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)
Defensive coordinator	Ronnie Gray (2nd as DC, 9th Overall 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