1940 Texas A&M Aggies football team
The 1940 Texas A&M Aggies football team was an American football team that represented Texas A&M University in the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1940 college football season. In their seventh year under head coach Homer Norton, the Aggies compiled a 9–1 record (5–1 against SWC opponents), tied for the SWC championship, were ranked No. 6 in the final AP Poll, and defeated Fordham in the 1941 Cotton Bowl Classic. They played their home games at Kyle Field in College Station, Texas.
| 1940 Texas A&M Aggies football | |
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SWC co-champion Cotton Bowl Classic champion | |
Cotton Bowl Classic, W 13–12 vs. Fordham | |
| Conference | Southwest Conference |
| Ranking | |
| AP | No. 6 |
| Record | 9–1 (5–1 SWC) |
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| Home stadium | Kyle Field |
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| No. 6 Texas A&M $ | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 16 SMU | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rice | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| TCU | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arkansas | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Baylor | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 28 | Texas A&I* | W 26–0 | ||||
| October 5 | vs. Tulsa* | W 41–6 | > 20,000 | [1] | ||
| October 12 | at UCLA* | W 7–0 | 60,000 | [2] | ||
| October 19 | TCU | No. 2 |
| W 21–7 | ||
| October 26 | Baylor | No. 4 | W 14–7 | |||
| November 2 | Arkansas | No. 5 |
| W 17–0 | ||
| November 9 | at No. 14 SMU | No. 4 | W 19–7 | |||
| November 16 | Rice | No. 3 |
| W 25–0 | ||
| November 28 | at Texas | No. 2 | L 0–7 | 45,000 | [3] | |
| January 1 | vs. No. 12 Fordham* | No. 6 |
| W 13–12 | 45,507 | [4] |
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References
- Ray Neumann (October 6, 1940). "Aggies Mix Ground Power, Aerial Magic to Belt Tulsa, 41-6". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. p. Sport 2 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Aggies shade U.C.L.A., 7-0, before 60,000". The Washington Post. October 13, 1940.
- "Cadets, numbered by defeat, will 'think out' plans after holiday is over". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 29, 1940. Retrieved April 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Aggies Edge Past Fordham For 13-To-12 Cotton Bowl Triumph". Tyler Morning Telegraph. January 2, 1941. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
- "1940 Schedule/Results." Texas A&M football record, 1940. Archived May 24, 2011, at the Wayback Machine Aggie Athletics. Retrieved on January 9, 2009.
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