1940 Texas A&M Aggies football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1940 Texas A&M Aggies football Southwest Conference SWC 6 9–1 5–1 Homer Norton 7th Kyle Field SWC co-championCotton Bowl Classic champion Cotton Bowl Classic W 13–12 vs. Fordham The 1940 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 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 1940 AP September 28 w y 1940 Texas A&I Javelinas Texas A&I Kyle Field College Station, TX 26–0 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-paris-news-aggies-roll-over-javelina/168127572/ The Paris News Aggies roll over Javelinas, 26–0 September 29, 1940 March 16, 2025 Newspapers.com October 5 w y y Tulsa Alamo Stadium San Antonio, TX 41–6 > 20,000 Aggies Mix Ground Power, Aerial Magic to Belt Tulsa, 41–6 Fort Worth Star-Telegram Ray Neumann October 6, 1940 Sport 2 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/120535208/aggies-mix-ground-power-aerial-magic/ Newspapers.com October 12 w y y UCLA Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA 7–0 60,000 Aggies shade U.C.L.A., 7–0, before 60,000 https://www.proquest.com/docview/151217824 The Washington Post 13 October 1940 151217824 October 19 w 2 TCU Kyle Field College Station, TX rivalry 21–7 22,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-times-aggies-defeat-frogs/168127814/ The Shreveport Times Aggies defeat Frogs October 20, 1940 March 16, 2025 Newspapers.com October 26 w 4 y Baylor Waco Stadium Waco, TX rivalry 14–7 20,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/wichita-falls-times-aggies-meet-stoutest/168128018/ Wichita Daily Times Aggies meet stoutest test of all in flattening Baylor, 14 to 7 October 27, 1940 March 16, 2025 Newspapers.com November 2 w 5 Arkansas Kyle Field College Station, TX rivalry 17–0 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-des-moines-register-texas-aggies-sal/168128317/ The Des Moines Register Texas Aggies salt away Porkers, 17 to 0 November 3, 1940 March 16, 2025 Newspapers.com November 9 w y 4 SMU 14 Ownby Stadium University Park, TX 19–7 27,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-miami-herald-plucky-texas-aggies-rid/168128476/ The Miami Herald Plucky Texas Aggies ride Mustangs to 19–7 victory November 10, 1940 March 16, 2025 Newspapers.com November 16 w 3 Rice Kyle Field College Station, TX 25–0 30,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/oakland-tribune-texas-aggies-beat-rice/168128597/ Oakland Tribune Texas Aggies beat Rice, 25–0 November 17, 1940 March 16, 2025 Newspapers.com November 28 l y 2 Texas War Memorial Stadium Austin, TX rivalry 0–7 45,000 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123753080/cadets-numbered-by-defeat-will-think/ Fort Worth Star-Telegram Cadets, numbered by defeat, will 'think out' plans after holiday is over November 29, 1940 April 29, 2023 Newspapers.com January 1 w y y 6 Fordham 12 Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX Cotton Bowl Classic 13–12 45,507 Aggies Edge Past Fordham For 13-To-12 Cotton Bowl Triumph Tyler Morning Telegraph January 2, 1941 6 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/120960904/aggies-edge-pas-fordham-for-13-to-12/ Newspapers.com"1940 Schedule/Results." Texas A&M football record, 1940. https://web.archive.org/web/20110524225600/http://www.aggieathletics.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/tam-m-footbl-1940-stats.html May 24, 2011 Aggie Athletics. Retrieved on January 9, 2009. Rankings 1940 college football rankings AP 1 8 2 (25) 4 (15) 5 (9) 4 (14) 3 (31.33) 2 (59) 2 (41) 6 (1) References Texas AandM Category:Texas A&M Aggies football seasons Category:Southwest Conference football champion seasons Category:Cotton Bowl Classic champion seasons Texas AandM Aggies football