1987 Sam Houston State Bearkats football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1987
| team = Sam Houston State Bearkats
| sport = football
| image =
| image_size =
| conference = Southland Conference
| short_conf = Southland
| record = 8–3
| conf_record = 5–1
| head_coach = Ron Randleman
| hc_year = 6th
| captain =
| stadium = Bowers Stadium
}}
{{1987 Southland Conference football standings}}
The 1987 Sam Houston State Bearkats football team represented Sam Houston State University as a member of the Southland Conference during the 1987 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by sixth-year head coach Ron Randleman, the Bearkats compiled an overall record of 8–3 with a mark of 5–1 in conference play, and finished tied for second in the Southland.
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
| rankyear = 1987
| rankdivision = NCAA Division I-AA
| poll = NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 5
| w/l = w
| away = y
| nonconf = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1987|team=Angelo State Rams|title=Angelo State}}
| site_stadium = San Angelo Stadium
| site_cityst = San Angelo, TX
| score = 31–14
| attend =
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/114754479/sam-houston-stampedes-rams/|work=San Angelo Standard-Times|title=Sam Houston stampedes Rams|date=September 6, 1987|accessdate=December 17, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 12
| w/l = l
| away = y
| nonconf = y
| rank = T–13
| opponent = Montana State
| site_stadium = Sales Stadium
| site_cityst = Bozeman, MT
| score = 48–52
| attend = 7,357
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/114754575/bobcats-explode-past-sam-houston/|work=Great Falls Tribune|title=Bobcats explode past Sam Houston|date=September 13, 1987|accessdate=December 17, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 19
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1987|team=Texas A&I Javelinas|title=Texas A&I}}
| site_stadium = Bowers Stadium
| site_cityst = Huntsville, TX
| score = 45–35
| attend =
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/114754728/bearkats-beat-ai-4535/|work=Corpus Christi Caller-Times|title=Bearkats beat A&I, 45–35|date=September 20, 1987|accessdate=December 17, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 26
| w/l = l
| away = y
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Houston
| site_stadium = Houston Astrodome
| site_cityst = Houston, TX
| score = 34–38
| attend = 21,705
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/114754800/coogs-outlast-feisty-kats/|work=Victoria Advocate|title=Coogs outlast feisty 'Kats|date=September 27, 1987|accessdate=December 17, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 3
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Texas Southern
| site_stadium = Bowers Stadium
| site_cityst = Huntsville, TX
| score = 45–7
| attend =
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/114754880/sam-houston-routs-texas-southern-457/|work=Del Rio News Herald|title=Sam Houston routs Texas Southern, 45–7|date=October 4, 1987|accessdate=December 17, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 10
| w/l = l
| opponent = North Texas State
| opprank = 3
| site_stadium = Bowers Stadium
| site_cityst = Huntsville, TX
| score = 24–41
| attend =
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/88037720/davis-paces-ntsu/|work=Fort Worth Star-Telegram|title=Davis paces NTSU|date=October 11, 1987|accessdate=December 17, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 24
| w/l = w
| away = y
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Lamar
| site_stadium = Cardinal Stadium
| site_cityst = Beaumont, TX
| score = 34–21
| attend = 7,014
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/114754997/sam-houston-drops-lamar/|work=The El Paso Times|title=Sam Houston drops Lamar|date=October 25, 1987|accessdate=December 17, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 31
| w/l = w
| opponent = Northwestern State
| site_stadium = Bowers Stadium
| site_cityst = Huntsville, TX
| score = 34–7
| attend = 10,150
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/114755074/turnovers-help-bearkats-rip-demons/|work=The Shreveport Times|title=Turnovers help Bearkats rip Demons|date=November 1, 1987|accessdate=December 17, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 7
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = Stephen F. Austin
| site_stadium = Homer Bryce Stadium
| site_cityst = Nacogdoches, TX
| gamename = Battle of the Piney Woods
| score = 31–17
| attend = 15,522
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/114755147/southland-conference-win-for-sam-houston/|work=Del Rio News Herald|title=Southland Conference win for Sam Houston State|date=November 8, 1987|accessdate=December 17, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 14
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| rank = T–22
| opponent = Western Illinois
| opprank = 19
| site_stadium = Bowers Stadium
| site_cityst = Huntsville, TX
| score = 42–18
| attend = 5,300
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/114755258/sam-houston-st-42-western-illinois-18/|work=The Rock Island Argus|title=Sam Houston St. 42, Western Illinois 18|date=November 15, 1987|accessdate=December 17, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 21
| w/l = w
| away = y
| rank = 16
| opponent = Southwest Texas State
| site_stadium = Bobcat Stadium
| site_cityst = San Marcos, TX
| gamename = rivalry
| score = 24–21
| attend =
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/114755345/sam-houston-ends-bobcats-season/|work=Austin American-Statesman|title=Sam Houston ends Bobcats' season|date=November 22, 1987|accessdate=December 17, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
}}
References
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