1989 Texas A&M Aggies football team

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1989 Texas A&M Aggies football
John Hancock Bowl, L 28–31 vs. Pittsburgh
Conference Southwest Conference
Ranking
APNo. 20
Record8–4 (6–2 SWC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Bob Toledo (1st season)
Offensive scheme West Coast
Defensive coordinator Bob Davie (1st season)
Base defense 4–3
Home stadium Kyle Field
Seasons
  1988
1990  
1989 Southwest Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 13 Arkansas $ 7 1 010 2 0
No. 20 Texas A&M 6 2 08 4 0
No. 14 Houston 6 2 09 2 0
No. 19 Texas Tech 5 3 09 3 0
Baylor 4 4 05 6 0
Texas 4 4 05 6 0
TCU 2 6 04 7 0
Rice 2 6 02 8 1
SMU 0 8 02 9 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1989 Texas A&M Aggies football team represented Texas A&M University for the 96th consecutive season. Former head coach Jackie Sherrill resigned after a 7-5 1988 season marred by NCAA violations that left the program on probation. Sherrill's defensive coordinator, R.C. Slocum, remained in College Station to take the reigns as head coach.

The Aggies improved in Slocum's first season, finishing with an 8–4 record. They recorded a Southwest Conference record of 6–2.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 2No. 7 LSU * ESPN W 28–1661,733 [1]
September 9at Washington *No. 15 ABC L 6–1969,454
September 16at TCU No. 22W 44–742,960
September 30 Southern Miss *No. 22
  • Kyle Field
  • College Station, TX
W 31–1458,843
October 7at Texas Tech No. 19 Raycom L 24–2750,743
October 14No. 8 Houston
  • Kyle Field
  • College Station, TX
W 17–1366,423
October 21at Baylor No. 23W 14–1145,565
October 28at Rice No. 21W 45–730,900
November 4 SMU No. 20
  • Kyle Field
  • College Station, TX
W 63–1448,948
November 24No. 9 Arkansas No. 14
  • Kyle Field
  • College Station, TX (rivalry)
CBS L 22–2357,876
December 2 Texas No. 16
  • Kyle Field
  • College Station, TX (rivalry)
ESPNW 21–1076,803
December 30vs. No. 24 Pittsburgh *No. 16CBSL 28–3144,887
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

  1. "Defensive Aggies bag No. 7 LSU". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 3, 1989. Retrieved November 12, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "2012 Texas A&M Football Media Guide" (PDF). Aggieathletics.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 10, 2017. Retrieved September 2, 2012.