1987 South Carolina Gamecocks football team

The 1987 South Carolina Gamecocks football team represented the University of South Carolina as an independent team in the 1987 NCAA Division I-A football season. They finished with eight wins and four losses (8–4) and with a loss against LSU in the 1987 Gator Bowl. The Gamecocks were led by head coach Joe Morrison.

1987 South Carolina Gamecocks football
Gator Bowl, L 13–30 vs. LSU
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
CoachesNo. 15
APNo. 15
1987 record8–4
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorJoe Lee Dunn (1st season)
Home stadiumWilliams-Brice Stadium
1987 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 1 Miami (FL)        12 0 0
No. 4 Syracuse        11 0 1
No. 2 Florida State        11 1 0
No. 15 South Carolina        8 4 0
Pittsburgh        8 4 0
Penn State        8 4 0
No. 17 Notre Dame        8 4 0
Southern Miss        6 5 0
Rutgers        6 5 0
Southwestern Louisiana        6 5 0
Memphis State        5 5 1
Northern Illinois        5 5 1
West Virginia        6 6 0
Tulane        6 6 0
Army        5 6 0
Boston College        5 6 0
East Carolina        5 6 0
Akron        4 7 0
Cincinnati        4 7 0
Louisville        3 7 1
Temple        3 8 0
Tulsa        3 8 0
Virginia Tech        2 9 0
Navy        2 9 0
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 5Appalachian StateW 24–368,830
September 12Western CarolinaW 31-666,573
September 26at No. 20 GeorgiaL 6-1382,122
October 3at No. 2 NebraskaESPNL 21-3076,061
October 10Virginia TechW 40-1073,150
October 17VirginiaW 58-1067,638
October 24East CarolinaW 34-1269,131
October 31NC StateNo. 19W 48-074,200
November 14at Wake ForestNo. 14W 30-034,720
November 21No. 8 ClemsonNo. 12ESPNW 20-775,043[1]
December 5at No. 2 MiamiNo. 8ESPNL 16-2063,317
December 31vs. LSUNo. 8CBSL 13-3082,119

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Roster

1987 South Carolina Gamecocks football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
QB 9 Todd Ellis
T 78 Mark Fryer
C 57 Woody Meyers
WR 2 Sterling Sharpe
G 71 Paul Shivers
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DB 27 Brad Edwards
DT 54 Roy Hart
DT 95 Brendan McCormack
LB 48 Matt McKernan
DE 92 Kurt Wilson
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
K 8 Collin Mackie
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

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

Rankings

Game summaries

at Georgia


at Nebraska


South Carolina at Nebraska
1 234Total
Gamecocks 0 7140 21
No. 2 Cornhuskers 3 10017 30

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Virginia Tech


Clemson


at Miami (FL)

South Carolina at Miami (FL)
1 234Total
No. 8 Gamecocks 6 703 16
No. 2 Hurricanes 7 760 20


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References

  1. "Carolina defense prevails: Gamecocks 20, Tigers 7". The Greenville News. November 22, 1987. pp. 1C, 5C via Newspapers.com.
  2. "1987 Football Schedule". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 22, 2017.
  3. "COLLEGE FOOTBALL : Close Call Wakes Up Nebraska : Cornhuskers Win With Fourth-Quarter Rally, 30-21". Los Angeles Times. October 4, 1987. Retrieved August 11, 2019.
  4. "COLLEGE FOOTBALL; Miami Survives By 20-16". The New York Times. December 6, 1987. Retrieved August 11, 2019.


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