1941 Texas A&M Aggies football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1941 Texas A&M Aggies football Southwest Conference SWC 9 9–2 5–1 Homer Norton 8th Kyle Field SWC champion Cotton Bowl Classic L 21–29 vs. Alabama The 1941 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 during the 1941 college football season. In their eighth season under head coach Homer Norton, the Aggies compiled a 9–1 record in the regular season, won the conference championship, and were ranked No. 9 in the final AP Poll. The team then lost to Alabama in the 1942 Cotton Bowl Classic. The team outscored all opponents by a total of 281 to 75.1941 Texas A&M Aggies Schedule and Results Sports Reference LLC SR/College Football September 14, 2019 https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/texas-am/1941-schedule.html The team played its home games at Kyle Field in College Station, Texas. Four Texas A&M players were selected by the Associated Press (AP) or United Press (UP) on the 1941 All-Southwest Conference football team: back Derace Moser (AP-1, UP-1); end James Sterling (AP-1, UP-1); tackle Martin Ruby (AP-1, UP-1); and center Bill Sibley (AP-1, UP-1).All-Southwest Selections The Paris News December 10, 1941 4 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/3041194/all_sw_selections/United Press All-S'West '11 The Abilene Reporter-News December 2, 1941 6 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/3041139/up_all_southwest_11/ Moser was also selected as the most valuable player in the Southwest Conference. Schedule 1941 AP September 27 w y Sam Houston State Kyle Field College Station, TX 54–0 10,000 Ags Show Speed, Passes and Power In 54-0 Victory Sunday American-Statesman September 28, 1941 15 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/35981103/ags_show_speed_passes_and_power_in/ Newspapers.com October 4 w y y Texas A&I Alamo Stadium San Antonio, TX 41–0 16,955 Aggies Crush A. & I. Sunday American-Statesman October 5, 1941 13 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/36087226/aggies_crush_a_i/ Newspapers.com October 11 w y y NYU Yankee Stadium New York, NY 49–7 18,000 Texans' Second Half Drive Crushes NYU, 49-17 New York Daily News October 12, 1941 92 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/36004782/texans_second_half_drive_crushes_nyu/ Newspapers.com October 18 w y 14 TCU Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX rivalry 14–0 25,000 Aggies Triumph Over Horned Frogs, 14 to 0 Sunday American-Statesman Harold V. Ratliff October 19, 1941 13 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/36087364/aggies_triumph_over_horned_frogs_14_to/ Newspapers.com October 25 w 9 Baylor Kyle Field College Station, TX rivalry 48–0 Aggies Blast Baylor 48-0 The Austin American William T. Rives October 26, 1941 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/36087491/aggies_blast_baylor_480/ Newspapers.com November 1 w y 5 Arkansas Quigley Stadium Little Rock, AR rivalry 7–0 9,762 Razorback Rise To Heights But Aggies Nose Ahead, 7-0 Sunday American-Statesman November 2, 1941 28 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/36087608/razorback_rise_to_heights_but_aggies/ Newspapers.com November 8 w 5 SMU Kyle Field College Station, TX 21–10 20,000 Texas Aggies Come From Behind To Beat SMU 21-10 And Take Southwest Conference Lead Valley Sunday Star-Monitor-Herald Harold V. Ratliff November 9, 1941 14 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/36087751/texas_aggies_come_from_behind_to_beat/ Newspapers.com November 15 w y 4 Rice Rice Field Houston, TX 19–6 Ags Clinch Tie for Title Sunday American-Statesman William T. Rives November 16, 1941 13–14 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/36087820/ags_clinch_tie_for_title/ Newspapers.com November 27 l 2 Texas 10 Kyle Field College Station, TX rivalry 0–23 40,000 Longhorns Click To Smash Aggies' Jinx The Austin American Wilbur Evans November 28, 1941 1, 14 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/35792956/longhorns_click_to_smash_aggies_jinx/ Newspapers.com December 6 w y y 9 Washington State 19 Tacoma Stadium Tacoma, WA Evergreen Bowl 7–0 26,000 Remembering the 1941 Evergreen Bowl: One Day It Was Football, and the Next It Was War The Daily Chronicle Craig Hill December 12, 2018 http://www.chronline.com/life/remembering-the-evergreen-bowl-one-day-it-was-football-and/article_a314dde8-df68-11e7-bcea-9788aadd0c17.htmlhttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=fSlWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=MuQDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6699%2C2142709 Spokesman-Review Spokane, Washington Associated Press Washington State loses "Evergreen Bowl" to Texas A. and M. December 7, 1941 2, sports January 1 l y y 9 Alabama 20 Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX Cotton Bowl Classic 21–29 38,000 Aggies Won Statistics, But Alabama Won Game! The Austin Statesman January 2, 1942 17 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/35987605/aggies_won_statistics_but_alabama_won/ Rankings 1941 college football rankings AP 1 8 14 9 5 5 4 (6) 2 (5) 2 (2) 9 References Texas AandM Category:Texas A&M Aggies football seasons Category:Southwest Conference football champion seasons Texas AandM Aggies football