1978 Texas A&M Aggies football team

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.

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
1978 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW 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

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResult
September 9at Kansas*No. 16W 37–10
September 23at Boston College*No. 9W 37–2
September 30Memphis State*No. 8W 58–0
October 7Texas TechNo. 7
  • Kyle Field
  • College Station, TX (rivalry)
W 38–9
October 14at No. 17 HoustonNo. 6L 0–33
October 21BaylorNo. 12
L 6–24
October 28Rice
  • Kyle Field
  • College Station, TX
W 38–21
November 4at SMUW 20–17
November 18at No. 13 ArkansasL 7–26
November 25TCU
  • Kyle Field
  • College Station, TX (rivalry)
W 15–7
December 2at No. 14 TexasL 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.#NameClass
RB Curtis Dickey Jr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • Injured
    • 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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