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1970 Texas A&M Aggies football team

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1970 Texas A&M Aggies football
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Record2–9 (0–7 SWC)
Head coach
Home stadiumKyle Field
Seasons
← 1969
1971 →
1970 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 3 Texas $ 7 0 0 10 1 0
No. 11 Arkansas 6 1 0 9 2 0
Texas Tech 5 2 0 8 4 0
Rice 3 4 0 5 5 0
SMU 3 4 0 5 6 0
TCU 3 4 0 4 6 1
Baylor 1 6 0 2 9 0
Texas A&M 0 7 0 2 9 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1970 Texas A&M Aggies football team represented Texas A&M University in the 1970 NCAA University Division football season as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC). The Aggies were led by head coach Gene Stallings in his sixth season and finished with a record of two wins and nine losses (2–9 overall, 0–7 in the SWC).

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 12Wichita State*W 41–1430,006[1]
September 19at No. 12 LSU*W 20–1867,590[2]
September 26at No. 1 Ohio State*L 13–5685,657
October 3at No. 9 Michigan*L 10–1471,732[3]
October 10Texas Tech
  • Kyle Field
  • College Station, TX (rivalry)
L 7–2143,075
October 17TCU
  • Kyle Field
  • College Station, TX (rivalry)
L 15–31
October 24at BaylorL 24–2941,000
October 31No. 8 Arkansas
  • Kyle Field
  • College Station, TX (rivalry)
L 6–4534,000
November 5at SMUL 3–627,918
November 14Rice
  • Kyle Field
  • College Station, TX
L 17–18
November 26at No. 1 TexasL 14–5266,400[4]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Personnel

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1970 Texas A&M Aggies football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
RB Marc Black
RB Steve Burks
OL Buster Callaway
OL Benny DeWitt
RB Brad Dusek
QB 10 Lex James So
WR 48 Mike Dorough So
OL Mike Fields
OL Leonard Forey
RB Johnny Gardner
OT 73 Robert Garesimowiez So
WR Tommy Goodwin
WR Joey Herr
QB Joe Mac King
TE Rory Kirkpatrick
TE Homer May
WR 35 Hugh McElroy
OL Lenard Millsap
FB 39 Doug Neill Jr
OL Mike Park
OL Adam Philley
WR 28 Billy Joe Polasek Jr
RB Doug Robbins
QB Rocky Self
RB Jimmy Sheffield
WR John Sweeden
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DL Boice Best
DL Max Bird
DB Mike Bunger
DL Todd Christopher
DB Ed Ebrom
S 36 Dave Elmendorf Sr
LB Kent Finley
DL Barb Hinnant
DB Lee Hitt
S David Hoot
DB 24 Chris Johnson Jr
LB Mike Lord
LB 55 Steve Luebbehusen Jr
LB Gary McCaffrey
DB Robert Murski
DL Van Odom
DL Dale Watts
DB 37 Gary Whitehead So
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
K Mike Bellar
K Pat McDermott
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

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

Season summary

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Wichita State

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At LSU

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At Ohio State

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Texas A&M Aggies (2–0) at Ohio State Buckeyes (0–0)
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Texas A&M 0 7 0613
Ohio State 21 7 21756

at Ohio Stadium, Columbus, Ohio

  • Date: September 26
  • Game time: 1:30 p.m.
  • Game weather: Cloudy, 80 °F (27 °C)
  • Game attendance: 85,657
  • Box Score
Game information

At Michigan

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Texas A&M Aggies (2–1) at #9 Michigan Wolverines (2–0)
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Texas A&M 7 3 0010
Michigan 0 7 0714

at Michigan Stadium, Ann Arbor, Michigan

  • Date: October 3
  • Game attendance: 71,732
  • Recap/Box
Game information

References

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  1. ^ Dick Moore (September 13, 1970). "Ags Rip Wichita By 41-14". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. pp. B1, B5 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Last-second score shocks LSU 20–18". Tallahassee Democrat. September 20, 1970. Retrieved October 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Curt Sylvester (October 4, 1970). "U-M Barely Wins, 14-10: Texas A&M Beaten on Late TD". Detroit Free Press. pp. 1C, 4C – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Longhorns feast on Aggies 52–14". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 27, 1970. Retrieved May 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "1970 Texas A&M Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 12, 2016.