1987 Gator Bowl
The 1987 Gator Bowl was a college football bowl game between the LSU Tigers and the South Carolina Gamecocks. LSU defeated South Carolina, 30–13.Background
LSU finished second in the Southeastern Conference. South Carolina competed as an independent and was tied for fourth-best record among independent schools.
The game would be vaunted as a matchup between the "Black Death" defense of SC versus the prolific pro-style LSU offense led by Tommy Hodson at QB and Wendell Davis, one of the best wideouts in all of college football.First Quarter
- LSU – Wendell Davis, 39-yard pass from Tommy Hodson
- LSU – Davis, 12-yard pass from Hodson
- 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
Fourth Quarter
- South Carolina – Harold Green, 10-yard run
- LSU – Browndyke, 23-yard field goal
Statistics
