1987 LSU Tigers football team

The 1987 LSU Tigers football team represented Louisiana State University (LSU) in the 1987 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Tigers played their home games at Tiger Stadium in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

1987 LSU Tigers football
Gator Bowl champion
Gator Bowl, W 30–13 vs. South Carolina
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 5
AP	No. 5
1987 record	10–1–1 (5–1 SEC)
Head coach	Mike Archer (1st season)
Offensive coordinator	Ed Zaunbrecher (4th season)
Offensive scheme	Multiple
Defensive coordinator	Pete Jenkins
Base defense	3–4
Home stadium	Tiger Stadium (Capacity: 78,882)

1987 Southeastern Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 7 Auburn $	5	–	0	–	1			9	–	1	–	2
No. 5 LSU	5	–	1	–	0			10	–	1	–	1
No. 14 Tennessee	4	–	1	–	1			10	–	2	–	1
No. 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
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 5	7:00 p.m.	at No. 15 Texas A&M*	No. 6	Kyle Field College Station, TX (rivalry)	ESPN	W 17–3	71,292
September 12	7:30 p.m.	Cal State–Fullerton*	No. 6	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	PPV	W 56–12	73,452
September 19	7:00 p.m.	Rice*	No. 4	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	PPV	W 49–16	73,558
September 26	1:30 p.m.	No. 7 Ohio State*	No. 4	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	CBS	T 13–13	79,263
October 3	6:30 p.m.	No. 19 Florida	No. 7	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)	ESPN	W 13–10	79,313
October 10	3:00 p.m.	at No. 16 Georgia	No. 7	Sanford Stadium Athens, GA	ESPN	W 26–23	82,122
October 17	11:30 a.m.	Kentucky	No. 6	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	TBS	W 34–9	77,084
October 31	6:00 p.m.	at Ole Miss	No. 5	Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS (Magnolia Bowl)	PPV	W 42–13	36,500
November 7	6:30 p.m.	No. 13 Alabama	No. 5	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)	ESPN	L 10–22	79,379
November 14	7:00 p.m.	Mississippi State	No. 10	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)	PPV	W 34–14	79,258
November 21	7:30 p.m.	at Tulane*	No. 9	Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, LA (Battle for the Rag)	PPV	W 41–36	70,168
December 31	1:30 p.m.	vs. No. 8 South Carolina*	No. 7	Gator Bowl Stadium Jacksonville, FL (Gator Bowl)	CBS	W 30–13	82,119
*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
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class C 56 Nacho Albergamo Sr OG 76 Eric Andolsek (C) Sr WR 82 Wendell Davis (C) Sr QB Sol Graves Fr QB 10 Mickey Guidry QB 13 Tommy Hodson So TE 49 Brian Kinchen Sr WR 80 Rogie Magee Sr WR 23 Sammy Martin WR 6 Tony Moss So RB 22 Harvey Williams So	Defense Pos. # Name Class S Jamie Bice Jr S Chris Carrier Sr DE Tommy Clapp (C) LB 48 Nicky Hazard (C) Sr NG 62 Darrell Phillips Jr LB Ron Sancho Jr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class K 4 David Browndyke So P 3 Matt DeFrank Sr	Head coach Mike Archer Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Final
AP	6	6	4	4	7	7	6	5	5	5	10	9	6	7	7	5
Coaches	11 т	6 (1)	5	4	8	6	5	4	4	5	11	10	7	7	7	5

Game summaries

at Texas A&M

Ohio State

Ohio State at LSU

1 2 3 4 Total Buckeyes 3 0 3 7 13 Tigers 7 3 0 3 13 Date: September 26 Location: Tiger Stadium Game attendance: 79,263

Florida

David Browndyke kicked the go-ahead 24-yard field goal with 5:34 left.[2]

at Georgia

Tommy Hodson threw a five-yard touchdown pass to Brian Kinchen for the go-ahead score with 3:36 left.[3]

Alabama

Alabama at LSU

1 2 3 4 Total • Crimson Tide 6 0 7 9 22 Tigers 0 10 0 0 10 Date: November 7 Location: Tiger Stadium Game attendance: 79,379 Television network: ESPN

Scoring summary Q1 8:28 ALA Doyle 45 yard field goal ALA 3–0 Q1 4:27 ALA Doyle 29 yard field goal ALA 6–0 Q2 14:44 LSU Browndyke 37 yard field goal ALA 6–3 Q2 6:14 LSU V. Jones 9 yard run (Browndyke kick) LSU 10–6 Q3 5:04 ALA Wright 1 yard run (Doyle kick) ALA 13–10 Q4 7:08 ALA Doyle 32 yard field goal ALA 16–10 Q4 4:48 ALA Humphrey 10 yard run (kick failed) ALA 22–10

Mississippi State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Mississippi St	7	7	0	0	14
LSU	14	7	3	10	34

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vs. South Carolina (Gator Bowl)

1988 NFL Draft

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL club
Wendell Davis	Wide receiver	1	27	Chicago Bears
Kevin Guidry	Defensive back	3	79	Denver Broncos
Sammy Martin	Wide receiver	4	97	New England Patriots
Eric Andolsek	Guard	5	111	Detroit Lions
Rogee Magee	Wide receiver	9	245	Chicago Bears
Chris Carrier	Defensive back	12	318	Phoenix Cardinals
Brian Kinchen	Tight end	12	320	Miami Dolphins

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References

1. "1987 Schedule". Louisiana State University Department of Athletics. Retrieved October 15, 2014.
2. 2019 LSU Football Media Guide. Retrieved 2019-Sep-17.
3. New York Times. 1987 Oct 11. Retrieved 2019-Sep-17.
4. Gainesville Sun. 1987 Nov 15. Retrieved 2019-Jan-06.
5. "1988 NFL Draft". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved January 21, 2020.