1968 Texas A&M Aggies football team

1968 Texas A&M Aggies football
Conference	Southwest Conference
Record	3–7 (2–5 SWC)
Head coach	Gene Stallings (4th season)
Home stadium	Kyle Field
Seasons ←  1967 1969  →

1968 Southwest Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 6 Arkansas +	6	–	1	–	0			10	–	1	–	0
No. 3 Texas +	6	–	1	–	0			9	–	1	–	1
No. 14 SMU	5	–	2	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
Texas Tech	4	–	3	–	0			5	–	3	–	2
Baylor	3	–	4	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
Texas A&M	2	–	5	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
TCU	2	–	5	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
Rice	0	–	7	–	0			0	–	9	–	1
+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The 1968 Texas A&M Aggies football team represented Texas A&M University in the 1968 NCAA University Division football season as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC). The Aggies were led by head coach Gene Stallings in his fourth season and finished with a record of three wins and seven losses (3–7 overall, 2–5 in the SWC).

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 21		at No. 20 LSU *	No. 13	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)		L 12–13	68,000	[1]
September 28		at Tulane *		Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA		W 35–3	21,600	[2]
October 5		at Florida State *	No. 17	Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL		L 14–20	35,494	[3]
October 12		Texas Tech		Kyle Field College Station, TX (rivalry)		L 16–21	45,000	[4]
October 19		TCU		Kyle Field College Station, TX (rivalry)		W 27–7	33,185	[5]
October 26		at Baylor		Baylor Stadium Waco, TX (rivalry)		L 9–10	40,000	[6]
November 2		No. 17 Arkansas		Kyle Field College Station, TX (rivalry)		L 22–25	41,925	[7]
November 9		at SMU		Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX		L 23–36	42,000	[8]
November 16		Rice		Kyle Field College Station, TX		W 24–14	32,000	[9]
November 28	2:00 p.m.	at No. 6 Texas		Memorial Stadium Austin, TX (rivalry)	CBS	L 14–35	66,397	[10]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

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Roster

1968 Texas A&M Aggies football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class TE, OT 80 Tom Buckman Sr QB 10 Ed Hargett Sr RB 25 Larry Stegent Jr	Defense Mike DeNiro* DL Pos. # Name Class DT 70 Harvey Aschenbeck Sr DB 33 Ross Brupbacher Jr DB 36 Dave Elmendorf So DB 11 Curley Hallman Sr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class P 18 Steve O'Neal Sr	Head coach Gene Stallings Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

References

1. "LSU outlasts Tex Ags, 13–12". Tulsa Sunday World. September 22, 1968. Retrieved October 21, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
2. "Aggies roll past Tulane, 35–3". The El Paso Times. September 29, 1968. Retrieved October 1, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
3. "Florida State hands Aggies 20–14 setback". Waco Tribune-Herald. October 6, 1968. Retrieved March 25, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
4. "Red Raiders upset Texas A&M, 21–16". The Victoria Advocate. October 13, 1968. Retrieved March 25, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
5. "Aggies bounce back; Rap TCU Horned Frogs by 27–7". The Marshall News Messenger. October 20, 1968. Retrieved March 25, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
6. "Baylor Bears upset Aggies". Longview Morning Journal. October 27, 1968. Retrieved March 25, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
7. "Porkers shade Aggies". The Galveston Daily News. November 3, 1968. Retrieved March 25, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
8. "SMU humbles Aggies, 36–23". The Odessa American. November 10, 1968. Retrieved March 25, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
9. "Hargett leads Aggies to win". The Odessa American. November 17, 1968. Retrieved March 25, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
10. "Steers wasted no time". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 29, 1968. Retrieved May 2, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
11. "1968 Texas A&M Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 12, 2016.
12. "1968–69 NCAA Statistics (Texas A&M)". National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved March 24, 2025.