1987 South Carolina Gamecocks football team

1987 South Carolina Gamecocks football
Gator Bowl, L 13–30 vs. LSU
Conference Independent
Ranking
Coaches No. 15
AP No. 15
1987 record 8–4
Head coach Joe Morrison (5th season)
Defensive coordinator Joe Lee Dunn (1st season)
Home stadium Williams-Brice Stadium
1987 Division I-A independents football records
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 1 Miami (FL)   –  –   12 –0 –0
No. 4 Syracuse   –  –   11 –0 –1
No. 2 Florida State   –  –   11 –1 –0
No. 15 South Carolina   –  –   8 –4 –0
Pittsburgh   –  –   8 –4 –0
Penn State   –  –   8 –4 –0
No. 17 Notre Dame   –  –   8 –4 –0
Southern Miss   –  –   6 –5 –0
Rutgers   –  –   6 –5 –0
Southwestern Louisiana   –  –   6 –5 –0
Memphis   –  –   5 –5 –1
Northern Illinois   –  –   5 –5 –1
West Virginia   –  –   6 –6 –0
Tulane   –  –   6 –6 –0
Army   –  –   5 –6 –0
Boston College   –  –   5 –6 –0
East Carolina   –  –   5 –6 –0
Akron   –  –   4 –7 –0
Cincinnati   –  –   4 –7 –0
Louisville   –  –   3 –7 –1
Temple   –  –   3 –8 –0
Tulsa   –  –   3 –8 –0
Navy   –  –   2 –9 –0
Virginia Tech   –  –   2 –9 –0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1987 South Carolina Gamecocks football team represented the University of South Carolina as an independent team in the 1987 NCAA Division I-A football season. They finished with eight wins and four losses (8–4) and with a loss against LSU in the 1987 Gator Bowl. The Gamecocks were led by head coach Joe Morrison.

Schedule

Date Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
September 5 Appalachian State Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC W 24–3   68,830
September 12 Western Carolina Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC W 31-6   66,573
September 26 at No. 20 Georgia Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA (Rivalry) L 6-13   82,122
October 3 at No. 2 Nebraska Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE ESPN L 21-30   76,061
October 10 Virginia Tech Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC W 40-10   73,150
October 17 Virginia Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC W 58-10   67,638
October 24 East Carolina Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC W 34-12   69,131
October 31 NC State No. 19 Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC W 48-0   74,200
November 14 at Wake Forest No. 14 BB&T Field • Winston-Salem, NC W 30-0   34,720
November 21 No. 8 Clemson No. 12 Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC (Rivalry) ESPN W 20-7   75,043
December 5 at No. 2 Miami No. 8 Miami Orange Bowl • Miami, FL ESPN L 16-20   63,317
December 31 vs. LSU No. 8 Gator Bowl Stadium • Jacksonville, FL (Gator Bowl) CBS L 13-30   82,119
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game.

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Roster

1987 South Carolina Gamecocks football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
QB 9 Todd Ellis
T 78 Mark Fryer
C 57 Woody Meyers
WR 2 Sterling Sharpe
G 71 Paul Shivers
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DB 27 Brad Edwards
DT 54 Roy Hart
DT 95 Brendan McCormack
LB 48 Matt McKernan
DE 92 Kurt Wilson
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
K 8 Collin Mackie
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

References

  1. ↑ "1987 Football Schedule". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 22, 2017.


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