1987 LSU Tigers football team

The 1987 LSU Tigers football team represented Louisiana State University (LSU) in the 1987 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Tigers played their home games at Tiger Stadium in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

1987 LSU Tigers football
Gator Bowl champion
Gator Bowl, W 30–13 vs. South Carolina
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 5
APNo. 5
1987 record10–1–1 (5–1 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorEd Zaunbrecher (4th season)
Offensive schemeMultiple
Defensive coordinatorPete Jenkins
Base defense3–4
Home stadiumTiger Stadium
(Capacity: 78,882)
1987 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 7 Auburn $ 5 0 1  9 1 2
No. 5 LSU 5 1 0  10 1 1
No. 14 Tennessee 4 1 1  10 2 1
No. 13 Georgia 4 2 0  9 3 0
Alabama 4 2 0  7 5 0
Florida 3 3 0  6 6 0
Kentucky 1 5 0  5 6 0
Mississippi State 1 5 0  4 7 0
Vanderbilt 1 5 0  4 7 0
Ole Miss 1 5 0  3 8 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 57:00 p.m.at No. 15 Texas A&M*No. 6ESPNW 17–371,292
September 127:30 p.m.Cal State–Fullerton*No. 6PPVW 56–1273,452
September 197:00 p.m.Rice*No. 4
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
PPVW 49–1673,558
September 261:30 p.m.No. 7 Ohio State*No. 4
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
CBST 13–1379,263
October 36:30 p.m.No. 19 FloridaNo. 7
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)
ESPNW 13–1079,313
October 103:00 p.m.at No. 16 GeorgiaNo. 7ESPNW 26–2382,122
October 1711:30 a.m.KentuckyNo. 6
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
TBSW 34–977,084
October 316:00 p.m.at Ole MissNo. 5PPVW 42–1336,500
November 76:30 p.m.No. 13 AlabamaNo. 5
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)
ESPNL 10–2279,379
November 147:00 p.m.Mississippi StateNo. 10
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)
PPVW 34–1479,258
November 217:30 p.m.at Tulane*No. 9PPVW 41–3670,168
December 311:30 p.m.vs. No. 8 South Carolina*No. 7CBSW 30–1382,119
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

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Personnel

1987 LSU Tigers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
C 56 Nacho Albergamo Sr
OG 76 Eric Andolsek (C) Sr
WR 82 Wendell Davis (C) Sr
QB Sol Graves Fr
QB 10 Mickey Guidry
QB 13 Tommy Hodson So
TE 49 Brian Kinchen Sr
WR 80 Rogie Magee Sr
WR 23 Sammy Martin
WR 6 Tony Moss So
RB 22 Harvey Williams So
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
S Jamie Bice Jr
S Chris Carrier Sr
DE Tommy Clapp (C)
LB 48 Nicky Hazard (C) Sr
NG 62 Darrell Phillips Jr
LB Ron Sancho Jr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
K 4 David Browndyke So
P 3 Matt DeFrank Sr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • Injured
    • Redshirt

    Rankings

    Ranking movements
    Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
    NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.
    Week
    Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Final 
    AP 6 6 4 4 7 7 6 5 5 5 10 9 6 7 7 5 
    Coaches 11 т 6 (1) 5 4 8 6 5 4 4 5 11 10 7 7 7 5

    Game summaries

    at Texas A&M

    Ohio State

    Ohio State at LSU
    1 234Total
    Buckeyes 3 037 13
    Tigers 7 303 13
    • Date: September 26
    • Location: Tiger Stadium
    • Game attendance: 79,263

    Florida

    David Browndyke kicked the go-ahead 24-yard field goal with 5:34 left.[2]

    at Georgia

    Tommy Hodson threw a five-yard touchdown pass to Brian Kinchen for the go-ahead score with 3:36 left.[3]

    Alabama

    Alabama at LSU
    1 234Total
    Crimson Tide 6 079 22
    Tigers 0 1000 10
    • Date: November 7
    • Location: Tiger Stadium
    • Game attendance: 79,379
    • Television network: ESPN

    Mississippi State

    1 2 3 4 Total
    Mississippi St 7 7 0 0 14
    LSU 14 7 3 10 34

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    vs. South Carolina (Gator Bowl)

    1988 NFL Draft

    PlayerPositionRoundPickNFL club
    Wendell DavisWide receiver127Chicago Bears
    Kevin GuidryDefensive back379Denver Broncos
    Sammy MartinWide receiver497New England Patriots
    Eric AndolsekGuard5111Detroit Lions
    Rogee MageeWide receiver9245Chicago Bears
    Chris CarrierDefensive back12318Phoenix Cardinals
    Brian KinchenTight end12320Miami Dolphins

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    References

    1. "1987 Schedule". Louisiana State University Department of Athletics. Retrieved October 15, 2014.
    2. 2019 LSU Football Media Guide. Retrieved 2019-Sep-17.
    3. New York Times. 1987 Oct 11. Retrieved 2019-Sep-17.
    4. Gainesville Sun. 1987 Nov 15. Retrieved 2019-Jan-06.
    5. "1988 NFL Draft". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved January 21, 2020.


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