| Year: | 1987 |
| Team: | Richmond Spiders |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Yankee Conference |
| Short Conf: | Yankee |
| Record: | 7–5 |
| Conf Record: | 6–1 |
| Head Coach: | Dal Shealy |
| Hc Year: | 8th |
| Stadium: | UR Stadium |
| Champion: | Yankee co-champion |
| Bowl: | NCAA Division I-AA first round |
| Bowl Result: | L 3–20 at Appalachian State |
The 1987 Richmond Spiders football team was an American football team that represented the University of Richmond as a member of the Yankee Conference during the 1987 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their eighth season under head coach Dal Shealy, Richmond compiled a 7–5 record, with a mark of 6–1 in conference play, finishing as Yankee co-champions. In the I-AA playoffs, the Spiders were defeated by Appalachian State in the first round.