Game #11 / Aggies vs. Tigers
Texas A&M (8-2, 4-2 vs. SEC)
at
LSU (7-3, 3-3 vs. SEC)
KICKOFF/DATE: 2:30 p.m. (CT), Saturday, Nov. 23, 2013
SITE Tiger Stadium, BATON ROUGE, LA. (Cap. 92,000)
TV CBS (national)
Verne Lundquist, play-by-play
Gary Danielson, commentary
Tracy Wolfson, sideline reporter
RADIO Sports USA (National)
Aaron Goldsmith, play-by-play
Gary Barnett, commentary
Jordy Culotta, sideline
Texas A&M Sports Network
Dave South, play-by-play
Dave Elmendorf, commentary
Will Johnson, sideline
(LSU feed on SiriusXM channel: Sirius 91 / XM 91)
RANKINGS Texas A&M (No. 12 - BCS / No. 9- AP / No. 10 - USA Today)
LSU (No. 22 - BCS / No. 18 - AP / No. 19 - Usa today)
SERIES HISTORY LSU leads series, 28-20-3 (Last meeting: LSU 24, at Texas A&M 19)
LIVE AUDIO aggieathletics.com, radioaggieland.com
STATS tamu.statbroadcast.com (contact SID for password)
First Baton Rouge trip for Aggies since 1994
Texas A&M will be making its first appearance in Baton Rouge in nearly 20 years when the Aggies take on the Tigers at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday in Tiger Stadium.
• The most recent meeting between the Aggies and Tigers in Baton Rouge was a 18-13 win by A&M in 1994. A&M has won in its last two trips to Baton Rouge.
• LSU leads the all-time series, 28-20-3. Since 1970, the two teams are tied at 9 wins each.
• It will be A&M's first road trip in more than a month (W, 41-38 on Oct. 12 at Ole Miss).
• A&M will be seeking a school-record 11th straight road victory. The Aggies' current 10-game streak matches the record set in 1939-40.
• CONNECTIONS: The Tigers have a pair of former A&M offensive coordinators on their coaching staff -- Steve Ensminger and Steve Kragthorpe. Tiger WR Corey Thompson is the son of Tony Thompson, who played for the Aggies in the late 1980s.
TAMU vs. LSU since 1987
(when home/home series resumed)
2012 College Station L, 24-19
2010 Arlington L, 41-24
1995 College Station W, 33-17
1994 Baton Rouge, La. W, 18-13
1993 College Station W, 24-0
1992 Baton Rouge, La. W, 31-22
1991 College Station W, 45-7
1990 Baton Rouge, La. L, 17-8
1989 College Station W, 28-16
1988 Baton Rouge, La. L, 27-0
1987 College Station L, 17-3
WHAT TO WATCH FOR
• A win by the Aggies would be the 20th of Kevin Sumlin's time at Texas A&M. No other head coach has won more than 18 games in their first two seasons in Aggieland.
• The Aggies will be seeking first win against LSU since 1995 (33-17 in College Station).
• A&M is seeking its 11th straight road win, while Sumlin has a personal road-winning streak of 15 games.
• The Aggies are in the midst of a streak of nine straight games with 500-plus total yards, which is easily the longest streak in the FBS.
• Texas A&M takes a FBS-best 13-game streak of 40-point games into the LSU game.
• As a team, the Aggies lead the SEC in scoring (49.2 points/game), total offense (578.0 yards/game), passing (379.2 yards/game), pass efficiency (180.7 rating), punting (48.5 avg.), and first downs (29.1/game).
• The Aggies needs 220 total yards to reach 6,000 as a team (done three times previously); need 208 passing yards to hit 4,000 (accomplished once previously); need eight points to reach 500 (accomplished twice previously)
• QB Johnny Manziel need 76 total yards to reach 4,000 for second straight season. He would become the first Aggie to do it twice.
• Texas A&M has played many teams that have 700 or more wins in program history. For the first time, however, Texas A&M will play a team with 700-plus wins (LSU with 750 in its 120th season) while having 700 wins as well. The Aggies notched win No. 700 two weeks ago against Mississippi State (in 119th season).
Standouts.Aggieathletics.com
Mike Evans: Biletnikoff Award (Top WR),
Drew Kaser: Ray Guy Award (Top punter)
Johnny Manziel: Davey O'Brien Award (Top QB), Maxwell Award (Top player), Walter Camp (Player of the Year)
Jake Matthews: Rotary Lombardi Award (Top lineman), Outland Trophy (Top interior lineman)
#JohnnyRepeat
Sophomore QB Johnny Manziel has followed up his Heisman-winning freshman season by improving in virtually every passing and total offense statistical category in 2013.
Manziel through 10 Games / 2012 vs. 2013
2012 2013 +/-
Pass attempts 336 315 -21
Pass completions 227 230 +3
Yards per attempt 8.3 10.5 +2.2
Interceptions 6 11 +5
Completion percentage 67.6 73.0 +5.4
Passing yards 2,780 3,313 +533
Passing YPG 278.0 331.3 +53.3
Passing touchdowns 18 31 +13
Passing efficiency 151.17 186.9 +35.73
Rushing attempts 156 110 -46
Rushing yards 1,014 611 -403
Rushing touchdowns 15 8 -7
Yards per carry 6.5 5.6 -0.9
4+ passing TD games 1 5 +4
400+ passing games 1 4 +3
3+ total touchdown games 5 8 +3
400+ total offense games 4 5 +1
20+ yard completions 25 44 +19
All purpose Aggies
The Aggies need one all-purpose yard from senior WR Travis Labhart to have seven players with 500 or more all-purpose yards for the first time in school history. Already over 500 for 2013 are Mike Evans, Trey Williams, Ben Malena, Johnny Manziel, Malcome Kennedy and Derel Walker.
500-yard receivers
The Aggies need 58 receiving yards by senior WR Travis Labhart to have four receivers with 500 or more receiving yards on the team for the second time in school history. The 2002 quartet of Jamaar Taylor, Terrence Murphy, Bethel Greg Porter all had 500-plus receiving yards.
Elite balance
Schools with 29 Rush TD / 29 Pass TD
School rush TD Pass TD
Florida State 33 29
Ohio State 32 31
Texas A&M 29 34
Fast learners
While most of the attention goes to veteran receivers like Mike Evans and Malcome Kennedy, first-year players have combined to contribute 40 catches for 470 yards and five receiving touchdowns in 2013.
“Fast start”-ers
One of the opening periods of head coach Kevin Sumlin's practices is called “fast start.” Occurring just after warmups, “fast start” features several live-action 11-on-11 series just like a game situation. He started implementing the period when his teams at the University of Houston were getting off to slow starts.
• Texas A&M has scored nine or more points in the first quarter of nine consecutive games. In 23 games under Sumlin, the Aggies have scored at least 14 first-quarter points 14 times.
• Texas A&M has scored first in 22 of 23 games under Kevin Sumlin. The only game when the Aggies didn't score first was the 2013 season opener against Rice.
• On opening offensive series under Sumlin, the Aggies have scored 18 of 23 times with an impressive 17 touchdowns.
• In first quarters under Sumlin (23 games), the Aggies have outscored their opponents 291-106 or an average of 12.7-4.6.
• Mark Snyder's Aggie defense has forced a punt, turnover or turnover on downs on 16 of 23 opening series.
• A&M has yielded a touchdown on an opponents' first chance with the ball after halftime just once this season (SHSU), while the Aggie defense has notched a defensive score twice.
6-5 + 225 + So-1L + Galveston, Texas (Ball)
CATEGORY SEC FBS
Receiving Yards/G 126.3 #1 #2
Receiving TDs 12 #1 #4
30-Yard Catches 16 #1 #1
40-Yard Catches 8 #1 #1t
Noting Mike Evans
• Sophomore WR Mike Evans has two of the SEC's top five receiving games -- 287 vs. Auburn, 2013 and 279 vs. Alabama, 2013. He is the only SEC receiver with multiple 225-yard plus receiving games.
• Evans had 279 receiving yards vs. Alabama. Throwing out A&M, the next highest receiving yards total AS A TEAM against the Tide is 241 by LSU.
• Evans' mammoth 279-yard effort against the Crimson Tide shattered Ken “Dude” McLean's school record of 250 receiving yards (13 catches) against Texas in 1965.
• Against teams currently ranked in the AP Top 25, Evans leads the FBS with a 612 total yards, five TDs and a per game average of 204.0.
• Evans' 95-yard catch against Alabama was the second-longest catch in school history and the seventh-longest in SEC history.
• Evans is one of only six receivers in FBS to already surpass the 1,000-yard plateau.
• Evans' 553 yards on 21 catches (26.3 per catch) in the first quarter in 2013 ranks No. 1 among FBS receivers.
• He leads the nation in catches of 30+ yards (16) and 40+ yards (8).
• His 12 receiving TDs leads the SEC and ranks No. 4 in FBS.
• His four receiving TDs vs. Auburn tied the school record originally set by Ryan Swope against Baylor in 2011.
• Evans has at least one 20-yard catch in 21-of-23 career games.
SEC's Top 5 Receiving Games
303 Cobi Hamilton, ARK vs. Rutgers, 2012
293 Josh Reed, LSU vs. Alabama, 2001
287 Mike Evans, A&M vs. Auburn, 2013
281 Jarius Wright, ARK vs. A&M, 2011
279 Mike Evans, A&M vs. Alabama, 2013
FBS Receiving TDs Leaders
15 Davante Adams, Fresno State
14 Brandin Cooks, Oregon State
13 Willie Snead, Ball State
12 Mike Evans, Texas A&M
11 Four players
FBS Receiving Yards Leaders
1,443 Brandin Cooks, Oregon State
1,296 Willie Snead, Ball State
1,263 Mike Evans, Texas A&M
1,204 Allen Robinson, Penn State
1,201 Paul Richardson, Colorado
Most 30-Yard-Plus Catches
16 Mike Evans, Texas A&M
15 Brandin Cooks, Oregon State
14 Antwan Goodley, Baylor
12 Chandler Jones, San Jose State
11 Five players
Yards Per Catch Average
(minimum of 40 catches)
22.4 Antwan Goodley, Baylor
22.2 Mike Evans, Texas A&M
20.6 Odell Beckham, LSU
19.0 Dres Anderson, Utah
18.6 Allen Hurns, Miami (Fla.)
Texas A&M Record Book:
Season Receptions
89 Ryan Swope, 2011
82 Mike Evans, 2012
72 Ryan Swope, 2012
72 Jeff Fuller, 2010
72 Ryan Swope, 2010
Closing in...
57 Mike Evans, 2013
55 Malcome Kennedy, 2013
Season Receiving Yards
1,263 Mike Evans, 2013
1,207 Ryan Swope, 2011
1,105 Mike Evans, 2012
1,066 Jeff Fuller, 2010
913 Ryan Swope, 2012
Season Receiving TDs
12 Mike Evans, 2013
12 Jeff Fuller, 2010
11 Ryan Swope, 2011
8 Four times
Career Receptions
252 Ryan Swope, 2009-12
233 Jeff Fuller, 2008-11
172 Terrence Murphy, 2001-04
152 Uzoma Nwachukwu, 2009-12
139 Mike Evans, 2012-
Career Receiving Yards
3,117 Ryan Swope, 2009-12
3,092 Jeff Fuller, 2008-11
2,600 Terrence Murphy, 2001-04
2,368 Mike Evans, 2012-
2,239 Uzoma Nwachukwu, 2009-12
Career Receiving TDs
34 Jeff Fuller, 2008-11
24 Ryan Swope, 2009-12
19 Uzoma Nwachukwu, 2009-12
19 Bob Long, 1966-68
17 Mike Evans, 2012-
6-1 + 210 + So-1L + Kerrville, Texas (Tivy)
CATEGORY SEC FBS
Total Offense 3,923 #1 #1
Pass Efficiency 186.86 #1 #3
Pts. Responsibility/G 23.4 #1 #1
Completion Pct. .730 #1 #1
Noting Johnny Manziel
• Sophomore QB Johnny Manziel has five career games with more than 500 total yards. The rest of the SEC has nine.
• Manziel is one of four players in FBS averaging 10-plus yards per pass attempt.
• Manziel has generated 300-plus total yards in 19 straight starts. He's rushed or passed for two or more TDs in 16 straight games.
• When the Aggies are trailing by 1-7 points in 2013, Manziel's completion percentage bulges to 84.6 percent.
• Manziel has rushed for 100 yards and passed for 200 yards in a game eight times in his career. He's had four 100/300 games.
• According to ESPN Stats & Info, Manziel has 11 career games with at least 200 passing yards, one passing TD and one rushing TD, which is the most by any player in FBS since the beginning of 2012.
SEC's Top 5 Total O Games
576 Johnny Manziel, A&M vs. LTech, 2012
562 Johnny Manziel, A&M vs. Bama, 2013
557 Johnny Manziel, A&M vs. ARK, 2012
540 Archie Manning, UM vs. Bama, 1969
540 Rohan Davey, LSU vs. Bama, 2001
FBS 4th Q Completion %
(minimum of 30 attempts)
83.0 Johnny Manziel, Texas A&M
77.9 Shane Carden, East Carolina
75.8 Jordan Lynch, Northern Illinois
74.1 Brendon Kay, Cincinnati
73.3 Baker Mayfield, Texas Tech
FBS 4th Q Pass Rating
(minimum of 30 attempts)
226.45 Johnny Manziel, Texas A&M
202.56 Jordan Lynch, Northern Illinois
202.54 Joe Licata, Buffalo
179.69 Austyn Carta-Samuels, Vanderbilt
178.21 Zach Mettenberger, LSU
FBS 3rd Down Completion %
75.0 Johnny Manziel, Texas A&M
73.6 Chuckie Keeton, Utah State
71.8 Cody Fajardo, Nevada
69.9 Shane Carden, East Carolina
68.9 Jameis Winston, Florida State
FBS 3rd Down Pass Rating
219.00 Johnny Manziel, Texas A&M
200.53 Bryce Petty, Baylor
192.49 Zach Mettenberger, LSU
190.38 Jameis Winston, Florida State
188.69 Teddy Bridgewater, Louisville
FBS Completion %
(minimum of 250 attempts)
73.0 Johnny Manziel, Texas A&M
72.5 Shane Carden, East Carolina
72.5 Brendon Kay, Cincinnati
69. Derek Carr, Fresno State
68.9 Adam Kennedy, Arkansas State
FBS Pass Efficiency
206.23 Bryce Petty, Baylor
195.48 Jameis Winston, Florida State
186.86 Johnny Manziel, Texas A&M
177.42 Teddy Bridgewater, Louisville
176.60 Zach Mettenberger, LSU
FBS Pass Touchdowns
33 Sean Mannion, Oregon State
32 Derek Carr, Fresno State
31 Johnny Manziel, Texas A&M
29 Shane Carden, East Carolina
28 Two Players
FBS Total Offense
3,924 Johnny Manziel, Texas A&M
3,677 Sean Mannion, Oregon State
3,651 Garrett Gilbert, SMU
3,533 Keith Wenning, Ball State
3,499 Derek Carr, Fresno State
FBS Pts. Responsible For
234 Johnny Manziel, Texas A&M
216 Shane Carden, East Carolina
216 Jordan Lynch, Northern Illinois
204 Derek Carr, Fresno State
204 Marcus Mariota, Oregon
204 Bryce Petty, Baylor
Johnny 500
500-Yard Total Offense Games (SEC history)
Johnny Manziel, A&M 576 vs. LTech, 2012
Johnny Manziel, A&M 562 vs. Ala., 2013
Johnny Manziel, A&M 557 vs. Ark., 2012
Archie Manning, UM 540 vs. Ala., 1969
Rohan Davey, LSU 540 vs. Ala., 2001
Tim Tebow, UF 533 vs. Cinci., 2009
Eric Zeier, UGa. 527 vs. USM, 1993
Jared Lorenzen, UK 525 vs. UGa., 2000
Whit Taylor, Vandy 521 vs. UT, 1981
Chris Nickson, Vandy 517 vs. UK, 2006
Johnny Manziel, A&M 516 vs. OU, 2012
Steve Taneyhill, USC 512 vs. MSU, 1995
Peyton Manning, UT. 508 vs. UK, 1997
Johnny Manziel, A&M 502 vs. AU, 2013
First Sophomore to 2,000 Rush / 7000 Pass
Aggie QB Johnny Manziel reached the 2,000 rushing yards/7,000 passing yards in his 23 career game to become the first FBS player to hit 2,000/7,000 in his first two seasons of action. He is the 14th player in FBS to reach the elite level.
NCAA FBS players with 2,000 rushing/7,000 passing
Player, School Years Rushing Passing
Dan LeFevour, Central Michigan 2006-09 2,948 12,905
Robert Griffin III, Baylor 2008-11 2,254 10,366
Colin Kaepernick, Nevada 2007-10 4,112 10,098
Tim Tebow, Florida 2006-09 2,947 9,285
Chandler Harnish, Northern Illinois 2008-11 2,983 8,944
Brad Smith, Missouri 2002-05 4,289 8,799
Matt Grothe, South Florida 2006-09 2,206 8,669
B.J. Daniels, South Florida 2008-12 2,068 8,433
Juice Williams, Illinois 2006-09 2,557 8,037
Antwaan Randle El, Indiana 1998-2001 3,895 7,469
Joshua Cribbs, Kent St. 2001-04 3,670 7,169
Tyrod Taylor, Virginia Tech 2007-10 2,196 7,017
Taylor Martinez, Nebraska 2010-present 2,975 7,258
Johnny Manziel, Texas A&M 2012-present 2,021 7,019
Road Warriors
• Texas A&M matched a school record with its 10th straight road victory against Ole Miss. The last loss for the Aggies on the road was a 53-50 overtime loss to Kansas State in Manhattan, Kan., on Nov. 12, 2011. The Aggies' other 10-game road winning streak was in 1939-40.
• Kevin Sumlin's personal “away from home” winning streak stands at 15 games.
Road Winning Streak
2011
vs. Northwestern W, 33-22
(Reliant Stadium, Houston)
2012
at SMU W, 48-3
at Ole Miss W, 30-27
at Louisiana Tech W, 59-57
(Independence Stadium, Shreveport, La.)
at Auburn W, 63-21
at (#17) Mississippi State W, 38-13
at (#1) Alabama W, 29-24
vs. (#12) Oklahoma W, 41-13
(AT&T Stadium, Arlington, Texas)
2013
at Arkansas W, 45-33
at Ole Miss W, 41-38
Remember November
Texas A&M has won six straight games in the month of November, and hasn't lost in November in the Kevin Sumlin era. The Aggies' last loss in November was a 27-25 loss to Texas on Nov. 24, 2011.
40-point streak
The Aggies have scored 40 or more points in 13 straight games dating back to 2012, which is the longest streak in the NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision.
2012 Season
Sam Houston State W, 47-28
Missouri W, 59-29
vs. Oklahoma W, 41-13
2013 Season
Rice W, 52-31
Sam Houston State W, 65-28
Alabama L, 49-42
SMU W, 42-13
at Arkansas W, 45-33
at Ole Miss W, 41-38
Auburn L, 45-41
Vanderbilt W, 56-24
UTEP W, 57-7
Mississippi State W, 51-41
400-Yard streak
The Aggies gained 537 yards against Mississippi State two weeks ago, which marked the 22nd straight game that the offense has surpassed the 400-yard plateau and is easily the longest streak in school history, as well as the second-longest in the NCAA FBS.
• Since head coach Kevin Sumlin's arrival in College Station, the Aggies have surpassed 400 in 22-of-23 games.
500-Yard streak
The Aggies have gained 500 or more yards in nine straight games, which is longest streak in the FBS. A&M has hit 500 total yards 17 times in 23 games under Kevin Sumlin.
Texas A&M in the rankings
The Texas A&M football team was ranked No. 12 in the fifth edition of the Bowl Championship Series standings on Sunday. The 8-2 Aggies were one of seven Southeastern Conference school including in the BCS standings, joining No. 1 Alabama, No. 6 Auburn, No. 8 Missouri, No. 11 South Carolina, No. 22 LSU and No. 24 Ole Miss. The Aggies have already faced the Crimson Tide, Ole Miss and Auburn, with Missouri and LSU left on their schedule.
• The Aggies entered the 2013 season with a top 10 preseason ranking in The Associated Press poll for the 13th time in school history. The Aggies were No. 7 in the AP poll, and No. 6 in the USA Today coaches poll.
• It was the highest AP preseason rank since starting No. 7 in 1999, and the No. 6 ranking by the coaches was the highest since bing ranked No. 6 in the 1995 poll.
• With this week's No. 9 AP/No. 10 USA Today ranking, the Aggies have been ranked in 23 straight editions of the polls.
• Texas A&M finished 2012 ranked No. 5 in both the media and coaches polls. It was A&M's highest final rank since 1956.
Aggies in the Rankings (2013 week by week)
Poll PrE S3 S8 S15 S22 S29 O6 O13 O20 O27 N3 N10 N17 N24 D1 Final
AP #7 #7 #6 #10 #10 #9 #9 #7 #14 #12 #11 #10 #9
USA Today #6 #7 #6 #9 #9 #9 #9 #7 #15 #14 #13 #11 #10
BCS -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- #16 #12 #15 #11 #12
Red Zone Travels
Texas A&M ranks among the NCAA FBS leaders in red zone chances, scores, total touchdowns and red zone rushing TDs.
FBS Red Zone Chances
Rk School RZ Chances
1. Texas A&M 67
2. Texas Tech 64
3. Oregon 60
4. East Carolina 59
5. Arizona State 58
FBS Red Zone Scores
Rk School RZ Scores
1. Texas Tech 56
Texas A&M 55
Florida State 55
4. Arizona State 53
5. Two teams 51
FBS Red Zone Total TDs
Rk School RZ TD
1. Texas A&M 49
2. Florida State 44
3. Ohio State 42
Oregon 42
5. Two teams 40
FBS Red Zone Rushing TDs
Rk School RZ Rush TD
1. Navy 32
2. Baylor 31
3. Texas A&M 28
Auburn 28
New Mexico 28
Florida State 28
Youth Movement
• The Aggies have used 17 true freshmen, four redshirt freshman, two four-year transfers and two junior college transfers for a total of 25 players that have made their maroon and white playing debuts in 2013.
• Since 1972, the Aggies have awarded varsity letters to 10 or more true freshman in a season only a handful of times: 18 in 2009, 16 in 1980, 11 in 1973 and 10 in 1972 and 2008.
• Kevin Sumlin's 2013 signing class included a whopping 31 players.
Notes and Trends
• Nineteen players have grabbed at least one catch in 2013. From that group, only five are seniors.
• Seven players have at least 10 catches.
• Junior WR Malcome Kennedy needs eight catches for 100 in his career
• The Aggies will have four receivers with 30-plus catches in 2013.
• The Aggie defense has 15 interceptions in 2013, including three “pick-six” INTs.
• Ten Aggies combine for the 14 interceptions. Those 10 players combined for just three pickoffs prior to 2013.
• Sophomore punter Drew Kaser has put 13 of 31 punts inside the opponent's 20-yard line. Only twice in 2013 has he averaged less than 40 yards in a game. In both instances, Kaser had just one punt attempt and he put it inside the opponent 20.
Maroon Goons clear the way
Paving the way for the Aggies' offense is one of the biggest offensive fronts in school history, which features a pair of tackles that have been projected to be NFL first-round draft picks in the future. The projected starting five, self-titled the “Maroon Goons,” of senior All-American Jake Matthews (OT), juniors Cedric Ogbuehi (OT) and Jarvis Harrison (OG), sophomore Mike Matthews (C) and redshirt freshman Germain Ifedi (OG) weigh in at 1,526 pounds or 305.2 per goon.
Matthews shifted from right tackle to left tackle to replace Outland Trophy winner Luke Joeckel, while Ogbuehi moved from guard to right tackle.
Here's the Beef
Lineman Ht WT Career starts
LT Jake Matthews 6-5 305 43 (43 consecutive)
LG Jarvis Harrison 6-3 325 28 (24 consecutive)
C Mike Matthews 6-2 285 9 (9 consecutive)
RG Germain Ifedi 6-5 311 9 (9 consecutive)
RT Cedric Ogbuehi 6-5 295 27 (1 consecutive)
Matthews ranks among elite
• Returning All-America offensive tackle Jake Matthews was listed No. 1 on the top 100 college seniors list compiled by NFL.com senior analyst Gil Brandt.
• On a pair of 2014 NFL mock drafts, Matthews was projected to be selected fifth overall (first offensive lineman) to the Arizona Cardinals.
• On Sports Illustrated NFL Draft analyst Chris Burke's Big Board, Matthews was ranked No. 3, and he was joined by teammates Mike Evans (No. 14) and Johnny Manziel (No. 37).
Midseason honors
• Sports Illustrated named three Aggies to its Midseason All-America team -- sophomore WR Mike Evans and senior OT Jake Matthews to the first team and sophomore QB Johnny Manziel on the second team.
• Phil Steele named six Aggies to his Midseason All-SEC team. On the first team were Manziel, Evans and Matthews. Sophomore punter Drew Kaser was named to the second team. Junior OG Jarvis Harrison was named to the third team.
Sumlin Coaching Tree
Kevin Sumlin served as an assistant coach under under Bob Stoops at Oklahoma, R.C. Slocum at Texas A&M, Joe Tiller at Purdue and Wyoming, Jim Wacker and Glen Mason at Minnesota and Mike Price at Washington State.
Since becoming a head coach in 2008, four of his assistant coach hires have joined the head coaching ranks: Dana Holgorsen at West Virginia, Tony Levine at Houston, Kliff Kingsbury at Texas Tech and Brian Polian at Nevada.
Sumlin vs. Top 25
In his sixth season as a head coach, second -year Aggie coach Kevin Sumlin has a career record of 7-5 against ranked teams (in the Associated Press poll).
Sumlin vs. the AP Top 25 (at Texas A&M)
Opponent, Year AP rank Result
Florida, 2012 No. 24 L, 20-17
vs. Louisiana Tech, 2012 No. 22 W, 59-57
LSU, 2012 No. 6 L, 24-19
at Mississippi State, 2012 No. 17 W, 38-13
at Alabama, 2012 No. 1 W, 29-24
vs. *Oklahoma, 2013 No. 11 W, 41-13
Alabama, 2013 No. 1 L, 49-42
Auburn, 2013 No. 24 L, 45-41
Sumlin vs. the AP Top 25 (at Houston)
at East Carolina, 2008 No. 23 W, 41-24
Tulsa, 2008 No. 25 W, 70-30
at Oklahoma State, 2009 No. 5 W, 45-35
Southern Miss, 2011 No. 24 L, 49-28
Honoring Polo
The Texas A&M football team will honor the memory of fallen teammate Polo Manukainiu with a helmet sticker that reflects his Tongan heritage. The Aggies will wear the circular decal with Manukainiu's #90 jersey and his first name on it. Inset in the jersey number will be a Tongan-inspired design. The Aggies will wear the decal throughout the 2013 season.
Texas A&M equipment manager Matt Watson said, “We wanted to come up with a tribute to Polo as a player, but also reflect a bit of his personality as well. After talking with several of his friends and family it was evident how much Polo's Tongan heritage meant to him. After trying to incorporate partial elements of Polo's actual Tongan Tribal arm tattoos we came up with this design that hopefully his family, friends, and teammates will deem a fitting and personal reflection to who he was both on and off the playing field.”
Manukainiu, from Euless, Texas, died along with two other passengers in a tragic automobile accident on July 29, 2013.
One Texas A&M player will wear Polo's #90 jersey in every game in 2012.
Rice DT Alonzo Williams
SHSU DE Tyrell Taylor
Alabama DT Kirby Ennis
SMU DE Julien Obioha
Arkansas DE Gavin Stansbury
Ole Miss DT Ivan Robison
Auburn DL Jay Arnold
Vanderbilt DT Isaiah Golden
UTEP DE Tyrone Thomas
Mississippi St. DT Hardreck Walker
2013 STANDINGS
Eastern
Team All SEC
Missouri 9-1 5-1
South Carolina 8-2 6-2
Georgia 6-4 4-3
Vanderbilt 6-4 3-4
Florida 4-6 3-5
Tennessee 4-6 1-5
Kentucky 2-8 0-6
Western
Team All SEC
Alabama 10-0 7-0
Auburn 10-1 6-1
Texas A&M 8-2 4-2
LSU 7-3 3-3
Ole Miss 7-3 3-3
Mississippi State 4-6 1-5
Arkansas 3-7 0-6
This Week's SEC Games
(All Times Central)
GAMES OF SATURDAY, NOV. 23
Mississippi State (4-6, 1-5 SEC) at Arkansas (3-7, 0-6 SEC)
11:21 a.m. CT • SEC TV
Little Rock, Ark. • War Memorial Stadium (53,955)
Coastal Carolina (10-1) at South Carolina (8-2, 6-2 SEC)
1 p.m. ET • PPV / ESPN3
Columbia, S.C. • Williams-Brice Stadium (80,250)
Chattanooga (8-3) at Alabama (10-0, 7-0 SEC)
1 p.m. CT • PPV \ ESPN3
Tuscaloosa, Ala. • Bryant-Denny Stadium (101,821)
Georgia Southern (6-4) at Florida (4-6, 3-5 SEC)
2 p.m. ET • PPV / ESPN3
Gainesville, Fla. • Ben Hill Griffin Stadium at Florida Field (80,250)
Texas A&M (8-2, 4-2 SEC) at LSU (7-3, 3-3 SEC)
2:30 p.m. CT • CBS
Baton Rouge, La. • Tiger Stadium (92,400)
Kentucky (2-8, 0-6 SEC) at Georgia (6-4, 4-3 SEC)
7 p.m. ET • ESPNU
Athens, Ga. • Sanford Stadium (92,746)
Vanderbilt (6-4, 3-4 SEC) at Tennessee (4-6, 1-5 SEC)
7 p.m. ET • ESPN2
Knoxville, Tenn. • Neyland Stadium (102,455)
Missouri (9-1, 5-1 SEC) at Ole Miss (7-3, 3-3 SEC)
6:45 p.m. CT • ESPN
Oxford, Miss. • Vaught-Hemingway Stadium (60,580)
OPEN: Auburn (10-1, 6-1 SEC).
Top 25 Polls (Nov. 18, 2013)
BCS Standings
RK TEAM Record Pvs
1 Alabama 0.9914 1
2 Florida State 0.9661 2
3 Ohio State 0.8869 3
4 Baylor 0.8856 5
5 Oregon 0.7917 6
6 Auburn 0.786 7
7 Clemson 0.7681 8
8 Missouri 0.7231 9
9 Stanford 0.6238 4
10 Oklahoma State 0.589 12
11 South Carolina 0.5883 10
12 Texas A&M 0.5394 11
13 Michigan State 0.4646 16
14 UCLA 0.4615 13
15 Fresno State 0.4134 14
16 Northern Illinois 0.3729 15
17 Arizona State 0.3414 19
18 UCF 0.3033 17
19 Wisconsin 0.2907 22
20 Oklahoma 0.276 18
21 Louisville 0.2664 20
22 LSU 0.2645 21
23 USC 0.107 NR
24 Ole Miss 0.1048 NR
25 Minnesota 0.0604 NR
Associated Press Top 25
RK TEAM RECORD PTS
1 Alabama (55) 10-0 1495
2 Florida State (5) 10-0 1445
3 Baylor 9-0 1351
4 Ohio State 10-0 1343
5 Oregon 9-1 1210
6 Auburn 10-1 1205
7 Clemson 9-1 1115
8 Missouri 9-1 1067
9 Texas A&M 8-2 956
10 Stanford 8-2 899
11 Oklahoma State 9-1 889
12 South Carolina 8-2 870
13 Michigan State 9-1 749
14 UCLA 8-2 710
15 Fresno State 9-0 572
16 Wisconsin 8-2 559
17 UCF 8-1 535
18 LSU 7-3 439
19 Arizona State 8-2 430
20 Northern Illinois 10-0 426
21 Louisville 9-1 412
22 Oklahoma 8-2 318
23 USC 8-3 187
24 Ole Miss 7-3 119
25 Duke 8-2 94
Dropped from rankings: Texas 23, Miami (FL) 24, Georgia 25
Others receiving votes: Minnesota 77, Notre Dame 11, Texas 10, Georgia 5, Cincinnati 1, Nebraska 1
USA Today Poll
RK TEAM RECORD PTS
1 Alabama (56) 10-0 1544
2 Florida State (6) 10-0 1487
3 Ohio State 10-0 1404
4 Baylor 9-0 1386
5 Oregon 9-1 1231
6 Clemson 9-1 1217
7 Auburn 10-1 1145
8 Missouri 9-1 1129
9 Oklahoma State 9-1 1030
10 Texas A&M 8-2 928
11 South Carolina 8-2 882
12 Stanford 8-2 865
13 Michigan State 9-1 729
14 UCLA 8-2 700
15 Louisville 9-1 627
16 Fresno State 9-0 622
17 Wisconsin 8-2 511
18 Oklahoma 8-2 502
19 LSU 7-3 478
20 UCF 8-1 446
21 Northern Illinois 10-0 418
22 Arizona State 8-2 352
23 Minnesota 8-2 173
24 Duke 8-2 131
25 USC 8-3 115
Dropped from rankings: Miami (FL) 23, Texas 24
Others receiving votes: Ole Miss 35, Cincinnati 23, Texas 7, Louisiana-Lafayette 6, Miami (FL) 5, Ball State 4, Toledo 1, Nebraska 1, East Carolina 1, Georgia 1