1987 Bowling Green Falcons football team

{{short description|American college football season}}

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{{Infobox college sports team season

| year = 1987

| team = Bowling Green Falcons

| sport = football

| image =

| image_size =

| conference = Mid-American Conference

| short_conf = MAC

| record = 5–6

| conf_record = 5–3

| head_coach = Moe Ankney

| hc_year = 2nd

| off_coach =

| oc_year =

| off_scheme =

| def_coach = Bob Wolfe

| dc_year = 2nd

| def_scheme =

| captain =

| stadium = Doyt Perry Stadium

}}

{{1987 Mid-American Conference football standings}}

The 1987 Bowling Green Falcons football team was an American football team that represented Bowling Green University in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1987 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their second season under head coach Moe Ankney, the Falcons compiled a 5–6 record (5–3 against MAC opponents), finished in a tie for second place in the MAC, and were outscored by all opponents by a combined total of 249 to 215.{{cite web|title=1987 Bowling Green State Falcons Schedule and Results|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=SR/College Football|accessdate=September 27, 2016|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/bowling-green-state/1987-schedule.html}}

The team's statistical leaders included Rich Dackin with 2,211 passing yards, Shawn Daniels with 423 rushing yards, and Reggie Thornton with 698 receiving yards.{{cite web|title=1987 Bowling Green State Falcons Stats|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=SR/College Football|accessdate=September 27, 2016|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/bowling-green-state/1987.html}}