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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 <-- 1980 <- 1981 -> 1982 --> 2024

1981 Season Highlights

Tom Wilson enters his 3rd season as Head Coach at Texas A&M.

1981 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 5	@ California	29	28	W
Sat., Sep. 19	@ Boston College	12	13	L
Sat., Sep. 26	vs. Louisiana Tech	43	7	W
Sat., Oct. 3	@ Texas Tech	24	23	W
Sat., Oct. 10	vs. Houston	7	6	W
Sat., Oct. 17	@ Baylor	17	19	L
Sat., Oct. 24	@ Rice	51	26	W
Sat., Oct. 31	vs. Southern Methodist	7	27	L
Sat., Nov. 14	vs. Arkansas	7	10	L
Sat., Nov. 21	@ Texas Christian	37	7	W
Thu., Nov. 26	vs. Texas	13	21	L
Sat., Dec. 12	Oklahoma State	33	16	W	@ Shreveport, LA	Independence Bowl

1981 Season Totals
Record	7-5
Points Scored	280
Scoring Average	23.3
Points Allowed	203
Defense Average	16.9
Opponents Record	65-65
Conference Record	4-4
Home Record	2-3
Away Record	4-2

1981 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1981 Southwest- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Texas Tech	7-5	280	203	Won 33-16	4-4	163	139	Jerry Moore
Southern Methodist	7-5	280	203	Won 33-16	4-4	163	139	Ron Meyer
Texas	7-5	280	203	Won 33-16	4-4	163	139	Fred Akers
Arkansas	7-5	280	203	Won 33-16	4-4	163	139	Lou Holtz
Houston	7-5	280	203	Won 33-16	4-4	163	139	Bill Yeoman
Texas A&M	7-5	280	203	Won 33-16	4-4	163	139	Tom Wilson
Baylor	7-5	280	203	Won 33-16	4-4	163	139	Grant Teaff
Rice	7-5	280	203	Won 33-16	4-4	163	139	Ray Alborn
Texas Christian	7-5	280	203	Won 33-16	4-4	163	139	F.A. Dry

1981 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1981 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 biggest crowd for a college football game was 114,000 for the 1926 Army-Navy Game. The game ended in a tie when it became too dark to play.