1987 Gator Bowl

1987 Mazda Gator Bowl
South Carolina Gamecocks LSU Tigers (8–3) (9–1–1) 13 30 Head coach:  Joe Morrison Head coach:  Mike Archer AP Coaches 9 9 AP Coaches 7 7
1 2 3 4 Total South Carolina 3 3 0 7 13 LSU 14 6 7 3 30
Date	December 31, 1987
Season	1987
Stadium	Gator Bowl Stadium
Location	Jacksonville, Florida
MVP	WR Wendell Davis, LSU RB Harold Green, South Carolina
Referee	Robert C. Wood III (ACC)
Attendance	82,119
United States TV coverage
Network	CBS
Announcers	Verne Lundquist, Dick Vermeil

The 1987 Gator Bowl was a college football bowl game between the LSU Tigers and the South Carolina Gamecocks.^[1] LSU defeated South Carolina, 30–13.^[2]

Background

LSU finished second in the Southeastern Conference (SEC). South Carolina competed as an independent and was tied for fourth-best record among independent schools. ^[3]

Game summary

First Quarter

• LSU – Wendell Davis, 39-yard pass from Tommy Hodson (David Browndyke kick)
• LSU – Davis, 12-yard pass from Hodson (Browndyke kick)
• South Carolina – Collin Mackie, 44-yard field goal

Second Quarter

• LSU – Browndyke, 27-yard field goal
• South Carolina – Mackie, 39-yard field goal
• LSU – Browndyke, 18-yard field goal

Third Quarter

• LSU – Davis, 25-yard pass from Hodson (Browndyke kick)

Fourth Quarter

• South Carolina – Harold Green, 10-yard run (Mackie kick)
• LSU – Browndyke, 23-yard field goal

^[4]

Statistics

Statistics	LSU	South Carolina
First Downs	17	21
Rushing Yards	122	25
Passing Yards	224	304
Total Yards	346	329
Passes (Att-Comp-Int)	32-20-0	47-28-4
Punts-Average	3-37.6	2-40.5
Fumbles-Lost	5-3	2-1
Penalties-Yards	10-107	6-49

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References

1. "1987 Bowl Games". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 2015-12-19.
2. "Tommy Hodson leads LSU to rout of South Carolina in 1987 Gator Bowl top-10 matchup". nola.com. Retrieved 2015-12-19.
3. "Gamecocks, Tigers met in 1987 Gator Bowl". gridironnow.com. Retrieved 2015-12-19.
4. "43rd Gator Bowl" (PDF). taxslayerbowl.com. Retrieved 2015-12-19.