September 12, 2004
Texas A&M's game notes for Saturday's nationally-televised contest against No. 25 Clemson (a PDF version is available on the link to the right)...
Texas A&M AGGIES (1-1, 0-0 Big 12)
vs.
(#25) Clemson TIGERS (1-1, 1-1 ACC)
THE DETAILS:
KICKOFF --- 6 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 18, 2004
SITE (CAPACITY) --- Kyle Field (82,600 capacity)
RADIO INFORMATION --- The game will be broadcast regionally by the 60-plus station Texas A&M Radio Network. For a complete list of stations, go to: AggieAthletics.com. Calling the game on the A&M Radio Network are Dave South (play-by-play), former A&M All-America and NFL All-Pro defensive back Dave Elmendorf (commentary) and former A&M offensive guard Chris Valletta (sideline reports).TV INFORMATION --- The game will be nationally televised by TBS. Calling the game will be Ron Thulin (host), Charles Davis (analyst) and Craig Sager (sideline announcer).
SERIES INFORMATION --- Texas A&M leads the all-time series with Clemson, 2-0, with victories in 1973 and 1974 ... Emory Bellard's Aggies beat Clemson, 30-15, in Memorial Stadium or "Death Valley" in 1973, and shut out the Tigers, 24-0, in the 1974 season-opener at Kyle Field ... A&M head coach Dennis Franchione has never faced Clemson in a game ... the last time A&M faced a team from the Atlantic Coast Conference was 1998 when the Aggies fell to Bobby Bowden and Florida State, 23-14, in the Kickoff Classic in East Rutherford, N.J.
CLEMSON CONNECTIONS:
Clemson head coach Tommy Bowden has coached at Kyle Field once previously. Bowden was Alabama's wide receiver coach when the Crimson Tide and the Aggies faced off in the infamous "Hurricane Bowl" in 1988. The game was postponed from its scheduled mid-September date to Dec. 1 due to concerns about Hurricane Gilbert. Alabama went on to a 30-10 in Jackie Sherrill's final game at Texas A&M.
The complete release can be downloaded in PDF format.