1987 Texas Longhorns football team
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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
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in the 1987 Bluebonnet Bowl
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University of Texas at Austin
The University of Texas at Austin is a state research university located in Austin, Texas, USA, and is the flagship institution of the The University of Texas System. Founded in 1883, its campus is located approximately from the Texas State Capitol in Austin...
in the 1987 NCAA Division I-A football season
1987 NCAA Division I-A football season
The 1987 NCAA Division I-A football season ended with Miami winning its second national championship during the 80s in an Orange Bowl match-up featuring a rare #1 vs...
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Schedule
The Longhorns finished the regular season with a 6-5 record and defeated PittsburghPittsburgh Panthers football
Pittsburgh Panthers football is the intercollegiate football team of the University of Pittsburgh, often referred to as "Pitt", located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Traditionally the most popular sport at the university, Pitt football has played at the highest level of American college football...
in the 1987 Bluebonnet Bowl
Bluebonnet Bowl
The Bluebonnet Bowl was an annual college football bowl game played in Houston, Texas. A civic group was appointed by the Houston Chamber of Commerce Athletics Committee in 1959 to organize the bowl game. It was held at Rice Stadium from 1959 through 1967, and again in 1985 and 1986. The game was...
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| Game | Date | Opponent | Result | Longhorns points | Opponents | Record |
| 1 | Sept. 5 | @ #5 Auburn 1987 Auburn Tigers football team The 1987 Auburn Tigers football team represented Auburn University in the 1987 NCAA Division I-A football season. Coached by Pat Dye, the team finished the season with a 9–1–2 record and won their first of three straight SEC titles. Auburn went on to tie an undefeated Syracuse team in the 1988... |
Loss | 3 | 31 | 0-1 |
| 2 | Sept 12 | Loss | 17 | 22 | 0-2 | |
| 3 | Sept 26 | Win | 61 | 16 | 1-2 | |
| 4 | Oct 3 | Win | 45 | 26 | 2-2 | |
| 5 | Oct 10 | vs. #1 Oklahoma 1987 Oklahoma Sooners football team The 1987 Oklahoma Sooners football team represented the University of Oklahoma in the college football 1987 NCAA Division I-A season. Oklahoma Sooners football participated in the former Big Eight Conference at that time and played its home games in Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium where... (Red River Rivalry Red River Rivalry The Red River Rivalry, commonly known as the OU-Texas Game or Texas-OU Game, is an American college football rivalry game played annually by the Oklahoma Sooners football team of the University of Oklahoma and the Texas Longhorns football team of the University of Texas. The series is considered... ) |
Loss | 9 | 44 | 2-3 |
| 6 | Oct 17 | @ #15 Arkansas | Win | 16 | 14 | 3-3 |
| 7 | Oct 31 | Texas Tech | Win | 41 | 27 | 4-3 |
| 8 | Nov 7 | @ | Loss | 40 | 60 | 4-4 |
| 9 | Nov 14 | Win | 24 | 21 | 5-4 | |
| 10 | Nov 21 | Baylor | Win | 34 | 16 | 6-4 |
| 11 | Nov 26 | @ #15 | Loss | 13 | 20 | 6-5 |
| 12 | Dec 31 | vs. Pittsburgh 1987 Pittsburgh Panthers football team The 1987 Pittsburgh Panthers football team represented the University of Pittsburgh in the 1987 college football season.-Schedule:-Team Players drafted into in the NFL:... (Bluebonnet Bowl Bluebonnet Bowl The Bluebonnet Bowl was an annual college football bowl game played in Houston, Texas. A civic group was appointed by the Houston Chamber of Commerce Athletics Committee in 1959 to organize the bowl game. It was held at Rice Stadium from 1959 through 1967, and again in 1985 and 1986. The game was... ) |
Win | 32 | 27 | 7-5 |
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 1988 Cincinnati Bengals season The 1988 Cincinnati Bengals season was the team's 21st year in professional football and its 19th with the National Football League.The Bengals were a team on the rebound. During the 1987 strike-shortened season, quarterback Boomer Esiason and head coach Sam Wyche had openly feuded, and the team... |
| John Hagy | Defensive Back | 8 | 204 | Buffalo Bills 1988 Buffalo Bills season The 1988 Buffalo Bills season was the 29th season for the team and the 19th season in the National Football League. The Buffalo Bills finished in first place in the AFC East and finished the National Football League's 1988 season with a record of 12 wins and 4 losses. The Bills were 8–0 at home for... |
- Running back Eric MetcalfEric MetcalfEric Quinn Metcalf is a former American football running back and wide receiver in the National Football League who played for the Browns, Falcons, Chargers, Cardinals, Panthers, Redskins and Packers...
was drafted by the Cleveland BrownsCleveland BrownsThe Cleveland Browns are a professional football team based in Cleveland, Ohio. They are currently members of the North Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...
in 1989.