# 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).

## Schedule

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

## Season summary
### Wichita State
### At Ohio State

| 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

| 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 :