1987 Alabama Crimson Tide football team
American college football season
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The 1987 Alabama Crimson Tide football team (variously "Alabama", "UA", "Bama" or "The Tide") represented the University of Alabama in the 1987 NCAA Division I-A football season. It was the Crimson Tide's 95th overall and 54th season as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). The team was led by head coach Bill Curry, in his first year, and played their home games at Legion Field in Birmingham, Alabama. They finished the season with a record of seven wins and five losses (7–5 overall, 4–3 in the SEC) and with a loss in the Hall of Fame Bowl to Michigan.
- Bill Curry (1st season)
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| Conference | Southeastern Conference |
| Record | 7–5 (4–2 SEC) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Rip Scherer (1st season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Don Lindsey (1st season) |
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| Home stadium | Legion Field |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Due to a major renovation project that resulted in the completion of the western upper deck, Alabama played all of their home games at Legion Field instead of splitting them with Bryant–Denny Stadium for the 1987 season.[1]
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 5 | 1:30 p.m. | Southern Miss* | W 38–6 | 75,808 | [2] | |||
| September 12 | 7:00 p.m. | at No. 11 Penn State* | No. 19 | CBS | W 24–13 | 85,619 | [3] | |
| September 19 | 11:30 a.m. | Florida | No. 11 |
| TBS | L 14–23 | 75,808 | [4] |
| September 26 | 7:00 p.m. | at Vanderbilt | No. 17 | W 30–23 | 41,824 | [5] | ||
| October 3 | 3:00 p.m. | Southwestern Louisiana* | No. 17 |
| W 38–10 | 72,233 | [6] | |
| October 10 | 3:00 p.m. | at Memphis State* | No. 15 | L 10–13 | 40,622 | [7] | ||
| October 17 | 6:00 p.m. | No. 8 Tennessee |
| ESPN | W 41–22 | 75,808 | [8] | |
| October 31 | 7:30 p.m. | Mississippi State | No. 16 |
| W 21–18 | 73,877 | [9] | |
| November 7 | 6:30 p.m. | at No. 5 LSU | No. 13 | ESPN | W 22–10 | 79,379 | [10] | |
| November 14 | 1:30 p.m. | at No. 7 Notre Dame* | No. 11 | CBS | L 6–37 | 59,075 | [11] | |
| November 27 | 1:30 p.m. | vs. No. 7 Auburn | No. 18 |
| CBS | L 0–10 | 75,808 | [12] |
| January 2, 1988 | 12:00 p.m. | vs. Michigan* | NBC | L 24–28 | 60,156 | [13] | ||
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Game summaries
At LSU
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| • Alabama | 6 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 22 |
| LSU | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
- Date: November 7
- Location: Tiger Stadium
- Game attendance: 79,379
- Television network: ESPN
| Q1 | 8:28 | ALA | Doyle 45 yard field goal | ALA 3–0 |
| Q1 | 4:27 | ALA | Doyle 29 yard field goal | ALA 6–0 |
| Q2 | 14:44 | LSU | Browndyke 37 yard field goal | ALA 6–3 |
| Q2 | 6:14 | LSU | V. Jones 9 yard run (Browndyke kick) | LSU 10–6 |
| Q3 | 5:04 | ALA | Wright 1 yard run (Doyle kick) | ALA 13–10 |
| Q4 | 7:08 | ALA | Doyle 32 yard field goal | ALA 16–10 |
| Q4 | 4:48 | ALA | Humphrey 10 yard run (kick failed) | ALA 22–10 |
Roster
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