1987 Texas Longhorns football team

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.

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

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 Plays Yards TOP 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

1. "Auburn romps over UT, 31–3". Abilene Reporter-News. September 6, 1987. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
2. . Archived from the original on November 1, 2010. Retrieved September 17, 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
3. . Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on December 21, 2007. Retrieved March 28, 2018.
4. "Eric Metcalf Stats". Pro-Football-Reference.com.