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1942 Texas A&M

4–⁠5–⁠1 (2–⁠3–⁠1 Southwest Conference), coached by Homer Norton.

Schedule and results

Texas A&M in 1942, game by game: lost at LSU 7–16; won vs. Texas Tech 19–0; lost at Corpus Christi NAS 7–18; lost vs. No. 17 TCU 2–7; lost at Baylor 0–6; won vs. Arkansas 41–0; won at SMU 27–20; tied at Rice 0–0; lost at No. 18 Texas 6–12; won vs. Washington State 21–0+41−11Lost 7–16 at LSU-9LSUWon 19–0 vs. Texas Tech+19Texas TechLost 7–18 at Corpus Christi NAS-11Corpus Christi …Lost 2–7 vs. No. 17 TCU-5No. 17 TCULost 0–6 at Baylor-6BaylorWon 41–0 vs. Arkansas+41ArkansasWon 27–20 at SMU+7SMUTied 0–0 at Rice0RiceLost 6–12 at No. 18 Texas-6No. 18 TexasWon 21–0 vs. Washington State+21Washington State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 26atLSUL 7–⁠1655%
Oct 3vsTexas TechW 19–⁠060%
Oct 10atCorpus Christi NASL 7–⁠1890%
Oct 17vs17TCUL 2–⁠757%
Oct 24atBaylorL 0–⁠642%
Oct 31vsArkansasW 41–⁠072%
Nov 7atSMUW 27–⁠2048%
Nov 14atRiceT 0–⁠042%
Nov 26at18TexasL 6–⁠1226%
Dec 5vsWashington StateW 21–⁠054%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Washington State 21–⁠0; unranked in the final AP poll; 5th in the Southwest Conference.

In program history: The 53rd-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 1942.

Led the nationBill Rogers: receptions (39 catches)

Record
4–⁠5–⁠1
Conference
2–⁠3–⁠1 5th in Southwest Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
130–⁠79
Coach
Homer Norton
Elo
1599 −32 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
11.8 No. 24 of 121 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

Drafted in 1943

The 1943 draft
Rd 7Bill Henderson ECleveland Rams

All-Southwest Conference

4 first team

First team

  • Cullen RogersBAP-1; UP-1
  • Leo DanielsBAP-1; UP-1
  • Bill HendersonEAP-1; UP-1
  • Felix BucekOGAP-1; UP-1

From Wikipedia’s 1942 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1942 Southwest Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Texas5–⁠19–⁠211
Rice4–⁠1–⁠17–⁠2–⁠1
TCU4–⁠27–⁠3
Baylor3–⁠2–⁠16–⁠4–⁠1
Texas A&M2–⁠3–⁠14–⁠5–⁠1
SMU1–⁠4–⁠13–⁠6–⁠2
Arkansas0–⁠63–⁠7

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