1970 Texas A&M Aggies football team

The 1970 Texas A&M Aggies football team represented Texas A&M University in the 1970 NCAA University Division football season as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC). The Aggies were led by head coach Gene Stallings in his sixth season and finished with a record of two wins and nine losses (2–9 overall, 0–7 in the SWC).

1970 Texas A&M Aggies football
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
1970 record2–9 (0–7 SWC)
Head coach
Home stadiumKyle Field
1970 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 3 Texas $ 7 –0 –0  10 –1 –0
No. 11 Arkansas 6 –1 –0  9 –2 –0
Texas Tech 5 –2 –0  8 –4 –0
Rice 3 –4 –0  5 –5 –0
SMU 3 –4 –0  5 –6 –0
TCU 3 –4 –0  4 –6 –1
Baylor 1 –6 –0  2 –9 –0
Texas A&M 0 –7 –0  2 –9 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResult
September 12Wichita State*
W 41–14
September 19at No. 12 LSU*
W 20–18
September 26at No. 1 Ohio State*
L 13–56
October 3at No. 9 Michigan*
L 10–14
October 10Texas Tech
  • Kyle Field
  • College Station, TX (rivalry)
L 7–21
October 17TCU
  • Kyle Field
  • College Station, TX (rivalry)
L 15–31
October 24at Baylor
L 24–29
October 31No. 8 Arkansas
  • Kyle Field
  • College Station, TX (rivalry)
L 6–45
November 5at SMU
L 3–6
November 14Rice
  • Kyle Field
  • College Station, TX
L 17–18
November 26at No. 1 Texas
L 14–52
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Personnel
1970 Texas A&M Aggies football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
RB Marc Black
RB Steve Burks
OL Buster Callaway
OL Benny DeWitt
RB Brad Dusek
QB 10 Lex James So
WR 48 Mike Dorough So
OL Mike Fields
OL Leonard Forey
RB Johnny Gardner
OT 73 Robert Garesimowiez So
WR Tommy Goodwin
WR Joey Herr
QB Joe Mac King
TE Rory Kirkpatrick
TE Homer May
WR Hugh McElroy
OL Lenard Millsap
FB Doug Neill
OL Mike Park
OL Adam Philley
WR 28 Billy Joe Polasek Jr
RB Doug Robbins
QB Rocky Self
RB Jimmy Sheffield
WR John Sweeden
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DL Boice Best
DL Max Bird
DB Mike Bunger
DL Todd Christopher
DB Ed Ebrom
S 36 Dave Elmendorf Sr
LB Kent Finley
DL Barb Hinnant
DB Lee Hitt
S David Hoot
DB 24 Chris Johnson Jr
LB Mike Lord
LB 55 Steve Luebbehusen Jr
LB Gary McCaffrey
DB Robert Murski
DL Van Odom
DL Dale Watts
DB 37 Gary Whitehead So
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
K Mike Bellar
K Pat McDermott
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

Season summary

at Ohio State
See also: 1970 Ohio State Buckeyes football team
Texas A&M Aggies (2–0) at Ohio State Buckeyes (0–0)
1 2 34Total
Texas A&M 0 7 0613
Ohio State 21 7 21756

at Ohio Stadium, Columbus, Ohio

  • Date: September 26
  • Game time: 1:30 p.m.
  • Game weather: Cloudy, 80 °F (27 °C)
  • Game attendance: 85,657
  • Box Score

at Michigan
See also: 1970 Michigan Wolverines football team
Texas A&M Aggies (2–1) at #9 Michigan Wolverines (2–0)
1 2 34Total
Texas A&M 7 3 0010
Michigan 0 7 0714

at Michigan Stadium, Ann Arbor, Michigan

  • Date: October 3
  • Game attendance: 71,732
  • Recap/Box

References
  1. "1970 Texas A&M Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 12, 2016.


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