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1977 Texas A&M

8–⁠4 (6–⁠2 Southwest Conference), coached by Emory Bellard.

Schedule and results

Texas A&M in 1977, game by game: won vs. Kansas 28–14; won at Virginia Tech 27–6; won at No. 7 Texas Tech 33–17; lost at No. 3 Michigan 3–41; won at Baylor 38–31; won at Rice 28–14; won vs. SMU 38–21; lost vs. No. 8 Arkansas 20–26; won at TCU 52–23; lost vs. No. 1 Texas 28–57; won vs. Houston 27–7; lost vs. No. 20 USC 28–47+29−38Won 28–14 vs. Kansas+14KansasWon 27–6 at Virginia Tech+21Virginia TechWon 33–17 at No. 7 Texas Tech+16No. 7 Texas TechLost 3–41 at No. 3 Michigan-38No. 3 MichiganWon 38–31 at Baylor+7BaylorWon 28–14 at Rice+14RiceWon 38–21 vs. SMU+17SMULost 20–26 vs. No. 8 Arkansas-6No. 8 ArkansasWon 52–23 at TCU+29TCULost 28–57 vs. No. 1 Texas-29No. 1 TexasWon 27–7 vs. Houston+20HoustonLost 28–47 vs. No. 20 USC-19No. 20 USC
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 10vsKansasW 28–⁠1473%
Sep 17atVirginia TechW 27–⁠666%
Sep 24at7Texas TechW 33–⁠1748%
Oct 1at3MichiganL 3–⁠4144%
Oct 15atBaylorW 38–⁠3165%
Oct 22atRiceW 28–⁠1488%
Oct 29vsSMUW 38–⁠2185%
Nov 12vs8ArkansasL 20–⁠2667%
Nov 19atTCUW 52–⁠2386%
Nov 26vs1TexasL 28–⁠5753%
Dec 3vsHoustonW 27–⁠765%
Dec 31Bowls & playoffvs20USCAstro-Bluebonnet BowlL 28–⁠4752%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to USC 47–⁠28 in the Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; 3rd in the Southwest Conference.

In program history: The 30th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 9
  2. Wk 2: 7
  3. Wk 3: 6
  4. Wk 4: 5
  5. Wk 5: 12
  6. Wk 6: 13
  7. Wk 7: 12
  8. Wk 8: 11
  9. Wk 9: 10
  10. Wk 10: 11
  11. Wk 11: 14
  12. Wk 12: 12
  13. Wk 13: 17

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 1977.

Record
8–⁠4
Conference
6–⁠2 3rd in Southwest Conference
AP final
Unranked peak No. 5
Points
350–⁠304
Coach
Emory Bellard
Elo
1650 −8 this season
SP+ rating
11.8 No. 30 of 140; offense No. 11, defense No. 101
SRS
12.3 No. 27 of 145 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Tom Wilson
Defensive coordinator
Melvin Robertson
Offense
Wishbone

Drafted in 1978

The 1978 draft
Rd 5Frank Myers OTBaltimore Colts

All-Southwest Conference

3 first team, 3 second team

First team

  • Frank MyersOTUPI-1
  • Mark DennardCUPI-1
  • Carl GrulichDBUPI-1

Second team

  • George WoodardRBUPI-2
  • Cody RisienOTUPI-2
  • Kevin MonkLBUPI-2

From Wikipedia’s 1977 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1977 Southwest Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Texas8–⁠011–⁠14
Arkansas7–⁠111–⁠13
Texas A&M6–⁠28–⁠4
Texas Tech4–⁠47–⁠5
Houston4–⁠46–⁠5
Baylor3–⁠55–⁠6
SMU3–⁠54–⁠7
TCU1–⁠72–⁠9
Rice0–⁠81–⁠10

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.