| Year: | 1987 |
| Team: | Northeast Louisiana Indians |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Southland Conference |
| Short Conf: | SLC |
| Record: | 13–2 |
| Conf Record: | 6–0 |
| Head Coach: | Pat Collins |
| Hc Year: | 7th |
| Stadium: | Malone Stadium |
| Champion: | NCAA Division I-AA champion SLC champion |
| Bowl: | Division I-AA Championship Game |
| Bowl Result: | W 43–42 vs. Marshall |
The 1987 Northeast Louisiana Indians football team represented Northeast Louisiana University (now known as the University of Louisiana at Monroe) as a member of the Southland Conference (SLC) during the 1987 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Northeast Louisiana played their home games on-campus at Malone Stadium in Monroe, Louisiana. This Indians squad won the 1987 NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship Game.[1]
The Indians were led by seventh-year head coach Pat Collins, and were led by first team All-America Stan Humphries. The squad completed the regular season with an overall record of 9–2 and finished 6–0 to capture their first outright Southland Conference championship.[2] En route to the championship game, NLU defeated, Eastern Kentucky and Northern Iowa.[2] The Indians faced off against the Marshall Thundering Herd for the I-AA National Championship.[3] In the championship game, Marshall took a 42–28 lead into the fourth quarter only to have Humphries lead the Indians to a pair of late touchdowns and captured the championship with their 43–42 victory.[4]
| Player | Year | Round | Pick | Position | Club | |
| 4 | 100 | Kicker | ||||
| 6 | 159 | Quarterback | Washington Redskins | |||
| 4 | 102 | Tight end | ||||
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