1981 Texas A&M Aggies football team

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.

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

1981 Southwest Conference football standings

	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 5 SMU $	7	–	1	–	0			10	–	1	–	0
No. 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

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 5	at California*	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA	W 29–28	33,751
September 19	at Boston College*	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA	L 12–13	31,000
September 26	Louisiana Tech*	Kyle Field College Station, TX	W 43–7	56,217
October 3	at Texas Tech	Jones Stadium Lubbock, TX (rivalry)	W 24–23	50,081
October 10	Houston	Kyle Field College Station, TX	W 7–6	66,569
October 17	at Baylor	Baylor Stadium Waco, TX (Battle of the Brazos)	L 17–19	45,000
October 24	at Rice	Rice Stadium Houston, TX	W 51–26	52,000
October 31	No. 13 SMU	Kyle Field College Station, TX	L 7–27	62,646
November 14	No. 16 Arkansas	Kyle Field College Station, TX (rivalry)	L 7–10	60,003
November 21	at TCU	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX (rivalry)	W 37–7	29,483
November 26	No. 7 Texas	Kyle Field College Station, TX (rivalry)	L 13–21	71,731
December 12	vs. Oklahoma State*	Independence Stadium Shreveport, LA (Independence Bowl)	W 33–16	48,600
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

1981 Texas A&M Aggies football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class RB 32 Johnny Hector Jr QB 16 Gary Kubiak Jr WR 25 Mike Whitwell Sr	Defense Pos. # Name Class DE 80 Keith Baldwin Sr SS 37 Jeff Fuller So DT 74 Keith Guthrie Jr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class K 3 David Hardy Jr	Head coach Tom Wilson Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt