| 1961 Texas A&M Aggies football | |
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| Conference | Southwest Conference |
| Record | 4–5–1 (3–4 SWC) |
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| Home stadium | Kyle Field |
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| No. 3 Texas + | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 9 Arkansas + | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rice | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas A&M | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| TCU | 2 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 5 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Baylor | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas Tech | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SMU | 1 | – | 5 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1961 Texas A&M Aggies football team represented Texas A&M University in the 1961 NCAA University Division football season as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC). The Aggies were led by head coach Jim Myers in his fourth season and finished with a record of four wins, five losses and one tie (4–5–1 overall, 3–4 in the SWC).
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 23 | Houston* | T 7–7 | 22,000 | ||
| September 30 | at LSU* | L 7–16 | 64,000 | [1] | |
| October 7 | at Texas Tech | W 38–7 | 38,500 | ||
| October 14 | at Trinity (TX)* | W 55–0 | |||
| October 21 | at TCU | L 14–15 | |||
| October 28 | Baylor |
| W 23–0 | 29,000 | |
| November 4 | at Arkansas | L 8–15 | |||
| November 11 | SMU |
| W 25–12 | 18,000 | |
| November 18 | at Rice | L 7–21 | |||
| November 23 | No. 4 Texas |
| L 0–25 | 42,000 | [2] |
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References
- ^ "LSU scores late to defeat A&M". The Brownsville Herald. October 1, 1961. Retrieved October 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Texas whips Aggies, 25–0; In Cotton Bowl". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. November 24, 1961. Retrieved April 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "1961 Texas A&M Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 10, 2016.
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