1961 Texas A&M Aggies football team

1961 Texas A&M Aggies football
1961 Texas A&M Aggies football
Conference	Southwest Conference
Record	4–5–1 (3–4 SWC)
Head coach	Jim Myers (4th season);
Home stadium	Kyle Field
	Seasons ← 1960 1962 →

1961 Southwest Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 3 Texas +	6	–	1	–	0	10	–	1	–	0
No. 9 Arkansas +	6	–	1	–	0	8	–	3	–	0
Rice	5	–	2	–	0	7	–	4	–	0
Texas A&M	3	–	4	–	0	4	–	5	–	1
TCU	2	–	4	–	1	3	–	5	–	2
Baylor	2	–	5	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
Texas Tech	2	–	5	–	0	4	–	6	–	0
SMU	1	–	5	–	1	2	–	7	–	1

+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The 1961 Texas A&M Aggies football team represented Texas A&M University in the 1961 college football season as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC). The Aggies were led by head coach Jim Myers in his fourth season and finished with a record of four wins, five losses and one tie (4–5–1 overall, 3–4 in the SWC).

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 23	Houston*	Kyle Field College Station, TX	T 7–7	22,000
September 30	at LSU*	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)	L 7–16	64,000	^[1]
October 7	at Texas Tech	Jones Stadium Lubbock, TX (rivalry)	W 38–7	38,500
October 14	at Trinity (TX)*	Alamo Stadium San Antonio, TX	W 55–0
October 21	at TCU	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX	L 14–15
October 28	Baylor	Kyle Field College Station, TX (Battle of the Brazos)	W 23–0	29,000
November 4	at Arkansas	Razorback Stadium Fayetteville, AR (rivalry)	L 8–15
November 11	SMU	Kyle Field College Station, TX	W 25–12	18,000
November 18	at Rice	Rice Stadium Houston, TX	L 7–21
November 23	No. 4 Texas	Kyle Field College Station, TX (rivalry)	L 0–25	42,000	^[2]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

^ "LSU scores late to defeat A&M". The Brownsville Herald. October 1, 1961. Retrieved October 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Texas whips Aggies, 25–0; In Cotton Bowl". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. November 24, 1961. Retrieved April 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "1961 Texas A&M Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 10, 2016.

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[1] "LSU scores late to defeat A&M". The Brownsville Herald. October 1, 1961. Retrieved October 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.

[2] "Texas whips Aggies, 25–0; In Cotton Bowl". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. November 24, 1961. Retrieved April 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.

[3] "1961 Texas A&M Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 10, 2016.

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