2009 Texas A&M Football
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2009 TEXAS A&M FOOTBALL OFFICIAL GAME NOTES TWO NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS • 665 VICTORIES • 18 CONFERENCE TITLES • 31 BOWL GAMES • 42 FIRST-TEAM ALL-AMERICANS 2009 RESULTS INDEPENDENCE BOWL • 4:00 PM CST Saturday, September 5 • 6:05 PM NEW MEXICO w, 41-6 kyle field, college station TEXAS A&M AGGIES (6-6) Saturday, September 19 • 6:05 PM vs UTAH STATE w, 38-30 kyle field, college station GEORGIA BULLDOGS Saturday, September 26 • 6:05 PM (7-5) UAB w, 56-19 kyle field, college station TELEVISION ............ESPN2 HD (National) Ron Franklin, play-by-play Saturday, October 3 • 6:30 PM Ed Cunningham, commentary Quint Kessenich, sidelines VS ARKANSAS L, 19-47 cowboys stadium, arlington (espn2) RADIO .....................Texas A&M Sports Network (see page 7) Sports USA Radio Network (national) Dave South, play-by-play Rich Cellini, play-by-play Saturday, October 10 • 11:40 AM Dave Elmendorf, commentary Charles Arbuckle, commentary #15 OKLAHOMA STATE L, 31-36 Tom Turbiville, sidelines Rich Herrera, sidelines kyle field, college station (fsn) SATELLITE RADIO ....none Saturday, October 17 • 6:10 PM LIVE AUDIO ............none AT KANSAS STATE L, 14-62 LIVE STATS ..............independencebowl.org snyder family stadium, manhattan (fcs) RANKINGS ..............neither team is ranked Saturday, October 24 • 6:00 PM SERIES HISTORY ......A&M leads, 3-1 AT #21 TEXAS TECH W, 52-30 A&M STREAKS ........Lost 1 jones at&t stadium, lubbock LAST MEETING .......UGA 42, A&M 0 (Sept. 13, 1980 in Athens) Saturday, October 31 • 2:35 PM BOWL HISTORY ......A&M leads, 1-0 (40-20 win in 1950 Presidential Cup) IOWA STATE w, 35-10 kyle field, college station STEPPING OFF Saturday, November 7 • 12:40 PM Texas A&M (6-6) returns to the postseason on December 28 as the Aggies face Georgia (7-5) in the 2009 AT COLORADO L, 34-35 AdvoCare V100 Independence Bowl at Shreveport’s Independence Stadium (49,180) ... kickoff is set for 4 folsom field, boulder (fcs) p.m. (CST) and the game will be televised nationally by ESPN2 ... A&M will be making its 31st bowl appear- ance all-time and the first since a trip to the 2007 Alamo Bowl ... the Aggies, who finished fifth in the Big Saturday, November 14 • 6:10 PM 12’s South Division, wrapped up the regular season with a tough 49-39 loss to No. 3 Texas at Kyle Field on AT OKLAHOMA L, 10-65 Nov. 26 ... the Bulldogs finished the regular season tied for second in the SEC’s Eastern Division with a 4-4 memorial stadium, norman (fsn) mark and are one of six SEC squads with a 7-5 record ... Georgia concluded its schedule with a 30-24 victory Saturday, November 21 • 2:35 PM at 7th-ranked Georgia Tech on Nov. 28 ... 2009 will mark Texas A&M’s third trip to the Independence Bowl BAYLOR w, 38-3 and their first since 2000. kyle field, college station FOLLOWING THE ACTION Thursday, November 26 • 7:00 PM • RADIO — The 50-station Texas A&M Sports Network will #3 TEXAS L, 39-49 broadcast the game live from Independence Stadium ... Dave kyle field, college station (espn) South (play-by-play), Dave Elmendorf (commentary) and Tom Turbiville (sidelines) will call the action ... pregame show begins Monday, December 28 • 4:00 PM at 3 p.m. ... fans attending the game can listen on the low end VS GEORGIA of the FM dial. independence bowl, shreveport, la • INTERNET — independencebowl.org will offer live play- by-play and statistics ... live audio of the game will NOT be MEDIA RELATIONS CONTACT INFO available per bowl radio rights agreements. Alan Cannon, Associate A.D./Media Relations office ...... (979) 862-5447 cell ......... (979) 777-4200 TRAVEL PLANS BOWL SUPPLEMENT DIRECTORY email .............................. [email protected] Section A ............... Notes/Roster/Depth Chart The Texas A&M football team will convene in Shreveport on Brad Marquardt, Associate Director Section B ........................................ Player Bios office ...... (979) 862-5448 cell ......... (979) 229-8651 Wednesday, Dec. 23 and headquarter at the Clarion Hotel (1419 Section C ............... Season Stats/Game Recaps email ........................ [email protected] E. 70th St., 318-797-9900) ... Alan Cannon, Brad Marquardt and Section D ........... Career Game-by-Game Stats Matt Simon, Assistant Director Matt Simon from the Media Relations Office will accompany the Section E ....................... Bowl History/Records office ...... (979) 862-5451 cell ......... (979) 255-0469 team and can be reached via e-mail or cell phone (contact info Section F ........................................... Clippings email .................................. [email protected] on left). 2009 AGGIE FOOTBALL • ADVOCARE V100 INDEPENDENCE BOWL • TEXAS A&M VS GEORGIA • DECEMBER 28, 2009 A&M/GEORGIA SERIES NOTABLES 2009 QUICK FACTS Texas A&M leads the all-time series with Georgia, 3-1, which dates back to 1950 ... the first meeting GENERAL INFORMATION between the schools was also the only other postseason meeting in the series, as the Aggies downed the LOCation: ....................... College Station, Texas 77842 Bulldogs in the 1950 Presidential Cup, 40-20, in College Park, Maryland ... the teams played a home-and- FOUNDED: ............................................................. 1876 home of sorts a few years later ... A&M defeated UGA, 14-12, in Dallas in 1953, and downed the Bulldogs, ENROLLMENT: .................................. 48,787 (fall 2009) 6-0, in Athens the following season ... Texas A&M coach Paul “Bear” Bryant picked up his first victory in INTERIM PRESIDENT: ...Dr. R. Bowen Loftin (Texas A&M ‘71) Aggieland in the 1954 game ... the last meeting between the schools occurred on Sept. 13, 1980 at Sanford CHANCELLOR: ............ Dr. Michael D. McKinney (Houston ‘73) Stadium, with 12th-ranked Georgia and freshman running back Herschel Walker blanking the Aggies, 42-0, FACULTY REPRESENTATIVE: .....Dr. Tom Adair (Texas A&M ‘57) en route to the national championship ... Mike Sherman has never faced Georgia ... Mark Richt has never DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS: ..............Bill Byrne (Idaho State ‘67) ATHLETIC DEPT PHONE: .......................... 979-845-5129 faced Texas A&M. GAME OPERATIONS DIRECTOR: .. Mike Caruso/Associate A.D. CONFERENCE: .......................................................Big 12 INJURY UPDATE NICKNAME: .......................................................... Aggies CORYELL JUDIE—shoulder surgery (out for season) ... RICKY CAVANAUGH—knee (out for season). MASCOT: ................................Reveille (American Collie) COLORS: ........................................... Maroon and White BOWL NO. 31 FOR AGGIES FIRST YEAR OF FOOTBALL: ......................................1894 ALL-TIME RECORD: ............. 665-439-48 (115th season in ‘09) Texas A&M will be playing in its 31st bowl in its 115th season of football when it takes on Georgia in the ALL-TIME BOWL RECORD: .................................... 13-17 2009 AdvoCare V100 Independence Bowl. More than half of A&M’s bowl appearances have come in the last 25 years. STADIUM INFORMATION A complete bowl history can be found in SECTION E of this bowl supplement. STADIUM: ........................................................ Kyle Field OPENED:..................................................................1927 CAPACITY: .............................................................83,002 SENIOR CLASS OF 2009 PLAYING SURFACE: .................................... Natural Grass The Texas A&M senior class of 2009 will be playing its final game when the Aggies and Georgia Bulldogs ALL-TIME RECORD: ...................................... 374-148-19 battle in the 2009 AdvoCare V100 Independence Bowl. Here are some of their accomplishments: COACHING STAFF • The class has compiled a 26-24 overall record. HEAD COACH: ...... Mike Sherman (Central Connecticut State ‘77) • The Independence Bowl is the third bowl of the seniors’ careers. CAREER COLLEGIATE RECORD: ....... 10-14 (second year) • Only five senior classes in school history will have played in more bowls than the 2009 seniors (1978, RECORD AT A&M: .......................... 10-14 (second year) 1992, 1993, 2000 and 2001). CAREER NFL RECORD: ............. 59-43 (.578, six seasons) ASSISTANT COACHES • Beat Texas Tech in Lubbock (52-30 in 2009) for the first time since 1993. Joe Kines (Jacksonville St ‘67) ........Asst. Head Coach/Def. Coord./LBs • Beat Texas in Austin (12-7 in 2006) for the first time since 1994. Nolan Cromwell (Kansas ‘78) ...................... Off. Coordinator/WRs Tom Rossley (Cincinnati ‘68) ........................ Senior Assistant/QBs • Beat four ranked teams: No. 19 Missouri (25-19 in 2006); No. 11 Texas (12-7 in 2006); No. 12 Texas Kirk Doll (East Carolina ‘74) ..............Tight Ends/Special Teams Coord. (38-30 in 2007); and No. 21 Texas Tech (52-30 in 2009). Randy Jordan (North Carolina ‘93) ......................... Running Backs Van Malone (Texas ‘94) .................................................... Safeties A&M-GEORGIA CONNECTIONS Charles McMillian (Utah State ‘95) ........................... Cornerbacks Aggie defensive coordinator JOE Kines was the Bulldogs’ defensive coordinator/assistant head coach Jim Turner (Boston College ‘88) ............................. Offensive Line from 1995-99. Kines also served as interim head coach for Alabama in 2006 when the Crimson Tide played Buddy Wyatt (TCU ‘90) ........................................... Defensive Line Oklahoma State in the Independence Bowl (famous halftime interview), and was defensive coordinator at TEAM INFORMATION Arkansas in the 1991