The Texas A&M Aggies were 9-2 in 1987. They emerged victorious over the Notre Dame Fighting Irish, 35 to 10, in the Cotton Bowl.
| TEAM | CONF | OVERALL | |
|---|---|---|---|
1 | 6-1 | 10-2 | |
5-2 | 9-4 | ||
3-3-1 | 6-4-1 | ||
5-2 | 7-5 | ||
3-4 | 6-5 |
| GP | PTS | YDS | PLY | AVG | RUSH YDS | RUSH ATT | RUSH AVG | PASS YDS | PASS ATT | PASS AVG | SCK | SCKY | 1DWN | RUSH 1DWN | PASS 1DWN | PEN 1DWN | PEN | PEN YDS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 11 | 278 | 3,719 | 759 | 4.9 | 2,551 | 532 | 4.8 | 1,168 | 227 | 5.1 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 38th | 66th | 76th | 60th | 20th | 33rd | 13th | 93rd | 80th | 100th | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 158 | 2,692 | 3.7 | 1,203 | 463 | 2.6 | 1,489 | 265 | 5.6 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 11th | 7th | 6th | 10th | 34th | 8th | 9th | 24th | 9th | ||||||||||
Net | +120 | +1,027 | +759 | +1.2 | +1,348 | +69 | +2.2 | -321 | -38 | -0.5 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 20th | 18th | 76th | 14th | 14th | 29th | 6th | 69th | 68th | 66th |
| Big 10 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2 | 11 | 0 | 1.000 |
| American Athletic | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 1 | .909 | |
| 2 | 9 | 2 | .818 |
| Independent | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 2 | .818 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |
| Pac-12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 9 | .182 | |
| 2 | 5 | 6 | .455 |
| Mountain West | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 2 | .818 | |
| 2 | 7 | 4 | .636 |
| Big 12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 1 | .909 | |
| 2 | 10 | 1 | .909 |
| Mid-American | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | 4 | .636 | |
| 2 | 7 | 4 | .636 |
| Conference USA | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | 4 | .636 | |
| 2 | 8 | 3 | .727 |
| Sun Belt | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 1 | .909 | |
| 2 | 8 | 3 | .727 |