1940 Texas A&M Aggies football team

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

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

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. ProQuest 151217824.
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.