FootballOctober 22, 2025

Slocum Named to 2025 SEC Football Legends Class

R.C. Slocum was announced as a member of the 2025 SEC Football Legends class presented by T-Mobile, an assemblage of former football standouts who will be honored at events surrounding the SEC Football Championship Game in Atlanta in December.

BIRMINGHAM – Texas A&M's all-time winningest head football coach R.C. Slocum was announced as a member of the 2025 SEC Football Legends class presented by T-Mobile, an assemblage of former football standouts who will be honored at events surrounding the SEC Football Championship Game in Atlanta in December.

Slocum coached the Texas A&M football program for 14 seasons from 1989-2002. He remains the winningest coach in the school history with a 123-47-2 record and he never had a losing season. His teams won four conference championships, with three straight Southwest Conference crowns from 1991-93 and the Big 12 Conference title in 1998. Slocum is the SWC's all-time leader in career winning percentage and set the record for consecutive conference victories with 26 from 1991-94.

He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2012, and he's also a member of the Texas Sports Hall of Fame and the Horatio Alger Association of Distinguished Americans. Slocum served two years on the College Football Playoff Selection Committee for the 2019 and 2020 seasons. An influential member of the American Football Coaches Association, Slocum served on the AFCA Board of Trustees from 2001-17, including a stint as President. After his coaching career was over, Slocum was twice asked to serve as Texas A&M's interim Director of Athletics in 2019 and 2022.

The 2025 Football Legends class includes 16 former stars who excelled on the gridiron and helped write the rich history of the sport at their respective institutions. This year's class includes a Heisman Trophy winner, national champions, All-Americans, All-SEC selections, Academic All-Americans and NFL standouts. The group represents teams that won SEC Championships, claimed Super Bowl titles and are represented in state, school and college football halls of fame.

The class will be honored at the 2025 SEC Football "Weekend of Champions" December 5-6 in Atlanta, highlighted by the annual SEC Legends Celebration presented by T-Mobile on Friday, December 5 at the College Football Hall of Fame in Atlanta. The group will also be recognized prior to the SEC Football Championship Game, which will be held at Mercedes-Benz Stadium on Saturday, December 6.

Slocum's Career Achievements

53-year career in college athletics as a coach and administrator
Winningest football coach in Southwest Conference and Texas A&M history
Rube Foster Award presented by the Texas Black Sports Hall of Fame, 2016
Amos Alonzo Stagg Award, 2014
Paul "Bear" Bryant Lifetime Achievement, 2014
National Football Foundation Hall of Fame, 2012
Texas A&M Athletics Hall of Fame, 2008
Texas Sports Hall of Fame, 2005
McNeese State Hall of Fame, 2004
Distinguished Alumnus, McNeese State, 2001
Houston Touchdowner of the Year, 1999
Four-time conference Coach of the Year

SLOCUM PROFILE
Name               Richard Copeland (R.C.) Slocum
Date of Birth    Nov. 7, 1944
Birthplace        Oakdale, Louisiana
Wife                 former Nel Jennings
Children           Shawn, John Harvey

Alma Mater      McNeese State
                        B.S. in physical education in 1967
                        M.S. in administration and supervision in 1968

Playing Career All-District Tight End, Stark HS (Orange, Texas) 1963 graduate
                        Tight End/Defensive End, McNeese State (1964-67)

Coaching Career
                        Lake Charles HS (Defensive Coordinator), 1968-69
                        Kansas State (Freshman OL Coach), 1970
                        Kansas State (Head Freshman Coach), 1971
                        Texas A&M (Offensive Assistant), 1972
                        Texas A&M (Defensive Assistant), 1973-78
                        Saskatchewan Roughriders (CFL), Summers of 1975 and 1977
                        Texas A&M (Defensive Coordinator), 1979-80
                        USC (Defensive Coordinator), 1981
                        Texas A&M (Defensive Coordinator), 1982-84
                        Texas A&M (Assistant Head Coach/DC), 1985-88
                        Texas A&M (Head Coach), 1989-2002
                        (named head coach Dec. 12, 1988)

Head Coaching Record

Year	Overall	Conference	Finish	Final Rank	Bowl
1989	8-4	6-2 (SWC)	T-2^nd	20^th	Hancock
1990	9-3-1	5-2-1 (SWC)	T-2^nd	13^th	Holiday
1991	10-2	8-0 (SWC)	1^st	12^th	Cotton
1992	12-1	7-0 (SWC)	1^st	7^th	Cotton
1993	10-2	7-0 (SWC)	1^st	8^th	Cotton
1994	10-0-1	6-0-1 (SWC)	1^st/Ineligible	8^th	Ineligible
1995	9-3	5-2 (SWC)	T-2^nd	15^th	Alamo
1996	6-6	4-4 (Big 12)	3^rd (South)	-	-
1997	9-4	6-2 (Big 12)	1^st (South)	20^th	Cotton
1998	11-3	7-1 (Big 12)	1^st (South)*	11^th	Sugar
1999	8-4	5-3 (Big 12)	T-2^nd (South)	23^rd	Alamo
2000	7-5	5-3 (Big 12)	3^rd (South)	-	Independence
2001	8-4	4-4 (Big 12)	T-3^rd (South)	-	Galleryfurniture.com
2002	6-6	3-5 (Big 12)	5^th (South)	-	-
14 Years	123-47-2	78-28-2			11 Bowls

*Won Big 12 Championship game (36-33 [2OT] over Kansas State)