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Texas A&M Football Team History

Texas A&M Aggies

Texas A&M University
College Station, TX
Founded: 1876
Stadium: Kyle Field
Capacity: 80,200
Colors: Maroon & White
Coach: Tom Wilson
Conference: Southwest-

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1894 <-- 1979 <- 1980 -> 1981 --> 2024

1980 Season Highlights

Tom Wilson enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Texas A&M.

1980 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 6	@ Mississippi	23	20	W	@ Jackson, MS
Sat., Sep. 13	@ Georgia	0	42	L
Sat., Sep. 20	vs. Penn State	9	25	L
Sat., Oct. 4	vs. Texas Tech	41	21	W
Sat., Oct. 11	@ Houston	7	17	L
Sat., Oct. 18	vs. Baylor	7	46	L
Sat., Oct. 25	vs. Rice	6	10	L
Sat., Nov. 1	@ Southern Methodist	0	27	L
Sat., Nov. 15	@ Arkansas	24	27	L
Sat., Nov. 22	vs. Texas Christian	13	10	W
Sat., Nov. 29	@ Texas	24	14	W

1980 Season Totals
Record	4-7
Points Scored	154
Scoring Average	14.0
Points Allowed	259
Defense Average	23.5
Opponents Record	75-53
Conference Record	3-5
Home Record	2-3
Away Record	2-4

1980 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1980 Southwest- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Texas Tech	4-7	154	259		3-5	122	172	Rex Dockery
Baylor	4-7	154	259		3-5	122	172	Grant Teaff
Southern Methodist	4-7	154	259		3-5	122	172	Ron Meyer
Houston	4-7	154	259		3-5	122	172	Bill Yeoman
Texas	4-7	154	259		3-5	122	172	Fred Akers
Rice	4-7	154	259		3-5	122	172	Ray Alborn
Arkansas	4-7	154	259		3-5	122	172	Lou Holtz
Texas A&M	4-7	154	259		3-5	122	172	Tom Wilson
Texas Christian	4-7	154	259		3-5	122	172	F.A. Dry

1980 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1980 All Southwest Conference Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Coming Someday

Some records may be incomplete.

Great Moments in College Football History

The most points scored in a college football Bowl game is 66, scored by Nebraska against Northwestern in the 2000 Alamo Bowl.