1987 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles football team

1987 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles football
ConferenceOhio Valley Conference
Record5–6 (2–4 OVC)
Head coach
Home stadiumTucker Stadium
1987 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 7 Eastern Kentucky +^ 5 1 09 3 0
No. 15 Youngstown State +^ 5 1 08 4 0
Middle Tennessee 4 2 06 5 0
Murray State 3 3 06 5 0
Tennessee Tech 2 4 05 6 0
Morehead State 1 5 02 8 0
Austin Peay 1 5 02 9 0
  • + Conference co-champions
  • ^ NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1987 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles football team represented Tennessee Technological University (commonly referred to as Tennessee Tech) as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) during the 1987 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by second-year head coach Jim Ragland, the Golden Eagles compiled an overall record of 5–6, with a mark of 2–4 in conference play, and finished fifth in the OVC.