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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. 13
L 12–1368,000[1]
September 28at Tulane*
W 35–321,600[2]
October 5at Florida State*No. 17
L 14–2035,494[3]
October 12Texas Tech
L 16–2145,000[4]
October 19TCU
  • Kyle Field
  • College Station, TX (rivalry)
W 27–733,185[5]
October 26at Baylor
L 9–1040,000[6]
November 2No. 17 Arkansas
  • Kyle Field
  • College Station, TX (rivalry)
L 22–2541,925[7]
November 9at SMU
L 23–3642,000[8]
November 16Rice
  • Kyle Field
  • College Station, TX
W 24–1432,000[9]
November 282:00 p.m.at No. 6 Texas
CBSL 14–3566,397[10]
  • *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. ^ "Florida State hands Aggies 20–14 setback". Waco Tribune-Herald. October 6, 1968. Retrieved March 25, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Red Raiders upset Texas A&M, 21–16". The Victoria Advocate. October 13, 1968. Retrieved March 25, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Aggies bounce back; Rap TCU Horned Frogs by 27–7". The Marshall News Messenger. October 20, 1968. Retrieved March 25, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Baylor Bears upset Aggies". Longview Morning Journal. October 27, 1968. Retrieved March 25, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Porkers shade Aggies". The Galveston Daily News. November 3, 1968. Retrieved March 25, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "SMU humbles Aggies, 36–23". The Odessa American. November 10, 1968. Retrieved March 25, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Hargett leads Aggies to win". The Odessa American. November 17, 1968. Retrieved March 25, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Steers wasted no time". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 29, 1968. Retrieved May 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "1968 Texas A&M Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 12, 2016.
  12. ^ "1968–69 NCAA Statistics (Texas A&M)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved March 24, 2025.
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