The 1987 LSU Tigers football team represented
Louisiana State University
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(LSU) in the
1987 NCAA Division I-A football season
The 1987 NCAA Division I-A football season ended with Miami winning its second national championship of the 1980s in an Orange Bowl game featuring a rare No. 1 vs. No. 2 matchup between the top ranked Oklahoma Sooners and the Hurricanes.
Miami's ...
. The Tigers played their home games at
Tiger Stadium in
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
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.
Schedule
Personnel
Rankings
Game summaries
at Texas A&M
Ohio State
A blocked Ohio State field goal attempt with five seconds remaining in the game spoiled a come-from-behind upset bid by the No. 7 Buckeyes and left them with a 13-13 tie at No. 4 LSU.
In the first meeting between the two programs, Tigers’ defensive tackle Karl Dunbar deflected Matt Frantz’s last-ditch 47-yard attempt that would have Ohio State back on tape after an early 10-3 deficit.
A quick LSU team drove 61 yards to a touchdown on its opening drive, and would eventually account for 348 yards of total offense.
Led by Tom Hodson’s 25-45, 267-yard passing day, LSU entered the second half with a 10-3 lead. Ohio State battled back for a 13-10 advantage with 11:07 to go in the game when Tom Tupa connected with Jay Koch from eight yards out.
Outside linebacker Mike McCray set up the go-ahead drive with an interception of LSU’s Mike Guidry at the Tigers’ 36.
With the score knotted at 13, cornerback Greg Rogan twice stopped LSU drives in the fourth quarter with interceptions, the second setting up Frantz’s potential game-winning effort.
Florida
David Browndyke kicked the go-ahead 24-yard field goal with 5:34 left.
at Georgia
Tommy Hodson threw a five-yard touchdown pass to Brian Kinchen for the go-ahead score with 3:36 left.
Alabama
Mississippi State
vs. South Carolina (Gator Bowl)
1988 NFL Draft
References
LSU
Louisiana State University (officially Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College, commonly referred to as LSU) is a public land-grant research university in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The university was founded in 1860 near ...
LSU Tigers football seasons
Gator Bowl champion seasons
LSU Tigers football
The LSU Tigers football program, also known as the Fighting Tigers, represents Louisiana State University in college football. The Tigers compete in the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) an ...
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