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Conference | Southwest Conference |
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Coaches | No. 8 |
AP | No. 7 |
Record | 10–2 (6–2 SWC) |
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Offensive coordinator | Tom Wilson (2nd season) |
Defensive coordinator | Melvin Robertson (5th season) |
Home stadium | Kyle Field |
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No. 4 Houston + | 7 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 13 Texas Tech + | 7 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 7 Texas A&M | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Baylor | 4 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arkansas | 3 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rice | 2 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
SMU | 2 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
TCU | 0 | – | 8 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 11 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1976 Texas A&M Aggies football team represented Texas A&M University during the 1976 NCAA Division I football season.
Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 11 | Virginia Tech * | No. 14 | W 19–0 | 44,039 | [1] | ||
September 18 | Kansas State * | No. 11 |
| W 34–14 | 50,027 | ||
September 25 | at Houston | No. 9 | L 10–21 | 70,001 | |||
October 2 | at Illinois * | W 14–7 | 67,543 | ||||
October 9 | No. 15 Texas Tech | No. 17 |
| L 16–27 | 52,651 | ||
October 16 | Baylor |
| W 24–0 | 52,241 | |||
October 23 | Rice |
| W 57–34 | 47,354 | |||
October 30 | at SMU | ABC-R | W 36–0 | 35,123 | |||
November 13 | at No. 13 Arkansas | No. 16 | ABC-N | W 31–10 | 47,000 | ||
November 20 | TCU | No. 11 |
| W 59–10 | 44,055 | ||
November 25 | at Texas | No. 11 | ABC-R | W 27–3 | 70,000 | ||
January 2 | vs. Florida * | No. 10 | CBS | W 37–14 | 33,250 | [2] | |
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