1986 Texas A&M Aggies football team

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]

1986 Texas A&M Aggies football
Southwest Conference champion
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 12
APNo. 13
1986 record9–3 (7–1 SWC)
Head coachJackie Sherrill (5th season)
Offensive coordinatorLynn Amedee (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorR. C. Slocum (7th season)
1986 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW 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
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule
DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 137:00 PMat No. 15 LSU*No. 7
ESPNL 17–3579,713
September 20North Texas State*No. 16
W 48–28
September 27Southern Miss*
  • Kyle Field
  • College Station, TX
W 16–7
October 41:30 PMTexas TechNo. 14
  • Kyle Field
  • College Station, TX (rivalry)
W 45–862,876
October 11at HoustonNo. 14
RaycomW 19–7
October 18No. 11 BaylorNo. 20
ABCW 31–3074,739
October 25RiceNo. 10
  • Kyle Field
  • College Station, TX
W 45–10
November 1at SMUNo. 10
W 39–3558,125
November 15at No. 17 ArkansasNo. 7
ABCL 10–1454,912
November 22TCUNo. 13
  • Kyle Field
  • College Station, TX (rivalry)
RaycomW 74–10
November 27at TexasNo. 10
ESPNW 16–3
January 112:30 PMvs. No. 11 Ohio State*No. 8
CBSL 12–2874,188
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

Roster
1986 Texas A&M Aggies football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
TE 29 Rod Bernstine Sr
QB 14 Kevin Murray Sr
QB Craig Stump
RB 42 Ira Valentine Sr
RB 43 Roger Vick Sr
WR Shea Walker
RB Keith Woodside
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
LB 11 Johnny Holland Sr
LB 65 Larry Kelm Sr
DT 99 Rod Saddler Sr
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • Injured
    • Redshirt

    Rankings
    Further information: 1986 NCAA Division I-A football rankings
    Ranking movements
    Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
    NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.
    Week
    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
    1 234Total
    Texas A&M 7 730 17
    • LSU 7 7147 35
    See also: 1986 LSU Tigers football team and LSU–Texas A&M football rivalry
    Overall record Last meeting Result
    14–22–3 1975 W 39–8

    [2]

    North Texas State
    Overall record Last meeting Result
    2–0 1946 W 47–0

    Southern Miss
    See also: Southern Miss Golden Eagles football
    Overall record Last meeting Result
    1–0 1959 W 7–3

    Texas Tech
    See also: 1986 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team and Texas A&M–Texas Tech football rivalry
    Overall record Last meeting Result
    24–19–1 1985 W 28–27

    at Houston
    See also: 1986 Houston Cougars football team
    Overall record Last meeting Result
    10–11–3 1985 W 43–16

    Baylor
    1 234Total
    Baylor 17 373 30
    • Texas A&M 0 14314 31
    See also: 1986 Baylor Bears football team and Battle of the Brazos
    Overall record Last meeting Result
    45–29–8 1985 L 15–20

    Rice
    See also: Rice Owls football
    Overall record Last meeting Result
    40–27–3 1985 W 43–28

    at SMU
    Overall record Last meeting Result
    33–29–6 1985 W 19–17

    at Arkansas
    See also: 1986 Arkansas Razorbacks football team and Arkansas–Texas A&M football rivalry
    Overall record Last meeting Result
    21–35–3 1985 W 10–6

    TCU
    See also: 1986 TCU Horned Frogs football team and TCU–Texas A&M football rivalry
    Overall record Last meeting Result
    45–29–7 1985 W 53–6

    [3]

    at Texas
    See also: 1986 Texas Longhorns football team and Texas–Texas A&M football rivalry
    Overall record Last meeting Result
    23–63–5 1985 W 42–10

    vs. Ohio State (Cotton Bowl)
    1 234Total
    • Ohio State 0 7147 28
    Texas A&M 3 306 12
    Main article: 1987 Cotton Bowl Classic
    See also: 1986 Ohio State Buckeyes football team
    Overall record Last meeting Result
    0–2 1970 L 13–56

    [4]

    1987 NFL Draft
    Main article: 1987 NFL Draft
    PlayerPositionRoundPickNFL Club
    Roger VickRunning back121New York Jets
    Rod BernstineRunning back124San Diego Chargers
    Johnny HollandLinebacker241Green Bay Packers
    Todd HowardLinebacker373Kansas City Chiefs
    Rod SaddlerDefensive tackle490St. Louis Cardinals
    Larry KelmLinebacker4108Los Angeles Rams
    Steve BullittLinebacker8220Cleveland Browns
    Ira ValentineRunning back12314Houston Oilers

    [5]

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    References
    1. https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/texas-am/1986-schedule.html
    2. "LSU Takes 35-17 Win in Stride: Interceptions Help Defeat Texas A&M". Los Angeles Times. September 14, 1986. Retrieved November 9, 2019.
    3. "Southwest Roundup: Texas A&M Trounces TCU, 74-10". Los Angeles Times. November 23, 1986. Retrieved November 9, 2019.
    4. "COTTON BOWL: OHIO ST. INTERCEPTS TEXAS A&M, 28-12". New York Times. January 2, 1987. Retrieved November 9, 2019.
    5. "1987 NFL Draft". pro-football-reference.com. Retrieved November 9, 2019.


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