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1940 Texas A&M Aggies football team

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1940 Texas A&M Aggies football
SWC co-champion
Cotton Bowl Classic champion
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Ranking
APNo. 6
Record9–1 (5–1 SWC)
Head coach
Home stadiumKyle Field
Seasons
← 1939
1941 →
1940 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
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
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

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.

Schedule

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DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 28Texas A&I*W 26–0
October 5vs. Tulsa*W 41–6> 20,000[1]
October 12at UCLA*W 7–060,000[2]
October 19TCUNo. 2
  • Kyle Field
  • College Station, TX (rivalry)
W 21–7
October 26BaylorNo. 4W 14–7
November 2ArkansasNo. 5
  • Kyle Field
  • College Station, TX (rivalry)
W 17–0
November 9at No. 14 SMUNo. 4W 19–7
November 16RiceNo. 3
  • Kyle Field
  • College Station, TX
W 25–0
November 28at TexasNo. 2L 0–745,000[3]
January 1vs. No. 12 Fordham*No. 6W 13–1245,507[4]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "Aggies shade U.C.L.A., 7-0, before 60,000". The Washington Post. October 13, 1940.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ "Aggies Edge Past Fordham For 13-To-12 Cotton Bowl Triumph". Tyler Morning Telegraph. January 2, 1941. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "1940 Schedule/Results." Texas A&M football record, 1940. Archived May 24, 2011, at the Wayback Machine Aggie Athletics. Retrieved on January 9, 2009.