American college football season
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]
Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 5 | Virginia* | No. 20 | | | 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 | | 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 | | | 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 | | | W 52–24 | 40,878 | [8] |
October 24 | Kentucky![dagger](Https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/37/Dagger-14-plain.png) | No. 12 | - Sanford Stadium
- Athens, GA
| TBS | W 17–14 | 81,911 | [9] |
November 7 | vs. No. 17 Florida | No. 10 | | 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 | | ESPN | W 30–16 | 45,103 | [12] |
December 29 | vs. Arkansas* | No. 15 | | Raycom | W 20–17 | 53,249 | [13] |
- *Non-conference game
Homecoming- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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1987 Georgia Bulldogs football team roster
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Players
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Coaches
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Offense
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Defense
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Special teams
Pos. |
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Name |
Class
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K
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Steve Crumley
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P
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David Dukes
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P
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Joey Hester
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K
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3
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John Kasay
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Fr
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- Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
Injured
Redshirt
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- ^ "1987 Georgia Bulldogs Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 11, 2023.
- ^ "Tate, Bulldogs rally to check gritty U. Va". Richmond Times-Dispatch. September 6, 1987. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Georgia grounda 'Air Express', 41–7". Statesman-Journal. September 13, 1987. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Treadwell lifts Tigers over Bulldogs". Florence Morning News. September 20, 1987. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Georgia pressure wears down Gamecocks". The Charlotte Observer. September 27, 1987. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Georgia sub torpedoes Ole Miss". The Sun Herald. October 4, 1987. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "LSU rallies past Georgia 26–23". The Palm Beach Post. October 11, 1987. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Georgia smashes Vanderbilt 52–24". The Leaf-Chronicle. October 18, 1987. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Kentucky rules for 59 minutes, then Georgia takes 17–14 victory". The Courier-Journal. October 25, 1987. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Georgia sacks Florida's bowl hopes". The Stuart News. November 8, 1987. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Georgia denied share of SEC title". Anderson Independent-Mail. November 15, 1987. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Georgia tames Tech 30–16". The Atlanta Journal & Constitution. November 29, 1987. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Kasay strikes win for Dawgs". The Commercial Appeal. December 30, 1987. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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