1974 Texas A&M Aggies football team

The 1974 Texas A&M Aggies football team represented Texas A&M University in the 1974 NCAA Division I football season as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC). The Aggies were led by head coach Emory Bellard in his third season and finished with a record of eight wins and three losses (8–3 overall, 5–2 in the SWC).

1974 Texas A&M Aggies football
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 15
APNo. 16
Record8–3 (5–2 SWC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorBen Hurt (3rd season)
Home stadiumKyle Field
1974 Southwest Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 14 Baylor $ 6 1 08 4 0
No. 17 Texas 5 2 08 4 0
No. 16 Texas A&M 5 2 08 3 0
Arkansas 3 3 16 4 1
SMU 3 3 16 4 1
Texas Tech 3 4 06 4 2
Rice 2 5 02 8 1
TCU 0 7 01 10 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 14Clemson*W 24–038,792
September 21at No. 7 LSU*W 21–1469,088[1]
September 28at Washington*No. 9W 28–1554,000
October 5at Kansas*No. 5L 10–2832,953–36,230
October 12No. 9 Texas TechNo. 16
  • Kyle Field
  • College Station, TX (rivalry)
W 28–750,620
October 19TCUNo. 8
  • Kyle Field
  • College Station, TX (rivalry)
W 17–036,701
October 26at BaylorNo. 8W 20–048,500–51,200
November 2ArkansasNo. 8
  • Kyle Field
  • College Station, TX (rivalry)
W 20–1047,887
November 9at SMUNo. 5L 14–1844,463
November 16RiceNo. 10
  • Kyle Field
  • College Station, TX
W 37–745,334
November 29at No. 17 TexasNo. 8L 3–3277,584
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Roster

1974 Texas A&M Aggies football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
RB 44 Bubba Bean Jr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
LB 77 Ed Simonini Jr
LB 71 Garth Ten Napel Jr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
K 3 Lee White Jr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • Injured Injured
    • Redshirt Redshirt

    References

    1. "Ags sound loud warning, axe LSU". Waco Tribune-Herald. September 22, 1974. Retrieved October 26, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
    2. "1974 Texas A&M Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 12, 2016.


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