1976 Texas A&M Aggies football team

1976 Texas A&M Aggies football
Sun Bowl champion
Sun Bowl, W 37–14 vs. Florida
Conference Southwest Conference
Ranking
Coaches No. 8
AP No. 7
1976 record 10–2 (6–2 SWC)
Head coach Emory Bellard (5th season)
Offensive coordinator Tom Wilson (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator Melvin Robertson (5th season)
Home stadium Kyle Field
1976 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 4 Houston + 7 –1 –0  10 –2 –0
No. 13 Texas Tech + 7 –1 –0  10 –2 –0
No. 7 Texas A&M 6 –2 –0  10 –2 –0
Baylor 4 –3 –1  7 –3 –1
Texas 4 –4 –0  5 –5 –1
Arkansas 3 –4 –1  5 –5 –1
Rice 2 –6 –0  3 –8 –0
SMU 2 –6 –0  3 –8 –0
TCU 0 –8 –0  0 –11 –0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1976 Texas A&M Aggies football team represented Texas A&M University during the 1976 NCAA Division I football season.

Schedule

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
September 11 Virginia Tech* No. 14 Kyle Field • College Station, TX W 19–0   44,039
September 18 Kansas State* No. 11 Kyle Field • College Station, TX W 34–14   50,027
September 25 at Houston No. 9 Rice Stadium • Houston, TX L 10–21   70,001
October 2 at Illinois* Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL W 14–7   67,543
October 9 No. 15 Texas Tech No. 17 Kyle Field • College Station, TX (rivalry) L 16–27   52,651
October 16 Baylor Kyle Field • College Station, TX (Battle of the Brazos) W 24–0   52,241
October 23 Rice Kyle Field • College Station, TX W 57–34   47,354
October 30 at SMU Cotton Bowl • Dallas, TX ABC-R W 36–0   35,123
November 13 at No. 13 Arkansas No. 16 War Memorial Stadium • Little Rock, AR (rivalry) ABC W 31–10   47,000
November 20 TCU No. 11 Kyle Field • College Station, TX (rivalry) W 59–10   44,055
November 25 at Texas No. 11 Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX (rivalry) ABC-R W 27–3   70,000
January 2 vs. Florida No. 10 Sun Bowl • El Paso, TX (Sun Bowl) CBS W 37–14   33,250
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll.

[1]

Season summary

Arkansas

1 234Total
• Texas A&M 0 2407 31
Arkansas 3 007 10

[2]

References

  1. ↑ 2010 Texas A&M football media supplement
  2. ↑ "A&M Stuns Arkansas With Halfback Pass." Palm Beach Post. 1976 Nov 14.


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