1943 Texas A&M Aggies football team
American college football season
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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.
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Record7–2–1 (4–1 SWC)
Headcoach
- Homer Norton (10th season)
HomestadiumKyle Field
| 1943 Texas A&M Aggies football | |
|---|---|
Orange Bowl, L 14–19 vs. LSU | |
| Conference | Southwest Conference |
| Record | 7–2–1 (4–1 SWC) |
| Head coach |
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| Home stadium | Kyle Field |
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
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| Week | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poll | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| AP | — | 18 | 13 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 16 | — |
