1939 Texas A&M Aggies football
Consensus national champion
SWC champion
Sugar Bowl champion
Sugar Bowl, W 14–13 vs. Tulane
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Ranking
APNo. 1
Record11–0 (6–0 SWC)
Head coach
Home stadiumKyle Field
1939 Southwest Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 1 Texas A&M $ 6 –0 –011 –0 –0
Baylor 4 –2 –07 –3 –0
SMU 4 –2 –06 –3 –1
Texas 3 –3 –05 –4 –0
Arkansas 2 –3 –14 –5 –1
TCU 1 –5 –03 –7 –0
Rice 0 –5 –11 –9 –1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1939 Texas A&M Aggies football team was an American football team that represented Texas A&M University in the Southwest Conference during the 1939 college football season. In their sixth year under head coach Homer Norton, the Aggies compiled a perfect 11-0 record, shut out six of eleven opponents, won the Southwest Conference championship, and outscored all opponents by a total of 212 to 31.[1]

In the final AP Poll released on December 12, the Aggies were ranked No 1 with 1,091 points, edging out Tennessee (970 points), USC (891 points), and Cornell (889 points).[2] They went on to defeat No. 5 Tulane, 14–13, in the 1940 Sugar Bowl.[3]

Fullback John Kimbrough was a consensus pick on the 1939 All-America college football team.[4] Kimbrough was inducted in 1954 into the College Football Hall of Fame.[5]

Tackle Joe Boyd was the team captain. He was also chosen as a first-team All-American by, among others, Grantland Rice for Collier's Weekly and the Sporting News.[6][7]

Four Texas A&M players were selected by the United Press as first-team players on the 1939 All-Southwest Conference football team: Kimbrough; Boyd; end Herbert Smith; and guard Marshall Robnett.[8]

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 23at Oklahoma A&M*
W 32–06,000[9]
September 30Centenary*
W 14–010,000[10]
October 6at Santa Clara*
W 7–316,000[11][12]
October 14Villanova*
  • Tyler High School
  • Tyler, TX (Rose Festival Classic)
W 33–714,000[13]
October 21at TCUNo. 9
W 20–625,000[14]
October 28BaylorNo. 5
W 20–020,000[15]
November 4at ArkansasNo. 5
W 27–011,000[16]
November 11No. 13 SMUNo. 2
  • Kyle Field
  • College Station, TX
W 6–230,000[17]
November 18at RiceNo. 2
W 19–025,000[18]
November 30TexasNo. 1
  • Kyle Field
  • College Station, TX (rivalry)
W 20–040,000[19]
January 1vs. No. 5 Tulane*No. 1
W 14–1373,000[3]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Starting lineup

NameNumberPosition
Sterling, James 67 REL
Boyd, Joe 64 RTL
Henke, Charles 38 RGL
Vaughn, Tommie 60 C
Robnett, Marshal Foch "Foxey" 43 LGR
Pannell, Ernest 54 LTR
Smith, Herbert 29 LER
Moser, Derace "Mose" 42 LHR
Thomason, James 47 RHL
Price, Walemon 45 Q
Kimbrough, John "Jarrin" 39 F

[20]

References

  1. ↑ "1939 Texas A&M Aggies Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 2, 2022.
  2. ↑ "Aggies Finish on Top in Final U.S. Grid Poll". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. December 13, 1939. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. 1 2 Felix R. M'Knight (January 2, 1940). "Kimbrough Powers Aggies To 14-13 Victory Over Tulane: Haskell All-American Leads Fine Comeback". Wichita Falls Record News. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Football Award Winners" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). 2016. p. 7. Retrieved October 21, 2017.
  5. ↑ "John Kimbrough". National Football Hall of Fame. Retrieved April 2, 2022.
  6. ↑ "All America Is Picked By Colliers". Wisconsin State Journal. December 9, 1939.
  7. ↑ ESPN College Football Encyclopedia. ESPN Books. 2005. p. 1178. ISBN 1401337031.
  8. ↑ "United Press All-Southwest Team". The Corpus Christi Times. December 6, 1939. p. 9B.
  9. ↑ "Texas Aggies Trample Oklahoma A.& M. By 32-0 as Soph Derace Moser Excels; Arkansas' Passes Earn 32-6 Triumph". Austin American-Statesman. September 24, 1939. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Aggies crush Gents, 14–0". Austin American-Statesman. October 1, 1939. Retrieved July 25, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Aggies Whip Broncos on Pugh Pass, 7-3". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 8, 1939. p. Sports 5 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ "Texas Aggies Hand Broncs 7-3 Defeat". Oakland Tribune. October 7, 1939. pp. 12–13 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ↑ "A. & M. Beats Villanova: Farmers Blast Wildcats, 33-7". Austin American-Statesman. October 15, 1939. p. 25 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ↑ Flem Hall (October 22, 1939). "Aggies Hand Frogs 20-6 Lacing, Remain Unbeaten! Conatser Intercepts Pass, Dashes 95 Yards for Score". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. ↑ Flem Hall (October 29, 1939). "Aggie Power Cracks Baylor in Last Half, 20-0: 'Freak' Play Gives Cadets Early Lead". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
  16. ↑ "Aggies' Timely Drives Sink Arkansas, 27-0". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 5, 1939. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.
  17. ↑ Gayle Talbot (November 12, 1939). "Undefeated Aggies Squeeze By SMU Barrier, 6-2: Ponies Menace Cadets, Lead In Final Play". San Angelo Standard-Times. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
  18. ↑ "Aggies Tramp On Rice, 19-0: Owls Gain Eight Yards; While Visitors Pass, Smash To Scores". El Paso Times. November 19, 1939. p. 16 – via Newspapers.com.
  19. ↑ Wilbur Evans (December 1, 1939). "Tradition Upheld as Aggies Crush Steers, 20-0: Steers Gallantly Hold Ground For First 2 Periods". The Austin American. pp. 1, 19 – via Newspapers.com.
  20. ↑ "1939 Texas A&M Aggies National Championship".
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