1987 San Francisco State Gators football team

The 1987 San Francisco State Gators football team represented San Francisco State University as a member of the Northern California Athletic Conference (NCAC) during the 1987 NCAA Division II football season. Led by 27th-year head coach Vic Rowen, San Francisco State compiled an overall record of 1–8–1 with a mark of 0–4–1 in conference play, placing last out of six teams in the NCAC. For the season the team was outscored by its opponents 245 to 97. The Gators played home games at Cox Stadium in San Francisco.