1974 Texas A&M Aggies football team

1974 Southwest Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 14 Baylor $	6	–	1	–	0	8	–	4	–	0
No. 17 Texas	5	–	2	–	0	8	–	4	–	0
No. 16 Texas A&M	5	–	2	–	0	8	–	3	–	0
Arkansas	3	–	3	–	1	6	–	4	–	1
SMU	3	–	3	–	1	6	–	4	–	1
Texas Tech	3	–	4	–	0	6	–	4	–	2
Rice	2	–	5	–	0	2	–	8	–	1
TCU	0	–	7	–	0	1	–	10	–	0

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1974 Texas A&M Aggies football team represented Texas A&M University as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1974 NCAA Division I football season. Led by third-year head coach Emory Bellard, the Aggies compiled an overall record of 8–3 with a mark of 5–2 in conference play, tying for second place in the SWC. Texas A&M played home games at Kyle Field in College Station, Texas.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 14	Clemson*		Kyle Field College Station, TX	W 24–0	38,792	^[1]
September 21	at No. 7 LSU*		Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)	W 21–14	69,088	^[2]
September 28	at Washington*	No. 9	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA	W 28–15	54,000
October 5	at Kansas*	No. 5	Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS	L 10–28	32,953–36,230
October 12	No. 9 Texas Tech	No. 16	Kyle Field College Station, TX (rivalry)	W 28–7	50,620
October 19	TCU	No. 8	Kyle Field College Station, TX (rivalry)	W 17–0	36,701
October 26	at Baylor	No. 8	Baylor Stadium Waco, TX (Battle of the Brazos)	W 20–0	48,500–51,200
November 2	Arkansas	No. 8	Kyle Field College Station, TX (rivalry)	W 20–10	47,887
November 9	at SMU	No. 5	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX	L 14–18	44,463
November 16	Rice	No. 10	Kyle Field College Station, TX	W 37–7	45,334
November 29	at No. 17 Texas	No. 8	Memorial Stadium Austin, TX (rivalry)	L 3–32	77,584
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

1974 Texas A&M Aggies football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
RB	`44`	Bubba Bean	Jr

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
LB	`77`	Ed Simonini	Jr
LB	`71`	Garth Ten Napel	Jr

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class
K	`3`	Lee White	Jr

^ "Aggies clout Clemson". The Odessa American. September 15, 1974. Retrieved January 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Ags sound loud warning, axe LSU". Waco Tribune-Herald. September 22, 1974. Retrieved October 26, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "1974 Texas A&M Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 12, 2016.

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