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1936 Texas A&M Aggies football
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Record8–3–1 (3–2–1 SWC)
Head coach
Home stadiumKyle Field
Seasons
← 1935
1937 →
1936 Southwest Conference football standings
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

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DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 26Sam Houston State*
W 39–6[2]
October 3vs. Hardin–Simmons*
W 3–06,000[3]
October 10at Rice
W 3–014,000[4]
October 17TCU
  • Kyle Field
  • College Station, TX (rivalry)
W 18–7[5]
October 24at BaylorNo. 14
T 0–07,000[6]
October 31Arkansas
  • Kyle Field
  • College Station, TX (rivalry)
L 0–18[7]
November 7at No. 12 SMU
W 22–626,000[8]
November 11at San Francisco*No. 15
W 38–14[9]
November 14at Utah*No. 15
W 20–7[10]
November 21at Centenary*No. 14
L 0–3[11]
November 26Texas
  • Kyle Field
  • College Station, TX (rivalry)
L 0–7[12]
December 5vs. Manhattan*
W 13–66,000[13]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

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  1. ^ "1936 Texas A&M Aggies Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 15, 2025.
  2. ^ "Texas Aggies beat Bearkats". Valley Morning Star. September 27, 1936. Retrieved February 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Ags beat Cowboys, 3–0 with storybook finish". The Abilene Morning Reporter-News. October 4, 1936. Retrieved March 15, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Field goal in third quarter humbles Owls". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. October 11, 1936. Retrieved March 15, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Texas Aggies use airlanes to defeat Horned Frogs". Valley Morning Star. October 18, 1936. Retrieved March 15, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Baylor battles A&M to scoreless tie in mud skirmish". San Angelo Standard-Times. October 25, 1936. Retrieved March 15, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Arkansas upsets Aggies". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. November 1, 1936. Retrieved March 15, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Texas Aggie eleven scores 22-to-6 victory over S.M.U. Ponies". The Waco Times-Herald. November 8, 1936. Retrieved March 15, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Texas Aggies Rout San Francisco 38-14". The Indianapolis Star. Indianapolis, Indiana. Associated Press. November 12, 1936. p. 22. Retrieved October 17, 2020 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  10. ^ "Touring Texas Aggies trample Utah, 20–7, in rugged embroglio". Wichita Daily Times. November 15, 1936. Retrieved March 15, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Centenary beats touring farmers". Austin American-Statesman. November 22, 1936. Retrieved July 22, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Inspired Longorns uphold jinx to hand Aggies 7–0 loss". Tyler Morning Telegraph. November 27, 1936. Retrieved April 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Todd and Nesrsta lead Aggies to 13–6 win over Manhattan". The Tyler Courier-Times-Telegraph. December 6, 1936. Retrieved March 15, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
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