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).

Quarterbacks

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

Running backs

 * 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

 * 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

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

Guards

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

Tackles

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

Defensive lineman

 * 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

 * 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

 * 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)

Place-kickers

 * Scott Slater, Texas A&M (AP-1)

Punters

 * Chris Becker, TCU (AP-1)

Miscellaneous

 * 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
AP = Associated Press