September 30, 2001
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Baylor
BEARS at Texas A&M
AGGIES
NR - USA Today/ESPN
NR - AP #22 - USA Today/ESPN
#24 - AP
Date Opponent W/L, Score
09/08 Arkansas State W, 24-3
09/22 New Mexico W, 16-13
09/29 at Iowa State L, 0-41
10/06 at Texas A&M 1 p.m.
10/13 Nebraska 1:00 p.m.
10/20 at Oklahoma 2 p.m.
10/27 Texas Tech 2 p.m.
11/03 Texas 1 p.m.
11/10 at Missouri 1 p.m.
11/17 Oklahoma State 1 p.m.
11/24 So. Illinois 12 p.m.
Date Opponent W/L, Score
09/01 McNeese State W, 38-24
09/06 at Wyoming W, 28-20
09/22 Oklahoma State W, 21-7
09/29 Notre Dame W, 24-3
10/06 Baylor 1 p.m.
10/13 at Colorado TBA
10/20 at Kansas State 1:10 p.m.
10/27 Iowa State 1 p.m.
11/03 at Texas Tech 1 p.m.
11/10 at Oklahoma 2 p.m.
11/23 Texas 11 a.m.
Game #5
Baylor Bears (2-1, 0-1 vs. Big 12)
at
Texas A&M Aggies (4-0, 1-0 vs. Big 12)
1 p.m. (CDT) • Saturday, Oct. 6, 2001
Kyle Field (82,600 capacity)
College Station, Texas
Radio Information
The game will be broadcast by the 60-plus station Texas A&M Radio Network. Calling the game on the A&M Radio Network are Dave South (play-by-play), former NFL All-Pro Dave Elmendorf (commentary) and Tom B. Turbiville (sideline reports).
Live Game Audio
Television
The game will not be televised.
Baylor-A&M Series ---
The annual "Battle of the Brazos" game with Baylor will be played for the 97th time on Saturday, making it A&M's second most-played rivalry (behind A&M-Texas, 107 games). The Aggies will be seeking its 50th win in the long series, which dates back to 1899. The Aggies hold a 10-game winning streak over the Bears dating back to a 20-20 tie in 1990 and haven't lost to Baylor since 1985 (15 games). A&M head coach R.C. Slocum's career record against the Bears is 11-0-1.
Last Week ---
The Aggies earned a spot in the national Top 25 for the first time in 2001 with a 24-3 demolition of Notre Dame at Kyle Field, while Baylor fell to Iowa State, 41-0, in its first road foray of the season.
Texas A&M Depth Chart (as of Sept. 30, 2001)
BAYLOR BEARS (2-1, 0-1)
at
#22 TEXAS A&M AGGIES (4-0, 1-0)
FARMER = "STEADY EDDIE"? ---
Offensive coordinator Dino Babers and head coach R.C. Slocum have talked of finding a single running back that would get the lionshare of rushing attempts or a "Steady Eddie" as Babers called it.
They may have found just that player in Derek Farmer after the true freshman from Tyler Lee rushed for 100 yards on 20 carries in his starting debut against Notre Dame. In just two career games since taking off his redshirt for the Oklahoma State game, Farmer has rushed for 150 yards on 30 carries (5.0 per carry).
FARMER + JOSEPH = RARE PAIR ---
With Derek Farmer's 100-yard rushing game against Notre Dame, the Aggies now have a pair of freshman running backs with century mark rushing credentials to their credit. The last time A&M had a pair of freshman rushers gain over 100 yards in a game in the same season was 1987 when Darren Lewis and quarterback Bucky Richardson did it.
ANOTHER FAST START ---
For fourth time during the R.C. Slocum era (since 1989), the Aggies have started the season 4-0.
Prior to Slocum taking over as head coach, the Aggies had posted just two 4-0 starts in the previous 30 seasons.
In seasons when the Aggies have started with a 4-0 mark, A&M has posted an overall record of 31-6 (.838).
LOCKDOWN CORNER ---
An All-Big 12 selection last season, junior cornerback Sammy Davis has taken his game to new heights in 2001.
Davis is tied for the national lead with 4 interceptions and is the only player in the Big 12 with more than 2 picks this season.
Perhaps the defense's most valuable player, Davis is tied for second on the team in tackles (28) and leads the team in kickoff return yardage (108 yards).
Last season Davis tied for the team lead with 4 pickoffs and broke up 10 other passes, while making 38 tackles.
SAMMY DAVIS' 2001 STATISTICS
Opponent TT Solo Ast. INT PBU
McNeese St. 4 3 1 2-26 1
Wyoming 5 1 4 1-18 0
Oklahoma St. 10 10 0 0-0 0
Notre Dame 9 4 5 1-0 0
Season 28 18 10 4-44 1
"OLD SCHOOL" WRECKING CREW ---
After a much-reported "calling out" of the Aggie defense by head coach R.C. Slocum prior to the Oklahoma State game, the Wrecking Crew responded with "old school" domination on the field the past two weeks.
Conjuring up memories of the sack-happy Wrecking Crew defenses of the late 1980s and early 1990s, the Aggies have racked up 12 quarterback sacks (six in each game) in the past two games and limited OSU and Notre Dame to fewer than 200 yards of total offense.
The last time the Wrecking Crew posted six or more sacks in consecutive games was 1991 when the defense did it against Louisiana-Lafayette and Texas Tech.
NON-CONFERENCE GRAVEYARD ---
The Aggies have completed another perfect non-conference home schedule, which improves R.C. Slocum's career record against non-division game at Kyle Field to 28-0 since 1989.
QUICKHITS ---
The Wrecking Crew has posted a goose egg in the fourth quarter this season and the Aggies have outscored the opposition 18-0 in the final stanza.
The Aggies hold a 56-14 scoring advantage in the second half of the first four games.
Farris is one of six Aggie quarterbacks with multiple 300-yard passing days to his credit.
Senior offensive center Seth McKinney started his 42nd straight game against Notre Dame, which is every possible game of his career.
Through three games, the Aggies have enjoyed a 33:48 to 26:13 margin in time of possession.
The Aggies are ranked in the national Top 25 for the first time since last year's regular season finale loss to Texas.
INJURY REPORT ---
OUT -- WR Bethel Johnson (had spleen removed on 9/29); TE Lonnie Madison (season-ending knee surgery); TE Fred Spiller (back); TE Joey Perot (subluxed left shoulder).
QUESTIONABLE -- DL Ty Warren (bruised left heel); OL Andre Brooks (sprained right MCL).
WELCOME TO AGGIELAND ---
Texas A&M's Kyle Field has become one of the nation's toughest road venues since R.C. Slocum took over the Aggies' reins in 1989. In 13 seasons with Slocum as head coach, the Aggies have compiled a sparkling 66-7-1(.899) record on their home field. The Aggies have posted eight undefeated home records during that time, including seven perfect 6-0 home worksheets.
Prior to Slocum's tenure, A&M had posted just eight undefeated season records at Kyle.
UNDEFEATED HOME RECORDS AT KYLE
Slocum era Before Slocum
Year Record Year Record
1990 5-0-1 1927 5-0
1991 6-0-0 1939 5-0
1992 6-0-0 1951 2-0-2
1993 6-0-0 1956 4-0
1994 6-0-0 1974 5-0
1997 6-0 1975 5-0
1998 6-0 1985 6-0
1999 6-0 1986 6-0
PROTECTING THE HOME FIELD ---
Under R.C. Slocum, the Aggies have fashioned the two longest home-winning streaks in school history.
WINNING STREAKS AT KYLE
Games Coach Years Ended By:
*29 R.C. Slocum 1990-95 Texas
22 R.C. Slocum 1996-2000 Colorado
16 Emory Bellard 1973-76 Texas Tech
15 Homer Norton 1938-41 Texas
14 Jackie Sherrill 1984-86 LSU
10 Jackie Sherrill 1987-88 Alabama
8 Paul Bryant 1956-57 Texas
* - unbeaten for 32 games dating back to 1989
SLOCUM'S RECORD AT KYLE:
Year Record Avg. Winning Margin
2001 3-0 + 16.3 points
2000 4-2 + 16.5 points
1999 6-0 + 22.9 points
1998 6-0 + 14.3 points
1997 6-0 + 33.4 points
1996 3-3 + 17.0 points
1995 5-1-0 + 41.0 points
1994 6-0-0 + 16.0 points
1993 6-0-0 + 31.5 points
1992 6-0-0 + 15.5 points
1991 6-0-0 + 26.7 points
1990 5-0-1 + 24.5 points
1989 5-1-0 + 15.3 points
FAN APPRECIATION ---
Discounted tickets for the south end bleachers (if available) will go on sale at north end ticket booth two hours prior to kickoff. Prices are $12 for adults and $6 for 18-years old and younger.
ALL-AMERICAN MCKINNEY ---
Entering his final season as a starter, senior center Seth McKinney is following the same career tracks as school-record 51-game starters Dat Nguyen and Semisi Heimuli. Like Nguyen and Heimuli, McKinney redshirted his first season at A&M before starting every possible game of his career over the past four seasons.
The 6-foot-3, 302-pound McKinney, who is the younger brother of Indianapolis Colts O-line starter Steve McKinney, has started 42 consecutive games. Considered by many to be the top collegiate center in the nation, he has already been named to numerous pre-season All-America teams as well as being on the "Watch List" for the Lombardi Award, the Rimington Trophy and the Outland Trophy.
Named A&M's Scholar-Athlete of the Year last spring, McKinney has already earned his bachelor's degree and is well on his way to earning his master's degree.
IRISH TRANSFER MAKING MARK ---
On a team seeking to fill the huge void left by 2000 Big 12 receiving leader Robert Ferguson, sophomore transfer Jamaar Taylor has had an immediate impact.
Taylor, who transferred from Notre Dame, is tied for the team lead in receptions with 13 and leads the Aggies in receiving yards with 185 (14.2 per catch). Like Ferguson, Taylor brings physicality to the Aggie receiving corps and is the unit's best downfield blocker.
Two weeks ago Taylor led the Aggies with 4 catches for 36 yards vs. Oklahoma State and scored his first collegiate touchdown.
JAMAAR TAYLOR'S 2001 STATISTICS
Opponent Rec. Yds. Avg. TD LG
McNeese St. 3 51 17.0 0 37
Wyoming 4 74 18.5 0 33
Oklahoma St. 4 36 9.0 1 19
Notre Dame 2 24 12.0 0 14
Season 13 185 14.2 1 37
RECORD-SETTING FARRIS -
Junior quarterback Mark Farris is quietly approaching a passing milestone. No A&M quarterback has ever averaged 200 passing yard per game for his career.
The previous best by an A&M signal caller is 185.9 by Kevin Murray in 35 games from 1983-86.
In 18 games at QB, Farris is averaging 191.4 passing yards per game. He is also completing 59.7 percent of his pass attempts for his career, which is on school record pace.
FARRIS' CAREER STATISTICS
1999 Cmp-Att Yds. Pct. TDs INTs
Tulsa 2-4 16 .500 0 0
Baylor 1-2 7 .500 0 0
Oklahoma 3-10 30 .300 0 0
Season 6-16 53 .375 0 0
2000 Cmp-Att Yds. Pct. TDs INTs
Notre Dame 16-28 165 .571 0 1
Wyoming 14-21 272 .667 2 0
UTEP 18-29 178 .621 1 1
Texas Tech 16-21 186 .762 0 0
Colorado 27-44 281 .614 1 0
Baylor 22-40 311 .550 1 2
Iowa State 16-27 248 .593 2 0
Kansas State 12-20 155 .600 0 0
Oklahoma State 24-37 246 .649 1 1
Oklahoma 18-37 219 .486 1 2
Texas 25-43 290 .581 1 2
Season 208-347 2,551 .599 10 9
2001 Cmp-Att Yds. Pct. TDs INTs
McNeese St. 24-40 254 .600 1 1
Wyoming 30-42 341 .714 1 1
Oklahoma St. 14-25 92 .560 1 1
Notre Dame 14-26 155 .539 0 0
Season 82-133 842 .617 3 3
CAREER 296-496 3,446 .597 13 12
FARRIS AND WEINKE ---
The similarities between Texas A&M's Mark Farris and former Florida State quarterback Chris Weinke are obvious since both players played minor league baseball for several years before joining the college football teams they had signed national letters-of-intent with out of high school. But the similarities run deeper. In fact, the pair's football career tracks have been nearly identical.
Weinke's First Three Seasons
Year Cmp-Att Yds. Pct. TDs INTs
1997 (2 gm) 7-13 82 .538 2 1
1998 (10 gm) 145-286 2,487 .507 19 6
1999 (4 gm) 76-127 1,005 .598 6 5
Farris' First Three Seasons
Year Cmp-Att Yds. Pct. TDs INTs
1999 (5 gm) 6-16 53 .375 0 0
2000 (11 gm) 208-347 2,551 .599 10 9
2001 (4 gm) 82-133 842 .617 3 3
FARRIS' 40-ATTEMPT GAMES---
In just two seasons as a starter, A&M junior quarterback Mark Farris already has more 40-pass attempt games to his credit than any other Aggie quarterbacks in school history. Farris had three 40 attempt games in 2000 as a sophomore and has surpassed the 40 attempt barrier twice this season.
CAREER 40 PASS ATTEMPT GAMES
Rk. Player, Years Games
1. Mark Farris, 1999- 5
2. Edd Hargett, 1966-68 3
Gary Kubiak, 1979-82 3
4. Kevin Murray, 1983, 85-86 2
5. Branndon Stewart, 1996-98 1
PROLIFIC PAIR ---
For the just the fourth time in school history, Texas A&M had a 300-yard passer and a 100-yard rusher in the same game when junior quarterback Mark Farris passed for 341 yards and redshirt freshman running back Keith Joseph rushed for 105 yards against Wyoming on Sept. 6.
300-YARD PASSERS/100-YARD RUSHERS
Passer Yds. Rusher Yds. Opp./Year
M. Farris 341 K. Joseph 105 Wyoming, 2001
B. Stewart 324 D. Hall 113 Kansas State, 1998
B. Richardson 321 G. Hill 115 TCU, 1991
K. Murray 309 R. Vick 134 Tulsa, 1985
HOUDINI HIGHTOWER ---
Heralded freshman offensive lineman Jami Hightower has made an immediate impact for the Aggies with the versatility to play offensive line and tight end, but the Jacksonville, Texas product had to overcome the NCAA rules that govern which jersey number can be worn at certain positions in order to participate.
Hightower wears No. 75 when he is an offensive lineman, but switches to No. 90 when he's at tight end. Weighing in at 323 pounds and standing 6-foot-3, it is not an easy task to just remove one jersey and put on another one.
So, the Texas A&M equipment staff designed his No. 90 jersey to essentially zip on. Hightower never removes his No. 75 jersey during the game, but when needed at tight end, an equipment manager fits Hightower with his special jersey. The No. 90 jersey is placed over Hightower's head similar to a rain poncho and utilizes a zipper that runs from just under each arm down the side of the jersey to the waist line making it a good fit.
ESPN SIDELINES DEBUTS ---
The much-anticipated debut of ESPN's Sidelines will take place this week. Tune-in to the ESPN Networks to see Sidelines on ESPN on Thursdays at 11:00 p.m., on ESPN Classic on Fridays at 6:00 p.m., and on ESPN2 on Mondays at 5:30 p.m (all times are central).
The Aggies' 2001 season is being chronicled by ESPN's Sidelines, which is a 13-week reality-based television series that will take an all-access look at Texas A&M.
300-POINT SEASONS ---
Texas A&M has scored 300 or more points in all 12 seasons of R.C. Slocum's tenure, which is the second-longest streak in the Big 12 Conference.
ACTIVE 300-POINT SCORING STREAKS
Rk Team Consecutive Seasons
1. Nebraska 23
2. Texas A&M 12
3. Kansas State 7
4. Texas 3
5. Oklahoma 2
6. Iowa State 1
Texas Tech 1
WINNING SEASONS ---
Texas A&M has recorded 18 consecutive winning seasons (.500 or better), dating back to 1983. It is the seventh longest active streak in college football, and is a school record.
MOST CONSECUTIVE WINNING SEASONS
Rk Team Consecutive Seasons
1. Nebraska 39
2. Michigan 33
3. Brigham Young 26
4. Florida State 24
Washington 24
6. Florida 21
7. Texas A&M 18
8. Marshall 17
9. Virginia 14
Syracuse 14
BIG PLAY JAY -
Fifth-year senior Jay Brooks has earned a reputation as a playmaker with a litany of game-changing plays throughout his career. Last year alone, "Big Play Jay" posted four blocked punts, all of which were converted into touchdowns. For his career, Brooks has scored three touchdowns three different ways -- one by fumble return, one by interception return and one by recovering a blocked punt in the endzone.
BROOKS' BIG-PLAY RUNDOWN:
Blocks fifth career punt against Notre Dame in 2001, puts final nail in Irish's 24-3 coffin.
Foils fake punt try by Oklahoma State in 2001, sets up game's initial touchdown.
Blocked punt against Oklahoma in 2000 sets up first A&M touchdown.
Shoe-string tackle of OU's Quentin Griffin on third down forces a Sooner punt to give A&M a last-gasp chance at upset in 2000.
Blocked punt against Iowa State sets up first score. A&M cruises 30-7 in 2000.
Blocked punt against Texas Tech is converted into TD and 16-7 lead in 2000.
Blocked punt against UTEP is converted into TD and 28-17 lead in 2000.
Sacks and strips Texas QB Applewhite to secure 20-16 win in 1999.
Returns blocked punt for TD and 10-0 lead against Texas Tech in 1999.
INT return for TD against USM in 1999 lifts Aggies who fail to score an offensive TD.
Fumble return for TD against No. 2 Florida State give Aggies a 14-10 halftime lead in 1998.
RED-SHIRTING O-LINEMEN ---
Since the formation of the Big 12 Conference, virtually every offensive lineman signing a national letter of intent with the Aggies has redshirted his first season.
But true freshmen Jami Hightower and Dominique Steamer have bucked the trend. The pair have already earned spots on the A&M two-deep and Hightower has seen extensive action in A&M's first three games.
Prior to Hightower, the last offensive lineman to play as a true freshman was Andy Vincent in 1996.
BERNARD BACK IN LINEUP -
Two-year starter Rocky Bernard has returned to the lineup after missing the entire 2000 season because of a fall camp knee injury. Bernard is the Aggies' active career leader in tackles for losses (22), quarterback sacks (9) and his 125 career tackles ranks second only to Brian Gamble's 202 career stops.
ROCKY BERNARD'S 2001 STATISTICS
Opponent TT Solo Ast. QBS TFL
McNeese St. 6 5 1 0-0 2-5
Wyoming 2 0 2 0-0 0-0
Oklahoma St. 10 2 8 2-10 2-10
Notre Dame 6 1 5 0-0 0-0
Season 24 8 16 2-10 4-15
WARREN BREAKS OUT -
Last year's team leader in quarterback sacks and tackles for losses Ty Warren has not missed a beat in 2001. Making his presence felt on virtually every snap, Warren is among the team leaders in tackles, sacks and tackles for losses. A model of consistency, Warren has made at least one TFL in 12 of his last 15 games.
TY WARREN'S 2001 STATISTICS
Opponent TT Solo Ast. QBS TFL
McNeese St. 6 2 4 0-0 1-1
Wyoming 6 2 4 0-0 1-1
Oklahoma St. 6 3 3 2-10 2-10
Notre Dame* 1 0 1 0-0 0-0
Season 19 7 12 2-10 4-12
* - left early with bruised heel
PENRIGHT HEALTHY AGAIN -
After being hampered by a painful sports hernia injury last season, junior outside linebacker Jarrod Penright is back to health in 2001 and he's developed into A&M's most consistent pass rushing threat.
JARROD PENRIGHT'S 2001 STATISTICS
Opponent TT Solo Ast. QBS TFL
McNeese St. 5 5 0 1-11 1-11
Wyoming 5 4 1 1-13 2-14
Oklahoma St. 7 2 5 2-8 2-8
Notre Dame 5 3 2 2-12 3-16
Season 23 10 13 6-44 8-49
SENDING PLAYERS TO THE NFL ---
Texas A&M stands as the Big 12's top producer of National Football League talent with 33 players on 2001 opening day rosters, according to the Big 12 Conference.
Thirty-two of the 33 Aggie NFLers played at least one season during the R.C. Slocum era (1989-present). Only veteran offensive lineman Jerry Fontenot remains from the pre-R.C. time.
BIG 12'S TOP NFL TALENT PRODUCERS
Rk School Players
1. Texas A&M 33
2. Nebraska 29
3. Colorado 28
4. Kansas State 17
5. Texas 16
6. Oklahoma 14
7. Oklahoma State 10
Kansas 10
9. Baylor 9
Missouri 9
11. Texas Tech 5
12. Iowa State 4
SLOCUM AT A GLANCE ...
In his 13th season as the Aggies' head coach, R.C. Slocum (McNeese State, '67) has compiled a 113-37-2 (.750), ranking him No. 6 in winning percentage among active Div. I-A head coaches and A&M's all-time winningest coach.
Slocum is 72-19-2 (.784) in conference games, 67-7-1 (.900) in games at Kyle Field and 42-21 (.667) in road games.
Slocum, a four-time Coach of the Year, has led the Aggies to one Big 12 Conference crown, three SWC Championships, two Big 12 South Division titles and 10 bowl games, including five on Jan. 1st.
Ten of Slocum's 12 teams have finished the season ranked in the Top 25.
Slocum's teams compiled a 29-game SWC unbeaten streak running from 1991-95.
This is the 29th year he has been associated with A&M football, the longest of any football coach in school history. He was an assistant from 1972-80 and once again from 1982-88, interrupted only by a one-year stint as defensive coordinator at USC in 1981.
With the Aggies' win over Texas in 1997, Slocum became A&M's winningest head coach by passing Homer Norton, who posted 82 wins from 1934-47 and won the 1939 national championship.
He closed out the Southwest Conference ranked as the No. 1 coach in SWC history in overall and SWC winning percentage.
SLOCUM'S RECORD AT TEXAS A&M
Year W-L-T Pct. W-L-T Pct. Bowl
2001 4-0 1.000 1-0 1.000 ???
2000 7-5 .583 5-3 .625 Independence
1999 8-4 .667 5-3 .625 Alamo
1998 11-3 .786 7-1 .875 Sugar
1997 9-4 .692 6-2 .750 Cotton
1996 6-6 .500 4-4 .500 -
1995 9-3-0 .750 *5-2-0 .714 Alamo
1994# 10-0-1 .954 *6-0-1 .929 Ineligible
1993# 10-2-0 .833 *7-0-0 1.000 Cotton
1992# 12-1-0 .923 *7-0-0 1.000 Cotton
1991# 10-2-0 .833 *8-0-0 1.000 Cotton
1990 9-3-1 .731 *5-2-1 .808 Holiday
1989 8-4-0 .667 *6-2-0 .750 Hancock
Total 113-37-2 .750 72-19-2 .784 10 Bowls
# - Coach of the Year
* - Southwest Conference
WINNINGEST ACTIVE DIV. I-A COACHES BY PERCENTAGE (5-Year Minimum)
Rk Coach, School Yrs. Record Pct.
1. Phil Fulmer, Tenn. 10 87-18-0 .829
2. Lloyd Carr, Michigan 7 61-17-0 .782
3. Bobby Bowden, FSU 36 318-88-4 .781
4. Steve Spurrier, Fla. 15 136-38-2 .778
5. Joe Paterno, Penn St. 36 322-93-3 .774
6. R.C. Slocum, A&M 13 113-37-2 .750
7. Dennis Erickson, Ore. St. 16 132-47-1 .736
8. Rick Neuheisel, Washington 7 54-20-0 .730
9. Bill Snyder, KSU 12 101-44-1 .695
10. John Robinson, UNLV 15 115-53-4 .676
COACHING CHAMPIONS ---
In his 13th season at Texas A&M, Slocum's teams have been crowned conference champions four times, which is more Division I-A conference titles than any other head coach in the Big 12. Slocum's Aggies won the 1998 Big 12 Championship and produced Southwest Conference crowns from 1991-1993.
BIG 12 COACHING CHAMPIONS
Coach Titles Last Years
R.C. Slocum
Texas A&M 4 1998 12
Gary Pinkel
Missouri, Toledo 4 2000 10
Gary Barnett
Colorado, Northwestern, Ft. Lewis 2 1996 10
Frank Solich
Nebraska 1 1999 3
Bob Stoops
Oklahoma 1 2000 2
Kevin Steele
Baylor 0 Never 2
Dan McCarney
Iowa State 0 Never 6
Terry Allen
Kansas 0* Never 12
Bill Snyder
Kansas State 0 Never 12
Les Miles
Oklahoma State 0 Never First
Mack Brown
Texas, North Carolina, Tulane, App. State 0 Never 17
Mike Leach
Texas Tech 0 Never 1
* - Won seven Div. I-AA Gateway Conference crowns from 1990-96.
SLOCUM IN GOOD COMPANY ---
R.C. Slocum's 109-37-2 record in his first 12 seasons ranks as the seventh-fastest start in Div. I-A history, and puts him on a list with some pretty heady company. George Woodruff of Pennsylvania, who won 142 games in his first 12 seasons, tops the list and is followed by Nebraska's Tom Osborne (118 wins), Oklahoma's Barry Switzer (115 wins) and Oklahoma's Bud Wilkinson (114 wins), Florida's Steve Spurrier (113 wins), Penn State's Joe Paterno (112 wins) and Slocum.
Div. I-A Best Career Starts by Wins (After 12 seasons)
Coach, Teams Seasons Record
George Woodruff
Pennsylvania 1892-1901, 03, 05 142-25-2
Tom Osborne
Nebraska 1973-84 118-27-2
Barry Switzer
Oklahoma 1973-84 115-23-3
Bud Wilkinson
Oklahoma 1947-58 114-10-3
Steve Spurrier
Florida, Duke 1987-98 113-31-2
Joe Paterno
Penn State 1966-77 112-24-1
R.C. Slocum
Texas A&M 1989-00 109-37-2
Amos Alonzo Stagg
Chicago, Springfield 1890-01 107-44-12
John Robinson
Southern Cal 1976-82, 93-97 104-35-4
Dennis Erickson
Idaho, Wyoming, Wash. St., Miami (Fla.) 1982-93 103-38-1
R.C. Slocum vs. the Top 25
2000
#12 Texas def. #22 A&M, 43-17 (Austin)
#1 Oklahoma def. #23 A&M, 35-31 (Kyle Field)
A&M def. #8 Kansas State, 26-10 (Kyle Field)
1999
#13 Penn State def. #18 A&M, 24-0 (San Antonio)
#17 A&M def. #5 Texas, 20-16 (Kyle Field)
#9 Nebraska def. #18 A&M, 37-0 (Lincoln, Neb.)
1998
#3 Ohio State def. #8 A&M, 24-14 (New Orleans, La.)
#10 A&M def. #1 Kansas State, 36-33 [ot] (St. Louis, Mo.)
#6 A&M def. #13 Missouri, 17-14 (Kyle Field)
#8 A&M def. #25 Texas Tech, 17-10 (Kyle Field)
#18 A&M def. #2 Nebraska, 28-21 (Kyle Field)
#2 Florida State def. #14 A&M, 23-14 (East Rutherford, N.J.)
1997
#5 UCLA def. #19 A&M, 29-23 (Dallas)
#2 Nebraska def. #14 A&M, 54-15 (San Antonio)
#25 A&M def. #19 Oklahoma St., 28-25 OT (Kyle Field)
#20 Kansas State def. #14 A&M, 36-17 (Manhattan, Kan.)
#21 A&M def. #16 Colorado, 16-10 (Boulder, Colo.)
1996
#19 Kansas State def. A&M, 23-20 (Kyle Field)
#12 Colorado def. A&M , 24-10 (Kyle Field)
1995
#18 A&M def.. #13 Michigan, 22-20 (San Antonio)
#6 Texas def. #13 A&M, 16-6 (Kyle Field)
#7 Colorado def. #3 A&M, 29-21 (Boulder, Colo.)
#19 A&M def. #21 Baylor, 24-9 (Waco)
1994
#16 A&M def. #15 Oklahoma, 36-14 (Kyle Field)
#7 A&M def. #19 Baylor, 41-21 (Kyle Field)
1993
#16 Oklahoma def. #5 A&M, 44-14 (Norman, Okla.)
#8 A&M def. #20 Louisville, 42-7 (Kyle Field)
#4 Notre Dame def. #6 A&M, 24-21 (Dallas)
1992
#7 A&M def. #20 Stanford, 10-7 (Anaheim, Calif.)
#5 Notre Dame def. #4 A&M, 28-3 (Dallas)
1991
#19 A&M def. #16 Baylor, 34-12 (Waco)
#5 Florida State def. #9 A&M, 10-2 (Dallas)
1990
#12 Houston def. #20 A&M, 36-31 (Houston)
#5 Texas def. A&M, 28-27 (Austin)
A&M def. #13 BYU, 65-14 (San Diego, Calif.)
1989
A&M def. # 7 Louisiana State, 28-16 (Kyle Field)
A&M def. #8 Houston, 17-13 (Kyle Field)
#9 Arkansas def. #14 A&M, 23-22 (Kyle Field)
#23 Pittsburgh def. #16 A&M, 31-28 (El Paso)
Slocum Record ...
vs. Top 25: 18-21
vs. Top 10: 6-13
at home vs. Top 10: 5-3
at home vs. Top 25: 11-5
on the road vs. Top 25: 3-7
at neutral sites vs. Top 25: 4-9