PROFILPELAJAR.COM

1986 Texas A&M Aggies football
1986 Texas A&M Aggies football
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	Jackie Sherrill (5th season);
Offensive coordinator	Lynn Amedee (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	R. C. Slocum (7th season)
	Seasons ← 1985 1987 →

1986 Southwest Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
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

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

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
September 13	7:00 pm	at No. 15 LSU*	No. 7	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)	ESPN	L 17–35	79,713	^[2]
September 20		North Texas State*	No. 16	Kyle Field College Station, TX		W 48–28	54,406	^[3]
September 27		Southern Miss*		Kyle Field College Station, TX		W 16–7	54,938	^[4]
October 4	1:30 pm	Texas Tech	No. 14	Kyle Field College Station, TX (rivalry)		W 45–8	62,876
October 11		at Houston	No. 14	Houston Astrodome Houston, TX	Raycom	W 19–7	28,277
October 18		No. 11 Baylor	No. 20	Kyle Field College Station, TX (Battle of the Brazos)	ABC	W 31–30	74,739
October 25		Rice	No. 10	Kyle Field College Station, TX		W 45–10	51,885
November 1		at SMU	No. 10	Texas Stadium Irving, TX		W 39–35	58,125
November 15		at No. 17 Arkansas	No. 7	War Memorial Stadium Little Rock, AR (rivalry)	ABC	L 10–14	54,912
November 22		TCU	No. 13	Kyle Field College Station, TX (rivalry)	Raycom	W 74–10	59,126
November 27		at Texas	No. 10	Texas Memorial Stadium Austin, TX (rivalry)	ESPN	W 16–3	75,623	^[5]
January 1	12:30 pm	vs. No. 11 Ohio State*	No. 8	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX (Cotton Bowl Classic)	CBS	L 12–28	74,188
*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.	#	Name	Class
TE	`29`	Rod Bernstine	Sr
QB	`14`	Kevin Murray	Sr
QB		Craig Stump
QB	`9`	Duke Newton
RB	`42`	Ira Valentine	Sr
RB	`43`	Roger Vick	Sr
WR	`30`	Karl Pitts	So
WR		Shea Walker
RB		Keith Woodside

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
LB	`11`	Johnny Holland	Sr
LB	`65`	Larry Kelm	Sr
DT	`99`	Rod Saddler	Sr

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class

Head coach

Jackie Sherrill

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Lynn Amedee (OC)
R. C. Slocum (DC)
George Pugh (assistant)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Redshirt

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
( ) = 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	2	3	4	Total
Texas A&M	7	7	3	0	17
• LSU	7	7	14	7	35

Date: September 13
Location: Tiger Stadium, Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Game attendance: 79,713
Game weather: 83 °F (28 °C), Clear, Wind W 9 mph (14 km/h)
TV announcers (ESPN): Mike Patrick, Pat McInally, and Tim Brando

^[6]

North Texas State

Southern Miss

Texas Tech

At Houston

Baylor

	1	2	3	4	Total
Baylor	17	3	7	3	30
• Texas A&M	0	14	3	14	31

Date: October 18
Location: Kyle Field
Game attendance: 74,739
TV announcers (ABC): Corey McPherrin, Lynn Swann, and Becky Dixon

Rice

At SMU

At Arkansas

TCU

^[7]

At Texas

Vs. Ohio State (Cotton Bowl)

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Ohio State	0	7	14	7	28
Texas A&M	3	3	0	6	12

Date: January 1
Location: Cotton Bowl
Game attendance: 74,188
TV announcers (CBS): Verne Lundquist, Ara Parseghian, and Pat Haden

^[8]

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

^[9]

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.

This college football 1980s season article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

This article related to sports in Texas is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

[1] "1986 Texas A&M Aggies Schedule and Results".

[2] "No. 7 A&M off target, falls to LSU". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 14, 1986. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.

[3] "Aggies regroup, bounce NTSU". The Paris News. September 21, 1986. Retrieved October 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.

[1986USM1-4] "Ags slowly make a point". Austin American-Statesman. September 28, 1986. Retrieved March 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.

[5] "2022 Texas A&M Football Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved October 3, 2022.

[6] "LSU Takes 35-17 Win in Stride: Interceptions Help Defeat Texas A&M". Los Angeles Times. September 14, 1986. Retrieved November 9, 2019.

[7] "Southwest Roundup: Texas A&M Trounces TCU, 74-10". Los Angeles Times. November 23, 1986. Retrieved November 9, 2019.

[8] "COTTON BOWL: OHIO ST. INTERCEPTS TEXAS A&M, 28-12". The New York Times. January 2, 1987. Retrieved November 9, 2019.

[9] "1987 NFL Draft". pro-football-reference.com. Retrieved November 9, 2019.

[1]

[2]

[3]

[4]

[5]

[6]

[7]

[8]

[9]