1961 Texas A&M Aggies football team

The 1961 Texas A&M Aggies football team represented Texas A&M University in the 1961 NCAA University Division football season as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC). The Aggies were led by head coach Jim Myers in his fourth season and finished with a record of four wins, five losses and one tie (4–5–1 overall, 3–4 in the SWC).

1961 Texas A&M Aggies football
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Record4–5–1 (3–4 SWC)
Head coach
Home stadiumKyle Field
Seasons
← 1960
1962 →
1961 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 3 Texas + 6 1 0 10 1 0
No. 9 Arkansas + 6 1 0 8 3 0
Rice 5 2 0 7 4 0
Texas A&M 3 4 0 4 5 1
TCU 2 4 1 3 5 2
Baylor 2 5 0 6 5 0
Texas Tech 2 5 0 4 6 0
SMU 1 5 1 2 7 1
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule edit

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 23Houston*T 7–722,000
September 30at LSU*L 7–1664,000[1]
October 7at Texas TechW 38–738,500
October 14at Trinity (TX)*W 55–0
October 21at TCUL 14–15
October 28Baylor
W 23–029,000
November 4at ArkansasL 8–15
November 11SMU
  • Kyle Field
  • College Station, TX
W 25–1218,000
November 18at RiceL 7–21
November 23No. 4 Texas
  • Kyle Field
  • College Station, TX (rivalry)
L 0–2542,000[2]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References edit

  1. ^ "LSU scores late to defeat A&M". The Brownsville Herald. October 1, 1961. Retrieved October 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Texas whips Aggies, 25–0; In Cotton Bowl". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. November 24, 1961. Retrieved April 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "1961 Texas A&M Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 10, 2016.