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1979 Texas A&M Aggies football
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Record6–5 (4–4 SWC)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorR. C. Slocum (1st season)
Home stadiumKyle Field
Seasons
← 1978
1980 →
1979 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
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
  • + – 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

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DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 8BYU*No. 14
L 17–1840,000[1]
September 15at Baylor
L 7–1748,500[2]
September 22at No. 6 Penn State*
W 27–1477,575[3]
September 29at Memphis State*
W 17–738,477[4]
October 6at Texas Tech
L 20–2152,468[5]
October 13No. 7 Houston
L 14–1759,545[6]
October 27at Rice
  • Rice Stadium
  • Houston, TX
W 41–1543,000[7]
November 3SMU
  • Kyle Field
  • College Station, TX
W 47–1458,690[8]
November 17No. 8 Arkansas
  • Kyle Field
  • College Station, TX (rivalry)
L 10–2262,648[9]
November 24at TCU
W 30–727,229[10]
December 1No. 6 Texas
  • Kyle Field
  • College Station, TX (rivalry)
W 13–769,017[11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Game summaries

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Vs. BYU

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BYU Cougars (0–0) at #14 Texas A&M Aggies (0–0)
Quarter 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.

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Personnel

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1979 Texas A&M Aggies football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
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. # Name Class
DB 21 Dan Davis So
LB 63 Doug Carr Jr
DE 77 Jacob Green Sr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
K 3 David Hardy Fr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

References

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  1. ^ "Brigham Young comeback gives Texas A&M 18–17 shock". Corpus Christi Caller-Times. September 9, 1979. Retrieved October 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Clean-shaven Aggies lose to Bears, 17–7". The Abilene Reporter-News. September 16, 1979. Retrieved October 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Texas A&M upsets 6th-ranked Penn State 27–14". Sunday Call-Chronicle. September 23, 1979. Retrieved October 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "A&M in rally to trip MSU after struggle". The Commercial Appeal. September 30, 1979. Retrieved October 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Raiders trip Aggies". The Odessa American. October 7, 1979. Retrieved October 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "7th-ranked Cougars beat A&M". The Paris News. October 14, 1979. Retrieved October 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Dickey, Ags thrash Owls". Wichita Falls Times. October 28, 1979. Retrieved October 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "A&M's Mosley mows down SMU". Tulsa World. November 4, 1979. Retrieved October 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Hogs get bowl bid with win". The Kilgore News Herald. November 18, 1979. Retrieved October 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Texas A&M crushes TCU". The Arizona Republic. November 25, 1979. Retrieved October 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Texas A&M knocks Texas out of Sugar". The Arizona Republic. December 2, 1979. Retrieved October 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "1979 Texas A&M Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 13, 2016.
  13. ^ "Late Pass Enables BYU to Upset A&M." Palm Beach Post. 1979 Sept 9.


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