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2019 TEXAS A&M FOOTBALL GAME 1 | TEXAS STATE THURSDAY, AUG. 29, 2019 GAME TIME: 7:30 p.m. CT | SITE: KYLE FIELD | TV: SEC NETWORK SCHEDULE TEXAS STATE TEXAS A&M AUG TEXAS STATE BOBCATS AGGIES 29 7:30 p.m. | SEC Network Kyle Field, College Station, Texas LOCATION: San Marcos, Texas LOCATION: College Station, Texas ENROLLMENT: 38,644 ENROLLMENT: 69,367 SEP at CLEMSON 2018 TEAM RECORD: 3-9 2018 TEAM RECORD: 9-4 2:30 p.m. | ABC 7 Memorial Stadium, Clemson, S.C. 2018 CONFERENCE RECORD: 1-7 (Sun Belt) 2018 CONFERENCE RECORD: 5-3 (SEC) RANKING: AP: NR / Coaches: NR RANKING: AP: No. 12 / Coaches: No. 11 SEP LAMAR HEAD COACH: Jake Spavital (1st season) HEAD COACH: Jimbo Fisher (2nd season) 6:00 p.m. | ESPN2 or ESPNU 14 Kyle Field, College Station, Texas RETURNING STATISTICAL LEADERS SEP AUBURN TBD | TBD RUSHING RECEIVING 21 Kyle Field, College Station, Texas Kellen Mond Quartney Davis QB | San Antonio, Texas WR | Houston, Texas vs. ARKANSAS SEP 149 carries, 474 yards (3.2 avg.) 45 catches, 585 yards (13.0 avg.) TBD | TBD 28 AT&T Stadium, Arlington, Texas 7 touchdowns 7 touchdowns OCT ALABAMA TBD | TBD 12 Kyle Field, College Station, Texas PASSING TACKLES Kellen Mond Justin Madubuike QB | San Antonio, Texas DL | McKinney, Texas OCT at OLE MISS 19 TBD | TBD 238-of-415 attempts (57.3%) 40 total tackles Vaught-Hemingway Stadium, Oxford, Miss. 3,107 yards (239.0 / G) 18 solo tackles 24 touchdowns 10.5 tackles for loss, 5.5 sacks OCT MISSISSIPPI STATE TBD | TBD 26 Kyle Field, College Station, Texas WHAT TO WATCH FOR #TXSTvsTAMU: UTSA Texas A&M opens the 125th season in program history against Texas State at NOV Kyle Field on Aug. 29 at 7:30 p.m. CT on SEC Network. 2 TBD | TBD Kyle Field, College Station, Texas • Thursday’s clash is the third meeting between the two schools, as Texas A&M owns a 2-0 all-time record against the Bobcats. The two teams faced off for the first time almost 100 NOV SOUTH CAROLINA years ago on Oct. 3, 1919 as the Aggies posted a 28-0 win in College Station. The most recent 16 TBD | TBD matchup was on Sept. 22, 2005 as Reggie McNeal and Courtney Lewis posted a pair of Kyle Field, College Station, Texas touchdowns each to lead the Aggies to a 44-31 triumph in a game moved up to Thursday due to Hurricane Rita. NOV at GEORGIA TBD | TBD • The 2019 season opener marks the second-time that Head Coach Jimbo Fisher has opened a 23 Sanford Stadium, Athens, Ga. season against Texas State. In 2015 the Fisher-led Florida State squad posted a 59-16 victory behind 636 yards of offense. NOV at LSU • Coach Fisher owns an 8-1 record in season opener including a perfect 5-0 mark in season TBD | TBD openers played at home. 30 Tiger Stadium, Baton Rouge, La. • Texas A&M finished the 2019 season with an 9-4 record overall and as the runner-up in the rugged SEC West with a 5-3 conference record. It was the Aggies’ highest conference finish since joining the elite league in 2012. The Maroon & White rattled off four wins to conclude the year. The four-game win streak is the longest current win streak in the Southeastern Conference. 2019 TEXAS A&M GAME NOTES 2019 SCHEDULE BREAKDOWN TEXAS STATE Series record: Texas A&M leads 2-0. Thursday, Aug. 29 | 7:30 p.m. Kyle Field, College Station, Texas TV: SEC Network at Clemson Series record: Texas A&M leads 3-2. Saturday, Sept. 7 | 2:30 p.m. SETTING THE SCENE: Memorial Stadium, Clemson, S.C. TEXAS STATE at TEXAS A&M TV: ABC KICKOFF: 7:30 p.m. CT LAMAR Series record: Texas A&M leads 1-0. SITE: Kyle Field, College Station, Texas (capacity: 102,733) Saturday, Sept. 14 | 6:00 p.m. Kyle Field, College Station, Texas RANKINGS: TV: ESPN2/ESPNU Texas State: NR (AP) | NR (Coaches) Texas A&M: No. 12 (AP) | No. 11 (Coaches) AUBURN Series record: Texas A&M leads 5-4. TELEVISION: Saturday, Sept. 21 | TBA ESPN (National) Tom Hart, play-by-play Kyle Field, College Station, Texas Jordan Rodgers, analyst TV: TBA Cole Cubelic, sideline vs. Arkansas Series record: Arkansas leads 31-41-3. RADIO: (Regional) Saturday, Sept. 28 | TBA Texas A&M Radio Network The Texas A&M Radio Network provides cov- AT&T Stadium, Arlington, Texas erage via nearly 60 stations across the state of TV: TBA Texas. For a complete list of affiliates, please go to 12thMan.com. Series record: Alabama leads 9-2. ALABAMA Andrew Monaco, play-by-play Saturday, Oct. 12 | TBA Dave Elmendorf, analyst Kyle Field, College Station, Texas Will Johnson, sideline TV: TBA Texas A&M Spanish Network (Regional) Texas A&M’s Spanish broadcast can be heard on at Ole Miss Series record: Texas A&M leads 8-3. radio stations in Dallas, San Antonio, Houston, El Paso, Brownsville and McAllen, Texas. Locally, Saturday, Oct. 19 | TBA the TAMU Spanish Network can be heard on Vaught-Hemingway Stadium, Oxford, Miss. 1550 AM. TV: TBA Pedro Vela Almaguer, play-by-play MISSISSIPPI STATE Series record: Mississippi State leads 7-5. Noel Orellana, analyst Saturday, Oct. 26 | TBA SERIES VS. TEXAS STATE: Texas A&M leads 2-0 Kyle Field, College Station, Texas TV: TBA 10/3/1919 College Station W, 28-0 9/22/2005 College Station W, 44-31 UTSA Series record: Texas A&M leads 1-0. Saturday, Nov. 2 | TBA Kyle Field, College Station, Texas TV: TBA SOUTH CAROLINA Series record: Texas A&M leads 5-0. Saturday, Nov. 16 | TBA Kyle Field, College Station, Texas TV: TBA at Georgia Series record: Texas A&M leads 3-2. Saturday, Nov. 23 | TBA Sanford Stadium, Athens, Ga. TV: TBA at LSU Series record: LSU leads 33-21-3. Saturday, Nov. 30 | TBA Tiger Stadium, Baton Rouge, La. TV: TBA 2 AGGIE FOOTBALL | HOME OF THE 12TH MAN 2019 TEXAS A&M GAME NOTES QUICK HITS ELKO EFFECT • The Aggie defense held opposing offenses to 95.2 rushing yards per A defensive mastermind that has produced a top-50 defense game, the second-best in the SEC and third in FBS behind Michigan the past seven years at multiple schools, Texas A&M’s Mike State (77.9) and Mississippi State (95.1). The mark was the second- Elko has wasted no time in turning the Aggies into a formidable best in school history behind 1975’s modern day school-record total defense. of 80.3. • The Aggies finished the 2018 season 32nd in total defence with • Texas A&M dominated possession throughout the season, 348.4 yards per game, it marked the first time since the 2006 averaging 34:34 per game. The tally ranked first in the SEC and third season that A&M finished in the top-50 in total defense. in FBS behind Army (38:33) and Charlotte (34:59). • Despite the national trend in which FBS offenses scored more • Texas A&M averaged 25.8 first downs per game last season, the points per game in the 2018 season than the 2017 season, the most in the SEC and sixth in FBS, and allowed 17.0 first downs per Aggies made significant strides in total defense, rushing defense, game defensively, which ranked third in the SEC and was ninth scoring defense, third-down defense and redzone defense. among P5 schools. • In Elko’s ‘multiple’ scheme, Texas A&M allowed nearly 80 less yards on the ground compared to the year prior to Elko’s arrival. IT AIN’T GONNA BE HOW IT USED TO BE • Elko and the Aggie defense held Kentucky’s Benny Snell Jr. (6th in Head Coach Jimbo Fisher and his staff immediately made FBS with 1,449 yards) to a season-low 60 yards and Clemson’s Travis an impact on the program in Fisher’s first season in Aggieland. Etienne (4th in FBS with 1,658 yards) to 44 yards. • The Aggies played less snaps on defense, yet averaged more plays • Two years ago, the Aggies allowed 35+ points in six of their 13 on offense in 2017. In fact, Texas A&M ran 195 more plays on games, while last season, Texas A&M only allowed 35 or more offense than it faced on defense, the second-highest difference in points in two game (45, at No. 1 Alabama & 72 vs. No. 8 LSU in 7 FBS. OTs), and held six teams to 20 points or less. • Quarterback play improved as the team’s passer rating increased 6.2 points from the season before. 2017 vs. 2018 • Texas A&M controled the ball as the offense averaged 5.8 more first 2017 ‘17 FBS Rank 2018 ‘18 FBS Rank downs per game, and were on offense nearly six minutes more per Total D 408.5 78th 348.4 32nd game than the year before. Run D 170.8 70th 95.2 3rd Scoring D 30.7 87th 25.3 47th Turnaround in 2018 3rd Down D 34.7% 37th 30.2% 9th Redzone D 90.7% 122nd 75.7% 15th Stat 2017 2018 Difference Defensive Snaps 72.5 60.4 -12.1/G Offensive Snaps 73.5 75.4 +1.9/G TEXAS A&M - TEXAS STATE CONNECTIONS Passer Rating 128.3 134.5 +6.2 TOP 29:11 34:27 +5:16/G • Texas A&M Offensive Coordinator and Quarterbacks Coach Darrell First Downs 20.0 25.8 +5.8/G Dickey spent the 2011 season in San Marcos as the Co-Offensive Coordinator and Runningbacks Coach under former Texas A&M Rush First Downs 7.4 11.6 +4.2/G Head Coach Dennis Franchione.