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1968 Texas A&M Aggies football team

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1968 Texas A&M Aggies football
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Record3–7 (2–5 SWC)
Head coach
Home stadiumKyle Field
Seasons
← 1967
1969 →
1968 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 6 Arkansas + 6 1 0 10 1 0
No. 3 Texas + 6 1 0 9 1 1
No. 14 SMU 5 2 0 8 3 0
Texas Tech 4 3 0 5 3 2
Baylor 3 4 0 3 7 0
Texas A&M 2 5 0 3 7 0
TCU 2 5 0 3 7 0
Rice 0 7 0 0 9 1
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1968 Texas A&M Aggies football team represented Texas A&M University in the 1968 NCAA University Division football season as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC). The Aggies were led by head coach Gene Stallings in his fourth season and finished with a record of three wins and seven losses (3–7 overall, 2–5 in the SWC).

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 21at No. 20 LSU*No. 13L 12–1368,000[1]
September 28at Tulane*W 35–321,600[2]
October 5at Florida State*No. 17L 14–2035,494
October 12Texas TechL 16–2145,000
October 19TCU
  • Kyle Field
  • College Station, TX (rivalry)
W 27–7
October 26at BaylorL 9–1040,000
November 2No. 17 Arkansas
  • Kyle Field
  • College Station, TX (rivalry)
L 22–2541,925
November 9at SMUL 23–3642,000
November 16Rice
  • Kyle Field
  • College Station, TX
W 24–14
November 282:00 p.m.at No. 6 TexasCBSL 14–3566,397[3]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

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Roster

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1968 Texas A&M Aggies football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
TE, OT 80 Tom Buckman Sr
QB 10 Ed Hargett Sr
RB 25 Larry Stegent Jr
Defense Mike DeNiro* DL
Pos. # Name Class
DT 70 Harvey Aschenbeck Sr
DB 33 Ross Brupbacher Jr
DB 36 Dave Elmendorf So
DB 11 Curley Hallman Sr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
P 18 Steve O'Neal Sr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

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

References

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  1. ^ "LSU outlasts Tex Ags, 13–12". Tulsa Sunday World. September 22, 1968. Retrieved October 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Aggies roll past Tulane, 35–3". The El Paso Times. September 29, 1968. Retrieved October 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Steers wasted no time". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 29, 1968. Retrieved May 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "1968 Texas A&M Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 12, 2016.