1987 Indiana State Sycamores football team

1987 Indiana State Sycamores football
Conference	Gateway Collegiate Athletic Conference
Record	5–6 (2–4 GCAC)
Head coach	Alexandre Dauzhenka (7th season)
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium

1987 Gateway Collegiate Athletic Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 4 Northern Iowa $^	6	–	0	–	0			10	–	4	–	0
Western Illinois	5	–	1	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
Eastern Illinois	3	–	3	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
SW Missouri State	3	–	3	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Indiana State	2	–	4	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Southern Illinois	2	–	4	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
Illinois State	0	–	6	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1987 Indiana State Sycamores football team represented Indiana State University as a member of the Gateway Collegiate Athletic Conference (GCAC) during the 1987 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The team was led by seventh-year head coach Dennis Raetz and played their home games at Memorial Stadium in Terre Haute, Indiana. The Sycamores finished the season with a 5–6 record overall and a 2–4 record in conference play.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 5	Salem*	Memorial Stadium Terre Haute, IN	W 55–0
September 12	Boston University*	Memorial Stadium Terre Haute, IN	L 0–34
September 19	at Western Illinois	Hanson Field Macomb, IL	L 12–42
September 26	Northern Iowa	Memorial Stadium Terre Haute, IN	L 14–38	8,457
October 3	at Southwest Missouri State	Briggs Stadium Springfield, MO	L 0–42
October 10	at Georgia Tech*	Grant Field Atlanta, GA	L 0–38	30,039
October 17	at Eastern Illinois	O'Brien Field Charleston, IL	L 14–20
October 24	at Illinois State	Hancock Stadium Normal, IL	W 10–3
October 31	Southern Illinois	Memorial Stadium Terre Haute, IN	W 24–15	10,531
November 7	vs. Cincinnati*	Hoosier Dome Indianapolis, IN	W 40–16	5,424
November 21	vs. Ball State*	Hoosier Dome Indianapolis, IN (Blue Key Victory Bell)	W 24–23
*Non-conference game