1987 Toledo Rockets football team

{{short description|American college football season}}

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| year = 1987

| team = Toledo Rockets

| sport = football

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| conference = Mid-American Conference

| short_conf = MAC

| record = 3–7–1

| conf_record = 3–4–1

| head_coach = Dan Simrell

| hc_year = 6th

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| stadium = Glass Bowl

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{{1987 Mid-American Conference football standings}}

The 1987 Toledo Rockets football team was an American football team that represented the University of Toledo in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1987 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their sixth season under head coach Dan Simrell, the Rockets compiled a 3–7–1 record (3–4–1 against MAC opponents), finished in a tie for sixth place in the MAC, and were outscored by all opponents by a combined total of 245 to 165.{{cite web|title=1987 Toledo Rockets Schedule and Results|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=SR/College Football|accessdate=September 21, 2016|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/toledo/1987-schedule.html}}

The team's statistical leaders included Bill Bergan with 908 passing yards, David Rohrs with 681 rushing yards, and Eric Hutchinson with 431 receiving yards.{{cite web|title=1987 Toledo Rockets Stats|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=SR/College Football|accessdate=September 21, 2016|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/toledo/1987.html}}