1977 Texas A&M Aggies football team

1977 Texas A&M Aggies football
1977 Texas A&M Aggies football
Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl, L 28–47 vs. USC
Conference	Southwest Conference
Record	8–4 (6–2 SWC)
Head coach	Emory Bellard (6th season);
Offensive coordinator	Tom Wilson (3rd season)
Offensive scheme	Wishbone
Defensive coordinator	Melvin Robertson (6th season)
Home stadium	Kyle Field
	Seasons ← 1976 1978 →

The 1977 Texas A&M Aggies football team was an American football team that represented Texas A&M University as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1977 NCAA Division I football season. In their sixth year under head coach Emory Bellard, the team compiled an overall record of 8–4, with a mark of 6–2 in conference play, and finished third in the SWC.

Record8–4 (6–2 SWC)

Headcoach

OffensivecoordinatorTom Wilson (3rd season)

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1977 Southwest Conference football standings
v t e	Conf.					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 4 Texas $	8	–	0	–	0	11	–	1	–	0
No. 3 Arkansas	7	–	1	–	0	11	–	1	–	0
Texas A&M	6	–	2	–	0	8	–	4	–	0
Houston	4	–	4	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
Texas Tech	4	–	4	–	0	7	–	5	–	0
Baylor	3	–	5	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
SMU	3	–	5	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
TCU	1	–	7	–	0	2	–	9	–	0
Rice	0	–	8	–	0	1	–	10	–	0

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

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Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 10	Kansas*	No. 9	Kyle Field College Station, TX		W 28–14	51,494–53,585	^[1]
September 17	at Virginia Tech*	No. 7	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA		W 27–6	33,500	^[2]
September 24	at No. 7 Texas Tech	No. 6	Jones Stadium Lubbock, TX (rivalry)		W 33–17	55,008	^[3]
October 1	at No. 3 Michigan*	No. 5	Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI	ABC	L 3–41	104,802	^[4]
October 15	at Baylor	No. 13	Baylor Stadium Waco, TX (rivalry)		W 38–31	45,000	^[5]
October 22	at Rice	No. 12	Rice Stadium Houston, TX		W 28–14	57,500	^[6]
October 29	SMU	No. 11	Kyle Field College Station, TX		W 38–21	53,932	^[7]
November 12	No. 8 Arkansas	No. 11	Kyle Field College Station, TX (rivalry)		L 20–26	54,000	^[8]
November 19	at TCU	No. 14	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX (rivalry)		W 52–23	28,563	^[9]
November 26	No. 1 Texas	No. 12	Kyle Field College Station, Texas (rivalry)		L 28–57	57,443	^[10]
December 3	Houston	No. 17	Kyle Field College Station, TX	ABC-R	W 27–7	51,790	^[11]
December 31	vs. No. 20 USC*	No. 17	Houston Astrodome Houston, TX (Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl)	Mizlou	L 28–47	52,842	^[12]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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