| Year: | 1987 |
| Team: | Virginia Cavaliers |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Atlantic Coast Conference |
| Short Conf: | ACC |
| Record: | 8–4 |
| Conf Record: | 5–2 |
| Head Coach: | George Welsh |
| Hc Year: | 6th |
| Off Coach: | Gary Tranquill |
| Oc Year: | 1st |
| Def Coach: | Frank Spaziani |
| Dc Year: | 1st |
| Captain: | Sean Scott & Scott Secules[1] |
| Stadium: | Scott Stadium |
| Champion: | All-American Bowl champion |
| Bowl: | All-American Bowl |
| Bowl Result: | W 22–16 vs. BYU |
The 1987 Virginia Cavaliers football team represented the University of Virginia during the 1987 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Cavaliers were led by sixth-year head coach George Welsh and played their home games at Scott Stadium in Charlottesville, Virginia. They competed as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference, finishing in second. Virginia was invited to the 1987 All-American Bowl in Birmingham, Alabama, where they defeated BYU.