The 1987 Chattanooga Moccasins football team represented the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) in the 1987 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Moccasins were led by fourth-year head coach Buddy Nix and played their home games at Chamberlain Field. They finished the season 6–5 overall and 4–3 in SoCon play to tied for third place.^[1]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 12	at No. 3 Eastern Kentucky*		Chamberlain Field Chattanooga, TN	W 10–0	8,585
September 19	at No. T–14 East Tennessee State	No. 11	Memorial Center Johnson City, TN	L 14–34	11,021
September 26	at Furman		Paladin Stadium Greenville, SC	W 16–14	9,377	[2]
October 3	Louisiana Tech*	No. 19	Chamberlain Field Chattanooga, TN	W 20–18	8,450	[3]
October 10	Western Kentucky*	No. 12	Chamberlain Field Chattanooga, TN	L 17–20	8,377
October 17	The Citadel		Chamberlain Field Chattanooga, TN	W 22–19	8,973
October 24	at No. 2 Appalachian State	No. T–17	Conrad Stadium Boone, NC	L 3–17	23,727	[4]
October 31	Marshall		Chamberlain Field Chattanooga, TN	L 26–28	6,107
November 7	at Western Carolina		Whitmire Stadium Cullowhee, NC	W 13–11	5,216
November 14	Tennessee Tech*		Chamberlain Field Chattanooga, TN	L 13–20	7,573
November 21	at VMI		Alumni Memorial Field Lexington, VA	W 31–0	3,500	[5]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee Poll released prior to the game