1936 Texas A&M Aggies football team

1936 Texas A&M Aggies football
1936 Texas A&M Aggies football
Conference	Southwest Conference
Record	8–3–1 (3–2–1 SWC)
Head coach	Homer Norton (3rd season);
Home stadium	Kyle Field
	Seasons ← 1935 1937 →

1936 Southwest Conference football standings
v t e	Conf.					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 18 Arkansas $	5	–	1	–	0	7	–	3	–	0
No. 16 TCU	4	–	1	–	1	9	–	2	–	2
Texas A&M	3	–	2	–	1	8	–	3	–	1
Baylor	3	–	2	–	1	6	–	3	–	1
SMU	2	–	3	–	1	5	–	4	–	1
Rice	1	–	5	–	0	5	–	7	–	0
Texas	1	–	5	–	0	2	–	6	–	1

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1936 Texas A&M Aggies football team represented the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas—now known as Texas A&M University—in the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1936 college football season. In its third season under head coach Homer Norton, the team compiled an overall record of 8–3–1, with a mark of 3–2–1 in conference play, and finished third in the SWC.^[1]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 26	Sam Houston State*		Kyle Field College Station, TX	W 39–6		^[2]
October 3	vs. Hardin–Simmons*		Coyote Stadium Wichita Falls, TX	W 3–0	6,000	^[3]
October 10	at Rice		Rice Field Houston, TX	W 3–0	14,000	^[4]
October 17	TCU		Kyle Field College Station, TX (rivalry)	W 18–7		^[5]
October 24	at Baylor	No. 14	Waco Stadium Waco, TX (rivalry)	T 0–0	7,000	^[6]
October 31	Arkansas		Kyle Field College Station, TX (rivalry)	L 0–18		^[7]
November 7	at No. 12 SMU		Ownby Stadium University Park, TX	W 22–6	26,000	^[8]
November 11	at San Francisco*	No. 15	Kezar Stadium San Francisco, CA	W 38–14		^[9]
November 14	at Utah*	No. 15	Ute Stadium Salt Lake City, UT	W 20–7		^[10]
November 21	at Centenary*	No. 14	Centenary Field Shreveport, LA	L 0–3		^[11]
November 26	Texas		Kyle Field College Station, TX (rivalry)	L 0–7		^[12]
December 5	vs. Manhattan*		Lion Stadium Tyler, TX	W 13–6	6,000	^[13]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game