1987 NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship Game

The culminating game of the 1987 NCAA Division I-AA football season, it was won by Northeast Louisiana, 43–42.

[3] The participants of the Championship Game were the finalists of the 1987 I-AA Playoffs, which began with a 16-team bracket.

[5] Ranked third in the final NCAA I-AA in-house poll[6] and seeded second in the tournament, the Indians defeated North Texas State, Eastern Kentucky, and third-seed Northern Iowa to reach the final.

Marshall finished their regular season with a 7–4 record (4–2 in conference); one of their losses was to Ohio of Division I-A.

[7] Ranked 14th in the final NCAA I-AA in-house poll[6] and unseeded in the tournament, the Thundering Herd defeated James Madison, Weber State, and top-seed Appalachian State to reach the final.