| 1987 Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | December 31, 1987 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Season | 1987 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Astrodome | ||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Houston, Texas | ||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | Tony Jones Offensive | ||||||||||||||||||
| Referee | Jimmy Harper (SEC) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 33,122 | ||||||||||||||||||
| United States TV coverage | |||||||||||||||||||
| Network | Mizlou Television Network | ||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Steve Grad and Ed Biles | ||||||||||||||||||
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.
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.