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SEC · 1987 Season · Final
All-Time Resume
- 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
- Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 9 Top 10 · 3× #1
- Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 2 Top 10
- Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 4 Top 10
- AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons · 3 Top 10 · 1× #1
- Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 29 seasons · 3 Top 10
- Pioneer Era · 2 seasons
Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare LSU head-to-head · History & Eras
1987 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Week 2 · Sep 8 |  Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)H2H | IND SWC | 10–2 | W 17–3 |
| 3 | Week 3 · Sep 15 |  CAL State Fullerton (CAL STATE FULLERTON)H2H | IND PCAA | 6–6 | W 56–12 |
| 4 | Week 4 · Sep 22 |  Rice (RICE)H2H | IND SWC | 2–9 | W 49–16 |
| 5 | Week 5 · Sep 29 |  Ohio State (OHIO STATE)H2H |  B10 | 6–4–1 | T 13–13 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Oct 6 |  Florida (FLORIDA)H2H |  SEC | 6–6 | W 13–10 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 13 |  Georgia (GEORGIA)H2H | SEC | 9–3 | W 26–23 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 20 |  Kentucky (KENTUCKY)H2H | SEC | 5–6 | W 34–9 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Nov 3 |  Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)H2H | SEC | 3–8 | W 42–13 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 10 |  Alabama (ALABAMA)H2H | SEC | 7–5 | L 10–22 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 17 |  Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)H2H | SEC | 4–7 | W 34–14 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 24 |  Tulane (TULANE)H2H | IND FBSI | 6–6 | W 41–36 |
| 19 | Final · Jan 5 |  South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)H2H | IND FBSI | 8–4 | W 30–13 |
Past season results come from the published weekly rankings; home/away is not recorded. Unranked = opponent outside the ranked field. Kickoff times in Eastern Time. TBD = not yet announced. vs* = neutral site. Opp. Record is the current season record; — = unavailable.
Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).
- Texas A&M +10
- Georgia +9
- South Carolina +8
- CAL State Fullerton +6
- Florida +6
- Tulane +6
- Kentucky +5
- Mississippi State +4
- Ole Miss +3
- Rice +2
- Ohio State 0
- Alabama -5
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.875 Win % · Change 1
Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.
Higher on the chart = better rank.
Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.
Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.