2014 AGGIE FOOTBALL Game Notes
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2014 AGGIE FOOTBALL Game Notes THREE NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS • 705 VICTORIES • 18 CONFERENCE TITLES • 35 BOWL GAMES • 64 FIRST-TEAM ALL-AMERICANS 2014 SCHEDULE ARKANSAS (RV-AP / RV-HC) Thursday, Aug. 28 W, 52-28 (3-1, 0-1 vs. SEC) @SOUTH CAROLINA VS. Columbia, S.C. TEXAS A&M (# 6-AP / #7-HC) Saturday, Sept. 6 W, 73-3 LAMAR (4-0, 1-0 vs. SEC) Kyle Field, College Station Saturday, Sept. 13 W, 38-10 RICE WHAT TO WATCH FOR: RAZORBACKS VS. AGGIES Kyle Field, College Station • Texas A&M will be seeking its first 5-0 start • Texas A&M ranks No. 2 nationally in total Saturday, Sept. 20 W, 58-6 since 2001 when current Aggie head coach offense (612.5) and have surpassed the @SMU Kevin Sumlin was in his first season as 600-yard mark in three of four games. Dallas, Texas assistant head coach/wide receivers coach • It will be a contrast in styles as the Razor- Saturday, Sept. 27 2:30 p.m. / CBS under then-head coach R.C. Slocum at backs’s average time of possession in 2014 vs. ARKANSAS A&M. is 32:06 (No. 28 nationally), while the Ag- AT&T Stadium, Arlington, Texas • Sumlin will be seeking his 60th win as a gies’ average TOP is 26:00 (No. 120). Saturday, Oct. 4 11 am / ESPN head coach. @MISSISSIPPI STATE • It will be a homecoming for 20 players on Starkville, Miss. • Texas A&M is 2-0 vs. Arkansas since joining the Texas A&M roster that are from the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex, including Saturday, Oct. 11 TBA the SEC in 2012, but the Razorbacks have OLE MISS won three of the last five contests, includ- three from Arlington, Texas. Kyle Field, College Station ing all three previous meetings at AT&T • A&M has scored first in 27 of 30 games Saturday, Oct. 18 TBA Stadium. under Kevin Sumlin. A&M has scored 20 @ALABAMA • It will be the second SEC game of 2014 times on the first offensive series under Tuscaloosa, Ala. for both teams. On opening weekend, the Sumlin (19 TDs). Saturday, Nov. 1 TBA Aggies upset then-No. 9 South Carolina in • Texas A&M has forced a punt or turnover UL-MONROE Columbia, S.C., while Arkansas fell to the Kyle Field, College Station on downs on every opening offensive series Auburn Tigers, 45-21, in Auburn, Ala. of both halves in 2014. Saturday, Nov. 8 TBA @AUBURN Auburn, Ala. 2014 STATISTICAL LEADERS Saturday, Nov. 15 TBA MISSOURI Kyle Field, College Station Thursday, Nov. 27 6:30 pm/ESPN LSU Kyle Field, College Station FB MEDIA RELATIONS CONTACTS Passing Rushing Receiving All-Purpose Yards MAIN LINE, Texas A&M Media Relations KENNY HILL TREY WILLIAMS MALCOME KENNEDY SPEEDY NOIL Phone ............................................... 979.845-5725 Southlake, Texas Spring, Texas Cayuga, Texas New Orleans, La. FAX ................................................... 979.845-6825 1,359 yards (97-139 att.) 208 yards (29 att.) 334 yards (30 rec.) 108.0 yards/G ALAN CANNON, Associate A.D./Media Relations email ....................... [email protected] BRAD MARQUARDT, Associate Director email .................. [email protected] ADAM QUISENBERRY, Assistant Director email ................ [email protected] MATT CALLAWAY, Assistant Director email .................... [email protected] Scoring Tackles QB Sacks Passes Defended JACKIE THORNTON, Secretary JOSH LAMBO HOWARD MATTHEWS MYLES GARRETT ARMANI WATTS email ........................... [email protected] Middleton, Wisc. League City, Texas Arlington, Texas Forney, Texas 47 pts (6-6 FG, 29-29 XP) 27 tackles (15 solo) 5.5 QBS (-34 yards) 4 (3 PBU, 1 INT) 2014 SCHEDULE BREAKDOWN THIS WEEK (#9-AP/#9-HC) @SOUTH CAROLINA Aggies open season road win over No. 9 Gamecocks SETTING THE SCENE ... Thursday, Aug. 28 | 5 p.m. ... second top 10 road win of Sumlin’s A&M career ... KICKOFF: 2:30 p.m. CT Columbia, S.C. QB Hill passes for A&M-record 511 yards in 1st start SITE: AT&T Stadium, Arlington, Texas W, 52-28 | SEC Network ... WR Kennedy reels in 14 catches. (capacity: 80,000) LAMAR State of Texas record crowd of 104,728 attends Kyle RANKINGS: Saturday, Sept. 6 | 6:30 p.m. Field redevelopment reveal ... nine Aggies score TDs Arkansas (RV - AP / RV HC) Kyle Field, College Station, Texas (3 RBs, 6 WRs) ... freshman WR Noil has 40+ catch, Texas A&M (No. 6 - AP / No. 7 HC) 50+ KOR, 60+ PR ... 73 points most since 2003. W, 73-3 | SEC Network TELEVISION: RICE CBS (National) Freshman DE Garrett logs 2.5 QBS vs. Rice, matches Verne Lundquist, play-by-play Saturday, Sept. 13 | 8 p.m. freshman SEASON record of 5.5 in third game ... Gary Danielson, analyst Kyle Field, College Station, Texas 47-yard FG by PK Lambo was a career long ... Aggies W, 38-10 | ESPN2 score 163 points in first 3 games, most since 1917. Allie LaForce, sideline RADIO: @SMU Season-debuts by LB Shaan Washington and CB Texas A&M Radio Network (Regional) Saturday, Sept. 20 | 2:30 p.m. De’Vante Harris -- out since fall camp due to injury The Texas A&M Radio Network provides ... Season-high 8 QB sacks, 268 rushing yards ... Aver- Dallas, Texas coverage via nearly 60 stations across the aged 9.8 yards/play ... Allowed only 13 first downs. | ABC/ESPN2 state of Texas. For a complete list of affili- ates, please go to 12thMan.com. VS. ARKANSAS Game will be played at AT&T Stadium after home- Saturday, Sept. 27 | 2:30 p.m. and-home games in 2012 and 2013. Game is sched- Dave South, play-by-play Arlington, Texas uled to be played at the home of the Dallas Cowboys Dave Elmendorf, analyst | CBS from 2014-2024. Will Johnson/sideline) Texas A&M Spanish Network (Regional) @MISSISSIPPI STATE Mississippi State, coming off their first victory over Texas A&M’s Spanish broadcast can be Saturday, Oct. 4 | 11 a.m. LSU 14 years, have an open date on Sept. 27. Rice heard on radio stations in San Antonio, Starkville, Miss. and SMU also had open dates the week prior to their Houston, El Paso and McAllen, Texas. | ESPN matchup with Texas A&M. Pedro Vela Almaguer, play-by-play OLE MISS Noel Orellana, analyst) Saturday, Oct. 11 | TBD SIRIUS XM: Kyle Field, College Station, Texas Texas A&M game call located on Sirius 91 / | TBD XM 91 ... Texas A&M Spanish Network on @ALABAMA channel 551. Saturday, Oct. 18 | TBD SERIES: Tuscaloosa, Ala. • Arkansas leads the all-time series, 41-26-3 | TBD • 1st meeting in 1903 (W, 6-0 in College Sta- tion, Texas) ULM • Last meeting in 2014 (W, 45-33 in Fayette- Saturday, Nov. 1 | TBD ville, Ark.) Kyle Field, College Station, Texas • Hogs swept the three previous meetings at | TBD Cowboys/AT&T Stadium from 2009-11 @AUBURN • The two teams have split the last 10 meet- Saturday, Nov. 8 | TBD ings which has been as Southwest Confer- Auburn, Ala. ence foes, non-conference opponents and in | TBD the SEC. MISSOURI The Texas A&M and Arkansas coaching staffs Saturday, Nov. 15 | TBD will be wearing Coach to Cure MD patches Kyle Field, College Station, Texas this week to raise awareness and funding | TBD for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy research. LSU Fans are encouraged to donate online at www.CoachtoCureMD.org or donate $5 by Thursday, Nov. 27 | 6:30 p.m. texting CURE to 90999.” Kyle Field, College Station, Texas | ESPN 2 FOLLOW THE AGGIES: AGGIEFOOTBALL @AGGIEFOOTBALL @COACHSUMLIN @AGGIEFBLIFE @TAMUGAMEDAY DEFENSIVE IMPROVEMENT • The Aggies have allowed just three points in the fourth quarter, outscoring then-No. 9 South It’s a small sample size after just four- Carolina, Lamar, Rice and SMU, 48-3, in the final MILESTONES MET VS. SMU games, but the national stats indicate a signifi- stanza. • The Aggies’ 221 points in the first four cant improvement on defense for the Aggies games of the season is a record-setting compared to 2013. • Texas A&M ranks No. 2 nationally in first downs per game with 30.0 (FBS best 120 total) after start, but it’s also the most points in ANY MAKING A STAND four games, including a school-record 39 vs. four-game span in school history. The STAT 2014 AVG (RANK) 2013 AVG (RANK) then No. 9 South Carolina in Columbia, S.C. previous high in both categories was 211 by D.X. Bible 1917 team. Scoring Defense 11.8 pts/G (#8) 32.2 pts/G (#96) • On 19 3rd or 4th down rushes, the Aggies have Rushing Defense 124.8 (#42) 222.3 (#111) made a first down and/or touchdown 16 times. • The Aggies improved to 4-0 for first time Passing Defense 224.8 (#62) 253.5 (#97) since 2006. • The Aggies rank No. 3 nationally in yards per Pass Eff. Defense 110.2 rtg (#27) 136.5 rtg (#106) play with an average gain of 8.1, which is easily • The eight QB sacks vs. the Ponies matched Total Defense 349.5 (#43) 475.8 (#111) ahead of the average gain from 2012 (7.1) and the high-water mark of the Kevin Sumlin QB Sacks 4.0/G (t#4) 1.62 (#83) 2013 (7.3). era (since 2012). TFLs 7.5/G (#10) 5.2 (#92) • Texas A&M has shined in the red zone in 2014 • The 268 rushing yards against SMU were 3rd Down Defense 33.3 (#41) 50.0% (#77) -- both on offense and defense. The offense has the most since rolling to 326 yards against scored on 23-of-24 trips inside the opponent’s Oklahoma in the 2013 AT&T Cotton Bowl.