1976 Texas A&M Aggies football team

1976 Texas A&M Aggies football
1976 Texas A&M Aggies football
Sun Bowl champion
Sun Bowl, W 37–14 vs. Florida
Conference	Southwest Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 8
AP	No. 7
Record	10–2 (6–2 SWC)
Head coach	Emory Bellard (5th season);
Offensive coordinator	Tom Wilson (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Melvin Robertson (5th season)
Home stadium	Kyle Field
	Seasons ← 1975 1977 →

The 1976 Texas A&M Aggies football team represented Texas A&M University during the 1976 NCAA Division I football season.

1976 Southwest Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 4 Houston +	7	–	1	–	0	10	–	2	–	0
No. 13 Texas Tech +	7	–	1	–	0	10	–	2	–	0
No. 7 Texas A&M	6	–	2	–	0	10	–	2	–	0
Baylor	4	–	3	–	1	7	–	3	–	1
Texas	4	–	4	–	0	5	–	5	–	1
Arkansas	3	–	4	–	1	5	–	5	–	1
Rice	2	–	6	–	0	3	–	8	–	0
SMU	2	–	6	–	0	3	–	8	–	0
TCU	0	–	8	–	0	0	–	11	–	0

+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 11	Virginia Tech*	No. 14	Kyle Field College Station, TX		W 19–0	44,039	^[1]
September 18	Kansas State*	No. 11	Kyle Field College Station, TX		W 34–14	50,027
September 25	at Houston	No. 9	Rice Stadium Houston, TX		L 10–21	70,001
October 2	at Illinois*		Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL		W 14–7	67,543
October 9	No. 15 Texas Tech	No. 17	Kyle Field College Station, TX (rivalry)		L 16–27	52,651
October 16	Baylor		Kyle Field College Station, TX (Battle of the Brazos)		W 24–0	52,241
October 23	Rice		Kyle Field College Station, TX		W 57–34	47,354
October 30	at SMU		Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX	ABC-R	W 36–0	35,123
November 13	at No. 13 Arkansas	No. 16	War Memorial Stadium Little Rock, AR (rivalry)	ABC-N	W 31–10	47,000
November 20	TCU	No. 11	Kyle Field College Station, TX (rivalry)		W 59–10	44,055
November 25	at Texas	No. 11	Memorial Stadium Austin, TX (rivalry)	ABC-R	W 27–3	70,000
January 2	vs. Florida*	No. 10	Sun Bowl El Paso, TX (Sun Bowl)	CBS	W 37–14	33,250	^[2]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Personnel

1976 Texas A&M Aggies football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	Name	Class
RB	Adger Armstrong
QB	Keith Baker
RB	David Brothers
OL	Mark Dennard
RB	Curtis Dickey	Fr
WR	Mike Floyd
OL	Matt Freeman
OL	Craig Glendenning
OL	Glen Glendenning
TE	Gary Haack
RB	Eddie Hardin
OL	Billy Lemons
TE	Russell Mikeska
OL	Frank Myers
OL	Cody Risien
QB	David Shipman
RB	Darrell Smith
OL	Dennis Swilley
WR	Doug Teague
WR	Randall Teate
QB	David Walker
QB	John Welborn
RB	George Woodard
RB	Gary Young

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
DB		Charles Bell
DL		Phil Bennett
DL		Stacy Breihan
DL		Jimmy Dean
DL		Edgar Fields
DB		Carl Grulich
DB		Lester Hayes
DB		Eddie Heath
LB		Jesse Hunnicutt
LB		Robert Jackson
LB		Frankie Lemons
DL		Tank Marshall
LB		Kevin Monk
DB		William Thompson
LB		Grady Wilkerson
DB		Mike Williams
DB		Reggie Williams

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class
P		David Appleby
K		Tony Franklin

Head coach

Emory Bellard

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Tom Wilson (OC)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Redshirt

Game summaries

Baylor

Tony Franklin kicked 65-yard field goal

At Arkansas

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Texas A&M	0	24	0	7	31
Arkansas	3	0	0	7	10

Date: November 13
Location: War Memorial Stadium, Little Rock, Arkansas
Game attendance: 47,000

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TCU

At Texas

#11 Texas A&M Aggies (8–2) at Texas Longhorns (4–4–1)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Texas A&M	0	9	11	7	27
Texas	0	3	0	0	3

at Memorial Stadium, Austin, Texas

Date: November 25
Game time: 7:30 p.m.
Game weather: Rain, 63 °F (17 °C)
Game attendance: 75,000
TV: ABC
Box Score

Game information

First quarter

No scoring

Second quarter

A&M – Tony Franklin 21-yard field goal, 9:00. Texas A&M 3–0. Drive: 11 plays, 61 yards, 4:01.
TEX – Russell Erxleben 42-yard field goal, 6:41. Tie 3–3. Drive: 7 plays, 70 yards, 2:19.
A&M – Curtis Dickey 8-yard run (kick failed), 0:31. Texas A&M 9–3. Drive: 13 plays, 85 yards, 6:10.

Third quarter

A&M – George Woodard 1-yard run (run good), 10:29. Texas A&M 17–3. Drive: 7 plays, 20 yards, 3:23.
A&M – Tony Franklin 57-yard field goal, 3:18. Texas A&M 20–3. Drive: 9 plays, 70 yards, 4:01.

Fourth quarter

A&M – George Woodard 1-yard run (Tony Franklin kick), 10:57. Texas A&M 27–3. Drive: 3 plays, 6 yards, 1:22.

Top passers

A&M –
TEX – Mark McBath – 4/15, 52 yards, 3 INT

Top rushers

A&M –
TEX – Johnny Lam Jones – 20 rushes, 54 yards

Top receivers

A&M –
TEX – Alfred Jackson – 2 receptions, 40 yards

Sun Bowl (vs. Florida)

References

^ "George does it; Aggies win, 19–0". The Eagle. September 12, 1976. Retrieved December 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Ags finally finish slate as winners". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. January 3, 1977. Retrieved October 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ 2010 Texas A&M football media supplement
^ "A&M Stuns Arkansas With Halfback Pass." Palm Beach Post. 1976 Nov 14.

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[1] "George does it; Aggies win, 19–0". The Eagle. September 12, 1976. Retrieved December 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.

[2] "Ags finally finish slate as winners". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. January 3, 1977. Retrieved October 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.

[MS-3] 2010 Texas A&M football media supplement

[4] "A&M Stuns Arkansas With Halfback Pass." Palm Beach Post. 1976 Nov 14.

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