Texas A&M
SWC · 1987 Season · Final
All-Time Resume
- 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
- Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 3 Top 10
- Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 5 Top 10
- Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 2 Top 10
- AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons · 2 Top 10
- Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 30 seasons · 7 Top 10
- Pioneer Era · 3 seasons
Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Texas A&M head-to-head · History & Eras
1987 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Week 2 · Sep 8 |  LSUH2H |  SEC | 10–1–1 | L 3–17 |
| 4 | Week 4 · Sep 22 |  Washington (WASHINGTON)H2H |  PAC | 7–4–1 | W 29–12 |
| 5 | Week 5 · Sep 29 |  Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)H2H | IND FBSI | 6–5 | W 27–14 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Oct 6 |  Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)H2H | IND SWC | 6–4–1 | L 21–27 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 13 |  Houston (HOUSTON)H2H | IND SWC | 4–6–1 | W 22–17 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 20 |  Baylor (BAYLOR)H2H | IND SWC | 6–5 | W 34–10 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 27 |  Rice (RICE)H2H | IND SWC | 2–9 | W 34–21 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Nov 3 | LOUISIANA TECH | Unranked | — | W 32–3 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 17 |  Arkansas (ARKANSAS)H2H | IND SWC | 9–4 | W 14–0 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 24 |  TCUH2H | IND SWC | 5–6 | W 42–24 |
| 14 | Week 14 · Dec 1 |  Texas (TEXAS)H2H | IND SWC | 7–5 | W 20–13 |
| 19 | Final · Jan 5 |  Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)H2H | IND FBSI | 8–4 | W 35–10 |
Past season results come from the published weekly rankings; home/away is not recorded. Unranked = opponent outside the ranked field. Kickoff times in Eastern Time. TBD = not yet announced. vs* = neutral site. Opp. Record is the current season record; — = unavailable.
Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).
- Arkansas +9
- Notre Dame +8
- Washington +7
- Texas +7
- Southern Miss +6
- Baylor +6
- TCU +5
- Houston +4
- Rice +2
- LSU -1
- Texas Tech -4
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.833 Win % · Change 2
Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.
Higher on the chart = better rank.
Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.
Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.