1974 Texas A&M Aggies football team

1974 Texas A&M Aggies football
Conference	Southwest Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 15
AP	No. 16
Record	8–3 (5–2 SWC)
Head coach	Emory Bellard (3rd season)
Offensive coordinator	Ben Hurt (3rd season)
Defensive coordinator	Melvin Robertson (3rd season)
Home stadium	Kyle Field

1974 Southwest Conference football standings

	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
September 21	at No. 7 LSU*		Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)	W 21–14	69,088
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

Roster

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	Head coach Emory Bellard Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt