The 1987 Purdue Boilermakers football team represented Purdue University as a member of the Big Ten Conference during the 1987 NCAA Division I-A football season.
Led by first-year head coach Fred Akers, the Boilermakers compiled an overall record of 3–7–1 with a mark of 3–5 in conference play, tying for sixth place in the Big Ten.
Purdue played home games at Ross–Ade Stadium in West Lafayette, Indiana.
[1] [2] Jeff George transferred following the hiring of Fred Akers as head coach, who had recently been fired from Texas.
at Ross–Ade Stadium, West Lafayette, Indiana at Ross–Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, Indiana