1987 Western Carolina Catamounts football team

1987 Western Carolina Catamounts football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record4–7 (2–4 SoCon)
Head coach
Home stadiumE. J. Whitmire Stadium
1987 Southern Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 2 Appalachian State $^ 7 0 0 11 3 0
No. 14 Marshall ^ 4 2 0 10 5 0
Furman 4 3 0 7 4 0
Chattanooga 4 3 0 6 5 0
VMI 2 4 0 4 7 0
Western Carolina 2 4 0 4 7 0
East Tennessee State 2 5 0 5 6 0
The Citadel 1 5 0 4 7 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1987 Western Carolina Catamounts team was an American football team that represented Western Carolina University as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1987 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their 19th year under head coach Bob Waters, the team compiled an overall record of 4–7, with a mark of 2–4 in conference play, and finished tied for fifth in the SoCon.