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1944 Texas A&M Aggies football team

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1944 Texas A&M Aggies football
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Record7–4 (2–3 SWC)
Head coach
Home stadiumKyle Field
Seasons
← 1943
1945 →
1944 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
TCU $ 3 1 1 7 3 1
Texas 3 2 0 5 4 0
Arkansas 2 2 1 5 5 1
Texas A&M 2 3 0 7 4 0
SMU 2 3 0 5 5 0
Rice 2 3 0 5 6 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1944 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 1944 college football season. In its 11th season under head coach Homer Norton, the team compiled an overall record of 7–4, with a mark of 2–3 in conference play, and finished tied for fourth in the SWC.[1]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 23Bryan AAF*W 39–0[2]
September 30vs. Texas Tech*W 27–14[3]
October 7vs. Oklahoma*L 14–2116,000[4]
October 14at LSU*W 7–025,000[5]
October 21TCU
  • Kyle Field
  • College Station, TX (rivalry)
L 7–13[6]
October 28North Texas Aggies*
  • Kyle Field
  • College Station, TX
W 61–0[7]
November 4Arkansas
  • Kyle Field
  • College Station, TX (rivalry)
L 6–7[8]
November 11at SMUW 39–617,000[9]
November 18at RiceW 19–620,000[10]
November 30at TexasL 0–643,000[11]
December 8at Miami (FL)*W 70–1410,000[12]
  • *Non-conference game

References

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  1. ^ "1944 Texas A&M Aggies Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 16, 2025.
  2. ^ "Aggies Breeze to 39-0 Win Over Bryan Army Air Field". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Fort Worth, Texas. Associated Press. September 24, 1944. p. 9. Retrieved April 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  3. ^ "Texas Aggies need rally to beat Texas Tech, 27–14". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 1, 1944. Retrieved March 16, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Aggies Bow To Sooners 21-14". The Marshall News Messenger. Marshall, TX. October 8, 1944. Archived from the original on June 2, 2022.
  5. ^ "Tigers lose game marred by fumbles". The Shreveport Times. October 15, 1944. Retrieved October 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Kucera leads Texas Christian to a 13–7 victory over Aggies". The Commercial Appeal. October 22, 1944. Retrieved March 16, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Texas Aggies Pour It On, Game NTAC Eleven, 61-0". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Fort Worth, Texas. Associated Press. October 29, 1944. p. 9. Retrieved November 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  8. ^ "Arkansas bumps Texas Aggies, 7–6". Muskogee Daily Phoenix. November 5, 1944. Retrieved March 16, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Texas Aggies crush Mustangs". The Abilene Reporter-News. November 12, 1944. Retrieved March 16, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Texas Aggies in form reversal, beat Rice, 19–6". Tulsa Daily World. November 19, 1944. Retrieved March 16, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Memorial Field jinx, Bobby Layne slap Aggies 6–0". Amarillo Daily News. December 1, 1944. Retrieved April 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Texas Aggies crush Miami eleven, 70–14". Tampa Morning Tribune. December 9, 1944. Retrieved March 16, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.