1987 Texas A&M Aggies football team

1987 Texas A&M Aggies football
1987 Texas A&M Aggies football
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)
Head coach	Jackie Sherrill (6th season);
Offensive coordinator	Lynn Amedee (3rd season)
Defensive coordinator	R. C. Slocum (8th season)
Home stadium	Kyle Field; (Capacity: 72,387)
	Seasons ← 1986 1988 →

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

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

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.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 5	No. 6 LSU*	No. 15	Kyle Field College Station, TX (rivalry)	ESPN	L 3–17	71,292	^[1]
September 19	No. 10 Washington*		Kyle Field College Station, TX	ESPN	W 29–12	58,178
September 26	vs. Southern Miss*	No. 16	Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS		W 27–14	22,150	^[2]
October 3	at Texas Tech	No. 15	Jones Stadium Lubbock, TX (rivalry)	Raycom	L 21–27	42,625
October 10	Houston		Kyle Field College Station, TX		W 22–17	64,415
October 17	at Baylor		Baylor Stadium Waco, TX (Battle of the Brazos)	Raycom	W 34-10	46,812
October 24	at Rice		Rice Stadium Houston, TX		W 34–21	32,500
October 31	Louisiana Tech*		Kyle Field College Station, TX		W 32–3	53,779	^[3]
November 14	No. 20 Arkansas	No. 19	Kyle Field College Station, TX (rivalry)	ESPN	W 14–0	73,511
November 21	at TCU	No. 16	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX (rivalry)	Raycom	W 42-24	40,164
November 26	Texas	No. 15	Kyle Field College Station, TX (rivalry)	ESPN	W 20-13	78,573
January 1	vs. No. 12 Notre Dame*	No. 13	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX (Cotton Bowl Classic)	CBS	W 35–10	73,006
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

1987 Texas A&M Aggies football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
QB		Bucky Richardson	Fr

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class

	1	2	3	4	Total
Arkansas	0	0	0	0	0
Texas A&M	7	0	7	0	14

^ "LSU hands Texas A&M a 17–3 setback". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 6, 1987. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "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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