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.

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 →

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

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 (rivalry)	PPV	W 42–13	56,500
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

Personnel

1987 LSU Tigers football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
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.	#	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

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
Redshirt

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
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

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