FRONT SIDE OF SPECIAL 12TH MAN TOWEL FOR OCT. 31 AGGIES CAN, SPECIAL 12TH MAN TOWELS ON TAP FOR SOUTH CAROLINA CONTEST Texas A&M, Home of the 12th Man, has be conducted at Rudder Plaza from 11 a.m. until 2 waved 12th Man towels in support of Aggie p.m. each weekday. athletics since the mid 1980’s. The Texas Texas A&M is the home of the largest stu- A&M Student-Athlete Advisory Committee dent-athlete run canned food drive in the nation with over 200 student-athletes participating last (SAAC) will team with the 12th Man Student year and the 2015 Aggies CAN food drive will con- Foundation to conduct special sales of 12th clude with the Oct. 31 football game against South Man towels prior to the home game against Carolina. South Carolina on Oct. 31. Texas A&M will Directed by the Aggie SAAC, over 200 stu- donate proceeds from the sales of special $5 dent-athletes helped last year in raising more than commemorative towels to the South Carolina $13,700 in cash and more than 8,000 pounds of Flood Relief efforts. canned goods that were donated to the Brazos “We are the new kids in the Southeastern Con- KELLI BENJAMIN ERIC HYMAN Valley Food Bank in 2014. In an effort to make ference, but one thing that is perfectly clear, the President, SAAC Director of Athletics an even greater impact, SAAC has partnered with SEC is a family,” Director of Athletics Eric Hyman Whataburger, The Bryan-College Station Eagle, said. “Just like a family, you love to beat your broth- KAGS-TV, and the Brazos Valley Food Bank for the er in competitions, but you have his back if ever “As Aggies, we hold true to a set of core val- 2015 campaign. needed. With the devastating flooding in South ues and among them is selfless service,” Texas “I am so proud of all of the Aggies, especial- Carolina, Texas A&M wanted to help out South Car- A&M SAAC President Kelli Benjamin, a swimmer ly our student-athletes, who not only talk about olina in some way possible and the sale 12th Man from the nationally-ranked women’s swimming the Texas A&M core values of excellence, integrity, towels is a perfect way to assist.” and diving team. “Our thoughts and prayers have leadership, loyalty, respect and selfless service, but “Our football team will wear special black uni- been with the people of South Carolina and this they demonstrate a real and tangible commitment forms for Halloween, but we encourage our fans to is a small way in which we can try and help their to a very worthy cause,” Hyman explained. “Hun- buy white 12th Man towels with a special black relief efforts.” ger is a problem across the world, even in our won- ink with both team’s logos, the date, Aggies Help- “We will be able to collect the canned goods derful community in the Brazos Valley. The Brazos ing #SCFloodRelief and the word TOGETHER,” Hy- and provide that help to our local community with Valley Food Bank is an important part of our com- man said. “In place of the letter O in together is the the Brazos Valley Food Bank and the 12th Can, a munity and we’re happy to do what we can to help outline of the state of South Carolina.” campus food pantry run by students,” Benjamin contribute to this important campaign.” The student-athletes at Texas A&M had already explained. “The monetary donations we receive SAAC and Aggie student-athletes will wear designated the South Carolina game as their an- will not only be distributed to our local food pan- lime green shirts throughout the week at various nual Aggies CAN food drive for the Brazos Valley tries, but to the South Carolina relief effort as well.” athletics events and will be happy to accept mone- Food Bank. Collection of canned goods and towel sales will tary donations or canned good items at each event. SOUTH CAROLINA TEXAS A&M (3-4, 1-4 vs. SEC) (5-2, 2-2 vs. SEC) AP/USAT Rank: NR / NR AP/USAT Rank: RV / RV Interim Head Coach: Shawn Elliott Head Coach: KEVIN SUMLIN (4th year at TAMU) Date: Oct. 31, 2015 | Kickoff: 11 a.m. CT | Site: Kyle Field, College Station, Texas (102,733 cap.) | TV: SEC Network (national) 2015 STATISTICAL LEADERS PASSING RECEIVING / A-P / PR KYLE ALLEN / So. CHRISTIAN KIRK / Fr. Scottsdale, Ariz. Scottsdale, Ariz. 1,625 yards, 14 TDs 41 catches, 625 yards, 4 TDs 121-213 (56.8%) 1,180 A-P yards / 22.7 PR avg. RUSHING INTERCEPTIONS TRA CARSON / Sr. DONOVAN WILSON / So. Texarkana, Texas Shreveport, La. 524 yards 122 att.) 3 interceptions 4 TDs 2015 SCHEDULE W W W W W, 38-17 | Sept. 5 | ESPN W, 56-23 | Sept. 12 | ESPNU W, 44-27 | Sept. 19 | SECN W, 28-21 OT | Sept. 26 | ESPN NRG Stadium, Houston, TX Kyle Field, College Station, TX Kyle Field, College Station, TX AT&T Stadium, Arlington, TX W L L W, 30-17 | Oct. 3 | SECN L, 41-23 | Oct. 17 | CBS L, 23-3 | Oct. 24 | ESPN Oct. 31 | 11 am | TBD Kyle Field, College Station, TX Kyle Field, College Station, TX Vaught-Hemingway Stadium, Oxford, MS Kyle Field, College Station, TX Nov. 7 | TBD | TBD Nov. 14 | TBD | TBD Nov. 21 | TBD | TBD Nov. 28 | TBD | TBD Kyle Field, College Station, TX Kyle Field, College Station, TX Vanderbilt Stadium, Nashville, TN Tiger Stadium, Baton Rouge, LA 2015 SCHEDULE BREAKDOWN vs. Arizona St. (#15-AP/#16-HC) Ariz. native Christian Kirk piles up 224 A-P yards, Saturday, Sept. 5 | 6 p.m. 1st TAMU freshman to have 100 receiving yds. in NRG Stadium, Houston, Texas playing debut ... 2nd straight season-opening win W, 38-17 | ESPN (National) over AP Top 25 team, away from Kyle Field. BALL STATE Above-capacity crowd of 104,213 saw 1st game in the redeveloped Kyle Field after Phases I and II ... Saturday, Sept. 12 | 6 p.m. QB Allen completed 10-13 for 126, 3 TDs in 1.5 Q Kyle Field, College Station, Texas Freshman walkon RB Etwi leads w. 116 rush yds ... W, 56-23 | ESPNU (National) Freshman DB Dunning leads w. 9 tackles. QB Allen matches career hi w. 4 TD passes, rushes for NEVADA another ... DE Garrett matches career hi w. 3.5 QBS ... Saturday, Sept. 19 | 11 a.m. WR Kirk posts 2nd 100-yard receiving game in third Kyle Field, College Station, Texas career game ... Seeing 1st action of 2015 were Obioha, Texas A&M and adidas unveiled the Aggie Nights W, 44-27 | SEC Network (National) Hilliard, Henderson. Primeknit alternate uniform on Aug. 7, which will be worn by the Aggies exclusively on Halloween vs. Arkansas Aggies win in overtime fashion for 2nd straight year at Kyle Field. Developed in collaboration with ... WR Kirk earns SEC, Hornung Award weekly honors Texas A&M Athletics, the new special edition uni- Saturday, Sept. 26 | 6 p.m. with career highs in rec. yards, A-P yards ... QB Allen form is at the forefront of design and innovation, AT&T Stadium, Arlington, Texas takes Manning Award weekly honors ... Allen, Kirk W, 28-21 OT | ESPN (National) connect on game-winning TD in 1st overtime period. providing players with the perfect blend of style and technology for elite performance. For more MISSISSIPPI ST. (#21-AP/#22-HC) Aggies log 2nd AP Top 25 victory of 2015 ... Aggies information, please go to: 12thMan.com turnover-free for 2nd straight game ... Leaders: QB Saturday, Oct. 3 | 6:30 p.m. Allen (322 passing, 2 TD), RB Carson (110 rushing, Kyle Field, College Station, Texas TD), WR Reynolds (141 receiving) ... PK Bertolet hits W, 30-17 | SEC Network (National) career-long 55-yd FG, 3-of-4 FGA SETTING THE SCENE ... ALABAMA (#10-AP/#9-HC) Aggies suffer Sumlin-era high 4 INTs, including 3 pick- SOUTH CAROLINA @ TEXAS A&M six INTs ... WR/RS Kirk piles up 212 all-purpose yards Saturday, Oct. 17 | 2:30 p.m. (3rd 200+ game of 2015), including 68-yard punt KICKOFF: 11 a.m. CT, Oct. 31, 2015 Kyle Field, College Station, Texas return TD ... Defense makes 15 TFLs (most allowed SITE: Kyle Field, College Station, Texas L, 41-23 | CBS (National) by UA in 2015), 3rd double-digit TFL game of 2015. (102,733 capacity) at Ole Miss(#24-AP/#23-HC) Aggies drop 2nd straight SEC matchup vs. top 25 opponent against No. 24 Rebels ... FS Watts made 20 RANKINGS: Saturday, Oct. 24 | 6 p.m. tackles, which is the second-most in school history by South Carolina (NR - AP / NR - HC) Vaught-Hemingway Stadium, Oxford, Miss. a DB ... DE Garrett had an INT, along with 7 tackles, Texas A&M (RV - AP / RV - HC) Result | ESPN (National) two TFLs, PBU, FF. TELEVISION: SOUTH CAROLINA TAMU and SC have met just once previously (52-28 SEC NETWORK (National) Aggie win in 2014 season-opener in Columbia, SC) ... Saturday, Oct. 31 | 11 a.m. Tom Hart, play-by-play Aggies will wear special all-black uniforms in game Kyle Field, College Station, Texas (announced Aug. 7) ... TAMU AD Eric Hyman served in Andre Ware, analyst Result | SEC Network the same capacity at SC from 2005-12. Laura Rutledge, sideline AUBURN Aggies extended series lead to 4-1 with 41-38 RADIO: Texas A&M Radio Network (Regional) Saturday, Nov. 7 | 6:30 p.m. road win in 2014 ..