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Conference | Southwest Conference |
Record | 6–5 (4–4 SWC) |
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Defensive coordinator | R. C. Slocum (1st season) |
Home stadium | Kyle Field |
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No. 5 Houston + | 7 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 8 Arkansas + | 7 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 12 Texas | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 14 Baylor | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas A&M | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
SMU | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas Tech | 2 | – | 5 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
TCU | 1 | – | 6 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rice | 0 | – | 8 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1979 Texas A&M Aggies football team represented Texas A&M University in the 1979 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 second season and finished with a record of six wins and five losses (6–5 overall, 4–4 in the SWC).
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result |
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September 8 | BYU* | No. 14 | L 17–18 | |
September 15 | at Baylor | L 7–17 | ||
September 22 | at No. 6 Penn State* | W 27–14 | ||
September 29 | at Memphis State* | W 17–7 | ||
October 6 | at Texas Tech | L 20–21 | ||
October 13 | No. 7 Houston | L 14–17 | ||
October 27 | at Rice |
| W 41–15 | |
November 3 | SMU |
| W 47–14 | |
November 17 | No. 8 Arkansas |
| L 10–22 | |
November 24 | at TCU | W 30–7 | ||
December 1 | No. 6 Texas |
| W 13–7 | |
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Personnel
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Offense
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Defense
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Special teams
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Season summary
Vs. BYU
BYU Cougars (0–0) at #14 Texas A&M Aggies (0–0)
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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BYU | 0 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 18 |
Texas A&M | 7 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 17 |
at Rice Stadium, Houston, Texas
- Date: September 8, 1979
- Game attendance: 40,000
- Box Score
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The game was played at Rice Stadium because Kyle Field was being renovated.
References
- ↑ "1979 Texas A&M Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 13, 2016.
- ↑ "Late Pass Enables BYU to Upset A&M." Palm Beach Post. 1979 Sept 9.
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