1987 South Carolina Gamecocks football team

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.

1987 South Carolina Gamecocks football
Gator Bowl, L 13–30 vs. LSU
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
CoachesNo. 15
APNo. 15
1987 record8–4
Head coachJoe Morrison (5th season)
Defensive coordinatorJoe Lee Dunn (1st season)
Home stadiumWilliams-Brice Stadium
1987 NCAA 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 State   –  –   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
Virginia Tech   –  –   2 –9 –0
Navy   –  –   2 –9 –0
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule
DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 5Appalachian State
W 24–368,830
September 12Western Carolina
  • Williams-Brice Stadium
  • Columbia, SC
W 31-666,573
September 26at No. 20 Georgia
L 6-1382,122
October 3at No. 2 Nebraska
ESPNL 21-3076,061
October 10Virginia Tech
  • Williams-Brice Stadium
  • Columbia, SC
W 40-1073,150
October 17Virginia
  • Williams-Brice Stadium
  • Columbia, SC
W 58-1067,638
October 24East Carolina
  • Williams-Brice Stadium
  • Columbia, SC
W 34-1269,131
October 31NC StateNo. 19
  • Williams-Brice Stadium
  • Columbia, SC (rivalry)
W 48-074,200
November 14at Wake ForestNo. 14
  • BB&T Field
  • Winston-Salem, NC
W 30-034,720
November 21No. 8 ClemsonNo. 12
  • Williams-Brice Stadium
  • Columbia, SC (Palmetto Bowl)
ESPNW 20-775,043[1]
December 5at No. 2 MiamiNo. 8
ESPNL 16-2063,317
December 31vs. LSUNo. 8
CBSL 13-3082,119

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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

Rankings
Further information: 1987 NCAA Division I-A football rankings

Game summaries

at Georgia
See also: 1987 Georgia Bulldogs football team and Georgia–South Carolina football rivalry
Overall record Last meeting Result
7–33–2 1986 L 26–31

at Nebraska
See also: 1987 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
0–2 1986 L 24–27
South Carolina at Nebraska
1 234Total
Gamecocks 0 7140 21
• No. 2 Cornhuskers 3 10017 30
  • Date: October 3
  • Location: Memorial Stadium, Lincoln, NE
  • Game attendance: 76,061

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Virginia Tech
See also: 1987 Virginia Tech Hokies football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
7–7–1 1986 T 27–27

Clemson
See also: 1987 Clemson Tigers football team and Clemson–South Carolina rivalry
Overall record Last meeting Result
31–49–4 1986 T 21–21

at Miami (FL)
South Carolina at Miami (FL)
1 234Total
No. 8 Gamecocks 6 703 16
• No. 2 Hurricanes 7 760 20
See also: 1987 Miami Hurricanes football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
5–7 1986 L 14–34

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References
  1. "Carolina defense prevails: Gamecocks 20, Tigers 7". The Greenville News. November 22, 1987. pp. 1C, 5C – via Newspapers.com.
  2. "1987 Football Schedule". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 22, 2017.
  3. "COLLEGE FOOTBALL : Close Call Wakes Up Nebraska : Cornhuskers Win With Fourth-Quarter Rally, 30-21". Los Angeles Times. October 4, 1987. Retrieved August 11, 2019.
  4. "COLLEGE FOOTBALL; Miami Survives By 20-16". The New York Times. December 6, 1987. Retrieved August 11, 2019.


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