1987 Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl

The 1987 Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl was a college football postseason bowl game between the Texas Longhorns and the Pittsburgh Panthers. The game was played in the Astrodome in Houston, Texas on December 31, 1987, and was the twenty-ninth edition of the bowl which had been played in Houston since 1959. Texas won the game 32-27.

1987 Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl
1234 Total
Pittsburgh 70713 27
Texas 143312 32
DateDecember 31, 1987
Season1987
StadiumAstrodome
LocationHouston, Texas
RefereeJimmy Harper (SEC)
Attendance33,122
United States TV coverage
NetworkMizlou Television Network
AnnouncersSteve Grad and Ed Biles

This edition of the Bluebonnet Bowl, which added "Astro" to its title every year it was played in the Astrodome, proved to be its last.

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