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1929 Texas A&M Aggies football team

1929 Texas A&M Aggies football
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Record5–4 (2–3 SWC)
Head coach
Home stadiumKyle Field
Seasons
← 1928
1930 →
1929 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 8 TCU $ 4 – 0 – 1 9 – 0 – 1
No. 9 SMU 3 – 0 – 2 6 – 0 – 4
Arkansas 3 – 2 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
Texas 2 – 2 – 2 5 – 2 – 2
Baylor 2 – 2 – 1 7 – 3 – 1
Texas A&M 2 – 3 – 0 5 – 3 – 0
Rice 0 – 5 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from Dickinson System

The 1929 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 1929 college football season. In its first season under head coach Matty Bell, the team compiled an overall record of 5–4, with a mark of 2–3 in conference play, and finished sixth in the SWC.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 28Southwestern (TX)*
W 54–7[1]
October 5at Tulane*
L 10–13[2]
October 12vs. Kansas State*
W 19–0[3]
October 19at TCU
L 7–1314,000[4]
October 26Arkansas
  • Kyle Field
  • College Station, TX (rivalry)
L 13–14[5]
November 2Stephen F. Austin*
  • Kyle Field
  • College Station, TX
W 54–0[6]
November 9SMU
  • Kyle Field
  • College Station, TX
L 7–126,000[7]
November 16at Rice
W 26–6[8]
November 28Texas
  • Kyle Field
  • College Station, TX (rivalry)
W 13–0[9]
  • *Non-conference game

References

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  1. ^ "Aggies run wild over Pirates for victory". The Austin American-Statesman. September 29, 1929. Retrieved March 12, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Tulane's Green Wave submerges Texas Aggies in mud, 13–10". Waco Tribune-Herald. October 6, 1929. Retrieved March 12, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Victory to Texas Ags". The Kansas City Star. October 13, 1929. Retrieved March 12, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Powerful Frogs humble Aggies before 14,000 fans". The Brownsville Herald. October 20, 1929. Retrieved March 12, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Porkers defeat Texas Aggies". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 27, 1929. Retrieved March 12, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Aggies practice". The Marshall News Messenger. November 3, 1929. Retrieved March 12, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Mustangs prove better mud horses to win 12–7 battle". Wichita Daily Times. November 10, 1929. Retrieved March 12, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Rice easy prey for Aggies". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 17, 1929. Retrieved March 12, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Aggies down Texas 13 to 0 in traditional game". Wichita Falls Record News. November 29, 1929. Retrieved April 24, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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