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1924 Texas A&M Aggies football team

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1924 Texas A&M Aggies football
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Record7–2–1 (2–2–1 SWC)
Head coach
Home stadiumKyle Field
Seasons
← 1923
1925 →
1924 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Baylor $ 4 0 1 7 2 1
SMU 2 0 4 5 0 4
Rice 2 2 0 4 4 0
Texas A&M 2 2 1 7 2 1
Oklahoma A&M 1 1 1 6 1 2
Texas 2 3 0 5 3 1
Arkansas 1 2 1 7 2 1
TCU 1 5 0 4 5 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1924 Texas A&M Aggies football team represented the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas—now known as Texas A&M University—as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1924 college football season. In their seventh year under head coach Dana X. Bible, the team compiled an overall record of 7–2–1, with a mark of 2–2–1 in conference play, and finished fourth in the SWC.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 20John Tarleton*W 40–0[1]
September 26Trinity (TX)*
  • Kyle Field
  • College Station, TX
W 33–0[2]
October 3Southwestern (TX)*
  • Kyle Field
  • College Station, TX
W 54–0[3]
October 11vs. Sewanee*W 7–0[4]
October 17Second District Agricultural (AR)*
  • Kyle Field
  • College Station, TX
W 40–0[5]
October 25at SMU
T 7–7[6]
November 1at BaylorL 7–1520,000[7]
November 7TCU
  • Kyle Field
  • College Station, TX (rivalry)
W 28–0[8]
November 14at RiceW 13–6[9]
November 27at TexasL 0–7[10]
  • *Non-conference game

References

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  1. ^ "Texas Aggies win first tilt over John Tarleton, 40–0". The Waco Times-Herald. September 21, 1924. Retrieved March 9, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Aggies run up big score on Trinity". The Galveston Daily News. September 27, 1924. Retrieved March 9, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Aggies take Pirate game; Miller hurt". Houston Post-Dispatch. October 4, 1924. Retrieved March 9, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Hall, Flem R. (October 12, 1924). "Texas Aggies' Great Defensive Defeats Sewanee". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Fort Worth, Texas. p. 15. Retrieved August 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  5. ^ "Texas Farmers win easy game". Fort Worth Record-Telegram. October 18, 1924. Retrieved March 9, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Aggies lucky to hold S.M.U, 7–7". The San Angelo Daily Standard. October 26, 1924. Retrieved March 9, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Baylor overtakes Aggies and wins by 15". Houston Post-Dispatch. November 2, 1924. Retrieved March 9, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Aggies Easily Defeat Horned Frogs, 28 to 0". Houston Post. Houston, Texas. November 8, 1924. p. 12. Retrieved August 26, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  9. ^ "Aggies win over Owls by aerial attack in final quarter, 13–6". The El Paso Times. November 15, 1924. Retrieved March 9, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Longhorns battle to victory over Aggies at stadium dedication". The Waco News-Tribune. November 28, 1924. Retrieved April 24, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.