1978 Texas A&M Aggies football team

The 1978 Texas A&M Aggies football team represented Texas A&M University in the 1978 NCAA Division I-A football season as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC). The Aggies were led by head coach Emory Bellard in his seventh season through the first six games before his resignation on October 24.[1] Tom Wilson was named interim coach and led the Aggies in their final six games. and finished with a record of eight wins and four losses (8–4 overall, 4–4 in the SWC) and with a victory in the Hall of Fame Classic.

1978 Texas A&M Aggies football
Hall of Fame Classic, W 28–12 vs. Iowa State
Conference	Southwest Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 18
AP	No. 19
1978 record	8–4 (4–4 SWC)
Head coach	Emory Bellard (4–2, first 6 games, fired 10/24) Tom Wilson (interim, 4–2, final 6 games)
Offensive coordinator	Tom Wilson (4th season)
Defensive coordinator	Melvin Robertson (7th season)
Home stadium	Kyle Field

1978 Southwest Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 10 Houston $	7	–	1	–	0			9	–	3	–	0
No. 11 Arkansas	6	–	2	–	0			9	–	2	–	1
No. 9 Texas	6	–	2	–	0			9	–	3	–	0
Texas Tech	5	–	3	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
No. 19 Texas A&M	4	–	4	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
SMU	3	–	5	–	0			4	–	6	–	1
Baylor	3	–	5	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
Rice	2	–	6	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
TCU	0	–	8	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result
September 9	at Kansas*	No. 16	Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS	W 37–10
September 23	at Boston College*	No. 9	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA	W 37–2
September 30	Memphis State*	No. 8	Kyle Field College Station, TX	W 58–0
October 7	Texas Tech	No. 7	Kyle Field College Station, TX (rivalry)	W 38–9
October 14	at No. 17 Houston	No. 6	Houston Astrodome Houston, TX	L 0–33
October 21	Baylor	No. 12	Kyle Field College Station, TX (Battle of the Brazos)	L 6–24
October 28	Rice		Kyle Field College Station, TX	W 38–21
November 4	at SMU		Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX	W 20–17
November 18	at No. 13 Arkansas		War Memorial Stadium Little Rock, AR (rivalry)	L 7–26
November 25	TCU		Kyle Field College Station, TX (rivalry)	W 15–7
December 2	at No. 14 Texas		Texas Memorial Stadium Austin, TX (rivalry)	L 7–22
December 20	vs. No. 19 Iowa State*		Legion Field Birmingham, AL (Hall of Fame Classic)	W 28–12
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Roster

1978 Texas A&M Aggies football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class RB Curtis Dickey Jr	Defense Pos. # Name Class	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Emory Bellard Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

References

1. "Texas A&M's Bellard resigns". Spartanburg Herald. Google News Archives. Associated Press. October 25, 1978. p. C1. Retrieved January 13, 2016.
2. "1978 Texas A&M Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 13, 2016.