Texas Football Team History
Texas Longhorns
The University of Texas
Austin, TX
Founded: 1883 Stadium: Royal-Memorial Stadium Capacity: 94,113 Colors: Orange & White Coach: David McWilliams Conference: Southwest-
1987 Season Highlights
David McWilliams enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Texas.
1987 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 5 @
Auburn
3
31
L
Sat., Sep. 12 vs.
Brigham Young
17
22
L
Sat., Sep. 26 vs.
Oregon State
61
16
W
Sat., Oct. 3 vs.
Rice
45
26
W
Sat., Oct. 10 vs.
Oklahoma
9
44
L
@ Dallas, TX
Sat., Oct. 17 @
Arkansas
16
14
W
@ Little Rock, AR
Sat., Oct. 31 vs.
Texas Tech
41
27
W
Sat., Nov. 7 @
Houston
40
60
L
Sat., Nov. 14 vs.
Texas Christian
24
21
W
Sat., Nov. 21 vs.
Baylor
34
16
W
Thu., Nov. 26 @
Texas A&M
13
20
L
Thu., Dec. 31
Pittsburgh
32
27
W
@ Houston, TX
Bluebonnet Bowl
1987 Season Totals
Record 7-5
Points Scored 335
Scoring Average 27.9
Points Allowed 324
Defense Average 27.0
Opponents Record 81-55
Conference Record 5-2
Home Record 5-2
Away Record 1-3
1987 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
19 7-5-0
Coaches
19 7-5-0
UPI
20 7-5-0
USA Today/CNN
1987 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1987 All Southwest Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
The first bowl game, later known as The Rose Bowl, was played on January 1st, 1902 between the Michigan Wolverines and Stanford Cardinals. Michigan won 49-0.