1987 East Tennessee State Buccaneers football team

1987 East Tennessee State Buccaneers football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record5–6 (2–5 SoCon)
Head coach
Home stadiumMemorial Center
1987 Southern Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 2 Appalachian State $^ 7 0 011 3 0
No. 14 Marshall ^ 4 2 010 5 0
Furman 4 3 07 4 0
Chattanooga 4 3 06 5 0
VMI 2 4 04 7 0
Western Carolina 2 4 04 7 0
East Tennessee State 2 5 05 6 0
The Citadel 1 5 04 7 0
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1987 East Tennessee State Buccaneers football team was an American football team that represented East Tennessee State University as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1987 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by third-year head coach Mike Ayers, the Buccaneers compiled and overall record of 5–6, with a mark of 2–5 in conference play, and finished seventh in the SoCon.