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Hall of Fame Classic, W 28–12 vs. Iowa State | |
| Conference | Southwest Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. 18 |
| AP | No. 19 |
| Record | 8–4 (4–4 SWC) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Tom Wilson (4th season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Melvin Robertson (7th season) |
| Home stadium | Kyle Field |
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| No. 10 Houston $ | 7 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 11 Arkansas | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 9 Texas | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas Tech | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 19 Texas A&M | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SMU | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Baylor | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rice | 2 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| TCU | 0 | – | 8 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 9 | at Kansas * | No. 16 | W 37–10 | 30,698 | ||
| September 23 | at Boston College * | No. 9 | W 37–2 | 26,012 | [2] | |
| September 30 | Memphis State * | No. 8 | W 58–0 | |||
| October 7 | Texas Tech | No. 7 |
| W 38–9 | 56,121 | |
| October 14 | at No. 17 Houston | No. 6 | L 0–33 | 52,156 | ||
| October 21 | Baylor | No. 12 |
| L 6–24 | 55,458 | |
| October 28 | Rice |
| W 38–21 | |||
| November 4 | at SMU | W 20–17 | 57,208 | |||
| November 18 | at No. 13 Arkansas | L 7–26 | 54,118 | |||
| November 25 | TCU |
| W 15–7 | |||
| December 2 | at No. 14 Texas | L 7–22 | 78,413 | |||
| December 20 | vs. No. 19 Iowa State * | W 28–12 | 41,158 | |||
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Richard Copeland Slocum, is a former American football player and coach. He served as the interim athletic director at Texas A&M University from January through June 2019, and previously served as the head football coach there from 1989 to 2002. He has won more games as coach (123) than anyone else in Texas A&M Aggies football history. Slocum was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame as a coach in 2012.
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The 1952 Texas A&M Aggies football team represented Texas A&M University in the 1952 college football season as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC). The Aggies were led by head coach Raymond George in his second season and finished with a record of three wins, six losses and one tie.
The 1953 Texas A&M Aggies football team represented Texas A&M University in the 1953 college football season as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC). The Aggies were led by head coach Raymond George in his third season and finished with a record of four wins, five losses and one tie.
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The 1961 Texas A&M Aggies football team represented Texas A&M University in the 1961 NCAA University Division football season as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC). The Aggies were led by head coach Jim Myers in his fourth season and finished with a record of four wins, five losses and one tie.
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The 1980 Texas A&M Aggies football team represented Texas A&M University in the 1980 NCAA Division I-A football season as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC). The Aggies were led by head coach Tom Wilson in his third season and finished with a record of four wins and seven losses.
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