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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: Emory Bellard
Conference: Southwest-

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1894 <-- 1977 <- 1978 -> 1979 --> 2024

1978 Season Highlights

Emory Bellard enters his 7th season as Head Coach at Texas A&M.

1978 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 9	@ Kansas	37	10	W
Sat., Sep. 23	@ Boston College	37	2	W
Sat., Sep. 30	vs. Memphis	58	0	W
Sat., Oct. 7	vs. Texas Tech	38	9	W
Sat., Oct. 14	@ Houston	0	33	L
Sat., Oct. 21	vs. Baylor	6	24	L
Sat., Oct. 28	vs. Rice	38	21	W
Sat., Nov. 4	@ Southern Methodist	20	17	W
Sat., Nov. 18	@ Arkansas	7	26	L	@ Little Rock, AR
Sat., Nov. 25	vs. Texas Christian	15	7	W
Sat., Dec. 2	@ Texas	7	22	L
Wed., Dec. 20	Iowa State	28	12	W	@ Birmingham, AL	All-American Bowl

1978 Season Totals
Record	8-4
Points Scored	291
Scoring Average	24.3
Points Allowed	183
Defense Average	15.3
Opponents Record	58-76
Conference Record	4-4
Home Record	4-1
Away Record	3-3

1978 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
19	8-4-0	AP
18	8-4-0	Coaches
18	8-4-0	UPI

1978 Southwest- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Texas Tech	8-4	291	183	Won 28-12	4-4	131	159	Rex Dockery
Houston	8-4	291	183	Won 28-12	4-4	131	159	Bill Yeoman
Arkansas	8-4	291	183	Won 28-12	4-4	131	159	Lou Holtz
Texas	8-4	291	183	Won 28-12	4-4	131	159	Fred Akers
Texas A&M	8-4	291	183	Won 28-12	4-4	131	159	Emory Bellard
Southern Methodist	8-4	291	183	Won 28-12	4-4	131	159	Ron Meyer
Baylor	8-4	291	183	Won 28-12	4-4	131	159	Grant Teaff
Rice	8-4	291	183	Won 28-12	4-4	131	159	Ray Alborn
Texas Christian	8-4	291	183	Won 28-12	4-4	131	159	F.A. Dry

1978 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1978 All Southwest Conference Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Coming Someday

Some records may be incomplete.

Great Moments in College Football History

Quarterbacks from Alabama won the first three Super Bowls. They also have more Super Bowl wins than quarterbacks from any other school (Kenny Stabler 1, Joe Namath 1 and Bart Starr 2).