1942 Texas A&M Aggies football team

The 1942 Texas A&M Aggies football team represented Texas A&M University during the 1942 college football season.

1942 Texas A&M Aggies football
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Record4–5–1 (2–3–1 SWC)
Head coach
Home stadiumKyle Field
1942 Southwest Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 11 Texas $ 5 1 09 2 0
Rice 4 1 17 2 1
TCU 4 2 07 3 0
Baylor 3 2 16 4 1
Texas A&M 2 3 14 5 1
SMU 1 4 13 6 2
Arkansas 0 6 03 7 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Texas A&M was ranked at No. 37 (out of 590 college and military teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score System for 1942.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 26at LSU*L 7–16
October 3Texas Tech*W 19–010,000
October 10at Corpus Christi NAS*Corpus Christi, TXL 7–18[2]
October 17No. 17 TCU
  • Kyle Field
  • College Station, TX (rivalry)
L 2–7
October 24at BaylorL 0–6
October 31Arkansas
  • Kyle Field
  • College Station, TX (rivalry)
W 41–0
November 7at SMUW 27–20
November 14at RiceT 0–0
November 26at No. 18 TexasL 6–1243,000[3]
December 5vs. No. 15 Washington StateW 21–018,000
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

  1. Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 16, 1942). "Litkenhous Rates Georgia No. 1, Ohio State No. 2". Twin City Sentinel. p. 10 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Once-Proud Texas Aggies Humbled By Corpus Christi Comets 18 to 7". Valley Evening Monitor. October 11, 1942. p. 6 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Texas prepares for Cotton tilt; Wins S.W. title". El Paso Herald-Post. November 27, 1942. Retrieved April 29, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Texas A&M Football 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). Texas A&M University.
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