1987 Sam Houston State Bearkats football team

The 1987 Sam Houston State Bearkats football team represented Sam Houston State University as a member of the Southland Conference during the 1987 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by sixth-year head coach Ron Randleman, the Bearkats compiled an overall record of 8–3 with a mark of 5–1 in conference play, and finished tied for second in the Southland.

1987 Sam Houston State Bearkats football
Conference	Southland Conference
Record	8–3 (5–1 Southland)
Head coach	Ron Randleman (6th season)
Home stadium	Bowers Stadium
Seasons ← 1986 1988 →

1987 Southland Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 3 Northeast Louisiana $^	6	–	0	–	0			13	–	2	–	0
No. 19 Sam Houston State	5	–	1	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
No. 16 North Texas State ^	5	–	1	–	0			7	–	5	–	0
Northwestern State	3	–	3	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
SW Texas State	2	–	4	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Stephen F. Austin	1	–	5	–	0			3	–	7	–	1
McNeese State	1	–	5	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Northeast Louisiana's games against Louisiana Tech and Arkansas State, Sam Houston State's games against Texas Southern and Western Illinois, Stephen F. Austin's game against Nicholls State, and McNeese State's game against Louisiana Tech counted in the conference standings. Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 5	at Angelo State*		San Angelo Stadium San Angelo, TX	W 31–14		[1]
September 12	at Montana State*	No. T–13	Sales Stadium Bozeman, MT	L 48–52	7,357	[2]
September 19	Texas A&I*		Bowers Stadium Huntsville, TX	W 45–35		[3]
September 26	at Houston*		Houston Astrodome Houston, TX	L 34–38	21,705	[4]
October 3	Texas Southern[n 1]		Bowers Stadium Huntsville, TX	W 45–7		[6]
October 10	at No. 3 North Texas State		Fouts Field Denton, TX	L 24–41		[7]
October 24	at Lamar*		Cardinal Stadium Beaumont, TX	W 34–21	7,014	[8]
October 31	Northwestern State		Bowers Stadium Huntsville, TX	W 34–7	10,150	[9]
November 7	at Stephen F. Austin		Homer Bryce Stadium Nacogdoches, TX (Battle of the Piney Woods)	W 31–17	15,522	[10]
November 14	No. 19 Western Illinois[n 1]	No. T–22	Bowers Stadium Huntsville, TX	W 42–18	5,300	[11]
November 21	at Southwest Texas State	No. 16	Bobcat Stadium San Marcos, TX (rivalry)	W 24–21		[12]
*Non-conference game Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee Poll released prior to the game

Notes

1. Sam Houston State's games against Texas Southern and Western Illinois were designated conference games and counted in the Southland standings.^[5]