1976 Texas A&M Aggies football team

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

1976 Southwest Conference football standings

	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

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

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
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
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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

Scoring summary 1 ARK Little 39 yard field goal Arkansas 3–0 2 TA&M Dickey 3 yard run (Franklin kick) Texas A&M 7–3 2 TA&M Teate 41 yard pass from Dickey (Franklin kick) Texas A&M 14–3 2 TA&M Franklin 32 yard field goal Texas A&M 17–3 2 TA&M Woodard 1 yard run (Franklin kick) Texas A&M 24–3 4 ARK Bobo 29 yard pass from Eckwood (Little kick) Texas A&M 24–10 4 TA&M Woodard 1 yard run (Franklin kick) Texas A&M 31–10

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