1987 Sam Houston State Bearkats football team

1987 Sam Houston State Bearkats football
ConferenceSouthland Conference
Record8–3 (5–1 Southland)
Head coach
Home stadiumBowers Stadium
1987 Southland Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 3 Northeast Louisiana $^ 6 0 0 13 2 0
No. 19 Sam Houston State 5 1 0 8 3 0
No. 16 North Texas State ^ 5 1 0 7 5 0
Northwestern State 3 3 0 6 5 0
SW Texas State 2 4 0 4 7 0
Stephen F. Austin 1 5 0 3 7 1
McNeese State 1 5 0 2 9 0
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1987 Sam Houston State Bearkats football team represented Sam Houston State University as a member of the Southland Conference during the 1987 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by sixth-year head coach Ron Randleman, the Bearkats compiled an overall record of 8–3 with a mark of 5–1 in conference play, and finished tied for second in the Southland.