1987 LSU Tigers football team

1987 LSU Tigers football
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
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 (2nd season)
Base defense	3–4
Home stadium	Tiger Stadium
	Seasons ← 1986 1988 →

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]

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Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
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	^[2]
September 12	7:30 p.m.	Cal State Fullerton*	No. 6	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	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	Sanford Stadium Athens, GA	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	Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS (rivalry)	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	Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, LA (Battle for the Rag)	PPV	W 41–36	70,168	^[12]
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	^[13]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

Schedule

1987 Southeastern Conference football standings
v t e	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