1940 Texas A&M Aggies football team

1940 Texas A&M Aggies football
1940 Texas A&M Aggies football
SWC co-champion; Cotton Bowl Classic champion
Cotton Bowl Classic, W 13–12 vs. Fordham
Conference	Southwest Conference
Ranking
AP	No. 6
Record	9–1 (5–1 SWC)
Head coach	Homer Norton (7th season);
Home stadium	Kyle Field
	Seasons ← 1939 1941 →

1940 Southwest Conference football standings
v t e	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

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 28	Texas A&I*		Kyle Field College Station, TX	W 26–0
October 5	vs. Tulsa*		Alamo Stadium San Antonio, TX	W 41–6	> 20,000	^[1]
October 12	at UCLA*		Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	W 7–0	60,000	^[2]
October 19	TCU	No. 2	Kyle Field College Station, TX (rivalry)	W 21–7
October 26	Baylor	No. 4	Waco Stadium Waco, TX (Battle of the Brazos)	W 14–7
November 2	Arkansas	No. 5	Kyle Field College Station, TX (rivalry)	W 17–0
November 9	at No. 14 SMU	No. 4	Ownby Stadium Dallas, TX	W 19–7
November 16	Rice	No. 3	Kyle Field College Station, TX	W 25–0
November 28	at Texas	No. 2	War Memorial Stadium Austin, TX (rivalry)	L 0–7	45,000	^[3]
January 1	vs. No. 12 Fordham*	No. 6	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX (Cotton Bowl Classic)	W 13–12	45,507	^[4]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

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

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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.

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v t e Texas A&M Aggies football
Venues	Kyle Field (1904–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Arkansas Baylor: Battle of the Brazos LSU TCU Texas Texas Tech
Culture & lore	Reveille "Aggie War Hymn" Aggie Band 12th man Aggie Bonfire Junction Boys film Sherman era Highest scoring Division I game
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders NFL draftees
Seasons	1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
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1940 Texas A&M Aggies football
SWC co-champion Cotton Bowl Classic champion
Cotton Bowl Classic, W 13–12 vs. Fordham
Conference	Southwest Conference
Ranking
AP	No. 6
Record	9–1 (5–1 SWC)
Head coach	Homer Norton (7th season)
Home stadium	Kyle Field
Seasons ← 1939 1941 →