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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 Source September 5 Appalachian State Williams-Brice Stadium Columbia, SC W 24–368,830 [1]
September 12 Western Carolina Williams-Brice Stadium Columbia, SC W 31-666,573
September 26 at No. 20 Georgia L 6-1382,122
October 3 at No. 2 Nebraska Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE ESPN L 21-3076,061
October 10 Virginia Tech Williams-Brice Stadium Columbia, SC W 40-1073,150
October 17 Virginia Williams-Brice Stadium Columbia, SC W 58-1067,638
October 24 East Carolina Williams-Brice Stadium Columbia, SC W 34-1269,131
October 31 NC State No. 19 Williams-Brice Stadium Columbia, SC W 48-074,200
November 14 at Wake Forest No. 14 W 30-034,720
November 21 No. 8 Clemson No. 12 ESPN W 20-775,043 [2]
December 5 at No. 2 Miami No. 8 Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL ESPN L 16-2063,317
December 31 vs. LSU No. 8 CBS L 13-3082,119
Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game
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Roster [ ]
1987 South Carolina Gamecocks football team roster
Players
Coaches
Offense
Defense
Special teams
Pos.
#
Name
Class
K
8
Collin Mackie
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
Injured
Redshirt
Rankings [ ]
Game summaries [ ]
at Georgia [ ]
at Nebraska [ ]
South Carolina at Nebraska
1
2 3 4 Total
Gamecocks
0
7 14 0
21
• No. 2 Cornhuskers
3
10 0 17
30
Date: October 3Location: Memorial Stadium , Lincoln, NE Game attendance: 76,061
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Virginia Tech [ ]
Clemson [ ]
at Miami (FL) [ ]
South Carolina at Miami (FL)
1
2 3 4 Total
No. 8 Gamecocks
6
7 0 3
16
• No. 2 Hurricanes
7
7 6 0
20
Date: December 5, 1987Location: Miami Orange Bowl ,Miami Game start: 8:00 PM Game attendance: 76,640Game weather: 59° F, Clear, Wind S 10-15 MPHReferee: Terry MonkTV announcers (ESPN ): Jim Kelly and Kevin Kiley
Scoring summary 1 10:40 SC Mackie 40-yard field goal SC 3-0
1 8:33 SC Mackie 48-yard field goal SC 6-0
1 Miami Irvin 46-yard pass from Walsh (Cox kick) Miami 7-6
2 9:55 SC Sterling Sharpe 47-yard pass from Todd Ellis (Mackie kick)SC 13-7
2 8:06 Miami Bratton 5-yard run (Cox kick) Miami 14-13
3 Miami Brian Blades 56-yard pass from Walsh (kick failed) Miami 20-13
4 13:51 SC Mackie 28-yard field goal Miami 20-16
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References [ ]
^ "Gamecocks solid in win over Appalachian State" . The Item . September 6, 1987. Retrieved November 18, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Carolina defense prevails: Gamecocks 20, Tigers 7" . The Greenville News . November 22, 1987. pp. 1C, 5C – via Newspapers.com .
^ "1987 Football Schedule" . Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 22, 2017 .
^ "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 .
^ "COLLEGE FOOTBALL; Miami Survives By 20-16" . The New York Times . December 6, 1987. Retrieved August 11, 2019 .
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