1978_Texas_A&M_Aggies_football_team

1978 Texas A&M Aggies football
1978 Texas A&M Aggies football
Hall of Fame Classic, W 28–12 vs. Iowa State
Conference	Southwest Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 18
AP	No. 19
Record	8–4 (4–4 SWC)
Head coach	Emory Bellard (7th season; first 6 games); Tom Wilson (interim, final 6 games);
Offensive coordinator	Tom Wilson (4th season)
Defensive coordinator	Melvin Robertson (7th season)
Home stadium	Kyle Field
	Seasons ← 1977 1979 →

1978 Texas A&M Aggies football team

American college football season

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.

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"Texas A&M's Bellard resigns". Spartanburg Herald. Google News Archives. Associated Press. October 25, 1978. p. C1. Retrieved January 13, 2016.

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"A&M sprinter races for three in 37–2 rout over Boston College". Marshall (TX) News Messenger. September 24, 1978. p. 15 – via Newspapers.com.

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"1978 Texas A&M Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 13, 2016.

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Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 9	at Kansas*	No. 16	Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS	W 37–10	30,698
September 23	at Boston College*	No. 9	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA	W 37–2	26,012	^[2]
September 30	Memphis State*	No. 8	Kyle Field College Station, TX	W 58–0
October 7	Texas Tech	No. 7	Kyle Field College Station, TX (rivalry)	W 38–9	56,121
October 14	at No. 17 Houston	No. 6	Houston Astrodome Houston, TX	L 0–33	52,156
October 21	Baylor	No. 12	Kyle Field College Station, TX (Battle of the Brazos)	L 6–24	55,458
October 28	Rice		Kyle Field College Station, TX	W 38–21
November 4	at SMU		Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX	W 20–17	57,208
November 18	at No. 13 Arkansas		War Memorial Stadium Little Rock, AR (rivalry)	L 7–26	54,118
November 25	TCU		Kyle Field College Station, TX (rivalry)	W 15–7
December 2	at No. 14 Texas		Texas Memorial Stadium Austin, TX (rivalry)	L 7–22	78,413
December 20	vs. No. 19 Iowa State*		Legion Field Birmingham, AL (Hall of Fame Classic)	W 28–12	41,158
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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v t e	Conf					Overall
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

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll