1979 Texas A&M Aggies football team

1979 Texas A&M Aggies football
Conference	Southwest Conference
1979 record	6–5 (4–4 SWC)
Head coach	Tom Wilson (2nd year)
Home stadium	Kyle Field

1979 Southwest Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#5 Houston +	7	–	1	–	0			11	–	1	–	0
#8 Arkansas +	7	–	1	–	0			10	–	2	–	0
#12 Texas	6	–	2	–	0			9	–	3	–	0
#14 Baylor	5	–	3	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
Texas A&M	4	–	4	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
SMU	3	–	5	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Texas Tech	2	–	5	–	1			3	–	6	–	2
TCU	1	–	6	–	1			2	–	8	–	1
Rice	0	–	8	–	0			1	–	10	–	0
+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The 1979 Texas A&M Aggies football team represented Texas A&M University in the 1979 NCAA Division I-A football season as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC). The Aggies were led by head coach Tom Wilson in his second season and finished with a record of six wins and five losses (6–5 overall, 4–4 in the SWC).

Schedule

Date	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	Result
September 8	BYU*	#14	Rice Stadium • Houston, TX	L 17–18
September 25	at Baylor		Baylor Stadium • Waco, TX	L 7–17
September 22	at #6 Penn State*		Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA	W 27–14
September 29	at Memphis State*		Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium • Memphis, TN	W 17–7
October 6	at Texas Tech		Jones Stadium • Lubbock, TX (Rivalry)	L 20–21
October 13	#7 Houston		Kyle Field • College Station, TX	L 14–17
October 27	at Rice		Rice Stadium • Houston, TX	W 41–15
November 3	SMU		Kyle Field • College Station, TX	W 47–14
November 17	#8 Arkansas		Kyle Field • College Station, TX (Rivalry)	L 10–22
November 24	at TCU		Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, TX	W 30–7
December 1	#6 Texas		Kyle Field • College Station, TX (Rivalry)	W 13–7
*Non-conference game.

• Source: 1979 Texas A&M football schedule