| Year: | 1987 |
| Team: | Tulane Green Wave |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Independent |
| Record: | 6–6 |
| Head Coach: | Mack Brown |
| Hc Year: | 3rd |
| Off Coach: | Darrell Moody |
| Oc Year: | 3rd |
| Stadium: | Louisiana Superdome |
| Bowl: | Independence Bowl |
| Bowl Result: | L 12–24 vs. Washington |
The 1987 Tulane Green Wave football team was an American football team that represented Tulane University during the 1987 NCAA Division I-A football season as an independent. In their third year under head coach Mack Brown, the team compiled a 6–6 record and lost to Washington at the Independence Bowl.