1971 Texas A&M Aggies football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 1971 Texas A&M Aggies football Southwest Conference SWC 5–6 4–3 Gene Stallings 7th Kyle Field The 1971 Texas A&M Aggies football team represented Texas A&M University in the 1971 NCAA University Division football season as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC). The Aggies were led by head coach Gene Stallings in his seventh season and finished with a record of five wins and six losses (5–6 overall, 4–3 in the SWC). Stallings was fired as head coach and athletic director at the conclusion of the season and replaced by Emory Bellard, offensive coordinator of archrival Texas and the architect of the Wishbone formation. Bellard was hired after LSU coach Charles McClendon rejected a lucrative offer to become the Aggies' coach and AD (McClendon was not AD at LSU, unusual for the time in the Southeastern Conference). Stallings was hired by Tom Landry to be an assistant coach with the National Football League's Dallas Cowboys, a position he held until he was named head coach of the St. Louis Cardinals in 1986. Stallings returned to college coaching in 1990 as head coach at Alabama. Schedule 1971 AP September 11 w y Wichita State Kyle Field College Station, TX 41–7 29,580 https://www.newspapers.com/article/express-and-news-aggies-outman-wichita/168994210/ Express & News Aggies outman Wichita September 12, 1971 March 27, 2025 Newspapers.com September 18 l y y LSU Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA rivalry 0–37 68,576 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-tennessean-lsu-returns-swamps-am/133881008/ The Nashville Tennessean LSU returns, swamps A&M September 19, 1971 October 22, 2023 Newspapers.com September 25 l y y Nebraska 1 Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE 7–34 67,993 https://www.newspapers.com/article/fort-worth-star-telegram-howling-husker/168994376/ Fort Worth Star-Telegram Howling 'Huskers ax Aggies 34–7 September 26, 1971 March 27, 2025 Newspapers.com October 2 l y Cincinnati Kyle Field College Station, TX 0–17 26,267 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-odessa-american-aggie-errors-spell-d/168994496/ The Odessa American Aggie errors spell defeat October 3, 1971 March 27, 2025 Newspapers.com October 9 l y Texas Tech Jones Stadium Lubbock, TX rivalry 7–28 44,380 https://www.newspapers.com/article/del-rio-news-herald-raiders-crush-aggies/168994610/ Del Rio News Herald Raiders crush Aggies, 28–7 October 10, 1971 March 27, 2025 Newspapers.com October 16 l y TCU Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX 3–14 31,910 https://www.newspapers.com/article/brownwood-bulletin-horned-frogs-bash-tex/168993212/ Brownwood Bulletin Horned Frogs bash Texas Aggies, 14–3 October 17, 1971 March 27, 2025 Newspapers.com October 23 w Baylor Kyle Field College Station, TX rivalry 10–9 28,662 https://www.newspapers.com/article/lubbock-avalanche-journal-53-yard-fg-top/168994715/ Lubbock Avalanche-Journal 53-yard FG tops Baylor October 24, 1971 March 27, 2025 Newspapers.com October 30 w y Arkansas 8 rivalry War Memorial Stadium Little Rock, AR 17–9 54,446 https://www.newspapers.com/article/lincoln-journal-star-texas-am-shocks-ar/168992027/ Lincoln Journal Star Texas A&M shocks Arkansas October 31, 1971 March 27, 2025 Newspapers.com November 6 w SMU Kyle Field College Station, TX 27–10 27,358–28,570 https://www.newspapers.com/article/el-paso-times-green-leads-resurging-aggi/168994856/ The El Paso Times Green leads resurging Aggies over Mustangs 27–10 November 7, 1971 March 27, 2025 Newspapers.com November 13 w y Rice Rice Stadium Houston, TX 18–13 47,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/victoria-advocate-aggies-dump-owls-keep/168994968/ The Victoria Advocate Aggies dump Owls, keep hopes alive November 14, 1971 March 27, 2025 Newspapers.com November 25 l Texas 12 Kyle Field College Station, TX rivalry 14–34 52,090 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-waco-times-herald-longhorns-stop-agg/168930781/ The Waco Times-Herald Longhorns stop Aggies, 34–14 November 26, 1971 March 27, 2025 Newspapers.com 1971 Texas A&M Schedule and Results Sports Reference LLC SR/College Football January 12, 2016 https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/texas-am/1971-schedule.html 1971–72 NCAA Statistics (Texas A&M) https://stats.ncaa.org/teams/130959 National Collegiate Athletic Association March 27, 2025 References Texas AandM Category:Texas A&M Aggies football seasons Texas AandM Aggies football