1978 Texas A&M Aggies football team

The 1978 Texas A&M Aggies football team represented Texas A&M University in the 1978 NCAA Division I-A football season as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC). The Aggies were led by head coach Emory Bellard in his seventh season through the first six games before his resignation on October 24. Tom Wilson was named interim coach and led the Aggies in their final six games. and finished with a record of eight wins and four losses (8–4 overall, 4–4 in the SWC) and with a victory in the Hall of Fame Classic.

1978 Texas A&M Aggies football
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 18
APNo. 19
Record8–4 (4–4 SWC)
Head coach
  • Emory Bellard (7th season; first 6 games)
  • Tom Wilson (interim, final 6 games)
Offensive coordinatorTom Wilson (4th season)
Defensive coordinatorMelvin Robertson (7th season)
Home stadiumKyle Field
1978 Southwest Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 10 Houston $ 7 1 09 3 0
No. 11 Arkansas 6 2 09 2 1
No. 9 Texas 6 2 09 3 0
Texas Tech 5 3 07 4 0
No. 19 Texas A&M 4 4 08 4 0
SMU 3 5 04 6 1
Baylor 3 5 03 8 0
Rice 2 6 02 9 0
TCU 0 8 02 9 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll
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