Template:1987 Southland Conference football standings

1987 Southland Conference football standings
	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 Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll