
* North Alabama (1980)
* Jacksonville State (1981)
* Jacksonville State (1982)
* North Alabama (1983)
* Troy State (1984)
* North Alabama (1985)
* Troy State (1986)
* Troy State (1987)
* Jacksonville State, Mississippi College, & Tennessee–Martin (1988)
* Jacksonville State (1989)
* Mississippi College (1990)
* Jacksonville State (1991)
* Jacksonville State (1992)
* North Alabama (1993)
* North Alabama (1994)
* North Alabama (1995)
* Valdosta State (1996)
* Southern Arkansas & West Georgia (1997)
* Delta State & West Georgia (1998)
* Arkansas Tech (1999)
* Delta State, Valdosta State, & West Georgia (2000)
* Delta State (2001)
* Valdosta State (2002)
* North Alabama (2003)
* Valdosta State (2004)
* Central Arkansas (2005)
* North Alabama (2006)
* Delta State (2007)
* Delta State (2008)
* North Alabama (2009)
* Delta State (2010)
* Delta State (2011)
* West Alabama (2012)
* North Alabama (2013)
* Delta State (2014)
* West Georgia (2015)
* North Alabama (2016)
* West Alabama (2017)
* Valdosta State (2018)
* Valdosta State (2019)
* No season (2020)
* Valdosta State & West Florida (2021)
* Delta State & West Florida (2022)
* Delta State & Valdosta State (2023)

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