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 Texas A&M Aggies football
Conference	Southwest Conference
Record	5–6 (3–4 SWC)
Head coach	Emory Bellard (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator	Ben Hurt (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Melvin Robertson (2nd season)
Home stadium	Kyle Field
Seasons ← 1972 1974 →

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	[3]
October 6	at Clemson*	Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC	W 30–15	30,000	[4]
October 13	at Texas Tech	Jones Stadium Lubbock, TX (rivalry)	L 16–28	50,102	[5]
October 20	at TCU	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX	W 35–16	32,010	[6]
October 27	Baylor	Kyle Field College Station, TX (rivalry)	W 28–22	44,182	[7]
November 3	at Arkansas	Razorback Stadium Fayetteville, AR (rivalry)	L 10–14	37,261	[8]
November 10	SMU	Kyle Field College Station, TX	W 45–10	37,180	[9]
November 17	at Rice	Rice Stadium Houston, TX	L 20–24	45,000	[10]
November 22	No. 11 Texas	Kyle Field College Station, TX (rivalry)	L 13–42	53,000	[11]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Roster

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