List of Texas A&M Aggies head football coaches

The Texas A&M Aggies football program is a college football team that represents Texas A&M University in the South Division of the Big 12 Conference in the National Collegiate Athletic Association. The team has had 27 head coaches since it started playing organized football in 1894. Texas A&M University was a charter member of the Southwest Conference, joining in 1915, while then known as the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas or Texas A.M.C. Texas A&M became a charter member of the Big 12 in 1996 when the Southwest Conference disbanded.^[1] The team nickname is the Aggies, a reference to the agricultural roots of the university.^[2] The Aggies have played in 1,154 games during their 116 seasons. In those seasons, eleven coaches have led Texas A&M to postseason bowl games: Dana X. Bible, Homer H. Norton, Robert Harry Stiteler, Bear Bryant, Gene Stallings, Emory Bellard, Tom Wilson, Jackie Sherrill, R. C. Slocum, Dennis Franchione and Mike Sherman. Seven coaches have won conference championships with the Aggies: Bible, Norton, Bryant, Stallings, Bellard, Sherrill and Slocum. Norton is the only coach to have won a national championship at Texas A&M.

Slocum is the all time leader in games coached (172), total wins (123) and is tied with Norton for years coached (14). D. V. Graves has the highest winning percentage of any Aggies coach with a 6–1 record (.857) in his only year. Of coaches who served more than one season, Walter E. Bachman leads with a .813 winning percentage. Henry Foldberg is, in terms of winning percentage, the worst coach the Aggies have had (.217). Of the 27 Aggie coaches, four have been inducted in the College Football Hall of Fame: Bible, Madison Bell, Norton and Bryant. Slocum is the only coach to have received any coach of the year accolades, winning the Southwest Conference Coach of the Year award three years in a row.

1 Key
2 Coaches
3 Notes
4 References

Key

General
#	A running total of the number of coaches. Int indicates an interim head coach.
NCs	National championships
CCs	Conference championships^{[A 1]}
†	Elected to the College Football Hall of Fame

Overall games
GC	Games coached
OW	Wins
OL	Losses
OT	Ties^{[A 2]}
O%	Winning percentage^{[A 3]}

Conference games
CW	Wins
CL	Losses
CT	Ties
C%	Winning percentage

Postseason games
PW	Wins
PL	Losses
PT	Ties

Coaches

Statistics correct as of the end of the 2010–11 college football season

#	Name	Term	GC	OW	OL	OT	O%	CW	CL	CT	C%	PW	PL	PT	CCs	NCs	Awards
&100000000000000010000001	Perkins, F. D.F. D. Perkins	1894 !1894	2	1	1	&100000000000000001000000	.500	&10000000000000000000000—	&10000000000000000000000—	&10000000000000000000000—	&10000000000000000000000—	&10000000000000000000000—	&10000000000000000000000—	&10000000000000000000000—	&10000000000000000000000—	&10000000000000000000000—	—
&100000000000000020000002	Soule !A. M. Soule & H. W. South	1896 !1896	3	2	0	&100000000000000010000001	.833	&10000000000000000000000—	&10000000000000000000000—	&10000000000000000000000—	&10000000000000000000000—	&10000000000000000000000—	&10000000000000000000000—	&10000000000000000000000—	&10000000000000000000000—	&10000000000000000000000—	—
&100000000000000030000003	Taylor, C. W.C. W. Taylor	1897 !1897	3	1	2	&100000000000000001000000	.333	&10000000000000000000000—	&10000000000000000000000—	&10000000000000000000000—	&10000000000000000000000—	&10000000000000000000000—	&10000000000000000000000—	&10000000000000000000000—	&10000000000000000000000—	&10000000000000000000000—	—
&100000000000000040000004	Williams, H. W.H. W. Williams	1898 !1898	6	4	2	&100000000000000001000000	.667	&10000000000000000000000—	&10000000000000000000000—	&10000000000000000000000—	&10000000000000000000000—	&10000000000000000000000—	&10000000000000000000000—	&10000000000000000000000—	&10000000000000000000000—	&10000000000000000000000—	—
&100000000000000050000005	Murray, W. A.W. A. Murray	1899 !1899–1901	16	7	8	&100000000000000010000001	.469	&10000000000000000000000—	&10000000000000000000000—	&10000000000000000000000—	&10000000000000000000000—	&10000000000000000000000—	&10000000000000000000000—	&10000000000000000000000—	&10000000000000000000000—	&10000000000000000000000—	—
&100000000000000060000006	Platt, J. E.J. E. Platt	1902 !1902–1904	26	18	5	&100000000000000030000003	.750	&10000000000000000000000—	&10000000000000000000000—	&10000000000000000000000—	&10000000000000000000000—	&10000000000000000000000—	&10000000000000000000000—	&10000000000000000000000—	&10000000000000000000000—	&10000000000000000000000—	—
&100000000000000070000007	Bachman, Walter E.Walter E. Bachman	1905 !1905–1906	16	13	3	&100000000000000001000000	.813	&10000000000000000000000—	&10000000000000000000000—	&10000000000000000000000—	&10000000000000000000000—	&10000000000000000000000—	&10000000000000000000000—	&10000000000000000000000—	&10000000000000000000000—	&10000000000000000000000—	—
&100000000000000080000008	Larson, L. L.L. L. Larson	1907 !1907	8	6	1	&100000000000000010000001	.813	&10000000000000000000000—	&10000000000000000000000—	&10000000000000000000000—	&10000000000000000000000—	&10000000000000000000000—	&10000000000000000000000—	&10000000000000000000000—	&10000000000000000000000—	&10000000000000000000000—	&10000000000000000000000—
&100000000000000090000009	Merriam, N. A.N. A. Merriam	1908 !1908–1909	10	4	5	&100000000000000010000001	.450	&10000000000000000000000—	&10000000000000000000000—	&10000000000000000000000—	&10000000000000000000000—	&10000000000000000000000—	&10000000000000000000000—	&10000000000000000000000—	&10000000000000000000000—	&10000000000000000000000—	—
&1000000000000001000000010	Moran, Charles B.Charles B. Moran	1909 !1909–1914	48	37	8	&100000000000000030000003	.802	&10000000000000000000000—	&10000000000000000000000—	&10000000000000000000000—	&10000000000000000000000—	&10000000000000000000000—	&10000000000000000000000—	&10000000000000000000000—	&10000000000000000000000—	&10000000000000000000000—	—
&1000000000000001100000011	Harlan, E. H. W.E. H. W. Harlan	1915 !1915–1916	18	13	5	&100000000000000001000000	.722	&100000000000000030000003	&100000000000000020000002	&100000000000000001000000	.600	&10000000000000000000000—	&10000000000000000000000—	&10000000000000000000000—	&10000000000000000000000—	&10000000000000000000000—	—
&1000000000000001200000012	Bible, Dana X.Dana X. Bible^†^[5]	1917 !1917, 1919–1928	100	72	19	&100000000000000090000009	.765	&1000000000000002600000026	&1000000000000001500000015	&100000000000000070000007	.615	&100000000000000010000001	&100000000000000001000000	&100000000000000001000000	&100000000000000050000005	&10000000000000000000000—	—
&1000000000000001300000013	Graves, D. V.D. V. Graves	1918 !1918	7	6	1	&100000000000000001000000	.857	&100000000000000010000001	&100000000000000010000001	&100000000000000001000000	.500	&10000000000000000000000—	&10000000000000000000000—	&10000000000000000000000—	&10000000000000000000000—	&10000000000000000000000—	—
&1000000000000001400000014	Bell, Madison A.Madison A. Bell^†^[6]	1929 !1929–1933	48	24	21	&100000000000000030000003	.531	&100000000000000080000008	&1000000000000001400000014	&100000000000000030000003	.380	&10000000000000000000000—	&10000000000000000000000—	&10000000000000000000000—	&10000000000000000000000—	&10000000000000000000000—	—
&1000000000000001500000015	Norton, Homer H.Homer H. Norton^†^[7]	1934 !1934–1947	144	82	53	&100000000000000090000009	.601	&1000000000000004000000040	&1000000000000003500000035	&100000000000000070000007	.530	&100000000000000020000002	&100000000000000020000002	&100000000000000001000000	&100000000000000030000003	&100000000000000010000001 – 1939	—
&1000000000000001600000016	Stiteler, Robert HarryRobert Harry Stiteler	1948 !1948–1950	31	8	21	&100000000000000020000002	.290	&100000000000000030000003	&1000000000000001300000013	&100000000000000020000002	.222	&100000000000000010000001	&100000000000000001000000	&100000000000000001000000	&10000000000000000000000—	&10000000000000000000000—	—
&1000000000000001700000017	George, RaymondRaymond George	1951 !1951–1953	30	12	14	&100000000000000040000004	.467	&100000000000000030000003	&1000000000000001200000012	&100000000000000030000003	.250	&10000000000000000000000—	&10000000000000000000000—	&10000000000000000000000—	&10000000000000000000000—	&10000000000000000000000—	—
&1000000000000001800000018	Bryant, Paul "Bear"Paul "Bear" Bryant^†^[8]	1954 !1954–1957	41	25	14	&100000000000000020000002	.634	&1000000000000001400000014	&100000000000000090000009	&100000000000000010000001	.604	&100000000000000001000000	&100000000000000010000001	&100000000000000001000000	&100000000000000010000001	&10000000000000000000000—	—
&1000000000000001900000019	Myers, James A.James A. Myers	1958 !1958–1961	40	12	24	&100000000000000040000004	.350	&100000000000000050000005	&1000000000000001800000018	&100000000000000030000003	.250	&10000000000000000000000—	&10000000000000000000000—	&10000000000000000000000—	&10000000000000000000000—	&10000000000000000000000—	—
&1000000000000002000000020	Foldberg, HenryHenry Foldberg	1962 !1962–1964	30	6	23	&100000000000000010000001	.217	&100000000000000050000005	&1000000000000001500000015	&100000000000000010000001	.262	&10000000000000000000000—	&10000000000000000000000—	&10000000000000000000000—	&10000000000000000000000—	&10000000000000000000000—	—
&1000000000000002100000021	Stallings, GeneGene Stallings^†	1965 !1965–1971	73	27	45	&100000000000000010000001	.377	&1000000000000001900000019	&1000000000000003000000030	&100000000000000001000000	.388	&100000000000000010000001	&100000000000000001000000	&100000000000000001000000	&100000000000000010000001	&10000000000000000000000—	—
&1000000000000002200000022	Bellard, EmoryEmory Bellard^{[A 4]}	1972 !1972–1978	81	52	28	&100000000000000010000001	.648	&1000000000000002900000029	&1000000000000001800000018	&100000000000000001000000	.617	&100000000000000010000001	&100000000000000020000002	&100000000000000001000000	&100000000000000010000001	&10000000000000000000000—	—
&1000000000000002300000023	Wilson, TomTom Wilson^{[A 4]}	1978 !1978–1981	34	17	17	&100000000000000001000000	.500	&1000000000000001400000014	&1000000000000001500000015	&100000000000000001000000	.483	&100000000000000020000002	&100000000000000001000000	&100000000000000001000000	&10000000000000000000000—	&10000000000000000000000—	—
&1000000000000002400000024	Sherrill, JackieJackie Sherrill	1982 !1982–1988	81	52	29	&100000000000000001000000	.642	&1000000000000003600000036	&1000000000000001700000017	&100000000000000010000001	.676	&100000000000000020000002	&100000000000000010000001	&100000000000000001000000	&100000000000000030000003	&10000000000000000000000—	—
&1000000000000002500000025	Slocum, R. C.R. C. Slocum	1989 !1989–2002	172	123	47	&100000000000000020000002	.721	&1000000000000007800000078	&1000000000000002800000028	&100000000000000020000002	.731	&100000000000000030000003	&100000000000000080000008	&100000000000000001000000	&100000000000000040000004	&10000000000000000000000—	Southwest Conference Coach of the Year (1991, 1992, 1993)^[10]^[11]
&1000000000000002600000026	Franchione, DennisDennis Franchione	2003 !2003–2007	60	32	28	&10000000000000000000000—	.533	&1000000000000001900000019	&1000000000000002100000021	&10000000000000000000000—	.475	&100000000000000001000000	&100000000000000020000002	&10000000000000000000000—	&10000000000000000000000—	&10000000000000000000000—	—
&10000000000000026500000Int	Darnell, GaryGary Darnell	2007 !2007	1	0	1	&10000000000000000000000—	.000	&100000000000000001000000	&100000000000000001000000	&10000000000000000000000—	.001 !.000	&100000000000000001000000	&100000000000000010000001	&10000000000000000000000—	&10000000000000000000000—	&10000000000000000000000—	—
&1000000000000002700000027	Sherman, MikeMike Sherman	2008 !2008–2011	50	25	25	&10000000000000000000000—	.500	&1000000000000001500000015	&1000000000000001800000018	&10000000000000000000000—	.455	&100000000000000001000000	&100000000000000010000001	&10000000000000000000000—	&10000000000000000000000—	&10000000000000000000000—	—
&10000000000000027500000Int	DeRuyter, TimTim DeRuyter	2011 !2011	0	0	0	&10000000000000000000000—	—	&100000000000000001000000	&100000000000000001000000	&10000000000000000000000—	.001 !.000	&100000000000000001000000	&100000000000000001000000	&10000000000000000000000—	&10000000000000000000000—	&10000000000000000000000—	—

Notes

^ Texas A&M did not join a conference until 1915.
^ Overtime rules in college football were introduced in 1996, making ties impossible in the period since.^[3]
^ When computing the win–loss percentage, a tie counts as half a win and half a loss.^[4]
^ ^a ^b Emory Ballard resigned in the middle of the 1978 season, after going 4–2 (1–2 in conference). Tom Wilson replaced him and finished the season 4–2 (3–2 in conference).^[9]

References

General

"Texas A&M Coaching Records". College Football Data Warehouse. http://cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/div_ia/big12/texas_a&m/coaching_records.php. Retrieved 2010-02-23.
"Aggie Football Through the Years". AggieAthletics.com. Archived from the original on 2010-02-24. http://www.webcitation.org/5nmcFEVl2. Retrieved 2010-02-24.
"Aggie Football's Championships". AggieAthletics.com. Archived from the original on 2010-02-24. http://www.webcitation.org/5nmfvqS8t. Retrieved 2010-02-24.

Specific

^ "Southwest Athletic Conference: An Inventory of Its Records, 1914–1996 and undated, at the Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library". Texas Archival Resources Online. Archived from the original on 2009-12-08. http://www.webcitation.org/5lsNmXnde. Retrieved 2009-12-08.
^ Greenwald, Michael (2006-12-24). "Crash course in rooting for Aggies". San Diego Union-Tribune. Archived from the original on 2010-03-03. http://www.webcitation.org/5nxfe6t1m. Retrieved 2010-03-03. "Aggies: the school's nickname, reminds us of its agricultural roots when most students were farmers or ranchers."
^ Whiteside, Kelly (2006-08-25). "Overtime system still excites coaches". USA Today. Archived from the original on 2009-11-24. http://www.webcitation.org/5lWmbTL3G. Retrieved 2009-09-25.
^ Finder, Chuck (1987-09-06). "Big plays help Paterno to 200th". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 2009-10-22. http://www.webcitation.org/5kiGJtsm4. Retrieved 2009-10-22.
^ "Hall of Famers: Dana Bible". National Football Foundation's College Football Hall of Fame. http://www.collegefootball.org/famer_selected.php?id=30048. Retrieved 2010-02-08.
^ "Hall of Famers: Matty "Moanin' Matty" Bell". National Football Foundation's College Football Hall of Fame. http://www.collegefootball.org/famer_selected.php?id=40014. Retrieved 2010-02-24.
^ "Hall of Famers: Homer Norton". National Football Foundation's College Football Hall of Fame. http://www.collegefootball.org/famer_selected.php?id=30010. Retrieved 2010-02-24.
^ "Hall of Famers: Paul "Bear" Bryant". National Football Foundation's College Football Hall of Fame. http://www.collegefootball.org/famer_selected.php?id=70009. Retrieved 2010-02-24.
^ "Texas A&M's Bellard Resigns". Spartanburg Herald. The Associated Press (Spartanburg, South Carolina): p. C1. 1978-10-25. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=PFYsAAAAIBAJ&sjid=q80EAAAAIBAJ&dq=emory-bellard&pg=5228%2C6262856. Retrieved 2010-02-25.
^ "Aggies dominate SWC team". The Victoria Advocate. The Associated Press (Victoria, Texas). 1991-12-06. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ltQLAAAAIBAJ&sjid=RFYDAAAAIBAJ&dq=coach-of-the-year%20slocum&pg=5387%2C1198881. Retrieved 2010-02-24.
^ "Texas A&M At Colorado". Lawrence Journal-World (Lawrence, Kansas): p. 7C. 1997-10-04. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=IaUyAAAAIBAJ&sjid=SugFAAAAIBAJ&dq=coach-of-the-year%20slocum%20big&pg=5272%2C1911862. Retrieved 2010-02-24.

Texas A&M Aggies head football coaches

F. D. Perkins (1894)
No team (1895)
A. M. Soule & H. W. South (1896)
C. W. Taylor (1897)
H. W. Williams (1898)
W. A. Murray (1899–1901)
J. E. Platt (1902–1904)
Walter E. Bachman (1905–1906)
L. L. Larson (1907)
N. A. Merriam (1908–1909)
Charley Moran (1909–1914)
E. H. Harlan (1915–1916)
Dana X. Bible (1917)
D. V. Graves (1918)
Dana X. Bible (1919–1928)
Matty Bell (1929–1933)
Homer H. Norton (1934–1947)
Harry Stiteler (1948–1950)
Raymond George (1951–1953)
Bear Bryant (1954–1957)
Jim Myers (1958–1961)
Hank Foldberg (1962–1964)
Gene Stallings (1965–1971)
Emory Bellard (1972–1978)
Tom Wilson (1978–1981)
Jackie Sherrill (1982–1988)
R. C. Slocum (1989–2002)
Dennis Franchione (2003–2007)
Gary Darnell # (2007)
Mike Sherman (2008–2011)
Tim DeRuyter # (2011)
Kevin Sumlin (2012– )

Pound sign (#) denotes interim head coach.

Texas A&M Aggies football

Venues	Kyle Field (1927–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Arkansas AT&T Corps Classic (Army) Battle of the Brazos (Baylor) State Farm Lone Star Showdown (Texas) Texas Tech

Culture & lore	Reveille "Aggie War Hymn" Fightin' Texas Aggie Band Aggie Bonfire

People	Head coaches

Seasons	1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012

National championship seasons in bold

Current head football coaches of the Big 12 Conference

Art Briles (Baylor) Paul Rhoads (Iowa State) Charlie Weis (Kansas) Bill Snyder (Kansas State) Gary Pinkel (Missouri) Bob Stoops (Oklahoma) Mike Gundy (Oklahoma State) Mack Brown (Texas) Kevin Sumlin (Texas A&M) Tommy Tuberville (Texas Tech)

List of Texas A&M Aggies head football coaches

Contents

Key

Coaches

Notes

References