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2003 TEXAS A&M FOOTBALL (0-0, 0-0 SBC) ARKANSAS ST. TEXAS A&M (0-0, 0-0 B12) VS. FRANCHIONE ERA OPENS AT A&M --- INDIANS AGGIES The Dennis Franchione era at Texas ASSOCIATED PRESS — Not Ranked A&M opens with the Aggies facing off ASSOCIATED PRESS — Receiving Votes against the Indians of Arkansas State USA TODAY/ESPN —Not Ranked USA TODAY/ESPN —Receiving Votes on Aug. 30 at Kyle Field. The dean of Big 12 head coaches, Date Opponent Site Date Opponent Result/Time Franchione has won eight conference 08/30 at Texas A&M ................................. 7 p.m. 08/30 ARKANSAS STATE (PPV) ................. 7 p.m. championships and a divisional crown (PPV) in his 20 seasons. 09/06 Tennessee-Martin .......................... 6 p.m. 09/06 UTAH ....................................... 7 p.m. 09/13 Southeast Missouri St. ................... 6 p.m. 09/18 at Virginia Tech (ESPN) ................. 6:30 p.m. COMPLETE STAFF 09/20 at Tulsa........................................... 6 p.m. 09/27 PITTSBURGH ................................... TBA JOINS COACH FRAN AT TEXAS A&M --- 09/27 at Memphis .................................... 1 p.m. 10/04 * at Texas Tech .................................... TBA First-year Aggie head coach Dennis 10/04 • Louisiana-Monroe (LR) .................. 6 p.m. 10/11 * BAYLOR ............................................ TBA Franchione brought his entire staff 10/11 at Mississippi.................................. 1 p.m. 10/18 * at Nebraska ....................................... TBA from Alabama to Texas A&M, marking 10/25 • at Utah State .................................. 2 p.m. 10/25 * OKLAHOMA STATE .......................... TBA the first time the Aggie football program has had a completely new coaching 11/01 • at New Mexico State ...................... 6 p.m. 11/01 * KANSAS ............................................ TBA staff since 1954 when Paul “Bear” 11/08 • Idaho .............................................. 2 p.m. 11/08 * at Oklahoma ...................................... TBA Bryant brought most of his Kentucky 11/15 • at North Texas ........................... 3:05 p.m. 11/15 * at Missouri ......................................... TBA staff to Aggieland. (ABC) 11/20 • Middle Tennessee St. .................... 6 p.m. 11/28 * TEXAS ........................................................ 2:30 p.m. A&M PRODUCES ALL TIMES ARE CENTRAL AND SUBJECT TO CHANGE NFL TALENT --- With 43 former players in the National Football League, Texas A&M ranks as the second-most prolific producer of NFL talent, according to the NFL (as of June 2003). Arkansas State INDIANS (0-0, 0-0 SBC) at Texas A&M AGGIES (0-0, 0-0 B12) FRAN’S A&M DEBUT--- KICKOFF --- 7 p.m., Saturday, Aug. 30, 2003 Texas A&M is the seventh head SITE (CAPACITY) --- Kyle Field, College Station, Texas (82,600 capacity) coaching stop for Franchione, who has RADIO INFORMATION --- The game will be broadcast by the 60-plus station Texas A&M Radio Net- posted 4-1-1 record in debut games at work. For a complete list of stations, go to: AggieAthletics.com. Calling the game on the A&M Radio Network are Dave South his previous schools. In season- (play-by-play), Tim Cassidy (commentary) and Chris Valletta (sideline reports). openes, Fran is 14-5-1 in 20 seasons. TV INFORMATION --- The game will be televised on a pay-per-view basis by Big 12 Special Order Sports, Fox Sports Net’s pay-per-view division. The game will be available to participating cable television systems in Texas and nationwide to satel- lite dish customers. Suggested retail price for each telecast is $29.95. A list of participating cable systems, as well as satellite FIVE AGGIES GET providers, offering the pay-per-view telecasts will be announced early next week. The A&M vs. Arkansas State game will be HALL CALL --- replayed on FSN Sunday, Aug. 31 at 1 p.m. central throughout the Southwest region (Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Louisiana The Texas A&M Athletics Hall of and parts of New Mexico). Fame Class of 2003 will include five GAME INFORMATION --- Texas A&M and Arkansas State have faced off on the gridiron twice prior to 2003 with the Aggies former standouts — Mike Arthur ‘90, notching victories at Kyle Field in 1983 (38-0) and 1984 (22-21) … Both games are memorable for different reasons. The James “Hoot” Gibson ‘76, Jesse N. Aggies easily won the 1983 contest on the strength of a school and Southwest Conference record six field goals by Alan “Red” Burditt ‘47, Anjanette Kirkland Smith (44, 45, 42, 33, 59 and 57 yards). The 1984 game is remembered for the horrific ankle injury suffered by future all- ‘97, and Suzanne Sheffield-Chatham conference quarterback Kevin Murray. With Murray out, Craig Stump came off the bench to rally the Aggies to victory with a late touchdown throw to Jimmy Teal … This year’s game will be A&M’s first against a team from the state of Arkansas since ‘84. the Arkansas Razorbacks bolted from the SWC to the Southeastern Conference after the 1991 season. FRANCHIONE ERA OPENS career winning percentage ranks AT TEXAS A&M --- No. 8 among active head coaches The Dennis Franchione era at Texas with a minimum of five years of ser- A&M opens with the Aggies facing off vice. against the Indians of Arkansas State on Franchione is in his seventh stop Aug. 30 at Kyle Field. as a collegiate head coach, and Texas A&M is the seventh head coach- has coached previously at South- ing stop for Franchione, who has posted western (Kan.) College (1981-82), 4-1-1 record in debut games at his previ- Pittsburg State (1985-89), South- ous schools. west Texas State (1990-91), New Mexico (1992-97), TCU (1998- Fran’s Debut Games 2000) and Alabama (2001-02).He Southwestern (Kan.) College also served as an assistant coach 1981 Ottawa .......................... T, 21-21 at Kansas State (1978-80) and Ten- Pittsburg State nessee Tech (1983-84). 1985 at Arkansas Tech .......... W, 24-13 The dean of Big 12 head Southwest Texas State coaches, Franchione has won eight 1990 at TAMU-Kingsville ....... W, 15-7 conference championships and a New Mexico divisional crown in his 20 seasons. 1992 TCU .............................. W, 24-7 Last season, Franchione’s Alabama squad INSIDE THE NUMBERS --- TCU had the best record in the SEC West but 1998 at Iowa State ................. W, 31-21 2 National Coach of the Year Awards were ineligible for the crown. 2 Finalist for Paul “Bear” Bryant National Coach of Alabama the Year Award 2001 UCLA ............................ L, 17-20 Winningest Active Div. I-A Coaches 4 Seasons with 11 wins Texas A&M (by Victories) 6 Consecutive winning seasons 2003 Arkansas State ............. Aug. 30 6 Seasons with 10 wins Rk Coach, School Yrs. Record Pct. 8 Seasons with 9 wins Coach Fran will be looking to continue a 1. Joe Paterno, Penn St. 37 336-100-3 .769 9 Conference or division championships won relatively recent trend of Aggie coaches 2. Bobby Bowden, Florida St. 37 332- 96-4 .773 10 Conference or regional Coach of the Year Awards winning their debut games at A&M. Three 3. Lou Holtz, South Carolina 31 238-120-7 .662 13 Games won by shutout of A&M’s last four head coaches were vic- 4. Jackie Sherrill, Miss. St. 25 178-110-4 .616 14 Seasons scoring 300-plus points 5. Frank Beamer, Va. Tech 22 159- 92-4 .631 torious in their initial game. Prior to that, 17 Winning seasons in 20 years as head coach Ken Hatfield, Rice 24 159-115-4 .579 25 Games scoring 50-plus points however, four straight A&M head coaches 7. Dennis Franchione, A&M 20 155- 73-2 .678 45 Consecutive regular season games won at lost their first game in Aggieland. Overall, 8. Fisher DeBerry, Air Force 19 149- 83-1 .642 Pittsburg State (1985-89) A&M coaches are 16-8-1 in their debut 9. Mack Brown, Texas 19 135- 89-1 .602 64 Games limiting opponents to single digit scoring games. 10. Paul Pasqualoni, Syracuse 17 129- 64-1 .668 121 Consecutive games not been shutout 1992 Last time a Fran team was shutout (BYU, 35-0) Aggie Head Coaches in Debut Games Winningest Active Div. I-A Coaches R.C. Slocum (1989-2002) (by Percentage, 5-Year Minimum) 1989 Louisiana State ............. W, 28-6 Rk Coach, School Yrs. Record Pct. FRAN FACTS --- •Won the conference or division cham- Jackie Sherrill (1982-88) 1. Bob Pruett, Marshall 7 80- 13-0 .860 1982 Boston College ............. L, 16-38 2. Phillip Fulmer, Tenn. 11 103- 25-0 .805 pionship nine times in 20 career sea- sons as a head coach Tom Wilson (1978-81) 3. Bobby Bowden, Florida St. 37 332- 96-4 .773 1978 Rice .............................. W, 38-21 4. Joe Paterno, Penn St. 37 336-100-3 .769 •Two-time National Coach of the Year 5. Lloyd Carr, Michigan 8 76- 23-0 .768 • Has been named conference or re- Emory Bellard (1972-78) 6. Frank Solich, Nebraska 5 49- 16-0 .754 1972 at Wichita State ............ W, 36-13 gional Coach of the Year 10 times 7. Bill Snyder, Kansas St. 14 117- 51-1 .695 •Two-time finalist for the Paul "Bear" Gene Stalling (1965-71) 8. Dennis Franchione, A&M 20 155- 73-2 .678 Bryant National Coach of the Year 1965 at Louisiana State ......... L, 0-10 9. Paul Pasqualoni, Syracuse 17 129- 64-1 .668 Award (2000, 2002) 10. John Robinson, UNLV 16 124- 62-4 .663 Hank Foldberg (1962-64) • During his five years coaching in the 1962 at Louisiana State ......... L, 0-21 state of Texas, Coach Fran has posted Jim Myers (1958-61) Career Conference Crowns an overall record of 38-20. He posted 1958 Texas Tech (n) .............. L, 14-15 by current Big 12 Coaches a winning record in all five of those sea- Paul “Bear” Bryant (1954-57) Head Coach, School Yrs.