1987 Texas Longhorns football team

1987 Texas Longhorns football

Astro–Bluebonnet Bowl Champions
Astro–Bluebonnet Bowl vs. Pittsburgh, W 32–27
Conference	Southwest Conference
Ranking
Coaches	#20
1987 record	7–5 (5–2 SWC)
Head coach	David McWilliams
Offensive coordinator	John Mize
Defensive coordinator	Paul Jette
Home stadium	Texas Memorial Stadium (Capacity: 77,809)

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 Longhorns football team represented the University of Texas at Austin in the 1987 NCAA Division I-A football season.

Schedule

The Longhorns finished the regular season with a 6-5 record and defeated Pittsburgh in the 1987 Astro–Bluebonnet Bowl.

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 5	3:30 PM	at #5 Auburn*	Jordan–Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL	ESPN	L 3-31	80,000
September 12	7:00 PM	BYU*	Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX	HSE	L 17-22	65,102
September 26	7:00 PM	Oregon State*	Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX	HSE	W 61-16	53,389
October 3	7:00 PM	Rice	Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX	HSE	W 45-26	54,740
October 10	1:30 PM	vs. #1 Oklahoma*	Cotton Bowl • Dallas, TX (Red River Shootout)	CBS	L 9-44	75,587
October 17	3:00 PM	at #15 Arkansas	War Memorial Stadium • Little Rock, AR (Rivalry)	ESPN	W 16-14	54,902
October 31	1:00 PM	Texas Tech	Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX (Rivalry)	HSE	W 41-27	74,984
November 7	7:00 PM	at Houston	Astrodome • Houston, TX	HSE	L 40-60	36,274
November 14	12:00 PM	TCU	Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX	Raycom	W 24-21	63,642
November 21	1:00 PM	Baylor	Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX	HSE	W 34-16	61,331
November 26	7:00 PM	at #15 Texas A&M	Kyle Field • College Station, TX (Rivalry)	ESPN	L 13-20	78,573
December 31	7:00 PM	vs. Pittsburgh*	Astrodome • Houston, TX (Astro–Bluebonnet Bowl)	Mizlou	W 32-27	33,122
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Central Time.

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1987 team players in the NFL

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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Running back Eric Metcalf was drafted by the Cleveland Browns in 1989.^[3]

References

Texas Longhorns football

Venues	Clark Field (1896–1924) Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium (1924–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Arkansas Oklahoma: Red River Showdown (Golden Hat) Nebraska Texas A&M Texas Tech (Chancellor's Spurs)

Culture & lore	All-time greatest games Bevo Hook 'em "Texas Fight" 1969 "Game of the Century" Marching band Godzillatron The University of Texas National Championship 2005 2005 Ohio State game 2005 Oklahoma game 2005 Texas A&M game 2007 Oklahoma State game 2008 Oklahoma game 2008 Texas Tech game 1 Second Left

People	Head coaches All-Americans Statistical leaders NFL draft

Seasons	1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

National championship seasons in bold

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