1987 Alabama State Hornets football team

1987 Alabama State Hornets football
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
Record8–3 (4–3 SWAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDarwin Valentine (1st season)
Home stadiumCramton Bowl
1987 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 9 Jackson State $^ 7 0 08 3 1
Southern 5 2 07 4 0
Alcorn State 5 2 06 3 0
Alabama State 4 3 08 3 0
Grambling State 3 4 05 6 0
Texas Southern 3 4 05 6 0
Prairie View A&M 1 6 03 8 0
Mississippi Valley State 0 7 01 10 0
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1987 Alabama State Hornets football team represented Alabama State 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 Houston Markham, the Hornets compiled an overall record of 8–3, with a mark of 4–3 in conference play, and finished fourth in the SWAC.