2018 TEXAS A&M FOOTBALL GAME 8 | MISSISSIPPI STATE SATURDAY, OCT. 27, 2018 GAME TIME: 6:00 p.m. | SITE: DAVIS WADE STADIUM | TV: ESPN SCHEDULE MISSISSIPPI ST TEXAS A&M AUG NORTHWESTERN STATE BULLDOGS AGGIES 30 W, 59-7 | 7:30 p.m. | SEC Network Kyle Field, College Station, Texas LOCATION: Starkville, Miss. LOCATION: College Station, Texas ENROLLMENT: 21,844 ENROLLMENT: 68,603 (Fall 2017) SEP CLEMSON TEAM RECORD: 4-3 TEAM RECORD: 5-2 L, 26-28 | 6:05 p.m. | ESPN 8 Kyle Field, College Station, Texas CONFERENCE RECORD: 1-3 (SEC) CONFERENCE RECORD: 3-1 (SEC) RANKING: AP: RV / Coaches: RV RANKING: AP: No. 16 / Coaches: No. 17 SEP ULM HEAD COACH: Joe Moorhead (1st season) HEAD COACH: Jimbo Fisher (1st season) W, 48-10 | 6:30 p.m. | SEC Network 15 Kyle Field, College Station, Texas STATISTICAL LEADERS SEP at ALABAMA L, 23-45 | 2:30 p.m. | CBS RUSHING RECEIVING 22 Tuscaloosa, Ala. Trayveon Williams Jace Sternberger RB | Houston, Texas TE | Kingfisher, Okla. vs. ARKANSAS SEP 120 carries, 798 yards (5.7 avg.) 29 catches, 496 yards (17.1 avg.) W, 24-17 | 11:00 a.m. | ESPN 29 Arlington, Texas 8 touchdowns 6 touchdowns SEC leader in A-P yards Tied for FBS lead in TDs by a TE OCT KENTUCKY PASSING TACKLES W, 20-14(OT) | 6:00 p.m. | ESPN 6 Kyle Field, College Station, Texas Kellen Mond Otaro Alaka QB | San Antonio, Texas LB | Houston, Texas OCT at SOUTH CAROLINA 132-of-214 attempts (61.7%) 40 total tackles W, 26-23 | 2:30 p.m. | SEC Network 1,800 yards (257.1 / G) 22 solo tackles 13 Columbia, S.C. 10 touchdowns 6.5 tackles for loss OCT at MISSISSIPPI STATE 27 6 p.m. | ESPN WHAT TO WATCH FOR #TAMUvsMSST: Starkville, Miss. Texas A&M (5-2 overall, 3-1 in SEC play) seeks bowl eligibility for a school-re- cord 10th straight season when the No. 16/17 Aggies take on Mississippi State at 6 NOV at AUBURN p.m. on Saturday at Davis Wade Stadium in Starkville, Miss., on ESPN. 3 TBD | TBD Auburn, Ala. • The Aggies’ nine-year streak of bowl appearances is tied for the 11th-longest active streak in the FBS (fourth-longest among SEC schools behind Georgia (21), LSU (17), Alabama (14). NOV OLE MISS • Texas A&M will be seeking its fourth consecutive SEC victory on Saturday, which would match TBD | TBD 10 Kyle Field, College Station, Texas the Aggies’ longest conference win streak since joining the SEC. Texas A&M won four straight in 2012 (@AUB, @MSST, @ALA, MIZZ) and 2016 (@AUB, vs. ARK, @SC, TENN). NOV UAB • A win would be the Aggies’ third this month, which would match the most in the month of TBD | TBD October since joining the SEC (2012 and 2016). 17 Kyle Field, College Station, Texas • Head Coach Jimbo Fisher has won five of his last six games as a HC when coming off a regular- ly scheduled bye (FSU’s 2017 schedule was revamped after Hurricane Irma). NOV LSU TBD | TBD • In a battle of first-year SEC coaches, Jimbo Fisher and Mississippi State’s Joe Moorhead square 24 Kyle Field, College Station, Texas off for the first time. • The Bulldogs own a slight advantage over Texas A&M, 6-5, in the series, which dates back all the way to 1912. Since joining the SEC, the series is tied at 3-3 with Mississippi State winning the last two meetings. • Armed with their highest national ranking since 2016, the Aggies look to snap a two-game losing streak against the Bulldogs in Starkville. 2018 TEXAS A&M GAME NOTES 2018 SCHEDULE BREAKDOWN NORTHWESTERN STATE Offense gained 700+ yards for the 8th time in schoool Thursday, Aug. 30 | 7:30 p.m. history ... Set a school record with 40 first downs ... T. Williams rushed for 240 yards, the second most in a Kyle Field, College Station, Texas game in program history ... Aggies logged 500 rushing W, 59-7 | TV: SEC Network yards and 200 passing yards for 2nd time in history. (#2-AP / #2-HC) Aggies threatened with the upset, scoring with 46 CLEMSON seconds left in the 4th to pull within two points ... K. Saturday, Sept. 8 | 6 p.m. Rogers recorded career highs in receptions (7) and SETTING THE SCENE: Kyle Field, College Station, Texas receiving yards (120), while hauling in his first two TEXAS A&M at MISSISSIPPI STATE L, 26-28 | TV: ESPN career TDs ... 6th largest crowd in Kyle Field history (104,794). KICKOFF: 6:00 p.m. CT ULM T. Williams rushed for 128 yards and a TD, his second SITE: Davis Wade Stadium, Starkville, Miss. 100-yard game and seventh of his career ... T. Dodson (capacity: 61,337) Saturday, Sept. 15 | 6:30 p.m. recorded the longest scoring play of the season with Kyle Field, College Station, Texas a 78-yard return of a blocked FG ... The Aggies racked RANKINGS: Mississippi State: RV (AP) | RV (Coaches) W, 48-10 | TV: SEC Network up four sacks. Texas A&M: No. 16 (AP) | No. 17 (Coaches) at Alabama (#1-AP / #1-HC) B. Mann set the NCAA record for average yards per TELEVISION: punt at 60.8 ... J. Sternberger caught his fourth TD Saturday, Sept. 22 | 2:30 p.m. ESPN (National) of the season ... S. Small drilled three field goals, Dave Pasch, play-by-play Bryant-Denny Stadium, Tuscaloosa, Ala. including a 52-yarder ... Aggie defense tallied seven Greg McElroy, analyst L, 23-45 | TV: CBS tackles for loss. Tom Luginbill, sideline vs. Arkansas Texas A&M recorded its seventh straight win over Ar- RADIO: kansas ... J. Corbin opened the game with a 100-yard Texas A&M Radio Network (Regional) Saturday, Sept. 29 | 11:00 a.m. kickoff return for a TD ... T. Williams posted his third The Texas A&M Radio Network provides AT&T Stadium, Arlington, Texas 100-yard game of the season ... Aggie defense logged coverage via nearly 60 stations across the W, 24-17 | TV: ESPN a season-best five QB sacks. state of Texas. For a complete list of affiliates, please go to 12thMan.com. (#13-AP / #15-HC) Aggies snapped a seven-game losing streak to AP KENTUCKY Top 25 teams dating back to 2016 ... J. Sternberger Andrew Monaco, play-by-play Saturday, Oct. 6 | 6 p.m. tied A&M school record for receiving TDs by a TE ... Dave Elmendorf, analyst Kyle Field, College Station, Texas Defense didnt allow Kentucky to run an offensive play Will Johnson, sideline W, 20-14(OT) | TV: ESPN on the Aggies’ side of the 50 ... T. Williams rushed for Texas A&M Spanish Network (Regional) 138 yards and the game-winning TD. Texas A&M’s Spanish broadcast can be heard at South Carolina (RV-AP / RV-HC) Texas A&M moved to 5-0 against its permanent SEC on radio stations in Dallas, San Antonio, Hous- rival ... J. Sternberger and Q. Davis recorded 100-plus ton, El Paso, Brownsville and McAllen, Texas. Saturday, Oct. 13 | 2:30 p.m. receiving yards with career highs in catches and yards Locally, the TAMU Spanish Network can be Williams-Brice Stadium, Columbia, S.C. ... S. Small booted four field goals including a 52-yard- heard on 1550 AM. W, 26-23 | TV: SEC Network er ... C. Oliver snagged his first career interception. Pedro Vela Almaguer, play-by-play at Mississippi State (RV-AP / RV-HC) Series record: Mississippi State leads 6-5 Noel Orellana, analyst SIRIUS XM: Saturday, Oct. 27 | 6 p.m. The Texas A&M Radio Network call of the Davis-Wade Stadium, Starkville, Miss. game can be heard on SiriusXM at Sirius 81/ TV: ESPN XM 81 / Internet 81. SERIES VS. MISSISSIPPI STATE: Series record: Texas A&M leads 5-3 at Auburn Mississippi State leads 6-5 Saturday, Nov. 3 | TBA 10/28/2017 College Station L, 14-35 Jordan-Hare Stadium, Auburn, Ala. 11/5/2016 Starkville L, 28-35 TV: TBA 10/3/2015 College Station W, 30-17 10/4/2014 Starkville L, 31-48 OLE MISS Series record: Texas A&M leads 7-3 11/9/2013 College Station W, 51-41 Saturday, Nov. 10 | TBA 11/3/2012 Starkville W, 38-13 Kyle Field, College Station, Texas 12/31/2000 Shreveport, La. L, 41-43 TV: TBA 10/9/1937 Tyler, Texas W, 14-0 11/25/1915 College Station L, 0-7 UAB Series record: Texas A&M leads 1-0 11/1/1913 Dallas L, 0-6 11/28/1912 College Station W, 41-7 Saturday, Nov. 17 | TBA Kyle Field, College Station, Texas TV: TBA LSU Series record: LSU leads 33-20-3 Saturday, Nov. 24 | TBA Kyle Field, College Station, Texas TV: TBA 2 AGGIE FOOTBALL | HOME OF THE 12TH MAN 2018 TEXAS A&M GAME NOTES QUICK HITS MANN ON A MISSION • Texas A&M’s defense ranks second nationally in Junior P Braden Mann leads all of the FBS in third-down conversions, holding opposing teams to gross punting by over four and a half yards with just 22.8%. an average punt of 54.5 yards. • The Aggie defense is holding opposing offenses to • Mann is averaging 54.5 yards per punt, the best 81.6 rushing yards per game, which is the best in mark in college football history by over four yards the SEC and fourth in FBS. 2018 STANDINGS (min. 36 punts). EAST SEC ALL • Texas A&M has dominated possession in the first • At No.