American college football season
The 1949 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 1949 college football season . In its second season under head coach Harry Stiteler , the team compiled an overall record of 1–8–1, with a mark of 0–5–1 in conference play, and finished seventh in the SWC.[ 1]
Date Opponent Site Result Attendance Source September 17 Villanova * L 0–3529,000 [ 2]
September 24 vs. Texas Tech * W 26–719,740 [ 3]
October 1 at Oklahoma * L 13-3332,000–34,658 [ 4]
October 8 at LSU * L 0–3430,000 [ 5]
October 15 at TCU L 6–2830,000 [ 6]
October 22 No. 11 Baylor Kyle Field College Station, TX (rivalry ) L 0–21[ 7]
October 29 at Arkansas L 6–2720,000 [ 8]
November 5 No. 9 SMU Kyle Field College Station, TX T 27–2731,000 [ 9]
November 12 at No. 7 Rice L 0–1331,000 [ 10]
November 24 Texas Kyle Field College Station, TX (rivalry ) L 14–4241,200 [ 11]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
^ "1949 Texas A&M Aggies Schedule and Results" . SR/College Football . Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 17, 2025 .
^ "Villanova claws out 35–0 triumph over Texas Aggies" . Tulsa Daily World . September 18, 1949. Retrieved March 17, 2025 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Aggies break 15-game loss streak with 26 to 7 win over Texas Tech" . The Marshall News Messenger . September 25, 1949. Retrieved March 17, 2025 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Powerful Sooners pound Texas A&M, 33–13" . Fort Worth Star-Telegram . October 2, 1949. Retrieved March 17, 2025 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "LSU Tigers trim lowly Texas A&M for 34–0 victory" . The Tyler Courier-Times . October 9, 1949. Retrieved February 13, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Horned Frogs blast 28 to 6 victory over Texas Aggies" . San Angelo Standard-Times . October 16, 1949. Retrieved March 17, 2025 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Baylor bumps Aggies, 21–0, for sixth win" . The Birmingham News . October 23, 1949. Retrieved March 17, 2025 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Razorbacks trip Aggies in 27–6 tilt" . The Shreveport Times . October 30, 1949. Retrieved March 17, 2025 – via Newspapers.com .
^ Lorin McMullen (November 6, 1949). "Aggies' Rally Stuns Ponies, 27–27" . Fort Worth Star-Telegram . p. II-1 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Aggies dropped" . The Brownsville Herald . November 13, 1949. Retrieved March 17, 2025 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Texas blasts Cadets, 42–14" . The El Paso Times . November 25, 1949. Retrieved April 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
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