1926 Texas A&M

5–⁠3–⁠1 (1–⁠3–⁠1 Southwest Conference), coached by Dana Bible.

Schedule and results

Texas A&M in 1926, game by game: won vs. Trinity (Texas) 26–0; won vs. Southwestern U 35–0; won vs. Sewanee 6–3; won vs. New Mexico 63–0; lost at SMU 7–9; lost at Baylor 9–20; tied vs. TCU 13–13; won vs. Rice 20–0; lost at Texas 5–14+63−11Won 26–0 vs. Trinity (Texas)+26Trinity (Texas)Won 35–0 vs. Southwestern U+35Southwestern UWon 6–3 vs. Sewanee+3SewaneeWon 63–0 vs. New Mexico+63New MexicoLost 7–9 at SMU-2SMULost 9–20 at Baylor-11BaylorTied 13–13 vs. TCU0TCUWon 20–0 vs. Rice+20RiceLost 5–14 at Texas-9Texas
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 25vsTrinity (Texas)W 26–⁠090%
Oct 2vsSouthwestern UW 35–⁠093%
Oct 9vsSewaneeW 6–⁠371%
Oct 16vsNew MexicoW 63–⁠075%
Oct 23atSMUL 7–⁠953%
Oct 30atBaylorL 9–⁠2062%
Nov 6vsTCUT 13–⁠1363%
Nov 12vsRiceW 20–⁠078%
Nov 25atTexasL 5–⁠1451%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Texas 14–⁠5; 5th in the Southwest Conference.

In program history: The 75th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1926.

Record
5–⁠3–⁠1
Conference
1–⁠3–⁠1 5th in Southwest Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
184–⁠59
Coach
Dana Bible
Elo
1558 −21 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
3.2 No. 40 of 96 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

1926 Southwest Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
SMU5–⁠08–⁠0–⁠1
Baylor3–⁠1–⁠16–⁠3–⁠1
Texas2–⁠25–⁠4
TCU1–⁠1–⁠26–⁠1–⁠2
Texas A&M1–⁠3–⁠15–⁠3–⁠1
Arkansas0–⁠15–⁠5
Rice0–⁠44–⁠4–⁠1

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.