1939 Texas A&M Aggies football team

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1939 Texas A&M Aggies football
Southwest Conference, AP National Champions
1940 Sugar Bowl, Won 14–13
Conference SWC
Ranking
AP #1
1939 Record 11–0 (6–0 SWC)
Head Coach Homer Norton
Seasons
« 1938 1940 »

The 1939 Texas A. & M. Aggies football team (variously "A. & M." or the "Aggies") represented the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas during the 1939 college football season, winning the Southwest Conference Championship[1] and the national championship.[2] The team was coached by Homer Norton and played its home games at Kyle Field.

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[edit] Schedule

Date Opponent# Rank# Site Result Attendance
09/23/1939* at Oklahoma A&M Taft StadiumStillwater, OK W 32–0  6,000
09/30/1939* Centenary Kyle FieldCollege Station, TX W 14–0  10,000
10/06/1939* at Santa Clara Seals StadiumSan Francisco, CA W 7–3  12,000
10/14/1939* Villanova Rose Stadium • Tyler, TX W 33–7  14,000
10/21/1939 at TCU #9 Amon G. Carter StadiumFort Worth, TX W 20–6  28,000
10/28/1939 Baylor #5 Kyle Field • College Station, TX W 20–0  21,000
11/04/1939 at Arkansas #5 Bailey StadiumFayetteville, AR W 27–0  11,000
11/11/1939 #13 SMU #2 Kyle Field • College Station, TX W 6–2  30,000
11/18/1939 at Rice #2 Rice FieldHouston, TX W 19–0  25,000
11/30/1939 Texas #1 Kyle Field • College Station, TX W 20–0  38,336
12/01/1940* #5 Tulane #1 Tulane StadiumNew Orleans, LA W 14–13  73,000
*Non-Conference Game. #Rankings from AP Poll[3].

[edit] Starting lineup

Name Number Position
Sterling, James 67 REL
Boyd, Joe 64 RTL
Henke, Charles 38 RGL
Vaughn, Tommie 60 C
Robnett, Marshal Foch "Foxey" 43 LGR
Pannell, Ernest 54 LTR
Smith, Herbert 29 LER
Moser, Derace "Mose" 42 LHR
Thomason, James 47 RHL
Price, Walemon 45 Q
Kimbrough, John "Jarrin" 39 F

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[edit] References

  1. ^ "A Look Back at the Southwest Conference", Texas Almanac. Retrieved on 2007-12-12. 
  2. ^ History - Past Champions. NCAA. Retrieved on 2007-12-12.
  3. ^ "Texas A&M 1939 AP Football Rankings", APPollArchive.com. Retrieved on 2007-12-20. 
  • Herskowitz, Mickey (2006-08-01), The 1939 Texas Aggies: The Greatest Generation's Greatest Team, Halcyon Press Ltd., ISBN 1931823391 

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