1987 Gator Bowl
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| Date | December 31, 1987 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Season | 1987 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Gator Bowl Stadium | ||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Jacksonville, Florida | ||||||||||||||||||
| MVP |
WR Wendell Davis, LSU RB Harold Green, South Carolina | ||||||||||||||||||
| Referee | Robert C. Wood III (ACC) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 82,119 | ||||||||||||||||||
| United States TV coverage | |||||||||||||||||||
| Network | CBS | ||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Verne Lundquist, Dick Vermeil | ||||||||||||||||||
The 1987 Gator Bowl was a college football bowl game between the LSU Tigers and the South Carolina Gamecocks.[1] LSU defeated South Carolina, 30–13.[2]
Background
LSU finished second in the Southeastern Conference (SEC). South Carolina competed as an independent and was tied for fourth-best record among independent schools. [3]
Game summary
First Quarter
- LSU – Wendell Davis, 39-yard pass from Tommy Hodson (David Browndyke kick)
- LSU – Davis, 12-yard pass from Hodson (Browndyke kick)
- South Carolina – Collin Mackie, 44-yard field goal
Second Quarter
- LSU – Browndyke, 27-yard field goal
- South Carolina – Mackie, 39-yard field goal
- LSU – Browndyke, 18-yard field goal
Third Quarter
- LSU – Davis, 25-yard pass from Hodson (Browndyke kick)
Fourth Quarter
- South Carolina – Harold Green, 10-yard run (Mackie kick)
- LSU – Browndyke, 23-yard field goal
Statistics
| Statistics | LSU | South Carolina |
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| First Downs | 17 | 21 |
| Rushing Yards | 122 | 25 |
| Passing Yards | 224 | 304 |
| Total Yards | 346 | 329 |
| Passes (Att-Comp-Int) | 32-20-0 | 47-28-4 |
| Punts-Average | 3-37.6 | 2-40.5 |
| Fumbles-Lost | 5-3 | 2-1 |
| Penalties-Yards | 10-107 | 6-49 |
References
- ↑ "1987 Bowl Games". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 2015-12-19.
- ↑ "Tommy Hodson leads LSU to rout of South Carolina in 1987 Gator Bowl top-10 matchup". nola.com. Retrieved 2015-12-19.
- ↑ "Gamecocks, Tigers met in 1987 Gator Bowl". gridironnow.com. Retrieved 2015-12-19.
- 1 2 "43rd Gator Bowl" (PDF). taxslayerbowl.com. Retrieved 2015-12-19.
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