1970 Texas A&M Aggies football team

The 1970 Texas A&M Aggies football team represented Texas A&M University in the 1970 NCAA University Division football season as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC). The Aggies were led by head coach Gene Stallings in his sixth season and finished with a record of two wins and nine losses (2–9 overall, 0–7 in the SWC).

1970 Texas A&M Aggies football
Conference	Southwest Conference
Record	2–9 (0–7 SWC)
Head coach	Gene Stallings (6th season)
Home stadium	Kyle Field

1970 Southwest Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 3 Texas $	7	–	0	–	0			10	–	1	–	0
No. 11 Arkansas	6	–	1	–	0			9	–	2	–	0
Texas Tech	5	–	2	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
Rice	3	–	4	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
SMU	3	–	4	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
TCU	3	–	4	–	0			4	–	6	–	1
Baylor	1	–	6	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
Texas A&M	0	–	7	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 12	Wichita State*	Kyle Field College Station, TX	W 41–14	30,006
September 19	at No. 12 LSU*	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)	W 20–18	67,590
September 26	at No. 1 Ohio State*	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH	L 13–56	85,657
October 3	at No. 9 Michigan*	Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI	L 10–14	71,732
October 10	Texas Tech	Kyle Field College Station, TX (rivalry)	L 7–21	43,075
October 17	TCU	Kyle Field College Station, TX (rivalry)	L 15–31
October 24	at Baylor	Baylor Stadium Waco, TX (Battle of the Brazos)	L 24–29	41,000
October 31	No. 8 Arkansas	Kyle Field College Station, TX (rivalry)	L 6–45	34,000
November 5	at SMU	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX	L 3–6	27,918
November 14	Rice	Kyle Field College Station, TX	L 17–18
November 26	at No. 1 Texas	Memorial Stadium Austin, TX (rivalry)	L 14–52	66,400
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Personnel

1970 Texas A&M Aggies football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class RB Marc Black RB Steve Burks OL Buster Callaway OL Benny DeWitt RB Brad Dusek QB 10 Lex James So WR 48 Mike Dorough So OL Mike Fields OL Leonard Forey RB Johnny Gardner OT 73 Robert Garesimowiez So WR Tommy Goodwin WR Joey Herr QB Joe Mac King TE Rory Kirkpatrick TE Homer May WR 35 Hugh McElroy OL Lenard Millsap FB 39 Doug Neill Jr OL Mike Park OL Adam Philley WR 28 Billy Joe Polasek Jr RB Doug Robbins QB Rocky Self RB Jimmy Sheffield WR John Sweeden	Defense Pos. # Name Class DL Boice Best DL Max Bird DB Mike Bunger DL Todd Christopher DB Ed Ebrom S 36 Dave Elmendorf Sr LB Kent Finley DL Barb Hinnant DB Lee Hitt S David Hoot DB 24 Chris Johnson Jr LB Mike Lord LB 55 Steve Luebbehusen Jr LB Gary McCaffrey DB Robert Murski DL Van Odom DL Dale Watts DB 37 Gary Whitehead So	Special teams Pos. # Name Class K Mike Bellar K Pat McDermott	Head coach Gene Stallings Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

Season summary

At Ohio State

See also: 1970 Ohio State Buckeyes football team

Texas A&M Aggies (2–0) at Ohio State Buckeyes (0–0)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Texas A&M	0	7	0	6	13
Ohio State	21	7	21	7	56

at Ohio Stadium, Columbus, Ohio

• Date: September 26
• Game time: 1:30 p.m.
• Game weather: Cloudy, 80 °F (27 °C)
• Game attendance: 85,657
• Box Score

Game information

First quarter OSU – Rex Kern 6-yard run (Frank Schram kick), 11:45. Ohio State 7–0. Drive: OSU – John Brockington 2-yard run (Frank Schram kick), 7:27. Ohio State 14–0. Drive: OSU – Leo Hayden 3-yard run (Frank Schram kick), 3:13. Ohio State 21–0. Drive: Second quarter A&M – Homer May 29-yard pass from Lex James (Pat McDermott kick), Ohio State 21–7. Drive: OSU – John Brockington 1-yard run (Frank Schram kick), 0:16. Ohio State 28–7. Drive: Third quarter OSU – Jan White 5-yard pass from Ron Maciejowski (Frank Schram kick), 6:10. Ohio State 35–7. Drive: OSU – Larry Zelina 11-yard run (Frank Schram kick), 5:23. Ohio State 42–7. Drive: OSU – James Coburn 7-yard run (Frank Schram kick), 2:47. Ohio State 49–7. Drive: Fourth quarter OSU – Ron Maciejowski 1-yard run (Frank Schram kick), 13:15. Ohio State 56–7. Drive: A&M – Homer May 22-yard pass from Lex James (kick failed), 5:17. Ohio State 56–13. Drive: Top passers A&M – Lex James – 18/30, 271 yards, 2 TD, INT OSU – Rex Kern – 4/6, 71 yards Top rushers A&M – Steve Burks – 7 rushes, 28 yards OSU – Leo Hayden – 14 rushes, 89 yards, TD Top receivers A&M – Hugh McElroy – 4 receptions, 71 yards OSU – Leo Hayden – 3 receptions, 37 yards

At Michigan

See also: 1970 Michigan Wolverines football team

Texas A&M Aggies (2–1) at #9 Michigan Wolverines (2–0)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Texas A&M	7	3	0	0	10
Michigan	0	7	0	7	14

at Michigan Stadium, Ann Arbor, Michigan

• Date: October 3
• Game attendance: 71,732
• Recap/Box

Game information

First quarter A&M – Steve Burks 10-yard run (Mike Bellar kick). Texas A&M 7–0. Drive: 50 yards Second quarter A&M – Mike Bellar 21-yard field goal. Texas A&M 10–0. Drive: MICH – Billy Taylor 1-yard run (Tim Killian kick), 11:06. Texas A&M 10–7. Drive: Third quarter No scoring Fourth quarter MICH – Don Moorhead 7-yard run (Tim Killian kick). Michigan 14–10. Drive: 62 yards Top passers A&M – Lex James – 11/24, 123 yards, INT MICH – Don Moorhead – 3/16, 35 yards, 2 INT Top rushers A&M – Doug Neill – 17 rushes, 99 yards MICH – Fritz Seyferth – 12 rushes, 64 yards Top receivers A&M – Homer May – 5 receptions, 51 yards MICH – Paul Seymour – 1 reception, 16 yards