1978 Texas A&M Aggies football team

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1978 Texas A&M Aggies football
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 18
APNo. 19
1978 record8–4 (4–4 SWC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorTom Wilson (4th season)
Defensive coordinatorMelvin Robertson (7th season)
Home stadiumKyle Field
Seasons
← 1977
1979 →
1978 Southwest Conference football standings
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 10 Houston $ 7 – 1 – 0 9 – 3 – 0
No. 11 Arkansas 6 – 2 – 0 9 – 2 – 1
No. 9 Texas 6 – 2 – 0 9 – 3 – 0
Texas Tech 5 – 3 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
No. 19 Texas A&M 4 – 4 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
SMU 3 – 5 – 0 4 – 6 – 1
Baylor 3 – 5 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
Rice 2 – 6 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
TCU 0 – 8 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1978 Texas A&M Aggies football team represented Texas A&M University in the 1978 NCAA Division I-A football season as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC). The Aggies were led by head coach Emory Bellard in his seventh season through the first six games before his resignation on October 24.[1] Tom Wilson was named interim coach and led the Aggies in their final six games. and finished with a record of eight wins and four losses (8–4 overall, 4–4 in the SWC) and with a victory in the Hall of Fame Classic.

Schedule[]

DateOpponentRankSiteResult
September 9at Kansas*No. 16
W 37–10
September 23at Boston College*No. 9
W 37–2
September 30Memphis State*No. 8
W 58–0
October 7Texas TechNo. 7
  • Kyle Field
  • College Station, TX (rivalry)
W 38–9
October 14at No. 17 HoustonNo. 6
L 0–33
October 21BaylorNo. 12
L 6–24
October 28Rice
  • Kyle Field
  • College Station, TX
W 38–21
November 4at SMU
W 20–17
November 18at No. 13 Arkansas
L 7–26
November 25TCU
  • Kyle Field
  • College Station, TX (rivalry)
W 15–7
December 2at No. 14 Texas
L 7–22
December 20vs. No. 19 Iowa State*
W 28–12
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

[2]

Roster[]

1978 Texas A&M Aggies football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
RB Curtis Dickey Jr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

References[]

  1. ^ "Texas A&M's Bellard resigns". Spartanburg Herald. Google News Archives. Associated Press. October 25, 1978. p. C1. Retrieved January 13, 2016.
  2. ^ "1978 Texas A&M Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 13, 2016.


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