1938 Texas A&M Aggies football team

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1938 Texas A&M Aggies football
Conference Southwest Conference
Record4–4–1 (2–3–1 SWC)
Head coach
Home stadium Kyle Field
Seasons
←  1937
1939  →
1938 Southwest Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 1 TCU $ 6 –0 –011 –0 –0
SMU 4 –2 –06 –4 –0
Baylor 3 –2 –17 –2 –1
Rice 3 –3 –04 –6 –0
Texas A&M 2 –3 –14 –4 –1
Arkansas 1 –5 –02 –7 –1
Texas 1 –5 –01 –8 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1938 Texas A&M Aggies football team represented Texas A&M University during the 1938 college football season. [1]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 243:00 p.m. Texas A&I *
W 52–011,000 [2]
October 1vs. Tulsa *
W 20–014,000 [3]
October 8 Santa Clara *
  • Kyle Field
  • College Station, TX
L 0–735,000 [4]
October 15 TCU
  • Kyle Field
  • College Station, TX (rivalry)
L 6–3425,000 [5]
October 22at No. 17 Baylor
T 6–615,000 [6]
October 29 Arkansas
  • Kyle Field
  • College Station, TX (rivalry)
W 13–710,000 [7]
November 5at SMU No. 19
L 7–1022,000 [8]
November 12 Rice
  • Kyle Field
  • College Station, TX
W 27–017,000 [9]
November 24 Texas
L 6–740,000 [10]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

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References

  1. ↑ "1938 Texas A&M Aggies Schedule and Results".
  2. ↑ "Aggies Open '38 Season on Saturday". The Bryan Eagle . Bryan, Texas. September 23, 1938. p. 5. Retrieved September 7, 2022– via Newspapers.com Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg .
  3. ↑ Ratliff, Harold V. (October 2, 1938). "Texas Aggies Gain Easy Win Over Tulsa U, 20-0". The Longview Daily News . Longview, Texas. Associated Press. p. 8. Retrieved September 7, 2022– via Newspapers.com Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg .
  4. ↑ Prescott Sullivan (October 9, 1938). "Broncs Repulse Todd and Texans, 7-0: McCarthy Scores on Dash Around Left End; Santa Clara Solves Foe's Tricky Plays". The San Francisco Examiner. p. SF 3 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ Flem Hall (October 16, 1938). "Frogs Smash Aggie Gridders, 34 to 6: Aldrich Leads Inspired Team To Victory". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. p. Sports 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Texas Aggies And Baylor In 6 To 6 Tie". The Knoxville Journal . Knoxville, Tennessee. Associated Press. October 23, 1938. p. 17. Retrieved September 7, 2022– via Newspapers.com Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg .
  7. ↑ "Arkansas Loses To Texas A.&M". Oakland Tribune . Oakland, California. United Press. October 30, 1938. p. 11. Retrieved September 7, 2022– via Newspapers.com Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg .
  8. ↑ "Long Horn".
  9. ↑ "Texas Aggies Smother Rice, 27 To 0". Sunday American-Statesman . Austin, Texas. Associated Press. November 13, 1938. p. 13. Retrieved September 7, 2022– via Newspapers.com Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg .
  10. ↑ Texas A&M University (1939). 1939 Long Horn (Yearbook).


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