1987 LSU Tigers football team

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)
Seasons

1987 SEC football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#7/7 Auburn †	5	–	0	–	1			9	–	1	–	2
#5/5 LSU	5	–	1	–	0			10	–	1	–	1
#14/13 Tennessee	4	–	1	–	1			10	–	2	–	1
#13/14 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
Rankings from AP Poll / Coaches Poll

The 1987 LSU Tigers football team represented Louisiana State University (LSU) in the college football season of 1987. The Tigers played their home games at Tiger Stadium in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

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 57–6	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

Game summaries

Mississippi State

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