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1934 Texas A&M Aggies football team

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1934 Texas A&M Aggies football
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Record2–7–2 (1–4–1 SWC)
Head coach
Home stadiumKyle Field
Seasons
← 1933
1935 →
1934 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 5 Rice $ 5 1 0 9 1 1
Texas 4 1 1 7 2 1
SMU 3 2 1 8 2 2
TCU 3 3 0 8 4 0
Arkansas 2 3 1 4 4 2
Texas A&M 1 4 1 2 7 2
Baylor 1 5 0 3 7 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from Dickinson System

The 1934 Texas A&M Aggies football team represented the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas—now known as Texas A&M University—in the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1934 college football season. In its first season under head coach Homer Norton, the team compiled an overall record of 2–7–2, with a mark of 1–4–1 in conference play, and finished sixth in the SWC.[1]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 22Sam Houston State*W 28–05,000[2]
September 29Texas A&I*
  • Kyle Field
  • College Station, TX
T 14–14[3]
October 6at Temple*L 6–405,000[4]
October 13vs. Centenary*
L 0–13[5]
October 20TCU
  • Kyle Field
  • College Station, TX (rivalry)
L 0–13[6]
October 27at BaylorW 10–7[7]
November 3Arkansas
  • Kyle Field
  • College Station, TX (rivalry)
T 7–7[8]
November 10at SMUL 0–2812,000[9]
November 17Rice
  • Kyle Field
  • College Station, TX
L 6–25[10]
November 28at TexasL 0–1320,000[11]
December 8vs. Michigan State*
L 13–268,000[12][13]
  • *Non-conference game

References

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  1. ^ "1934 Texas A&M Aggies Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 15, 2025.
  2. ^ "Aggies romp on Sam Houston". The Brownsville Herald. September 23, 1934. Retrieved February 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Javelinas tie Texas Aggies". Valley Morning Star. September 30, 1934. Retrieved March 15, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Ronald Friedenberg (October 6, 1934). "Temple Romps Over Texas Gridders, 40-6". The Philadelpia Inquirer. p. 15.
  5. ^ "Gents beat Texas Aggies, 13–0". The Shreveport Times. October 14, 1934. Retrieved March 27, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Frogs slash way to 13 to 0 victory over Texas Aggies". Wichita Daily Times. October 14, 1934. Retrieved March 15, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Baylor homecoming spoiled by Aggies; Bruins lose, 10–7". The Abilene Morning Reporter-News. October 28, 1934. Retrieved March 15, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Texas Aggies tie Arkansas team, 7 to 7". San Angelo Standard-Times. November 4, 1934. Retrieved March 15, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Mustangs flash real power to defeat Aggies 28 to 0". The Brownsville Herald. November 11, 1934. Retrieved March 15, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Rice defeats Aggies 25 to 6 in keeping year's record clear". Muskogee Daily Phoenix. November 18, 1934. Retrieved March 15, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Steers slip and slide to 13–0 triumph over Texas Aggies". The Waco News-Tribune. November 30, 1934. Retrieved April 26, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Michigan Team Defeats Texas Aggies, 26-13". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. December 9, 1934. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Michigan State Scores 20 Points in Last Period to Beat Texas A. and M." The New York Times. December 9, 1934. p. 131 – via NYTimes.com.