1987 Eastern Michigan Hurons football team
The 1987 Eastern Michigan Hurons football team represented Eastern Michigan University during the 1987 NCAA Division I-A football season. Eastern Michigan competed as a member of the Mid-American Conference (MAC), was coached by Jim Harkema, and played their homes game at Rynearson Stadium. They finished the season 10–2 overall and 7–1 in MAC play, won Eastern's only MAC championship, went to the 1987 California Bowl and upset 171/2 point favorite San Jose State University for the only bowl game win in EMU history.
1987 Eastern Michigan Hurons football | |
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MAC champion California Bowl champion | |
California Bowl, W 30–27 vs. San Jose State | |
Conference | Mid-American Conference |
1987 record | 10–2 (7–1 MAC) |
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Home stadium | Rynearson Stadium |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Eastern Michigan $ | 7 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kent State | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Miami | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling Green | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Western Michigan | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Central Michigan | 3 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Toledo | 3 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ball State | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ohio | 0 | – | 8 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
Date | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 5 | Youngstown State* | W 35–20 | 17,252 | ||
September 12 | at Miami (OH) | W 33–17 | 17,788 | ||
September 19 | at Akron* | L 16–17 | 10,032 | ||
September 26 | at Kent State | W 23–21 | 17,400 | ||
October 3 | Northern Illinois |
| W 32–31 | 13,306 | |
October 10 | at Central Michigan | L 6–16 | 25,906 | ||
October 17 | Ball State |
| W 35–28 | 17,201 | |
October 24 | at Western Michigan | W 23–17 | 15,300 | ||
October 31 | Ohio |
| W 34–16 | 11,763 | |
November 5 | at Toledo | ESPN | W 38–9 | 17,041 | |
November 14 | Bowling Green |
| W 38–18 | 20,205 | |
December 12 | vs. San Jose State* | W 30–27 | 24,000 | ||
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Coaching staff
Name | Position | Year at school |
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Jim Harkema | Head coach | 5th |
References
- "Eastern Michigan Yearly Results". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on August 13, 2013. Retrieved September 2, 2011.
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