[2] Hargett directed the Aggies to the Southwest Conference championships in 1967 and a win in the Cotton Bowl over Alabama and former Texas A&M coach Bear Bryant.
Hall, Jr., of Marshall resigned to accept a federal judicial appointment from U.S. President Ronald W. Reagan.
In 1986, the Republican Party again picked Hargett to run in another special election, this time for a recently vacated seat in the Texas Senate.
The following season, Texas A & M improved to 7-4 overall, and Hargett directed the team to a 20-16 win in the Cotton Bowl over the Alabama Crimson Tide, coached by Bear Bryant and quarterbacked by Ken Stabler.
That season would turn out to be the highlight of Hargett's college career, as he led the SWC with 14 touchdown passes.
The Saints, coached by former Rams star Tom Fears, had been an expansion team a few years prior, and had yet to have a winning season.
Starting quarterback Billy Kilmer was traded away to the Washington Redskins, Tom Fears was out as head coach, replaced by assistant J.D.
Manning won the job out of camp, and Hargett would not see the field until week nine, when he got his first win as a pro quarterback, a 26-20 victory over the San Francisco 49ers.
The Saints agreed to trade tight end Dave Parks, Linebacker Torn Stincic and Hargett to Houston in exchange for quarterback Kent Nix and defensive tackle Ron Billingsly.
Assigned to The Hawaiians, Hargett found himself splitting time with NFL castoffs Randy Johnson and Norris Weese.