1976 Texas A&M
10–2 (6–2 Southwest Conference), coached by Emory Bellard, finished No. 7 in the AP poll. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest upsetBeat No. 13 Arkansas 31–10Nov 13
Arkansas was ranked No. 13, above it.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 11 | vs Virginia Tech | W 19–0 | 64% |
| Sep 18 | vs Kansas State | W 34–14 | 80% |
| Sep 25 | at Houston | L 10–21 | 66% |
| Oct 2 | at Illinois | W 14–7 | 54% |
| Oct 9 | vs 15Texas Tech | L 16–27 | 64% |
| Oct 16 | vs Baylor | W 24–0 | 67% |
| Oct 23 | vs Rice | W 57–34 | 83% |
| Oct 30 | at SMU | W 36–0 | 70% |
| Nov 13 | at 13Arkansas | W 31–10 | 38% |
| Nov 20 | vs TCU | W 59–10 | 94% |
| Nov 25 | at Texas | W 27–3 | 57% |
| Jan 2Bowls & playoff | vs FloridaSun Bowl | W 37–14 | 63% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Florida 37–14 in the Sun Bowl; No. 7 in the final AP poll; 3rd in the Southwest Conference.
In program history: The 10th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).
AP poll, week by week
- Wk 1: 14
- Wk 2: 11
- Wk 3: 9
- Wk 5: 17
- Wk 9: 18
- Wk 10: 16
- Wk 11: 11
- Wk 12: 11
- Wk 13: 10
- Final: 7
Players on this team
Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1976.
- Record
- 10–2
- Conference
- 6–2 3rd in Southwest Conference
- AP final
- No. 7 peak No. 7
- Points
- 364–140
- Coach
- Emory Bellard
- Elo
- 1738 +126 this season
- SP+ rating
- 20.8 No. 13 of 132; offense No. 17, defense No. 23
- SRS
- 21.5 No. 6 of 137 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Offensive coordinator
- Tom Wilson
- Defensive coordinator
- Melvin Robertson
- Offense
- Wishbone
Drafted in 1977
The 1977 draft| Rd 1 | Robert Jackson LB | Cleveland Browns |
| Rd 2 | George Franklin RB | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Rd 2 | Dennis Swilley OG | Minnesota Vikings |
| Rd 3 | Edgar Fields DT | Atlanta Falcons |
| Rd 3 | Tank Marshall DE | New York Jets |
| Rd 4 | Jimmy Dean DT | Buffalo Bills |
| Rd 5 | Lester Hayes DB | Oakland Raiders |
All-Southwest Conference
8 first team, 4 second teamFirst team
George WoodardRBAP-1- Gary HaackTEAP-1
- Dennis SwilleyOGAP-1
- Tank MarshallDEAP-1
- Edgar FieldsDTAP-1
- Robert JacksonLBAP-1
- Tony FranklinKAP-1
- Curtis DickeyMiscellaneousAP
Second team
- Frank MyersOTAP-2
- Jimmy DeanDTAP-2
- Lester HayesDBAP-2
- Mike WilliamsDBAP-2
From Wikipedia’s 1976 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1976 Southwest Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Houston | 7–1 | 10–2 | 4 |
| Texas Tech | 7–1 | 10–2 | 13 |
| Texas A&M | 6–2 | 10–2 | 7 |
| Baylor | 4–3–1 | 7–3–1 | |
| Texas | 4–4 | 5–5–1 | |
| Arkansas | 3–4–1 | 5–5–1 | |
| Rice | 2–6 | 3–8 | |
| SMU | 2–6 | 3–8 | |
| TCU | 0–8 | 0–11 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.