1979 Texas A&M Aggies football team

1979 Texas A&M Aggies football
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
	Seasons ← 1978 1980 →

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

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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.

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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

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

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[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.

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