2008 Aggie FOOTBALL

COLORADO (4-4, 1-3 vs. BIG 12) TEXAS A&M (3-5, 1-3 vs. BIG 12) BUFFALOES VS. AGGIES ASSOCIATED PRESS...... NOT RANKED ASSOCIATED PRESS...... NOT RANKED USA TODAY ...... NOT RANKED USA TODAY ...... NOT RANKED

Date Opponent Result/Time Date Opponent Result/Time 08/31 Colorado State (FSN) (Denver)...... W, 38-17 08/30 ARKANSAS STATE...... L, 14-18 09/06 EASTERN WASHINGTON...... W, 31-24 09/06 at New Mexico (Versus)...... W, 28-22 09/18 WEST VIRGINIA (ESPN)...... W, 17-14 (OT) 09/20 MIAMI (FLA.) (ABC)...... L, 23-41 09/27 at Florida State (ABC)...... L, 21-39 09/27 ARMY (Versus)...... W, 21-17 10/04 • TEXAS (FSN)...... L, 14-38 10/04 • at Oklahoma State...... L, 28-56 what’s 10/11 • at Kansas (ESPN2)...... L, 14-30 10/11 • KANSAS STATE ...... L, 30-44 inside 10/18 • KANSAS STATE (FSN)...... W, 14-13 10/18 • TEXAS TECH (FSN)...... L, 25-43 10/25 • at Missouri (FSN)...... L, 0-58 10/25 • at Iowa State...... W, 49- Youth Movement 11/01 • at Texas A&M...... 1:05 p.m. 11/01 • COLORADO...... 1:05 PM The Aggies have used 21 first-year 11/08 • IOWA STATE...... six-day advance 11/08 • OKLAHOMA...... six-day advance players in 2008, including 11 members of first-year head coach Mike Sher- 11/15 • OKLAHOMA STATE...... TBA 11/15 • at Baylor...... TBA man’s initial signing class at Texas 11/28 • at Nebraska (ABC)...... 2:30 p.m. 11/27 • at Texas (ESPN HD)...... 7:00 PM A&M. Freshmen are responsible for 56 percent of the all-purpose yardage • —­­ Conference game … BOLD CAPS —­­ home game … Times are subject to change … Times listed are Central gained by the Aggies in 2008 <> game day Underclass total “0” INFORMATION Freshmen and sophomores have ac- counted for 74.1 percent of the Aggies’ Colorado BUFFALOES (4-4, 1-3 vs. Big 12) total offense in 2008. (3-5, 1-3 vs. Big 12 <> at Texas A&M AGGIES KICKOFF ­­— 1:05 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 1, 2008 coffin corner punts SITE (CAPACITY) ­­— Kyle Field (83,002 cap.), College Station, Texas Ray Guy Award candidate Justin Brantly connected on the 50th and 51st RADIO INFORMATION —­­ The game will be broadcast regionally by the 40-plus station Texas A&M Radio Network “coffin corner” punts of his career last (flagship: WTAW 1620 AM / College Station). For a complete list of stations, go to: AggieAthletics.com. Calling the week against Iowa State. game on the A&M Radio Network are Dave South (play-by-play in his 23rd season), former A&M All-America and <> NFL All-Pro defensive back Dave Elmendorf (commentary) and former A&M SID and local radio personality Tom Turbiville (sideline). Texas A&M’s radio call of the game can also be heard on Sirius satellite radio. Johnson makes mark Since being thrust into the starting TV INFORMATION ­­— The game will not be televised. job due to an injury, sophomore Jerrod SERIES INFORMATION ­­— One of just four Big 12 Conference to hold the series advantage over the Aggies, Johnson has been nothing short of the Coloradoes lead the series between the two schools, 5-2. … The Aggies’ most recent win over CU came in record-breaking. <> the Buffaloes’ most recent trip to Kyle Field. In a game that went to overtime, A&M booted a field goal to take a 29-26 advantage and then forced a fumble by Buff RB Bobby Purify for the victory. … The Buffaloes hold a 2-1 advantage over the Aggies at Kyle Field … Aggie DL coach Buddy Wyatt coached the CU defensive line in 1999 … Strength and conditioning assistant Vic Cummins and Senior Scholastic Supervisor for football Troy Kema previously served in similar capacities at Colorado. On the CU sideline, assistant head coach Jeff Grimes was a former graduate assistant at A&M from 1996-97. A&M-CU series Youth Movement 9/23/1995 L 21 -.29 Boulder, Colo. The Aggies have used 20 first-year players in 2008, including 10 members of first-year head 9/28/1996 L 10 -.24 College Station coach Mike Sherman’s initial signing class at Texas A&M. From the 2008 signing class, seven 10/ 4/1997 W 16 -.10 Boulder, Colo. true freshmen and one junior college transfer have worked their way into the starting lineup. Six 10/ 7/2000 L 19 -.26 College Station redshirt freshmen have earned at least one start. Freshmen are responsible for 56 percent of the 10/13/2001 L 21 -.31 Boulder, Colo. all-purpose yardage gained by the Aggies in 2008. 10/23/2004 W 29 -.26 OT College Station 10/ 8/2005 L 20 - .41 Boulder, Colo. Newcomers Make Their Presence Felt True Freshmen (9) FIRST DOWN FINDERS Eddie Brown DT Seen action in every game … Has made 15 tackles The Aggies’ receiver trio of freshmen wideouts Randy Bullock PK Starting placekicker against KSU, TT, ISU … 4-of-4 on FGs with long of 46 Ryan Tannehill and Jeff Fuller and junior tight Terrence Frederick DB Started last three games … Has made 20 tackles … had 8 vs. KSU, 7 vs. ISU end Jamie McCoy are moving the chains at an Jeff Fuller WR Started last six games … Second on team with 36 catches for 440 yards, 5 TDs impressive rate. The trio have produced 64 first Cyrus Gray RB/KOR Started five games … Team leader in A-P yards (931) and KOR yards (650) downs on their combined 103 receptions (62.1 Trent Hunter DB Started last five games … Averaging 9.8 tackles/G in his starts … 17 tackles vs. Army Tony Jerod-Eddie DT Started four games … Has made 14 tackles … blocked PAT vs. TT percent). Tannehill leads way with 23 first down Joey Villavisencio OL Took off his redshirt against Iowa State and started at guard against the Cyclones catches, and that number is closely followed by K.J. Williams TE Saw action in last three games McCoy’s 22 and Fuller’s 19. Breaking it down further, Fuller has 11 third down catches that Redshirt Freshmen (10) produced first downs, followed by McCoy with Frank Avery TE Seen action in five games 10 and Tannehill with nine. Danny Baker TE/OL Has made one start at TE … seen action in every game Moving the Chains Ben Bass TE Has made one start at TE … seen action in six games Evan Eike OL Starting offensive guard first Down Catches Justin McQueen DB Started at nickel back in season opener … has made nine tackles Player, Pos., Year Rec. Total/On 3rd D Lionel Smith DB Played in one game Ryan Tannehill, WR, Fr. 39 23/ 9 Bradley Stephens RB Seen action in every game … contributed 197 A-P yards Jeff Fuller, WR, Fr. 36 19/11 Ryan Tannehill WR/QB Leads in catches (39) and yards (583) … set freshman receiving record vs. KSU Jamie McCoy, TE, Jr. 28 22/10 Harold Turnage TE Played in one game Garrick Williams OLB Started five games … Sixth on team with 30 tackles Freshmen finds Transfers (1) Texas A&M is one only two teams in the nation Matt Moss DE Started against KSU … has made five tackles, including one TFL and one PBU. that have a pair of freshman receivers ranked among the NCAA’s top 100 pass catchers. Redshirt freshman Ryan Tannehill ranks No. 43 Tannehill Assaults records FRESHMAN RECEIVERS … Texas A&M has (5.6/G) and true freshman Jeff Fuller ranks No. Redshirt freshman Ryan Tannehill, who was had a freshman lead the team in recep- 87 (4.5/G). The other team with two freshmen moved from quarterback to wide receiver late tions just once in school history. Tight end in the top 100 is Houston with Tyron Carrier and in August camp, broke the freshman record for Richard Osborne led the Aggies in catches Patrick Edwards. season catches and yards last week vs. Iowa State. It also marked the fourth straight game all four seasons of his career from 1972-75. coffin corner punts that Tannehill broke a record: Tannehill currently leads the Aggies with 39 catches and Fuller is second with 36 grabs. Ray Guy Award candidate Justin Brantly 10/25 ISU Sets freshman season catches/yards connected on the 50th and 51st “coffin corner” 10/18 TT Consecutive 100-yard receiving games punts of his career last week against Iowa State. Matched freshman record for season TDs (broken) A&M Freshman Game Receiving TDs Brantly’s 51 career punts inside the 20 is just 10/11 KSU 12 catches/210 yards sets freshman game record off the school record of 59 set by current NFL Player TD Opponent Year 10/04 OSU Matched freshman record for game TDs All-Pro Shane Lecher from 1996-99. Ryan Tannehill 2 Oklahoma State 2008 Jeff Fuller 2 New Mexico 2008 “bull” market Tannehill is on pace for a 61-catch season Leeland McElroy 2 LSU 1993 with over 900 yards, and could challenge Rod Brian Mitchell 2 SMU 1991 True freshman placekicker Randy Bullock Bernstine’s receptions record of 65 from 1986 has given the Aggies a boost by connecting and Robert Ferguson’s mark of 885 yards from Un-freshman-like Fuller on all four field goal attempts since taking off 2000. his redshirt for the Kansas State game. Bull- Nearly matching Tannehill blow-for-blow is ock went 1-for-1 in his debut game and then A&M Freshman Receptions List true freshman Jeff Fuller, who is closely chasing connected on all three of his attempts against Rk. Player, Year Catches or has matched all the same freshman marks that Tannehill is chasing. Texas Tech. Against Tech, Bullock connected on 1. Terrence Murphy, 2001...... 36 a 46-yarder, which was the longest by an A&M 2. Ryan Tannehill, 2008...... 33 Last week against Iowa State, Fuller grabbed kicker since 2004. 3. Richard Osborne, 1972...... 31 possession of the freshman receiving touch- 4. Jeff Fuller, 2008...... 28 downs for a season with his fifth scoring recep- Underclassman total “o” 5. Rod Bernstine, 1983...... 24 tion of 2008. He had shared the record with Tannehill, Leeland McElroy (1993) and Brian Freshmen and sophomores have accounted A&M Freshman Receiving Yards List Mitchell (1991). for 74.1 percent of the Aggies’ total offense in Rk. Player, Year Rec. Yds. He also matched the freshman mark for single 2008, with sophomore quarterback leading the 1. Brian Mitchell, 1991...... 519 game touchdowns when he scored twice against way with 1,891 yards. Also contributing are true 2. Terrence Murphy, 2001...... 518 New Mexico. freshman Cyrus Gray and redshirt freshman 3. Ryan Tannehill, 2008...... 505 Bradley Stephens. 4. Richard Osborne, 1972...... 440 A&M Freshman Season Receiving TDs 5. Jeff Fuller, 2008...... 345 Rk. Player, Year Rec. TD. 1. Jeff Fuller, 2008...... 5 2. Ryan Tannehill, 2008...... 4 Leeland McElroy, 1993...... 4 Brian Mitchell, 1991...... 4 5. Terrence Murphy, 2001...... 3 2 Johnson makes mark Season Passing Touchdowns Since being thrust into the starting job due to Rk Player, Year TDs TALKING an injury, sophomore Jerrod Johnson has been 1. Dustin Long, 2002...... 19 nothing short of record-breaking. Gary Kubiak, 1982...... 19 Since becoming the starter, Johnson set the 3. Corey Pullig, 1993...... 17 starting debut record for passing yards with 275 Kevin Murray, 1986...... 17 POINTS 5. Reggie McNeal, 2005...... 16 against Miami (Fla.) and then set the overall Edd Hargett, 1968...... 16 school record for game passing yards with 419 7. Jerrod Johnson, 2008...... 15 Old School energy against Kansas State. • A 40-year coaching veteran, de- Last week against Iowa State, he became Season Completion Percentage fensive coordinator Joe Kines has the fourth A&M quarterback to have multiple Rk Player, Year Comp. % pumped life into the Aggie defense 300-yard passing games in a season when with his aggressive style and even he threw for 381 yards against the Cyclones. 1. Jerrod Johnson, 2008...... 65.0 louder voice exhorting them on the Johnson now owns two of the top four passing 2. Stephen McGee, 2006...... 62.0 field. “He’s a fiery, fiery guy, and games in school history. He also completed 79.5 3. Kevin Murray, 1986...... 60.7 you just love what he brings us. 4. Dustin Long, 2003...... 60.6 percent of his passes (31-of-39), which is the You have to come with energy when you play for 5. Mark Farris, 2000...... 59.9 single game record for accuracy with a minimum him because that’s how playing defense is. It’s a 6. Corey Pullig, 1994...... 59.9 of 30 attempts. perfect match,” CB Jordan Pugh said. -- ESPN.com, 7. Corey Pullig, 1993...... 59.3 In five starts (vs. Miami and then the last 08/14/2008. four games), Johnson has completed 129-of- Single Game Passing Yards • Despite his many accomplishments on the field over 194 passes (66.5%) for 1,576 yards with 11 the past 40 years, Kines may be best known for a fiery touchdowns against three interceptions. He Rk Player, Year Yds. halftime interview when he was serving as interim head is averaging 315.2 passing yards per game in 1. Jerrod Johnson vs Kansas State, 2008...... 419 coach for Alabama at the 2006 Independence Bowl, his starts. 2. Dustin Long at Kansas, 2002...... 399 which has become an internet classic on YouTube.com In 2008, Johnson has thrown for 15 touch- 3. Branndon Stewart vs Colorado, 1996...... 385 “I didn’t even know what YouTube was.” Kines said. downs and is within reach of A&M’s single sea- 4. Jerrod Johnson at Iowa State, 2008...... 381 -- Austin American-Statesman, 08/04/2008 5. Edd Hargett at SMU, 1968...... 376 son record of 19 set originally by Gary Kubiak in 1982 and matched by Dustin Long in 2002. He the toughest kinD is on pace to throw for over 2,600 yards (school • Speedy Mike Goodson has never record is 2,791 by Reggie McNeal in 2004). had a problem running away from a defender, but after adding 20 pounds of muscle in the offseason, “Money” McCoy? Kickoffs Are Gray Area now he can out-run or run over a The half-season statistics by first-year tight True freshman Cyrus Gray, a late addition to would-be tackler. “He’s definitely end Jamie McCoy are strangely similar to the Mike Sherman’s first signing class, has made a dual threat. He’s always been able to make you miss, but now he can put his head down and run numbers produced by 2008 NFL second-round an immediate impact as a rusher, receiver and you over. He’s the toughest kind of guy to tackle pick Martellus Bennett. McCoy, who came to even as an option quarterback. But his biggest -- on who can do both,” DB Jordan Peterson noted. A&M as a quarterback and then shifted to wide contribution has been as a kickoff returner. He’s -- San Antonio Express-News, 08/16/2008 receiver and eventually tight end, has grabbed already set the school record for season returns 28 catches for 357 yards and four touchdowns and return yardage. after six games. After eight games in 2007, Mass-on-mass “Money” Bennett had 34 catches for 367 yards A&M Season KO Returns List • One of the first position moves and one touchdown. Rk. Player, Year KO made by first-year head coach Bennett and McCoy 1. Cyrus Gray, 2008...... 31 Mike Sherman was moving Jor- 2. Kerry Franks, 2007...... 25 (After eight games) vorskie Lane to his natural posi- 3. Terrence Murphy, 2003...... 23 tion of fullback. “He presents a Year Tight End Rec. Yds. TD Dave Elmendorf, 1970...... 23 lot of qualities that you look 2007 Martellus Bennett 34 367 1 5. Rod Harris, 1988...... 22 for (in a fullback). In this offense, you want your 2008 Jamie McCoy 28 357 4 fullback to be able to catch the football. He gives A&M Season KO Return Yards List us a double-threat as a runner and receiver. He Completion % challenge Rk. Player, Year Yds. hasn’t had to block very often, but because of his 1. Cyrus Gray, 2008...... 650 size he should be able to engulf people, just mass- Sophomore quarterback Jerrod Johnson is 2. Kerry Franks, 2007...... 644 on-mass.” Sherman said. -- Topeka Capital-Journal, completing 65.0 percent of his passes (145-of- 2. Terrence Murphy, 2003...... 626 08/28/2008 223) this season, which is on pace to break the 4. Leeland McElroy, 1993...... 590 school record of 62.0 percent set by teammate 5. Dave Elmendorf, 1970...... 457 Stephen McGee in 2006 (194-of-313). 6. Kerry Franks, 2006...... 443 Hall of Fame son 7. Hugh McElroy, 1971...... 439 • Kevin Matthews possessed a A&M Season Comp. Percentage List 8. Carl Roaches, 1973...... 426 strong work ethic, intelligence Rk. Player, Year Completion % Carl Roaches, 1972...... 426 and impeccable football bloodlines 1. Jerrod Johnson, 2008...... 65.0 10. Larry Horton, 1989...... 420 as the son of NFL Hall of Famer Stephen McGee, 2006...... 62.0 Bruce Matthews. But he didn’t 3. Kevin Murray, 1986...... 60.7 johnson is clutch have a scholarship when he first 4. Dustin Long, 2003...... 60.6 came to A&M. Once on campus, he quickly earned the 5. Mark Farris, 2000...... 59.9 Sophomore quarterback Jerrod Johnson full ride and now he has a spot in the starting lineup. seems to be at his best in the clutch. Johnson “He didn’t go up there under ideal circumstances, Completion percentage is completing 68.7 percent of his passes in but I don’t think it could have worked out any bet- third- and fourth-down situations (46-of-67), ter. Sometimes the good Lord humbles us, even After eight games, the Aggies’ team comple- and has 36 of his 46 completions on third- and though we don’t like it,” the elder Matthews said of tion percentage is .660, which is on pace to fourth-down produced first downs. his son’s path at A&M. “It makes me feel like I respect shattter the school record of .612 set by the A&M my scholarship a lot more,” Kevin Matthews said. throwers in 2006. Quarterbacks Stephen McGee -- Dallas Morning News, 08/20/2008 and Jerrod Johnson have individual completion rates of .714 and .650, respectively. 3 Utilizing talent Goodson’s Last Nine Games Texas A&M has a history of converting athletic Opponent Rush-Yds Rec.-Yds No.-A-P TD TALKING high school quarterbacks into solid contributors at Missouri, 2007 15-48 5-67 20-115 0 at various positions at the college level. Johnny Texas, 2007 12-72 6-82 18-154 2 Holland and William Thomas converted from Penn State, 2007 14-65 7-30 21- 95 2 prep quarterbacks to all-conference linebackers Arkansas State, 2008 24-124 6-30 30-154 2 POINTS in the 1980s. Terrence Murphy became A&M’s at *New Mexico, 2008 6-9 2-5 8/14 0 Miami (Fla.), 2008 12-67 4-79 16/146 2 all-time leading receiver, while Jason Carter and Army, 2008 11-20 5-26 16/46 0 Like father, like son Chad Schroeder both finished their Aggie career at Oklahoma State, 2008 8/112 3/16 11/128 2 • Redshirt freshman wide receiver prominently mentioned in the A&M receiving Kansas State 6/36 2/30 #9/86 1 Ryan Tannehill, who only recently record book. Texas Tech 8/18 9/62 17/80 1 moved to the position from quar- On the 2008 team, five of the team’s top 12 Total 116-571 49-427 166-1,018 12 terback, had the best game of his * — Injured. Bold — Career highs pass catchers were high school quarterbacks. career a week before facing off # — Includes first career punt return against his father’s alma mater. Better to Receive... Ryan’s father, Tim Tannehill, was a backup quarterback Player Pos...... Rec./Yds All-american watch to Billy Joe Tolliver before shifting to wide receiver at Ryan Tannehill QB/WR...... 33/505 All-America and Ray Guy Award candidate Texas Tech from 1985-87. The younger Tannehill was Played QB, WR, DB and punter in HS Justin Brantly will be seeking the 36th 40-yard exclusively a quarterback until late August of this year Jamie McCoy TE...... 21/247 plus punt average game of his career (in his when Stephen McGee was named starter and Jerrod 1,000-yd rusher and passer in HS 46th game) against the Cyclones. Brantly cur- Johnson earned the backup job. At that time, Tannehill Cyrus Gray RB...... 7/47 rently leads the Big 12 in punting with a 46.2 was asked to move to receiver. Tannehill leads the Runs option from direct snap at A&M average, and ranks No. 4 nationally. With 51 team with 33 catches for 505 yards and had a freshman Jerrod Johnson QB/WR...... 2/41 “coffin corner” boots in his career, Brantly has record 12 catches for 210 yards against KSU. Has stepped in at QB for injured McGee deposited more than 35 percent of his punt Pierre Brown WR...... 1/14 inside the opponent’s 20-yard line. Two-time all-district QB at Duncanville balloon fight • The Aggies celebrated the end of August camp two-a- Brantly Watch What to look for... days with an offense vs. defense water balloon battle. Ray Guy Award candidate Justin Brantly is the Both groups ended up dripping and laughing. “Humor Several individual statistical milestones nation’s No. 3 active punter with a 44.3 career is one of the greatest components of having great could be achieved this week: average over 44 games and 182 boots. chemistry when you can laugh at things together. • Running back Mike Goodson is within 56 yards They had a lot of laughs out there having fun of 2,000 career rushing yards. He would be the NCAA Active Career Punting Leaders with each other,” Head Coach Mike Sherman said. 15th player in school history to reach that level. (min. 15 games played) Mysteriously, the head coach re- He would also become A&M’s first 2,000-yard Rk Player, School, Class Avg. Games mained dry. “They tried, it didn’t rusher with at least 70 career catches. work. I’m too quick on my feet 1. Kevin Huber, Cincinnati, Sr. 45.9 23 -- (actually, I’m) too quick in my • Quarterback Stephen McGee needs 41 yards of 2. Chris Miller, Ball State, Sr. 45.1 44 head, more than my feet.” -- BCS total offense to become just the second Aggie 3. Justin Brantly, Texas A&M, Sr. 44.3 44 Eagle, 08/21/2008 to reach the 7,000-yard barrier. He would join 4. Keenyn Crier, Arizona, So. 44.0 20 • The impetus for the balloon battle Reggie McNeal, who gained 8,876 yards during 5. Thomas Morstead, SMU, Sr. 43.6 33 was a family vacation outing when his career. Sherman and some friends began launching balloons Head hunter at his son, who was lounging down on the dock. Noting Dual threat goodson In perhaps the most dramatic starting debut by that it was fun, Sherman used it to break the monotony Junior Mike Goodson is nearing the 2,000- a true freshman in school history, Trent Hunter of August. camp. yard mark in career rushing, but he’s moving piled up an astonishing 17 tackles, including 11 up the receiving charts even faster. With 84 solo stops, in his first-ever start two weeks ago Shaping the Aggies against Army. His effort was rewarded with Big career catches, Goodson already ranks No. 2 • Former pupils in new strength and conditioning coach 12 Defensive Player of the Week honors. in school history among running backs, and is Dave Kennedy’s past include two Heisman Trophy tied with Greg Porter at No. 16 on A&M’s career Standout Starting Debuts winners, and 27 NFL draft picks, so when the veteran receptions list. Player, Pos. Opponent...... Year coach speaks, the Aggies listen. “Coach K would Nearly 60 percent of Goodson’s 84 career throw different stuff at us. We ‘d go at 7 o’clock *Trent Hunter, DB Army...... 2008 catches have come in the last 10 games. every morning and we didn’t know what we were made freshman record 17 tackles, including 11 solo Goodson has caught 49 passes for 427 yards going to do, so we had to be and five touchdowns in that span. Jerrod Johnson, QB Miami...... 2008 ready for anything. I think he With 1,944 rushing yards and 84 catches dur- passed for debut record 275 yards, 3 TDs did a great job of getting us in shape.” OG Lee Grimes said. ing his career, Goodson is within easy reach of Stephen McGee, QB Texas...... 2005 becoming the first player in school history with energized Aggies with 108 rushing yards, 2 TDs Whether he’s training Eddie George 2,000 rushing yards and 70 catches. and Orlando Pace or Mike Rozier Greg Hill, RB LSU...... 1991 and Dave Remington or Mike Top RB Receivers at A&M rushed for NCAA freshman debut record 212 yards Goodson and Lee Grimes, Ken- Rk Player, Years Receptions *Bucky Richardson, QB Baylor...... 1987 nedy’s philosophy remains the same. “We want our skill guys as strong as possible and our big guys 1. Keith Woodside, 1983-87...... 110 led team to 310 rushing yards in 35-10 romp as fast as possible. So the components of making 2. Mike Goodson, 2006-Present...... 84 Kevin Murray, QB Houston, 1983 3. Larry Stegent, 1967-69...... 71 a great player is the same regardless of the player.” rallied Aggies to win with 256 total yards, 3 pass TDs 4. Johnny Hector, 1979-82...... 67 -- BCS Eagle, 08/30/2006 5. Leeland McElroy, 1993-95...... 53

4 Turnovers tell story Matt in the Middle PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Since this year’s senior class’ freshman sea- Junior Matt Featherston has made his pres- # Name Pronunciation son in 2005, the Aggies have compiled a 17-4re- ence felt in his first action as a full-time starter 72 AYERS, Josh...... AIRS cord in games with a plus turnover margin. In at middle linebacker. Featherston, the only New 88 BEYER, Cody...... BUYER games with an even or minus turnover margin, Yorker on the Aggie roster, has a team-best 30 Bryson, Chevar...... shuh-VAR the Aggies are 6-17. The Aggies have won the 67 tackles, which ranks No. 7 among Big 12 87 CAFLISCH, Chris...... CAFF-lish turnover battle just three times this season, but tacklers (8.4 per game). 10 CHAVIS, Billy...... CHAY-vis have had the turnover advantage in their two 54 CHEVALIER, Leroy...... SHAH-vie-yay most recent games. Bac k to tur k ey Day 22 Cooper, LATRAEL...... lah-TRELL The Aggies vs. Longhorns annual matchup 65 EIKE, Evan...... IKE Games with Turnover Advantage 86 Gbunblee, Amos.... GUN-blee (the b is silent) has moved back to its traditional Thanksgiving Opponent, Year Turn Take +/- Result 52 GIBAS, Corey...... GEE (as in knee)-bus Day game time. Since the formation of the Big 4 Gorrer, Danny...... GORE SMU, 2005 -1 +4 +3 W, 66- 8 12, the game has been played on the Friday 83 JEROD-Eddie...... jah-ROD Texas State, 2005 -2 +3 +1 W, 44-31 after Thanksgiving. 1 Johnson, JERROD...... jah-ROD Oklahoma State, 2005 -2 +7 +5 W, 62-23 44 LAMANTIA, Nick (12th Man)...... Lah-mon-TEE-ah Kansas State, 2005 -1 +3 +2 W, 30-28 Rivalry Renewed 49 Obiozor, Cyril...... OH-bah-zore, CY-rill at Oklahoma, 2005 -1 +3 +2 L, 30-36 The Aggies and the Arkansas Razorbacks 99 TUFUGA, David...... tah-FOO-ah La.-Lafayette, 2006 0 +2 +2 W, 51-7 67 Villavisencio, Joe.. VEE-ah-vah-sen-cee-oh Army, 2006 -1 +3 +2 W, 28-24 will renew their longtime rivalry with a 10-year Missouri, 2006 0 +3 +3 W, 25-19 neutral site series starting in 2009 at the new at Baylor, 2006 0 +1 +1 W, 31-21 Dallas Cowboys stadium in Arlington, Texas. From the NFL to Aggieland Oklahoma, 2006 -1 +2 +1 L, 16-17 The two teams have not faced each other on Nebraska, 2006 0 +1 +1 L, 27-28 the gridiron since the Hogs fled east to the SEC Coach NFL Experience at Texas, 2006 -1 +4 +3 W, 12-7 after the 1991 season. Mike Sherman 11 years as coach, six as head coach Montana State, 2007 -1 +2 +1 W, 38-7 Joe Kines 4 years as coach Fresno State, 2007 -1 +3 +2 W, 47-45 3ot Big Crowds at Kyle Nolan Cromwell 17 years as coach, 11 years as a player La.-Monroe, 2007 -1 +2 +1 W, 54-14 Tom Rossley 11 years as coach Baylor, 2007 -1 +3 +2 W, 34-10 The Aggies have drawn 411, 627 fans to Kyle Kirk Doll 3 years as coach Randy Jordan 1 year as coach, 5 years as a player Oklahoma State, 2007 0 +1 +1 W, 24-23 Field in five games so far this season, which Van Malone 4 years as a players at Nebraska, 2007 0 +3 +3 W, 36-17 ranks No. 10 nationally. A&M averages 82,325 Texas, 2007 -2 +3 +1 W, 38-30 fans per game, and averages 99.2 capacity at at New Mexico, 2008 -1 +4 +3 W, 28-22 Kyle Field. impressive assistants Texas Tech, 2008 -1 +3 +2 L, 25-43 • Mike Sherman’s initial coaching staff at Texas at Iowa State, 2008 -1 +2 +1 W, 49-35 home sweet kyle A&M is an impressive blend of veteran NFL The Aggies drew a total of 575,450 fans to and college assistant coaches. Tapping into Walk-on impact Kyle Field in 2007, which set a school record and his deep NFL ties, Sherman plucked Nolan Cromwell from the Seattle Seahawks, Tom First-year head coach Mike Sherman’ love of ranked No. 12 nationally. An average of 82,207 Rossley from the Green Bay Packers and Kirk competition at all positions has led to a number fans attended the Aggies’ seven home games, Doll from the Denver Broncos. From the college of non-scholarship players earning playing time which is just off the school best of 82,711 that ranks, Sherman hired Joe Kines from Alabama, already in 2008. attended six home games in 2001. A stadium-record crowd of 88,253 was in at- Randy Jordan and Buddy Wyatt from Nebraska, Non-Scholarship Players Turning Heads Charles McMillian from TCU and Jim Turner Player, Position Note tendance for the Aggies’ 38-30 victory over the rival Texas Longhorns in 2007. The crowd was from Delaware. He retained Van Malone from Derek Dumas, LB 12th Man has seen action at LB the largest home crowd by any Big 12 school the previous coaching staff. Marcus Gold, DB Solid special team performer *Johnathan Hayes, LB 19 tackles in 2008 in 2007. • Several members of Sherman’s staff had suc- Nick LaMantia, FB Second-team fullback 2007 NCAA Attendance Leaders cessful NFL playing careers. Nolan Cromwell *Justin McQueen, DB Has started at nickel back was a four-time Pro Bowl safety and the NFC RK School Total Avg. *Anthony Vela, FB Started at FB vs. Arkansas State Defensive Player of the Year in 1980. Randy 1. Michigan 882,115 110,264 Drew Williamson, WR Sure-hands put him in WR rotation Jordan played in the 2003 Super Bowl with * — Has earned start in 2008 2. Penn St. 762,419 108,917 3. Ohio St. 735,773 105,110 the Oakland Raiders and received the 2001 4. Tennessee 727,426 103,918 Ed Block Courage Award. Van Malone played 5,000-yard passers 5. Auburn 677,510 84,689 five seasons for the Detroit Lions and served 6. Georgia 649,222 92,746 as the special teams captain. Senior quarterback Stephen McGee moved 7. LSU 648,334 92,619 into an elite group of Aggie passers by becom- 8. Alabama 644,966 92,138 • Prior to 2008, Sherman served on the same ing the fifth player to throw for more than 5,000 9. Florida 632,715 90,388 coaching staff with Nolan Cromwell with the yards in a career. McGee needs 300 yards to 10. Oklahoma 594,005 84,858 Green Bay Packers and Seattle Seahawks, move past Edd Hargett into No. 4 on the list and 11. Nebraska 591,506 84,501 Tom Rossley with Holy Cross and the Packers, 12. Texas A&M 575,450 82,207 1,913 yards to match Reggie McNeal’s school and Kirk Doll at Texas A&M. record of 6,992 yards. NFL Experience • As head coach at SMU from 1991-96, Tom Rossley led the Mustangs to a 21-21 tie with 5,000-Yard Passers Club The Aggie coaching staff has deep ties to the the Aggies in 1994, which ended A&M’s record National Football League. Of the 10 coaches on Rk Player, Years Passing Yards 27-game conference winning streak. It was the the A&M staff, seven have experience in the NFL 1. Reggie McNeal, 2002-05...... 6,992 only blemish on the Aggies’ undefeated season either as coach or as a player, or both. 2. Corey Pullig, 1992-95...... 6,846 that year. Leading the way is offensive coordinator No- 3. Kevin Murray, 1983-86...... 6,506 • Three members of the 2008 staff had previous 4. Edd Hargett, 1966-68...... 5,379 lan Cromwell, who coached 17 years in the NFL ties to the A&M program. Kirk Doll was the 5. Stephen McGee, 2005-present...... 5,186 with three teams and played 11 seasons. Other double-digit NFLers are head coach Aggies’ linebackers coach from 1988-93 under Mike Sherman (11 years with three teams, Jackie Sherrill and R.C. Slocum. Buddy Wyatt including six as head coach of the Green Bay coached the defensive line at A&M from 2000- Packers), quarterback coach Tom Rossley (11 02 under Slocum and Van Malone is in his third years with four teams). season coaching the Aggies’ safeties. 5 ONe of a Few Producing yards The Real Mc Coys Quarterback Stephen McGee was one of just McGee has produced two of the top three Brothers Jamie and Terrence McCoy were six FBS players to pass for more than 2,000 total offense outputs in school history, and both in the starting lineup against Oklahoma yards and rush for 800 more in 2007. could challenge the school record for career State and Iowa State, making them the first A&M 2,000 pass / 800 rush total offense. brother tandem since Michael and Martellus Player, School, Rush Pass Bennett to start in the same game. The Bennetts Season Total Offense Leaders started several games together in 2005. Matt Grothe, South Florida 872 2,670 Rk Player, Years Total Offense Research is sketchy, but the McCoys could be Dan LeFevour, Central Michigan 1,122 3,652 Jack Locker, Washington 986 2,062 1. Reggie McNeal, 2004...... 3,509 the first-ever A&M brother tandem to start on the Stephen McGee, Texas A&M 899 2,311 2. Stephen McGee, 2007...... 3,210 same side of the football (offense). Last week, Zac Robinson, Oklahoma State 847 2,824 3. Stephen McGee, 2006...... 2,961 the McCoy brother combined combined for 13 Tim Tebow, Florida 895 3,286 4. Mark Farris, 2000...... 2,667 catches for 177 yards and three touchdowns, 5. Reggie McNeal, 2005...... 2,627 which is the most productive game ever by a Aggie story lines Career Total Offense List brother tandem in school history • First-year starting center Kevin Matthews’ father, Rk Player, Years Total Offense Bruce, was inducted into the NFL Hall of Fame in Aggies in the NFL 1. Reggie McNeal, 2002-05...... 8,876 2007. Matthews was a 14-time Pro Bowl selection 2. Stephen McGee, 2005-present...... 6,956 Texas A&M had 20 former players on NFL as an offensive lineman for the Houston Oilers and 3. Corey Pullig, 1992-95...... 6,888 opening day rosters in 2008 Tennessee Titans. 4. Kevin Murray, 1983-86...... 6,455 • Big back Jorvorskie Lane credits the read- 5. Edd Hargett, 1966-68...... 5,411 Opening Day Aggies ing program READ180 and Lufkin High School Martellus Bennett (#80) TE (Dallas Cowboys) teacher Betty Lewing for his academic success record-setting lane Red Bryant (#79) DT (Seattle Seahawks) in high school and subsequent improvement on his Melvin Bullitt (#33) DB (Indianapolis Colts) No one in Texas A&M history has been in SAT score. The SAT score improvement allowed Dan Campbell (#89) TE (Detroit Lions) him to utilize his scholarship to A&M and become the end zone more than big back Jorvorskie Jason Carter (#11) WR (Carolina Panthers) one of the nation’s most feared short-yardage Lane, who grabbed sole possession of A&M’s Corey Clark (#75) OL (San Diego Chargers) backs. career rushing and total touchdowns records Ron Edwards (#95) DT (Kansas City Chiefs) with a one-yard plunge against Kansas State on Robert Ferguson (#89) WR (Minnesota Vikings) • Most people can’t envision the 268-pound Lane Aaron Glenn (#31) DB (New Orleans Saints) as ever being small, but he was actually born Oct. 11. He had shared the rushing touchdowns record with Darren Lewis (1987-90) and the Dante Hall (#82) WR (St. Louis Rams) premature and weighed just four pounds at birth. Geoff Hangartner (#63) OL (Carolina Panthers) total touchdowns mark with Lewis and Rodney The J-Train’s grandmother says she could hold Johnny Jolly (#97) DT (Green Bay Packers) him in one hand. Thomas (1991-94). Shane Lechler (#9) P (Oakland Raiders) • Quarterback Stephen McGee, a senior in football He was already A&M’s leading career scorer Seth McKinney (#68) OL (Cleveland Browns) eligibility, graduated with a degree in marketing among non-placekickers and is the only player Mike Montgomery (#96) DT (Green Bay Packers) in the summer of 2007 -- just three and one-half in school history -- including placekickers -- to Don Muhlbach (#48) LS (Detroit Lions) years after arriving on campus as an early enrollee score 100 points in a single season twice. Cody Wallace (#59) OL (San Francisco 49ers) Ty Warren (#94) DT (New England Patriots) in January 2004. He is currently pursuing his Career Rushing TDs List Pat Williams (#94) DT (Minnesota Vikings) master’s degree in business. Rk Player, Years TDs Billy Yates (#74) OL (New England Patriots) 1. Jorvorskie Lane, 2005-Present...... 45 Passing fancy 2. Darren Lewis, 1987-90...... 44 Team-by-Team Breakdown: 3. Rodney Thomas, 1991-94...... 41 Senior quarterback Stephen McGee already Arizona Cardinals- NONE 4. George Woodard, 1975-77, 79...... 35 Atlanta Falcons- NONE stands as the most accurate passer in school 5. Curtis Dickey, 1976-79...... 34 history, and could challenge the career passing Baltimore Ravens- NONE yards record. Career Rushing/Receiving TDs List Buffalo Bills- NONE Rk Player, Years TDs Carolina Panthers- Jason Carter, Geoff Hangartner Chicago Bears- NONE Career Completion Percentage List 1. Jorvorskie Lane, 2005-Present...... 46 Cincinnati Bengals- NONE 2. Darren Lewis, 1987-90...... 45 Rk Player, Years Comp. % Cleveland Browns- Seth McKinney Rodney Thomas, 1991-94...... 45 1. Stephen Mcgee, 2005-...... 59.5 Dallas Cowboys- Martellus Bennett 4. Leeland McElroy, 1993-95...... 40 2. Kevin Murray, 1983-96...... 57.7 Denver Broncos- NONE 3. Mark Farris, 1999-02...... 57.6 5. Greg Hill, 1991-93...... 36 Detroit Lions- Dan Campbell, Don Muhlbach 4. Corey Pullig, 1992-95...... 56.5 Big 12 Career Rushing TDs List Green Bay Packers- Johnny Jolly, Mike Montgomery Lance Pavlas, 1987-90...... 56.5 Rk Player, Years TDs Houston Texans- NONE Indianapolis Colts- Melvin Bullitt 1. Cedric Benson, UT, 2001-04 ...... 64 Career Passing Yards List Jacksonville Jaguars- NONE Ricky Williams, UT, 1996-98 ...... 64 Kansas City Chiefs- Ron Edwards Rk Player, Years Passing Yards 3. Eric Crouch, NU, 1998-01 ...... 59 Miami Dolphins- NONE 1. Reggie McNeal, 2002-05...... 6,992 4. Taurean Henderson, TTU, 2002-05 ...... 50 Minnesota Vikings- Robert Ferguson, Pat Williams 2. Corey Pullig, 1992-95...... 6,846 5. Brad Smith, MU, 2002-05 ...... 45 New England Patriots- Ty Warren, Billy Yates 3. Kevin Murray, 1983-86...... 6,506 6. Darren Sproles, KSU, 2001-04 ...... 45 New Orleans Saints- Aaron Glenn 4. Edd Hargett, 1966-68...... 5,379 Jorvorskie Lane, 2005-Present...... 45 New York Giants- NONE 5. Stephen McGee, 2005-present...... 5,186 New York Jets- NONE 6. Mark Farris, 1999-2002...... 4,949 NCAA Active Career Scoring Leaders Oakland Raiders- Shane Lechler Rk Player, School, Class TDs Games Philadelphia Eagles- NONE 1. Jarrett Dillard, Rice, Sr. 54 43 Pittsburgh Steelers- NONE 2. Ian Johnson, Boise State, Sr. 50 42 San Diego Chargers- Corey Clark 3. Kory Sheets, Purdue 47 45 San Francisco 49ers- Cody Wallace 4. Jorvorskie Lane, Texas A&M, Sr.. 46 44 Seattle Seahawks- Red Bryant St. Louis Rams- Dante Hall 5. James Davis, Clemson 44 43 Tampa Bay Buccaneers- NONE Tennessee Titans- NONE Washington Redskins- NONE

6 16 JUSTIN BRANTLY RAY GUY AWARD CANDIDATE • ALL-AMERICA CANDIDATE 6-3 • 241 • SR-3L • SEALY, TEXAS (SEALY HS)

 Ranks as the No. 3 active punter in the nation with a 44.3 per punt average on 182 boots, trailing only Cincinnati’s Kevin Huber (45.9 average) and 2007 Ray Guy Award finalist Chris Miller of Ball State (45.1).  With a career average of 44.3 yards, has a chance to break NFL All-Pro and former A&M great Shane Lechler’s all-time school record (44.7).  Averaging at least 43 yards a punt in each of his first three years, has taken his game to a new level in 2008...his 46.2 average (30 punts) ranks fourth nationally.  Has boomed a 50-plus yard kick in seven of eight games this season, and a 60-plus yard boot in three of those contests.  Is on pace to total nearly 2,500 yards in punts in ‘08.  Over 36 percent of his punts this year have pinned opponents inside their own 20.  For his career, has had only three of nearly 200 punts blocked. Career Punt Average List Player, Years Punt Avg. 1. Shane Lechler, 1996-99 44.7 2. JustinB rantly , 2005- 44.3 3. Todd Tschantz, 1984-86 42.4 4. Phil Scoggin, 1964-65 41.9 5. David Davis, 1991-92 41.8

“When I go out there, I’m thinking about doing Career Net Punt Average List Player, Years Net Avg. everything I can to HELP THE TEAM and totally 1. Shane Lechler, 1996-99 40.6 CHANGE THE MOMENTUM of the game. 2. JustinB rantly , 2005- 40.0 3. Todd Tschantz, 1984-86 39.9 I view myself as an IMPACT PLAYER.” 4. David Davis, 1991-92 38.2 — Justin Brantly 5. Kyle Stuard, 1980-83 37.9

Season Punt Average List BRANTLY’S CAREER STATISTICS (44 GAMES) Player, Years Punt Avg. No Yds Avg Long Blkd TB FC 50+ I20 1. Shane Lechler, 1997 47.0 2. Shane Lechler, 1999 46.5 2005 46 1,989 43.2 80 2 10 2 12 10 3. JustinB rantly , 2008 46.2 2006 50 2,215 44.3 62 0 5 4 21 14 4. JustinB rantly , 2006 44.3 2007 56 2,475 44.2 67 0 7 5 19 16 5. JustinB rantly , 2007 44.2 2008 30 1386 46.2 61 1 2 1 14 11 12. JustinB rantly , 2005 43.2 TOTALS 182 8065 44.3 270 3 24 12 66 51 TB - touchbacks; FC - fair catches; I20 - punts inside opponent’s 20-yard line

7 Head Coach Mike Sherman Sherman returns to Aggieland The Sherman Profile A former NFL executive with deep ties to the college Name...... Michael Francis Sherman game, Mike Sherman was named head football coach Date of Birth.....Dec. 19, 1954 at Texas A&M on Nov. 26, 2007. Birthplace...... Norwood, Mass. An Aggie assistant coach in the early 1990s, Sherman returns to Ag- Hometown...... Northboro, Mass. gieland after serving as the Houston Texans assistant head coach since Wife...... the former Karen Beardmore 2006. Sherman was the offensive line coach on R.C. Slocum’s initial Children...... daughters Sarah, Emily, and Selena, and sons Matthew and Benjamin. coaching staff and helped the Aggies to three conference championships in his two stints at Texas A&M (1989-93, 1995-96). Alma Mater Sherman was named offensive coordinator at Texas A&M in the spring of 1997 before accepting a position with the Green Bay Packers. During Central Connecticut State – Bachelor’s Degree in English in 1977 his time at Texas A&M, Sherman served at the Aggies’ chief recruiter in Playing Career Houston, the Golden Triangle and southern Louisiana. Sherman spent the past two seasons as a integral part of former A&M Offensive Tackle / Defensive End at Central Connecticut State, 1974-77 quarterback Gary Kubiak’s staff with the Houston Texans. Sherman served as the team’s assistant head coach both seasons, and was the Coaching Career Texans’ offensive coordinator in 2007. 1978...... Stamford High School (Conn.) Prior to joining the Texans, Sherman spent six seasons as the head 1979-80...... Worcester Academy (Mass.) coach of the Green Bay Packers, including five as the team’s executive 1981-82...... Pittsburgh (Part-Time Coach) vice president. From 2001-04, Sherman assumed the duties of general 1983-84...... Tulane (Offensive Line) manager as well. 1985-87...... Holy Cross (Offensive Line) Sherman became the Packers head coach in 2000, guiding the team 1988...... Holy Cross (Off. Coordinator) to five winning seasons. From 2002-2004, Sherman led the Packers to 1989-93...... Texas A&M (Offensive Line) three consecutive NFC North Division titles. His .663 winning percent- 1994...... UCLA (Offensive Line) age (53-27) over his first five years was second only to the great Vince 1995-96...... Texas A&M (Offensive Line) Lombardi in Packers history. Spring 1997...... Texas A&M (Off. Coordinator/Offensive Line) Under Sherman, the Packers offense set numerous team records, 1997-98...... Green Bay Packers (Tight Ends/Asst. Offensive Line) including producing two of the four highest-scoring seasons in franchise 1999...... Seattle Seahawks (Off. Coordinator/Tight Ends) history. In 2003, Green Bay totaled 442 points, which was just 14 points 2000...... Green Bay Packers (Head Coach) shy of the franchise record of 456 set in the team’s world championship 2001-04...... Green Bay Packers (Exec. V.P./GM/Head Coach) season of 1996. Sherman’s troops followed that up with a 424-point 2005...... Green Bay Packers (Exec. V.P./Head Coach) season in 1994, which was good for fourth-best all-time. 2006...... Houston Texans (Asst. Head Coach/Offense) Sherman’s 2004 team set team records with 6,357 total net yards 2007...... Houston Texans (Asst. Head Coach/Off. Coordinator) and 4,449 net passing yards. That year, the team surrendered only 14 2008-...... Texas A&M University (Head Coach) sacks in 598 attempts, another franchise record. The 2003 squad ranks third in Packer history with 5,798 yards and set a franchise record for Bowl Games rushing yards with 2,558, thanks in large part to running back Ahman 1995...... Alamo Bowl (Texas A&M 22, Michigan 20) Green’s franchise-record 1,883 rushing yards. Green Bay also set a 1994...... Cotton Bowl (Notre Dame 24, Texas A&M 21) franchise record by averaging a whopping 5.05 yards per rush attempt 1993...... Cotton Bowl (Notre Dame 28, Texas A&M 3) that year. 1992...... Cotton Bowl (Florida State 10, Texas A&M 2) Before his head coaching stint in Green Bay, Sherman was the Se- 1990...... Holiday Bowl (Texas A&M 65, Brigham Young 14) attle Seahawks’ offensive coordinator in 1999. He first coached for the 1989...... Sun Bowl (Pittburgh 31, Texas A&M 28) Packers from 1997-98, when he was the tight ends/assistant offensive 1983...... Cotton Bowl (SMU 7, Pittburgh 3) line coach. He spent seven years in College Station as the Texas A&M 1982...... Sugar Bowl (Pittsburgh 24, Georgia 20) offensive line coach from 1989-93 and 1995-96, where he met Kubiak during the 1992-93 seasons. Between those times, Sherman spent the Championships 1994 season as the offensive line coach for UCLA. 2004...... NFC North Champions (Green Bay Packers) Sherman’s coaching career began in 1981-82, when he was a part- 2003...... NFC North Champions (Green Bay Packers) time coach at the University of Pittsburgh. From there, he moved on to 2002...... NFC North Champions (Green Bay Packers) Tulane, where he coached the offensive line in 1983-84, and then to Holy 1999...... AFC West Champions (Seattle Seahawks) Cross, where he also coached offensive line in 1985-87 before being 1998...... Super Bowl XXXII (Green Bay Packers) named offensive coordinator in 1988. 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)

8 Game recaps 1 & 2 Game 1 Game 2 Arkansas State 18, Texas A&M 14 Texas A&M 28, New Mexico 22 COLLEGE STATION, Texas- Mike Goodson ran for 124 yards and two ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico- Jerrod Johnson came off the bench to touchdowns but it wasn’t enough as the Arkansas State Red Wolves escaped replace injured quarterback Stephen McGee and tossed three touchdown Kyle Field with a victory in both teams’ season opener. Texas A&M led for most passes in leading the Aggies to a 28-22 win over New Mexico. On the receiving of the game but a 15-yard touchdown pass from Corey Leonard to Kevin Jones end of Johnson’s touchdown tosses were freshman Jeff Fuller who scored the put Arkansas State ahead for good with just over four minutes to play. In the first first two touchdowns of his young career and tight end Jamie McCoy who also half, senior quarterback Stephen McGee passed the 5,000-yard career passing logged the first touchdown reception of his career. Jordan Peterson started mark, becoming just the fifth player in Texas A&M history to accomplish the feat. the game’s scoring and ignited the Aggie faithful halfway through the first quarter The Aggies used a total of nine first-time starters including four freshmen. The by intercepting a Donovan Porterie pass and returning it 48 yards for a score. Aggies’ defensive effort was led by middle linebacker Matt Featherston who The Texas A&M defense forced a total of four turnovers on the day that led to 21 notched a career-high 16 tackles. Aggie points. Senior defensive end Michael Bennett led the defensive charge Score By Quarters with nine tackles, but his biggest play of the afternoon came when he scooped Arkansas State 3 0 6 9___ 18 up a Lobo fumble and returned it 37 yards deep into New Mexico territory to Texas A&M 7 7 0 0___ 14 set up what would prove to be the game-winning touchdown. The victory over Scoring Summary the Lobos gave Mike Sherman his first win as a collegiate head coach after ASU- Arauco, Josh 37 FG, 8:45, 1st many successful seasons in the NFL. A&M- Goodson, Mike 9 Run (Bean Kick), 6:20, 1st A&M- Goodson, Mike 7 Run (Bean Kick), 4:23, 2nd Score By Quarters ASU- Arauco, Josh 28 FG, 5:28, 3rd Texas A&M 14 7 0 7___ 28 ASU- Arauco, Josh 25 FG, 00:14, 3rd New Mexico 7 0 3 12___ 22 ASU- Jones, Kevin 15 Pass from Leonard, Corey (Pass Failed), 4:39, 4th ASU- Arauco, Josh 37 FG, 1:12, 4th Scoring Summary A&M- Peterson, Jordan 48 Int. Return (Bean Kick), 7:07, 1st Team Statistics A&M- Fuller, Jeff 21 Pass from Johnson (Bean Kick), 4:41, 1st ______Arkansas State___ Texas A&M UNM- Ferguson, Rodney 45 Run (Aho Kick), 1:58, 1st First Downs______23______18 A&M- Fuller, Jeff 10 Pass from Johnson (Bean Kick), 00:51, 2nd Rushing Attempts-Yards______45-255______36-133 UNM- Aho, James 27 FG, 11:07, 3rd Passing______15-28-0______19-27-2 A&M- McCoy, Jamie 9 Pass from Johnson (Bean Kick), 13:20, 4th Passing Yards______160______170 UNM- Baker, Paul 5 Run (Pass Intercepted), 5:55, 4th Total Offensive Plays______73______63 UNM- Ferguson, Rodney 1 Run (Rush Failed), 00:34, 4th Total Net Yards______415______303 Avg. Gain______5.7______4.8 Fumbles-Lost______2-1______3-2 Team Statistics Penalties-Yards______6-70______1-15 ______Texas A&M__ New Mexico Punts-Avg.______3-43______2-51 First Downs______16______20 Punt Returns- Yards______1-13______2-9 Rushing Attempts-Yards______39-92______38-216 Kickoff Returns- Yards______2-31______6-104 Passing______13-24-0______22-38-2 Interceptions-Yards______2-15______0-0 Passing Yards______144______154 Fumble Returns-Yards______0-0______0-0 Total Offensive Plays______63______76 Time of Possession______33:21______26:39 Total Net Yards______236______370 Third-Down Conversions______2 of 12______5 of 13 Avg. Gain______3.7______4.9 Fourth-Down Conversions______2 of 3 ______0 of 1 Fumbles-Lost______4-1______3-2 Penalties-Yards______10-62______9-75 Punts-Avg.______7-44.3______5-42.0 Individual Statistics Punt Returns- Yards______3-29______3-79 Rushing: ASU- Arnold 21-145, Leonard 17-86, Lawson 6-29. A&M- Goodson 24-124, Gray 3-24, Stephens 2-14, Kickoff Returns- Yards______3-29______2-45 McGee 7- (-29). Interceptions-Yards______2-59-1______0-0 Passing: ASU- Leonard 15-28-0 -160. A&M- McGee 19-27-2 -170. Fumble Returns-Yards______1-37______0-0 Receiving: ASU- McLennan 6-73, Jones 3-39, Arnold 2-18, Johnson 2-13, Robinson 1-13, Thompkins 1-4. A&M- Goodson Time of Possession______29:45______29:41 6-30, Tannehill 5-59, Fuller 3-22, Stephens 2-6, Johnson 1-36, McCoy 1-12, Morrow 1-5. Third-Down Conversions______7 of 14______8 of 17 Fourth-Down Conversions______0 of 1 ______1 of 1 Field Goal Attempts: ASU-Arauco, Josh 37, 28, 25, 37. A&M- Bean, Richie (32), (25). Attendance: 78,691. Individual Statistics Rushing: A&M- Gray 10-29, Stephens 7-25, Lane 7-19, Johnson 8-10, Goodson 6-9. UNM- Ferguson 19- 135, Porterie 7-45, Baker 10-39, Quillen 1-7. Passing: A&M- Johnson 10-19-0 -124, McGee 3-5-0- 20. UNM- Porterie 22-35-2 -154. Receiving: A&M- Tannehill 3-57, Fuller 3-36, McCoy, (Terrence) 2-20, Goodson 2-5, Stephens 1-12, McCoy, (Jamie)1-9, Johnson 1-5. UNM- Hernandez 6-51, McQueen 5-22, Ferguson 5-22, Williams 4-38, Bruno 1-13, Baker 1-8. Field Goal Attempts: A&M- None. UNM- Aho, James, 27. Attendance: 28,007.

9 Game recaps 3 & 4 Game 3 Game 4 Miami 41, Texas A&M 23 Army 17, Texas A&M 21 COLLEGE STATION, Texas- Jerrod Johnson threw for 275 yards and three COLLEGE STATION, Texas- Trent Hunter recorded a game-high 17 tackles touchdowns in his first career start at quarterback but it wasn’t enough as the in his first collegiate start to help lead the Aggies past the Black Knights in front Miami Hurricanes took a 41-23 win in front of over 84,000 fans at Kyle Field. of over 84,000 fans at Kyle Field. Much like the last time the two teams played The Aggies struck first as Johnson hit Mike Goodson for a 62-yard touchdown in 2006, Army had the ball and was driving toward a possible go-ahead score pass on the Aggies’ first play from scrimmage, sending the Kyle Field faithful when the Aggie defense came up with a stop to seal the win. into a frenzy. Miami responded with two quick scores of their own before Richie After a scoreless first quarter, Stephen McGee hit Jeff Fuller for a 42-yard Bean connected on a 38-yard field goal to bring the Aggies to within four at touchdown and a 7-0 Aggie lead. The touchdown was Fuller’s fourth in the last 14-10. Following the Bean field goal, the Hurricanes put the game out of reach three games and tied the A&M freshman record for season touchdowns. The with 27 unanswered points. The Aggie offense gained some momentum toward teams looked to be headed into the locker room at halftime knotted at seven the end of the third quarter however as Johnson hit freshman wide out Jeff but with just over 20 seconds left, Paul Freeney scooped up an Army fumble Fuller for an 18-yard touchdown strike to cap an eight play, 73-yard drive. The and returned it 58 yards to the house. The score marked the second time in touchdown catch was Fuller’s third in the last two games. On the Aggies’ next the last three games that the Aggie defense has scored a touchdown. possession, Johnson again hooked up with Goodson, this time for a one-yard On the Aggies’ first drive of the second half, Jerrod Johnson, filling in for touchdown toss. The Goodson touchdown was the first and only score for the injured Stephen McGee hit tight end Jamie McCoy on an 11-yard scoring either team in the final quarter. strike to put the Aggies ahead 21-7. The Black Knights responded with 10 Score By Quarters unanswered points and had a chance to go ahead late in the fourth quarter Miami 14 10 17 0___ 41 but the Aggie defense thwarted the comeback attempt with a fourth down stop. Texas A&M 10 0 7 6___ 23 Jorvorskie Lane notched six carries for 34 yards and three crucial first downs Scoring Summary on the Aggies’ final drive to help run out the clock and seal the win. A&M- Goodson, Mike 62 Pass from Johnson, Jerrod (Bean Kick),14:40, 1st MIAMI- Cooper, Graig 19 Run (Bosher Kick), 12:56, 1st Score By Quarters st MIAMI- Cooper, Graig 51 Run (Bosher Kick), 8:40, 1 Army 0 7 3 7___ 17 A&M- Bean, Richie 38 FG, 3:21, 1st MIAMI- Bosher, Matt 20 FG, 8:22, 2nd Texas A&M 0 14 7 0___ 21 MIAMI- Collier, Thearon 26 Pass from Marve, Robert (Bosher Kick), 00:20, 2nd MIAMI- Bosher, Matt 20 FG, 6:54, 3rd Scoring Summary MIAMI- Farquharson, Kayne 15 Pass from Marve, Robert (Bosher Kick), 6:36, 3rd A&M- Fuller, Jeff 42 Pass from McGee, Stephen (Bean Kick),7:12, 2nd MIAMI- Cook, Glenn 2 Fumble Recovery (Bosher Kick), 5:43, 3rd ARMY- Dace, Tony 9 Run (DeMarco Kick), 3:09, 2nd A&M- Fuller, Jeff 18 Pass from Johnson, Jerrod (Bean Kick),1:55, 3rd A&M- Freeney, Paul 58 Fumble Recovery (Bean Kick), 00:07, 2nd A&M- Goodson, Mike 1 Pass from Johnson, Jerrod (Pass Failed), 9:32, 4th A&M- Bean, Richie 38 FG, 3:21, 1st A&M- McCoy, Jamie 11 Pass from Johnson, Jerrod (Bean Kick), 13:44, 3rd Team Statistics ARMY- Campbell, Matthew 24 FG, 5:28, 3rd ARMY- Mealy, Patrick 4 Run (DeMarco Kick), 8:46, 4th ______Miami___ Texas A&M First Downs______18______19 Rushing Attempts-Yards______28-159______35-87 Team Statistics Passing______20-29-1______19-32-1 ______Army___ Texas A&M Passing Yards______239______275 First Downs______21______14 Total Offensive Plays______57______67 Rushing Attempts-Yards______65-280______29-133 Total Net Yards______398______362 Passing______1-5-0______13-19-1 Avg. Gain______7.0______5.4 Passing Yards______4______157 Fumbles-Lost______0-0______5-1 Total Offensive Plays______70______48 Penalties-Yards______6-50______7-71 Total Net Yards______284______290 Punts-Avg.______4-43.2______4-46.5 Avg. Gain______4.1______6.0 Punt Returns- Yards______2-52______2-22 Fumbles-Lost______3-1______2-0 Kickoff Returns- Yards______2-65______6-101 Penalties-Yards______5-38______5-59 Interceptions-Yards______1-4______1-2 Punts-Avg.______4-47.2______5-44.4 Fumble Returns-Yards______1-2-1______0-0 Punt Returns- Yards______2-21______1- (-9) Time of Possession______26:35______33:25 Kickoff Returns- Yards______4-70______3-71 Third-Down Conversions______5 of 12______9 of 16 Interceptions-Yards______1-9______0-0 Fourth-Down Conversions______0 of 1 ______0 of 1 Fumble Returns-Yards______0-0______1-58-1 Time of Possession______36:46______23:14 Individual Statistics Third-Down Conversions______10 of 17______6 of 12 Fourth-Down Conversions______0 of 1 ______1 of 1 Rushing: MIAMI- Cooper 16-128, Thomas 4-30, McNeal 3-7, Marve 4- (-6). A&M- Goodson 12-67, Smith 6-20, Gray 6-3, Johnson 11- (-3). Passing: MIAMI- Marve 16-22-1- 212, Harris 4-7-0- 27. A&M- Johnson 19-32-1- 275. Individual Statistics Rushing: ARMY- Bowden 34-128, Mooney 13-55, Carl 7-33, Mealy 3-26, Dace 3-22, McMahand 3-11, Turner 2-5. Receiving: MIAMI- Farquharson 5-67, Collier 4-62, Epps 3-48, Johnson 3-19, Thomas 2-15, Benjamin 1-13, Shields A&M- Gray 6-61, Lane 7-38, Goodson 11-20, Johnson 2-12, McGee 3-2. 1-11, Byrd 1-4. A&M- Fuller 5-79, McCoy, T. 5-51, Goodson 4-79, McCoy, J. 3-43, Brown 1-14, Smith 1-9. Passing: ARMY- Bowden 1-4-0- 4, Williams 1-0-0- 0. A&M- McGee 7-9-0- 104, Johnson 6-10-1- 53. Field Goal Attempts: MIAMI- Bosher, Matt 20, 20. A&M- Bean, Richie 38, (48). Receiving: ARMY- Carter 1-4. A&M- McCoy, J. 5-60, Goodson 5-26, Fuller 1-42, Tannehill 1-26, Gray 1-3. Attendance: 84,165. Field Goal Attempts: ARMY- Campbell, Matt 24. A&M- None. Attendance: 84,090.

10 Game recap 5 & 6 Game 5 Game 6 Texas A&M 28, # 21 Oklahoma State 56 Kansas State 44, Texas A&M 30 STILLWATER, Oklahoma- Texas A&M couldn’t overcome an early Oklahoma COLLEGE STATION, Texas- Texas A&M racked up a season high 544 yards State lead as the Cowboys handed the Aggies their first lost in the last five meet- of total offense and Jerrod Johnson became the first player in school history to ings between the two schools. Mike Goodson ran for a game high 112 yards throw for over 400 yards in a game, but the Aggies couldn’t overcome a slow and scored two touchdowns but it wasn’t enough to make up for Oklahoma start and fell to the Wildcats 44-30. State’s big plays on defense and special teams. After spotting Kansas State a 27-3 lead midway through the second quarter, The Aggies racked up a season high 402 yards of total offense, but the the Aggies were forced to go to the air in the comeback attempt. Led by John- Cowboys countered with their fourth consecutive 50-plus point game. son’s school record 487 yards of total offense and career best 29 completions, Aggie quarterback Jerrod Johnson, starting only the second game of his the Aggies clawed their way back into the ball game late in the third quarter career completed 24 of 43 passes for 218 yards and two touchdowns. Johnson but couldn’t come up with the big play when they needed it. Of Johnson’s 29 got big games out of receivers Ryan Tannehill and Jeff Fuller. Tannehill set completions, 21 went to freshman receivers. Ryan Tannehill paced the receiving career highs for catches (seven) and receiving yards (49) while also hauling in efforts with freshman records in both catches (12) and receiving yards (210). the first two touchdown catches of his young career. Fuller caught five passes Late in the second quarter, senior Jorvorskie Lane blasted into the endzone for 67 yards continuing a stellar season for a true freshman. for the 45th rushing touchdown of his career, which breaks the Texas A&M Von Miller and Anthony Lewis led the Aggie defense and both set career school record that he shared with Darren Lewis. It was also the 46th total highs with seven tackles on the evening. Miller also recovered a fumble at the touchdown of his career, which breaks the school mark that he shared with end of the third quarter that led to an Aggie touchdown. Lewis and Rodney Thomas. Score By Quarters Score By Quarters Kansas State 7 20 3 14___ 44 Texas A&M 7 0 7 14___ 28 Texas A&M 3 7 6 14___ 30 Oklahoma State 21 7 14 14___ 56 Scoring Summary Scoring Summary KSU- Freeman, Josh 12 Run (Rossman Kick), 11:45, 1st. OSU- Chinasa, Ugo 6 Interception Return (Bailey Kick), 8:26, 1st . A&M- Bullock, Randy 26 FG, 4:44, 1st. OSU- Bryant, Dez 29 Pass from Robinson, Zac (Bailey Kick), 3:58, 1st. KSU- Herndon, Courtney 10 Blocked Punt Return (Kick Failed), 14:47, 2nd. OSU- Bryant, Dez 78 Punt Return (Bailey Kick), 1:59, 1st. KSU- Dold, Logan 4 Run (Rossman Kick), 7:39, 2nd. A&M- Goodson, Mike 80 Run (Bean Kick), 1:50, 1st. KSU- Freeman, Josh 11 Run (Rossman Kick), 4:20, 2nd. OSU- Lavine, Patrick 22 Interception Return (Bailey Kick), 1:51, 2nd. A&M- Lane, Jorvorskie 1 Run (Bullock Kick), 1:32, 2nd. OSU- Bryant, Dez 23 Pass from Robinson, Zac (Bailey Kick), 11:30, 3rd. KSU- Rossman, Brooks 49 FG, 7:53, 3rd. A&M- Tannehill, Ryan 6 Pass from Johnson, Jerrod (Bean Kick), 5:10, 3rd. A&M- Johnson, Jerrod 5 Run (Kick Failed), 2:43, 3rd. OSU- Robinson, Zac 6 Run (Bailey Kick), 2:20, 3rd. KSU- Freeman, Josh 1 Run (Rossman Kick), 4:37, 4th. A&M- Goodson, Mike 11 Run (Bean Kick), 13:45, 4th. A&M- Goodson, Mike 23 Pass from Johnson, Jerrod (Bullock Kick), 3:30, 4th. OSU- Bryant, Dez 21 Pass from Robinson, Zac (Bailey Kick), 12:20, 4th. KSU- Freeman, Josh 4 Run (Rossman Kick), 1:14, 4th. A&M- Tannehill, Ryan 4 Pass from Johnson, Jerrod (Bean Kick), 7:45, 4th. A&M- Tannehill, Ryan 55 Pass from Johnson, Jerrod (Bullock Kick), 0:31, 4th. OSU- Robinson, Zac 7 Run (Bailey Kick), 1:50, 4th. Team Statistics Team Statistics ______Kansas State___ Texas A&M ______Texas A&M_ Oklahoma St. First Downs______30______25 First Downs______19______20 Rushing Attempts-Yards______47-215______33-125 Rushing Attempts-Yards______30-184______46-215 Passing______21-26-0______29-41-0 Passing______24-43-2______10-14-0 Passing Yards______234______419 Passing Yards______218______186 Total Offensive Plays______73______74 Total Offensive Plays______73______60 Total Net Yards______449______544 Total Net Yards______402______401 Avg. Gain______6.2______7.4 Avg. Gain______5.5______6.7 Fumbles-Lost______2-1______1-1 Fumbles-Lost______3-3______3-1 Penalties-Yards______2-25______9-65 Penalties-Yards______9-63______10-85 Punts-Avg.______1-42______2-58 Punts-Avg.______4-54______3-35 Punt Returns- Yards______2-15-1______1-10 Punt Returns- Yards______0-0______2-87-1 Kickoff Returns- Yards______2-32______4-81 Kickoff Returns- Yards______6-145______5-150 Interceptions-Yards______0-0______0-0 Interceptions-Yards______0-0______2-28-2 Fumble Returns-Yards______1-10______1-35 Fumble Returns-Yards______0-0______1-35 Time of Possession______32:15______27:45 Time of Possession______30:20______29:40 Third-Down Conversions______9 of12______8 of 15 Third-Down Conversions______7 of 16______6 of 12 Fourth-Down Conversions______1 of 1 ______2 of 4 Fourth-Down Conversions______2 of 2 ______0 of 1 Individual Statistics Individual Statistics Rushing: KSU- Dold 21-115, Freeman 18-95, Valentine 3-11, Murphy 2-4. A&M- Johnson 17-68, Goodson 6-36, Gray Rushing: A&M- Goodson 8-112, Johnson 13-42, Gray 5-22, Lane 4-8. OSU- Hunter 21-90, Robinson 15-66, Toston 6-17, Lane 3-2, Smith 1-2. 9-59, Johnson 1-0. Passing: KSU- Freeman 21-26-0- 234. A&M- Johnson 29-41-0- 419. Passing: A&M- Johnson 24-43-2- 218. OSU- Robinson 10-13-0- 186. Receiving: KSU- Quarles 9-102, Masturd 5-43, Banks 4-59, Murphy 1-15, Valentine 1-8, Dold 1-7. A&M- Tannehill Receiving: A&M- Tannehill 7-49, Fuller 5-67, McCoy, J. 3-35, Goodson 3-16, McCoy, T. 2-21, Lane 2-19, Gray 2-11. 12-210, Fuller 7-78, McCoy 4-43, Morrow 2-42, Goodson 2-30, Gray 2-16. OSU- Bryant 5-106, Davis 2-61, Toston 2-8, Bowling 1-11. Field Goal Attempts: KSU- Brooks Rossman 49. A&M- Randy Bullock 26. Field Goal Attempts: A&M- None. OSU- Dan Bailey (50). Attendance: 78,669. Attendance: 51,147.

11 Game recaps 7 & 8

Game 7 Game 8 Texas Tech 43, Texas A&M 25 Texas A&M 49, Iowa State 35 COLLEGE STATION, Texas- The Aggies scored on five of their first six AMES , Iowa- Jerrod Johnson threw for 381 yards and a career-high four possessions and led heavily favored Texas Tech 23-20 at the half, but couldn’t touchdowns as the Aggies rolled to a victory in Ames. The win was the first in hang on after a furious Texas Tech comeback in the second half. a Big 12 game for first year head coach Mike Sherman and kept the Aggies Texas A&M set first half season highs in passing (227), total offense (274) and undefeated all-time at Jack Trice Stadium. points (23) and held the ball for an astonishing 20:15 in the half. The halftime After the Aggies jumped to a 28-14 lead in the first half, the Cyclones made deficit was the first time the Red Raiders had trailed at the half this season. a brief comeback bid when they pulled within eight in the third quarter but The Aggies’ young defense played well against the high powered Red Raider Johnson and company embarked on consecutive scoring drives and put the offense as well, holding them under their season scoring average and forcing game out of reach. three crucial turnovers that led to ten points. True freshman Trent Hunter again Johnson also set a career-high by completing 31 of 39 passes (79.5%) on led the defensive charge with 13 tackles and a crucial interception. the night while using eight different receivers including four who caught at least The kicking game proved to be a strong point for the Aggies as well, as six passes. Leading the way was tight end Jamie McCoy who snagged seven true freshman Randy Bullock booted three field goals, including a 46 yarder. catches for 110 yards and two scores. Ray Guy Award candidate Justin Brantly had a 45-yard average on five punts, It was a record breaking night all around for the Aggies as wide receiver which marked the 35th time in his career that he has had a 40-yard plus punting Ryan Tannehill broke freshman season records for catches (39) and receiving average in a game. The Aggies also blocked two extra point attempts, with yards (583) and Jeff Fuller broke the freshman record for touchdown catches Arkeith Brown returning the second one the length of the field for a rare two in a season (5). Not to be outdone, true freshman Cyrus Gray broke the school point conversion for the defensive team. record for kickoff return yards in a season (650). Score By Quarters Score By Quarters Texas Tech 7 13 10 13___ 43 Texas A&M 7 21 7 14___ 49 Texas A&M 10 13 0 2___ 25 Iowa State 7 10 3 15___ 35 Scoring Summary Scoring Summary A&M- Bullock, Randy 46 FG, 12:09, 1st. ISU- Robinson, Alexander 1 Run (Mahoney Kick), 10:53, 1st. TT- Crabtree, Michael 25 Pass from Harrell, Graham (Fowler Kick), 10:01, 1st. A&M- McCoy, Terrence 35 Pass from Johnson, Jerrod (Bullock Kick), 7:40, 1st. A&M- Tannehill, Ryan 3 Pass from McGee, Stephen (Bullock Kick), 3:18, 1st. A&M- McCoy, Jamie 37 Pass from Johnson, Jerrod (Bullock Kick), 14:01, 2nd TT- Batch, Baron 3 Run (Kick Blocked), 14:21, 2nd. ISU- Scales, Jason 1 Run (Mahoney Kick), 10:40, 2nd A&M- Bullock, Randy 28 FG, 9:48, 2nd. A&M- McCoy, Jamie 12 Pass from Johnson, Jerrod (Bullock Kick), 6:05, 2nd A&M- Bullock, Randy 18 FG, 6:29, 2nd. A&M- Gray, Cyrus 27 Run (Bullock Kick), 1:22, 2nd. TT- Batch, Baron 8 Pass from Harrell, Graham (Fowler Kick), 3:51, 2nd. ISU- Mahoney, Grant 32 FG, 0:00, 2nd. A&M- Goodson, Mike 1 Run (Bullock Kick), 00:23, 2nd. ISU- Mahoney, Grant 26 FG, 4:42, 3rd. TT- Crabtree, Michael 3 Pass from Harrell, Graham (Fowler Kick), 11:10, 3rd A&M- Lane, Jorvorskie 1 Run (Bullock Kick), 1:06, 3rd. TT- Fowler, Cory 25 FG, 2:44, 3rd. A&M- Johnson, Jerrod 5 Run (Bullock Kick), 11:27, 4th. TT- Harrell, Graham 1 Run (Kick Blocked), 7:00, 4th. ISU- Arnaud, Austen 9 Run (Darks Pass From Arnaud), 7:43, 4th. A&M- Brown, Arkeith PAT Return, 7:00, 4th. A&M- Fuller, Jeff 8 Pass from Johnson, Jerrod (Bullock Kick), 4:22, 4th. TT- Harrell, Graham 1 Run (Fowler Kick), 00:20, 4th. ISU- Franklin, Collin 2 Pass from Arnaud, Austen (Mahoney Kick), 3:30, 4th. Team Statistics Team Statistics ______Texas Tech___ Texas A&M ______Texas A&M____Iowa State First Downs______33______19 First Downs______27______34 Rushing Attempts-Yards______23-111______23-20 Rushing Attempts-Yards______35-128______39-173 Passing______44-56-2______27-40-0 Passing______31-39-0______28-46-0 Passing Yards______450______286 Passing Yards______381______401 Total Offensive Plays______79______63 Total Offensive Plays______74______85 Total Net Yards______561______306 Total Net Yards______509______574 Avg. Gain______7.1______4.9 Avg. Gain______6.9______6.8 Fumbles-Lost______1-1______1-1 Fumbles-Lost______1-1______2-2 Penalties-Yards______10-68______5-45 Penalties-Yards______7-61______4-25 Punts-Avg.______1-32______5-225 Punts-Avg.______2-33.5______0-0 Punt Returns- Yards______2-15-1______1-10 Punt Returns- Yards______0-0______0-0 Kickoff Returns- Yards______5-30______0-0 Kickoff Returns- Yards______4-77______5-119 Interceptions-Yards______0-0______2-24 Interceptions-Yards______0-0______0-0 Fumble Returns-Yards______0-0______0-0 Fumble Returns-Yards______0-0______1-3 Time of Possession______32:28______27:32 Time of Possession______29:58______30:02 Third-Down Conversions______10 of12______6 of 14 Third-Down Conversions______11 of 14______11 of 16 Fourth-Down Conversions______0 of 0 ______0 of 0 Fourth-Down Conversions______1 of 1 ______1 of 2 Individual Statistics Individual Statistics Rushing: TT- Batch 13-87, Woods 7-20, Harrell 3-4. A&M- Goodson 8-18, Gray 4-8, Smith 1-1, Tannehill 1-0, Johnson Rushing: A&M- Gray 14-69, Stephens 5-25, Smith 4-21, Johnson 8-16, Lane 1-1. ISU- Robinson 16-85, Arnaud 9- (-7). 16-67, Scales 6-22, Johnson 1- (-1). Passing: TT- Harrell 44-56-2- 450. A&M- Johnson 26-39-0- 283, McGee 1-1-0- 3. Passing: A&M- Johnson 31-39-0- 381. ISU- Arnaud 26-41-0- 371, Hamilton 1-1-0- 17, Darks 1-1-0- 13. Receiving: TT- Lewis 9-92, Crabtree 8-71, Swindall 7-101, Morris 7-70, Britton 4-48, Woods 4-34, Batch 3-8, Franks Receiving: A&M- Fuller 8-95, McCoy, J. 7-110, Tannehill 6-78, McCoy, T. 6-67, Morrow 1-22, Smith 1-5, Lane 1-3, Gray 1-13, Leong 1-13. A&M- Goodson 9-62, Tannehill 5-104, McCoy, J. 4-45, Fuller 4-21, McCoy, T. 2-22, Gray 2-17, 1-1. ISU- Sumrall 9-143, Franklin 4-37, Catlett 4-37, Jones 2-44, Darks 2-43, Johnson 2-38, Zitek 1-14, Robinson Smith 1-15. 1-14, Arnaud 1-13, Bykowski 1-10, Hamilton 1-8. Field Goal Attempts: TT- Cory Fowler 25. A&M- Randy Bullock 46, 28, 18. Field Goal Attempts: A&M- None. ISU- Mahoney (31), (51), 32, 26. Attendance: 86,012. Attendance: 45,495.

12 Texas A&M in 2008 Big 12, NCAA Rankings

Texas A&M (3 - 5 - 0) Thru: 11/01/2008 - Week 10

TEAM RANKINGS 119 teams ranked in Football Bowl Subdivision 12 teams ranked in the Big 12 Conference

SCHEDULE AND RESULTS 3-5-0 W-1 Category National Actual National Conf Big 12 Conference Rank Leader Actual Rank Leader Actual Big 12 Conference Record: 1-3-0 Rushing Offense 101 112.75 La.-Lafayette 311.71 12 Oklahoma St. 274.88 08/30/2008 *+ Arkansas St. 14 18 L Passing Offense 26 256.25 Texas Tech 418.38 8 Texas Tech 418.38 09/06/2008 New Mexico 28 22 W Total Offense 62 369.00 Tulsa 624.71 10 Texas Tech 556.88 09/20/2008 *+ Miami (Fla.) 23 41 L Scoring Offense T-50 27.25 Tulsa 56.57 9 Oklahoma 48.25 09/27/2008 *+ Army 21 17 W Rushing Defense 106 203.00 TCU 31.22 12 Texas 69.25 10/04/2008 * Oklahoma St. 28 56 L Pass Efficiency Defense 100 139.46 Southern California 87.12 11 Oklahoma 112.79 Total Defense 103 431.50 Southern California 215.57 11 Texas 334.75 10/11/2008 + Kansas St. 30 44 L 10/18/2008 + Texas Tech 25 43 L Scoring Defense 109 34.50 Southern California 8.14 12 Texas 18.38 10/25/2008 Iowa St. 49 35 W Net Punting 78 33.84 Michigan 42.45 7 Oklahoma St. 41.00 11/01/2008 + Colorado Punt Returns 83 6.78 Central Mich. 24.36 10 Oklahoma St. 22.00 11/08/2008 + Oklahoma Kickoff Returns 88 20.13 Temple 29.00 11 Oklahoma St. 24.88 11/15/2008 Baylor Turnover Margin T-73 -.25 Minnesota 1.88 8 Oklahoma 1.13 11/27/2008 * Texas Pass Defense 84 228.50 New Mexico St. 126.29 3 Colorado 213.63 + Home Game ^ Neutral Site * Night Game Passing Efficiency 24 147.62 Tulsa 207.77 8 Texas 188.83 Sacks 91 1.38 TCU 3.89 11 Texas 3.63 OT Overtime Game Tackles For Loss 109 4.38 Missouri 9.13 12 Missouri 9.13 Sacks Allowed 110 2.75 Air Force .25 12 Texas Tech .38 T=tied at this ranking

PLAYER RANKINGS Player must have played in 75% of team's games Summary of the top 100 national leaders and top 25 conference leaders 15 categories ranked

National National Actual Conf Big 12 Conference Actual Category Player Rank Actual Leader Rank Leader Rushing Mike Goodson 55.14 Brown II, UConn 165.50 14 Hunter, OklaSt 139.50 Cyrus Gray 29.12 25 Passing Efficiency (Min. 15 Att./Game) Jerrod Johnson 20 149.66 Johnson, Tulsa 212.82 8 McCoy, Texas 186.46 Total Offense Jerrod Johnson 38 236.38 Keenum, Hou 407.86 10 Harrell, TxTech 395.12 Mike Goodson 55.14 25 Receptions Per Game Ryan Tannehill T-43 5.57 Fitzgeral, NTex 9.75 10 Meier, Kansas 7.88 Jeff Fuller T-87 4.50 T-18 Mike Goodson T-92 4.43 20 Receiving Yards Per Game Ryan Tannehill 31 83.29 Collie, BYU 112.75 11 Bryant, OklaSt 110.38 Jeff Fuller 55.00 21 Interceptions Jordan Peterson .17 Burnett, GaTech .75 T-18 McBath, TxTech .62 Michael Bennett .14 T-20 Johnathan Batson .14 T-20 Punting (Min. 3.6 Punts/Game) Justin Brantly 4 46.20 Conley, Idaho 47.20 1 Brantly, TexA&M 46.20 Punt Returns (Min. 1.2 Ret./Game) Brown, CMich 24.36 Bryant, OklaSt 20.64 Kickoff Returns (Min. 1.2 Ret./Game) Cyrus Gray 98 20.97 Burnett, UCF 32.47 12 Cox, OklaSt 31.47 Field Goals Arauco, Ark St 2.14 Mahoney, IowaSt 1.50 Scoring Mike Goodson T-80 6.86 McCoy, Pitt 12.00 T-17 Washingto, Mo 11.25 All-Purpose Runners Cyrus Gray 66 116.38 Maclin, Mo 193.25 9 Maclin, Mo 193.25 Mike Goodson 92.00 20 Sacks Von Miller .44 Hunt, Hou 1.43 T-12 Orakpo, Texas 1.06 Tackles Matt Featherston T-55 8.38 Richardso, NMxSt 13.50 7 Pawelek, Baylor 11.50 Alton Dixon 7.00 T-21 Trent Hunter 6.50 25 Tackles For Loss Von Miller T-92 .94 Carringto, Ark St 2.00 T-12 Orakpo, Texas 1.50 Michael Bennett .79 T-23 T=tied at this ranking

13 Colorado in 2008 Big 12, NCAA Rankings

Colorado (4 - 4 - 0) Thru: 11/01/2008 - Week 10

TEAM RANKINGS 119 teams ranked in Football Bowl Subdivision 12 teams ranked in the Big 12 Conference

SCHEDULE AND RESULTS 4-4-0 L-1 National National Conf Big 12 Conference Category Rank Actual Leader Actual Rank Leader Actual Big 12 Conference Record: 1-3-0 Rushing Offense 92 122.13 La.-Lafayette 311.71 11 Oklahoma St. 274.88 08/31/2008 ^ Colorado St. 38 17 W Passing Offense 93 179.50 Texas Tech 418.38 12 Texas Tech 418.38 09/06/2008 + Eastern Wash. 31 24 W Total Offense 101 301.63 Tulsa 624.71 12 Texas Tech 556.88 09/18/2008 *+ West Virginia 17 14 W OT Scoring Offense 104 18.63 Tulsa 56.57 12 Oklahoma 48.25 09/27/2008 ^ Florida St. 21 39 L Rushing Defense 83 163.63 TCU 31.22 9 Texas 69.25 10/04/2008 + Texas 14 38 L Pass Efficiency Defense 66 125.65 Southern California 87.12 5 Oklahoma 112.79 Total Defense 78 377.25 Southern California 215.57 6 Texas 334.75 10/11/2008 Kansas 14 30 L 10/18/2008 + Kansas St. 14 13 W Scoring Defense 88 29.13 Southern California 8.14 9 Texas 18.38 10/25/2008 Missouri 0 58 L Net Punting 86 32.91 Michigan 42.45 8 Oklahoma St. 41.00 11/01/2008 Texas A&M Punt Returns 61 9.19 Central Mich. 24.36 9 Oklahoma St. 22.00 11/08/2008 + Iowa St. Kickoff Returns 41 22.45 Temple 29.00 8 Oklahoma St. 24.88 11/15/2008 + Oklahoma St. Turnover Margin T-73 -.25 Minnesota 1.88 8 Oklahoma 1.13 11/28/2008 Nebraska Pass Defense 70 213.63 New Mexico St. 126.29 1 Colorado 213.63 + Home Game ^ Neutral Site * Night Game Passing Efficiency 85 113.42 Tulsa 207.77 12 Texas 188.83 Sacks T-78 1.63 TCU 3.89 9 Texas 3.63 OT Overtime Game Tackles For Loss 82 5.25 Missouri 9.13 8 Missouri 9.13 Sacks Allowed 100 2.50 Air Force .25 11 Texas Tech .38 T=tied at this ranking

PLAYER RANKINGS Player must have played in 75% of team's games Summary of the top 100 national leaders and top 25 conference leaders 15 categories ranked

National Category Player Actual National Actual Conf Big 12 Conference Rank Leader Rank Leader Actual Rushing Rodney Stewart 54 75.38 Brown II, UConn 165.50 4 Hunter, OklaSt 139.50 Passing Efficiency (Min. 15 Att./Game) Cody Hawkins 89 110.87 Johnson, Tulsa 212.82 12 McCoy, Texas 186.46 Total Offense Cody Hawkins 138.25 Keenum, Hou 407.86 13 Harrell, TxTech 395.12 Rodney Stewart 75.38 16 Receptions Per Game Fitzgeral, NTex 9.75 Meier, Kansas 7.88 Receiving Yards Per Game Collie, BYU 112.75 Bryant, OklaSt 110.38 Interceptions Ryan Walters .25 Burnett, GaTech .75 T-7 McBath, TxTech .62 Cha'pelle Brown .25 T-7 D.J. Dykes .14 T-20 Punting (Min. 3.6 Punts/Game) Matt DiLallo 52 40.49 Conley, Idaho 47.20 5 Brantly, TexA&M 46.20 Punt Returns (Min. 1.2 Ret./Game) Josh Smith 37 10.53 Brown, CMich 24.36 7 Bryant, OklaSt 20.64 Kickoff Returns (Min. 1.2 Ret./Game) Josh Smith 24 26.79 Burnett, UCF 32.47 4 Cox, OklaSt 31.47 Field Goals Aric Goodman .43 Arauco, Ark St 2.14 9 Mahoney, IowaSt 1.50 Scoring McCoy, Pitt 12.00 Washingto, Mo 11.25 All-Purpose Runners Josh Smith 11 164.00 Maclin, Mo 193.25 2 Maclin, Mo 193.25 Sacks Brad Jones T-74 .50 Hunt, Hou 1.43 T-10 Orakpo, Texas 1.06 Marquez Herrod .36 22 Brandon Nicolas .31 T-23 Tackles Jeff Smart T-28 9.00 Richardso, NMxSt 13.50 4 Pawelek, Baylor 11.50 Shaun Mohler T-69 8.12 11 Ryan Walters 7.38 T-14 Cha'pelle Brown 7.12 T-19 Tackles For Loss Brad Jones .81 Carringto, Ark St 2.00 T-19 Orakpo, Texas 1.50 Shaun Mohler .75 T-25 T=tied at this ranking

14 2008 TEXAS A&M depth chart Offense WR 8_ Jeff Fuller, 6-4, 209, Fr-HS, McKinney, TX (Boyd) Defense

17_ Ryan Tannehill, 6-4, 204, Fr-RS, Big Spring, TX (Big Spring) DE 11_ Michael Bennett, 6-4, 261, Sr-3L, Alief, TX (Taylor) or 86_ Amos Gbunblee, 6-5, 250, Sr-3L, Cypress, TX (Cy-Springs) RT 75_ Travis Schneider, 6-8, 290, Sr-3L, Bellville, TX (Bellville)

79_ Robbie Frost, 6-6, 300, Jr-1L, Houston, TX (Stratford) DT 77_ Lucas Patterson, 6-4, 297, So-1L, Kingsville, TX (King) 19_ Eddie Brown, 6-0, 265, Fr-HS, Waller, TX (Waller) RG 74_ Lee Grimes, 6-6, 339, Jr-1L, Brownwood, TX (Brownwood) 67_ Joe Villavisencio, 6-4, 322, Fr-HS, Jacksonville, Texas (Jacksonville) DT 83_ Tony Jerod-Eddie, 6-5, 256, Fr-HS, DeSoto, TX (DeSoto) 91_ Kellen Heard, 6-6, 345, Jr-2L, Wharton, TX (Wharton) C 63_ Kevin Matthews, 6-4, 297, Jr-1L, Sugar Land, TX (Elkins) 55_ Danny Baker, 6-5, 296, Fr-RS, Sugar Land, TX (Elkins) DE 49_ Cyril Obiozor, 6-4, 264, Sr-3L, Pearland, TX (Pearland) 93_ Paul Freeney, 6-4, 227, Jr-1L, Houston, TX (Eisenhower) LG 65_ Evan Eike, 6-4, 303, Fr-RS, Bryan, TX (Bryan)

71_ Brian Thomas, 6-3, 270, Fr-HS, Pearland, TX (Pearland) OLB 40_ Von Miller, 6-3, 214, So-1L, DeSoto, TX (DeSoto) or 61_ Vincent Williams, 6-4, 206, Jr-SQ, Dallas, TX (Carter) 42_ Johnathan Haynes, 6-2, 204, Sr-SQ, Whittier, CA (St. John Bosco/Fullerton JC)

LT 76_ Michael Shumard, 6-5, 301, Jr-2L, Fort Hood, TX (Harker Heights) MLB 46_ Matt Featherston, 6-2, 235, Jr-2L, Poughkeepsie, NY (Poughkeepsie) 72_ Josh Ayers, 6-4, 265, Fr-HS, Euless, TX (Trinity) or 36_ Anthony Lewis, 6-2, 254, Jr-2L, Haltom City, TX (Haltom City)

TE 4_ Jamie McCoy, 6-3, 224, Jr-SQ, Midland, TX (Lee) OLB 32_ Garrick Williams, 6-2, 217, Fr-RS, DeSoto, TX (DeSoto) 82/55_ Danny Baker, 6-5, 296, Fr-RS, Sugar Land, TX (Elkins) 25_ Ricky Cavanaugh, 6-2, 215, Fr-HS, Austin, Texas (LBJ) 81_ Ben Bass, 6-5, 258, Fr-RS, Plano, Texas (West) CB 25_ Jordan Pugh, 5-11, 191, Jr-2L, Plano, TX (West)

WR 83_ McCoy, Terrence, 6-4, 198, So-1, Midland, Texas (Lee) 21_ Justin McQueen, 6-0, 183, Fr-RS, Dayton, TX (Dayton) 5_ Howard Morrow, 6-0, 206, Jr-2L, Keller, TX (Fossil Ridge) or 7_ Terrence Frederick, 5-10, 170, Fr-HS, Katy, TX (Katy) 6_ Pierre Brown, 6-2, 197, Sr-3L, Dallas, TX (Duncanville) CB 4_ Danny Gorrer, 6-0, 173, Sr-3L, Port Arthur, TX (Memorial) QB 7_ Stephen McGee, 6-3, 207, Sr-3L, Burnet, TX (Burnet) 18_ Arkeith Brown, 6-0, 174, Sr-3L, El Campo, TX (El Campo) or 1_ Jerrod Johnson, 6-5, 229, So-1L, Humble, TX (Humble) 17_ Ryan Tannehill, 6-4, 204, Fr-RS, Big Spring, TX (Big Spring) ROV 9_ Alton Dixon, 5-11, 197, Sr-3L, Lufkin, TX (Lufkin) 26_ Devin Gregg, 6-0, 190, Sr-3L, Spring, TX (Westfield) FB 11_ Jorvorskie Lane, 6-0, 270, Sr-3L, Lufkin, TX (Lufkin) 44_ Nick LaMantia, 6-1, 232, Sr-2L, Mission, TX (Sharyland) FS 5_ Jordan Peterson, 5-10, 184, Jr-2L, Lexington, TX (Lexington) or 22_ Trent Hunter, 5-10, 185, Fr-HS, Katy, TX (Katy) TB 3_ Mike Goodson, 6-0, 196, Jr-2L, Klein, TX (Collins) 20_ Bradley Stephens, 5-10, 204, Fr-RS, McAllen, TX (Memorial) or 26_ Keondra Smith, 5-9, 201, Jr-1L, Tyler, TX (Lee) or 32_ Cyrus Gray, 5-10, 188, Fr-HS, DeSoto, TX (DeSoto) Bold caps — Returning Starter

Specialists

PLK 27_ Richie Bean, 5-11, 172, Sr-1L, Marrero, LA (John Ehret) SNP 47_ Cory Davis, 6-1, 255, Sr-2L, Conroe, TX (Conroe) Placekicks or 28_ Randy Bullock, 5-9, 208, Fr-HS, Klein, TX (Klein) 52_ Corey Gibas, 5-11, 214, Jr-2L, Covina, CA (Charter Oak) Punts or 63_ Kevin Matthews, 6-4, 297, Jr-1L, Sugar Land, TX (Elkins) P 16_ Justin Brantly, 6-3, 241, Sr-3L, Sealy, TX (Sealy)

27_ Richie Bean, 5-11, 172, Sr-1L, Marrero, LA (John Ehret) PR 25_ Jordan Pugh, 5-11, 191, Jr-2L, Plano, TX (West) or 17_ Ryan Tannehill, 6-4, 204, Fr-RS, Big Spring, TX (Big Spring)

KR 32_ Cyrus Gray, 5-10, 188, Fr-HS, DeSoto, TX (DeSoto) HLD 16_ Justin Brantly, 6-3, 241, Sr-3L, Sealy, TX (Sealy) 20_ Bradley Stephens, 5-10, 204, Fr-RS, McAllen, TX (Memorial)

15 2008 TEXAS A&M Alphabetical Roster

No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl-Exp Hometown (High School/JC) No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl-Exp Hometown (High School/JC) 54 Adame, David TE 6-1 215 Fr-HS Mission, Texas (Sharyland) 83 Jerod-Eddie, Tony DL 6-5 256 Fr-HS DeSoto, Texas (DeSoto) 70 Allen, Matt OL 6-2 298 So-TR Spring, Texas (Klein Collins/LSU) 1 Johnson, Jerrod QB 6-5 229 So-1L Humble, Texas (Humble) 8 Almaraz, Matt DB 5-10 200 Sr-SQ San Antonio, Texas (Jay) 24 Kociuba, Tyler DB 5-11 182 Jr-SQ Liberty Hill, Texas (Liberty) 89 Avery, Frank TE 6-4 207 Fr-RS Galveston, Texas (Ball) 44 LaMantia, Nick FB 6-1 232 Sr-2L Mission, Texas (Sharyland) 72 Ayers, Josh TE 6-4 265 Fr-HS Euless, Texas (Trinity) 11 Lane, Jorvorskie FB 6-0 285 Sr-3L Lufkin, Texas (Lufkin) 55 Baker, Danny OL 6-5 296 Fr-RS Sugar Land, Texas (Elkins) 78 Lathrop, Chris OL 6-4 264 Fr-HS Cypress, Texas (Cy Fair) 81 Bass, Ben DL 6-5 258 Fr-RS Plano, Texas (West) 36 Lewis, Anthony LB 6-2 254 Jr-2L Haltom City, Texas (Haltom City) 1 Batson, Johnathan DB 6-1 195 Sr-1L San Antonio, Texas (Converse Judson/Cisco JC) 59 Lewis, Brandon OL 6-0 254 Fr-RS Houston, Texas (Klein) 27 Bean, Richie P/K 5-11 172 Sr-1L Marrero, La. (John Ehret) 18 Mangan, Kyle FB 6-2 222 Fr-HS Brenham, Texas (Brenham) 11 Bennett, Michael DL 6-4 261 Sr-3L Alief, Texas (Taylor) 63 Matthews, Kevin OL 6-4 297 Jr-1L Sugar Land, Texas (Elkins) 88 Beyer, Cody WR 6-1 177 So-1L San Antonio, Texas (Smithson Valley) 4 McCoy, Jamie TE 6-3 224 Jr-SQ Midland, Texas (Lee) 30 Bishop, Don WR 6-2 199 Jr-SQ Katy, Texas (Katy) 83 McCoy, Terrence WR 6-4 198 So-1L Midland, Texas (Lee) 16 Brantly, Justin P 6-3 241 Sr-3L Sealy, Texas (Sealy) 7 McGee, Stephen QB 6-3 207 Sr-3L Burnet, Texas (Burnet) 95 Bredthauer, Ben TE/DS 6-4 207 Fr-HS Houston, Texas (Stratford) 64 McKinney, Sean OL 6-2 280 Fr-HS Centerville, Texas (Centerville) 18 Brown, Arkeith DB 6-0 174 Sr-3L El Campo, Texas (El Campo) 21 McQueen, Justin DB 6-0 183 Fr-RS Dayton, Texas (Dayton) 19 Brown, Eddie DL 6-0 265 Fr-HS Waller, Texas (Waller) 40 Miller, Von LB 6-3 214 So-1L DeSoto, Texas (DeSoto) 85 Brown, Jeremy WR 6-2 197 Jr-SQ Fort Worth, Texas (Southwest) 5 Morrow, Howard WR 6-0 206 Jr-2L Keller, Texas (Fossil Ridge) 15 Brown, Kenny WR 6-3 207 So-1L Oklahoma City, Okla. (Putnam City North) 55 Moss, Matt DL 6-3 253 Jr-TR El Cajon, Calif. (West Hills/Grossmont CC) 6 Brown, Pierre WR 6-2 197 Sr-3L Dallas, Texas (Duncanville) 38 O’Bryant, Ryan RB 5-11 229 Jr-SQ Houston, Texas (Nimitz) 27 Bryson, Chevar WR 5-11 182 Jr-2L Midland, Texas (Lee) 49 Obiozor, Cyril DL 6-4 264 Sr-3L Pearland, Texas (Pearland) 30 Buckley, Aaron LB 6-2 220 Fr-HS Palacios, Texas (Palacios) 77 Patterson, Lucas DL 6-4 297 So-1L Kingsville, Texas (King) 28 Bullock, Randy K 5-9 208 Fr-HS Klein, Texas (Klein) 5 Peterson, Jordan DB 5-10 184 Jr-2L Lexington, Texas (Lexington) 87 Caflisch, Chris WR 6-3 195 So-SQ San Antonio, Texas (Madison) 25 Pugh, Jordan DB 5-11 191 Jr-2L Plano, Texas (West) 80 Calloway, Lorenzo WR 5-10 168 Sr-SQ Houston, Texas (Smiley) 51 Randall, Gary LB 6-0 222 So-SQ Buckholts, Texas (Rockdale) 89 Cantu, Jarret DL 6-1 239 Jr-SQ McAllen, Texas (Sharyland) 24 Randle, Taylor WR 6-0 172 Fr-RS Richmond, Texas (Foster) 35 Cavanaugh, Ricky LB 6-2 215 Fr-HS Austin, Texas (LBJ) 56 Rankin, Matt OL 6-3 293 So-SQ Houston, Texas (Kingwood) 10 Chavis, Billy TE 6-4 233 So-1L Beaumont, Texas (West Brook) 69 Raschke, Craig OL 6-5 266 So-SQ Brownwood, Texas (Brownwood) 29 Cheatham, Blaine DB 5-11 173 Fr-HS Aledo, Texas (Aledo) } 44 Renfro, Colby LB 5-11 210 Sr-SQ Rockwall, Texas (Johnson City LBJ/Blinn College) 54 Chevalier, Leroy OL 6-5 336 Fr-HS Houston, Texas (Yates) 92 Riewe, Dustin LB 6-0 229 Sr-1L Elgin, Texas (Elgin) 47 Davis, Cory DS 6-1 255 Sr-2L Conroe, Texas (Conroe) 57 Robnett, Spencer DS 6-0 231 So-SQ Midland, Texas (Midland) 50 Davis, Rod DL 6-1 305 Fr-HS Houston, Texas (Eisenhower) 47 Russell, Caleb TE 6-2 221 Fr-HS Midlothian, Texas (Midlothian) 9 Dixon, Alton DB 5-11 197 Sr-3L Lufkin, Texas (Lufkin) 60 Russell, Josh OL 6-4 325 Jr-SQ Waxahachie, Texas (Midlothian) 13 Dorman, Tommy QB 6-2 210 Fr-HS North Richland Hills, Texas (Birdville) 75 Schneider, Travis OL 6-8 290 Sr-3L Bellville, Texas (Bellville) 85 Dorsey, Adren DL 6-2 297 Fr-HS Tyler, Texas (John Tyler) 2 Shankle, E.J. WR 5-11 174 Jr-2L Lufkin, Texas (Lufkin) 53 Dumas, Derek LB 6-0 221 Jr-1L Crawford, Texas (Crawford) 45 Sherman, Matt TE 6-1 193 Fr-HS Houston, Texas (St. Thomas) 96 Ebbitt, Michael TE 6-2 238 Fr-RS Westlake Village, Calif. (Oaks Christian) 76 Shumard, Michael OL 6-5 301 Jr-2L Fort Hood, Texas (Harker Heights) 65 Eike, Evan OL 6-4 303 Fr-RS Bryan, Texas (Bryan) 26 Smith, Keondra RB 5-9 201 Jr-1L Tyler, Texas (Lee) 76 Engram, Andrew DL 6-3 222 So-SQ Lorena, Texas (Lorena) 33 Smith, Lionel DB 6-0 174 Fr-RS New Orleans, La. (Houston Bellaire) 46 Featherston, Matt LB 6-2 235 Jr-2L Poughkeepsie, N.Y. (Poughkeepsie) 68 Smith, Troy Jack OL 6-5 288 Fr-HS Dallas, Texas (Greenhill School) 73 Ferguson, Price OL 6-2 284 So-SQ Katy, Texas (Cinco Ranch) 52 Steinbrunner, Ryan LB 6-2 225 Fr-HS San Angelo, Texas (Central) 7 Frederick, Terrence DB 5-10 170 Fr-HS Katy, Texas (Katy) 20 Stephens, Bradley RB 5-10 204 Fr-RS McAllen, Texas (Memorial) 93 Freeney, Paul DL 6-4 227 Jr-1L Houston, Texas (Eisenhower) 17 Tannehill, Ryan QB 6-4 204 Fr-RS Big Spring, Texas (Big Spring) 79 Frost, Robbie OL 6-6 300 Jr-1L Houston, Texas (Stratford) 71 Thomas, Brian OL 6-3 270 Fr-HS Pearland, Texas (Pearland) 8 Fuller, Jeff WR 6-4 209 Fr-HS McKinney, Texas (Boyd) 41 Thompson, DeMaurier DB 6-1 185 So-1L Dallas, Texas (W.T. White) 14 Furtch, Keon DB 6-2 190 Fr-HS Paris, Texas (Paris) 33 Tolliver, Jay FB 5-10 197 Fr-HS Mansfield, Texas (Timberview) 86 Gbunblee, Amos DL 6-5 250 Sr-3L Cypress, Texas (Cy-Springs) 86 Trice, Nick WR 6-2 204 Fr-RS Harker Heights, Texas (Harker Heights) 52 Gibas, Corey DS 5-11 254 Jr-2L Covina, Calif. (Charter Oak) 99 Tufuga, David DL 6-0 292 Jr-1L West Jordan, Utah (Taylorsville/Snow College) 2 Gold, Marcus DB 5-7 184 Jr-SQ Irving, Texas (Irving) 90 Turnage, Harold TE 6-4 246 Fr-RS Houston, Texas (Chavez) 3 Goodson, Mike RB 6-0 196 Jr-2L Klein, Texas (Collins) 29 Vela, Anthony RB 5-11 239 So-SQ Round Rock, Texas (McNeil) 4 Gorrer, Danny DB 6-0 173 Sr-3L Port Arthur, Texas (Memorial) 67 Villavisencio, Joe OL 6-4 322 Fr-HS Jacksonville, Texas (Jacksonville) 32 Gray, Cyrus RB 5-10 188 Fr-HS DeSoto, Texas (DeSoto) 57 Ward, Alton OL 6-2 308 Fr-HS Sweeny, Texas (Sweeny) 38 Graybill, Cole LB 6-3 236 So-TR Stephenville, Texas (Phoenix [Ariz.] Brophy Prep/Arizona) 16 Ward, Taylor WR 5-10 157 Fr-HS Katy, Texas (Seven Lakes) 26 Gregg, Devin DB 6-0 190 Sr-3L Spring, Texas (Westfield) 48 Weeks, Michael LB 6-1 211 So-SQ Tyler, Texas (Bishop Gorman) 74 Grimes, Lee OL 6-6 339 Jr-1L Brownwood, Texas (Brownwood) 58 Whitmer, Ryan OL 6-5 246 So-SQ Kilgore, Texas (Kilgore) 31 Harris, Will LB 6-1 216 Jr-1L Lakewood, Ohio (Lakewood/Solano [Calif.] JC) 97 Williams, Cody DL 6-4 262 So-SQ Longview, Texas (Longview) 34 Haverda, Colton RB 5-11 189 Fr-RS San Antonio, Texas () 32 Williams, Garrick LB 6-2 217 Fr-RS DeSoto, Texas (DeSoto) 42 Haynes, Johnathan LB 6-2 204 Sr-SQ Whittier, Calif. (St. John Bosco/Fullerton JC) 14 Williams, K.J. TE 6-3 233 Fr-HS Norman, Okla. (North) 91 Heard, Kellen DL 6-6 345 Jr-2L Wharton, Texas (Wharton) 61 Williams, Vincent OL 6-4 314 Jr-SQ Dallas, Texas (Carter) 37 Hodges, Michael LB 6-0 214 So-SQ Helotes, Texas (OConnor) 19 Williamson, Drew WR 6-2 200 Sr-SQ Southlake, Texas (Carroll) 21 Holland, Roger WR 5-10 169 So-1L Houston, Texas (Cy-Falls) 17 Wolridge, Andrew LB 6-1 228 Fr-HS Lexington, Texas (Lexington) 22 Hunter, Trent DB 5-10 185 Fr-HS Katy, Texas (Katy) 84 Wood, Jeff WR 6-4 213 Jr-SQ Houston, Texas (Second Baptist) 62 Hyde, Jeffrey OL 6-5 290 Fr-HS Colleyville, Texas (Covenant Christian) 51 Woodum, Alan OL 6-3 265 Fr-HS Conroe, Texas (Conroe)

2008 TEXAS A&M Numerical Roster 1 Batson, Johnathan...... DB 16 Ward, Taylor...... WR 31 Harris, Will...... LB 51 Randall, Gary...... LB 70 Allen, Matt...... OL 89 Cantu, Jarret...... DL 1 Johnson, Jerrod...... QB 17 Tannehill, Ryan...... QB 32 Gray, Cyrus...... RB 51 Woodum, Alan...... OL 71 Thomas, Brian...... OL 90 Turnage, Harold...... TE 2 Gold, Marcus...... DB 17 Wolridge, Andrew...... LB 32 Williams, Garrick...... LB 52 Gibas, Corey...... DS 72 Ayers, Josh...... TE 91 Heard, Kellen...... DL 2 Shankle, E.J...... WR 18 Brown, Arkeith...... DB 33 Smith, Lionel...... DB 52 Steinbrunner, Ryan...... LB 73 Ferguson, Price...... OL 92 Riewe, Dustin...... LB 3 Goodson, Mike...... RB 18 Mangan, Kyle...... FB 33 Tolliver, Jay...... FB 53 Dumas, Derek...... LB 74 Grimes, Lee...... OL 93 Freeney, Paul...... DL 4 Gorrer, Danny...... DB 19 Brown, Eddie...... DL 34 Haverda, Colton...... RB 54 Adame, David...... TE 75 Schneider, Travis...... OL 95 Bredthauer, Ben...... TE/DS 4 McCoy, Jamie...... TE 19 Williamson, Drew...... WR 35 Cavanaugh, Ricky...... LB 54 Chevalier, Leroy...... OL 76 Engram, Andrew...... DL 96 Ebbitt, Michael...... TE 5 Morrow, Howard...... WR 20 Stephens, Bradley...... RB 36 Lewis, Anthony...... LB 55 Baker, Danny...... OL 76 Shumard, Michael...... OL 97 Williams, Cody...... DL 5 Peterson, Jordan...... DB 21 Holland, Roger...... WR 37 Hodges, Michael...... LB 55 Moss, Matt...... DL 77 Patterson, Lucas...... DL 99 Tufuga, David...... DL 6 Brown, Pierre...... WR 21 McQueen, Justin...... DB 38 Graybill, Cole...... LB 56 Rankin, Matt...... OL 78 Lathrop, Chris...... OL 7 Frederick, Terrence...... DB 22 Hunter, Trent...... DB 38 O’Bryant, Ryan...... RB 57 Robnett, Spencer...... DS 79 Frost, Robbie...... OL 7 McGee, Stephen...... QB 24 Kociuba, Tyler...... DB 40 Miller, Von...... LB 57 Ward, Alton...... OL 80 Calloway, Lorenzo...... WR 8 Almaraz, Matt...... DB 24 Randle, Taylor...... WR 41 Thompson, DeMaurier...... DB 58 Whitmer, Ryan...... OL 81 Bass, Ben...... DL 8 Fuller, Jeff...... WR 25 Pugh, Jordan...... DB 42 Haynes, Johnathan...... LB 59 Lewis, Brandon...... OL 83 Jerod-Eddie, Tony...... DL 9 Dixon, Alton...... DB 26 Gregg, Devin...... DB 44 LaMantia, Nick...... FB 60 Russell, Josh...... OL 83 McCoy, Terrence...... WR 10 Chavis, Billy...... TE 26 Smith, Keondra...... RB 44 Renfro, Colby...... LB 61 Williams, Vincent...... OL 84 Wood, Jeff...... WR 11 Bennett, Michael...... DL 27 Bean, Richie...... P/K 45 Sherman, Matt...... TE 62 Hyde, Jeffrey...... OL 85 Brown, Jeremy...... WR 11 Lane, Jorvorskie...... FB 27 Bryson, Chevar...... WR 46 Featherston, Matt...... LB 63 Matthews, Kevin...... OL 85 Dorsey, Adren...... DL 13 Dorman, Tommy...... QB 28 Bullock, Randy...... K 47 Davis, Cory...... DS 64 McKinney, Sean...... OL 86 Gbunblee, Amos...... DL 14 Furtch, Keon...... DB 29 Cheatham, Blaine...... DB 47 Russell, Caleb...... TE 65 Eike, Evan...... OL 86 Trice, Nick...... WR 14 Williams, K.J...... TE 29 Vela, Anthony...... RB 48 Weeks, Michael...... LB 67 Villavisencio, Joe...... OL 87 Caflisch, Chris...... WR 15 Brown, Kenny...... WR 30 Bishop, Don...... WR 49 Obiozor, Cyril...... DL 68 Smith, Troy Jack...... OL 88 Beyer, Cody...... WR 16 Brantly, Justin...... P 30 Buckley, Aaron...... LB 50 Davis, Rod...... DL 69 Raschke, Craig...... OL 89 Avery, Frank...... TE

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