1973 Texas A&M Aggies football team

1973 Texas A&M Aggies football
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Record5–6 (3–4 SWC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorBen Hurt (2nd season)
Offensive schemeWishbone
Defensive coordinatorMelvin Robertson (2nd season)
Home stadiumKyle Field
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

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

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
  • Redshirt

References

  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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