1977 Texas A&M Aggies football team

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1977 Texas A&M Aggies football
Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl, L 28–47 vs. USC
Conference Southwest Conference
Record8–4 (6–2 SWC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Tom Wilson (3rd season)
Defensive coordinator Melvin Robertson (6th season)
Home stadium Kyle Field
Seasons
←  1976
1978  →
1977 Southwest Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 4 Texas $ 8 –0 –011 –1 –0
No. 3 Arkansas 7 –1 –011 –1 –0
Texas A&M 6 –2 –08 –4 –0
Houston 4 –4 –06 –5 –0
Texas Tech 4 –4 –07 –5 –0
Baylor 3 –5 –05 –6 –0
SMU 3 –5 –04 –7 –0
TCU 1 –7 –02 –9 –0
Rice 0 –8 –01 –10 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1977 Texas A&M Aggies football team represented Texas A&M University during the 1977 NCAA Division I football season.

Contents

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 10 Kansas *No. 9
W 28–1451,494–53,585
September 17at Virginia Tech *No. 7
W 27–633,500 [1]
September 24at No. 7 Texas Tech No. 6
W 33–1755,008
October 1at No. 3 Michigan *No. 5
 ABC L 3–41104,802
October 15at Baylor No. 13
W 38–3145,000
October 22at Rice No. 12
W 28–1457,500
October 29 SMU No. 11
  • Kyle Field
  • College Station, TX
W 38–2153,932
November 12No. 8 Arkansas No. 11
  • Kyle Field
  • College Station, TX (rivalry)
L 20–2655,028
November 19at TCU No. 14
W 52–2328,563
November 26No. 1 Texas No. 12
  • Kyle Field
  • College Station, Texas (rivalry)
L 28–5757,443
December 3 Houston No. 17
  • Kyle Field
  • College Station, TX
ABC-RW 27–751,790
December 31vs. No. 20 USC *No. 17
 Mizlou L 28–4752,842
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Roster

1977 Texas A&M Aggies football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
RB 40 Adger Armstrong Jr
RB David Brothers
TE Chuck Carr
RB Jay Dale
C 68 Mark Dennard Sr
RB 22 Curtis Dickey So
OL Preston Dickson
OL Thomas Gregory
OL Zach Guthrie
RB Eddie Hardin
OL Doug Holmes
G 75Kenny KirkJr
TE 81Russell MikeskaJr
QB 11 Mike Mosley Fr
OT 60Frank MyersSr
G 79Ed PustejovskySo
OT 70 Cody Risien Jr
TE Phillip Sampson
WR Darrell Smith
WR 84Doug TeagueJr
QB David Walker
RB George Woodard
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DE 89Phil BennettSr
LB 93Doug CarrFr
DB Gregory Clark
DL Johnnie Donahue
DE 77 Jacob Green So
DB Carl Grulich
DB Jimmy Hamilton
DL Eddie Heath
LB Frankie Lemmons
DL Gary Milligan
LB Kevin Monk
LB Floyd Randle
LB Roderick Reed
DT 91Steve SpitzenbergerSr
DB Elroy Steen
DB Kenneth Taylor
DB 10Mike WilliamsSr
DL James Zachery
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
P 4David ApplebySo
K 1Tony FranklinJr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • Cruz Roja.svg Injured
    • Redshirt.svg Redshirt

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References

  1. ↑ "Aggies march over Virginia Tech". Corpus Christi Caller-Times. September 18, 1977. Retrieved December 14, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ 2010 Texas A&M football media supplement


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