American college football season
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
Date Time Opponent Rank Site Result Attendance Source September 5 Central State (OK) *W 20–7 September 12 at Southern Illinois W 18–13 13,100 September 19 Nicholls State *No. 18 Briggs Stadium Springfield, MO L 18–13 7,820 September 26 at Western Illinois L 19–20 October 3 Indiana State Briggs Stadium Springfield, MO W 42–0 8,105 October 17 1:00 p.m. at Northern Illinois * L 21–27 9,017 October 24 at Eastern Illinois L 3–7 1,203 October 31 Illinois State Briggs Stadium Springfield, MO W 31–15 7,855 November 7 1:30 p.m. No. 7 Northern Iowa Briggs Stadium Springfield, MO L 13–17 3,343 November 14 at Louisiana Tech * W 13–10 13,780 November 21 at Southern * L 6–8
Roster
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
References
"Punchless Bronchos fall, 20–7" . The Daily Oklahoman . September 6, 1987. Retrieved December 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com ."Blitzing Bears hold off SIUC for 18–13 win" . St. Louis Post-Dispatch . September 13, 1987. Retrieved December 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com ."Nicholls St. deals SMS first loss" . The Springfield News-Leader . September 20, 1987. Retrieved December 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com ."Western Illinois edges Southwest Missouri" . The Pantagraph . September 27, 1987. Retrieved December 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com ."Bears chop down Sycamores" . The Springfield News-Leader . October 4, 1987. Retrieved December 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com ."Huskies get past SMSU" . The Daily Chronicle . October 18, 1987. Retrieved December 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com ."Eastern's 2-minute plan works" . Herald and Review . October 25, 1987. Retrieved December 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com ."SW Missouri runs past ISU" . The Pantagraph . November 1, 1987. Retrieved December 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com ."UNI stays unbeaten in conference, 17–13" . The Des Moines Register . November 8, 1987. Retrieved December 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com ."SMS gives Tech the boot" . The Springfield News-Leader . November 15, 1987. Retrieved July 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com ."Football Bears fall in finale" . The Springfield News-Leader . November 22, 1987. Retrieved August 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com ."Missouri State Football 2023 Media Guide" (PDF). Missouri State University Athletics. p. 65. Retrieved July 2, 2024.
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