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 was an American football team that represented Texas A&M University as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1977 NCAA Division I football season. In their sixth year under head coach Emory Bellard, the team compiled an overall record of 8–4, with a mark of 6–2 in conference play, and finished third in the SWC.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 10	Kansas*	No. 9	Kyle Field College Station, TX		W 28–14	51,494–53,585
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, TX (rivalry)		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	54,000
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 40 Adger Armstrong Jr RB David Brothers TE Chuck Carr RB Jay Dale C 68 Mark Dennard Sr RB 22 Curtis Dickey So OL Preston Dickson OL Thomas Gregory OL Zach Guthrie RB Eddie Hardin OL Doug Holmes G 75 Kenny Kirk Jr TE 81 Russell Mikeska Jr QB 11 Mike Mosley Fr OT 60 Frank Myers Sr G 79 Ed Pustejovsky So OT 70 Cody Risien Jr TE Phillip Sampson WR Darrell Smith WR 84 Doug Teague Jr QB David Walker RB George Woodard	Defense Pos. # Name Class DE 89 Phil Bennett Sr LB 93 Doug Carr Fr DB Gregory Clark DL Johnnie Donahue DE 77 Jacob Green So DB Carl Grulich DB Jimmy Hamilton DL Eddie Heath LB Frankie Lemmons DL Gary Milligan LB Kevin Monk LB Floyd Randle LB Roderick Reed DT 91 Steve Spitzenberger Sr DB Elroy Steen DB Kenneth Taylor DB 10 Mike Williams Sr DL James Zachery	Special teams Pos. # Name Class P 4 David Appleby So K 1 Tony Franklin Jr	Head coach Emory Bellard Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt