The 1987 Bucknell Bison football team was an American football team that represented Bucknell University during the 1987 NCAA Division I-AA football season.
Bucknell played its home games at Memorial Stadium on the university campus in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania.
During its second year under head coach George Landis, the Bison compiled a 4–5–1 record.
[1] Jim Given and Greg Schiano were the team captains.
Its 1–3–1 conference record placed it fifth in the six-team Colonial League standings.