2016 Texas A&M Aggies football team
The 2016 Texas A&M Aggies football team will represent Texas A&M University in the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Aggies will play their home games at Kyle Field in College Station, Texas, and compete in the Western Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). They will be led by fifth year head coach Kevin Sumlin.
Schedule
Texas A&M announced its 2016 football schedule on October 29, 2015. The 2016 schedule consists of 7 home games, 4 away games and 1 neutral site game in the regular season. The Aggies will host SEC foes LSU, Ole Miss, and Tennessee, and will travel to Alabama, Auburn, Mississippi State, and South Carolina. Texas A&M will go against Arkansas for the third time in a row in Arlington, Texas.[1]
The Aggies will host all four of its non–conference games which are against New Mexico State Aggies from the Sun Belt Conference, Prairie View A&M Panthers from the Southwestern Athletic Conference, UCLA Bruins from the Pac-12 Conference and UTSA Roadrunners from Conference USA.
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Opponent# |
Rank# |
Site |
TV |
Result |
Attendance |
September 3 |
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UCLA* |
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Kyle Field • College Station, TX |
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September 10 |
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Prairie View A&M* |
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Kyle Field • College Station, TX |
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September 17 |
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at Auburn |
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Jordan–Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL |
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September 24 |
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vs. Arkansas |
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AT&T Stadium • Arlington, TX (Rivalry) |
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October 1 |
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at South Carolina |
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Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC |
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October 8 |
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Tennessee |
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Kyle Field • College Station, TX |
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October 22 |
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at Alabama |
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Bryant–Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL |
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October 29 |
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New Mexico State* |
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Kyle Field • College Station, TX |
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November 5 |
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Mississippi State |
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Davis Wade Stadium • Starkville, MS |
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November 12 |
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Ole Miss |
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Kyle Field • College Station, TX |
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November 19 |
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UTSA* |
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Kyle Field • College Station, TX |
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November 24 |
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LSU |
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Kyle Field • College Station, TX (Rivalry) |
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*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time. |
- Schedule Source:[2]
Rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. ( ) = First place votes.
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CFP |
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