SMU at Texas A&M

Saturday, November 10, 1951

SMU and Texas A&M tied 14–⁠14. It was their 34th meeting; after it, Texas A&M led the series 17–⁠12–⁠5.

AwaySMU3–⁠6–⁠1 in 1951
14
HomeTexas A&M5–⁠3–⁠2 in 1951
14

FinalHigh 77°F, low 58°FAttendance 24,500

In the newspapers

  • The Evening star's story: Saturdays Football Stars

    Evening star, District of Columbia, November 12, 1951, page 13

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    Saturdays Football Stars another score as they shackled Texas. 1876. JERRY NORTON, Southern Methodist, halfback-Was instrumental as his team tied Texas A&M. 14–⁠14. He gained 112 yards rushing. tallying one touchdown and setting up the other. BILL 8URKHALTER, Rice, |halfback-Scored the only touch down Of the game as Rice blanked Arkansas, 60. He also was q defensive mainstay. intercepting two passes at crucial times. JOE VERNASCO, Illinois, end Grabbed three touchdown tosses from Tommy O’Connell to pace his club to a 40–⁠13 triumph over Iowa.

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)

Texas A&M 63% to win.

Texas A&M leads 45–⁠29–⁠7 in 81 meetings, counting the 47 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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