1987 Morgan State Bears football team

The 1987 Morgan State Bears football team represented Morgan State University as a member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) during the 1987 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by third-year head coach Jesse Thomas, the Bears compiled an overall record of 2–8, with a mark of 1–4 in conference play, and finished fifth in the MEAC.

1987 Morgan State Bears football
Conference	Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Record	2–8 (1–4 MEAC)
Head coach	Jesse Thomas (3rd season)
Home stadium	Hughes Stadium

1987 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 20 Delaware State $	5	–	0	–	0			9	–	1	–	0
No. 18 Howard	4	–	1	–	0			8	–	2	–	0
South Carolina State	3	–	2	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Bethune–Cookman	2	–	3	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
North Carolina A&T	1	–	4	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
Morgan State	0	–	5	–	0			1	–	9	–	0
Florida A&M	0	–	0	–	0			5	–	5	–	1
$ – Conference champion Florida A&M games did not count as conference games in 1987; records adjusted for Howard and Arkansas Pine–Bluff forfeits to Delaware State Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 5	Virginia Union*	Hughes Stadium Baltimore, MD	L 3–7
September 12	Bethune–Cookman	Hughes Stadium Baltimore, MD	L 22–34	3,400
September 19	at Delaware State	Alumni Stadium Dover, DE	L 7–30	3,200
September 26	at North Carolina A&T	Aggie Stadium Greensboro, NC	L 17–35
October 10	South Carolina State	Hughes Stadium Baltimore, MD	L 14–41	12,000
October 17	at Towson State*	Minnegan Stadium Towson, MD (rivalry)	L 10–39
October 24	at Tennessee State*	Hale Stadium Nashville, TN	L 17–37	3,500
October 31	District of Columbia*	Hughes Stadium Baltimore, MD	W 14–3	300
November 7	at Elizabeth City State*	Roebuck Stadium Elizabeth City, NC	L 14–21	13,977
November 14	Howard	Hughes Stadium Baltimore, MD (rivalry)	W 0–62 (forfeit win)	3,100
*Non-conference game