1987 Lees–McRae Bobcats football team explained

Year:1987
Team:Lees–McRae Bobcats
Sport:football
Conference:Coastal Football Conference
Short Conf:CFC
Record:12–0
Conf Record:5–0
Head Coach:Mac Bryan
Hc Year:2nd
Stadium:Tate Field
Champion:CFC champion
Bowl:East Bowl
Bowl Result:W 20–13 vs.

The 1987 Lees–McRae Bobcats football team was an American football team that represented Lees–McRae College as a member of the Coastal Football Conference (CFC) during the 1987 junior college football season. In their second year under head coach Mac Bryan, the Bobcats compiled a perfect 12–0 record (5–0 against CFC opponents), won the CFC championship, outscored opponents by a total of 355 to 84, and won the East Bowl against 20–13.

Despite finishing the season undefeated and being ranked No. 1 in the nation for the majority of the season, Lees–McRae lost their national championship by one point to Ellsworth in the polls.[1]

Lees–McRae played its games on Tate Field in Banner Elk, North Carolina.

Schedule

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Rankings

Sources:[3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13]

Personnel

Roster

Notes and References

  1. News: Fox . Doug . December 9, 1987 . Rebels end year at No. 3 . October 14, 2024 . The Daily Spectrum . 9.
  2. News: August 23, 1987 . College schedules: Lees-McRae . October 14, 2024 . The Charlotte Observer . 30.
  3. News: September 3, 1987 . Juco Top 15 . October 14, 2024 . The Wichita Eagle . 18.
  4. News: September 16, 1987 . JUCO Top 15 . October 14, 2024 . Corpus Christi Caller-Times . 22.
  5. News: September 23, 1987 . JUCO poll . October 14, 2024 . Chicago Tribune . 54.
  6. News: September 30, 1987 . Juco Football Poll . October 14, 2024 . Tyler Morning Telegraph . 20.
  7. News: October 6, 1987 . JUCO poll . October 14, 2024 . Anchorage Times . 26.
  8. News: October 14, 1987 . JUCO Top 15 . October 14, 2024 . Anchorage Times . 33.
  9. News: October 22, 1987 . JUCO rankings . October 14, 2024 . Johnson City Press . 22.
  10. News: October 28, 1987 . JUCO Top 15 . October 14, 2024 . The Charlotte Observer . 152.
  11. News: November 4, 1987 . Juco poll . October 14, 2024 . The Durham Sun . 52.
  12. News: November 11, 1987 . Junior College . October 14, 2024 . The Wichita Eagle . 14.
  13. News: November 18, 1987 . JUCO Top 15 . October 14, 2024 . The Muskegon Chronicle . 16.

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