1987 Jackson State Tigers football team

1987 Jackson State Tigers football
SWAC champion
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
Record8–3–1 (7–0 SWAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumMississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
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 Jackson State Tigers football team represented Jackson State University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1987 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by 12th-year head coach W. C. Gorden, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 8–3–1 and a mark of 7–0 in conference play, and finished as SWAC champion. Jackson State finished their season with a loss against Arkansas State in the Division I-AA playoffs.