1979 Texas A&M Aggies football team

The 1979 Texas A&M Aggies football team represented Texas A&M University in the 1979 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 second season and finished with a record of six wins and five losses (6–5 overall, 4–4 in the SWC).

1979 Texas A&M Aggies football
Conference	Southwest Conference
Record	6–5 (4–4 SWC)
Head coach	Tom Wilson (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	R. C. Slocum (1st season)
Home stadium	Kyle Field

1979 Southwest Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 5 Houston +	7	–	1	–	0			11	–	1	–	0
No. 8 Arkansas +	7	–	1	–	0			10	–	2	–	0
No. 12 Texas	6	–	2	–	0			9	–	3	–	0
No. 14 Baylor	5	–	3	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
Texas A&M	4	–	4	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
SMU	3	–	5	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Texas Tech	2	–	5	–	1			3	–	6	–	2
TCU	1	–	6	–	1			2	–	8	–	1
Rice	0	–	8	–	0			1	–	10	–	0
+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance
September 8	BYU*	No. 14	Rice Stadium Houston, TX	L 17–18	40,000
September 15	at Baylor		Baylor Stadium Waco, TX (Battle of the Brazos)	L 7–17	48,500
September 22	at No. 6 Penn State*		Beaver Stadium University Park, PA	W 27–14	77,575
September 29	at Memphis State*		Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN	W 17–7
October 6	at Texas Tech		Jones Stadium Lubbock, TX (rivalry)	L 20–21	52,468
October 13	No. 7 Houston		Kyle Field College Station, TX	L 14–17	59,545
October 27	at Rice		Rice Stadium Houston, TX	W 41–15
November 3	SMU		Kyle Field College Station, TX	W 47–14	58,690
November 17	No. 8 Arkansas		Kyle Field College Station, TX (rivalry)	L 10–22	62,648
November 24	at TCU		Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX (rivalry)	W 30–7
December 1	No. 6 Texas		Kyle Field College Station, TX (rivalry)	W 13–7	69,017
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Personnel

1979 Texas A&M Aggies football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class WR 24 Gerald Carter Sr RB 22 Curtis Dickey Sr QB 16 Gary Kubiak Fr QB 11 Mike Mosley Jr G 79 Ed Pustejovsky Sr	Defense Pos. # Name Class DB 21 Dan Davis So LB 63 Doug Carr Jr DE 77 Jacob Green Sr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class K 3 David Hardy Fr	Head coach Tom Wilson Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

Season summary

Vs. BYU

BYU Cougars (0–0) at #14 Texas A&M Aggies (0–0)

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
BYU	0	3	7	8	18
Texas A&M	7	0	7	3	17

at Rice Stadium, Houston, Texas

• Date: September 8, 1979
• Game attendance: 40,000
• Box Score

Game information

First quarter A&M – David Brothers 1-yard run (David Hardy kick). Texas A&M 7–0.'; Second quarter BYU – Brent Johnson 27-yard field goal. Texas A&M 7–3. Third quarter A&M – Mike Mosley 7-yard run (David Hardy kick). Texas A&M 14–3. BYU – Dan Plater 20-yard pass from Marc Wilson (Brent Johnson kick). Texas A&M 14–10. Fourth quarter A&M – David Hardy 37-yard field goal. Texas A&M 17–16. BYU – Clay Brown 3-yard pass from Marc Wilson (pass good), 0:52. BYU 18–17. Top passers BYU – Marc Wilson – 17/35, 165 yards, 2 TD, 3 INT A&M – Mike Mosley – 9/13, 125 yards Top rushers BYU – Homer Jones – 7 rushes, 53 yards A&M – Curtis Dickey – 28 rushes, 148 yards Top receivers BYU – Dan Plater – 3 receptions, 49 yards, TD A&M – Gerald Carter – 6 receptions, 104 yards

The game was played at Rice Stadium because Kyle Field was being renovated.