1979 Texas A&M Aggies football team

1979 Texas A&M Aggies football
Conference Southwest Conference
1979 record 6–5 (4–4 SWC)
Head coach Tom Wilson (2nd year)
Home stadium Kyle Field
1979 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
#5 Houston + 7 1 0     11 1 0
#8 Arkansas + 7 1 0     10 2 0
#12 Texas 6 2 0     9 3 0
#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

Date Opponent# Rank# Site Result
September 8 BYU* No. 14 Rice StadiumHouston, TX L 17–18  
September 25 at Baylor Baylor StadiumWaco, TX L 7–17  
September 22 at No. 6 Penn State* Beaver StadiumUniversity Park, PA W 27–14  
September 29 at Memphis State* Liberty Bowl Memorial StadiumMemphis, TN W 17–7  
October 6 at Texas Tech Jones StadiumLubbock, TX (Rivalry) L 20–21  
October 13 No. 7 Houston Kyle FieldCollege Station, TX L 14–17  
October 27 at Rice Rice Stadium • Houston, TX W 41–15  
November 3 SMU Kyle Field • College Station, TX W 47–14  
November 17 No. 8 Arkansas Kyle Field • College Station, TX (Rivalry) L 10–22  
November 24 at TCU Amon G. Carter StadiumFort Worth, TX W 30–7  
December 1 No. 6 Texas Kyle Field • College Station, TX (Rivalry) W 13–7  
*Non-conference game.

References

  1. "1979 Texas A&M Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 13, 2016.
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