1979 Texas A&M Aggies football
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Record6–5 (4–4 SWC)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorR. C. Slocum (1st season)
Home stadiumKyle Field
1979 Southwest Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 5 Houston + 7 1 011 1 0
No. 8 Arkansas + 7 1 010 2 0
No. 12 Texas 6 2 09 3 0
No. 14 Baylor 5 3 08 4 0
Texas A&M 4 4 06 5 0
SMU 3 5 05 6 0
Texas Tech 2 5 13 6 2
TCU 1 6 12 8 1
Rice 0 8 01 10 0
  • + Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

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

DateOpponentRankSiteResult
September 8BYU*No. 14L 17–18
September 15at BaylorL 7–17
September 22at No. 6 Penn State*W 27–14
September 29at Memphis State*W 17–7
October 6at Texas TechL 20–21
October 13No. 7 HoustonL 14–17
October 27at Rice
  • Rice Stadium
  • Houston, TX
W 41–15
November 3SMU
  • Kyle Field
  • College Station, TX
W 47–14
November 17No. 8 Arkansas
  • Kyle Field
  • College Station, TX (rivalry)
L 10–22
November 24at TCUW 30–7
December 1No. 6 Texas
  • Kyle Field
  • College Station, TX (rivalry)
W 13–7
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game

[1]

Personnel

1979 Texas A&M Aggies football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
WR 24 Gerald Carter Sr
RB 22 Curtis Dickey Sr
QB 16 Gary Kubiak Fr
QB 11 Mike Mosley Jr
G 79 Ed Pustejovsky Sr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DB 21 Dan Davis So
LB 63 Doug Carr Jr
DE 77 Jacob Green Sr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
K David Hardy
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • Injured Injured
    • Redshirt Redshirt

    Season summary

    Vs. BYU

    BYU Cougars (0–0) at #14 Texas A&M Aggies (0–0)
    Period 1 2 34Total
    BYU 0 3 7818
    Texas A&M 7 0 7317

    at Rice Stadium, Houston, Texas

    • Date: September 8, 1979
    • Game attendance: 40,000
    • Box Score
    Game information

    The game was played at Rice Stadium because Kyle Field was being renovated.

    [2]

    References

    1. "1979 Texas A&M Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 13, 2016.
    2. "Late Pass Enables BYU to Upset A&M." Palm Beach Post. 1979 Sept 9.


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