1981 Texas A&M Aggies football team
American college football season
1981 Texas A&M Aggies football | |
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Independence Bowl champion | |
Independence Bowl, W 33–16 vs. Oklahoma State | |
Conference | Southwest Conference |
Record | 7–5 (4–4 SWC) |
Head coach |
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Home stadium | Kyle Field |
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No. 5 SMU $ | 7 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 2 Texas | 6 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 10 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Houston | 5 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arkansas | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas A&M | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rice | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Baylor | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
TCU | 1 | – | 6 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas Tech | 0 | – | 7 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 9 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1981 Texas A&M Aggies football team represented Texas A&M University in the 1981 NCAA Division I-A football season as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC). The Aggies were led by head coach Tom Wilson in his fourth season and finished with a record of seven wins and five losses (7–5 overall, 4–4 in the SWC) and with a victory in the Independence Bowl.
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 5 | at California* | W 29–28 | |||
September 19 | at Boston College* | L 12–13 | 31,000 | [1][2] | |
September 26 | Louisiana Tech* | W 43–7 | 56,217 | [3] | |
October 3 | at Texas Tech | W 24–23 | 50,081 | ||
October 10 | Houston |
| W 7–6 | 66,569 | |
October 17 | at Baylor | L 17–19 | 45,000 | ||
October 24 | at Rice |
| W 51–26 | ||
October 31 | No. 13 SMU |
| L 7–27 | 62,646 | |
November 14 | No. 16 Arkansas |
| L 7–10 | 60,003 | |
November 21 | at TCU | W 37–7 | |||
November 26 | No. 7 Texas |
| L 13–21 | 71,731 | |
December 12 | vs. Oklahoma State* |
| W 33–16 | 48,600 | |
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Roster
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References
- ^ "Boston College upsets A&M". The Paris (TX) News. September 20, 1981. p. 9B – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Boston College 13, Texas A&M 12". Minneapolis Tribune. September 20, 1981. p. 6C – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "A&M 43, Louisiana Tech 7". Austin American-Statesman. September 27, 1980. Retrieved July 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "1981 Texas A&M Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 13, 2016.
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