1947 Texas A&M
3–6–1 (1–4–1 Southwest Conference), coached by Homer Norton. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest upsetBeat No. 17 Baylor 24–0Oct 25
Baylor was ranked No. 17, above it.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 20 | vsSouthwestern U | W 48–0 | 87% |
| Sep 27 | vs Texas Tech | W 29–7 | 55% |
| Oct 4 | at Oklahoma | L 14–26 | 31% |
| Oct 11 | at LSU | L 13–19 | 30% |
| Oct 18 | at TCU | L 0–26 | 50% |
| Oct 25 | vs 17Baylor | W 24–0 | 51% |
| Nov 1 | at Arkansas | T 21–21 | 40% |
| Nov 8 | vs 3SMU | L 0–13 | 39% |
| Nov 15 | at Rice | L 7–41 | 27% |
| Nov 27 | vs 7Texas | L 13–32 | 22% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Texas 32–13; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 5th in the Southwest Conference.
In program history: The 106th-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 1947.
- Record
- 3–6–1
- Conference
- 1–4–1 tied for 5th in Southwest Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 169–185
- Coach
- Homer Norton
- Elo
- 1453 −39 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 6.9 No. 40 of 120 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
1947 Southwest Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| SMU | 5–0–1 | 9–0–2 | 3 |
| Texas | 5–1 | 10–1 | 5 |
| Rice | 4–2 | 6–3–1 | 18 |
| TCU | 2–3–1 | 4–5–2 | |
| Arkansas | 1–4–1 | 6–4–1 | |
 Texas A&M | 1–4–1 | 3–6–1 | |
| Baylor | 1–5 | 5–5 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.