| 1987 Results | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Opponent | USC | Opp | City | St | Top Rusher | Top Passer | Top Receiver | Comment | 1987-09-05 | Appalachian State | 24 | 3 | Columbia | SC | Green ( 79 ) | Ellis ( 329 ) | Sharpe ( 87 ) | Defense dominates App, Ellis throws for 300+ again | 1987-09-12 | Western Carolina | 31 | 6 | Columbia | SC | Green ( 107 ) | Ellis ( 245 ) | Smith ( 83 ) | 1987-09-26 | Georgia | 6 | 13 | Athens | GA | Green ( 91 ) | Ellis ( 306 ) | Sharpe ( 144 ) | 1987-10-03 | Nebraska | 21 | 30 | Lincoln | NE | Green ( 18 ) | Ellis ( 256 ) | Sharpe ( 87 ) | 1987-10-10 | Virginia Tech | 40 | 10 | Columbia | SC | Bing ( 58 ) | Ellis ( 334 ) | White ( 102 ) | 1987-10-17 | Virginia | 58 | 10 | Columbia | SC | Green ( 133 ) | Ellis ( 286 ) | Sharpe ( 106 ) | 1987-10-24 | East Carolina | 34 | 12 | Columbia | SC | Green ( 78 ) | Ellis ( 425 ) | Sharpe ( 107 ) | 1987-10-31 | N.C. State | 48 | 0 | Columbia | SC | Bing ( 93 ) | Ellis ( 183 ) | Sharpe ( 118 ) | 1987-11-14 | Wake Forest | 30 | 0 | Winston-Salem | NC | Green ( 172 ) | Ellis ( 212 ) | Bethea ( 74 ) | 1987-11-21 | Clemson | 20 | 7 | Columbia | SC | Green ( 107 ) | Ellis ( 185 ) | Bethea ( 77 ) | 1987-12-05 | Miami (Fla.) | 16 | 20 | Miami | FL | Green ( 108 ) | Ellis ( 141 ) | Sharpe ( 69 ) | 1987-12-31 | LSU | 13 | 30 | Jacksonville | FL | Green ( 72 ) | Ellis ( 304 ) | Smith ( 79 ) |
| Team Stats: Offense | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Opponent | 1D | Rush | Yds | YPA | Pass | Com | Com% | Int | Yds | YPA | Fum | Lost | TOP | 3/4D Att | 3/4D Conv | Conv% | Sacked | SackYds | Appalachian State | 31 | 43 | 134 | 3.1 | 44 | 30 | 68.2 | 2 | 329 | 7.5 | 3 | 3 | 35:28 |
| Team Stats: Defense | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Opponent | 1D | Rush | Yds | YPA | Pass | Com | Com% | Int | Yds | YPA | Fum | Lost | TOP | 3/4D Att | 3/4D Conv | Conv% | Sacked | SackYds | Appalachian State | 8 | 32 | 94 | 2.9 | 23 | 10 | 43.5 | 2 | 96 | 4.2 | 2 | 0 | 24:32 |
| Top Passing by Opponents | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | Player | Att | Com | Yds | TD | Int | Appalachian State | Payton | 10 | 23 | 96 | 0 | 2 |
| Top Rushing by Opponents | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | Player | Att | Yds | TD | Appalachian State | Sanders | 15 | 64 | 0 | Appalachian State | Melchor | 7 | 36 | 0 | Appalachian State | Beaty | 2 | 8 | 0 | Appalachian State | Parker | 2 | 2 | 0 | Appalachian State | Payton | 5 | -3 | 0 |
| Top Receiving by Opponents | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | Player | Rec | Yds | TD | Appalachian State | Jefferson | 5 | 49 | 0 | Appalachian State | Parker | 1 | 20 | 0 | Appalachian State | Sanders | 2 | 13 | 0 | Appalachian State | Wilkes | 1 | 11 | 0 | Appalachian State | Dawson | 1 | 3 | 0 |