American college football season
1986 Texas A&M Aggies football Conference Southwest Conference Coaches No. 12 AP No. 13 1986 record 9–3 (7–1 SWC) Head coach Jackie Sherrill (5th season)Offensive coordinator Lynn Amedee (2nd season)Defensive coordinator R. C. Slocum (7th season)Seasons
1986 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
No. 13 Texas A&M $
7
–
1
–
0
9
–
3
–
0
No. 15 Arkansas
6
–
2
–
0
9
–
3
–
0
No. 12 Baylor
6
–
2
–
0
9
–
3
–
0
Texas Tech
5
–
3
–
0
7
–
5
–
0
SMU
5
–
3
–
0
6
–
5
–
0
Texas
4
–
4
–
0
5
–
6
–
0
Rice
2
–
6
–
0
4
–
7
–
0
TCU
1
–
7
–
0
3
–
8
–
0
Houston
0
–
8
–
0
1
–
10
–
0
Rankings from AP Poll
The 1986 Texas A&M Aggies football team represented Texas A&M University in the 1986 NCAA Division I-A football season as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC).[1]
Schedule [ ]
Date Time Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance Source September 13 7:00 pm at No. 15 LSU * No. 7 Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry )ESPN L 17–3579,713
September 20 North Texas State * No. 16 Kyle Field College Station, TX W 48–2854,406 [2]
September 27 Southern Miss * Kyle Field College Station, TX W 16–754,938 [3]
October 4 1:30 pm Texas Tech No. 14 Kyle Field College Station, TX (rivalry ) W 45–862,876
October 11 at Houston No. 14 Raycom W 19–7
October 18 No. 11 Baylor No. 20 ABC W 31–3074,739
October 25 Rice No. 10 Kyle Field College Station, TX W 45–10
November 1 at SMU No. 10 W 39–3558,125
November 15 at No. 17 Arkansas No. 7 War Memorial Stadium Little Rock, AR (rivalry )ABC L 10–1454,912
November 22 TCU No. 13 Kyle Field College Station, TX (rivalry ) Raycom W 74–10
November 27 at Texas No. 10 ESPN W 16–3
January 1 12:30 pm vs. No. 11 Ohio State * No. 8 Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX (Cotton Bowl Classic )CBS L 12–2874,188
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time
Roster [ ]
1986 Texas A&M Aggies football team roster
Players
Coaches
Offense
Pos.
#
Name
Class
TE
29
Rod Bernstine
Sr
QB
14
Kevin Murray
Sr
QB
Craig Stump
RB
42
Ira Valentine
Sr
RB
43
Roger Vick
Sr
WR
Shea Walker
RB
Keith Woodside
Defense
Pos.
#
Name
Class
LB
11
Johnny Holland
Sr
LB
65
Larry Kelm
Sr
DT
99
Rod Saddler
Sr
Special teams
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
Injured
Redshirt
Rankings [ ]
Ranking movementsLegend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.
Week
Poll
Pre
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
Final
AP
7 (1)
7
16
14
14
14
11
10
10
8
7
13
10
8
13
Coaches
3 (5)
7
19
16
15
15
11
10
10
8
7
11
9
7
12
Game summaries [ ]
at LSU [ ]
1
2 3 4 Total
Texas A&M
7
7 3 0
17
• LSU
7
7 14 7
35
Date: September 13Location: Tiger Stadium , Baton Rouge, Louisiana Game attendance: 79,713Game weather: 83 °F (28 °C), Clear, Wind W 9 mph (14 km/h)TV announcers (ESPN ): Mike Patrick , Pat McInally , and Tim Brando
[4]
North Texas State [ ]
See also: North Texas State Mean Green football
Southern Miss [ ]
See also: Southern Miss Golden Eagles football
Texas Tech [ ]
at Houston [ ]
Baylor [ ]
1
2 3 4 Total
Baylor
17
3 7 3
30
• Texas A&M
0
14 3 14
31
Date: October 18Location: Kyle Field Game attendance: 74,739TV announcers (ABC ): Corey McPherrin , Lynn Swann , and Becky Dixon
Rice [ ]
at SMU [ ]
at Arkansas [ ]
TCU [ ]
[5]
at Texas [ ]
vs. Ohio State (Cotton Bowl) [ ]
1
2 3 4 Total
• Ohio State
0
7 14 7
28
Texas A&M
3
3 0 6
12
Date: January 1Location: Cotton Bowl Game attendance: 74,188TV announcers (CBS ): Verne Lundquist , Ara Parseghian , and Pat Haden
Main article: 1987 Cotton Bowl Classic
[6]
1987 NFL Draft [ ]
Player
Position
Round
Pick
NFL Club
Roger Vick
Running back
1
21
New York Jets
Rod Bernstine
Running back
1
24
San Diego Chargers
Johnny Holland
Linebacker
2
41
Green Bay Packers
Todd Howard
Linebacker
3
73
Kansas City Chiefs
Rod Saddler
Defensive tackle
4
90
St. Louis Cardinals
Larry Kelm
Linebacker
4
108
Los Angeles Rams
Steve Bullitt
Linebacker
8
220
Cleveland Browns
Ira Valentine
Running back
12
314
Houston Oilers
[7]
References [ ]
^ "1986 Texas A&M Aggies Schedule and Results" .
^ "Aggies regroup, bounce NTSU" . The Paris News . September 21, 1986. Retrieved October 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Ags slowly make a point" . Austin American-Statesman . September 28, 1986. Retrieved March 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "LSU Takes 35-17 Win in Stride: Interceptions Help Defeat Texas A&M" . Los Angeles Times . September 14, 1986. Retrieved November 9, 2019 .
^ "Southwest Roundup: Texas A&M Trounces TCU, 74-10" . Los Angeles Times . November 23, 1986. Retrieved November 9, 2019 .
^ "COTTON BOWL: OHIO ST. INTERCEPTS TEXAS A&M, 28-12" . The New York Times . January 2, 1987. Retrieved November 9, 2019 .
^ "1987 NFL Draft" . pro-football-reference.com . Retrieved November 9, 2019 .
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