Sunday, September 4 • 6:30 pm SMU (FSN) W, 46-14 Kyle Field, college station Saturday, September 17 • 6:00 pm IDAHO (FSN PPV) W, 37-7 Kyle Field, college station Saturday, September 24 • 2:30 pm OKLAHOMA ST. (ABC) L, 29-30 Kyle Field, college station Saturday, October 1 • 11 am ARKANSAS (ESPN) L, 38-42 Cowboys Stadium, arlington, texas Saturday, October 8 • 6:11 pm at TEXAS TECH (FX) W, 45-40 Jones AT&T Stadium, lubbock, texas Saturday, October 15 • 11 am BAYLOR (FX) W, 55-28 Kyle Field, college station Saturday, October 22 • 2:36 pm at IOWA ST. (ABC) W, 33-17 Jack Trice Stadium, ames, iowa Saturday, October 29 • 11 am MISSOURI (FX) L, 31-38 OT Kyle Field, college station Saturday, November 5 • 2:30 pm at OKLAHOMA (ABC) L, 25-41 Memorial Stadium, norman, okla. Saturday, November 12 • 2:30 pm at KANSAS ST. (ABC) L, 50-53 (4 OT) Snyder Family Stadium, manhattan, kan. Saturday, November 19 • 11 am KANSAS (FSN) W, 61-7 Kyle Field, college station Thursday, November 24 • 7:00 pm TEXAS (ESPN-HD) Kyle Field, college station SCHEDULE/RESULTS FB MEDIA RELATIONS CONTACTS Alan Cannon, Associate A.D./Media Relaons office ... (979) 862-5447 cell ...... (979) 777-4200 email ....................... [email protected]Brad Marquardt, Associate Director office ... (979) 862-5448 cell ...... (979) 229-8651 email .................. [email protected]Adam Quisenberry, Assistant Director office ... (979) 862-5453 cell ...... (713) 582-5135 email ................ [email protected]Jackie Thornton, Office Assistant office ... (979) 845-5725 email ........................... [email protected]GAME #12 / STATE FARM LONE STAR SHOWDOWN 2011 AGGIE FOOTBALL Official Game Notes TWO NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS • 678 VICTORIES • 18 CONFERENCE TITLES • 32 BOWL GAMES • 42 FIRST-TEAM ALL-AMERICANS at TEXAS A & M (6-5, 4-4 vs. Big 12) TEXAS (6-4, 3-4 vs. Big 12) KICKOFF/DATE: .. 7 p.m. (CT), Thursday, Nov. 24, 2011 SITE..................... Kyle FielD, COllege STATiOn, TexAS (CAp. 83,002) TELEVISION ........ eSpn-HD (nATiOnAl) Rece Davis, play-by-play Craig James, commentary Jesse Palmer, commentary Jenn Brown, sideline reporter RADIO................. TexAS A&M SpORTS neTwORK Dave South, play-by-play Dave Elmendorf, commentary Tom Turbiville, sidelines (A&M call on Sirius 91/XM 91) RANKINGS .......... TEXAS A&M (NR - Ap TOp 25 / RV - USA TODAy pOll / NR - BCS) TEXAS (NR - Ap TOp 25 / RV - USA TODAy pOll / No. 25 - BCS) SeRieS HiSTORy..Texas leads 75-37-5 (won 1) LAST MEETING ...Nov. 25, 2010: Texas A&M 24, at Texas 17 LIVE AUDIO ........ aggieathlecs.com radioaggieland.com LIVE STATS .......... aggieathlecs.com AGGIES SET TO BATTLE TEXAS FOR 118TH TIME Texas A&M and Texas bale in the 118th renewal of their longme rivalry and also for the last me as members of the Big 12 Conference when the two teams meet at 7 p.m. on Thanksgiving night at Kyle Field. The game will be naonally televised by ESPN. The Aggies are coming off a 61-7 victory over Kansas at Kyle Field that made them bowl-eligible, while Texas fell to Kansas State 17-13 in Ausn last Saturday. The Aggies trail the Longhorns in the overall series that began in 1984, but the matchup between the two huge state schools has been virtually Most Played Rivalries Teams Games Minnesota-Wisconsin ...... 121 Kansas-Missouri............... 119 TexAS A&M-TexAS ...... 117 Nebraska-Kansas ............. 117 Miami (OH)-Cincinna ..... 116 North Carolina-Virginia.... 116 even since the mid-1970s. In fact, since 1975, the Aggies hold the edge 19-17. In more recent history, the Aggies have won three of the last five contests, including last year’s 24-14 triumph in Ausn. In the most recent game in College Staon, Texas pulled away for 49-39 win in 2009 on its way to the BCS Championship game against Alabama. The Texas A&M vs. Texas rivalry is one of the most-played series in college football with just two other teams matching up more mes (see box). The two teams have played 96 consecuve years since 1915 (t8th longest uninterrupted series). The series was halted 100 years ago in 1911. Charley Moran was the head coach of the Aggies and A&M had defeated Texas three straight mes in 1909 (twice) and 1910. Texas won in 1911 (6-0) in a game played in Houston and the series took a break unl the formaon of the Southwest Conference in 1915.
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Sunday, September 4 • 6:30 pm
SMU (FSN) W, 46-14
Kyle Field, college station
Saturday, September 17 • 6:00 pm
iDAHO (FSN PPV) W, 37-7
Kyle Field, college station
Saturday, September 24 • 2:30 pm
OklAHOMA St. (ABC) l, 29-30 Kyle Field, college station
RADIO ................. TexAS A&M SpORTS neTwORK Dave South, play-by-play Dave Elmendorf, commentary Tom Turbiville, sidelines (A&M call on Sirius 91/XM 91)RANKINGS .......... TExAS A&M (NR - Ap TOp 25 / RV - USA TODAy pOll / NR - BCS) TExAS (NR - Ap TOp 25 / RV - USA TODAy pOll / No. 25 - BCS)SeRieS HiSTORy .. Texas leads 75-37-5 (won 1)LAST MEETING ... Nov. 25, 2010: Texas A&M 24, at Texas 17LIVE AUDIO ........ aggieathletics.com radioaggieland.comLIVE STATS .......... aggieathletics.com
AGGiES SEt tO BAttlE tExAS FOr 118tH tiMETexas A&M and Texas battle in the 118th renewal of their longtime rivalry and
also for the last time as members of the Big 12 Conference when the two teams meet at 7 p.m. on Thanksgiving night at Kyle Field. The game will be nationally televised by ESPN.
The Aggies are coming off a 61-7 victory over Kansas at Kyle Field that made them bowl-eligible, while Texas fell to Kansas State 17-13 in Austin last Saturday.
The Aggies trail the Longhorns in the overall series that began in 1984, but the matchup between the two huge state schools has been virtually
Most Played rivalriesTeams GamesMinnesota-Wisconsin ...... 121Kansas-Missouri............... 119TexAS A&M-TexAS ...... 117Nebraska-Kansas ............. 117Miami (OH)-Cincinnati ..... 116North Carolina-Virginia .... 116
even since the mid-1970s. In fact, since 1975, the Aggies hold the edge 19-17. In more recent history, the Aggies have won three of the last five contests, including last year’s 24-14 triumph in Austin. In the most recent game in College Station, Texas pulled away for 49-39 win in 2009 on its way to the BCS Championship game against Alabama.
The Texas A&M vs. Texas rivalry is one of the most-played series in college football with just two other teams matching up more times (see box). The two teams have played 96 consecutive years since 1915 (t8th longest uninterrupted series). The series was halted 100 years ago in 1911. Charley Moran was the head coach of the Aggies and A&M had defeated Texas three straight times in 1909 (twice) and 1910. Texas won in 1911 (6-0) in a game played in Houston and the series took a break until the formation of the Southwest Conference in 1915.
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2011 QUiCk FACtSGENERAL INFORMATION
LOCATION: ........................ College Station, Texas 77842FOUNDED: ............................................................. 1876ENROLLMENT: .................................. 50,054 (Fall 2011)pReSiDenT: .......... Dr. R. Bowen Loftin (Texas A&M ‘71)CHAnCellOR: ...............................John Sharp (Texas A&M ’72)FACUlTy RepReSenTATiVe: ......Dr. Tom Adair (Texas A&M ‘57)DiReCTOR OF ATHleTiCS: ...............Bill Byrne (Idaho State ‘67)ATHleTiC DepT pHOne: .......................... 979-845-5129gAMe OpeRATiOnS DiReCTOR: ... Mike Caruso/Associate A.D.CONFERENCE: ........................................................Big 12NICKNAME:........................................................... AggiesMASCOT: .................................Reveille (American Collie)COLORS: ............................................ Maroon and WhiteFIRST YEAR OF FOOTBALL: ......................................1894ALL-TIME RECORD: .............. 678-449-48 (117th season in ‘11)All-TiMe BOwl ReCORD: ..................................... 13-19
MAILING ADDRESS: ......................................................... P.O. Box 30017, College Station, TX 77842-3017OVeRnigHT ADDReSS: .................................................... 161 Wellborn Rd., Kyle Field Room W127 College Station, TX 77840
MilEStONES WAtCH …• PK RANDY BULLOCK is 14 points from matching the second-oldest record in the Aggies’ record
book: Joel Hunt’s single season scoring record of 128 points in 1927.• BULLOCK is one FG from taking sole possession of A&M’s single season field goals record. He
currently is tied with Scott Slater, who originally set the school standard of 21 FGs in 1986.• BULLOCK is one PAT from taking sole possession of A&M single season extra points record. He
has 51 successful PATs, which is tied with Terry Venetoulias’ 1993 output and his own 2009 effort.• BULLOCK is five FG from Kyle Bryant’s career record of 60 three-pointers from 1994-97. • WR JEFF FULLER needs one TD (6 points) to become A&M’s first non-RB or PK to hit 200 career
points.• QB RyAn TAnneHill is 103 passing yards away from 5,000 career yards. Only six A&M QBs
have hit the 5,000-yard mark -- Jerrod Johnson, Reggie McNeal, Corey Pullig, Kevin Murray and Stephen McGee.
• WR RyAn SwOpe is one receiving TD away from Jeff Fuller’s season record of 12 from 2010. He is three TD catches from catching Bob Long (1966-68) at No. 2 on the career receiving TDs list.
• SwOpe is three catches from passing Terrence Murphy on the career catches list. Murphy entered 2011 as the school record holder (172 catches) but Fuller passed Murphy in game two of the season.
• Former Katy HS teammates TRenT HUnTeR and TERRENCE FREDERICK are seeking mile-stones: Hunter needs seven tackles to hit 300 for his career, while T-Fred needs a pass broken up to hit 30 career PBUs. Frederick’s next PBU will be his 13th of 2011, which would put him in a tie for No. 3 on A&M’s season list.
SENiOr ClASS OF 2011Twenty-nine Aggies, including 10 members of Mike Sherman’s first signing class, will be hon-
ored on Senior Day prior to Thursday’s Texas A&M-Texas slugfest. On the senior class of 2011’s résumé are 25 wins, two bowls appearances and a 2010 Big 12 South division tri-championship. The seniors have helped the 2011 Aggies achieve bowl eligibility and will finish their careers at a bowl game.
Order of AppearanceInjured/Special Considerationplayers _________________ HometownChris Lathrop ____________ Cypress, TexasBlane Cheatham _________ Aledo, TexasKeon Furtch _____________ Paris, TexasSeniors# player ____________ pos. _ Hometown3 Lionel Smith ________ DB _ New Orleans, La.5 Coryell Judie ________ DB _ Marlin, Texas7 Terrence Frederick ___ DB _ Katy, Texas8 Jeff Fuller __________WR _ McKinney, Texas8 Garrick Williams ______LB _ DeSoto, Texas13 Tommy Dorman ______TE _ North Richland Hills, Texas18 Patrick O’Quinn _____ QB _ College Station, Texas24 Taylor Randle _______WR _ Richmond, Texas26 Ken Wood ____________P _ Spokane, Wash.28 Randy Bullock _________K _ Klein, Texas32 Cyrus Gray _________ RB _ DeSoto, Texas33 DeAndre Thompson __ DB _ Alief, Texas36 Jared Jaroszewski ______P _ Seguin, Texas38 Kolten Thigpen _______LB _ Hondo, Texas39 Eddie Brown, JR ______DL _ Waller, Texas44 Andrew Wolridge _____DL _ Lexington, Texas45 Matt Sherman _______TE _ Houston, Texas 62 Jeffery Hyde ________ OL _ Colleyville, Texas65 Evan Eike __________ OL _ Bryan, Texas67 Joey Villavisencio ____ OL _ Jacksonville, Texas74 Danny Baker ________ OL _ Sugar Land, Texas83 Tony Jerod-Eddie _____DL _ DeSoto, Texas86 Seth Gardner _______WR _ Highland Park, Texas90 Ben Bass ____________DL _ Plano, TexasDefensive Captain# player ____________ pos. _ Hometown1 Trent Hunter ________ DB _ Katy, TexasOffensive Captain# player ____________ pos. _ Hometown17 Ryan Tannehill ______ QB _ Big Spring, Texas
TERRENCE FREDERICK29 pBUs are no. 6 in
school history
JEFF FULLERCareer leader: Recep-
tions, yards, TDs
RANDY BULLOCK2011 groza Award
Finalist
CYRUS GRAYCareer Leader: All-purpose, KOR yards
RyAn TAnneHill1,500+ Receiving,
4,000+ passing
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MiDSEASON UPDAtESDavey O’Brien QB Award -- SEMiFiNAliStQB Ryan Tannehill
Unitas Award -- FiNAliStQB Ryan Tannehill
William V. Campbell trophy -- FiNAliStQB Ryan Tannehill
NFF Scholar-Athlete Award -- rECiPiENtQB Ryan Tannehill
Midseason All-AmericansPK Randy Bullock/SI.com/2nd team
OLB Sean Porter/Phil Steele/2nd teamOT Luke Joeckel/Phil Steele/4th teamDE Tony Jerod-Eddie/Phil Steele/4th team
OLB Sean Porter/Scout.com/3rd team
“WAtCHiNG” tHE AGGiESTwelve Aggies were named to preseason “watch lists” for various national awards.
Walter CampPlayer of the yearWR Jeff Fuller
Davey O’Brien QB AwardQB Ryan Tannehill
Johnny Unitas AwardQB Ryan Tannehill
Manning AwardQB Ryan Tannehill
Doak Walker AwardRB Cyrus GrayRB Christine Michael
Paul Hornung AwardRB Cyrus Gray
Biletnikoff AwardWR Jeff Fuller WR Ryan Swope
rotary lombardi Award DE Tony Jerod-EddieOL Luke JoeckelLB Garrick Williams
Jim thorpe Award CB Coryell Judie
Bronko Nagurski Award CB Coryell Judie
Bednarik Award CB Coryell Judie
Maxwell AwardWR Jeff FullerRB Cyrus GrayQB Ryan Tannehill
lou Groza AwardK Randy Bullock
Pony Express Award QB Ryan Tannehill, RB Cyrus Gray, WR Jeff Fuller
wR JeFF FUlleR
RB CYRUS GRAY
CB CORYELL JUDIE
rECOrD-SEttiNG BUllOCk GOiNG OlD SCHOOlWith two games remaining in 2011, record-setting placekicker Randy Bullock is within range
of the second-oldest record in the Aggies’ record book. With 114 points in 2011, Bullock is 14 points away from Joel Hunt’s 128 points scored in 1927. Other notable events from 1927:• Charles Lindbergh flew the Spirit of St. Louis from New York City to Paris, as the first transatlantic flight.• Work on the sculpture of the four U.S. Presidents on Mount Rushmore began.• Calvin Coolidge was in his second term as the U.S. President.• Al Jolson’s The Jazz Singer was the top grossing film.• The Harlem Globetrotters played their first game in Hinckley, Illinois.• Babe Ruth hit his record-setting 60th home run of the 1927 season on Sept. 30.
A&M Single Season Scoring1 Joel Hunt, 1927 _______________1282 RANDY BULLOCK, 2011 _______114 Jorvorskie Lane, 2006 __________114 Darren Lewis, 1990 ____________1145 D’Andre Hardeman, 1996 _______108
BiG PlAy SPECiAliSt HArriS HONOrED By BiG 12Junior Dustin Harris was named Big 12 Special Teams Player of the Week on Monday after
reeling off a 72-yard TD punt return and breaking the school record with 162 yards on three returns against Kansas. His 72-yard TD burst tied for the seventh longest in school history, and was his second career punt return score (he also had a 54-yarder vs. Louisiana Tech in 2010).
His current 20.5 punt return average would lead the nation if he had the requisite 1.2 returns per game (he has 1.1 per game), and is on pace to break Aaron Glenn’s school standard of 19.9 from 1993.
A&M Season Punt return Average1 DUSTin HARRiS, 2011 _______ 20.52 Aaron Glenn, 1993 ___________ 19.93 Yale Lary, 1951 ______________ 16.24 Carl Roaches, 1972 ___________ 15.15 Kevin Smith, 1991 ____________ 14.5
A&M Game Punt return yards1 DUSTin HARRiS 162 vs. Kansas, 20112 Aaron Glenn 131 vs. Mizzou, 19933 Rod Harris 123 vs. La. Tech, 19874 Billy Mitchell 116 at Houston, 1994 5 Rod Harris 108 vs. Arkansas, 1987
GrAy ON tHE WAy tO NCAA rECOrD BOOkDo-it-all Cyrus Gray has moved into the top 25 of the NCAA FBS career all-purpose yards list.
NCAA FBS Career All-Purpose leadersRk player, School _________________ Yards __________Years1 *Damaris Johnson, Tulsa _________7,796 _________ 2008- 2 Brandon West, W. Michigan ______7,764 _______ 2006-093 C.J. Spiller, Clemson _____________7,588 _______ 2006-094 DeAngelo Williams, Memphis _____7,573 _______ 2002-055 *TY Hilton, FIU _________________7,215 _________ 2008-6 #Ricky Williams, Texas ___________7,206 _______ 1995-987 Napoleon McCallum, Navy _______7,172 _______ 1981-858 Antonio Brown, C. Michigan ______7,164 _______ 2007-099 *Tyron Carrier, Houston _________7,143 _________ 2008-10 Chris Johnson, East Carolina ______6,993 _______ 2004-0711 Darrin Nelson, Stanford __________6,885 __1977-78, 80-8112 Kevin Faulk, LSU ________________6,833 _______ 1995-9813 Darren Sproles, Kansas St. ________6,812 _______ 2001-0414 DeMarco Murray, Oklahoma ______6,718 _______ 2007-1015 Ron Dayne, Wisconsin ___________6,701 _______ 1996-9916 Terance Mathis, New Mexico _____6,691 ____ 1985-87, 8917 *Bobby Rainey, W. Kentucky ______6,679 _________ 2008-18 Tony Dorsett, Pittsburgh _________6,615 _______ 1973-7619 Paul Palmer, Temple ____________6,609 _______ 1983-8620 Charles White, USC _____________6,545 _______ 1976-7921 Trevor Cobb, Rice _______________6,512 _______ 1989-9222 Mewelde Moore, Tulane _________6,505 _______ 2000-0323 Kevin Robinson, Utah St. _________6,479 _______ 2004-0724 *CYRUS GRAY, TExAS A&M _____6,423 _________ 2008-25 Dwayne Harris, East Carolina _____6,380 _______ 2007-10
* — Active Player Underline — Big 12 player# — 1995 in the SWC, 1996-98 in the Big 12
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PrO DADSThe 2011 Texas A&M football roster has a trio of players with fathers who were accomplished professionals in the NFL or NBA.
JEFF AND JEFF FULLER
Senior wide receiver Jeff Fuller’s father, Jeff Sr., was a standout defensive back for the Aggies from 1980-83 and then the San Francisco 49ers from 1984-88.
BRUCe AnD JAKe MATTHewS
Sophomore offensive lineman Jake Matthews’ father, Bruce, was a perennial All-Pro offensive lineman for the Houston Oilers and Tennessee Ti-tans, and was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2007. The elder Matthews currently coaches Jake’s older brother, Kevin, with the Ten-nessee Titans. Kevin Matthews was the Aggies’ starter at center in 2008 and 2009.
eD AnD SpenCeR neAly
Junior defensive lineman Spencer Nealy’s dad, Ed, was an All-Big Eight forward at Kansas State and played 10 seasons in the NBA, including with the 1992-93 Chicago Bulls that won the NBA title.
SiBliNG riVAlryThe 2011 Texas A&M football roster has several brother tandems:
Dt Ben Bass / DB Justin BassPlano, Texas (West HS)
OG Evan Eike / QB Aaron EikeBryan, Texas (Bryan HS)
Ot luke Joeckel / QB Matt JoeckelArlington, Texas (Arlington HS)
Wr ryan Swope / DB louie SwopeAustin, Texas (Westlake HS)
rOlE rEVErSAlThe Aggies haven’t lost to a team from the state of Texas since dropping a 49-39 decision to No. 3
Texas in the 2009 regular season finale. When the Aggies face the Longhorns on Thursday, it will have been 728 days since A&M’s most recent loss to a Texas school.
In head coach MiKe SHeRMAn’s first season in 2008, the Aggies were swept by all three state of Texas opponents. Since then, however, the Aggies have compiled an 9-1 record against Texas schools with wins over Texas Tech (3), Baylor (3), Texas, Stephen F. Austin and SMU.
trENDS AND NOtABlES• The Texas A&M offensive front hasn’t allowed a sack since the eighth game of the season vs. Missouri
and hasn’t had a holding penalty since game two of 2011.
• RB Cyrus Gray has surpassed 1,000 rushing yards for the second straight year. He is the third Aggie to post back-to-back 1,000 yard season, joining Greg Hill in 1991-92 and George Woodard in 1976-77. He is the fourth Aggies to have multiple 1,000-yard seasons in his career (Hill, Darren Lewis and Woodard).
• Gray has moved to No. 3 on A&M’s career rushing chart with 3,298 yards. He passed Greg Hill (3,262 from 1992-94) and trails only Darren Lewis (5,012 from 1987-90) and Curtis Dickey (3,703 from 1976-79)
• Gray is one of four Aggie RBs with multiple 200-yard rushing games. The others are Darren Lewis (4), Bob Smith (2) and Curtis Dickey (2).
• WR Ryan Swope broke the season school records of 72 catches (by Swope and Jeff Fuller in 2010) and 1,066 receiving yards (by Fuller in 2010). He entered the Texas game with 78 catches for 1,069 yards and 11 TDs (No. 2 in school history behind Fuller’s 12 in 2010).
• QB Ryan Tannehill became the second Aggie QB to surpass the 3,000 passing yards plateau. He joins all-time leading passer Jerrod Johnson, who threw for 3,579 in 2009.
• Junior CB Dustin Harris broke A&M’s punt return record with 162 yards on three returns, including a 72-yard return for a touchdown. His 162 yards broke the old school record of 131 (on three returns) by Aaron Glenn against Missouri in 1993. His 72-yarder tied for the seventh-longest in school history.
• Senior QB Ryan Tannehill completed 80.8 percent (21-of-26) of his passes last week vs. KU, which is tied for the second-highest in school history (min. 25 attempts) behind Jerrod Johnson’s 82.1 completion percentage against Iowa State in 2009 (23-of-28). Tannehill also competed 21-of-26 vs. SMU this season.
• The Wrecking Crew had a season-high 15 tackles for loss vs. KU. A&M’s six QB sacks were the second-highest output of the season behind the eight in the season-opener vs. SMU.
• For the second time in 2011, the Aggies were not forced to punt. A&M also didn’t punt in the 55-28 romp over Baylor.
• Senior PK Randy Bullock had a career-high five touchbacks against KU.
• The Aggies have scored 51-of-55 times in the red zone (inside 20) with 38 touchdowns/13 field goals. A&M’s 94.0 percent success rate leads the Big 12 Conference and ranks in a tie for No. 5 nationally.
• Opponents have 26 QB sacks/QB hurries vs. Aggies...Wrecking Crew has 72 QBS/QBH
• On third down catches by Ryan Swope (21), Jeff Fuller (10) and Uzoma Nwachukwu (4), the trio has produced a first down or touchdown on 35 of 42 catches.
• Swope and Fuller have produced a first down and/or TD 90 times on 134 combined catches (67.5 per-cent).
• Texas A&M ranks No. 3 nationally in first downs per game with a 27.4 average.
BrEAkiNG UP iSN’t HArD tO DO FOr t-FrEDSenior Terrence Frederick ranks among an elite group of Aggie cornerbacks in season and
career pass breakups.
A&M Season Passes Broken Up1 Aaron Glenn, 1992 _____________202 Sean Weston, 2000 _____________153 Byron Jones, 2003 _____________13 James Flowers, 1986 ___________13 Derrick Frazier, 1991 ____________13 Aaron Glenn, 1993 _____________13 Ray Mickens, 1993 _____________138 TERRENCE FREDERICK, 2011 ____12
SHErMAN’S OFFENSE HitS 500Since shifting offensive scheme to a quick-paced no-huddle offense in 2009, the Aggies
have become one of the most prolific offenses in the nation. In 37 games since the philosophy switch three seasons ago, the Aggies have hit 500 yards in total offense 18 times. Prior to the switch, the Aggies hit the 500-yard plateau in a single game 18 times in the previous 116 games over 10 seasons dating back to the Kansas game in 1999.
500-yard total Offense Game by texas A&M: Before/AfterSince Switch (18/35)2011 (6/11 gms) Idaho ___________ 517 Arkansas (Arlington) 628 Baylor __________ 681 at Iowa State _____ 510 Missouri ________ 500 at Oklahoma _____ 5272010 (5/13 gms) Stephen F. Austin _ 539 Louisiana Tech ____ 565 at Oklahoma State 535 at Kansas ________ 521 Texas Tech _______ 6232009 (7/13 gms) New Mexico _____ 606 Utah State _______ 573 UAB ____________ 544 at Texas Tech _____ 559 Iowa State _______ 501 Baylor __________ 528 Texas ___________ 532
MIKE SHERMANHEAD COACH4TH YEAR AT TEXAS A&M
A former head coach and general manager for the NFL’s Green Bay Packers, Mike Sherman is in his fourth season as head coach of the Texas A&M foot-ball team. Sherman was hired as Texas A&M’s 28th head football coach on Nov. 26, 2007.
Sherman compiled an impressive 59-43-0 record (.578) at the helm of the Packers from 2000-2005, which included three playoff appearances and two 12-win regular seasons. As an assistant coach in the NFL, Sherman helped the Packers and Seattle Se-ahawks to the playoffs, including the Packers’ run to the 1998 Super Bowl.
In the college ranks, Sherman has compiled a 25-24 record as a head coach. As an assistant coach at Texas A&M (1989-93, 95-96), UCLA (1994), Holy Cross (1985-88), Tulane (1983-84) and Pittsburgh (1981-82), Sherman helped win three conference championships and been a part of 10 bowl teams (six New Year’s Day bowls).
Name: Michael Francis ShermanDate of Birth: Dec. 19, 1954Birthplace: norwood, MassachusettsHometown: northboro, Massachusettswife: the former Karen BeardmoreChildren: daughters Sarah (married to Zac Taylor), emily, and Selena, and sons Matthew and BenjaminGrandchildren: Brooks Michael TaylorAlma Mater: Central Connecticut State (Bachelor’s Degree in English in 1977)
PLAYING CAREEROT/DE at Central Connecticut State, 1974-77
COACHING CAREER2008-: Texas A&M (Head Coach)2007: Houston Texans (Asst. Head Coach/Off. Coordinator)2006: Houston Texans (Asst. Head Coach/Offense)2005: Green Bay Packers (Exec. V.P./Head Coach)2001-04: Green Bay Packers (Exec. V.P./GM/Head Coach)2000: Green Bay Packers (Head Coach)1999: Seattle Seahawks (Off. Coordinator/Tight Ends)1997-98: Green Bay Packers (Tight Ends/Asst. OL)Spring 1997: Texas A&M (Off. Coordinator/Offensive Line)1995-96: Texas A&M (Offensive Line)1994: UCLA (Offensive Line)1989-93: Texas A&M (Offensive Line)1988: Holy Cross (Off. Coordinator)1985-87: Holy Cross (Offensive Line)1983-84: Tulane (Offensive Line)1981-82: Pittsburgh (Part-Time Coach)1979-80: Worcester Academy (Mass.)1978: Stamford High School (Conn.)
CHAMPIONSHIPS2010: Big 12 South Tri-Champions (Texas A&M) 2004: NFC North Champions (Green Bay Packers)2003: NFC North Champions (Green Bay Packers)2002: NFC North Champions (Green Bay Packers)1999: AFC West Champions (Seattle Seahawks)1998: Super Bowl XXXII (Green Bay Packers)1997: NFC Champions (Green Bay Packers)1993: Southwest Conference Champions (Texas A&M)1992: Southwest Conference Champions (Texas A&M)1991: Southwest Conference Champions (Texas A&M)
HErE’S tHE BEEF!!Depending on who starts at guard -- either Cedric Ogbuehi (292 pounds) or Jarvis Harrison
(317) -- the Aggies have the heaviest offensive front in school history (averaging 310.6 with Harrison) or simply one of the top five largest (with Ogbuehi).
Big and youngLT Luke Joeckel, So-1L, 310LG Cedric Ogbuehi, Fr-RS, 292 or Jarvis Harrison, Fr-RS, 317C Patrick Lewis, Jr-2L, 306RG Brian Thomas, Jr-1L, 315RT Jake Matthews, So-1L, 305
PrOtECtiNG tHE PASSErThe Texas A&M offensive front is one
of the best in the nation at protecting the quarterback. The Aggie O-line has allowed just seven sacks while proving protection on 447 pass attempts. A&M’s average of 0.64 QB sacks ranked No. 3 nationally and No. 2 in the Big 12 behind Oklahoma.
Did you know?Texas A&M is one of just seven teams without a senior
starter on the offensive line. The others are Arizona, Georgia Tech, Stanford, Tennessee, UNLV and USC.
Did you know?The Aggie offensive line has been flagged for holding just twice in 2011, and haven’t been
called for holding since the Idaho game.
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WrECkiNG CrEW lEADS NCAA iN SACkS PEr GAMEAveraging 3.73 quarterback sacks per game, the Aggies rank No. 1 nationally and in the Big
12.
NCAA team Sacks leaders1 TExAS A&M _________ 3.732 South Florida ________ 3.703 Oklahoma ___________ 3.604 Cincinnati ___________ 3.305 Pittsburgh ___________ 3.20 2011 rEGUlAr SEASON
StANDiNGS
Team All Big 12
Oklahoma State ....................10-1 ................. 7-1
Kansas State ............................9-2 ................. 6-2
this Week in the Big 12thursday, Nov. 24 STATe FARM lOne STAR SHOwDOwnTexas at Texas A&M ___________ 7:00 p.m. ESPN
Saturday, Nov. 26 Iowa State at Oklahoma ______ 11:00 a.m. FXMissouri vs. Kansas (KC) _______ 2:30 p.m. FSNTexas Tech vs. Baylor (Arlington) _ 6:00 p.m. FSN
BiG 12 BOWl AGrEEMENtSEntering its 14th season, the Bowl Championship Series was
established to determine a champion for college football while maintaining and enhancing the bowl system which has provided significant support to college football for nearly a century. The BCS is a showcase for the sport, matching the premier teams in top bowl games. The Big 12 Conference is a key component in the championship agreement.
The Big 12 is tied with a nation-leading seven appearances in the BCS National Championship Game. From 2000-2005, Big 12 squads played in the title game five times during the six-year span.
The BCS consists of the Tostitos Fiesta Bowl, Discover Or-ange Bowl, Allstate Sugar Bowl and the Rose Bowl presented by Vizio. In addition to the Big 12, the Atlantic Coast, Big East, Big Ten, Pacific-12 and Southeastern Conferences also have auto-matic berths for their champions into one of the four contests. Beginning with the 2006 season, each bowl hosts two games once every four years - its traditional game plus a National Championship contest approximately one week after the New Year.
This season the national championship game will be played in New Orleans, La. on January 9. ESPN holds television rights to the BCS under a new four-year agreement that began with the 2010 season (2011 games).
A&M Season FG1 RANDY BULLOCK, 2011 ________21 Scott Slater, 1986 ______________213 Kyle Bryant, 1997 ______________18 Kyle Bryant, 1996 ______________185 Three players _________________17
A&M Season FG Percentage1 Todd Pegram, 2004 _____12-13 (.923)2 RANDY BULLOCK, 2011 21-25 (.840)3 Terence Kitchens, 2000__15-18 (.833)4 Kyle Bryant, 1997 ______18-22 (.818)5 Two players ________________ (.800)
Big 12 FG leaders1 RANDY BULLOCK, TAMU _____ 1.912 Mike Hunnicutt, Oklahoma ____ 1.673 Quinn Sharp, Oklahoma St. ____ 1.554 Justin Tucker, Texas ___________ 1.405 Two players _________________ 1.27
A&M Season Extra Points1 RANDY BULLOCK, 2011 ________51 RANDY BULLOCK, 2009 ________51 Terry Venetoulias, 1993 _________514 RANDY BULLOCK, 2011 ________50 Layne Talbot, 1990 _____________50
Big 12 team Sacks leaders1 TExAS A&M _________ 3.732 Oklahoma ___________ 3.603 Oklahoma State ______ 2.274 Texas _______________ 2.205 Missouri ____________ 2.00
POrtEr StEPS UP FOr WrECkiNG CrEWOn a team seeking to replace the big-play capabilities of departed All-American Von Miller,
junior SeAn pORTeR has been impressive from the outside linebacker spot opposite of Miller’s old “Joker” position. Porter leads the team in sacks, and ranks in the top three in total tackles, TFLs and QB pressures.
Being asked to get to the quarterback is new for Porter, who entered 2011 with just 1.5 QB sacks in his previous two seasons (15 starts in 26 games).
Big 12 Sack leaders1 Frank Alexander, Oklahoma _____ 0.852 SeAn pORTeR, Texas A&M _____ 0.773 Alex Okafor, Texas _____________ 0.704 DAMONTRE MOORE, Texas A&M 0.655 Jamie Blatnick, Oklahoma State __ 0.64
BUllOCk SHOWS OFF POWEr BOOStSenior placekicker RANDY BULLOCK’s hard work last summer has resulted in more distance
on his kickoffs. Currently the most accurate kicker in school history with a career success rate of 76.4 percent on field goal attempts, Bullock had registered only 27 touchbacks in 192 ca-reer kickoffs (14.1 percent) prior to this season. In 2011, Bullock has 31 touchbacks on 82 kick-offs (36.5 percent), and is averaging 65.5 yards per kickoff (nearly four-yard improvement from 2010). During fall camp, Bullock referenced the key to his improvement: “The biggest thing is I’m not having to play catch-up,” Bullock said. “Last year I had been sick all summer. This year I came in healthy after working all summer and I’m ready to go.”
CHArt CHASEr BUllOCkRANDY BULLOCK is one of four Aggie placekickers with 50 or more three-pointers. Bullock
is the Big 12 leader in field goals per game, and he’s is just one away from sole possession of the school standard of 21 set in 1986. His career FG percent is on pace to break both records.
A&M Career Field Goals1 Kyle Bryant, 1994-97 ___________602 Todd Pegram, 2002-05 __________56 Tony Franklin, 1975-78 __________564 RANDY BULLOCK, 2008- ________555 David Hardy, 1979-82 ___________43
A&M Career FG Percentage1 RANDY BULLOCK, 2008- ______ .7642 Todd Pegram, 2002-05 ________ .7473 Terence Kitchens, 1998-00 _____ .7324 Kyle Bryant, 1994-97 _________ .7065 Terry Venetoulias, 1990-93_____ .700
A&M Career Scoring1 RANDY BULLOCK, 2008- _______3372 Kyle Bryant, 1994-97 __________3253 Todd Pegram, 2002-05 _________3094 Jorvorskie Lane, 2005-08 _______3025 Tony Franklin, 1975-78 _________291
A&M Career Extra Points1 RANDY BULLOCK, 2008- _______1722 Kyle Bryant, 1994-97 __________1453 Todd Pegram, 2002-05 _________1424 Terry Venetoulias, 1990-93______1395 Tony Franklin, 1975-78 _________123
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VErSAtilE ryAN tANNEHillNo Football Bowl Subdivision player ever can match senior quarterback RyAn TAnneHill’s
versatility résumé. Research has shown that Tannehill is the only player in nCAA FBS history with a 400-yard passing game and a 200-yard receiving game to his credit. Tannehill is also the only FBS player to surpass 4,000 passing yards and 1,500 receiving yards in his career. The Big Spring High School product had his 200-yard receiving day against Kansas State as a freshman, and posted his 400-yard passing game in his starting debut last season against Texas Tech (ironi-cally, his father’s alma mater). In addition, Tannehill remains the Aggies’ holder on placekicks and has three career punts to his credit.
2011 Update: Tannehill is challenging a variety of school passing records while completing 280-of-441 passes for 3,191 yards and 26 TDs. Posted 300-yard passing games against Idaho, Oklahoma State, Missouri and Oklahoma, and a 400-yard game against Baylor. Named Walter Camp National Player of the Week and Davey O’Brien Quarterback of the Week for his six-TD, 415-yard passing effort vs. Baylor. Named a finalist for the Unitas Award and a semifinalist for “The O’Brien” … received a National Football Foundation Scholar-Athlete Award and was named a finalist for the 2011 William v. Campbell Trophy, which is given annually to the absolute best scholar-athlete in the nation.
tannehill’s impressive résuméReceptions/Single Game 12 vs. Kansas State, 2008 (No. 5 in school history)Receiving Yards/Single Game 210 vs. Kansas State, 2008 (No. 3 in school history)
Receptions/Season 55 in 2008 (No. 8 in school history)Receiving Yards/Season 844 in 2008 (No. 4 in school history)
Receptions/Career 112 (No. 4 in school history)Receiving Yards/Career 1,596 (No. 5 in school history)
Passing Yards/Single Game 449 vs. Texas Tech, 2010 (school record)Completions/Single Game 36 vs. Texas Tech, 2010 (No. 2 in school history)Attempts/Single Game 50 vs. Texas Tech, 2010 (No. 7 in school history)Passing TDs/Single Game 6 vs. Baylor, 2011 (tNo. 2 in school history)
Completion Pct./Season 65.0 in 2010 (school record)
Total Offense/Single Game 470 vs. Baylor, 2011 (No. 2 in school history)
rECOrD-SEttiNG FUllErWhen JEFF FULLER announced that he would forgo the 2011 NFL Draft and stay at A&M for
his senior season, it ensured that there would be a new name at the top of every career receiv-ing at the school.
2011 Update: Has battled injuries this season, but has remained a high-level contributor with 56 catches for 602 yards and four TDs in 2011 (No. 2 on team in all three categories) ... Had season-highs with nine catches for 82 yards vs. Arkansas.
Fuller’s résumé• Named to “watch lists” for Walter Camp Player of the Year Award, the Maxwell Award, the Biletnikoff Award
and the Pony Express Award.• Has caught at least one pass in every game of his career (42 straight).• School record holder with 32 career TD catches, which is No. 4 among active FBS players.• School record holder with 219 career catches, which is No. 10 among active FBS players.• School record holder with 2,866 career receiving yards, which is No. 9 among active FBS players.• Became Texas A&M’s first 1,000-yard receiver in 2010.• Owns three of the top five single season receiving touchdowns efforts in school history.• Set the season catches record (tie with Ryan Swope) with 72 catches in 2010 (since broken).
texas A&M Career receptions list Player, Years .............................. Catches1 JeFF FUlleR, 2008- ...................... 2192 Terrence Murphy, 2001-04 .............. 1723 RyAn SwOpe, 2009- .................... 1694 Bethel Johnson, 1999-02 ................. 1175 Keith Woodside, 1983, 85-87 .......... 110
texas A&M Career receiving yards list Player, Years ............................ Rec. Yards1 JeFF FUlleR, 2008- .....................2,8662 Terrence Murphy, 2001-04 ............ 2,6003 RyAn SwOpe, 2009- ...................2,0664 Bethel Johnson, 1999-02 ............... 1,7405 Jamaar Taylor, 2001-03 .................. 1,705
texas A&M Career receiving tDs list1. JeFF FUlleR, 2008- ......................... 322. Bob Long, 1966-68 ........................... 193. RyAn SwOpe, 2009- ..................... 16 Tony Harrison, 1990-93 .................... 14 5 Albert Connell, 1995-96 ................... 13
tExAS A&M tO JOiN SECBIRMINGHAM, Ala. --- The Southeastern Confer-
ence Presidents and Chancellors, acting unanimous-ly, announced Sept. 25th that Texas A&M will join the SEC effective July 1, 2012, with competition to begin in all sports for the 2012-13 academic year.
The addition of Texas A&M will increase the SEC membership to 13 institutions. It is the first expan-sion for the SEC since September of 1991 when the University of South Carolina joined the league. The University of Arkansas joined the SEC in August of 1991. With the addition of Arkansas and South Car-olina, the SEC was the first conference to split into divisions and add a conference championship game in 1992.
“The Southeastern Conference Presidents and Chancellors are pleased to welcome Texas A&M Uni-versity to the SEC family,” said Dr. Bernie Machen, chair of the SEC Presidents and Chancellors and president of the University of Florida. “The addition of Texas A&M University as the SEC’s 13th member gives our league a prestigious academic institution with a strong athletic tradition and a culture similar to our current institutions.”
“The Southeastern Conference provides Texas A&M the national visibility that our great university and our student-athletes deserve,” said Texas A&M University President R. Bowen Loftin. “We are excit-ed to begin competition in the nation’s premier ath-letic conference. This is a 100-year decision that we have addressed carefully and methodically, and I be-lieve the Southeastern Conference gives the Aggies the best situation of any conference in the country.”
Texas A&M , located in College Station, will also be the third institution in the Southeastern Confer-ence to hold membership in the prestigious Asso-ciation of American Universities, joining Florida and Vanderbilt. Texas A&M has an enrollment of 50,000 students, ranking as the sixth-largest university in the country, with 360,000 former students worldwide.
Texas A&M also adds to the athletic excellence of the SEC. Last season, the Aggies won three NCAA team titles (men’s and women’s outdoor track and field, and women’s basketball) and finished eighth in the prestigious Learfield Sports Director’s Cup all-sport rankings.
“On behalf of our presidents, chancellors, ath-letics directors, students and fans, I welcome Texas A&M University to the SEC family,” said SEC Commis-sioner Mike Slive. “Texas A&M is a nationally-promi-nent institution on and off the field and a great fit for the SEC tradition of excellence-athletically, academi-cally and culturally.”
The Aggies sponsor 20 varsity sports. Men’s sports include baseball, basketball, football, golf, swimming and diving, tennis, indoor and outdoor track and field and cross country. Women’s sports include basketball, equestrian, golf, soccer, softball, swimming and diving, tennis, indoor and outdoor track and field and cross country and volleyball. Tex-as A&M participates in every sport sponsored by the SEC except gymnastics and the SEC sponsors every sport the Aggies participate in except equestrian.
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SWOPE’S SHOrt GAME SEtS tABlE FOr AGGiESLining up all over the field, slot receiver RyAn SwOpe is MR. INSIDE to JeFF FUlleR’S
MR. OUTSIDE. Swope keeps the Aggie offense humming with his repertoire of bubble screens, sweeps and over-the-middle catches, along with his defense-stretching speed (he’s regarded as the fastest receiver on the team).
2011 Update: Broke the season record for catches and receiving yards in a season last week. Is one TD catch from matching season TD record. Named Big 12 Player of the Week by Rivals.com after posting his first career 200-yard game with 206 yards against Baylor. His four TD catches were a school record. Had 100-yard games vs. SMU (8-109), Oklahoma State (7-105), Oklahoma (8-149) and Kansas (9-137).
Swope’s résumé• Named to “watch list” for the Biletnikoff Award.• Broke A&M’s record for season catches and yards in 2011.• Opened 2010 season with a 13-catch, 106-yard performance against Stephen F. Austin, which tied for the
second-most in school history behind Albert Connell’s record 18 catches from 1996 vs. Colorado.• Has eight career 100 yard receiving games, and one 200-yard game.• Set school record with four TD catches against Baylor in 2011.• Had a pair of 68-yard TD catches against Baylor, and career-long 79-yarder against OU in 2011.
texas A&M Career receptions list1 JeFF FUlleR, 2008- ...................... 2192 Terrence Murphy, 2001-04 .............. 1723 RyAn SwOpe, 2009- .................... 1694 Bethel Johnson, 1999-02 ................. 1175 Keith Woodside, 1983, 85-87 .......... 110
texas A&M Career receiving tDs list1. JeFF FUlleR, 2008- ......................... 322. Bob Long, 1966-68 ........................... 193. RyAn SwOpe, 2009- ..................... 16 Tony Harrison, 1990-93 .................... 14 5 Albert Connell, 1995-96 ................... 13
SCHEDUlE BrEAkDOWN -- rANkiNGS / tV / rADiO wk Ap/HC Opponent (Ap/HC) TV play-by-play Analyst (s) Sideline national Radio play-by-play Analyst Sideline
1 8/9 SMU FSN (National) Joel Meyers Joel Klatt Jim Knox Compass Media Drew Bontadelli Brian Baldinger --
2 Open
3 9/9 Idaho FSN (PPV) Joel Meyers Dave Lapham Jim Knox None -- -- --
4 8/8 Oklahoma St. (7/6) ABC (Regional) Sean McDonough Matt Millen Jeannine Edwards Touchdown Roxy Bernstein Gino Torretta --
5 14/13 Arkansas (18/18) ESPN (National) Dave Pasch C. Spielman/U. Meyer Shelley Smith ESPN Radio Bill Rosinski David Norrie Joe Schad
6 24/25 @Texas Tech FX (National) Gus Johnson Charles Davis Tim Brewster None -- -- --
7 21/23 Baylor (20/24) FX (National) Gus Johnson Charles Davis Tim Brewster None -- -- --
8 17/18 @Iowa St. ABC (Regional) Mark Neely Ray Bentley -- None -- -- --
9 16/16 Missouri FX (National) Gus Johnson Charles Davis Tim Brewster None -- -- --
10 RV/RV @Oklahoma (7/7) ABC (Regional) Sean McDonough Matt Millen Heather Cox Westwood One Brian Davis Eddie George
11 NR/RV @Kansas St. (17/22) ABC (Regional) Carter Blackburn Brock Huard -- None -- -- --
12 NR/NR Kansas FSN (National) Joel Meyers Joel Klatt Jim Knox None -- -- --
13 nR/RV TexAS (nR/RV) eSpn (nATiOnAl) ReCe DAViS C. JAMeS/. pAlMeR Jenn BROwn nOne -- -- --
14 Open
texas A&M Season Catches list1 RyAn SwOpe, 2011 ....................... 782 JEFF FULLER, 2010 .......................... 72 RyAn SwOpe, 2010 ....................... 724 Rod Bernstine, 1986 ......................... 655. Ken “Dude” McLean, 1965 ............... 60
texas A&M Season receiving yards list1 RyAn SwOpe, 2011 ....................1,0692 JEFF FULLER, 2010 ......................1,0663 Robert Ferguson, 2000 .................... 8854 Albert Connell, 1996........................ 8725 RyAn TAnneHill, 2008 ............... 844
texas A&M Season receiving tDs list1 JEFF FULLER, 2010 ........................ 122 RyAn SwOpe, 2011 ...................... 113 JEFF FULLER, 2010.......................... 94 Bethel Johnson, 2002 ........................ 8 Bob Long, 1968 .................................. 8 Bob Long, 1967 .................................. 8
Gray’s résumé• Named to “watch lists” for Doak Walker Award, the
Maxwell Award and the Pony Express Award• Big 12’s leading returning rusher (1,133 in 2010)• Rushed for a career-high 223 yards on 27 carries
in the 2010 regular season finale against Texas, who was a record for an A&M player against the Longhorns and was A&M’s first 200-yard rushing game since Leeland McElroy had 229 on 35 carries against LSU in 1995.
• A&M’s game, season and career leader in KOR yards.• Gray is A&M’s career all purpose yardage leader.
Big 12 All-Purpose Career leaders6,812 Darren Sproles, Kansas State, 2001-046,718 DeMarco Murray, Oklahoma, 2007-106,423 Cyrus Gray, Texas A&M6,161 Cedric Benson, Texas, 2001-045,992 Ricky Williams, Texas, 1996-98
texas A&M All-Purpose Career leaders6,423 Cyrus Gray, 2008-Present5,023 Darren Lewis, 1987-904,706 Curtis Dickey, 1976-794,706 Danté Hall, 1996-994,186 Leeland McElroy, 1993-95
texas A&M rushing Career leaders5,012 Darren Lewis, 1987-903,703 Curtis Dickey, 1976-793,298 Cyrus Gray, 2008-Present3,262 Greg Hill, 1991-933,014 Rodney Thomas, 1991-94
GrAy JOiNS ExClUSiVE 3,000, 6,000 yArDS ClUBSPreseason first-team All-Big 12 RB CYRUS GRAY, a senior from DeSoto, Texas, is the leading
returning rusher in the conference after rushing for 1,133 yards in 2010. Always a solid running back, Gray took his game to the next level in 2010. He earned the starting nod at RB over CHRiS-Tine MiCHAel in game seven, and then Michael suffered a season-ending broken leg in game 8 which forced Gray to shoulder the bulk of the carries for the first time in his career. The transfor-mation was stunning as Gray averaged 134.0 yards in the final seven games of the season after gaining just an average of 32.5 yards in first six games of 2010.
2011 Update: All-purpose yards school record holder continues to churn out the yards and surpassed the 6,000-yard plateau against Missouri. Also passed 3,000-yard level in rushing vs. KSU. Nine-game streak of 100-yard rushing games was snapped against Oklahoma State, one shy of A&M record. Has 14 career 100-yard rushing games, including 12 in his last 18 games.
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MOrE trENDS AND NOtABlES• After six home games, Kyle Field has been FilleD TO 104.7 peRCenT CApACiTy, averag-
ing 86,940 fans/game. Kyle Field is one of four stadiums nationally operating at higher than 104.0 percent capacity.
• A&M has SEVEN CONSECUTIVE SELLOUTS, which is a school record. A&M’s current streak of sellouts dates back to the 2010 Nebraska game, which set the school record with an at-tendance of 90,079.
• A&M’s current home attendance AVeRAge OF 86,940, RAnKS nO. 10 nationally and No. 2 in the Big 12 Conference.
• TexAS A&M’S Kyle FielD was rated the No. 20 “top venues in sport” by BusinessInsider.com, and was the highest rated college football stadium on the top 100 list. Coach Mike Sherman’s old stomping grounds with the Green Bay Packers, Lambeau Field, topped the list.
• THe gAMeDAy expeRienCe AT Kyle FielD was rated best in the country in the Sport Illustrated College Football Preview. Texas A&M’s traditions were rated No. 3 by the publica-tion.
• AggieS Own SCOReBOARD bragging rights on every football-playing team in the state of Texas A&M’s winning streaks over the other Texas schools range from a high of 24 over the TCU Horned Frogs (1973-1995, 2001) down to a one-game streak over Texas.
• Jeff Fuller spent time last summer working with one of the nFl’S TOp ReCeiVeRS, lARRy FITZGERALD of the Arizona Cardinals. Aggies remember Fitzgerald’s trip to Kyle Field as a Pitt Panther when he torched the A&M secondary for seven catches for 135 yards and two touchdowns in 2003. “I learned tons of things,” Fuller said. “He’s extremely competi-tive, tries to beat me into the ground running and conditions wise. A great role model, great person. One of the things he said is ‘there is not substitute for work,’ which I think is incredibly true. The way he goes out and works every single day and makes the people around him better as well.”
• Aggies on the ballot for the College Football Hall of Fame are BARe-FOOT KiCKing leg-END TONY FRANKLIN and the winningeST HeAD COACH in TexAS A&M HiSTORy, R.C. SLOCUM.
• JeFF FUlleR HAS CAUgHT AT leAST One pASS in A&M-record 44 straight games, which is every game of his career. Ryan Swope has caught at least one in 30 straight games, includ-ing multiple catches in 26 straight games.
• HeAD COACH MiKe SHeRMAn HAS MADe eigHT BOwl TRipS as a member of Texas A&M’s coaching staff. Only R.C. Slocum with 18 bowl trips has been to more as a Aggie coach.
DESOtO PiPEliNEThree of the Aggies’ most experienced and productive players are former DeSoto Eagles --
true senior running back CYRUS GRAY, true senior defensive end TOny JeROD-eDDie and fifth-year senior inside linebacker gARRiCK williAMS.
Making an Impact __________________2011 CYRUS GRAY (DeSoto Class of ‘08) _____________ Over 6,000 all-purpose, 3,000 rushing yardsTOny JeROD-eDDie (DeSoto Class of ‘08) _______ DL’s top tackler with 41 stops, 4 sacksgARRiCK williAMS (DeSoto Class of ‘07) _______ No. 4 tackler with 34 tackles
Six GrADUAtES ON AGGiES’ 2011 rOStErTexas A&M has six graduates on the fall 2011 roster.DANNY BAKER August 2011 University Studies (Mays Business School)BEN BASS May 2011 Ag Leadership and DevelopmentMATT SHeRMAn August 2011 University Studies (Agriculture and Life Sciences)liOnel SMiTH August 2011 Ag Leadership and DevelopmentRyAn TAnneHill May 2011 BiologygARRiCK williAMS August 2011 University Studies (Agriculture and Life Sciences)
AttENDANCE NOtEStOP SEASON AVErAGES1. 82,711 in 2001 (496,268 in 6 games)/10th in NCAA2. 82,477 in 2010 (577,338 in 7 games)/13th in NCAA3. 82,207 in 2007 (575,450 in 7 games) 14th in NCAA4. 82,193 in 2008 (575,351 in 7 games)/14th in NCAA5. 80,198 in 2002 (561,389 in 7 games)/13th in NCAA6. 79,732 in 2005 (478,389 in 6 games)/17th in NCAA7. 77,579 in 2000 (465,471 in 6 games)/17th in NCAA8. 76,800 in 2009 (537,602 in 7 games)/16th in NCAA9. 76,243 in 2003 (533,703 in 7 games)/18th in NCAA10. 75,985 in 2006 (531,894 in 7 games)/18th in NCAA
Current: 86,940 in 2011 (521,638 in 6 games)
tOP 20 AttENDANCE GAMES: Through first six home games of 2011
1. 90,079 vs. #8 Nebraska (2010) _____Won, 9-62. 88,253 vs. #12 Texas (2007)________Won, 38-303. 87,555 vs. #5 Texas (2001) _________Lost, 21-74. 87,361 vs. NR Baylor (2011) _______Won, 55-265. 87,358 vs. #6 Oklahoma St. (2011) __Lost, 30-296. 87,206 vs. NR Notre Dame (200) ____Won, 24-37. 87,188 vs. #1 Oklahoma (2000) _____Lost, 35-318. 86,951 vs. NR SMU (2011) _________Won, 46-149. 86,934 vs. NR Missouri ___________Lost, 38-3110. 86,623 vs. NR Idaho (2011) ________Won, 37-711. 86,617 vs. #2 Texas (2005) _________Lost, 40-2912. 86,478 vs. NR Texas Tech (2002) ____Lost, 48-47 (OT)13. 86,411 vs. NR Kansas (2011) _______Won, 61-714. 86,217 vs. NR Oklahoma St. (2007) __Won, 24-2315. 86,172 vs. NR Iowa State (2005) ____Lost, 42-1416. 86,128 vs. #7 Texas (1999) _________Won, 20-1617. 86,012 vs. #7 Texas Tech (2008) ____Lost, 43-2518. 85,979 vs. Texas Tech (2006) _______Lost, 31-2719. 85,697 vs. Oklahoma (2006) _______Lost, 17-1620. 85,661 vs. Iowa State (2001) _______Won, 24-21
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2011 tExAS A&M FOOtBAll AlPHABEtiCAl rOStEras of Oct. 18, 2011
no nAMe pOS. HT. wT. Cl-exp HOMeTOwn (HigH SCHOOl/JC) 41 Alexander, Brandon LB 6-6 240 Fr-HS Brenham, TX (Brenham) 24 Arthur, Travis DB 6-0 165 Fr-HS Houston, TX (Klein Oak) 9 Askew, Nate WR 6-4 220 So-1L San Antonio, TX (Madison) 36 Baggs, Donnie LB 6-1 225 Fr-HS League City, TX (Clear Springs) 74 Baker, Danny OL 6-5 300 Sr-3L Sugar Land, TX (Elkins) 97 Barrera, Stephen DL 6-5 290 So-1L Clear Lake, TX (Clear Lake) 90 Bass, Ben DL 6-5 295 Sr-1L Plano, TX (West) 43 Bass, Justin DB 6-2 205 Fr-HS Plano, TX (West) 91 Bertolet, Taylor PLK 5-9 165 Fr-HS Reading, PA (Exeter Township) 95 Bredthauer, Ben DS 6-4 250 Jr-2L Houston, TX (Stratford) 90 Breshears, Justin TE 6-2 225 Fr-HS Aledo, TX (Aledo) 39 Brown Jr., Eddie DL 6-0 310 Sr-3L Waller, TX (Waller) 28 Bullock, Randy PLK 5-9 212 Sr-3L Klein, TX (Klein) 26 Burns, Devonta DB 6-0 200 Fr-HS Arlington, TX (Martin) 2 Campbell, Steven DB 6-0 201 Jr-2L Houston, TX (Jersey Village) 79 Cheek, Joseph OL 6-7 285 Fr-HS Seguin, TX (Seguin) 68 Compton, Ben OL 6-4 310 Fr-HS Friendswood, TX (Friendswood) 13 Dorman, Tommy TE 6-2 235 Jr-2L North Richland Hills, TX (Birdville) 55 Dube, Chase OL 6-1 300 So-SQ Lexington, TX (Lexington) 13 Eike, Aaron QB 6-3 175 Fr-HS Bryan, TX (Bryan) 65 Eike, Evan OL 6-4 306 Sr-3L Bryan, TX (Bryan) 42 Ennis, Kirby DL 6-4 286 So-1L Huntsville, TX (Huntsville) 48 Epperson, Ryan P 6-2 191 Jr-2L Keller, TX (Keller) 82 Evans, Mike WR 6-5 209 Fr-HS Galveston, TX (Ball) 29 Everett, Deshazor DB 6-0 176 Fr-HS DeRidder, LA (DeRidder) 30 Franklin, Johntel DB 6-2 200 Jr-TR Milwaukee, WI (Madison/Victor Valley (CA) CC) 7 Frederick, Terrence DB 5-10 187 Sr-3L Katy, TX (Katy) 63 Freeman, Alex DS 6-1 236 Fr-RS Austin, TX (Westwood) 19 Fritsche, Matt DB 6-3 180 Fr-HS Bryan, TX (Rudder) 8 Fuller, Jeff WR 6-4 220 Sr-3L McKinney, TX (Boyd) 14 Furtch, Keon WR 6-2 210 Jr-SQ Paris, TX (Paris) 6 Gardiner, Desmond DB 5-10 190 So-1L Port Arthur, TX (Memorial) 86 Gardner, Seth WR 6-4 212 Jr-SQ Dallas, TX (Highland Park/Arkansas) 37 Graham, Garrett FB 5-10 212 Fr-RS Mansfield, TX (Mansfield) 78 Gramling, Garrett OL 6-6 316 Fr-RS Denton, TX (Ryan) 32 Gray, Cyrus RB 5-10 200 Sr-3L DeSoto, TX (DeSoto) 60 Gutekunst, Nathan OL 6-6 320 Fr-HS Humble, TX (Atascocita) 57 Guthrie, Dylan OL 6-3 280 Fr-HS Houston, TX (Memorial) 22 Harris, Dustin DB/WR 6-0 175 Jr-2L Livingston, TX (Livingston) 51 Harrison, Jarvis OL 6-4 317 Fr-RS Navasota, TX (Navasota) 98 Hatten, Shayvion DL 6-4 286 Fr-HS Daingerfield, TX (Daingerfield) 81 Hicks, Nehemiah TE 6-4 249 So-1L Hutto, TX (Hutto) 25 Honeycutt, Clay DB 6-2 195 Fr-RS Dickinson, TX (Dickinson) 1 Hunter, Trent DB 5-10 192 Sr-3L Katy, TX (Katy) 4 Hurd Jr., Toney DB 5-9 180 So-1L Missouri City, TX (Fort Bend Marshall) 62 Hyde, Jeffrey OL 6-5 311 Jr-1L Colleyville, TX (Covenant Christian) 4 Jackson, Brandal WR 6-1 190 Jr-2L Navasota, TX (Navasota) 36 Jaroszewski, Jared P 6-2 211 Sr-1L Seguin, TX (Navarro/Blinn JC) 45 Jenkins, Steven LB 6-2 220 Jr-TR Pensacola, FL (Pine Forest/Coffeyville (KS) CC) 83 Jerod-Eddie, Tony DL 6-5 301 Sr-3L DeSoto, TX (DeSoto) 76 Joeckel, Luke OL 6-6 310 So-1L Arlington, TX (Arlington) 16 Joeckel, Matt QB 6-4 234 Fr-RS Arlington, TX (Arlington) 58 Johnson, Cody LB 6-1 204 Fr-HS Anahuac, TX (Anahuac) 20 Jones, C.J. DB 6-1 187 Jr-1L Houston, TX (Klein Forest) 42 Jones-Campbell, Byron RB 5-8 193 Jr-SQ Houston, TX (C.E. King) 5 Judie, Coryell DB 5-11 190 Sr-1L Marlin, TX (Marlin/Fort Scott CC) 38 Kaser, Drew P 6-3 220 Fr-HS Strongsville, OH (Walsh Jesuit) 84 Kennedy, Malcome WR 6-0 196 Fr-RS Cayuga, TX (Cayuga) 77 Klinke, Shep OL 6-7 305 So-1L Katy, TX (Katy) 89 Labhart, Travis WR 5-9 182 Jr-SQ Dallas, TX (Whitesboro)
88 Lamascus, Gaston WR 5-6 182 So-SQ Navasota, TX (Navasota) 19 Lamothe, Michael TE 6-3 232 Jr-2L New Iberia, LA (New Iberia) 61 Lewis, Patrick OL 6-2 306 Jr-2L LaPlace, LA (East St. John) 56 Liscum, Ryan OL 6-2 284 Jr-SQ Houston, TX (Kempner) 23 Malena, Ben RB 5-8 195 So-1L Cedar Hill, TX (Cedar Hill) 18 Mangan, Kyle LB 6-2 226 Jr-2L Brenham, TX (Brenham) 15 Manziel, Johnny QB 6-1 200 Fr-HS Kerrville, TX (Tivy) 92 Mathis, Jonathan DL 6-2 293 Sr-1L Houston, TX (Westfield/Blinn JC) 31 Matthews, Howard DB 6-2 206 Fr-HS League City, TX (Clear Springs) 75 Matthews, Jake OL 6-5 305 So-1L Missouri City, TX (Elkins) 5 McNeal, Kenric WR 6-1 184 Jr-2L Spring, TX (Spring) 33 Michael, Christine RB 5-11 213 Jr-2L Beaumont, TX (West Brook) 44 Moeller, Sam WR 5-11 175 Fr-HS San Antonio, TX (Antonian Prep) 94 Moore, Damontre Joker 6-4 245 So-1L Rowlett, TX (Rowlett) 99 Nealy, Spencer DL 6-5 277 Jr-2L San Antonio, TX (Reagan) 87 Nelson, Chance WR 5-10 165 Fr-HS Baytown, TX (Sterling) 7 Nwachukwu, Uzoma WR 6-0 194 Jr-2L Allen, TX (Allen) 70 Ogbuehi, Cedric OL 6-5 292 Fr-RS Allen, TX (Allen) 18 O’Quinn, Patrick QB 6-2 208 So-SQ College Station, TX (A&M Consolidated) 50 Ortega, Justin OL 5-10 235 Fr-RS San Antonio, TX (Reagan) 27 Osadebey, Michael DB 6-1 208 So-RS Grapevine, TX (Colleyville Heritage/SE Oklahoma) 23 Patterson, Domonique LB 6-0 218 So-1L Dallas, TX (Skyline) 10 Porter, Sean LB 6-2 230 Jr-2L Schertz, TX (Clemens) 80 Prioleau, Hutson TE 6-4 251 So-1L Fort Worth, TX (All Saints Episcopal) 24 Randle, Taylor WR 6-0 194 Sr-SQ Richmond, TX (Foster) 34 Randolph, Will RB 5-9 188 Fr-HS Copperas Cove, TX (Copperas Cove) 14 Raven, Floyd DB 6-2 187 Fr-HS Kenner, LA (East St. John) 32 Riney, Rylan DB 5-11 168 Fr-HS Aledo, TX (Aledo) 89 Robinson, Ivan DL 6-3 270 So-1L Longville, LA (South Beauregard) 47 Russell, Caleb Joker 6-2 238 Jr-1L Midlothian, TX (Midlothian) 46 Russell, Jake LB 6-2 225 Fr-RS Sulphur Springs, TX (Sulphur Springs) 73 Scales, Rhontae DL 6-6 317 So-1L Killeen, TX (Killeen) 45 Sherman, Matt TE 6-1 209 Jr-SQ Houston, TX (St. Thomas) 3 Showers, Jameill QB 6-1 219 Fr-RS Killeen, TX (Shoemaker) 53 Smith, Caden OL 6-3 255 Fr-HS Roscoe, TX (Roscoe) 3 Smith, Lionel DB 6-0 193 Sr-2L Houston, TX (Bellaire) 72 Stansbury, Gavin DL 6-4 265 Fr-RS Franklin, LA (Franklin) 11 Stewart, Jonathan LB 6-4 237 Jr-2L Shreveport, LA (Byrd) 28 Swope, Louie DB 5-11 186 Fr-RS Austin, TX (Westlake) 25 Swope, Ryan WR 6-0 206 Jr-2L Austin, TX (Westlake) 17 Tannehill, Ryan QB 6-4 222 Sr-3L Big Spring, TX (Big Spring) 35 Taylor, Tyrell LB 6-4 205 Fr-HS Houston, TX (Galena Park) 21 Terrell, Steven DB 5-10 193 Jr-2L Allen, TX (Allen) 71 Thomas, Brian OL 6-3 315 Jr-1L Pearland, TX (Pearland) 9 Thomas, Charlie LB 6-1 220 So-1L Beaumont, TX (Central) 33 Thompson, DeAndre DB 6-1 187 Jr-1L Alief, TX (Taylor) 35 Tolliver, Jay RB 5-10 211 Jr-SQ Mansfield, TX (Timberview) 52 Trahan, Shelby DS 6-2 234 Fr-HS Pearland, TX (Dawson) 67 Villavisencio, Joe OL 6-4 312 Sr-3L Jacksonville, TX (Jacksonville) 83 Walker, Michael WR 6-0 200 So-SQ Austin, TX (Westlake) 40 Ward, Shaun LB 6-2 240 Fr-HS Ft. Lauderdale, FL (Boyd Anderson) 37 Washington, Darzil LB 6-3 226 Fr-HS Edgard, LA (West St. John) 8 Williams, Garrick LB 6-2 232 Sr-3L DeSoto, TX (DeSoto) 85 Williams, LeKendrick WR 5-8 170 Fr-RS Sharpstown, TX (Sharpstown) 44 Wolridge, Andrew FB/DL 6-1 265 Jr-1L Lexington, TX (Lexington) 26 Wood, Ken P 5-10 191 Sr-2L Spokane, WA (University/Montana) 59 Woodum, Allen OL 6-3 292 Jr-SQ Conroe, TX (Conroe)
Name .......................................................pronunciationASKew, Nate ............................................. ass-KEWBERTOLEY, Taylor ............................... BURR-toe-letBurns, DEVONTA ............................... dah-VON-tahEverett, DeSHAzOR ............................dee-shay-zorEIKE, Evan ....................................................................... IKEFURTCH, Keon ...................................... furch (as in church)GUTEKUNST, Nathan .......................goot-eh-kunstHicks, neHeMiAH ............................. NEE-ah-my-ahJEROD-Eddie, Tony ..............................jared (as in Subway)JOECKEL, Luke/Matt ................................... JOKE-ell
Name .......................................................pronunciationKASER, Drew ............................ KAY-ser (as in laser)KLINKE, Shep ..................................................KLINKlAMOTHe, Michael .............................................. la-MOTHMALENA, Ben .................................... mah-LEAN-uhMANGAN, Kyle .............................. MANG (as in bang)-annMANZIEL, Johnny .................. MAN-zell (as in yell).Michael, CHRiSTine ................................................... kristinnwACHUKwU, UzOMA ................... WATCH-ah-coo, ooh-ZOME-uhOgBUeHi, Cedric ................................. ah-BOO-heepRiOleAU, Hutson................................................PREE-low
Name .......................................................pronunciationShowers, JAMEILL ....................................jah-MEALSmith, LIONEL ....................................................... lion-NELLSwOpe, Ryan/Louie...............................swope (as in hope)TAnneHill, Ryan ............................................... TAN-uh-hillTaylor, Tyrell ................................................. TIE-rellTERRELL, Steven ......................................................TAIR-ellVILLAVISENCIO, Joe ......................VEE-ah-vah-sen-cee-ohJAROSzewSKi, Jared ............................. Jair-oh-ZOO-skee
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11 2011 AGGIE FOOTBALL • OFFICIAL GAME NOTES
2011 tExAS A&M FOOtBAll NUMEriCAl rOStEras of Oct. 18, 2011
no nAMe pOS. HT. wT. Cl-exp HOMeTOwn (HigH SCHOOl/ 1 Hunter, Trent DB 5-10 192 Sr-3L Katy, TX (Katy) 2 Campbell, Steven DB 6-0 201 Jr-2L Houston, TX (Jersey Village) 3 Showers, Jameill QB 6-1 219 Fr-RS Killeen, TX (Shoemaker) 3 Smith, Lionel DB 6-0 193 Sr-2L Houston, TX (Bellaire) 4 Hurd Jr., Toney DB 5-9 180 So-1L Missouri City, TX (Fort Bend Marshall) 4 Jackson, Brandal WR 6-1 190 Jr-2L Navasota, TX (Navasota) 5 Judie, Coryell DB 5-11 190 Sr-1L Marlin, TX (Marlin/Fort Scott CC) 5 McNeal, Kenric WR 6-1 184 Jr-2L Spring, TX (Spring) 6 Gardiner, Desmond DB 5-10 190 So-1L Port Arthur, TX (Memorial) 7 Frederick, Terrence DB 5-10 187 Sr-3L Katy, TX (Katy) 7 Nwachukwu, Uzoma WR 6-0 194 Jr-2L Allen, TX (Allen) 8 Fuller, Jeff WR 6-4 220 Sr-3L McKinney, TX (Boyd) 8 Williams, Garrick LB 6-2 232 Sr-3L DeSoto, TX (DeSoto) 9 Askew, Nate WR 6-4 220 So-1L San Antonio, TX (Madison) 9 Thomas, Charlie LB 6-1 220 So-1L Beaumont, TX (Central) 10 Porter, Sean LB 6-2 230 Jr-2L Schertz, TX (Clemens) 11 Stewart, Jonathan LB 6-4 237 Jr-2L Shreveport, LA (Byrd) 13 Dorman, Tommy TE 6-2 235 Jr-2L North Richland Hills, TX (Birdville) 13 Eike, Aaron QB 6-3 175 Fr-HS Bryan, TX (Bryan) 14 Furtch, Keon WR 6-2 210 Jr-SQ Paris, TX (Paris) 14 Raven, Floyd DB 6-2 187 Fr-HS Kenner, LA (East St. John) 15 Manziel, Johnny QB 6-1 200 Fr-HS Kerrville, TX (Tivy) 16 Joeckel, Matt QB 6-4 234 Fr-RS Arlington, TX (Arlington) 17 Tannehill, Ryan QB 6-4 222 Sr-3L Big Spring, TX (Big Spring) 18 Mangan, Kyle LB 6-2 226 Jr-2L Brenham, TX (Brenham) 18 O’Quinn, Patrick QB 6-2 208 So-SQ College Station, TX (A&M Consolidated) 19 Fritsche, Matt DB 6-3 180 Fr-HS Bryan, TX (Rudder) 19 Lamothe, Michael TE 6-3 232 Jr-2L New Iberia, LA (New Iberia) 20 Jones, C.J. DB 6-1 187 Jr-1L Houston, TX (Klein Forest) 21 Terrell, Steven DB 5-10 193 Jr-2L Allen, TX (Allen) 22 Harris, Dustin DB/WR 6-0 175 Jr-2L Livingston, TX (Livingston) 23 Malena, Ben RB 5-8 195 So-1L Cedar Hill, TX (Cedar Hill) 23 Patterson, Domonique LB 6-0 218 So-1L Dallas, TX (Skyline) 24 Randle, Taylor WR 6-0 194 Sr-SQ Richmond, TX (Foster) 24 Arthur, Travis DB 6-0 165 Fr-HS Houston, TX (Klein Oak) 25 Honeycutt, Clay DB 6-2 195 Fr-RS Dickinson, TX (Dickinson) 25 Swope, Ryan WR 6-0 206 Jr-2L Austin, TX (Westlake) 26 Burns, Devonta DB 6-0 200 Fr-HS Arlington, TX (Martin) 26 Wood, Ken P 5-10 191 Sr-2L Spokane, WA (University/Montana) 27 Osadebey, Michael DB 6-1 208 So-RS Grapevine, TX (Colleyville Heritage/SE Oklahoma) 28 Bullock, Randy PLK 5-9 212 Sr-3L Klein, TX (Klein) 28 Swope, Louie DB 5-11 186 Fr-RS Austin, TX (Westlake) 29 Everett, Deshazor DB 6-0 176 Fr-HS DeRidder, LA (DeRidder) 30 Franklin, Johntel DB 6-2 200 Jr-TR Milwaukee, WI (Madison/Victor Valley (CA) CC) 31 Matthews, Howard DB 6-2 206 Fr-HS League City, TX (Clear Springs) 32 Gray, Cyrus RB 5-10 200 Sr-3L DeSoto, TX (DeSoto) 32 Riney, Rylan DB 5-11 168 Fr-HS Aledo, TX (Aledo) 33 Michael, Christine RB 5-11 213 Jr-2L Beaumont, TX (West Brook) 33 Thompson, DeAndre DB 6-1 187 Jr-1L Alief, TX (Taylor) 34 Randolph, Will RB 5-9 188 Fr-HS Copperas Cove, TX (Copperas Cove) 35 Taylor, Tyrell LB 6-4 205 Fr-HS Houston, TX (Galena Park) 35 Tolliver, Jay RB 5-10 211 Jr-SQ Mansfield, TX (Timberview) 36 Baggs, Donnie LB 6-1 225 Fr-HS League City, TX (Clear Springs) 36 Jaroszewski, Jared P 6-2 211 Sr-1L Seguin, TX (Navarro/Blinn JC) 37 Graham, Garrett FB 5-10 212 Fr-RS Mansfield, TX (Mansfield) 37 Washington, Darzil LB 6-3 226 Fr-HS Edgard, LA (West St. John) 38 Kaser, Drew P 6-3 220 Fr-HS Strongsville, OH (Walsh Jesuit) 39 Brown Jr., Eddie DL 6-0 310 Sr-3L Waller, TX (Waller) 40 Ward, Shaun LB 6-2 240 Fr-HS Ft. Lauderdale, FL (Boyd Anderson) 41 Alexander, Brandon LB 6-6 240 Fr-HS Brenham, TX (Brenham)
42 Ennis, Kirby DL 6-4 286 So-1L Huntsville, TX (Huntsville) 42 Jones-Campbell, Byron RB 5-8 193 Jr-SQ Houston, TX (C.E. King) 43 Bass, Justin DB 6-2 205 Fr-HS Plano, TX (West) 44 Moeller, Sam WR 5-11 175 Fr-HS San Antonio, TX (Antonian Prep) 44 Wolridge, Andrew FB/DL 6-1 265 Jr-1L Lexington, TX (Lexington) 45 Sherman, Matt TE 6-1 209 Jr-SQ Houston, TX (St. Thomas) 45 Jenkins, Steven LB 6-2 220 Jr-TR Pensacola, FL (Pine Forest/Coffeyville (KS) CC) 46 Russell, Jake LB 6-2 225 Fr-RS Sulphur Springs, TX (Sulphur Springs) 47 Russell, Caleb Joker 6-2 238 Jr-1L Midlothian, TX (Midlothian) 48 Epperson, Ryan P 6-2 191 Jr-2L Keller, TX (Keller) 50 Ortega, Justin OL 5-10 235 Fr-RS San Antonio, TX (Reagan) 51 Harrison, Jarvis OL 6-4 317 Fr-RS Navasota, TX (Navasota) 52 Trahan, Shelby DS 6-2 234 Fr-HS Pearland, TX (Dawson) 53 Smith, Caden OL 6-3 255 Fr-HS Roscoe, TX (Roscoe) 55 Dube, Chase OL 6-1 300 So-SQ Lexington, TX (Lexington) 56 Liscum, Ryan OL 6-2 284 Jr-SQ Houston, TX (Kempner) 57 Guthrie, Dylan OL 6-3 280 Fr-HS Houston, TX (Memorial) 58 Johnson, Cody LB 6-1 204 Fr-HS Anahuac, TX (Anahuac) 59 Woodum, Allen OL 6-3 292 Jr-SQ Conroe, TX (Conroe) 60 Gutekunst, Nathan OL 6-6 320 Fr-HS Humble, TX (Atascocita) 61 Lewis, Patrick OL 6-2 306 Jr-2L LaPlace, LA (East St. John) 62 Hyde, Jeffrey OL 6-5 311 Jr-1L Colleyville, TX (Covenant Christian) 63 Freeman, Alex DS 6-1 236 Fr-RS Austin, TX (Westwood) 65 Eike, Evan OL 6-4 306 Sr-3L Bryan, TX (Bryan) 67 Villavisencio, Joe OL 6-4 312 Sr-3L Jacksonville, TX (Jacksonville) 68 Compton, Ben OL 6-4 310 Fr-HS Friendswood, TX (Friendswood) 70 Ogbuehi, Cedric OL 6-5 292 Fr-RS Allen, TX (Allen) 71 Thomas, Brian OL 6-3 315 Jr-1L Pearland, TX (Pearland) 72 Stansbury, Gavin DL 6-4 265 Fr-RS Franklin, LA (Franklin) 73 Scales, Rhontae DL 6-6 317 So-1L Killeen, TX (Killeen) 74 Baker, Danny OL 6-5 300 Sr-3L Sugar Land, TX (Elkins) 75 Matthews, Jake OL 6-5 305 So-1L Missouri City, TX (Elkins) 76 Joeckel, Luke OL 6-6 310 So-1L Arlington, TX (Arlington) 77 Klinke, Shep OL 6-7 305 So-1L Katy, TX (Katy) 78 Gramling, Garrett OL 6-6 316 Fr-RS Denton, TX (Ryan) 79 Cheek, Joseph OL 6-7 285 Fr-HS Seguin, TX (Seguin) 80 Prioleau, Hutson TE 6-4 251 So-1L Fort Worth, TX (All Saints Episcopal) 81 Hicks, Nehemiah TE 6-4 249 So-1L Hutto, TX (Hutto) 82 Evans, Mike WR 6-5 209 Fr-HS Galveston, TX (Ball) 83 Jerod-Eddie, Tony DL 6-5 301 Sr-3L DeSoto, TX (DeSoto) 83 Walker, Michael WR 6-0 200 So-SQ Austin, TX (Westlake) 84 Kennedy, Malcome WR 6-0 196 Fr-RS Cayuga, TX (Cayuga) 85 Williams, LeKendrick WR 5-8 170 Fr-RS Sharpstown, TX (Sharpstown) 86 Gardner, Seth WR 6-4 212 Jr-SQ Dallas, TX (Highland Park/Arkansas) 87 Nelson, Chance WR 5-10 165 Fr-HS Baytown, TX (Sterling) 88 Lamascus, Gaston WR 5-6 182 So-SQ Navasota, TX (Navasota) 89 Labhart, Travis WR 5-9 182 Jr-SQ Dallas, TX (Whitesboro) 89 Robinson, Ivan DL 6-3 270 So-1L Longville, LA (South Beauregard) 90 Bass, Ben DL 6-5 295 Sr-1L Plano, TX (West) 90 Breshears, Justin TE 6-2 225 Fr-HS Aledo, TX (Aledo) 91 Bertolet, Taylor PLK 5-9 165 Fr-HS Reading, PA (Exeter Township) 92 Mathis, Jonathan DL 6-2 293 Sr-1L Houston, TX (Westfield/Blinn JC) 94 Moore, Damontre Joker 6-4 245 So-1L Rowlett, TX (Rowlett) 95 Bredthauer, Ben DS 6-4 250 Jr-2L Houston, TX (Stratford) 97 Barrera, Stephen DL 6-5 290 So-1L Clear Lake, TX (Clear Lake) 98 Hatten, Shayvion DL 6-4 286 Fr-HS Daingerfield, TX (Daingerfield) 99 Nealy, Spencer DL 6-5 277 Jr-2L San Antonio, TX (Reagan)
Name .......................................................pronunciationASKew, Nate ............................................. ass-KEWBERTOLEY, Taylor ............................... BURR-toe-letBurns, DEVONTA ............................... dah-VON-tahEverett, DeSHAzOR ............................dee-shay-zorEIKE, Evan ....................................................................... IKEFURTCH, Keon ...................................... furch (as in church)GUTEKUNST, Nathan .......................goot-eh-kunstHicks, neHeMiAH ............................. NEE-ah-my-ahJEROD-Eddie, Tony ..............................jared (as in Subway)JOECKEL, Luke/Matt ................................... JOKE-ell
Name .......................................................pronunciationKASER, Drew ............................ KAY-ser (as in laser)KLINKE, Shep ..................................................KLINKlAMOTHe, Michael .............................................. la-MOTHMALENA, Ben .................................... mah-LEAN-uhMANGAN, Kyle .............................. MANG (as in bang)-annMANZIEL, Johnny .................. MAN-zell (as in yell).Michael, CHRiSTine ................................................... kristinnwACHUKwU, UzOMA ................... WATCH-ah-coo, ooh-ZOME-uhOgBUeHi, Cedric ................................. ah-BOO-heepRiOleAU, Hutson................................................PREE-low
Name .......................................................pronunciationShowers, JAMEILL ....................................jah-MEALSmith, LIONEL ....................................................... lion-NELLSwOpe, Ryan/Louie...............................swope (as in hope)TAnneHill, Ryan ............................................... TAN-uh-hillTaylor, Tyrell ................................................. TIE-rellTERRELL, Steven ......................................................TAIR-ellVILLAVISENCIO, Joe ......................VEE-ah-vah-sen-cee-ohJAROSzewSKi, Jared ............................. Jair-oh-ZOO-skee
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tExAS A&M FOOtBAll SPEED CHArtON tHE SiDEliNE iN tHE PrESS BOx
MiKe SHeRMAnHeAD COACH / OC
TIM DERUYTERASST. HeAD COACH / DC
RANDY JORDANRUNNING BACKS
TOM ROSSLEYSENIOR ASST. / QB
TROy wAlTeRSwiDe ReCeiVeRS
niCK TOTHOUTSIDE LBs
TeRRell williAMSDEFENSIVE LINE
JIM TURNEROFFENSIVE LINE
DAT NGUYENINSIDE LINEBACKERS
CHARleS MCMilliAnDEFENSIVE BACKS
TIM CASSIDYDir. of FB
GARY REYNOLDSDir. of FB
DAVE KENNEDYHead FB S&C
ALAN CANNONSID
BRAD MARQUARDTAssoc. SID
ADAM QUISENBERRYAsst. SID
14 2011 AGGIE FOOTBALL • OFFICIAL GAME NOTES
tExAS A&M MEDiA iNFOrMAtiON GAME WEEk MEDiA itiNErAry
MONDAY, NOV. 1411:20-29am Head Coach Mike Sherman on the Big 12 Teleconference (contact: [email protected])11:00-1:30pm weekly Media press Conference Bright Complex Rm. 225. Coach Sherman will address the media at 12 noon. (This is the preferred time for ALL player interviews to occur)Pre-Practice Last opportunity to talk to players6:30 pm The Aggie Football Show (Locally on KBTX-TV)
ON tHE WEBVisit aggieathletics.com/media for media-specific information regarding Texas A&M Athletics, including contact information,
quick facts, game notes and more, including a downloadable photo and logo archive site.
MEDiA SUPPlEMENtThe Texas A&M Media Relations Office did not print a media guide in 2010. A comprehensive media supplement, containing
history, records, bios and much more is posted online. .
E-MAil COPy OF rElEASEIf you are a media member and wish to receive the weekly release via electronic mail, please send an e-mail to associate SID Brad
WEEkly PrESSErTexas A&M hosts its gameweek press conference beginning at 11 a.m. in room 225 of the Nye Academic Center in the Bright
Complex.
BiG 12 HEAD COACHES WEEkly tElECONFErENCEThe Big 12 will host individual telephonic news conferences with each head coach on Mondays, starting at 9:50 a.m. (Central
time), during the 2011 season. Those media wishing to dial into the conference call should contact the Big 12 office ([email protected]) for the call-in and replay numbers. The schedule is for every Monday during the season. The order of head coaches and other participants is:
9:50 a.m. – Mack Brown, Texas10:00 a.m. – Turner Gill, Kansas10:10 a.m. – Bob Stoops, Oklahoma10:20 a.m. – Mike Gundy, Oklahoma State10:30 a.m. – Bill Snyder, Kansas State10:40 a.m. – Gary Pinkel, Missouri10:50 a.m. – Tommy Tuberville, Texas Tech11:00 a.m. – Art Briles, Baylor11:10 a.m. – Paul Rhoads, Iowa State11:20 a.m. – Mike Sherman, Texas A&M
The call will be available live and archived on www.Big12Sports.com. A replay will be available for 48 hours beginning at 4 p.m. CT each Monday at 706-634-1618.
GAME WEEk iNtErViEW POliCy Players are available for interviews until after practice on Tuesday on game week. ALL interviews must be requested with a
minimum 24-hour notice. For best results, interviews should be conducted at the Monday Media Luncheon at the Bright Complex.
POStGAME iNtErViEW POliCyAt home games, postgame interviews with A&M players and coaches are conducted in a specially equipped interview room
located in the Bright Complex (Hagner Auditorium). The A&M locker room is closed at all times to media. Interview requests will be taken late in the game and every effort will be made to ensure that requested players are available. There will be no interviews conducted on the field, except for the televison network that is broadcasting the game. At away games, similar policy is in effect and location of interviews will be determined.
tExAS A&M rADiO NEtWOrkThe 50-station Texas A&M Sports Network broadcasts each football game on the radio in Texas and on the internet. Locally
the game will air on WTAW-AM 1620. Fans will also be able to receive the broadcast at road game stadiums on the lower end of their FM radio. In addition, all Aggie football games and many A&M athletic events can heard via the Texas A&M official website at AggieAthletics.com.
CrEDENtiAlS/SAtEllitE trUCk PArkiNGTo Request Credentials for A&M home games, please fax a request on your letterhead to the attention of Alan Cannon, Assistant
AD for Media Relations at 979-845-6825. You may also email a request in to [email protected]. Credentials should be requested no later than one week in advance.
Television stations wishing to bring satellite or microwave news units to Kyle Field should contact Alan Cannon at 979-845-5725 by Wednesday of game week to ensure parking.
POSt GAME ViDEO HiGHliGHtSTexas A&M will provide post game video highlights after home games via an FTP site to approved media members. Please contact
the Texas A&M media Relations office for more information and log on credentials.
HElPFUl PHONE NUMBErSTexas A&M Media Relations 979-845-5725Media Relations Fax 979-845-6825Texas A&M Ticket Office 979-845-2311 or 888-99-AGGIEKyle Field Press Box 979-862-5400 Kyle Field Press Box Fax 979-862-5375
vs Top 25 ....................................... 1-4 vs Top 15 ....................................... 0-3 vs Top 10 ....................................... 0-2 vs Top 5 ........................................ 0-0
Scores First .................................... 5-4 opponent Scores First...................1-1
Leading after 1st Qtr .....................4-2 Trailing after 1st Qtr ......................2-2 Tied after 1st Qtr ......................... 0-1
leading at half ..............................6-4 Trailing at half ............................... 0-1 Tied at half.................................... 0-0
Leading after 3rd Qtr ....................6-2 Trailing after 3rd Qtr .....................0-3 Tied after 3rd Qtr ..........................0-0
A&M OpponentSCORING .........................................................450 .............................................317 Points Per Game ...........................................40.9 ............................................28.8
RUSHING YARDAGE ......................................2405 ...........................................1186 yards gained rushing ...................................2558 ...........................................1652 yards lost rushing ..........................................153 .............................................466 Rushing Attempts ..........................................447 .............................................433 average Per rush ...........................................5.4 ..............................................2.7 average Per Game ......................................218.6 ..........................................107.8 Tds rushing .....................................................27 ...............................................22
PASSING YARDAGE .......................................3231 ...........................................3215 Comp-Att-Int..................................... 284-447-11 .................................. 275-442-6 average Per Pass ............................................7.2 ..............................................7.3 average Per Catch ........................................11.4 ............................................11.7 average Per Game ......................................293.7 ..........................................292.3 Tds Passing ......................................................26 ...............................................17
TOTAL OFFENSE ............................................5636 ...........................................4401 Total Plays ......................................................894 .............................................875 average Per Play .............................................6.3 ..............................................5.0 average Per Game ......................................512.4 ..........................................400.1
solo taCKles11 J. Stewart ...................4510 S. Porter .....................44 1 T. hunter ....................40 7 T. Frederick.................37 94 d. Moore ....................31
assisteD taCKles11 J. Stewart ....................35 1 T. hunter .....................3110 S. Porter ......................2345 S. Jenkins ....................2299 S. Nealy .......................22
taCKles foR loss/YDs94 d. Moore ................ 14.010 S. Porter .................. 13.599 S. Nealy ......................7.0 7 T. Frederick ................6.083 T. Jerod-eddie ............6.0
Qb saCKs/YDs10 S. Porter .....................8.594 d. Moore ...................4.583 T. Jerod-eddie ............4.039 e. Brown, Jr. ...............3.047 C. russell. ..................3.0
sPeCial teams taCKles
20 C.J. Jones ....................106 d. Gardiner .....................94 T. hurd, Jr. .......................614 F. raven ........................629 d. Everett ......................5 3 l. Smith ..........................533 d. Thompson .................5
#3 Jameill sHoweRs Att Comp Int Pct Yards TD Long Sack Yds EfficSMU -- did Not Play -- Idaho 4 4 0 100.0 40 0 23 0 0 184.0oklahoMa STaTe -- did Not Play -- vs arkansas -- did Not Play -- at Texas Tech -- did Not Play -- Baylor 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0at Iowa State -- did Not Play -- MISSoUrI -- did Not Play -- at oklahoma -- did Not Play -- at kansas State 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0kaNSaS 1 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0at Texas TOTALS 5 4 0 80.0 40 0 23 0 0 147.2
inDiViDUaL gaMe HigHsRushes 32 Michael, Christine vs Arkansas (Oct 01, 2011)Yards Rushing 230 Michael, Christine vs Arkansas (Oct 01, 2011)Td Rushes 3 Michael, Christine vs Arkansas (Oct 01, 2011) Gray, Cyrus vs kansas (Nov 19, 2011)long rush 65 Tannehill, ryan vs oklahoma State (Sep 24, 2011)Pass attempts 63 Tannehill, Ryan at Oklahoma (Nov 05, 2011)Pass completions 35 Tannehill, Ryan vs Missouri (Oct 29, 2011)yards Passing 415 Tannehill, ryan vs Baylor (oct 15, 2011)Td Passes 6 Tannehill, ryan vs Baylor (oct 15, 2011)long Pass 79 Tannehill, ryan at oklahoma (Nov 05, 2011)Receptions 11 Swope, Ryan vs Baylor (Oct 15, 2011)yards receiving 206 Swope, ryan vs Baylor (oct 15, 2011)Td Receptions 4 Swope, Ryan vs Baylor (Oct 15, 2011)Long Reception 79 Swope, Ryan at Oklahoma (Nov 05, 2011)Field Goals 4 Bullock, randy at Iowa State (oct 22, 2011)long Field Goal 47 Bullock, randy vs Baylor (oct 15, 2011) Bullock, randy at Iowa State (oct 22, 2011)Punts 7 epperson, ryan at oklahoma (Nov 05, 2011)Punting Avg 46.6 Epperson, Ryan at Iowa State (Oct 22, 2011)long Punt 68 kaser, drew vs Idaho (Sep 17, 2011) epperson, ryan at Texas Tech (oct 08, 2011)Punts inside 20 4 epperson, ryan vs arkansas (oct 01, 2011)Long Punt Return 72 harris, dustin vs Kansas (Nov 19, 2011)Long Kickoff Return 38 Judie, Coryell vs Idaho (Sep 17, 2011)Tackles 13 Williams, Garrick vs oklahoma State (Sep 24, 2011) Stewart, Jonathan vs Missouri (oct 29, 2011) Stewart, Jonathan at kansas State (Nov 12, 2011)Sacks 3.0 Jerod-eddie, Tony vs SMU (Sep 04, 2011)Tackles For loss 3.5 Moore, damontre at kansas State (Nov 12, 2011)Interceptions 1 hunter, Trent vs SMU (Sep 04, 2011) Campbell, Steven vs SMU (Sep 04, 2011) harris, dustin vs Baylor (Oct 15, 2011) hunter, Trent at Iowa State (oct 22, 2011) Frederick, Terrence at kansas State (Nov 12, 2011) Terrell, Steven vs kansas (Nov 19, 2011)
texas a&m
inDiViDUaL gaMe HigHsrushes 35 klein, Collin, of kansas State (Nov 12, 2011)yards rushing 162 Josey, henry, of Missouri (oct 29, 2011)Td rushes 5 klein, Collin, of kansas State (Nov 12, 2011)long rush 43 Josey, henry, of Missouri (oct 29, 2011)Pass attempts 66 doege, Seth, of Texas Tech (Oct 08, 2011)Pass completions 47 Weeden, Brandon, of Oklahoma State (Sep 24, 2011)yards Passing 510 Tyler Wilson, of arkansas (oct 01, 2011)Td Passes 3 Tyler Wilson, of arkansas (oct 01, 2011) doege, Seth, of Texas Tech (oct 08, 2011) Griffin III, R., of Baylor (Oct 15, 2011)Long Pass 77 Griffin III, R., of Baylor (Oct 15, 2011)Receptions 13 Jarius Wright, of Arkansas (Oct 01, 2011)yards receiving 281 Jarius Wright, of arkansas (oct 01, 2011)Td Receptions 2 Jarius Wright, of Arkansas (Oct 01, 2011)Long Reception 77 Williams, T., of Baylor (Oct 15, 2011)Field Goals 4 Carona, donnie, of Texas Tech (oct 08, 2011)long Field Goal 49 Carona, donnie, of Texas Tech (oct 08, 2011)Punts 10 Bobby Cowan, of Idaho (Sep 17, 2011)Punting Avg 48.4 dylan Breeding, of Arkansas (Oct 01, 2011)long Punt 65 doerr, ryan, of kansas State (Nov 12, 2011)Punts inside 20 4 Way,Tress, of oklahoma (Nov 05, 2011)Long Punt Return 19 Marquel Wade, of Arkansas (Oct 01, 2011)Long Kickoff Return 49 Goodley, Antwan, of Baylor (Oct 15, 2011)Tackles 13 Tevin Mitchel, of arkansas (oct 01, 2011) Coffey, Elliot, of Baylor (Oct 15, 2011)Sacks 1.0 seven players tiedInterceptions 1 11 players tied
OPPOnenTs
team game HigHsrushes 54 vs arkansas (oct 01, 2011)yards rushing 381 vs arkansas (oct 01, 2011)yards Per rush 7.1 vs arkansas (oct 01, 2011)Td rushes 5 vs arkansas (oct 01, 2011)Pass attempts 63 at Oklahoma (Nov 05, 2011)Pass completions 35 vs Missouri (Oct 29, 2011)yards Passing 415 vs Baylor (oct 15, 2011)yards Per Pass 10.9 vs Baylor (oct 15, 2011)Td Passes 6 vs Baylor (oct 15, 2011)Total Plays 99 vs Missouri (oct 29, 2011)Total Offense 681 vs Baylor (Oct 15, 2011)yards Per Play 8.2 vs Baylor (oct 15, 2011)Points 61 vs kansas (Nov 19, 2011)Sacks By 8 vs SMU (Sep 04, 2011)First downs 35 vs Baylor (oct 15, 2011)Penalties 10 vs Oklahoma State (Sep 24, 2011) at kansas State (Nov 12, 2011)Penalty yards 100 at Texas Tech (oct 08, 2011)Turnovers 4 vs oklahoma State (Sep 24, 2011) at oklahoma (Nov 05, 2011)Interceptions By 2 vs SMU (Sep 04, 2011)Punts 7 at oklahoma (Nov 05, 2011)Punting Avg 46.6 at Iowa State (Oct 22, 2011)long Punt 68 vs Idaho (Sep 17, 2011) at Texas Tech (oct 08, 2011)Punts inside 20 4 vs arkansas (oct 01, 2011)long Punt return 72 vs kansas (Nov 19, 2011)
team game HigHsrushes 55 of kansas (Nov 19, 2011)yards rushing 284 of Missouri (oct 29, 2011)yards Per rush 5.7 of Missouri (oct 29, 2011)Td rushes 6 of kansas State (Nov 12, 2011)Pass attempts 66 of Texas Tech (Oct 08, 2011)Pass completions 47 of Oklahoma State (Sep 24, 2011)yards Passing 510 of arkansas (oct 01, 2011)yards Per Pass 10.8 of Baylor (oct 15, 2011)Td Passes 3 of arkansas (oct 01, 2011) of Texas Tech (oct 08, 2011) of Baylor (oct 15, 2011)Total Plays 105 of Texas Tech (oct 08, 2011)Total Offense 581 of Arkansas (Oct 01, 2011)yards Per Play 7.2 of arkansas (oct 01, 2011)Points 53 of kansas State (Nov 12, 2011)Sacks By 3 of Iowa State (oct 22, 2011)First downs 34 of Texas Tech (oct 08, 2011)Penalties 14 of Arkansas (Oct 01, 2011)Penalty yards 112 of arkansas (oct 01, 2011)Turnovers 3 of kansas State (Nov 12, 2011) of kansas (Nov 19, 2011)Interceptions By 3 of Oklahoma State (Sep 24, 2011) of oklahoma (Nov 05, 2011)Punts 10 of Idaho (Sep 17, 2011)Punting Avg 48.4 of Arkansas (Oct 01, 2011)long Punt 65 of kansas State (Nov 12, 2011)Punts inside 20 4 of oklahoma (Nov 05, 2011)long Punt return 19 of arkansas (oct 01, 2011)
seasOn sUPeRLaTiVes
C-112011 Texas a&M FOOTBaLL • seasOn sTaTs
A&MAvg.Start Opp.Avg.Start A&MAdvantageSMU own 43 own 20 + 23Idaho own 34 own 21 + 13oklahoMa STaTe own 22 own 28 - 6vs arkansas own 24 own 25 - 1at Texas Tech own 33 own 29 + 4Baylor own 23 own 24 - 1at Iowa State own 30 own 27 + 3MISSoUrI own 29 own 32 - 3at oklahoma own 21 own 40 - 19at kansas State own 34 own 28 + 6kaNSaS own 43 own 32 + 11Totals own30.5 own27.8 +30(+2.7)
WR LT LG C RG RT TE WR WR/FB QB RBSMU Fuller Joeckel Thomas Lewis Klinke Matthews hicks Nwachukwu Swope Tannehill GrayIdaho Fuller Joeckel Thomas Lewis Klinke Matthews Prioleau Nwachukwu Swope Tannehill GrayoklahoMa STaTe Fuller Joeckel Thomas Lewis Klinke Matthews Prioleau Nwachukwu Swope Tannehill Grayvs. arkansas Fuller Joeckel Thomas Lewis Ogbuehi Matthews Prioleau Nwachukwu Swope Tannehill Michaelat Texas Tech Fuller Joeckel harrison Lewis Thomas Matthews Lamothe Nwachukwu Swope Tannehill MichaelBaylor Fuller Joeckel harrison Lewis Thomas Matthews hicks Nwachukwu Swope Tannehill Michaelat Iowa State Fuller Joeckel harrison Lewis Thomas Matthews hicks Nwachukwu Lamothe Tannehill MichaelMISSoUrI Fuller Joeckel harrison Lewis Thomas Matthews hicks Nwachukwu Lamothe Tannehill Michaelat Oklahoma Fuller Joeckel Ogbuehi Lewis Thomas Matthews hicks Nwachukwu Lamothe Tannehill Michaelat kansas State Fuller Joeckel Thomas Lewis Ogbuehi Matthews hicks Nwachukwu Swope Tannehill GraykaNSaS Jackson Joeckel Thomas Lewis Ogbuehi Matthews Lamothe Nwachukwu Swope Tannehill GrayTexaS
Career Consec Starts StartsTrent hunter 45 17Terrence Frederick 43 37Jeff Fuller 39 29Tony Jerod-eddie 36 24Garrick Williams 34 —Patrick lewis 33 33Cyrus Gray 30 2Uzoma Nwachukwu 30 15eddie Brown 27 10evan eike 26 —luke Joeckel 24 24Sean Porter 24 24 Brian Thomas 24 24ryan Tannehill 23 17ryan Swope 22 2dustin harris 18 —Jake Matthews 18 8Jonathan Stewart 17 11Nehemiah hicks 16 6Christine Michael 16 —Stephen Campbell 12 —Coryell Judie 12 —kyle Mangan 10 —Brandal Jackson 8 1damontre Moore 8 8 Steven Terrell 7 —Spencer Nealy 6 6hudson Prioleau 6 —danny Baker 4 —Michael lamothe 5 1Stephen Jenkins 4 1Stephen Barrera 3 —Toney hurd, Jr. 3 3Caleb russell 3 —lionel Smith 3 3howard Matthews 2 —Charlie Thomas 2 —kendric MeNeal 1 —Joe Villavisencio 1 —
staRt CHaRt OFFensiVe sTaRTeRs
DE DT DE JACK ILB ILB OLB CB CB SS FSSMU Mathis Brown Jerod-eddie russell Stewart G. Williams Porter Frederick harris Campbell hunterIdaho Mathis Brown Jerod-eddie russell Stewart G. Williams Porter Frederick harris Campbell hunteroklahoMa STaTe Mathis Brown Jerod-eddie russell Stewart G. Williams Porter Frederick harris Campbell huntervs. arkansas Bass Brown Jerod-eddie Moore Stewart G. Williams Porter Frederick harris Terrell hunterat Texas Tech Nealy Brown Jerod-Eddie Moore Stewart G. Williams Porter Frederick Judie Matthews hunterBaylor Nealy Brown Jerod-Eddie Moore Stewart Jenkins Porter Frederick Judie Matthews hunterat Iowa State Nealy Brown Jerod-eddie Moore Stewart Jenkins Porter Frederick Smith Campbell hunterMISSoUrI Nealy Brown Jerod-eddie Moore Stewart Jenkins Porter Frederick Smith Campbell hunterat oklahoma Nealy Brown Jerod-eddie Moore Stewart Thomas Porter Frederick Smith hurd hunterat kansas State Nealy Brown Jerod-eddie Moore Stewart Thomas Porter Frederick Smith hurd hunterkaNSaS Nealy Brown Jerod-eddie Moore Stewart Jenkins Porter Frederick Smith hurd hunterTexaS
DeFensiVe sTaRTeRs
12thMan #SMU russell 1Idaho C.J. Jones 1oSU C.J. Jones 2vs. ark C.J. Jones 3at TTU C.J. Jones 4BU C.J. Jones 5at ISU C.J. Jones 6MU C.J. Jones 7at oU C.J. Jones 8at kSU C.J. Jones 9kU C.J. Jones 10UT# - appearances as 12th Man representative
12tH Man ReP
sTaRTing LineUPs
C-132011 Texas a&M FOOTBaLL • seasOn sTaTs
Yards Type Player(s) Opponent *79 Pass ........ Swope, ryan from Tannehill, ryan ...................................... oklahoma *72 Pr ........... harris, dustin ............................................................................kansas *68 Pass ........ Swope, ryan from Tannehill, ryan .............................................Baylor *68 Pass ........ Swope, ryan from Tannehill, ryan .............................................Baylor *65 rush ....... Tannehill, ryan ........................................................... oklahoma State *65 FGr ......... Frederick, Terrence ............................................................. Texas Tech 63 rush ....... Gray, Cyrus .......................................................................kansas State 57 INT.......... Frederick, Terrence ..........................................................kansas State 55 Pr ........... harris, dustin ............................................................................kansas *52 Pass ........ Swope, ryan from Tannehill, ryan ............................................kansas 51 INT.......... Campbell, Steven ......................................................................... SMU *48 rush ....... Michael, Christine ................................................................. arkansas *47 Pass ........ Nwachukwu, Uzoma from Tannehill, ryan ................................Baylor 44 Pass ........ Swope, ryan from Tannehill, ryan ........................................ arkansas 42 INT.......... Terrell, Steven ...........................................................................kansas 38 Pass ........ Nwachukwu, Uzoma from Tannehill, ryan .........................Texas Tech 38 kr ........... Judie, Coryell...............................................................................Idaho 37 rush ....... Gray, Cyrus ................................................................................... SMU *36 rush ....... Gray, Cyrus ................................................................................kansas 35 kr ........... Gray, Cyrus ............................................................................ arkansas 35 Pass ........ Nwachukwu, Uzoma from Tannehill, ryan .........................Texas Tech 35 Pr ........... harris, dustin ...................................................................... oklahoma 35 Pr ........... harris, dustin ............................................................................kansas 34 rush ....... Tannehill, ryan ...........................................................................Baylor 33 kr ........... Judie, Coryell....................................................................... Texas Tech 33 Pass ........ McNeal, kenric from Tannehill, ryan ......................... oklahoma State 32 kr ........... harris, dustin .........................................................................Missouri *32 Pass ........ Prioleau, hutson from Tannehill, ryan ........................................ SMU 31 rush ....... Michael, Christine ............................................................... oklahoma 31 rush ....... Gray, Cyrus .......................................................................... Iowa State 31 kr ........... Judie, Coryell....................................................................... Texas Tech 30 INT.......... hunter, Trent ................................................................................ SMU 30 kr ........... harris, dustin .........................................................................Missouri *30 rush ....... Gray, Cyrus ................................................................................kansas *29 rush ....... Michael, Christine ................................................................. arkansas *28 Pass ........ Swope, ryan from Tannehill, ryan ............................................... SMU 28 Pass ........ Nwachukwu, Uzoma from Tannehill, ryan ......................... oklahoma *27 Pass ........ Swope, ryan from Tannehill, ryan ............................................kansas *27 Pass ........ askew, Nate from Tannehill, ryan .............................................kansas 27 kr ........... harris, dustin ...................................................................kansas State 27 Pass ........ Swope, ryan from Tannehill, ryan ............................. oklahoma State 27 Pass ........ Swope, ryan from Tannehill, ryan ............................. oklahoma State 27 Pass ........ Fuller, Jeff from Tannehill, Ryan ..................................................Idaho *26 Pass ........ Swope, ryan from Tannehill, ryan ..............................................Idaho 26 Pass ........ kennedy, Malcome from Tannehill, ryan ........................... oklahoma 26 kr ........... harris, dustin ...................................................................kansas State 26 Pass ........ Gray, Cyrus from Tannehill, ryan ................................................Idaho 26 Pass ........ Fuller, Jeff from Tannehill, Ryan .................................................Baylor 26 kr ........... askew, Nate ...............................................................................Baylor 26 rush ....... Tannehill, ryan ...................................................................... arkansas 25 Pass ........ Swope, ryan from Tannehill, ryan ...................................... Iowa State 25 Pass ........ hicks, Nehemiah from Tannehill, ryan ..................................Missouri 25 Pass ........ Swope, ryan from Tannehill, ryan ............................. oklahoma State 25 kr ........... harris, dustin ...................................................................... oklahoma 24 rush ....... Michael, Christine ............................................................... Iowa State 24 rush ....... Nwachukwu, Uzoma ..................................................................Baylor 24 kr ........... askew, Nate ........................................................................ Iowa State 23 kr ........... Judie, Coryell..............................................................................Baylor 23 rush ....... Gray, Cyrus .......................................................................kansas State 23 Pr ........... McNeal, kenric............................................................................Idaho 23 Pass ........ Fuller, Jeff from Tannehill, Ryan ..................................................Idaho 23 kr ........... Judie, Coryell....................................................................... Texas Tech 23 kr ........... harris, dustin ...................................................................kansas State 23 kr ........... harris, dustin .........................................................................Missouri 23 Pass ........ askew, Nate from Showers, Jameill ............................................Idaho 23 Pass ........ Fuller, Jeff from Tannehill, Ryan .......................................kansas State 22 kr ........... harris, dustin ...................................................................kansas State 22 rush ....... Michael, Christine ............................................................... Iowa State 22 Pass ........ Nwachukwu, Uzoma from Tannehill, ryan ......................kansas State 22 rush ....... Gray, Cyrus .............................................................................Missouri 22 Pass ........ hicks, Nehemiah from Tannehill, ryan ..................................Missouri 22 Pass ........ Swope, ryan from Tannehill, ryan ........................................ arkansas 21 kr ........... Malena, Ben ...............................................................................Baylor 21 kr ........... harris, dustin .........................................................................Missouri 21 Pass ........ Gray, Cyrus from Tannehill, ryan ...........................................Missouri* touchdown scored on play
FUMBLe ReTURn 1 Stewart, Jonathan vs oklahoma ............................................. Nov. 5
FieLD gOaL ReTURn 65 Frederick, Terrence at Texas Tech ............................................oct. 8
PUnT 68 epperson, ryan at Texas Tech .................................................oct. 8 68 kaser, drew vs Idaho ............................................................. Sept. 17
fielD goal 47 Bullock, Randy three times, last twice at Iowa State .............. oct. 22
LOngesT PLays OF 2011
C-14 2011 Texas a&M FOOTBaLL • seasOn sTaTs
Yards Type Player(s) Opponent *77 Pass ........ Williams, Terrance from Griffin III, Robert .................................Baylor *68 Pass ........ Jarius Wright from Tyler Wilson ............................................ arkansas 57 Pass ........ Broyles,ryan from Jones,landry ......................................... oklahoma *53 Pass ........ harper, Chris from klein, Collin ........................................kansas State 50 Pass ........ Reese, Tevin from Griffin III, Robert ...........................................Baylor 49 kr ........... Goodley, antwan .......................................................................Baylor 47 kr ........... Mcroy, Ben ......................................................................... Texas Tech 46 Pass ........ harper, Chris from klein, Collin ........................................kansas State 46 kr ........... Jackson, Jerrel ........................................................................Missouri 45 INT.......... Ponder, randy ........................................................................Missouri 43 rush ....... Josey, henry ...........................................................................Missouri *43 Pass ........ Reese, Tevin from Griffin III, Robert ...........................................Baylor *42 Pass ........ Waters, eric from Franklin, James ..........................................Missouri 42 kr ........... Mcroy, Ben ......................................................................... Texas Tech 40 kr ........... Thompson, T. ...................................................................kansas State *39 Pass ........ Stills,Kenny from Jones,Landry ........................................... oklahoma 38 Pass ........ Jarius Wright from Tyler Wilson ............................................ arkansas 37 Pass ........ Marquez, Brad from doege, Seth .......................................Texas Tech 35 Pass ........ Torres, alex from doege, Seth ............................................ Texas Tech 34 Pass ........ Tannahill, T. from klein, Collin ..........................................kansas State 32 kr ........... lenz, Josh ............................................................................ Iowa State *31 Pass ........ reynolds,Jaz from Jones,landry ......................................... oklahoma 31 Pass ........ dennis Johnson from Tyler Wilson ....................................... arkansas 31 Pass ........ Jarius Wright from Tyler Wilson ............................................ arkansas 31 rush ....... randle, Joseph ........................................................... oklahoma State 31 Pass ........ Cooper, Josh from Weeden, Brandon ........................ oklahoma State 30 Pass ........ Broyles,ryan from Jones,landry ......................................... oklahoma 30 Pass ........ Lenz, Josh from Barnett, Jared ............................................ Iowa State 30 Pass ........ Sampson, Lanear from Griffin III, Robert ...................................Baylor 29 Pass ........ egnew, Michael from Franklin, James ....................................Missouri 29 Pass ........ Lenz, Josh from Barnett, Jared ............................................ Iowa State 29 kr ........... Mcroy, Ben ......................................................................... Texas Tech 28 Pass ........ Stewart, Josh from Weeden, Brandon ....................... oklahoma State 28 Pass ........ Wilkerson, Terrance from Mcdermott, J.J.................................... SMU 27 Pass ........ Sexton, Curry from klein, Collin .......................................kansas State 27 kr ........... West, Jarvis ......................................................................... Iowa State *27 Pass ........ holman, Keenan from Mcdermott, J.J. ........................................ SMU 27 rush ....... line, Zach ..................................................................................... SMU 26 Pass ........ Johnson=, darius from Mcdermott, J.J. ....................................... SMU *25 rush ....... klein, Collin ......................................................................kansas State 25 INT.......... harris,Javon ........................................................................ oklahoma 25 kr ........... Jackson, Jerrel ........................................................................Missouri 25 Pass ........ Jarius Wright from Tyler Wilson ............................................ arkansas 24 Pass ........ Jarius Wright from Tyler Wilson ............................................ arkansas 24 kr ........... Princeton McCarty ......................................................................Idaho 23 INT.......... Malone, Nigel ..................................................................kansas State 23 Pass ........ Thompson, T. from klein, Collin .......................................kansas State 23 kr ........... Goodley, antwan .......................................................................Baylor 23 Pass ........ Chris Gragg from Tyler Wilson .............................................. arkansas 23 Pass ........ Wilkerson, Terrance from Mcdermott, J.J.................................... SMU 22 Fr ........... davis, anthony ..........................................................................kansas 22 kr ........... Josey, henry ...........................................................................Missouri 22 kr ........... Goodley, antwan .......................................................................Baylor 22 Pass ........ Torres, alex from doege, Seth ............................................ Texas Tech 22 Pass ........ dennis Johnson from Tyler Wilson ....................................... arkansas 22 kr ........... Thompson, der'rikk ..................................................................... SMU 21 Pass ........ Beshears, d.J. from Webb, Jordan ............................................kansas 21 kr ........... West, Jarvis ......................................................................... Iowa State 21 Pass ........ Franks, Jacoby from doege, Seth ........................................Texas Tech 21 Pass ........ Jarius Wright from Tyler Wilson ............................................ arkansas 21 kr ........... Gilbert, Justin ............................................................. oklahoma State 21 kr ........... Justin Veltung..............................................................................Idaho *20 rush ....... Franklin, James ......................................................................Missouri *20 Pass ........ Torres, alex from doege, Seth ............................................ Texas Tech 20 kr ........... dennis Johnson ..................................................................... arkansas 20 kr ........... dennis Johnson ..................................................................... arkansas 20 Pass ........ anyiam, hubert from Weeden, Brandon ................... oklahoma State 20 Pass ........ Blackmon, J. from Weeden, Brandon ........................ oklahoma State 20 Pass ........ Blackmon, J. from Weeden, Brandon ........................ oklahoma State 20 Pass ........ Mike Scott from Brian Reader .....................................................Idaho* touchdown scored on play
RUsHing 43 Josey, henry of Missouri ........................................................oct. 29
RUsHing TOUCHDOWn 43 Josey, henry of Missouri ........................................................oct. 29
Passing 77 Terrance Williams from Robert Griffin III of Baylor ................oct. 15
Passing TOUCHDOWn 77 Terrance Williams from Robert Griffin III of Baylor ................oct. 15
PUnT ReTURn 68 Zouzalik, Austin of Texas Tech ..................................................oct. 8
KiCK ReTURn 49 antwan Goodley of Baylor .....................................................oct. 15
inTeRCePTiOn ReTURn 45 Ponder, randy of Missouri .....................................................oct. 29
FUMBLe ReTURn 22 davis, anthony of kansas ...................................................... Nov. 22
FieLD gOaL ReTURnn/a
PUnT 62 Way,Tress of oklahoma ........................................................... Nov. 5
fielD goal 49 Carona, donnie of Texas Tech ..................................................oct. 8
LOngesT PLays OF 2011
C-152011 Texas a&M FOOTBaLL • seasOn sTaTs
100-YaRD RUsHeR
by a&M ................................................218, Cyrus Gray at kansas State (Nov. 11, 2011)by opp. ................................ henry Josey of Missouri in College Station (Oct. 29, 2011)
two 100-YaRD RUsHeRs
by a&M .........................................142, Christine Michael at Iowa State (Oct. 22, 2011) ................................................................. 125, Cyrus Gray at Iowa State (oct. 22, 2011)by opp. .............................. 105, Stevan Ridley of LSU at the Cotton Bowl (Jan. 7, 2011) .......................................... 102, Spencer Ware of LSU at the Cotton Bowl (Jan. 7, 2011)
200-YaRD RUsHeR
by a&M ................................................218, Cyrus Gray at kansas State (Nov. 11, 2011)by opp. ..........................283, Cedric Benson of Texas in College Station (Nov. 28, 2003)
60-YaRD RUsH PlaY
by a&M ..................................................63, Cyrus Gray at kansas State (Nov. 11, 2011)by opp. ...................................... 71, Robert Griffin III of Baylor in Waco (Nov. 13, 2010)
THRee-OR-MORe RUsHing TDs
by a&M ................................................. 3, Christine Michael vs Arkansas (Oct. 1, 2011)by opp. ............................. 5, Collin Klein of Kansas State in Manhattan (Nov. 11, 2011)
team RUsHeD foR 300 YaRDs
by a&M .......................................................................321 at Texas Tech (oct. 24, 2009)by opp. ............................................328 by Oklahoma in College Station (Nov. 8, 2008)
TeaM RUsHeD FOR Less THan 100 yaRDs
by a&M ........................................................................ 59 at oklahoma (Nov. 14, 2009)by opp. ...................................................... 50, Baylor in College Station (Oct. 15, 2011)
300-YaRD PasseR
by a&M ................................................ 379, ryan Tannehill at oklahoma (Nov. 5 2011)by opp. ........................... 430, Robert Griffin III of Baylor in College Station (Oct. 15, 2011)
400-YaRD PasseR
by a&M .................................................... 415, ryan Tannehill vs Baylor (oct. 15, 2011)by opp. ........................... 430, Robert Griffin III of Baylor in College Station (Oct. 15, 2011)
sCOReD On OVeR a 50-yaRD Pass PLay
by a&M .................... 79, ryan Swope from ryan Tannehill, at oklahoma (Nov. 5 2011)by opp. ...... 53, Chris harper from Collin Klein of Kansas State in Manhattan (Nov. 11, 2011)
30 Pass COMPLeTiOns
by a&M .................................................. 32, ryan Tannehill at oklahoma (Nov. 5 2011)by opp. ..........................................44, Seth doege of Texas Tech in lubbock (oct. 8, 2011)
40 Pass attemPts
by a&M ............................................46, ryan Tannehill at kansas State (Nov. 11, 2011)by opp. ............................. 40, Robert Griffin III of Baylor in College Station (Oct. 15, 2011)
tHRee-oR-moRe tD Passes
by a&M ..............................................3, ryan Tannehill at kansas State (Nov. 11, 2011)by opp. ............................... 4, Robert Griffin III of Baylor in College Station (Oct. 15, 2011)
foUR-oR-moRe tD Passes
by a&M ........................................................ 6, ryan Tannehill vs Baylor (oct. 15, 2011)by opp. .................................. 4, Colt McCoy of Texas in College Station (Nov. 26, 2009)
100-YaRD ReCeiveR
by a&M ...................................................... 137, ryan Swope vs kansas (Nov. 19, 2011)by opp. ....................... 132, Chris harper of Kansas State in Manhattan (Nov. 11, 2011)
10-oR-moRe ReCeiveRs
by a&M .............................................................. 11 at oklahoma State (Sept. 30, 2010)by opp. ............................................................10 by Texas Tech in lubbock (oct. 8, 2011)
10-OR-MORe ReCePTiOns
by a&M ..........................................................11, ryan Swope vs Baylor (oct. 15, 2011)by opp. ............................................ 10, eric Ward of Texas Tech in lubbock (oct. 8, 2011)
foUR fielD goals
by a&M ......................................................5, Todd Pegram vs Colorado (oct. 23, 2004) by opp. .................. 4, Josh Arauco of Arkansas State in College Station (Aug. 30, 2008)
50-YaRD fielD goal
by a&M ........................................................50, randy Bullock at Texas (Nov. 25, 2010)by opp. ........................................52, dusty Mangum of Texas in Austin (Nov. 25, 2005)
60-YaRD fielD goal
by a&M ....................................62, Terence kitchens vs Southern Miss (Sept. 25, 1999)
ReCORDeD a BLOCKeD PUnT
by a&M ................................................. K.J. Williams at Texas (4th Qtr) (Nov. 27, 2008)by opp. ................... Baccari Rambo of Georgia (2nd Qtr) in Shreveport (dec. 28, 2009)
ReCoRDeD a bloCKeD fielD goal attemPt
by a&M ..........................................................dustin harris at Texas Tech (Oct. 8, 2011) blocked attempt by Donnie Carona (3rd Quarter)/returned for TD by Terrence Frederickby opp. ....................................... Geno atkins of Georgia in Shreveport (dec. 28, 2009) blocked Randy Bullock’s attempt (4th Quarter)
a KiCKOFF Was ReTURneD FOR a TD
by a&M ............................................... Coryell Judie, 84 yards at Baylor (Nov. 13, 2010)by opp. .................Brandon Boykin of Georgia, 81 yards, in Shreveport (dec. 28, 2009)
PUnT ReTURn FOR a TD
by a&M .............................................dustin harris, 72 yards, vs Kansas (Nov. 21, 2011) by opp. ................. dez Bryant of Oklahoma State, 78 yards, in Stillwater (Oct. 4, 2008)
BLOCKeD PUnT ReTURn FOR a TD
by a&M .................................................. Jaxson appel, 1 yard, vs SMU (Sept. 17, 2005) by opp. ....... Courtney herndon of Kansas State, 10 yards, in College Station (Oct. 11, 2008)
inTeRCePTiOn ReTURneD FOR a TD
by a&M ..............................dustin harris, 38 yards vs Stephen F. Austin (Sept. 4, 2010)by opp. ...................... Anthony Gaitor, 54 yards, FIU in College Station (Sept. 18, 2010)
fUmble ReCoveRY foR a tD
by a&M ............................................... Paul Freeney, 58 yards vs army (Sept. 27, 2008)by opp. ....... James Thomas of Oklahoma State, 63 yards, in Stillwater (Sept. 30, 2010)
a team sCoReD a safetY
by a&M ...................................... vs Oklahoma State in College Station (Sept. 24, 2011) (OSU ran ball out of the back of the endzone as time expired to preserve win)by opp. ...................................................by Oklahoma in College Station (Nov. 6, 2010) (A&M punt blocked and recoverd in endzone)
oveRtime HistoRY (7-6 OVeRaLL, 5-3 HOMe, 1-2 aWay, 1-1 neUTRaL)
Nov. 1, 1997 A&M 28, Oklahoma State 25 1 OT College Station dec. 5, 1998 a&M 36, kansas State 33 2 oT St. louis (Big 12 Championship) dec. 31, 2000 Mississippi State 43, a&M 41 1 oT Shreveport, la. (Independence Bowl) Oct. 5, 2002 Texas Tech 48, A&M 47 1 OT College Station Nov. 16, 2002 Missouri 33, A&M 27 2 OT College Station Oct. 23, 2004 A&M 29, Colorado 26 1 OT College Station oct. 30, 2004 Baylor 35, a&M 34 1 oT Waco, Texas Nov. 13, 2004 A&M 32, Texas Tech 25 1 OT College Station Oct. 1, 2005 A&M 16, Baylor 13 1 OT College Station Oct. 21, 2006 A&M 34, Oklahoma State 33 1 OT Stillwater, Okla. Sept. 8, 2007 A&M 47, Fresno State 45 3 OT College Station Oct. 29, 2011 Missouri 38, A&M 31 1 OT College Station Nov. 11, 2011 Kansas State 53, A&M 50 4 OT Manhattan, Kan.
FIELD GOALS Att Good Long Blkd Att Good Long Blkd Pct.-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Bullock, Randy 25 21 47 0 .................................. 72 55 50 2 76.4Total.......... 25 21 47 0Opponents...... 19 15 49 1
sUnDay, sePTeMBeR 4 • KyLe FieLD • COLLege sTaTiOn, TexasaTTenDanCe: 86,951 • TV: Fsn
COLLEGESTATION(AP)— Cyrus Gray and Christine Michael ran for two touchdowns apiece and Ryan Tannehill threw for two more scores to help No. 8 Texas a&M beat SMU 46-14.
They got things going early, intercepting quarterback Kyle Padron's passes on SMU's first two possessions to jump out to a 14-0 lead.
SMU coach June Jones replaced Padron with backup J.J. Mcdermott after the early miscues and he helped the Mustangs cut it to 20-14 in the second quarter.
But the Mustangs couldn't do much offensively after that and the Aggies scored 26 straight points the rest of the way to secure the win.
Gray finished with 132 yards rushing. Michael, in his first game since breaking his leg last October, added 85. Tannehill was 21 of 26 for 246 yards. Ryan Swope led Texas A&M's receivers with eight receptions for 109 yards and a score and Jeff Fuller added six catches for 52 yards.
Texas a&M had eight sacks, led by three by Tony Jerod-eddie, the aggies most since 2002.Mcdermott finished with 254 yards passing and a touchdown, but was sacked seven times. Zach Line ran for 128 yards
and a score and 6-foot-8 defensive end Margus hunt blocked two extra points for the Mustangs. line had 101 yards rushing with 10 minutes left in the second quarter, but managed just 27 the rest of the way.
The Aggies had built a 33-14 lead at halftime and tacked on a field goal on their first possession in the third quarter to make it 36-14.
Tannehill found tight end hutson Prioleau on a 32-yard touchdown pass later in the third quarter to extend A&M's lead to 43-14.
The Mustangs trimmed the lead to 20-14 when Mcdermott found Keenan holman on a 27-yard touchdown pass on his second drive.
The Aggies finally found an answer for the Mcdermott-led offense on his third possession and Mustangs had to punt. The Aggies went to Swope on their next drive, hitting him four times for 53 yards, including a 28-yard touchdown to leave it at 27-14 in the second quarter.
Texas A&M sacked Mcdermott twice on SMU's next drive and the Mustangs had to punt. Michael finished the drive with three consecutive runs, including a 1-yard Td run for the Aggies. hunt blocked his second extra point attempt of the game, and the Aggies led 33-14 at halftime.
Steven Campbell intercepted a pass by Padron and returned it 51 yards to the to the SMU 6 on the Mustangs' first drive of the game. Michael scored on a 4-yard run two plays later to give Texas a&M a 7-0 lead.
Padron's pass was intercepted on the next drive, this time by Trent hunter, who returned it 30 yards to give A&M another short field with the ball at the SMU 45. Gray got the Aggies in the end zone to finish that drive with a 5-yard run to make it 14-0.
That's when Jones had seen enough from Padron and replaced him with Mcdermott. The switch got SMU's offense going, with Mcdermott orchestrating a seven-play, 60-yard drive fueled by Line's running and capped by a 1-yard touchdown run by the back to cut it to 14-7.
The Mustangs tried an onside kick after that, but it traveled just one yard and sat on the ground for a few seconds before SMU jumped on top of it, giving Texas A&M the ball at the SMU 31.
The Aggies again took advantage of excellent field position when they converted that miscue into another touchdown by Gray, this one on a 2-yard run. hunt blocked the extra point attempt to leave A&M's lead at 20-7.
RUSHING: SMU-lINe, Zach 22-128; PadroN, kyle 3-minus 5; TeaM 1-minus 15;MCdERMOTT, J.J. 6-minus 29. Texas A&M-Gray, Cyrus 21-132; Michael, Christine14-85; Malena, Ben 1-0; TeaM 1-minus 1; Tannehill, ryan 2-minus 4.
PASSING: SMU-MCderMoTT, J.J. 21-34-0-254; PadroN, kyle 2-4-2-14. Texasa&M-Tannehill, ryan 21-26-0-246.
RECEIVING: SMU-BeaSley, Cole 7-56; WIlkerSoN, Terrance 6-85; JohNSoN, darius6-75; lINe, Zach 2-23; holMaN, keenan 1-27; hayNeS, Bradley 1-2. TexasA&M-Swope, Ryan 8-109; Fuller, Jeff 6-52; Nwachukwu, Uzoma 3-23; Prioleau,hutson 1-32; lamothe, Michael 1-16; McNeal, kenric 1-10; Gray, Cyrus 1-4.
INTERCEPTIONS: SMU-None. Texas a&M-Campbell, Steven 1-51; hunter, Trent 1-30.
FUMBLES: SMU-MCderMoTT, J.J. 2-0; TeaM 1-0. Texas a&M-Gray, Cyrus 1-0; McNeal,kenric 1-0; Tannehill, ryan 1-0.
—/— iDaHo (1-2) 79/9 texas a&m (2-0) 37
saTURDay, sePTeMBeR 17 • KyLe FieLD • COLLege sTaTiOn, TexasaTTenDanCe: 86,623 • TV: Fsn-PPV
COLLEGESTATION(AP)— Cyrus Gray had three touchdowns and 101 yards rushing, ryan Tannehill threw for 337 yards and two scores in less than three quarters and No. 9 Texas A&M shook off a sloppy start for a 37-7 win over Idaho.
The Aggies had two turnovers in the first quarter, but Idaho didn't take advantage. Texas A&M had tacked on 27 points before halftime thanks to two touchdowns by Gray to take a comfortable lead and go on to the win.
Gray finished with 101 yards rushing for his ninth straight 100-yard game dating to last season. he had a 17-yard touchdown run and a 3-yard reception for a score in the second quarter. his 1-yard run midway through the third quarter pushed the lead to 37-0.
With about three minutes left in the third, Texas A&M coach Mike Sherman replaced Tannehill with freshman Jameill Showers.
Idaho couldn't do anything offensively for most of the game and had to punt 10 times, converted two of 14 third downs and had nine penalties for 66 yards. The Vandals' only touchdown came on a 1-yard run on fourth down by Troy Vital on a drive against Texas A&M's second string defense late in the fourth quarter.
Idaho quarterback Brian Reader was 17 of 29 for 131 yards, and Mike Scott had eight receptions for 97 yards.
Ryan Swope had 74 yards receiving and a touchdown, Uzoma Nwachukwu added 80 yards and Jeff Fuller had 79. Fuller had five receptions to give him the A&M record for career receptions with 174.
Randy Bullock made field goals of 25, 42 and 46 yards, but his attempt from 44 yards in the fourth quarter was wide left.
Gray got A&M's offense going after a slow and sloppy start when he ran 17 yards for a touchdown that made it 17-0 in the second quarter. Bullock's 42-yard field goal later in the second quarter stretched the lead to 20-0.
A&M got the ball back after Reader threw three straight incompletions on Idaho's next drive, and Gray made it 27-0 when he scored on a 3-yard pass from Tannehill just before halftime.
The Aggies were on the Idaho 20 on their first drive when Tannehill's pass was tipped and intercepted by andre Ferguson. The Vandals couldn't convert and had to punt it away.
Idaho's Tre'Shawn Robinson forced a fumble by Christine Michael late in the first quarter which was recovered by the Vandals. But Idaho couldn't take advantage of this miscue either and had to punt again.
Texas A&M's sloppy offensive play carried over into the second quarter when a 44-yard reception by Fuller was negated by an offensive pass interference call. The Aggies were able to keep the drive going after the penalty, but eventually settled for a 25-yard field goal after consecutive incomplete passes to make it 10-0.
2011 ReCaPs anD BOxsCORes7/6 oKlaHoma state (4-0) 308/8 texas a&m (2-1) 29
saTURDay, sePTeMBeR 24 • KyLe FieLD • COLLege sTaTiOn, TexasaTTenDanCe: 87,358 • TV: aBC (RegiOnaL)
COLLEGESTATION(AP)— Brandon Weeden threw for a school-record 438 yards and two scores and Justin Blackmon and Josh Cooper combined for 244 yards receiving as No. 7 oklahoma State rallied for a 30-29 win over No. 8 Texas a&M.
The Aggies built a 20-3 halftime lead before the Cowboys(4-0, 1-0 Big 12) took advantage of three Texas A&M turnovers and numerous penalties to reel off 27 straight points to take a 30-20 lead.
Jeff Fuller caught a 4-yard touchdown pass with 2:20 remaining for A&M's first score since the second quarter to get a&M within 30-27.
a&M's defense forced a punt and the aggies (2-1, 0-1) got the ball back with almost two minutes remaining, but ryan Tannehill threw his third interception to seal the Cowboys' win.
Blackmon ran 39 yards into A&M's end zone for a safety as time expired to leave it at 30-29.Jeremy Smith ran untouched into the end zone on a 13-yard run that cut the lead to 20-10 early in the third quarter.
Blackmon's Td catch got the Cowboys within three and they took a 24-20 lead when Weeden found Tracy Moore on a 4-yard pass after an A&M fumble.
Quinn Sharp added two short field goals in the fourth quarter to extend the lead.Tannehill threw for 309 yards and two scores and ryan Swope had 105 yards receiving for a&M.Cooper had 11 catches for 123 yards, Blackmon had 11 receptions for 121 yards, and hubert Anyiam had 10 receptions
for 92 yards. It was the first time in school history that three receivers had at least 10 catches in a game.On Blackmon's score in the third quarter, Weeden found him in the corner of the end zone, but he dropped the ball
well out of bounds and officials first said it was an incomplete pass. Blackmon yelled at an official that it was a touchdown as he walked away and after a review, the star receiver ended up being right. It was an 11-yard touchdown pass and Oklahoma was within 20-17.
The Cowboys were helped earlier in that drive when a&M's Jonathan Stewart hit anyiam when he was out of bounds and the penalty tacked on 13 yards to the 9-yard reception.
kenric McNeal caught a 33-yard pass from Tannehill on the second play of a&M's next drive, but fumbled, giving the Cowboys the ball right back.
They took advantage of the error and got their first lead of the game, 24-20, when Weeden hit Moore in the back of the end zone for the Td.
On a repeat of their last drive, Texas A&M just got one play in before turning the ball over on the second. This time Tannehill was intercepted by Brodrick Brown.
The aggies caught a break, though when Blackmon caught an 8-yard pass and was heading toward the end zone when he fumbled at the 2-yard line and the ball rolled out of the back of the end zone for a touchback.
But Texas A&M didn't get anything out of it when Tannehill threw another interception on the next drive which Oklahoma State converted into a short field goal that pushed the lead to 27-20 early in the fourth quarter.
Tannehill got A&M going on the fourth play of the game when he faked a handoff to Cyrus Gray and dashed 65 yards up the middle for a touchdown to make it 7-0.
The aggies put together a 10-play, 86-yard drive capped by a 17-yard touchdown pass to Fuller to go up 17-3 early in the second quarter.
RUSHING: oklahoma State-randle, Joseph 21-83; Smith, Jeremy 6-39; Weeden,Brandon 4-minus 26; TeaM 4-minus 50. Texas a&M-Tannehill, ryan 7-69; Michael,Christine 6-62; Gray, Cyrus 13-35; Swope, Ryan 1-minus 4.
ARLINGTON(AP)— Tyler Wilson, Jarius Wright and the No. 18 arkansas razorbacks gave No. 14 Texas a&M more than they could handle.
Wilson threw for a school-record 510 yards, Wright caught 13 passes for a school-record 281 yards and the Razorbacks turned an 18-point halftime deficit into a 42-38 victory.
Broderick Green ran 3 yards for the go-ahead touchdown with 1:41 left, putting Arkansas (4-1) ahead for the first time — and sending the Aggies (2-2) to a second straight agonizing defeat.
Just a week before, they gave up a 17-point halftime lead at home.A&M's Christine Michael ran for 230 yards and three touchdowns, but was stuffed for no gain on a
fourth-and-2 on what turned into the Aggies' final play. Wilson was 30 of 51 with three touchdowns, and ran for a 2-point conversion that tied the game
35-35. The school passing record had been 409 by Ryan Mallett against Vanderbilt last season.Wright broke the school receiving record of 204 yards by halftime. he wound up also tying the
record for catches. And, get this — in a single game, he got more than a quarter of the yardage needed for the single-season record of 1,004. With at least seven games left, he's already at 478.
But his greatest play wasn't even a catch. It was a head's up recovery of a loose ball rolling into the end zone for the touchdown capped by Wilson's conversion.
A&M scored five touchdowns in the first half, all on the ground against a defense that had allowed only a single rushing touchdown over four previous games. The razorbacks snapped back to form in the second half, yielding only a field goal — albeit one that put the Aggies up 38-35 with 4:22 left.
But that was all they could muster. A&M went from gaining 404 yards in the first half to 224 in the second half.
Cyrus Gray ran for 95 yards and two touchdowns for the Aggies, and quarterback Ryan Tannehill ran for 56 yards. Tannehill also was 25 of 35 for 247 yards and an interception.
SCORING SUMMARY1st 12:48 TaMU Michael 48 yd run (Bullock kick) 3-79 0:54 08:45 TaMU Michael 4 yd run (Bullock kick) 7-71 2:24 02:26 ar Wright 68 yd pass from Wilson (hocker kick) 6-85 1:582nd 10:53 TaMU Gray 1 yd run (Bullock kick) 8-54 3:12 09:09 ar Green 1 yd run (hocker kick) 6-73 1:44 07:05 TaMU Michael 29 yd run (Bullock,kick) 6-84 2:04 03:05 AR hocker 26 yd field goal 9-73 1:52 00:09 TaMU Gray 4 yd run (Bullock kick) 11-82 2:563rd 11:44 AR hocker 32 yd field goal 5-38 1:53 07:29 ar Wingo Jr. 13 yd pass from Wilson (hocker kick) 10-75 2:274th 11:00 ar Wright 0 yd fumble recovery (Wilson rush) 6-86 1:40 04:22 TAMU Bullock 23 yd field goal 16-74 6:38 01:41 ar Green 3 yd run (hocker kick) 9-80 2:41
RUSHING: Texas A&M-Michael, Christine 32-230; Gray, Cyrus 17-95; Tannehill, Ryan5-56. arkansas-dennis Johnson 8-54; Broderick Green 9-25; r. Wingo Jr. 6-24;TeaM 1-minus 3; Tyler Wilson 6-minus 29.
PASSING: Texas a&M-Tannehill, ryan 25-35-1-247. arkansas-Tyler Wilson30-51-0-510.
RECEIVING: Texas A&M-Fuller, Jeff 9-82; Swope, Ryan 5-92; Nwachukwu, Uzoma 4-35;Askew, Nate 2-20; Prioleau, hutson 2-8; Michael, Christine 2-7; Gray, Cyrus 1-3.arkansas-Jarius Wright 13-281; dennis Johnson 4-69; r. Wingo Jr. 4-30; Cobihamilton 3-47; Chris Gragg 2-31; Julian horton 1-19; Greg Childs 1-19; M.humphrey 1-9; Marquel Wade 1-5.
saTURDay, OCTOBeR 8 • JOnes aT&T sTaDiUM • LUBBOCK, TexasaTTenDanCe: 58,416 • TV: fx
LUBBOCK(AP)— ryan Tannehill ran for two touchdowns and threw for another to lead No. 24 Texas a&M over Texas Tech 45-40.
After leading by double-digits at halftime and losing the last two weeks, Texas A&M finally put together four quarters, despite being outscored 20-14 in the second half.
The aggies (3-2, 1-1) ran for 205 yards on 46 carries.Seth doege threw for three touchdowns and 391 yards to lead Texas Tech (4-1, 1-1). Eric Stephens injured his knee late
in the third quarter and had 122 yards on 22 carries.Texas A&M running backs Cyrus Gray and Christine Michael each ran for a score.Tannehill found Michael Lamothe early in the fourth quarter for a 5-yard Td to put the Aggies up 45-30.Tannehill's pass to lamothe proved crucial. doege came back and found alex Torres on a 20-yard Td pass with 31
seconds remaining in the game to pull within 45-40.The game's momentum turned on a blocked field goal by the Aggies in the third quarter. Terrence Frederick put A&M
up 38-23 when he picked up the ball and ran 63 yards untouched along the near sideline for the touchdown. dustin harris was the Aggie who got his hand on the 50-yard attempt by donnie Carona.
That score took the air out of the red raiders and their fans.A roughing the kicker penalty on the Aggies earlier in the third quarter gave Texas Tech another shot at scoring. The Red
Raiders got only a field goal, though, to pull within 31-23. Steven Terrell appeared to have be pushed into Red Raiders punter ryan erxleben on fourth-and-10 from Texas Tech's 35.
doege found a wide open Torres for a 22-yard gain and then was sacked for a 7-yard loss. donnie Carona finished the drive with a 49-yard field goal -- his second from that distance as the Red Raiders had to settle for 3-pointers throughout the game.
For a third straight week, Texas A&M carried a double-digit lead into halftime, up 31-20.This time, though, the Aggies prevailed.Both offenses played fast and the defenses struggled to get to the line in time.Stephens scored on a 4-yard run to pull Tech within 24-20 late in the first half. Texas Tech got big help on the scoring
drive from back-to-back pass interference penalties.Tannehill did it all in the first half. he completed 12 of 16 passes for 156 yards. he also rushed for 55 yards and the two
rushing touchdowns.Texas Tech keep pace until settling for a 27-yard field goal to trail 17-13.
RUSHING: Texas A&M-Gray, Cyrus 21-116; Tannehill, Ryan 9-55; Michael, Christine15-52; TeaM 1-minus 18. Texas Tech-Stephens, eric 22-102; Crawford, aaron 7-22;doege, Seth 9-7; Washington, de. 1-1.
PASSING: Texas a&M-Tannehill, ryan 16-26-0-188. Texas Tech-doege, Seth44-66-0-391.
RECEIVING: Texas a&M-Nwachukwu, Uzoma 4-74; Swope, ryan 3-33; hicks, Nehemiah3-21; Lamothe, Michael 2-14; Gray, Cyrus 1-21; Fuller, Jeff 1-12; Jackson,Brandal 1-8; McNeal, kenric 1-5. Texas Tech-Ward, eric 10-74; Franks, Jacoby9-63; Torres, alex 8-111; douglas, Corne. 6-24; James, aadam 4-28; Zouzalik,Aust. 2-17; Stephens, Eric 2-12; Marquez, Brad 1-37; Kennard, Marcus 1-17;Crawford, aaron 1-8.
INTERCEPTIONS: Texas a&M-None. Texas Tech-None.
FUMBLES: Texas a&M-Tannehill, ryan 1-0. Texas Tech-doege, Seth 2-0.
—/— baYloR (4-2) 269/9 texas a&m (4-2) 55
saTURDay, OCTOBeR 15 • KyLe FieLD • COLLege sTaTiOn, TexasaTTenDanCe: 87,361 • TV: fx
COLLEGESTATION(AP)— ryan Tannehill threw for 415 yards and a career-high six touchdown passes and ryan Swope caught four of them to lead No. 21 Texas a&M to a 55-28 win over No. 20 Baylor.
The Bears got within six points after a touchdown run by Terrance Ganaway in third quarter, but the aggies scored 21 straight to take a 55-28 lead with about six minutes remaining in the game.
Swope's fourth touchdown -- his second 68-yard reception of the game -- was the first in that span. he finished with 206 yards receiving and also had a 68-yard Td reception in the second quarter. he also scored on receptions of 8 and 5 yards.
Baylor star quarterback Robert Griffin III threw for a school-record 430 yards and three touchdowns, but the Bears had trouble running the ball and were outgained 266-50 on the ground. Griffin is the third quarterback this season to set a school record against the Aggies' worst-in-the-nation pass defense.
Tannehill found a wide-open Uzoma Nwachukwu on a 47-yard Td reception after Swope's fourth touchdown and Christine Michael got his second on a 4-yard run later in the fourth quarter. he finished with 105 yards rushing.
Michael's score came after Griffin was intercepted for only the second time this season.Trailing 41-28, the Bears got down to the Texas A&M 9 on a 50-yard reception by Tevin Reese on the last
play of the third quarter. Baylor's offense stalled after that, though, and A&M got the ball back when Griffin threw an incomplete pass as he was being hit on fourth down.
down 31-14 early in the third quarter, Baylor got a 49-yard kickoff return from Antwan Goodley and Griffin hit a wide open Tevin Reese for a 43-yard touchdown pass two plays later to cut A&M's lead to 31-21. reese drew an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty for mocking a&M's hand gesture by holding his thumb down to the crowd after the score.
Randy Bullock's 47-yard field goal stretched the A&M lead to 34-21 a couple of minutes later.Baylor ran a 17-play drive that spanned through the first and second quarters, but came up empty when
Griffin was sacked on third-down from A&M's 8-yard-line before a 30-yard field goal attempt by Aaron Jones sailed wide right.
The Aggies took their first lead of the game when Swope got in front of Sam holl for a 68-yard touchdown catch to make it 10-7 in the second quarter.
Texas A&M wouldn't stay on top for long after Griffin hit Terrance Williams on a 77-yard touchdown pass on the first play of Baylor's next drive to make it 14-10. Williams wriggled out of an arm tackle by Coryell Judie with a spin move and dashed to the end zone.
Michael scored on a 7-yard reception from Tannehill to give A&M a 17-14 lead in the second quarter on a drive that was helped by 30 yards of penalties by Baylor.
The aggies extended their lead to 24-14 when Swope caught his second touchdown pass, this one for 8 yards, less than a minute before halftime.
Tevin Elliott intercepted a pass by Tannehill that was deflected on Texas A&M's first drive. The Bears converted that turnover when Griffin found Wright on a 6-yard touchdown pass to give them a 7-0 lead.
Texas A&M cut the lead to 7-3 with a 35-yard field goal by Bullock later in the first quarter.
FUMBLES: Baylor-Najvar, Jordan 1-0; Williams, Terrance 1-0. Texas A&M-None.
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2011 ReCaPs anD BOxsCORes17/18 texas a&m (5-2) 33—/— iowa state (3-4) 17
saTURDay, OCTOBeR 22 • JaCK TRiCe sTaDiUM • aMes, iOWaaTTenDanCe: 51,131 • TV: aBC (RegiOnaL)
AMES(AP)— ryan Tannehill threw for 263 yards and two touchdowns and 17th-ranked Texas a&M held off Iowa State 33-17 on for its third straight Big 12 win.
Christine Michael and Cyrus Gray each rushed for more than 100 yards for the Aggies (5-2, 3-1 Big 12), who used Tannehill's scoring passes late in the first half to jump ahead 20-7.
Michael's 9-yard Td run early in the third quarter gave Texas A&M a 30-7 lead.Iowa State quickly cut it to 30-17, but the Aggies kept the Cyclones scoreless in the fourth quarter.Michael had 142 yards on 18 carries, Gray added 125 yards and Jeff Fuller and Michael Lamothe
each had Td receptions for Texas A&M.Freshman Jared Barnett, who replaced a struggling Steele Jantz in the first quarter, was 16-of-36
passing for 180 yards for the Cyclones (3-4, 0-4), who have dropped four in a row.The Cyclones answered Michael's touchdown run with a 1-yard Td run from duran hollis to get
within 30-14. After the Aggies forced Iowa State to punt, the ball bounced off of desmond Gardiner, giving the Cyclones the ball in Texas A&M territory late in the third quarter.
But Iowa State had to settle for Zach Guyer's 43-yard field goal, making it 30-17.But Texas A&M's defense stiffened, and its offense answered with an 85-yard scoring drive. Though
it ended in Randy Bullock's fourth field goal, from 20 yards, it ate up nearly four precious minutes and put the Aggies ahead 33-17 with just 7:30 left.
Iowa State's final gasp came with four minutes left, when the Aggies stopped them a yard short on 4th-down-and-18. Josh lenz had a career-high eight catches for 117 yards for the Cyclones.
Iowa State's defense was flagged for offsides, and Tannehill chucked it downfield on what was essentially a free play late in the second quarter. The Cyclones then got called for pass interference, keeping the Aggies drive going, and Tannehill found Fuller for a 10-yard touchdown reception to put A&M ahead 13-7 with 4:08 left in the half.
Tannehill then took a&M 79 yards in less than two minutes, and his 18-yard Td toss to lamothe made it 20-7 with just 42 seconds left in the half.
Bullock tacked on another 47-yarder to open the second half -- his seventh made field goal in eight tries from 40 yards or longer this season.
Jantz opened the game behind center -- and promptly threw his first pass into the arms of Texas A&M's Trent hunter. Bullock's 25-yard field goal gave the Aggies a 3-0 lead just two minutes in.
FUMBLES: Texas a&M-Gardiner, desmond 1-1; Tannehill, ryan 1-0. IowaState-Barnett, Jared 2-0; White, James 1-0.
—/— missoURi (4-4) 38 16/16 texas a&m (5-3) 31
saTURDay, OCTOBeR 29 • KyLe FieLD • COLLege sTaTiOn, TexasaTTenDanCe: 86,934 • TV: fx
COLLEGESTATION(AP)— James Franklin's 11-yard touchdown pass to Marcus Lucas in overtime lifted Missouri to a 38-31 win over No. 16 Texas A&M.
Texas A&M got the ball after the score, but Ryan Tannehill's pass on fourth down was deflected.The Tigers had a chance to win it in regulation, but a 46-yard field goal attempt sailed wide right as
time expired.Missouri got the ball when Jacquies Smith caused a fumble by Tannehill, which was recovered by
dominique hamilton.The Aggies led by 11 at halftime, but Missouri took a 31-28 lead on an 11-yard run by henry Josey
with about eight minutes left. Texas A&M tied it on a 35-yard field goal about four minutes later.Franklin threw for 198 yards and two scores and ran for 97 yards and two more touchdowns. Josey,
the Big 12's leading rusher, had 20 carries for 162 yards.Missouri took its first lead of the second half on the 11-yard touchdown run by Josey. To get that
drive going, Josey bounced to the outside and dashed down the sideline for 43 yards before being dragged down from behind.
The Tigers went for it on fourth-and-1 from the Texas A&M 43 early in the fourth quarter and Franklin's run was short. Missouri made up for it when Tannehill was hit as he threw a pass which was intercepted by randy Ponder.
Ponder returned it 45 yards and Franklin cut a&M's lead to 28-24 when he scored on an 8-yard run three plays later.
Tannehill threw for three touchdowns in the first half, but the Aggies managed only a field goal after that to lose their third game this season after leading by double digits at halftime.
Both teams lost fumbles in the third quarter. Texas A&M's Ryan Swope fumbled after a catch, but Missouri gave it back three plays later when Josey coughed it up. The aggies didn't capitalize on that error and neither team scored in the quarter.
Tannehill hit Cyrus Gray on a short pass and he ran into the corner of the end zone for a 12-yard touchdown to tie the game at 14 early in the second quarter. Missouri's offense stalled on the next drive and they had to punt. The punt was shanked and it went just 22 yards, giving A&M the ball at the Missouri 41.
The Aggies took advantage of the short field when Tannehill found Swope for a 6-yard touchdown pass take a 21-14 lead in the second quarter.
Texas a&M pushed its advantage to 28-14 when Tannehill scored on a 3-yard touchdown run with about three minutes left in the second quarter.
The Tigers had a first down from the Texas A&M 11 late in the second quarter, but the offense stalled and they settled for a 26-yard field goal to make it 28-17 at halftime.
Franklin broke four tackles on a nifty 20-yard run on third-and-1 to give Missouri a 7-0 lead on the team's second drive of the game.
Tannehill's first touchdown pass was a 2-yard strike to Michael Lamothe that tied it at 7-all later in the first quarter.
eric Waters caught a pass from Franklin and two Texas a&M defenders missed tackles as he dashed 42 yards for a touchdown to put Missouri back on top 14-7 with two seconds left in the first quarter.
Texas A&M's Christine Michael had 21 carries for 104 yards and Gray added 58 yards rushing.
RUSHING: Missouri-Josey, henry 20-162; Franklin, James 24-97; lawrence, kendi5-17; Moore, de'Vion 1-8. Texas A&M-Michael, Christine 21-104; Gray, Cyrus16-58; Tannehill, ryan 5-12; Swope, ryan 4-9.
PASSING: Missouri-Franklin, James 16-24-0-198. Texas a&M-Tannehill, ryan35-53-1-317.
RECEIVING: Missouri-lucas, Marcus 5-64; egnew, Michael 4-51; Moe, T.J. 4-38;Waters, eric 1-42; Josey, henry 1-2; lawrence, kendi 1-1. Texas a&M-Swope, ryan8-66; Nwachukwu, Uzoma 6-49; Gray, Cyrus 6-46; Fuller, Jeff 5-42; Kennedy,Malcome 3-38; Prioleau, hutson 3-18; hicks, Nehemiah 2-47; Michael, Christine1-9; lamothe, Michael 1-2.
INTERCEPTIONS: Missouri-Ponder, randy 1-45. Texas a&M-None.
FUMBLES: Missouri-Josey, henry 1-1. Texas a&M-Swope, ryan 1-1; Tannehill, ryan1-1.
saTURDay, nOVeMBeR 5 • OKLaHOMa MeMORiaL sTaDiUM • nORMan, OKLa.aTTenDanCe: 85,709 • TV: aBC (RegiOnaL)
NORMAN,Okla.(AP)— landry Jones threw two touchdown passes and roy Finch and Blake Bell added short Td runs on consecutive possessions and Oklahoma pulled away from Texas A&M 41-25.
The aggies, headed for the Southeastern Conference, won't miss coming to Norman. They're now 0-7 on owen Field during the Bob Stoops era; the previous six losses had come by an average of 41 points.
Jones threw third-quarter touchdown passes of 31 yards to Jaz Reynolds, who made a nifty one-handed grab -- and 39 yards to Kenny Stills.
All-America receiver Ryan Broyles left the game in the third quarter with a torn ACL in his left knee. his season is over.Broyles had two catches for 87 yards and both helped set up touchdowns before the injury.Texas A&M's seven third-quarter possessions produced four punts, two turnovers and a missed field goal. One punt,
into the 30-mph wind, netted just 14 yards and set Oklahoma up at the Aggies' 31-yard line. On the first play, Jones hit reynolds down the right side.
A&M's next drive ended with an interception by defensive end Ronnell Lewis, who caught a tipped ball and returned it 11 yards to the Aggies' 28. Finch scored five plays later. The Sooners needed one play to score after an interception by Jamell Fleming -- Jones' long pass to Stills down the left sideline to make it 41-10.
Oklahoma was playing at home for the first time since its 39-game home winning streak ended with a loss to Texas Tech two weeks ago. The Sooners's potent offense struggled throughout the first half whether moving into or with the strong wind.
Going downwind in the second quarter, the Sooners needed 18 plays to cover only 58 yards on one drive. After three incompletions from the 21-yard line, they settled for a field goal and a 13-3 lead.
Texas A&M countered less than a minute later with the biggest gainer of the afternoon, a 79-yard touchdown pass from ryan Tannehill to ryan Swope.
Tannehill drifted left out of the pocket and bought time until finding Swope behind the defense about 35 yards downfield. Swope easily outran two defenders to the end zone.
In the first quarter, facing third-and-19 at the A&M 29 and moving into the wind, Oklahoma chose to punt. The ball was downed at the 1, and four plays later the Sooners forced a fumble at the 18. But they didn't fully capitalize and had to settle for a field goal.
Oklahoma's only first-half Td came on a 2-yard keeper by the 6-foot-6, 245-pound Bell, who ended the day with 11 carries, most in short-yardage situations, and two scores.
MANHATTAN(AP)— Collin Klein scored on a sneak in the fourth overtime Saturday night, his sixth touchdown of the game, giving No. 17 Kansas State a dramatic 53-50 victory over Texas A&M.
klein threw for a career-high 281 yards and added 103 yards on the ground for the Wildcats who rallied from a 10-point deficit in the final 6 minutes of regulation to hand the Aggies their third consecutive loss.
The Aggies had the ball first in the fourth overtime and moved down to the Kansas State 3 before their drive stalled. Facing fourth-and-1, coach Mike Sherman played it safe and kicked the field goal, and that gave kansas State the opening it needed.
Klein pounded forward for three yards on third-and-3 at the 18 for a first down, and a pass interfer-ence call on the aggies' Toney hurd Jr. in the end zone gave kansas State the ball at the 2.
Klein went straight up the middle twice, getting across the goal line on his second try as the crowd erupted, and the Wildcats poured off the sideline to celebrate the victory.
saTURDay, nOVeMBeR 19 • KyLe FieLD • COLLege sTaTiOn, TexasaTTenDanCe: 87,358 • TV: Fsn
COLLEGESTATION(AP)— ryan Tannehill threw for three touchdowns, Cyrus Gray ran for three more and Texas a&M got an easy 61-7 win over mistake-prone kansas.
The Aggies built a 23-0 lead in the first quarter behind two touchdown runs by Gray and a Td pass by Tannehill. Three second-quarter turnovers by Kansas (2-9, 0-8) helped Texas A&M (6-5, 4-4) extend the lead to 44-0 by halftime.
Kansas quarterback Jordan Webb threw for 133 yards and lost two fumbles, threw an interception and was sacked six times.
defensive end/linebacker damontre Moore led a smothering defensive effort by A&M, finishing with eight tackles, two sacks, two forced fumbles and a fumble recovery.
Tannehill, who was replaced by backup Jameill Showers with eight minutes left in the third quarter, was 21 of 26 for 280 yards. Gray had nine carries for 94 yards to surpass 1,000 yards rushing for the season. he's the third player in school history to post consecutive 1,000-yard rushing seasons.
Ryan Swope had nine receptions for 137 yards and two touchdowns for Texas A&M.The Aggies have lost three games this season after leading by double figures at halftime. There was no such
letdown in this one, with A&M adding a rushing Td by Ben Malena, a field goal and a 72-yard punt return for a score by dustin harris in the third quarter to make it 61-0.
James Sims ran for 88 yards and scored on a 15-yard run with less than a minute remaining to make it 61-7.The Jayhawks couldn't get anything going on offense before that drive and came close to scoring only once,
but a 39-yard field goal attempt early in the fourth quarter sailed wide left.Turnovers doomed Kansas in the second quarter, with the first one coming on a fumble that was recovered
by Moore. The aggies took advantage three plays later when Tannehill found Swope on a 52-yard touchdown pass on which he shook off two defenders on his way to the end zone to push the lead to 30-0.
Steven Terrell intercepted Webb on the Jayhawks' next possession and Gray's third touchdown came a few plays later to leave the score at 37-0.
another turnover by Webb, this one on a fumble when he was sacked by Moore, ended the next kansas drive. The Aggies were unable to score after that mistake, and Kansas got the ball back after Tannehill's pass on fourth down fell incomplete.
Nate Askew grabbed a 27-yard touchdown pass from Tannehill a minute before halftime that left the Aggies up 44-0.
The Jayhawks got the ball back, but Moore sacked Webb and caused a fumble, which kansas recovered to end the first half.
Gray put A&M up 7-0 when he scored on a 30-yard run on the Aggies' first drive.Texas A&M got a safety in the first quarter when the snap on a Kansas punt attempt sailed over the punter's
head and out of the end zone to make it 9-0.Tannehill's first touchdown pass to Swope for 27 yards stretched Texas A&M's lead to 16-0 later in the first
quarter.Gray scored on a 36-yard run on which he tightroped the sideline and dashed into the end zone untouched
to make it 23-0 with about two minutes left in the first quarter.