American college football season
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 ESPN L 17–3579,713 [ 2]
September 20 North Texas State * No. 16 W 48–2854,406 [ 3]
September 27 Southern Miss * Kyle Field College Station, TX W 16–754,938 [ 4]
October 4 1:30 pm Texas Tech No. 14 Kyle Field College Station, TX (rivalry ) W 45–862,876
October 11 at Houston No. 14 Raycom W 19–728,277
October 18 No. 11 Baylor No. 20 ABC W 31–3074,739
October 25 Rice No. 10 Kyle Field College Station, TX W 45–1051,885
November 1 at SMU No. 10 W 39–3558,125
November 15 at No. 17 Arkansas No. 7 ABC L 10–1454,912
November 22 TCU No. 13 Kyle Field College Station, TX (rivalry ) Raycom W 74–1059,126
November 27 at Texas No. 10 ESPN W 16–375,623 [ 5]
January 1 12:30 pm vs. No. 11 Ohio State * No. 8 CBS L 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
Defense
Special teams
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
Injured
Redshirt
Rankings
Ranking movementsLegend: ██ 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
[ 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
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
[ 8]
1987 NFL Draft
[ 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 .
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