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1899 Texas A&M Aggies football team

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1899 Texas A&M Aggies football
ConferenceIndependent
Record4–2
Head coach
Seasons
← 1898
1900 →
1899 Southern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
VMI     1 0 0
VPI     4 1 0
Delaware     6 2 0
Arkansas     3 1 1
Georgetown     5 2 1
Texas A&M     4 2 0
Oklahoma     2 1 0
Baylor     2 1 1
Guilford     2 1 1
Navy     5 3 0
Virginia     4 3 2
Add-Ran     0 0 1
Richmond     2 2 0
South Carolina     2 3 0
West Virginia     2 3 0
William & Mary     2 3 0
North Carolina A&M     1 2 2
Davidson     1 3 1
Maryland     1 4 0
Marshall     0 0 1

The 1899 A&M Aggies football team represented the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas—now known as Texas A&M University—as an independent during the 1899 college football season. Led by first-year head coach W. A. Murray, the Aggies compiled a record of 4–2.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultSource
UnknownHouston High SchoolCollege Station, TXW 43–0
November 4vs. TexasSan Antonio, TX (rivalry)L 0–6[1]
November 10vs. SewaneeL 0–5
November 27vs. Tulane
  • Herald Park
  • Houston, TX
W 22–0[2]
November 30at BaylorWaco, TX (Battle of the Brazos)W 33–0
December 2LSUCollege Station, TX (rivalry)W 52–0

References

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  1. ^ "The Agricultural boys were made to wilt by 'Varsity". Austin Daily Statesman. November 5, 1899. Retrieved April 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Texas A. and M. 22, Tulane 0". The Daily Picayune. November 28, 1899. Retrieved April 1, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  • "1899 Schedule/Results." Texas A&M football record, 1899. Aggie Athletics. Retrieved on May 2, 2008.
  • "33 to 0". Bryan Morning Eagle. Bryan, Texas. December 1, 1899. p. 2. Archived from the original on April 7, 2021. Retrieved April 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com. 33 to 0.