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1987 Texas A&M Aggies football
Southwest Conference champion
Cotton Bowl Classic champion
Conference Southwest Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 9
APNo. 10
Record10–2 (6–1 SWC)
Head coach
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
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

DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 5No. 6 LSU*No. 15
 ESPNL 3–1771,292 [1]
September 19No. 10 Washington*
  • Kyle Field
  • College Station, TX
ESPNW 29–1258,178
September 26vs. Southern Miss*No. 16
W 27–1422,150 [2]
October 3at Texas TechNo. 15
 RaycomL 21–2742,625
October 10 Houston
  • Kyle Field
  • College Station, TX
W 22–1764,415
October 17at Baylor
RaycomW 34-1046,812
October 24at Rice
W 34–2132,500
October 31 Louisiana Tech*
  • Kyle Field
  • College Station, TX
W 32–353,779 [3]
November 14No. 20 ArkansasNo. 19
  • Kyle Field
  • College Station, TX ( rivalry)
ESPNW 14–073,511
November 21at TCUNo. 16
RaycomW 42-2440,164
November 26 TexasNo. 15
  • Kyle Field
  • College Station, TX ( rivalry)
ESPNW 20-1378,573
January 1vs. No. 12 Notre Dame*No. 13
 CBSW 35–1073,006
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Roster

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
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt


Game summaries

Arkansas

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

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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

References

  1. ^ "LSU hands Texas A&M a 17–3 setback". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 6, 1987. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "All-freshman backfield leads Texas A&M over Southern Mississippi". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 27, 1987. Retrieved March 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Texas A&M routs Louisiana Tech, 32–3". Del Rio News Herald. November 1, 1987. Retrieved July 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "sports-reference.com".
  5. ^ Gainesville Sun. 1987 Nov 15. Retrieved 2019-Jan-06.
  6. ^ "1988 NFL Draft". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 12, 2012.
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