KEITH FORD The hard-running RB has two or more rushing touchdowns in three of five games in 2017. GAME 5 NOTES ALABAMA TEXAS A&M (5-0, 2-0 vs. SEC) (4-1, 2-0 vs. SEC) AP/USAT Rank: No. 1 / No. 1 AP/USAT Rank: RV-2 / RV-27 Head Coach: Nick Saban (11th season) Head Coach: Kevin Sumlin (6th season) Date: Oct. 7, 2017 | Kickoff: 6:15 p.m. CT | Site: Kyle Field, College Station, Texas | TV: ESPN (national) STATISTICAL LEADERS PASSING DEFENSE KELLEN MOND | Fr. ARMANI WATTS | Sr. San Antonio, Texas Forney, Texas 69-of-126, 808 yards, 6 TDs 37 total tackles (27 solo) 51 rushes, 252 yards, 1 TD 5.0 TFL | 3 INT | 1 FR RUSHING ALL-PURPOSE TRAYVEON WILLIAMS | So. CHRISTIAN KIRK | Jr. Houston, Texas Scottsdale, Ariz. 384 yards, 66 carries, 5 TD 118.4 A-P yards/G 5.8 yards/carry 23 catches, 264 yards, 4 TDs 2017 SCHEDULE L W W W L, 45-44 | 9/3 | 6:30 PM W, 24-14 | 9/9 | 6 PM W, 45-21 | 9/16 | 11 AM W, 50-43 OT | 9/23 | 11 AM Rose Bowl, Pasadena, Calif. Kyle Field, College Station, TX Kyle Field, College Station, TX AT&T Stadium, Arlington, TX W W, 24-17 | 9/30 | 6:30 PM 10/7 | 6:15 PM | ESPN 10/14 | TBA | TBA 10/28 | TBA | TBA Kyle Field, College Station, TX Kyle Field, College Station, TX Ben Hill Griffin Stadium, Gainesville, Fla. Kyle Field, College Station, TX 11/4 | TBA | TBA 11/11 | TBA | TBA 11/18 | TBA | TBA 11/25 | TBA | TBA Kyle Field, College Station, TX Kyle Field, College Station, TX Vaught-Hemingway Stadium, Oxford, Miss. Tiger Stadium, Baton Rouge, La. Facebook “f” Logo CMYK / .eps Facebook “f” Logo CMYK / .eps Follow the Aggies: @AggieFootball @AggieFootball @CoachSumlin 2017 SCHEDULE BREAKDOWN UCLA (RV-AP / RV-HC) UCLA rallied from a 34-point deficit to beat the Aggies, 45-44 ... it was the largest lead lost in school Sunday, Sept. 3 | 6:30 p.m. history ... T.Williams became 4th Aggie w. multiple Rose Bowl, Pasadena, Calif. games w. 200+ rushing yards ... A.Watts has game-hi L, 45-44 | TV: Fox 12 tackles, 2 PBU, 1 FF, 1 RF. NICHOLLS Aggies scored final 10 points of the game to pull away from Colonels, who tied the contest at 14-14 SETTING THE SCENE ... Saturday, Sept. 9 | 6 p.m. early in 4th Q ... TAMU leans on little-used RB K. ALABAMA @ TEXAS A&M Kyle Field, College Station, Texas Bussey to close out game (15 rushes, 97 yards, 1 TD) W, 24-14 | TV: ESPNU ... no turnovers by Aggies for 2nd straight game. KICKOFF: 6:15 p.m. CT UL LAFAYETTE Texas A&M rallied from a 7-point halftime deficit (21- SITE: Kyle Field, College Station, Texas (cap. 14) to win, 45-21. Defense pitched 2nd half shutout, 102,733) Saturday, Sept. 16 | 11 a.m. while offense scored 31 unanswered ... K. Mond 1st Kyle Field, College Station, Texas true freshman 300-yard passer, 4 TD contributed by RANKINGS: W, 45-21 | TV: SEC Network members of 2017 signing class. Alabama: (No. 1 - AP / No. 1 - HC) vs. Arkansas (NR-AP / RV-HC) Aggies win 6th straight meeting vs. ARK, matching Texas A&M: (RV2 - AP / RV27 - HC) longest win streak in school history (1938-43) ... Saturday, Sept. 23 | 11 a.m. TELEVISION: required OT for the 3rd time in last four matchups ... AT&T Stadium, Arlington, Texas ESPN (National) C.Kirk contributes 3 TDs (2 rec/1 KOR), 246 A-P yards OT Joe Tessitore, play-by-play W, 50-43 | TV: ESPN ... A.Watts clinches with INT in the endzone. Todd Blackledge, analyst SOUTH CAROLINA Aggies rally from a 10-pt 2nd half deficit to remain Holly Rowe, sideline unbeaten vs. their permanent cross-division rival (4- Saturday, Sept. 30 | 6:30 p.m. 0) ... K. Ford scores 2 TDs while rushing for 70 yards RADIO: Kyle Field, College Station, Texas on 12 carries ... K. Mond accounts for 254 total yards, Compass Media (National) W, 24-17 | TV: SEC Network including game-high 95 rush yards. Gregg Daniels, play-by-play ALABAMA Series record: Alabama leads 7-2 Dale Hellestrae, analyst Aggies seeking to snap a four-game losing skid to the Saturday, Oct. 7 | 6:15 p.m. Texas A&M Radio Network (Regional) Crimson Tide ... 7th time the AP No. 1 team has come Kyle Field, College Station, Texas to Kyle Field. Aggies are 1-5 in those matchups -- lone The Texas A&M Radio Network provides TV: ESPN win was 30-26 over OU in 2002. coverage via nearly 60 stations across the Series record: Florida leads 2-1 state of Texas. For a complete list of affili- at Florida ates, please go to 12thMan.com. Saturday, Oct. 14 | TBA Ben Hill Griffin Stadium, Gainesville, Fla. Dave South, play-by-play TV: TBA Dave Elmendorf, analyst Will Johnson, sideline MISSISSIPPI STATE Series record: Series tied 5-5 Texas A&M Spanish Network (Regional) Saturday, Oct. 28 | TBA Texas A&M’s Spanish broadcast can be heard Kyle Field, College Station, Texas on radio stations in Dallas, San Antonio, TV: TBA Houston, El Paso, Brownsville and McAllen, AUBURN Series record: Texas A&M leads 5-2 Texas. Locally, the TAMU Spanish Network Saturday, Nov. 4 | TBA can be heard on 1550 AM. Kyle Field, College Station, Texas Pedro Vela Almaguer, play-by-play TV: TBA Noel Orellana, analyst NEW MEXICO Series record: Texas A&M leads 3-0 SIRIUS XM: Saturday, Nov. 11 | TBA The Texas A&M Radio Network call of the Kyle Field, College Station, Texas game can be heard on SiriusXM 137 / 190. TV: TBA Touchdown Radio’s national call can be found at SiriusXM 83. at Ole Miss Series record: Texas A&M leads 6-3 SERIES VS. ALABAMA: Saturday, Nov. 18 | TBA Alabama leads, 7-2 Vaught-Hemingway Stadium, Oxford, Miss. TV: TBA 1 / 1 / 42 Dallas (Cotton Bowl) L 21 29 1 / 1 / 68 Dallas (Cotton Bowl) W 20 16 at LSU Series record: LSU leads 32-20-3 9 / 14 / 85 Birmingham L 10 23 Saturday, Nov. 25 | TBA 12 / 1 / 88 College Station L 10 30 Tiger Stadium, Baton Rouge, La. 11 / 10 / 12 Tuscaloosa W 29 24 TV: TBA 9 / 14 / 13 College Station L 42 49 10 / 18 / 14 Tuscaloosa L 0 59 10 / 17 / 15 College Station L 23 41 10 / 22 / 16 Tuscaloosa L 14 33 Facebook “f” Logo CMYK / .eps Facebook “f” Logo CMYK / .eps 2 Follow the Aggies: @AggieFootball @AggieFootball @CoachSumlin WHAT TO WATCH FOR MILESTONES OF INTEREST: #BAMAvsTAMU: • QB Kellen Mond needs 192 passing yards TEXAS A&M RECORD IN Texas A&M will host the nation’s to become the fifth freshman (third true KEVIN SUMLIN ERA No. 1-ranked team at Kyle Field for the freshman) to reach 1,000 passing yards in (2012-PRESENT) seventh time in progam history when program history. top-ranked and undefeated Alabama • RB Trayveon Williams needs 24 rushing Overall Wins by Percentage rolls into Aggieland for a 6:15 p.m. yards to jump ahead of 1957 Heisman Alabama 69-7 0.908 Trophy winner John David Crow (1,465 matchup on Saturday. Georgia 53-18 0.746 yards) on the Aggies’ career rushing list. • Texas A&M will be seeking its third all- He needs 59 yards to reach 1,500 career LSU 48-20 0.706 time win over the Associated Press No. 1 yards in his 18th career game. Texas A&M 48-22 0.686 team on Saturday. The Aggies’ previous No. 1 wins were 30-26 over Oklahoma • RB Keith Ford is 29 yards away from be- Florida 43-24 0.642 at Kyle Field in 2002 and 29-24 over Ala- coming the 44th Aggie to rush for 1,000 Miss St 43-27 0.614 bama in Tuscaloosa, Ala., in 2012. career yards. Ole Miss 41-27 0.603 • Texas A&M has a 2-12 record vs. the AP • WR Christian Kirk needs 201 all-purpose No. 1 team, including a 1-5 record at Kyle yards to become the program’s sixth play- Vs. SEC opponents by Percentage Field. er (and first WR) to reach the 4,000 yard Alabama 38-4 0.905 plateau in career all-purpose yards. • Texas A&M is seeking to become the 20th Florida 29-13 0.690 team in NCAA history to beat the AP No. • Senior DB Armani Watts will become just Georgia 29-13 0.690 1 team at least three times. the 11th player in school history with double-digit interceptions with his next LSU 25-16 0.610 • The Aggies will be seeking to snap a four- pickoff. He currently has nine career INTs. Texas A&M 23-19 0.548 game losing skid to the Crimson Tide. • Senior DT Zaycoven Henderson needs six Miss St 21-22 0.488 • Texas A&M will be trying to improve to tackles to reach 100 for his career. Auburn 20-22 0.476 3-0 in SEC play for a second straight year (also second time since joining SEC). • Senior Shane Tripucka’s next punt will Vs. AP Top 25 Opponents by Percentage be the 100th of his career. He also needs TOP-RANKED OPPONENTS three inside-the-20 boots to reach 40 for Alabama 31-7 0.816 his career. LSU 14-11 0.560 AT KYLE FIELD Georgia 12-12 0.500 2013 #1 Alabama 49, #6 Texas A&M 42 UNDERCLASS FLASH Texas A&M 12-13 0.480 2002 TEXAS A&M 30, #1 OKLAHOMA 26 Texas A&M has leaned heavily on its Ole Miss 12-17 0.414 underclassmen in 2017.