1987 All-Southwest Conference football team

The 1987 All-Southwest Conference football team consists of American football players chosen by various organizations for All-Southwest Conference teams for the 1987 NCAA Division I-A football season. The selectors for the 1987 season included the Associated Press (AP).

Offensive selections[edit]

Quarterbacks[edit]

• Billy Joe Tolliver, Texas Tech (AP-1)
• David Rascoe, TCU (AP-2)

Running backs[edit]

• Eric Metcalf, Texas (AP-1)
• James Gray, Texas Tech (AP-1)
• Tony Jeffery, TCU (AP-2)
• Darren Lewis, Texas A&M (AP-2)
• James Rouse, Arkansas (AP-2)
• Keith Woodside, Texas A&M (AP-2)

Wide receivers[edit]

• Rod Harris, Texas A&M (AP-1)
• Jason Phillips, Houston (AP-1)
• Wayne Walker, Texas Tech (AP-1)
• Ricky Stone, TCU (AP-2)
• Eddy Anderson, Texas Tech (AP-2)
• Tony Jones, Texas (AP-2)

Centers[edit]

• Matt Wilson, Texas A&M (AP-1)
• Clint Hailey, TCU (AP-2)

Guards[edit]

• Paul Jetton, Texas (AP-1)
• Mike McBride, Texas Tech (AP-1)
• Jeff Keith, Texas Tech (AP-2)
• Fred Childress, Arkansas (AP-2)

Tackles[edit]

• Louis Cheek, Texas A&M (AP-1)
• Brian Brazil, TCU (AP-1)
• Joel Porter, Baylor (AP-2)
• Chris Bequette, Arkansas (AP-2)

Defensive selections[edit]

Defensive lineman[edit]

• Sammy O'Brient, Texas A&M (AP-1)
• Tony Cherico, Arkansas (AP-1)
• David Spradlin, TCU (AP-1)
• Thomas Aldridge, Texas (AP-2)
• Desmond Royal, Texas Tech (AP-2)
• Artis Jackson, Texas Tech (AP-2)
• Steve Llewellyn, Texas (AP-2)
• Mitchell Benson, TCU (AP-2)

Linebackers[edit]

• John Roper, Texas A&M (AP-1)
• Britt Hager, Texas (AP-1)
• Rickey Williams, Arkansas (AP-1)
• Gary McGuire, Houston (AP-1)
• Michael Johnson, Texas Tech (AP-2)
• Aaron Wallace, Texas A&M (AP-2)
• Floyd Terrell, TCU (AP-2)
• James Francis, Baylor (AP-2)

Secondary[edit]

• Kip Corrington, Texas A&M (AP-1)
• Falanda Newton, TCU (AP-1)
• John Hagy, Texas (AP-1)
• Johnnie Jackson, Houston (AP-1)
• Robert Blackmon, Baylor (AP-1)
• Chet Brooks, Texas A&M (AP-2)
• Alex Morris, Texas A&M (AP-2)
• Steve Atwater, Arkansas (AP-2)
• Eric Everett, Texas Tech (AP-2)

Special teams[edit]

Place-kickers[edit]

• Scott Slater, Texas A&M (AP-1)

Punters[edit]

• Chris Becker, TCU (AP-1)

Miscellaneous[edit]

• Offensive Player of the Year: Eric Metcalf, Texas (AP)
• Defensive Player of the Year: John Roper, Texas A&M (AP)
• Coach of the Year: Jackie Sherrill, Texas A&M (AP)
• Offensive Newcomer of the Year: Darren Lewis, Texas A&M (AP)
• Defensive Newcomer of the Year: Donald Harris, Texas Tech (AP)

Key[edit]

AP = Associated Press^[1]

References[edit]