Texas A&M Aggies football, 1940–1949

Contents: 1940 - 1941 - 1942 - 1943 - 1944 - 1945 - 1946 - 1947 - 1948 - 1949

1940

1940 Texas A&M Aggies football
Southwest Conference Co-Champions
Conference Southwest Conference
1940 record 9-1 (5-1 SWC)
Head coach Homer Norton
Home stadium Kyle Field
Seasons
« 1939 1941 »

Schedule

Date Opponent Site Result
9/28/40 Texas A&I* Kyle FieldCollege Station, TX W 26-0  
10/5/40 vs. Tulsa* Alamo StadiumSan Antonio, TX W 41-6  
10/12/40 at UCLA* Rose BowlLos Angeles, CA W 7-0  
10/19/40 TCU Kyle Field • College Station, TX W 21-7  
10/26/40 Baylor Waco Stadium • Waco, TX W 14-7  
11/2/40 Arkansas Kyle Field • College Station, TX (Rivalry) W 17-0  
11/9/40 at #14 SMU Ownby StadiumDallas, TX W 7-13  
11/16/40 Rice Kyle Field • College Station, TX W 25-0  
11/28/40 at Texas Memorial StadiumAustin, TX (Rivalry) L 0-7  
1/1/41 vs. Fordham* Cotton BowlDallas, TX (Cotton Bowl Classic) W 13-12  
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll.

1941

1941 Texas A&M Aggies football
Southwest Conference Champions
Conference Southwest Conference
1941 record 9-1 (5-1 SWC)
Head coach Homer Norton
Home stadium Kyle Field
Seasons
« 1940 1942 »

Schedule

Date Opponent# Rank# Site Result
9/27/41 Sam Houston STC* Kyle FieldCollege Station, TX W 54-0  
10/4/41 vs. Texas A&I* Alamo StadiumSan Antonio, TX W 41-0  
10/11/41 at NYU* Downing StadiumNew York, NY W 49-7  
10/18/41 at TCU #14 Amon Carter StadiumFt. Worth, TX W 14-0  
10/25/41 Baylor #9 Kyle Field • College Station, TX W 48-0  
11/1/41 vs. Arkansas #5 Quigley StadiumLittle Rock, AR (Rivalry) W 7-0  
11/8/41 SMU #5 Kyle Field • College Station, TX W 21-10  
11/15/41 at Rice #4 Rice FieldHouston, TX W 19-6  
11/27/41 #10 Texas #2 Kyle Field • College Station, TX (Rivalry) L 0-23  
12/6/41 at #19 Washington State* #9 Tacoma, WA W 7-0  
1/1/42 at #20 Alabama* #9 Cotton BowlDallas, TX (Cotton Bowl Classic) L 21-29  
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll.

1942

1942 Texas A&M Aggies football
Conference Southwest Conference
1942 record 4-5-1 (2-3-1 SWC)
Head coach Homer Norton
Home stadium Kyle Field
Seasons
« 1941 1943 »

Schedule

Date Opponent Site Result
9/26/42 at LSU* Tiger StadiumBaton Rouge, LA L 7-16  
10/3/42 Texas Tech* Kyle FieldCollege Station, TX (A&M – Tech rivalry) W 19-0  
10/10/42 at Corpus Christi NAS* Corpus Christi, TX L 7-18  
10/17/42 #17 TCU Kyle Field • College Station, TX L 2-7  
10/24/42 at Baylor Waco Stadium • Waco, TX L 0-6  
10/31/42 at Arkansas Kyle Field • College Station, TX (Rivalry) W 41-0  
11/7/42 at SMU Ownby StadiumDallas, TX W 27-20  
11/14/42 at Rice Rice FieldHouston, TX T 0-0  
11/26/42 at #18 Texas Memorial StadiumAustin, TX (Rivalry) L 6-12  
12/5/42 at #15 Washington State Kyle Field • College Station, TX W 21-0  
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll.

1943

1943 Texas A&M Aggies football
Conference Southwest Conference
1943 record 7-2-1 (4-1 SWC)
Head coach Homer Norton
Home stadium Kyle Field
Seasons
« 1942 1944 »

Schedule

Date Opponent# Rank# Site Result
9/25/43 Bryan AFB* Kyle FieldCollege Station, TX W 48-6  
10/2/43 at Texas Tech* Jones StadiumLubbock, TX (A&M – Tech rivalry) W 13-0  
10/9/43 at #17 LSU* Tiger StadiumBaton Rouge, LA W 28-13  
10/16/43 at TCU #18 Amon Carter StadiumFt. Worth, TX W 13-0  
10/23/43 at North Texas AC* #13 Arlington, TX T 0-0  
10/30/43 at Arkansas #19 Razorback StadiumFayetteville, AR (Rivalry) W 13-0  
11/6/43 SMU #16 Kyle Field • College Station, TX W 22-0  
11/13/43 at Rice #14 Rice FieldHouston, TX W 20-0  
11/25/43 #12 Texas #16 Kyle Field • College Station, TX (Rivalry) L 13-27  
1/1/43 vs. #20 LSU* Orange BowlMiami, FL (Orange Bowl) L 14-19  
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll.

1944

1944 Texas A&M Aggies football
Conference Southwest Conference
1944 record 7-4 (2-3 SWC)
Head coach Homer Norton
Home stadium Kyle Field
Seasons
« 1943 1945 »

Schedule

Date Opponent Site Result
9/23/44 Bryan AFB* Kyle FieldCollege Station, TX W 39-0  
9/30/44 vs. Texas Tech* Alamo StadiumSan Antonio, TX (A&M – Tech rivalry) W 27-14  
10/7/44 at Oklahoma* Memorial StadiumNorman, OK L 14-21  
10/14/44 TCU Kyle Field • College Station, TX L 7-13  
10/21/44 at LSU* Tiger StadiumBaton Rouge, LA W 7-0  
10/28/44 at North Texas AC* Arlington, TX W 61-0  
11/4/44 Arkansas Kyle Field • College Station, TX (Rivalry) L 6-7  
11/11/44 at SMU Ownby StadiumDallas, TX W 39-6  
11/18/44 at Rice Rice FieldHouston, TX W 19-6  
11/30/44 at Texas Memorial StadiumAustin, TX (Rivalry) L 0-6  
12/8/44 at Miami* Orange BowlMiami, FL W 70-14  
*Non-conference game.

1945

1945 Texas A&M Aggies football
Conference Southwest Conference
1945 record 6-4 (3-3 SWC)
Head coach Homer Norton
Home stadium Kyle Field
Seasons
« 1944 1946 »

Schedule

Date Opponent# Rank# Site Result
9/22/45 Ellington Field* Kyle FieldCollege Station, TX W 54-0  
9/29/45 at Texas Tech* Jones StadiumLubbock, TX (A&M – Tech rivalry) W 16-6  
10/6/45 Oklahoma* Kyle Field • College Station, TX W 19-14  
10/13/45 at LSU* #17 Tiger StadiumBaton Rouge, LA L 12-31  
10/20/45 at TCU Amon G. Carter StadiumFt. Worth, TX L 12-13  
10/27/45 Baylor Kyle Field • College Station, TX W 19-13  
11/3/45 at Arkansas Razorback StadiumFayetteville, AR (Rivalry) W 34-0  
11/10/45 SMU Kyle Field • College Station, TX W 3-0  
11/17/45 at Rice Rice FieldHouston, TX L 0-6  
11/29/45 #10 Texas Kyle Field • College Station, TX (Rivalry) L 10-20  
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll.

1946

1946 Texas A&M Aggies football
Conference Southwest Conference
1946 record 4-6 (3-3 SWC)
Head coach Homer Norton
Home stadium Kyle Field
Seasons
« 1945 1947 »

Schedule

Date Opponent Site Result
9/21/46 North Texas State* Kyle FieldCollege Station, TX W 47-0  
9/28/46 vs. Texas Tech* Alamo StadiumSan Antonio, TX (A&M – Tech rivalry) L 0-6  
10/5/46 at Oklahoma* Memorial StadiumNorman, OK L 7-10  
10/12/46 at LSU* Tiger StadiumBaton Rouge, LA L 9-33  
10/19/46 TCU Kyle Field • College Station, TX W 14-0  
10/26/46 at Baylor Waco Stadium • Waco, TX W 17-0  
11/2/46 Arkansas Kyle Field • College Station, TX (Rivalry) L 0-7  
11/9/46 at SMU Ownby StadiumDallas, TX W 14-0  
11/16/46 #14 Rice Kyle Field • College Station, TX W 19-6  
11/28/46 at #20 Texas Memorial StadiumAustin, TX (Rivalry) L 7-24  
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll.

1947

1947 Texas A&M Aggies football
Conference Southwest Conference
1947 record 3-6-1 (1-4-1 SWC)
Head coach Homer Norton
Home stadium Kyle Field
Seasons
« 1946 1948 »

Schedule

Date Opponent Site Result
9/20/47 Southwestern (TX)* Kyle FieldCollege Station, TX W 48-0  
9/27/47 vs. Texas Tech* Alamo StadiumSan Antonio, TX (A&M – Tech rivalry) W 16-6  
10/4/47 at Oklahoma* Memorial StadiumNorman, OK L 14-26  
10/11/47 at LSU* Tiger StadiumBaton Rouge, LA L 13-19  
10/18/47 at TCU Amon G. Carter StadiumFt. Worth, TX L 0-26  
10/25/47 Baylor Kyle Field • College Station, TX W 24-0  
11/1/47 at Arkansas Razorback StadiumFayetteville, AR (Rivalry) T 21-21  
11/8/47 #3 SMU Kyle Field • College Station, TX L 0-13  
11/15/47 at Rice Rice FieldHouston, TX L 7-41  
11/27/47 #7 Texas Kyle Field • College Station, TX (Rivalry) L 13-32  
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll.

1948

1948 Texas A&M Aggies football
Conference Southwest Conference
1948 record 0-9-1 (0-5-1 SWC)
Head coach Harry Stiteler
Home stadium Kyle Field
Seasons
« 1947 1949 »

Schedule

Date Opponent Site Result
9/18/48 at Villanova* Villanova StadiumPhiladelphia, PA L 14-34  
9/25/48 vs. Texas Tech* Alamo StadiumSan Antonio, TX (A&M – Tech rivalry) L 14-20  
10/2/48 at Oklahoma* Memorial StadiumNorman, OK L 14-42  
10/9/48 at LSU* Tiger StadiumBaton Rouge, LA L 13-14  
10/16/48 TCU Kyle Field • College Station, TX L 14-27  
10/23/48 at Baylor Waco Stadium • Waco, TX L 14-20  
10/30/48 Arkansas Kyle Field • College Station, TX (Rivalry) L 6-28  
11/6/48 at #8 SMU Ownby StadiumDallas, TX L 14-20  
11/13/48 Rice Kyle Field • College Station, TX L 6-28  
11/25/48 at Texas Memorial StadiumAustin, TX (Rivalry) T 14-14  
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll.

1949

1949 Texas A&M Aggies football
Conference Southwest Conference
1949 record 1-8-1 (0-5-1 SWC)
Head coach Harry Stiteler
Home stadium Kyle Field
Seasons
« 1948 1950 »

Schedule

Date Opponent Site Result
9/17/49 Villanova* Kyle FieldCollege Station, TX L 0-35  
9/24/49 vs. Texas Tech* Alamo StadiumSan Antonio, TX (A&M – Tech rivalry) W 26-7  
10/1/49 at Oklahoma* Memorial StadiumNorman, OK L 14-26  
10/8/49 at LSU* Tiger StadiumBaton Rouge, LA L 0-34  
10/15/49 at TCU Amon G. Carter StadiumFt. Worth, TX L 6-28  
10/22/49 #11 Baylor Kyle Field • College Station, TX L 0-21  
10/29/49 at Arkansas Razorback StadiumFayetteville, AR (Rivalry) L 6-27  
11/5/49 #9 SMU Kyle Field • College Station, TX T 27-27  
11/12/49 at #7 Rice Rice FieldHouston, TX L 0-13  
11/24/49 Texas Kyle Field • College Station, TX (Rivalry) L 14-42  
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll.

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