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Texas A&M Football Team History

Texas A&M Aggies

Texas A&M University
College Station, TX
Founded: 1876
Stadium: Kyle Field
Capacity: 80,200
Colors: Maroon & White
Coach: C.W. Taylor
Conference: Independent-

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1894 <-- 1896 <- 1897 -> 1898 --> 2024

1897 Season Highlights

C.W. Taylor enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Texas A&M.

1897 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
	Houston H. S.	0	10	L
	Texas Christian	6	30	L
	Austin	4	0	W

1897 Season Totals
Record	1-2
Points Scored	10
Scoring Average	3.3
Points Allowed	40
Defense Average	13.3
Opponents Record	3-1
Conference Record	0-0
Home Record	0-0
Away Record	0-0

1897 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1897 Independent- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Indiana	1-2	10	40					Madison G. Gonterman
Connecticut	1-2	10	40					No Coach
Iowa State	1-2	10	40					Bert German
Cincinnati	1-2	10	40					Thomas F. Tom Fennell
Navy	1-2	10	40					Richard Bill Armstrong
Army	1-2	10	40					Herman J. Koehler
Ohio	1-2	10	40					Warwick Ford
Virginia	1-2	10	40					Martin V. Bergen
Oregon State	1-2	10	40					Bill Bloss
Southern California	1-2	10	40					Lewis R. Freeman
Syracuse	1-2	10	40					Frank E. Wade
Virginia Tech	1-2	10	40					Charles Firth
West Virginia	1-2	10	40					George R. Krebs
Boston College	1-2	10	40					John Dunlop
Buffalo	1-2	10	40					C.W. Dibble
Notre Dame	1-2	10	40					Frank E. Hering
Stanford	1-2	10	40					George H. Brooke
Penn State	1-2	10	40					Dr. Samuel B. Newton
Temple	1-2	10	40					Charles M. Williams
Texas Christian	1-2	10	40					Joe J. Field
Arkansas	1-2	10	40					B.N. Wilson
Central Michigan	1-2	10	40					Carl Pray
Maryland	1-2	10	40					Grenville Lewis
Miami Ohio	1-2	10	40					Herbert McIntyre
Oklahoma	1-2	10	40					Vernon L. Parrington
Rutgers	1-2	10	40					John C.B. Pendleton
Tulsa	1-2	10	40					Norman Leard
Washington State	1-2	10	40					Robert R. Galley
Wyoming	1-2	10	40					Justus F. Soule
Kansas State	1-2	10	40					A.W. Jub Ehrsam
Louisiana State	1-2	10	40					Allen W. Jeardeau
New Mexico State	1-2	10	40					Charles M. Barber
North Carolina State	1-2	10	40					Perrin Busbee
Ohio State	1-2	10	40					David F. Edwards
Oregon	1-2	10	40					Joe Smith
Pittsburgh	1-2	10	40					Thomas Gawthrop Doggie Trenchard
Texas A&M	1-2	10	40					C.W. Taylor
Utah	1-2	10	40					Mr. Cummings
Washington	1-2	10	40					Carl L. Clemans
California	1-2	10	40					Charles P. Nott
Marshall	1-2	10	40					No Coach
Nevada	1-2	10	40					No Coach
South Carolina	1-2	10	40					W.P. Murphy

1897 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1897 All Independent Conference Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Coming Someday

Some records may be incomplete.

Great Moments in College Football History

In the 1940s, college football teams competed for the Oil Bowl, the Salad Bowl and the Raisin Bowl, which were all played on New Year's Day.