1916 Texas A&M Aggies football team

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1916 Texas A&M Aggies football
Conference Southwest Conference
Record6–3 (1–2 SWC)
Head coach
Home stadium Kyle Field
Seasons
←  1915
1917  →
1916 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Texas 5 –1 –07 –2 –0
Baylor 3 –1 –09 –1 –0
Rice 2 –1 –06 –1 –2
Oklahoma 2 –1 –06 –5 –0
Texas A&M 1 –2 –06 –3 –0
Arkansas 0 –2 –04 –4 –0
Oklahoma A&M 0 –3 –04 –4 –0
Southwestern (TX) 0 –4 –03 –5 –1
  • No champion recognized [1]

The 1916 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 1916 college football season. Led by second-year head coach Edwin Harlan, the Aggies compiled an overall record of 6–3, with a mark of 1–2 in conference play. Texas A&M played home games at Kyle Field in College Station, Texas.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 6 Southwestern (TX)
W 6–0 [2]
October 14vs. LSU * Galveston, TX (rivalry)L 0–13 [3]
October 23 SMU *
  • Kyle Field
  • College Station, TX
W 62–0 [4]
October 28vs. Haskell *
W 13–6 [5] [6]
November 4at Rice
L 0–20 [7]
November 11at Baylor
W 3–0 [8]
November 17 Missouri Mines *
  • Kyle Field
  • College Station, TX
W 77–0 [9]
November 23 Dallas *
  • Kyle Field
  • College Station, TX
W 20–6 [10]
November 30at Texas
L 7–21 [11]
  • *Non-conference game

[12]

References

  1. ↑ http://www.thompsonian.info/swc-historical-standings.pdf
  2. ↑ "Methodists give A&M tough battle in opening game". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 7, 1916. Retrieved August 27, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Tigers down A.-M. eleven at Galveston". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 15, 1916. Retrieved February 11, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Aggies overwhelm Dallas Mathodists by score of 61 to 0". The Austin American. October 24, 1916. Retrieved February 21, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Aggies Come From Rear And Win At Dallas Fair". The Waco Times-Herald . Waco, Texas. October 29, 1916. p. 11. Retrieved November 8, 2024– via Newspapers.com Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg .
  6. ↑ "Substitute scores 12 of A. & M.'s 13 points; Score 13–6". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 29, 1916. Retrieved February 21, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Rice outplayed the Aggies, winning 20 to 0". The Houston Post. November 5, 1916. Retrieved February 21, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "A.&M. won the game in the last four minutes of play with drop kick by Burns". The Waco Daily Times-Herald. November 12, 1916. Retrieved February 21, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "A.&M. buries team from Rolla school". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 18, 1916. Retrieved February 21, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "A&M defeated Dallas U. 20 to 6". Houston Daily Post. November 24, 1916. Retrieved June 18, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Texas Longhorns win brilliant game with Texas A. & M. 21 to 7". The Shreveport Times. December 1, 1916. Retrieved April 23, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ "1916 Texas A&M Aggies Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 21, 2024.


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