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SWC champion | |
Cotton Bowl Classic, L 21–29 vs.
Alabama | |
Conference | Southwest Conference |
Ranking | |
AP | No. 9 |
Record | 9–2 (5–1 SWC) |
Head coach |
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Home stadium | Kyle Field |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 9 Texas A&M $ | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 4 Texas | 4 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
TCU | 4 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rice | 3 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
SMU | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Baylor | 1 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arkansas | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1941 Texas A&M Aggies football team was an American football team that represented Texas A&M University as a member of the Southwest Conference during the 1941 college football season. In their eighth season under head coach Homer Norton, the Aggies compiled a 9–1 record in the regular season, won the conference championship, and were ranked No. 9 in the final AP Poll. The team then lost to Alabama in the 1942 Cotton Bowl Classic. The team outscored all opponents by a total of 281 to 75. [1] The team played its home games at Kyle Field in College Station, Texas.
Four Texas A&M players were selected by the Associated Press (AP) or United Press (UP) on the 1941 All-Southwest Conference football team: back Derace Moser (AP-1, UP-1); end James Sterling (AP-1, UP-1); tackle Martin Ruby (AP-1, UP-1); and center Bill Sibley (AP-1, UP-1). [2] [3] Moser was also selected as the most valuable player in the Southwest Conference.
Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 27 | Sam Houston State* | W 54–0 | 10,000 | [4] | ||
October 4 | vs. Texas A&I* | W 41–0 | 16,955 | [5] | ||
October 11 | at NYU* | W 49–7 | 18,000 | [6] | ||
October 18 | at TCU | No. 14 | W 14–0 | 25,000 | [7] | |
October 25 | Baylor | No. 9 |
| W 48–0 | [8] | |
November 1 | vs. Arkansas | No. 5 | W 7–0 | 9,762 | [9] | |
November 8 | SMU | No. 5 |
| W 21–10 | 20,000 | [10] |
November 15 | at Rice | No. 4 | W 19–6 | [11] | ||
November 27 | No. 10 Texas | No. 2 |
| L 0–23 | 40,000 | [12] |
December 6 | vs. No. 19 Washington State* | No. 9 |
| W 7–0 | 26,000 | [13] [14] |
January 1 | at No. 20 Alabama* | No. 9 | L 21–29 | 38,000 | [15] | |
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1941 Texas A&M Aggies football | |
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SWC champion | |
Cotton Bowl Classic, L 21–29 vs.
Alabama | |
Conference | Southwest Conference |
Ranking | |
AP | No. 9 |
Record | 9–2 (5–1 SWC) |
Head coach |
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Home stadium | Kyle Field |
Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 9 Texas A&M $ | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 4 Texas | 4 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
TCU | 4 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rice | 3 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
SMU | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Baylor | 1 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arkansas | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1941 Texas A&M Aggies football team was an American football team that represented Texas A&M University as a member of the Southwest Conference during the 1941 college football season. In their eighth season under head coach Homer Norton, the Aggies compiled a 9–1 record in the regular season, won the conference championship, and were ranked No. 9 in the final AP Poll. The team then lost to Alabama in the 1942 Cotton Bowl Classic. The team outscored all opponents by a total of 281 to 75. [1] The team played its home games at Kyle Field in College Station, Texas.
Four Texas A&M players were selected by the Associated Press (AP) or United Press (UP) on the 1941 All-Southwest Conference football team: back Derace Moser (AP-1, UP-1); end James Sterling (AP-1, UP-1); tackle Martin Ruby (AP-1, UP-1); and center Bill Sibley (AP-1, UP-1). [2] [3] Moser was also selected as the most valuable player in the Southwest Conference.
Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 27 | Sam Houston State* | W 54–0 | 10,000 | [4] | ||
October 4 | vs. Texas A&I* | W 41–0 | 16,955 | [5] | ||
October 11 | at NYU* | W 49–7 | 18,000 | [6] | ||
October 18 | at TCU | No. 14 | W 14–0 | 25,000 | [7] | |
October 25 | Baylor | No. 9 |
| W 48–0 | [8] | |
November 1 | vs. Arkansas | No. 5 | W 7–0 | 9,762 | [9] | |
November 8 | SMU | No. 5 |
| W 21–10 | 20,000 | [10] |
November 15 | at Rice | No. 4 | W 19–6 | [11] | ||
November 27 | No. 10 Texas | No. 2 |
| L 0–23 | 40,000 | [12] |
December 6 | vs. No. 19 Washington State* | No. 9 |
| W 7–0 | 26,000 | [13] [14] |
January 1 | at No. 20 Alabama* | No. 9 | L 21–29 | 38,000 | [15] | |
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