| Contents: | 1950 - 1951 - 1952 - 1953 - 1954 - 1955 - 1956 - 1957 - 1958 - 1959 |
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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 | |
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 | |
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 | |
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 | |
1954[]
| 1954 Texas A&M Aggies football | |
| Conference | Southwest Conference |
|---|---|
| 1954 record | 1-9 (0-6 SWC) |
| Head coach | Bear Bryant |
| Home stadium | Kyle Field |
Seasons | |
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 | |
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 | |
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 | |
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 | ||||
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| 9/21/57* | Maryland | #2 | Kyle Field • College Station, TX | W 21-13 | ||||
| 9/28/57 | at Texas Tech | #2 | Jones Stadium • Lubbock, TX (A&M – Tech rivalry) | W 21-0 | ||||
| 10/5/57* | at Mizzou | #5 | Faurot Field • Columbia, 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 Stadium • Ft. 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 Stadium • Fayetteville, 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 Stadium • Houston, 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 Bowl • Jacksonville, FL (Gator Bowl) | L 0-3 | ||||
| *Non-Conference Game. #Rankings from AP Poll. | ||||||||
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 |
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 | |
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 | |
References[]
- ↑ Feigen, Jonathan (August 29, 1993), "Football '93/A state of war/UT—A&M transcends football", Houston Chronicle (Houston, Texas): Special, page 25., http://www.chron.com/CDA/archives/archive.mpl?id=1993_1150308, retrieved 2007-09-26
- ↑ Carter, Al (March 25, 1989), "Ags rising above hardball humility", Houston Chronicle (Houston, Texas): Sports, page 1, http://www.chron.com/CDA/archives/archive.mpl?id=1989_611821, retrieved 2007-09-27
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Zwenerman, Brent (August 25, 2007), "College football: Heisman honed by history", San Antonio Express–News (San Antonio, Texas), http://www.mysanantonio.com/sports/big12/stories/MYSA082607.03M.FBCSect.CrowFeature.en.1a62f86.html, retrieved 2007-09-25
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 1957–23rd Award: John David Crow Texas A&M Back, Heisman.com, http://www.heisman.com/winners/j-crow57.html, retrieved 2007-09-25[dead link]
- ↑ "The One and Only". http://www.big12sports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=10410&ATCLID=3621371.
- ↑ "Prep basketball, NFL, college football, CCHA". http://toledoblade.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20081203/SPORTS15/812030280.
- ↑ Carter, Al (December 1, 1989), "Sports Spotlight: The Heisman race/Trophy winner's life altered/Campbell: It changes your name", Houston Chronicle (Houston, Texas): Sports, Page 1, http://www.chron.com/CDA/archives/archive.mpl?id=1989_667861, retrieved 2007-09-26
- ↑ "People", Houston Chronicle (Houston, Texas): Sports, page 3, November 17, 1987, http://www.chron.com/CDA/archives/archive.mpl?id=1987_503407, retrieved 2007-09-26
- ↑ Zwerneman, Brent (August 30, 2007), "Aggies Mailbag:Crow and Law — same story, 50 years apart", San Antonio Express–News (San Antonio, Texas), http://www.mysanantonio.com/sports/big12/stories/MYSA083007.aggiesmailbag.en.856d587e.html, retrieved 2007-09-25
- ↑ http://cfreference.net/cfr/school.s?id=392&season=1957
- ↑ http://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1958.htm
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