1987 Alabama State Hornets football team

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1987 Alabama State Hornets football
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
Record8–3 (4–3 SWAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDarwin Valentine (1st season)
Home stadiumCramton Bowl
Seasons
← 1986
1988 →
1987 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 9 Jackson State $^ 7 – 0 – 0 8 – 3 – 1
Southern 5 – 2 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
Alcorn State 5 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Alabama State 4 – 3 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
Grambling State 3 – 4 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Texas Southern 3 – 4 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Prairie View A&M 1 – 6 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
Mississippi Valley State 0 – 7 – 0 1 – 10 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1987 Alabama State Hornets football team represented Alabama State University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1987 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by first-year head coach Houston Markham, the Hornets compiled an overall record of 8–3, with a mark of 4–3 in conference play, and finished fourth in the SWAC.

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 12vs. Southern
L 10–1415,000[1]
September 19Alcorn State
W 17–9[2]
September 26at Texas Southern
L 9–31[3][4]
October 3at Florida A&M*
W 14–126,395[5]
October 10at Jackson State
L 17–4133,500[6]
October 17Albany State*
  • Cramton Bowl
  • Montgomery, AL
W 21–20[7]
October 24Prairie View A&M
  • Cramton Bowl
  • Montgomery, AL
W 24–7[8]
October 31vs. Alabama A&M*
W 17–14[9]
November 7Grambling State
  • Cramton Bowl
  • Montgomery, AL
W 17–7[10]
November 14Mississippi Valley State
  • Cramton Bowl
  • Montgomery, AL
W 21–08,500[11]
November 26Johnson C. Smith*
W 21–314,000[12]
  • *Non-conference game

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Southern squeaks by ASU in opener". The Montgomery Advertiser. September 13, 1987. Retrieved July 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Alabama St. trips Alcorn State, 17–9". The Anniston Star. September 20, 1987. Retrieved July 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "ASU faces tough QB at Texas Southern". The Montgomery Advertiser. September 26, 1987. Retrieved July 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Texas Southern explodes to blast Alabama State". The Montgomery Advertiser. September 27, 1987. Retrieved July 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Alabama State struggles past FAMU, 14–12". Florida Today. October 4, 1987. Retrieved July 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Boyd makes it a night for J-State to remember, 41–17". The Clarion-Ledger. October 11, 1987. Retrieved July 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Missed extra point preserves ASU win". The Montgomery Advertiser. October 18, 1987. Retrieved July 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Alabama St. 24, Prairie View 7". Victoria Advocate. October 25, 1987. Retrieved July 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Alabama State wins Magic City Classic, 17–14". The Clarion-Ledger. November 1, 1987. Retrieved July 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Hornets finally beat Grambling". The Montgomery Advertiser. November 8, 1987. Retrieved July 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Hornets top MVSU 21–0". The Greenwood Commonwealth. November 15, 1987. Retrieved July 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Alabama State rallies past Johnson C. Smith in Classic". The Charlotte Observer. November 27, 1987. Retrieved July 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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