2020 TEXAS A&M FOOTBALL GAME 4: at Mississippi State -- SATURDAY, OCT. 17, 2020 GAME TIME: 3 p.m. CT | SITE: Davis-Wade Stadium - Starkville, Miss. | TV: SEC Network TWITTER: @AGGIEFOOTBALL /// INSTAGRAM: @AGGIEFOOTBALL /// FACEBOOK: /AGGIEFOOTBALL /// #GIGEM 2020 SCHEDULE MISSISSIPPI ST. TEXAS A&M BULLDOGS AGGIES SEP VANDERBILT 26 W, 17-12 | 6:30 p.m. | SEC Network Kyle Field, Bryan-College Station, Texas 2020 TEAM RECORD: 1-2 2020 TEAM RECORD: 2-1 2020 CONFERENCE RECORD: 1-2 (SEC) 2020 CONFERENCE RECORD: 2-1 (SEC) OCT at No. 2 Alabama 3 L, 24-52 | 2:30 p.m. | CBS RANKING: AP: NR / Coaches: NR RANKING: AP: 11 / Coaches: 11 Bryant-Denny Stadium, Tuscaloosa, Ala. LAST GAME: Oct. 10 LAST GAME: Oct. 10 No. 21 Texas A&M 41, No. 4 Florida 38 OCT No. 4 FLORIDA Kentucky 24, Mississippi State 2 10 W, 41-38 | 11 a.m. | ESPN HEAD COACH: Mike Leach (BYU ‘83) HEAD COACH: Jimbo Fisher (Salem Univ. ‘90) Kyle Field, Bryan-College Station, Texas Overall Record ...............140-92 (19th Season) Overall Record ................102-33 (11th Season) at Mississippi State at Mississippi St. ..................... 1-2 (1st Season) at Texas A&M ..................... 19-10 (3rd Season) OCT vs. Texas A&M .............................................7-3 vs. Mississippi State ....................................1-1 17 3 p.m. | SEC Network Davis-Wade Stadium, Starkville, Miss. WHAT TO WATCH FOR #MSUVSTAMU: QUICK HITS OCT ARKANSAS 31 6:30 p.m. | SEC Network • Texas A&M aims to even the series with • Senior QB Kellen Mond became A&M’s all- Kyle Field, Bryan-College Station, Texas Mississippi State, in search of it first win in time leader in career passing yards in the Starkville since joining the SEC in 2012. win over Florida, upping his total to 8,224 ... at South Carolina • Senior QB Kellen Mond needs 407 yards of Mond also holds the all-time record for career NOV offense to pass Johnny Manziel for the completions (680) and attempts (1,168). 6:30 p.m. | ESPN/SEC Network 7 career total offense record at A&M ... He • Mond recorded the seventh 300-yard passing Williams-Brice Stadium, Columbia, S.C. needs one touchdown to become the third game of his career against Florida, throwing Aggie with 60-plus career scoring passes. for 338 yards and three touchdowns, which NOV at Tennessee • Mond is also in search of the 25th victory of ties his regulation career high. his career, which would tie him for second TBD | TBD • Sophomore RB Isaiah Spiller’s 174 yards 14 all-time at A&M. Neyland Stadium, Knoxville, Tenn. on the ground and sophomore WR Caleb • Mond made his 37th career start against Chapman’s 151 receiving yards against OLE MISS Florida, which is the second-most by a QB Florida marked the first time in program NOV in school history ... Corey Pullig (1992-95) is history A&M has had a receiver and rusher 21 TBD | TBD Kyle Field, Bryan-College Station, Texas the school record holder with 40 career QB with more than 150 yards each in a game. starts (33-6-1). • Spiller surpassed the 1,000 career rushing LSU • The Aggies have a veteran o-line at work yards mark in just the 14th game of his NOV this season that has combined to make 122 career after tallying 117 yards on the 28 TBD | TBD starts ... The unit ranks third in the nation, Kyle Field, Bryan-College Station, Texas ground against Vandy, the fifth 100-yard allowing just 0.33 sacks per game. rushing game of his career. at Auburn • Senior LB Buddy Johnson has led the • A&M’s win over Florida was the program’s DEC defense in tackles in each of the team’s first victory over a top-five team since 5 TBD | TBD three games, matching a career high with topping No.3 Auburn in 2014. Jordan-Hare Stadium, Auburn, Ala. 11 against Vandy and Florida ... Johnson was A&M’s most consistent performer on • The Aggies racked up 543 yards of total defense last season and led the team with offense against Florida, 205 rushing and NOV at No. 4 GEORGIA 77 takedowns. 338 through the air, marking the most for L, 13-19 | 2:30 p.m. | CBS 23 • Junior PK Seth Small needs two field goals the Aggies in regulation since 2016. Sanford Stadium, Athens, Ga. to move into the top five in career makes at • Quick starts have been a harbinger of Aggie A&M ... At Alabama he became the eighth victories in the Jimbo Fisher era. The Aggies NOV at No. 1 LSU Aggie to reach the 40-FG mark. are 14-4 when scoring first and a perfect 30 6 p.m. | ESPN • Small sent a 26-yard FG through the 13-0 when leading after the first quarter. Tiger Stadium, Baton Rouge, La. uprights as time expired to knock off No. 4 • Under DC Mike Elko, the Aggies ranked in Florida, marking the first time A&M has hit ACADEMY SPORTS + OUTDOORS TEXAS BOWL a game-winning field goal with zeros on the top 35 in total defense in 2018 (No. 32) the clock since Josh Lambo connected on and 2019 (No. 29) FBS statistical rankings. vs. No. 25 Oklahoma State a 33-yard attempt to top Ole Miss 41-38 in Prior to Elko’s arrival, the Aggies hadn’t DEC ranked in the top 50 nationally in more 5:45 p.m. | ESPN 2013. than a decade (since 2006). 27 NRG Stadium, Houston, Texas 2020 TEXAS A&M GAME NOTES 2020 SCHEDULE BREAKDOWN VANDERBILT The Aggies moved to 3-0 all-time against Vanderbilt and won their eighth straight home opener ... I. Spiller recorded 117 of Sept. 26 | 6:30 p.m. A&M’s 183 rushing yards for his fifth career 100-game, as he Kyle Field, Bryan-College Station, Texas also surpassed the 1,000 career rushing yards mark ... The W, 17-12 | TV: SEC Network defense held strong late in the game and LBs B. Johnson and A. Hansford led the way with 11 takedowns apiece. A&M was able to keep things close early, but three at No. 2 ALABAMA unanswered TDs before the half positioned Alabama to take Oct. 3 | 2:30 p.m. control ... A. Smith finished with 123 receiving yards and a pair SETTING THE SCENE: Bryant-Denny Stadium, Tuscaloosa, Ala. of receiving TDs ... B. Johnson led the defense for the second striaght game with eight takedowns ... D. Leal recorded the TEXAS A&M VS. MISSISSIPPI STATE L, 24-52 | TV: CBS first interception of his career to set up a second quarter TD. KICKOFF: 3:00 p.m. CT NO. 4 FLORIDA A&M earned its first win over a top-5 team since the 2014 SITE: Davis-Wade Stadium (capacity: 61,337) season, generating 543 yards of total offense ... I. Spiller Starkville, Mississippi Oct. 10 | 11 a.m. rushed for 174 yards and two TDs, while C. Chapman had Kyle Field, Bryan-College Station, Texas 151 receving yards and two TDs ... K. Mond became A&M’s RANKINGS: all-time leader in career passing yards ... S. Small sent a 26- W, 41-38 | TV: ESPN yard FG through the uprights as time expired. Texas A&M: 11 (AP) | 11 (Coaches) Mississippi State: NR (AP) | NR (Coaches) Series Record: Mississippi State leads 7-6 at Mississippi State TELEVISION: Oct. 17 | 3 p.m. SEC Network (National) Davis-Wade Stadium, Starkville, Miss. Dave Neal, play-by-play TV: SEC Network DJ Shockley, analyst Dawn Davenport, sideline ARKANSAS Series Record: Arkansas leads 41-32 RADIO: Oct. 31 | 6:30 p.m. Sirius: 83 XM: 83 Internet: 83 Kyle Field, Bryan-College Station, Texas TV: SEC Network Texas A&M Radio Network (Regional) The Texas A&M Radio Network provides at South Carolina Series Record: Texas A&M leads 6-0 coverage via nearly 60 stations across Nov. 7 | 6:30 p.m. the state of Texas. For a complete list of affiliates, please go to 12thMan.com. Williams-Brice Stadium, Columbia, S.C. TV: ESPN/SEC Network Andrew Monaco, play-by-play Dave Elmendorf, analyst at Tennessee Series Record: Tennesse leads 2-1 Will Johnson, sideline Nov. 14 | TBD Texas A&M Spanish Network (Regional) Neyland Stadium, Knoxville, Tenn. Texas A&M’s Spanish broadcast can be TV: TBD heard on KLAT 1010 AM in Houston and locally on KNDE-3 102.7 FM. OLE MISS Series Record: Texas A&M leads 9-3 Michel Gonzalez, play-by-play Nov. 21 | TBD Pedro Luna, play-by-play/analyst Kyle Field, Bryan-College Station, Texas Alejandra Dorbecker, analyst TV: TBD SERIES vs. MISSISSIPPI STATE Series Record: LSU leads 34-21 LSU Mississippi State leads 7-6 (last five games) Nov. 21 | TBD 10/26/2019 College Station W, 49-30 Kyle Field, Bryan-College Station, Texas 10/27/18 Starkville L, 13-28 TV: TBD 10/28/17 College Station L, 14-35 11/5/16 Starkville L, 28-35 at Auburn Series Record: Tied 5-5 10/3/15 College Station W, 30-17 Dec. 5 | TBD Jordan-Hare Stadium, Auburn, Ala. TV: TBD BRYAN-COLLEGE STATION IS THE HOME OF TEXAS A&M ... On August 20, 2020 the Texas A&M Board of Regents voted and approved the use of “Bryan-College Station” as the home of Texas A&M University. “Bryan-College Station” should be used to reference all sporting events, academic events, press releases, marketing collateral, letterhead, and other representations of Texas A&M University and The Texas A&M University System where a specific postal address is not required.