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1922 DIXIE CLASSIC<br />

TEXAS A&M 22, CENTRE COLLEGE 14<br />

MONDAY, JAN. 2, 1922 • DALLAS, TEXAS<br />

FAIR PARK STADIUM • ATTENDANCE: 20,000<br />

DALLAS—In the game that gave birth to the 12th Man legend, Head Coach Dana X.<br />

Bible’s <strong>Aggie</strong>s upset the Praying Colonels of Centre College.<br />

The victory over the “Champions of the South” put A&M football in the national spotlight<br />

as A&M scored 22 points against a team that had allowed only six points all season.<br />

The game capped a 7-1-2 season for the <strong>Aggie</strong>s and was Centre’s first loss.<br />

TEXAS A&M 22, CENTRE COLLEGE 14<br />

1st 2nd 3rd 4th Tot<br />

Texas A&M 2 0 14 6 — 22<br />

Centre 0 0 7 7 — 14<br />

1 st QUARTER<br />

A&M: safety (Williams tackled Bartlett in end zone) 2 - 0<br />

3 rd QUARTER<br />

Centre: Snoddy 3 run (Roberts kick) 2 - 7<br />

A&M: Evans 15 pass from Wilson (McMillan kick) 9 - 7<br />

A&M: Wilson 5 run (McMillan kick) 16 - 7<br />

4 th QUARTER<br />

A&M: Winn 45 interception return (kick failed) 22 - 7<br />

Centre: Covington 2 pass from McMillin (Roberts kick) 22 - 14<br />

1940 SUGAR BOWL<br />

( # 1) TEXAS A&M 14, ( # 5) TULANE 13<br />

MONDAY, JAN. 1, 1940 • NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA<br />

TULANE STADIUM • ATTENDANCE: 72,000<br />

NEW ORLEANS—John Kimbrough rushed for 159 yards on 25 carries and scored two<br />

touchdowns as the <strong>Aggie</strong>s erased a 13-7 deficit in the fourth quarter to end an 11-0 season<br />

and claim the national championship.<br />

Homer Norton’s <strong>Aggie</strong>s entered the clash ranked No.1 in the polls and drove 69 yards<br />

in the final period to win the game on the strength of Kimbrough’s rushing. Jim Thomason,<br />

Kimbrough’s backfield mate, kicked the game-winning conversion.<br />

TEXAS A&M 14, TULANE 13<br />

1st 2nd 3rd 4th Tot<br />

Texas A&M 7 0 0 7 — 14<br />

Tulane 0 7 0 6 — 13<br />

1 st QUARTER<br />

A&M: Kimbrough 11 run (Thomason kick) 7 - 0<br />

2 nd QUARTER<br />

Tulane: Kellogg 76 punt return (Thibaut kick) 7 - 7<br />

4 th QUARTER<br />

Tulane: Butler 1 run (kick blocked) 7 - 13<br />

A&M: Kimbrough 24 run (Thomason kick) 14 - 13<br />

BOWL RECAPS<br />

<strong>2011</strong> TEXAS A&M FOOTBALL MEDIA SUPPLEMENT<br />

149<br />

SECTION IX • TEXAS A&M BOWL HISTORY<br />

1941 COTTON BOWL<br />

( # 6) TEXAS A&M 13, ( # 12) FORDHAM 12<br />

WEDNESDAY, JAN. 1, 1941 • DALLAS, TEXAS<br />

COTTON BOWL • ATTENDANCE: 45,507<br />

DALLAS—Sixth-ranked A&M used trickery to pull out a close win over 12th-ranked<br />

Fordham.<br />

The <strong>Aggie</strong>s used the “hideout pass” to break the scoring ice. Trailing 6-0 at the start of<br />

the third quarter, A&M’s Earl “Bama” Smith trotted toward the east sideline while his teammates<br />

rushed to their huddle. Smith then took off undetected with the start of the play and<br />

hauled in a 62-yard scoring aerial from quarterback Marion Pugh to tie the game.<br />

John Kimbrough scored on a 1-yard run later in the period.<br />

A&M blocked both of Fordham’s extra-point kicks and Pugh converted after Kimbrough’s<br />

score to provide the difference in the game.<br />

AGGIES 13, RAMS 12<br />

1st 2nd 3rd 4th Tot<br />

Fordham 0 6 0 6 — 12<br />

Texas A&M 0 0 13 0 — 13<br />

2 nd QUARTER<br />

Fordham: Filipowicz 2 run (kick blocked) 0 - 6<br />

3 rd QUARTER<br />

A&M: Smith 62 pass from Pugh (kick failed) 6 - 6<br />

A&M: Kimbrough 1 run (Pugh kick) 13 - 6<br />

4 th QUARTER<br />

Fordham: Blumenstock 15 run (kick blocked) 13 - 12<br />

1942 COTTON BOWL<br />

( # 20) ALABAMA 29, ( # 9) TEXAS A&M 21<br />

THURSDAY, JAN. 1, 1942 • DALLAS, TEXAS<br />

COTTON BOWL • ATTENDANCE: 33,000<br />

DALLAS—If ever a game provided credence to the point that statistics can lie, this<br />

contest did.<br />

Alabama made only one down (A&M had 13), gained just 59 yards rushing (to A&M’s<br />

115), 16 passing (to A&M’s 194), and punted 16 times. But, the Crimson Tide scored 29<br />

points and won the game.<br />

Seven <strong>Aggie</strong> interceptions and five lost fumbles negated any statistical advantages<br />

A&M achieved.<br />

Alabama’s Jimmy Nelson was the star of the game with two interceptions, a 72-yard<br />

punt return for a score and a 21-yard scoring run.<br />

CRIMSON TIDE 29, AGGIES 21<br />

1st 2nd 3rd 4th Tot<br />

Alabama 0 7 13 9 — 29<br />

Texas A&M 0 7 0 14 — 21<br />

2 nd QUARTER<br />

A&M: Crowley 12 pass from Daniels (Webster kick) 7 - 0<br />

Alabama: Craft 8 run (Hecht kick) 7 - 7<br />

3 rd QUARTER<br />

Alabama: Nelson 72 punt return (kick blocked) 7 - 13<br />

Alabama: Nelson 21 run (Hecht kick) 7 - 20<br />

4 th QUARTER<br />

Alabama: Hecht 31 field goal 7 - 23<br />

Alabama: Rast 10 interception return (kick failed) 7 - 29<br />

A&M: Webster 1 run (Webster kick) 14 - 29<br />

A&M: Sterling 35 pass from Moser (Webster kick) 21 - 29<br />

BOWL HISTORY

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