1987 Indiana State Sycamores football team

1987 Indiana State Sycamores football
ConferenceGateway Collegiate Athletic Conference
Record5–6 (2–4 GCAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1986
1988 →
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.