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1949 Texas A&M Aggies football team

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1949 Texas A&M Aggies football
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Record1–8–1 (0–5–1 SWC)
Head coach
Home stadiumKyle Field
Seasons
← 1948
1950 →
1949 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 5 Rice $ 6 0 0 10 1 0
No. 20 Baylor 4 2 0 8 2 0
TCU 3 3 0 6 3 1
Texas 3 3 0 6 4 0
SMU 2 3 1 5 4 1
Arkansas 2 4 0 5 5 0
Texas A&M 0 5 1 1 8 1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1949 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 1949 college football season. In its second season under head coach Harry Stiteler, the team compiled an overall record of 1–8–1, with a mark of 0–5–1 in conference play, and finished seventh in the SWC.[1]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 17Villanova*L 0–3529,000[2]
September 24vs. Texas Tech*W 26–719,740[3]
October 1at Oklahoma*L 14–2632,000–34,658[4]
October 8at LSU*L 0–3430,000[5]
October 15at TCUL 6–2830,000[6]
October 22No. 11 Baylor
  • Kyle Field
  • College Station, TX (rivalry)
L 0–21[7]
October 29at ArkansasL 6–2720,000[8]
November 5No. 9 SMU
  • Kyle Field
  • College Station, TX
T 27–2731,000[9]
November 12at No. 7 RiceL 0–1331,000[10]
November 24Texas
  • Kyle Field
  • College Station, TX (rivalry)
L 14–4241,200[11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

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  1. ^ "1949 Texas A&M Aggies Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 17, 2025.
  2. ^ "Villanova claws out 35–0 triumph over Texas Aggies". Tulsa Daily World. September 18, 1949. Retrieved March 17, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Aggies break 15-game loss streak with 26 to 7 win over Texas Tech". The Marshall News Messenger. September 25, 1949. Retrieved March 17, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Powerful Sooners pound Texas A&M, 33–13". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 2, 1949. Retrieved March 17, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "LSU Tigers trim lowly Texas A&M for 34–0 victory". The Tyler Courier-Times. October 9, 1949. Retrieved February 13, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Horned Frogs blast 28 to 6 victory over Texas Aggies". San Angelo Standard-Times. October 16, 1949. Retrieved March 17, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Baylor bumps Aggies, 21–0, for sixth win". The Birmingham News. October 23, 1949. Retrieved March 17, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Razorbacks trip Aggies in 27–6 tilt". The Shreveport Times. October 30, 1949. Retrieved March 17, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ Lorin McMullen (November 6, 1949). "Aggies' Rally Stuns Ponies, 27–27". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. p. II-1 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Aggies dropped". The Brownsville Herald. November 13, 1949. Retrieved March 17, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Texas blasts Cadets, 42–14". The El Paso Times. November 25, 1949. Retrieved April 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.