1940 Texas A&M Aggies football team

The 1940 Texas A&M Aggies football team represented the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas—now known as Texas A&M University—as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1940 college football season. In their seventh year under head coach Homer Norton, the Aggies compiled a 9–1 record (5–1 against SWC opponents), tied for the SWC championship, were ranked No. 6 in the final AP poll, and defeated Fordham in the 1941 Cotton Bowl Classic. They played their home games at Kyle Field in College Station, Texas.

1940 Texas A&M Aggies football
SWC co-champion Cotton Bowl Classic champion
Cotton Bowl Classic, W 13–12 vs. Fordham
Conference	Southwest Conference
Ranking
AP	No. 6
Record	9–1 (5–1 SWC)
Head coach	Homer Norton (7th season)
Home stadium	Kyle Field
Seasons ← 1939 1941 →

1940 Southwest Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 6 Texas A&M $	5	–	1	–	0			9	–	1	–	0
No. 16 SMU	5	–	1	–	0			8	–	1	–	1
Texas	4	–	2	–	0			8	–	2	–	0
Rice	4	–	2	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
TCU	2	–	4	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
Arkansas	1	–	5	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
Baylor	0	–	6	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 28	Texas A&I*		Kyle Field College Station, TX	W 26–0		[1]
October 5	vs. Tulsa*		Alamo Stadium San Antonio, TX	W 41–6	> 20,000	[2]
October 12	at UCLA*		Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	W 7–0	60,000	[3]
October 19	TCU	No. 2	Kyle Field College Station, TX (rivalry)	W 21–7	22,000	[4]
October 26	at Baylor	No. 4	Waco Stadium Waco, TX (rivalry)	W 14–7	20,000	[5]
November 2	Arkansas	No. 5	Kyle Field College Station, TX (rivalry)	W 17–0		[6]
November 9	at No. 14 SMU	No. 4	Ownby Stadium University Park, TX	W 19–7	27,000	[7]
November 16	Rice	No. 3	Kyle Field College Station, TX	W 25–0	30,000	[8]
November 28	at Texas	No. 2	War Memorial Stadium Austin, TX (rivalry)	L 0–7	45,000	[9]
January 1	vs. No. 12 Fordham*	No. 6	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX (Cotton Bowl Classic)	W 13–12	45,507	[10]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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