1938 Texas A&M Aggies football team

1938 Texas A&M Aggies football
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Record4–4–1 (2–3–1 SWC)
Head coach
Home stadiumKyle Field
1938 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 TCU $ 6 – 0 – 0 11 – 0 – 0
SMU 4 – 2 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Baylor 3 – 2 – 1 7 – 2 – 1
Rice 3 – 3 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Texas A&M 2 – 3 – 1 4 – 4 – 1
Arkansas 1 – 5 – 0 2 – 7 – 1
Texas 1 – 5 – 0 1 – 8 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1938 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 1938 college football season. In its fifth season under head coach Homer Norton, the team compiled an overall record of 4–4–1, with a mark of 2–3–1 in conference play, and finished fifth in the SWC.[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 8Santa Clara*
  • Kyle Field
  • College Station, TX
L 0–735,000[4]
October 15TCU
  • Kyle Field
  • College Station, TX (rivalry)
L 6–3425,000[5]
October 22at No. 17 Baylor
T 6–615,000[6]
October 29Arkansas
  • Kyle Field
  • College Station, TX (rivalry)
W 13–710,000[7]
November 5at SMUNo. 19
L 7–1022,000[8]
November 12Rice
  • Kyle Field
  • College Station, TX
W 27–017,000[9]
November 24at Texas
L 6–740,000[10]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

References

  1. ^ "1938 Texas A&M Aggies Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 16, 2025.
  2. ^ "Aggies Open '38 Season on Saturday". The Bryan Eagle. Bryan, Texas. September 23, 1938. p. 5. Retrieved September 7, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
  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 .
  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 .
  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 .
  8. ^ "Field goal nets Mustangs victory". The Nashville Tennessean. November 6, 1938. Retrieved March 16, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  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 .
  10. ^ Texas A&M University (1939). 1939 Long Horn (Yearbook).
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