1987 Texas A&M Aggies football team

1987 Texas A&M Aggies football
Southwest Conference Champions Cotton Bowl Classic Champions
Cotton Bowl Classic vs. Notre Dame, W 35–10
Conference	Southwest Conference
Ranking
Coaches	#9
AP	#10
1987 record	10–2 (6–1 SWC)
Head coach	Jackie Sherrill
Offensive coordinator	Lynn Amedee
Defensive coordinator	R. C. Slocum
Home stadium	Kyle Field (Capacity: 72,387)

1987 Southwest Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
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 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

Date	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 5	#6 LSU*	#15	Kyle Field • College Station, TX	ESPN	L 3–17	71,292
September 19	#10 Washington*		Kyle Field • College Station, TX	ESPN	W 29-12	58,178
September 26	Southern Mississippi*	#16	Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium • Jackson, MS		W 27-14	22,150
October 3	at Texas Tech	#15	Jones Stadium • Lubbock, TX (Rivalry)	Raycom	L 21–27	42,625
October 10	Houston		Kyle Field • College Station, TX		W 22–17	64,415
October 17	at Baylor		Baylor Stadium • Waco, TX (Battle of the Brazos)	Raycom	W 34-10	46,812
October 24	at Rice		Rice Stadium • Houston, TX		W 34–21	32,500
October 31	Louisiana Tech*		Kyle Field • College Station, TX		W 32–3	53,779
November 14	#20 Arkansas	#19	Kyle Field • College Station, TX (Rivalry)	ESPN	W 14–0	73,511
November 21	at TCU	#16	Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, TX	Raycom	W 42-24	40,164
November 26	Texas	#15	Kyle Field • College Station, TX (Lone Star Showdown)	ESPN	W 20-13	78,573
January 1	vs. #12 Notre Dame*	#13	Cotton Bowl • Dallas, TX (Cotton Bowl Classic)	CBS	W 35–10	73,006
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

• Reference:^[1][2]

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

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References

1. "1997 Texas A&M University Media Guide". Texas A&M University. Retrieved January 12, 2014.
2. "sports-reference.com".
3. "1988 NFL Draft". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 12, 2012.