1987 Alabama State Hornets football team
American college football season
| 1987 Alabama State Hornets football | |
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| Conference | Southwestern Athletic Conference |
| Record | 8–3 (4–3 SWAC) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Darwin Valentine (1st season) |
| Home stadium | Cramton Bowl |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 12 | vs. Southern |
| L 10–14 | 15,000 | [1] |
| September 19 | Alcorn State | W 17–9 | [2] | ||
| September 26 | at Texas Southern | L 9–31 | [3][4] | ||
| October 3 | at Florida A&M* | W 14–12 | 6,395 | [5] | |
| October 10 | at Jackson State | L 17–41 | 33,500 | [6] | |
| October 17 | Albany State* |
| W 21–20 | [7] | |
| October 24 | Prairie View A&M |
| W 24–7 | [8] | |
| October 31 | vs. Alabama A&M* | W 17–14 | [9] | ||
| November 7 | Grambling State |
| W 17–7 | [10] | |
| November 14 | Mississippi Valley State |
| W 21–0 | 8,500 | [11] |
| November 26 | Johnson C. Smith* |
| W 21–3 | 14,000 | [12] |
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References
- ^ "Southern squeaks by ASU in opener". The Montgomery Advertiser. September 13, 1987. Retrieved July 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Alabama St. trips Alcorn State, 17–9". The Anniston Star. September 20, 1987. Retrieved July 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "ASU faces tough QB at Texas Southern". The Montgomery Advertiser. September 26, 1987. Retrieved July 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Texas Southern explodes to blast Alabama State". The Montgomery Advertiser. September 27, 1987. Retrieved July 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Alabama State struggles past FAMU, 14–12". Florida Today. October 4, 1987. Retrieved July 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Missed extra point preserves ASU win". The Montgomery Advertiser. October 18, 1987. Retrieved July 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Alabama St. 24, Prairie View 7". Victoria Advocate. October 25, 1987. Retrieved July 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Alabama State wins Magic City Classic, 17–14". The Clarion-Ledger. November 1, 1987. Retrieved July 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Hornets finally beat Grambling". The Montgomery Advertiser. November 8, 1987. Retrieved July 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Hornets top MVSU 21–0". The Greenwood Commonwealth. November 15, 1987. Retrieved July 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "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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