Texas at Texas A&M

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  Evening star, December 4, 1939, page 15

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  Texas Aggies 10 Vote Preference for Bid To Sugar Bowl ~ the Associated Ffess. DALLAS, Dec. THE unbeaten Texas Aggies huddle tomorrow Given to understand they are not the hot choice for the Rose Bowl the Aggies planned to vote q pref erence for the New Orleans Sugar Bowl January l. Last Thursday, when they bat tered Texas, 200, to finish out a string of 10 football victories, the Aggies played before Sugar Bowl olgwigs. Agsie athletic officials and football scouts were in New Orleans over the week end, scouting Tulane ana talking business. Persistent rumors flooded Dallas concerning q possible Aggie-T Ten nessee game here New Year Day, with both teams offered $50, 1000 guarantees. But sources close to Aggieland said there was slight possibility” the game would be staged.

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Officially, Texas leads 78–⁠37–⁠5; as played, 71–⁠37–⁠5 in the 113 games on file; the official count covers all 120 meetings, counting the 74 since this game.