1987 LSU Tigers football team

1987 LSU Tigers football
Gator Bowl Champions
Gator Bowl vs. South Carolina, W 30–13
Conference Southeastern Conference
Ranking
Coaches No. 5
AP No. 5
1987 record 10–1–1 (5–1 SEC)
Head coach Mike Archer (1st year)
Offensive coordinator Ed Zaunbrecher
Offensive scheme Multiple
Defensive coordinator Pete Jenkins
Base defense 3-4
Home stadium Tiger Stadium
(Capacity: 78,882)
1987 SEC football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
#7 Auburn $ 5 0 1     9 1 2
#5 LSU 5 1 0     10 1 1
#14 Tennessee 4 1 1     10 2 1
#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
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1987 LSU Tigers football team represented Louisiana State University (LSU) in the college football season of 1987. The Tigers played their home games at Tiger Stadium in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

Schedule

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
September 5 7:00 PM at No. 15 Texas A&M* No. 6 Kyle FieldCollege Station, Texas (Rivalry) ESPN W 17–3   71,292
September 12 7:30 PM Cal State–Fullerton* No. 6 Tiger StadiumBaton Rouge, Louisiana PPV W 56–12   73,452
September 19 7:00 PM Rice* No. 4 Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, Louisiana PPV W 57–6   73,558
September 26 1:30 PM No. 7 Ohio State* No. 4 Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, Louisiana CBS T 13–13   79,263
October 3 6:30 PM No. 19 Florida No. 7 Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, Louisiana (Rivalry) ESPN W 13–10   79,313
October 10 3:00 PM at No. 16 Georgia No. 7 Sanford StadiumAthens, Georgia ESPN W 26–23   82,122
October 17 11:30 AM Kentucky No. 6 Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, Louisiana TBS W 34–9   77,084
October 31 6:00 PM at Ole Miss No. 5 Mississippi Veterans Memorial StadiumJackson, Mississippi PPV W 42–13   36,500
November 7 6:30 PM No. 13 Alabama No. 5 Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, Louisiana (Rivalry) ESPN L 10–22   79,379
November 14 7:00 PM Mississippi Statedagger No. 10 Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, Louisiana PPV W 34–14   79,258
November 21 7:30 PM at Tulane* No. 9 Louisiana SuperdomeNew Orleans (Battle for the Rag) PPV W 41–36   70,168
December 31 1:30 PM vs. No. 8 South Carolina* No. 7 Gator Bowl StadiumJacksonville, Florida (Gator Bowl) CBS W 30–13   82,119
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Central Time.

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References

  1. "1987 Schedule". Louisiana State University Department of Athletics. Retrieved October 15, 2014.
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