1939 Texas A&M Aggies football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1939 Texas A&M Aggies football Southwest Conference SWC 1 11–0 6–0 Homer Norton 6th Kyle Field AP Poll national championSWC championSugar Bowl champion Sugar Bowl W 14–13 vs. Tulane The 1939 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 1939 college football season. In their sixth year under head coach Homer Norton, the Aggies compiled a perfect 11-0 record for their first (and to date, only) consensus national championship,Citation needed that the 1939 AP Poll national championship prior to the UPI Coaches Poll is a "consensus" national championship. January 2026 shut out six of eleven opponents, won the Southwest Conference championship, and outscored all opponents by a total of 212 to 31.1939 Texas A&M Aggies Schedule and Results Sports Reference LLC SR/College Football April 2, 2022 https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/texas-am/1939-schedule.html In the final AP Poll released on December 12, the Aggies were ranked No 1 with 1,091 points, edging out Tennessee (970 points), USC (891 points), and Cornell (889 points).Aggies Finish on Top in Final U.S. Grid Poll Fort Worth Star-Telegram December 13, 1939 11 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98927295/aggies-finish-on-top-in-final-us-grid/ Newspapers.com They went on to defeat No. 5 Tulane, 14–13, in the 1940 Sugar Bowl. Fullback John Kimbrough was a consensus pick on the 1939 All-America college football team.Football Award Winners National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) 2016 October 21, 2017 7 http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/football_records/2016/awards.pdf Kimbrough was inducted in 1954 into the College Football Hall of Fame.John Kimbrough National Football Hall of Fame April 2, 2022 https://footballfoundation.org/hof_search.aspx?hof=1534 Tackle Joe Boyd was the team captain. He was also chosen as a first-team All-American by, among others, Grantland Rice for Collier's Weekly and the Sporting News.All America Is Picked By Colliers Wisconsin State Journal 1939-12-09ESPN College Football Encyclopedia 1178 ESPN Books 2005 1401337031 Four Texas A&M players were selected by the United Press as first-team players on the 1939 All-Southwest Conference football team: Kimbrough; Boyd; end Herbert Smith; and guard Marshall Robnett.United Press All-Southwest Team The Corpus Christi Times December 6, 1939 9B https://www.newspapers.com/clip/3041335/up_all_sw_team/ Schedule 1939 AP September 23 w y y Oklahoma A&M Lewis Field Stillwater OK 32–0 6,000 Texas Aggies Trample Oklahoma A.& M. By 32-0 as Soph Derace Moser Excels; Arkansas' Passes Earn 32-6 Triumph Austin American-Statesman September 24, 1939 11 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98930545/texas-aggies-trample-oklahoma-a-m-by/ Newspapers.com September 30 w y Centenary Kyle Field College Station, TX 14–0 10,000 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/82178185/aggies-crush-gents-140/ Austin American-Statesman Aggies crush Gents, 14–0 October 1, 1939 July 25, 2021 Newspapers.com October 6 w y y Santa Clara Seals Stadium San Francisco, CA 7–3 16,000 Aggies Whip Broncos on Pugh Pass, 7-3 Fort Worth Star-Telegram October 8, 1939 Sports 5 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98930027/aggies-whip-broncos-on-pugh-pass-7-3/ Newspapers.comTexas Aggies Hand Broncs 7-3 Defeat Oakland Tribune October 7, 1939 12–13 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/17671800/texas_aggies_hand_broncs_73_defeat/ Newspapers.com October 14 w y y Villanova Tyler High School Tyler, TX Rose Festival Classic 33–7 14,000 A. & M. Beats Villanova: Farmers Blast Wildcats, 33-7 Austin American-Statesman October 15, 1939 25 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98925632/a-m-beats-villanova-farmers-blast/ Newspapers.com October 21 w y 9 TCU T.C.U. Stadium Fort Worth, TX rivalry 20–6 25,000 Aggies Hand Frogs 20-6 Lacing, Remain Unbeaten! Conatser Intercepts Pass, Dashes 95 Yards for Score Fort Worth Star-Telegram Flem Hall October 22, 1939 11 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98925241/aggies-hand-frogs-20-6-lacing-remain/ Newspapers.com October 28 w 5 Baylor Kyle Field College Station, TX Battle of the Brazos 20–0 20,000 Aggie Power Cracks Baylor in Last Half, 20-0: 'Freak' Play Gives Cadets Early Lead Fort Worth Star-Telegram Flem Hall October 29, 1939 9 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98924866/aggie-power-cracks-baylor-in-last-half/ Newspapers.com November 4 w y 5 Arkansas Bailey Stadium Fayetteville, AR rivalry 27–0 11,000 Aggies' Timely Drives Sink Arkansas, 27-0 Fort Worth Star-Telegram November 5, 1939 12 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98924522/aggies-timely-drives-sink-arkansas/ Newspapers.com November 11 w 2 SMU 13 Kyle Field College Station, TX 6–2 30,000 Undefeated Aggies Squeeze By SMU Barrier, 6-2: Ponies Menace Cadets, Lead In Final Play San Angelo Standard-Times Gayle Talbot November 12, 1939 13 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98924139/undefeated-aggies-squeeze-by-smu/ Newspapers.com November 18 w y 2 Rice Rice Field Houston, TX 19–0 25,000 Aggies Tramp On Rice, 19-0: Owls Gain Eight Yards; While Visitors Pass, Smash To Scores El Paso Times November 19, 1939 16 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98923624/aggies-tramp-on-rice-19-0-owls-gain/ Newspapers.com November 30 w 1 Texas Kyle Field College Station, TX rivalry 20–0 40,000 Tradition Upheld as Aggies Crush Steers, 20-0: Steers Gallantly Hold Ground For First 2 Periods The Austin American Wilbur Evans December 1, 1939 1, 19 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98923182/tradition-upheld-as-aggies-crush/ Newspapers.com January 1 w y y 1 Tulane 5 Sugar Bowl Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA 14–13 73,000 Kimbrough Powers Aggies To 14-13 Victory Over Tulane: Haskell All-American Leads Fine Comeback Wichita Falls Record News Felix R. M'Knight January 2, 1940 7 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98922850/kimbrough-powers-aggies-to-14-13/ Newspapers.com Rankings 1939 college football rankings AP 1 9 9 (5) 5 (6) 5 (6) 2 (6) 2 1 (38) 1т (27) 1 (28) 1 (55) Starting lineup NameNumberPositionSterling, James67RELBoyd, Joe64RTLHenke, Charles38RGLVaughn, Tommie60CRobnett, Marshal Foch "Foxey"43LGRPannell, Ernest54LTRSmith, Herbert29LERMoser, Derace "Mose"42LHRThomason, James47RHLPrice, Walemon45QKimbrough, John "Jarrin"39F http://swchelmets.tripod.com/texasam1939.html 1939 Texas A&M Aggies National Championship References 35em Further reading Mickey Hershkowitz, The 1939 Texas Aggies: The Greatest Generation's Greatest Team. Houston, TX: Halcyon Press, 2006. Texas AandM Category:Texas A&M Aggies football seasons Category:College football national champions Category:Southwest Conference football champion seasons Category:Sugar Bowl champion seasons Category:College football undefeated seasons Texas AandM Aggies football