1943 Texas A&M Aggies football team

The 1943 Texas A&M Aggies football team represented the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas—now known as Texas A&M University—as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1943 college football season. Led by tenth-year head coach Homer Norton, the Aggies compiled an overall record of 7–2–1 with a mark of 4–1 in conference play, placing second in the SWC.

1943 Texas A&M Aggies football
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Record7–2–1 (4–1 SWC)
Head coach
Home stadiumKyle Field
1943 Southwest Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 14 Texas $ 5 –0 –07 –1 –1
Texas A&M 4 –1 –07 –2 –1
Rice 2 –3 –03 –7 –0
SMU 2 –3 –02 –7 –0
TCU 1 –4 –02 –6 –0
Arkansas 1 –4 –02 –7 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

In the final Litkenhous Ratings, Texas A&M ranked 36th among the nation's college and service teams with a rating of 88.6.[1]

Schedule
DateTimeOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 252:30 p.m.Bryan AAF*
W 48–6[2][3]
October 2vs. Texas Tech*
W 13–025,000
October 9at No. 17 LSU*
W 28–1325,000[4]
October 16at TCUNo. 18
W 13–0
October 23North Texas Aggies*No. 13
  • Kyle Field
  • College Station, TX
T 0–0[5][6]
October 30at ArkansasNo. 19
W 13–0
November 6SMUNo. 16
  • Kyle Field
  • College Station, TX
W 22–0
November 13at RiceNo. 14
W 20–0
November 25No. 12 TexasNo. 16
  • Kyle Field
  • College Station, TX (rivalry)
L 13–2732,000[7]
January 1vs. No. 20 LSU*
L 14–19
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

References
  1. Litkenhous, E. E. (December 17, 1943). "Litkenhouse Selects U. S. Grid Leaders". The Salt Lake Tribune. Salt Lake City, Utah. p. 18. Retrieved April 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  2. "Aggie Youngsters Take On Bryan Airfield". The Austin Statesman. Austin, Texas. Associated Press. September 25, 1943. p. 7. Retrieved April 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  3. "Aggie Youngsters Look Great In Heads-Up 48-6 Victory Over Fliers of Bryan Field". Sunday American-Statesman. Austin, Texas. Associated Press. September 26, 1943. p. 10. Retrieved April 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  4. "Texas A&M licks LSU by 28 to 13". San Angelo Standard-Times. October 10, 1943. Retrieved October 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. Tucker, Jinx (October 30, 1943). "BAAF Meets NTAC Aggies Today in Muny Stadium". The Waco News-Tribune. Waco, Texas. p. 6. Retrieved April 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  6. "Blackland Nips NTAC, 13-7". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 1, 1943. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Texas whips stout Aggie team, 27 to 13". The Shreveport Times. November 26, 1943. Retrieved April 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.


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