1987 Season Stats

Date	Rank	Opponent	Result	TV	Attendance	Opp. Final Record
September 5	#1	Catawba (NAIA)	W 27-0		9,128	4-7 (2-5)
September 12	#1	at Florida A&M*	L 14-17		17,268	5-5-1
September 19		#5 Middle Tennessee	W 17-13		14,527	6-5 (4-2)
September 26	#10	at East Carolina (I-A)	L 13-16		27,411	5-6
October 3	#13	#8 UCF (D-II)	W 34-32		15,540	9-4
October 10	#7	at Bethune-Cookman*	W 14-13		5,100	0-0
October 17	#8	at #6 UL-Monroe	L 17-26		17,231	13-2 (6-0)
October 24	#20	at #9 Western Carolina	W 37-16		13,460	4-7 (2-4)
October 31	#14	#8 Western Kentucky	W 23-20		13,066	7-4
November 7	#12	#3 James Madison	W 26-7		16,734	9-3
November 21	#6	at South Carolina State	W 30-13		10,048	6-5 (3-2)
November 28	#6	#13 Maine NCAA I-AA 1st Round	W 31-28 ^(OT)	WJCL	9,440	8-4 (6-1)
December 5	#6	at #2 Appalachian State NCAA I-AA Quarterfinals	L 0-19	WJCL	9,229	11-3 (7-0)

	GS	OPP
Scoring	283	220
Points Per Game	21.8	16.9
Offensive Touchdowns	32	22
Defensive Touchdowns	0	1
Special Teams Touchdowns	0	1

First Downs	262	199

Rushing Yardage	3457	1632
Rush Attempts	732	492
Yards Per Rush	4.72	3.32
Rush Yards Per Game	265.9	125.5
TDs Rushing	26	14

Passing Yardage	1288	2147
Comp-Att	107-230	174-358
Completion Percentage	46.5%	48.6%
Yards Per Attempt	5.60	6.00
Yards Per Catch	12.04	12.34
Pass Yards Per Game	99.1	165.2
TDs Passing	6	8
Interceptions	12	16
Fumbles Lost	28	14

Total Offense	4745	3779
Total Plays	962	850
Yards Per Play	4.93	4.45
Yards Per Game	365.0	290.7

Kickoff Returns	37-632	48-899
Kickoff Return Average	17.1	18.7
Kickoff Return TDs	0	0
Punt Returns	34-206	15-122
Punt Return Average	6.1	8.1
Punt Return TDs	0	1
Interception Returns	16-139	12-88
Interception Return Average	8.7	7.3
Interception Return TDs	0	1

Penalties-Yards	84-736	67-532
Penalty Yards Per Game	56.6	40.9

3rd Down Conversions	64-144	34-122
3rd Down Percentage	44.4%	27.9%
4th Down Conversions	8-9	1-7
4th Down Percentage	88.9%	14.3%

Field Goals	20-28	17-24
Field Goal Percentage	71.4%	70.8%
XP Kicks	27-28	18-20
XP Kick Percentage	96.4%	90.0%

Score By Quarter	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	OT	Total
Georgia Southern	87	59	64	70	3	283
Opponents	54	75	52	39	0	220