American college football season
The 1987 Florida State Seminoles football team represented Florida State University in the 1987 NCAA Division I-A football season . The team was coached by Bobby Bowden and played their home games at Doak Campbell Stadium . The team was selected national champion by Berryman .[1]
Schedule [ ]
Date Time Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance Source September 5 7:00 p.m. Texas Tech No. 8 W 40–1652,893
September 12 7:00 p.m. at East Carolina No. 8 W 44–333,937 [2]
September 19 7:00 p.m. Memphis State No. 7 Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, Florida W 41–2450,191
September 26 1:00 p.m. at Michigan State No. 6 W 31–376,887
October 3 2:30 p.m. No. 3 Miami (FL) No. 4 Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, Florida (rivalry ) CBS L 25–2662,561
October 10 2:00 p.m. at Southern Miss No. 6 W 61–1025,853 [3]
October 17 7:00 p.m. Louisville No. 4 Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, Florida W 32–953,114
October 31 3:00 p.m. Tulane No. 4 Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, Florida W 73–1453,210
November 7 2:30 p.m. at No. 6 Auburn No. 4 CBS W 34–685,170
November 14 2:00 p.m. Furman No. 4 Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, Florida W 41–1050,087
November 28 12:00 p.m. at Florida No. 3 CBS W 28–1474,613
January 1 1:30 p.m. vs. No. 5 Nebraska No. 3 NBC W 31–2872,112
HomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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Roster [ ]
1987 Florida State Seminoles football team roster
Players
Coaches
Offense
Defense
Pos.
#
Name
Class
DB
6
LeRoy Butler
So
LB
47
Kevin Grant
So
FS
21
John Hadley
Jr
LB
53
Odell Haggins
So
DB
22
Kenny Kitchens
Jr
CB
32
Martin Mayhew
Sr
LB
38
Paul McGowan
Sr
FS
40
Greg Newell
Sr
DT
74
Henry Ostaszewski
Fr
DT
75
Joe Ostaszewski
Fr
LB
48
David Palmer
Sr
CB
2
Deion Sanders
Jr
LB
93
Shelton Thompson
So
Special teams
Pos.
#
Name
Class
K
18
Derek Schmidt
Sr
P
12
Rick Tuten
Sr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Wayne McDuffie (Offensive coordinator)
Mickey Andrews (Defensive coordinator)
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
Injured
Redshirt
Rankings [ ]
Ranking movementsLegend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. 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
8
8
7
6
4
6
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
Coaches
14
11
7
8
4
8
7
5
5
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
Game summaries [ ]
Texas Tech [ ]
1
2 3 4 Total
Red Raiders
13
3 0 0
16
• Seminoles
13
17 7 3
40
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at East Carolina [ ]
1
2 3 4 Total
• Seminoles
3
13 14 14
44
Pirates
0
3 0 0
3
Date: September 12Location: Ficklen Memorial Stadium Game attendance: 33,937
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Memphis State [ ]
1
2 3 4 Total
Tigers
0
10 7 7
24
• Seminoles
21
3 7 10
41
Date: September 19Location: Doak Campbell StadiumGame attendance: 50,191
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at Michigan State [ ]
1
2 3 4 Total
• Seminoles
0
7 10 14
31
Spartans
0
3 0 0
3
Date: September 26Location: Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI Game attendance: 76,887
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Miami (FL) [ ]
1
2 3 4 Total
• No. 3 Hurricanes
3
0 8 15
26
No. 4 Seminoles
0
10 9 6
25
Scoring summary 1 2:58 Miami Greg Cox 29-yard field goal Miami 3–0
2 FSU D. Williams 1-yard run (Schmidt kick) FSU 7–3
2 2:37 FSU Derek Schmidt 36-yard field goal FSU 10–3
3 7:50 FSU Williams blocked punt return (kick failed) FSU 16–3
3 2:37 FSU Derek Schmidt 25-yard field goal FSU 19–3
3 Miami Bratton 49-yard pass from Walsh (Brian Blades pass from Walsh) FSU 19–11
4 Miami Irvin 26-yard pass from Walsh (Williams pass from Walsh) Tied 19–19
4 2:22 Miami Irvin 73-yard pass from Walsh (Cox kick) Miami 26–19
4 0:42 FSU Lewis 18-yard pass from McManus (pass failed) Miami 26–25
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at Southern Miss [ ]
1
2 3 4 Total
• Seminoles
21
10 14 16
61
Golden Eagles
7
3 0 0
10
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Louisville [ ]
1
2 3 4 Total
Cardinals
3
0 0 6
9
• Seminoles
6
12 7 7
32
Date: October 17Location: Doak Campbell StadiumGame attendance: 53,114
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Tulane [ ]
See also: 1987 Tulane Green Wave football team
1
2 3 4 Total
Green Wave
7
0 0 7
14
• Seminoles
7
31 28 7
73
Date: October 31Location: Doak Campbell StadiumGame attendance: 53,210
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at Auburn [ ]
1
2 3 4 Total
• Seminoles
14
13 0 7
34
Tigers
0
3 3 0
6
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Furman [ ]
1
2 3 4 Total
Paladins
7
0 0 3
10
• Seminoles
10
10 7 14
41
Date: November 14Location: Doak Campbell StadiumGame attendance: 50,087
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at Florida [ ]
1
2 3 4 Total
• Seminoles
3
6 11 8
28
Gators
7
7 0 0
14
Date: November 28Location: Florida Field Game attendance: 74,613
Scoring summary Q1 10:10 FSU Schmidt 26 yard field goal FSU 3–0
Q1 2:21 FLA E. Smith 5 yard run (McGinty kick)FLA 7–3
Q2 14:55 FLA E. Smith 4 yard run (McGinty kick) FLA 14–3
Q2 2:44 FSU Schmidt 23 yard field goal FLA 14–6
Q2 0:00 FSU Schmidt 53 yard field goal FLA 14–9
Q3 10:59 FSU Schmidt 37 yard field goal FLA 14–12
Q3 4:50 FSU D. Williams 1 yard run (Bennett run) FSU 20–14
Q4 10:36 FSU D. Williams 1 yard run (Gainer pass from McManus ) FSU 28–14
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vs. Nebraska (Fiesta Bowl) [ ]
1
2 3 4 Total
No. 5 Cornhuskers
14
0 14 0
28
• No. 3 Seminoles
0
21 3 7
31
Scoring summary 1 Neb Keith Jones 3-yard run (Chris Drennan kick) Neb 7–0
1 Neb Dana Brinson 52-yard punt return (Drennan kick) Neb 14–0
2 FSU Herb Gainer 10-yard pass from Danny McManus (Derek Schmidt kick) Neb 14–7
2 FSU Dayne Williams 4-yard run (Schmidt kick) Tied 14–14
2 FSU Gainer 25-yard pass from McManus (Schmidt kick) FSU 21–14
3 Neb Steve Taylor 2-yard run (Drennan kick) Tied 21–21
3 FSU Schmidt 32-yard field goal FSU 24–21
3 Neb Tyreese Knox 4-yard run (Drennan kick) Neb 28–24
4 FSU Ronald Lewis 15-yard pass from McManus (Schmidt kick) FSU 31–28
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References [ ]
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