| Year: | 1987 |
| Team: | Wisconsin Badgers |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Big Ten Conference |
| Short Conf: | Big Ten |
| Record: | 3–8 |
| Conf Record: | 1–7 |
| Head Coach: | Don Morton |
| Hc Year: | 1st |
| Off Coach: | Pat Simmers |
| Oc Year: | 1st |
| Off Scheme: | Veer |
| Def Coach: | Mike Daly |
| Dc Year: | 1st |
| Def Scheme: | 4–4 |
| Mvp: | Paul Gruber |
| Captain: | Paul Gruber |
| Captain2: | Rodney Lossow |
| Stadium: | Camp Randall Stadium |
The 1987 Wisconsin Badgers football team represented the University of Wisconsin–Madison as a member of the Big Ten Conference during the 1987 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by first-year head coach Don Morton, the Badgers compiled an overall record of 3–9 with a mark of 1–7 in conference play, placing last out of ten teams in the Big Ten. Wisconsin played home games at Camp Randall Stadium in Madison, Wisconsin.
| Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL club |
| Offensive tackle | 1 | 4 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |
| Guard | 8 | 218 | New Orleans Saints | |
| Bud Keyes | Quarterback | 10 | 256 | Green Bay Packers |
| Rodney Lossow | Center | 10 | 267 | New England Patriots |