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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: Homer H. Norton
Conference: Southwest-

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1894 <-- 1941 <- 1942 -> 1943 --> 2024

1942 Season Highlights

Homer H. Norton enters his 9th season as Head Coach at Texas A&M.

1942 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 26	@ Louisiana State	7	16	L
Sat., Oct. 3	vs. Texas Tech	19	0	W
Sat., Oct. 10	@ Corpus Christi NAS	7	18	L
Sat., Oct. 17	vs. Texas Christian	2	7	L
Sat., Oct. 24	@ Baylor	0	6	L
Sat., Oct. 31	vs. Arkansas	41	0	W
Sat., Nov. 7	@ Southern Methodist	27	20	W
Sat., Nov. 14	@ Rice	0	0	T
Thu., Nov. 26	@ Texas	6	12	L
Sat., Dec. 5	vs. Washington State	21	0	W	@ San Antonio, TX

1942 Season Totals
Record	4-5 -1
Points Scored	130
Scoring Average	13.0
Points Allowed	79
Defense Average	7.9
Opponents Record	52-34
Conference Record	2-3
Home Record	3-1
Away Record	1-4 -1

1942 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1942 Southwest- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Texas	4-5-1	130	79		2-3-1	76	45	Dana X. Bible
Rice	4-5-1	130	79		2-3-1	76	45	Jess C. Neely
Texas Christian	4-5-1	130	79		2-3-1	76	45	Leo R. Dutch Meyer
Baylor	4-5-1	130	79		2-3-1	76	45	Frank H. Kimbrough
Texas A&M	4-5-1	130	79		2-3-1	76	45	Homer H. Norton
Southern Methodist	4-5-1	130	79		2-3-1	76	45	James H. Jimmy Stewart
Arkansas	4-5-1	130	79		2-3-1	76	45	George Cole

1942 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1942 All Southwest Conference Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Coming Someday

Some records may be incomplete.

Great Moments in College Football History

The first bowl game, later known as The Rose Bowl, was played on January 1st, 1902 between the Michigan Wolverines and Stanford Cardinals. Michigan won 49-0.