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1987 Florida Gators football
1987 Florida Gators football
Aloha Bowl, L 16–20 vs. UCLA
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Record	6–6 (3–3 SEC)
Head coach	Galen Hall (4th season);
Defensive coordinator	Zaven Yaralian (2nd season)
Home stadium	Florida Field
	Seasons ← 1986 1988 →

1987 Southeastern Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
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

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1987 Florida Gators football team represented the University of Florida during the 1987 NCAA Division I-A football season. The season was the fourth for Galen Hall as the head coach of the Florida Gators football team. Hall's 1987 Florida Gators posted a 6–6 overall record and a Southeastern Conference (SEC) record of 3–3, placing sixth among ten SEC teams.^[1]

The season was the debut of freshman running back Emmitt Smith. Smith went on to break the 1,000-yard barrier in the seventh game of his freshman season, the fastest any running back had ever broken that barrier to begin his college career, and was named SEC and national freshman of the year. This was the last year until 2017 that Florida opened the season away from Gainesville.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 5	at No. 10 Miami (FL)*	No. 20	Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL (rivalry)	TBS	L 4–31	77,224	^[2]
September 12	Tulsa*		Florida Field Gainesville, FL		W 52–0	72,173	^[3]
September 19	at No. 11 Alabama		Legion Field Birmingham, AL (rivalry)	TBS	W 23–14	75,808	^[4]
September 26	Mississippi State		Florida Field Gainesville, FL		W 38–3	74,421	^[5]
October 3	at No. 7 LSU	No. 19	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)	ESPN	L 10–13	79,313	^[6]
October 10	Cal State Fullerton*	No. 18	Florida Field Gainesville, FL		W 65–0	72,336	^[7]
October 17	Temple*	No. 14	Florida Field Gainesville, FL		W 34–3	74,286	^[8]
October 31	at No. 6 Auburn	No. 10	Jordan-Hare Stadium Auburn, AL (rivalry)	ESPN	L 6–29	85,187	^[9]
November 7	vs. No. 10 Georgia	No. 17	Gator Bowl Stadium Jacksonville, FL (rivalry)	TBS	L 10–23	81,975	^[10]
November 14	Kentucky		Florida Field Gainesville, FL (rivalry)	TBS	W 27–14	73,021	^[11]
November 28	No. 3 Florida State*		Florida Field Gainesville, FL (rivalry)	CBS	L 14–28	74,613	^[12]
December 25	vs. No. 10 UCLA*		Aloha Stadium Halawa, HI (Aloha Bowl)	ABC	L 16–20	24,839	^[13]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Personnel

1987 Florida Gators football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
QB	`12`	Kerwin Bell	Sr
OL		Chris Bromley
TE		Kelvin Calhoun
OL		Tracy Daniels
OL		Jimmy Davis
WR		Ed Frazier
RB		Octavius Gould
TE		Kirk Kirkpatrick
QB		Pepe Lescano
WR		Tony Lomack
RB		James Massey
RB		Willie McGrady
TE		Mark McGriff
WR		Ernie Mills	Fr
TE		Walter Odom
RB		Darryl Perry
QB, P		Herbert Perry
TE		Clifton Reynolds
WR		Stacey Simmons
OL		Bob Sims
RB		Cedric Smith
RB	`22`	Emmitt Smith	Fr
WR		Willie Snead
OL		Richard Starowesky
RB		Curtis White
RB		Anthony Williams
OL		David Williams
RB		Wayne Williams
WR		Darrell Woulard
OL		Charlie Wright

Defense

Pos.	Name	Class
DL	Henry Brown
LB	Clifford Charlton
DB	Richard Fain
DB	Tony Jones
LB	Todd Gatlin
LB	Jason Lamberth
LB	Pat Moorer
DB	Rick Mulberry
LB	Mark Murray
DL	Glenn Neely
LB	Jim Nicoletto
LB	Gerry Odom
DB	Louis Oliver
LB	Huey Richardson	Fr
DL	Jeff Roth
DB	Kerry Watkins
DL	Rhondy Weston
DB	Jarvis Williams

Special teams

Pos.	Name	Class
K	Andy Elton
P	Jamie McAndrew
K	Robert McGinty	Sr

Head coach

Galen Hall

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Zaven Yaralian (DC)
Mike Heimerdinger (WR)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Redshirt

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes т = Tied with team above or below
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Final
AP	20 т	—	—	—	19	18	14	11	10	17	—	RV	RV	—	—	—
Coaches	20	—	—	15	18	19	14	11	11	18	—	—	—	—	—	—

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References

^ ^a ^b 2015 Florida Gators Football Media Guide Archived 2015-12-08 at the Wayback Machine, University Athletic Association, Gainesville, Florida, p. 107 (2015). Retrieved August 16, 2015.
^ Goodall, Fred (September 6, 1987). "Miami crushes Gators". St. Lucie News Tribune. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Gators slam helpless Hurricane, 52–0". Tulsa World. September 13, 1987. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Smith, Gators give Alabama the runaround". The Tampa Tribune. September 20, 1987. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Florida freshman Smith runs over MSU, 38–3". Enterprise-Journal. September 27, 1987. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Tigers dodge another bullet, eke past Gators". Alexandria Daily Town Talk. October 4, 1987. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Definition of destroy: Florida 65, Fullerton 0". Pensacola News-Journal. October 11, 1987. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Smith sets mark as Florida routs Temple, 34–3". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 18, 1987. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Auburn crushes Gators 29–6". The Tampa Tribune. November 1, 1987. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Georgia sacks Florida's bowl hopes". The Stuart News. November 8, 1987. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Bowl, game simple for Gators". Fort Lauderdale News. November 15, 1987. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "No. 3 Florida State ends Florida's 6-year hex, 28–14". The Baltimore Sun. November 29, 1987. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "UCLA bowls over Florida, 20–16". The Honolulu Advertiser. December 26, 1987. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Florida 1987 AP Football Rankings". collegepollarchive.com. Retrieved October 15, 2023.