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1973 Texas A&M Aggies football
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Record5–6 (3–4 SWC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorBen Hurt (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorMelvin Robertson (2nd season)
Home stadiumKyle Field
Seasons
← 1972
1974 →
1973 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 14 Texas $ 7 – 0 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
No. 11 Texas Tech 6 – 1 – 0 11 – 1 – 0
Rice 4 – 3 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
SMU 3 – 3 – 1 6 – 4 – 1
Arkansas 3 – 3 – 1 5 – 5 – 1
Texas A&M 3 – 4 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
TCU 1 – 6 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
Baylor 0 – 7 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1973 Texas A&M Aggies football team represented Texas A&M University as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1973 NCAA Division I football season. Led by second-year head coach Emory Bellard, the Aggies compiled an overall record of 5–6 with a mark of 3–4 in conference play, placing sixth in the SWC. Texas A&M played home games at Kyle Field in College Station, Texas.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 15Wichita State*
W 48–031,474[1]
September 22at No. 11 LSU*
L 23–2868,394[2]
September 29Boston College*
  • Kyle Field
  • College Station, TX
L 24–3236,317[3]
October 6at Clemson*
W 30–1530,000[4]
October 13at Texas Tech
L 16–2850,102[5]
October 20at TCU
W 35–1632,010[6]
October 27Baylor
  • Kyle Field
  • College Station, TX (rivalry)
W 28–2244,182[7]
November 3at Arkansas
L 10–1437,261[8]
November 10SMU
  • Kyle Field
  • College Station, TX
W 45–1037,180[9]
November 17at Rice
L 20–2445,000[10]
November 22No. 11 Texas
  • Kyle Field
  • College Station, TX (rivalry)
L 13–4253,000[11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Roster

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1973 Texas A&M Aggies football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
RB 44 Bubba Bean So
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
LB Ed Simonini So
LB Garth Ten Napel
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

References

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  1. ^ "Texas A&M pulverizes Wichita State squad, 48–0". San Angelo Standard-Times. September 16, 1974. Retrieved February 13, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "LSU nudges Aggies". Express and News. September 23, 1973. Retrieved October 26, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Late rally stuns Aggies". Valley Morning Star. September 30, 1974. Retrieved March 28, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Aggies fight off pesky Clemson for 30–15 win". The Waco Tribune-Herald. October 7, 1973. Retrieved January 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Red Raiders gun Aggies". Corsicana Daily Sun. October 14, 1973. Retrieved March 28, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Aggies rap TCU, 35–16". The Victoria Advocate. October 21, 1973. Retrieved March 28, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Aggies 'nibble' at Baylor Bears for 28–22 win". The Kilgore News Herald. October 28, 1973. Retrieved March 28, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Razorbacks' solid look stares down Aggies, 14–10". The Shreveport Times. November 4, 1973. Retrieved March 28, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Aggie youth brigade rambles". The Marshall News Messenger. November 11, 1973. Retrieved March 28, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Rice edges Aggies, 24–20". Longview Morning Journal. November 18, 1973. Retrieved March 28, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "'Horns rip Ags 42–13". Waco Tribune-Herald. November 23, 1973. Retrieved March 28, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "1973 Texas A&M Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 12, 2016.
  13. ^ "1973–74 NCAA Statistics (Texas A&M)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved March 28, 2025.
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