1978 Texas A&M Aggies football team

1978 Texas A&M Aggies football
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 18
APNo. 19
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
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 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

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 9at Kansas*No. 16
W 37–1030,698[2]
September 23at Boston College*No. 9
W 37–226,012[3]
September 30Memphis State*No. 8
W 58–056,818[4]
October 7Texas TechNo. 7
  • Kyle Field
  • College Station, TX (rivalry)
W 38–956,121[5]
October 14at No. 17 HoustonNo. 6
L 0–3352,156[6]
October 21BaylorNo. 12
L 6–2455,458[7]
October 28Rice
  • Kyle Field
  • College Station, TX
W 38–2151,461[8]
November 4at SMU
W 20–1757,208[9]
November 18at No. 13 Arkansas
L 7–2654,118[10]
November 25TCU
  • Kyle Field
  • College Station, TX (rivalry)
W 15–741,484[11]
December 2at No. 14 Texas
L 7–2278,413[12]
December 20vs. No. 19 Iowa State*
W 28–1241,158[13]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Roster

1978 Texas A&M Aggies football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
RB Curtis Dickey Jr
OT Cody Risien Sr
TE Russ Mikeska Sr
FB Adger Armstrong Sr
WR Gerald Carter Jr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DL Gene Sanders Sr
DE Jacob Green Jr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
K Tony Franklin Sr
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. ^ "A&M offense stuns Kansas". The Kansas City Star. September 10, 1978. Retrieved October 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "A&M sprinter races for three in 37–2 rout over Boston College". Marshall (TX) News Messenger. September 24, 1978. p. 15 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Texas A&M sprinters crush Memphis State". The Odessa American. October 1, 1978. Retrieved October 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Texas A&M rips Texas Tech, 38–9". Star-Gazette. October 8, 1978. Retrieved October 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Cougs stun Aggies, 33–0". Del Rio News Herald. October 15, 1978. Retrieved October 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Baylor shocks Aggies". Del Rio News Herald. October 22, 1978. Retrieved October 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Aggies overcook Rice 38–21". St. Petersburg Times. October 29, 1978. Retrieved October 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "A&M slips past SMU with clutch field goal". The Kilgore News Herald. November 5, 1978. Retrieved October 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Hogs' defense fit for a Fiesta". Tulsa World. November 19, 1978. Retrieved October 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Aggies outlast Horned Frogs". The Victoria Advocate. November 26, 1978. Retrieved October 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Texas defense stifles A&M". Austin American-Statesman. December 2, 1978. Retrieved October 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Dickey runs Texas A&M to 28–12 win". Birmingham Post-Herald. December 21, 1978. Retrieved October 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "1978 Texas A&M Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 13, 2016.
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