1987 Texas A&M Aggies football team
The 1987 Texas A&M Aggies football team represented Texas A&M University in the 1987 NCAA Division I-A football season as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC). The team was led by head coach Jackie Sherrill, in his sixth year, and played their home games at Kyle Field in College Station, Texas. They finished the season with a record of ten wins and two losses (10–2, 6–1 SWC), as Southwest Conference champions and with a victory over Notre Dame in the Cotton Bowl Classic.
| 1987 Texas A&M Aggies football | |
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Southwest Conference champion Cotton Bowl Classic champion | |
Cotton Bowl Classic, W 35–10 vs. Notre Dame | |
| Conference | Southwest Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. 9 |
| AP | No. 10 |
| Record | 10–2 (6–1 SWC) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Lynn Amedee (3rd season) |
| Defensive coordinator | R. C. Slocum (8th season) |
| Home stadium | Kyle Field (Capacity: 72,387) |
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| No. 10 Texas A&M $ | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arkansas | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas Tech | 3 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Baylor | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| TCU | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Houston | 2 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rice | 0 | – | 8 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 5 | No. 6 LSU* | No. 15 | ESPN | L 3–17 | 71,292 | ||
| September 19 | No. 10 Washington* |
| ESPN | W 29-12 | 58,178 | ||
| September 26 | vs. Southern Miss* | No. 16 | W 27-14 | 22,150 | [1] | ||
| October 3 | at Texas Tech | No. 15 | Raycom | L 21–27 | 42,625 | ||
| October 10 | Houston |
| W 22–17 | 64,415 | |||
| October 17 | at Baylor | Raycom | W 34-10 | 46,812 | |||
| October 24 | at Rice | W 34–21 | 32,500 | ||||
| October 31 | Louisiana Tech* |
| W 32–3 | 53,779 | [2] | ||
| November 14 | No. 20 Arkansas | No. 19 |
| ESPN | W 14–0 | 73,511 | |
| November 21 | at TCU | No. 16 | Raycom | W 42-24 | 40,164 | ||
| November 26 | Texas | No. 15 |
| ESPN | W 20-13 | 78,573 | |
| January 1 | vs. No. 12 Notre Dame* | No. 13 | CBS | W 35–10 | 73,006 | ||
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Roster
- QB Bucky Richardson, Fr.
Game summaries
Team players drafted into the NFL
| Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL club |
| Keith Woodside | Running back | 3 | 61 | Green Bay Packers |
| Louis Cheek | Offensive tackle | 8 | 220 | Miami Dolphins |
| Kip Corrington | Defensive back | 9 | 223 | Detroit Lions |
| Chet Brooks | Defensive back | 11 | 303 | San Francisco 49ers |
- Reference:[5]
References
- "All-freshman backfield leads Texas A&M over Southern Mississippi". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 27, 1987. Retrieved March 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Texas A&M routs Louisiana Tech, 32–3". Del Rio News Herald. November 1, 1987. Retrieved July 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- "sports-reference.com".
- Gainesville Sun. 1987 Nov 15. Retrieved 2019-Jan-06.
- "1988 NFL Draft". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 12, 2012.
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