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1929 Texas A&M

5–⁠4 (2–⁠3 Southwest Conference), coached by Madison Bell.

Schedule and results

Texas A&M in 1929, game by game: won vs. Southwestern U 54–7; lost at Tulane 10–13; won vs. Kansas State 19–0; lost at TCU 7–13; lost vs. Arkansas 13–14; won vs. Stephen F. Austin 54–0; lost vs. SMU 7–12; won at Rice 26–6; won vs. Texas 13–0+54−6Won 54–7 vs. Southwestern U+47Southwestern ULost 10–13 at Tulane-3TulaneWon 19–0 vs. Kansas State+19Kansas StateLost 7–13 at TCU-6TCULost 13–14 vs. Arkansas-1ArkansasWon 54–0 vs. Stephen F. Austin+54Stephen F. Aust…Lost 7–12 vs. SMU-5SMUWon 26–6 at Rice+20RiceWon 13–0 vs. Texas+13Texas
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 28vsSouthwestern UW 54–⁠788%
Oct 5atTulaneL 10–⁠1346%
Oct 12vsKansas StateW 19–⁠070%
Oct 19atTCUL 7–⁠1340%
Oct 26vsArkansasL 13–⁠1461%
Nov 2vsStephen F. AustinW 54–⁠091%
Nov 9vsSMUL 7–⁠1247%
Nov 16atRiceW 26–⁠674%
Nov 28vsTexasW 13–⁠042%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Texas 13–⁠0; 5th in the Southwest Conference.

In program history: The tied 76th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).

Record
5–⁠4
Conference
2–⁠3 5th in Southwest Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
203–⁠65
Coach
Madison Bell
Elo
1554 +24 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
17.1 No. 12 of 100 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

1929 Southwest Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
TCU4–⁠0–⁠19–⁠0–⁠1
SMU3–⁠0–⁠26–⁠0–⁠4
Baylor2–⁠2–⁠17–⁠3–⁠1
Texas2–⁠2–⁠25–⁠2–⁠2
Texas A&M2–⁠35–⁠4
Arkansas1–⁠27–⁠2
Rice0–⁠52–⁠7

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