1977 Texas A&M Aggies football team

1977 Texas A&M Aggies football
Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl, L 28–47 vs. USC
Conference	Southwest Conference
Record	8–4 (6–2 SWC)
Head coach	Emory Bellard (6th season)
Offensive coordinator	Tom Wilson (3rd season)
Defensive coordinator	Melvin Robertson (6th season)
Home stadium	Kyle Field

1977 Southwest Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 4 Texas $	8	–	0	–	0			11	–	1	–	0
No. 3 Arkansas	7	–	1	–	0			11	–	1	–	0
Texas A&M	6	–	2	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
Houston	4	–	4	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Texas Tech	4	–	4	–	0			7	–	5	–	0
Baylor	3	–	5	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
SMU	3	–	5	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
TCU	1	–	7	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
Rice	0	–	8	–	0			1	–	10	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1977 Texas A&M Aggies football team represented Texas A&M University during the 1977 NCAA Division I football season.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 10	Kansas*	No. 9	Kyle Field College Station, TX		W 28–14	51,494
September 17	at Virginia Tech*	No. 7	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA		W 27–6	33,500
September 24	at No. 7 Texas Tech	No. 6	Jones Stadium Lubbock, TX (rivalry)		W 33–17	55,008
October 1	at No. 3 Michigan*	No. 5	Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI	ABC	L 3–41	104,802
October 15	at Baylor	No. 13	Baylor Stadium Waco, Texas (Battle of the Brazos)		W 38–31	45,000
October 22	at Rice	No. 12	Rice Stadium Houston, TX		W 28–14	57,500
October 29	SMU	No. 11	Kyle Field College Station, TX		W 38–21	53,932
November 12	No. 8 Arkansas	No. 11	Kyle Field College Station, TX (rivalry)		L 20–26	55,028
November 19	at TCU	No. 14	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX (rivalry)		W 52–23	28,563
November 26	No. 1 Texas	No. 12	Kyle Field College Station, Texas (rivalry)		L 28–57	57,443
December 3	Houston	No. 17	Kyle Field College Station, TX	ABC-R	W 27–7	51,790
December 31	vs. No. 20 USC*	No. 17	Houston Astrodome Houston, TX (Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl)	Mizlou	L 28–47	52,842
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

1977 Texas A&M Aggies football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class RB Adger Armstrong RB David Brothers TE Chuck Carr RB Jay Dale OL Mark Dennard RB Curtis Dickey So OL Preston Dickson OL Thomas Gregory OL Zach Guthrie RB Eddie Hardin OL Doug Holmes OL Kenny Kirk TE Russell Mikeska QB Mike Mosley OL Frank Myers OL Ed Pustejovsky OL Cody Risien TE Phillip Sampson WR Darrell Smith WR Doug Teague QB David Walker RB George Woodard	Defense Pos. # Name Class DL Phil Bennett LB Doug Carr DB Gregory Clark DL Johnnie Donahue DL Jacob Green DB Carl Grulich DB Jimmy Hamilton DL Eddie Heath LB Frankie Lemmons DL Gary Milligan LB Kevin Monk LB Floyd Randle LB Roderick Reed DL Steve Spitzenberger DB Elroy Steen DB Kenneth Taylor DB Mike Williams DL James Zachery	Special teams Pos. # Name Class P David Appleby K Tony Franklin	Head coach Emory Bellard Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt