1981 Texas A&M Aggies football team

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1981 Texas A&M Aggies football
Independence Bowl champion
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
1981 record7–5 (4–4 SWC)
Head coach
Home stadiumKyle Field
Seasons
← 1980
1982 →
1981 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 5 SMU $ 7 1 0 10 1 0
No. 2 Texas 6 1 1 10 1 1
Houston 5 2 1 7 4 1
Arkansas 5 3 0 8 4 0
Texas A&M 4 4 0 7 5 0
Rice 3 5 0 4 7 0
Baylor 3 5 0 5 6 0
TCU 1 6 1 2 7 2
Texas Tech 0 7 1 1 9 1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1981 Texas A&M Aggies football team represented Texas A&M University in the 1981 NCAA Division I-A football season as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC). The Aggies were led by head coach Tom Wilson in his fourth season and finished with a record of seven wins and five losses (7–5 overall, 4–4 in the SWC) and with a victory in the Independence Bowl.

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 5at California*W 29–28
September 19at Boston College*L 12–13
September 26Louisiana Tech*W 43–7[1]
October 3at Texas TechW 24–23
October 10Houston
  • Kyle Field
  • College Station, TX
W 7–6
October 17at BaylorL 17–19
October 24at RiceW 51–26
October 31No. 13 SMU
  • Kyle Field
  • College Station, TX
L 7–27
November 14No. 16 Arkansas
  • Kyle Field
  • College Station, TX (rivalry)
L 7–10
November 21at TCUW 37–7
November 26No. 7 Texas
  • Kyle Field
  • College Station, TX (rivalry)
L 13–21
December 12vs. Oklahoma State*W 33–16
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game

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Roster[]

References[]

  1. ^ "A&M 43, Louisiana Tech 7". Austin American-Statesman. September 27, 1980. Retrieved July 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "1981 Texas A&M Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 13, 2016.


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