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American college football season
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 .
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 September 5 1:30 p.m. Southern Miss * W 38–675,808
September 12 7:00 p.m. at No. 11 Penn State * No. 19 CBS W 24–1385,619
September 19 11:30 a.m. Florida No. 11 WTBS L 14–2375,808
September 26 7:00 p.m. at Vanderbilt No. 17 W 30–2341,824
October 3 3:00 p.m. Southwestern Louisiana * No. 17 W 38–1072,233
October 10 3:00 p.m. at Memphis State * No. 15 L 10–1340,622
October 17 6:00 p.m. No. 8 Tennessee ESPN W 41–2275,808
October 31 7:30 p.m. Mississippi State No. 16 W 21–1873,877
November 7 6:30 p.m. at No. 5 LSU No. 13 ESPN W 22–1079,379
November 14 1:30 p.m. at No. 7 Notre Dame * No. 11 CBS L 6–3759,075
November 27 1:30 p.m. vs. No. 7 Auburn No. 18 CBS L 0–1075,808
January 2, 1988 12:00 p.m. vs. Michigan * NBC L 24–2860,156
Source: Rolltide.com All-time Football Results: 1987 Season[2]
Roster
1987 Alabama Crimson Tide football team roster
Players
Coaches
Offense
Defense
Special teams
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
Injured
Redshirt
Season summary
at LSU
1
2 3 4 Total
• Alabama
6
0 7 9
22
LSU
0
10 0 0
10
Date: November 7Location: Tiger Stadium Game attendance: 79,379Television network: ESPN
Scoring summary 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
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References
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