Texas A&M Aggies football seasons, 1950–59

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Contents: 1950 - 1951 - 1952 - 1953 - 1954 - 1955 - 1956 - 1957 - 1958 - 1959


1950

1950 Texas A&M Aggies football
Presidential Cup Bowl champions
Conference Southwest Conference
1950 record 7-4 (3-3 SWC)
Head coach Harry Stiteler
Home stadium Kyle Field
Seasons
« 1949 1951 »

1951

1951 Texas A&M Aggies football
Conference Southwest Conference
1951 record 5-3-2 (1-3-2 SWC)
Head coach Raymond George
Home stadium Kyle Field
Seasons
« 1950 1952 »

1952

1952 Texas A&M Aggies football
Conference Southwest Conference
1952 record 3-6-1 (1-4-1 SWC)
Head coach Raymond George
Home stadium Kyle Field
Seasons
« 1951 1953 »

1953

1953 Texas A&M Aggies football
Conference Southwest Conference
1953 record 4-5-1 (1-5 SWC)
Head coach Raymond George
Home stadium Kyle Field
Seasons
« 1952 1954 »

1955

1955 Texas A&M Aggies football
Conference Southwest Conference
1955 record 7-2-1 (4-1-1 SWC)
Head coach Bear Bryant
Home stadium Kyle Field
Seasons
« 1954 1956 »

1956

1956 Texas A&M Aggies football
Conference Southwest Conference
1956 record 9-0-1 (6-0 SWC)
Head coach Bear Bryant
Home stadium Kyle Field
Seasons
« 1955 1957 »

In 1956, the team was the first Aggie football team to beat the University of Texas at Darrell K. Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium.[1]

1957

1957 Texas A&M Aggies football
Gator Bowl vs. Tennessee, L, 0-3
Conference Southwest Conference
1957 record 8-3 (4-2 SWC)
Head coach Bear Bryant
Home stadium Kyle Field
Seasons
« 1956 1958 »

In the 1957 season, the Aggies won their first eight games and were ranked Number 1 in the AP Poll.[2] The team lost their last three games after uncertainty over whether their coach, Bear Bryant, would be leaving the school.[3] Although injured early in the season, John David Crow was able to play in 7 games in his senior season. He rushed for 562 yards on 129 carries, with 6 touchdowns. Crow also caught 2 passes and passed for 5 touchdowns. While playing on defense, he intercepted the ball 5 times.[4] Bryant told the Heisman voters that they ought "'to do away with the thing'" if they didn't vote for Crow.[3][5]

Crow was named a scholastic All-American[4] and won the Heisman on December 3, 1957,[6] defeating Iowa tackle Alex Karras.[3] Crow claims not to have understood the importance of the award until sponsors flew him and his family to New York for the presentation.[7] As of 2008, he is the only Aggie to win the Heisman, and he was the only one of Bryant's players to win.[3][8] Bryant left for Alabama shortly after Crow received the Heisman.[9]

Date Opponent# Rank# Site Result
9/21/57 Maryland* #2 Kyle FieldCollege Station, TX W 21-13  
9/28/57 at Texas Tech #2 Jones StadiumLubbock, TX (A&M – Tech rivalry) W 21-0  
10/5/57 at Mizzou* #5 Faurot FieldColumbia, MO W 28-0  
10/12/57 Houston #3 Kyle Field • College Station, TX W 28-6  
10/19/57 at TCU #3 Amon Carter StadiumFt. Worth, TX W 7-0  
10/26/57 Baylor #2 Kyle Field • College Station, TX (Rivalry) W 14-0  
11/2/57 at #11 Arkansas #1 Donald W. Reynolds Razorback StadiumFayetteville, AR (Rivalry) W 7-6  
11/9/57 SMU #1 Kyle Field • College Station, TX W 19-6  
11/16/57 at #20 Rice #1 Rice StadiumHouston, TX L 6-7  
11/28/57 Texas #4 Kyle Field • College Station, TX (Rivalry) L 7-9  
12/28/57 vs. #13 Tennessee* #9 Gator BowlJacksonville, FL (Gator Bowl) L 0-3  
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll.

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1957 Team Players in the NFL

The following players were drafted into professional football following the season.

Player Position Round Pick Franchise
John David Crow Halfback 1 2 Chicago Cardinals
Charlie Krueger Defensive Tackle 1 9 San Francisco 49ers
Bobby Joe Conrad Flanker 5 58 New York Giants
Bobby Marks Back 8 91 Los Angeles Rams
Ken Hall Halfback 14 165 Baltimore Colts
Roddy Osborne Back 17 204 Cleveland Browns

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1958

1958 Texas A&M Aggies football
Conference Southwest Conference
1958 record 4-6 (2-4 SWC)
Head coach Jim Myers
Home stadium Kyle Field
Seasons
« 1957 1959 »

1959

1959 Texas A&M Aggies football
Conference Southwest Conference
1959 record 3-7 (0-6 SWC)
Head coach Jim Myers
Home stadium Kyle Field
Seasons
« 1958 1960 »

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  10. http://cfreference.net/cfr/school.s?id=392&season=1957
  11. http://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1958.htm

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