1912 Texas A&M Aggies football team

The 1912 Texas A&M Aggies football team was an American football team that represented the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas—now known as Texas A&M University—as a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA) during the 1912 college football season. In their fourth year under head coach Charley Moran, the Aggies compiled an overall record of 8–0 with a conference mark of 2–0, finishing second in the SIAA.

1912 Texas A&M Aggies football
ConferenceSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record8–1 (2–0 SIAA)
Head coach
CaptainTyree Bell
Home stadiumKyle Field
Seasons
← 1911
1913 →
1912 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Vanderbilt $ 3 0 1 8 1 1
Texas A&M 2 0 0 8 1 0
Kentucky State 1 0 0 7 2 0
Auburn 6 1 1 6 1 1
Georgia 5 1 1 6 1 1
Sewanee 2 1 2 5 1 2
Georgia Tech 5 3 0 5 3 1
Alabama 3 3 1 5 3 1
Tulane 3 3 0 5 3 0
Mississippi A&M 3 3 0 4 3 0
Clemson 3 3 0 4 4 0
Ole Miss 2 2 0 5 3 0
Mercer 2 3 1 5 3 1
LSU 2 3 0 4 3 0
Mississippi College 1 4 0 3 4 0
Florida 0 2 1 5 2 1
Centre 0 2 0 4 5 0
The Citadel 0 3 0 2 4 0
Tennessee 0 4 0 4 4 0
Howard (AL) 0 4 0 1 7 0
  • $ – Conference champion

Schedule edit

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 12Daniel Baker*W 50–0[1]
October 18Trinity (TX)*
  • Kyle Field
  • College Station, TX
W 59–0[2]
October 26vs. Arkansas*
W 27–0[3]
November 1Austin*
  • Kyle Field
  • College Station, TX
W 57–0[4]
November 113:15 p.m.vs. Oklahoma*W 28–66,000[5][6]
November 16Mississippi A&M
  • Kyle Field
  • College Station, TX
W 41–7[7]
November 19Tulane
  • Kyle Field
  • College Station, TX
W 41–0[8]
November 22Kansas State*
  • Kyle Field
  • College Station, TX
L 10–13[9]
November 28vs. Baylor*
W 53–0[10]

References edit

  1. ^ "Farmer's first victory, A. and M. ran up score of 50 to 0 on Freeland's Daniel Baker eleven". The Houston Post. October 13, 1912. Retrieved September 26, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Farmers make 59". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 19, 1912. Retrieved September 26, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Arkansas is easy for Texas A. & M." Daily Arkansas Gazette. October 27, 1912. Retrieved September 26, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Farmers overwhelm Austin by 57 to 0". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 2, 1912. Retrieved September 26, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "A & M Champions In Southwest". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Fort Worth, Texas. November 12, 1912. p. 11. Retrieved April 30, 2020 – via Newspapers.com  .
  6. ^ "Heavy Texans Defeat Sooners". The Umpire. Norman, Oklahoma. November 12, 1912. p. 1. Retrieved April 30, 2020 – via Newspapers.com  .
  7. ^ "Farmer goal-line crossed, Mississippi scored one touchdown while A and M was running up 41 points". The Houston Post. November 17, 1912. Retrieved September 26, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Farmers defeated the Tulane eleven". The Eagle. November 20, 1912. Retrieved April 1, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Beat the Texans, Aggies and Prather won yesterday's game". The Daily Nationalist. November 23, 1912. Retrieved September 26, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "A. and M. romped all over Baylor". The Eagle. November 29, 1912. Retrieved September 26, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.