1981 Texas A&M Aggies football team

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.

1981 Texas A&M Aggies football
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
1981 record7–5 (4–4 SWC)
Head coach
Home stadiumKyle Field
1981 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW 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

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 5at California*W 29–28
September 19at Boston College*L 12–13
September 26Louisiana Tech*W 43–7
October 3at Texas TechW 24–23
October 10Houston
  • Kyle Field
  • College Station, TX
W 7–6
October 17at BaylorL 17–19
October 24at RiceW 51–26
October 31No. 13 SMU
  • Kyle Field
  • College Station, TX
L 7–27
November 14No. 16 Arkansas
  • Kyle Field
  • College Station, TX (rivalry)
L 7–10
November 21at TCUW 37–7
November 26No. 7 Texas
  • Kyle Field
  • College Station, TX (rivalry)
L 13–21
December 12vs. Oklahoma State*W 33–16
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game

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Roster

References

  1. "1981 Texas A&M Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 13, 2016.


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