1946 Texas A&M
4–6 (3–3 Southwest Conference), coached by Homer Norton. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat North Texas 47–0Sep 21
By 47 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 21 | vs North Texas | W 47–0 | 92% |
| Sep 28 | at Texas Tech | L 0–6 | 53% |
| Oct 5 | at Oklahoma | L 7–10 | 46% |
| Oct 12 | at 13LSU | L 9–33 | 29% |
| Oct 19 | vs TCU | W 14–0 | 69% |
| Oct 26 | at Baylor | W 17–0 | 52% |
| Nov 2 | vs Arkansas | L 0–7 | 68% |
| Nov 8 | at SMU | W 14–0 | 42% |
| Nov 16 | vs 14Rice | L 10–27 | 56% |
| Nov 28 | at 20Texas | L 7–24 | 23% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Texas 24–7; unranked in the final AP poll; 4th in the Southwest Conference.
In program history: The 100th-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 1946.
- Record
- 4–6
- Conference
- 3–3 4th in Southwest Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 125–107
- Coach
- Homer Norton
- Elo
- 1489 −46 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 7.4 No. 41 of 120 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
Drafted in 1947
The 1947 draft| Rd 2 | Monte Moncrief OT | New York Yankees (AAFC) |
| Rd 6 | Willie Zapalac B | Los Angeles Dons (AAFC) |
All-Southwest Conference
3 second teamSecond team
Willie ZapalacBUP-2- Monte MoncriefOTAP-2; UP-2
- Odell StautzenbergerOGAP-2; UP-2
From Wikipedia’s 1946 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1946 Southwest Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rice | 5–1 | 9–2 | 10 |
| Arkansas | 5–1 | 6–3–2 | 16 |
| Texas | 4–2 | 8–2 | 15 |
| Texas A&M | 3–3 | 4–6 | |
| SMU | 2–4 | 4–5–1 | |
| TCU | 2–4 | 2–7–1 | |
| Baylor | 0–6 | 1–8 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.