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| Conference | Southwest Conference |
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| AP | No. 6 |
| Record | 9–1 (5–1 SWC) |
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| Home stadium | Kyle Field |
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| No.6Texas A&M $ | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No.16SMU | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rice | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| TCU | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arkansas | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Baylor | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1940 Texas A&M Aggies football team was an American football team that represented Texas A&M University in the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1940 college football season. In their seventh year under head coach Homer Norton, the Aggies compiled a 9–1 record (5–1 against SWC opponents), tied for the SWC championship, were ranked No. 6 in the final AP Poll, and defeated Fordham in the 1941 Cotton Bowl Classic. They played their home games at Kyle FieldinCollege Station, Texas.
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 28 | Texas A&I* |
| W 26–0 | |||
| October 5 | vs. Tulsa* |
| W 41–6 | > 20,000 | [1] | |
| October 12 | atUCLA* |
| W 7–0 | 60,000 | [2] | |
| October 19 | TCU | No. 2 |
| W 21–7 | ||
| October 26 | Baylor | No. 4 |
| W 14–7 | ||
| November 2 | Arkansas | No. 5 |
| W 17–0 | ||
| November 9 | at No. 14SMU | No. 4 |
| W 19–7 | ||
| November 16 | Rice | No. 3 |
| W 25–0 | ||
| November 28 | atTexas | No. 2 |
| L 0–7 | 45,000 | [3] |
| January 1 | vs. No. 12Fordham* | No. 6 |
| W 13–12 | 45,507 | [4] |
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