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1987 Texas A&M Aggies football team

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1987 Texas A&M Aggies football
Southwest Conference champion
Cotton Bowl Classic champion
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 9
APNo. 10
Record10–2 (6–1 SWC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorLynn Amedee (3rd season)
Defensive coordinatorR. C. Slocum (8th season)
Home stadiumKyle 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

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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 10Houston
  • Kyle Field
  • College Station, TX
W 22–1764,415
October 17at Baylor
RaycomW 34-1046,812
October 24at Rice
W 34–2132,500
October 31Louisiana 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 26TexasNo. 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

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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

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Arkansas

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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

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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

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  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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