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Astro–Bluebonnet Bowl champion | |
Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl, W 32–27 vs. Pittsburgh | |
| Conference | Southwest Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. 19 |
| Record | 7–5 (5–2 SWC) |
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| Offensive coordinator | John Mize (1st season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Paul Jette (1st season) |
| Home stadium | Texas Memorial Stadium |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 5 | 3:30 p.m. | at No. 5 Auburn* | ESPN | L 3–31 | 80,000 | [1] | |
| September 12 | 7:00 p.m. | BYU* | HSE | L 17–22 | 65,102 | ||
| September 26 | 7:00 p.m. | Oregon State* |
| HSE | W 61–16 | 53,389 | |
| October 3 | 7:00 p.m. | Rice |
| HSE | W 45–26 | 54,740 | |
| October 10 | 1:30 p.m. | vs. No. 1 Oklahoma* | CBS | L 9–44 | 75,587 | ||
| October 17 | 3:00 p.m. | at No. 15 Arkansas | ESPN | W 16–14 | 54,902 | ||
| October 31 | 1:00 p.m. | Texas Tech |
| HSE | W 41–27 | 74,984 | |
| November 7 | 7:00 p.m. | at Houston | HSE | L 40–60 | 36,274 | ||
| November 14 | 12:00 p.m. | TCU |
| Raycom | W 24–21 | 63,642 | |
| November 21 | 1:00 p.m. | Baylor |
| HSE | W 34–16 | 61,331 | |
| November 26 | 7:00 p.m. | at No. 15 Texas A&M | ESPN | L 13–20 | 78,573 | ||
| December 31 | 7:00 p.m. | vs. Pittsburgh* |
| Mizlou | W 32–27 | 33,122 | |
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Roster
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Season summary
BYU
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vs Oklahoma
Oklahoma Sooners (4–0) vs. Texas Longhorns (2–2)
| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Oklahoma | 0 | 13 | 21 | 10 | 44 |
| Texas | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 |
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
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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 |
- Running back Eric Metcalf was drafted by the Cleveland Browns in 1989.[4]
References
- ↑ "Auburn romps over UT, 31–3". Abilene Reporter-News. September 6, 1987. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on November 1, 2010. Retrieved September 17, 2012.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ↑ "1988 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on December 21, 2007. Retrieved March 28, 2018.
- ↑ "Eric Metcalf Stats". Pro-Football-Reference.com.
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