1987 Cotton Bowl #8 Texas A&M vs #11 Ohio State No Huddle

1987 Cotton Bowl #8 Texas A&M Aggies vs #11 Ohio State Buckeyes

[@davidmaurice5992]

Those fedoras for head coaches need to make a comeback.

[@BAYAREA-kd1ig]

Ohio State looked cool with the Red Nike's

[@BigRich1968]

Woody Hayes predicted a win over Texas A&M that day.

[@nathaniellathy6559]

Last Ohio State game played in Woody's lifetime.They had to 🏆✌💪

[@loufancelli1330]

Even though the 1986 season was a disappointment for OSU (yet ANOTHER 9-3 Earle Bruce special) playing in the Cotton Bowl was a very big deal. What gets lost today is how regional the game was back then. Listen to Verne's introduction, hear how many times he mentions that this is the first time that a Big 10 team has ever played in this game. In 1987 we are only a decade or so removed from the time when only 1 team from each conference played in bowl games. A couple other interesting tidbits - this win made OSU the first team in CFB history to have played in all 4 major bowls (Rose, Orange, Sugar, Cotton). I think when OSU won the Sugar in 1998 (interestingly enough vs aTm) they became the first school to win all 4. Second, this was the debut of Earle Bruce's suit and fedora. He was taking heat in Columbus for being overweight and dressing like a slob, so he broke out the - as one of my uncles called it - undertaker's suit. This would be the last bowl game Bruce coached at OSU, as he was fired after the 1987 season and OSU declined their bowl invitation.

[@FireDude13]

Great synopsis! While I didn't make the '87 Cotton Bowl against A&M (I was in the Navy) I did get to see them play the Aggies in the Sugar Bowl. Our seats were two rows in front of the Ohio State radio network booth. My buddy and I stood on the seats right in front of the radio team during their post game show... and both shook Earle Bruce's hand. Much to the dismay of the radio broadcast crew lol. Good times...

[@loufancelli1330]

@@FireDude13 I also went to that Sugar Bowl game, and it was probably the only bowl game of the 15 or so that I've been to where OSU was severely outnumbered by opposing fans.

[@timlevis3630]

I think Penn State beat them to all four major bowl games. They played in the 1923 rose bowl.

[@nathaniellathy6559]

Earle Bruce was replaced by following New Year's Day.This was his biggest win.

[@dustinskyrainwater1979]

I was at that game, just a boy of 8 years old. It was a sluggish and sloppy game.

[@buckeyevinnie8456]

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[@nathaniellathy6559]

I was there as an 18 year old.Ugly win better than a pretty loss.John Cooper updated Ohio State offense. It needed it.

[@jyddentz]

Back then what I liked is that there were no tickers on the bottom and other crap filling the tv screen.

[@nathaniellathy6559]

Chris Spielman played a great game.What an amazing player

[@bremenrooster]

Texas A & M....0-4 vs Buckeyes.....SEC, SEC, SEC.....bolt ons.....

[@nathaniellathy6559]

Ohio State didn't win another Bowl Game after this until Holiday Bowl in 93

[@randyblythe6163]

Thank you

[@twasitme]

Watched the one where the beat Iowa when they were #1 man refs really had awful calls on OSU like they do today

[@texasscifi3431]

Thank you for doing this

[@nathaniellathy6559]

I was at this game. Ohio State won with defense.I was at game with Aggies fans.I was the one who left Stadium happy. 😆🤣😂😹

[@lukehartnett2352]

I wonder why Ohio St didn't have any cotton Bowl patch on their jerseys.

[@FireDude13]

hey... it shook up the Buckeye fans to see them with red shoes on... many of us would probably have passed out if they had the Bowl Game patch as well... lol

[@Anitguegaming]

To this day many Aggies say Kevin murray threw this game.

[@luisvaldes1568]

Ohio State kicked off to start 1st half and 2nd half?

[@luisvaldes1568]

Nice hat Coach Bruce.

[@loufancelli1330]

Back in the day the wind often dictated what teams chose. They mentioned the wind a couple times, so that is probably why.

[@jbc95]

Kevin Murray's worst game by far! 5 INT's; 2 Pick 6s... tons of wide open receivers. missed... Thrown game??? He was a predicted 1st Round Draft pick after this game.... never got drafted... never saw an NFL game.... why???? Thrown game???

[@davidc.992]

It looked like he might've thrown this game. He hit some wide open Ohio St. defenders.

[@FireDude13]

To be fair... Ohio State did throw a new defensive look at Murray... 5 linebackers and only 2 down lineman for most of the game. You never new which linebackers were coming and which were dropping into coverage. That basically threw the scouting report out the window lol