1986 Texas A&M Aggies football team
American college football season
1986 Texas A&M Aggies football | |
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Southwest Conference champion Cotton Bowl Classic champion | |
Cotton Bowl Classic, L 12–28 vs. Ohio State | |
Conference | Southwest Conference |
Ranking | |
Coaches | No. 12 |
AP | No. 13 |
Record | 9–3 (7–1 SWC) |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | Lynn Amedee (2nd season) |
Defensive coordinator | R. C. Slocum (7th season) |
Seasons |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 13 Texas A&M $ | 7 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 15 Arkansas | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 12 Baylor | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas Tech | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
SMU | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rice | 2 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
TCU | 1 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Houston | 0 | – | 8 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1986 Texas A&M Aggies football team represented Texas A&M University in the 1986 NCAA Division I-A football season as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC).[1]
Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 13 | 7:00 pm | at No. 15 LSU* | No. 7 |
| ESPN | L 17–35 | 79,713 | [2] |
September 20 | North Texas State* | No. 16 | W 48–28 | 54,406 | [3] | |||
September 27 | Southern Miss* |
| W 16–7 | 54,938 | [4] | |||
October 4 | 1:30 pm | Texas Tech | No. 14 |
| W 45–8 | 62,876 | ||
October 11 | at Houston | No. 14 | Raycom | W 19–7 | 28,277 | |||
October 18 | No. 11 Baylor | No. 20 |
| ABC | W 31–30 | 74,739 | ||
October 25 | Rice | No. 10 |
| W 45–10 | 51,885 | |||
November 1 | at SMU | No. 10 | W 39–35 | 58,125 | ||||
November 15 | at No. 17 Arkansas | No. 7 |
| ABC | L 10–14 | 54,912 | ||
November 22 | TCU | No. 13 |
| Raycom | W 74–10 | 59,126 | ||
November 27 | at Texas | No. 10 | ESPN | W 16–3 | 75,623 | [5] | ||
January 1 | 12:30 pm | vs. No. 11 Ohio State* | No. 8 |
| CBS | L 12–28 | 74,188 | |
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Roster
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Players | Coaches | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Offense
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| Special teams
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Rankings
Week | |||||||||||||||
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | Final |
AP | 7 (1) | 7 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 13 |
Coaches | 3 (5) | 7 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 12 |
Game summaries
At LSU
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North Texas State
Southern Miss
Texas Tech
At Houston
Baylor
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Rice
At SMU
At Arkansas
TCU
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At Texas
Vs. Ohio State (Cotton Bowl)
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1987 NFL Draft
Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL club |
Roger Vick | Running back | 1 | 21 | New York Jets |
Rod Bernstine | Running back | 1 | 24 | San Diego Chargers |
Johnny Holland | Linebacker | 2 | 41 | Green Bay Packers |
Todd Howard | Linebacker | 3 | 73 | Kansas City Chiefs |
Rod Saddler | Defensive tackle | 4 | 90 | St. Louis Cardinals |
Larry Kelm | Linebacker | 4 | 108 | Los Angeles Rams |
Steve Bullitt | Linebacker | 8 | 220 | Cleveland Browns |
Ira Valentine | Running back | 12 | 314 | Houston Oilers |
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References
- ^ "1986 Texas A&M Aggies Schedule and Results".
- ^ "No. 7 A&M off target, falls to LSU". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 14, 1986. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Aggies regroup, bounce NTSU". The Paris News. September 21, 1986. Retrieved October 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Ags slowly make a point". Austin American-Statesman. September 28, 1986. Retrieved March 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "2022 Texas A&M Football Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved October 3, 2022.
- ^ "LSU Takes 35-17 Win in Stride: Interceptions Help Defeat Texas A&M". Los Angeles Times. September 14, 1986. Retrieved November 9, 2019.
- ^ "Southwest Roundup: Texas A&M Trounces TCU, 74-10". Los Angeles Times. November 23, 1986. Retrieved November 9, 2019.
- ^ "COTTON BOWL: OHIO ST. INTERCEPTS TEXAS A&M, 28-12". The New York Times. January 2, 1987. Retrieved November 9, 2019.
- ^ "1987 NFL Draft". pro-football-reference.com. Retrieved November 9, 2019.
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