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1979 Texas A&M Aggies football team

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The 1979 Texas A&M Aggies football team represented Texas A&M University in the 1979 NCAA Division I-A football season as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC). The Aggies were led by head coach Tom Wilson in his second season and finished with a record of six wins and five losses (6–5 overall, 4–4 in the SWC).

Record6–5 (4–4 SWC)
Headcoach
DefensivecoordinatorR. C. Slocum (1st season)
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1979 Texas A&M Aggies football
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Record6–5 (4–4 SWC)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorR. C. Slocum (1st season)
Home stadiumKyle Field
Seasons
← 1978
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1979 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 5 Houston +7–1–011–1–0
No. 8 Arkansas +7–1–010–2–0
No. 12 Texas6–2–09–3–0
No. 14 Baylor5–3–08–4–0
Texas A&M4–4–06–5–0
SMU3–5–05–6–0
Texas Tech2–5–13–6–2
TCU1–6–12–8–1
Rice0–8–01–10–0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll
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Schedule

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DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 8BYU*No. 14L 17–1840,000[1]
September 15at BaylorL 7–1748,500[2]
September 22at No. 6 Penn State*W 27–1477,575[3]
September 29at Memphis State*W 17–738,477[4]
October 6at Texas TechL 20–2152,468[5]
October 13No. 7 HoustonL 14–1759,545[6]
October 27at Rice
  • Rice Stadium
  • Houston, TX
W 41–1543,000[7]
November 3SMU
  • Kyle Field
  • College Station, TX
W 47–1458,690[8]
November 17No. 8 Arkansas
  • Kyle Field
  • College Station, TX (rivalry)
L 10–2262,648[9]
November 24at TCUW 30–727,229[10]
December 1No. 6 Texas
  • Kyle Field
  • College Station, TX (rivalry)
W 13–769,017[11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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Game summaries

Vs. BYU

BYU Cougars (0–0) at #14 Texas A&M Aggies (0–0)
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Quarter 1 2 34Total
BYU 0 3 7818
Texas A&M 7 0 7317
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at Rice Stadium, Houston, Texas

  • Date: September 8, 1979
  • Game attendance: 40,000
  • Box Score
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The game was played at Rice Stadium because Kyle Field was being renovated.

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Personnel

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1979 Texas A&M Aggies football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
WR 24 Gerald Carter Sr
RB 22 Curtis Dickey Sr
QB 16 Gary Kubiak Fr
QB 11 Mike Mosley Jr
G 79 Ed Pustejovsky Sr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DB 21 Dan Davis So
LB 63 Doug Carr Jr
DE 77 Jacob Green Sr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
K 3 David Hardy Fr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • Injured Injured
    • Redshirt Redshirt
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