1940 Texas A&M Aggies football team
American college football season
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The 1940 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 1940 college football season. In their seventh year under head coach Homer Norton, the Aggies compiled a 9–1 record (5–1 against SWC opponents), tied for the SWC championship, were ranked No. 6 in the final AP poll, and defeated Fordham in the 1941 Cotton Bowl Classic. They played their home games at Kyle Field in College Station, Texas.
| 1940 Texas A&M Aggies football | |
|---|---|
SWC co-champion Cotton Bowl Classic champion | |
Cotton Bowl Classic, W 13–12 vs. Fordham | |
| Conference | Southwest Conference |
| Ranking | |
| AP | No. 6 |
| Record | 9–1 (5–1 SWC) |
| Head coach |
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| Home stadium | Kyle Field |
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 28 | Texas A&I* | W 26–0 | [1] | |||
| October 5 | vs. Tulsa* | W 41–6 | > 20,000 | [2] | ||
| October 12 | at UCLA* | W 7–0 | 60,000 | [3] | ||
| October 19 | TCU | No. 2 |
| W 21–7 | 22,000 | [4] |
| October 26 | at Baylor | No. 4 | W 14–7 | 20,000 | [5] | |
| November 2 | Arkansas | No. 5 |
| W 17–0 | [6] | |
| November 9 | at No. 14 SMU | No. 4 | W 19–7 | 27,000 | [7] | |
| November 16 | Rice | No. 3 |
| W 25–0 | 30,000 | [8] |
| November 28 | at Texas | No. 2 | L 0–7 | 45,000 | [9] | |
| January 1 | vs. No. 12 Fordham* | No. 6 | W 13–12 | 45,507 | [10] | |
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Rankings
| Week | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poll | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Final |
| AP | 2 (25) | 4 (15) | 5 (9) | 4 (14) | 3 (31.33) | 2 (59) | 2 (41) | 6 (1) |
