1979 Texas A&M Aggies football team

The 1979 Texas A&M Aggies football team represented Texas A&M University in the 1979 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 second season and finished with a record of six wins and five losses (6–5 overall, 4–4 in the SWC).

1979 Texas A&M Aggies football
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
1979 record6–5 (4–4 SWC)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorR. C. Slocum (1st season)
Home stadiumKyle Field
1979 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 5 Houston + 7 1 0  11 1 0
No. 8 Arkansas + 7 1 0  10 2 0
No. 12 Texas 6 2 0  9 3 0
No. 14 Baylor 5 3 0  8 4 0
Texas A&M 4 4 0  6 5 0
SMU 3 5 0  5 6 0
Texas Tech 2 5 1  3 6 2
TCU 1 6 1  2 8 1
Rice 0 8 0  1 10 0
  • + Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResult
September 8BYU*No. 14L 17–18
September 15at BaylorL 7–17
September 22at No. 6 Penn State*W 27–14
September 29at Memphis State*W 17–7
October 6at Texas TechL 20–21
October 13No. 7 HoustonL 14–17
October 27at Rice
  • Rice Stadium
  • Houston, TX
W 41–15
November 3SMU
  • Kyle Field
  • College Station, TX
W 47–14
November 17No. 8 Arkansas
  • Kyle Field
  • College Station, TX (rivalry)
L 10–22
November 24at TCUW 30–7
December 1No. 6 Texas
  • Kyle Field
  • College Station, TX (rivalry)
W 13–7
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game

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Roster

1979 Texas A&M Aggies football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense Preston Dickson* OL Thomas Gregory* OL Zach Guthrie* OL
Pos.#NameClass
WR 24 Gerald Carter Sr
RB 22 Curtis Dickey Sr
QB 16 Gary Kubiak Fr
QB 11 Mike Mosley Jr
G 79 Ed Pustejovsky Sr
Defense Keith Baldwin* DL Leandrew Brown* DB John Dawson* DB Carl Grulich* DB Arlis James* DL Mike Little* LB Johnnie Svatek* DL
Pos.#NameClass
DB 21 Dan Davis So
LB 63 Doug Carr Jr
DE 77 Jacob Green Sr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

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

    References

    1. "1979 Texas A&M Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 13, 2016.


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