1981 Texas A&M Aggies football team

1981 Texas A&M Aggies football
Independence Bowl champion
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Record7–5 (4–4 SWC)
Head coach
Home stadiumKyle Field
Seasons
← 1980
1982 →
1981 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
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
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

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

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 5at California*
W 29–2833,751[1]
September 19at Boston College*
L 12–1331,000[2][3]
September 26Louisiana Tech*
W 43–756,217[4]
October 3at Texas Tech
W 24–2350,081[5]
October 10Houston
  • Kyle Field
  • College Station, TX
W 7–666,569[6]
October 17at Baylor
L 17–1945,000[7]
October 24at Rice
W 51–2652,000[8]
October 31No. 13 SMU
  • Kyle Field
  • College Station, TX
L 7–2762,646[9]
November 14No. 16 Arkansas
  • Kyle Field
  • College Station, TX (rivalry)
L 7–1060,003[10]
November 21at TCU
W 37–729,483[11]
November 26No. 7 Texas
  • Kyle Field
  • College Station, TX (rivalry)
L 13–2171,731[12]
December 12vs. Oklahoma State*
W 33–1648,600[13]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Roster

1981 Texas A&M Aggies football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
RB 32 Johnny Hector Jr
QB 16 Gary Kubiak Jr
WR 25 Mike Whitwell Sr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DE 80 Keith Baldwin Sr
SS 37 Jeff Fuller So
DT 74 Keith Guthrie Jr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
K 3 David Hardy Jr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

References

  1. ^ "Mouse offense roars through half, but Aggies snare Cal Bears 29–28". The Sunday Oregonian. September 6, 1981. Retrieved November 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Boston College upsets A&M". The Paris (TX) News. September 20, 1981. p. 9B – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Boston College 13, Texas A&M 12". Minneapolis Tribune. September 20, 1981. p. 6C – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "A&M 43, Louisiana Tech 7". Austin American-Statesman. September 27, 1980. Retrieved July 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "A&M rallies past Tech". The Odessa American. October 4, 1981. Retrieved November 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Aggies edge Cougars, 7–6". The Kilgore News Herald. October 11, 1981. Retrieved November 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Baylor edges Aggies on late field goal". The Shreveport Times. October 18, 1981. Retrieved November 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Kubiak throws 6 TD passes as Texas A&M rattles Rice". The Miami Herald. October 25, 1981. Retrieved November 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "SMU handles A&M, 27–7". Austin American-Statesman. November 1, 1981. Retrieved November 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Arkansas' rally trips Texas A&M". The Tampa Tribune-Times. November 15, 1981. Retrieved November 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Frogs victim of Aggie rout". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 22, 1981. Retrieved November 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "UT discovers cure for ills". The Orange Leader. November 27, 1981. Retrieved November 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Kubiak-led Aggies stride past Cowboys". The Shreveport Times. December 13, 1981. Retrieved November 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "1981 Texas A&M Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 13, 2016.


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