1981 Texas A&M Aggies football team

1981 Texas A&M Aggies football
Independence Bowl, W 33–16 vs. Oklahoma State
Conference	Southwest Conference
1981 record	7–5 (4–4 SWC)
Head coach	Tom Wilson (4th year)
Home stadium	Kyle Field

1981 Southwest Conference football standings
	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
#5 SMU $	7	–	1	–	0	10	–	1	–	0
#2 Texas	6	–	1	–	1	10	–	1	–	1
Houston	5	–	2	–	1	7	–	4	–	1
Arkansas	5	–	3	–	0	8	–	4	–	0
Texas A&M	4	–	4	–	0	7	–	5	–	0
Rice	3	–	5	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
Baylor	3	–	5	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
TCU	1	–	6	–	1	2	–	7	–	2
Texas Tech	0	–	7	–	1	1	–	9	–	1

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1981 Texas A&M Aggies football team represented Texas A&M University in the 1981 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 fourth season and finished with a record of seven wins and five losses (7–5 overall, 4–4 in the SWC) and with a victory in the Independence Bowl.

Schedule

Date	Opponent^#	Site	Result
September 5	at California*	California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA	W 29–28
September 19	at Boston College*	Alumni Stadium • Chestnut Hill, MA	L 12–13
September 26	Louisiana Tech*	Kyle Field • College Station, TX	W 43–7
October 3	at Texas Tech	Jones Stadium • Lubbock, TX (Rivalry)	W 24–23
October 10	Houston	Kyle Field • College Station, TX	W 7–6
October 17	at Baylor	Baylor Stadium • Waco, TX	L 17–19
October 24	at Rice	Rice Stadium • Houston, TX	W 51–26
October 31	No. 13 SMU	Kyle Field • College Station, TX	L 7–27
November 14	No. 16 Arkansas	Kyle Field • College Station, TX (Rivalry)	L 7–10
November 21	at TCU	Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, TX	W 37–7
November 26	No. 7 Texas	Kyle Field • College Station, TX (Rivalry)	L 13–21
December 12	vs. Oklahoma State*	Independence Stadium • Shreveport, LA (Independence Bowl)	W 33–16
*Non-conference game.

↑ "1981 Texas A&M Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 13, 2016.

Texas A&M Aggies football

Venues	Kyle Field (1927–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Arkansas Baylor: Battle of the Brazos LSU TCU Texas Texas Tech

Culture & lore	Reveille "Aggie War Hymn" Aggie Band 2005 Texas game "Manziel beats Bama" 12th man Aggie Bonfire Junction Boys Sherman era

People	Head coaches Statistical leaders NFL draftees

Seasons	1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017

National championship seasons in bold

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