1987 Season

DateRankOpponentResultTVAttendanceOpponent Record
September 5 #1 Catawba (NAIA)W 27-09,1284-7 (2-5)
September 12 #1 at Florida A&M*L 14-1717,2685-5-1
September 19 #5 Middle TennesseeW 17-1314,5276-5 (4-2)
September 26 #10 at East Carolina (I-A)L 13-1627,4115-6
October 3 #13 #8 UCF (D-II)W 34-3215,5409-4
October 10 #7 at Bethune-Cookman*W 14-135,1004-7 (2-3)
October 17 #8 at #7 UL-MonroeL 17-2617,23113-2 (6-0)
October 24 #20 at #9 Western CarolinaW 37-1613,4604-7 (2-4)
October 31 #14 #8 Western KentuckyW 23-2013,0667-4
November 7 #12 #3 James MadisonW 26-716,7349-3
November 21 #6 at South Carolina StateW 30-1310,0486-5 (3-2)
November 28 #6 #13 Maine
  NCAA I-AA 1st Round
W 31-28 (OT)WJCL9,4408-4 (6-1)
December 5#6at #2 Appalachian State
  NCAA I-AA Quarterfinals
L 0-19WJCL9,22911-3 (7-0)

 GSOPP
Scoring283220
Points Per Game21.816.9
Offensive Touchdowns3222
Defensive Touchdowns01
Special Teams Touchdowns01
First Downs262199
Rushing Yardage34571632
Rush Attempts732492
Yards Per Rush4.723.32
Rush Yards Per Game265.9125.5
TDs Rushing2614
Passing Yardage12882147
Comp-Att107-230174-358
Completion Percentage46.5%48.6%
Yards Per Attempt5.606.00
Yards Per Catch12.0412.34
Pass Yards Per Game99.1165.2
TDs Passing68
Interceptions1216
Fumbles Lost2814
Total Offense47453779
Total Plays962850
Yards Per Play4.934.45
Yards Per Game365.0290.7
Kickoff Returns37-63248-899
Kickoff Return Average17.118.7
Kickoff Return TDs.00000.00000
Punt Returns34-20615-122
Punt Return Average6.18.1
Punt Return TDs01
Interception Returns16-13912-88
Interception Return Average8.77.3
Interception Return TDs01
Penalties-Yards84-73667-532
Penalty Yards Per Game56.640.9
3rd Down Conversions74-18649-170
3rd Down Percentage39.8%28.8%
4th Down Conversions17-214-12
4th Down Percentage81.0%33.3%
Field Goals20-2817-24
Field Goal Percentage71.4%70.8%
XP Kicks27-2818-20
XP Kick Percentage96.4%90.0%

Score By Quarter1st2nd3rd4thOTTotal
Georgia Southern875964703283
Opponents547552390220
Passing
 C/AttYdsAvgTDINTLongRating
Raymond Gross54/1176085.20265085.2
Kenny Burnette38/834585.52234592.9
Ken Bullock14/281545.50132886.6
Ernest Thompson1/26834.001068500.6
Georgia Southern107/23012885.606126891.7
Opponents174/35821476.008165097.4

Rushing
 CarYdsAvgTDLong
Joe Ross19711255.71575
Raymond Gross1707654.50953
Garry Miller854665.48028
Ernest Thompson914154.56836
Frank Johnson492875.86236
Kenny Burnette491222.49128
Ken Bullock34982.88018
Jerome King23913.96019
Karl Miller19573.00113
Jimmy Taylor9151.6703
Tony Belser11414.00014
Darryl Hopkins166.0006
Herman Barron133.0003
Kenny Butler122.0002
TEAM 2-9-4.5000
Georgia Southern73234574.722675
Opponents49216323.321453

Receiving
 RecYdsAvgTDLong
Tony Belser3959615.28468
Darren Chandler232239.70020
Frank Johnson121058.75018
Ross Worsham1013213.20245
Ernest Thompson89712.13028
Herman Barron710114.43022
Joe Ross4-13-3.2502
Donnie Allen22512.50014
Karl Miller199.0009
Garry Miller11313.00013
Georgia Southern107128812.04668
Opponents174214712.34850