1978 Texas A&M Aggies football team
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Hall of Fame Classic, W 28–12 vs. Iowa State
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Conference | Southwest Conference |
1978 record | 8–4 (4–4 SWC) |
Head coach | Emory Bellard (4–2, first 6 games, fired 10/24) Tom Wilson (interim, 4–2, final 6 games) |
Home stadium | Kyle Field |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
#10 Houston $ | 7 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
#11 Arkansas | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
#9 Texas | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas Tech | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
#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.
Schedule
Date | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | Result | |||||
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September 9 | at Kansas* | #16 | Memorial Stadium • Lawrence, KS | W 37–10 | |||||
September 23 | at Boston College* | #9 | Alumni Stadium • Chestnut Hill, MA | W 37–2 | |||||
September 30 | Memphis State* | #8 | Kyle Field • College Station, TX | W 58–0 | |||||
October 7 | Texas Tech | #7 | Kyle Field • College Station, TX (Rivalry) | W 38–9 | |||||
October 14 | at #17 Houston | #6 | Astrodome • Houston, TX | L 0–33 | |||||
October 21 | Baylor | #12 | Kyle Field • College Station, TX (Battle of the Brazos) | L 6–24 | |||||
October 28 | Rice | Kyle Field • College Station, TX | W 38–21 | ||||||
November 4 | at SMU | Cotton Bowl • Dallas, TX | W 20–17 | ||||||
November 18 | at #13 Arkansas | War Memorial Stadium • Little Rock, AR (Rivalry) | L 7–26 | ||||||
November 25 | TCU | Kyle Field • College Station, TX (Rivalry) | W 15–7 | ||||||
December 2 | at #14 Texas | Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX (Rivalry) | L 7–22 | ||||||
December 20 | vs. #19 Iowa State* | Legion Field • Birmingham, AL (Hall of Fame Classic) | W 28–12 | ||||||
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. |
- Source: 1978 Texas A&M football schedule[2]
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