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The 1942 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 1942 college football season. In its ninth season under head coach Homer Norton, the team compiled an overall record of 4–5–1, with a mark of 2–3–1 in conference play, and finished fifth in the SWC.[1]

ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Record4–5–1 (2–3–1 SWC)
Headcoach
HomestadiumKyle Field
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1942 Texas A&M Aggies football
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Record4–5–1 (2–3–1 SWC)
Head coach
Home stadiumKyle Field
Seasons
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1942 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 11 Texas $5–1–09–2–0
Rice4–1–17–2–1
TCU4–2–07–3–0
Baylor3–2–16–4–1
Texas A&M2–3–14–5–1
SMU1–4–13–6–2
Arkansas0–6–03–7–0
Rankings from AP Poll
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Texas A&M was ranked at No. 37 (out of 590 college and military teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score System for 1942.[2]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 26at LSU*
L 7–1625,000[3]
October 3Texas Tech*
W 19–010,000[4]
October 10at Corpus Christi NAS*
L 7–18[5]
October 17No. 17 TCU
  • Kyle Field
  • College Station, TX (rivalry)
L 2–714,000[6]
October 24at Baylor
L 0–6[7]
October 31Arkansas
  • Kyle Field
  • College Station, TX (rivalry)
W 41–0[8]
November 7at SMU
W 27–20[9]
November 14at Rice
T 0–020,000[10]
November 26at No. 18 Texas
L 6–1243,000[11]
December 5vs. No. 15 Washington State
W 21–018,000[12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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