1976 Texas A&M Aggies football team

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1976 Texas A&M Aggies football
Sun Bowl champion
Sun Bowl, W 37–14 vs. Florida
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 8
APNo. 7
1976 record10–2 (6–2 SWC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorTom Wilson (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorMelvin Robertson (5th season)
Home stadiumKyle Field
Seasons
← 1975
1977 →
1976 Southwest Conference football standings
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 4 Houston + 7 – 1 – 0 10 – 2 – 0
No. 13 Texas Tech + 7 – 1 – 0 10 – 2 – 0
No. 7 Texas A&M 6 – 2 – 0 10 – 2 – 0
Baylor 4 – 3 – 1 7 – 3 – 1
Texas 4 – 4 – 0 5 – 5 – 1
Arkansas 3 – 4 – 1 5 – 5 – 1
Rice 2 – 6 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
SMU 2 – 6 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
TCU 0 – 8 – 0 0 – 11 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1976 Texas A&M Aggies football team represented Texas A&M University during the 1976 NCAA Division I football season.

Schedule[]

DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 11Virginia Tech*No. 14
W 19–044,039[1]
September 18Kansas State*No. 11
  • Kyle Field
  • College Station, TX
W 34–1450,027
September 25at HoustonNo. 9
L 10–2170,001
October 2at Illinois*
W 14–767,543
October 9No. 15 Texas TechNo. 17
  • Kyle Field
  • College Station, TX (rivalry)
L 16–2752,651
October 16Baylor
W 24–052,241
October 23Rice
  • Kyle Field
  • College Station, TX
W 57–3447,354
October 30at SMU
ABC-RW 36–035,123
November 13at No. 13 ArkansasNo. 16
ABCW 31–1047,000
November 20TCUNo. 11
  • Kyle Field
  • College Station, TX (rivalry)
W 59–1044,055
November 25at TexasNo. 11
ABC-RW 27–370,000
January 2vs. FloridaNo. 10
CBSW 37–1433,250
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Personnel[]

1976 Texas A&M Aggies football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
RB Adger Armstrong
QB Keith Baker
RB David Brothers
OL Mark Dennard
RB Curtis Dickey Fr
WR Mike Floyd
OL Matt Freeman
OL Craig Glendenning
OL Glen Glendenning
TE Gary Haack
RB Eddie Hardin
OL Billy Lemons
TE Russell Mikeska
OL Frank Myers
OL Cody Risien
QB David Shipman
RB Darrell Smith
OL Dennis Swilley
WR Doug Teague
WR Randall Teate
QB David Walker
QB John Welborn
RB George Woodard
RB Gary Young
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DB Charles Bell
DL Phil Bennett
DL Stacy Breihan
DL Jimmy Dean
DL Edgar Fields
DB Carl Grulich
DB Lester Hayes
DB Eddie Heath
LB Jesse Hunnicutt
LB Robert Jackson
LB Frankie Lemons
DL Tank Marshall
LB Kevin Monk
DB William Thompson
LB Grady Wilkerson
DB Mike Williams
DB Reggie Williams
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
P David Appleby
K Tony Franklin
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Season summary[]

Baylor[]

at Arkansas[]

1 234Total
• Texas A&M 0 2407 31
Arkansas 3 007 10

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TCU[]

at Texas[]

#11 Texas A&M Aggies (8–2) at Texas Longhorns (4–4–1)
1 2 34Total
Texas A&M 0 9 11727
Texas 0 3 003

at Memorial Stadium, Austin, Texas

  • Date: November 25
  • Game time: 7:30 p.m.
  • Game weather: Rain, 63 °F (17 °C)
  • Game attendance: 75,000
  • TV: ABC
  • Box Score

Sun Bowl (vs. Florida)[]

References[]

  1. ^ "George does it; Aggies win, 19–0". The Eagle. September 12, 1976. Retrieved December 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ 2010 Texas A&M football media supplement
  3. ^ "A&M Stuns Arkansas With Halfback Pass." Palm Beach Post. 1976 Nov 14.


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