1982 Texas A&M Aggies football team

1982 Texas A&M Aggies football
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Record5–6 (3–5 SWC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorPat Ruel (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorR. C. Slocum (3rd season)
Home stadiumKyle Field
1982 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 2 SMU $ 7 0 1 11 0 1
No. 17 Texas 7 1 0 9 3 0
No. 9 Arkansas 5 2 1 9 2 1
Houston 4 3 1 5 5 1
Baylor 3 4 1 4 6 1
Texas Tech 3 5 0 4 7 0
3 5 0 5 6 0
TCU 2 6 0 3 8 0
Rice 0 8 0 0 11 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1982 Texas A&M Aggies football team represented Texas A&M University in the 1982 NCAA Division I-A football season as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC). The Aggies were led by head coach Jackie Sherrill in his first season and finished with a record of five wins and six losses (5–6 overall, 3–5 in the SWC).

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 4Boston College*L 16–3855,177[1]
September 18UT Arlington*
  • Kyle Field
  • College Station, TX
W 61–2254,098[2]
September 25Louisiana Tech*
  • Kyle Field
  • College Station, TX
W 38–2753,214[3]
October 2Texas Tech
  • Kyle Field
  • College Station, TX (rivalry)
CBSL 15–2459,416[4]
October 9at HoustonL 20–2446,302[5]
October 16Baylor
  • Kyle Field
  • College Station, TX (rivalry)
W 28–2364,017[6]
October 23Rice
  • Kyle Field
  • College Station, TX
W 49–753,767[7]
October 30at No. 4 SMUL 9–4750,008[8]
November 13at No. 10 ArkansasL 0–3553,410[9]
November 20TCU
  • Kyle Field
  • College Station, TX (rivalry)
W 34–1451,892[10]
November 25at No. 14 TexasL 16–5372,368[11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Roster

References

  1. ^ "Flutie directs Boston College to wrecking of Sherrill debut". The Monitor. September 5, 1982. Retrieved February 20, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Texas A&M humiliates Texas-Arlington, 61–22". Austin American-Statesman. September 19, 1982. p. D1. Retrieved January 9, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Aggies win air battle". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 26, 1982. Retrieved July 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Red Raiders shock Aggies". Corpus Christi Caller-Times. October 3, 1982. Retrieved February 20, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Cougars score wild win over Texas Aggies". The Kilgore News Herald. October 10, 1982. Retrieved February 20, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Texas Ags trip Baylor". Tulsa World. October 17, 1982. Retrieved February 20, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Texas A&M wallops Rice". The Tyler Courier-Times. October 24, 1982. Retrieved February 20, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Mustangs overwhelm Texas A&M, 47–9". Corpus Christi Caller-Times. October 31, 1982. Retrieved February 20, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Hogs blank Aggies, 35–0". The Seguin Gazette-Enterprise. November 14, 1982. Retrieved February 20, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Kubiak passes A&M past TCU". The Galveston Daily News. November 21, 1982. Retrieved February 20, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Longhorns make joke of Aggies, 53–16". The Shreveport Times. November 26, 1982. Retrieved February 20, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "1982 Texas A&M Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 13, 2016.