1987 Southern Jaguars football team

1987 Southern Jaguars football
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
Record7–4 (5–2 SWAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumA. W. Mumford 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 Southern Jaguars football team represented Southern 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 Marino Casem, the Jaguars compiled an overall record of 7–4, with a conference record of 5–2, and finished tied for second in the SWAC.