The 1987 East Texas State Lions football team represented East Texas State University—now known as Texas A&M University–Commerce—as a member of the Lone Star Conference (LSC) during the 1987 NCAA Division II football season. Led by second-year head coach Eddie Vowell, the Lions compiled an overall record of 2–9 with a mark of 0–5 in conference play, placing last out of six teams in the LSC. For the first time in program history, the East Texas State went winless in conference play. The team played its home games at Memorial Stadium in Commerce, Texas.
| 1987 East Texas State Lions football | |
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| Conference | Lone Star Conference |
| Record | 2–9 (0–5 LSC) |
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| Home stadium | Memorial Stadium |
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| No. 1 Texas A&I + | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 9 Angelo State +^ | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 13 Eastern New Mexico | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Abilene Christian | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| West Texas State | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| East Texas State | 0 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 3 | Livingston* | L 0–8 | 2,500 | ||
| September 12 | at East Central* |
| L 20–51 | 2,800 | |
| September 19 | at Southern Arkansas* |
| L 17–21 | 3,300 | |
| September 26 | at Arkansas State* | L 22–77 | 12,330 | [1] | |
| October 3 | Southwestern Oklahoma State* |
| W 28–14 | 1,500 | |
| October 17 | at No. 3 Texas A&I | L 6–42 | 12,200 | ||
| October 24 | West Texas State |
| L 34–35 | 1,500 | |
| October 31 | at No. 5 Eastern New Mexico |
| L 12–34 | ||
| November 7 | Abilene Christian |
| L 19–38 | 5,000 | |
| November 14 | at No. 13 Angelo State | L 8–49 | 3,100 | ||
| November 21 | Central State (OK)* |
| W 43–22 | 350 | |
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Postseason awards
editAll-Lone Star Conference
editLSC First Team
edit- Winfred Essix, Wide Receiver
LSC Second Team
edit- Kevin Hedges, Offensive Tackle
- Aaron Muehlstein, Defensive Back
- Jarrod Owens, Running Back
LSC Honorable Mention
edit- Gary Compton, Tight End
- Gary DeVaughn, Defensive Line
- Darryl Duffie, Defensive Line
- Joseph Hopkins, Wide Receiver
- Kyle Paschal, Offensive Guard
- Allen Roulette, Offensive Tackle
- Royce Slechta, Quarterback [4]
References
edit- ^ "Arkansas State 77, East Texas State 22". San Angelo Standard-Times. September 27, 1987. Retrieved October 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Final 1987 Division II Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved July 5, 2022.
- ^ "Lion Football History" (Press release). Texas A&M University Commerce Department of Athletics. December 12, 2016. Retrieved July 25, 2019.
- ^ "A&M-Commerce Football Award History" (Press release). Texas A&M University Commerce Department of Athletics. December 12, 2016. Retrieved July 19, 2019.