1978 Texas A&M Aggies football team

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1978 Texas A&M Aggies football
Conference Southwest Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 18
APNo. 19
Record8–4 (4–4 SWC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Tom Wilson (4th season)
Defensive coordinator Melvin Robertson (7th season)
Home stadium Kyle Field
Seasons
←  1977
1979  →
1978 Southwest Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 10 Houston $ 7 –1 –09 –3 –0
No. 11 Arkansas 6 –2 –09 –2 –1
No. 9 Texas 6 –2 –09 –3 –0
Texas Tech 5 –3 –07 –4 –0
No. 19 Texas A&M 4 –4 –08 –4 –0
SMU 3 –5 –04 –6 –1
Baylor 3 –5 –03 –8 –0
Rice 2 –6 –02 –9 –0
TCU 0 –8 –02 –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.

Contents

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 9at Kansas *No. 16
W 37–1030,698 [2]
September 23at Boston College *No. 9
W 37–226,012 [3]
September 30 Memphis State *No. 8
W 58–056,818 [4]
October 7 Texas Tech No. 7
  • Kyle Field
  • College Station, TX (rivalry)
W 38–956,121 [5]
October 14at No. 17 Houston No. 6
L 0–3352,156 [6]
October 21 Baylor No. 12
L 6–2455,458 [7]
October 28 Rice
  • 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 25 TCU
  • 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
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
RB Curtis DickeyJr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • Injury icon 2.svg Injured
    • Redshirt.svg Redshirt

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