1987 LSU Tigers football team

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]

1987 LSU Tigers football
Gator Bowl champion
Gator Bowl, W 30–13 vs. South Carolina
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 5
APNo. 5
Record10–1–1 (5–1 SEC)
Head coach
  • Mike Archer (1st season)
Offensive coordinatorEd Zaunbrecher (4th season)
Offensive schemeMultiple
Defensive coordinatorPete Jenkins (2nd season)
Base defense3–4
Home stadiumTiger Stadium
1987 Southeastern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 7 Auburn $ 5 –0 –19 –1 –2
No. 5 LSU 5 –1 –010 –1 –1
No. 14 Tennessee 4 –1 –110 –2 –1
No. 13 Georgia 4 –2 –09 –3 –0
Alabama 4 –2 –07 –5 –0
Florida 3 –3 –06 –6 –0
Kentucky 1 –5 –05 –6 –0
Mississippi State 1 –5 –04 –7 –0
Vanderbilt 1 –5 –04 –7 –0
Ole Miss 1 –5 –03 –8 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule
DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 57:00 p.m.at No. 15 Texas A&M*No. 6
ESPNW 17–371,292[2]
September 127:30 p.m.Cal State Fullerton*No. 6
PPVW 56–1273,452[3]
September 197:00 p.m.Rice*No. 4
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
PPVW 49–1673,558[4]
September 261:30 p.m.No. 7 Ohio State*No. 4
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
CBST 13–1379,263[5]
October 36:30 p.m.No. 19 FloridaNo. 7
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)
ESPNW 13–1079,313[6]
October 103:00 p.m.at No. 16 GeorgiaNo. 7
ESPNW 26–2382,122[7]
October 1711:30 a.m.KentuckyNo. 6
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
TBSW 34–977,084[8]
October 316:00 p.m.at Ole MissNo. 5
PPVW 42–1356,500[9]
November 76:30 p.m.No. 13 AlabamaNo. 5
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)
ESPNL 10–2279,379[10]
November 147:00 p.m.Mississippi StatedaggerNo. 10
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)
PPVW 34–1479,258[11]
November 217:30 p.m.at Tulane*No. 9
PPVW 41–3670,168[12]
December 311:30 p.m.vs. No. 8 South Carolina*No. 7
CBSW 30–1382,119[13]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

Personnel
1987 LSU Tigers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
C 56 Nacho Albergamo Sr
G 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.#NameClass
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.#NameClass
K 4 David Browndyke So
P 3 Matt DeFrank Sr
Head coach
  • Mike Archer
Coordinators/assistant coaches
  • Ed Zaunbrecher – Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks
  • Jesse Daigle – Running backs
  • Jerry Sullivan – Wide receivers
  • Marty Galbraith – Tight ends
  • Pete Mangurian – Offensive line
  • Pete Jenkins – Defensive coordinator/defensive line
  • Joe Wessel – Inside linebackers
  • John Mitchell – Outside linebackers
  • John Fontes – Defensive backs
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
т = Tied with team above or below ( ) = First-place votes
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314Final
AP66447765551096775
Coaches11 т6 (1)5486544511107775

1988 NFL Draft
PlayerPositionRoundPickNFL club
Wendell DavisWide receiver127Chicago Bears
Kevin GuidryDefensive back379Denver Broncos
Sammy MartinWide receiver497New England Patriots
Eric AndolsekGuard5111Detroit Lions
Rogee MageeWide receiver9245Chicago Bears
Chris CarrierDefensive back12318Phoenix Cardinals
Brian KinchenTight end12320Miami Dolphins

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References
  1. "1987 LSU Fighting Tigers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 11, 2023.
  2. "LSU hands Texas A&M a 17–3 setback". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 6, 1987. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "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.
  4. "No. 4 LSU Tigers punish Rice Owls 49–16". San Angelo Standard-Times. September 20, 1987. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Bucks' second half lifts them to 13–13 tie at LSU". The Marion Star. September 27, 1987. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Tigers dodge another bullet, eke past Gators". Alexandria Daily Town Talk. October 4, 1987. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "LSU rallies past Georgia 26–23". The Palm Beach Post. October 11, 1987. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "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.
  9. "LSU rips Ole Miss 42–13". The Clarion-Ledger. November 1, 1987. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "'Bama: Nothing fancy about it". The Shreveport Times. November 8, 1987. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Rally lifts Tigers past MSU". Daily World. November 15, 1987. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. "LSU guns down Tulane in Dome shootout". The Daily Advertiser. November 22, 1987. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. "Tigers crush Carolina 30–13". The Item. January 1, 1988. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. "1988 NFL Draft". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved January 21, 2020.
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