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1937 Texas A&M Aggies football team

1937 Texas A&M Aggies football
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Record5–2–2 (2–2–2 SWC)
Head coach
Home stadiumKyle Field
Seasons
← 1936
1938 →
1937 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 18 Rice $ 4 – 1 – 1 6 – 3 – 2
No. 16 TCU 3 – 1 – 2 4 – 4 – 2
No. T–14 Arkansas 3 – 2 – 1 6 – 2 – 2
Baylor 3 – 3 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Texas A&M 2 – 2 – 2 5 – 2 – 2
SMU 2 – 4 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Texas 1 – 5 – 0 2 – 6 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1937 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 1937 college football season. In its fourth season under head coach Homer Norton, the team compiled an overall record of 5–2–2, with a mark of 2–2–2 in conference play, and finished fifth in the SWC.[1]

Schedule

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DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 2at Manhattan*
W 14–720,000[2]
October 9vs. Mississippi State*
W 14–016,000[3][4]
October 16at TCU
T 7–725,000[5]
October 23No. 15 BaylorNo. 13
L 0–1317,000[6]
October 30at No. 20 Arkansas
L 13–268,000[7]
November 6SMU
  • Kyle Field
  • College Station, TX
W 14–08,000[8]
November 13at No. 15 Rice
T 6–618,000[9]
November 25Texas
  • Kyle Field
  • College Station, TX (rivalry)
W 7–032,000[10]
December 4at San Francisco*
W 42–015,000[11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

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  1. ^ "1937 Texas A&M Aggies Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 15, 2025.
  2. ^ Gene Ward (October 3, 1937). "Texas Rallies to Top Jaspers, 14–7". The New York Daily News. p. 94 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Aggies down Maroons, 14–0, in Rose Festival clash". The Tyler Courier-Times. October 10, 1937. Retrieved September 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Texas Aggies beat Mississippi State". The Macon Telegraph & News. October 10, 1937. p. 6. Retrieved March 15, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Texas Aggies tie 7–7 with T.C.U. on muddy field". The Cushing Daily Citizen. October 17, 1937. p. 6. Retrieved March 15, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Powerful Bears stage air barrage to down Ags, 13–0". The Kilgore Daily News. October 24, 1937. p. 6. Retrieved March 15, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Porkers cut loose in second half to smother Texas Aggies 26 to 13". The Monitor. October 31, 1937. p. 12. Retrieved March 15, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Aggies win first conference victory". The Bryan Eagle. November 7, 1937. p. 4. Retrieved March 15, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Late Rice rally gains 6–6 tie with Aggies". The Courier-Journal. November 14, 1937. p. 53. Retrieved March 15, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Texas Aggies down ancient rival 7–0". The Bryan Eagle. November 26, 1937. p. 5. Retrieved March 15, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ Bill Tobitt (December 5, 1937). "Texans Trounce Dons, 42 to 0". Oakland Tribune. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
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