1978 Texas A&M Aggies football team
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.
| 1978 Texas A&M Aggies football | |
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Hall of Fame Classic, W 28–12 vs. Iowa State | |
| Conference | Southwest Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. 18 |
| AP | No. 19 |
| 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) |
| Offensive coordinator | Tom Wilson (4th season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Melvin Robertson (7th season) |
| Home stadium | Kyle Field |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 10 Houston $ | 7 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 11 Arkansas | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 9 Texas | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas Tech | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 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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Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result |
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| September 9 | at Kansas* | No. 16 |
| W 37–10 |
| September 23 | at Boston College* | No. 9 | W 37–2 | |
| September 30 | Memphis State* | No. 8 | W 58–0 | |
| October 7 | Texas Tech | No. 7 |
| W 38–9 |
| October 14 | at No. 17 Houston | No. 6 | L 0–33 | |
| October 21 | Baylor | No. 12 |
| L 6–24 |
| October 28 | Rice |
| W 38–21 | |
| November 4 | at SMU | W 20–17 | ||
| November 18 | at No. 13 Arkansas | L 7–26 | ||
| November 25 | TCU |
| W 15–7 | |
| December 2 | at No. 14 Texas | L 7–22 | ||
| December 20 | vs. No. 19 Iowa State* | W 28–12 | ||
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Roster
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Special teams
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References
- "Texas A&M's Bellard resigns". Spartanburg Herald. Google News Archives. Associated Press. October 25, 1978. p. C1. Retrieved January 13, 2016.
- "1978 Texas A&M Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 13, 2016.
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