Texas A&M at SMU

Saturday, November 7, 1936

Texas A&M beat No. 12 SMU 22–⁠6. It was their 19th meeting; after it, SMU led the series 9–⁠7–⁠3.

AwayTexas A&M8–⁠3–⁠1 in 1936
22
Home12SMU5–⁠4–⁠1 in 1936
6

FinalHigh 62°F, low 46°FAttendance 26,000

In the newspapers

  • The Evening star's story: S. M. U. BEWILDERED Texas Aggies Gain 22-6 Victory by Use of Aerials.

    Evening star, Washington, D.C., November 8, 1936, page 1

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    S. M. U. BEWILDERED Texas Aggies Gain 22–⁠6 Victory by Use of Aerials. DALLAS, Tex, November Z R.- Two bullet passes, q line plunge and . surge by q line that Melted q safety gave the Texas Aggies q startling 22–⁠6 victory over favored Southern Methodist team here today. b The Aggies completely outplayed . bewildered Mustang eleven that scored its lone touchdown on . lateral pass after steady march down field. II

Public-domain newspapers from the Library of Congress’s Chronicling America, found through the American Stories dataset (Dell and Harvard, CC BY 4.0). The text is the machine reading of the page, mistakes and all.

Before kickoff

Our ratings going in

Our ratings (scores only)

SMU 79% to win. Texas A&M pulled the upset.

Texas A&M leads 45–⁠29–⁠7 in 81 meetings, counting the 62 since this game.

Recent meetings
2014Texas A&M 58, SMU 6
2013Texas A&M 42, SMU 13
2012Texas A&M 48, SMU 3
2011Texas A&M 46, SMU 14
2005Texas A&M 66, SMU 8
1995Texas A&M 20, SMU 17

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