1979 Texas A&M Aggies football team

1979 Texas A&M Aggies football
Conference	Southwest Conference
Record	6–5 (4–4 SWC)
Head coach	Tom Wilson (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	R. C. Slocum (1st season)
Home stadium	Kyle Field

1979 Southwest Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 5 Houston +	7	–	1	–	0			11	–	1	–	0
No. 8 Arkansas +	7	–	1	–	0			10	–	2	–	0
No. 12 Texas	6	–	2	–	0			9	–	3	–	0
No. 14 Baylor	5	–	3	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
Texas A&M	4	–	4	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
SMU	3	–	5	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Texas Tech	2	–	5	–	1			3	–	6	–	2
TCU	1	–	6	–	1			2	–	8	–	1
Rice	0	–	8	–	0			1	–	10	–	0
+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

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).

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 8	BYU*	No. 14	Rice Stadium Houston, TX	L 17–18	40,000	[1]
September 15	at Baylor		Baylor Stadium Waco, TX (rivalry)	L 7–17	48,500	[2]
September 22	at No. 6 Penn State*		Beaver Stadium University Park, PA	W 27–14	77,575	[3]
September 29	at Memphis State*		Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN	W 17–7	38,477	[4]
October 6	at Texas Tech		Jones Stadium Lubbock, TX (rivalry)	L 20–21	52,468	[5]
October 13	No. 7 Houston		Kyle Field College Station, TX	L 14–17	59,545	[6]
October 27	at Rice		Rice Stadium Houston, TX	W 41–15	43,000	[7]
November 3	SMU		Kyle Field College Station, TX	W 47–14	58,690	[8]
November 17	No. 8 Arkansas		Kyle Field College Station, TX (rivalry)	L 10–22	62,648	[9]
November 24	at TCU		Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX (rivalry)	W 30–7	27,229	[10]
December 1	No. 6 Texas		Kyle Field College Station, TX (rivalry)	W 13–7	69,017	[11]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

^[12]

Game summaries

Vs. BYU

BYU Cougars (0–0) at #14 Texas A&M Aggies (0–0)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
BYU	0	3	7	8	18
Texas A&M	7	0	7	3	17

at Rice Stadium, Houston, Texas

• Date: September 8, 1979
• Game attendance: 40,000
• Box Score

Game information

First quarter A&M – David Brothers 1-yard run (David Hardy kick). Texas A&M 7–0. Second quarter BYU – Brent Johnson 27-yard field goal. Texas A&M 7–3. Third quarter A&M – Mike Mosley 7-yard run (David Hardy kick). Texas A&M 14–3. BYU – Dan Plater 20-yard pass from Marc Wilson (Brent Johnson kick). Texas A&M 14–10. Fourth quarter A&M – David Hardy 37-yard field goal. Texas A&M 17–16. BYU – Clay Brown 3-yard pass from Marc Wilson (pass good), 0:52. BYU 18–17. Top passers BYU – Marc Wilson – 17/35, 165 yards, 2 TD, 3 INT A&M – Mike Mosley – 9/13, 125 yards Top rushers BYU – Homer Jones – 7 rushes, 53 yards A&M – Curtis Dickey – 28 rushes, 148 yards Top receivers BYU – Dan Plater – 3 receptions, 49 yards, TD A&M – Gerald Carter – 6 receptions, 104 yards

The game was played at Rice Stadium because Kyle Field was being renovated.

^[13]

Personnel

1979 Texas A&M Aggies football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class 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. # Name Class DB 21 Dan Davis So LB 63 Doug Carr Jr DE 77 Jacob Green Sr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class K 3 David Hardy Fr	Head coach Tom Wilson Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

References

1. "Brigham Young comeback gives Texas A&M 18–17 shock". Corpus Christi Caller-Times. September 9, 1979. Retrieved October 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
2. "Clean-shaven Aggies lose to Bears, 17–7". The Abilene Reporter-News. September 16, 1979. Retrieved October 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Texas A&M upsets 6th-ranked Penn State 27–14". Sunday Call-Chronicle. September 23, 1979. Retrieved October 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "A&M in rally to trip MSU after struggle". The Commercial Appeal. September 30, 1979. Retrieved October 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Raiders trip Aggies". The Odessa American. October 7, 1979. Retrieved October 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "7th-ranked Cougars beat A&M". The Paris News. October 14, 1979. Retrieved October 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Dickey, Ags thrash Owls". Wichita Falls Times. October 28, 1979. Retrieved October 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "A&M's Mosley mows down SMU". Tulsa World. November 4, 1979. Retrieved October 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Hogs get bowl bid with win". The Kilgore News Herald. November 18, 1979. Retrieved October 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "Texas A&M crushes TCU". The Arizona Republic. November 25, 1979. Retrieved October 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
11. "Texas A&M knocks Texas out of Sugar". The Arizona Republic. December 2, 1979. Retrieved October 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
12. "1979 Texas A&M Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 13, 2016.
13. "Late Pass Enables BYU to Upset A&M." Palm Beach Post. 1979 Sept 9.