1987 Georgia Bulldogs football team

1987 Georgia Bulldogs football
Liberty Bowl champion
Liberty Bowl, W 20–17 vs. Arkansas
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 14
AP	No. 13
Record	9–3 (4–2 SEC)
Head coach	Vince Dooley (24th season)
Offensive coordinator	George Haffner (8th season)
Home stadium	Sanford Stadium

1987 Southeastern Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 7 Auburn $	5	–	0	–	1			9	–	1	–	2
No. 5 LSU	5	–	1	–	0			10	–	1	–	1
No. 14 Tennessee	4	–	1	–	1			10	–	2	–	1
No. 13 Georgia	4	–	2	–	0			9	–	3	–	0
Alabama	4	–	2	–	0			7	–	5	–	0
Florida	3	–	3	–	0			6	–	6	–	0
Kentucky	1	–	5	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Mississippi State	1	–	5	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Vanderbilt	1	–	5	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Ole Miss	1	–	5	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1987 Georgia Bulldogs football team represented the University of Georgia as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1987 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by 24th-year head coach Vince Dooley, the Bulldogs compiled an overall record of 9–3, with a mark of 4–2 in conference play, and finished tied for fourth in the SEC.[1]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 5	Virginia*	No. 20	Sanford Stadium Athens, GA		W 30–22	75,126	[2]
September 12	Oregon State*	No. 20	Sanford Stadium Athens, GA		W 41–7	73,211	[3]
September 19	at No. 8 Clemson*	No. 18	Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC (rivalry)	CBS	L 20–21	81,875	[4]
September 26	South Carolina*	No. 20	Sanford Stadium Athens, GA (rivalry)		W 13–6	82,122	[5]
October 3	at Ole Miss	No. 20	Vaught–Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS		W 31–14	32,000	[6]
October 10	No. 7 LSU	No. 16	Sanford Stadium Athens, GA	ESPN	L 23–26	82,122	[7]
October 17	at Vanderbilt	No. 18	Vanderbilt Stadium Nashville, TN (rivalry)		W 52–24	40,878	[8]
October 24	Kentucky	No. 12	Sanford Stadium Athens, GA	TBS	W 17–14	81,911	[9]
November 7	vs. No. 17 Florida	No. 10	Gator Bowl Stadium Jacksonville, FL (rivalry)	TBS	W 23–10	81,975	[10]
November 14	No. 12 Auburn	No. 8	Sanford Stadium Athens, GA (rivalry)	ESPN	L 11–27	82,122	[11]
November 28	at Georgia Tech*	No. 14	Grant Field Atlanta, GA (rivalry)	ESPN	W 30–16	45,103	[12]
December 29	vs. Arkansas*	No. 15	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN (Liberty Bowl)	Raycom	W 20–17	53,249	[13]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Personnel

1987 Georgia Bulldogs football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class OT 75 Scott Adams Jr OT 61 Shelly Anderson Jr RB Hiawatha Berry RB Kevin Brown OL Mack Burroughs RB Brian Cleveland RB Alphonso Ellis RB 7 Rodney Hampton Fr QB James Jackson Sr RB Randy Jackson QB 18 Wayne Johnson Jr WR Nate Lewis OL Curt Mull WR Cassius Osborn TE 87 Troy Sadowski Jr OL Kim Stephens RB 32 Lars Tate Sr WR John Thomas TE Kirk Warner OL Todd Wheeler RB Greg Williams	Defense Pos. # Name Class DB Rusty Beasley LB 42 John Brantley Sr DL Larry Brown DL Aaron Chubb DL 97 Paul Giles DT Bill Goldberg So LB 54 Vince Guthrie DB Will Jones DL Tyrone McClendon CB 26 Ben Smith So DE 92 Richard Tardits Sr CB 15 Mark Vincent Sr LB Terrie Webster	Special teams Pos. # Name Class K Steve Crumley P David Dukes P Joey Hester K 3 John Kasay Fr	Head coach Vince Dooley Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

References

1. "1987 Georgia Bulldogs Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 11, 2023.
2. "Tate, Bulldogs rally to check gritty U. Va". Richmond Times-Dispatch. September 6, 1987. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Georgia grounda 'Air Express', 41–7". Statesman-Journal. September 13, 1987. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Treadwell lifts Tigers over Bulldogs". Florence Morning News. September 20, 1987. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Georgia pressure wears down Gamecocks". The Charlotte Observer. September 27, 1987. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Georgia sub torpedoes Ole Miss". The Sun Herald. October 4, 1987. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "LSU rallies past Georgia 26–23". The Palm Beach Post. October 11, 1987. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Georgia smashes Vanderbilt 52–24". The Leaf-Chronicle. October 18, 1987. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Kentucky rules for 59 minutes, then Georgia takes 17–14 victory". The Courier-Journal. October 25, 1987. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "Georgia sacks Florida's bowl hopes". The Stuart News. November 8, 1987. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
11. "Georgia denied share of SEC title". Anderson Independent-Mail. November 15, 1987. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
12. "Georgia tames Tech 30–16". The Atlanta Journal & Constitution. November 29, 1987. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
13. "Kasay strikes win for Dawgs". The Commercial Appeal. December 30, 1987. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.