Texas A&M Aggies football

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Texas A&M Aggies football
Head Coach Dennis Franchione
4th Year, 25-23
Home Stadium Kyle Field
Capacity 82,600 - Natural Grass
Conference Big 12 - South
First Year 1894
Website AggieAthletics.com
Team Records
All-time Record 648-419-48 (.607)
Postseason
Bowl Record		 13-17-0
Awards
Wire National Titles 1
Conference Titles 19
Heisman Winners 1
All-Americans 41
Pageantry
Colors Maroon and White            
Fight song Aggie War Hymn
Mascot Reveille
Marching Band Fightin' Texas Aggie Band
Rivals Texas Longhorns
Baylor Bears
Texas Tech Red Raiders


The Texas A&M Aggies football team is the official football team at Texas A&M University. The team is often referred to as the Texas Aggies, referring to the state in which the school is located rather than the university the players attend. The team has competed in the South Division of Big 12 Conference since the conference's creation in 1996. Texas A&M football has earned one national title and 19 conference titles since becoming a charter member in the Southwest Conference in 1915. Head coach Dennis Franchione has led the program since 2003, finishing the 2006 season with a 9-4 overall record, 5-3 conference record, and a loss in the Holiday Bowl to the California Golden Bears. The team plays all home games at Kyle Field, an 82,600-capacity stadium on the campus of Texas A&M University.

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[edit] Conference affiliations

[edit] History

[edit] Conference championships

Year Overall Record Conference Record Coach Conference
1917 8-0-0 2-0-0 Dana X. Bible Southwest Conference
1919 10-0-0 4-0-0 Dana X. Bible Southwest Conference
1921 6-1-2 3-0-2 Dana X. Bible Southwest Conference
1925 7-1-1 4-1-0 Dana X. Bible Southwest Conference
1927 8-0-1 4-0-1 Dana X. Bible Southwest Conference
1939 11-0-0 6-0-0 Homer Norton Southwest Conference
1940 9-1-0 5-1-0 Homer Norton Southwest Conference
1941 9-2-0 5-1-0 Homer Norton Southwest Conference
1956 9-0-1 6-0-0 Bear Bryant Southwest Conference
1967 7-4-1 6-1-0 Gene Stallings Southwest Conference
1975 10-2-0 6-2-0 Emory Bellard Southwest Conference
1985 10-2-0 7-1-0 Jackie Sherrill Southwest Conference
1986 9-3-0 7-1-0 Jackie Sherrill Southwest Conference
1987 10-2-0 7-1-0 Jackie Sherrill Southwest Conference
1991 10-2-0 8-0-0 R.C. Slocum Southwest Conference
1992 12-1-0 7-0-0 R.C. Slocum Southwest Conference
1993 10-2-0 7-0-0 R.C. Slocum Southwest Conference
1998 11-3-0 7-1-0 R.C. Slocum Big 12 Conference

[edit] Big 12 South Division titles

Year Overall Record Conference Record Coach
1997 9-4-0 6-2-0 R.C. Slocum
1998 11-3-0 7-1-0 R.C. Slocum

[edit] Bowl history

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Date Played Bowl game Winning team Losing team
January 1, 1922 Dixie Classic Texas A&M 22 Centre 14
January 1, 1940 Sugar Bowl (1) Texas A&M 14 (4) Tulane 13
January 1, 1941 Cotton Bowl (6) Texas A&M 13 (12) Fordham 12
January 1, 1942 Cotton Bowl (20) Alabama 29 (9) Texas A&M 21
January 1, 1943 Orange Bowl LSU 19 Texas A&M 14
December 8, 1950 Presidential Cup Texas A&M 40 Georgia 20
December 28, 1957 Gator Bowl (13) Tennessee 3 (9) Texas A&M 0
January 1, 1968 Cotton Bowl Texas A&M 20 (8) Alabama 16
December 22, 1975 Liberty Bowl (20) Southern California 20 (6) Texas A&M 0
January 2, 1977 Sun Bowl (10) Texas A&M 37 (20) Florida 14
December 31, 1977 Bluebonnet Bowl (20) Southern California 47 (17) Texas A&M 28
December 20, 1978 Hall of Fame Bowl Texas A&M 28 (19) Iowa State 12
December 12, 1981 Independence Bowl Texas A&M 33 Oklahoma State 16
January 1, 1986 Cotton Bowl (11) Texas A&M 36 (16) Auburn 16
January 1, 1987 Cotton Bowl (13) Ohio State 28 (8) Texas A&M 12
January 1, 1988 Cotton Bowl (13) Texas A&M 35 (12) Notre Dame 10
December 30, 1989 John Hancock Bowl (23) Pittsburgh 31 (16) Texas A&M 28
December 29, 1990 Holiday Bowl Texas A&M 65 (9) BYU 14
January 1, 1992 Cotton Bowl (5) Florida State 10 (9) Texas A&M 2
January 1, 1993 Cotton Bowl (5) Notre Dame 28 (3) Texas A&M 3
January 1, 1994 Cotton Bowl (4) Notre Dame 24 (6) Texas A&M 21
December 29, 1995 Alamo Bowl (19) Texas A&M 22 (14) Michigan 20
January 1, 1998 Cotton Bowl (5) UCLA 29 (19) Texas A&M 23
January 1, 1999 Sugar Bowl (3) Ohio State 24 (8) Texas A&M 14
December 28, 1999 Alamo Bowl (13) Penn State 24 (18) Texas A&M 0
December 31, 2000 Independence Bowl Mississippi State 43 Texas A&M 41 (OT)
December 28, 2001 Galleryfurniture.com Bowl Texas A&M 28 TCU 9
January 1, 2005 Cotton Bowl (15) Tennessee 38 (22) Texas A&M 7
December 28, 2006 Holiday Bowl (20) Cal 45 (21) Texas A&M 10

[edit] Trophy games

See also: List of NCAA college football rivalry games
2006 Lone Star Showdown football game
2006 Lone Star Showdown football game

[edit] Player accomplishments

[edit] Individual awards

John Kimbrough, runner-up - 1940
John David Crow, winner - 1957
Bucky Richardson, runner-up - 1991
Aaron Glenn, runner-up - 1993
Seth McKinney, runner-up - 2001
Dat Nguyen, winner - 1998
Dat Nguyen, winner - 1998
Dat Nguyen, runner-up - 1998

[edit] Aggies in the NFL

[edit] Aggies in the Hall of Fame

[edit] Hall of Fame coaches

Coach Years Induction
Madison A. "Matty" Bell 1929-1933 1955
Dana X. Bible 1917, 1919-1928 1951
Bear Bryant 1954-1957 1986
Homer H. Norton 1934-1947 1971

[edit] Hall of Fame players

Player Position Years Induction
John David Crow HB 1955-1957 1976
Dave Elmendorf S 1968-1970 1997
Joel Hunt QB 1925-1927 1967
John Kimbrough FB 1938-1940 1954
Charlie Krueger T 1955-1957 1983
Jack Pardee FB 1954-1956 1986
Joe Routt G 1935-1937 1962
Joe Utay HB 1905-1907 1974

[edit] 2007 Schedule

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result
09/01/2007* 6:00 p.m. Montana State Kyle Field • College Station, TX   
09/08/2007* 6:00 p.m. Fresno State Kyle Field • College Station, TX   
09/15/2007* 6:00 p.m. Louisiana-Monroe Kyle Field • College Station, TX   
09/20/2007* 6:45 p.m. @ Miami Orange Bowl • Miami, FL ESPN   
09/29/2007 6:00 p.m. Baylor Kyle Field • College Station, TX (Battle of the Brazos)   
10/06/2007 11:00 a.m. Oklahoma State Kyle Field • College Station, TX   
10/13/2007 TBA @ Texas Tech Jones AT&T Stadium • Lubbock, TX   
10/20/2007 TBA @ Nebraska Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE   
10/27/2007 1:00 p.m. Kansas Kyle Field • College Station, TX   
11/03/2007 TBA @ Oklahoma Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK   
11/10/2006 TBA @ Missouri Faurot Field • Columbia, MO   
11/23/2006 TBA Texas Kyle Field • College Station, TX (Lone Star Showdown) ABC   
*Non-Conference Game. †Homecoming. #Rankings from Coaches Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

[edit] 2006 Schedule and results

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result
09/02/2006* 6:00 p.m. The Citadel Kyle Field • College Station, TX W 35-3 
09/09/2006* 6:00 p.m. UL-Lafayette Kyle Field • College Station, TX W 51-7 
09/16/2006* 8:15 p.m. vs. Army Alamodome • San Antonio, TX ESPN2 W 28-24 
09/23/2006* 8:00 p.m. Louisiana Tech Kyle Field • College Station, TX W 45-14 
09/30/2006 2:30 p.m. #24 Texas Tech Kyle Field • College Station, TX ABC L 31-27 
10/07/2006 11:00 a.m. @ Kansas Memorial Stadium • Lawrence, KS FSN W 21-18 
10/14/2006 2:30 p.m. #21 Missouri Kyle Field • College Station, TX ABC W 25-19 
10/21/2006 6:00 p.m. @ Oklahoma State #25 Boone Pickens Stadium • Stillwater, OK W 34-33 OT
10/28/2006 6:00 p.m. @ Baylor #22 Floyd Casey Stadium • Waco, TX (Battle of the Brazos) W 31-21 
11/04/2006 7:00 p.m. #18 Oklahoma #21 Kyle Field • College Station, TX ABC L 17-16 
11/11/2006 2:30 p.m. #25 Nebraska #23 Kyle Field • College Station, TX L 28-27 
11/24/2006 11:00 a.m. @ #10 Texas DKR-Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX (Lone Star Showdown) ABC W 12-7 
12/28/2006* 12:00 p.m. vs. #19 California #21 Qualcomm Stadium • San Diego, CA (Holiday Bowl) ESPN L 45-10 
*Non-Conference Game. †Homecoming. #Rankings from Coaches Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

[edit] Football traditions

See also: Traditions of Texas A&M University

[edit] 12th Man

The 12th Man refers to the tradition of the student body standing ready to help the football team. The tradition originated when a reserve member of the team, E. King Gill, was called on from the stands to suit up and help the team in a game in 1922.

[edit] Bonfire

Bonfire was a long-lasting tradition in which a large stack of logs was burned before the UT game to represent the Aggies' burning desire to beat the Longhorns. The first Bonfire was lit in 1909 and the tradition continued until the tragic accident in 1999 when the log stack collapsed during construction. After the accident, the Bonfire was no longer sanctioned by the university and has been held off campus in an event called the Student Bonfire since 2002.

[edit] Fightin' Texas Aggie Band

The Fightin' Texas Aggie Band performs marches at all home football games.

[edit] Midnight Yell

Main article: Midnight Yell Practice

Midnight Yell is essentially a pep rally usually held the night before a football game. If the football game is to be held at Kyle Field, midnight yell takes place the day of the football game at 12:00 a.m. If the football game is an away game, a yell is held on the Thursday night before at the Corps Arches, and Midnight Yell will be held in the city the game is being played. For example, the Midnight Yell for the annual game against the University of Texas is held on the steps of the State Capitol in Austin.

[edit] Yell Leaders

Yell Leaders are five students who lead the crowd in yells during the games. The team consists of three seniors and two juniors elected by the student body. The Yell Leaders take the place of traditional "cheerleaders" and perform many of the same functions without the gymnastics and dance routines. They also participate in post-game activities such as being thrown in the Fish Pond if the team wins, or leading the student body in the singing of The Twelfth Man if the team loses.

[edit] External links

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Texas A&M Aggies Head Football Coaches

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