1987 Southwest Missouri State Bears football team

1987 Southwest Missouri State Bears football
ConferenceGateway Football Conference
Record5–6 (3–3 GFC)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorDave Wommack (2nd season)
Home stadiumBriggs Stadium
1987 Gateway Collegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 4 Northern Iowa $^ 6 0 010 4 0
Western Illinois 5 1 07 4 0
Eastern Illinois 3 3 05 6 0
SW Missouri State 3 3 05 6 0
Indiana State 2 4 05 6 0
Southern Illinois 2 4 03 8 0
Illinois State 0 6 03 7 0
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1987 Southwest Missouri State Bears football team represented the Southwest Missouri State University (now known as Missouri State University) as a member of the Gateway Collegiate Athletic Conference (GCAC) during the 1987 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by second-year head coach Jesse Branch, the Bears compiled an overall record of 5–6, with a mark of 3–3 in conference play, and finished tied for third in the GFC.