1987 Texas Longhorns football team

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1987 Texas Longhorns football
Texas Longhorns logo.svg
Astro–Bluebonnet Bowl champion
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 19
1987 record7–5 (5–2 SWC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJohn Mize (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorPaul Jette (1st season)
Home stadiumTexas Memorial Stadium
(Capacity: 77,809)
Seasons
← 1986
1988 →
1987 Southwest Conference football standings
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 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 Longhorns football team represented the University of Texas at Austin in the 1987 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Longhorns finished the regular season with a 6–5 record and defeated Pittsburgh in the Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl.

Schedule[]

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 53:30 p.m.at No. 5 Auburn*
ESPNL 3–3180,000
September 127:00 p.m.BYU*
HSEL 17–2265,102
September 267:00 p.m.Oregon State*
  • Texas Memorial Stadium
  • Austin, TX
HSEW 61–1653,389
October 37:00 p.m.Rice
  • Texas Memorial Stadium
  • Austin, TX (rivalry)
HSEW 45–2654,740
October 101:30 p.m.vs. No. 1 Oklahoma*
CBSL 9–4475,587
October 173:00 p.m.at No. 15 Arkansas
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Little Rock, AR (rivalry)
ESPNW 16–1454,902
October 311:00 p.m.Texas Tech
  • Texas Memorial Stadium
  • Austin, TX (rivalry)
HSEW 41–2774,984
November 77:00 p.m.at Houston
HSEL 40–6036,274
November 1412:00 p.m.TCU
  • Texas Memorial Stadium
  • Austin, TX (rivalry)
RaycomW 24–2163,642
November 211:00 p.m.Baylor
  • Texas Memorial Stadium
  • Austin, TX
HSEW 34–1661,331
November 267:00 p.m.at No. 15 Texas A&M
ESPNL 13–2078,573
December 317:00 p.m.vs. Pittsburgh*
MizlouW 32–2733,122
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

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Roster[]

1987 Texas Longhorns football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
WR 11 Keith Cash Fr
TE 19 Kerry Cash Fr
C 54 Alan Champagne Jr
T 72 Ed Cunningham Jr
G 61 Paul Jetton Sr
WR 4 Tony Jones So
QB 7 Shannon Kelley Jr
RB 2 Eric Metcalf Jr
G 76 Brian Nielsen So
FB 36 Peter Pope Sr
G 65 Omar Saleh Jr
T 78 Charles Seafous Fr
QB 10 Bret Stafford Sr
T 51 Stan Thomas Fr
WR 1 Johnny Walker Fr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DE 97 Thomas Aldridge Sr
DT 89 Rocky Allen So
LB 63 Lee Brockman Jr
DE 46 Bobby Duncam Jr
DT 93 Steve Llewellyn Jr
CB 16 Anthony Griffin Sr
LB 60 Britt Hager Jr
DB 17 John Hagy Sr
DB 18 Stanley Richard Fr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
K Wayne Clements
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Game summaries[]

Oklahoma[]

Oklahoma Sooners (4–0) vs. Texas Longhorns (2–2)
1 2 34Total
Oklahoma 0 13 211044
Texas 3 3 039

at Cotton Bowl • Dallas, Texas

  • Date: October 10
  • Game time: 1:30 p.m.
  • Game weather: Clear • 83 °F (28 °C) • Wind 6 WNW
  • Game attendance: 75,587
  • TV: CBS
  • Texas Sports

NFL Draft[]

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

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References[]

  1. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on November 1, 2010. Retrieved September 17, 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. ^ "1988 NFL Draft Listing". Archived from the original on 2007-12-21. Retrieved 2018-03-28.
  3. ^ "Eric Metcalf Stats".


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