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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]
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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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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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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[14]
- ^ "1987 LSU Fighting Tigers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 11, 2023.
- ^ "LSU hands Texas A&M a 17–3 setback". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 6, 1987. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Fullerton makes score in more than one way in a 56–12 loss to LSU". The Los Angeles Times. September 13, 1987. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "No. 4 LSU Tigers punish Rice Owls 49–16". San Angelo Standard-Times. September 20, 1987. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Bucks' second half lifts them to 13–13 tie at LSU". The Marion Star. September 27, 1987. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tigers dodge another bullet, eke past Gators". Alexandria Daily Town Talk. October 4, 1987. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "LSU rallies past Georgia 26–23". The Palm Beach Post. October 11, 1987. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "It gets late early for UK as LSU rumbles to 34–9 triumph". The Courier-Journal. October 18, 1987. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "LSU rips Ole Miss 42–13". The Clarion-Ledger. November 1, 1987. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "'Bama: Nothing fancy about it". The Shreveport Times. November 8, 1987. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Rally lifts Tigers past MSU". Daily World. November 15, 1987. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "LSU guns down Tulane in Dome shootout". The Daily Advertiser. November 22, 1987. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tigers crush Carolina 30–13". The Item. January 1, 1988. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "1988 NFL Draft". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved January 21, 2020.
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