1943 Texas A&M Aggies football team
| 1943 Texas A&M Aggies football | |
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Orange Bowl, L 14–19 vs. LSU | |
| Conference | Southwest Conference |
| Record | 7–2–1 (4–1 SWC) |
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| Home stadium | Kyle Field |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 14 Texas $ | 5 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas A&M | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rice | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SMU | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| TCU | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arkansas | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1943 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 1943 college football season. Led by tenth-year head coach Homer Norton, the Aggies compiled an overall record of 7–2–1 with a mark of 4–1 in conference play, placing second in the SWC.
In the final Litkenhous Ratings, Texas A&M ranked 36th among the nation's college and service teams with a rating of 88.6.[1]
Schedule
[edit]| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 25 | 2:30 p.m. | Bryan AAF* | W 48–6 | [2][3] | |||
| October 2 | vs. Texas Tech* | W 13–0 | 25,000 | [4] | |||
| October 9 | at No. 17 LSU* | W 28–13 | 25,000 | [5] | |||
| October 16 | at TCU | No. 18 | W 13–0 | 16,000 | [6] | ||
| October 23 | North Texas Aggies* | No. 13 |
| T 0–0 | [7][8] | ||
| October 30 | at Arkansas | No. 19 | W 13–0 | 4,500 | [9] | ||
| November 6 | SMU | No. 16 |
| W 22–0 | 7,000 | [10] | |
| November 13 | at Rice | No. 14 | W 20–0 | 15,000 | [11] | ||
| November 25 | No. 12 Texas | No. 16 |
| L 13–27 | 32,000 | [12] | |
| January 1 | vs. No. 20 LSU* | L 14–19 | 30,000 | [13] | |||
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Rankings
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| Poll | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| AP | — | 18 | 13 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 16 | — |
References
[edit]- ^ Litkenhous, E. E. (December 17, 1943). "Litkenhouse Selects U. S. Grid Leaders". The Salt Lake Tribune. Salt Lake City, Utah. p. 18. Retrieved April 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ "Aggie Youngsters Take On Bryan Airfield". The Austin Statesman. Austin, Texas. Associated Press. September 25, 1943. p. 7. Retrieved April 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Aggie Youngsters Look Great In Heads-Up 48-6 Victory Over Fliers of Bryan Field". Sunday American-Statesman. Austin, Texas. Associated Press. September 26, 1943. p. 10. Retrieved April 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Aggies take to air to trounce Texas Tech 13–0". Waco Tribune-Herald. October 3, 1943. Retrieved March 16, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Texas A&M licks LSU by 28 to 13". San Angelo Standard-Times. October 10, 1943. Retrieved October 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Jim Hallmark airmails two to defeat punchless Frogs 13–0; TCU tough on defense". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. October 17, 1943. Retrieved March 16, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Tucker, Jinx (October 30, 1943). "BAAF Meets NTAC Aggies Today in Muny Stadium". The Waco News-Tribune. Waco, Texas. p. 6. Retrieved April 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Blackland Nips NTAC, 13-7". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 1, 1943. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Youthful Aggies go into air for Razorback win". The Tyler Courier-Times-Telegraph. October 31, 1943. Retrieved March 16, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Aggies stop Mustangs". The Commercial Appeal. November 7, 1943. Retrieved March 16, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Texas Aggies prep for Texas by whipping Rice, 20–0". The Galveston Daily News. November 14, 1943. Retrieved March 16, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Texas whips stout Aggie team, 27 to 13". The Shreveport Times. November 26, 1943. Retrieved April 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Van Buren turns tables on Aggies, 19–14". The Miami News. January 2, 1944. Retrieved March 16, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
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