1973 Texas A&M Aggies football team

The 1973 Texas A&M Aggies football team represented Texas A&M University as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1973 NCAA Division I football season. Led by second-year head coach Emory Bellard, the Aggies compiled an overall record of 5–6 with a mark of 3–4 in conference play, placing sixth in the SWC. Texas A&M played home games at Kyle Field in College Station, Texas.

1973 Southwest Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 14 Texas $	7	–	0	–	0	8	–	3	–	0
No. 11 Texas Tech	6	–	1	–	0	11	–	1	–	0
Rice	4	–	3	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
SMU	3	–	3	–	1	6	–	4	–	1
Arkansas	3	–	3	–	1	5	–	5	–	1
Texas A&M	3	–	4	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
TCU	1	–	6	–	0	3	–	8	–	0
Baylor	0	–	7	–	0	2	–	9	–	0

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 15	Wichita State*	Kyle Field College Station, TX	W 48–0	31,474	^[1]
September 22	at No. 11 LSU*	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)	L 23–28	68,394	^[2]
September 29	Boston College*	Kyle Field College Station, TX	L 24–32	36,317
October 6	at Clemson*	Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC	W 30–15	30,000	^[3]
October 13	at Texas Tech	Jones Stadium Lubbock, TX (rivalry)	L 16–28	50,102
October 20	at TCU	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX	W 35–16	32,010
October 27	Baylor	Kyle Field College Station, TX (Battle of the Brazos)	W 28–22	44,182
November 3	at Arkansas	Razorback Stadium Fayetteville, AR (rivalry)	L 10–14	37,261
November 10	SMU	Kyle Field College Station, TX	W 45–10	37,180
November 17	at Rice	Rice Stadium Houston, TX	L 20–24	45,000
November 22	No. 11 Texas	Kyle Field College Station, TX (rivalry)	L 13–42	52,974
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

1973 Texas A&M Aggies football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

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

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
LB		Ed Simonini	So
LB		Garth Ten Napel

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class

^ "Texas A&M pulverizes Wichita State squad, 48–0". San Angelo Standard-Times. September 16, 1974. Retrieved February 13, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "LSU nudges Aggies". Express and News. September 23, 1973. Retrieved October 26, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Aggies fight off pesky Clemson for 30–15 win". The Waco Tribune-Herald. October 7, 1973. Retrieved January 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "1973 Texas A&M Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 12, 2016.

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