1987 Southwest Texas State Bobcats football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1987
| team = Southwest Texas State Bobcats
| sport = football
| image =
| image_size =
| conference = Southland Conference
| short_conf = SLC
| record = 4–7
| conf_record = 2–4
| head_coach = John O'Hara
| hc_year = 5th
| captain =
| stadium = Bobcat Stadium
}}
{{1987 Southland Conference football standings}}
The 1987 Southwest Texas State Bobcats football team was an American football team that represented Southwest Texas State University (now known as Texas State University) during the 1987 NCAA Division I-AA football season as a member of the Southland Conference (SLC). In their fifth year under head coach John O'Hara, the team compiled an overall record of 4–7 with a mark of 2–4 in conference play.
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
| opprank = y
| rankyear = 1987
| rankdivision = NCAA Division I-AA
| poll = NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 5
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1987|team=Texas A&I Javelinas|title=Texas A&I}}
| site_stadium = Bobcat Stadium
| site_cityst = San Marcos, TX
| score = 0–20
| attend =
| source = {{cite news|title=A&I blanks Southwest Texas State|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/97032747/ai-blanks-southwest-texas-state/|newspaper=Austin American-Statesman|date=September 6, 1987|access-date=March 6, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 12
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = North Texas State
| opprank = 5
| site_stadium = Fouts Field
| site_cityst = Denton, TX
| score = 3–20
| attend = 14,480
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/88036898/ntsu-turn-out-lights-on-swt/|work=Austin American-Statesman|title=NTSU turn out lights on SWT|date=September 13, 1987|accessdate=March 6, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 19
| w/l = l
| opponent = Northeast Louisiana
| opprank = 8
| site_stadium = Bobcat Stadium
| site_cityst = San Marcos, TX
| score = 7–44
| attend =
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/97032925/northeast-does-a-447-instant-replay/|work=The Shreveport Times|title=Northeast does a 44–7 instant replay|date=September 20, 1987|accessdate=March 6, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 26
| w/l = l
| away = y
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Rice
| site_stadium = Rice Stadium
| site_cityst = Houston, TX
| score = 26–38
| attend =
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/97033043/late-rally-lifts-rice-past-southwest-tex/|work=The Odessa American|title=Late rally lifts Rice past Southwest Texas State|date=September 27, 1987|accessdate=March 6, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 10
| w/l = l
| away = y
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Baylor
| site_stadium = Baylor Stadium
| site_cityst = Waco, TX
| score = 15–36
| attend = 21,739
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/97033189/baylor-bears-ramble-over-southwest-texas/|work=Del Rio News Herald|title=Baylor Bears ramble over Southwest Texas|date=October 11, 1987|accessdate=March 6, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 17
| w/l = l
| opponent = Northwestern State
| site_stadium = Bobcat Stadium
| site_cityst = San Marcos, TX
| score = 21–24
| attend = 6,223
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/97033304/stoker-arrives-in-time-for-demons/|work=The Shreveport Times|title=Stoker arrives in time for Demons|date=October 18, 1987|accessdate=March 6, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 24
| w/l = w
| away = y
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Nicholls State
| site_stadium = John L. Guidry Stadium
| site_cityst = Thibodaux, LA
| gamename = rivalry
| score = 31–16
| attend =
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/97033421/nicholls-falls-3116/|work=The Eunice News|title=Nicholls falls, 31–16|date=October 25, 1987|accessdate=March 6, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 31
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Lamar
| site_stadium = Bobcat Stadium
| site_cityst = San Marcos, TX
| score = 27–19
| attend = 9,160
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/97033606/swt-nails-lamar-for-2nd-victory/|work=Austin American-Statesman|title=SWT nails Lamar for 2nd victory|date=November 1, 1987|accessdate=March 6, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 7
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = McNeese State
| site_stadium = Cowboy Stadium
| site_cityst = Lake Charles, LA
| score = 26–10
| attend =
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/97033742/rittiman-rips-mcneese-defense-apart-26/|work=The Crowley Post-Signal|title=Rittiman rips McNeese defense apart, 26–10|date=November 8, 1987|accessdate=March 6, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 14
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = Stephen F. Austin
| site_stadium = Homer Bryce Stadium
| site_cityst = Nacogdoches, TX
| score = 7–3
| attend =
| source = {{cite news|title=Bobcats extend win streak|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/97033934/bobcats-extend-win-streak/|newspaper=Austin American-Statesman|date=November 15, 1987|access-date=March 6, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 21
| w/l = l
| opponent = Sam Houston State
| opprank = 16
| site_stadium = Bobcat Stadium
| site_cityst = San Marcos, TX
| gamename = rivalry
| score = 21–24
| attend =
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/97034064/sam-houston-st-24-swtsu-21/|work=Victoria Advocate|title=Sam Houston St. 24, SWTSU 21|date=November 22, 1987|accessdate=March 6, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
}}
References
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