Game Notes: Texas A&M vs Mississippi State
Nov 05, 2013 | Football
Game #10 / Aggies vs. Bulldogs
Mississippi State (4-4, 1-3 vs. SEC)
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Texas A&M (7-2, 3-2 vs. SEC)
KICKOFF/DATE: 2:30 p.m. (CT), Saturday, Nov. 9, 2013
SITE Kyle Field, College Station, Texas (Cap. 82,589)
TELEVISION CBS (national)
Tim Brando, play-by-play
Aaron Taylor, commentary
Kristina Akra, sideline reporter
RADIO ESPN Radio (National)
Marc Kestecher, play-by-play
David Norrie, commentary
Joe Schad, sideline
Texas A&M Sports Network
Dave South, play-by-play
Dave Elmendorf, commentary
Will Johnson, sideline
(Texas A&M feed on SiriusXM channel: Sirius 108 / XM 200)
RANKINGS Texas A&M (No. 15 - BCS / No. 11 - AP / No. 13 - USA Today)
Mississippi State (NR - BCS / NR - AP / NR - Usa today)
SERIES HISTORY Series is tied, 3-3 (Last meeting: Texas A&M 38, at Mississippi St. 13,11/3/2012)
LIVE AUDIO aggieathletics.com, radioaggieland.com
STATS tamu.statbroadcast.com (password located on flipcard)
AGGIES SEEK PROGRAM'S 700th WIN
Texas A&M will be seeking its 700th victory in program history when the No. 11 Aggies host Mississippi State in a nationally-televised game at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday at Kyle Field. With a win, the Aggies would become the 17th school in NCAA FBS history to reach the 700-win plateau. Georgia Tech will also be seeking its 700th win on Saturday in a 6 p.m. CT matchup against Pittsburgh.
• The series between Texas A&M and Mississippi State is tied at 3-3. The Aggies won the most recent meeting 38-13 last year in Starkville, Miss.
• While Texas A&M and Mississippi State have met in the state of Texas four times previously, it will be just the second time the two teams have met in College Station. The only previous meeting in College Station was a 6-0 Bulldog win in 1913.
TAMU vs. MSU Series
1912: TAMU, 41-7 at Houston, Texas
1913: MSU, 6-0 College Station
1915: MSU, 7-0 at Dallas
1937: TAMU, 14-0 at Tyler, Texas
2000: MSU, 43-41 (OT) at Shreveport, La.
2012: TAMU, 38-13 at Starkville
• CONNECTIONS: Former Texas A&M head coaches Emory Bellard and Jackie Sherrill both served as head coaches at Mississippi State ... MSU offensive coordinator Les Koenning Jr. served two assistant coaching stints at A&M (1994-96, 2003-07) ... Texas A&M Senior Assoc. AD/External Affairs Jason Cook is a MSU grad and began his career in athletics in the Bulldog media relations office.
FINAL HOME GAME FOR SENIOR CLASS OF '13
Thirteen Aggie seniors will play their final games at Kyle Field when the Aggies take on Mississippi State on Saturday. Highlights of their careers include:
• Compiled a 34-14 overall record entering Saturday's game.
• Became the seventh senior class to play in four bowl games, joining the seniors of 1978, 1992, 1993, 2000, 2001 and 2012.
• Have led the Aggies to a top 25 ranking in 21 consecutive editions of the AP and Coaches polls entering the Mississipp State game.
• Have helped A&M to bowl wins in back-to-back seasons for first time since 1939 and 1940.
• A&M is in the midst of a 10-game road winning streak, which matches a school record originally set in 1939-40.
• Helped the 2010 team to a Big 12 South tri-championship, and the 2012 team to a No. 5 final national ranking (highest since 1956)
Senior Class of 2013
Nate Askew San Antonio, Texas
Kirby Ennis Huntsville, Texas
Toney Hurd Jr. Missouri City, Texas
Steven Jenkins Pensacola, Fla.
Travis Labhart Whitesboro, Texas
Gaston Lamascus Navasota, Texas
Ben Malena Cedar Hill, Texas
Jake Matthews Missouri City, Texas
Kyle Serres Spring, Texas
WHAT TO WATCH FOR
• Sophomore QB Johnny Manziel needs four passing touchdowns to match Jerrod Johnson's school record of 30 passing TDs from 2009.
• Manziel needs 26 rushing yards to reach 2,000 for career. He would join Bucky Richardson as A&M's only QB 2,000-yard rushers (He needs 122 to break Richardson's school QB rushing record). When he reachs 2,000 rushing yards, he will become the 18th FBS player with 2,000 rushing yards and 6,000 passing yards in his career.
• Manziel needs 133 passing yards to reach 3,000 in just 10 games in 2013. He would be the first Aggie to surpass the 3,000-yard plateau twice. It's only been done three times previously at Texas A&M.
• Biletnikoff Award candidate Mike Evans needs just 61 receiving yards to surpass Ryan Swope's school record of 1,207 set in 2011. With his next receiving TD, he will take sole possession of A&M's record for receiving touchdowns in a season (tied with Jeff Fuller at 12).
• The Aggies are in the midst of a streak of eight straight games with 500-plus total yards, which is easily the longest streak in the FBS. Oregon has the second longest streak with four straight 500-yard games.
• Texas A&M takes a FBS-best 12-game streak of 40-point games into the Mississippi State game.
• As a team, the Aggies lead the SEC in scoring (49.0 points/game), total offense (582.6 yards/game), passing (371.8 yards/game), pass efficiency (178.5 rating), punting (48.5 avg.) and net punting (41.3 avg.), and first downs (29.1/game).
Elite balance
Schools Averaging 300 Pass / 200 Rush
School Passing Rushing
Baylor 417.3 301.1
Florida State 339.4 209.8
Oregon 300.6 331.5
Texas A&M 371.8 210.8
Schools with 25 Rush TD / 25 Pass TD
School Rush TD Pass TD
Ohio State 27 29
Texas A&M 27 29
Fast learners
• While most of the attention goes to veteran receivers like Mike Evans and Malcome Kennedy, first-year players have combined to contribute 38 catches for 457 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 eight consecutive games. In 22 games under Sumlin, the Aggies have scored at least 14 first-quarter points 13 times.
• Texas A&M has scored first in 21 of 22 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 22 times with an impressive 17 touchdowns.
• In first quarters under Sumlin (22 games), the Aggies have outscored their opponents 275-99 or an average of 12.5-4.5.
• Mark Snyder's Aggie defense has forced a punt, turnover or turnover on downs on 15 of 22 opening series.
• The Aggie defense has forced three-and-outs on the opponents' opening possession of the second half in five of nine games this season (Only six total first downs allowed).
• 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 127.4 #1 #4
Receiving Yards 1,147 #1 #2
Receiving TDs 12 #1 #3
30-Yard Catches 15 #1 #1
• 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 228 by Colorado State.
• 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 ranked in the AP Top 25, Evans leads or is tied for the lead in the FBS in 20-yard catches (13) and 30-yard catches (10).
• 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' 523 yards on 18 catches (29.1 per catch) in the first quarter in 2013 ranks No. 1 among FBS receivers.
• He leads the nation with 15 catches of 30 or more yards.
• His 12 receiving TDs leads the SEC and ranks No. 3 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 20-of-22 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
14 Brandin Cooks, Oregon State
14 Davante Adams, Fresno State
10 Four players
FBS Receiving Yards Leaders
1,344 Brandin Cooks, Oregon State
1,147 Mike Evans, Texas A&M
1,057 Willie Snead, Ball State
1,043 Allen Robinson, Penn State
1,035 Jace Amaro, Texas Tech
Most 30-Yard-Plus Catches
14 Brandin Cooks, Oregon State
12 Antwan Goodley, Baylor
11 Sammie Coates, Auburn
11 Allen Robinson, Penn State
Yards Per Catch Average
(minimum of 40 catches)
22.1 Mike Evans, Texas A&M
21.1 Odell Beckham, LSU
18.7 Chandler Jones, San Jose State
18.0 Jeremy Gallon, Michigan
17.5 Ezell Ruffin, San Diego State
Texas A&M Record Book:
Season Receptions
89 Ryan Swope, 2011
72 Ryan Swope, 2012
72 Jeff Fuller, 2010
72 Ryan Swope, 2010
Closing in...
Season Receiving Yards
1,207 Ryan Swope, 2011
1,066 Jeff Fuller, 2010
913 Ryan Swope, 2012
Season Receiving TDs
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
Career Receiving Yards
3,117 Ryan Swope, 2009-12
3,092 Jeff Fuller, 2008-11
2,600 Terrence Murphy, 2001-04
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
6-1 + 210 + So-1L + Kerrville, Texas (Tivy)
CATEGORY SEC FBS
Total Offense 3,431 #1 #1
Pass Efficiency 185.01 #1 #4
Pts. Responsibility/G 22.7 #1 #1
Completion Pct. .725 #1 #3
• Sophomore QB Johnny Manziel has five career games with more than 500 total yards. The rest of the SEC has nine.
• Manziel has zero interceptions on third-down plays or in the fourth quarter.
• Manziel is one of six players in FBS averaging 10-plus yards per pass attempt.
• Manziel has generated 300-plus total yards in 18 straight starts. He's rushed or passed for two or more TDs in 15 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)
83.3 Johnny Manziel, Texas A&M
79.7 Shane Carden, East Carolina
78.8 Tyler Tettleton, Ohio
73.3 Grant Hedrick, Boise State
72.3 Brendon Kay, Cincinnati
FBS 4th Q Pass Rating
231.22 Johnny Manziel, Texas A&M
192.81 John O'Korn, Houston
190.29 Jake Water, Kansas State
189.34 Zach Mettenberger, LSU
181.14 Austyn Carta-Samuels, Vanderbilt
FBS 3rd Down Completion %
76.9 Johnny Manziel, Texas A&M
73.6 Chuckie Keeton, Utah State
72.8 Shane Carden, East Carolina
72.5 Jameis Winston, Florida State
71.2 A.J. McCarron, Alabama
FBS 3rd Down Pass Rating
244.42 Johnny Manziel, Texas A&M
229.21 Bryce Petty, Baylor
214.37 Tedd Bridgewater, Louisville
203.92 Jameis Winston, Florida State
194.05 Zach Mettenberger, LSU
FBS Completion %
(minimum of 250 attempts)
73.6 Shane Carden, East Carolina
72.5 Johnny Manziel, Texas A&M
69.2 Derek Carr, Fresno State
68.7 Corey Robinson, Troy
67.9 Sean Mannion, Oregon State
FBS Pass Efficiency
219.01 Bryce Petty, Baylor
201.12 Jameis Winston, Florida State
191.63 Teddy Bridgewater, Louisville
185.01 Johnny Manziel, Texas A&M
178.49 Marcus Mariota, Oregon
FBS Pass Touchdowns
31 Sean Mannion, Oregon State
28 Derek Carr, Fresno State
24 Jameis Winston, Florida State
23 Three Players
FBS Total Offense
3,431 Johnny Manziel, Texas A&M
3,366 Sean Mannion, Oregon State
3,119 Derek Carr, Fresno State
3,021 Jordan Lynch, Northern Illinois
3,015 Connor Halliday, Washington State
FBS Pts. Responsible For
192 Jordan Lynch, Northern Illinois
190 Sean Mannion, Oregon State
180 Derek Carr, Fresno State
174 Marcus Mariota, Oregon
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
Manziel nears statistical milestone
After 22 career games, Aggie sophomore QB Johnny Manziel is nearing a statistical milestone generally known only to upperclassmen. With 1,974 rushing yards and 6,573 passing yards, Manziel needs 26 rushing yards to become the 18th player in FBS history to have 2,000 rushing yards and 6,000 passing yards in his career.
NCAA FBS players with 2,000 rushing/6,000 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
Denard Robinson, Michigan 2009-12 4,495 6,250
Cody Fajardo, Nevada 2011-present 2,128 6,243
Patrick White, West Virginia 2005-08 4,480 6,049
Vince Young, Texas 2003-05 3,127 6,040
Closing in on 2,000/6,000
Johnny Manziel, Texas A&M 2012-present 1,974 6,573
Defensive spark
Since giving up a season-high 615 total yards in game 7 to Auburn, the Aggie defense has responded with its two best statistical games of the season
• After seven games, the Aggies were allowing 494.4 yards per game. In the last two games, the Aggies allowed an average of 263.5 yards -- 152.5 passing and 111.0 rushing.
• Aggies allowed 30 offensiveTDs in the first seven games (4.2 per game), but have given up just four in the last two contests (2.0).
• The Aggies had eight INTs in the first seven games and six in the last two. Similarly, the Aggies had seven QB sacks in the first seven games and nine in the last two.
40-point streak
The Aggies have scored 40 or more points in 12 straight games dating back to 2012, which is the longest streak in FBS.
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
400-Yard streak
The Aggies gained 564 yards against UTEP last week, which marked the 21st 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 21-of-22 games.
• The Aggies have gained 500 or more yards in eight straight games, and 15 times in 22 games under Sumlin.
• Digging deeper into the Aggies' offensive surge, Texas A&M has posted 48 400-plus yardage outputs in 61 total games since shifting to a no-huddle, up-tempo offense in 2009. During that span, the Aggies have hit the 500-yard level 33 times. As a point of comparison, the Aggies reached 400 total yards in just 18 games in the decade of games prior to 2009 (116 games).
500-Yard streak
The Aggies have gained 500 or more yards in eight straight games, which is longest streak in the FBS.
Consecutive 500-yard games
Texas A&M 8
Oregon 4
Florida State 4
Northern Illinois 3
Arizona State 3
Several teams with 2
texAS A&M in the rankings
The Texas A&M football team was ranked No. 15 in the third edition of the Bowl Championship Series standings on Sunday. The 7-2 Aggies were one of six Southeastern Conference school including in the BCS standings, joining No. 1 Alabama, No. 8 Missouri, No. 9 Auburn, No. 12 South Carolina and No. 13 LSU. The Aggies have already faced the Crimson Tide 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. 11 AP/No. 13 USA Today ranking, the Aggies have been ranked in 21 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
USA Today #6 #7 #6 #9 #9 #9 #9 #7 #15 #14 #13
BCS -- -- -- -- -- -- -- #16 #12 #15
Red Zone Travels
Texas A&M leads the NCAA FBS in red zone chances, scores, total touchdowns and red zone rushing TDs.
FBS Red Zone Chances
Rk School RZ Chances
1. Texas A&M 61
2. Texas Tech 54
Oregon State 54
4. Northern Illinois 53
Western Kentucky 53
FBS Red Zone Scores
Rk School RZ Scores
1. Texas A&M 50
2. Texas Tech 46
Northern Illinois 46
Arizona State 46
4. Two teams 44
FBS Red Zone Total TDs
Rk School RZ TD
1. Texas A&M 44
2. Ohio State 38
3. Northern Illinois 36
Oregon 36
5. Two teams 35
FBS Red Zone Rushing TDs
Rk School RZ Rush TD
1. Texas A&M 26
Navy 26
3. Baylor 25
4. Oregon 24
5. Two teams 23
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 is three catches shy of joining Mike Evans in the 50-catch club in 2013.
• Kennedy needs 16 catches for 100 in his career and 65 receiving yards for 1,000 in his career.
• With three more catches by senior WR Travis Labhart, the Aggies will have four receivers with 30-plus catches in 2013.
• The Aggie defense has 14 interceptions in 2013, including three “pick-six” INTs.
• Nine Aggies combine for the 14 interceptions. Those nine players combined for just three pickoffs prior to 2013.
• Senior LB Steven Jenkins needs two tackles to hit 200 for his career. He is the team's leading active tackler.
• Sophomore punter Drew Kaser has put 11 of 26 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 42 (42 consecutive)
LG Jarvis Harrison 6-3 325 27 (23 consecutive)
C Mike Matthews 6-2 285 8 (8 consecutive)
RG Germain Ifedi 6-5 311 8 (8 consecutive)
RT Cedric Ogbuehi 6-5 295 26 (0 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
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.
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.
Ole Miss DT Ivan Robison
Auburn DL Jay Arnold
Vanderbilt DT Isaiah Golden
UTEP DE Tyrone Thomas
Top 25 Polls (Nov. 4, 2013)
BCS Standings
RK TEAM (Record) Record
1 Alabama 8-0
2 Florida State 8-0
3 Oregon 8-0
4 Ohio State 9-0
5 Stanford 7-1
6 Baylor 7-0
7 Clemson 8-1
8 Missouri 8-1
9 Auburn 8-1
10 Oklahoma 7-1
11 Miami (FL) 7-1
12 South Carolina 7-2
13 LSU 7-2
14 Oklahoma State 7-1
15 Texas A&M 7-2
16 Fresno State 8-0
17 Michigan State 8-1
18 Northern Illinois 9-0
19 UCLA 6-2
20 Louisville 7-1
21 UCF 6-1
22 Arizona State 6-2
23 Notre Dame 7-2
24 Wisconsin 6-2
25 Texas Tech 7-2
Associated Press Top 25
RK TEAM RECORD PTS
1 Alabama (52) 8-0 1491
2 Oregon (2) 8-0 1418
3 Florida State (6) 8-0 1409
4 Ohio State 9-0 1315
5 Baylor 7-0 1234
6 Stanford 7-1 1214
7 Auburn 8-1 1082
8 Clemson 8-1 1059
9 Missouri 8-1 956
10 LSU 7-2 863
11 Texas A&M 7-2 861
12 Oklahoma 7-1 816
13 South Carolina 7-2 769
14 Miami (FL) 7-1 737
15 Oklahoma State 7-1 662
16 UCLA 6-2 515
17 Fresno State 8-0 493
18 Michigan State 8-1 478
19 UCF 6-1 472
20 Louisville 7-1 385
21 Wisconsin 6-2 342
22 Northern Illinois 9-0 322
23 Arizona State 6-2 197
24 Notre Dame 7-2 164
25 Texas Tech 7-2 102
Others receiving votes: Texas 34, Georgia 32, Brigham Young 28, Ole Miss 17, Houston 9, Minnesota 7, Washington 6, Michigan 6, Ball State 4, Duke 1
USA Today Poll
RK TEAM RECORD PTS
1 Alabama (54) 8-0 1540
2 Oregon (5) 8-0 1475
3 Florida State (3) 8-0 1436
4 Ohio State 9-0 1369
5 Baylor 7-0 1299
6 Stanford 7-1 1222
7 Clemson 8-1 1121
8 Oklahoma 7-1 971
9 Missouri 8-1 961
10 Auburn 8-1 959
11 Oklahoma State 7-1 864
12 LSU 7-2 835
13 Texas A&M 7-2 800
14 Miami (FL) 7-1 747
15 South Carolina 7-2 722
16 Louisville 7-1 569
17 Fresno State 8-0 567
18 UCLA 6-2 494
19 Michigan State 8-1 446
20 Northern Illinois 9-0 409
21 UCF 6-1 340
22 Wisconsin 6-2 333
23 Texas Tech 7-2 217
24 Arizona State 6-2 130
25 Notre Dame 7-2 108
Others receiving votes: Texas 77, Georgia 25, Houston 24, Brigham Young 19, Minnesota 18, Michigan 14, Nebraska 12, Duke 11, Louisiana-Lafayette 5, Ball State 4, Ole Miss 3, Oregon State 2, Arizona 1, USC 1
2013 STANDINGS
Eastern
Team All SEC
Missouri 8-1 4-1
South Carolina 7-2 5-2
Georgia 5-3 4-2
Florida 4-4 3-3
Tennessee 4-5 1-4
Vanderbilt 4-4 1-4
Kentucky 2-6 0-4
Western
Team All SEC
Alabama 8-0 5-0
Auburn 8-1 4-1
LSU 7-2 3-2
Texas A&M 7-2 3-2
Ole Miss 5-3 2-3
Mississippi State 4-4 1-3
Arkansas 3-6 0-5
This Week's Games
(All Times Central)
GAMES OF SATURDAY, NOV. 9
Auburn (8-1, 4-1 SEC) at Tennessee (4-5, 1-4 SEC)
Noon ET • ESPN Last: AU, 26-22 (2009 in Knoxville)
Knoxville, Tenn. • Neyland Stadium (102,455)
Vanderbilt (4-4, 1-4 SEC) at Florida (4-4, 3-3 SEC)
Noon ET • FSN
Gainesville, Fla. • Ben Hill Griffin Stadium at Florida Field (88,548)
Missouri (8-1, 4-1 SEC) at Kentucky (2-6, 0-4 SEC)
Noon ET • ESPNU
Lexington, Ky. • Commonwealth Stadium (67,942)
Arkansas (3-6, 0-5 SEC) at Ole Miss (5-3, 2-3 SEC)
11:21 a.m. CT • SEC TV
Oxford, Miss. • Vaught-Hemingway Stadium (60,580)
Appalachian State (2-7) at Georgia (5-3, 4-2 SEC)
12:30 p.m. ET • WSB-TV (Atlanta, Ga.)
Athens, Ga. • Sanford Stadium (92,746)
Mississippi State (4-4, 1-3 SEC) at Texas A&M (7-2, 3-2 SEC)
2:30 p.m. CT • CBS
College Station, Texas • Kyle Field (83,002)
LSU (7-2, 3-2 SEC) at Alabama (8-0, 5-0 SEC)
7 p.m. CT • CBS
Tuscaloosa, Ala. • Bryant-Denny Stadium (101,821)
OPEN: South Carolina (7-2, 5-2 SEC)
