1976 Texas A&M Aggies football team

The 1976 Texas A&M Aggies football team represented Texas A&M University during the 1976 NCAA Division I football season.

1976 Texas A&M Aggies football
Sun Bowl champion
Sun Bowl, W 37–14 vs. Florida
Conference	Southwest Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 8
AP	No. 7
1976 record	10–2 (6–2 SWC)
Head coach	Emory Bellard (5th season)
Offensive coordinator	Tom Wilson (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Melvin Robertson (5th season)
Home stadium	Kyle Field

1976 Southwest Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 4 Houston +	7	–	1	–	0			10	–	2	–	0
No. 13 Texas Tech +	7	–	1	–	0			10	–	2	–	0
No. 7 Texas A&M	6	–	2	–	0			10	–	2	–	0
Baylor	4	–	3	–	1			7	–	3	–	1
Texas	4	–	4	–	0			5	–	5	–	1
Arkansas	3	–	4	–	1			5	–	5	–	1
Rice	2	–	6	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
SMU	2	–	6	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
TCU	0	–	8	–	0			0	–	11	–	0
+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 11	Virginia Tech*	No. 14	Kyle Field College Station, TX		W 19–0	44,039
September 18	Kansas State*	No. 11	Kyle Field College Station, TX		W 34–14	50,027
September 25	at Houston	No. 9	Rice Stadium Houston, TX		L 10–21	70,001
October 2	at Illinois*		Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL		W 14–7	67,543
October 9	No. 15 Texas Tech	No. 17	Kyle Field College Station, TX (rivalry)		L 16–27	52,651
October 16	Baylor		Kyle Field College Station, TX (Battle of the Brazos)		W 24–0	52,241
October 23	Rice		Kyle Field College Station, TX		W 57–34	47,354
October 30	at SMU		Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX	ABC-R	W 36–0	35,123
November 13	at No. 13 Arkansas	No. 16	War Memorial Stadium Little Rock, AR (rivalry)	ABC	W 31–10	47,000
November 20	TCU	No. 11	Kyle Field College Station, TX (rivalry)		W 59–10	44,055
November 25	at Texas	No. 11	Memorial Stadium Austin, TX (rivalry)	ABC-R	W 27–3	70,000
January 2	vs. Florida	No. 10	Sun Bowl El Paso, TX (Sun Bowl)	CBS	W 37–14	33,250
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Roster

1976 Texas A&M Aggies football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class RB Curtis Dickey Fr	Defense Pos. # Name Class	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Emory Bellard Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

Season summary

Arkansas

1 2 3 4 Total • Texas A&M 0 24 0 7 31 Arkansas 3 0 0 7 10 Date: November 13 Location: War Memorial Stadium, Little Rock, Arkansas Game attendance: 47,000

Scoring summary 1 ARK Little 39 yard field goal Arkansas 3–0 2 TA&M Dickey 3 yard run (Franklin kick) Texas A&M 7–3 2 TA&M Teate 41 yard pass from Dickey (Franklin kick) Texas A&M 14–3 2 TA&M Franklin 32 yard field goal Texas A&M 17–3 2 TA&M Woodard 1 yard run (Franklin kick) Texas A&M 24–3 4 ARK Bobo 29 yard pass from Eckwood (Little kick) Texas A&M 24–10 4 TA&M Woodard 1 yard run (Franklin kick) Texas A&M 31–10

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References

1. 2010 Texas A&M football media supplement
2. "A&M Stuns Arkansas With Halfback Pass." Palm Beach Post. 1976 Nov 14.