1987 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team

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1987 Mississippi State Bulldogs football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record4–7 (1–5 SEC)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorRonnie Gray (2nd season)
Home stadiumScott Field
Seasons
← 1986
1988 →
1987 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 7 Auburn $ 5 – 0 – 1 9 – 1 – 2
No. 5 LSU 5 – 1 – 0 10 – 1 – 1
No. 14 Tennessee 4 – 1 – 1 10 – 2 – 1
No. 13 Georgia 4 – 2 – 0 9 – 3 – 0
Alabama 4 – 2 – 0 7 – 5 – 0
Florida 3 – 3 – 0 6 – 6 – 0
Kentucky 1 – 5 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Mississippi State 1 – 5 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Vanderbilt 1 – 5 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Ole Miss 1 – 5 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from
AP Poll

The 1987 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team represented Mississippi State University as member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1987 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by second-year head coach Rockey Felker, the Bulldogs compiled a record of 4–7, with a mark of 1–5 in conference play, and finished tied for seventh in the SEC.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 5Southwestern Louisiana*
W 31–326,580[1]
September 12No. 14 Tennessee
  • Scott Field
  • Starkville, MS
L 10–3830,312[2]
September 19Louisiana Tech*
  • Scott Field
  • Starkville, MS
W 14–1323,200[3]
September 26at Florida
L 3–3874,421[4]
October 3Memphis State*
  • Scott Field
  • Starkville, MS
W 9–637,264[5]
October 17vs. Southern Miss*
L 14–1840,000[6]
October 24at No. 6 Auburn
L 7–3879,900[7]
October 31at No. 16 Alabama
L 18–2173,877[8]
November 7Tulane*
  • Scott Field
  • Starkville, MS
L 19–3023,647[9]
November 14at No. 10 LSU
L 14–3479,258[10]
November 21vs. Ole Miss
  • Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Jackson, MS (Egg Bowl)
W 30–2043,500[11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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