The South Carolina Gamecocks were 8-3 in 1987. They fell to the LSU Tigers, 30 to 13, in the Gator Bowl.
| GP | PTS | YDS | PLY | AVG | RUSH YDS | RUSH ATT | RUSH AVG | PASS YDS | PASS ATT | PASS AVG | SCK | SCKY | 1DWN | RUSH 1DWN | PASS 1DWN | PEN 1DWN | PEN | PEN YDS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 11 | 328 | 4,515 | 835 | 5.4 | 1,584 | 441 | 3.6 | 2,931 | 394 | 7.4 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 19th | 20th | 21st | 25th | 69th | 74th | 65th | 14th | 21st | 30th | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 111 | 2,501 | 3.5 | 1,036 | 419 | 2.5 | 1,465 | 295 | 5.0 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 2nd | 3rd | 2nd | 5th | 10th | 5th | 6th | 45th | 2nd | ||||||||||
Net | +217 | +2,014 | +835 | +1.9 | +548 | +22 | +1.1 | +1,466 | +99 | +2.5 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 6th | 4th | 21st | 7th | 33rd | 44th | 24th | 2nd | 17th | 5th |
| Big 10 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2 | 12 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Mountain West | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 3 | .750 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |
| American Athletic | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 1 | .917 | |
| 2 | 9 | 2 | .818 |
| Independent | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 2 | .833 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |
| Pac-12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 10 | .167 | |
| 2 | 6 | 6 | .500 |
| Big 12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 1 | .917 | |
| 2 | 11 | 1 | .917 |
| Mid-American | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 4 | .667 | |
| 2 | 8 | 4 | .667 |
| Conference USA | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 4 | .667 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |
| Sun Belt | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 1 | .917 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |