1987 Texas Longhorns football team

American college football season

1987 Texas Longhorns football

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)
Head coach	David McWilliams (1st season)
Offensive coordinator	John Mize (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Paul Jette (1st season)
Home stadium	Texas Memorial Stadium
Seasons ← 1986 1988 →

1987 Southwest Conference football standings
v t e	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

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 5	3:30 p.m.	at No. 5 Auburn*	Jordan-Hare Stadium Auburn, AL	ESPN	L 3–31	80,000	^[1]
September 12	7:00 p.m.	BYU*	Texas Memorial Stadium Austin, TX	HSE	L 17–22	65,102
September 26	7:00 p.m.	Oregon State*	Texas Memorial Stadium Austin, TX	HSE	W 61–16	53,389
October 3	7:00 p.m.	Rice	Texas Memorial Stadium Austin, TX (rivalry)	HSE	W 45–26	54,740
October 10	1:30 p.m.	vs. No. 1 Oklahoma*	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX (Red River Shootout)	CBS	L 9–44	75,587
October 17	3:00 p.m.	at No. 15 Arkansas	War Memorial Stadium Little Rock, AR (rivalry)	ESPN	W 16–14	54,902
October 31	1:00 p.m.	Texas Tech	Texas Memorial Stadium Austin, TX (rivalry)	HSE	W 41–27	74,984
November 7	7:00 p.m.	at Houston	Houston Astrodome Houston, TX	HSE	L 40–60	36,274
November 14	12:00 p.m.	TCU	Texas Memorial Stadium Austin, TX (rivalry)	Raycom	W 24–21	63,642
November 21	1:00 p.m.	Baylor	Texas Memorial Stadium Austin, TX	HSE	W 34–16	61,331
November 26	7:00 p.m.	at No. 15 Texas A&M	Kyle Field College Station, TX (rivalry)	ESPN	L 13–20	78,573
December 31	7:00 p.m.	vs. Pittsburgh*	Houston Astrodome Houston, TX (Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl)	Mizlou	W 32–27	33,122
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

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Game summaries

BYU

BYU Cougars (0–1) at Texas Longhorns (0–1)

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
BYU	0	14	8	0	22
Texas	7	3	0	7	17

at Texas Memorial Stadium, Austin, Texas

Date: September 12, 1987
Game time: 7:00 p.m.
Game weather: Clear, 87 °F (31 °C)
Game attendance: 65,102
Box Score, Box Score

Game information

First quarter

UT – Bret Stafford 1-yard run (Wayne Clements kick), 8:43. Texas 7–0.

Second quarter

BYU – David Miles 21-yard pass from Bob Jensen (Leonard Chitty kick), 14:54. Tie 7–7.
BYU – Chuck Cutler 27-yard pass from Bob Jensen (Leonard Chitty kick), 1:38. BYU 14–7.
UT – Wayne Clements 46-yard field goal, 0:00. BYU 14–10.

Third quarter

BYU – Safety, Richard Hobbs blocked punt through end zone, 13:13. BYU 16–10.
BYU – Leonard Chitty 33-yard field goal, 4:26. BYU 19–10.
BYU – Leonard Chitty 33-yard field goal, 2:25. BYU 22–10.

Fourth quarter

UT – Darron Norris 3-yard run (Wayne Clements kick), 1:06. BYU 22–17.

Top passers

BYU – Bob Jensen – 16/35, 199 yards, 2 TD, INT
UT – Bret Stafford – 12/26, 107 yards, 3 INT

Top rushers

BYU – Peter Tuipulotu – 6 rushes, 16 yards
UT – Darron Norris – 8 rushes, 85 yards, TD

Top receivers

BYU – Chuck Cutler – 5 receptions, 70 yards, TD
UT – Tony Jones – 5 receptions, 61 yards

External videos
Game highlights

vs Oklahoma

Oklahoma Sooners (4–0) vs. Texas Longhorns (2–2)

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
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
Texas Sports

Game information

Oklahoma

Charles Thompson
8 Rush, 114 Yds, TD

Texas

Bret Stafford
17/32, 116 Yds, 5 INT
Eric Metcalf
14 Rush, 63 Yds
Tony Jones
3 Rec, 40 Yds

Scoring summary

Quarter	Time	Drive			Team	Scoring information	Score
Quarter	Time	Plays	Yards	TOP	Team	Scoring information	OU	TEX
1	1:05	4	9	1:33	Texas	52-yard field goal by Clements	0	3
2	14:03	8	78	2:02	Oklahoma	Carr 7-yard touchdown run, Lashar kick good	7	3
2	8:44	10	68	4:21	Oklahoma	46-yard field goal by Lashar	10	3
2	2:28	10	28	3:58	Oklahoma	22-yard field goal by Lashar	13	3
2	0:17	9	42	2:11	Texas	46-yard field goal by Clements	13	6
3	9:29	3	40	1:24	Oklahoma	Cabbiness 44-yard touchdown reception from Holieway, Lashar kick good	20	6
3	8:13	2	38	0:37	Oklahoma	Carr 32-yard touchdown run, Lashar kick good	27	6
3	2:23	5	35	2:16	Oklahoma	Collins 4-yard touchdown run, Lashar kick good	34	6
4	14:09	9	50	3:14	Texas	36-yard field goal by Clements	34	9
4	9:04	9	52	5:05	Oklahoma	29-yard field goal by Lashar	37	9
4	7:10	2	81	0:40	Oklahoma	Thompson 55-yard touchdown run, Lashar kick good	44	9
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football.							44	9

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
OT	`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
OT	`78`	Charles Seafous	Fr
QB	`10`	Bret Stafford	Sr
OT	`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

David McWilliams

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Redshirt

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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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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