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American college football season
The 1987 LSU Tigers football team represented Louisiana State University during the 1987 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team was led by Mike Archer in his first season and finished with an overall record of ten wins, one loss, and one tie (10–1–1 overall, 5–1 in the SEC) and with a victory over South Carolina in the Gator Bowl.[1]
Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 5 | 7:00 p.m. | at No. 15 Texas A&M* | No. 6 | | ESPN | W 17–3 | 71,292 | [2] |
September 12 | 7:30 p.m. | Cal State Fullerton* | No. 6 | | PPV | W 56–12 | 73,452 | [3] |
September 19 | 7:00 p.m. | Rice* | No. 4 | - Tiger Stadium
- Baton Rouge, LA
| PPV | W 49–16 | 73,558 | [4] |
September 26 | 1:30 p.m. | No. 7 Ohio State* | No. 4 | - Tiger Stadium
- Baton Rouge, LA
| CBS | T 13–13 | 79,263 | [5] |
October 3 | 6:30 p.m. | No. 19 Florida | No. 7 | - Tiger Stadium
- Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)
| ESPN | W 13–10 | 79,313 | [6] |
October 10 | 3:00 p.m. | at No. 16 Georgia | No. 7 | | ESPN | W 26–23 | 82,122 | [7] |
October 17 | 11:30 a.m. | Kentucky | No. 6 | - Tiger Stadium
- Baton Rouge, LA
| TBS | W 34–9 | 77,084 | [8] |
October 31 | 6:00 p.m. | at Ole Miss | No. 5 | | PPV | W 42–13 | 56,500 | [9] |
November 7 | 6:30 p.m. | No. 13 Alabama | No. 5 | - Tiger Stadium
- Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)
| ESPN | L 10–22 | 79,379 | [10] |
November 14 | 7:00 p.m. | Mississippi State | No. 10 | - Tiger Stadium
- Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)
| PPV | W 34–14 | 79,258 | [11] |
November 21 | 7:30 p.m. | at Tulane* | No. 9 | | PPV | W 41–36 | 70,168 | [12] |
December 31 | 1:30 p.m. | vs. No. 8 South Carolina* | No. 7 | | CBS | W 30–13 | 82,119 | [13] |
- *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
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Players
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Coaches
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Offense
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Defense
Pos. |
# |
Name |
Class
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S
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Jamie Bice
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Jr
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S
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Chris Carrier
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Sr
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DE
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Tommy Clapp (C)
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LB
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48
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Nicky Hazard (C)
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Sr
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NG
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62
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Darrell Phillips
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Jr
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LB
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Ron Sancho
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Jr
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Special teams
Pos. |
# |
Name |
Class
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K
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4
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David Browndyke
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So
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P
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3
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Matt DeFrank
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Sr
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- Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
- Injured
- Redshirt
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Rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
т = Tied with team above or below ( ) = First-place votes | Week |
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Final |
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AP | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 5 |
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Coaches | 11 т | 6 (1) | 5 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 |
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1988 NFL Draft
Main article:
1988 NFL Draft
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References
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