2015 TEXAS A&M FOOTBALL INFORMATION

GENERAL INFORMATION

TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY Location: College Station, Texas First Classes: 1876 Enrollment: 62,185 (Fall, ‘14) President: Michael K. Young (BYU, ’73) Chancellor: John Sharp (Texas A&M, ’72) Faculty Representative: Dr. Tom Adair (Texas A&M, ‘57) Director of Athletics: Eric Hyman (North Carolina ‘73) Athletic Department Phone: 979-845-5129 Website: 12thMan.com Game Operations Director: Mike Caruso (Assoc. AD/Game Operations) Conference: Southeastern Conference (SEC) Nickname: Aggies Mascot: Reveille IX, American Collie Colors: Maroon & White Band Name: Fightin’ Texas Aggie Band Band Director: Dr. Timothy Rhea Stadium: Kyle Field Capacity: 102,512 Playing Surface: Grass First Year of Football: 1894 Number of Years Playing Football: 121 Years All-Time Overall Record: 709-461-48 All-Time Bowl Record: 17-19

COACHING STAFF Head Coach (Alma Mater, Year) (Purdue, ‘88) Fourth Year at Texas A&M 28-11 (.718) Seventh Year on Collegiate Level 63-28 (.692)

TEXAS A&M ASSISTANT COACHES John Chavis, Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers (Tennessee, ’79) , Offensive Coordinator/ (Missouri St., ’08) Jeff Banks, Special Teams Coordinator/Tight Ends (Washington St., ’99) Dave Christensen, Running Game Coordinator/Offensive Line (Western Washington, ’85) Mark Hagen, Defensive Tackles (Indiana, ’95) Terry Joseph, Defensive Secondary (Northwestern St., ’96) Clarence McKinney, Running Backs (Mary, ’94) Aaron Moorehead, Wide Receivers (Illinois, ’03) Terry Price, Defensive Ends (Texas A&M, ’90) Larry Jackson, Strength & Conditioning (Texas A&M, ’95)

TEAM INFORMATION Basic Offense Multiple Basic Defense Multiple 4-3 2014 Overall Record 8-5 2014 Conference Record (Standing) 3-5, 6th SEC West 2014 Bowl AutoZone (Win 45-37, West Virginia) 2014 Ranking RV

TEXAS A&M FOOTBALL BREAKDOWN FOR 2015

OFFENSIVE STARTERS RETURNING: 8 Positions (9 players) C-- Mike Matthews, 6-2, 290, Sr-3L, Sugar Land, TX (10 starts in 2014, 23 career starts) RG-- Joseph Cheek, 6-7, 310, Sr-3L, Seguin, TX (10 starts in 2014, 10 career starts) RT-- , 6-5, 325, Jr-2L, Houston, TX (11 starts in 2014, 24 career starts) WR-- Josh Reynolds, 6-4, 190, Jr-1L, San Antonio, TX (11 starts in 2014, 11 career starts) WR-- Ricky Seals-Jones, 6-5, 235, So-1L, Sealy, TX (10 starts in 2014, 10 career starts) WR-- Speedy Noil, 5-11, 185, So-1L, New Orleans, LA (5 starts in 2014, 5 career starts) QB-- , 6-3, 205, So-1L, Scottsdale, AZ (5 starts in 2014, 5 career starts) RB-- Tra Carson, 6-0, 235, Sr-2L, Texarkana, TX (4 starts in 2014, 4 career starts) OR Brandon Williams, 6-0, 200, Sr-2L, Brookshire, TX (6 starts in 2014, 6 career starts)

OFFENSIVE STARTERS LOST: 3 LT-- , Four Letters, Allen, TX (13 starts in 2014, 43 career starts) LG-- , Four Letters, Navasota, TX (8 starts in 2014, 39 career starts) WR-- Malcome Kennedy, Four Letters, Cayuga, TX (11 starts in 2014, 23 career starts)

DEFENSIVE STARTERS RETURNING: 8 DE-- Julien Obioha, 6-4, 265, Sr-3L, New Orleans, LA (13 starts in 2014, 36 career starts) DT-- Alonzo Williams, 6-4, 296, Sr-3L, Long Beach, CA (12 starts in 2014, 21 career starts) NG-- Hardreck Walker, 6-2, 300, Jr-2L, Spring, TX (6 starts in 2014, 6 career starts) DE-- Myles Garrett, 6-5, 255, So-1L, Arlington, TX (8 starts in 2014, 8 career starts) LB-- Otara Alaka, 6-3, 225, So-1L, Houston, TX (5 starts in 2014, 5 career starts) Nic- Devonta Burns, 6-0, 214, Sr-2L, Arlington, TX (10 starts in 2014, 10 career starts) CB-- De’Vante Harris, 5-11, 175, Sr-3L, Mesquite, TX (7 starts in 2014, 25 career starts) FS-- Armani Watts, 6-2, 200, So-1L, Forney, TX (8 starts in 2014, 8 career starts)

DEFENSIVE STARTERS LOST: 3 CB-- , Four Letters, DeRidder, LA (13 starts in 2014, 35 career starts) BS-- Howard Matthews, Four Letters, League City, TX (12 starts in 2014, 33 career starts) LB-- Justin Bass, Three Letters, Plano, TX (9 starts in 2014, 9 career starts)

SPECIAL TEAMS STARTERS RETURNING: 5 positions (4 players) KO-- Taylor Bertolet, 5-9, 185, Sr-3L, Reading, PA (42 touchbacks) P-- Drew Kaser, 6-3, 210, Sr-2L, Strongville, OH (62 punts, 44.1 avg., 60 long) HOL-- Conner McQueen, 5-10, 175, Jr-2L, Klein, TX KR-- Speedy Noil, 5-11, 185, So-1L, New Orleans, LA (23.9 avg. per return/Long 70) PR-- Speedy Noil, 5-11, 185, So-1L, New Orleans, LA (12.0 avg. per return/Long 67)

SPECIAL TEAM STARTERS LOST: 2 SNP- Alex Freeman, Two Letters, Round Rock, TX PLK- Josh Lambo, Two Letters, Middleton, WI (13-of-15 FG, 59-of-59 PAT, Long 50

Lettermen Returning: 50

21 Offense— Brandon Alexander, Kyle Allen, Tra Carson, Joseph Cheek, Brice Dolezal, LaQuvionte Gonzalez, J.J. Gustafson, Sabian Holmes, Germain Ifedi, Frank Iheanacho, Ryan Lindblade, Mike Matthews, Boone Niederhofer, Speedy Noil, Edward Pope, Ricky Seals-Jones, Caden Smith, Jeremiah Stuckey, Jeremy Tabuyo, James White, Brandon Williams

26 Defense— Otaro Alaka, Jay Arnold, Devonta Burns, Reggie Chevis, Qualen Cunningham, Victor Davis, Noel Ellis, Tavares Garner, Myles Garrett, Daeshon Hall, De’Vante Harris, Nick Harvey, Zaycoven Henderson, Darrell Jackson, Jarrett Johnson, Justin Manning, Sam Moeller, Julien Obioha, Alex Sezer, Jr., Brett Wade, Hardreck Walker, Josh Walker, Shaan Washington, Armani Watts, Jonathan Wiggins, Alonzo Williams, Donovan Wilson

3 Special Teams— Taylor Bertolet, Drew Kaser, Conner McQueen

Lettermen Lost: 23

10 Offense— Cameron Clear, Ben Compton, Garrett Gramling, Jarvis Harrison, , Malcome Kennedy, Cedric Ogbuehi, Kyrion Parker, Kimo Tipoti, Trey Williams

11 Defense– Donnie Baggs, Justin Bass, Deshazor Everett, Clay Honeycutt, Jordan Mastrogiovanni, Howard Matthews, Floyd Raven, Sr., Ivan Robinson, Tommy Sanders, Tyrell Taylor, Tyrone Taylor

2 Special Teams– Alex Freeman, Josh Lambo

TOP STATISTICAL RETURNEES: Rushing Tra Carson, RB 581 net on 124 attempts, 4.7 avg, 5 TD Brandon Williams, RB 379 net on 87 carries, 4.4 avg, 3 TD

Passing Kyle Allen, QB 118-of-192 for 1322 yds, 16 TD, 7 Int

Receiving Josh Reynolds, WR 52 receptions, 842 yards, 13 TD Ricky Seals-Jones, WR 49 receptions, 465 yards, 4 TD

Tackles Shaan Washington, LB 64 tackles, 4 TFL for 12 yards, 2 sacks, 1 PBU, 1 FR Armani Watts, DB 59 tackles, 3 INT, 8 PBU, 2 TFL for 5 yards

2015 FOOTBALL SCHEDULE Sept. 5 vs. Arizona St. (NRG Stadium, Houston) Sept. 12 BALL STATE (Kyle Field) Sept. 19 NEVADA (Kyle Field) Sept. 26 vs. *Arkansas (AT&T Stadium, Arlington) Oct. 3 *MISSISSIPPI STATE (Kyle Field) Oct. 17 *ALABAMA (Kyle Field) Oct. 24 at *Ole Miss (Oxford, MS) Oct. 31 *SOUTH CAROLINA (Kyle Field) Nov. 7 *AUBURN (Kyle Field) Nov. 14 WESTERN CAROLINA (Kyle Field) Nov. 21 at *Vanderbilt (Nashville, TN) Nov. 28 at *LSU (Baton Rouge, LA) Dec. 5 SEC Championship (Atlanta, GA)

2014 RESULTS: (8-5, 3-5 SEC) Date Opponent, Score (H/A/N) Att. Aug. 28 Beat #9 *South Carolina, 52-28 (A) 82,847 Sept. 6 Beat Lamar, 73-3 (H) 104,728 Sept. 13 Beat Rice, 38-10 (H) 103,867 Sept. 20 Beat SMU, 58-6 (A) 34,820 Sept. 27 Beat *Arkansas, 35-28 (OT) (N) 68,113 Oct. 4 Lost to #12 *Mississippi St., 48-31 (A) 61,133 Oct. 11 Lost to #3 *Ole Miss, 35-20 (H) 110,633 Oct. 18 Lost to #7 *Alabama, 59-0 (A) 101,821 Nov. 1 Beat ULM, 21-16 (H) 100,922 Nov. 8 Beat #3 *Auburn, 41-38 (A) 87,451 Nov. 15 Lost to *Missouri, 34-27 (H) 104,756 Nov. 27 Lost to *LSU, 34-27 (H) 105,829 Dec. 29 Beat West Virginia, 45-37 (N) 51,282

*SEC Games

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