1940 Texas A&M
9–1 (5–1 Southwest Conference), coached by Homer Norton, finished No. 6 in the AP poll. Share
Schedule and results
- Best winBeat No. 14 SMU 19–7Nov 9
Over the best-ranked team it beat, on the road.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 28 | vsTexas A&M–Kingsville | W 26–0 | 95% |
| Oct 5 | vs Tulsa | W 41–6 | 80% |
| Oct 12 | at UCLA | W 7–0 | 60% |
| Oct 19 | vs TCU | W 21–7 | 74% |
| Oct 26 | at Baylor | W 14–7 | 58% |
| Nov 2 | vs Arkansas | W 17–0 | 84% |
| Nov 9 | at 14SMU | W 19–7 | 57% |
| Nov 16 | vs Rice | W 25–0 | 82% |
| Nov 28 | at Texas | L 0–7 | 67% |
| Jan 1Bowls & playoff | vs 14FordhamCotton Bowl | W 13–12 | 57% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Fordham 13–12 in the Cotton Bowl; No. 6 in the final AP poll; Southwest Conference champions.
In program history: The 8th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).
AP poll, week by week
- Wk 1: 2
- Wk 2: 4
- Wk 3: 5
- Wk 4: 4
- Wk 5: 3
- Wk 6: 2
- Wk 7: 2
- Final: 6
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 1940.
Southwest Conference champions5–1 in the conference, shared with SMU
Heisman voteJohn Kimbrough, second
2 consensus All-AmericansMarshall Robnett, OG; John Kimbrough, FB
- Record
- 9–1
- Conference
- 5–1 shared first in Southwest Conference
- AP final
- No. 6 peak No. 2
- Points
- 183–46
- Coach
- Homer Norton
- Elo
- 1739 +77 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 20.4 No. 6 of 121 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
Drafted in 1941
The 1941 draft| Rd 1 | John Kimbrough FB | Chicago Cardinals |
| Rd 1 | Jim Thomason RB | Detroit Lions |
| Rd 3 | Marion Pugh B | Philadelphia Eagles |
| Rd 6 | Marshall Robnett OG | Chicago Cardinals |
All-Southwest Conference
6 first team, 3 second teamFirst team
Jim ThomasonB
John KimbroughB
Marion PughB- James SterlingEAP-1; UP-2
- Ernie PannellOTAP-1; UP-1
- Marshall RobnettOGAP-1; UP-1
Second team
- William ConatserBAP-2
- Chipp RouttOTUP-2
- Charles HenkeOGAP-2; UP-2
From Wikipedia’s 1940 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1940 Southwest Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Texas A&M | 5–1 | 9–1 | 6 |
| SMU | 5–1 | 8–1–1 | 16 |
| Texas | 4–2 | 8–2 | |
| Rice | 4–2 | 7–3 | |
| TCU | 2–4 | 3–7 | |
| Arkansas | 1–5 | 4–6 | |
| Baylor | 0–6 | 4–6 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.