1987 Texas Longhorns football | |
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Astro–Bluebonnet Bowl Champions | |
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Astro–Bluebonnet Bowl vs. Pittsburgh, W 32–27 | |
Conference | Southwest Conference |
Ranking | |
Coaches | No. 20 |
1987 record | 7–5 (5–2 SWC) |
Head coach | David McWilliams |
Offensive coordinator | John Mize |
Defensive coordinator | Paul Jette |
Home stadium | Texas Memorial Stadium (Capacity: 77,809) |
Seasons |
1987 Southwest Conference football standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
#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 Longhorns football team represented the University of Texas at Austin in the 1987 NCAA Division I-A football season.
Schedule[]
The Longhorns finished the regular season with a 6-5 record and defeated Pittsburgh in the 1987 Astro–Bluebonnet Bowl.
Date | Time | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | |
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September 5* | 3:30 PM | at #5 Auburn | Jordan–Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL | ESPN | L 3-31 | 80,000 | ||
September 12* | 7:00 PM | BYU | Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX | HSE | L 17-22 | 65,102 | ||
September 26* | 7:00 PM | Oregon State | Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX | HSE | W 61-16 | 53,389 | ||
October 3 | 7:00 PM | Rice | Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX | HSE | W 45-26 | 54,740 | ||
October 10* | 1:30 PM | vs. #1 Oklahoma | Cotton Bowl • Dallas, TX (Red River Shootout) | CBS | L 9-44 | 75,587 | ||
October 17 | 3:00 PM | at #15 Arkansas | War Memorial Stadium • Little Rock, AR (Rivalry) | ESPN | W 16-14 | 54,902 | ||
October 31 | 1:00 PM | Texas Tech | Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX (Rivalry) | HSE | W 41-27 | 74,984 | ||
November 7 | 7:00 PM | at Houston | Astrodome • Houston, TX | HSE | L 40-60 | 36,274 | ||
November 14 | 12:00 PM | TCU | Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX | Raycom | W 24-21 | 63,642 | ||
November 21 | 1:00 PM | Baylor | Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX | HSE | W 34-16 | 61,331 | ||
November 26 | 7:00 PM | at #15 Texas A&M | Kyle Field • College Station, TX (Rivalry) | ESPN | L 13-20 | 78,573 | ||
December 31* | 7:00 PM | vs. Pittsburgh | Astrodome • Houston, TX (Astro–Bluebonnet Bowl) | Mizlou | W 32-27 | 33,122 | ||
*Non-Conference Game. †Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Central Time. |
1987 team players in the NFL[]
The following players were drafted into professional football following the season.
Player | Position | Round | Pick | Franchise |
Paul Jetton | Guard | 6 | 141 | Cincinnati Bengals |
John Hagy | Defensive Back | 8 | 204 | Buffalo Bills |
- Running back Eric Metcalf was drafted by the Cleveland Browns in 1989.[3]
Awards and honors[]
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