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2018 TEXAS A&M FOOTBALL GAME 2 | VS. CLEMSON SATURDAY, SEPT. 8, 2018 GAME TIME: 6:05 PM CT | SITE: KYLE FIELD | TV: ESPN SCHEDULE CLEMSON TEXAS A&M AUG NORTHWESTERN STATE TIGERS AGGIES 30 W, 59-7 | 7:30 p.m. | SEC Network Kyle Field, College Station, Texas LOCATION: Clemson, S.C. LOCATION: College Station, Texas ENROLLMENT: 24,387 (2017-18) ENROLLMENT: 68,603 (Fall 2017) SEP CLEMSON TEAM RECORD: 1-0 TEAM RECORD: 1-0 6:05 p.m. | ESPN 8 Kyle Field, College Station, Texas CONFERENCE RECORD: 0-0 (ACC) CONFERENCE RECORD: 0-0 (SEC) RANKING: AP: No. 2 / Coaches: No. 2 RANKING: AP: RV / Coaches: RV SEP ULM HEAD COACH: Dabo Swinney (11th season) HEAD COACH: Jimbo Fisher (1st season) 6:30 p.m. | SEC Network 15 Kyle Field, College Station, Texas RETURNING STATISTICAL LEADERS SEP at ALABAMA 22 TBD | TBD RUSHING RECEIVING Tuscaloosa, Ala. Trayveon Williams Jhamon Ausbon RB | Houston, Texas WR | Houston, Texas SEP vs. ARKANSAS TBD | TBD 20 carries 6 catches 29 Arlington, Texas 240 yards (12.0 avg.) 81 yards (13.5 avg.) 3 touchdowns 0 touchdowns OCT KENTUCKY TBD | TBD PASSING TACKLES 6 Kyle Field, College Station, Texas Kellen Mond Tyrel Dodson QB | San Antonio, Texas LB | Franklin, Tenn. OCT at SOUTH CAROLINA 17-of-25 attempts (68.0 %) 4 total tackles TBD | TBD 184 yards (184.0 / G) 2 solo tackles 13 Columbia, S.C. 2 touchdowns 1.0 tackles for loss at MISSISSIPPI STATE OCT WHAT TO WATCH FOR #CLEMVSTAMU: 27 TBD | TBD Starkville, Miss. No. 2 Clemson and Texas A&M will tangle in front of a national viewing audi- ence on ESPN on Saturday at Kyle Field. Kickoff is slated for 6:05 with a possible NOV at AUBURN five-minute slide. TBD | TBD 3 Auburn, Ala. • The arrival of the No. 2 Clemson Tigers will mark the highest ranked non-conference oppo- nent for the Aggies ever at Kyle Field. The previous highest ranked non-conference foe at the Home of the 12th Man was No. 6 LSU in 1987 (17-3 win by Mike Archer’s Bayou Bengals). NOV OLE MISS TBD | TBD • Texas A&M leads the all-time series against Clemson, 3-1. The two teams previously played 10 Kyle Field, College Station, Texas home-and-home series in 1973/74 and 2004/05. • College GameDay, ESPN’s popular college football road show, will originate from Aggieland NOV UAB TBD | TBD for the sixth time on Saturday. The extraganza will set up in Aggie Park facing the east side 17 Kyle Field, College Station, Texas of Kyle Field (same as 2016 edition). Texas A&M is 1-4 in games when hosting GameDay, with its lone victory coming in 2016 (W, 45-38 OT vs. No. 9 Tennessee). NOV LSU • The Aggies will be seeking to snap a five-game losing streak to AP Top 25 teams dating back TBD | TBD to the win over No. 9 Tennessee in 2016. 24 Kyle Field, College Station, Texas • The Aggies will be seeking their 30th straight home victory over non-conference oppo- nents. Texas A&M’s streak of non-conference home wins dates back to 2008 (last loss was 41-23 to Miami (Fla.)). • Texas A&M carries a 28-game streak of scoring at least 14 points into Saturday’s game, which is the longest such streak in the SEC. 2018 TEXAS A&M GAME NOTES 2018 SCHEDULE BREAKDOWN NORTHWESTERN STATE Offense gained 700+ yards for the 8th time in schoool Thursday, Aug. 30 | 7:30 p.m. history ... Set a school record with 40 first downs ... T. Williams rushed for 240 yards, the second most in a Kyle Field, College Station, Texas game in program history ... Aggies logged 500 rushing W, 59-7 | TV: SEC Network yards and 200 passing yards for 2nd time in history. CLEMSON (#2-AP / #2-HC) Series record: Texas A&M leads 3-1 Texas A&M leads the all-time series against Clem- SETTING THE SCENE: Saturday, Sept. 8 | 6 p.m. son, 3-1. The two teams previously played home- Kyle Field, College Station, Texas and-home series in 1973/74 and 2004/05. CLEMSON AT TEXAS A&M TV: ESPN KICKOFF: 6:05 p.m. CT Series record: Texas A&M leads 3-0 ULM SITE: Kyle Field, College Station, Texas Saturday, Sept. 15 | 6:30 p.m. (capacity: 102,733) Kyle Field, College Station, Texas TV: SEC Network RANKINGS: Clemson: No. 2 (AP) | No. 2 (Coaches) at Alabama Series record: Alabama leads 8-2 Texas A&M: RV (AP) | RV (Coaches) Saturday, Sept. 22 | TBA TELEVISION: Bryant-Denny Stadium, Tuscaloosa, Ala. ESPN (National) TV: TBA Rece Davis, play-by-play vs. Arkansas Series record: Arkansas leads 41-30-3 Kirk Herbstreit, analyst Maria Taylor, sideline Saturday, Sept. 29 | TBA AT&T Stadium, Arlington, Texas RADIO: TV: TBA Compass Media Networks (National) KENTUCKY Series record: Tied 1-1 Gregg Daniels, play-by-play Saturday, Oct. 6 | TBA Chad Brown, analyst Kyle Field, College Station, Texas Texas A&M Radio Network (Regional) TV: TBA The Texas A&M Radio Network provides at South Carolina Series record: Texas A&M leads 4-0 coverage via nearly 60 stations across Saturday, Oct. 13 | TBA the state of Texas. For a complete list of Williams-Brice Stadium, Columbia, S.C. affiliates, please go to 12thMan.com. TV: TBA Andrew Monaco, play-by-play Dave Elmendorf, analyst Series record: Mississippi State leads 6-5 at Mississippi State Will Johnson, sideline Saturday, Oct. 27 | TBA Davis-Wade Stadium, Starkville, Miss. Texas A&M Spanish Network (Regional) TV: TBA Texas A&M’s Spanish broadcast can be heard on radio stations in Dallas, San at Auburn Series record: Texas A&M leads 5-3 Antonio, Houston, El Paso, Brownsville Saturday, Nov. 3 | TBA and McAllen, Texas. Locally, the TAMU Jordan-Hare Stadium, Auburn, Ala. Spanish Network can be heard on 1550 TV: TBA AM. OLE MISS Series record: Texas A&M leads 7-3 Pedro Vela Almaguer, play-by-play Saturday, Nov. 10 | TBA Noel Orellana, analyst Kyle Field, College Station, Texas SIRIUS XM: TV: TBA The Texas A&M Radio Network call of Series record: Texas A&M leads 1-0 the game can be heard on SiriusXM UAB at Sirius 137 / XM 203 / Internet 969. Saturday, Nov. 17 | TBA Clemson’s call of the game can be found Kyle Field, College Station, Texas at: Sirius 135 / XM 193 / Internet 955. TV: TBA SERIES VS. CLEMSON: LSU Series record: LSU leads 33-20-3 10/6/73 Clemson W, 30-15 Saturday, Nov. 24 | TBA 9/14/74 College Station W, 24-0 Kyle Field, College Station, Texas 9/18/04 College Station W, 27-6 TV: TBA 9/3/05 Clemson L, 24-25 2 AGGIE FOOTBALL | HOME OF THE 12TH MAN 2018 TEXAS A&M GAME NOTES COLLEGE GAMEDAY RETURNS TO AGGIELAND TEXAS A&M QUICK FACTS ESPN’s popular college football road show returns to the campus of Texas LOCATION: College Station, Texas 77842 A&M for the sixth time for Saturday’s showdown between the Aggies and the FOUNDED: 1876 (First classes) No. 2-ranked Clemson Tigers. ENROLLMENT: 68,603 (fall 2017) PRESIDENT: Michael K. Young (BYU `73) COLLEGE GAMEDAY AT KYLE FIELD HISTORY CHANCELLOR: John Sharp (Texas A&M `72) FACULTY REPRESENTATIVE: Date Matchup Site Dr. Paul Batista (Trinity `73) Sept. 8, 2018 No. 2 Clemson at Texas A&M Aggie Park DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS: Scott Woodward (LSU `85) ATHLETIC DEPT PHONE: (979) 845-5129 Oct. 8, 2016 No. 8 Texas A&M defeated No. 9 Tennessee, 45-38 OT Aggie Park CONFERENCE: Southeastern Sept. 14, 2013 No. 1 Alabama defeated No. 6 Texas A&M, 49-42 Simpson Drill Field AFFILIATION: NCAA Division I Sept. 8, 2012 No. 24 Florida defeated Texas A&M, 20-17 Simpson Drill Field NICKNAME: Aggies Nov. 4, 2006 No. 18 Oklahoma defeated No. 21 Texas A&M, 17-16 Cain Park MASCOT: Reveille (American Collie) COLORS: Maroon (Pantone 505) and White Nov. 11, 2000 No. 1 Oklahoma defeated No. 24 Texas A&M, 35-31 Kyle Field FOOTBALL QUICK FACTS MILESTONES TO WATCH ... BIG MAROON GOONS ... HEAD COACH: JIMBO FISHER (Salem University `90) • Junior RB Trayveon Williams’ next rushing Calling themselves the Maroon Goons since 2012, the Aggies’ starting Years at Texas A&M: 1st (1-0) touchdown will be the 20th of his career, Years as head coach: 9th (84-23) and he is 355 all-purpose yards shy of the offensive line for the season-open- ASSISTANT COACHES: 3,000-yard barrier. er against NSU collectively tipped the scales at 1,565 pounds, or 313.0 DARRELL DICKEY • Sophomore QB Kellen Mond needs 88 Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks (Kansas State `83) yards of total offense to reach 2,000 for pounds per goon. They are the heavi- MIKE ELKO his career. est starting five in school history, just Defensive Coordinator/Safeties (Penn ‘99) ahead of 2014’s group that weighed • Senior PK Daniel LaCamera is four FGs TIM BREWSTER away from becoming the eighth player in 312.0 per player. Tight Ends (Illinois ‘84) school with 40 or more field goals. • Behind the biggest offensive front in DAMEYUNE CRAIG • LaCamera is currently tied with NFF Hall of school history, the Aggies rushed for 503 Wide Receivers (Auburn `02) Famer Joel Hunt with 224 career points yards in the season-opener while gaining JAY GRAHAM (No. 12 in school history). 758 total yards. Running Backs (Tennessee `04) MAURICE LINGUIST • Senior LB Otaro Alaka needs two tackles • It marked the second time in school Cornerbacks (Baylor `06) to reach 200 for his career.