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Texas A&M Aggies

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

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1894 <-- 1895 <- 1896 -> 1897 --> 2024

1896 Season Highlights

A.M. Soule/H.W. South enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Texas A&M.

1896 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
	vs. Ball H. S.	0	0	T
	vs. Austin	22	4	W
	vs. Houston H. S.	28	0	W

1896 Season Totals
Record	2-0 -1
Points Scored	50
Scoring Average	16.7
Points Allowed	4
Defense Average	1.3
Opponents Record	0-0
Conference Record	0-0
Home Record	2-0 -1
Away Record	0-0

1896 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1896 Independent- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Iowa State	2-0-1	50	4					Bert German
Indiana	2-0-1	50	4					Madison G. Gonterman
Connecticut	2-0-1	50	4					No Coach
Buffalo	2-0-1	50	4					No Coach
Virginia	2-0-1	50	4					Martin V. Bergen
California	2-0-1	50	4					Frank S. Butterworth
Louisiana State	2-0-1	50	4					Allen W. Jeardeau
Maryland	2-0-1	50	4					Grenville Lewis
Rutgers	2-0-1	50	4					John C.B. Pendleton
Cincinnati	2-0-1	50	4					William A. Reynolds
Navy	2-0-1	50	4					John P. Johnny Poe
Ohio State	2-0-1	50	4					Charles A. Hickey
Syracuse	2-0-1	50	4					George O. Redington
Virginia Tech	2-0-1	50	4					Art C. Jones
Boston College	2-0-1	50	4					Frank Carney
Miami Ohio	2-0-1	50	4					Ernest Merrill
Notre Dame	2-0-1	50	4					Frank E. Hering
Ohio	2-0-1	50	4					Frank Remsburg
Army	2-0-1	50	4					George P. Dyer
Central Michigan	2-0-1	50	4					Pete McCormick
Penn State	2-0-1	50	4					Dr. Samuel B. Newton
Pittsburgh	2-0-1	50	4					George W. Hoskins
Temple	2-0-1	50	4					Charles M. Williams
Utah	2-0-1	50	4					C.B. Ferris
West Virginia	2-0-1	50	4					Thomas Gawthrop Doggie Trenchard
Arkansas	2-0-1	50	4					John C. Futrall
Oklahoma	2-0-1	50	4					No Coach
Oregon	2-0-1	50	4					J.F. Frick
Stanford	2-0-1	50	4					Harry P. Cross
Texas A&M	2-0-1	50	4					A.M. Soule/H.W. South
Tulsa	2-0-1	50	4					Norman Leard
Washington	2-0-1	50	4					Ralph Nichols
Washington State	2-0-1	50	4					David A. Brodie
Wyoming	2-0-1	50	4					Justus F. Soule
Mississippi	2-0-1	50	4					J.W. Hollister
Nevada	2-0-1	50	4					Frank L. Taylor
North Carolina State	2-0-1	50	4					Perrin Busbee
Oregon State	2-0-1	50	4					Tommy Cade
South Carolina	2-0-1	50	4					W.H. Dixie Whaley
Texas Christian	2-0-1	50	4					No Coach
Akron	2-0-1	50	4					Harry Wilson
Arizona State	2-0-1	50	4					Frederick M. Irish
Kansas State	2-0-1	50	4					Ira Pratt
Massachusetts	2-0-1	50	4					No Coach
New Mexico State	2-0-1	50	4					No Coach
San Jose State	2-0-1	50	4
Southern California	2-0-1	50	4					No Coach
Utah State	2-0-1	50	4					Professor Mayo

1896 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1896 All Independent Conference Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Coming Someday

Some records may be incomplete.

Great Moments in College Football History

College football's largest margin of victory came in 1916, when Georgia Tech defeated Cumberland by a score of 222 to 0. The game was cut short by 15 minutes.