1987 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team

1987 Mississippi State Bulldogs football
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Record	4–7 (1–5 SEC)
Head coach	Rockey Felker (2nd season)
Home stadium	Scott Field (Capacity: 40,656)

1987 Southeastern Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 7 Auburn $	5	–	0	–	1			9	–	1	–	2
No. 5 LSU	5	–	1	–	0			10	–	1	–	1
No. 14 Tennessee	4	–	1	–	1			10	–	2	–	1
No. 13 Georgia	4	–	2	–	0			9	–	3	–	0
Alabama	4	–	2	–	0			7	–	5	–	0
Florida	3	–	3	–	0			6	–	6	–	0
Kentucky	1	–	5	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Mississippi State	1	–	5	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Vanderbilt	1	–	5	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Ole Miss	1	–	5	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1987 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team represented Mississippi State University during the 1987 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Bulldogs finished 4–7 in head coach Rockey Felker's second season.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 5	Southwestern Louisiana*	Scott Field Starkville, Mississippi	W 31–3
September 12	No. 14 Tennessee	Scott Field Starkville, Mississippi	L 10–38
September 19	Louisiana Tech*	Scott Field Starkville, Mississippi	W 14–13
September 26	at Florida	Florida Field Gainesville, Florida	L 3–38
October 3	Memphis State*	Scott Field Starkville, Mississippi	W 9–6
October 17	vs. Southern Miss*	Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, Mississippi	L 14–18
October 24	at No. 6 Auburn	Jordan–Hare Stadium Auburn, Alabama	L 7–38
October 31	at No. 16 Alabama	Legion Field Birmingham, Alabama (rivalry)	L 18–21
November 7	Tulane*	Scott Field Starkville, Mississippi	L 19–30
November 14	at No. 10 LSU	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, Louisiana (rivalry)	L 14–34
November 21	vs. Ole Miss	Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, Mississippi (Egg Bowl)	W 30–20
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game