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1987 South Carolina

8–⁠4, coached by Joe Morrison, finished No. 15 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

South Carolina in 1987, game by game: won vs. App State 24–3; won vs. Western Carolina 31–6; lost at No. 20 Georgia 6–13; lost at No. 2 Nebraska 21–30; won vs. Virginia Tech 40–10; won vs. Virginia 58–10; won vs. East Carolina 34–12; won vs. NC State 48–0; won at Wake Forest 30–0; won vs. No. 8 Clemson 20–7; lost at No. 2 Miami 16–20; lost vs. No. 7 LSU 13–30+48−17Won 24–3 vs. App State+21App StateWon 31–6 vs. Western Carolina+25Western CarolinaLost 6–13 at No. 20 Georgia-7No. 20 GeorgiaLost 21–30 at No. 2 Nebraska-9No. 2 NebraskaWon 40–10 vs. Virginia Tech+30Virginia TechWon 58–10 vs. Virginia+48VirginiaWon 34–12 vs. East Carolina+22East CarolinaWon 48–0 vs. NC State+48NC StateWon 30–0 at Wake Forest+30Wake ForestWon 20–7 vs. No. 8 Clemson+13No. 8 ClemsonLost 16–20 at No. 2 Miami-4No. 2 MiamiLost 13–30 vs. No. 7 LSU-17No. 7 LSU
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 5vsApp StateW 24–⁠381%
Sep 12vsWestern CarolinaW 31–⁠683%
Sep 26at20GeorgiaL 6–⁠1329%
Oct 3at2NebraskaL 21–⁠3018%
Oct 10vsVirginia TechW 40–⁠1055%
Oct 17vsVirginiaW 58–⁠1066%
Oct 24vsEast CarolinaW 34–⁠1271%
Oct 31vsNC StateW 48–⁠066%
Nov 14atWake ForestW 30–⁠056%
Nov 21vs8ClemsonW 20–⁠749%
Dec 5at2MiamiL 16–⁠2021%
Dec 31Bowls & playoffvs7LSUGator BowlL 13–⁠3040%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to LSU 30–⁠13 in the Gator Bowl; No. 15 in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 7th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 9: 19
  2. Wk 10: 13
  3. Wk 11: 14
  4. Wk 12: 12
  5. Wk 13: 8
  6. Wk 14: 8
  7. Wk 15: 9
  8. Final: 15

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1987.

Record
8–⁠4
Conference
—
AP final
No. 15 peak No. 8
Points
341–⁠141
Coach
Joe Morrison
Elo
1615 +128 this season
SP+ rating
27.2 No. 5 of 101; offense No. 9, defense No. 4
SRS
24.1 No. 5 of 104 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Defensive coordinator
Joe Lee Dunn
Offense
Run N’ Shoot

Drafted in 1988

The 1988 draft
Rd 1Sterling Sharpe WRGreen Bay Packers
Rd 2Brad Edwards DBMinnesota Vikings
Rd 6Roy Hart DTSeattle Seahawks