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Home My WebLink About1996 Football: Charging Into a New Erar Amr . 4 1 P� i Oh / O I ✓ v � 4_ ?�XAS AaM' i I uum urrmiaL 71 D 0 19 ry i !1�) Po 0 0 0 0 '9211r.1114 3�l ol I i I Ill; B- IL L I I a h I IT, or Ine ScRool" lot but there a sail '9211r.1114 3�l ol I i I Ill; B- IL L I I a h I IT, • 4 '96 Schedule /'95 Results/Future Schedules 5 Media Information/SID Staff 6 Satellite Feeds /Quick Facts 7 Athletic Directory/Travel Plans/ Opponent SIDs 8 Aggie Radio Network/Station Lineup 9 Texas A &M Media Outlets 10 Kyle Field/vicinity Maps 11 Traffic & Parking Help 12 Aggie Football Showcase 14 Aggie Offense 16 Aggie Defense BIG 1"ON CE 1996 Outlook ....... 18 20 Season Outlook 21 Offense: Quarterbacks/Offensive Line 22 Tight Ends/Wide Receivers 23 Running Backs 24 Defense: Defensive Line/ Texas Tech Inside Linebackers 25 Outside Linebackers/Defensive Backs 26 Specialists 27 Squad Breakdown 28 Aggie Notebook 29 Aggie Analysis 30 Chart Chasers 31 Breakdown by Classification 32 Depth Chart 34 Alphabetical Roster 36 Numerical Roster 38 Aggie Walkon Program 39 National Recruiting/ Geographical Roster Players ....................... 40 42 Returning Player Biographies 65 Recap/Roster of Signees 66 Slocum Comments on the'96 Class 67 The 1996 Signees Staff and Administration.... 70 72 R.0 Slocum Biography 4 The Slocum Profile 75 The Slocum Record 77 Slocum on the Issues 79 Aggie Assistants in High Demand 110 Iowa State 80 Assistant Coach Resumes 111 Kansas State 89 Other Football Staff 112 Texas Tech 96 Administration Biographies 113 Oklahoma State 99 Board of Regents/Athletic Council/ 114 Baylor 12th Man Foundation 115 Oklahoma 100 Overall Athletic Department Success 116 Texas 101 NCAA Information/Compliance Staff 117 The Big Game 119 Big 12 Map Opponents ............10 Z 104 Introduction of the 122 Big 12 Conference 105 BYU 106 Southwestern Louisiana 107 North Texas 108 Colorado 109 Louisiana Tech 1995 in Review... 1241 122 1995 Season in Review 122 A &M in the Rankings 129 Starting Lineups 130 Team & Individual Statistics 132 Individual Superlatives/ • • • • • • • • • • • • • c � 0 > t i 11 I 0 History .................... 196 198 Aggie Football History 204 Annual Team Record 206 A &M Football Year -by -Year 212 SWC Standings by Year 214 All -Time Football Scores 217 All -Time Standings with Opponents 218 All -Time Television Appearances 219 All -Time Bowl Game Summaries 227 College Football Bowl Alliance 228 Aggie Bowl Records 230 Texas A &M All- Americans 236 Texas A &M All -SWC Players 238 Other Football Honors 243 Texas A &M Hall of Fame 252 Aggie Football Lettermen A99ies in the Pros .................. 258 260 Aggies on 1995 NFL Rosters/ Cain Hall Big 12 Schools with players in the Netum Steed NFL 261 All -Time Aggie Pros 264 Aggies in the NFL Draft 266 A &M a Haven for All -Pro Defensive • Backs 267 Linebacker U Facilities ................. 268 270 Kyle Field 272 Attendance Records 273 Cain Hall 274 Netum Steed 275 Strength Records 276 Football Locker Room 277 Training Room 1*1R • Team Offensive Records 185 Team Defensive Records 186 Team Highs and Lows • 133 1995 Season Notes Annual Statistical Leaders 134 Game Summaries /Statistics • 146 Season Football Honors • 147 Game -by -Game Team Statistics • 148 Game -by -Game Individual Statistics 154 Lettermen Lost • 160 SWC Team Statistics • 161 SWC Individual Statistics 163 NCAA Team Statistics 164 NCAA Individual Statistics • 165 A &M NCAA Statistical Champions/ Wrecking Crew Rankings • • Records ................... 166 • 168 Individual Offensive Records • 182 Individual Defensive Records 184 Team Offensive Records 185 Team Defensive Records 186 Opponent Records/ 288 Aggies in NCAA Top 10 Statistics 187 Annual Statistical Leaders 190 Career Leaders 195 The Last Time Texas A &M University ............. 278 280 Texas A &M University 284 Rich Traditions 286 Academic Commitment 288 Life After Sports 289 Academic Achievement 290 Community Involvement 292 Fightin' Texas Aggie Band ireditS The 1996 Texas A &M Football Media Guide is an official publication of the Texas A &M Athletic Department and was de- signed, written, compiled and edited by the Sports News Office staff. More than 20,000 cop- ies of the guide were printed by the Univer- sity Printing Center. Most photographs were taken by Glen Johnson of Johnson Studio in Bryan. Some photos are courtesy of Univer- sity Relations. Jackets for player mug shots were provided by Casual Big & Tall. Copies of the media guide can be purchased for $10 from the Sports News Office. media Information 1996 Texas A &M Football Schedule September 4 Date Opponent site Time August 24 # BYU (ABC -TV) Provo, Utah 11 a.m. September 14 SW Louisiana Lafayette, La. 7 p.m. * at Texas Tech 21 North Texas College Station 4 p.m. 25 28 * Colorado (ABC -TV) College Station 2:30 p.m. October 5 Louisiana Tech College Station 4 p.m. *SWC Games 12 * Iowa State Ames, Iowa 1 P.M. 19 * Kansas State College Station 1 P.M. 26 * Texas Tech College Station 1 P.M. November 2 * Oklahoma State Stillwater, Okla. 2 p.m. 9 * Baylor Waco 1 P.M. 16 * Oklahoma College Station 1 P.M. 29 * Texas (ABC -TV) Austin 10 a.m. December 7 Big 12 Championship St. Louis, Mo. 11 a.m. (ABC -TV) Trans World Dome #NACDA Pigskin Classic *Big 12 Conference Games All times are central and subject to change September 4 at Louisiana Tech 18 Tulsa 25 Southern Mississippi October 2 * at Missouri 9 * Kansas 16 * at Nebraska 23 * Baylor 30 * at Texas Tech November 6 * Oklahoma State 13 * at Oklahoma 25 * Texas Namm September 6 Sam Houston 1995 Results 51,205 Final Overall Record: 9 -3 at North Texas Final Ranking: 15th (AP & USA Today /CNN) Date Opponent/Site Result An. September 2 LS9 W, 33 -17 70,057 Kyle Field, College Station Floyd Casey Stadium, Waco 16 Tulsa W, 52 -9 57,067 Kyle Field, College Station Kyle Field, College Station 23 Colorado L, 21 -29 53,849 Folsom Field, Boulder, Colo. *Texas L, 6 -16 October 7 *Texas Tech L, 7 -14 51,205 Jones Stadium, Lubbock at North Texas 14 *SM6 W, 20 -17 59,573 Kyle Field, College Station HTS9 W, 56 -14 21 *Baylor W, 24 -9 51,218 Floyd Casey Stadium, Waco * at Texas Tech 28 *Houston W, 31 -7 58,277 Kyle Field, College Station * Baylor November 9 *Rice W, 17 -10 39,500 at North Texas Rice Stadium, Houston * at Colorado 18 HTS9 W, 56 -14 53,549 * at Kansas State Kyle Field, College Station * at Texas Tech 25 *TCU W, 38 -6 44,282 * Baylor Amon G. Carter Stadium, Fort Worth 2 *Texas L, 6 -16 76,221 26 Kyle Field, College Station December 28 $Michigan W, 22 -20 64,597 Builders Square Alamo Bowl *SWC Games $Alamodome, San Antonio, Texas 20 SW Louisiana 27 at North Texas October 4 * at Colorado 11 * Iowa State 18 * at Kansas State 25 * at Texas Tech November 1 * Oklahoma State 8 * Baylor 15 * at Oklahoma 27 * Texas September 9 Wyoming 16 Clemson 23 * at Baylor 30 at Notre Dame October 7 * Colorado 14 * at Iowa State 21 * Texas Tech 28 * Kansas State November 4 * at Oklahoma State 11 * Oklahoma 23 * at Texas September 12 Louisiana Tech 19 at Southern Mississippi 26 North Texas October 3 * Missouri 10 * at Kansas 17 * Nebraska 24 * at Baylor 31 * Texas Tech November 7 * at Oklahoma State 14 * Oklahoma 26 * at Texas September 1 Louisiana Tech 8 at Wyoming 22 * Baylor 29 * at Colorado October 6 * Iowa State 13 * at Texas Tech 20 * at Kansas State 27 * Oklahoma State November 3 * at *Oklahoma 10 Notre Dame 22 * Texas NOW Future scheduled dates are subject to change, only the home /road designation will remain the same. Projected Big 12 schedule beginning in 1998 is still subject to approval by conference members. 4 Texas A &M edia nformatio Media Information Credentials Media passes should be requested at least one week prior to game and will be mailed if time permits. Otherwise, credentials can be picked up at the Will Call window inside the lobby of G. Rollie White Coliseum on game day. Will Call opens at 8 a.m. The coliseum is located northeast of Kyle Field. The Kyle Field press box seats approximately 120 working media members. Credentials will be issued according to the following protocol: 1. Local newspapers, wire services, national publications and news- papers regularly covering the opponent. 2. Other daily newspapers with preference to those covering A &M on a regular basis. 3. Scouts. 4. Radio and television personnel reporting, but not broadcasting. 5. Non -daily newspapers with preference to those coveringA &M on a regular basis. Photographers Photo passes should be requested in the same manner as regular media credentials. Armbands are required for admittance to the field and can be picked up in the interview room located under the north end of the grandstand. Media Parking Limited parking is available for media members in Lot G, located west of Kyle Field between Wellborn Road and the railroad tracks. Permit is required. Mid-Week Interviews Players are available for interviews unti111NneNagat 1:30 p.m.eapmewedw. Please request all interviews with a minimum 24 -hour notice. Athletes and coaches usually will be available immediately after practices and at Cain Hall at lunchtime. Tuesday Media Luncheon Coach R.C. Slocum conducts a weekly media luncheon on Tuesday of all game weeks in the Maroon Dining Room at Cain Hall. Lunch will be served at 11:15 a.m., followed immediately by the coach's media conference. Unless class schedules present a conflict, requested players also will be available during this time. Press Box Services Play -by -play, halftime and complete team and individual statistics will be provided, along with postgame quotes and notes. A complimentary pregame meal will be served in the press box approximately two hours before kickoff until halftime. Complimentary coffee and soft drinks are available throughout the game. In addition, a postgame fax service is available at no charge. Numerous phone lines and phone instruments also are available, but news outlets are welcome to order their own from GTE (409 -845- HELP). Postgame Interviews At home games, postgame interviews with A &M players and coaches are conducted in a specially equipped interview room located under the north end of the westside grandstands. At road games, interviews are conducted outside the A &M locker room. The A &M locker room is closed to all media members for all games. Interview requests will be taken late in the game and every effort will be made to ensure that requested players are available. For opponent's postgame policies, contact the visiting SID. Big It Satellite Feed /Conference Calls Contact the SID office for details. Satellite Feed In addition to the Big 12 satellite feed, A &M transmits asatellite feed of its own every Tuesday and after each non - televised home game on Saturday. Contact the SID Office for times and coordinates. Media Headquarters A limited number of hotel rooms are available for media members at the Ramada Inn- Aggieland (409- 693 - 9891). Contact the SID Office for room availability and reservations. Rooms are returned to the Ramada by Wednesday at 1 p.m. Message to the Media The 1996 Texas A&M Football Media Guide was produced to assist in your coverage of Aggie Football. Please feel free to contact any member of the Sports Information staff to assist you with interviews and information. 1996 Football V Fall Schedule Tuesday, July 30 Freshmen/Transfers Orientation Period Thursday, August 1 Varsity Reports for Dinner Sunday, August 4 Non - Contact Drills Begin Wednesday, August 7 First Day in Full Equipment Saturday, August to Photo /Autograph Day at Kyle Field Saturday, August 24 First Game at BYU (Pigskin Classic) Monday, September 2 First Day of Classes Quick Facts Location: College Station, Texas Founded: 1876 Enrollment: 43.031 Nickname: Aggies School Colors: Maroon and White Mascot: Reveille V1, American Collie Conference: Big 12 Conference National Affiliation: NCAA Division I -A Stadium: Kyle Field (70.210 cap.) Chancellor: Dr. Barry B. Thompson President: Dr. Ray Bowen (Texas A &M, '58) Athletic Director: Wally Groff (Texas A &M'64) Faculty Representative: Dr. Thomas Adair Head Coach: R.C. Slocum (McNeese State '67) Record at A &M: 68 -15 -2 (7 years) Overall Record: 68 -15 -2 (7 years) Slocum's Office: 409- 845 -3500 Best Time to Contact: Mon -Thur 10 a.m. -12 p.m. 1995 Overall Record: 9 -3 -0 i995 SWC Record: 5 -2 -0 (T -2nd) Basic Offense: Multiple Pro Sets Basic Defense: 3 -4 alignment SID: Alan Cannon (Texas A &M '84) Assoc. SID: Colin Killian (Texas Tech '86), Asst. SIDs: Debbie Darrah (Texas- Arlington'85), Shana Hutchins (Texas A &M, '93), Brad Marquardt ('texas A &M '88) SID Asst.: Stephen Miller (Texas A &M '95) Publications Asst.: Cyndi Mousner SID Secretary: Martha Mason SID Student Assistants: Kara Babers, Cecil Bleiker, Lee Koslosky SID Office: 409 -845 -5725 SID Fax: 409-845-0564 SID Mailing Address: Sports News Office Texas A &M University College Station, TX 77843 -1228 SID Overnight Mailing Address: Sports News Office Room 222, Koldus Bldg. Joe Routt Blvd. Texas A &M University College Station, TX 77843 Big 12 Conference Weekly Satellite Transmissions The Big 12 Conference will provide satellite transmissions each week during the season. Please contact the Big 12 Office for coordinates and time. Texas A &M Highlights and Interviews The Texas A &M SID office will provide highlights and interviews each Tuesday as well. Please contact the SID office (4109 -845 -5725) for coordinates and time. Big 12 Conference Twice Weekly Head Coaches Conference Calls The Big 12 Conference will offer conference calls with each of the head coaches twice every week during the season. Please contact the Big 12 Office or the Texas A &M SID office for dates, times and access number. BIG 12 CONFERENCE • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 6 Texas A &M li A ne- Texas A &M Athletic Directory Area cede: 409 Football Staff Office Home Bennett, Phil, Def. Coord./Inside Linebackers 845 -1102 Call SID Cassidy, Tim, Assoc. AD/Dir. of Operations 845 -1859 Cal SID Clark, Mike, Strength & Conditioning 845 -3193 Call SID Ensminger, Steve, Off. Coord. /Quarterbacks 845 -1691 Call SID Graf, Robert, Assistant Strength Coach 845 -7174 Call SID Hollingshead, Tam, Tight Ends 845 -1345 Call SID Johnson, Bill, Defensive Line 845 -1195 Call SID Kinley, Allen, Assistant Strength Coach 845 -7173 Call SID Koennig Jr., Les, Wide Receivers 845 -1176 Call SID Rigsby, Dr. Rick, Life Skills 845 -1356 693 -1817 Rucker, Ken, Running Backs 845 -1603 Call SID Sherman, Mike, Offensive Line 845 -1194 Call SID Slade, Larry, Defensive Backs 845 -1091 Call SID Slocum, R.C., Head Coach 845 -3500 Call SID Slocum, Shawn, Outside Linebackers 845 -1103 Call SID Athletic Administration Office Home Allison, Patty, Dining Hall Manager 845 -2137 696 -5503 Bohac, Jennifer, Career Center 845 -5127 Call SID Calhoun, Sylvester, Equipment Manager 845 -3121 693 -0155 Caruso, Mike, Asst. AD/Promotions/Operations 845 -8915 823 -4662 Cheatham, Tina, Asst. AD/Women 845 -1771 776 -4285 Crow, John David, Athletic Development 845 -2227 Call SID Ellison, Tedi, Compliance Director 845 -1904 Call SID Groff, Wally, Athletic Director 845 -2313 822 -7638 Hickey, Lynn, Senior Assoc. AD 845 -1765 Call SID King, Penny, Assoc. AD/Business 845 -1063 690 -0516 Kotch, Jim, Ticket Manager 862 -2635 596 -1123 Matey, Bob, Video Lab Manager 845 -2690 Call SID Pickard, Billy, Assoc. AD/Facilities 845 -1166 776 -1431 South, Dave, Asst. AD/Marketing 845 -3248 696 -7865 Thornton, John, Asst. AD /Student Services 845 -1159 696 -8610 Football Medical Staff Office Home Bramhall, Dr. J.P., Team Orthopedic 776 -0169 Call SID Kapchinski, Karl, Head Trainer 845 -3121 693 -3630 Kniffin, Danny, Rehab Specialist 847 -8795 693 -3318 Parr, Dr. Jesse, Team Physician 776 -4440 Call SID Ricke, Mike, Trainer 845 -3121 774 -4346 Weir, D avid , Tr 845 -3553 774 -4443 Academic Support Staff office Home Bahner, Kristie, Academic and Orientation Supervisor 845 -8511 Call SID Crews, Dr. Steve, Academic and Dormitory Supervisor 847 -8510 847 -0471 Mooney, Dr. Karl, Assoc. AD /Academics 845 -5463 696 -3992 Pulliam, Al, Academic and Tutor Supervisor 847 -8512 764 -0075 Reep, Carol, Coordinator for Athletic Academic Affairs 847 -8513 Call SID Wending, Dr. David, Learning Disabilities Specialist 862 -4358 Call SID Sports News Staff Office Home Cannon, Alan, Sports Information Director 845 -0563 696 -9738 Darrah, Debbie, Assistant SID 845 -3218 696 -3859 Hutchins, Shana, Assistant. SID 845 -3239 694 -1126 Killian, Colin, Associate SID 845 -3289 696 -2673 Marquardt, Brad, Assistant SID 845 -0096 696 -5721 Miller, Stephen, Sports Information Asst. 862 -2564 764 -6136 Mousner, Cyndi, Publications Specialist 845 -5725 846 -2346 Other Important telephone Numbers FootballOffice ...................................................................... ............................... 845 -1241 FootballPress Box ................................................................ ............................... 845 -4526 Big Office .............................................................. ............................... (214) 742 -1212 SportsNews Office ................................................................ ............................... 845 -5725 SportsNews Pax ................................................................... ............................... 845 -0564 TicketOffice .......................................................................... ............................... 845 -2311 UniversityI nformation ......................................................... ................. 845 -3211 University Statement rhz Teaas .A &M university S,., n s . uteri « ,vid,ng an educational and work climate that is c.nduaa a to the personal am professional develn uuvt of each individual. All System emb me ha rs ve the responsibility for achieving an equal opportunity environment, and each System employee should encourage an atmosphere that values and nurtum collegiality, diversity. and pluralism and the uniqueness of the individual within our state. nation. and the world. To achieve our objenives in the areas of education, research, and attention urvices, we are ullinulely dependent on the full and effactm utilisation of all our human res I— One obligation is to fill each and every position in the System with the best qualified person available. Consistent with this obllotu n is We commitment to 1-11 women and mfn nli. have access to all of our opportunities. Therefore. all personnel action will be im without airy form of harassment or illegal disenmioation against faculty, staff, students, anJ applicants in, employ- Travel Plans exas A &M will play six of its 12 games away from Kyle Field this season. All travel plans are subject to change. For complete travel information, contact the Sports News Office the week prior to the game. BYU (Saturday, Aug. 24) — The Aggies will fly from College Station to Provo. Utah, on Thursday and will headquarter at the Provo Park Inn (800 - 777. 7144). The team will return to College Station immediately following the game on Saturday. USL (Saturday, Sept. 14) — The Aggies will fly from College Station to Lafayette, La., on ` Friday and will headquarter at the Lafayette Hilton (800- 456 - 1612). The team will return to College Station immediately following the game on Saturday. Iowa State (Saturday, Oct. 12) — The Aggies will fly from College Station to Des Moines, Iowa, on Friday and will headquarter at the Des Moines Marriott (515 -245- 5500). The team will return to College Station immediately following the game on Saturday. Oklahoma State (Saturday, Nov. 1) — The Aggies will fly from College Station to Oklahoma City, Okla., on Friday and will headquarter at the Stillwater Holiday Inn (405- 372- 0800). The team will return to College Station immediately after the game on Saturday., Baylor (Saturday, Nov. 9) — The Aggies will bus to Waco approximately four hours prior to the scheduled kickoff time on Saturday and will return to College Station immediately following the game. Texas (Friday, Nov. 29) — The Aggies will bus to Austin on Thursday and will headquar- ter at the Austin Hyatt Regency (512- 480 - 2047). The team will return to College Station immediately following the game on Friday. Opponent SIDS BYU Ralph Zobell Office: 801- 378 -4911 Home: 801 - 225 -0672 Fax: 801- 378 -3520 Press Box: 801- 378 -2609 USL Dan McDonald Office: 318 - 482 -6331 Home: 318 - 989 -1333 Fax: 318- 482 -6639 Press Box: 318- 482 -6331 North Texas Ann Wheelwright Office: 817- 565 -2476 Home: 214- 580 -1739 Fax: 817- 565 -3671 Press Box: 817- 565 -3500 Colorado Dave Plati Office: 303 - 492 -5626 Home: 303 - 494 -0445 Fax: 303 - 492 -3811 Press Box: 303 - 492 -3209 Louisiana Tech Hank Largin Office: 318- 257 -3144 Home: 318 - 254 -0456 Fax: 318- 257 -3757 Press Box: 318- 257 -3144 Iowa State Tom Kroeschell Office: 515- 294 -3372 Home: 515- 292 -2904 Fax: 515 -294 -0558 Press Box: 515- 294 -8443 Kansas State To Be Announced Office: 913- 532 -6735 Home: Contact SID Fax: 913- 532 -6093 Press Box: 913- 539 -3423 Texas Tech Richard Kilwien Office: 806- 742 -2770 Home: 806 - 748 -3894 Fax: 806 - 742 -1970 Press Box: 806- 742 -3688 Oklahoma State Steve Buzzard Office: 405 -744 -5749 Home: 405 - 624 -2267 Fax: 405 -744 -7754 Press Box: 405 -744 -5757 Baylor Maxey Parrish Office: 817- 755 -2743 Home: 817- 772 -1264 Fax: 817- 755 -1369 Press Box: 817- 753 -2961 Oklahoma Mike Prusinski Office: 405 - 325 -8231 Home: 405 - 321 -1825 Fax: 405 - 325 -7623 Press Box: 405 - 325 -8363 Texas John Bianco Office: 512 - 471 -1346 Home: 512 - 416 -0316 Fax: 512- 471 -6040 Press Box: 512 - 471 -1641 eat. We will also periodically conduct an analysis to ensure that personnel den'i'ms are in full accordance with the principles and spirit of equal employment opportunity I To count— our continuing commilmenl to provide equal opportunity in employment practices, the System has adopted a policy of 1111rrttative action directed at correcting inequities that may exist in our work force. The System monitors the progress of these afti nsau, action plans and updates them annmlly. The Assistant Esecutive Director. Mr. George Wharton. has overall resposnibility for admionstenng these programs. He is assisted in this effort by the Affirmative Action gepresumalives of each member of the System. It is Wr firm commilmenl to ensure that anml employment opportunity will be provided throughout The Twos A &M Gnwenaity System to all employees and prospectivz zmnloyees. Ticket Hotline 1. 889.99 -A08IE E edia Informatign- he 1996 Texas A &M Football Radio Network, featuring the play -by -play voice of Dave South, ranks as one of the largest in the school's history in terms of stations carrying exclusively the entire Aggie schedule. Through June, more than 50 stations from across Texas had joined the network, which is in its second season of production under a three -year contract with Clear Channel Communi- cations. The network also will broadcast Aggie basketball games in the 1996 -97 season. "With the stations we have on the network, there is probably no area in Texas where Aggie fans can't pick up our games at any time, day or night," South said. Aggies around the world will hear A &M football on WRNO Short Wave radio out of New Orleans. This will be the third year for WRNO as a member of the Texas A &M Network. Also, the broadcast will be available on the Internet from anywhere in the world using Real Audio and accessing the A &M Athletic Department web site at http: / /Sports.tamu.edu. Each broadcast will begin with the pregame show 50 minutes before the scheduled kickoff time. Pregame shows will feature interviews with players and coaches, overviews of each teams strengths and weaknesses, and other pertinent information. Halftime shows will include interviews with special guests along with a first -half recap, statistics and analysis. Postgame shows will feature live comments from players and coaches and will include a recap of the game and final statistics. Each broadcast will feature news about campus activities outside the realm of sports, such as fascinating breakthroughs in research, outstanding academic accomplishments or upcoming campus events. ' °fining South in the broadcast booth e sixth straight year will be former All- America and Los Angeles Rams Dave Elmendorf, and an experienced Engineer Ed Hadden and statistician i South each will be in their 13th sea - association with Aggie football broad - Jose Gonzales, in his second year, iaintain drive charts, Jeff MacDonald Andy South will handle booth produc- 1996 Station Lineup as of June 17, 1996 Abilene .. ............................... KKHR 98.1 FM Alice ...... ............................... KQNN 92.1 FM Amar . KT 1010 AM Austin ... ............................... KLBJ 590 AM Big Spring ........................... KBST 1490 AM Brady .... ............................... KIXV 95.3 AM Brenham ............................. KWHI 1280 AM Bryan/College Station ........ KTAM 1240 AM Bryan /College Station ........ KORA 98.3 FM Cabton .. ............................... KVCI 1510 AM Carthage .............................. KGAS 1590 AM Coleman .............................. KSTA 1000 A Columbus ............................ KULM 98.3 FM Crockett...... ......................... KBHT 93.5 FM Dallas .... .......... KDFX 1190 AM Eastl and ............................... KVMX 96.7 FM Edinburg ............................. KURV 710 AM El Campo ............................. KULP 1390 AM El Paso .. ............................... KHEY 690 AM Henderson ........................... KWRD 1470 AM Henderson ........................... KGRI 99. FM Houston ............................... KPRC 950 AM Jacksonville ......................... KEBE 1400 AM La Grange ............................ KVLG 1570 AM Lampasas ............................. KCYL 1450 AM Liberty .. ............................... KSHN 99.9 FM L ............................. KEES 1430 AM Madisonville ........................ KMVL 1220 AM Marble Falls ........................ KHLB 1340 AM Mexia .... ............................... KRQX 1590 AM Mineral Wells ...................... KJSA 1140 AM New Braunfels ..................... KGNB 1420 AM Orange .. ...... .... ....... ... . .......... K 1600 AM Paris ...... ............................... KPLT 1490 AM Rockdale .............................. KRXT 98.5 FM San Angelo .......................... KGKL 960 AM San Antonio ........................ KKYX 680 AM Seymour .............................. KSEY 94.3 FM Temple .. ............................... KTEM 1400 AM Tulia ..... ............................... KTUE 1260 AM Uvalde ... ............................... KVOU 1400 AM Uvalde ... ............................... KYUF 104.9 FM Vernon .. ............................... KVWC 1490 AM Victoria . ............................... KTXN 98.7 FM Waco.. ................................ .. KWTX 1230 AM 1921 A &M -Texas Tilt Sets Broadcast History r he 1921 Texas A &M vs. Texas football game at Kyle Field was the first sports event ever broadcast on radio. A &M's W.A. "Doc" Tolson and Harry Saunders joined elec- trical maintenance staffer B. Lewis Wilson to produce a wireless account of the 0 -0 tie between the Aggies and the Longhorns. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Bryan /College Station } Bryan/College Station Eagle 409- 776 -4444 (fax: 409-774-0496) Mailing Address: Box 3000, Bryan, TX 77805 Robert Cessna (sports editor), Larry Bowen (reporter /columnist). Brent Zwememan (reporter) The Battalion 409- 845 -3316 (fax: 409 - 845 -2647) Mailing Address: 013 Reed McDonald, Texas A &M, College Station, TX 77843 -1111 Aggieland Bench Press 409 - 846 -8428 (fax: 409 -846 -8516) Mailing Address: P.O. Box 5773, College Station, TX 77844 -5773 Scott and Angela Clendenin (editors). Allies Illustrated 214 - 742 -2000 (fax: 214-851-1720) Mailing Address: 4099 McEwen, Suite 350, Dallas, TX 75244 AS Sports Insider 409 -696 -5911 (fax: 409-696-7785) Mailing Address: P.O. Box 10642, College Station, TX 77842 Doug Walker (editor). KAMU -Tr (channel 15 1PBS) 409 - 845 -1526 Mailing Address: Texas A &M University, College Station, TX 77843 Rod Zent (station manager). K= -Tr (channel 3 /CBS) 409 -846 -7777 (fax: 409 - 846 -1490) Mailing Address: P.O. Drawer 3730, Bryan, TX 77805 Darryl Bruffett (sports director). Dwayne Parsons (sports reporter), David Reed (sports reporter). L The show enters its eighth season on Prime Sports (PSP) this fall after a highly successful 1995 campaign. Host Head Coach Pare South N.C. Slocum Twelve half-hour programs are scheduled to be broadcast each londay evening at 7 p.m. (CDT). Prime Sports, one of the fastes growing cable television networks in the country, reaches more than two million households across the Southwest. The show will be hosted by Dave South, the " 6 oice of the Aggies. "and Aaaie head coarh R.C- .%(-um. and mill foatm previews, and interviews with players and coaches. Aggie Football with head coach R.C. Slocum is a uction of the Texas A &M Athletic Video Departi KKYS -FM (104.7) 409 - 823 -5597 (fax: 409-823-7578) Mailing Address: P.O. Box 4132, Bryan, TX 77805 -4132 KTAM -AM (1240)IKORA -FM (98.3) /KHLR -FM (103.9) 409- 776 -1240 (fax: 409-776-0123) Mailing Address: P.O. Box 3069, Bryan, TX 77805 Richard Anderson (sports director) WTAW -AM (1150)IKTSR -FM (92.1)IKA4641 (96.1) 409 - 846 -1150 (fax: 409-846-1933) Mailing Address: 2700 East Bypass, Suite 5000, College Station, TX 77845 Tom Turbiville (sports director), Chip Howard (Sports Talk Host). Others The Associated Press - Dallas 214-991-2100 (fax: 214-991-2100) Mailing Address: 4851 LBJ Fwy. Suite 300, Dallas, TX 75244 -6002 Denne Freeman (southwest regional sports editor). The Associated Press - Houston 713- 659 -4321 (fax: 713-872-9988) Mailing Address: 1100 Milam Suite 3377, Houston, TX 77002 Mike Lutz (sports reporter). Austin American - Statesman 512 -445 -3600 (fax: 512 -445 -3600) Mailing Address: P.O. Box 670, Austin, TX 78767 Tracy Dodds (sports editor). Kirk Bohls (columnist). Randy Riggs (reporter), Mark Rosner (reporter). Suzanne Halliburton (reporter). Rick Cantu (reporter), John Maher (columnist). The Dallas Morning News 214- 977 -8444 (fax: 214-651-0580) Mailing Address: P.O. Box 655237, Dallas, TX 75265 -0237 Dave Smith (executive sports editor). AI Carter (A &M beat reporter). David McNabb (reporter), Blackie Sherrod (columnist), Randy Calloway (columnist). Cathy Harasta (columnist), Kevin Blackistone (columnist), Darryl Richards (Big 12), Frank Luksa (columnist). Fort Worth Star - Telegram 817 - 390 -7760 (fax: 817-390-7210) Mailing Address: 400 W. 7th St., Fort Worth, TX 76102 Kevin Dale (sports editor), Jimmy Burch (reporter). Wendell Barnhouse (college reporter). Mike Jones (reporter). Steve Campbell (reporter), Calyn Wilkins (columnist), Gil Lebreton (columnist), Jim Reeves (columnist). Whit Canning (reporter), Johnny Paul (reporter). Houston Chronicle 713 - 220 -7891 (fax:713- 220 -7866) Mailing Address: 801 Texas Ave., Houston, TX 77002 Dan Cunningham (sports editor). Jonathan Feigen (reporter). Neal Farmer (reporter), Jerry Wizig (reporter), Bill Stickney (reporter). Lubbock Avalanche - Journal 806- 762 -8844 (fax: 806 -744 -9603) Mailing Address: 710 Ave. J, Lubbock, TX 79401 Doug Henslev (sports editor). Don Williams (reporter). San Antonio Express -News 210- 250 -3373 (fax: 210-250-3351) Mailing Address: P.O. Box 2171, San Antonio, TX 78297 Barry Robinson (sports editor), Clifford Broyles (reporter), Kevin O'Keefe (columnist), Dan Cook (columnistl. Buck Harvev loolumnist). Waco Tribune - Herald 817 - 757 -5710 (fax: 817- 757 -0302) Mailing Address: P.O. Box 2588, Waco, TX 76702 Kim Corum (sports editor), Mickey Humphrey (reporter), John Werner (reporter), Jerry Hill (assistant sports editor). United Press International 214 - 770 -5454 (fax: 214- 770 -5476) Mailing Address: 12750 Merit Drive, Suite 1010, Dallas, TX 75251 Mike Rabun (southwest regional sports editor). 1996 Football Q pdd.a�_,,� Info Kyle Field Vicinity Map Will Call/ Media Entrance he Will Call window is located in the lobby of G. Rollie White Coli- seum. All envelopes not picked up prior to game time will be moved to the north end tic entrance to the Ki of the stadium an( working press levl 4 Via � i g 0 wo Media Parking edia parking passes are required to park in the gravel lot between Wellborn Road and the railroad tracks. It is located on the press box side of the stadium. Satellite and Microwave Remotes 0 utets wishing to go live from Kyle Field must contact the SID office prior to Wednesday of the game week to assure adequate parking space is available for satellite and microwave news units near the stadium. How to Get to Kale Field P� Kyle Field FM 2818 rn From Houston Inte Airport Take I -45 north to Conroe, turn left (west) onto Hwy. 105 to Navasota. When you reach Navasota, turn right (north) onto Hwy. 6 to College Station. When you reach College Station, take Business 6 to F.M. 2818 and turn left. When you reach Wellborn Road (approx. 2 miles), turn right. Go through three red lights and Kyle Field will be on your right. To reach the Will Call window, turn right on Joe Routt Blvd. (just past the outdoor swimming pool) and go through the first stop sign and G. Rollie White will be on your left.. From Pallas: Take I -35 south to Waco, then turn left (east) onto Hwy. 6 to College Station. Once you arrive in College Station, turn right (west) onto University Drive. You will soon pass the campus on your left (south). Take the Wellborn Road exit and turn left (south). Kyle Field will be located on your left. From Austin Take Hwy. 290 east toward Houston, exit onto Hwy. 21 and turn left. When you arrive in Bryan, turn right onto F.M. 2818. After you pass the airport on your right, turn left onto George Bush. At the first light, turn left on Wellborn Road. Kyle Field will be on your right. • • • • 10 Texas A &M I Memorial Stud ent Center Rd w e(r r i I I JoeRouttBlvd. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - G. Rollle White I Koldus Building I I Coliseum Parking c i Garage m .. I ? 4. � I o o 3 I C O I � � I Cn Clayton � � Alumni � I I :°+ Center r0 I — —I— — I — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Geor a Bush Drive — — — — — — the north end tic entrance to the Ki of the stadium an( working press levl 4 Via � i g 0 wo Media Parking edia parking passes are required to park in the gravel lot between Wellborn Road and the railroad tracks. It is located on the press box side of the stadium. Satellite and Microwave Remotes 0 utets wishing to go live from Kyle Field must contact the SID office prior to Wednesday of the game week to assure adequate parking space is available for satellite and microwave news units near the stadium. How to Get to Kale Field P� Kyle Field FM 2818 rn From Houston Inte Airport Take I -45 north to Conroe, turn left (west) onto Hwy. 105 to Navasota. When you reach Navasota, turn right (north) onto Hwy. 6 to College Station. When you reach College Station, take Business 6 to F.M. 2818 and turn left. When you reach Wellborn Road (approx. 2 miles), turn right. Go through three red lights and Kyle Field will be on your right. To reach the Will Call window, turn right on Joe Routt Blvd. (just past the outdoor swimming pool) and go through the first stop sign and G. Rollie White will be on your left.. From Pallas: Take I -35 south to Waco, then turn left (east) onto Hwy. 6 to College Station. Once you arrive in College Station, turn right (west) onto University Drive. You will soon pass the campus on your left (south). Take the Wellborn Road exit and turn left (south). Kyle Field will be located on your left. From Austin Take Hwy. 290 east toward Houston, exit onto Hwy. 21 and turn left. When you arrive in Bryan, turn right onto F.M. 2818. After you pass the airport on your right, turn left onto George Bush. At the first light, turn left on Wellborn Road. Kyle Field will be on your right. • • • • 10 Texas A &M Follow the routes marked on the map below for the quickest exit after the game. The traffic will be directed along these preferred routes to help speed the traffic flow away from campus. Shuttle service will also be available from Bryan High School (located on the corner of Briarcrest and E. 29th Streets in Bryan) and A &M Consolidated High School (located on the corner of FM 2818 and Welsh in College Station) for $4 per person, The streets marked with an "X" will be closed. POST GAME FOOTBALL TRAFFIC INFORMATION FOR FASTER TRAVEL AFTER THE GAME: • USE THE ROUTES INDICATED BELOW TO DALLAS/FORT NORTH (SHE) • RIDE THE FOOTBALL SHUTTLE BUS q • DELAY YOUR DEPARTURE FOR 30 TO 45 MINUTES P �4 FOR SHUTTLE INFO CALL 409x778 -4480 s A OR 800/272 -0039 SI TO HUNTSVILLE (SH30) FOR TRAFFIC INFO CALL 4091778 -9764, A TO AUSTIN (SH21) TO DALLAS/FORT WORTH 4 MALL FM TO HOUSTON (SHE) 1996 Football 11 'sy 'b TExASNSM' GOLF - UNIVERSITY . COURSE O E � / RTH TO AUSTIN (FM60) EXIT ROUTE SHUTTLE BUS PARIONG X STREETCLOSED NRVORT . RAILROAD FM TO HOUSTON (SHE) 1996 Football 11 d i 1 � M A99ie Bowl Appearances Since 1985 Bowl Result 1986 Cotton Bowl ('85 season) Texas A &M 36, Auburn 16 1987 Cotton Bowl ('86 season) Ohio State 28, Texas A &M 12 1988 Cotton Bowl ('87 season) Texas A &M 35, Notre Dame 10 1989 Hancock Bowl ('89 season) Pittsburgh 31, Texas A &M 28 1990 Holiday Bowl ('90 season) Texas A &M 65, BYU 14 1992 Cotton Bowl ('91 season) Florida State 10, Texas A &M 2 1993 Cotton Bowl ('92 season) Notre Dame 28, Texas A &M 3 1994 Cotton Bowl ('93 season) Notre Dame 24, Texas A &M 21 1995 Alamo Bowl ('95 season) Texas A &M 22, Michigan 20 O t C ,O olo\ s G oo Other Long -Range Non - Conference Trips 1988 Nebraska 23, Texas A &M 14 (Kickoff Classic in New York) 1989 Washington 19, Texas A &M 6 (in Seattle, Washington) 1990 Texas A &M 28, Hawaii 13 (in Honolulu, Hawaii) 1992 Texas A &M 10. vs. Stanford 7 (Pigskin Classic in Anaheim, Calif.) What the NFL Says NFy About texas A &M « .C. Slocum is at the top of the list. The relationship that he and his staff have with the NFL is sec- ond to none. Not only do they have top athletes, but everyone here treats us (NFL personnel) very well. We would like to use his program as a model for all of the schools." - Bobby Beathard General Manager San Diego Chargers « .C. is the best in the business. His working relationship with the NFL is tremendous. The kids couldn't have a better place to prepare for a career in the NFL. He takes a personal interest in each player. He runs a responsible program with good people as well as good players." - Mike Allman Player Personnel Director Seattle Scahawks A &M is a Top ZO Mainstay 1996 Preseason Rankings Rk F'Ball Digest TSN College Sports Athlon Lindy's 1. Tennessee Florida State Nebraska Tennessee Nebraska 2. Florida Nebraska Florida State Nebraska Florida State 3. Nebraska Florida Tennessee Notre Dame Notre Dame 4. Florida State Tennessee Florida Florida State Tennessee 5. Colorado Colorado Colorado Colorado Florida 6. Miami, Fla. USC Notre Dame Florida Ohio State 7. USC Notre Dame Syracuse Michigan USC 8. Notre Dame Miami, Fla. Texas USC Miami, Fla. 9. Michigan Texas Ohio State Texas Syracuse 10. Texas A&M Auburn Miami, Fla. Clemson Colorado 11. Syracuse Iowa Penn State Virginia Tech Texas 12. Ohio State Penn State Virginia Tech Penn State Penn State 13. Texas Syracuse Arizona State Ohio State Texas A&M 14. Penn State (tie) Ohio State Texas A&M Syracuse LSU 15. Iowa (tie) Arizona State USC Washington Alabama 16. LSU Texas A&M Auburn Texas A &M Northwestern 17. Georgia Northwestern Iowa Alabama Kansas State 18. Northwestern LSU Texas Tech Wisconsin Michigan 19. Clemson Virginia Tech Clemson Michigan Arizona 20. Alabama Oregon Michigan Northwestern Utah 21. Virginia Tech Kansas State Oregon Auburn Auburn 22. Arizona State Alabama Northwestern Georgia Tech Iowa 23. Virginia Michigan Alabama East Carolina North Carolina 24. Kansas State Clemson East Carolina Arizona State Virginia 25. Utah Northwestern Washington Utah BYU A &M is a Top ZO Mainstay Final Rankings Since 1985 Year AP UPI Year AP UPI 1985 6th 7th 1990 15th - 1986 13th 12th 1991 12th 13th 1987 10th 9th 1992 7th 6th 1988 UR UR 1993 9th 8th 1989 20th UR 1994 8th - Winnin9est Div. I -A Teams of the 1 90s (By Winning Percentage) Rk Team Corti. Record Pct. 1. Florida State Atlantic Coast 64 -9 -1 .872 2. Nebraska Big 12 63 -9 -1 .870 3. Miami (Fla.) Big East 60 -11 -0 .845 5. Florida Southeastern 61 -13 -1 .820 6. Colorado Big 12 57 -12 -4 .808 7. Penn State Big 10 58 -15 -0 .795 8. Tennessee Southeastern 56 -15 -2 .781 9. Nevada Big West 57 -17 -0 .770 10. Notre Dame Independent 55 -16 -2 .767 (By Total Victories) Rk Team Conf. Victories 1. Florida State Atlantic Coast 64 2. Nebraska Big 12 63 3. Florida Southeastern 61 4. Miami (Fla.) Big East Texas A&M Big 12 60 60 6. Penn State Big 10 58 . Colorado Big 12 57 Nevada Big West 57 9. Tennessee Southeastern 56 11). Notre Dame Independent 55 Winnin9est Active Div. 1 -A Head Coaches by Percentage Rik Coach, School Yrs. Pct. 1. Tom Osborne, Neb. 22 .827 3. Joe Paterno, PSU 29 .792 4. John Robinson, USC 9 .783 5. Bobby Bowden, FSU 29 .759 6. Steve Spurrier, Fla. 9 .752 7. LaVell Edwards, BYU 24 .726 8. Danny Ford, Ark. 15 .688 9. Lou Holtz, ND 26 .688 Texas A &M i• Televised Games Since 1985 Year Game Network (Basis) 1985 Texas A &M at Alabama SMU at Texas A &M Arkansas at Texas A &M Texas at Texas A &M Texas A &M vs. Auburn ESPN -TV (National) ESPN -TV (National) ESPN -TV (National) ' ESPN -TV (National) CBS -TV (National) �� 1986 Texas A &M at LSU Texas A &M at Houston Baylor at Texas A &M Texas A &M at Arkansas TCU at Texas A &M Texas A &M at Texas Texas A &M vs. Ohio State 1987 LSU at Texas A &M Washington at Texas A &M Texas A &M at Texas Tech Texas A &M at Baylor Texas A &M at TCU Texas at Texas A &M Texas A &M vs. Notre Dame 1988 Texas A &M vs. Nebraska TCU at Texas A &M Texas A &M at Texas Alabama at Texas A &M ESPN -TV (National) Raycom -TV (Regional) V ABC -TV (Regional) ABC -TV (Regional) Raycom -TV (Regional) ESPN -TV (National) CBS -TV (National) ESPN -TV (National) ESPN -TV (National) Raycom -TV (Regional) Raycom -TV (Regional) Raycom -TV (Regional) ESPN -TV (National) 0� CBS -TV (National) Raycom -TV (National) Raycom -TV (Regional) ESPN -TV (National) ESPN -TV (National) 1989 LSU at Texas A &M Texas A &M at Washington Texas A &M at Texas Tech ESPN -TV (National) ABC -TV (Regional) Raycom -TV (Regional) Arkansas at Texas A &M CBS -TV (National) Texas A &M at Oklahoma Texas Texas A &M V (National) Raycom -TV (Regional) Texas &M vs. Pittsburgh A CBS -TV CBS -TV (National) Houston at Texas A &M 1990 Texas A &M at Hawaii ESPN -TV (National) Raycom -TV (Regional) TCU at Texas A &M Raycom -TV (Regional) Texas A &M at TCU Texas A &M at Texas CBS -TV (National) ESPN -TV (National) Texas A &M vs. Brigham Young ESPN -TV (Nationa NBC -TV (National) 1991 LSU at Texas A &M Raycom -TV (Regional) Tulsa at Texas A &M Texas A &M at Tulsa Raycom -TV (Regional) ABC -TV (Regional) Texas A &M at Texas Tech Raycom -TV (Regional) Texas at Texas A &M Texas A &M at Baylor ABC -TV (Regional) ESPN -TV (National) Texas A &M at TCU ESPN -TV (National) Kip Corrington, DB Arkansas at Texas A &M ESPN -TV (National) 11th -San Francisco 49ers Texas at Texas A&M ESPN -TV (National) Jerry Fontenot, OL Texas A &M vs. Florida State CBS -TV (National) 5th- Houston Oilers 1992 Texas A &M vs. Stanford Raycom -TV (National) Adam Bob, LB Texas A &M at LSU ABC -TV (Regional) 1st -Miami Dolphins Texas Tech at Texas A &M Raycom -TV (Regional) Mike Jones, TE Baylor at Texas A &M ABC -TV (Regional) 4th - Denver Broncos Louisville at Texas A &M ABC -TV (Regional) 0 Texas A &M at Houston TCU at Texas A &M ESPN -TV (National) Q� ABC -TV (Regional) Texas A &M at Texas ESPN -TV (National) 10th- Chicago Bears Texas A &M vs. Notre Dame NBC - TV (National) William Thomas, LB 1993 LSU at Texas A &M ABC -TV (Regional) Texas A &M at Oklahoma ABC -TV (Regional) Missouri at Texas A &M Raycom -TV (Regional) Texas A &M at Texas Tech ABC -TV (Regional) Houston at Texas A &M Raycom -TV (Regional) Texas A &M at Baylor Raycom -TV (Regional) Louisville at Texas A &M ESPN -TV (National) Texas A &M at TCU Raycom -TV (Regional) Texas at Texas A &M ESPN -TV (National) Texas A &M vs. Notre Dame NBC -TV (National) 1995 LSU at Texas A &M ABC -TV (Regional) Tulsa at Texas A &M Raycom -TV (Regional) Texas A &M at Colorado ABC -TV (Regional) Texas A &M at Rice ESPN -TV (National) Texas at Texas A &M ABC -TV (National) Texas A &M vs. Michigan ESPN -TV (National) Television Resume Since 1985.• • 70 televised games • 37 nationally televised games • 33 regionally televised games NFL Draftees Since 1985 Season (63) Year Player Bound -Team 1986 Anthony Toney, RB 2nd - Philadelphia Eagles Doug Williams, OL 2nd -New York Jets Matt Darwin, OL 4th- Philadelphia Eagles Domingo Bryant, DB 6th- Pittsburgh Steelers Wayne Asberry, DB 9th- Washington Redskins Randy Dausin, OL 11th- Cleveland Browns 1987 Roger Vick, RB 1st -New York Jets Rod Bernstine, TE 1st -San Diego Chargers Johnny Holland, LB 2nd -Green Bay Packers Todd Howard, LB 3rd - Kansas City Chiefs Larry Kelm, LB 4th-Los Angeles Rams Rod Saddler, DE 4th-St. Louis Cardinals Steve Bullitt, LB 8th- Cleveland Browns Ira Valentine, RB 12th - Houston Oilers 1988 Keith Woodside, RB 3rd -Green Bay Packers Louis Cheek, OL 8th -Miami Dolphins Kip Corrington, DB 9th- Detroit Lions Chet Brooks, DB 11th -San Francisco 49ers 1989 John Roper, LB 2nd- Chicago Bears Jerry Fontenot, OL 3rd - Chicago Bears Rod Harris, WR 5th- Houston Oilers Dana Batiste, LB 10th-Miami Dolphins Adam Bob, LB 12th-New York Jets 1990 Richmond Webb, OL 1st -Miami Dolphins Aaron Wallace, LB 2nd -Los Angeles Raiders Mike Jones, TE 3rd - Minnesota Vikings Jeroy Robinson, LB 4th - Denver Broncos Pat Cunningham, OL 4th - Indianapolis Colts Mickey Washington, DB 8th - Phoenix Cardinals Gary Jones, DB 9th - Pittsburgh Steelers Terry Price, DE 10th- Chicago Bears 1991 Robert Wilson, RB 3rd -Tampa Bay Buccaneers William Thomas, LB 4th - Philadelphia Eagles Mike Arthur, OL 5th- Cincinnati Bengals Dennis Ransom, TE 6th - Washington Redskins Darren Lewis, RB 6th- Chicago Bears Larry Horton, DB 8th- Chicago Bears Shane Garrett, WR 9th- Cincinnati Bengals 1992 Quentin Coryatt, LB 1st- Indianapolis Colts Kevin Smith, DB 1st - Dallas Cowboys Mark Wheeler, DL 3rd -Tampa Bay Buccaneers Chris Crooms, DB 5th -Los Angeles Rams Kary Vincent, DB 6th -New Orleans Saints Bucky Richardson, QB 8th- Houston Oilers Keith Alex, OL 9th- Atlanta Falcons Keith McAfee, RB 11th-San Diego Chargers 1993 Patrick Bates, FS 1st -Los Angeles Raiders Marcus Buckley, LB 3rd -New York Giants Derrick Frazier, CB 3rd - Philadelphia Eagles 1994 Sam Adams, DL 1st - Seattle Seahawks Aaron Glenn, DB Ist -New York Jets Greg Hill, RB Ist- Kansas City Chiefs Eric England, DL 3rd - Arizona Cardinals Jason Mathews, OL 3rd - Indianapolis Colts Lance Teichelman, DL 7th - Indianapolis Colts 1995 Rodney Thomas, RB 3rd - Houston Oilers Antonio Armstrong, OLB 6th -San Fransisco 49ers 1996 Reggie Brown, OLB 1st- Detroit Lions Leeland McElroy, RB 2nd- Arizona Cardinals Ray Mickens, DB 3rd -New York lets Detron Smith,FB 3rd - Denver Broncos Hunter Goodwin, OL 4th- Minnesota Vikings Hayward Clay, TE 6th -St. Louis Rams First Round Picks Since 1984 (1 Z) Billy Cannon, Jr., 1984 Dallas Cowboys Kevin Smith, 1992 Dallas Cowboys Ray Childress, 1985 Houston Oilers Patrick Bates, 1993, Los Angeles Raidei Roger Vick, 1987 New York Jets Sam Adams, 1994, Seattle Seahawks Rod Bernstine, 1987 San Diego Chargers Aaron Glenn, 1994, New York Jets Richmond Webb, 1990 Miami Dolphins Greg Hill, 1994, Kansas City Chiefs Quentin Coryatt, 1992 Indianapolis Colts Reggie Brown, 1996 Detroit Lions t 1996 Football 13 ZTM- Strives for balance between the run and the pass «O ne of the keys to a balanced offensive attack is the ability to keep the opposing defenses play- ing honestly. At Texas A &M, we want to be more effective throwing the ball on early downs. There are a lot more options when you're faced with second and short, and the de- fenses have to respect both the run and pass. Steve Ensminger "We want to be more Offensive Coordinator /Quarterbacks Coach explosive on offense, and yet, still keep that physi- cal play from a solid offensive line and running game. We need big plays from the quarterback and wide receivers who really go after the football. "Our running backs have proven they can pick up the tough yards, and can also break the big runs. The backs have good hands and we'll utilize their abilities catching the ball out of the backfield. "In recruiting, we're looking for the players who want to be a part of championship teams and part of some- thing special. Players who want to make the big plays in big games." _ Steve Ensminger 3 FL LT LG C RG RT TE FL LT m im Sophomore Sirr Parker will be one of several young running back who will key the Aggies' ground attack in the first season of the Big 12 Conference. 14 texas A &M • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Pro - Stale offense has been impressive ♦ Aggie offensive units coached by R.C. Slocum have accounted for five of Texas A &M's top 10 offensive outputs, including a school - record 774 yards of total offense against Southwestern Louisiana in 1990. ♦ Last season's 592 -yard offensive output against Tulsa was the 10th - best effort in school history. ♦The Aggies have broken the 50 -point barrier eight times during the Slocum era, including twice in 1995. A &M blasted Tulsa, 52 -9, and Texas Christian, 56 -14 on its way to a 9 -3 season. ♦'Lectic Leeland McElroy shattered A &M's school record for all - purpose yards after averaging 171.0 yards per contest in 1995. McElroy totalled 1,709 all- purpose yards in 10 games last season, which ranks as the second -best total in A &M history behind Darren Lewis' 1,739 output in 1990 (12 games). ♦The Aggie offensive front allowed only nine sacks in 11 regular season games and the Alamo Bowl in 1995. Four starters from that group return for the Aggies' 1996 campaign. ♦ McElroy broke the single game all- purpose record with 359 yards against Louisiana State and had over 100 all- purpose yards in nine of 10 games he played in 1996. ♦A model of consistency, quarterback Corey Pullig finished his regu- lar season career as Texas A &M's all -time leader in passing yards (6,846) and total offense (6,888). ♦ Pullig ranks as the winningest quarterback in school history with 33 victories as a starter. His 33 wins as a starter tied Texas' Bobby Layne for second -most in Southwest Conference history. SMU's Lance McIlhenny holds the record with 35 wins. ♦The Aggies scored a school - record 404 points in 1993, averaging 36.7 points per game. ♦ Wide receiver Tony Harrison ended his career with 89 receptions for a school record 1,576 yards. ♦ Greg Hill reached the 2,000 -yard mark in career rushing quicker than any player in SWC history, surpassing the milestone in his 19th game as an Aggie. He was the first SWC player ever to gain 1,000 y in both his fr es h man and sophom seasons. ♦In 1992, the backfield tandem of Greg Hill and Rodney Thomas scored 28 touchdowns. They were the first tandem to each score 13 or more touchdowns in the same season. The tandem of Thomas and Leeland McElroy repeated the feat in 1993 with McElroy scoring 14 touchdown and Thomas scoring 13. ♦ Bucky Richardson became the SWC all -time leading quarterback rusher when he completed his career in 1991 with 2,095 yards. ♦ Darren Lewis finished his college career in 1990 as the SWC's all - time rushing king with 5,012 yards, ranking him fifth on the all - time NCAA rushing chart. Leeland McElroy was one of college football's top scoring threats from 1993.95. ♦ Greg Hill set the SWC's freshman rushing record in 1991 with 1,216 yards, breaking the previous mark of 928 set by Texas' Earl Campbell in 1974. ♦A &M set the all -time bowl scoring record with 65 points against BYU in the 1990 Holiday Bowl and gained 680 yards of total offense. ♦ In the last 10 years, A &M has produced the SWC's offensive player of the year four times. ♦An Aggie finished in the top 10 in balloting for the Heisman Trophy in both 1990 and 1991. ♦A total of 12 offensive players from A &M have been drafted in the first round. Nine of those first -round picks have been running backs. ♦ Greg Hill set an NCAA record for a freshman appearing in his first game when he ran for 212 yards against LSU in the 1991 opener. ♦ In 1990, Richmond Webb of the Miami Dolphins, a first -round pick from A &M, became the first rookie offensive lineman ever named All -Pro. ♦ Four of the top five rushing totals by an A &M running back have been posted in the last eight seasons. ♦A total of 18 offensive players (an average of 2.6 per season) from A &M have been drafted in the past seven years. 1996 Football Hard - hitting "Wrecking Crew" ranks among the best 19T he Aggie defenses have become nation- ally known as `The Wreck- ing Crew' and that will remain the same. The ag- gressive, attacking style of play is consistent with our philosophy. That style of play is exciting for big - play performers, and that is also the style of play the NFL teams are look- ing for. We want the of- Phil Bennett fenses to have to adjust Defensive Coordinator/ to us, instead of the other Inside Linebackers Coach way around. "We play a 3 -4 align- ment with an emphasis on speed and aggressiveness. We'll shift players around and keep the offenses guessing as to where we're coming from. One thing is for sure, we will pressure the quarterback. With that style of play, the defensive backs have great responsibilities for making big plays and covering receivers. That's a big reason we've had All- America defensive backs who make the NFL teams. "In recruiting, we look for young men who want to contribute to championship teams and continue the proud tradition of `The Wrecking Crew. "' _ Phil Bennett College Football's Top Defensive Traditions Times Led Team Nation* Years Auburn 4 1988, 1964, 1958, 1957 Alabama 4 1992, 1961, 1945, 1938 Oklahoma 3 1987, 1986, 1985 Southern Miss. 3 1966, 1965, 1963 Toledo 3 1971, 1970, 1969 *seasons led nation in total defense 16 Texas A &M ♦ The Wrecking Crew led the Southwest Conference in all four defen- sive categories in 1995 and finished third nationally in total defense. ♦Outside linebacker Reggie Brown was selected in the first round of the 1996 NFL Draft by the Detroit Lions. In the decade of the 1990s, 22 Wrecking Crew alumni have been selected by NFL teams, includ- ing six first - rounders. The Wrecking Crew first - rounders are Quentin Coryatt, Kevin Smith, Patrick Bates, Sam Adams, Aaron Glenn and Brown. ♦Outside linebacker Keith Mitchell led the Southwest Conference in quarterback sacks in its final season and ranked third nationally. "Sackman" Mitchell posted a team- leading`13 sacks, 38 "big plays" and 11 quarterback pressures. ♦Seven members of the Wrecking Crew scored points in 1995, in- cluding six with touchdowns. Aggie defenders scored three TDs on interception returns (Brandon Mitchell, Andre Williams and Reggie Brown), two TDs on fumble returns (Pat Williams and David Max- well) and inside linebacker Dat Nguyen even scored a touchdown when fielded an on -side kick like Ozzie Smith and returned it to paydirt. The non - touchdown scorer was Keith Mitchell, who tallied a safety against Louisiana State. ♦Two Aggie defenders — defensive end Brandon Mitchell and cornerback Ray Mickens — earned first -team All- America honors in 1995. Both were members of the team sponsored by the Walter Camp Football Foundation. Five Aggie defenders — Mitchell, Mickens, Reggie Brown, Donovan Greer and Keith Mitchell — were name fir -team a ll- co nference. ♦ Inside linebacker Dat Nguyen, the first player of Vietnamese origin in school history, was named SWC Defensive Newcomer of the Year after leading the team in tackles in 1995. Nguyen (pronounced "win ") was the first freshman to lead the Aggies in tackles since All - American Ed Simonini in 1973. ♦The Aggies led the nation in 1993 in pass efficiency defense with a rating of 74.99, the best in NCAA history (the NCAA began ranking pass defenses by efficiency since 1990). No opponent passed for more than 195 yards against A &M in 1993. ♦ In the 1990s, Texas A &M has produced 23 first -team all- conference defenders (3.8 per season). ♦The Aggies led the nation in total defense in 1991 allowing just 222.4 yards per game. ♦Two Aggie defenders (defensive lineman Sam Adams and cornerback Aaron Glenn) were selected in the first round of the 1994 NFL draft. The Aggie defense also had two defenders named in the first round of the 1992 NFL draft (Quentin C o ry att and Kevin S mi t h). ♦The Aggies blitzing 3 -4 defense recorded a SWC record 56 quarter- back sacks in 1991, also setting school marks for sack yardage (388) and average sacks per game (5.1). ♦A &M has ranked in the nation's top 20 in total defense for 11 straight years. ♦A &M has produced five All -Pro NFL defensive backs, more than any other school in college football. ♦Against the vaunted Houston run - and -shoot offense, A &M tied a school record with 11 sacks in the 1991 contest. 1996 Football 1 Oat Nguyen became the first freshman since All- American Ed Simonini to lead the Aggies in tackles in 1995. Vw r M�i "i ,._ rr re IF • • • • L 20 ... Overview 21 ...Offense 21 ... Quarterbacks / Offensive Linemen / 22 ... Tight Ends / Wide Receivers / Z3... Running Backs/ TSNPosition Rankings 24 ... Defense 24 ... TSN Unit Rankings/ Defensive Line / Inside Linebackers 25 ... Outside Linebackers / Defensive Backs 26 ... Specialists 27 ... Squad Breakdown 27... Lettermen Returning /Lost 28 ...1996 Texas A &M Football Notables 29 ... Analysis 30... Aggie Chart Cbasers 31 ... Class Breakdown 6 32 ...Offensive Depth Chart 33 ... Defensive Depth Chart 34 ... Alphabetical Football Roster 36 ... Numerical Football Roster 38 ... Walk-ons Make Impart at Texas A &M 39 ... A99ies Recruit Coast-to-Coast a kA Texas A&M enters the Big 12 with a new look on offense and the same old Wrecking Crew on defense 20 s the Texas A &M football team prepares to ,,enter the Big 12 Conference, some things have changed and some have stayed the same. Coach R.C. Slocum and the offensive staff have shifted from a traditional I- formation set to more of a pro set. With the departure of the winningest quarterback in school history and the entire backfield, a lot of new faces will be seen on the offensive side of the football. "I have sensed a fresh excitement with the new conference and with so many new faces on offense," Slocum said. "We have a veteran offensive line com- ing back and I believe they are improved and I'm anxious to see how the battles in the backfield take shape." On the defensive side of the football, the "Wreck- ing Crew" changed defensive coordinators for the third time in three years in 1995. All the group did was finish as the No. 3 rated defensive unit in total defense and the "Wrecking Crew" was the only defen- sive unit to finish the year ranked in the NCAA Top 8 in all four defensive categories— pass efficiency de- fense ( #2), total defense ( #3), scoring defense ( 0), and rushing defense ( #8). "The Wrecking Crew continued to play extremely well and I expect the 1996 group to continue the tradition of outstanding defenses at Texas A &M," Slocum stated. The Aggies finished the 1995 season with a 9 -3 record and a 22 -20 win over Michigan in the Builders Square Alamo Bowl. A &M lost 17 lettermen from that squad, but 44 lettermen return to continue the winning ways at Texas A &M. The Aggies finished the season ranked No. 15 by the Associated Press and USA TodaylCNN marking the seventh time in seven years under Slocum's guidance for A &M to finish in the final Top 20. "The coaches and players take great pride in the winning tradition here at Texas A &M," Slocum said. "We are embarking on a new journey and we will C Texas A &M 1 develop new rivalries in the Big 12, and I believe our players are ready for the challenge." With a new quarterback at the helm of the Aggie offense, look for A &M to become even more diverse in its formations and sets. A key to any offense is the ability to keep the defense guessing. With improved efficiency in throwing the football, the Aggie running attack may be able to open more holes. "I believe we are getting better on offense," Slocum said. "We have some big play wide receivers, we have a threat at tight end, we have quality running backs who can run, but can also catch the ball out of the backfield. We will have a quarterback who will make big plays." The Wrecking Crew has been able to keep the defensive coordina- tor, Phil Bennett, for two years in a row. With seven returning starters, including the entire defensive line, the Aggies are prepared for battle. "If we stay healthy on defense, we have the ability to be real good," Slocum said. "The defensive line returns, but we do not have as much depth as I would like at that position. The linebackers are solid and we have good depth. It's an absolute necessity that Donovan Greer and Andre Williams (two cornerbacks) come back healthy. The secondary is a concern, but we recruited well and we'll see who steps forward in those positions." In addition to the changes on the squad, the Aggies will play on a new surface at home as grass has replaced the artificial turf on Kyle Field. As the summer pre -season magazines hit the stands, the Aggies will probably be ranked among the nation's Top 20 and will be one of the teams to watch in the Big 12. A &M will start with the earliest game on the NCAA schedule, playing BYU in the Pigskin Classic on August 24 in Provo, Utah. With Big 12 Northern Division foes Colorado, Kansas State and Iowa State, along with the Southern Division matchups with Texas, Oklahoma, Baylor, Oklahoma State and Texas Tech on the schedule, the Aggies face challenges each week. + Quarterbacks orey Pullig, the winningest quarterback in Texas A &M history, has graduated and three talented quarterbacks will battle for the spot. Leading the way is junior Branndon Stewart, who sat out last season after transferring from the University of Tennessee. Stewart played as a true freshman for the Volunteers in 1994 after playing at Stephenville High School in Texas. "I was pleased with the performances of our quarterbacks in the spring," Slocum said. "Branndon Stewart has a lot of poise and is a great competitor. Randy McCown and Shane Lechler have tools as well and we will have a quality quarterback. Once again, competition for a position will make the group as a whole better, and each individual should improve as well." McCown and Lechler were both redshirted last year as true freshmen. McCown is from Jack- sonville High School and Lechler is from East Bernard High School. Stewart rushed for 1,516 yards and threw for 2,558 yards as a senior guiding Stephenville High School to a state championship. McCown threw for 1,439 yards as a senior at Jacksonville and Lechler threw for 1,640 vards at East Bernard as a senior. Quarterbacks No. roes RL Wt. fl • Up H=Mewa (High khoMOt) 6 Lechler, Shane 6 -3 219 Fr - RS East Bernard (High) 15 McCown, Randy 6 -3 204 -Fr - RS Jacksonville (High) 7 Stewart, Branndon 6 -3 214 Jr - TR Stephenville (High/Tennessee) + Offensive Linemen W hen sizing up the Aggie offense, the line is considered one of the team strengths with four of five starters returning from last year's group which only allowed nine sacks during the course of the season and helped the Aggie offense average 200 yards passing. The lone representative gone from the 1995 group is right tackle Hunter Goodwin, who was selected in the fourth round of the NFL draft by the Minnesota Vikings. "We return a lot of starters in the offensive line," Head Coach R.C. Slocum said. "I thought they were much improved in the bowl game and during spring drills. I like the direction we're headed with this group and I think they can become physical. We have a little more quality depth as well. For us to have success with a balanced offensive attack, the offensive line has to play well." The senior leader of the 1996 unit is Calvin Collins, a Beaumont West Brook product who is projected to be an All- American this sea- son. Collins has started 15 straight games and has 33 career starts on the line. He is slated as the starting right guard in the depth chart coming out of the spring drills. He has also played some center and has good strength and quickness. "Calvin Collins has really made a commitment in the off -season to be a leader on this team," Slocum said. "I expect him to be a guy out there in the summer pushing the other players to get better and report in shape for the fall. I look for him to have an outstanding year." The other returning starters along the offensive front are junior center Koby Hackradt, junior tackle Chris Ruhman and junior guard Steve McKinney. Hackradt started all 12 games for the Aggies at center last season after seeing playing time as a true freshman in 1994. He came into the A &M program from Conroe High School and has impressed the coaching staff with his work ethic. Chris Ruhman is from Nimitz High School in Houston and he started every game last year and has 16 career starts under his belt. Steve McKinney, from Clear Lake High School, played defensive line as a true freshman and made the switch to the offensive side of the football last year and started the final nine games at the left guard position. Competing for the right tackle spot vacated by Hunter Goodwin are sopho- mores Cameron Spikes from Bryan High School and Brandon Houston from Katy Taylor High School. Both lettered as true freshmen last year and saw quite a bit of action. Houston injured his knee in the pre -bowl workouts and missed spring drills. Spikes performed well in the spring and is listed as the starter coming out of the spring. Both players have the size and strength to hold that position and they have the ability to be key players along that front. Other players listed on the two -deep coming out of the spring are Rex Tucker from Midland Lee High School, Semisi Heimuli from Trinity High School in Euless, David Vazquez from Alief Elsik High School and Jake Horn from South Garland High School. Sophomore Don Brown, from Mayde Creek High School, had a good spring and should push for some playing time as will Shea Holder, a redshirt freshman from Arlington Lamar High School, who was injured and missed his freshman season. The Aggies added three quality recruits in the offensive line with 1996 Football utloo N o. Offensive Linemen Name Nt. Mt. III • gig Hometown (Nigh stheoun) Toby McCarthy from Brown, Don 6 -5 Midland Lee High . Houston (Mayde Creek) School, Chris Valetta Collins, Calvin 6 -3 from Plano High Sr - 3L Beaumont (West Brook) School and Andy Hackradt, Koby 6 -5 Vincent from Sulphur Jr - 21, Conroe (High) High School in Louisi- Heimuli, Semisi 6 -3 ana. Fr - RS Euless (Trinity) McCarthy never Holder, Shea 6 -6 graded below 90 per- Fr - RS Arlington (Lamar) cent and recorded 48 Horn, Jake 6-4 pancake blocks at Lee So - SQ Garland (South) High School. He fol- Houston, Brandon 6 -6 lows a long line of out - So - 1L Katy (Taylor) standing line products McCarthy, Toby 6 -5 from Midland includ- Fr - HS Midland (Lee) ing teammate Rex McKinney, Steve 6 -5 Tucker and Ryan Jr - 2L Houston (Clear Lake) Tucker who played at Ruhman, Chris 6 -6 TCU. Jr - 21. Houston (Nimitz) Valletta was rated Spikes, Cameron 6 -5 as one of the top line - So- 1L Bryan (High) men in the country last Tucker, Rex 6 -6 year earning Parade So- 1L Midland (Lee) All- America honors. Valletta, Chris 6 -4 Vincent was an All- Fr - HS Plano (High) state performer in N o. Offensive Linemen Name Nt. Mt. III • gig Hometown (Nigh stheoun) 75 Brown, Don 6 -5 290 So- SQ Houston (Mayde Creek) 54 Collins, Calvin 6 -3 298 Sr - 3L Beaumont (West Brook) 69 Hackradt, Koby 6 -5 282 Jr - 21, Conroe (High) 62 Heimuli, Semisi 6 -3 300 Fr - RS Euless (Trinity) 79 Holder, Shea 6 -6 296 Fr - RS Arlington (Lamar) 68 Horn, Jake 6-4 281 So - SQ Garland (South) 74 Houston, Brandon 6 -6 285 So - 1L Katy (Taylor) 56 McCarthy, Toby 6 -5 260 Fr - HS Midland (Lee) 72 McKinney, Steve 6 -5 292 Jr - 2L Houston (Clear Lake) 76 Ruhman, Chris 6 -6 295 Jr - 21. Houston (Nimitz) 73 Spikes, Cameron 6 -5 303 So- 1L Bryan (High) 53 Tucker, Rex 6 -6 260 So- 1L Midland (Lee) 71 Valletta, Chris 6 -4 305 Fr - HS Plano (High) 52 Vazquez. David 6 -3 277 So- SQ Alief (Elsik) 78 Vincent, Andy 6 -4 295 Fr - HS Sulphur, LA (High) Louisiana and all three youngters will have the opportunity to push for playing time. + Might Ends he tight end position has long been a strength on the Aggie foot- ball team and the 1996 season will be more of the same. The Aggies have three lettermen returning at the tight end position to replace the departed senior starter Hayward Clay, who was drafted by the St. Louis Rams. Coming out of the spring drills, true sophomore Derrick Spiller, from LaMarque High School, was slated to start. With two other lettermen and a couple of outstanding recruits coming onto campus, the tight end position is deep. "Derrick Spiller had an excellent spring and played well last season as a true freshman," Slocum said. "We probably have a little more speed at this position than in previous years." Behind Spiller, Daniel Campbell and Matt Mahone each have earned a varsity letter. Campbell is a sophomore from Glen Rose High School and Mahone is a sophomore from Longview Pine Tree High School. Mahone lettered in 1994 and redshirted in 1995, while Campbell redshirted in 1994 and lettered last season. Recruits RoDerrick Broughton and Adren Dudley are expected to come in and push for playing time. Broughton is a true freshman from Neville High School in Monroe, Louisiana, and Dudley is a junior college transfer from Blinn Junior College who played at Henderson High School. Broughton caught 47 passes for 757 yards and 12 touch- downs in high school. Dudley has originally signed with Texas A &M in 1994, but chose to attend Blinn Junior College and earned second - team All- America honors. Last year, he caught 14 passes for 305 yards and three touchdowns helping the Buccaneers win the national junior college championship. + Wide Receivers ' f the wide receivers stay healthy, the 1996 group of wide outs may be the best in the maroon and white in quite some time with senior Albert Connell leading the way. Connell was the first consensus All -SWC wide receiver for the Ag- gies since 1985 when Jeff Nelson turned the trick. The Fort Lauderdale Piper High School product caught 41 passes to lead the team and had seven touchdown receptions. Connell has displayed outstanding timing and leaping abilities making the tough acrobatic catches. He transferred from Trinity Valley Community College last year as a junior. "Albert Connell is a player who should receive a lot of attention and Aaron Oliver and Donte Hawkins are a couple of young receivers who have performed well when they've been healthy," Slocum said. Oliver, a sophomore from Arlington Lamar High School, caught 18' passes in nine games last year. He was redshirted as a true freshman after tearing his Achilles ten- don. He missed spring -� = drills with a hamstring problem. Hawkins, a sopho- more from Round Rock High School, was slowed at the start of last year r ' with a stress fracture, then came on at the end , of the season with four catches against TCU and then broke his leg prior to the Texas game. He ended the season with 16 receptions in only eight games played. He missed the spring as well and should be ready for the fall. "With the injuries in the spring, we had the opportunity to see some other young receivers like Leroy Hodge, Matt Bumgardner, Darren Brinkley and we moved Jason Bragg to wide receiver as well," Slocum explained. Hodge is a redshirt freshman from Rosenberg Terry High School, Bumgardner is a redshirt freshman from Luling High School, Brinkley Texas AM • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •I • •I Tight Ends IW Name Nt. Mt. gl Up Hometown (Nigh 50HUN7 82 Broughton, RoDerrick 6 -3 240 Fr - HS Monroe. LA (Neville) 89 Campbell, Daniel 6 -6 253 So - 1L Glen Rose (High) 83 Dudley, Adren 6 -5 230 Jr - TR Henderson (High/Blinn JC) 84 Mahone. Matt 6 -4 249 So - 1L Longview (Pine Tree) 87 Spiller, Derrick 6 -3 236 So - 1L LaMarque (High) and three touchdowns helping the Buccaneers win the national junior college championship. + Wide Receivers ' f the wide receivers stay healthy, the 1996 group of wide outs may be the best in the maroon and white in quite some time with senior Albert Connell leading the way. Connell was the first consensus All -SWC wide receiver for the Ag- gies since 1985 when Jeff Nelson turned the trick. The Fort Lauderdale Piper High School product caught 41 passes to lead the team and had seven touchdown receptions. Connell has displayed outstanding timing and leaping abilities making the tough acrobatic catches. He transferred from Trinity Valley Community College last year as a junior. "Albert Connell is a player who should receive a lot of attention and Aaron Oliver and Donte Hawkins are a couple of young receivers who have performed well when they've been healthy," Slocum said. Oliver, a sophomore from Arlington Lamar High School, caught 18' passes in nine games last year. He was redshirted as a true freshman after tearing his Achilles ten- don. He missed spring -� = drills with a hamstring problem. Hawkins, a sopho- more from Round Rock High School, was slowed at the start of last year r ' with a stress fracture, then came on at the end , of the season with four catches against TCU and then broke his leg prior to the Texas game. He ended the season with 16 receptions in only eight games played. He missed the spring as well and should be ready for the fall. "With the injuries in the spring, we had the opportunity to see some other young receivers like Leroy Hodge, Matt Bumgardner, Darren Brinkley and we moved Jason Bragg to wide receiver as well," Slocum explained. Hodge is a redshirt freshman from Rosenberg Terry High School, Bumgardner is a redshirt freshman from Luling High School, Brinkley Texas AM • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •I • •I 0 0 0 • 0 0 0 0 is a sophomore from Belton High School and Bragg is a redshirt freshman from Stephenville High School. Bragg worked his true fresh- man year as a defensive back. Senior Danny McCray from Killeen Ellison High School caught two passes last year. He concentrated on track in the spring and has been slowed in football with nagging injuries. A&M added two recruits who should have the opportunity to come in and push for playing time. Chris Cole is from West Orange -Stark High School and Shannon Crenshaw is from Austin LBJ High School. Cole caught 53 balls for 860 yards and 14 touchdowns last year and was a second -team All -State selection. Crenshaw caught 18 passes for 227 yards and rushed for 908 additional yards. He scored a total of 13 touchdowns, adding two on kickoff returns. No. Na Wide Receivers H t. wt. Cl • lvo Hometown (High School]X) 24 Bragg, Jason 6 -3 207 Fr - RS Stephenville (High) 86 Brinkley, Darren 6 -1 178 So- SQ Belton (High) 81 Bumgardner, Matt 6 -2 196 Fr - RS Luling (High) 16 Cole, Chris 6 -1 178 Fr - HS Orange (West Orange- Stark) 80 Connell, Albert 6 -2 191 Sr - 1L Ft. Lauderdale, FL So- IL Los Angeles, CA (Locke) 13 Williams, Michael 5 -10 211 (Piper/Trinity Valley CC) 10 Crenshaw, Shannon 5 -10 173 Fr - HS Austin, (LBJ) 88 Hodge, Leroy 6 -3 207 Fr - RS Rosenberg (Terry) 37- Hawkins, Donte 6 -1 178 So- 11. Round Rock (High) 2- McCray, Danny 6 -0 185 Sr - 3L Killeen (Ellison) 1 Oliver, Aaron 6 -2 192 So- IL Arlington (Lamar) + Running Backs exas A &M will break away from the traditional I- formation with more pro set formations to utilize the abilities of its running backs. Gone from the Aggieland campus are second -round NFL pick Leeland McElroy (Arizona Cardinals) and third -round pick fullback Detron Smith (Denver Broncos). Not often does a college team lose its starting running backs to the NFL, and yet feel as comfortable entering a new season as Texas A &M will in 1996. That confidence stems from the play of three true sophomores who split playing time in the Aggies' 22 -20 win over Michigan in the Alamo Bowl. Sirr Parker, D'Andre Hardeman and Eric Bernard com- bined for 137 yards rushing and one touchdown against Michigan. "The young running backs ran hard last year and continued to show that same aggressive style in the spring," Slocum stated. "It's another case of each player pushing the others to be the best. We've seen before how a group of running backs can share time and the group is stronger than just one indi- vidual player." Parker is a sophomore from Locke High School in Los Angeles, California, who ran for 312 yards last year and played in all 12 games. His top game was an 88 -yard effort against SMU. Hardeman, who is often called "Tiki ", is a sophomore from North Shore High School in Galena Park. He rushed for 130 yards on 26 carries against SMU and was the second - leading rusher on the squad last year with 313 yards. outloo Bernard only carried three times in the regular sea- son as he split time between the offensive and defensive backfields. An outstanding athlete from Union High School in Tulsa, Oklahoma, Bernard scored the Aggies' first touchdown against Michigan in the bowl game with a great cutback run at the goalline. "Each of the three running backs who played in the bowl game have a little different style," Slocum said. "Parker and Bernard are more slashers and darters, while Hardeman is more of a bullish runner." Historians will look back a few years ago when Slocum trotted out Greg Hill, Rodney Thomas and Leeland McElroy onto the field from his stable of running backs. Making things even more interesting in 1996 will be the Aggies' shift from the tradi- tional I- formation to more of a pro set with split backs. Even the names of the backs have The Sporting News PLAYER RANKINGS Quarterbacks 1. Peyton Manning, Tennessee 2. Danny Wuerffel, Florida 3. Koy Detmer, Colorado 9. Brannden Stewart, Texas A &M Guards 1. Chris Naeole, Colorado 2. Dan Neil, Texas 3. Chris Dishman, Nebraska 4. Donnie Young, Florida S. Calvin Collins, Texas A &M Defen Ends 1. Cornell Brown, Virginia Tech 2. Mike Vrabel, Ohio St. 3. Brandon Mitchell, Texas A &M Outside Linebackers 1. Terrell Farley, Nebraska 2. Keith Mitchell, Texas A&M 3. Brian Simmons, North Carolina Defe /Nose Tackles 1. Darrell Russell (DT). USC 2. Chris Akins (NT). Texas 3. Chuck Wiley (DT), LSU 10. Edward Jasper (NY), Texas A &M changed. No longer will there be a fullback and a tailback, but two true running backs— an A -back and a B -back. 1 Running Backs Na. Eeme Ht. wt. 0 • E :p Hometown (High Sah"1119) 22 Bernard, Eric 5 -10 190 So- 1L Tulsa, OK (Union) 33 Broyles, Marc 5 -11 242 So- 1L Tyler (John Tyler) 34 Hall, Dante 5 -9 180 Fr - HS Houston (Nimitz) 20 Hardeman, D'Andre 5 -11 225 So- 1L Galena Park (North Shore) 25 Jennings, Michael 5 -10 170 Fr - RS Aurora, CO (Overland) 8 Parker, Sirr 6 -0 184 So- IL Los Angeles, CA (Locke) 13 Williams, Michael 5 -10 211 So- SQ Lewisville (Roosevelt) 1 romm L� "With the pro set formations, we will be able to use the running backs in the passing game more than we have in the past," Slocum explained. "Who starts at what position is really not as important as the overall play of our run- ning backs and keep- ing someone fresh in the game." * he defensive line gathered before the bowl game last season against ■ Michigan and made a committment to be physical with the Wolver- ines and lay claim to the best defensive line in the country in 1996. The Sporting News agreed with the front line, rating the group #1 in the country entering the 1996 season. All three defensive line starters are seniors and return with solid credentials. Brandon Mitchell, from Abbeville High School in Louisi- ana, was a semifinalist for the Lombardi Award and a first -team All- America pick in 1995. On the opposite side of Mitchell is senior Pat Williams, from Wossman High School in Monroe, Louisi- ana. Williams made an impact as a junior transfer last year. Edward Jasper is a senior from Troup High School and as the nose guard, he has kept teams from running up the middle. "Our defensive line starters are a very good group," Slocum stated. "Brandon Mitchell is an All- American and Eddie Jasper doesn't get a lot of attention at the nose, but he is an exceptional player. Pat Williams really improved this spring. We do not have as much depth as I would like." Behind the starting front, juniors Brad Crowley, Zerick Rollins and Marcus Heard are listed as backups. Crowley is from Calallen High School in Corpus Christi, Rollins played at Kash - mere High School in Houston and Heard is a San Antonio Clark High School product. Defensive Linemen N o. Name Nt. ■t. 91 Up Hometo (Nish kknVJC) 45 Crowlev, Brad 6 -5 248 Jr - 2L Corpus Christi (Calallen) 97 Heard. Marcus 6 -3 301 Jr - 2L San Antonio (Clark) 95 Jasper, Edward 6 -4 302 Sr - 3L Troup (High) 92 Kazmierski, Mike 6 -5 246 Fr - RS Bryan (High) 98 Maxwell, David 6 -4 277 Jr - 2L Waco (.Midway) 96 Mitchell, Brandon 6 -4 285 Sr - 3L Abbeville. LA (High) 94 Rollins. Zerick 6 -3 255 Jr - 1L Houston (Kashmere /Oklahoma 99 Williams, Pat 6 -4 275 Sr - 1L Monroe, LA IWossman/ NE Oklahoma) 90 Young, Stephen 6 -1 275 Fr - HS Jefferson, TX (High) The Sporting News UNIT RANKINGS Defensive Line 1. TEXAS A &M — "E Brandon Mitchell is the star; and NT Edward Jasper is a load in the middle. The line will be physical – maybe the most physical in the nation – but lacks depth." 2. NEBRASKA — "Es Grant Wistrom and Jared Tomich are just a notch below the Vrabel - Finkes pair. T Jason Peter will be the man in the middle." 3. USC — "The Trojans have the best pair of Ts in the nation in Darrell Russell and Matt Keneley. E Wi I lie Lowery will be starting for a third season. One problem: untested depth." Linebackers 1. NORTH CAROLINA — "The Tar Heels' LBs are big. They're fast. And there's a lot of 'em. Kivusama Mays is solid in the middle, and Brian Simmons and James Hamilton may be the best OLB pair in the nation. Simmons. especially, is a stud." 2. COLORADO — "All three starters are back, with ILB Matt Russell the bellcow of the seven returning lettermen. Ron Merkerson. Mike Phillips and Allen Wilbon are others to watch." 3. WASHINGTON — "OLB Jason Chorak and ILB Ink Aleaga head a group of four returning starters. There is excellent depth. Redshirt freshman Lester Towns should blossom." 4. TEXAS A &M— "OLB Keith Mitchell is asack machine. ILBs Dat Nguyen and Larry Walker are tough run- stuffers. The Aggies al uggs have good LBs." David Maxwell is a junior from Midway High School in Waco who has earned two letters and should contribute. Mike Kazmierski was redshirted last year as a true freshman out of Bryan High School. He played tight end in the fall and made the switch to defensive line in the spring. The Aggies added one defensive line re- cruit, Stephen Young, a 6 -1, 275 -pound line- man from Jefferson High School. He earned second -team All -State honors and will likely see playing time right away this season. + Inside Linebackers hen you talk about the "Wrecking Crew" and outstanding defenses, you always get back to the linebackers at Texas A&M. The 1996 group will once again be based on speed and strength. "Our linebackers as a group will be solid, and we have depth as well," Slocum said. "Dat Nguyen stepped in last year and really took charge and played well. Larry Walker is a se- nior leader and he responded when he was challenged last season by some of the younger players. We do not drop off much if one of our starters is injured." Nguyen, a sophomore from Fulton High School in Rockport, was the Associated Press Defensive Newcomer of the Year in the Southwest Conference. He started all 12 games and led the team in total tackles with 94 stops. Defensive coordinator Phil Bennett has stated, "Dat has a knack for being at the right place at the right time." Nguyen also calls the defensive signals for the Aggies. Larry Walker II, from Rusk High School, started eight games last year. He did not start three of the games in the middle of the season when Warrick Holdman stepped into the role after making some big plays. Walker is one of the fastest linebackers in the country recording a 4.39 time in the 40 -yard dash in the spring of 1995. Quinton Brown, a junior from Corsicana High School, is slated as a backup inside linebacker coming out of the spring. As is the case with 24 Texas A & M j + Defensive Line 0 0 Inside Linebackers Is. Name NA 111. 0 10 Newton (Nigh 500019) 17 Alexander, Ronnie 6 -3 200 Fr - HS Shreveport, LA Newtown (Nigh S ehnnilll) 43 Holdman, Warrick 6 -1 228 (Evangel Christian) 46 Anthony, Cornelius 6 -1 200 Fr - HS Missouri City (Elkins) 29 Brown, Quinton 6 -2 232 Jr - 2L Corsicana (High) 44 Coryatt. Sean 6 -1 211 Fr - HS Sugar Land (Clements) 28 Driver, Trent 6 -3 231 Jr - 2L Cleveland (High) 9 Nguyen, Dat 6 -1 213 So - 1L Rockport (Fulton) 32 Walker 11, Larry 6 -2 234 Sr - 3L Rusk (High) many of the A &M linebackers, he can swing between inside and outside and may see some time at the outside spot. Trent Driver, a junior from Cleveland High School, was slated to start last year and injured an ankle prior to the first game of the year. He has played well as a backup, but at the end of the spring seemed to really turn the corner and look for him to push for a starter's role. Three newcomers who could see time at the inside linebacker position are freshmen Ronnie Alexander from Evangel Christian High School in Shreveport, Louisiana, Cornelius Anthony from Elkins High School in Missouri City and Sean Coryatt from Clements High School in Sugar Land. Coryatt was able to take part in spring drills and showed promise. + Outside Linebackers eith Mitchell led the Southwest Conference with 13 quarterback sacks last season and finished among the nation's Top 5 in sacks. He returns for his senior year as a Butkus Award candidate. The Aggies have to replace the other outside slot since Reggie Brown was drafted in the first -round of the NFL draft by the Detroit Lions. "We will miss Reggie Brown, he was an outstanding player and a team leader," Slocum said. "Keith Mitchell had a good year last season and he should have an- other good year." Coming out of the spring, it appears the battle for the other position oppo- site of Mitchell is be- tween sophomore Warrick Holdman and junior Phillip Meyers. Holdman, from Alief Elsik High School, made several big plays last season and is an- other linebacker who utloo can play several spots. Meyers, from Galveston Ball High School, is cut in the same mold having worked at both inside and outside positions. Backing up Mitchell, Jimmie Irby, is a senior from Los Angeles, California. Irby showed flashes of his pass rushing skills last year and appeared to have a good spring and is ready to push for even more playing time. One of the linebacker recruits expected to contribute is freshman Chris Thierry from Baytown Lee High School. Thierry is a 6 -2, 226 -pound linebacker who seems a perfect fit for the outside linebacker position. + Defensive Backs T exas A &M has a long tradition of outstand- ing defensive backs with the likes of All- Americans and professional players such as Pat Thomas, Lester Hayes, Kevin Smith, Patrick Bates, Aaron Glenn, and Ray Mick - ` ens. The 1996 unit has some talented players who should continue that tradi- tion, but experience and depth are concerns enter- ing the fall. "We lost an outstand- ing corner in Ray Mickens and a solid safety in Den- nis Allen," Coach Slocum said. "We have to find replacements for those two positions. We have a couple of players coming off of knee surgeries and Donovan Greer CB I'm anxious to see how they respond. In our defensive scheme, we put a lot of pressure on our defensive backs to cover as we put pressure on the quarterback." Senior cornerback Donovan Greer from Alief Elsik High School has been a solid starter for two years. He is a Thorpe Award candidate and one of the best man coverage corners in the country and will be challenged to come back from knee surgery. He missed the Michigan game and all of spring drills. The other starter listed coming out of the spring is Shun Horn, a No. Nee Outside Linebackers M. Name NR Mt, g l • Eq Newtown (Nigh S ehnnilll) 43 Holdman, Warrick 6 -1 228 So - IL Alief (Elsik) 55 Irby, Jimmie 6 -2 234 Sr - 1L Los Angeles, CA (Banning/ 21 Horn, Shun 5 -11 188 So- 1L Mt. San Antonio 1C) 51 Meyers, Phillip 6 -1 215 Jr - 2L Galveston (Ball) 23 Mitchell, Keith 6 -3 235 Sr - 3L Garland (Lakeview) 58 Thierry, Chris 6 -2 226 Fr - HS Baytown (Lee) "We will miss Reggie Brown, he was an outstanding player and a team leader," Slocum said. "Keith Mitchell had a good year last season and he should have an- other good year." Coming out of the spring, it appears the battle for the other position oppo- site of Mitchell is be- tween sophomore Warrick Holdman and junior Phillip Meyers. Holdman, from Alief Elsik High School, made several big plays last season and is an- other linebacker who utloo can play several spots. Meyers, from Galveston Ball High School, is cut in the same mold having worked at both inside and outside positions. Backing up Mitchell, Jimmie Irby, is a senior from Los Angeles, California. Irby showed flashes of his pass rushing skills last year and appeared to have a good spring and is ready to push for even more playing time. One of the linebacker recruits expected to contribute is freshman Chris Thierry from Baytown Lee High School. Thierry is a 6 -2, 226 -pound linebacker who seems a perfect fit for the outside linebacker position. + Defensive Backs T exas A &M has a long tradition of outstand- ing defensive backs with the likes of All- Americans and professional players such as Pat Thomas, Lester Hayes, Kevin Smith, Patrick Bates, Aaron Glenn, and Ray Mick - ` ens. The 1996 unit has some talented players who should continue that tradi- tion, but experience and depth are concerns enter- ing the fall. "We lost an outstand- ing corner in Ray Mickens and a solid safety in Den- nis Allen," Coach Slocum said. "We have to find replacements for those two positions. We have a couple of players coming off of knee surgeries and Donovan Greer CB I'm anxious to see how they respond. In our defensive scheme, we put a lot of pressure on our defensive backs to cover as we put pressure on the quarterback." Senior cornerback Donovan Greer from Alief Elsik High School has been a solid starter for two years. He is a Thorpe Award candidate and one of the best man coverage corners in the country and will be challenged to come back from knee surgery. He missed the Michigan game and all of spring drills. The other starter listed coming out of the spring is Shun Horn, a No. Nee Defensive Backs Nt, wt Q • E:g Newtown (Mo Seh•elac 48 Coady, Rich 6 -1 200 So- 1L Dallas (Pearce) 18 Curry. Sedrick 6 -3 186 Fr - RS Houston (Sterling) 27 Greer, Donovan 5 -10 179 Sr - 3L Aliet (Elsik) 21 Horn, Shun 5 -11 188 So- 1L Jasper (High) 30 Jennings, Brandon 6 -2 180 Fr - HS Houston (Channelview) 31 Jennings, Eric 5 -11 180 Jr - TR Pomona, CA (Ganesha/ Mt. San Antonio JC) 5 Jones, Toya 6 -3 190 So- 1L Refugio (High) 14 Lucas, Justin 6 -0 191 So- SQ Victoria (Stroman) 36 Patton, Ronald 5 -10 185 Fr - HS Houston (Langham Creek) 4 Price, Michael 5 -8 150 So- 1L Tyler (John Tyler) 39 Webster, Jason 5 -10 165 Fr - HS Houston (Willowridge) 26 Williams. Andre 5 -9 178 Sr - 3L Sherman (High) 38 Wilson, Jeff 5 -10 175 Fr - HS Temple (High) 40 Wright, Delvin 5 -11 170 Fr - HS Lancaster (High) 11 Wyatt, Sherrod 6 -2 195 Sr - 1L Dallas (Carter) 1996 Football 25 sophomore from Jasper High School. Horn played in a re- serve role last year and had an outstanding spring. He can also play safety if needed. Andre Williams, a senior cornerback from Sherman High School, made a big play in the Michigan game as he picked off a pass late in the game to set up a field goal. He has earned three letters in his career as a backup and he is coming off of knee surgery and should push for the starter's role. Justin Lucas, a sophomore from Victoria, made the switch to defensive back last season and appeared to make strides this spring. The safety positions will see quite a battle and some young players will have to step forward. Toya Jones, a true sophomore from Refugio High School, made his mark on the special teams last year and played in a reserve role. He had a good spring and is slated as the starter at free safety. Sherrod Wyatt, a senior from Dallas Carter High School, has seen limited playing time and is listed as a backup at the free safety position. Rich Coady, a sophomore from Pearce High School in the Dallas area, played a great deal against Colorado last year and with his improved play, has earned a scholarship after walking on. He is listed as the starter at the strong safety position coming out of the spring. Sedrick Curry, a redshirt freshman from Sterling High School in Houston, is listed as a backup at the strong safety position. Michael Price was a late addition to the Aggie squad last year from Tyler John Tyler High School. He split time in the spring with track and was a mainstay on special teams cover- age. He could help in the secondary. The Aggies signed six defensive back recruits and each will have the opportunity to push for playing time right away. Junior college transfer Eric Jennings, from Mt. San Antonio Junior College, is ex- pected to come in and contribute. The freshmen players, Brandon Jennings from Channelview High School, Ronald Patton from Langham Creek High School, Jason Webster from Willowridge, Jeff Wilson from Temple High School and Delvin Wright from Lancaster High School will compete for playing time this season. It will be an interesting battle for playing time with so many new faces. 26 + specialists W lth junior placekicker Kyle Bryant coming off of an Alamo Bowl MVP A� performance, the Aggies will once again rely heavily on the special teams. Under Coach Slocum, the Aggies have been noted for having outstanding coverage and kick teams. "The special teams are an important part of a foot- ball game," Slocum said. "We dedicate a lot of time in practice and meetings to make sure we do our best in these areas." Bryant, a junior from A &M Consolidated High School in College Station, struggled through the regu- lar season hitting only 7- of -15 field goal attempts. He bounced back by hitting five field goals in the bowl game against Michigan to earn Of- fensive MVP honors and help A &M win, 22 -20. He also handled the majority Shun Horn 08 of kickoffs. Manoli Venetoulias is a junior who earned a letter last season kicking 1 -of -2 field goals and was a perfect 8 -of -8 in point after attempts. Venetoulias, from Deer Park High School, is the younger brother of Aggie kicking great Terry Venetoulias. A walkon from Bryan High School, Ryan Pillans saw some action on kickoffs last season and has worked to improve his distance and hang time. The Aggies will have to replace departed senior punter Sean Terry. Shane Lechler, a redshirt freshman, and junior walkon Bill Johnston, from Palestine High School, will battle for the starter's role. Kyle Lednicky, a sophomore from Stratford High School in Houston, has earned a scholarship as the Aggies' deep snapper. He handled the role last year without any errors after walking on the team. A &M has had outstanding kickoff and punt returners and 1996 should be no exception. The question revolves around a number of players who have big play capabilities. Leading the way into the fall will be the likes of runnning backs Michael Jennings, Sirr Parker, Eric Bernard and others. 0 0 C] Texas A &M Specialists No. Name Nt WQ a • Ea1 Hometown (Nigh gohool1c) Placekickers 3 Bryant, Kyle 5 -7 162 Jr - 2L College Station (A &M Consol.) 41 Pillans, Ryan 6 -0 185 So- SQ Bryan (High) 49 Venetoulias, Manoli 5 -8 190 Jr - 1L Dyer Park (High) Punter 47 Johnston. Bill 6 -0 169 Jr - SQ Palestine (High) - 11011111111 6 Lechler, Shane 6 -3 219 Fr - RS East Bernard (High) Snapper 7 63 Lednicky, Kvle 6 -4 230 So- 1L Houston (Stratford) 0 0 C] Texas A &M texas A &M Squad Breakdown (1995 Positions Listed) Lettermen Returning: 43 Offense: Z 1 Defense: Z Z Starters: 5 Starters: 7 Specialists 2 Specialists 0 RB Eric Bernard RB Marc Broyles PK Kyle Bryant TE Dan Campbell OL Calvin Collins SE Albert Connell C Koby Hackradt RB D'Andre Hardeman WR Donte Hawkins OL Brandon Houston SN ale Lednkb TE Matt Mahone WR Danny McCraw OL Steve McKinney WR Aaron Oliver RB Sirr Parker OL Chris Ruhman OL Cameron Spikes TE Derrick Spiller OL Rex Tucker PK Manoli Venetoulias LB Quinton Brown DB Rich Coady DL Brad Crowley LB Trent Driver CB Donovan Greer DL Marcus Heard LB Warrick Holdman DB Shun Horn LB Jimmie Irby NG Edward Jasper DB Toya Jones DL David Maxwell LB Phillip Meyers DE Brandon Mitchell OLB Keith Mitchell ILB Dat Nguyen DB Micheal Price DL Zerick Rollins ILB Larry Walker 11 DB Andre Williams DE Pat Williams DB Sherrod Wyatt Lettermen Lost: 17 Offense: 10 Defense: 7 Starters:6 Starters: 1 Specialists l Specialists 1 OL James Brooks HD Storing Case TE Hayward Clay OL Hunter Goodwin WR Gene Lowery RB Leeland McElroy RB Alcie Peterson QB Corey Puliig WR Chris Sanders FB Detron Smith DB Dennis Allen LB Jason Andrus LB Reggie Brown LB Chris Colon SS Typail McMullen CB Ray Mickens P Sean Terra Redshirts Returning: 10 Offense: 8 Defense: Z WR Jason Bragg DB Sedrick Curry WR Matt Bumgardner DL Mike Kazmierski OL Semisi Heimuli WR Leroy Hodge OL Shea Holder RB Michael Jennings QB /PShane Lechler QB Randy McCown Squadsmen Offense: 7 WR Darren Brinkley OL Don Brown OL Jake Horn PK Ryan Pillans QB Branndon Stewart OL David Vazquez RB Michael Williams Returning: 9 Defense: Z P Bill Johnston DB Justin Lucas Red and White A99ies? n the early 1900s, red and white were the official school colors at Texas A &M. In the late 1920s an order went out for football jerseys in those colors. An error was made and the jerseys came back maroon and white. An athletic department official decided that there were too many schools with the color red and chose to keep the maroon jerseys. Thus, the Aggies' official colors became maroon and white. 1996 Football 27 +Aggies Rank as Fourth - Winningest Team of the Decade of the '90s: During the decade of the 1990s, head coach R.C. Slocum's Aggies have com- piled a sparkling 60 -11 -2 (.836) overall record, which ranks No. 4 nationally in terms of winning percentage and tied for No. 4 in total victories. During the 1 90s, the Aggies have never won fewer than nine games, and have won 10 or more games four times. The Aggies posted 10 or more wins in the four con- secutive seasons from 1991 -94, which is.a school record. The only other time the Aggies have posted consecutive 10- win campaigns was 1975 -76. Support- ing the Big 12's claim as the top foot- ball conference, three teams (Nebraska, Texas A &M and Colorado) rank in the top 10 on the winningest teams of the 1990s lists. +Texas A &M Gunning for 14th consecutive winning season: The Aggies will be gunning for their 14th con- secutive win- ning campaign winninaest Div, 14 Teams of the 1 90S (By Winning Percentage) Rk team Cool. Record Pet. 1. Florida State ACC 64 -9 -1 .872 2. Nebraska Big 12 63 -9 -1 .870 3. Miami (Fla.) Big East 60 -11 -0 .845 5. Florida SEC 61 -13 -1 .820 6. Colorado Big 12 57 -12 -4 .808 7. Penn State Big 10 58 -15 -0 .795 8. Tennessee SEC 56 -15 -2 .781 9. Nevada Big West 57 -17 -0 .770 10. Notre Dame Ind. 55 -16 -2 .767 (By Total Victories) Rh team Cent. Victories 1. Florida State ACC 64 2. Nebraska Big 12 63 3. Florida SEC 61 4. Miami (Fla.) Big East 60 6. Penn State Big 10 58 7. Colorado Big 12 57 Nevada Big West 57 9. Tennessee SEC 56 10. Notre Dame Ind. 55 +Aggies Are a Mainstay in National Top 15 Poll: Consecutive Streaks of Winning Seasons Rk School Seasons (.500 or better) 1. Nebraska 34 in 1996. The Ag- 2. Oklahoma 30 gies' 13 con- 3. Michigan 28 secutive win- 4. BYU 21 ning seasons is 5. Florida St. 19 the ninth -long- Washington 19 est streak in the 7. Florida 16 nation, and is Miami (Fla.) 16 the third -long- 9 • Fresno St. 13 est string among Big 12 Confer- ence teams behind Nebraska and Okla- homa. Nebraska leads the list with 34 consecutive winning seasons, while Okla- homa is second with 30 straight winning campaigns. The 13 -year streak is the sec- ond- longest all -time at Texas A &M, trail- ing only a 16- season streak enjoyed by the Aggies from 1914 -29 under head coaches E.H. Harlan, D.V. Graves and D.X. Bible. During Slocum's reign at the helm of the A &M football program, the Aggies have developed into a national Top 25 mainstay. The Aggies have been ranked in either The Associated Press or USA Today /CNN poll for the past 106 weeks or dating back to Oct. 17, 1989, which was Slocum's first season as head coach at Texas A &M. The Aggies have been in the AP top 25 for 77 consecutive weeks, which ranks as the fifth- longest streak in the nation. In fact, under Slocum the Aggies have only been out of the Top 25 of both polls twice - the preseason 1989 polls and the Oct. 17, 1989 polls. Longest Streaks in AP top 25 Rk team (Years) weeks 1. Nebraska 239 2. Colorado 116 3. Florida State 111 4. Florida 98 77 5. 6. Texas A&H Alabama 70 7. Penn State 50 Texas A&M has been ranked ... + 106 straight weeks in any Top 25 (last unranked by any poll: Oct. 17, 1989). ♦ 77 straight weeks in AP Top 25 (last unranked by AP, Sept. 23, 1991). + Have been ranked in someone's Top 25 in 111 of last 113 weeks. ♦ Have been ranked in someone's Top 10 in 50 of last 71 weeks. ♦ Highest ranking: No. 3 in 1995 (AP and USA Today /CNN) +Slocum Chases Aggie Coaching Legends Norton and Bible: After seven seasons as head coach at Texas A &M, Slocum has won 68 games, which is the third -best total by an Aggie head coach. With a 68 -15 -2 record at A &M, Slocum trails only Homer Norton (82- 53-9) and D.X. Bible (72- 19 -8). Only three coaches have won 60 or more games dur- ing their A &M careers - Norton, Bible and Slocum. Slocum has averaged 9.7 victories per season as A &M's head coach, which easily outdistances his predeces- sors in Aggieland. Emory Bellard posted the second -best victory average at 8.0 per season and Sherrill averaged 7.4 victo- ries per campaign. A &H Winningest Head Coaches Rk Coach (Years) Record 1. Homer Norton (1934 -47) 2. D.X. Bible (1917 -28) 82 -53 -9 72 -19 -8 4. Jackie Sherrill (1982 -88) 5. Emory Bellard (1972 -78) 52 -28 -1 48 -27 -0 +Slocum Ranks as Nation's Second - Winningest Coach: Texas A &M's R.C. Slocum ranks as the second - winningest head coach in Divison I -A college football with a minimum of five seasons, just behind Tom Osborne of two -time defending national champion Nebraska. Osborne's career winning per- centage of 82.7 (231 -47 -3) edges Slocum's career mark of 81.2 (68- 15 -2). Slocum and Osborne rank as the only Div. I -A head coaches with a career winning per- 0 0 0 0 0 0 • • • 0 0 K I Winningest Active Div, I -A Head Coaches by Percentage Rh Coach, School YM Pet. 1. Tom Osborne, Neb. 22 .827 3. Joe Paterno, PSU 29 .792 4. John Robinson, USC 9 .783 5. Bobby Bowden, FSU 29 .759 6. Steve Spurrier, Fla. 9 .752 7. LaVell Edwards, BYU 24 .726 8. Danny Ford, Ark. 15 .688 9. Lou Holtz, ND 26 .688 centages over 80 percent. Rounding out the top five are Penn State's Joe Paterno, USC's John Robinson and Florida State's Bobby Bowden. +Big 12-Bound Aggies Bring 12 Seniors to New Conference: In the final season of the Southwest Con- ference, the Aggies ranked as the young- est team in the SWC with only 12 se- niors on their roster. In the inaugural season of the Big 12, the Aggies will no doubt rank as one of the most youthful in their new conference as A &M has only 12 seniors on its 1996 roster also. But while the overall team may be youthful, the Aggies can hardly complain about in- experience. The Aggies return 10 players who have reached the double figures mark in career starts. On offense, wide receiver Albert Connell (10), offensive tackle Chris Ruhman (16), offensive guard Calvin Collins (33) and center Koby Hackradt (13) have started 10 or more games for the Maroon and White, while defensive end Brandon Mitchell (23), noseguard Edward Jasper (23), inside linebackers Dat Nguyen (12) and Larry Walker II (12), outside linebacker Keith Mitchell (12) and cornerback Donovan Greer (20) have posted double -digit starts for the defense. +Aggies Play Brigham Young in Third Preseason Bowl: The Aggies will take part in their third preseason bowl game when they travel to Provo, Utah to face Brigham Young in the Pigskin Classic on Aug. 24. Previ- ously, the Aggies fell to Nebraska in the 1988 Kickoff Classic, 23 -14, at the Mead- owlands in New Jersey, and defeated Bill Walsh's Stanford Cardinal, 10 -7, in the 1992 Disneyland Pigskin Classic in Ana- heim, Calif. The Texas A &M Analysis + Offensive Strengths: A trio of sophomore running backs and an All - Southwest Conference receiver anchor the of- fense. Sirr Parker, D'Andre Hardeman and Eric Bernard each have a different running style and are a threat to defenders. Albert Connell is a se- nior who burst on the scene in '95 and demon- strates his leaping ability to make the game -win- ning receptions. Three -time All -SWC senior of- fensive lineman Calvin Collins returns to lead an offensive front that boast four returning starters. + Defensive Strengths: Nine starters return for the Wrecking Crew which finished the '95 campaign ranked No. 3 nation- ally in total defense. Senior All- America lineman Brandon Mitchell will once again anchor one of the top defensive lines in the nation and the with the experience of returning senior starters Ed- ward Jasper and Pat Williams, the Wrecking Crew could be a dominating force. Seniors Keith Mitchell and Larry Walker II will continue the A &M tradition of having the some of the nation's top linebackers as they lead a defense that ranked No. 3 in scoring and No. 8 in rushing in '95. Two experienced senior cornerbacks Donovan Greer and Andre Williams will lead a secondary that fin- ished last season ranked No. 2 nationally in pass efficienev defense. +Special Teams: Kyle Bryant will return for his third season as the Aggies' starting placekicker. After struggling for most of last season. Bryant broke through with a record setting outing in the 1995 Alamo Bowl. The sophomore earned the game's Offensive MVP honors after posting a record five field goals in the Aggies' 22 -20 victory over Michigan. Redshirt freshman Shane Lechler is expected to handle the punting duties for the Aggies this season. Lechler would have been the starter last season, but se- nior Sean Terry posted All-SWC numbers at the position and finished the season ranked No. 9 nationally. With the departure of Leeland McElroy, sophomores Sirr Parker and Eric Ber- nard, redshirt freshman Michael Jennings, and senior Albert Connell are all slated to fill the All - American's shoes on kickoff returns. Jennings and Bernard are the frontrunners to return punts for the Aggies this season. +The Concerns: Corey flu Ilig has departed Aggieland. The Aggies are expecting junior Branndon Stewart to fill the void left by the four -year starter who ended his career with nearly every A &M passing record to his name. Stewart transferred to A &M before the '95 season from Tennessee, but had to sit -out last season due to NCAA rules. At Tennessee, he played in 11 of 12 games, including the Gator Bowl. Redshirt freshmen Shane Lechler and Randy McCown are also expected to compete for play- ing time. The new quarterback will be in need of receivers, a position with only Albert Connell as a returning starter for the Aggies in '96. Sopho- mores Aaron Oliver and Donte Hawkins are listed on the two -deep chart, but each saw limited ac- tion last season. The defensive secondary will need to replace All-America cornerback Ray Mickens, and two -year starter at free safety Den- nis Allen. Sophomore Toya Jones saw action last season and is expected to replace Allen, while sophomore Shun Horn and Andre Williams will look to fill the void left by Mickens. +Changes: A &M will no longer use the name "FULLBACK" to describe the second back on offense. As the Aggies shift to a more pro -style set on offense in '96, the fullback position will be a thing of the past. With a plethora of running backs on the Aggies' roster, anywhere from one to three run- ning backs could be in the game at one time. For statistical purposes, the Aggies will designate each position in the backfield with a letter. Run- ning backs will be referred to as the A -back, B- back or even C -back. +Schedule: A &M will kickoff the 1996 college football season by playing Brigham Young University in the Pig- skin Classic in Provo, Utah. The game will serve as a 12th game to the Aggies' schedule. The team will then take three weeks off before traveling to Lafayette, La. to face Southwestern Louisiana and then will open the home schedule with North Texas the following week. The Aggies will welcome Colorado to Kyle Field the next week to open Big 12 competition. Conference road games include stops at Iowa State, Oklahoma State, a return trip to Baylor and the regular season finally at Texas. Other schools traveling to Kyle Field include non - conference opponent Louisiana Tech, and new conference foes: Kansas State, Texas Tech, and Oklahoma. + 1996 Review: The Aggies completed the 1995 campaign with a 9 -3 -0 record and a 5 -2 showing in the SWC. The Aggies closed out the season with a 22 -20 victory over Michigan in the Builders Square Alamo Bowl, the first postseason bowl win for A &M since the 1990 Holiday Bowl. The Aggies had a hold on the nation's longest current home winning streak until Texas visited Kyle Field at the conclusion of the season and left town with a win. The streak had reached 31- games. The Wrecking Crew fin- ished the season ranked No. 3 nationally in total defense, No. 2 in pass efficiency, No. 3 in scoring and No. 8 nationally in rushing. The Aggies shut the door on the SWC and finished the year ranked No. 15 nationally by The Associated Press and by the LISA Today /CNN coaches poll. +Slocum Looks for 8th Straight Season - Opening Victory: A &M head coach R.C. Slocum will be seeking to improve his career record in season- openers to 8 -0 when the Ag- gies take on the Brigham Young Cougars in the Pigskin Classic in Provo, Utah. Prior to Slocum taking over the reins in Aggieland in 1989, the Aggies had lost four con- secutive season lid - lifters. ♦Aggie Are tough to Beat on the "Total Sports Network": Judging from A &M's record on the "Total Sports Net- work," the Aggies must love to play before the ESPN cameras. Since first appearing on ESPN in 1984, the Aggies have compiled a 20 -4 -0 record, including a cur- rent 12 -game winning streak. The Aggies appeared on ESPN twice in 1995, defeating Rice, 17 -10, and Michigan in the Alamo Bowl, 22 -20. ♦ SWC Sack- Leader K, Mitchell Looks to Lead in Big 12: Senior outside linebacker Keith Mitchell will be looking to become the Big 12's first quarterback sack leader in 1996. In his first season as a starter in 1995, Mitchell developed into one of the nation's top pass - rushing threats and led the Southwest Conference in sacks with 13. Mitchell's 13 sacks ranked fifth- nationally behind Colo- rado State's Brady Smith's nation- leading 15. In 1995, Mitchell led the No. 3- ranked Wrecking Crew defense in "big plays" (a total of sacks, tackles for loss, broken up passes, fumbles caused or recovered, and interceptions), quarterback sacks and quarterback pressures. ♦ "Sky" Connell Seeks A &M Mark for Career Receiving TDs: Despite being in his second and final season in Maroon and White, senior wide receiver Albert "Sky" Connell is on pace to finish in the top two on A &M's career receiv- ing touchdowns list. Another seven TD season for Connell would give him 14 for his A &M career and earn the former junior college transfer a second -place tie in the record book. Bob Long owns the school record with 19 from 1966 -68. Last season, Connell became the first A &M wide receiver since 1985 to earn all- conference honors. The transfer from Trinity Valley JC (Athens, Texas) made a huge impact on the Aggie offense, leading the team in receptions (41), receiving yards (653), receiving touch- downs (7) and yards per reception (15.9). ♦ Four Starters Return on Aggie Offensive Line: Four starters - senior Calvin Collins and juniors Chris Ruhman, Koby Hackradt and Steve McKinney - return from the 1994 A &M offensive line that allowed only nine quarterback sacks in 11 regular season games and the Alamo Bowl. The 0- line's protection of the quarterback helped A &M average over 200 yards passing for the first time since 1986. Aggle Chart Chasers Career Receiving touchdowns Rk P lay e r, Y TDs 1. 1 . Bob Long, 1966 -68 ....................... .......... ............................... 19 2. Tony Harrison, 1990 -93 .............................. ............................... 14 3 . Don Jones, 1980 -83 ..................................... ............................... 11 4. Jeff Nelson, 1982 -85 .................................... ............................... 11 5 . Jimmy Teal, 1982 -84 ..................................... ............................... 9 6. Rod Bernstine, 1983 -86 ................................ ............................... 8 7. Shea Walker, 1983- 86 .................................... ............................... 8 8 . Homer May, 1970 -72 ..................................... ............................... 8 9. Albert Connell. 1995- Present ........................ ............................... 7 A &M Career Passes Broken Up Rk Player, Yea _ P Blls 1. Derrick Frazier, 1989 -92 ........... ............. ............................... 36 2 . Aaron Glenn, 1992 -93 ................................. ............................... 33 3. Kevin Smith, 1988 -92 ................................. ............................... 32 4. Ray Mickens. 1992 -95 ................................. ............................... 28 Kip Corrington, 1984- 87 ............................. ............................... 27 6 . Chet Brooks, 1984 -87 ................................. ............................... 26 Within Reach - - - - Donovan Greer, 1993 -Pre sent ..................... ............................... 16 Career Tackles for Losses* Rk Player, Years TFLs 1 . John Roper, 1985 -88 .. ............................. ............................... 32 2 . Sam Adams, 1991- 93 ................................... ............................... 23 Aaron Wallace, 1986 -89 .............................. ............................... 23 4. Brandon Mitchell, 1993- ............................... ............................... 22 5 . Edward Jasper. 1993 ..................................... ............................... 19 Marcus Buckley, 1990 -92 .... ........................ ............................... 19 * - Does not include quarterback sacks Career Quarterback Sacks List Rk Player, Years Sacks 1. Aaron Wallace, 1986 -89 .............................. ............................... 42 2 . Jacob Green, 1977 -79 .................................. ............................... 37 3 . John Roper, 1985 -88 ................................... ............................... 36 4. Marcus Buckley, 1990 -92 ............... . ............... I........................... 29 5. Ray Childress, 1981 -84 ............................... ............................... 25 6. William Thomas. 1987 -90 ........................ ............................... 21.5 7 . Sam Adams, 1991- 93 ................................ ............................... 20.5 8. Alex Morris, 1985 -88 ................................... ............................... 20 9. Keith Mitchell, 1993-................................................................. 19.5 Within Reach - Brandon Mitchell, 1993 ................................ ............................... 15 • s • • • • • SE LT LG C RG RT TE QB FL A B PK Danny McCray Calvin Collins Albert Connell Chris Ruhman Steve McKinney Koby Hackradt Adren Branndon Kyle Dudley Stewart Bryant Manoli Ventoulias Donte Hawkins Rex Tucker lake Horn David Vazquez Don Brown Brandon Houston Dan Campbell Darren Eric Marc Broyles y Ryan Matt Brinkley Bernard D'Andre Pillans Aaron Mahone Hardeman Oliver Cameron Spikes Derrick Sirr Michael Spiller Parker Williams Matt Bumgardner Shea Semisi Shane Leroy Michael Jason Bragg Holder Heimuli Lechler Randy McCown Hodge Jennings Chris Cole Andy Chris Toby RoDerrick Shannon Dante Vincent Valletta McCarthy Broughton Crenshaw Hall 161 REOSHIRT FRESHMAN 1996 Football 31 1 -' haft 30 40 5 SE ( #I) Aaron Oliver j PK 6- 2, S o - IL ( #3) Hale Brant ( #37) Donte Hawkins 5 -7, 180, Jr -2L 6 -1, 185, So -IL (#49) Manoli Venetoulias LT 5- 8,178, Jr -SQ ( #76) Chris Ruhman -�� 6 -6, 290, Jr -2G AnX ( 453) Rex tuc 6 -6, 255, So -IL ti I LG (#S) Sirr Parker ( #72) Steve McKinney 6- 0,180, So -IL 6 - 274, Jr -2L or ( #68) Jake Horn ( #22) Eric Bernard 6 -4, 274, So -SQ x 5 -10, 190, So -1L QB ( #7) Branndon Stewart C 6-3, 210, Jr -TR ( #69) Hoby Haalndt or -- - 6 -5, 271, Jr -2G ( #19) Shane Lechler # David I ue T 6 -3, 220, Fr -RS ( 52 6 - 275, So - or R B ( #15) Randy McCown RG 7 6- 3,190, Fr -RS ( #20) D'Andre Hardeman ( #54) CIMI Collins 5 -Il, 225, So -IL 6 -3, 2 90, S -3G ( #33) Mare Broyles ( #62) Semisi Heimu 5 -11, 235, So -IL 6 -3, 305, Fr -RS RT ( #73) Cameron Spikes 6-5,292, So -IL ( #74) Brandon Houston 6 -6, 292, So -IL FL1i TE ( #SO) Albert Connell ( #87� Derrick Spiller - 2, 1 Sr -1L 6 (#88) Leroy HW 01 6 -3, 200, Fr -R (#82) Daniel Campbell p 6 -6, 252, So -IL 5 O Z O av 0 -9 J 9 0 MINIM 32 Texas A &M U I 'A RE ( #99) Pat Willi 6-4,275, Sr- (#97) Marcus H 6 -3, 289, Jr -2L NT ( #95) Edward h 6- 4, 29 1, S r- A M (#9 Zerick N 6 -3, 255, Jr- LE ( #96) Brandon Mitchell 6 -4, 275, Sr -3L (#45) Brad Crowley 6-5,258, Jr -2L OLB (#43) Warrick Holdman 6 -1, 223, So- I L ( #51) Phillip Meyers 6-1,216, A -2L Im L 3 20 ILB (#s) Bat N to 6 -1, 213, o -IL ( #29) !u Brown 6 -2, 226, r -2L (#48) N4h Coa dy 6 -1,19 , So -IL ( #18) Soda ck Curry 6-3, 18 Fr -RS ( #27) n Breen 5 -10,1 , Sr -3L ( #14) n Lmm 6 -0,18 , So -SQ I ( #19) Shi me Lechler 6 -3, 2 , Fr -RS or (#47) 11I Johnston 6-0, 1 9 Jr -SQ 1 0 1 L 1996 Football 33 RCB OLB ( #21) RO Horn ( #23) Keith Mitchell 5- 11,18, So -IL 6-3,223, Sr -3L ( #26) And Williams ( #55) Jimmie Irby 5 -9,17 Sr -3L 6-2,225, Sr -IL FS ( #5) Ilya Jones 6- 3, So -1L ILB ( #32) Larry Walker II ( #11) sherrod Wyatt 6-2,231, Sr -3L 6- 2,189, Sr -IL ( #28) Trent pricer 6 -3, 222, * -2L ILB (#s) Bat N to 6 -1, 213, o -IL ( #29) !u Brown 6 -2, 226, r -2L (#48) N4h Coa dy 6 -1,19 , So -IL ( #18) Soda ck Curry 6-3, 18 Fr -RS ( #27) n Breen 5 -10,1 , Sr -3L ( #14) n Lmm 6 -0,18 , So -SQ I ( #19) Shi me Lechler 6 -3, 2 , Fr -RS or (#47) 11I Johnston 6-0, 1 9 Jr -SQ 1 0 1 L 1996 Football 33 1996 Texas A &M Alphabetical Football Roster No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. CI • Exp Hometown (High School/1C) Pronunciation 17 Alexander, Ronnie LB 6 -3 200 Fr - HS Shreveport, La. (Evangel Christian) 46 Anthony, Cornelius LB 6 -1 200 Fr - HS Missouri City, Texas (Elkins) 22 Bernard, Eric RB 5 -10 190 So - 1L Tulsa, Okla. (Union) 24 Bragg, Jason WR 6 -3 207 Fr - RS Stephenville, Texas (High) 86 Brinkley, Darren WR 6 -1 178 So - SQ Belton, Texas (High) 82 Broughton, RoDerrick TE 6 -3 240 Fr - HS Monroe, La. (Neville) ........................ ............................... Broughton, ROE- derrick 75 Brown, Don OL 6 -5 290 So - SQ Houston, Texas (Mayde Creek) 29 Brown, Quinton LB 6 -2 232 Jr - 2L Corsicana, Texas (High) 33 Broyles, Marc RB 5 -11 242 So - 1L Tyler, Texas (John Tyler) 3 Bryant, Kyle PK 5 -7 162 Jr - 2L College Station, Texas (A &M Consolidated) 81 Bumgardner, Matt WR 6 -2 196 Fr - RS Luling, Texas (High) 89 Campbell, Daniel TE 6 -6 253 So - 11 Glen Rose, Texas (High) 48 Coady, Rich DB 6 -1 200 So - 1L Dallas, Texas (Pearce) ....................... ............................... COE -dee, Rich 16 Cole, Chris WR 6 -1 178 Fr - HS Orange, Texas (West Orange - Stark) 54 Collins, Calvin OL 6 -3 298 Sr - 3L Beaumont, Texas (West Brook) 80 Connell, Albert WR 6 -2 191 Sr - 11, Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. (Piper/Trinity Valley CC) ............... CON -ull, Albert 44 Coryatt, Sean LB 6 -1 211 Fr - HS Sugar Land, Texas (Clements) ................... ..................... CORE -yott, SHAWN 10 Crenshaw, Shannon WR 5 -10 173 Fr - HS Austin, Texas (LBJ) 45 Crowley, Brad DL 6 -5 248 Jr - 2L Corpus Christi, Texas (Calallen) 18 Curry, Sedrick DB 6 -3 186 Fr - RS Houston, Texas (Sterling) 28 Driver, Trent LB 6 -3 231 Jr - 21, Cleveland, Texas (High) 83 Dudley, Adren TE 6 -5 230 Jr - TR Henderson, Texas (High/Blinn JC) .. ............................... Dudley, A- dree -un 27 Greer, Donovan DB 5 -10 179 Sr - 3L Alief, Texas (Elsik) 69 Hackradt, Koby OL 6 -5 282 Jr - 2L Conroe, Texas ( High) .. ............................... ......................HACK -rat, COE -bee 34 Hall, Dante RB 5 -9 180 Fr - HS Houston, Texas (Nimitz) 20 Hardeman, D'Andre RB 5 -11 225 So - 11 Galena Park, Texas (North Shore) ............... ................... HARD- ah -mon, D'Andre 37 Hawkins, Donte WR 6 -1 178 So - 1L Round Rock, Texas (High) ............... ............................... Hawkins, DON -tay 97 Heard, Marcus DL 6 -3 301 Jr - 2L San Antonio, Texas (Clark) 62 Heimuli, Semisi OL 6 -3 300 Fr - RS Euless, Texas ( Trinity) ......................... ............................HI - mule -ee, SA -me -see 88 Hodge, Leroy WR 6 -3 207 Fr - RS Rosenberg, Texas (Terry) 79 Holder, Shea OL 6 -6 296 Fr - RS Arlington, Texas (Lamar) 43 Holdman, Warrick LB 6 -1 228 So - 1L Alief, Texas (Elsik) 68 Horn, Jake OL 6 -4 281 So - SQ Garland, Texas (South) 21 Horn, Shun DB 5 -11 188 So - 1L Jasper, Texas (High) 74 Houston, Brandon OL 6 -6 285 So - 11, Katy, Texas (Taylor) 55 Irby, Jimmie LB 6 -2 234 Sr - 11 Los Angeles, Calif. (Banning/Mt. San Antonio JC) 95 Jasper, Edward DL 6 -4 302 Sr - 3L Troup, Texas (High) 30 Jennings, Brandon DB 6 -2 180 Fr - HS Houston, Texas (Channelview) 31 Jennings, Eric DB 5 -11 180 Jr - TR Pomona, Calif (Ganesha/Mt. San Antonio JC) 25 Jennings, Michael RB 5 -10 170 Fr - RS Aurora, Colo. (Overland) 47 Johnston, Bill P 6 -0 169 Jr - SQ Palestine, Texas (High) 5 Jones, Toya DB 6 -3 190 So - 1L Refugio, Texas (High) 92 Kazmierski, Mike DL 6 -5 246 Fr - RS Bryan, Texas (High) .......................... ............................... kaz- MERE -skee, Mike 6 Lechler, Shane QB/P 6 -3 219 Fr - RS East Bernard, Texas (High) .............. ............................... LECK -ler, Shane 63 Lednicky, Kyle SNP 6 -4 230 So - 1L Houston, Texas (Stratford) ...................... .......................led - NICK -ee, Kyle 34 texas A &M utloo No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. CI - Exp Hometown (High School /1C) Pronunciation 14 Lucas, Justin DB 6 -0 191 So - SQ Victoria, Texas (Stroman) Wilson, Jeff 84 Mahone, Matt TE 6 -4 249 So - 1L Longview, Texas (Pine Tree) ............ ............................... mah -HONE, Matt 98 Maxwell, David DL 6 -4 277 Jr - 2L Waco, Texas (Midway) 6 -2 56 McCarthy, Toby OL 6 -5 260 Fr - HS Midland, Texas (Lee) 275 15 McCown, Randy QB 6 -3 204 Fr - RS Jacksonville, Texas ( High) ......................... ......................mac -COWN, Randy 2 McCray, Danny WR 6 -0 185 Sr - 3L Killeen, Texas (Ellison) 72 McKinney, Steve OL 6 -5 292 Jr - 2L Houston, Texas (Clear Lake) 51 Meyers, Phillip LB 6 -1 215 Jr - 2L Galveston, Texas (Ball) 96 Mitchell, Brandon DL 6 -4 285 Sr - 3L Abbeville, La. (High) 23 Mitchell, Keith LB 6 -3 235 Sr - 3L Garland, Texas (Lakeview) 9 Nguyen, Dat LB 6 -1 213 So - 1L Rockport, Texas (Fulton) ................. ............................... WIN, DA 1 Oliver, Aaron WR 6 -2 192 So - IL Arlington, Texas (Lamar) 8 Parker, Sirr RB 6 -0 184 So - M Los Angeles, Calif. (Locke) 36 Patton, Ronald DB 5 -10 185 Fr - HS Houston, Texas (Langham Creek) 41 Pillans, Ryan PLK 6 -0 185 So - SQ Bryan, Texas (High) 4 Price, Micheal DB 5 -8 150 So - 1L Tyler, Texas (John Tyler) 94 Rollins, Zerick DL 6 -3 255 Jr - 1L Houston, Texas (Kashmere /Oklahoma) ......................... Rollins, ZARE -rick 76 Ruhman, Chris OL 6 -6 295 Jr - 2L Houston, Texas (Nimitz) .................. ............................... ROO -man, Chris 73 Spikes, Cameron OL 6 -5 303 So - 1L Bryan, Texas (High) 87 Spiller, Derrick TE 6 -3 236 So - 1L LaMarque, Texas (High) 7 Stewart, Branndon QB 6-3 214 Jr - TR Stephenville, Texas (High/Tennessee) 58 Thierry, Chris LB 6 -2 226 Fr - HS Baytown, Texas (Lee) 53 Tucker, Rex OL 6 -6 260 So - 1L Midland, Texas (Lee) 71 Valletta, Chris OL 6 -4 305 Fr - HS Plano, Texas (High) .......................... ............................... VAH- let -uh, Chris 52 Vazquez, David OL 6 -3 277 So - SQ Alief, Texas (Elsik) ............................ ............................... VAS -kezz, David 49 Venetoulias, Manoli PK 5 -8 190 Jr - 1L Deer Park, Texas (High) ................... ............................... VEN- uh- TOOL- ee -us, MAH -no -lee 78 Vincent, Andy OL 6 -4 295 Fr - HS Sulphur, La. (High) 32 Walker II, Larry LB 6 -2 234 Sr - 3L Rusk, Texas (High) 39 Webster, Jason DB 5 -10 165 Fr - HS Houston, Texas (Willowridge) 26 Williams, Andre DB 5 -9 178 Sr - 3L Sherman, Texas (High) 13 Williams, Michael RB 5 -10 211 So - SQ Lewisville, Texas (Roosevelt) 99 Williams, Pat DL 6 -4 275 Sr - 1L Monroe, La. (Wossman/NE Oklahoma) 38 Wilson, Jeff DB 5 -10 175 Fr - HS Temple, Texas (High) 40 Wright, Delvin DB 5 -11 170 Fr - HS Lancaster, Texas (High) 11 Wyatt, Sherrod DB 6 -2 195 Sr - 1L Dallas, Texas (Carter) ....................... ............................... Wyatt, sha -ROD 90 Young, Stephen DL 6 -1 275 Fr - HS Jefferson, Texas (High) No. Name 12 Amedeo, Kip 12 Earl, Spencer 12 Frantzen, Chad 12 Graff, Howard 5 -10 190 Fr - SQ Hampshire, Texas 12 Kallus, Russell 5 -11 207 So - SQ Edna, Texas .......... 12 Moore, Matt 6 -2 216 Fr - RS Anchorage, Ala. U Muniz, lames 5 -11 168 Sr - SQ Houston, Texas 12 Rogers, Jeff 5 -11 183 Jr - SQ Dallas, Texas 12th Man Kickoff Team Roster Ht. Wt. CI - Exp Hometown Pronunciation 6 -0 202 Jr - SQ Katy, Texas .............................. .......—.................... — ........... Ah- mah- DEE -oh, Kip - 5 -10 195 Jr - SQ Orange, Texas 6 -2 210 Fr - SQ Diana, Texas .......................................... ...........................FRON -son, Chad .......... CAL -us, Russell Mew -NEES, lames 1996 Football 35 7-T 1996 texas A &M Numerical Football Roster No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. CI • Exp Hometown (High SchoolllC) Pronunciation 1 Oliver, Aaron WR 6 -2 192 So - 1L Arlington, Texas (Lamar) 2 McCray, Danny WR 6 -0 185 Sr - 3L Killeen, Texas (Ellison) 3 Bryant, Kyle PK 5 -7 162 Jr - 2L College Station, Texas (A&M Consolidated) 4 Price, Micheal DB 5 -8 150 So - 11 Tyler, Texas (John Tyler) 5 Jones, Toya DB 6 -3 190 So - 1L Refugio, Texas (High) 6 Lechler, Shane QB/P 6 -3 219 Fr - RS East Bernard, Texas (High) .............. ............................... LECK -ler, Shane 7 Stewart, Branndon QB 6 -3 214 Jr - TR Stephenville, Texas (High/Tennessee) 8 Parker, Sirr RB 6 -0 184 So - IL Los Angeles, Calif. (Locke) 9 Nguyen, Dat LB 6 -1 213 So - 1L Rockport, Texas (Fulton) ................. ............................... WIN, DAT 10 Crenshaw, Shannon WR 5 -10 173 Fr - HS Austin, Texas (LBJ) 11 Wyatt, Sherrod DB 6 -2 195 Sr - 1L Dallas, Texas (Carter) ....................... ............................... Wyatt, sha -ROD 13 Williams, Michael RB 5 -10 211 So- SQ Lewisville, Texas (Roosevelt) 14 Lucas, Justin DB 6 -0 191 So - SQ Victoria, Texas (Stroman) 15 McCown, Randy QB 6 -3 204 Fr - RS Jacksonville, Texas (High) ................ ............................... mac -COWN, Randy 16 Cole, Chris WR 6 -1 178 Fr - HS Orange, Texas (West Orange - Stark) 17 Alexander, Ronnie LB 6 -3 200 Fr - HS Shreveport, La. (Evangel Christian) 18 Curry, Sedrick DB 6 -3 186 Fr - RS Houston, Texas (Sterling) 20 Hardeman, D'Andre RB 5 -11 225 So - 1L Galena Park, Texas (North Shore) ............... ...................HARD- ah - mon, D'Andre 21 Horn, Shun DB 5 -11 188 So- 1L Jasper, Texas (High) 22 Bernard, Eric RB 5 -10 190 So- 1L Tulsa, Okla. (Union) 23 Mitchell, Keith LB 6 -3 235 Sr - 3L Garland, Texas (Lakeview) 24 Bragg,lason WR 6 -3 207 Fr - RS Stephenville, Texas (High) 25 Jennings, Michael RB 5 -10 170 Fr - RS Aurora, Colo. (Overland) 26 Williams, Andre DB 5 -9 178 Sr - 3L Sherman, Texas (High) 27 Greer, Donovan DB 5 -10 179 Sr - 3L Alief, Texas (Elsik) 28 Driver, Trent LB 6 -3 231 Jr - 2L Cleveland, Texas (High) 29 Brown, Quinton LB 6 -2 232 Jr - 2L Corsicana, Texas (High) 30 Jennings, Brandon DB 6 -2 180 Fr - HS Houston, Texas (Channelview) 31 Jennings, Eric DB 5 -11 180 Jr - TR Pomona, Calif. (Ganesha/Mt. San Antonio JC) 32 Walker II, Larry LB 6 -2 234 Sr - 3L Rusk, Texas (High) 33 Broyles, Marc RB 5 -11 242 So - 1L Tyler, Texas (John Tyler) 34 Hall, Dante RB 5 -9 180 Fr - HS Houston, Texas (Nimitz) 36 Patton, Ronald DB 5 -10 185 Fr - HS Houston, Texas (Langham Creek) 37 Hawkins, Donte WR 6 -1 178 So - 1L Round Rock, Texas (High) ............... ............................... Hawkins, DON -tay 38 Wilson, Jeff DB 5 -10 175 Fr - HS Temple, Texas (High) 39 Webster, Jason DB 5 -10 165 Fr - HS Houston, Texas (Willowridge) 40 Wright, Delvin DB 5 -11 170 Fr - HS Lancaster, Texas (High) 41 Pillans, Ryan PLK 6 -0 185 So- SQ Bryan, Texas (High) 43 Holdman, Warrick LB 6 -1 228 So - 1L Alief, Texas (Elsik) 36 Texas A &M utloo No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. CI - UP Hometown (High School /1C) Pronunciation 44 Coryatt, Sean LB 6 -1 211 Fr - HS Sugar Land, Texas (Clements) ......... ............................... CORE -yott, SHAWN 45 Crowley, Brad DL 6 -5 248 Jr - 2L Corpus Christi, Texas (Calallen) 46 Anthony, Cornelius LB 6 -1 200 Fr - HS Missouri City, Texas (Elkins) 47 Johnston, Bill P 6 -0 169 Jr - SQ Palestine, Texas (High) 48 Coady, Rich DB 6 -1 200 So - 1L Dallas, Texas (Pearce) ....................... ............................... COE -dee, Rich 49 Venetoulias, Manoli PK 5 -8 190 Jr - 1L Deer Park, Texas (High) ................... ............................... VEN -uh- TOOL- ee -us, MAH -no -lee 51 Meyers, Phillip LB 6 -1 215 Jr - 2L Galveston, Texas (Ball) 52 Vazquez, David OL 6 -3 277 So - SQ Alief, Texas (Elsik) ............................ ............................... VAS -kezz, David 53 Tucker, Rex OL 6 -6 260 So - 11 Midland, Texas (Lee) 54 Collins, Calvin OL 6 -3 298 Sr - 3L Beaumont, Texas (West Brook) 55 Irby, Jimmie LB 6 -2 234 Sr - 1L Los Angeles, Calif. (Banning/Mt. San Antonio JC) 56 McCarthy, Toby OL 6 -5 240 Fr - HS Midland, Texas (Lee) 58 Thierry, Chris LB 6 -2 226 Fr - HS Baytown, Texas (Lee) 62 Heimuli, Semisi OL 6 -3 300 Fr - RS Euless, Texas (Trinity) ...................... ............................... HI- mule -ee, SA -me -see 63 Lednicky, Kyle SNP 6 -4 230 So - 1L Houston, Texas (Stratford) 68 Horn, Jake OL 6 -4 281 So - SQ Garland, Texas (South) 69 Hackradt, Koby OL 6 -5 272 Jr - 2L Conroe, Texas (High) ........................ ............................... HACK -rat, COE -bee 71 Valletta, Chris OL 6 -4 305 Fr - HS Plano, Texas (High) .......................... ............................... VAH- let -uh, Chris 72 McKinney, Steve OL 6 -5 289 Jr - 2L Houston, Texas (Clear Lake) 73 Spikes, Cameron OL 6 -5 303 So - 1L Bryan, Texas (High) 74 Houston, Brandon OL 6 -6 276 So - 1L Katy, Texas (Taylor) 75 Brown, Don OL 6 -5 296 So - SQ Houston, Texas (Mayde Creek) 76 Ruhman, Chris OL 6 -6 290 Jr - 2L Houston, Texas (Nimitz) 78 Vincent, Andy OL 6 -4 295 Fr - HS Sulphur, La. (High) 79 Holder, Shea OL 6 -6 296 Fr - RS Arlington, Texas (Lamar) 80 Connell, Albert WR 6 -2 191 Sr - 1L Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. (Piper/Trinity Valley CC) ............... CON -ull, Albert 81 Bumgardner, Matt WR 6 -2 196 Fr - RS Luling, Texas (High) 82 Broughton, RoDerrick TE 6 -3 240 Fr - HS Monroe, La. (Neville) ........................ ............................... Broughton, ROE - derrick 83 Dudley, Adren TE 6 -5 230 Jr - TR Henderson, Texas (High/Blinn JC) .. ............................... Dudley, A- dree -un 84 Mahone, Matt TE 6 -4 249 So - 1L Longview, Texas (Pine Tree) ............ ............................... mah -HONE, Matt 86 Brinkley, Darren WR 6 -1 178 So - SQ Belton, Texas (High) 87 Spiller, Derrick TE 6 -3 236 So - 1L LaMarque, Texas (High) 88 Hodge, Leroy WR 6 -3 207 Fr - RS Rosenberg, Texas (Terry) 89 Campbell, Daniel TE 6 -6 253 So - 1L Glen Rose, Texas (High) 90 Young, Stephen DL 6 -1 275 Fr - HS Jefferson, Texas (High) 92 Kazmierski, Mike DL 6 -5 246 Fr - RS Bryan, Texas (High) .......................... ............................... kaz- MERE -skee, Mike 94 Rollins, Zerick DL 6 -3 255 Jr - 1L Houston, Texas (Kashmere/Oklahoma) ......................... Rollins, ZARE -rick 95 Jasper, Edward DL 6 -4 302 Sr - 3L Troup, Texas (High) 96 Mitchell, Brandon DL 6 -4 285 Sr - 3L Abbeville, La. (High) 97 Heard, Marcus DL 6 -3 301 Jr - 2L San Antonio, Texas (Clark) 98 Maxwell, David DL 6 -4 277 Jr - 2L Waco, Texas (Midway) 99 Williams, Pat DL 6 -4 275 Sr - 1L Monroe, La. (Wossman/NE Oklahoma) 1996 Football 37 •1 Wr lirvrv�r W alk-on football players are an important fart of any collegiate program. With the scholarship reductions, opportunities exist for young men who want to attend an outstanding University and continue their athletic endeavors. E. King Gill, the original 12th Man, is prob- ably the most famous of all walk -ons in the country. During the Dixie Classic in 1922, Gill came out of the press box and donned the uni- form of one of the injured players. He stood ready to enter the game, but was never called on. The student body stands throughout Texas A &M games in remembrance of his spirit and loyalty. The 12th Man finally got onto the playing field back in 1983 as the 12th Man Kickoff team was formed. Currently one member of the non - scholarship group goes down on each Aggie kickoff. These young men are easy to spot as they wear the hallowed #12. Dean Berry lettered three years (1985 -87) as a 12th Man kickoff team member and he worked his way onto the A &M depth chart at an inside linebacker position. Other walk -ons in the A &M program have gone on to earn scholarships, and a few have gone on to the professional level as well. Wide receiver Mike Whitwell came to Texas A &M as a walk -on and left Aggieland as one of the top all -time receivers in the history of the school. He went on to play professional foot- ball for the Cleveland Browns. Jeff Paine came to Aggieland as a walk -on tight end and developed into a top linebacker and was drafted by the Kansas City Chiefs in 1983 and played a few years in the NFL. He has 38 texas A &M W hen you're a walk -on, a lot ofpeople think its difficult to make it, mostly because schools have a lot invested in scholarship players. But a walk -on has more incentive. I believed 1 could make it. I had a goal of getting a scholarship. " —Jeff Paine since returned to the Bryan -Col- lege Station community to serve as a minister and raise his family. David Davis was a young man who played six -man football in the West Texas town of Loop. He came to Texas A &M and decided to give football a try as a punter and left the school with the best season av- erage (43.8) in school history. "It took a lot of work, a lot of staying with it and not giving up," Davis said. "I actually didn't sur- prise myself. I knew I could do it if I worked hard and I got the than( myself. I got the chance and I came Quarterback Stormy Case, who Permian to a Texas high school sta onship, walked -on at Texas A &M and backup quarterback and held for e and field goals. He decided to forego his senior season athletically after being ac- cepted to medical school. Two current members of the Aggie football team, de- fensive back Rich Coady and deep snapper Kyle Lednicky, came to school as walk -ons and they have earned schol- arships. Says Coady, "I wanted to go to a big school and play football. And if football didn't workout, at least I would have graduated from Texas A r -10 ++ I Ni 1 1 1 1 1 l 1 m on oil OR F A' 8 U I I NIN --- 9 a 7 , 10 7. 1 1 1 1 � I U I' LI " Our recruiting ba: will always be the state of Texas. We want to try to sign the best athletes in the state, but our recruiting ef- forts are not limited to Texas. The Big 12 Conference has open¢ some doors nationalli we will try to take adv6 California (3) Los Angeles Jimmie Irby, OLB (Banning) Sirr Parker, RB (Locke) Pomona Eric Jenning. DB (Ganesha) Colorado (1) Aurora Michael Jennings, RB (Overland) Florida (1) Ft. Lauderdale Albert Connell. WR (Piper) MIR Alief Donovan Greer, DB (Elsik) Warrick Holdman, LB (Elsik) David Vazquez, OL (Elsik) Arlington Shea Holder, OL (Lamar) Aaron Oliver. WR (Lamar) Austin Shannon Crenshaw, WR (LBJ) Baytown Chris Thierry, LB (Lee) Beaumont Calvin Collins, OL (West Brook) Rich Coady, DB (Pearce I Sherrod Wyatt, DB (Carter) Beer Park Manoli Venetoulias, PK )High) East Bernard Shane Lechler, QB/P (High) Euless Seimisi Heimuli, OL (Trinity) Galena Park D'Andre flardeman, RB (North Shore) Galveston Phillip Meyers. LB (Ball) Garland Jake Horn, OL (South Garland) Keith Mitchell, LB (Lakeview) Glen Rose Daniel Campbell, TE (High) Houston Don Brown, OL (Mayde Creek) Sedrick Curry, DB (Sterling) Dante Hall, RB (Nimitz) Kyle Lednicky, SN (Stratford) Brandon Jenning, DB (Channelview) Steve McKinney, DL (Clear Lake) Ronald Patton, DB (Langham Creek) Chris Rothman, OL (Nimitz) Jason Webster, DB (Willowridge) Henderson Adren Dudley, TE (High) Jacksonville Randy McCown, QB (High) Shun Horn, DB (High) Jefferson Stephen Young, DL (High) Katy Brandon Houston, OL (Taylor) Killeen Danny McCray, WR (Ellison) LaMarque Derrick Spiller, TE (High) Lancaster Delvin Wright, DB (High) Lewisville Michael Williams, DB (Roosevelt) Longview Matt Mahone, TE (Pine Tree) Luling Matt Bumgardner, WR (High) Midland Toby McCarthy, OL (Lee) Rex Tucker, OL (Lee) Missouri City Cornelius ,Anthony, LB (Elkins) Orange Chris Cnle. WR (West Orange -Stark) Palestine Bill Johnston, P (Palestine) Plano Chris Valletta, OL (High) Refugio Toya Jones, DB (High) Rockport- Fulton Dat Nguyen, LB (High) Rosenberg Leroy Hodge, WR (Terry) Round Rock Donte Hawkins, WR (High) Rusk Larry Walker, DB (High) San Antonio Marcus I leard. DL (Clark) Sherman Andre Williams, DB (Sherman) Stephenville Jason Bragg. WR (High) Brandon Stewart, QB (High) Sugar Land Sean Coryatt, LB (Clements) Temple Jeff Wilson, DB (High) Troup Edward Jasper, DL (High) Tyler Marc Broyles, RB (John Tyler) Micheal Price, DB (John Tyler) Victoria Justin Lucas, DB (Stroman) Waco David Maxwell, LB (Midway) 1996 Football Belton (� L ouisiana (5) Darren Brinkley, WR (Belton) Bryan Abbeville Mike Kazmierski, DL (High) Brandon Mitchell, DE (High) Ryan Pillans, PK (High) Cameron Spikes, OL (High) Monroe RoDerrick Broughton, TE (Neville) Cleveland Pat Williams, DE (Wossman) Trent Driver, LB (Cleveland) Shreveport college Station g Rnnme .Alexander. LB (Evangel Christian) Sulphur Kyle Bryant, PK (A &M Consolidated) Andy Vincent, OL (High) Conroe Koby Hackradt. OL (High) Oklahoma (1) Corpus Christi Brad Crowley, DL (Calallen) Tulsa Corsicana Eric Bernard, RB (Union) Quinton Brown, LB (Corsicana) Rich Coady, DB (Pearce I Sherrod Wyatt, DB (Carter) Beer Park Manoli Venetoulias, PK )High) East Bernard Shane Lechler, QB/P (High) Euless Seimisi Heimuli, OL (Trinity) Galena Park D'Andre flardeman, RB (North Shore) Galveston Phillip Meyers. LB (Ball) Garland Jake Horn, OL (South Garland) Keith Mitchell, LB (Lakeview) Glen Rose Daniel Campbell, TE (High) Houston Don Brown, OL (Mayde Creek) Sedrick Curry, DB (Sterling) Dante Hall, RB (Nimitz) Kyle Lednicky, SN (Stratford) Brandon Jenning, DB (Channelview) Steve McKinney, DL (Clear Lake) Ronald Patton, DB (Langham Creek) Chris Rothman, OL (Nimitz) Jason Webster, DB (Willowridge) Henderson Adren Dudley, TE (High) Jacksonville Randy McCown, QB (High) Shun Horn, DB (High) Jefferson Stephen Young, DL (High) Katy Brandon Houston, OL (Taylor) Killeen Danny McCray, WR (Ellison) LaMarque Derrick Spiller, TE (High) Lancaster Delvin Wright, DB (High) Lewisville Michael Williams, DB (Roosevelt) Longview Matt Mahone, TE (Pine Tree) Luling Matt Bumgardner, WR (High) Midland Toby McCarthy, OL (Lee) Rex Tucker, OL (Lee) Missouri City Cornelius ,Anthony, LB (Elkins) Orange Chris Cnle. WR (West Orange -Stark) Palestine Bill Johnston, P (Palestine) Plano Chris Valletta, OL (High) Refugio Toya Jones, DB (High) Rockport- Fulton Dat Nguyen, LB (High) Rosenberg Leroy Hodge, WR (Terry) Round Rock Donte Hawkins, WR (High) Rusk Larry Walker, DB (High) San Antonio Marcus I leard. DL (Clark) Sherman Andre Williams, DB (Sherman) Stephenville Jason Bragg. WR (High) Brandon Stewart, QB (High) Sugar Land Sean Coryatt, LB (Clements) Temple Jeff Wilson, DB (High) Troup Edward Jasper, DL (High) Tyler Marc Broyles, RB (John Tyler) Micheal Price, DB (John Tyler) Victoria Justin Lucas, DB (Stroman) Waco David Maxwell, LB (Midway) 1996 Football u �� .: . �. . K" I Por- I \ ` . \\ � � 04 A 41 ...Returning Players 4Z... Bernard —Q Brown 43... Broyles — Bryant 44 ... Bunmgardner — Collins 45... Connell 46... Crowley — Driver 41... Greer 48... Hackradt — Hawkins 49... Heard — Holdman 50... J. Horn — S. Horn 51... Houston —jasper 52... Jennings — jones 53 ... Kazmierski — Lucas 54... Mahone — McCown 55 ... McCray — Meyers 56... B. Mitchell 51... K. Mitchell 58... Nguyen — Oliver 59... Parker 60... Pillans — Spikes 61... Spiller — Tucker 6Z... Vazquez — Walker II 63... A. Williams 64... M. Williams — Wyatt 65 ... 1 996 Recruiting class J �M 65... Recap / Signee Roster 66... Coach Slocum Comments on the 1996 Class 61... The1996 Signees oil, 11 1�1 1 i SJ hifty running back who V AIM; will contend for the start- ing job at running back ... will be an integral part of the Ag- gies' running back rotation ... in offseason conditioning workouts, Bernard ranked 15th overall despite not testing in the squat ... posted team's second - fastest 40- time (4.40) and tied for the best vertical jump (37 ") ... his 20 -yard shuttle run time of 4.06 was 10th. 1995 (Freshman): Saw action at both running back and defensive back before gaining a spot in the running back rotation for the Alamo Bowl ...rushed for 25 yards on three carries during the regular season ... on defense or special teams, Bernard posted 7 tackles ... in the Alamo Bowl, Bernard rushed for 50 yards on 15 carries and scored the game's first touchdown. High School: Earned all -state honors as a senior after rushing for 2,167 yards and 28 TD's on 314 carries ... caught 29 passes for 410 yards and two TD's ... as a junior, Bernard rushed for 1,456 yards and 15 TD's ... a standout in track ... coached by Bill Blankenship. Personal: Eric Dawayne Bernard is the son of Joann McDonald ... born May 28, 1976 ... general studies major. Bernard's Statistics (Rushing) Year ATT YDS AVG TDS LP YI>G 1996 3 25 8.3 0 12 2.8 Career 3 25 8.3 0 12 2.8 (Kickoff Returns) Year NO YDS TD AVO LP R aw receiver with all the t tools to develop into a solid collegiate player ... is a sure - handed receiver with good leaping skills ... possession receiver with deceptive speed ... in the offseason condi- tioning program, Brinkley posted a 4.58 clocking in the 40 -yard dash. 1995: Did not record a reception ... Did not earn a varsity letter. 1994: Redshirted. High School: Earned first -team Class 4A all -state after grabbing 63 catches for 1,318 yards and 7 touchdowns as a senior ... had an illustrious career at Belton High, compiling 169 catches and 2,336 yards in three seasons ... rates as one of the most prolific receivers in state history ... Led Belton to a 9 -3 record and the area round of the playoffs ... coached by Jim Rodrique ... also played on Belton's state champion baseball team. Personal: Darren Demon Brinkley is the son of Darleen Brinkley of Temple ... born Aug. 7, 1975 ... agricultural development major. IO owerful drive blocker who V will provide depth up front diligent worker who im- proves every day ... only needs experience to become a solid collegiate lineman ... posted the team's 11th -best squat of 450 pounds. 1995: Did not earn a varsity letter. 1994: Redshirted. High School: Earned honorable mention Class 5A all -state and second -team All- Greater Houston honors ... a consensus Texas Top 100 selection ... led Mayde Creek to the area round of the playoffs ... coached Joe Sheffy. Personal: Donald Webster Brown is the son of Webster and Judy Brown of Houston ... born Dec. 3, 1975 ... recreation, parks and tourism sciences major. ersatile player who will likely see action at wide receiver this fall ...stood out as a wide receiver during the spring ... good speed and tall frame would make him an asset on offense or defense ... in offseason conditioning workouts, Bragg ranked third overall after placing in the top 20 in all six tests ... posted marks of 35.5 inches in the vertical jump, 313.5 pounds in the power clean, 460 in the squat and 340 in the bench ... posted times of 4.49 in the 40 and 4.13 in the 20 -yard shuttle run. 1995: Redshirted. High School: Was a two -time Class 4A all -state selection at defensive back while helping Stephenville High to back -to -back state titles ... was the Class 4A Player of the Year as a senior ... earned second -team all -state honors at running back as a senior ... as a senior, Bragg rushed for 1,002 yards and 19 touchdowns and caught 28 passes for 644 yards and 11 TD's ... on defense, Bragg made 90 tackles and six interceptions ... lettered in track and field ... coached by Art Briles. Personal: Jason Lee Bragg is the son of John and Sharon Bragg ... born Aug. 17, 1977 ... wildlife and fisheries sciences major. A tive linebacker prospect who makes tackles from am sideline to sideline ... excels on the special teams and is a big hitter ... in the weight room, Brown has posted marks of 485 pounds in the squat and 365 pounds in the bench press. 1995 (Sophomore): Posted 12 tackles, including 11 solo stops, as a backup and on special teams. 1994 (Freshman): Finished his true freshman season with 8 tackles, including 6 unassisted stops. 42 Texas A &M 1996 5 80 0 16.0 24 Career 5 80 0 16.0 24 acre High School: Earned district defensive MVP honors after recording 75 tackles, 8 sacks and 3 knockdowns ...led team to the bi- district round of the playoffs ... starter on the basketball team and a power lifter ... coached by former A &M head coach Tom Wilson. Personal: Quinton Demon Brown is the son of Sandra Brown of Corsicana ... born July 16, 1976 ... community health major. 09 Brown's Statistics Year TAC UT AT FR FC INT QBP QBSlYDS TFLIYDS PBU 1994 8 6 2 0 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0 1995 12 11 1 0 0 0 0 0/0 1/3 0 Career 20 17 3 0 0 0 0 0/0 1/3 0 ullish runner who will be a key to the Aggies' am ground game this season ... served as apprentice to NFL third -round draft pick Detron Smith at fullback as a freshman ... in the offseason conditioning program, Broyles posted the team's second -best squat (550 pounds) and tied for the ninth -best power clean (313.5). 1995: Saw action in all 11 regular season games and the Alamo Bowl ... backed up Smith throughout the season ... rushed for 28 yards and a touchdown on eight carries. High School: Two -way standout at Tyler John Tyler which posted a 16 -0 record and won the Class 5A state title during Broyles' senior campaign ... rushed for 758 yards and 15 touchdowns on offense, while making 75 tackles as a noseguard on defense ... named East Texas Defensive Player of the Year ... coached by Allen Wilson at Tyler John Tyler. Personal: Marc Raymond Broyles is the son Don and Bernice Broyles ... born May 21, 1977 ... kinesiology major. Broyles' Statistics (Rushing) Year ATT YDS AVG TDS LP YPG 1996 8 28 3.5 1 11 2.5 Career 8 28 3.5 1 11 2.5 Career High Rushing: 11 yards vs. LSU, MTSU, 1995 xperienced placekicker who has handled the Ag- 94M gies placekicking duties for the past two seasons ... dur- ing his career, the strong - legged Bryant has earned all- conference recognition and been named Offensive Most Valuable Player of a bowl game ... reminds observers of former Aggie All-American Tony Franklin because of his powerful leg Honors and confidence. 1995 (Sophomore): Led the Aggies to victory in the Alamo Candidate Bowl by connecting on an A &M bowl record five field goals ... named the Alamo Bowl's Offensive MVP for his effort ... had a disappointing regular season, connecting on just 7 -of -15 field goal attempts ... rebounded from his slump at the end of the season, hitting 8 of his last 9 field goal attempts over his last three games ... was good on 31 -of -32 extra point attempts. 1994 (Freshman): Earned consensus second -team All -SWC honors after connecting on 17 -of -25 field goals and 31 -of -34 extra points ... set three A &M freshman records - 7 -for -7 start, breaking former record of 5 -for -5 by Eric Franklin, 1985; 17 field goals, breaking former record of 12 by T. Franklin, 1975; and 61 -yard field goal, which broke former record of 59 yards set by T. Franklin ... The 61- yarder was also a NCAA freshman record and the secondest longest in NCAA history without the use of a kicking tee ... Bryant and T. Franklin are the only Aggie kickers with field goals over 60 yards ... Bryant's record kick ties for sixth - longest in SWC history with Arkansas' Steve Little. 1993: Redshirted. High School: Earned first -team Class 4A All -State honors after setting a state record with 19 field goals ... had 29 career field goals ... converted 10 -of -11 FG's and 42 -of -43 PAT'S during the '93 regular season ... averaged 38.5 yards per punt to earn second -team All -State honors ... booted a record 55 -yard field goal off the Amon Carter Stadium grass at the McDonald's High School All-Star game. Personal: Daniel Kyle Bryant is the son of Bar- bara and Jerry Bryant of College Station ... born Feb. 17, 1974 in Houston ... agricultural economics major. Bryant's 1995 Statistics 30. 4 0 -49 50 -59 60+ (Placekicking) 7 -10 4 -7 2 -3 1 -2 17 -25 Game FG - FGA Pet. LFG PAT /At Pct. TP Louisiana State 1 -2 .500 24 4 -4 1.000 7 Tulsa 1 -1 1.000 41 7 -7 1.000 10 at Colorado 0 -1 .000 0 3 -3 1.000 3 at Texas Tech 0 -1 .000 0 1 -1 1.000 1 Southern Methodist 0 -2 .000 0 2 -3 0.67 2 at Baylor 1 -1 1.000 41 3 -3 1.000 4 Houston 0 -1 .000 0 0 -0 .000 0 at Rice 1 -2 .500 40 2 -2 1.000 5 M. Tennessee State 0 -1 .000 0 4 -4 1.000 4 at Texas Christian 1 -1 1.000 33 5 -5 1.000 8 Texas 2 -2 1.000 22 0 -0 .000 6 Season (11 games) 7 -15 .467 41 31 -32 . 969 52 Career (22 games) 24 -40 .600 61 62 -66 .939 134 Bowls (1) 5 -6 .833 49 1 -1 1.000 16 `bou;l statistics not included in season and career statistics V... .,.-.. INU4 s -3 1995 3 -4 Bryant by Range 30. 4 0 -49 50 -59 60+ Total 7 -10 4 -7 2 -3 1 -2 17 -25 1 -4 3 -6 0 -1 0 -0 7 -15 6 -7 8 -14 7 -13 2 -4 Bryant's Statistics (Placekicking) FG -ATT PCT LG PAT -ATT 1 -2 24-40 PCT TP 1994 17 -25 .680 61 31 -34 .912 82 1995 7 -15 .467 41 31 -32 .969 52 24-40 .600 61 62 -66 .939 134 Career Long FG: 61 vs. Southern Miss, 1994 (NCAA freshman record) Field Goals In Game: 3 vs. Oklahoma, 1994 *5 vs. Michigan, 1996 (Builder's Square Alamo Bowl) - Bowl statistics not included in season or career records 1996 Football 43 Career High Tackles: 3 vs. LSU, MTSU, 1995 are L&Aen F leet receiver who could ce develop into a solid col- lege contributor with experi- ... was hampered by in- juries as a true freshman. 1995: Redshirted. High School: Was a consensus Texas Top 100 selection after grabbing 56 passes for 1,152 yards and 19 touch- downs as a sophomore and junior at Class 3A Luling High ... was limited by a hamstring injury as a senior ... was a sprinter on the track team ... coached by David Hill at Luling High. Personal: lames Matthew Bumgardner is the son of John and Jacquis Bumgardner ... born April 2, 1977 ... agri- business major ... his grandfather, Max, was the Texas A &M academic supervisor under Emory Bellard. ig, physical tight end who will battle for the starting tight end job vacated by sixth - round NFL draft pick Hayward Clay ... in the offseason conditioning program, Campbell finished 21st in the over- all rankings ... tied for the eighth -best lift in the power clean (313.5 pounds) ... posted a 4.79 in the 40 -yard dash, a 30.5 in the vertical jump and a lift of 345 pounds in the bench press. 1995: Did not make a reception but earned a varsity letter as a blocker and special teams contributor ... missed several games due to a broken leg. 1994: Redshirted. High School: Consensus Texas Top 100 selec- tion at tight end ... played a variety of positions at Class 3A Glen Rose High, combining for over 1,000 rushing and receiving yards as a fullback and a tight end ... caught 27 passes for 423 yards and five touchdowns ... was named to the Class 3A all -state second team at tight end ... Campbell has posted a mark of 6- 6 in the high jump ... coached by Joe Crouch at Glen Rose High. Personal: Daniel Allen Campbell is the son of Larry and Betty Campbell of Morgan, Texas ... born April 13, 1976 ... recreation, parks and tourism sciences major. .. physical player who is a solid run - stopper ... finished fourth overall in the Texas A &M offseason conditioning program ... ranked in the top 20 in all six tests ... led the A &M secondary in the power clean (286 pounds), bench press (350) and squat (440). 1995 (Freshman): Served as backup to Typail McMullen at strong safety ... played in all 11 games, posting 23 tackles, including 12 solo stops ... posted a season -high 10 tackles against Colorado. 1994: Redshirted. High School: Was an all- district and all - metroplex performer for J.J. Pearce High School ... named team MVP ... lettered in basketball. Personal: Richard Joseph Coady N is the son of Richard and Michelle Coady ... born Jan. 26, 1976 ... management major ... father played football for the Chicago Bears (1967 -75). Coady's Statistics (Defense) Year Tae UT AT PR PC INT QBP QBSIYDS TFIJYDS PBU 1995 2 12 11 0 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0 Career 23 12 11 0 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0 hree -time All- Southwest Conference pick who could contend for All- Ameri- can honors as a senior ... versatile player who could see action at center or guard in 1996 ... rated the fifth -best guard nationally by The Sporting News ... ranks as the cornerstone of the Aggies' offensive line ... part of 1995 A &M offensive line that allowed only nine quarterback sacks in 11 games ... has 33 career starts to his credit, • • • • • • • • • Career High Tackles: 10 vs. Colorado, 1995 including 15 in a row ... in the offseason conditioning program, Collins posted the team's sixth -best power clean (319 pounds) ... had a Candidate 4.96 clocking in the 40 ... has posted a squat of 555 pounds and a bench press of 410 pounds. 1995 (Junior): Earned first -team all- conference accolades for the third straight season ... A &M offensive front allowed only nine quarterback sacks all season ... helped the Aggies average more than 200 yards passing for the first time since 1986. 1994 (Sophomore): Earned honorable mention All- American and first -team All - Southwest Conference honors as the cornerstone of the Aggies' offensive line ... started the season at center, but was moved back to his natural guard posi- tion at midseason ... helped the offense roll up an average of 360.2 yards of total offense per game and score 319 points ... missed the Southern Methodist game with a sprained knee, which broke his string of nine consecutive starts. 1993 (Freshman): Earned All -SWC and Freshman All- American honors as a first - time starter ... Was the only underclassman starter on the Aggies' senior -laden offensive line ... Helped pave the way for an offense that scored 404 points (36.7 points per game) and averaged over 400 yards of total offense ... Offense aver- aged 234.3 rushing yards per game and scored 27 touchdowns on the ground. 1995: Redshirted. High School: Earned prep All-American honors and was named to all -state and all- district teams his senior year ... blocked for a 1,000 yard rusher and a 1,000 passer ... also a member of the powerlifting team ... Collins was named the Male Student Athlete of the Year by the Beaumont Enterprise. Personal: Calvin Lewis Collins is the son of Donald and Linda Aplon of Beaumont ... born January 5, 1974 ... production management major. anks as one of the most dangerous deep threats 1 in college football ... tremen- dous leaper with great antici- pation ... preseason all- conference by The Sporting News ... in his first season in maroon and white in 1995, Connell led the Aggies in catches, receiving yards and touchdowns, yards per reception and had the team's season -long recep- tion ... in the offseason conditioning program, Connell posted vertical jump of 34.5 inches and a 40 -yard dash time of 4.56. 1995 (Junior): Became the first A &M wide receiver to win All-Southwest Connell's 1995 Season (Receiving) Game No. Yds. Avg. TDs LP Avg. Louisiana State 3 37 12.3 1 18 - Tulsa 4 76 19.0 0 40 - at Colorado 6 90 15.0 1 38 - atTexas Tech 5 110 22.0 0 39 - Southern Methodist 1 25 25.0 1 25 - at Baylor 2 37 18.5 1 20 - Houston 1 19 19.0 0 19 - at Rice 3 40 13.3 1 26 - M. Tennessee State 7 112 16.0 1 61 - at Texas Christian 5 79 15.8 1 36 - T 4 2 7.0 0 11 - Season (11 games) 41 653 15.9 7 61 3.7/59.4 Career (11 games) 41 653 15 7 61 '3.7/59.4 Bowls (1) 3 36 12.0 0 14 3.0/36.0 "bowl statistics not included in season and career statistics j f � E i are t,onterence xuaos since Jett Nelson in 1986 ... posted team - Career Receiving TDIs List leading totals of 41 catches for Rh Player, Years TDs 653 yards with seven touchdowns ... the seven scores rank third 1. Bob Long, 1966- 68 ..................... 19 on A &M season touchdowns list 2. Tony Harrison, 1990 -93 .............14 ... also gained 32 yards on five 3. Don Jones, 1980- 83 .................... 11 carries ... gave the Aggies a nar- 4. Jeff Nelson, 1982- 85 ...................11 row victory over SMU with a leap- 5. Jimmy Teal, 1982 -84 .................... 9 ing 25 -yard reception with eight 6. Rod Bernstine, 1983 -86 ............... 8 ticks left on the clock. Junior 7. Shea Walker, 1983 -86 .................. 8 College: Helped Trinity Valley 8. Homer May, 1970- 72 .................... 8 to a 12 -0 record and the junior 9. Albert Connell, 1995- Present ......7 college national title ... grabbed a team -high 41 catches for 738 yards (18.0 average) and six touchdowns ... Trinity Valley averaged 42 points and 498.6 yards of total offense. Personal: Albert Gene Anthony Connell is the son of Vemice Riggs and David Connell ... born May 13, 1974 ... recreation, park and tourism sciences major. Connell's Statistics (Receiving) Year Rec. Yds Avg. TD LP RP6 1995 41 653 15.9 Career 41 653 15.9 61 3.7 61 3.7 Career High Catches: 7 vs. MTSU, 1995 Career High Receiving Yards: 112 vs. MTSU, 1995 1996 Football aye! s f aluable backup who will see plenty of playing time at defensive end ... e! enced performer who made two starts last season for the Aggies ... extremely mobile with a nose for contact. 1995 (Sophomore): Backed up All- American Brandon Mitchell at defensive end ... entered fall as the starter opposite Mitchell and made a pair of starts ... finished campaign with 8 tackles, with 1 quarterback sack and a 1 tackle for loss of yardage ... also pressured the opposing QB into an incompletion once ... posted season -high 3 stops against LSU. 1994 (Freshman): Saw much ac- tion as a backup to All -SWC performer Larry Jackson ... Finished the season with 6 tackles, including 1 behind the line of scrimmage ... also recovered a fumble, pressured the quarterback once and batted down a pass. 1993: Redshirted while learning the system and bulking up in the weight room. High School: Was a consensus Texas Top 100 selection ... a versatile performer, Crowley saw action at tight end, linebacker and offensive center ... made 75 solo tackles and returned one interception for a touchdown ... Was named to the Super Team by The Associated Press as an offensive center ... coached by Phil Danaher. Personal: Bradford Lee Crowley is the son of Thomas and Linda Crowley of Corpus Christi ... born Sept. 8, 1974 in Corpus Christi ... agricultural economics major. Crowley's Statistics (Defense) Year TAC UT AT Fa FC INT QBP QBS/YDS TFIJYDS Pan 1994 6 2 4 1 0 0 1 0/0 1/1 1 1995 8 3 5 0 0 0 1 1/1 1/1 0 Career 14 5 9 1 0 0 2 1/1 2/2 1 Career High Tackles: 3 vs. LSU, 1995 eveloping pass defender who will be counted on for depth this fall ... goes into fall as teh team's No. 2 strong safety ... speed and big frame will make him an asset in the secondary ... in the offseason conditioning program, Curry posted the 10th-best vertical jump (34.5 inches). 1995: Redshirted. High School: Was a consensus Texas Top 100 selection after a stellar prep career at Houston Sterling ... rated among the top defensive back nationally by SuperPrep ...also a standout in track and field ... coached by Edward Robinson at Houston Sterling High School. Personal: Sedrick Demon Curry is the son of Brenda Curry ... born Nov. 23, 1976 ... management major. Ti ard- hitting defender who will battle for a starting position at inside linebacker ... hampered by injuries as a sophomore ... instinctive player who always seems to be around the football. 1995 (Sophomore): Was the team's leading tackler among non - starters with 40 stops, including 30 solo hits ... posted a sack and a tackle for loss of yardage ... was listed as starter after two -a -days but an injury kept him out of the lineup. 1994 (Freshman): Saw extensive action as a backup at inside linebacker ... finished his true freshman season with 13 tackles, including 9 solo stops ... had 1 quarterback sack and made 2 tackles behind the line of scrimmage ... forced a fumble against Oklahoma. High School: Consensus high school All- American ... earned first -team Class 4A all -state honors after piling up 150 tackles as a senior ... made 27 tackles behind the line of scrimmage and 6 sacks ... broke up 15 passes and caused 6 fumbles ... was also named Class 4A Defensive Player of the Year ... named to the All- Greater Houston team ... lettered in basketball and track ... coached by Bill Bryant at Cleveland High. Personal: James Trent Driver is the son of James and Neomia Driver of Cleveland, Texas ... born Sept. 6, 1976 ... kinesiology major. Texas A &M Driver's 1995 Statistics Game Tot. Solo Avg. QBP QBS TFL INT PBU Louisiana State 3 2 — 0 0/0 0/0 0 0 Tulsa 3 2 — 0 0/0 0/0 0 0 at Colorado 4 2 1 0/0 0/0 0 0 at Texas Tech 3 1 — 0 0/0 0/0 0 0 Southern Methodist 5 3 — 0 0/0 0/0 0 0 at Baylor 2 2 — 0 0/0 0/0 0 0 Houston 2 1 — 0 010 0/0 0 0 at Rice 3 2 — 0 0/0 1/2 0 0 M. Tennessee State 8 6 — 0 1/6 0/0 0 2 at Texas Christian 5 3 — 0 0/0 0/0 0 0 T e x as 8 6 — 0 0/0 0/0 0 0 Season (11 games) 46 30 4.2 1 1/6 1/2 0 2 Car eer ( games) 59 39 2 .7 1 2/1 3 /8 0 3 Bowls (1) 1 0 1.0 0 0/0 0/0 0 1 " bowl statistics not included in season and career statistics OA 0. 0/0 Driver's Statistics (Defense) Year TAC UT AT FR FC INT QBP QBS/YDS TFUYDS PBU 1994 13 9 4 0 1 0 0 1/6 2/6 1 1995 46 30 16 0 0 0 1 1/6 1/2 2 amI I utstanding man coverage cornerback who is com- ing off knee surgery that kept him out of the Alamo Bowl and spring drills ... expected to be ready for his senior season and could contend for postseason honors ... already a two -time first - team all- conference selection ... preseason all - conference by The Sporting News ... ball - hawking defender who has broken up 16 passes Candidate and intercepted 4 others during his career ... has made 20 career starts. 1995 (Junior): Earned first -team All-Southwest Con- ference honors for the second straight year after posting 36 tackles and leading the aggies with 8 broken up passes A &M Career PaSSeS Broken Up posted season -high 7 tack- Rk Player, Years PBUs les against Tulsa and Colorado .. injured his knee against 1. Derrick Frazier, 1989 -92 .......... 36 Baylor, but missed only one 2. Aaron Glenn, 1992 -93 ................33 game (Houston) ... had season - 3. Kevin Smith, 1988 -92 ................32 ending knee surgery prior to 4. Ray Mickens, 1992 -95 ................28 the Builders Square Alamo Kip Corrington, 1984 -87 .......... 27 Bowl. 1994 (Sophomore): 6. Chet Brooks, 1984 -87 ................26 Earned first -team All-SWC Within Reach - -- honors after picking off 3 — Donovan Greer, 1993 - Present .. 16 passes and making 57 tackles, including 40 solos ... broke up 7 passes, which was second -most on the team ... high tackle game was 9 vs. Rice ... recovered a fumble and had a tackle for loss of yardage. 1993 (Freshman): Played a key backup role for the Aggies as a true freshman ... played in all 11 games and finished with 9 tackles, including 6 solo stops, one interception and broke up a pass ... blocked a punt against TCU that was recovered in the endzone for a touch- down ... posted a season -high 5 tackles against Oklahoma. High School: Was a High School All-American at Elsik High ... was a first -team All -State pick by The Associated Press and the Texas Sportwriters Association ... was an All-District 17- 5A selection ... was a four -year letterwinner and three -year starter at Elsik High ... made 37 solo stops and 37 assisted tackles as a senior ... a big -play performer, he also made 4 interceptions, recovered 2 fumbles and blocked 3 punts as a senior ... coached by Mike Sciba at Elsik High. Personal: Donovan Orlando Greer is the son of Doretha Vance of Alief ... born Sept. 11, 1974 in Houston ... management major. Greer's 1995 Statistics (Defense) Game Tot. Solo Avg. QBP QBS TFL INT PBU Louisiana State 5 4 — 0 0/0 0/0 0 4 Tulsa 7 3 — 0 0/0 0/0 0 0 at Colorado 7 6 — 0 0/0 1/1 0 2 at Texas Tech 4 3 — 0 0/0 0/0 0 0 Southern Methodist 1 1 — 0 0/0 0/0 0 1 at Baylor 2 1 — 0 0/0 0/0 0 0 Houston Did not play at Rice 0 0 — 0 0/0 0/0 0 0 M. Tennessee State 2 2 — 0 0/0 0/0 0 1 at Texas Christian 6 5 0 0/0 0/0 0 0 Texas 2 2 — 0 0/0 0/0 0 0 Season (10 games) 36 27 3.6 0 0/0 1/1 0 8 Career (32 games) 102 73 3.2 0 0/0 0/0 4 16 Bowls (1) 0 0 OA 0. 0/0 0/0 0 0 * bowl statistics not included in season and career statistics Greer's Statistics (Defense) Year TAC UT AT FR FC INT QBP QBS/YDS TFI/YDS PBU 1993 9 6 3 0 0 1 0 0/0 0/0 1 1994 57 40 17 1 0 3 0 0/0 1/1 7 1995 36 27 9 0 0 0 0 0/0 1/1 8 Career 102 73 29 1 0 4 0 0/0 2/2 16 Career High Tackles: 9 vs. Rice, 1994 1996 Football 47 Career 59 39 20 0 1 0 1 2/12 3/8 3 Career High Tackles: 8 vs. MTSU. Texas. 1995 lave ( eturning starter at center who could line up at cen- ter or guard for the Aggies this season ... strength is his ath- letic ability and quickness ... has made 13 career starts (12 at center, 1 at guard) ... in the offseason conditioning program, posted marks of 25.5 inches in the vertical jump and 360 pounds in the bench press ... posted times of 5.02 in the 40 and 4.46 in the 20 -yard shuttle run (best among 0 -line. 1995 (Sophomore): Solidified the center position for the Aggies, starting all 11 regular season games and the Alamo Bowl ... mainstay of offensive line that allowed only 9 quarterback sacks all season ... helped the team average more than 200 yards passing for the first time since 1986. 1994 (Freshman): Started game against SMU in place of all- confer- ence pick Calvin Collins ... saw much action throughout the season as a backup ... helped the Aggies average over 360 yards in total offense per game. High School: Earned second -team District 16 -5A honors as a senior at Conroe High School ... was one of the top performers in the discus in the Texas Class 5A ranks ... posted a career -best mark of 179 -1 in the discus as a senior. Personal: Koby Alan Hackradt is the son of Doug and Cheryl Hackradt of Conroe ... Born May 25, 1976 ... business administration major. B ruising running back with breakaway capaliil- j 1" ity ... expected to contend for ` starter's role at running back ... made an immediate impact as a true freshman and came out of spring drills listed as a starter ... hard - running style has been compared to that of another #20, Rodney Thomas ... finished eighth overall in the offseason conditioning program ... among running backs, Hardeman finished in the top two in the powerclean (275 pounds), squat (440) ... posted a 4.59 clocking in the 40. 1995 (Freshman): As a true freshman, Hardeman finished the season as the team's second - leading rusher with 313 yards and 2 touchdowns on 62 carries (5.0 average) ... started one game in place of injured Leeland McElroy and responded with game -high 130 yards on 26 Hardeman's Statistics 1995 (Rushing) Y ear ATT YDS AVG TDS LP YPG 1996 62 313 5.0 2 31 28.5 Career 62 313 5.0 2 31 28.5 Career High Rushing: 130 yards vs. SMU, 1995 (26 carries) (Receiving) All. Year NO YDS TD AVG LP 1996 6 44 0 7.3 12 Career 6 44 0 7.3 12 Career High Receptions: 3 vs. Michigan, 1995 (4 yards) QO Hardeman's 1995 Statistics (Rushing) Game All. Net Avg. TD L P Avg. Louisiana State 0 0 QO 0 0 - Tulsa 7 64 9.1 1 31 at Colorado 2 11 5.5 0 8 at Texas Tech 5 15 3.0 0 6 Southern Methodist 26 130 5.0 1 17 at Baylor 0 0 0.0 0 0 Houston 11 31 2.8 0 12 at Rice 2 9 4.5 0 8 M. Tennessee State 4 39 9.8 0 23 at Texas Christian 5 14 2.8 0 7 - Texas 0 0 0.0 0 0 - Se as o n (11 games) 62 3 1 3 5.0 2 31 28.5 Career (11 games) 62 313 5.0 2 31 28.5 Bowls (1) 6 41 6.8 0 19 41.0 * bowl statistics not included in season and career statistics carries ... gained 41 yards on 6 totes and grabbed 3 passes for 41 yards against Michigan in the Alamo Bowl. High School: Was considered the top running back in the state of Texas after a stellar career at North Shore High School ... a Parade All- American who rushed for 1,729 yards and 20 touchdowns on 254 carries ... led North Shore to a 9 -3 record and the second round of the Class 5A playoffs ... rushed for a career -high 308 yards against Vidor High as a senior ... also earned varsity letters in basketball and track and field ... coached by David Aymond at North Shore. Personal: D'Andre "Tiki" Jaron Hardeman is the son of Barbara and Arthur Montgomery ... born Sept. 7, 1976 ... general studies major. the Aggies' offense this season blazing speed and excellent leaping ability ... hampered by injuries as a freshman but still made an impact gives the Aggies another breakaway threat at receiver. 1995 (Freshman): Finished his true freshman season with 16 catches for 151 yards (9.4 average) ... also returned 3 punts for 47 yards an season -high 4 passes for 50 yards agai d a team - leading 15.7 average ... grabbed a nst Texas Christian ... missed the LSU and Colorado games with a stress fracture in his shin ... played in the next seven games before missing the Texas game and the School: Was rated as one of the top career at Round Rock High ... in three for 3,129 yards and 41 touchdowns ... 878 yards and 11 scores ... helped team also excelled in basketball, baseball Alamo Bowl win with a broken tibia. High receivers in the nation after a stellar prep varsity seasons, Hawkins caught 160 passes as a senior, Hawkins hauled in 55 aerials for to a 6 -4 -1 record and the Class 5A playoffs and track ... coached by Inez Perez at Round Rock High School. Personal: Fredrick Donte' Hawkins is the son of B.J. Armstrong born Nov. 6, 1975 ... general studies major. Year 1996 Hawkins (Re NO YDS ' Statistics ceiving) TD AVG LP 16 151 0 9.4 18 Career 16 151 0 9.4 18 Career High Receptions: 4 vs. TCU, 1995 (50 yards) 48 Texas A &M Playel% R un- Stu who will see v much action in the Aggies' defensive line rotation ... strong player with a low center of grav- ity ... in the offseason conditioning program, Heard finished in the top 15 overall in all three tests he participated ... posted marks of 370 pounds in the bench press (8th overall), 297 in the power clean (15th overall) and 460 in the squat (T -10th overall). 1995 (Sophomore): Posted 4 tackles, including three solos, while playing in all 11 games and the Alamo Bowl ... caused two fumbles and made one tackle behind the line (loss of six yards). 1994 (Freshman): Posted 6 tackles, includ- ing 4 solos, and 1 sack for a loss of 4 yards ... season -high tackle game was 2 vs. Houston. 1993: Redshirted. High School: Was a consensus Texas Top 100 selection ... earned honorable mention Class 5A All -State honors after making 73 tackles and 4 quarterback sacks ... was an All-District 28 -5A selection ... coached by Mike Robbins at Clark High. Personal: Marcus Heard is the son of Troy and Kathye Heard of San Antonio ... Born March 16, 1973 in Houston ... kinesiology major. Heard's Statistics (Defense) Year TAC UT AT FR PC INT QBP QBSIYDS TFL/YDS PBU 1994 6 4 2 0 0 0 0 1/4 0/0 0 1995 4 3 1 0 2 0 0 0/0 1/6 0 F hysical 0 -line prospect ho P is slated to be a part of w the Aggies' line rotation ... has im- pressed A &M coaches with his strength and aggressiveness ... believed to be the first player from Tonga to ever play football for Texas A &M ... could develop into a solid collegiate player with experience ... in the offseason conditioning workouts, Heimuli led the team with a 415 -pound bench press ... also posted a lift of 275 pounds in the power clean. 1995: Redshirted. High School: Earned all -state honors as a senior at Euless Trinity High School as a senior ... helped lead Trinity to a 7 -4 record and the Class 5A playoffs ... was a consensus Texas top 100 selection ... competed in the shot put in track and field ... coached by Ed Hickman at Trinity High. Personal: Semisi M. Heimuli is the son of Anna Lassiter and Sione Heimuli ... born May 15, 1977 ... general studies major. deve o r angy receiver who will � � lop into a solid con - tibutorwith experience ... had a solid spring and could break into the wide receiver rotation ... size and athletic ability are his strengthen ... in the offseason conditioning workouts, Hodge finished 26th overall ... posted a lift of 302.5 pounds in the power clean ... was 11th on the team in the 40 (4.52) and 18th in the vertical jump (32 inches). 1995: Redshirted. High School: Was rated one of the top players in the state after a stellar career at Rosenberg Terry High School ... as a senior, Hodge grabbed 18 passes for 304 yards and 4 touchdowns, returned 16 punts for 293 yards and a touchdown and averaged over 24 yards per kickoff return ... in basketball, averaged over 20 points and 10 rebounds per game ... named to the Academic All- District team. Personal: Leroy Hodge, Jr. is the son of Patricia and Leroy Hodge ... born Feb. 5, 1977 ... psychology major. eveloping lineman who could add depth to the Aggies' offensive line corps ... missed last season because of a knee injury ... expected to be ready to contribute this season ... in the offseason conditioning workouts, posted a bench press of 340 pounds. 1995: Redshirted. High School: Was a versatile performer at Arlington Lamar ... started at tight end, grabbing 26 passes for 236 yards ... helped lead Lamar to an 11 -1 -1 record ... team tied Midland Lee, 29 -29, in the Class 5A region final, but lost on penetra- tions ... also lettered in basketball ... coached by Eddy Peach at Lamar. Personal: Shea Allen Holder is the son of Carol and Randy Holder ... born Nov. 7, 1976 ... marketing major. M & E :g -play linebacker who sets the tone on defense ... impact player who will con- tend for postseason honors ... can lineup inside or outside ... always around the football ... finished fifth overall and first among outside linebackers in the Aggies' offseason conditioning program ... led the OLB's in the power clean (302.5 pounds), 40 -yard dash (4.66), squat 1996 Football 49 Career 10 7 3 0 2 0 0 1/4 1/6 0 Career High Tackles: 2 vs. Houston, 1994 (480), vertical jump (35.5 inches) and bench press (340). 1995 (Freshman): Forced his Honors way into starting lineup at midseason, but missed most of the final three games with an Candidate ankle injury ... ended with 44 tackles despite making only three starts ... posted 2 sacks and 4 other tackles behind the line of scrimmage ... in his first career start, Holdman posted 12 tackles against Baylor. High School: Prep All- American who was rated as one of the top linebackers in the nation ... earned first -team Class 5A all -state honors after totaling 151 tackles, 3 quarterback sacks and 3 fumble recoveries as a senior ... named to the All- Greater Houston first team ... as a junior, Holdman had 92 tackles, including 60 solo stops ... led Alief Elsik to an 8 -5 record and the quarterfinals of the playoffs ... standout in track and field ... coached by Mike Sciba at Elsik. Personal: Warrick Donte Holdman is the son of James and Gale Taylor of Houston ... born Nov. 22, 1975 ... recreation, parks and tourism sciences major. Holdman's 1995 Statistics Game Tot. Soto Av g. QBP Q TFL INT PBU Louisiana State 2 2 — 0 0/0 0/0 0 0 TUISa 4 2 — 0 0/0 1/1 0 0 at Colorado 3 1 — 0 1/4 1/2 0 0 at Texas Tech 4 3 — 1 1/7 0/0 0 1 Southern Methodist 4 3 — 0 0/0 0/0 0 0 at Baylor 12 8 — 1 0/0 2/11 0 0 Houston 3 2 — 0 0/0 0/0 0 1 at Rice 11 5 — 0 0/0 0/0 0 0 M. Tennessee State Did Not Play at Texas Christian Did Not Play Texas 1 0 - 0 0/0 0/0 0 0 Season (9 game 44 26 4.9 2 2/11 4/14 0 2 Ca reer ( g ames) 44 26 4:9 2 2/11 4/14 0 2 Bowls (1) 4 3 4.0 0 0/0 0/0 0 0 * bowl statistics not included in season and career statistics Holdman's Statistics Year TAC UT AT FR FC INT QBP QBS/YDS TFL/YDS PBU 1995 44 26 18 2 1 0 2 2/11 4/1 2 Career 44 26 18 2 1 0 2 2/11 4/14 2 Career High Tackles: 12 vs. Baylor, 1995 mproving offensive lineman 1 ■ who could develop into a top collegiate player ... powerful player who has a good frame to build on ... good speed and agility for his size. 1995: Did not earn a varsity letter. 1994: Redshirted. High School: Consensus Texas Top 100 offensive lineman ... helped protect a South Garland High offense that passed for more than 2,000 yards ... was credited with 19 touchdown clearing blocks as a senior ... coached by Ronnie Thompson at South Garland. Personal: Jacob Bradley Horn is the son of Bill and Judy Horn of Garland ... bom Sept. 1, 1976 ... business analysis major. lossoming pass defender who will battle for the starting position this season ... has excellent speed and leaping ability ... can play either safety or cornerback ... saw much action as a redshirt freshman last season ... finished 18th overall and third among defensive backs in the offseason conditioning program, despite not testing in the squat ... posted third -best 40 -yard dash time (4.41) and 13th-best 20 -yard shuttle run (4.09) ... had a vertical jump of 32 inches. 1995: Played in all 11 games, and started the Colorado game for the injured Typail McMullen at safety ... finished year with 14 tackles and recovered a fumble ... made two tackles for loss of yardage ... had a career -high 7 tackles against Colorado. 1994: Redshirted. High School: Prep All- American who was rated by many observers as the top cornerback prospect in Texas ... earned first -team Class 4A all -state honors after making 101 tackles, four interceptions and blocking five kicks ... led Jasper High to a 6 -5 record and the bi- district round of the playoffs ... as a junior, Horn made 106 tackles and blocked five kicks ... was a finalist for the Willie Ray Smith defense award, which is given annually to the top defensive player in Southeast Texas ... coached by Gene Walkoviak at Jasper High School. Personal: Eddie Rashun Horn is the son of J.P. and Pearl Smith of Jasper ... born Nov. 14, 1975 ... agricultural development major. Horn's Statistics Year TAC UT AT FR FC INT QBP QBS/YDS TFL/YDS PBU 1995 14 7 7 1 0 0 0 0/0 2/13 1 Career 14 7 7 1 0 0 0 0/0 2/13 1 Career High Tackles: 7 vs. Colorado, 1995 50 Texas A &M � i 6,--i*J e _ mpressive physical talent who will battle for a start- 1 ing position this fall ... missed the Alamo Bowl and spring training because of knee surgery ... expected to be ready for action this fall. 1995 (Freshman): Quickly earned a backup position as a true freshman and played in all 11 regular season games ... listed as Chris Ruhman's backup at tackle throughout the season ... missed the Alamo Bowl after injuring his knee in the pre -bowl workouts. High School: Parade All- American and first -team All - USA selection by USA Today ... consensus high school all- amercan ... rated as a texas top 100 selection after a stellar prep career ... was one of the state's top shot putters as a senior. Personal: William Brandon Houston is the son of Judy and Wm. Gary Houston ... born Dec. 16, 1976 ... management major. ass - rushing specialist "who looks ready to make his presence known this sea- son ... served as SWC sack kingpin Keith Mitchell's backup in his first season at A &M ... has excellent speed and a nose for the football ... ranked 25th overall and third among outside linebackers in the offseason conditioning program ... was second among OLB's in the squat (450 pounds), vertical jump (33 inches) and bench press (325 pounds). 1995 (Junior): Posted 2 quarterback sacks and a QB pressure as a backup to Mitchell ... finished with 3 tackles, including 2 solo stops. 1993 -94: Earned JC Gridwire All- American honors after setting a Mount San Antonio 1C school record with 16 quarterback sacks in 1994 ... for his two -year career at Mt. SAC, Irby posted an eye - catching 27 sacks. High School: As a senior at Banning High School, Irby posted 60 tackles, including 11.5 quarterback sacks and 10 QB pres- sures. Personal: Jimmie Lee Irby is the son of Edith and Jim Irby ... born Aug. 19, 1974 ... recreation, parks and tourism sciences major. Irby's Statistics (Defense) Year TAC UT AT FR FC INT QBP QBS/YDS TFL/YDS PBU 1995 3 2 1 0 0 0 1 2/20 0/0 1 Career 3 2 1 0 0 0 1 2/20 0/0 1 Career High Tackles: 2 vs. Houston, 1995 av® R eturning starter for the Aggies at noseguard who will contend for postseason honors after a spectacular junior season ... set a school record with 14 tackles for loss of yardage ... one of the cornerstones of Texas A &M's highly - touted defensive front which was ranked the Honors top D -line in the nation by The Sporting News ... rated the nation's 10th -best Candidate noseguard by TSN ... goes into the 1996 season with 23 consecutive starts under his belt. 1995 (Junior): Was a consensus second -team all- conference selection after posting 53 tackles, in- cluding a school record 14 tackles for loss of yardage and 4 quarterback sacks ... posted season -high 9 tackles against SMU. 1994 (Sophomore): Started 11 11 f th r 1996 Football 51 a games or a Agg:es at noseguard ... compiled 31 tack - les, including 21 solo stops ... season -high tackle game was 5 against Southern Mississippi and Rice ... made 3 QB sacks and 4 other tackles behind the line ... caused a fumble and forced the QB into an incompletion 3 times. aye 1993 (Freshman): Saw limited action at defensive end as a redshirt fresh- man ... finished the year with 4 tackles, 1 tackle for loss of yardage and a quarterback pressure ... was hampered by back problems during the fall. 1994: Redshirted while working with the scout team defense as a linebacker. High School: Averaged 16 tackles per game for Class 2A Troup High School ... finished his senior campaign with 140 tackles and eight quarterback sacks from his inside linebacker position ... also played tight end for Troup, catching 12 passes for 151 yards and two touchdowns ... named to all of the state's major top 100 recruiting lists. Personal: Edward Vidal Jasper is the son of Emerson and Catherine Jasper of Troup ... born January 18, 1973 ... agriculture develop- ment major. Jasper's 1995 Statistics Statistics Game Tot. Soto Avg. QBP QBS TFL INT PBU Louisiana State 2 2 -- 0 0/0 2/4 0 0 Tulsa 3 2 - -- 0 1/5 2/3 0 0 at Colorado 2 2 — 0 0/0 0/0 0 0 at Texas Tech 5 5 — 0 2/15 1/3 0 0 Southern Methodist 9 5 -- 0 0/0 1/1 0 0 at Bavlor 4 1 1 0/0 0/0 0 0 Houston 3 1 — 0 0/0 1/4 0 0 at Rice 6 5 — 0 0/0 0/0 0 0 M. Tennessee State 7 5 — 2 1/7 3/6 0 0 at Texas Christian 6 2 — 0 0/0 1/2 0 1 Texas 6 4 — 0 0/0 3/5 0 0 Season (11 g 53 34 4.8 3 4/27 14/ 0 1 Career (25 games) 88 56 3.5 6 7/45 19 /37 0 1 Bowls (2) 2 0 1.0 0 0/0 0 /0 0 0 bowl statistics not included in season and career statistics + bowl statistics not included in season and career statistics Jasper's Statistics (Defense) Year TAC UT AT FR FC INT QBP QBSIYDS TFL/YDS PBU 1993 4 1 3 0 0 0 1 0/0 1/2 0 1994 31 21 10 0 1 0 3 3/18 4/8 0 1995 53 34 19 0 0 0 3 4/27 14/27 1 Career 88 56 32 0 1 0 7 7/45 19/37 Career High Tackles: 9 vs. SMU, 1995 E lusive running back who could boost the Aggies' offense in a variety of ways excellent runner and re- ceiver ... dangerous return man who will likely handle the Aggies kickoff and punt return duties ... was impressive during spring drills ... in the offseason condition- ing workouts, Jennings finished 22nd overall and third among running backs ... ... posted times of 4.55 in the 40 -yard dash and 4.16 in the 20 -yard shuttle run ... body fat was 3.9 percent. 1995: Redshirted. High School: Was rated as one of the top running backs in the Midwest after rushing for over 1,400 yards in both his junior and senior seasons ... coached by Troy Manfredi at Overland High School. Personal: Michael David Jennings is the son of Carolyn Jennings ... bom June 20, 1977 ... speech communication major. on- scholarship player with a very strong leg Kim ... has all the tools to become a solid collegiate punter ... is working to improve his consistency. 1994 -95: Did not earn a varsity letter. 1993: Redshirted. High School: Was a Class 4A all -state pick at punter/ placekicker at Palestine High ... for his career, he connected on 17 -of -21 field goals with a long of 50 yards and averaged 39.5 yards per punt ... coached by former A&M coach Tom Wilson. Personal: William Hardgrave Johnston is the son of Joe Ed and Marilyn Johnston ... born Feb. 20, 1975 ... speech communications major ... his grandfather, Joe Johnston, was a track and foot- ball letterman at Southwestern Louisiana. wo -sport standout who Maim will likely fill the Aggies' open free safety spot ... also a sprinter on the A&M track and field team ... used his blistering speed to impact the A&M punt and kickoff coverage teams as a true freshman ... looks ready to contribute in the secondary after standout performance during spring drills. 1995 (Freshman): Com- piled 14 tackles, including 10 solo stops, with most of them coming as a mem- ber of the punt and kickoff coverage teams ... broke up a pass ... saw his longest stint in the defensive secondary in the Alamo Bowl, posting a tackle on a crucial drive against Michigan ... in track and field, Jones qualified for the NCAA Outdoor meet in the 100 meters (10.44) and the 400 -meter relay (39.46, #5 nationally) ... sprint relay won the SWC title, and Jones finished sixth in the long jump at the SWC Outdoor . High School: Earned high school All- Jones' 1995 Statistics Game Tot. Solo Avg. QBP QB TFL INT PBU Louisiana State 2 1 — 0 0/0 0/0 0 0 Tulsa 1 1 — 0 0/0 0/0 0 0 at Colorado 1 1 — 0 0/0 0/0 0 0 at Texas Tech 2 2 — 0 0/0 0/0 0 0 Southern Methodist 1 1 — 0 0/0 0/0 0 .0 at Baylor 3 1 — 0 0/0 0/0 0 0 Houston 2 1 — 0 0/0 0/0 0 0 at Rice 0 0 — 0 0/0 0/0 0 0 M. Tennessee State 2 2 — 0 0/0 0/0 0 1 at Texas Christian 0 0 — 0 0/0 0/0 0 0 Texas 0 0 — 0 0/0 0/0 0 0 Season (11 games) 14 10 1.3 0 0/0 0/0 0 1 Career (11 games) 14 1 1.3 0 0/0 0/0 0 1 Bowls (1) 1 0 1.0 0 0/0 0/0 0 0 + bowl statistics not included in season and career statistics 2 Texas A &M American honors in football and track and field at Refugio High ... Earned Class 2A Defensive Player of the Year honors after posting 103 tackles, break- ing up 10 passes and pulling down 4 interceptions ... credited with 11 "big licks" ... on offense, Jones rushed for 504 yards on 97 carries and caught 15 passes for 308 yards ... scored 112 points as a senior ... helped lead team to an 11 -2 record and the third round of the playoffs ... coached by George Harris at Refugio High ... rates as one of the most decorated track and field athletes in state history ... led Refugio to three straight state team championships and scored a UIL record 147 career points at the state meet ... also set state records in the long jump (25 -1), 100 meters (10.2) and 200 meters (20.8) ... at four state track meets, Jones won 13 gold medals, 3 silver medals and 1 bronze. Personal: Toya Cardin Jones is the son of Verna Jones ... born Oct. 28, 1976 ... marketing major. Jones' Statistics (Defense) Year ?AC U7 AT FR PC INT QBP QBSIYDS TFLIYDS PBU 1995 14 10 4 0 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 1 Career 14 10 4 0 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 1 Career High Tackles: 3 vs. Baylor, 1995 eveloping player who is versatile enough to play offense or defense ... will likely line up on the defen- sive line after looking solid during the spring ... big frame and quickness are strengths ... could be a solid contributor with experience. 1995: Redshirted. High School: Was a bullish blocking tight end for the Bryan Vikings ... posted 20 "pancake" blocks and caught 15 passes for 150 yards ... graded out at 93 percent as a blocker ... helped Bryan High average over 200 yards of rushing per game ... coached by Marty Criswell at Bryan High. Personal: Michael Todd Kazmierski is the son of Jim and Donna Kazmierski ... born Feb. 9, 1976 ... general studies major. punting chores, as well as bat- tling for playing time at quar- terback ... consistently booted long, high punts in practice during his redshirt season ... finished 17th overall and third among quarterbacks in the offseason conditioning workouts. 1995: Redshirted. High School: As Class 2A East Bernard's starting quarterback, punter and placekicker, Lechler led team to a 12 -2 record and the quarterfinals of playoffs ... completed 87 -of -101 (86.1 percent) passes for 1,640 yards and 11 touchdowns ... for his career, Lechler IV ersatile athlete who will Is likely handle A &M's Fib lave passed for nearly 5,000 yards and averaged 41.6 yards as a punter ... has had punts of 85 and 78 yards ... member of East Bernard's baseball and basketball teams ... coached by Rick Sowell at East Bernard. Personal: Edward Shane Lechler is the son of Javon and Dale Lechler ... born Aug. 7, 1976 ... kinesiol- ogy major. F ormer walkon player 4 who was awarded a i scholarship last spring ... proved to be a consistent deep snapper last season. 1995 (Freshman): Served as the team's deep snapper for all 11 regular season games and the Alamo Bowl ... Handled 77 snaps without an error. 1994: Redshirted. High School: Was a first -team all- district selection as a senior at Stratford High ... also was a first -team all - district pick in golf ... coached by Oscar Cripps at Stratford High School ... received appointment to the U.S. Air Force Academy. Personal: Kyle Lednicky is the son of Ben and Wanza Lednicky of Houston ... born May 22, 1976 ... industrial distribution major ... Lednicky is a third generation Aggie — grand- father Ben, Sr. is Class of '37 and father Ben, Jr. is Class of '62 ... two sisters also graduated from A &M - Robin Antonio (Class of '85) and Renae Scott (Class of'87). alented athlete who could contribute for the Aggies in the defensive sec- ondary ... excellent speed and leaping ability ... has all the physical tools to be a solid collegiate defensive back ... will improve with experience ... finished sixth overall and second among defensive backs in the offseason conditioning program ... posted the team's fastest 20 -yard shuttle run (3.94) and the fifth- fastest 40 time (4.46). 1995 (Freshman): Did not earn a varsity letter, while switching from wide receiver to defensive back. 1994: Redshirted ... competed as a decathlete on the A &M track and field team during the spring of 1995 ... scored 6,219 points at the College Station Relays while winning the developmental division of the decathlon ... won the shot put, discus and long jump. High School: Earned all- district honors after grabbing 56 catches for 829 yards and 5 touchdowns as a senior at Victoria Stroman High School ... in his two seasons on the varsity at Stroman, Lucas had 82 catches for 1,257 yards and 8 touchdowns ... at the 1994 Class 5A state track and field meet, Lucas placed seventh in the triple jump with a leap of 46 -0 1 /4 ... ranked as one of the top decathletes in the state ... coached by Jose Martinez at Victoria Stroman High. Personal: Justin Ashley Lucas is the son of James and Judy Lucas of Victoria, Texas ... born July 15, 1976 ... industrial distribution major. 1996 Football 53 flayerS S olid tight end who will see much playing time this season ... sat out last sea- l son with an injury ... strong blocking skills will be used in two tight end sets. 1995: Received a medical redshirt. 1994 (Freshman): Did not register a catch, but saw much action as a backup and on special teams ... earned a varsity letter. High School: Was named All - East Texas and all- district after grabbing 12 passes for 185 yards in Pine Tree's run - oriented offense ... was named "Mr. Pine Tree" ... coached by Walter Causey. Personal: Matthew Joe Mahone is the son of Wesley and Brenda Mahone ... born June 28, 1975 ... wildlife and fisheries sciences major. JW F II be counted on for depth on the Aggies' l' defensive front ... strong player with good quickness. 1995 (Sophomore): Posted 12 tackles, including 7 solo stops ... made his first career start against Colorado ... responded with season -high 4 stops and scored a touchdown when he recovered a fumble in the endzone. 1994 (Freshman): Contributed 4 tackles, all solo stops, as a backup defensive end ... posted a QB sack and a tackle for loss. High School: Earned prep All- America honors after posting 198 tackles and 12 sacks as a senior at Waco Midway ... earned Class 4A Defensive Player of the Year honors and all -state honors ... tallied 182 tackles as a junior ... coached by Kent Bachtal at Midway High. Personal: David Maxwell is the son of George and Jacklyn Gibson of Hewitt, Texas ... born Oct. 1, 1974 ... sociology major. Maxwell's 1995 Statistics Game Tot. Solo Avg. QBP QBS TFL INT PBU Louisiana State Did not play Tulsa Did not play at Colorado 4 1 — 0 0/0 0/0 0 0 at Texas Tech 1 1 — 0 0/0 0/0 0 0 Southern Methodist 1 1 — 0 1/2 0/0 0 0 at Baylor 0 0 — 0 0/0 0/0 0 0 Houston 2 2 — 0 0/0 0/0 0 0 at Rice 2 1 - 0 0/0 0/0 0 0 M. Tennessee State 1 1 — 1 0/0 0/0 0 0 at Texas Christian 1 0 — 0 0/0 0/0 0 0 Texas 0 0 — 0 0/0 0/0 0 0 Season (9 g 12 7 1.3 1 1/2 0/0 0 0 Career (20 games) 16 11 0.8 1 2/15 1/6 0 0 Bowls (0) 0 0 0.0 0 0 0/0 0 0 bowl statistics not included in season and career statistics 1994 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 1/13 1/6 0 1995 12 7 5 1 0 0 1 1/2 0/0 1 Career 16 11 5 1 0 0 1 2/15 1/6 1 Career High Tackles: 4 vs. Colorado, 1995 alented quarterback who 1 0 will battle for playing time this year ... strong arm and good mobility ... only a 3 i needs experience to be a solid collegiate signal caller ... finished 14th overall and first among quarterbacks in the offseason conditioning workouts ... posted the top mark among QBs in the vertical jump (31.5 inches) ... had a lift of 280.5 pounds in the power clean and 370 pounds in the squat. 1995: Redshirted. High School: Was a consensus Texas Top 100 selection after completing) l5 -of -210 passes (.523) for 1,439 yards and 5 TDs as a senior ... as a three -year starter, McCown connected on 302 -of -523 passes (.577) for 4,139 yards and 32 TDs ... also played basketball ... coached by Danny Long. Personal: Peter Randolph McCown is the son of Robin and Pat McCown ... born Feb. 16, 1977 ... agricultural business major. 54 texas A &M Maxwell's Statistics Year TAC UT AT FR FC INT QBP QBS/YDS TFL/YDS PBU B listering speed makes him a constant scoring threat ... track All- America performer who excels in the sprints and on relays ... has earned multiple All- America citations and ran the anchor leg on the 1994 indoor national champion 1,600 -meter relay team ... gives the Aggies a bonafide deep threat. 1995 (Junior): Posted 2 catches for 16 yards while playing in all 11 games ... in track and field, McCray qualified for the NCAA Outdoor Championships in the 400 - meters and both relays ... shattered the school record for the 400 -meter dash with a 44.81 clocking at the SWC Outdoor Championships ... was on the Southwest Conference Champion sprint relay team. 1994 (Sophomore): Grabbed 3 passes for 19 yards while playing in all 11 games. 1993 (Freshman): Contributed 1 catch for 14 yards while playing in all 11 games. 1992: Redshirted while working with the Aggie scout team. High School: Prep All- American who caught 40 passes for 626 yards and seven touchdowns as a senior ... one of the nation's top prep track athletes as well, posting the top prep time in the country in the 400 -meter dash with a 45.74 clocking ... finished second in balloting for national prep athlete of the year by Track & Field News ... won the state Class 5A 400 -meter dash title with a time of 46.0 ... posted a wind -aided 10.05 in the 100 -meter dash. Personal: Daniel Maurice McCray is the son of Nathaniel and Estell McCray of Killeen ... born March 11, 1974 in Maryland ... sociology major. McCray's Statistics (Receiving) :C YDS TD "a LP RPo 14 0 14.0 14 0.1 t 19 0 7.7 10 0.3 16 0 8.0 8 0.2 thletic offensive lineman who could contend for postseason honors in the fu- ture ... made a smooth transi- tion from defense to the offensive line last season and looks ready for a big junior campaign ... tough player who has a mean streak ... in the offseason conditioning program, McKinney was among the team's leaders in the power clean (341 lbs., T- lst) and bench press (380 lbs., 7th) ... finished 30th in the overall conditioning race despite not testing in the squat. 1995 (Sophomore): Including the Alamo Bowl, McKinney started the final nine games of the season ... part of offen- sive front that allowed only 9 sacks all season ... helped Aggies average over 200 yards passing for the first time since 1986. 1994 (Freshman): Made 3 tackles and pressured the quarterback once as a backup defensive end. High School: Earned high school All- American honors at tight end after making 29 catches for 501 yards and three touchdowns ... led Clear Lake High to the bi- district round of the playoffs ... on defense, McKinney made 73 tackles, 10 quarterback sacks and 15 tackles for losses at defensive end ... earned a letter in basketball ... coached by Larry Haynes. Personal: Stephen Michael McKinney is the son of Michael and Lou Ann McKinney of Houston ... born Oct. 15, 1975 ... biomedical science major. T alented defensive player who will see plenty of play- ing time this season ... slated as a backup at inside line- backer ... valuable special teams performer. 1995 (Sophomore): Contributed 13 tackles, including 9 solo stops ... made 2 tackles behind the line, broke up a pass and recovered a fumble. 1994 (Freshman): As a backup inside linebacker, posted 9 tackles, including 6 solo stops ... had 1 tackle for loss of yardage ... season -high tackle game was 3 against Houston. High School: Earned first - team Class 5A all -state honors after making 111 tackles and 11 tackles behind the line ... caused 11 fumbles ... earned second -team All- Greater Houston honors ... led the Tors to a 10 -2 record, losing to Aldine MacArthur in the area round of the playoffs... received the Galveston County's Defensive Player of the Year award ... coached by Pat Culpepper at Ball High. Personal: Phillip Darnell Meyers is the son of Norma Meyers of Galveston ... born Nov. 27, 1975 ... management major. Meyers' Statistics Year TAC UT AT FR FC INT QBP QBS/YDS TFIJYDS PBU 1994 9 6 3 0 0 0 0 0/0 1/1 0 1995 13 9 4 1 0 0 0 0/0 2/2 1 Career 72 53 19 0 1 1 0 2/13 2/10 3 Career High Tackles: 6 vs. Tulsa, 1995 1996 Football 55 D as established himself as one of the most danger- ous defensive players in the i nation ... 1995 first -team All - American who is a legitimate contender for the Outland Trophy and Lombardi Award ... was a semifinalist for the Lombardi Award in 1995 ... already a two -time unanimous all- conference selec- tion ... with 22 career tackles for losses (not including sacks), Mitchell is within striking distance of former All- American John Roper's A &M record of 32 TFL's ... rated the third -best defensive end na- tionally by The Sporting News ... A &M defensive line is rated the nation's top unit by TSN ... explosive blend of power and speed ... praised by A &M coaches for his diligence and work ethic ... in the offseason conditioning program, Mitchell posted an eye - catching 4.71 clocking in the 40 -yard dash and a vertical jump of 33 inches. 1995 (Junior): Named first -team All- American by the Walter Camp Football Foundation after posting 47 tackles, including 15 total tackles behind the line of scrimmage ... compiled 6 quarter- back sacks and 9 other tackles for losses ... also pressured the QB into an incompletion 8 times and batted down a pass ... his 48 -yard interception return for a touchdown highlighted A&M's win over Texas Christian and helped earn Mitchell SWC Defensive Player of the Week honors. 1994 (Sophomore): Earned SWC Defensive Player of the Year honors after breakthrough sopho- more season ... also earned honorable mention All- America and consensus All - SWC honors ... as a first -time starter, Mitchell recorded 62 tackles, including B. Mitchell's 1995 Season FR Game Tot. Solo Avg. QBP QBS T iNT PBU Louisiana State 4 3 0 0/0 2/4 0 0 Tulsa 4 3 — 0 0/0 (1/0 0 0 at Colorado 4 2 — 0 1/4 1/2 0 0 at Texas Tech 4 3 — 0 2/12 0/0 0 0 Southern Methodist 6 3 — 1 0/0 0/0 0 0 at Baylor 3 2 — 3 1/5 0/0 0 0 Houston 2 2 — 1 0/0 1/4 0 1 at Rice 10 8 — 1 1/3 2/7 0 0 M. Tennessee State 2 1 — 0 1/2 0/0 0 0 at Texas Christian 4 3 - 0 0/0 3/7 1 0 Texas 4 2 — 2 0/0 0/0 0 0 Season (11 games) 47 32 4.3 8 6/26 9/24 1 1 Career (33 games) 116 86 3.5 13 15/97 22/53 1 7 Bowls (2) 4 3 2.0 0 0/0 1/5 0 0 * bou4 statistics not included in season and career statistics B. Mitchell's Statistics Year TAC UT AT FR FC INT QBP QBS/YDS TUNDS PBU 1993 7 4 3 0 0 0 0 0/0 2/4 0 1994 62 50 12 3 2 0 5 9/71 11/25 6 1995 47 32 15 0 0 1 8 6/26 9/24 1 Career 116 86 30 3 2 1 13 15/97 22/53 7 Career High Tackles: I 1 vs. Southern Methodist, 1994 50 solos, and recorded 22 total tackles behind the line of scrim- mage ... posted 9 QB sacks for losses of 71 yards ... also bat- ted down 6 passes ... recovered 3 fumbles and forced 2 others ... scooped up a James Brown fumble against Texas and re- turned it 48 yards for a touch- down ... was named SWC De- fensive Player of the Week after the Texas game ... was named DMN Defensive Player of the Week after posting 8 solo tack- les, 3 QB sacks and 3 other tack- les behind the line against LSU. 1993 (Freshman): Finished his true freshman season with 7 tackles, including 4 solo stops ... had 2 tackles for a losses. High School: High School All- American who was consid- ered one of the top prospects in Louisiana as a senior ... ham- pered by injuries as a senior but was still named All- American by Max Emfinger and honorable mention All- American by USA Today ... totaled 112 tackles. including 14 behind the line and 7 sacks as a senior ... com- piled 54 solos and 71 assists as a junior ... state champion in the shot put ... coached by G Id La hl' Personal Career Tackles for Losses List* Rk Player, Years TFL's 1. John Roper, 1985 -88 .................. 32 2. Sam Adams, 1991 -93 ................. 23 Aaron Wallace, 1986 -89 .............23 36 5. Edward Jasper, 1993. ................. 19 Marcus Buckley, 1990 -92 ...........19 25 Season Tackles for Losses List* Rk Player, Year TFL's 1. Edward Jasper, 1995 ....... .......1-i Sam Adams, 1993 ....................... 1;; John Roper, 1988 ....................... 1:3 Career Quarterback Sacks List Rk Player, Years Sack 1. Aaron Wallace, 1986 -89 .............42 2. Jacob Green, 1977 -79 ................ 37 3. John Roper, 1985 -88 .................. 36 4. Marcus Buckley, 1990-92 ........... 29 5. Ray Childress, 1981 -84 .............. 25 6. William Thomas, 1987-90 ....... 21.5 7. Sam Adams, 1991 -93 .............. 20.5 8. Alex Morris, 1985 -88 .................. 20 9. Keith Mitchell, 1993 ............... 19.5 era ug m. Brandon Paul Mitchell is the son of Marilyn Ursin and Paul Mitchell ... born June 19, 1975 in Abbeville, La.... agricultural development major. 56 Texas A &M • • • • • • • • R elentless pass rusher who was among the na- tional leaders in quarterback sacks last season with 13 ... trailed national leader Brady Smith of Colorado State by two sacks ... was the sack leader in the final season of the Southwest Conference ... named the defensive MVP of the Builders Square Alamo Bowl after stellar defensive perfor- mance against the Wolverines ... rated the nation's second -best outside linebacker be- hind Nebraska's Terrell Farley by The Sporting News ... Mitchell leads the Aggie Candidate linebacking crew that is rated the fourth - best unit in the land by TSN ... has drawn Butkus Award comparisons to A &M's all -time quarterback sacks leader Aaron Wallace because of his Candidate knack for getting pressure on the quarter- back and wears the same No. 23 on his jersey ... great speed allows him to make plays all over the field ... in A &M's offseason conditioning program, Mitchell has posted best marks of 319 pounds in the power clean, 35 inches in the vertical jump. 4.10 in the 20 -yard shuttle run and 360 pounds in the bench press. 1995: (Junior): Burst on the scene as the Southwest Conference's sack leader in his first season as a starter ... his 13 sacks ranked first in the SWC and fifth nationally ... stole the show at the Alamo Bowl, earning Defen- sive MVP honors after spending much of the game in the Wolverine backfield ... earned first -team all- conference honors ... ranked sixth on the team with 55 tackles, including 36 solo stops ... led the team in QB sacks (13), QB pressures (11) and forced fumbles (3) ... top tackle game was 10 against SMU ... posted career -high 3 sacks against Texas Tech and Middle Tennessee State ... blind - sided Louisiana State QB Jamie Howard for a safety in A &M's season- opener ... sacked Colorado QB Koy Delmer and forced a fumble which was recovered in K. Mitchell's 1995 Season Game Tot. Soto Avg. QBP QBS TFL INT PBU Louisiana State 1 1 — 2 1/10 0/0 0 0 Tulsa 0 0 — 1 0/0 0/0 0 1 at Colorado 5 2 — 1 1/3 0/0 0 0 at Texas Tech 9 7 — 0 4/13 1/4 0 1 Southern Methodist 10 4 — 0 0/0 2/14 0 1 at Baylor 6 4 — 2 0/0 0/0 0 0 Houston 8 5 — 2 2/21 0/0 0 0 at Rice 4 4 — 0 1/6 1/1 0 0 M. Tennessee State 4 3 — 1 3/20 0/0 0 1 at Texas Christian 5 3 — 1 1 /11 0/0 0 0 Texas 3 3 — 0 0/0 1/1 0 0 Season (11 games) 55 36 5.0 11 13/84 5/20 0 4 Career (33 games) 89 60 2.7 19 19.5/130 8/28 0 4 Bowls (2) 2 1 1.0 3 1/13 0/0 0 0 1 bowl statistics not included in season and career statistics K. Mitchell's Statistics Year TAC UT AT FR FC INT QBP QBS/YDS TFL/YDS PBU 1993 12 7 5 0 1 0 2 1/9 0/0 0 1994 22 17 5 0 0 0 7 5.5/37 3/8 0 1995 55 36 19 2 3 0 11 13/84 5/20 4 Career 89 60 29 2 4 0 20 19.5/130 8/28 Career High Tackles: 10 vs. Southern Methodist, 1995 the endzone for a touchdown ... set up an Aggie interception Career Quarterback Sacks List touchdown by Andre Williams by Rk Player, Years S acks pressuring Houston quarterback -- —– Chuck Clements in the endzone. 1. laron Wallace. 1986 -89 .............42 1994: (Sophomore): Was 2. Jacob Green, 1977 -79 ................ 37 the team's top tackler among 3. John Roper, 1985 -88 ..................36 non - starters ... backed up All- 4. Marcus Buckley, 1990-92 ........... 29 American Antonio Armstrong at 5. Ray Childress, 1981 -84 ..............25 6. William Thomas, 1987-90 ....... 21.5 outside linebacker ... posted 22 7. Sam Adams, 1991 -93 .............. 20.5 tackles, including 17 solo stops 8 Alex Morris. 1985 -88 .................. 20 ... made 5.5 sacks for a loss of 37 yards and pressured the quar- terback into an incompletion 7 Season Quarterback Sacks List times ... made 3 stops behind Rk Player, Year S acks the line. 1993: (Freshman): Served as Armstrong's backup at 1. Jacob Green, 1979 ...................... 20 outside linebacker ... saw action 2. Ray Childress. 1983 ....................15 in all games, finishing with 12 3. John Roper, 1988 ....................... 15 tackles, including 7 solo stops 4. John Roper, 1987 ....................... 15 ... contributed a sack, caused a 5. Aaron Wallace, 1988 ............... 14.5 fumble and had 2 quarterback pressures. 1992: Redshirted Jacob Green, 1978 ...................... 13 while learning the Aggies' defen- William Thomas, 1990 ...............13 sive scheme. High School: Marcus Buckley, 1991 ................ 13 Named the Metroplex Defensive Player of the Year after posting 20 quarterback sacks and averaging 12 tackles per game as a defensive end ... earned third -team Class 5A all -state honors ... averaged 11 tackles per game as a junior ... named as a prep All- American by Max Emfinger, who ranked him as the No. 6 outside linebacker prospect in the country ... named to all the major state top 100 recruiting lists ... wore No. 23 in high school as a tribute to his idol, former Texas A &M All- American Aaron Wallace. Personal: Carlence Marquis "Keith" Mitchell is the son of Laurence and Doreatha Mitchell of Garland ... bom July 24, 1974 ... agribusiness major. 1996 Football R eturning starter who led the team in tackles last 1 season as a freshman and was named the conference's Defen- sive Newcomer of the Year ... ferocious competitor who never takes a play off ... seems to have a "feel" for being around the football ... could contend for postseason honors ... Nguyen (pronounced "win ") has been compared to two - time All- America Ed Simonini be- cause of his size and knack for be- ing around the football ... in the offseason conditioning program, Nguyen finished in the top 20 on the team in the 40 -yard dash (4.63), bench press (345 pounds) and vertical jump (33.5 inches) ... his vertical jump was the 12th best on the team. 1995 (Freshman): Became the first freshman in school history to lead the Aggies in tackles ... fell just short of Simonini's A&M freshman record of 98 tackles ... earned Southwest Conference Defensive Newcomer honors after posting 94 tackles, including 65 solo hits ... posted 7 tackles for losses and batted down 4 passes ... posted team's season -high tackle game with 18 stops against Rice ... scored a touchdown when he fielded an on -side kick like a shortstop and sprinted 46 yards to paydirt against Middle Tennessee State. 1994: Redshirted. High School: Consensus Texas Top 100 linebacker ... earned District 30 -3A Defensive Player of the Year honors after piling up an eye - catching 188 tackles ... named to the Class 3A second -team all -state team as a punter ... named the All -South Texas Defensive Player of the Year by the Corpus Christi Caller -Times ... led Rockport- Fulton High to an 8 -3 record, losing to Pearsall High in the bi- district round of the playoffs ... coached by Bob Pyssen at Rockport - Fulton High. Personal: Dat Nguyen is the son of Ho and Tammy Nguyen of Fulton, Texas ... born Sept. 25, 1975 ... general studies major. Nguyen's 1995 Statistics Game Tot. Solo Avg. QBP QBS TFL INT PBU Louisiana State 7 3 — 0 0/0 0/0 1) 0 Tulsa 3 2 — 0 0/0 0/0 0 0 at Colorado 9 5 — 0 0/0 1/1 0 0 at Texas Tech 14 10 — 0 0/0 2/4 0 0 Southern Methodist 10 9 — 0 0/0 3/6 0 1 at Baylor 5 3 — 0 0/0 0/0 0 1 Houston 6 4 — 0 0/0 0/0 0 0 at Rice 18 12 — 1 0/0 0/0 0 I) M. Tennessee State 5 2 — 0 0/0 0/0 0 2 at Texas Christian 11 10 — 1 0/0 1/2 0 0 Texa 6 5 — 0 0/0 0/0 0 0 Season (11 games) 94 65 8.5 3 0/0 7/13 0 4 Caree (11 game 9 4 65 8 .5 3 0/0 7/13 0 4 ........ ... .... _......_.. Bowls ( 1) 4 _..- .._ -.. 4 _._..... 4.0 0 _... - 0 /0 0/0 0 0 *howl statistics not included in season and career statistics Nguyen's Statistics Year TAC UT AT F2 FC INT QBP QBS/YDS TFL/YDS PBD 1995 94 65 39 0 0 0 3 0/0 7/13 4 Career 94 65 39 0 0 0 3 0/0 7/13 Career High Tackles: 18 vs. Rice, 1995 * r so 58 Texas A &M ■ who is expected to start at split end for the Aggies ... was the team's leading re- ceiver among non - starters in 1995 ... sure- handed receiver with excellent speed in the offseason conditioning program, Oliver was among the team leaders in the 40 -yard dash (4.48), 20 -yard shuttle run (4.02) and vertical jump (33 inches) ... posted the top mark ... posted the top mark among wide receivers in the 40 and the shuttle run. 1995 (Freshman): Posted 18 catches for 230 yards (12.8 average) and a touchdown while seeing action in nine games ... was the top receptions total among non - starters ... missed two games with injuries. 1994: Was expected to play as a t tendon on the first day of fall practi rue freshman, but ruptured his achilles ce ... received a medical redshirt. High School: Consensus Texas Top 100 wide receiver ... rated as one of the top receivers in the nation ... was named yards and three touchdowns ... also e All -Area after catching 55 passes for 710 xcelled on defense, making 60 tackles and picking off five passes ... as a junior, Oliver had 43 catches for 718 yards ... also competed in soccer and track and field ... coached by Eddy Peach at Lamar High. Personal: Aaron Scott Oliv Arlington ... born July 23, 1975 ... er is the son of Al and Donna Oliver of his father, Al Oliver, starred for the Pitts- burgh Pirates and Texas Rangers during an illustrious Major League baseball career ... recreation, parks and tourism science major. is Olivers's 1995 Season (Receiving) (Rushing) Game No. Yds. Avg. TDs LP Avg. Louisiana State 0 0 0.0 11 0 - Tulsa 0 0 0.0 0 0 9 at Colorado Did not Play 28 - at Colorado at Texas Tech Did not Play 0 0 Southern Methodist 4 48 12.0 0 17 0 at Baylor 0 0 0.0 0 0 - Houston 4 46 11.5 0 14 30 3.8 at Rice 2 33 16.5 0 29 9 M. Tennessee State 4 47 11.8 1 15 at Rice at Texas Christian 0 0 0.0 0 0 - Texas 4 56 14.0 0 32 - Season (9 games) 18 230 12.8 1 29 2.0/25.6 Career (9 games) 1 2 12.8 1 29 2.0/25.6 Bowls (1 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 * bowl statistics not included in season and career statistics 2 • Oliver's Statistics (Receiving) Year Rec. Yds Avg. TD LP RPG • 1995 18 230 12.8 1 29 2.0/25.6 • Career 18 230 12.8 1 29 2.0/25.6 Career High Catches: 4 vs. SMU, Houston, MTSU and Texas, 1995 • Career High Receiving Yards: 56 vs. Texas, 1995 so irr Parker • • •. • • Los Angeks t :M= • • • lusive runner who will i • battle for the Aggies' • starting running back job ... Parker's "waterbug" running • style makes it tough for defenders to get a clean shot at him ... extremely hard to knock off his feet ... his 4.39 time in the 40 -yard dash was the fastest time in • the Aggies' offseason conditioning program last spring ... placed 23rd in the • overall conditioning rankings despite not testing in the squat ... posted the team's second best vertical jump (37 inches) and the eighth -best 20 -yard shuttle • run time (4.04). 1995 (Freshman): Finished as the team's third - leading • rusher with 312 yards on 71 carries (4.4 average) as a true freshman ... a good receiver, he grabbed 4 passes for 77 yards (19.3 average ... was A &M's top • rusher against Michigan in the Alamo Bowl, posting 56 yards on 21 carries ... Parker also caught 3 passes for 23 yards against the Wolverines ... took a • screen pass 56 yards for a crucial touchdown against SMU ... best rushing game • was 88 yards on 22 attempts against SMU. High School: Led the Los Angeles area in rushing and scoring as a senior at Locke High School ... was a second- team All -USA pick by USA Today ... was rated the No. 2 back in the West and • fifth -best nationally ... rushed for 1,129 yards and scored 19 touchdowns ... ver- satile player who saw action at defensive back, linebacker, defensive end and • wide receiver, in additin to his running back duties ... also served team's backup quarterback ... coached by E.C. Robinson at Locke High School. Personal: • Sirr Eluan Parker is the son of Dolly Mosley ... bom Oct. 31, 1977 ... general • studies major. • • • • • 1 Parker's 1995 Statistics (Rushing) Game Ali. Net Avg. TD L P Avg. Louisiana State 5 18 3.6 0 7 - Tulsa 9 81 9.0 0 28 - at Colorado 0 0 0.0 0 0 at Texas Tech 0 0 0.0 0 0 - Southern Methodist 22 88 4.0 0 10 - at Baylor 8 30 3.8 0 9 - Houston 9 33 3.7 1 7 - at Rice 0 0 0.0 0 0 - M. Tennessee State 5 11 2.2 0 9 - at Texas Christian 10 43 4.3 1 16 - Texas 3 8 2.7 0 4 - Season (11 games) 71 312 4.4 2 28 28.4 Career (11 games) 71 312 4.4 2 28 28.4 Bowls (1) 21 56 2.7 0 11 56.0 * bowl statistics not included in season and career statistics Parker's Statistics (Rushing) Year ATT YDS AVG TDS LP YPG 1995 71 312 4.4 2 28 28.4 Career 71 312 4.4 2 28 28.4 Career High Rushing: 88 yards vs. SMU, 1995 (22 carries) (Kickoff Returns) Year NO YDS TD AVG LP 1995 7 71 0 11 Career 7 71 0 I11.1 L. 1996 Football 59 F layerS_ sive end. 1994: Sat out season per NCAA transfer rules. 1993 (Freshman): Saw limited action at Oklahoma as a true freshman ... made 2 tackles in 5 games for the Sooners. High School: Earned first -team Class 5A all -state honors after making 84 tackles, including 41 solo stops at Kashmere ... high school All- Ameri- can ... three -time all - district selection ... was a finalist for the Houston Touch- down Club Defensive Player of the Year award. Personal: Zerick Deross Rollins is the son of Evelyn Rollins ... born June 20, 1973 ... agricultural economics major ... his brother, Joseph, played football at Lamar. S trong - legged placekicker who could contribute as i'm the Aggies' kickoff specialist T ..soccer -style kicker boots kickoffs deep and high ... adds quality depth at placekicker. 1995 (Freshman): Did not attempt a field goal or extra point, but handled the kickoff duties in several games. 1994: Redshirted. High School: Handled the kickoff and placekicking duties for the Vikings, as well as serving as a receiver ... coached by Marty Criswell. Personal: Ryan lames Pillans is the son of Jim and Vera Pillans ... business administration major. :ghtning -fast defender who could contribute as l a backup cornerback and on special teams ... might rank as the fastest player on the Aggie roster ... a two -sport standout in football and track, Price ranked as the nation's fastest freshman in the 100- and 200 -meter dashes in 1995. 1995 (Freshman): Contributed 10 tackles as a true freshman, mostly on special teams ... saw limited action in the defensive secondary ... grabbed his first career interception against Houston ... outran a punt and downed it on the 1 -yard line. High School: Helped lead Tyler John Tyler to a 16 -0 record and the Class 5A Div. II state championship ... earned all -state honors at running back and was honored with the Lawrence LaCroix Award ... coached by Allen Wilson at Tyler John Tyler ... was Class 5A state champion in 110- and 300 - meter hurdles and was second in the long jump. Personal: Micheal Price is the son of Alex Price and Lula Price ... born Feb. 24, 1977 ... animal science major. A dds quality depth to the already- strong Aggies' defensive line corps ... has been in the program for two years and could be ready to contribute ... has posted marks of 360 pounds in the bench press, 26 inches in the vertical jump and a 5.09 clocking in the 40 -yard dash. 1995 (Sophomore): Did not register a tackle, but lettered as a backup defen- ne of the four returning starters on the Aggies' aim offensive line ... a two -year starter who has made 16 ca- reer starts, including 12 consecutive ... one of the strongest players on the team, Ruhman has posted a lift of 500 pounds in the squat. 1995 (Sophomore): Started all 12 games at left tackle despite nagging injuries ... offensive front allowed only 9 sacks in 1995 ... helped the offense average 376 yards per game, including over 200 yards passing per contest. 1994 (Freshman): Split the right tackle starting position with Hunter Goodwin ... made 5 starts at right tackle ... helped the Aggies average over 360 yards of total offense per game and score 319 points. 1993: Redshirted after injuring his shoulder during the fall ... had earned the backup position at right tackle by the season opener ... saw action against LSU and Missouri before the injury ended his season. High School: Considered one of the top line prospects in the nation as a senior at Nimitz High ... earned All- American honors from SuperPrep, Max Emfiinger, Tom Lemming, USA Today, Football News, Bluechip Illustrated ... earned second -team Class 5A All -State honors ... was a unanimous Texas Top 100 selection ... coached by David Aymond. Personal: Christopher Aamon Ruhman is the son of Richard Ruhman of Houston ... born Dec. 19, 1974 in Houston ... political science major. P hysical offensive line prospect who will battle for the right tackle starting job this season ... will see much playing time ... rare blend of size and mobility ... was a standout in the offseason conditioning program, finishing 10th overall and tops among the offensive linemen ... posted a school record 600 -pound lift in the squat to lead the team ... also tied for the team lead with a 341 -pound lift in the power clean ... Spikes' 400 -pound bench press mark ranked second on the team ... led the offensive line in the squat, power clean, 40 -yard dash (4.95) ... was second in the bench press and vertical jump (26.5 inches). 1995 (Freshman): Served as 3rd round NFL draft pick Hunter Goodwin's backup at right tackle as a true freshman ... played in all 12 games. High School: Earned first -team Class 5A all -state honors as a defensive lineman ... posted 90 tackles, including an incredible 48 tackles behind the line of scrim- mage ... compiled 20 sacks and pressured the quarterback 31 times ... was an honorable mention All -USA selection by the USA Today ... led Bryan High to a 7 -4 record and the first round of the playoffs ... coached by Marty Criswell at Bryan High. Personal: Cameron Wade Spikes is the son of Mary and Jerry Spikes ... born Nov. 6, 1976 ... business administration major. 10 texas A &M S lated to be a major part of the Aggies' offense this year ... gives the Aggies' a breakaway threat at tight end ... was a standout in the offseason conditioning program, finishing second in the overall rankings behind Larry Walker II ... ranked in the top 15 on the team in all six tests ... posted marks of 308 pounds in the power clean (11th-best on the team), 525 in the squat (3rd), 380 in bench press (6th) and 34.5 inches in the vertical jump (7th) ... posted times of 4.65 in the 40 (7th) and 4.13 in the 20 -yard shuttle (15th). 1995 (Freshman): Played in all 11 games as a true freshman, grabbing 1 pass for 20 yards ... caught a pass for 6 yards in the Alamo Bowl. High School: Led LaMarque High to a 15 -1 record and the Class 4A state finals before falling to Stephenville ... finished with 20 catches for 408 yards and 3 touchdowns ... was voted team MVP ... in three seasons at LaMarque, Spillei s teams posted a 41 -3 record ... coached by Alan Weddell. Personal: Derrick Rashawn Spiller is the son of Cynthia Spiller ... born Sept. 8. 1977 ... bio- medical science major. Spiller's Statistics (Receiving) Year Rec. Yds Avg. TD LP RPO 1995 1 20 20.0 0 20 0.1 ifted athlete who will be making his much antici- pated debut in an Aggie uniform this year ... transfer from Tennesse whosat out the 1995 season per NCAA transfer rules ... hasn't taken a snap at A &M, but is rated the nation's ninth -best signal - caller and preseason Big 12 Newcomer of the Year by The Sporting News ... has had the benefit of two spring practices at A &M and has a good command of the Aggie offensive scheme ... has impressed with his mobility and strong arm ... was impressive in the offseason conditioning program, finishing 16th in the overall ranking despite not testing in the squat ... posted top mark for QBs in the power clean (341 pounds, second -best all -time for QB), 40 -yard dash (4.75), 20 -yard shuttle run (4.04, 7th overall) and bench press (330 pounds) ... holds the squat record for quarterbacks with a lift of 450 pounds. 1995: Sat out the season after transferring from Tennessee ... was impressive during workouts. 1994: Played in 11 of 12 games at quarterback for the Volunteers, including the Gator Bowl ... completed 34 -of -55 passes for 424 yards and 1 touchdown with 2 interceptions ... season -best game was a 7 -for -7 for 116 yards performance against Vanderbilt. High School: Consensus high school All - American ... earned first -team Class 4A all -state and Player of the Year honors ... rushed for 1,516 yards and 21 touchdowns, while completing 158 -of -235 passes for 2,558 yards and 26 touchdowns ... scored a school record 47 rushing and passing TDs during his career ... his 26 passing TDs were a school record ... led nation's all - time second -most productive offense with 6,885 yards ... led Stephenville to state title with a 16 -0 record ... also a standout in baseball, track and field, and powerlifting ... coached by Art Briles. Personal: Branndon James Stewart is the son of Redge and Vickie Stewart of Lewisville ... born Sep. 23, 1975 ... marketing major. olid offensive line prospect who will add depth at sev- eral positions this year ... slated to play a big role in the Aggies' offensive line rotation ... excellent size and speed ... only needs experience to be a solid collegiate lineman ... in the offseason conditioning program, Tucker was 12th overall and second among offensive linemen ... posted the sixth -best power clean (319 pounds) and ninth -best squat (480 pounds) ... posted the top vertical jump (28 inches) among offensive linemen and the second -best 20 -yard shuttle run (4.49). 1995 (Freshman): Earned the backup role at center behind Koby Hackradt as a true freshman ... played in all 11 games and the Alamo Bowl. High School: Earned high school All- America honors after leading Midland Lee High to a 74-2 record and the quarterfinals of the Class 5A playoffs ... was a national top 100 pick and a consensus Texas Top 100 selection ... coached by Earl Miller at Midland Lee High School. Personal: Rex Truman Tucker is the son of Dorothy and Connie Baird ... born Dec. 20, 1976 ... general studies major ... brother, Ryan, was an All - SWC center at Texas Christian. 1996 Football 61 Career 1 20 20.0 0 20 0.1 I +J F oung player with much potential ... will battle for WIJA playing time this fall ... was impressive during spring drills ... could develop into a force on the offensive front ... in the offseason condi- tioning workouts, Vazquez posted a bench press mark of 360 pounds, which ranked 12th on the team. 1994 (Freshmen): Saw playing time as a backup center but did not earn a varsity letter. 1994: Handled the center duties for the scout team while redshirting. High School: Earned second -team All- Greater Houston area honors and first -team All- District 17 -5A honors ... rated as one of the top offensive linemen in the state by Texas Football magazine ... led the Rams to an 8 -5 finish and the quarterfinals of the playoffs ... was a nominee for the Houston Touchdown Club's Offensive Player of the Year award ... coached by Mike Sciba at Elsik High. Personal: David Victor Vazquez is the son of Miguel and Ana Vazquez of Houston ... born Jan. 4, 1976 ... agricultural development major. alented placekicker who gives the Aggies quality 1 depth behind all - conference contender Kyle Bryant ... is the younger brother of former All- Southwest Conference placekicker Terry Venetoulias, who lettered for A &M from 1990 -93 and finished his career as the most accurate placekicker in school history ... soccer -style placekicker with good distance and accuracy ... in the offseason conditioning workouts, Venetoulias posted the top mark among placekickers in the power clean (275 pounds). 1995 (Sophomore): Handled the kickoff duties and connected on 1 -of -2 field goals and 8 -of -8 extra points. 1994 (Freshman): Did not earn a varsity letter. 1993: Redshirted. High School: Was a three -year letterman for Deer Park High School ... earned All- District honors as a placekicker and punter ... as a senior, Venetoulias con- nected on 2 -of -3 field goals and had a 42.7 punting average ... earned four varsity letters in soccer and was a two -time All- District midfielder ... also a two -year letterwinner in track and field and was the district champion in the pole vault as a freshman. Personal: Emmanuel Manoli Venetoulias is the son of Gus and Athena Venetoulias of Deer Park ... born Jan. 12, 1975 in New York ... business administra- tion major ... father played professional soccer in Greece. Venetoulias' n A &M's offseason conditioning trophy last spring after finishing sec- ond to Leeland McElroy in 1995 ... an exceptional athlete who might be the nation's fastest linebacker ... posted a 4.39 40 -yard dash clocking in 1995 ... makes tackles from sideline to sideline ... two -year starter with 19 career starts to his credit ... in the offseason condi- tioning program, Walker II finished in the top 11 overall in all six testing categories ... posted Candidate marks of 330 pounds in the power clean (5th overall, 1st among ILBs), 4.47 in the 40 (6th overall, 1st among ILBs), 35.5 inches in the vertical jump (11th overall, 1st among ILBs), 500 pounds in the squat (6th overall, 1st among ILBs), 4.06 in the 20 -yard shuttle (10th overall, 1st among ILBs). 1995 (Junior): Was the team's fifth- leading tackler with 57 stops ... had 3 sacks and 5 other tackles behind the line of scrimmage ... prssured the quarterback into an incompletion 6 times ... started seven regular season games, and the Alamo Bowl ... grabbed an interception against Texas Christian that led to the Aggies' initial score ... changed the momentum of the Baylor game with a first- quarter punt block 62 Texas A &M that resulted in a touchdown. 1994 (Sophomore): Was second on the team in tackles with 69 (39 solos) as a first -time starter ... posted 4 quarterback sacks and 2 tackles behind the line of scrimmage ... pressured the quarterback into an incompletion 3 times and caused a fumble ... earned SWC Defensive Player of the Week honors from the Houston Post after posting 10 tackles in the Aggies' 34 -10 rout of Texas. 1993 (Freshman): One of only three true freshman to see action for A &M ... excelled on the Aggie special teams, making 10 tackles, including 7 solo stops ... was a backup at outside linebacker. High School: Standout two -way player at Class 3A Rusk High School ... earned honorable- mention all -state honors at running back after rushing for 1,307 yards and 26 touchdowns as a senior ... had 5 catches for 152 yards ... was a consensus Texas Top 100 selection at linebacker ... coached by Larry Upshaw at Rusk High. Personal: Larry lay Walker II is the son of Larry and Betty Walker of Rusk ... horn Dec. 3. 1974 in Tyler ... biomedical science major. Walker's 1995 Season Walker's Statistics Tot. Solo Avg. Game Tot. Solo Av QBP QBS TFL INT PBU Louisiana State 5 3 0 0/0 0/0 0 0- Tulsa 10 7 — 0 0/0 0/0 0 0 at Colorado 4 2 — 0 0/0 0/0 0 0 at Texas Tech I 1 — 1 0/0 0/0 0 0 Southern Methodist 7 4 — 0 0/0 1/2 0 0' at Baylor 3 2 — 2 0/0 0/0 0 0 Houston 1 0 — 0 0/0 0/0 0 0 at Rice 4 2 — 0 0/0 0/0 0 0 M. Tennessee State 7 5 — 1 2/16 0/0 0 0 at Texas Christian 11 7 - 1 0/0 3/10 1 0 T exas 4 3 1 1 /11 1/4 0 0 Season (11 g 57 36 5 6 3/27 5/16 1 0' Career (33 g 130 76 3.9 9 7/54 7/29 1 2 Bowls (2) 7 5 3.5 0 1/ 0/0 0 0 `boud statistics not included in season and career statistics man-to -man coverage skills as well as a knack for the big play ... had offseason knee surgery and missed spring workouts, but is expected to be ready for the 1996 season ... a possible honors candidate who will battle for the starting cornerback job opposite Donovan Greer ... an excellent athlete, Williams finished first among defensive backs and third overall in the 1995 offseason condi- tioning program. 1995 (Junior): Played an integral role on the nation's third - ranked defense ... was considered a starter by defensive coordinator Phil Bennett ... finished with 26 tackles, including 22 solo stops while playing in all 11 games and starting three ... ranked second on the team in passes broken up with 7 and pulled down 2 interceptions ... was a standout in the Alamo Bowl, grabbing a game - clinching interception and breaking up a pair of passes ... scored a touchdown on an interception return against Houston. 1994 (Sophomore): Posted 7 tackles ad a break -out season in 1995 ... showed strong I 1. while seeing action in 11 games ... caused a fumble ... had a season -high 2 tackles against Oklahoma and Texas Tech. 1993 (Freshman): Saw action in 11 games ... made two tackles and recovered a fumble. 1992: Redshirted. High School: Prep All- American who was named to every major state top 100 recruiting list ... posted 108 tackles and three interceptions in 1991 to earn district MVP honors ... was a two -time all- district selection and earned all -state honors as a senior ... four - year letterman in track. Personal: Andre Dawarn Williams is the son of Larry and Deborah Williams of Sherman ... born April 9, 1974 in Longview ... agricultural development major. A. Williams' 1995 Season Walker's Statistics Tot. Solo Avg. QBP Year TAC UT AT FR FC INT QBP QBS/YDS TFL/YDS PBU 1993 4 1 3 0 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0 1994 69 39 30 0 1 0 3 4/27 2/13 2 1995 57 36 21 0 0 1 6 3/27 5/16 0 Career 130 76 54 0 1 1 9 7/54 7/29 2 0 Career High Tackles: I1 vs. Texas Christian, 1995 0 man-to -man coverage skills as well as a knack for the big play ... had offseason knee surgery and missed spring workouts, but is expected to be ready for the 1996 season ... a possible honors candidate who will battle for the starting cornerback job opposite Donovan Greer ... an excellent athlete, Williams finished first among defensive backs and third overall in the 1995 offseason condi- tioning program. 1995 (Junior): Played an integral role on the nation's third - ranked defense ... was considered a starter by defensive coordinator Phil Bennett ... finished with 26 tackles, including 22 solo stops while playing in all 11 games and starting three ... ranked second on the team in passes broken up with 7 and pulled down 2 interceptions ... was a standout in the Alamo Bowl, grabbing a game - clinching interception and breaking up a pair of passes ... scored a touchdown on an interception return against Houston. 1994 (Sophomore): Posted 7 tackles ad a break -out season in 1995 ... showed strong I 1. while seeing action in 11 games ... caused a fumble ... had a season -high 2 tackles against Oklahoma and Texas Tech. 1993 (Freshman): Saw action in 11 games ... made two tackles and recovered a fumble. 1992: Redshirted. High School: Prep All- American who was named to every major state top 100 recruiting list ... posted 108 tackles and three interceptions in 1991 to earn district MVP honors ... was a two -time all- district selection and earned all -state honors as a senior ... four - year letterman in track. Personal: Andre Dawarn Williams is the son of Larry and Deborah Williams of Sherman ... born April 9, 1974 in Longview ... agricultural development major. A. Williams' 1995 Season Game Tot. Solo Avg. QBP QBS TFL INT PBU Louisiana State 1 1 — 0 0/0 0/0 0 1 Tulsa 2 2 — 0 0/0 0/0 0 0 at Colorado 1 1 — 0 0/0 0/0 0. 0 at Texas Tech 0 0 — 0 0/0 0/0 0 0 Southern Methodist 0 0 — 0 0/0 0/0 0 0 at Bavlor 7 5 — 0 0/0 0/0 0 3 Houston 3 2 — 0 0/0 0/0 1 1 at Rice 3 3 — 0 0/0 0/0 0 1 M. Tennessee State 1 1 — 0 0/0 0/0 1 0 at Texas Christian 1 1 — 0 0/0 0/0 0 0 Texas 7 6 — 0 0/0 0/0 0 1 Season (11 games) 26 22 2.4 0 0/0 0/0 2 7 Career (33 games) 35 29 1.1 0 0/0 0/0 2 7 Bowls (2) 1 1 0.5 0 0/0 0/0 1 2 bowl statistics not included in season and career statistics Career 35 29 6 1 1 2 0 0/0 0/0 7 Career High Tackles: 11 vs. Texas Christian, 1995 1996 Football 63 A. Williams' Statistics Year TAC UT AT FR FC INT QBP QBS/YDS TFUYDS PBU " 1993 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0 1994 7 5 2 0 1 0 0 0/0 0/0 0 1995 26 22 4 0 0 2 0 0/0 0/0 7 Career 35 29 6 1 1 2 0 0/0 0/0 7 Career High Tackles: 11 vs. Texas Christian, 1995 1996 Football 63 11 ersatile athlete who SLILM could contribute at run- ning back for the Aggies ... has impressive lower body strength and possesses excellent balance and agility ... in the offseason condi- tioning program, Williams has posted a lift of 380 pounds in the squat and a time of 4.66 in the 40 -yard dash. 1995 (Freshman): Saw action in all 11 games but did not earn a varsity letter ... gained 39 yards on 6 carries with a long run of 19 yards ... on special teams, Williams posted 7 tackles, including 5 solos. 1994: Redshirted. High School: Earned second -team Class 4A all - state honors as a defensive back after recording 101 tackles, including 78 solo stops, and six interceptions (two returned for touchdowns) ... earned Dallas All - Area honors at defensive back ... was a dangerous return man, averaging 17.4 yards on punt returns and 20.8 yards on kickoffs ... on offense, Williams caught 27 passes for 587 yards (21.7 average) and four touchdowns and rushed for 198 yards and four touchdowns on 18 carries (11.0 average) ... earned first -team District 124A honors on defense, and second -team kudos on offense ... coached by Willie Dearion at Roosevelt High. Personal: Michael Williams is the son of Isaac and Rose Williams of Lewisville, Texas ... born Dec. 26, 1975 ... a brother, Kevin, played at Miami (Fla.) and is a member of the Dallas Cowboys ... agricul- tural business major. me Williams Statistics (Rushing) Year ATT YDs AVG TDS LP YPG 1995 6 39 6.5 0 19 3.5 Career 6 39 6.5 0 19 3.5 Career High Rushing: 22 yards vs. MTSU, 1995 (2 carries) mpact performer who is a k strong honors candidate ... teams with All- American Brandon Mitchell to form the nation's top pair of defensive ends ... the Aggies' defensive line was rated the top unit in the nation by The Sporting News ... expected to blossom with a full season and a spring training under his belt ... was a standout in the offseason conditioning program, tying for the team lead with a 341 -pound power clean and posting a 4.88 in the 40 -yard dash. 1995 (Junior): Despite starting only the final six games of the season, Williams earned second -team all- conference honors after posting 43 tackles, including a sack and 7 other tackles behind the line of scrimmage ... named Southwest Conference Defensive Player of the Week after making 11 tackles, a sack and four other tackles for losses against Rice ... caused 2 fumbles and recovered 2 others. Junior College: Trans- ferred to A &M from Northeast Oklahoma (1994) ... two -time junior college All- American outside linebacker /defensive end for Navarro Junior College from 1992 -93 ... in two seasons at Navarro, Williams totalled 132 tackles, 24 quarter- back sacks, 23 other tackles for losses and 27 QB pressures ... earned confer- ence defensive player of the year as a sophomore, after making 68 tackles, 14 sacks, 14 other tackles for loss and 27 QB pressures ... in two juco seasons, Williams forced 5 fumbles and recovered 4, including one he returned for a touchdown ... originally signed with A &M in 1994. Personal: Patrick Will- iams is the son of Edna Williams ... born Nov. 24, 1972 ... recreation, parks and tourism sciences major. R Williams' 1995 Statistics Game Tot. Solo Avg. QBP QBS TFL INT PBU Louisiana State 2 — 0 0/0 1/1 0 0 Tulsa 2 1 — 0 0/0 0/0 0 0 at Colorado 4 3 — 0 0/0 1/2 0 0 at Texas Tech 1 0 — 0 0/0 0/0 0 1 Southern Methodist 2 0 — 0 0/0 0/0 0 0 at Baylor 5 1 — 0 0/0 0/0 0 0 Houston 5 5 — 0 0/0 0/0 0 0 at Rice 11 8 — 0 1 /11 4/8 0 0 M. Tennessee State 2 2 — 2 0/0 1/4 0 0 at Texas Christian 3 2 — 0 0/0 0/0 0 2 Texas 5 2 — 0 0/0 0/0 0 0 Season (11 games) 43 26 3.9 2 1/11 7/15 0 3 Career (11 games) 43 26 3.9 2 1/11 7/15 0 3 Bowls (1) 3 2 3.0 0 2/14 0/0 0 0 * bowl statistics not included in season and career statistics R Williams' Statistics Year TAC UT AT PH PC INT QBP QBS/YDS TFUYDS PBU 1995 43 26 18 2 2 0 2 1 /11 7/15 3 Career 43 26 18 2 2 0 2 1/11 7/15 3 Career High Tackles: 11 vs. Rice, 1995 T alented defender who could compete for play- ing time in the defensive sec- ondary ... will be called on for 9 leadership as a senior ... has good speed and strength ... finished 33rd overall and fifth among defensive backs in the offseason conditioning program ... tied for seventh overall with a 34.5 -inch vertical leap and was 20th overall with a 4.64 time in the 40 -yard dash. 1995 (Junior): Played in all 11 games, posting 3 tackles ... broke up a pass. 1994 (Sophomore): Earned his first varsity letter ... saw action in all 11 games as a backup and on the Aggie special teams ... did not register a tackle. 1993 (Freshman): Did not earn a varsity letter. 1995: Redshirted. High School: Regarded as one of the best prep safeties in the nation ... one of three Parade All- Americans signed by A &M in the 1992 recruiting class ... named to all the major state top 100 recruiting lists ... a two -year starter who led team to the state semifinals his senior season ... made 65 solo tackles and six interceptions, earning all -state honors ... a versatile athlete who lettered three years in basketball and three years in track and field ... earned all- district basketball honors as a guard and forward ... member of the National Honor Society. Personal: Sherrod Lynn Wyatt is the son of James and Artie Wyatt of Dallas ... born February 27, 1974 in Dallas ... agricul- tural journalism major ... his brother, Lenzy Wyatt, played collegiate basket- ball, while a cousin and an uncle both played collegiate football. 64 Texas A &M !ayerS Texas A &M loads up on defensive backs, offensive linemen and linebackers W t tth an eye on the future, he Texas A &M football team signed a well- rounded class of 18 prospects on na- tional signing day, including 13 high school All- Americans. With an eye on 1996, the Ag- gie coaching staff garnered the signature of six defensive backs to fill the most glaring need for the coming season. The loss of starters Ray Mickens, a three -time all -con- ference selection, and Dennis Allen, coupled with injuries to returnees Donovan Greer and Andre Williams made the sec- ondary the focal point of the 1996 signing class. Texas A &M head coach R.C. Slocum and his staff met the need by sign- ing junior college transfer Eric Jennings (Mt. San Antonio JC [Calif.]), along with prep standouts Brandon Jennings (Channelview High), Ronald Patton (Houston Langham Creek), Jason Webster (Sugarland Willowridge), Jeff Wilson (Temple) and Delvin Wright (Lancaster). All six have the one -on -one coverage skills needed for the Wrecking Crew defensive scheme to be suc- cessful. "I think we had one of the best years we've ever had in terms of recruiting defensive backs, particularily corners," Slocum said. "It is a hard posi- tion to recruit, and in our style of defense with man coverage, we absolutely have to have those players. We were in a desperate situation in the secondary." While the Aggies focused on the defensive secondary, A &M received help at all positions except the kicking game and quarterback. The Aggies are set at both those positions with junior Branndon Stewart, sophomore Kevin Colon and freshmen Randy McCown and Shane Lechler at quarterback and juniors Kyle Bryant and Manoli Venetoulias at placekicker. Slocum said the Aggies were just a few defensive linemen short of signing a "great" recruiting class. The Aggies did sign wrecking ball noseguard Stephen Young, who played for Jerry Bennett at Jefferson High School. Bennett is the brother of A &M defensive coordinator Phil Bennett. "On the defensive line, there were a couple of guys who could have helped our class," Slocum said. "If we had gotten a few defensive linemen, I would have said this was a great class. We needed DB's, and we got that. We needed help on the of- fensive line, and we got that. We added to our receivers, and we added a running back. We got a few linebackers to go along with what we have. The only major disappoint- ment was that we had a need at defensive line and we only signed one there." The Aggies lost only two players from the offensive line, but still managed to sign three top line prospects. Chris Valletta, a Parade All - American, may be the most heralded, but Andy Vincent (Sulphur, La.) and Toby McCarthy (Midland Lee) are expected to impact the posi- tion immediately. At wide receiver, the Ag- gies signed Chris Cole (West Orange- Stark) and Shannon Crenshaw (Austin LBJ), which should help compen- sate for the loss of fifth -year seniors Chris Sanders and Gene Lowery. Cole blos- somed into an all -state cali- ber receiver as a senior, while Crenshaw earned a reputa- tion as a dangerous runner, receiver and return man. Despite the success of the Aggies' freshman tailback trio of Sirr Parker, D'Andre Hardeman and Eric Bernard in the Alamo Bowl in 1995, the Aggie still managed to add one of the state's top runners to their arsenal. Aldine Nimitz's Dante Hall rushed for nearly 1,000 yards as a senior despite playing in only seven games due to an injury. Linebackers are always a priority for the Wrecking Crew, and the Aggies signed four prospects with speed and a nose for the quarter- back. Parade All- American Chris Thierry could make an immediate impact, as could Sean Coryatt, who is the younger brother of Quentin Coryatt and sat out the 1995 season while rehabbing a shoulder injury. Rounding out the linebackers are Ronnie Alexander (Shreveport, La. Evangel Christian) and Cornelius Anthony (Houston Elkins). The Aggies signed a pair of tight ends who will be counted on to help replace 1995 starter Hayward Clay. Louisiana's RoDerrick Broughton (Monroe Neville) and Henderson's Adren Dudley (Blinn JC) both have excellent size and speed and could bolster the Aggies' offen- sive attack in 1996. 1996 Texas A&M Football Signees Player Pos Ht Wt CL -Exp Hometown (High School) Alexander. Ronnie LB 6 -3 200 Frosh Shreveport, La. (Evangel Christian) Anthony, Cornelius LB 6 -1 200 Frosh Missouri City (Elkins) Broughton, RoDerrick TE 6 -3 240 Frosh Monroe. La. (Neville) Cole, Chris WR 6 -1 178 Frosh Orange (West Orange - Stark) Coryatt, Sean LB 6 -1 215 Frosh Sugar Land (Clements) Crenshaw, Shannon WR 5 -10 173 Frosh Austin (LBJ) Dudley, Adren TE 6 -5 230 Jr -TR Henderson (High/Blinn 1G Hall, Dante RB 5 -9 180 Frosh Houston (Nimitz) Jennings, Brandon DB 6 -2 180 Frosh Houston (Channelview) Jennings, Eric DB 5 -11 180 Jr -TR Pomona, Calif. (Ganesha/Mt. San Antonio JC) McCarthy, Toby OL 6 -5 240 Frosh Midland (Lee) Patton, Ronald DB 5 -10 185 Frosh Houston (Langham Creek) Thierry, Chris LB 6 -2 226 Frosh Baytown (Lee) Valletta, Chris OL 6 -4 305 Frosh Plano (High) Vincent, Andy OL 6 -4 295 Frosh Sulphur, La. (High) Webster. Jason DB 5 -10 165 Frosh Houston (Willowridge) Wilson, Jeff DB 5 -10 I75 Frosh Temple (High) Wright, Delvin DB 5 -11 170 Frosh Lancaster (High) Young, Stephen DL 6 -1 275 Frosh Jefferson (High) 1996 Football 65 General Overview "We're obviously delighted that the national signing day has ar- rived. We feel very good about the young men that we signed and I'm sure that will be repeated around the country today at various press conferences. It should go without saying that if you offer a scholarship to a young man, and sign him to that scholarship, then you are proud of him. As is the case with every fishing trip I've ever taken, there are always a few that got away that you wish you had. But it doesn't in any way diminish the ones we have. We're proud of them and I think we helped our football team. We addressed the areas that we needed help. Downfalls of 1996 class In almost every case we have accomplished what we needed to with the one exception being, not for immediate help, defensive line help. We got one young man, Stephen Young at noseguard, but we really needed help at defensive end. I think it points out unfortunately the direction that recruiting sometimes goes, and I think that unfair to the young men involved. But we are in a situation where we have all our starting defensive linemen return- ing, and that was used against us. It's hard to convince a high school player that he's going to come in and start for you when you have your starters coming back. It points out how ridiculous re- cruiting can be and how far it goes. It gets to the point where a young man coming out of high school is turned off by one school because, based on the players they have coming back, he's not convinced that he can start as a true freshman. When you consider how many true freshmen actually start, particularily on the defen- sive line, you see how rare that is. If you ask why we had difficulties recruiting defensive linemen, one of the main reasons is because we have some very good players returning on the line — Brandon Mitchell, Pat Williams, Eddie Jasper and our rush linebacker Keith Mitchell. They are all returning starters and they are all good players. The plus is that we have a good defensive line coming back next year; the minus is that we don't have much depth at those positions. The positive of that is we will start recruiting defensive linemen right now and we will be able to paint a good picture next year." Defensive Secondary "One of the positions that we desperately needed help was at the defensive back position. I think we had one of the best years ever had in terms of recruiting defensive backs and particularily cornerbacks. It is a hard position to recruit and in our style of defense with the man coverage, we absolutely have to have those players. Donovan Greer and Andre Williams have both had knee surgury since the bowl game, and both will miss spring practice with major reconstructive knee surgery. We were in a desperate situation — far more desperate than the defensive line — in the secondary. But we had to have some help in the secondary for this year's team and I think we got that." Eligibility "There are a couple factors in that. With the increased academic requirements, this year there were more players that you could look at and see that it would be very difficult if not impossible for them to reach the requirements. There were quite a number of players that we made that determination." "In looking at our class, we are very confident that the one we signed will all qualify (academically). We don't have any longshots, and we've had some of those in the past where we say it's going to 14 be difficult (to qualify) but not impossible. But this year we have no one in that category. The ones that we signed that haven't qualified yet, we feel very strongly that they will. We're counting on it. And we have room for everyone that we signed." Early risers in his hometown "I'd like to make a note that Chris Cole is from Orange, my home town, and he was the first one to call in this morning. I told him that I was glad to know they're still getting up early in Orange. He called in about 6:59 and I said you've got to wait until 7:01 to FAX that paper." How 1996 class compares to other years "It's probably better than a bunch of them and maybe not as good as some. That's a very honest answer. We've probably had some better classes overall than this one because we didn't go after quar- terbacks and we only took one running back. We weren't in the "glamor" positions where you're getting big name guys where you get a lot of attention. On the defensive line there were a couple of guys that could have helped our class. If we would have gotten a few defensive linemen, I would have said this was a great class. We needed DB's and we got that. We needed help on the offensive line and we got. that. We added to our receivers. We added a running back. We got a few linebackers to go with what we have. The only disappointment was that we had a major need at defensive line that we didn't fill." 66 Texas A &H plays The 1996 Slyness Honors ... • All- American by Max Emfnger • No. 3 linebacker in Southeast Region by Bluechip Illustrated • Southeast Region Super 25 by Bluechip Illustrated • All- Southeast Region by Tom Lemming's Prep Football Report • No. 18 prospect in Louisiana by SuperPrep • New Orleans Times Picayune Top 50 angy defender whose size and speed fits the mold of the Aggie linebacker . High school All- American, who was rated as one of the top lineback- in Louisiana ... Two -time all -city and all -state selection at linebacker ... Led Evangel Christian in tackles and sacks for the past two seasons ... Posted nine quarterback sacks and four interceptions as a senior (returned two for touchdowns) ... Has 4.5 speed in the 40 -yard dash ... Coached by Dennis Dunn at Evangel Christian Academy ... Also earned all -state honors in baseball. Pommel: Ronnie Alexander is the son of Ronnie and Debe Alexander of Shreveport, La.... Born May 6, 1977 in Bossier, la. ... His father played college football at Louisiana Tech. A ctive defender with excellent speed and agility ... Has a knack for making big plays ... As a senior, Anthony earned District 16 -5A Defen- sive MVP honors after posting 163 total stops, 25 tackles for loss of yardage, three interceptions and three fumble recoveries ... Also earned All- Greater Houston honors and was an honorable mention all -state selection ... Has the speed to make tackles all over the gridiron ... Was a running back on the offensive side of the football ... Has 4.72 speed in the 40 -yard dash ... Coached by Andy Boland at Elkins High. Personal: Cornelius Anthony is the son of Diann and Cornelius Anthony of Missouri City ... Born July 3, 1978 in Pinesville, La. Honors ... • All-American by Max Emfinger • No. 8 prospect in Louisiana by SuperPrep • New Orleans Times Picayune Louisiana Top 10 • F'irst -team Class 5A all- state- Coaches • First -team Class 5A all- state -Media • District 2 -5A Offensive MVP hysical tight end who is a strong receiver and run- blocker ... Earned I high school All-America honors ... Possesses excellent hands, grabbing 47 passes for 757 yards and 12 touchddowns ... Also played some fullback ... Was voted district Most Valuable Player on Louisiana Class 4A state champion team ... Rated one of the top prospects in Louisiana this year ... Has 4.7 speed in the 40 -yard dash ... Coached by Joe Coats at Neville High. rersoW: RoDenick Broughton is the son of Vivian Broughton of Monroe ... Born March 9, 1978 in Monroe, La. N G ifted receiver who grabbed 53 catches for 860 yards and 14 touchdowns as a senior at West Orange -Stark ... Named second -team all -state by the Texas Sports Writers Association and the Associated Press Sports Editors ... Was among the receiving leaders in Class 4A ... Helped lead the team to an I I- 2 finish and the Class 4A regional semifinals ... Posted four touchdown catches in playoff run ... Has 4.4 speed in the 40 -yard dash ... Coached by Dan Hooks at West Orange -Stark ... Qualified for the state track meet in the long jump and triple jump as a junior. Pommel: Charles "Chris" Cole is the son of Kenneth and Theresa Cole of Orange, Texas ... Born Nov. 12, 1977 in Orange. Texas. Y ounger brother former A &M standout Quentin Coryatt, who now starts at linebacker for the Indianapolis Colts ...In 1994, Coryatt posted 75 tackles ... In 1993, he earned first -team District 20 -5A honors after posting 138 tackles and a quarterback sack ... Coached by Ken Herring at Clements High School ... Graduated from Clements in 1995 ... Is already taking classes at Texas A &M ...finished seventh overall and second among inside linebackers in the Aggies' offseason conditioning program ... ranked in the top 30 overall in all six tests ... posted marks of 275 pounds in the power clean, 340 pounds in the bench press, 410 pounds in the squat and 30 inches in the vertical jump ... posted times of 4.68 in the 40 and 4.07 in the 20- yard shuttle run. hrsolsal: Sean Kevin Coryatt is the son of Clarita and Irving Coryatt ... Born April 2, 1977 in Baytown,Texas ... management major. Honors ... • All-American by Max Emfinger • All-Southwest Region be Tom Lemming's Prep Football Report • No. 58 prospect in Texas by SuperPrep • Fort Worth Star- Telegram Texas Top 100 • Ag Sports Insider's Blue Chip Recruits • Aggieland Benchpress Texas Top 100 • San Antonio Express News Texas Top 100 • Waco Tribune Herald Texas Top 100 If ersatile athlete with blistering speed ... Is a dangerous return specialist '- ... Earned high school All- America honors ... On offense, rushed for 908 yards while catching 18 passes for 227 yards ... Has a nose for the endzone, scoring 13 touchdowns, including two on kickoff returns ... On defense, Crenshaw made 55 tackles, while picking off five passes and breaking up 12 others ... As a junior, Crenshaw posted over 1,400 all- purpose yards, including over 500 as a receiver ... Has 4.4 speed in the 40 -yard dash ... Coached by Jim Davis at Austin LB1. Personal: Shannon Crenshaw is the son of Shirley Jones of Austin ... Bom Nov. 16, 1977 1996 Football Honors ... at Blinn Junior College ' ' • No. 13 junior college prospect in nation by Superprep • Second -team NJCAA All- American at Henderson High School Henderson, 1 I • No. 67 in Southwest Region by SuperPrep • First -team Class 4A all -state by Texas Tight End Sports Writers Association (FBI `• First -team Class 4A all -state by Texas t o riginally signed with Texas Sports Writers Association (BB) A &M in 1994 ... Played at Blinn Junior College for the past two seasons, earning second -team JUCO All - American honors ... in 1995, Dudley grabbed 14 catches for 305 yards and three touchdowns while helping Blinn to the NJCAA national title ... As a senior at Henderson High School, Dudley earned first -team all -state honors after catching 30 passes for 570 yards and nine touchdowns ... Also an exceptional basketball player, Dudley averaged over 20 points and 10 rebounds per game while earning all -state honors ... A cousin, Ricky, earned first -team All- America honors at Ohio State last season and was the first tight end taken in the 1996 NFL Draft ... Has 4.6 speed in the 40 -yard dash and has explosive leaping ability ... Coached at Blinn by Willie Fritz ... Coached at Henderson High School by Dennis Alexander. Pereenal: Adren Dudley is the grandson of Barbara Dudley of Henderson, Texas ... Born April 27, 1975. Honors ... • All- American by Max Emfinger Hall I • All-Southwest Region by Tom Lemming Prep Football Report • Third -team "Super Team" by Dave Campbell's Texas Football • No. 54 in Texas by SuperPrep Houston, Texas (Nimitz) • All- Southwest Region by Bluechip Illustrated Running Back • Ag Sports Insider's Blue Chip Recruits • Aggieland Benchpress Texas Top 100 •Fort Wurth Star - Telegram Texas Top 100 peedy running back who • Houston Chronicle Texas Top 100 rushed for over 900 yards • San Antonio Express -News Texas Top 100 despite playing in only seven • Waco Tribune Herald Texas Top 100 games due to injuries .. Earned high school All-America honors ... Excellent speed makes him a breakawav threat ... Versatile athlete who excelled on offense and defense at Nimitz ... Coached at Nimitz High by Burris Simon, who lettered in football for the Aggies from 1980- 83 Peraenal: Damieon "Dante" Hall is the son of Carolyn Hall of Humble, Texas ... Born September 1, 1978 in Lufkin, Texas. Honors ... • All-American by Max Emfinger Jennings • All- Southwest Region by Tom Lemmings Prep Football Report • No. 7 defensive back in Southwest Region by Bluechip Illustrated • Ag Sports Insider's Blue Chip Recruits Houston, • No. 39 prospect in Texas by Aggieland Benchpress Defensive Back • Dallas Morning News Texas Top 100 • Fort Worth Star - Telegram Texas Top 100 • a n Antonio Express -News Texas Top 100 H ard- hitting safety with • Waco Tribune Herald Texas Top 100 excellent range and leap- . First -team Class 4A all -state (Coaches ing ability ... Rated one of the poll - Basketball) top defensive backs in the state ... A versatile player, who totalled 61 solo tackles, four interceptions and seven broken up passes on defense, while rushing for 484 yards and seven scores and passing for 457 yards and four touchdowns ... For his career, he posted 10 interceptions and 17 broken up passes and was named to the all- district team twice ... Eamed high school All - America honors ... Has 4.5 speed in the 40 -yard dash ... Coached by Mitch Gray at Channelview High ... Also a standout in track and field and basketball ... Posted marks of 10.9 in the 100 meter dash and 23 -2 in the long jump ...Earned all -state and All- Greater Houston honors after averaging over 20 points and 10 rebounds on the hardwoods Was a three -time all- district performer in basketball. Pamnal: Brandon Jennings is the son of William and Zeleandor Jennings of Houston ... Born July 15, 1978 ... His father is the athletic director at Channelview High School. 68 Texas A &M overage cornerback with a knack for big plays and dazzling speed ... Earned second -team JUCO All- America honors by J.C. Gridwire ... Breaks to the football extremely well ... Rated the No. 19 junior college prospect in the nation by SuperPrep ... An accomplished track sprinter, Jennings trains with Olympian Innocent Egbunicke ... Ran a blistering 10.5 in the 100 -meter dash at the Mt. SAC Relays ... Has 4.4 speed in the 40 -yard dash ... Coached by Bill Fisk at Mt. SAC. Peruser Eric Jennings is the son of Patricia Ann Daniels and Eric Jennings, Jr. ... Bom April 4, 1976 in Pomona, Calif. Honors ... • All- American by Max Emfinger • Fort Worth Star - Telegram Texas Top 100 • San Antonin Express -News Texas Top 100 • Waco Tribune Herald Texas Top 100 • Second -team Class 5A all -state team Irr Associated Press Sports Editors • Third -team Class 5A all -state team by Texas Sports Writers Association • San Antonio Express -News Texas Top 100 • Waco Tribune Herald Texas Top 100.. he latest in a long line of top -Bight centers from Midland Lee, following the Tucker brothers (Ryan of TCU and Rex of A &M) and Jake Young of 1 Nebraska ... Earned high school All- America honors ... Helped Midland Lee average 286.5 yards on the ground to lead District 4 -SA ... Offense averaged 383.4 yards of total offense and 38.4 points per game ... Posted 48 "pancake" blocks and never graded below 90 percent ... Second -team Class 5A all -state by the Associ- ated Press Sports Editors ...Third -team Class 5A all -state selection at center by the Texas Sports Writers Association ... Has 4.9 speed in the 40 -yard dash ... Coached at Midland Lee by John Parchman. ParSOMR: Tobias "Toby" McCarthy is the son of John and Rebecca McCarthy of Midland, Texas ... Born July 11, 1978 in Midland, Texas. Honors ... • AII- American by Max Emfinger • All-Southwest Region defensive back by Bluechip Illustrated • No. 69 prospect in Texas b SuperPrep • Houston Chronicle Texas Top 100 • Waco Tribune Herald Top 100 • All-Greater Houston team Y er,atiie athlete who excels on offense and defense, but will line up at defensive back for the Aggies ... Earned high school All-America honors ... Rushed for 503 yards and six touchdowns on 82 carries on offense ... Also had 12 catches for 190 yards ... On defense, Patton was named District 16 -5A Player of the Year after making 60 tackles and two interceptions ... Has 4.5 speed in the 40 -yard dash ... Coached by Dennis Demel at Langham Creek. Pm l: Ronald Patton is the son of Annette Patton and Ronnie Thomas ... Bom April 5, 1978 in Benton Harbor, Michigan. chris Honors ... • .411- American by Parade magazine Thierry I by Max Emfinger • .411- American by Tom Lemming's Prep Football Report • No. 8 prospect in Southwest by Tom P lano, / Lemming's Prep Football Report B ay t own, T exas • No. 3 linebacker in Southwest Region be Bluechip Illustrated Offensive Line • No. 32 prospect in Texas by SuperPrep Linebacker • No. 22 prospect in Texas by Austin American Statesman R anked by many observers • No. 9 prospect in Texas by Aggieland F ast and physical defender Benchpress 1 who is rated as one of the • Ag Sports Insider's Blue Chip Recruit top prospects in the state of ` Dallas Morning News Texas Top 100 Texas ... High school All- • Fort Worth Star - Telegram Texas Top 100 American ... Led the Baytown • Houston Chronicle Texas Top 100 Lee defense in tackles the past two seasons ... • San Antonio Express -News Texas Top 100 As a senior, Thierry posted 75 tackles and seven • Waco Tribune Herald Texas Top 100 quarterback sacks ... As a junior, Thierry had • Fort Worth Star - Telegram Texas Top 100 89 stops, including 23 for loss of yardage and 10 sacks ... Size and speed fit the mold of the Aggie linebacker ... Has 4.6 speed in the 40 -yard dash ... Coached by Dick Olin at Baytown Lee High. Personal: Christopher "Chris' Thierry is the son of Doris and Louis Thierry of Baytown, Texas ... Born Nov. 13, 1976. 5.0 speed in the 40 -yard dash ... Coached by Honors .•. peedy cornerback with solid man -to -man coverage skills ... Named the district MVP after posting five interceptions on defense and 22 catches for 407 yards and six touchdowns on defense ... Has 4.39 speed in the 40 ... Coached by Doug Black at Lancaster. Persevial: Delvin Wright is the son of Normie and Jacqueline Wright of Lancaster, Texas ... Born Nov. 19, 1977. Honors ... R ated as one of the top offensive line prospects in Louisiana ... Powerful 1 drive blocker with excellent strength and agility ... Large frame makes 1 him a force in the trenches ... Works hard in the weight room ... Has 5.1 - speed in the 40 -yard dash ... Coached by Matt Viator at Sulphur High ... In the state track and field meet, he placed second in the shot put and fourth in the discus. Personal: James "Andy" Vincent is the son of Evelyn and James Vincent of Sulphur, Louisiana ... Born June 11, 1978 ... Excellent student with a 3.9 grade point average ... A brother, Mike, played college football at LSU. olid coverage cornerback with excellent speed ... Earned high school All-America honors ... Rated one of the top all- around athletes in the state ... Has 4.4 speed in the 40 -yard dash ... Coached by Anthony Thompson at Willowridge High. Personal: Jason Webster is the son of Riley and Esther' Webster of Houston ... Born September 8, 1977 in Houston, Texas. Honors ... • All- American by Max Emfinger • No. 12 defensive back prospect in Wils Southwest by Bluechip Illustrated • No. 95 overall prospect in Southwest by SuperPrep • AII- Southwest by Tom Lemming's Prep Football Report / T exas • Third -team Class 5A all -state by Texas Sports Writers Association • Ag Sports Insider's Blue Chip Recruits D efensive Back • No. 43 prospect in Texas by Austin American- Statesman • Fort Worth Star - Telegram Texas Top 100 R ' ted as one of the top • Houston Chronicle Texas Top 100 cornerback prospects in • San Antonio Express -News Texas Top 100 the state of Texas ... High Waco Tribune Herald Texas Top 100 school All- American ... Earned El Class 5A all -state honors after making 50 tackles, grabbing six interceptions and breaking up nine passes ... A dangerous return man, gaining 304 yards on seven kickoff returns (43.4) ... Has 4.4 speed in the 40 -yard dash ... Coached by Bob McQueen at Temple High. Personal: Jeffrey Wilson is the son of Mary and Robert Carson of Temple, Texas. Honors .•. • No. 14 defensive back prospect in Southwest by Bluechip Illustrated • Ag Sports Insider's Blue Chip Recruits • No. 55 prospect in Texas by Austin American- Statesman • Dallas Morning News Texas Top 100 • Fort Worth Star - Telegram Texas Top 100 • San Antonio Express -News Texas Top 101) • Waco Tribune Herald Texas Top 100 • all- American by Max Emfinger • No. 9 defensive line prospect in Southwest by Bluechip Illustrated • No. 65 prospect in Texas by SuperPrep • Ag Sports Insider's Blue Chip Recruits • Iggieland Benchpress Texas Top 100 • No. 33 prospect in Texas by Austin .American - Statesman • Dallas Morning News Texas Top 100 • Fort Worth Star - Telegram Texas Top 100 • San Antonio Express -News Texas Top IN, • Waco Tribune Herald Texas Top 100 11L�) Q uick defensive lineman who has a nose for the football ... High school All- American selection ... Earned second -team Class 3A all -state hon- ors as a junior after making 101 tackles and five quarterback sacks ... Has 4.7 speed in the 40 ... Coached at Jefferson High School by Bob Bennett, who is the brother of Aggie defensive coordinator Phil Bennett. Personal: Stephen Young is the son of Evelyn Gray of Jefferson, Texas ... Born May 21, 1977. 1996 Football 69 • :111- American by Parade magazine • .411- American by Bluechip Illustrated • All-American by SuperPrep • All-American by Max Emfinger • Fort Worth Star-Telegram Nat'l Top 100 • 'National Recruiting Advisor Nat'l Top ]OU P lano, / No. 1 offensive line prospect in Southwest by Bluechip Illustrated • No. 13 overall prospect in Southwest by Offensive Line SuperPrep • All-Southwest Region by Tom Lemming's Prep Football Report R anked by many observers • First -team Class 5A all -state by Texas as the top offensive line Sports Writers Association prospect in Texas ... Prep All- • .49 Sports Insider's Blue Chip Recruits American by Bluechip Illus- • No. 9 prospect in Texas by Austin trated, SuperPrep and Max American- Statesman Emfinger ... Was a first -team Class 5A all- • No. 15 prospect in Texas by Aggieland state selection by the Texas Sports Writers Bench Press Association ... Rates as an exceptional drive • Dallas Morning News Texas Top 100 blocker who may be able to contribute early • Fort Worth Star - Telegram Texas Top 100 at Texas A &M ... Helped Plano to the Class 5A • Houston Chronicle Texas Top 100 Div. I state championship as a junior ... Has • San Antonio Express -News. Texas Top 100 5.0 speed in the 40 -yard dash ... Coached by • Waco Tribune Herald Texas Top 100 Gerald Brence at Plano High ... Played his first two seasons of high school football at Pinkerton Academy in New Hampshire, and helped his team to the state title as a sophomore. Personal: Christopher "Chris" Valleta is the son of Michaela and John Valleta of Plano, Texas ... Born March 1, 1978. peedy cornerback with solid man -to -man coverage skills ... Named the district MVP after posting five interceptions on defense and 22 catches for 407 yards and six touchdowns on defense ... Has 4.39 speed in the 40 ... Coached by Doug Black at Lancaster. Persevial: Delvin Wright is the son of Normie and Jacqueline Wright of Lancaster, Texas ... Born Nov. 19, 1977. Honors ... R ated as one of the top offensive line prospects in Louisiana ... Powerful 1 drive blocker with excellent strength and agility ... Large frame makes 1 him a force in the trenches ... Works hard in the weight room ... Has 5.1 - speed in the 40 -yard dash ... Coached by Matt Viator at Sulphur High ... In the state track and field meet, he placed second in the shot put and fourth in the discus. Personal: James "Andy" Vincent is the son of Evelyn and James Vincent of Sulphur, Louisiana ... Born June 11, 1978 ... Excellent student with a 3.9 grade point average ... A brother, Mike, played college football at LSU. olid coverage cornerback with excellent speed ... Earned high school All-America honors ... Rated one of the top all- around athletes in the state ... Has 4.4 speed in the 40 -yard dash ... Coached by Anthony Thompson at Willowridge High. Personal: Jason Webster is the son of Riley and Esther' Webster of Houston ... Born September 8, 1977 in Houston, Texas. Honors ... • All- American by Max Emfinger • No. 12 defensive back prospect in Wils Southwest by Bluechip Illustrated • No. 95 overall prospect in Southwest by SuperPrep • AII- Southwest by Tom Lemming's Prep Football Report / T exas • Third -team Class 5A all -state by Texas Sports Writers Association • Ag Sports Insider's Blue Chip Recruits D efensive Back • No. 43 prospect in Texas by Austin American- Statesman • Fort Worth Star - Telegram Texas Top 100 R ' ted as one of the top • Houston Chronicle Texas Top 100 cornerback prospects in • San Antonio Express -News Texas Top 100 the state of Texas ... High Waco Tribune Herald Texas Top 100 school All- American ... Earned El Class 5A all -state honors after making 50 tackles, grabbing six interceptions and breaking up nine passes ... A dangerous return man, gaining 304 yards on seven kickoff returns (43.4) ... Has 4.4 speed in the 40 -yard dash ... Coached by Bob McQueen at Temple High. Personal: Jeffrey Wilson is the son of Mary and Robert Carson of Temple, Texas. Honors .•. • No. 14 defensive back prospect in Southwest by Bluechip Illustrated • Ag Sports Insider's Blue Chip Recruits • No. 55 prospect in Texas by Austin American- Statesman • Dallas Morning News Texas Top 100 • Fort Worth Star - Telegram Texas Top 100 • San Antonio Express -News Texas Top 101) • Waco Tribune Herald Texas Top 100 • all- American by Max Emfinger • No. 9 defensive line prospect in Southwest by Bluechip Illustrated • No. 65 prospect in Texas by SuperPrep • Ag Sports Insider's Blue Chip Recruits • Iggieland Benchpress Texas Top 100 • No. 33 prospect in Texas by Austin .American - Statesman • Dallas Morning News Texas Top 100 • Fort Worth Star - Telegram Texas Top 100 • San Antonio Express -News Texas Top IN, • Waco Tribune Herald Texas Top 100 11L�) Q uick defensive lineman who has a nose for the football ... High school All- American selection ... Earned second -team Class 3A all -state hon- ors as a junior after making 101 tackles and five quarterback sacks ... Has 4.7 speed in the 40 ... Coached at Jefferson High School by Bob Bennett, who is the brother of Aggie defensive coordinator Phil Bennett. Personal: Stephen Young is the son of Evelyn Gray of Jefferson, Texas ... Born May 21, 1977. 1996 Football 69 I1... Head Coach ReC. Slocum == 14... The Slocum Profile e 15... The Slocum Record 11... Slocum on the Issues 79 ... Aggie Assistant Coaches in High Demand 80 ... Football Staff 80... Phil Bennett, Defensive Coordinator/ Inside Linebacker 81... Steve Ensminger, Offensive Coordinator/ Quarterbacks TRW 8Z... Tam Hollingshead, TigbtEnds 83 ... Bill Johnson, Defensive Line 84... Les Koenning, jr., Wide Receivers 85... Ken Rucker, Running Backs 86... Mike Sherman, Offensive Line 81... Larry Slade, Defensive Backs 88... Shawn Slocum, Outside Linebackers /Specialists 89... Tim Cassidy, Associate Athletic Director /Director of Football Operations 90... Mike Clark, Strength and Conditioning 91... Karl Kapchinski, Head Trainer 92... Dr Rick Rigsby, Life Skills Coordinator 93 ... Medical Staff 94... Sylvester Calhoun, Equipment Manager Allen Kinley, Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach Leo GoertA Athletic Fields Maintenance Manager Bob Matey, Video Lab Manager 95... Video Lab Assistants/ Graduate Assistants/ The Voices You Hear 96 ... Administration 96... Di: Ray M. Bowen, Texas A&M President Wally GrOff, Athletic Director 91... Lynn Hickey, Senior Associate Athletic Director John David Crow, Director of Development 98... Penny King, Associate Athletic Director /Business Billy Pickard, Associate Athletic Director /Facilities 99... Board of Regents/ Athletic Council/ 12th Man Foundation 100 ... Athletic Department Overall Success 101 ... NCAA Information 101... Compliance Office Personnel L Head Football Coach C. Slocum is one of the win - ningest college football coaches in the country with an overall record of 68 -15 -2 in his seven seasons as the Texas A &M head coach. His winning percent- age of .812 ranks as the second -best among active head coaches behind Nebraska's Tom Osborne. Since the turn of the 20th century, only one other col- legiate head coach has won more games in his first seven seasons than R.C. Slocum. Barry Switzer won 73 games in his first seven years at Oklahoma. As Texas A &M closed out the South- west Conference football era, R.C. Slocum's SWC winning percentage of .865 (44 -6 -2) established him as the winningest coach in league history bet- tering the .797 (109 -27 -2) percentage set by the legendary Darrell Royal of Texas. exas A &M has finished every season under Slocum ranked among the nation's Top 20 by the Associated Press, and three of the last four years A &M has finished in the Top 10. During the 1990's, the Aggies have averaged 10 wins per season and rank as the fifth winningest team in Division I -A since 1990. Under Slocum's guidance, the Aggies have established Kyle Field as one of the toughest places to play games with an overall record of 39 -2 -1 (.940) in Aggieland. Slocum is a man who sets goals, and then goes about the business of working hard and achieving those goals. In addition to winner, words such as integrity, hard worker, dedicated, persistent, organized, tireless, patient and loyal are words used to describe the 26th head football coach in Texas A &M history. His squads are noted for an aggressive style of play and even in games where the score ended in favor of the opponents, the games have always been close. Of Slocum's 15 losses, six have been by less than one touchdown and all but one have been to teams ranked in the "When people start Top 25 at some point country each spring and summer, of the season. As Slocum pre- mentioned every year." pares for the 1996 sea- son, he adds to his record of devotion and loyalty to Texas A &M as he enters his 24th season with the Aggie football team, the longest ten- ure of any football coach in A &M his- tory. Texas A &M finished the 1995 season with a 22 -20 win over Michigan in the Alamo Bowl to end the year with a 9 -3 record and finished No. 15 in both col- lege football polls. Each of the three losses were to teams ranked in the Top 25. P erhaps Slocum's greatest coach - ing accomplishment came in the 1994 season. Despite no television and no bowl opportunities, the team re- flected the calm and steady influence of its head coach and went about the business of winning football games. Slocum led A &M to a 10 -0 -1 record, the first unbeaten season in school his- tory since Coach Paul "Bear" Bryant's 1956 Aggie squad went 9 -0 -1. A &M ended the year ranked No. 8 in the As- sociated Press poll and Slocum was named SWC Coach of the Year by sev- eral publications marking the fourth straight year for him to be so honored. The 1993 squad put together a per- fect Southwest Conference season with a 7 -0 league mark, becoming the first SWC school to fash- ion three straight perfect seasons. Before an overflow crowd and a national television audience on Thanksgiving, the Aggies defeated Texas, 18 -9, to win their 22nd straight league game. It was the 100th meeting between the two schools and the victory clinched a third straight trip to Dallas and the Mobil Cotton Bowl Classic. A &M continued to attack the record books in 1992 as the team finished the regular - season with a perfect 12 -0 record. The Ag- gies became only the fifth NCAA team since 1935 to win 12 regular - season games and the 12 wins set a school the good teams in the record. The Aggies I want Texas A&M to be won the SWC title by a three -game margin, R.C. Slocum marking the second straight year to ac- complish that feat. 1111 Texas A&K talking about ta Slocum was a finalist for the National Coach of the Year and was named SWC Coach of the Year. In 1991, the Aggies opened SWC play with a 37 -14 victory over Texas Tech in Lubbock and marched through the league with a perfect 8 -0 record and won the league title by three games over their closest competitor. Slocum was named the SWC Coach of the Year. The eight SWC wins in a single season set a school record and Slocum joined coaching greats Paul "Bear" Bryant, Homer Norton, and D.X. Bible as the only Aggie coaches to lead a team through an undefeated conference season. Bryant, Norton and Bible are all mem- bers of the College Foot- ball Hall of Fame. In Slocum's second season as a head coach, the Aggies finished with a 9 -3 -1 record and set a bowl record for points scored in a 65 -14 Sea World Holiday Bowl vic- tory over BYU. In 1989, A &M fin- ished with an 8 -4 record and played in the John Hancock Bowl. The eight wins tied Slocum with Dana X. Bible for the most wins by an Aggie head coach in his first season. S locum served 19 years as a collegiate assistant coach in three major conferences. He served two years at Kansas year at USC in the Pac -10 in the Southwest Conferen His first stop was at 1i offensive line coach for t! and was the freshman heat In 1972, he came ba outside the office of newly Bellard and waited patiently for an interview. Slocum was hired as an offensive assistant coach. In 1973, he made the switch to the defensive side of the ball and the aggressive Aggie style would become the norm. The 1974 defense finished as the country's No. 2 ranked unit and followed with the 1975 defense earning top honors. The 1976 group was rated No. 3 in the country. r months, he spent time with caching linebackers with the lers of the Canadian Football , ted to defensive coordinator .asons before heading west to )binson's defensive coordina- 1981. Slocum led that defen- in the Pac -10 as the Trojans Testa Bowl. in Texas, Slocum jumped at rn to Texas A &M in 1982 as 11985, he would be promoted and that season would mark straight championship sea - )pearances as well as witness - ;cking Crew" defenses. was rated No. 1 in the SWC The 1986 squad was No. 2 in ie country. The 1987 defense the SWC and No. 7 in the .maxed with a 35 -10 win over S Cotton Bowl, and later that )uld be named the head coach 1. 7, 1944, in Oakdale, Louisi- e of one, he and his family w the meaning of hard work from selling newspapers to ing in the refineries in the ayed football at Stark High rned All- District honors on a 1963. From Orange, he went sity and played football. At McNeese State, Slocum was voted the team's most valuable line- man award in 1967 as a tight end. He also played linebacker on defense. He earned his undergraduate degree in 1967 and finished his master's work in edu- cation administration and supervision in 1968. He was also a member of the Blue Key National Honor Fraternity. Upon leaving McNeese State, Slocum stayed in Lake Charles, Louisiana, to begin his coaching career on the high school level. He served as the defensive coordinator at Lake Charles High School in 1968 -69 before moving on to the college ranks. Slocum is a man who makes a good impression on all people with his straight forward approach based upon the Golden Rule, "treat others as you would like to be treated." Slocum has two sons, Shawn and John Harvey. Shawn is an assis- tant coach on the Texas A &M staff and is married to the former Traci Sears. They have two daughters, Tayler, 3, and Jordyn, 1. John Harvey will be a student at Texas A &M this fall. 1996 Football 73 I ai 74 ' What They Say About Slocum: ♦ The NFL... "I've known R.C. for a long time and he's a quality person. It's unusual to have so many top players at one school, but that says something for Texas A&M and R.C. Slocum." Jimmy Johnson Head Coach, Miami Dolphins "R.C. is the best in the business. He takes personal interest in each player and runs a responsible program with good people as well as good players.' Mike Allman Player Personnel Director, Seattle Seahawks "R.C. Slocum is at the top of the list. The relationship that he and his staff have with the NFL is second to none. We would like to use his program as a model for all the schools. " Bobby Beathard General Manager, San Diego Chargers "This is the best -run setup I've seen and 1 went to 35 schools last year." David Shula Head Coach, Cincinnati Bengals ♦ His Peers and the Media... can't think of anybody who's done a better job than R.C. He's really got that (.9 &M) program going great guns. ° Spike Dykes Texas Tech Head Coach `I have tremendous respect for R.C. and for all that he has accomplished in a very short time... I'd venture to say there's not a college coach out there that is not aware and is not impressed with the job he's done. " Bobby Bowden Florida State Head Coach `(Slocum) has never lost the down -home, neighborly charm that he had when he was shining shoes as a 5- year -old in East Texas. You could even argue that he's too nice a guy to be a legend. Jim Molony Sports reporter ♦ His Players... "He always preaches about poise. about control, about the way you carry yourself. He recruits people with personalities. There are a lot of great players. Some can't do the schoolwork. Some get in trouble. We haven't had any of that. Coach Slocum has been like a father to me, to all of us. He's just a genuine person. " Patrick Bates Los Angeles Raiders, Texas A&M safety (1991 -92) "Coach Slocum is one of the guys.. You don't get ner- vous about him. It's never 'uh -oh, here comes the coach, better look out.' We could go to his office and talk to him any time." Bucky Richardson Houston Oilers, Texas A &M quarterback (1987 -92) "He's all about discipline, on and off the field. But he's more player- oriented than any coach I've ever known. " Quentin Coryatt Indianapolis Colts, Texas A &M linebacker (1990 -91) Texas A &M The Slocum Profile Name: Coaching Career: Richard Copeland (R.C.) Slocum Lake Charles High School (def. coor.), 1968-69 Kansas St. (freshman off. line coach), 1970 Kansas St. (head freshman coach), 1971 Date of Birth: • Texas A &M (offensive asst. coach), 1972 November 7, 1944 Texas A &M (defensive asst. coach), 1973 -80 and 1982 -88 Saskatchewan Roughriders (CFL), Birthplace: summers 1975, and 1977 Texas A &M (def. coor.), 1979 -80 and 1982 -88 Oakdale, Louisiana USC (def. coor.), 1981 Texas A &M (asst. head coach), 1985 -88 Children: Texas A &M (head coach), 1989 - present (named head coach, Dec. 12, 1988) Shawn (31), John Harvey (21) Bowl Games: (14) Grandchildren: 1995 Builders Square Alamo Bowl (head coach) 1994 Mobil Cotton Bowl (head coach) Granddaughters, Tayler and Jordyn 1993 Mobil Cotton Bowl (head coach) 1992 Mobil Cotton Bowl (head coach) Alma Mater: 1990 Sea World Holiday Bowl (head coach) 1989 John Hancock Bowl (head coach) McNeese State 1988 Cotton Bowl (asst. coach) B.S. in physical education in 1967 1987 Cotton Bowl (asst. coach) M.S. in administration & 1986 Cotton Bowl (asst. coach) supervision in 1968 1981 Fiesta Bowl (asst. coach) 1978 Hall of Fame Bowl (asst. coach) 1977 Blueborm B (asst. coach) • Playing Career• 1976 Sun Bowl asst. coach) ( All- District Tight End, Stark High 1975 Liberty Bowl (asst. coach) School (Orange, Texas), 1963 Tight End/Linebacker, McNeese Hobbies: State, 1964 -67 Golfing, hunting and fishing. 0 0 • 0 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Staff 'J21 A&M Opp. 28 LSU 16 1995 9 -3 -0 .750 5 -2 -0 .714 Alamo 6 • the Slocum Record 44 • Slocum has a 39 -2 -1 record (.940) record at Kyle Field • .955 0".11 Conference Year W -L -T Pct. W.L -T Pct. Bowl Staff 'J21 A&M Opp. 28 LSU 16 1995 9 -3 -0 .750 5 -2 -0 .714 Alamo 6 • 19 44 at TCU 1994 10 -0 -1 .955 6 -0 -1 .929 NA • 24 17 at Texas Tech Houston 27 13 14 45 63 • 1993 10 -2 -0 .833 7 -0 -0 1.000 Cotton 22 Arkansas 1992 12 -1 -0 .923 7 -0 -0 1.000 Cotton 21 • 10 28 Pittsburgh 1991 10 -2 -0 .833 8 -0 -0 1. 000 Cotto • 343 (8 -4 -0) 1990 9 -3 -1 .731 5 -2 -1 .808 Holiday • LSU Opp. i 28 at Hawaii 13 63 SW Louisiana 14 1989 8 -4 -0 .667 6 -2 -0 .750 Hancock North Texas 8 34 SW Louisiana 7 8 at LSU 17 37 Texas Tech 14 28 • Totals 68 -15 -2 .812 44 -6 -2 .865 6 Bowls (2 -4) at Houston 36 27 Houston 18 20 • 20 38 at Rice 21 41 • Slocum Ys. All Opponents at TCU • 38 at SMU 17 13 Arkansas • Opponent at Arkansas W -L -T Opponent W -L -T • Arkansas ........................ TCU 2 -1 -0 Notre Dame .................. 0 -2 -0 • Baylor ........................... at Texas 6 -0 -1 Oklahoma ..................... 1 -1 -0 BYU .............................. Brigham Young 1 -0 -0 Pi ..................... 0 - 1 - 0 1D (Holiday Bowl) 402 (Cotton Bowl) (10 -2 -0) 144 • Colorado ........................ 0 -1 -0 Rice .............................. 7 -0 -0 • Florida State .................. 0 -1 -0 SW Louisiana .................. 2 -0 -0 • Hawaii ........................ 1 -0 -0 SMU ........................... 6 -0 -1 • Houston ........................ 6 -1 -0 Southern Miss .................. 2 -0 -0 9 LSU .............................. Missouri 6 -1 -0 Stanford ........................ 1 -0 -0 • 31 at Texas Tech 6 19 Texas Tech • Louisville ..................... 3 -0 -0 TCU .............................. 7 -0-0 • Michigan ..................... 1 -0 -0 Texas ........................... 5 -2 -0 • Middle Tenn. St . ............ 1 -0 -0 Texas Tech ..................... 5 -2 -0 • Missouri ........................ 7 2 -0 -0 Tulsa ........................... 2 -1 -0 40 North Texas .................. 1 -0 -0 Washington .................. 0 -1 -0 • at Houston 30 59 at TCU 3 • TCU 10 18 Texas 9 • Slocum vs. All Conferences 13 • Notre Dame 24 3 Notre Dame 28 • Conference W -L -T Conference W -L -T • Big Eight ..................... 349 3 -2 -0 Southeastern (SEC) ......... 6 -1 -0 (10 -2 -0) Independents .................. 9 -5 -0 Southland (SLC) ............ 1 -0 -0 • OPP. 18 at LSU 13 33 • Ohio Valley ..................... 36 1 -0 -0 Southwest (SWC) ............ 44 -6 -2 • Pacific 10 ..................... 41 1 -1 -0 Western Athletic (WAC) ... 2 -0 -0 at Colorado 29 23 Texas Tech 17 7 • 14 Slocum by Month 7 • SMU 17 41 Baylor 21 24 Month W -L -T Pct. Last Loss Streak 0 31 Houston 7 21 at SMU (SA) 21 • at Rice 10 34 at Texas 10 56 August 1 -0 -0 1.000 None W 1 • at TCU 6 34 TCU 17 6 September 18 -5 -0 .783 Colorado'95 L 1 • October 24 -3 -2 .862 Texas Tech '95 W 3 (Alamo Bowl) 319 (10 -0 -1) 147 • (9 -3) 168 '89 November 22 -1 -0 .957 Arkansas W 21 • '95 December 3 -3 -0 .500 Texas W 1 • January 0 -3 -0 .000 Notre Dame '94 L 3 • • • Staff 'J21 A&M Opp. 28 LSU 16 BEL 6 at Washington 19 44 at TCU 7 31 S. Mississippi 14 24 17 at Texas Tech Houston 27 13 14 45 63 at Baylor at Rice SMU 11 7 14 0 O r d n lot 01 0 �� 22 Arkansas 23 Y e ` 21 Texas 10 28 Pittsburgh 31 (Hancock Bowl) 343 (8 -4 -0) 192 A&M Op A &M 45 LSU Opp. i 28 at Hawaii 13 63 SW Louisiana 14 34 at Tulsa 35 40 North Texas 8 34 SW Louisiana 7 8 at LSU 17 37 Texas Tech 14 28 Texas Tech 24 34 at Baylor 12 31 at Houston 36 27 Houston 18 20 Baylor 20 38 at Rice 21 41 Rice 15 44 at TCU 7 38 at SMU 17 13 Arkansas 3 20 at Arkansas 16 65 SMU 6 56 TCU 10 31 Texas 14 27 at Texas 28 65 Brigham Young 14 2 Florida State 1D (Holiday Bowl) 402 (Cotton Bowl) (10 -2 -0) 144 400 (9 -3 -1) 218 A&M Opp. A&M . Opp. 10 Stanford 7 24 LSU 0 31 at LSU 22 14 at Oklahoma 44 19 Tulsa 9 73 Missouri 0 26 at Missouri 13 31 at Texas Tech 6 19 Texas Tech 17 34 Houston 10 35 Rice 9 34 at Baylor 17 19 Baylor 13 38 at Rice 10 41 at SMU 7 37 SMU 13 40 Louisville 18 42 Louisville 7 38 at Houston 30 59 at TCU 3 37 TCU 10 18 Texas 9 34 at Texas 13 21 Notre Dame 24 3 Notre Dame 28 (Cotton Bowl) (Cotton Bowl) 349 (12 -1 -0) 168 425 (10 -2 -0) 143 A &M Opp. A & OPP. 18 at LSU 13 33 LSU 17 36 Oklahoma 14 52 Tulsa 9 41 So. Mississippi 17 21 at Colorado 29 23 Texas Tech 17 7 at Texas Tech 14 38 at Houston 7 20 SMU 17 41 Baylor 21 24 at Baylor 9 7 Rice 0 31 Houston 7 21 at SMU (SA) 21 17 at Rice 10 34 at Texas 10 56 Middle Tenn. St. 14 26 at Louisville 10 38 at TCU 6 34 TCU 17 6 Texas 16 22 Michigan 20 (Alamo Bowl) 319 (10 -0 -1) 147 327 (9 -3) 168 1996 Football 75 um as an Assistant Years W- L -T Bowls 1970 -71 11 -11 -0 None .. .. 1972 -80 1982 -88 104 -69 -1 USC 1981 9- 3 -0 Total (19 Years) 1970 -1988 124 -83 -1 •, • • Texas A &M All -Time 0 Coaching Leaders • (Based on Wins) • • Coach (Period) W -L -T Pct Years • Homer Norton (1934 -47) 8 82 -53 -9 .601 1 14 • • D.X. Bible (1917; 1919 -28) 7 72 -19 -8 .768 1 11 • • R.C. SIOCUM (1989-present) 6 68-15-2 .812 7 7 • Jackie Sherrill (1982 -88) 5 52 -28 -1 .648 7 7 • • Emory Bellard (1972 -78) 4 48 -27 -0 .64() 6 6 • • • Winningest P Programs • • • in the I990's • • • By Percentage B By Victories • • Team W -L -T P Pct. Team W Wins • • Florida State 64 -9 -1 . .872 F Florida State 6 64 • • Nebraska 63 -9 -1 . .870 N Nebraska 6 63 • • Miami (Florida) 60 -11 -0 . .845 F Florida 6 61 • • Miami (Florida) 60 • • Florida 61 -13 -1 . .820 • • Colorado 57 -12 -4 . .808 P Penn State 5 58 • • • Penn State 58 -15 -0 . .795 C Colorado 5 57 • Tennessee 56 -15 -2 . .781 N Nevada 5 57 • • • Nevada 57 -17 -0 . .770 T Tennessee 5 56 • • Notre Dame 55 -16 -2 . .767 N Notre Dame 5 55 • • • Winningest Active Division 1 Coaches (Fine -year minimum) Rank Coach,School Years Record Pct. 1. Tom Osborne, Nebraska 23 231 -47 -3 .827 3. Joe Paterno, Penn State 30 278 -72 -3 .792 4. John Robinson, USC 10 92 -24 -4 .783 5. Bobby Bowden, Florida State 30 259 -81 -4 .759 6. Steve Spurrier, Florida 9 81 -26 -2 .752 7. Gary Blackney, Bowling Green 5 41 -14 -2 .737 8. LaVell Edwards, BYU 24 214 -80 -3 .726 9. Danny Ford, Arkansas 15 114 -45 -5 .710 10. Paul Pasqualoni, Syracuse 10 76 -32 -1 .702 Best Division I -A Career Starts (Ranked by wins after seven seasons) Seasons W L T Pct • Coach, Team(s) 7 1 8 George Woodruff, Penn Walter Camp, Yale /Stanford Barry Switzer, Oklahoma 1892 -98 1888- 92,94 -95 1973 -79 94 6 0 .940 • 79 5 3 .925 • 73 7 2 .902 • Henry Williams, Army/Minnesota 1891, 1900 -05 R.C. Slocum, Texas A&H 1989-95 John Robinson, USC 1976 -82 Tom Osborne, Nebraska 1973 -79 Fielding Yost, Ohio Wesleyan/Nebraska/ 1897 -1903 Kansas /Stanford/Michigan 70 5 6 .901 • 67 14 2 .819 • • 65 18 2 .776 • 64 7 3 .897 • Bud Wilkinson, Oklahoma Joe Paterno, Penn State Amos Alonzo Stagg, Springfield, Chicago 76 Texas A &M 1947 -53 63 8 3 .872 • 1966 -72 63 13 1 .825 • 1890 -96 63 31 7 .658 • 5. Bobby Bowden, Florida State 30 259 -81 -4 .759 6. Steve Spurrier, Florida 9 81 -26 -2 .752 7. Gary Blackney, Bowling Green 5 41 -14 -2 .737 8. LaVell Edwards, BYU 24 214 -80 -3 .726 9. Danny Ford, Arkansas 15 114 -45 -5 .710 10. Paul Pasqualoni, Syracuse 10 76 -32 -1 .702 Best Division I -A Career Starts (Ranked by wins after seven seasons) Seasons W L T Pct • Coach, Team(s) 7 1 8 George Woodruff, Penn Walter Camp, Yale /Stanford Barry Switzer, Oklahoma 1892 -98 1888- 92,94 -95 1973 -79 94 6 0 .940 • 79 5 3 .925 • 73 7 2 .902 • Henry Williams, Army/Minnesota 1891, 1900 -05 R.C. Slocum, Texas A&H 1989-95 John Robinson, USC 1976 -82 Tom Osborne, Nebraska 1973 -79 Fielding Yost, Ohio Wesleyan/Nebraska/ 1897 -1903 Kansas /Stanford/Michigan 70 5 6 .901 • 67 14 2 .819 • • 65 18 2 .776 • 64 7 3 .897 • Bud Wilkinson, Oklahoma Joe Paterno, Penn State Amos Alonzo Stagg, Springfield, Chicago 76 Texas A &M 1947 -53 63 8 3 .872 • 1966 -72 63 13 1 .825 • 1890 -96 63 31 7 .658 • 9. Danny Ford, Arkansas 15 114 -45 -5 .710 10. Paul Pasqualoni, Syracuse 10 76 -32 -1 .702 Best Division I -A Career Starts (Ranked by wins after seven seasons) Seasons W L T Pct • Coach, Team(s) 7 1 8 George Woodruff, Penn Walter Camp, Yale /Stanford Barry Switzer, Oklahoma 1892 -98 1888- 92,94 -95 1973 -79 94 6 0 .940 • 79 5 3 .925 • 73 7 2 .902 • Henry Williams, Army/Minnesota 1891, 1900 -05 R.C. Slocum, Texas A&H 1989-95 John Robinson, USC 1976 -82 Tom Osborne, Nebraska 1973 -79 Fielding Yost, Ohio Wesleyan/Nebraska/ 1897 -1903 Kansas /Stanford/Michigan 70 5 6 .901 • 67 14 2 .819 • • 65 18 2 .776 • 64 7 3 .897 • Bud Wilkinson, Oklahoma Joe Paterno, Penn State Amos Alonzo Stagg, Springfield, Chicago 76 Texas A &M 1947 -53 63 8 3 .872 • 1966 -72 63 13 1 .825 • 1890 -96 63 31 7 .658 • Henry Williams, Army/Minnesota 1891, 1900 -05 R.C. Slocum, Texas A&H 1989-95 John Robinson, USC 1976 -82 Tom Osborne, Nebraska 1973 -79 Fielding Yost, Ohio Wesleyan/Nebraska/ 1897 -1903 Kansas /Stanford/Michigan 70 5 6 .901 • 67 14 2 .819 • • 65 18 2 .776 • 64 7 3 .897 • Bud Wilkinson, Oklahoma Joe Paterno, Penn State Amos Alonzo Stagg, Springfield, Chicago 76 Texas A &M 1947 -53 63 8 3 .872 • 1966 -72 63 13 1 .825 • 1890 -96 63 31 7 .658 • 70 5 6 .901 • 67 14 2 .819 • • 65 18 2 .776 • 64 7 3 .897 • Bud Wilkinson, Oklahoma Joe Paterno, Penn State Amos Alonzo Stagg, Springfield, Chicago 76 Texas A &M 1947 -53 63 8 3 .872 • 1966 -72 63 13 1 .825 • 1890 -96 63 31 7 .658 • Bud Wilkinson, Oklahoma Joe Paterno, Penn State Amos Alonzo Stagg, Springfield, Chicago 76 Texas A &M 1947 -53 63 8 3 .872 • 1966 -72 63 13 1 .825 • 1890 -96 63 31 7 .658 • 6u...v y...yu. u.. v.., w v.... >.. u. �.. u.. y ...�...v ...v.. fundamentals of the game and help their development. That is also a time when you find out a lot about your football team and you start building for the next season. Freshman eligibility " I'm very much in favor of freshman eligibility. There has been some talk of adding a fifth year and doing away with the redshirt possibility. I'm one of the people who is in favor of the five -year plan. There are a number of reasons: 1. These redshirt players spend the same amount of time each week in practice and meetings as the varsity. The only difference is on Saturday, instead of suiting up with the team, they're sitting up in the stands; 2. We've found the players who are suiting up and getting the opportunity to play do better in their classes. They are happier when they are playing. Generally, the true freshmen who come in and play seem to do better in the classroom than the redshirts because they feel good about themselves. They don't have to try and explain to the people back home about a redshirt season; 3. After cutting the schol- arship numbers, it makes more sense to utilize the players you have on the roster; 4. There is a humanitarian phase when you get involved in some games that are out of hand by a large margin. We will not waste a year by putting in some of the younger players, but if we didn't lose a year, they would have the opportunity to play in those situations. I do not find one down side to this idea. You eliminate the medical redshirt, the questions of do you redshirt a player midway through the season, then the circumstances change. When you go to col- lege, you would have five years to play five years. There is no more cost involved. In our program and in most programs, a player may play four seasons and have one more semester to go to earn a degree and we keep him on scholarship. College football playoff 66 I have been opposed to a college football playoff in recent years. However, there have been some interesting proposals because of the financial crisis that is facing a lot of college programs. I think it is about time to look at some of these plans. One thing many of the college coaches are concerned about is the talk of hypothetical dollars in a playoff as com- pared to the real dollars of the current bowl system. The polls 6 Polls are something that add interest to the game and to conversations about college football. They are not exact and there is no way to make them exact. Offensive philosophy 66 We'd like to have a balanced offense, something very simi- lar to what the Dallas Cowboys have done. They've featured an outstanding running back, they have good wide receiv- ers who catch balls, and a quarterback that makes that all happen. That's what we're trying to do. We like a balanced 919 run - pass ratio. Defensive philosophy i` We are a reckless, pressure type of defense. The "Wrecking Crew" takes a very aggressive philosophy. We want to dic- tate what the offense can do with our blitzing, man cover- 1 9 1 9 age defenses. Philosophy of life 66 I'm a people person. I like to enjoy the people I'm around. I care deeply about the people around me and the relation- ships that are developed. Over the long haul, the satisfying thing about working with young men is seeing them ma- ture and develop as human beings. That is more important than the wins and losses. Over a period of time the wins and losses will begin to run together. These players and their development as people will last long after I'm gone. How he motivates players if The best motivation is self motivation. You like to lead a person to the point where he is excited about being the best he can be and aspires to get the most out of himself in every thing he pursues. We try to create an atmosphere 1996 Football 77 1 t where the players believe in themselves. You encourage a person to work at it, set goals and you can accomplish any- thing you set out to achieve and be something special. Importance of coaching staff 66 Once again, it revolves around good people. You can find many coaches out there who know the strategies of the game, but I'm looking for the coaches who are good, caring people who are honest. When you have those qualities, all of the rest will come. You'd like to have a bunch of coaches who display the type of qualities — unselfishness, loyal, hardworking — that you would want your team to have. When your coaches are like that, your team tends to have the same qualities. Pressures of coaching on the colle- giate level and on all levels " I've coached on the high school level, the college level as an assistant and a head coach, and also on the professional , level in the Canadian league, and I have a lot of friends in the NFL. I don't think the pressures change that much. Coaching is coaching. Now, as a head coach I have a lot 7 / more demands on my time and there is a big difference in l a suggestion as an assistant and a decision as the head coach when the buck stops at your desk. I try to do the best I can each day. I copied a quote from Abraham Lincoln that goes something like this, I'm going to do the best I can, and I'm going to try and continue to do the best I can, if the end brings me out alright, I'll be alright. If the end brings me out wrong, then 10 angels swearing I was right would make no difference. I'm going to do the best I can and either that is going to be good enough or it won't be. „ Uk Lessons which can be learned from athletics "There is a long list of lessons learned from football in the game of life. For us to get anything done on the football field we have to learn to work together and care for each other. Our society is the same way. Nothing goes totally the way you want it to in football, and in life you have to deal with disappoint- ments. There are times when you have great success, but other times when things are going so bad you can't understand it. You have to be able to deal with both ends. Don't get too carried away when things are going well, and don't get so de- pressed when things go poorly. That's one of the main lessons learned from football. go Lifelong personal goals " I live my life in such a way that when I'm old and sitting on the porch, I can look back and say, `you know what? I did what I wanted to do and I did it my way.' That song by Frank Sinatra, "I Did it My Way" is a meaningful song to me. Sure I've had regrets, but they've been too few to mention. But through it all, I've tried my best and I feel good about myself and the way I did things. The overall big picture is the perspective I want to look back upon. If I were to die today, or if I was told I had a fatal disease, I would have to say I was one fortunate man and I'm thankful for all that I've been able to enjoy in my lifetime. I hope I can feel that way whenever that time comes. Biggest influences on him " My parents and the family home I grew up in were the great- est influences on me. After that, I would say the coaches I had when I was growing up. I've always seemed to have men in my life who cared about me, employers and coaches. I've learned a lot from the coaches I've been exposed to. Some things you learn how to do, and others you learn what not to do. You don't necessarily have to learn everything first hand. NFL relationship 66 I love professional football. I've got many, many friends in professional football. I've always gone to at least one professional camp each year. They have pro - vided some very good jobs for our players over the years. I will always do everything I can for those players who have pro aspirations, and at the same time I would like to assist my friends in the NFL who have an interest in our players. I think there can be a good relationship between colleges and professional football. We always en- courage our players to come back and finish their degree requirements and last spring we had three first A round picks (Richmond Webb, Kevin Smith and Quentin Coryatt) back on campus to work on their degrees. „ Junior players declaring for the NFL "" I like to compare this to a bright young junior petro- leum engineering student. If Mobil Oil came in and offered this young man a million dollar sign- ing bonus and they would start you off at $350,000, then next spring they would let him off work and allow him to come back and work toward finishing that degree — most people, including the profes- sors in the engineering school, would be thrilled and would encour- age the young man to take the op- portunity. We care deeply about our players and I will do all I can to find out accurate information and be to- tally honest with our players. I want what is best for them. '! 18 Texas A &M �ta�r A99ie Assistant Coaches in High Demand The Sporting News listed Coach R.C. Slocum as the best at assembling a coaching staff in the Southwest Conference. As is the case with outstanding coaches, they are in high demand. The following is a list ofAggie assistant coaches under Slocum who have moved on to the professional ranks or have taken other jobs on the collegiate level. A &M Assistants, Years / Current Job • David Culley (1991 -93) Pittsburgh Steelers +Bob Davie (1985 -93) Defensive Coordinator, Notre Dame +Kirk Doll (1988 -93) Notre Dame • Robert Ford (1989 -90) Dallas Cowboys +Tom Hayes (1989 -90) Washington Redskins +Jim Helms (1982 -90) Mississippi State +Bert Hill (1989) Detroit Lions +Gary Kubiak (1992 -93) Offensive Coordinator, Denver Broncos • Greg Mattison (1989 -91) Defensive Coordinator, Michigan +John Pearce (1989 -91) Head Coach Stephen F Austin • Bob Toledo (1989 -93) Head Coach UCLA • Tommy Tuberville (1994) Head Coach Ole Miss +Trent Walters (1991 -93) Minnesota Vikings A &M Graduate Assistants / Current Job + Clancy Barone + O'Neill Gilbert Eastern Illinois Illinois • Bryan Broaddus + Todd Howard Green Bay Grinnell College Packers! + Gary Oliver Administrative Sam Houston State Scouting +Terry Price • Robert Cloud Ole Miss Mississippi Gulf + Gary Reynolds CoastJC Green Bay Packersl +Kevin Fouqier AdministrativeAsst.l Louisiana Tech Quality Control 1996 Football 79 - 1 -1 1 11 Defensive Coordinator / Inside Linebackers ♦ Coaching Experience 1995- .............. Texas A &M (def. coor. /inside linebackers) 1994 ................ LSU (asst. head coach/def. coord. /defensive backs) 1993 ................ LSU (asst. head coach/defensive ends) 1992 ................ LSU (asst. head coach/outside linebackers) 1991 ................ LSU (outside linebackers) 1987 -90 .......... Purdue (def. coordinator) 1983 -86 .......... Iowa State (def. coordinator) 1982 ................ TCU (tight ends /tackles) 1981 ................ Texas A &M (defensive ends) 1978 -80 .......... Texas A &M (part -time defensive ends) ♦ Bowl Games as a Coach 1981 ................ Independence Bowl 1978 ................ Hall of Fame Bowl 1995 ................ Alamo Bowl • Honors as a Player t Second -team All -SWC defensive end. ♦ Two -vear letterman (1976 & 1977) at Texas A &M as a defensive end. • Honors as a Coach ♦ 1995 American Football Quarterly Division I Defensive Coordinator of the Year. • Bowl Games as a Player 1977 ................ Bluebonnet Bowl 1977 ................ Sun Bowl 1975 ................ Liberty Bowl • Prominent Players Coached Keith Baldwin (Texas A &M, '81) ............ Cleveland Browns Dennis Gibson (Iowa St., '86) ............... San Diego Chargers Fred Strickland (Purdue '87) .................. Green Bay Packers Chris Dishman (Purdue '87) .................. Houston Oilers Steve Jackson (Purdue '89) .................. Houston Oilers Jim Schwantz (Purdue '90) .................. Dallas Cowboys Anthony Marshall (LSU'93) .................. Chicago Bears Rodney Young (LSU '94) ..................... New York Giants Reggie Brown (Texas A &M '95) ............... Detroit Lions • Personal Information Full name: Phil G. Bennett Birthdate: December 3, 1955 Birthplace: Indio, California Hometown: Marshall, Texas Education: 1978 ....... B.S. in Physical Education from Texas A &M University 1973 ....... Marshall High School Marital Status: married to former Nancy Harris Children: Sam -8, Madeline -5 Hobbies: Golf, running and reading. 80 Texas A &M ta Came to A&M: 1994 Prom: Georgia Offensive Coordinator /Quarterbacks ♦ Coachin9 Experience 1994- .............. Texas A&M (offensive coordinator /quarterbacks) 1991 -93 .......... Georgia (passing game coordinator /quarterbacks) 1988 -90 .......... Louisiana Tech (offensive coordinator /quarterbacks) 1984- 87.......... McNeese State (quarterbacks /wide receivers) 1981 -83 .......... Nicholls State (wide receivers) ♦ Bowl Games as a Coach 1995 ................ Alamo Bowl 1992 ................ Citrus Bowl 1991 ................ Independence Bowl 1990 ................ Independence Bowl ♦ Coaching Accomplishments ♦ Quarterback Eric Zeier of Georgia holds 61 school and 11 SEC passing records. ♦ Ranked 9th in the country with 450.36 yards of offense and 10th in scoring with 32 points per game in 1992, along with Garrison Hearst winning the Doak Walker Award and finishing third in the Heisman race. ♦ Honors as a Player ♦ MVP of LSU football team in 1979. Four -year letterman at quarterback from 1976 -79. ♦ Ended his career as the second leading passer in school history behind Bert Jones and just in front of Y.A. Tittle. ♦ Still holds two LSU passing records: most touchdowns in a game — 4 vs. Rice in 1977 and longest touchdown pass play — 82 yards vs. Georgia in 1978. ♦ Played for Hamilton in the Canadian Football League in 1980. ♦ Bowl Games as a Player 1979 ................ Tangerine Bowl 1978 ................ Liberty Bowl 1977 ................ Sun Bowl ♦ Prominent Players Coached Corey Pullig (Texas A&M '95) Eric Zeier (Georgia'91 -92) ........................ Baltimore Ravens Gene Johnson (Louisiana Tech '90) ♦ Personal Information Full Name: Steven Craig Ensminger Birthdate: September 15, 1958 Birthplace: Baton Rouge, Louisiana Hometown: Baton Rouge, Louisiana Education: 1979 ....... B.S. in Physical Education from LSU 1976 ....... Baton Rouge Central High School Marital Status: married to former Amy Marie Gonzales Children: Krystalin -11, Steve -9, Brittany Rose -5 Hobbies: Golf 1996 Football 81 l� Tight Ends Came to A&M-. 1994 From: Odessa Permian High School Recruiting Area: East Texas • Coaching Experience 1994- .............. Texas A &M (tight ends) 1990 -93 .......... Odessa Permian High School (head coach) 1986 -89 .......... Odessa Permian High School (defensive coordinator) 1984 -85 .......... Texas Tech (graduate assistant) 1981 -83 .......... Odessa Permian High School (wide receivers & defensive backs) • Bowl Games as a Coach 1995 ................ Alamo Bowl • Coaching Accomplishments ♦ Overall head coaching record at Odessa Permian High School was 43 -4 -2 for four seasons. ♦ He led the Panthers to the Class 5A state championship in 1991 as head coach. The 1989 Odessa Permian team also won the state title in 1989 with Hollingshead as the defensive coordinator. ♦ His combined record for 11 seasons at Odessa Permian was 124 -13 -2. ♦ Honors as a Player ♦ Lettered in 1975 at SMU as a safety. ♦ He also earned a baseball letter for the Mustangs. t Prominent Players Coached MEN Hayward Clay (Texas A &M'95) ..................... St. Louis Rams James McKeehan (Texas A &M '94) ............... Seattle Seahawks Stoney Case (Odessa Permian High School) ... Arizona Cardinals Lloyd Hill (Odessa Permian High School) ...... Shreveport Captains Britt Hager (Odessa Permian High School) ...... Denver Broncos ♦ Personal Information Full Name: Tamothy Lance Hollingshead Birthdate: January 6, 1954 Birthplace: Brownwood, Texas Hometown: Brownwood, Texas Education: 1979 ........... M.S. in Education & administrative certificate from Sul Ross University 1976 ........... B.S. in Business Administration from Southern Methodist University 1972 ........... Brownwood High School in Brownwood, Texas Marital Status: married to former Barbara Wheeler Children: Amanda -16, Alek -15, Drew -5 Hobbies: Golf and reading 82 Texas A &M ta Came to A&M: 1992 From: Arkansas Recruiting Area: Fort Worth/West Texas + Coaching Experience 1992- .............. Texas A &M (defensive line) 1990 -91 .......... Arkansas (defensive line) 1988 -89 .......... Louisiana Tech (defensive line) 1987 ................ Miami (outside linebackers) 1986 ................ McNeese State (offensive line) 1985 ................ McNeese State (defensive line) 1982 -84 .......... Northwestern State (defensive ends/LBs) 1980 -81 .......... Northwestern State (graduate assistant) ♦ Bowl Games as a Coach 1995 ................ Alamo Bowl 1994 ................ Cotton Bowl 1993 ................ Cotton Bowl 1992 ................ Independance Bowl 1988 ................ Orange Bowl ♦ Honors as a Player t Four -year letterman at Northwestern State, 1976 -79. ♦ Prominent Players Coax Sam Adams (Texas A &M '93) ........................ Eric England (Texas A &M '93) ..................... Lance Teichelman (Texas A &M 1 93) ............... Gary Reason (Northwestern State '82) ............ Chad Rollen (Arkansas '90) ........................ ohed Seattle Seahawks Arizona Cardinals Indianapolis Colts New York Giants New York Giants ♦ Personal Information Full Name: William J. Johnson Birthdate: June 23, 1955 Birthplace: Monroe, Louisiana Hometown: Monroe, Louisiana Education: 1980 ....... B.A. in Business from Northwestern State 1975 ....... Neville High School in Monroe, Louisiana Marital Status: married to former Dawn Doherty Children: William Floyd -6, Abigail Virginia -5 Hobbies: golf, cooking, and reading Defensive Line 1996 Football 83 Staff WT Came to A&M: 1994 From: Duke Recruiting Area: Houston/Victoria ♦ Coaching Experience 1994- .............. Texas A &M (wide receivers) 1993 (Dec.) .... Duke (wide receivers) 1990 -93 .......... Rice (wide receivers) 1986 -89 .......... Mississippi State (offensive backs) 1985 ................ Southwestern Louisiana (wide receivers) 1984 ................ Alabama (graduate assistant/quarterbacks & wide receivers) 1981 -83 .......... Texas (graduate assistant/secondary) ♦ Bowl Games as a Coach 1995 ................ Alamo Bowl 1982 ................ Sun Bowl 1982 ................ Cotton Bowl ♦ Honors as a Player Three -year letterman as a wide receiver at Texas (1978 -80). ♦ Team captain as a senior (1980) and named the UT Sportsman Award winner. ♦ All -State quarterback (1975) at Hamshire- Fannett High School, and All- Greater Houston quarterback (1976) at Memorial High School. ♦ Also a basketball and baseball letterman, as well as a regional qualifier in track. ♦ Bowl Games as a Player 1980 ................ Bluebonnet Bowl 1979 ................ Sun Bowl 1978 ................ Sun Bowl =" 1978 ................ Cotton Bowl ♦ Prominent Players Coached Eric Henley (Rice, '91) Jerry Bouldin (Mississippi St., '90) Jessie Anderson (Mississippi St., '89) ...... Tampa Bay Buccaneers Fred Hadley (Mississippi St., '88) ............ Winnipeg (CFL) Louise Clark (Mississippi St., '86) ............ Seattle Seahawks ♦ Personal Information Full name: Les Koenning, Jr. Birthdate: February 10, 1959 Birthplace: San Antonio, Texas Hometown: Houston, Texas Education: 1983 ....... M.S. in Sports Management from Texas 1980 ....... B.S. in Physical Education from Texas 1976 ....... Spring Branch Memorial High School Marital status: married to former Lisa Pihl Children: Les III -12, Lana -8 Hobbies: Outdoor activities 84 Texas A &M Wide Receivers __7 r1a 1 I Came to A &M: 1994 From: i3ad,i Recruiting Area: Dallas, Oklahoma Cnlnradn ♦ Coaching Experience 1994- .............. Texas A &M (running backs) 1994- .............. Texas A &M (FCA Sponsor) 1993 ................ Baylor (assistant head coach/running backs) 1990 -92 .......... Arkansas (running backs) 1984 -89 .......... Air Force (running backs) 1982 -83 .......... Richmond (outside linebackers) 1979 -81 .......... Appalachian State (defensive line) 1977 -78 .......... Crockett (Tennessee) High School (defensive coordinator) 1976 ................ Cawood (Kentucky) High School (defensive coordinator) ♦ Bowl Games as a Coach 1995 ................ Alamo Bowl 1991 ................ Independence Bowl 1989 ................ Liberty Bowl 1987 ................ Freedom Bowl 1985 ................ Bluebonnet Bowl 1984 ................ Independence Bowl ♦ Honors as a Player ♦ Four -time All- Conference linebacker at Carson Newman College. ♦ the 1972 team reached the NAIA national championship game. ♦ Prominent Players Coached Leeland McElroy (Texas A &M '95) .................. Arizona Cardinals Detron Smith (Texas A &M '95) ..................... Denver Broncos Wilbert Biggins (Texas A &M '94) .................. CFL Cliff Croce (Texas A &M '94) ........................ Indianapolis Colts Rodney Thomas (Texas A &M '94) .................. Houston Oilers Oscar Gray (Arkansas '94) ... ........................ Arizona Cardinals Robert Strait (Baylor, '93) ........................... Baltimore Ravens Ron Dickerson, Jr. (Arkansas, '92) ............... Kansas City Chiefs E.D. Jackson (Arkansas, '92) ........................ Dallas Cowboys ♦ Personal Information Full Name: Kenneth R. Rucker Birthdate: November 7, 1951 Birthplace: Morristown, Tennessee Hometown: Morristown, Tennessee Education: 1976 ....... B.S. in Physical Education from Carson Newman College 1970 ....... Morristown High School in Morristown, Tennessee Marital Status: married to former Nancy Sue Davis Children: Kenny Lynette -24 Hobbies: Jogging, golf and reading Running Backs 1996 Football 85 Offensive Line Came to A &M: 1995 From: UCLA Recruiting Area: Houston/G Triangle/Southern Louisiana ♦ Coaching Experience 1995- .............. Texas A &M (offensive line) 1994 ................ UCLA (offensive line) 1989 -93 .......... Texas A &M (offensive line) 1985 -88 .......... Holy Cross (off, coordinator /offensive line) 1983 -84 .......... Tulane 1981 -82 .......... Pittsburgh 1979 -80 .......... Worchester Academy 1978 ................ Stamford High ♦ Bowl Games as a Coach 1995 ................ Alamo Bowl 1994 ................ Cotton Bowl 1993 ................ Cotton Bowl 1992 ................ Cotton Bowl 1990 ................ Holiday Bowl 1989 ................ John Hancock Bowl 1982 ................ Cotton Bowl 1981 ................ Sugar Bowl ♦ Coaching Accomplishments ♦ Set Texas A &M Southwest Conference rushing record in 1991 (3,829 yards). ♦ Set Texas A &M total offense record in 1991 (5,653 yards). ♦ National offensive leaders in 1987 (552.2 yards of total offense/g.40, 47 points /game; 358.2 yards passing/game). ♦ Prominent Players Coached Hunter Goodwin (Texas A &M '95) .................. Minnesota Vikings Mike Flanagan (UCLA'95) ........................... Green Bay Packers Jonathan Ogden (UCLA'95) ........................ Baltimore Ravens Jason Mathews (Texas A &M'93) .................. Indianapolis Colts Keith Alex (Texas A &M '91) ........................ Minnesota Vikings Mike Arthur (Texas A &M '90) ..................... Green Bay Packers Richmond Webb (Texas A &M '89) .................. Miami Dolphins Don Maggs (Tulane '83) .............................. Denver Broncos ♦ Personal Information Full name: Michael F. Sherman Birthdate: December 19, 1954 Birthplace: Norwood, Massacheusetts Hometown: Northboro, Massacheusetts Education: 1977 ....... B.S. in English from Central Connecticut State University 1973 ....... Algonquin Regional High School in Northboro, Massachusetts Marital Status: married to former Karen Beardmore Children: Sarah -13, Emily -9, Mathew -7, Benjamin -3 Hobbies: Reading and fishing 86 Texas A &M t Came to A &M: 1994 From: Maryland Recruiting Area: Houston ♦ Coaching Experience 1994- .............. Texas A &M (defensive backs) 1992 -93 .......... Maryland (defensive coordinator /defensive backs) 1986 -91 .......... Washington (defensive backs) 1984 -85 .......... Southern Illinois (defensive backs) 1983 ................ Howard University (recruiting coordinator /defensive backs) 1982 ................ Richmond (tight ends) 1980 -81 .......... Shepherd College (defensive coordinator /defensive line) 1978 -79 .......... Shepherd College (defensive line) 1973 -77 .......... Shepherd College (offensive line) ♦ Bowl Games as a Coach 1995 ................ Alamo Bowl 1989................ Freedom Bowl 1992 ................ Rose Bowl 1987................ Independence Bowl 1991 ................ Rose Bowl 1986................ Sun Bowl ♦ Coaching Accomplishments ♦ Inducted into the Shepherd College Hall of Fame in 1994. 4 Secondary coach on the 1991 National Championship team with Washington. ♦ The defensive unit ranked second in total defense and scoring defense, while the pass efficiency defense was first in the country in 1991. ♦ Secondary coach on the 1994 Texas A &M undefeated team. ♦ Honors as a Player ♦ Two -time All -West Virginia offensive guard at Shepherd College (1970 -71) and earned honorable mention Little All - Ameria honors in 1971. ♦ Part of two league championships (1972 -73) and named Most Valuable Lineman in the 1971 Civitan Bowl. ♦ Prominent Players Coached Ray Mickens (Texas A &M '95) ..................... New York Jets Dana Hall (Washington, '91) ........................ San Francisco 49ers Jaime Fields (Washington, '91) ..................... Kansas City Chiefs Darryl Hall (Washington '90) ........................ San Francisco 49ers Charles Mincy (Washington, '90) .................. Kansas City Chiefs Lelo Lang (Washington. '89) ........................ Denver Broncos + Personal Information Full name: Larry D. Slade Birthdate: April 6, 1951 Birthplace: Pecham, North Carolina Hometown: Hampton, Virginia Education: 1973 ....... B.S. in Biology with a minor in English from Shepherd College 1969 ....... Pembroke High School Marital Status: married to former Izetta Willingham Children: Herbie -26, Roshawn -9, Lyndsey -6 Hobbies: Reading, music collection and tennis A 1 Defensive Backs 1996 Football 87 L Came to A &M: 1991 From: Pittsburgh Recruiting Area: Central & South Texas/Southern California x ♦ Coaching Experience 1994 ................ Texas A &M (outside linebackers /specialists) 1992 -93 .......... Texas A &M (tight ends /specialists) 1991 ................ Texas A &M (tight ends) 1990 ................ Pittsburgh (graduate assistanUdefense) 1989 ................ Texas A &M (volunteer assistant) ♦ Bowl Games as a Coach 1995 ................ Alamo Bowl 1994 ................ Cotton Bowl 1993 ................ Cotton Bowl 1992 ................ Cotton Bowl 1989 ................ John Hancock Bowl ♦ Prominent Players Coached Reggie Brown (Texas A &M '95) ..................... Detroit Lions Antonio Armstrong (Texas A &M '94) ............ Miami Dolphins Greg Schorp (Texas A &M '93) ..................... Dallas Cowboys ♦ Honors as a Player Member of 12th Man KiCkl)k Syua(l. 1983 -84. ♦ Letterman, 1984 ♦ Personal Information Full name: Richard Shawn Slocum Birthdate: February 21, 1965 Birthplace: Monticello, Arkansas Hometown: Bryan, Texas Education: 1987 ....... B.S. in construction management from Texas A &M 1983 ....... Bryan High School Marital Status: married to former Traci Sears Children: Tayler -3, Jordyn -1 Hobbies: golf, jogging, and hunting $$ Texas A &M Outside Linebackers /Specialists 0 t _4*ajj Associate Athletic Director l Director of Football Operations Came to A&M: 1989 From: Florida ♦ Experience 1995- .............. Texas A &M (associate athletic director/ Cotton Bowl director of football operations) 1994 ................ Texas A &M (assistant athletic director / Cotton Bowl director of football operations) 1992 -93 .......... Texas A &M (assistant athletic director for recruiting) 1989 -91 .......... Texas A &M (recruiting coordinator) 1987 -88 .......... Florida (director of recruiting) 1985 -87 .......... Texas A &M (recruiting coordinator) 1983 -85 .......... Texas A &M (graduate assistant) 1981 -83 .......... Morningside College (receivers coach) ♦ Accomplishments *1992 ............. class ranked No. 3 in nation (A &M) *1991 ............. class ranked No. 4 in nation (A &M) *1990 ............. class ranked No. 2 in nation (A &M) *1988 ............. class ranked No. 3 in nation (Florida) *1987 ............. class ranked No. 1 in nation (A &M) ♦ Bowl Games 1995 ................ Alamo Bowl 1994 ................ Cotton Bowl 1993 ................ Cotton Bowl 1992 ................ Cotton Bowl 1990 ................ Holiday Bowl 1989 ................ John Hancock Bowl 1988 ................ All-American Bowl 1987 ................ Aloha Bowl 1987 ................ Cotton Bowl 1986 ................ Cotton Bowl ♦ Personal Information Full Name: Timothy Paul Cassidy Birthdate: June 18, 1958 Birthplace: Omaha, Nebraska Hometown: Omaha, Nebraska Education: 1981 ....... B.S. in physical education and health from Nebraska -Omaha 1984 ....... M.S. in education from Texas A &M 1976 ....... Ryan High School (Omaha, Nebraska) Marital Status: Married to former Nancy Watson Children: Ryan -11, Austin -8, Dannielle -7 Hobbles: shuffleboard, golf, skiing 1996 Football 89 t Conditioning Came to A&M: 1990 From: Southern California ♦ Coaching Experience 1990- .............. Texas A &M (strength and conditioning coach) 1988 -89 .......... Southern California (strength and conditioning coach) 1983 -88 .......... Oregon (strength and conditioning coach) 1982 ................ Kansas (strength and conditioning coach) 1981 ................ Wyoming (strength and conditioning coach) 1979 -80 .......... Topeka High School (defensive coordinator/linebackers) 1977 -78 .......... Kansas (graduate assistant) ♦ Honors and Accomplishments ♦ 1993 National Strength Coach of the Year, NSCA ♦ 1990 Presidential Award by the NSCA ♦ Certified Strength & Conditioning Specialists (CSCS) ♦ Level I United States Weightlifting Coach ♦ First U.S. strength & conditioning coach to give a clinic in Japan ♦ Chairman, National Strength and Conditioning Association Ethics Committee ♦ Four -time NSCA Region IV Strength Coach of the Year (1985 -88) ♦ 1988 Director, NSCA Region IV ♦ Formerly state director of NSCA in Wyoming and Oregon ♦ Prominent Players Coached Gary Zimmerman (Oregon '84) ..................... Minnesota Vikings Chris Miller (Oregon '87) ........................... Atlanta Falcons Mark Carrier (USC '89) .............................. Chicago Bears Rodney Peete (USC '89) .............................. Detroit Lions Junior Seau (USC'89) .............................. San Diego Chargers Quentin Coryatt (Texas A &M'91) .................. Indianapolis Colts Eric England (Texas A &M '93) ..................... Arizona Cardinals Greg Hill (Texas A &M '93) ........................... Kansas City Chiefs Jason Mathews (Texas A &M '93) .................. Indianapolis Colts Lance Teichelman (Texas A &M'93) ............... Indianapolis Colts Rodney Thomas (Texas A &M '94) .................. Houston Oilers Antonio Armstrong (Texas A &M '94) ............ Miami Dolphins Leeland McElroy (Texas A &M '95) .................. Arizona Cardinals Reggie Brown (Texas A &M '95) ..................... Detroit Lions ♦ Bowl Games as a Coach 1995 ................ Alamo Bowl 1990................ Holiday Bowl 1994 ................ Cotton Bowl 1990................ Rose Bowl 1993 ................ Cotton Bowl 1989................ Rose Bowl 1992 ................ Cotton Bowl - ♦ Personal Information Full Name: Michael Joe Clark Birthdate: August 22, 1954 Birthplace: Wichita, Kansas Hometown: Kansas City, Missouri Education: 1977 ....... B.S. in Physical Education/Biology from Ottawa University 1972 ....... Oak Park High School (Kansas City, Missouri) Marital Status: Married to former Kris Orton Children: Matthew -10, J.J. -7, Alicia -4 90 Texas A &M Came to A&M: 1982 Prom: Alief Elsik High School ♦ Experience 1982- .............. Texas A &M (head trainer) 1979 -81 .......... Alief Elsik High School (head trainer) ♦ Accomplishments + Magna cum laude graduate of Texas A &M in 1979. ♦ Dean's List five times and members of the following honor societies: Phi Kappa Phi, Phi Epsilon ♦ Kappa and Phi Delta Kappa. ♦ Earned the Elmer's Weight Scholarship in 1978. + Bowl Games 1995 ................ Alamo Bowl 1994 ................ Cotton Bowl 1993 ................ Cotton Bowl 1992 ................ Cotton Bowl 1990 ................ Holiday Bowl 1989 ................ John Hancock Bowl 1988 ................ Cotton Bowl 1987 ................ Cotton Bowl 1986 ................ Cotton Bowl ♦ Personal Information Full Name: Karl Lee Kapchinski Birthdate: June 28, 1957 Birthplace: Bryan, Texas Hometown: College Station, Texas Education: 1979 B.S. in Health and Physical Education from Texas A &M University Marital Status: Married to former Anita Fredericksen Children: Kristopher -15, Kyle -12, Kevin -7 Hobbies: Working with his hands ta 777 - M I - H Trainer 1996 Football 91 16taff L To Came to A &M: 1992 From: Fresno State ♦ Experience 1996- .............. Texas A &M (Life Skills Coordinator) 1992- present.. Texas A &M (asst. professor of Speech Communications) 1990 -92 .......... Fresno State (asst. professor of Speech Communications) 1987 -90 .......... Oregon (graduate teaching assistant) 1985 -87 .......... Cal State Chico (lecturer) 1978 -85 .......... KHSL -TV (News Anchor/Reporter, Chico, CA) ♦ Accomplishments ♦ Awarded the Outstanding New Teacher as presented by The Southern States Communication Association (April, 1995). ♦ Awarded the Faculty Diversity Award by Texas A &M (April, 1995). ♦ Has taught classes on public speaking, interpersonal communication, small group communication, civil rights, radio, television and film. ♦ Guest lecturer and public speaker including keynote address "Let Freedom Ring" at Martin Luther King, Jr. birthday celebration in Vallejo, California (1995); commencement address at California State University, Chico (1994); "The Media and its Role in Racial Discourse" as part of the 1994 National Conference on Race Relations and Civil Rights in the Post Reagan -Bush Era; "Achieving Against All Odds" presented at Fresno State (1993). ♦ Has conducted professional seminars including "Modeling Motivation ", "Managing Media Impression ", and "Making Powerful Presentations ". ♦ Faculty advisor for Student Communication Association (1994 -95); Gamma Phi Delta Christian Fraternity (1994); African Peoples History Month (1992); Faculty Mentor (1990 -92). ♦ Member of the Speech Communication Association; Western States Communication Association; and Southern States Communication Association. ♦ Member of Educational Policies Board, Speech Communication Association (1995 -98). ♦ Chair of Resolutions Committee, Southern States Communication Association (1994 -96). ♦ President of the Black Caucus, Speech Communications Association (1994 -95). ♦ Chair of Minority Affairs Committee, Texas A &M University (1994 -96) ♦ Served as chaplain for the Texas A &M football team (1995). ♦ Bowl Games 1995 ................ Alamo Bowl ♦ Personal Information Full Name: Enrique D. Rigsby Birthpate: 2/11/56 Birthplace: San Francisco, Calif. Hometown: Vallejo, Calif. Education: 1990 Ph. D. in rhetoric and communication from Univerity of Oregon 1987 M.A. in public communication from Cal State Chico 1978 BA. in mass communication from Cal State Chico Marital Status: Married and wife's name is Trina Children: Jeremiah (14), Andrew (11) Hobbies: Golf, reading and jogging 92 Texas A &M Life Skills Coordinator i • Staff _V_ _V_ E_ NE he Texas A &M medical staff works closely with the athletic training staff and the strength and conditioning staff to ensure the best health and fitness for the athletes. In the event of sickness or in- jury, Dr. J.P. Bramhall and Dr. Jesse Parr, are on -call to attend to the needs of the athletes. Dr. Bramhall enters his 6th year as the Aggies' orthopedic specialist, while Dr. Parr is beginning his 14th year as the team physician. In addition to being out- standing physicians, these two men are great fans of college athletics and attend a great deal of the practices. Trainer Trainer 1996 Football 93 David Weir Mike Riake Danny Kni #in Rehabilitation Specialist t _�I �INA "11 WN O� , Equipment Manager S ylvester Calhoun joined the Texas A &M athletic department in June of 1962. He was named head equipment manager in 1977 after being the assis- tant equipment manager since 1972. He has been to 14 bowl games with the Aggies — the 1975 Liberty Bowl, 1976 Sun Bowl, 1977 Bluebonnet Bowl, 1978 Hall of Fame Bowl, 1981 Independence Bowl, the 1986, 1987, 1988, 1992, 1993 and 1994 Cotton Bowls, the 1989 John Hancock Bowl, the 1990 Holiday Bowl and the 1995 Alamo Bowl. His responsibilities include the day -to -day operations of football equip- ment and coordinating transportation of equipment to road contests. Calhoun was born Nov. 5, 1940, in Singleton, Texas. He graduated from Wharton Junior College in 1962 where he lettered two years in basketball. He graduated from Lincoln High School in College Station in 1960, where he was a three -sport letterman. He and his wife, the former Doris Britton, have four children: Gwendolyn Joyce, Ronnie (class of '88), Cheryl (class of '90), and Carolyn (class of '93). I Athletic Fields Maintenance Manager f eo Goertz was named athletic fields maintenance manager for the Texas A &M athletic department this spring. He oversees the various playing fields in- cluding the new grass field at Kyle Field. Goertz is no stranger to A &M athletics having served as supervisor of the Olsen Field facility since 1985. He has been recognized for his outstanding work on Olsen Field, one of the top natural playing surfaces in college baseball. He received the very first Diamond Dry Collegiate Baseball Groundskeeper Award in 1985. He was honored again in 1987 by the Beam Clay Company. He has been called upon to speak at various clinics and he is constantly being consulted regarding turf care. In addition to his work at Olsen Field, Goertz oversees the Anderson Track and Field Complex, as well as the new softball and soccer fields. He has assisted associate athletic director Billy Pickard with the surroundings at Kyle Field. An avid baseball cap collector, Goertz has also umpired baseball games and enjoys playing golf when he gets an opportunity. A native of New Braunfels, Goertz graduated from Texas A &M in 1985. The son of Mrs. Lorene Goertz of New Braunfels, he was born August 5,1960 and is single. [1 A llen Kinley begins his tenth sea- son as assistant strength and con- ditioning coach. Kinley, 39, is responsible for assisting with the strength and condition- ing of the Aggie football team as well as directing the strength programs for the A &M baseball and men's basketball teams. He began his career in 1980 as a varsity football coach at Woodlawn High School in Shreveport, Louisi- ana. While at Woodlawn High, Allen served his last two seasons as defensive coordinator for football and was head baseball coach during the '83 season with his team making the state playoffs. He also was in charge of the athletic strength program. Allen came to A &M in 1984 as a graduate assistant strength and conditioning coach. He left A &Mat the end of the'85 season to pursue work towards a Ph.D. in exercise physiology at Louisiana State University and returned to A &M in 1987 to become the assistant strength and conditioning coach. Kinley is a 1980 graduate of Northwestern State University of Louisi- ana, where he was a four -year letterman on the football team as a line- backer. He earned his master's degree from Texas A &M in 1985 and is currently performing dissertation work for his Ph.D. During his stay at LSU, Kinley was awarded the Corbett Scholarship as an outstanding graduate student. Allen has been listed in WAo's WAo Among American University and College Students, has been a member of Blue Key national honor society, and was an Honor graduate. Kinley and his wife, Janyce, have daughter, Kelsey (4). 94 texas A &M B ob Matey is in his 14th year with the athletic department and his ninth as video lab manager. Matey is respon- sible for the operation of the department's state -of -the -art video laboratory, which produces the R.C. Slocum and Tony Barone television shows, game tapes, and performs various other duties. Prior to moving into his current position in 1987, Matey served from 1984 -87 as a volunteer, part -time and graduate assistant coach at A &M, working primarily with the defensive line. Before coming to College Sta- tion, he served as defensive line coach at Pittsburgh from 1973 -82, first under Johnny Majors and later under Jackie Sherrill. The Panthers won the national championship in 1976. The 45- year -old Matey began his coaching career as a graduate assis- tant at his alma mater, Iowa State, in 1972. He lettered three years as a noseguard for the Cyclones, earning All- Big Eight honors in 1971. He earned a degree in physical education from ISU in 1972. A native of Youngstown, Ohio, Matey was an all -state fullback at Chaney High School, where he was a teammate of former Aggie standout Mike DeNiro. Matey has coached in 13 bowl games and has served as video coordinator in A &M's last six bowl appearances under R.C. Slocum. • • • • • • • A Jim ogle 011. Andy Richardson Jimi Lou Steambarge MAIN Rq j • 1996 Football 95 • Texas A&M University r. Ray M. Bowen is the 21st President of Texas A &M University, the nation's third largest university and an institution recognized internationally for its teaching, research and service. Dr. Bowen had previously served as Interim President of Oklahoma State T University, where his duties included academic and administrative leadership and relations with the university's Board of Regents and the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education. He also was responsible for the fulfillment of the specific purposes and goals of the university and its branch campuses. Prior to being named Interim President, he held the position of Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs for two years. He received a bachelor's and Ph.D. degree in Mechanical Engineering from Texas A &M University and holds a master's degree in the same field from the California Institute of Technology. Before joining Oklahoma State, Dr. Bowen was Acting Assistant Director for Engineering and Deputy Assistant Director for Engineering, National Science Foundation. For six years he served as Dean of the College of Engineering at the University of Kentucky, where he was responsible for seven academic departments, three major centers, and three service units. From 1967 to 1983 he was an Assistant Professor, Associate Professor and Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Mathematical Sciences at Rice University. He also taught at Louisiana State University and served on the faculty of the U.S. Air Force Institute of Technology in Dayton, Ohio. He is the author or co- author of a number of books and numerous journal articles. Dr. Bowen holds memberships in many professional and honorary organizations. He serves on several boards for the American Society of Mechanical Engineers and has served as an Associate Editor for the Journal of Applied Mechanics. ! 1 I � � 1 Athletic Director W constant resource who has provided stability along with business expertise and Aleadership, Wally Groff has been an invaluable resource in the growth of the 19-sport M Athletic Department into one of the premier athletic operations in the country. This past school year (1995 -96) the overall department was ranked 16th in the a country, the best finish ever in the NACDA (National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics) Sears Director's Cup. The previous high finish was 24th in the 1993 -94 school year. The standings are based on NCAA finishes of nine core sports in both men's and women's athletics and two at -large sports from both men and women. Groff is in his 31st year of service to the athletic department. He was named the athletic director on August 31, 1993, after serving as interim athletic director since May of 1993. Prior to being named the athletic director, Groff was second in command serving as the associate athletic director for five years. Groff was in charge of all financial matters concerning the department and served as the department's chief fiscal officer, overseeing the budget, ticket sales, purchasing, bookkeeping, and inventories. He was directly responsible for baseball, men's track, men's swimming, men's golf and men's tennis. Groff served as game manager for home football games, travel manager for road football games, supervisor of staff at the dining hall, supervisor of the athletic facilities maintenance program and coordinated all summer sports camp operations. He also served as the department's user coordinator for all major facility projects. He served as the meet director of the 1990 and 1992 SWC Outdoor Track & Field Championships, and was tournament director of the 1989 and 1991 SWC Baseball Tournaments, as well as the 1991 SWC Tennis Championships. He served as tournament director for the highly successful 1989 NCAA Central Regional Baseball Tournament. Groff has been involved in numerous community activities, and was very instrumental in bringing the Texas Games to the Bryan/College Station community in 1988. The 54- year -old Groff joined the athletic department in December, 1966, as business manager. He was promoted to assistant athletic director for business affairs in 1975 and become the associate athletic director for finance in 1979. He was elevated to second in command in 1988. He served two stints as interim athletic director, the first coming in 1981 -82, and the second in 1993. A native of San Antonio, Groff was graduated from Central Catholic High School and attended Texas A &M. Her received his bachelor's degree in business in 1964 and attained his master's degree from A &M in 1965. He was employed by the Texas A &M Engineering Experiment Station before joining the athletic department. Groff and his wife, the former Patricia Ann McBrearty (A &M Class of '86), have one daughter — Donna (A &M Class of '86); two sons — David, 26 (Class of '94) and Denis, 21; and four grandchildren. 1 • • • 96 Texas AM A Senior Associate Athletic Director L ynn Hickey was promoted to senior associate athletic director on May 4, 1994 and became second in command to athletic director Wally Groff. One of her many duties A M includes heading up search committies for various coaching positions, including most recently the new tennis and softball coaches. Hickey came to A &M from Kansas State in 1984 and assumed the roles of assistant athletic director for women and the women's head basketball coach. She was promoted to associate athletic director for women in 1991. Hickey directed the 1993 -94 Lady Aggie basketball team to the Sweet 16 in the NCAA Tournament, becoming the lowest seeded team to ever reach that milestone. The Lady Aggies concluded their history- making season with a 23 -8 overall record and a second -place finish in the SWC with an 11 -3 mark. A &M finished the year ranked No. 19 in the CNNIUSA Today Top 25 poll. Following the season, Hickey relinquished her coaching duties to accept the promotion to senior associate athletic director. She finished her A &M coaching career with a 154 -128 record in 10 seasons, and an overall mark of 279 -167 in 15 years of collegiate coaching. Previously, Hickey had served five seasons as the head basketball coach at Kansas State where her teams won at least 23 games and advanced to the NCAA postseason tournament every season. A native of Welch, Oklahoma, Hickey graduated summa cum laude from Ouachita Baptist University with a bachelor of science degree in education and was an All- American for OBU's nationally- ranked basketball team in 1973. She and her husband, A &M assistant baseball coach Bill Hickey, have one daughter, Lauren Nicole (8). Director ofAthletic Development J ohn David Crow, Texas A &M's 1957 Heisman Trophy winner, is in his fourth year as director of athletic development. In this role, Crow has been very instrumental in bringing about the endowment of several scholarships and with the funding of the athletic department overall. A 14 Crow had served the previous four and a half years as athletic director at Texas A &M. He is credited with moving A &M to the forefront of collegiate athletics, especially in the area of gender equity. He stepped down from his athletic director position to devote more time to a business partnership with Coach Paul "Bear" Bryant's son. Prior to being named athletic director in December of 1988, Crow served as associate athletic director from 1983 -88. The 61- year -old Crow grew up in Springhill, Louisiana, where he was a prep All- American in football and also lettered in basketball and track. He played for Coach Bryant at Texas A &M from 1955 -57 and went on to win the Heisman Trophy, the only Heisman winner in Coach Bryant's illustrious career and the only Aggie Heisman winner. He helped lead the Aggies to a No. 1 ranking during the 1957 season. He graduated in 1958 with a degree in business administration. As a senior, Crow was listed in Who's Who in American Colleges and Universities and earned Academic All- America honors. Crow played 10 years in the NFL with the Chicago Cardinals, St. Louis Cardinals and San Francisco 49ers. He was a first -round pick of the Chicago Cardinals in 1958. He went to the Pro Bowl four times, had a pair of 1,000 -yard rushing seasons and was named to the All -Pro team of the 1960's as a halfback. He also coached for Bryant as an assistant at Alabama and served as head coach and athletic director at Northeast Louisiana. In addition, he was an assistant coach with the Cleveland Browns and San Diego Chargers. Crow and his wife, Carolyn, have two daughters and five grandchildren. 1996 Football 91 • P enny King is in her 24th year of service with the athletic department. She was named associate athletic director for business in February of 1994 after serving one year as assistant athletic director for business. Prior to that, she served as the athletic business manager for four years. A IM King is responsible for maintenance of all the department's financial records and inventories, along with the supervision of the business, accounting and travel offices. She is the game manager for Aggie home football games. Also, King functions as staff advisor for the Diamond Darlings, the Aggie baseball support group. A native of Abilene, King began working in the athletic ticket office in 1972 and one year later was promoted to payroll clerk. In 1980, she was named manager of the athletic business office and served in that position until being promoted to athletic department business manager in 1988. King graduated cum laude from Texas A &M in 1990 with a bachelor's degree in business management. While attending A &M, she was a member of Beta Gamma Sigma and Sigma Iota Epsilon, National Honorary and Professional Management Fraternity. King previously attended McMurry College. She and her husband, Clark, have one son, Rusty (27), Class of '91. D 0, D 0 Associate Athletic Director /Business Associate Athletic Director /Facilities B illy Pickard has been a key member of the Texas A &M athletic family for many years. He was named associate athletic director for facilities in February of 1994 and he oversees the planning and maintenance of all athletic facilities. Pickard served seven Y ears as assistant athletic director for training, equipment and A facilities. His responsibilities included overseeing the maintenance and scheduling of all Im athletic facilities, purchasing all football equipment and directing the men's athletic training program. Pickard joined the athletic department on January 1, 1965, as head trainer. He accepted dual role of trainer and equipment manager in 1972 under athletic director and head football coach Emory Bellard. In 1979, he assumed the responsibility of coordinating the training, equipment and facilities at Texas A &M. His relationship with Texas A &M began even earlier as he served as a student trainer under head coach Paul "Bear" Bryant. Pickard graduated from Texas A &M in 1956. Pickard is highly respected in national athletic circles and is an active member of the Southwest Athletic Trainer's Association (SWATA). He has served the organization in several capacities, including a term as president. In 1984, he received the prestigious Frank Medina Award for his contributions to SWATA. The National Athletic Trainer's Association (NATA) elected him to its Hall of Fame in 1985. The San Antonio native and his wife, Linda Lacey, have one son, Kevin Robert (21), who is a student at Texas A &M. 98 Texas A &M ,,Administrati Mr. T. Michael O'Connor Vice Chairman, l %ictoria Mr. Robert H. Allen Houston Mrs. Alison Brisco Houston Mr. John H. Lindsey Houston Mr. Frederick D. McCl Du /li< Mr. Donald E. Powell Amarillo Mrs. M. Guadalupe L. Ran9el Corpus Christi Mr. Royce E. Wisenbaker Tyler Dr. William B. Smith Chair, Business Analysis Dr. Thomas W. Adair, III Faculty Athletic Representativ, Professor of Physics Or, Allison R. Ficht Medical Biochemistry & Genetics Or. Sara Alpern History Or. S. Bart Childs Computer Science Or. Norris Stubbs Civil Engineering Or. Alvin Larke, Jr. Agricultural Education Bill J. Helwig .assistant General Counsel Or, Malon Southerland Vice- President /Student Affairs Or. Jerry Gaston Vice- President/Finance & Administration Or. Charles Lee Executive Vice- PresidentlProvost --V-- 0 � D- @ 0 J -� -L C - - I Supporting Education Through Athletics — 4091-846-8892 he 12th Man Foundation provides the scholarship funds for over 350 student athletes in 19 men's and women's sports at Texas A&M University. Dedicated to excellence in athlet- TM ics and academics, the 12th Man Foun- dation is proud of • the 240 student athletes, trainers and managers who were honored at the spring 1996 GTEAthleticAcademicAwards Banquet for achieving a grade -point average of 3.0 or better during the 1995 calendar year. Plaques representing 12th Man Permanently Endowed Scholarship gifts provide testimony to the support of Aggies for their alma mater. 1996 Football 99 Ms. Mary Nan West Chairman, Batesville Heading in the Right Direction he Texas A &M athletic department is heading in the right direction, both in the classroom and on the playing fields. The department recog- nized over 230 student - athletes and support staff members who attained a 3.0 or better grade -point average in the classrooms and the overall athletic department ended the year ranked #16 in the Sears Director's Cup. The Sears Director's Cup is sponsored by the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA) and Sears, Roebuck and Com- pany. A &M's previous high finish was 24th in the 1993 -94 school year. The points are awarded on the results of nine men's and nine women's core sports and two at -large sports from both men and women. "We positioned ourselves for a run at most every championship," Texas A &M Athletic Director Wally Groff said. "One thing is for certain, people knew the Aggies came to compete in every sport. We will continue to push to improve and bring home conference championship trophies. This is an exciting time to be an Aggie as we move into the Big 12 Conference." Sears Director's Cup Top 10 Big 12 1. Stanford 4. Texas 2. UCLA 9. Nebraska 3. Florida 16. Texas A&M 4. Texas 24. Colorado 5. Michigan 26. Oklahoma State 6. North Carolina 30. Kansas 7. Arizona 43. Iowa State 8. Penn State 48. Oklahoma 9. Nebraska 50. Texas Tech 10. USC 71. Kansas State NCAA District VI 118. Baylor Cross Country-W 132. Missouri "COSIDA 1995 -96 Best In the Nation Alamo Bowl Media Guide (Postseason Publications) ♦ Brad Marquardt, Steve Miller. Cyndi Mousner Best In the Nation l4'omen's Soccer Media Guide ♦ Shana Hutchins, Cyndi Mousner Best in the Nation Alen's and Women's Tennis Media Guide (as a Multi -Sport Brochure): ♦ Brad Marquardt, Stem Miller, Cyndi Mousner - Best In the Nation Women's Volleyball Media Guide - (USA Volleyball) ♦ Debbie Darrah. Cyndi Alousner' Third in the Nation Football Media Guide ♦ Sports News Office Fourth In the Nation Women's Gol(Media Guide * Shona Hutchins, Cyndi Mousner. Fifth in the Nation 64'omen's Volleyball Media Guide ; ♦ Debbie Darrah, Cyndi Mousner Sixth in the Nation Women's Basketball Media Guide ♦ Debbie Darrah, Cyndi Mousner Seventh In the Nation Men's GollMedia Guide ♦ Colin Killian, Cyndi Mousner Eighth In the Nation Men's Basketball Media Guide ♦ Colin Killian, Cyndi Mousner Best in the District Season Preview (writing award) ♦ Shona Hutchins 1995 -96 Texas A &M Athletic Department Finishes 100 Texas A &M SWC National Bowl/ Sport Finish Ranking NCAA Football T -2nd 15th Won, Alamo Bowl Soccer 2nd 11th NCAA Second Round (Sweet 16) Volleyball 2nd 15th NCAA Regionals (Sweet 16) Cross Country-M 2nd NCAA District VI — Cross Country-W 4th NCAA District VI — Swimming/Diving -M 3rd 22nd 22nd NCAA Championships Swimming/Diving -W 3rd T -28th T -28th NCAA Championships Basketball -M T -7th — — Basketball -W 4th 25th SWC Tournament Champs/NCAA Regional Indoor Track -M 3rd 18th 18th NCAA Championships Indoor Track -W 3rd 33rd 33rd NCAA Championships Baseball 3rd — — Softball 5th -Big 12 21st NCAA Regionals Golf -M 3rd 20th NCAA Regional Champs/NCAA Finals Golf -W 2nd 26th NCAA Regionals Tennis -M 3rd 20th NCAA Regional Semifinals Tennis -W 2nd 22nd NCAA Regional Final Outdoor Track -M 2nd #3 Dual Meet T -19th NCAA Championships Outdoor Track -W 2nd #7 Dual Meet 25th NCAA Championships 100 Texas A &M LlfloeTaflo 01 For Prospective Student-Athletes 1. You become a prospective student - athlete if you have started classes for the ninth grade. Before the ninth grade, you become a prospective student - athlete if the college provides you (or your relatives or friends) any financial aid or other benefits that the college does not provide to prospective students generally. 2. You become a recruited prospective student - athlete at a particular college if any coach or booster solicits you or your family for the purpose of securing your enrollment and participation in intercollegiate athletics. Activities by coaches or boosters that cause you to become a recruited prospective stu- dent- athlete are: (1) Providing you with an official visit; (2) Arranging an in- person, off- campus encounter with you or your parent(s) or legal guardian; or (3) Initiating or arranging a telephone contact with you, your family or guardian for the purpose of recruitment on more than one occasion. NOTE: At the Division I level, a representative of athletic interests (booster) may not solicit your enrollment in any manner (e.g., no phone calls, letters or in- person encounters). 3. You (or your family) may not receive any benefit, inducement or arrange- ment such as cash, clothing, cars, improper expenses, transportation, gifts or loans to encourage you to sign a National Letter of Intent or to attend an NCAA school. 4. A contact is any face -to -face encounter between a prospect or the prospect's parent(s) or legal guardian and an institutional staff member or athletic representative during which any dialogue occurs in excess of an exchange of greeting. NOTE: At the Division I level, athletic representatives (boosters) may not contact you for the purpose of recruiting. A college coach may contact you in- person off the college campus beginning on July 1 after completion of your junior year in high school. 5. Phone calls from faculty members and coaches (but not boosters) are permit- ted beginning July 1 (August 15 for football) after completion of your junior year. A college coach or faculty member is limited to one telephone call per week to you (or your parents or legal guardians) except that unlimited calls to you (or your parents or legal guardians) may be made under the following circumstances: (1) During the five days immediately before your official visit by the university you will be visiting; (2) On the day of a coach's off- campus contact with you; (3) During the time beginning with the initial National Letter of Intent signing date in your sport through the two days after signing date; and (4) In the sport of football only, during the permissible off -campus contact periods and during the 48 hours prior to and 48 hours after 8:00 a.m. on the initial signing date for the National Letter of Intent. Coaches also may accept collect calls, and universities are permitted to utilize a toll -free (1- 800) number to receive telephone calls from you (or your parents or legal guardians) on or after July 1 after completion of your junior year. 6. Letters from coaches and faculty members (but not boosters) are not permitted until September 1 at the beginning of your junior year in high school. A Division I university may provide you with the following printed materials: (1) General correspondence, including letters, U.S. Postal Service postcards and institutional note cards; (2) Game programs which may not include posters and one Student Athlete Handbook can be provided only during official or unofficial visits to the university's campus; (3) NCAA educational information; (4) Pre - enrollment in- formation subsequent to signing a National Letter of Intent with the university; (5) One athletic publication which may include only one color of printing inside the covers; (6) Official academic, admissions and student services publications published or videotapes produced by the institution and available to all students; (7) Schedule cards; (8) Questionnaires which may be provided prior to your junior year; and (9) Summer camp brochures which may be provided prior to your junior year. 7. An evaluation is any off -campus activity designed to assess your academic qualifications or athletic ability, including any visit to your high school (during which no contact occurs) or the observation of any practice or competition in which you participate. 8. It is not permissible for an athletic representative to provide transportation to or from campus or free admission to an athletic event on or off campus to you, your parents or your friends. Please contact the athletic compliance office to discuss any travel situations in which you or your family are not providing your own transportation to insure that it is permissible. 9. This information applies to A &M Clubs, not athletic booster organizations. You can only attend an A &M Club luncheon/meeting under certain circumstances. If the luncheon/meeting is open to the general public, you can attend. However, you must pay for your own meal and transportation unless the meal or transpor- tation was made available to all other guests (e.g., all high school seniors from the local community). In addition, you may be invited to attend a function, but the invitation cannot be limited only to athletes, and it must be made available for non - athletic reasons (e.g., senior night, incoming A &M freshmen night, etc.) This same restriction will continue to apply after you sign a National Letter of Intent with Texas A &M. Committing to Texas A&M does not change this rule. A Texas A &M signee must be treated the same as any other high school student. Because you cannot be contacted by athletic representatives, invitations to A &M functions must be given in the same manner that they are given to all students participating in the function. Invitations may be sent to the high schools or advertised in your local newspaper indicating what the invitation entails but cannot be issued only to prospects who will participate in athletics at Texas A &M. In addition, you or any other prospects in attendance cannot be singled out to be introduced, as this would be a violation of NCAA publicity legislation related to prospects. Offloce of Athletic Compliance I edi Ellison is in her seventh year as the director of inter- collegiate athletic compliance for Texas A &M University. Her office is under the auspices of the President. Ellison, and her assistants David Batson and Julie Corbett, form one of the most compre- hensive compliance staffs in the nation. They work closely with the athletic department to en- sure full compliance with insti- tutional, Big 12 and NCAA rules and regulations. (1 -r) David Batson, Education Coordina- tor; Julie Corbett, Monitoring Coordi- nator; Tedi Ellison, Director of Compli- ance; Claudia Samford, Adminis- trative Secretary I v 1996 Football 101 4'mir,�,j w /-A r ! • 104 ... Big 12 Information 105 ...The 1996 Opponents 105... Brigham Young Cougars 106... Southwestern Louisiana Rajin' Cajuns 101... North Texas Eagles 108... Colorado Buffaloes 109... Louisiana Tech Bulldogs 110 ... Iowa State Cyclones III ... Kansas State Wildcats 112 ... Texas Tech Red Raiders 1 13... Oklahoma State Cowboys 114 ... Baylor Bears 115 ... Oklahoma Sooners 116 ... Texas Longhorns 1 ... The Big Game 1 11... College Football's Most Played Games 118 ... The Biggest of the "Big Games" 118 ... Large Crowds are the Norm 118 ... Aggie Individual Records vs. Texas 118 ... The Big 12 Conference Map mo 7 r Ob le ! ! ! ! 104 ... Big 12 Information 105 ...The 1996 Opponents 105... Brigham Young Cougars 106... Southwestern Louisiana Rajin' Cajuns 101... North Texas Eagles 108... Colorado Buffaloes 109... Louisiana Tech Bulldogs 110 ... Iowa State Cyclones III ... Kansas State Wildcats 112 ... Texas Tech Red Raiders 1 13... Oklahoma State Cowboys 114 ... Baylor Bears 115 ... Oklahoma Sooners 116 ... Texas Longhorns 1 ... The Big Game 1 11... College Football's Most Played Games 118 ... The Biggest of the "Big Games" 118 ... Large Crowds are the Norm 118 ... Aggie Individual Records vs. Texas 118 ... The Big 12 Conference Map mo 7 T — W 7 7 -1 W71F - BIG 12 I.0 NFENENCE � '$; Th 2 Ii 11, 12 f:0 N F'1: ILE NCE Baylor, Texas A &M, Texas Tech and Texas join with Big 8 Big 12 Heisman Trophy Winners Billy Vessels, Oklahoma Steve Owens, Oklahoma Johnny Rodgers, Nebraska Earl Campbell, Texas Billy Sims, Oklahoma Mike Rozier, Nebraska Barry Sanders, Oklahoma State Rashaan Salaam, Colorado students. Athletically, the Big 12 Conference has accounted for more than 130 NCAA team championships and 15 wire service football titles, while its student - athletes have claimed more than 750 NCAA crowns entering the 1996 -97 academic year. The formation of a new Conference represents an undertaking by school chief executive officers to combine resources to achieve even higher levels of performance. Institution chancellors and presidents will serve as the chief policy - makers of the Conference, operating as the Council of Chief Executive Officers. Administration of the league will occur through the Faculty Athletics Representatives, Athletic Directors and Senior Women Ad- ministrators. Steven J. Hatchell was appointed the league's commissioner March 26, 1995, and assumed his duties on July 1, 1995. Hatchell has exten- he Big 12 Conference became a reality on February 25, 1994 when Southwest Conference members Baylor, Texas, Texas A &M and Texas Tech merged with Big Eight Conference institutions Colorado, Iowa State, Kansas, Kansas State, Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma and Oklahoma State to pursue common academic and athletic endeavors. Individually, member schools have long been respected for successes both in the class- room and on the field of competition. In total, league institutions have received nu- merous accolades for the quality of academic resources, programs and services offered to the Big 12 Conference 0 Bavlor Waco, Texas Bears 1845 90 miles Colorado Boulder, Colorado Buffaloes 1876 938 miles Iowa State Ames, Iowa Cyclones 1868 1,082 miles sive ties to the league as he has served as commissioner of the Southwest Conference for two years. His association with the cur- rent membership of the Big Eight began in the early 1970s as he worked in the athletic department at Colorado, his alma mater. He later went on to serve as Service Bureau Di- rector/Associate/Interim Commissioner of the Big Eight from 1977 to 1983, working under Commissioners Chuck Neinas and Carl James. His tenure at the Southwest Conference was preceded by a stint as Metro Conference Com- missioner (1983 -87) and Executive Director of the Orange Bowl. Certainly few leagues will be able to par- allel the quality of Big 12 football when competition begins this fall. Recent history reveals a staggering level of success, both on a team and individual basis: ♦In the final 1995 Associated Press poll, seven teams were ranked including two -time defending national champion Nebraska, Colorado (No. 5), Kansas State (No. 7), Kansas (No. 9), Texas (No. 14), Texas A &M (No. 15) and Texas Tech (No. 23). No other major conference had as many teams listed in the final AP poll as did the Big 12. All seven teams competed in post - season bowl games compiling a 6 -1 record. ♦Nebraska's 1995 national championship gave Big 12 schools 15 final No. 1 rankings in either the media or coaches polls. ♦The Big 12 compiled a 49 -10 -0 (.831) overall record versus non- conference opponents during the 1995 season. Nickname Founded Distance* University Location Nebraska Lincoln, Nebraska Cornhuskers 1869 823 miles Oklahoma Norman, Oklahoma Sooners 1890 360 miles Oklahoma State Stillwater. Oklahoma Cowboys 1890 445 miles Kansas Lawrence, Kansas Jayhawks 1866 695 miles Kansas State Manhattan, Kansas Wildcats 1863 600 miles Missouri Columbia, Missouri Tigers 1839 864 miles Texas Austin, Texas Longhorns 1883 101 miles Texas A&M College Station, Texas Ag 1876 Texas Tech Lubbock, Texas Red Raiders 1923 421 miles *mileage from College Station, Texas 104 texas A &M Brigbam Young Cougars General Information Texas-El Peso Location: Provo, Utah Founded: 1875 X Enrollment: 27,000 Nickname: Cougars Hawaii Colors: Blue and White !" Conference: WAC f Stadium: Cougar Stadium (65,000 cap.) Salt Lake Citv. Utah President: Merrill J. Bateman 1995 Results Athletic Director: Rondo Fehlberg 101 Fehlberg's Office: 801- 378 -2096 Opp Head Coach: LaVell Edwards Score (Utah State '52) r Edwards's Office: 801- 378 -2916 Edwards's Record: 214 -80 -3 (25th season, all at BYU) Assistant Coaches: Robbie Bosco (QB/ WR); Norm Chow (Asst. Head Coach); Roger French (Off. Coor. /OL); Barry Lamb (Safeties); Brian Mitchell (Corners); Chris Pella (TE/Kickers/Recruiting); Tom Ramage (DUSpec. Teams); Lance Reynolds (RB); Ken Schmidt (Def. Coor./ LB) Sports Information Director: Ralph Zohell Zobell's Office: 801 - 378 -4911 Zobell's Home: 801- 225 -0672 Assistant SID: Jay Monsen SID Mailing Address: 30 SFH, BYU, Provo, UT 84602 Fax Number: 801- 378 -3520 Cougar Stadium Press Box: 801- 378 -2609 Lettermen Returning: 45 Lost: 17 Starters Returning: 14 (7 offense /7 defense) Specialists Returning: 1 1995 Record: 7 -I Conference: 6 -2 (T -1st) Final 1995 Ranking (AP /USA Today -CNN): Unranked Last Bowl Appearance: 1994 Copper Bowl (BYU 31, Oklahoma 6) Offensive Set: 3 -2 Defensive Set: 30 -4 Series Record: Tied 1 -1 1996 Schedule Da Opponent Site August 24 Texas A &M (Pigskin Classic) Provo, Utah 31 Arkansas State Provo, Utah September October 4 Utah State 12 * Nevada -Las Vegas 19 * Tulsa 26 * Texas Christian Seattle. Wash. Provo, Utah Provo. Utah Logan, Utah Provo, Utah Tulsa, Okla. Fort Worth. Texas November 2 * Texas-El Peso Provo, Utah 9 * Rice Provo, Utah 16 * Hawaii Honolulu, Hawaii 23 * Utah Salt Lake Citv. Utah TO 1995 Results M. Atuaia 101 Date Opp Site Score September 2 Air Force Academy Colorado Springs, Colo. L 12 -38 ATT. 9 UCLA Provo, Utah L 9 -23 385 16 * San Diego State Provo, Utah W 31 -19 3 30 * Colorado State Fort Collins. Colo. W 28 -21 October 14 Arizona State Tempe, Ariz. L 21 -29 31 21 * Wyoming Provo. Utah W 23 -20 28 28 * Hawaii Pr o v o, Utah W 45 -7 November 4 Tulsa Provo, Utah W 45 -35 11 * New Mexico Albuquerque, N.M. W 31 -14 18 * Utah Provo, Utah L 17 -34 25 " Fresno State Fresno, Calif. W 45 -28 E. Sampson, DB 105 43 0 3 0 1.5 S. Muirbrook, LB 85 32 1 1 3.5 6 T. McTyer, DB 65 34 1 1 0 1.5 14 Washington 21 * New Mexico 28 * Southern Methodist 1996 Football 105 *indicates Western Athletic Conference game Top Returnees ('95 Statistics) Rushing NO. YDS. AVG. TO rP M. Atuaia 101 374 3.7 5 51 D. Bloomfield 5 71 4.9 0 41 Passing ATT. comp. PCT. YDS. TO INT. LP S. Sarkisian 385 250 .649 312.5 20 14 45 P. Shoemaker 3 2 .667 16.0 0 0 23 Receiving N O. Y AVG. TO LP C, Lewis 31 456 57.0 2 36 K. Kealaluhi 28 483 48.3 2 30 K. McGuire 24 359 32.6 3 36 E. Sampson, DB 105 43 0 3 0 1.5 S. Muirbrook, LB 85 32 1 1 3.5 6 T. McTyer, DB 65 34 1 1 0 1.5 14 Washington 21 * New Mexico 28 * Southern Methodist 1996 Football 105 Southwestern Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns November 2 Virginia Tech Blacksburg, Va. 9 Northern Illinois Lafayette, La. 16 Texas Tech Lubbock, Texas 1995 Results Date Opponent Site Score September 2 * Nevada Reno, Nevada L 14 -38 9 Ala. - Birmingham Lafayette, La. W 56 -21 16 Memphis Memphis, Tenn. I. 19 -33 23 * Northern Illinois DeKalb, BI. L 24 -25 October 1996 Schedule Date Opponent Site August 31 Florida Gainesville, Fla. September 14 Texas A&M Lafayette, La. 43 -26 21 Southern Mississippi Hattiesburg Miss. Lafayette, La. 28 Louisiana Te Ruston, La. October 5 Houston Lafayette, La. 32 -28 12 Arkansas State Lafayette, La. Lafayette, La. 19 Ala.- Birmingham Birmingham. Ala. 11 26 Memphis Lafayette, La. November 2 Virginia Tech Blacksburg, Va. 9 Northern Illinois Lafayette, La. 16 Texas Tech Lubbock, Texas 1995 Results Date Opponent Site Score September 2 * Nevada Reno, Nevada L 14 -38 9 Ala. - Birmingham Lafayette, La. W 56 -21 16 Memphis Memphis, Tenn. I. 19 -33 23 * Northern Illinois DeKalb, BI. L 24 -25 October 7 * Arkansas State State University, Ark. W 33 -9 LP 14 * New Mexico St. Lafayette, La. W 43 -26 39 21 * Pacific Lafayette, La. W 45 -3 41 28 Tulane New Orleans, La. W 32 -28 November 4 * Louisiana Tech Lafayette, La. W 40 -33 62 11 Arkansas Fayetteville, Ark. L 13 -24 30 18 Southern Miss. Lafayette, La. L 32 -35 indicates Big 11rest Conference game Top Returnees ('95 Statistics) Rushi NO. YDS. AVG. TD LP K. Cotton 166 678 4.1 9 39 G. Hamilton 14 79 5.6 0 41 Passing ATT. COMP. PCT. YDS. TD INT. LP J. Delhomme 351 190 .541 2761 20 10 62 B. Soignier 3 3 1.000 33 0 0 30 Receiving NO. YDS. AVG. TD LP B. Stoklev 75 1121 14.9 9 52 D. Richard 38 777 20.4 5 62 Defense TAC UT F4 FC QSS TF L D. Mason. SS 88 66 0 3 3 -19 1448 P. Brennan, LB 70 52 1 1 0 10 -21 P. Cabbie, DL 62 38 1 1 4 -16 10.31 ,; A US.L Ragin' Cajuns General Information Location: Lafayette, La. Founded: 1898 Enrollment: 17,000 Nickname: Ragin' Cajuns Colors: Vermillion and White Conference: Independent Stadium: Cajun Field (31,000 cap.),` f President: Dr. Ray Authement Athletic Director: Nelson Schexnayder Schexnaydees Office: 318482 -5393 Head Coach: Nelson Stokley (LSU, 1968) Stokley's Office: 318- 482 -6318 Stokley's Record: 54- 55- 1(10yrs., allat USL) Assistant Coaches: Doug Fertsch (OL); Jerry Beach (Co -Def. Coor./LB); Mike Doherty (Co -Def. CoorJDB); Gerald Broussard (WR); Ron Brown (QB); Edwin Sheridan (RB); Jeff Jordan (TE); Sw Rex Kipps (DT); Bob Howell (DE). Sports Information Director: Dan McDonald McDoneld's Office: 318- 482 -6331 McDonald's Home: 318- 989 -1333 Assistant SID: Kevin DeRamus SID Mailing Address: USL Athletic Complex, 201 Reinhardt Drive, Lafayette, LA 70506 -4297 Fax Number: 318 - 482 -6639 Cajun Field Press Box: 318 - 482 -6331 Lettermen Returning: 49 Lost: 15 Starters Returning: 14 (7 offense/7 defense) Specialists Returning: 1 1995 Record: 6 -5 Conf: 5 -1 (2nd) Big West Final 1995 Ranking (APA SA Today -CNN): Unranked Last Bowl Appearance: None in Division I -A Offensive Set: Multiple pro -set Defensive Set: Multiple four deep Series Record: Texas A&M leads, 2 -0 0 106 Texas A &M North Texas Eagles General Information L Simn's Office: 817- 565 -3653 Simn's Record: 9 -13 -1 (3rd season) Assistant Coaches: Bill Michael (Asst. Head Coach); Fred Bleil (Def. Coor.); TBA (Off. Coor.); Frank Hickson (RB); Eric Russell (DL); Chuck Mills (Recruiting Coor./LB); Bob Schultz (TE); Dante Wright (WR); Spencer Leftwich (OL); Chris Hall (QB) Sports Information Director: Ann Wheelwright Wheelwright's Office: 817 - 565 -2476 Wheelwright's Home: 214 - 580 -1739 Assistant SID: Jim Browning SID Mailing Address: PO BOX 13917, Denton, TX 76203 Pax Number: 817 - 565 -3671 Pouts Field Press Box: 817- 565 -3500 Lettermen Returning: 36 Lost: 20 Starters Returning: 16 ( 8 offense/ 8 defense) Specialists Returning- 2 1995 Record: 2 -9 (Div. I A independent) Final 1995 Ranking (AP /USA Today -CNN): Unranked Last Bowl Appearance: 1959 Sun Bowl (New Mexico State 28, North Texas 8) Offensive Set: Multiple One -Back Defensive Set: Multiple Series Record: A &M leads 4 -0 1996 Schedule Location: Denton, Texas Site Founded: 1890 Denton Enrollment. 26,400 Tempe. Ariz. Nickname: Eagles College Station Colors: Green and White Irving Conference: Big West Oregon State Stadium: Fouts Field (30,500 cap.) Nevada Chancellor. Dr. Alfred F. Hurley November Athletic Director: Craig Helwig Helwig's Office: 817 -565 -3646 Utah State Head Coach: Matt Simon (Eastern New October Mexico '76) L Simn's Office: 817- 565 -3653 Simn's Record: 9 -13 -1 (3rd season) Assistant Coaches: Bill Michael (Asst. Head Coach); Fred Bleil (Def. Coor.); TBA (Off. Coor.); Frank Hickson (RB); Eric Russell (DL); Chuck Mills (Recruiting Coor./LB); Bob Schultz (TE); Dante Wright (WR); Spencer Leftwich (OL); Chris Hall (QB) Sports Information Director: Ann Wheelwright Wheelwright's Office: 817 - 565 -2476 Wheelwright's Home: 214 - 580 -1739 Assistant SID: Jim Browning SID Mailing Address: PO BOX 13917, Denton, TX 76203 Pax Number: 817 - 565 -3671 Pouts Field Press Box: 817- 565 -3500 Lettermen Returning: 36 Lost: 20 Starters Returning: 16 ( 8 offense/ 8 defense) Specialists Returning- 2 1995 Record: 2 -9 (Div. I A independent) Final 1995 Ranking (AP /USA Today -CNN): Unranked Last Bowl Appearance: 1959 Sun Bowl (New Mexico State 28, North Texas 8) Offensive Set: Multiple One -Back Defensive Set: Multiple Series Record: A &M leads 4 -0 1996 Schedule Date Opponent Site September 7 Illinois State Denton 14 Arizona State Tempe. Ariz. 21 Texas A &M College Station 28 Army Irving October 5 Northern Illinois Dekalb, III. L 7 -28 12 Vanderbilt Benton Irving 19 * New Mexico State Denton Oregon State 28 * Nevada Denton November 2 * Utah State Logan, Utah October 9 * Boise State Boise, Idaho L 24 -56 16 * Idaho Denton 1995 Results Date Opponent Site September 2 Missouri Columbia, Mo. L 7 -28 AVG. 9 Kansas Irving L 10 -27 12 18 16 Oregon State Denton W 30 -27 .530 1150 23 Oklahoma Norman. Okla. L 10 -51 October 7 Nevada Reno, Nevada L 24 -56 35 14 Ala- Birmingham Denton L 14 -19 i 21 LSU Baton Rouge, La. L 7 -49 3 28 Alabama Tuscaloosa, Ala. L 19 -3 November 4 * Nevada -Las Vegas Las Vegas, Nevada L 24 -34 50 11 * Idaho State Denton W 41 -38 60 18 * Louisville Louisville, Ky. L 14 -57 *indicates Big West Conference game Top Returnees ('95 Statistics) Rushin NO. YDS. "a, TD L C. Harrison 161 455 2,8 2 19 C. Cromer 42 281 6.7 2 95 Passing Art. COMP. PCT. YDS. TD INT. AVG. 1. Mills 216 105 .486 1183 12 18 118.3 J. Gulley 166 88 .530 1150 5 8 115.0 Receiving NO. YDS. AVG. TD LP H. Harrison 35 332 9.5 i i B. Waters 27 266 9.9 3 Defense TAC UT FR Fc QRS PISA B. Renfro, LB 86 50 1 3 .5 A. Wright. DB 60 47 1 1 0 S. Guest. LB 59 36 1 1 0 1 1996 Football 107 Color Buffaloes October 1996 Schedule Boulder, Colo. Date Opponent S ite August 31 Washington State Boulder, Colo. September 7 Colorado State Fort Collins, Colo. 14 Michigan Boulder, Colo. Boulder, Colo. 28 * Texas A &M College Station, Texas October 12 * Oklahoma State Boulder, Colo. 19 * Kansas Lawrence, Kan. 26 * Texas Boulder, Colo. November 2 * Missouri Columbia, Mo. 9 * Iowa State Boulder, Colo. 16 * Kansas State Boulder, Colo. 29 Nebraska Lincoln, Nch. 1995 Results Date Opponent Site Sco September 2 Wisconsin Madison, Wis. W 43 -7 9 Colorado State Boulder, Colo. W 42 -14 16 NE Louisiana Boulder, Colo. W 66 -14 23 Texas A &M Boulder, Colo. W 29 -21. 30 * Oklahoma Norman, O W 38 -17 October 7 * Kansas Boulder, Colo. L 24 -40 21 * Iowa State Ames, Iowa W 50 -28 28 * Nebraska Boulder, Colo. L 21 -44 November 4 * Oklahoma State Stillwater, Okla. W 45 -32 11 * Missouri Boulder, Colo. W 21 -0 18 * Kansas State Manhattan, Kan. W 27 -17 January 1 Oregon Dallas W 38 -6 Cotton Bowl *indicates Big 12 ('96) and Big 8 ('95) Conference game Top Returnees ('95 Stotistic5) f. Rushing NO . Y DS. AVG. TD LP H. Troutman 171 826 4.8 3 25 L. Henry 85 463 6.4 4 27 J. Hessler 47 110 2.3 4 51 Passing ATT. COMP. PCT. YDS. TD INT. YPG. J. Hessler 266 154 57.9 2.136 20 9 194.2 K. Detm,•r 95 65 MA 1,101 8 2 220.2 Receivi NO. YDS. AVG. TD LP R. Carruth 53 LOS 19.0 9 77 P. Savoy 49 582 11.9 5 52 J. Kidd 23 424 18.4 5 50 /. T TAC UT FR FC QBS TFL M. Russell 119 88 1 0 4 -22 12 -23 S.Rosga 104 63 1 1 0 1 General Information Location: Boulder, Colo. Founded: 1876 Enrollment: 25,013 Nickname: Buffaloes Colors: Silver, Black and Gold Conference: Big 12 Stadium: Folsom Field (51,748 cap.) President: Dr. John Buechner Athletic Director: Bill Marolt A.D:s Office: 303 - 492 -7931 Head Coach: Rick Neuheisel (UCLA '84 ) Neuheisel's Office: 303 - 492 -5330 Neuheisel's Record: 10 -2 overall L (1 season) Assistant Coaches: Karl Dorrell (Off. Coor./WR); Ben Gregory (RB); Chuck Heater (TE); Terry Lewis (OL); A.J. Christoff (Def. COOr./DB); Brian Cabral (LB); Jon Embree (DE); Tim Hundley (DT); Bob Hauck (Special Teams). Sports Information Director: David Plati Platys Office: 303 - 492 -5626 Plati's Home: 303 -494 -0445 Assistant SIDs: Colleen Reilly, Matt Finnigan SID Mailing Address: Campus Box 357, Boulder, CO 80309 Fax Number: 303 - 492 -3811 Folsom Field Press Box: 303 - 492 -5626, or 3209 Lettermen Returning: 56 Lost: 10 Starters Returning: 16 (9 offense /7 defense) Specialists Returning: 2 1995 Record: 10 -2 Conference: 5 -2 (T -2nd) Big 8 Final 1995 Ranking (AP /USA Today -CNN): 5/4 Last Bowl Appearance: 1996 Cotton Bowl (Colorado 38, Oregon 6) Offensive Set: Multiple Defensive Set: 4 -3 Series Record: Colorado leads, 1 -0 -0 108 Texas A &M - OppeneM$ Louisiana Tech Itudlclogs General Information Location: Ruston, La. Founded: 1894 Enrollment: 10,048 Nickname: Bulldogs Colors: Columbia Blue and Red Conference: Independent (Div I -A) Stadium: Joe Aillet Stadium (30,600 cap.) President: Dr. Daniel Reneau Athletic Director: Jim Oakes Oakes's Office: 318 - 257 -4111 Head Coach: Gary Crowton (BYU'83) Crowton's Office: 318 - 257 -4356 Crowton's Record: First season Assistant Coaches: Pete Fredenburg (Def. Coor.); Ed Jackson (DE); Pete Perot (OL); Clint Conque (RB); Conroy Hines (TE); Kevin Fouquier (DL); Tim Keene (Sec); Mike Borich (WR); Pete Carmichael Sports Information Director: TBA SID Office: 318- 257 -3144 Largin's Home: 318 - 254 -0456 Assistant SID: Hank Largin SID Mailing Address: PO Box 3166 TS, Ruston, LA 71272 Fax Number: 318- 257 -3757 Alliet Stadium Press Box: 318- 257 -3144 Lettermen Returning: 42 Lost: 15 Starters Returning: 11 (7 offense /4 defense) Specialists Returning: 1 1995 Record: 5 -6 Conference: 2 -4 (Big West) Final 1995 Ranking (AP/USA Today -CNN): Unranked Last Bowl Appearance: 1990 (La Tech :34, Maryland 34) Offensive Set: Pro I Defensive Set: 4 -3 Series Record: A &M leads, 4 -0 1996 Schedule October 5 Texas A &M College Station 12 Arkansas Little Rock, Ark. 19 Toledo Ruston, La. 26 Al a. Bir Ruston, La. November Date O pponent Site August 31 Middle Tennessee State Ruston, La. September 7 Baylor Shreveport, La. Opponent 14 Central Michigan Mt. Pleasant, Mich. Bowling Green 21 Mississippi State Starkville, Miss. Houston 28 Southweste Lo uisiana Ruston, La. October 5 Texas A &M College Station 12 Arkansas Little Rock, Ark. 19 Toledo Ruston, La. 26 Al a. Bir Ruston, La. November 2 Northern Illinois DeKalb.111. 9 Arkansas State Sta U niversity, Ark. 1995 Results W 59 - 14 Date Opponent Site Scor Aug 31 Bowling Green Bowling Green, Ohio W 28 -21 September 9 Houston Houston, Texas W 19 -7 16 South Carolina Columbia, S.C. L 21 -68 L P 23 * Arkansas State Ruston. La. W 28 -25 76 30 Tulsa Ruston, La. W 27 -23 October 7 * New Mexico State Las Cruces, N.M. L 13 -48 14 * Pacific Stockton, Calif. L 41 -47 21 * Nevada Ruston, La. L 45 -49 November 4 * Southwestern La. Lafayette, La. L 33 -40 11 Vanderbilt Nashville, Tenn, L 6 -29 18 * No. Illinois Ru La. W 59 - 14 *indicates Big West Conference game Top Returnees ('95 Statistics) Rushing N O YD AVG TD L P L. Ragsdale 108 768 7.1 5 76 J. Armstrong 141 689 4.9 7 68 Passing ATT COMP PCT YDS TD INT. LP J. Martin 370 206 .557 2606 24 12 80 C. Burks 46 20 .435 206 0 2 35 Receiving NO YDS AVG TD LP C. Mackey 90 1253 13.9 9 80 J. Bradley 40 505 12.6 5 36 Defense TA UT FR F C QBS TFL E. Starks, DB 97 50 1 0 0 0 J. Crockett, DB 81 61 0 1 6 -61 1 -4 D. Parker. DB 74 41 0 1 0 0 1996 Football 109 Iowa Sh Cyclones 1996 Schedule Passing ATT. COMP. PCT. YDS. TD INT. LP T. Doxzon Date O pponent Site September 7 Wyomine Ames, Iowa T.Bandhauer 14 Iowa Iowa City, Iowa 42 .467 501 5 5 21 Northern Illinois Ames, Iowa Receiving 28 * Missouri Ames, Iowa October 12 * Texas A &M Ames, Iowa E. Williams 19 * Oklahoma State Stillwater. Okla. 639 13.9 7 26 * B aylor Waco. T .... __....T — ......_.... November _ 2 * Kansas Ames, Iowa 159 11.4 1 9 * Colorado Boulder. Colo. 16 * Nebraska Ames, Iowa 23 s Kansas State Manhattan, Kan. `indicates ft 12 Conference game 1995 Results Dat Opponent Site Score August 31 Ohio University Ames, Iowa W 36 -21 September 9 TC11 Fort Worth L 10 -27 16 Iowa Ames, Iowa L 10 -27 23 UNLV Ames Iowa W 57 -30 October 7 * Oklahoma Ames, Iowa L 26 -39 14 * Kansas Lawrence, Kan. L 7 -34 21 * Colorado Ames, Iowa L 28 -50 28 * Oklahoma State Ames, Iowa W 38 -14 November 4 * Nebraska Lincoln, Neb. L 14 -73 11 * Kansas State Ames, Iowa L 7 -49 18 * Missouri Coluimbia, Mo. L 31 -45 "indicates Big 8 Conference game Top Returnees ('95 Statistics) Ru shing NO. YDS. AVG. TD LP T. Davis 345 2010 5.8 15 80 G. Norris 40 233 5.8 3 91 Passing ATT. COMP. PCT. YDS. TD INT. LP T. Doxzon 100 58 .580 730 4 4 90 T.Bandhauer 90 42 .467 501 5 5 40 Receiving NO. YDS. AVG. TD LP E. Williams 46 639 13.9 7 90 T. Davis 14 159 11.4 1 34 Defense M. Lincavage, FS M. Cooper, LB T. Sanders. SS TAC UT FR - FC QBS TFL 109 62 3 0 0 0 108 67 2 0 2 -15 2 -5 97 56 1 1 0 0 110 texas A &M General Information Location: Ames, Iowa Founded: 1858 Enrollment: 24,500 Nickname: Cyclones Conference: Big 12 Stadium-. Cyclone Stadium (43,000 cap.) President: Dr. Martin Jischke Athletic Director: Gene Smith Smith's Office: 515- 294 -3662 Head Coach: Dan McCarney (Iowa '75) McCarney's Office: 515- 294 -6720 F,&,, McCarney's Record: 3 -8 (1 yr. at Iowa St.) Assistant Coaches: Jay Norvell (Asst. Head Coach /QB/WR); Larry Coyer (Def. Coor. /LB); Steve Loney (Off. Coor./ OL); Paul Rhoads (Sec); Bob Carksie (OL); Phil Meyer (TE /Spec. Teams); Sam Papalii (DL); Kirby Wilson (RB); Mike Woodley (DE). Sports Information Director: Tom Kroeschell Kroeschell's Office: 515- 294 -3372 Troy Davis RB Kroeschell's Home: 515- 292 -2904 Assistant SIDs: Erin Davison, Beth Haag SID Mailing Address: 1800 South Fourth St., Jacobson Athletic Building, Ames, IA 50011 Fax Number: 515 - 294 -0558 Cyclone Stadium Press Box: 515 - 294 -8443 Lettermen Returning: 38 Lost: 10 Starters Returning: 17 (8 offense /7 defense) Specialists Returning: 2 1995 Record: 3 -8 Conference: 1 -6 Big 8 Final 1995 Ranking (AP /USA Today-CNN): Unranked Offensive Set: Pro Set Defensive Set. 4 -3 Last Bowl Appearance: 1978 Hall of Fame Bowl (Texas A &M 28, Iowa State 12) Series Record: A &M leads, 2 -0 r • a� ICansas State Wildcats 1!N1 Vii, A W General Information Snydees Office: 913 - 532 -5878 Snyder's Record: 46 -33 -1 (7 years at KSU) Assistant Coaches: Bob Cope (Def. Coor. /Sec); Dana Dime] (Off. Coor./ OL); Ron Hudson (QB/Passing game Coor.); Larry Kramer (TE /OT); Mo Latimore (DL); Mark Mangino (RB/ Recruiting); Greg Peterson (WR); Mike Stoops (Co -Def. Coor. /DE); Brent Venables(LB) Sports Information Director: TBA SID Office: 913- 532 -6735 Assistant SIDS: Dan Ballou SID Mailing Address: 144 Bramlage Coliseum, Manhattan, KS 66502 Fax Number: 913- 532 -6093 KSU Stadium Pressbox: 913 - 539 -3423 Lettermen Returning: 39 Lost: 18 Starters Returning: 11 (5 offense /6 defense) Specialists Returning: 2 1995 Record: 10 -2 Conference: 5 -2 (T -2nd) Big 8 Final 1995 Ranking (AP /USA Today -CNN): 7th /6th Last Bowl Appearance: 1995 Holiday Bowl (KSU 54, Colorado State 21) Offensive Set: Multiple Pro -Set Defensive Set: 4 -3 Series Record: A &M leads, 3 -2 -0 1996 Schedule Date Opponent Site August September 31 * Texas Tech Manhattan, Kan. 7 Indiana State Manhattan, Kan. 14 Cincinnati Manhattan, Kan. 21 Rice Houston, Texas October 5 * Location: Manhattan, Kan. W 71 .. Founded: 1863 Missouri Enrollment: 20,476 19 * Nickname: Wildcats — Colors: Purple and Silver Oklahoma Conference: Big 12 8 Stadium: KSU Stadium (42,000 cap.) Akron President: Dr. Jon Wefald W Athletic Director: Max Urick Uriek's Office: 913 -532 -6912 No. Illinois Head Coach: Bill Snyder (William W Jewell College'63) Snydees Office: 913 - 532 -5878 Snyder's Record: 46 -33 -1 (7 years at KSU) Assistant Coaches: Bob Cope (Def. Coor. /Sec); Dana Dime] (Off. Coor./ OL); Ron Hudson (QB/Passing game Coor.); Larry Kramer (TE /OT); Mo Latimore (DL); Mark Mangino (RB/ Recruiting); Greg Peterson (WR); Mike Stoops (Co -Def. Coor. /DE); Brent Venables(LB) Sports Information Director: TBA SID Office: 913- 532 -6735 Assistant SIDS: Dan Ballou SID Mailing Address: 144 Bramlage Coliseum, Manhattan, KS 66502 Fax Number: 913- 532 -6093 KSU Stadium Pressbox: 913 - 539 -3423 Lettermen Returning: 39 Lost: 18 Starters Returning: 11 (5 offense /6 defense) Specialists Returning: 2 1995 Record: 10 -2 Conference: 5 -2 (T -2nd) Big 8 Final 1995 Ranking (AP /USA Today -CNN): 7th /6th Last Bowl Appearance: 1995 Holiday Bowl (KSU 54, Colorado State 21) Offensive Set: Multiple Pro -Set Defensive Set: 4 -3 Series Record: A &M leads, 3 -2 -0 1996 Schedule Date Opponent Site August September 31 * Texas Tech Manhattan, Kan. 7 Indiana State Manhattan, Kan. 14 Cincinnati Manhattan, Kan. 21 Rice Houston, Texas October 5 * Nebraska Manhattan, Kan. 12 * Missouri Columbia. Mo. 19 * Texas A &M College Station 26 * Oklahoma Manhattan, Kan. November 9 " Kansas Lawrence, Kan. 16 * Colorado Boulder, Colo. 23 * Iowa State Manhattan, Kan. 1995 Results Date Opponent Site Score September 2 Temple Manhattan, Kan. W 34 -7 L P 9 Cincinnati Cincinnati. Ohio W 23 -21 8 23 Akron Manhattan, Kan, W 67 -0 30 No. Illinois Manhattan, Kan. W 44 -0 October 7 * Missouri Manhattan, Kan. W 30 -0 36 14 * Oklahoma State Stillwater, Okla. W 23 -17 NO. 21 * Nebraska Lincoln. Neb. L 25 -49 K. Lockett 28 * Kansas Manhattan, Kan. W 41 -7 November 4 * Oklahoma Manhattan, Kan. W 49 -10 11 * Iowa State Ames, Iowa W 49 -7 18 * Colorado Manhattan, Kan. L 17 -27 December 29 Colorado State San Diego, Calif. W 54 -21 Plymouth Holiday Bowl *indicates Big 8 ('95) and Big 12 ('96) Conference game Top Returnees ('95 Statistics) Rushing NO. YDs. AVG. TD L P E. Hickson 158 816 5.2 8 50 M. Lawrence 143 599 4.2 ., 26 Passing ATT. COMP. PCT. YDS. YD INT. LP B.Kavangh 58 36 .642 437 5 1 39 Receiving NO. YDS. AVG. T D Lp K. Lockett 56 797 142 13 48 E. Hickson 14 173 12.4 0 22 Defense TAC Or Fa FC QBS TFL M. Smith, FS 95 58 1 0 0 2 -3 D. Fogle. LB 73 31 0 0 0 4 -17 T. Ochs, LB 73 29 0 0 0 2 -6 1996 Football 111 Texas Tech Red Raidcrs 1996 Schedule December Date Op ponent Site August 31 * Kansas State Manhattan, Kan. September 7 * Oklahoma State Irving ('95 Statistics) 21 Georgia Athens. Ga. LP 28 Utah State Lubbock October 5 * Baylor Lubbock ATT. COMP. PCT. YDS, TD INT. 12 * Kansan Lawrence. Kan. 171.4 19 * Nebraska Lubbock 37 26 * Texas .A &M Co Station November 9 * Texas Lubbock 16 Southwestern Louisiana Lubbock 23 * Okla homa Norman, Okla. 1995 Results Date Opponent Site Scor September 9 Penn State State College, Pa. L 23 -24 16 Missouri Lubbock W 41 -14 30 * Baylor Waco L 7 -9 October 7 * Texas A &M Lubbock W 14-7 14 * Arkansas State Lubbock W 63 -25 21 * Rice Lubbock W 31 -26 28 New Mexico Albuquerque, N.M. W 34 -7' Novembel 4 Texas Austin L 7 -48 11 * Texas Christian Lubbock W 27 -6 18 * SMU Dallas W 45 -14 25 * Houston Houston W 38 -26 December 27 Air Force Tucson, Ariz. W 55 -41 AVG. TD Weiser Lock Copper Bowl B. Hanspard riindicates Big 12 ('96) or Southwest ('95) Conference game 474 13.5 7 Top Returnees F. Scovell 16 ('95 Statistics) 18.9 1 Rushing NO. YDS. AVG. TD LP B. Hanspard 248 1374 5.5 11 63 Z. Lethridge 122 137 1.1 9 27 Passing ATT. COMP. PCT. YDS, TD INT. YPG. Z. Lethridge 281 136 .484. 1885 13 6 171.4 S. Cavazos 14 6 .429 102 2 1 NA Receiving NO. TDS. AVG. TD LP B. Hanspard 35 474 13.5 7 68 F. Scovell 16 303 18.9 1 42 Defense TAC UT Fit FC QBS TEL R. Johnson, LB 65 37 3 1 1 -7 7 -20 D. Johnson, FS 61 44 0 0 0 3 -6 A. Armour, DE 55 37 1 3 3 -22 7 -27 General Information Location: Lubbock, Texas Founded: 1923 Enrollment: 24,185 Nickname: Red Raiders Colors: Scarlet and Black Conference: Big 12 Stadium: Jones Stadium (50,500 cap.) 1 President: Dr. Don Haragan (Interim) Athletic Director: Gerald Meyers (Interim) Meyers's Office: 806 - 742 -3355 Head Coach: Spike Dykes (Stephen F. Austin '59) Dykes's Office: 806 - 742 -3355 F Dykes's Record: 56 -47 -1 (overall, 9 yrs.) Assistant Coaches: Rick Dykes (Off. Coor.); John Goodner (Def. Coor. /ILB); Ted Unbehagen (OL); Rhudy Maskew (Backfield /Kickers); David Moody (WR): Doyle Parker (DE); Dean Slayton (DT); Larry Hoefer (OLB); Dean Campbell (DB) Sports Information Director: Richard Kilwien Byron Kilwien's Office: 806 - 742 -2770 Kilwien's Home: 806 - 748 -3894 Associate SID: Warren Miller Assistant SIDs: Walt McAlexander, Michelle Smith SID Mailing Address: Box 43021, Lubbock, TX 79409 Fax Number: 806- 742 -1970 Jones Stadium Press Box: 806 - 742 -3688 Lettermen Returning: 43 Lost: 9 Starters Returning: 15 (8 offense /6 defense) Specialists Returning: 1 1995 Record: 9 -3 Conference: 5 -2 (T -2nd) Southwest Final 1995 Ranking (AP /USA Today -CNN): 23/20 Offensive Set: Offset I Defensive Set: 4 -4 Last Bowl Appearance: 1995 Copper Bowl (Texas Tech 55, Air Force 41) Series Record: A &M leads, 31 -22 -1 112 texas A &M I M lczhovncz te vbo General Information Location: Stillwater, Okla. Founded: 1890 Enrollment: 19,500 Nickname: Cowboys Colors: Orange and black Conference: Big 12 Stadium: Lewis Field (50,614 cap.) President: Dr. James Halligan Athletic Director: Terry Don Phillips Phillips's Office: 405 - 744 -7740 Head Coach: Bob Simmons (Bowling Green '71) Simmons's Office: 405 -744 -5737 Simmons's Record: 4 -8 (1 season) wl Assistant Coaches: Les Miller (Off. Coor. /OL); Tom Lavigne (RB); Tommy Kaiser (TE /Special Teams); Ron Calcagni (QB); Richard Wilson (WR); Buddy Wyatt (DL); Johnny Barr (Def. Coor./ILB); Brent Guy (OLB); Johnny Burnett (Def. Coor. /DB) Sports Information Director: Steve Buzzard David Thompson, I Buzzards Office: 405 - 744 -5749 Buzzard's Home: 405 - 624 -2267 Assistant SIDs: Mike Strauss, Lee Eiland SID Mailing Address: 202 Gallagher -lba Arena, Stillwater, OK 74078 Fax Number: 405 -744 -7754 Lewis Field Press Box: 405 - 744 -5757 Lettermen Returning: 38 Lost: 18 Starters Returning: 14 (8 offense /6 defense) Specialists Returning: none 1995 Record: 4 -8 Conference: 2 -5 (T -5th) Big 8 Final 1995 Ranking (AP /USA Today -CNN): Unranked Last Bowl Appearance: 1988 Holiday Bowl (OSU 62, Wyoming 14) Offensive Set: 1 Defensive Set: 4 -3 Series Record: A&M leads, 7 -4 -0 1996 Football 113 1996 Schedule Date Opponent Site August 31 SW Missouri State Stillwater, Okla. September 7 * Texas Tech Dallas, Texas 14 Tulsa Stillwater, Okla. 21 Utah State Stillwater, Okla. October 5 * Texas Austin, Texas 12 * Colorado Boulder, Colo. 19 * Iowa State Stillwater, Okla. 26 * Missouri Columb Mo. November 2 * Texas A &M Stillwater, Okla. 9 * Oklahoma Stillwater, Okla. 33 * Baylor Stillwater, Okla. 1995 Results Date Op ponent Site Score Aug 31 Nebraska Stillwater, Okla. L 21 -64 September 9 Tulsa Tulsa, Okla. L 23 -24 16 SW Missouri St. Stillwater, Okla. W 35 -7 23 Wyoming Laramie, Wy. L 24 -45 30 Tennessee Knoxville, Tenn, L 0 -31 October 14 * Kansas State Stillwater, Okla. L 17.23 21 * Missouri Columbia, Mo. W 30 -26 28 * Iowa State Ames, I owa L 14 -38 November 4 * Colorado Stillwater, Okla. L 32 -45 12 * Oklahoma Norman, Okla. W 12 -0 18 * Kansas Stillwater, Okla. L 17.22 December 2 Hawaii Honolulu. Hawaii W 24 -20 *indicates Big 12 ('96) or Big 8 ('95) Conference game Top Returnees ('95 Statistics) L Rus NO. YDS. AVG. T D L P D. Thompson 256 1509 5.9 8 91 A Richardson 115 705 6.1 4 69 Passing ATT. COMP. PCT. YDS. TD INT. YPG. T. Jones 218 104 47.7 1185 7 11 98.8 Receiving NO. YDS. AVG. TD LP A. Mayes 32 421 13.2 4 27 A. Richardson 17 145 8.5 028 Defense TAC UT Fit Fc QaS TFL T. Fisher. DB 91 51 0 0 0 2 -2 J. Williams, DL 73 38 0 0 6 -34 8 -17 J. Green, LB 72 35 0 0 1 -1 2 -3 1996 Football 113 A ppone"s 1W Baylov� Bears 1996 Schedule Top Returnees C.9 Statistics) Rushing NO. YDS. AVG. TD LP J. Douglas 211 1114 5.3 3 50 A. Hodge 89 402 4.5 3 25 : Passing ATT. COMP. PCT. YDS. TD INT. YPG. J. Watson 214 113 .530 15!16 5 6 137.1 J. Alfred 44 24 .550 322 2 1 64.4 q , Receiving NO. YDS. AVG. TD LP Muhammad Date Opponent Site September 7 Louisiana Tech Ruston, La. I K. Defense 14 Louisville Louisville, Ky. D. Jackson, LB 21 Oregon State Waco October 5 * Texas Tech Lubbock R. Kinney, NT "k 12 * Nebraska Lincoln. Neb. 19 * Oklahoma Waco 26 * Iowa State Waco November 2 * Texas Austin 9 * Texas A&M Waco 16 * Missouri Waco 23 * Oklahoma State Stillwater, Okla. *'indicates Big 12 Conference game 1995 Results Date Opponent Site Score September 2 Tulsa Tulsa, Okla. W 37 -5 16 Mississippi State Waco L 21 -30 23 North Carolina State Raleigh, N.C. W 14 -0 30 * Texas Tech Waco W 9 -7 October 14 * Houston Houston W 42 -7 21 * Texas A &M Waco L 24 -9 28 * Texas Christian Waco W 27 -24 November 4 Miami Miami. Fla. L 14 -35 11 * Southern Methodist Dallas W 48 -7 18 * Rice Waco W 34 -6 23 * Texas Austin L 13 -21 *indicates Southwest Conference game Top Returnees C.9 Statistics) Rushing NO. YDS. AVG. TD LP J. Douglas 211 1114 5.3 3 50 A. Hodge 89 402 4.5 3 25 : Passing ATT. COMP. PCT. YDS. TD INT. YPG. J. Watson 214 113 .530 15!16 5 6 137.1 J. Alfred 44 24 .550 322 2 1 64.4 q , Receiving NO. YDS. AVG. TD LP Muhammad 37 542 14.6 2 56 P. Pegross 31 582 18.8 3 85 I K. Defense TAC or FR FC QBS TFL D. Jackson, LB 82 52 0 0 0 4 -15 M. Benjamin, FS 70 44 0 0 0 2 -6 R. Kinney, NT "k 48 23 1 0 1.5 -10 4 -9 General Information Location: Waco, Texas Founded: 1845 Enrollment: 12,000 Nickname: Bears Conference: Big 12 Stadium: Floyd Casey Stadium"' (50,000 cap.) President: Dr. Robert Sloan Athletic Director: Tom Stanton Stanton's Office: 817 - 755 -1234 Head Coach: Chuck Reedy (Appalachian State '71) Reedy's Office: 817- 755 -1234 . Reedy's Record: 19 -15 (3 seasons) Assistant Coaches: Andy McCollum (Def. Coor.); Larry Fedora (RB); Robert James (DE); Chris Lancaster (OT); Ron West (OL); Mike Bugar (DL); Trooper Taylor (DB); Mike Gundy (QB); Darrell Wyatt (WR). Sports Information Director- Maxey Parrish Parrish's Office: 817 - 755 -2743 Parrish's Home: 817 - 772 -1264 Assistant SIDS: Julie Bennett, Chad Moller, Tommy Newsome SID Mailing Address: 150 Bear Run, Waco, TX 76706 Fax Number: 817- 755 -1369 Casey Stadium Press Box: 817- 753 -2961 Lettermen Returning: 38 Lost: 20 Starters Returning: 13 (9 offense /4 defense) Specialists Returning: 1 1995 Record: 7 -4 Conference: 5 -2 (T -2nd) Southwest Final 1995 Ranking (AP /USA Today- CNN):Unranked Offensive Set: ]-Formation Defensive Set: 3 -4 Last Bowl Appearance: 1994 Builder's Square Alamo Bowl (Washington St. 10, Baylor 3) Series Record: A&M leads, 54 -29 -9 Texas A &M pponem )k1aboma ooners 0 General Information Location: Norman, Okla. Founded: 1890 Enrollment: 25,000 Nickname: Sooners Colors. Crimson and cream Conference: Big 12 Stadium: Memorial Stadium (75,004 cap.) President: David Boren Athletic Director: Larry Naifeh (interim) Naifeh's Office: 405 - 325 -8000 Head Coach: John Blake (Oklahoma'83) Blake's Office: 405 - 325 -2345 Blake's Record: First season Assistant Coaches: Dick Winder (Off. Coor.); Bill Young (Def. Coor.); Clarence James (WR); Mery Johnson (TE /Spec. Teams); Denver Johnson o� (OUFE); Ken Pope (DL); Joe Dickinson (RB); Pete McGinnis (LB); Chris Thurmond (DH) Sports Information Director: Mike Prusinski Prusinski's Office: 405 - 325 -8231 Prusinski's Home: 405 - 321 -1825 Assistant Sills: Dawn Rankin (FB), Mike Houck SID Mailing Address: 180 W. Brooks Room 235, Norman, OK 73019 Fax Number: 405- 325 -7623 Memorial Stadium Press Box: 405 - 325 -8363 Lettermen Returning: 42 Lost: 19 Starters Returning: 9 (3 offense /6 defense) Specialists Returning: 2 1995 Record: 5 -5 -1 Conference: 2 -5 (T -5th) Big 8 Final 1995 Ranking (AP /USA Today -CNN): Unranked Last Bowl Appearance: 1994 Copper Bowl (Brigham Young 31, Oklahoma 6) Offensive Set: Pro Style Defensive Set: 4 -3 Series Record: Oklahoma leads, 8 -6 1996 Football 1 15 1996 Schedule Date Opponent Site September 7 Texas Christian Norman, Okla. 21 San Diego State San Diego, Calif. 28 Tulsa Norman, Okla. October 5 * Kansas Norman, Okla. 12 * Texas Dallas, Texas 19 * Baylor Waco, Texas 26 * Kansas State Manhattan, Kan November 2 * Nebraska Norman, Okla. 9 * Oklahoma State Stillwater. Okla. 16 * Texas A &M College Station, Texas 23 * Texas Tech Norman, Okia. i *indicates Big 12 Conference game 1995 Results Date Opponent Site Score September 9 San Diego State Norman, Okla. W 30 -29 16 SMU Norman, Okla. W 24 -10 23 North Texas Norman, Okla. W 51 -10 30 * Colorado Norman, Okla. L 17 -38 October 7 * Iowa State Ames, Iowa W 39 -26 14 Texas Dallas T 24 -24 21 * Kansas Norman, Okla. L 17 -38 28 * Missouri Columbia, Mo. W 13 -9 November 4 * Kansas State Manhattan, Kan, L 10 -49 11 * Oklahoma State Norman, Okla. L 0 -12 24 * Nebraska Lincoln, Neb. L 0 -37 *indicates Big 8 Conference game Top Returnees ('95 Statistics) Rushing NO. YDS. AVG. TO LP J, Allen 47 338 3.9 2 33 E, Moore 31 231 2.5 1 39 Passing ATT. COMP. PCT. YDS. TO INT. YPG. E.Moore 200 90 45.0 1375 7 9 125.0 Receiving NO. YDS. AVG. TO LP S. Alexander 43 580 13.52 31 M. McDaniel 12 172 14.3 1 36 De fense TAC UT FR FC QBS TFL T. Peters, LB 121 72 0 3 2 -9 2 -6 B. Simpson. LB 117 66 1 3 2 -6 5 -15 - B. Tanner. DT 56 16 0 1 0 7 -38 1996 Football 1 15 opponentS Texas Longhorns August September 1996 Schedule Date Opponen Site 31 * Missouri Austin — 7 New Mexico State Austin 21 Notre Dame Austin 28 Virginia Charlottesville, Va. October 5 * Oklahoma State Austin YDS. AVG. TD LP M. Adams 12 * Oklahoma Dallas 876 16.5 3 49 P. Fitzgerald 26 * Co Bo ulde r, Co 14.8 8 70 November 2 * Baylor Austin uT FR F Qas TFL T. King, ILB 9 * Texas Tech Lubbock 74 2 3 4 -24 7 -30 C. Carter. FS 16 * Kansas Lawrence, Kan. 91 3 0 0 0 29 * Texas A &M Austin 98 55 0 1 4 -14 16 -41 1995 Results Date Opponent Site Score September 2 Hawaii Honolulu, Hawaii W 38 -17 16 Pittsburgh Austin W 38 -27 23 Notre Dame South Bend, Ind. L 27 -55 30 * SMU Dalla W 35 -10 October 7 * Rice Austin W 37 -13 14 Oklahoma Dallas T 24 -24 21 * Virgini Austin W 17 -16 November 4 * Texas Tech Austin W 48 -7 11 * Houston Houston W 52 -20 18 * Texas Christian Austin W 27 -19 23 * Baylor A 1V 21 -13 December 2 * Texas A &M College Station W 16 -6 31 Virginia Tech New Orleans, La. L 10 -28 Nokia Sugar Bowl *indicates Big 12 (96) and Southwest ('95) Conference game Top Returnees ('95 Statistics) Rushing NO. YDS. AV TD LP S. Mitchell 176 1099 6.2 10 69 R. Williams 166 990 6.0 8 65 Passing Art. COMP. PCT. YDS. TD INT. YPO. J. Brown 163 322 50.6 2447 19 12 222.5 R. Walton 15 32 46.9 268 2 2 33.5 Receiving NO. YDS. AVG. TD LP M. Adams 53 876 16.5 3 49 P. Fitzgerald 30 445 14.8 8 70 Defense TAe uT FR F Qas TFL T. King, ILB 137 74 2 3 4 -24 7 -30 C. Carter. FS 129 91 3 0 0 0 C Akins. NG 98 55 0 1 4 -14 16 -41 General Information Location: Austin, Texas Founded: 1883 Enrollment: 47,957 Nickname: Longhorns Colors: Burnt orange and white - Conference: Big 12 Stadium: Memorial Stadium (75,512 cap.) President: Dr. Robert M. Berdahl Athletic Director: DeLoss Dodds Dodds's Office: 512- 471 -5757 e Head Coach: John Mackovic (Wake Forest'65) Mackovic's Office: 512- 471 -4030 Mackovic's Record: 73 -52 -3 (overall, 11 yrs.) 29 -16 -2 (UT, 4 yrs.) Assistant Coaches: Bobby Jack Wright (Asst. Head Coach/WRs); Gary Darnell (Def. Coor); Gene Dahlquist (Off. Coord.); Nelson Barnes (DL); Mike Deal (OL); Bucky Godbolt (RBs); Steve Bernstein (DBs); Dan Rocco (OLBs); Randy Rogers (Recruiting Coor./Kick) Sports Information Director (FB): n John Bianco Bianco's Office: 512- 471 -1346 Bianco's Home: 512 - 416 -0316 SID: Dave Saba Assistant SID: Amy Hirschman SID Mailing Address: P.O. Box 7399, Austin, TX 78713 -7399 Fax Number: 512 - 471 -6040 Memorial Stadium Press Box: 512 - 471 -1641 Lettermen Returning: 44 Lost: 14 Starters Returning: 22 (14 offense /8 defense) Specialists Returning: 2 1995 Record: 10 -2 -1 Conference: 7 -0 (1st) Southwest Final 1995 Ranking (AP/USA Today -CNN): 14/14 Last Bowl Appearance: 1995 Sugar Bowl Bowl (Virginia Tech 28, UT 10) Offensive Set- Pro -Style Defensive Set: 3 -4 Series Record: Texas leads, 65 -32 -5 116 Texas A &M I ppone W hen Texas A &M and Texas meet on the football field, emotions run high and both teams play with feverish intensity, regardless of whether they are battling for a conference title or for bragging rights for the next year. The rivalry is one of the oldest in college football, with this year's game in Austin being the 103rd gridiron meet- ing between the schools. Texas owns a 65 -32 -5 advantage in the series, but the Aggies have won ten of the last 12 meetings. The game has been nationally televised 12 of the past 13 years (9 by ESPN, 2 by ABC and 1 by CBS). The Aggies won all nine contests televised by ESPN. College Football's Most Played Games (Series leader listed Hirst) Rivalry First Games Record Game Minnesota- Wisconsin 105 57 -40 -8 1890 Missouri- Kansas 104 48 -47 -9 1891 Texas-Texas A&H 102 65-32-5 1894 Nebraska - Kansas 102 78 -21 -3 1892 Baylor -Texas Christian 102 48 -47 -7 1899 "You can throw the records out the window when A &M plays Texas," former Aggie quarterback Bucky Richardson said. "It's just a game of pride and bragging rights. People build it up so much, you just don't want to lose. "Playing in a game like this is what you dream about when you're growing up." A &M head coach R.C. the country, this is the big; lot of families in this stat universities. That makes fc Planing in a game like this is what you dream about when you're growing up. Bucky Richardson Aggie quarterback (1987 -91) Year A&M UT Significance 1894 0 380 Texas romped in the first game of what would become one of col- lege football's great rivalries. 1915 130 0 Although the SWC's first cham- pionship wasn't at stake, A&M posted its first -ever victory against Texas. It was also Texas' first visit to Kyle Field. 1917 70 0 Dana X. Bible's Aggies (2 -0) clinched their first SWC crown with the win against Texas (2 -3). 1919 70 0 Bible's Aggies (4 -0), who did not allow a point all season, claimed another title by beating the Longhorns (3 -2). A Texas vic- tory would have given UT the conference crown. 1920 3 70 Texas (5 -0) wrapped up its first official SWC title with the vic- tory over A&M (5 -1). An A &M win would have given the Ag- gies the league title. 1921 00 0 A &M (3 -0 -2) won the SWC championship with the tie, but a Texas (1 -0 -1) victory would have given the Longhorns the title. 1922 14 70 A &M (2 -2) spoiled Texas' (2 -1) bid for the league crown. 1925 280 0 The Aggies (4 -1) won in a show- down for the SWC title against the 'Horns (2 -1 -1). 1927 280 7 A &M (4 -0 -1) finished off an un- defeated season and a SWC championship by beating UT (2- 2-1) 1928 0 190 Texas (5 -1) returned the favor, claiming the league title after battering the Aggies (1 -3 -1) 1930 0 200 Texas (4 -1) clinched another SWC title by beating A &M (0- 5). An A &M upset would have handed the conference crown to Baylor. 1939 200 0 The Aggies (6 -0) remained un- defeated with the win against Texas (3 -3) and went on to claim the national championship by beating Tulane in the Sugar Bowl. 1940 0 70 A&M (5 -1) came in as defending national champions with a 19- game winning streak and a Rose Bowl berth on the line but fell to the Longhorns (4 -2). 1941 00 23 A &M (5 -1) won SWC title by 1/ 2 -game over the Longhorns (4- 1-1). Both teams finished the year ranked in the top 10 (A &M was No. 9, UT was No. 4) 1943 130 27 Texas (5 -0) won the battle for when A &M and Texas Clash The Biggest of the "Big Games" S mce the SWC was formed in 1915, the Texas A &M -Texas game has directly decided the SWC Championship nine times and played a large role in the championship on many other occasions. Since 1952, the teams have played each other on television 27 times, including 21 national television appearances. The last 11 of 12 meetings have been on national television and seven of the last 11 games have been played on Thanksgiving Day. Here is a list of the biggest of the "Big Games ": Large Crowds are the Norm Aggie Individual Records vs. texas 1995 College Station ...... 76,221* 1994 Austin .....................82,312* 1993 College Station ...... 74,748* 1991 Austin .....................81,170* 41 by Roger Vick, 1986 1 991 College Station ...... 76,532* 1990 Austin ..................... 82,518* 1989 College Station ...... 76,803* 1988 Austin ..................... 77,809* 1987 College Station ....., 78,573* 1 986 Austin .....................75,623 :Wricral sellout Rushing Yards .. ............................... 212 by Darren Lewis, 1988 Longest Run ...... ............................... 90 by Keith Woodside, 1987 Most Carries ...... ............................... 41 by Roger Vick, 1986 Passing Yards ... ............................... 277 by Kevin Murray, 1986 Longest Pass ..... ............................:.. 91, Jim Kaufmann to televised nationally by ABC -TV. Dude McLean, 1965 Most Completions .......................... 25 by Kevin Murray, 1986 Most Interceptions ........................ 5 by Edd Hargett, 1968 Most Receptions ............. ............... 13 by Dude McLean, 1965 Receiving Yards .............................. 250 by Dude McLean, 1965 Longest Kickoff Return ................ 100 by Leeland McElroy, 1993 Longest Punt Return ..................... 73 by Kevin Smith, 1991 Longest Interception Return .............. 95 by Aaron Glenn, 1992 Longest Punt ..... ............................... 85 by Wilbert Randow, 1933 Longest Field Goal ......................... 57 by Tony Franklin, 1976 Year A &M UT Significance Year A&M UT Significance Year A&M UT Significance Year A&M UT Significance the SWC title against A &M (4- spoiled Darrell Royal's march to in the nation. The game was 7 national ranking. The game 1), A&M went on to lose to LSU his first Cotton Bowl, but Texas televised nationally by ABC -TV. was televised regionally by ABC - in the Orange Bowl and Texas (5 -1) prevailedand became con- 1969 120 49 TV. tied Randolph Field in the Cot- ference co-champions. The No. 'Horns Texas (7 -0) set up its game of 1977 280 57 ton Bowl. 4-ranked lost the Cotton Bowl to Syracuse. the century against Arkansas Texas (8 -0) earned a trip to the 1948 14 140 with a big win against the Ag- Cotton Bowl and the league title The last -place Aggies dropped 1961 IN 25 gies (0 -7). Texas beat Arkansas, with the victory against the Texas (4 -1 -1 in SWC) out of the Texas (6 -1) clinched a confer- then Notre Dame in the Cotton Aggies (6 -2). An A &M win, rankings with the tie in the sea- ence co- championship with Ar- Bowl, to claim the national coupled with the win the next son finale. SMU won the con - kansas and advanced to the Cot- championship. week against Houston, would ference title with a 5 -0 -1 mark. ton Bowl by thrashing the Ag- 1,71 1 34 have sent A &M to the Cotton 1,51 2 2 21 6 gies (3 -4). An A &M win would have sent the Hogs to the Cot - The Lon gh orns O routed the Bowl as SWC co- champions. A &M (1 -3 -2) knocked Texas (7- ton Bowl. The game was tele- Aggies (4 -3).An A &Mwinwould 1979 130 7 3 overall) out of the bowl pic- vised nationally by ABC -TV. have sent Arkansas to the Cot- The Aggies (4 -4) prevented ture with a stunning upset at on Bowl as the SWC champion. Texas (6 -2) from gaining share Kyle Field. 1961 3 130 1974 3 326 of the SWC title with Houston 1955 66 2 1 Texas (6 -0 -1) claimed the SWC title with the win against A &M Texas (5 -2) spoiled A &M's (5 -2) and Arkansas. A victory would have sent Texas to the Sugar The Longhorns (4 -2) spoiled (34). An Aggie victory against SWC title bid. An Aggie victory Bowl. A&M's(4-1-n title hopes with a would have sent Arkansas to the would have sent them to the Cotton Bowl SWC 1981 13@ 21 win at Kyle Field. An Aggie vic- tory would have sent Bear Cotton Bowl, this time as out- right conference champs. The as champi- ons. The game was televised re- Texas (6 -1 -1) advanced to the Bryant's second A&M team to g was televised nationally by gionally by ABC -TV. Cotton Bowl by beating A &M (4- the Cotton Bowl. NBC -TV tele- CBS -TV. 1975 266 16 4). SMU actually won the con - vised the game nationally, the first A &M game ever televised 1967 106 7 A &M (6 -1) remained unbeaten ference title by 1/2 -game, but was on NCAA probation. across the country. A &M (6 -1) won its last six with the victory over ITT (6 -1) to Ar- 1983 1341 45 1956 34 210 games, including a season -end- ing Texas (4 set up a showdown with kansas to determine the SWC's Texas (8 -0) wrapped up the SWC Bryant's Aggies (6-0) avenged win against -3) as Gene Stallings'team claimed its Cotton Bowl host Arkansas won title against the Aggies (4-3-1) their loss to Texas (0 -6) the pre- first SWC title since 1956. A UT in a rare December 6 game, 31- and earned a shot at the na- vious year with a big win in Aus- win would have tied the'Homs 6. The game was televised re- tional crown in the Cotton Bowl, tin. But probation kept the for the SWC crown. gionally by ABC -TV. but lost to Georgia, 10 -9. The Aggies, ranked No. 5 in the fi- 1968 14 350 1976 27 30 game was televised nationally by ABC nal polls with a 9 -0 -1 record, at home on New Year's Day. Texas (6 -1) captured its first A &M (6 -2) but Texas (4-4) in Darrell Royal's final -TV. 1984 37 120 1959 170 20 SWC title since 1963 with the win against the Aggies 12 -5) and season at UT and went on to a Sun Bowl A &M (3 -5) knocked Texas (5 -3) Last-place A &M (0 -6) almost finished the year ranked No. 3 victory against Florida and a No. out of a SWC w- championship Year A&M UT Significance and gave Jackie Sherrill the first If six straight wins against the longhorns. The game was tele- vised nationally by ESPN -TV. 1985 420 10 A &M (7 -1) won its first SWC title and Cotton Bowl berth since 1967 and also prevented the'Homs from gaining a SWC co- championship. A UT victory would have created a four -way tie and sent Arkansas to the Cot- ton Bowl. The Thanksgiving Day game was televised nationally by ESPN -TV. 1986 16 30 A &M (7 -1) won its second straight league crown and Cot- ton Bowl berth with the win against UT (44) in Fred Akers' final game at Texas. A UT win would have sent Arkansas to the Cotton Bowl. The Thanksgiving Day game was televised nation- ally by ESPN -TV. 1987 200 13 The Aggies (6 -1) won the show- down for the SWC title by edg- ing the Longhorns (5 -2). A &M went on to defeat Notre Dame in the Cotton Bowl and finished the year ranked No. 9 in the nation. The Thanksgiving Day game was televised nationally by ESPN -TV. 1989 210 10 A &M (6 -2) wrapped up second place in the SWC with its sixth straight victory against Texas (4- 4). The game was televised na- tionally by ESPN -TV. 1990 27 280 Texas (8 -0) wrapped up its march to the league title and the Cotton Bowl with the win against A &M (5 -2 -1) ending the Aggies' six -game series win streak. The game was televised nationally by CBS -TV. 1992 34 130 The Aggies (7 -0) polished off their second straight SWC championship with a big win against the Longhorns (4 -3), completing a perfect 12 -0 regu- lar season. The Thanksgiving Day game was televised nation- ally by ESPN -TV. 1993 180 9 The Aggies (7 -0) set a SWC record with their 22nd straight league victory. The game de- cided the SWC representative in the Cotton Bowl and A&M made its third straight trip to Dallas. The Thanksgiving game was televised nationally by ESPN. 1994 34 100 The Aggies (4 -0 -1) victory was the tenth of the last 11 with Texas. The game extended the Aggies SWC unbeaten streak to 28. 1995 60 16 Texas completed a sweep of the SWC, capturing the title with the victory over the Aggies (5- 2). The game was televised na- tionally by ABC -TV and closed out 81 years of SWC play. 118 texas A &M n f Wd #Qrrs w� U 1 Rag 2 &U A M 1996 Football jig �. s 0 w E� ' I a ... Season in Review 1 22 ... A&M in the Rankings 129... Starting Lineups 130 ...team and Individual Statistics 1 31 ...Team and Individual Defensive Statistics p 131 ... 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NiAA Individual Statistics 16S ...A &M NCAA Statistical Champs/ Wrecking Crew Rankings k� tding the momentum of an undefeated season in 1994, the 1995 Texas A &M Aggies were among the preseason favorites to be vying for the national cham- pionship trophy in the Fiesta Bowl at the end of the season, but consecutive road trips early in the season would set the tone for the 1995 campaign. The Aggies entered the season as a consensus Top 3 squad, ac- cording to the preseason publica- tions, and garnered the top spot in the national polls by The Sporting News and Preview Sports. When the final tabulations were completed in January, the Aggies had turned in a 9 -3 overall record, a 5 -2 Southwest Confer- ence mark and a 22 -20 victory over the Michigan Wolverines in the 1995 Builders Square Alamo Bowl, the first postseason bowl victory by A &M since 1990. The 1995 Aggies were the youngest team in the SWC in terms of seniors, but the Aggies were un- der the guidance of an experienced starting quarterback in senior Corey Pullig, add the skills of Heisman Trophy candidate Leeland McElroy with the experience of the Wrecking Crew defense, and the Aggies would be strong contend- ers, as well as a force to be reck- oned with on the national scene. With so much attention being paid to Texas A &M Football, head coach R.C. Slocum prepared his troops to achieve the high expec- tations that were being placed upon his program. Unlike the beginning of the '94 season when Slocum had to replace seven assistant coaches, this season the A &M head had to fill only two vacancies as he welcomed back former offensive line coach Mike Sherman and former A &M defensive end and coach Phil Bennett. Sherman returned to handle the o -line duties after a one year hiatus at UCLA, while Bennett returned to his alma -mater to serve as defensive coordinator after a successful four -year stint at LSU. With the coaching positions filled, Slocum Associated USA Ranking Press Today /CNN Week 6 #22 #18 Week 7 #22 #19 Week 8 #19 #18 Week 9 #17 #16 Week 10 #18 #14 Week 11 #18 #15 and his staff were ready for the challenges they would face en route to the national champion- ship. As the third defensive coordinator in as many years, Bennett was faced with the chal- lenge of molding what some pundits were call- ing "the best defense in college football" into a cohesive group keeping the tradition and phi- losophy of the Wrecking Crew in tandem— at- tack and pressure. The balloons came showering down after the Aggies' 22-20 victory over the No. 14- ranked Michigan Wolver- ines in the Builders Square Alamo Bowl. The Wrecking Crew returned a corps of linebackers including Butkus Award candidate Reggie Brown and inside linebacker Larry Walker, along with veteran Keith Mitchell. Holding down the sec- ondary would be Thorpe Award candidate senior Ray Mickens and junior Donovan Greer. In the trenches, Bennett would look to Outland and Lombardi Trophy can- didate Brandon Mitchell for lead- ership. On offense, second year coor- dinator Steve Ensminger was faced with the challenge of filling the holes on the o -line around junior Calvin Collins and senior Hunter Goodwin, and finding a couple of big -play receivers to join senior Chris Sanders. Quarterback was not a prob- lem for Ensminger and the Aggie offense. The nation's winningest active quarterback Pullig was man- ning the helm. The fourth -year starter had nearly every passing record in his sights as the season began, including becoming the winningest quarterback in school history just two victories away. In the backfield, the Aggies had a Heisman Trophy candidate at running back with McElroy, and the strength and experience at fullback with senior Detron Smith. The '95 Aggies began the season by holding the nation's longest active home winning streak with 26 victories, having a mentor who ranked as the nation's winningest active head coach by percentage, and a 29 -game unbeaten streak against SWC opponents. 122 Texas A &M Associated USA Ranking Press Today /CNN Preseason #3 #3 Week 1 #3 #3 Week 2 #3 #3 Week 3 #3 #3 Week 4 #10 #9 Week 5 #8 #8 Associated USA Ranking Press Today /CNN Week 12 #15 #13 Week 13 #16 #13 Week 14 #19 #18 Texas A &M in the Rankings i T he season- opener for the Aggies was against a familiar foe, the LSU Tigers. A regional television audience on ABC and a sellout crowd of 70,057 at Kyle Field witnessed as McElroy's 359 all- purpose yards shattered a school record as the Aggies beat the Tigers, 33 -17. McElroy, the junior running back and kick- off return specialist, had a banner afternoon for his first career start. By rushing for a career high 229 yards on 35 carries, gaining 49 yards on five passes, returning three kickoffs for 81 yards, and tallying three touchdowns, the Heisman Trophy candidate racked up 359 total yards to become the front runner for the cov- eted trophy. All- purpose threat Leeland McElroy earned first -team All-America honors for the second straight year in 1995. The Aggie offense was spectacular as they gathered 406 total yards on way to the victory. A &M dominated the Tigers' defense through the efforts of the running game, compiling 279 yards on 49 attempts. The Aggies were also successful on third down conversions, completing 7 -of -15 opportunities, while the Tigers could convert only 3- of -13. The Wrecking Crew held strong despite the 120 degree temperature on the field. A &M's de- Head Coach R. C. Slocum celebrates the Alamo Bowl win over the Michigan Wolverines with Came MVPs Keith Mitchell (L) and Kyle Bryant (R) fense dominated the first half by holding the Tigers to 66 yards and not allowing LSU to put any points on the scoreboard. A &M allowed the Tigers three straight scores in the second half, but rallied the troops for the battle in the fourth quarter to ensure the Aggies' victory. The victory was the seventh consecutive season opener for Slocum and the fifth straight against the Tigers. The Aggies also extended the nation's longest active home winning streak to 27 games. he A &M offense had another banner day, racking up 592 total yards on the way to beating the Tulsa Golden Hurricane, 52 -9, in front of 57,067 at Kyle Field. 'Lectric Leeland McElroy caught two touch- down passes and rushed for two more as he became the first player in school history to rush for more than 100 yards (116) and have more than 100 receiving yards (128) in the same game. After Tulsa was successful on a field goal from 20 yards out in the first quarter, the A &M offense awoke. On second and 9 from the Ag- 1996 Football 123 I ' Cornerback Ray Mickens earned All - America honors from the Walter Camp Football Foundation gies' 44 -yard line, Pullig connected with McElroy who was lingering in the backfield. 'Lectric Leeland used his blockers and juked the defense as he scampered 57 yards to paydirt. On the Aggies' next possession, McElroy scored again and the Aggies had a 14 -3 advan- tage going into the second quarter. The Aggies' offense then proceeded to score three times in the second quarter and took a 31 -3 lead to the locker room at the half. Several Aggie reserves saw action in the second half as the starters were rested after A &M scored on its first possession of the second half. The Wrecking Crew was superb, allowing only 182 total yards. Cornerback Ray Mickens picked off two Tulsa aerials and returned one for a 16 -yard gain and a spectacular 62 -yard return for a touchdown that was later nullified by a penalty. Linebacker Reggie Brown posted his first career sack early in the second quarter. The victory extended the nation's longest active home winning streak to 28, and allowed the Aggies to finally look toward the much an- ticipated game at Colorado. Ile oldout Folsom Field and a national TV WP audience on ABC awaited the Aggies upon arrival in Boulder, Colo., so did the nation's No. 7 ranked team the Colorado Buffaloes. The No. 3 ranked Aggies experienced a rocky visit to the moun- tains in Colorado as the Buffaloes put a blemish on the Aggies' record by outscoring A &M, 29 -21, in front of a record crowd of 53,849. The Buffs were dedicated to stopping the powerful Aggie rushing attack led by Heisman Trophy candi- date McElroy. The Buffs placed eight defenders in the "box" and their sole objective was to seek out the Aggies' No. 34. Colorado limited McElroy to 52 yards rushing and the entire offense to 74 yards. With the ground door closed, Texas A &M's "Wrecking Crew" defense put the Aggies on the scoreboard first against Colorado when David Max- well recovered a Keith Mitchell - forced fumble for a touchdown. the Aggies were forced to rely on the passing game. Pullig completed 15 -of -31 pass attempts and was intercepted once as he compiled 182 yards and a touchdown. The Colorado pass defense was not outstanding, but the Aggies' receivers had a difficult time connecting with Pullig. With the offense stalling, the Wrecking Crew was called upon to maintain the Aggies' position. On the Buffs' second drive of the game, they were faced with second and 10 from their own 20 -yard line. Colorado quarterback Koy Detmer dropped back to pass and was stripped of the ball by junior outside linebacker Keith Mitchell. The ball caromed to the endzone and was ambushed by a contingent of Aggie defend- ers led by sophomore defensive end David Max- well who earned his first career touchdown. The Aggies had taken an early 7 -0 lead. Colorado's offense was stopped on the Ag- gies' 11 -yard line when the Buffs attempted a field goal. Mickens went untouched as he blocked the attempt and the Aggies were pre- sented the ball at the 25 -yard line. The Buffs managed 17 points, and lost the services of Detmer when he was injured with- out contact, before the Aggies answered. The Aggies drove 80 yards in eight plays and the drive was capped off by a McElroy 4 -yard jaunt to the endzone. The point -after by sophomore placekicker Kyle Bryant was good and the Ag- gies trailed 14 -17. The Buffs added a 46 -yard field goal as the half was coming to a close and the Buffs took a 20 -14 lead to the locker room. A &M came back in the third quarter, and on second and 13 from the Buffs' 38 -yard line, Pullig connected with junior transfer wide re- ceiver Albert Connell who traveled 38 yards for the score. The Bryant PAT was successful and the Aggies held a 21 -20 advantage. The Aggies held the lead for the remainder of the quarter. As the fourth quarter began, Colorado's re- 124 Texas A &M ®vi is placement quarterback John Hessler completed a 20 -yard touchdown pass to a receiver in the left corner of the endzone and the Buffs elected for a two -point conversion. The Aggies were forced to take two consecutive timeouts to deal with the formations Colorado was attempting to use for the conversion. The Aggies success- fully stopped the conversion, but the Buffs had taken a 26 -21 lead. Two controversial plays during the game allowed the Buffs to maintain the ball and even- tually win the game. On Colorado's first drive in the second quarter, the Buffs fumbled on first and goal from the A &M 4 -yard line. Re- plays clearly show that the Colorado back fumbled the pigskin before he touched the ground. As he was fruitlessly searching for the ball, the Wrecking Crew had already recovered the loose ball, but the Big Eight officiating crew ruled that no fumble had occurred. The Buffs scored on the next play to take a 17 -7 lead. Leading 26 -21, the Buffs attempted a field goal on fourth and two from the A &M 23 -yard line. Observers in the press box and elsewhere in Folsom Field noted that the snap -back oc- curred after the 25- second clock had expired. Once again the officials allowed play to con- tinue and the Buffs took a 29 -21 advantage. The Aggies quest for an undefeated season was put on the shelf until 1996 as the team concentrated on the beginning of the final sea- son of SWC play and a berth in the national championship game. A fter a week off to recover from the loss in Boulder, the Aggies loaded up the troops and headed west again, this time to Lubbock, Texas. An errant pass returned 23 yards for a Texas Tech touchdown brought an end to the Aggies' 29 game SWC unbeaten streak, causing Texas A &M to depart Lubbock with a disappointing, 14 -7, defeat. The A&M Wrecking Crew defense played spectacular, sacking the Red Raider quarter- backs 10 times. They limited the Red Raider ground game to just 34 yards on 37 carries and allowed them to convert only 2 -of -15 third down plays. But missed opportunities on offense, coupled with questionable calls by the officials, caused the Aggies to lose consecutive games for the first time under the guidance of head coach R.C. Slocum. A &M outside linebacker Keith Mitchell got things stirred -up early when he sacked Red Raider quarterback Zebbie Lethridge causing an apparent fumble on the fifth play of the game. The Aggies recovered on the Tech 33 -yard line, but the officials, contrary to televised replays, ruled that no fumble had occurred. The Aggies bounced back and still scored first on an 8 -yard scamper by McElroy to the endzone. Bryant's extra -point was good and the Aggies had a 7 -0 lead. A Pullig pass intended for senior tight end Hayward Clay, early in the second quarter, was intercepted, and four plays later Lethridge com- pleted a 26 -yard touchdown pass and with the point- after, the game was notched at 7 and there would be no additional scoring in the half. After achieving little success in the second half, the Aggie offense was ready to march into Red Raider territory. The Aggies had gone 59 yards in nine plays. On second and nine from the Tech 10, Pullig was hit as he was attempt- ing to handoff to McElroy. The Red Raiders recovered the ball, but five plays later, the Wrecking Crew made the play of the game. On third and eight from the Tech 41, Red Raider substitute quarter- back Sone Cavazos entered the game to replace Lethridge who had just been run -over by A &M's outside linebacker Jimmy Irby a play earlier. This time it is freshman line- backer Warrick Holdman who sacks the Red Raider quarterback. Cavazos fumbles and linebacker Reggie Brown scoops -up the ball and rumbles 29 yards to paydirt. The offi- cials gather and decide that once again no fumble occurred, despite what televised replays indicated. In a final effort to leave Lubbock with a win and not a tie, the Aggies aggressively tried to move the ball the required 76 yards. On third and six from the A &M 18, a Pullig pass was intercepted by linebacker Zach Thomas, who lumbered 23 yards to essentially seal the Raiders first victory in five years over the Aggies. The Aggies unbeaten streak against SWC foes ended at 29 games, the longest in A &M and conference history. The Aggies last conference lost came in 1990 vs. Texas (27 -28). F eeling down, but not out, the 2 -2 Aggies returned to the friendly confines of Kyle Field to face the Southern Methodist Mustangs in what was a must win for the Aggies. Albert Connell provided the heroics with his amazing catch with eight ticks left in the game to lift the Aggies over SMU, 20 -17. Pullig commanded the Aggies' final chance to keep alive the nation's longest current home winning streak as he was faced with a 13 -17 deficit and :54 seconds to move the Aggies 70 yards to paydirt. Pullig completed 3 -of -5 passes during the final drive, the most spectacular coming with :08 remaining. On second and 10 from the Po- nies' 25, Pullig dropped back to pass and saw Connell sprinting to the right corner of the endzone. Pullig lofted the ball perfectly to a leaping Connell who landed just inside the endzone for the go ahead points. An Aggie cel- ebration erupted as Connell's teammates piled on top of him to congratulate him on the amaz- ing catch. The Aggies were thankful for a 20 -point output in the fourth quarter because for the second straight year the Ponies had held the Aggies scoreless in the first half. It was the fourth quarter before the Aggies could muster any points. On the first play of the fourth quarter, Pullig connected with freshman running back Sirr Parker on a screen pass and Parker avoided a tackle as he sprinted to the house for his first career TD. On the next A &M possession, freshman run- ning back D'Andre Hardeman and Parker led the Aggies 37 yards downfield. Then Hardeman 1996 Football 125 Albert Connell's leaping touchdown catch against SM11 gave the Aggies a 20 -I1 win and kept the Kyle Field win- ning streak intact. W evie W slipped into the endzone on a 2 -yard carry. The point after failed, but the Aggies had taken the lead, 13 -10. With six minutes remaining in the game, SMU marched 60 yards to the A &M 21. On third and 10, with one minute left, Pony quarterback Derek Canine connected with a leaping Kevin Thornal in the endzone for the temporary go ahead touchdown. A &M's Hardeman racked up a career high 130 yards on 26 carries to become the first true freshman at A &M since Darren Lewis' 193 -yard effort against Texas Christian in 1987, to rush for more than 100 yards in a game. The A &M Wrecking Crew quietly held the Ponies to 98 yards on the ground and 91 yards through the air. The Aggies elevated the Kyle Field streak to 29 games and continued the quest for the final Southwest Conference championship. G ame six took the Aggies on the road to Waco to face the Baylor Bears. The Bears performed all the pregame rheto- ric, but it was the Aggies who turned in the season's best performance on the field, and be- fore the largest crowd ever at Baylor's Floyd Casey Stadium (51,218). The Aggies handed the Bears their first conference loss of the season by the score of 24 -9. The Bears took the opening kickoff and mounted a 60 -yard drive into the wind. Jarvis Van Dyke completed the Bears' efforts by boot- ing a 37 -yard field goal to give Baylor the early 3 -0 lead. Baylor then was able to find a way to drive into Aggie territory on its next possession. The Wrecking Crew managed to force the Bears to punt at the A &M 44 -yard line. Junior linebacker Larry Walker II, who was called for roughing the punter during Baylor's initial drive, broke through the protection and blocked the attempt. The Bears recovered the ball for the Ag- gies at the Baylor 19 -yard line. Two plays later, Pullig completed an 8 -yard pass to Connell for the initial Aggie touchdown. Bryant's point af- ter was good and the Aggies had taken the lead for good, 7 -3. Coming out of the locker room for the third quarter with a 21 -3 advantage, head coach R.C. Slocum decided to let the Wrecking Crew handle the sec- ond half and allow the offense to play somewhat conserva- tively. The Aggies tacked on an ad- ditional three points when Bryant booted a 41 -yard field goal with :56 ticks left. The final stats had the Bears ahead in most categories, but the blocked punt in the first quarter shifted the momentum toward A &M, and the No. 19 ranked Aggies proved the naysayers wrong. "Never under- Southwest Conference Defensive Newcomer of the Year Dat Nguyen celebrates after the Aggies recovered a fumble against the Colorado Buffaloes in Boulder. Defensive linemen Edward Jasper (L) and Brandon Mitchell (R) kept constant pressure on the Baylor quarterback in a 24 -9 victory over the Bears in Waco. estimate the heart of a champion," became the team's rallying phrase for the remainder of the season. A two touchdown and 172 -yard output by Pullig guided the Aggies past the Houston Cougars and extended the nation's longest ac- tive home winning streak to 30 games. As had been the case throughout the sea- son, the Aggies allowed the opposition to get on the scoreboard first, but the end result remained 126 Texas A &M the same. A great effort by the Wrecking Crew coupled with patience and points provided by the Aggie offense, allowed the nation's 18th ranked team to march to victory, 31 -7. Pullig finished the day by completing 15- of-27 passes for 172 yards and two touchdowns. The senior quarterback had no passes inter- cepted. The Wrecking Crew was simply running on all cylinders as they limited Houston to just 39 yards rushing and allowed the Coogs only 107 yards through the air. Capitalizing on the five Cougar turnovers enabled the Aggies to score 12 points. Keith Mitchell finished the day with two quarterback sacks resulting in a 21- yard loss and recovered a fumble. Reserve line- backer Jimmy Irby added two more sacks for 20- yards. The Wrecking Crew caused Clements trouble all afternoon tallying five pressures, four sacks, and three passes broken up. Punt return specialist Ray Mickens had his best day of the season. His 61 -yard return in the fourth quarter was the longest by an Aggie since Aaron Glenn's 76 -yard effort against Missouri in 1993. Mickens' return ranked as the longest to that point in the final season of the South- west Conference. "Sackman" Keith Mitchell tallied three of his Southwest Conference- leading 13 quarterback sacks against the TCY Horned Frogs. First -team All- American Brandon Mitchell high - steps into the endzone after intercepting an Cal 0 errant Horned Frog aerial in the Aggies' sell 38 -6 win. espite the Owls' trickery, for the 12th consecutive time the "magic" of ESPN belonged to the Ag- gies. A Thursday night national television au- dience and 39,500 fans at Rice Stadium wit- nessed as A &M had to once again come from behind in the first quar- ter as the Owls opened up their bag -of- tricks. Faced with fourth and seven from the A &M 37 -yard line, the Owls brought in the punt team. As the Wrecking Crew had done for most of the first quarter, they went on an all out blitz in an attempt to block the punt. Rice punter Tucker Phillips decided to pass instead of punt. He found a wide open Jeff Venghaus down field and he completed a 37 -yard touchdown pass. To this ID point in the '95 season, the Aggies had trailed in seven straight games and had given up the first points in five games. But, the A &M offense bounced back in the second quarter and that's when McElroy began to 'lectrify. On second and ten from the Rice 45 -yard line, McElroy received the handoff and burst up the middle, avoiding defenders as he sprinted to paydirt. Bryant completed the extra point and the Aggies had notched the game at 7 -7. McElroy was all but guaranteed to have a 100 -yard rushing performance, as he completed the first half with 90 yards on 14 carries. The Wrecking Crew was forced to deal with the Owls' wishbone option offense that at- tempted zero passes in the first half and kept the clock ticking throughout the game. The Owls completed a 22 -yard field goal in the third quarter and it was the 1:06 mark before the Aggies could score, but it was well worth the wait. The Aggies began the drive on the A &M 25- yard line and drove 75 yards in eight plays. McElroy was instrumental during the drive as he rushed for 37 yards. On second and five from the Rice 26 -yard line, Pullig launched a pass toward Connell who was at the goal line. Connell leaped up and over the defender and made the most spectacular catch since his amazing catch to win the SMU game. With Bryant's PAT, the Aggies took a 14 -10 lead and would not look back. Bryant added a 40 -yard field goal in the fourth to lift the Aggies to victory, 17 -10. 'Lectric Leeland had his second best rush- ing performance of the season by gaining 168 yards on 28 carries. His 168 yards moved him past the 2,000 -yard career mark with 2,094 yards. It was McElroy's sixth career 100 -yard rushing effort, and his third of the season. 1996 Football 127 kevieW Reserve cornerback Andre Williams put the final nail in Michigan's coffin with a 44 -yard interception return late in the fourth quarter of the Builders Square Alamo Bowl. hanksgiving weekend was upon the Aggies and the A &M football team had plenty to be thankful for as they moved a step closer to winning the final SWC title and a berth in the Tier I Bowl Alliance by sailing past the Texas Christian Horned Frogs, 38 -6, in front of 44,282, a season high crowd at Amon G. Carter Sta- dium. Pullig had a career day and the Wrecking Crew added their usual stellar effort to domi- nate the Frogs for the 23rd consecutive year. Aggie linebacker Larry Walker II wasted little time in demonstrating that the nation's No. 1 ranked defense was going to remain as such at the end of the day when on the fourth play of the contest he intercepted an errant Max Knake pass on the TCU 42 -yard line. Seven plays later, McElroy found paydirt on a 3 -yard run to give the Aggies the early lead, 7 -0. As the game was drawing to a close, the Aggies had a 31 -6 advantage, but the Wrecking Crew was not quite ready to call off the troops. With 2:20 remaining in the contest, the Frogs had a first down with the ball at the A &M 43. Knake rolled left to pass, but defensive lineman Brandon Mitchell tipped the ball and grabbed it as he rumbled with the interception 48 yards to the endzone for his second career touchdown. Pullig finished the day by completing 24- of-36 passes for 253 yards and a touchdown. Pacing the Wrecking Crew was the nation's sec- ond leading sacker, Keith Mitchell who posted his 13th of the season and by Brandon Mitchell who tallied three tackles for loss and the 48- yard interception return for a touchdown. he stage was set. Statewide bragging rights, the final SWC title and a berth in the Tier I Bowl Alliance were on the line as the Aggies faced the Longhorns for the 102nd time. Kyle Field, home of the nation's longest active home winning streak (31- games), was rocking as 76,211 spectators jammed their way in to see the game that would close out the history books on the SWC. For the Aggies, the result told the story of the '95 campaign. The Aggies committed six turnovers, several ill -timed penalties, and failed to find the endzone, while Texas played nearly error -free football and managed two touch- downs. The A &M Wrecking Crew fought and clawed all evening, but Longhorn true freshman run- ning back Ricky Williams racked up 163 rush- ing yards and two touchdowns while teammate Shon Mitchell added 89 yards. The Aggie defense held Texas scoreless un- til just before halftime when Williams broke through to the endzone on a 21 -yard run. Phil Dawson's point after attempt sailed wide right and Texas took a 6 -0 lead to the locker room. The Aggie offense racked up 91 yards rush- ing courtesy of McElroy, but an interception and two fumbles left the Aggies scoreless in the first half. On the Aggies' third possession of the sec- ond half, the offense began to roll. Pullig com- pleted passes of 16 and 32 yards, as the offense marched 80 yards in nine plays. The Aggies even brought out the swinging gate for a 9 -yard gain, but the drive stalled on the Texas 3 -yard line. Bryant was brought in to boot the 20 -yard field goal to place the Aggies within three points of Texas, 3 -6. Texas answered on the next drive by travel- ing 79 yards to a Williams 3 -yard score. Dawson added the point after and Texas had gained a 10- point advantage, 13-3. The Aggies were down, but not out. On the next possession, Pullig connected with wide re- ceiver Chris Sanders on completions of 13 and 16 yards and with wide receiver Aaron Oliver for 8 yards. The drive stalled at the 5 -yard line and Bryant was forced to kick a 22 -yard field goal. The Aggies had closed the gap to 13 -6 at the 11:50 mark in the fourth quarter. Texas answered by capping off a 56 -yard, 9 play drive with a 26 -yard Dawson field goal at the 7:55 mark. Down 16 -6, the Aggies continued to fight. Pullig completed passes to Detron Smith (7 yards), Albert Connell (11 yards), and to Oliver (11 yards). On first and ten from the Texas 17, Pullig once again dropped back to pass, but was blindsided by Texas defensive end Tony Brack- ens and fumbled the ball. Texas recovered, but the Wrecking Crew held strong forcing the Long- horns to punt. With less than four minutes to play and needing two scores, the Aggies began to march from the A &M 8 -yard line. On first down, Pullig found Oliver for a 5 -yard gain, then kept the ball on second down for a 4 -yard gain. Facing fourth down and one from the A &M 17, McElroy scampered around to the left for a 2 -yard gain. With 2:31 remaining and facing second and eight from the A &M 32, Pullig tossed a shovel pass to McElroy. 'Lectric Leeland exploded through the Longhorn defense and traveled 51 yards before he was chased down by a speedy defensive back, Bryant Westbrook, at the Texas 17 -yard line. Two plays later, trying everything possible to lead the Aggies to the endzone, Pullig launched a pass that was intercepted by free safety Chris Carter who returned it 43 yards before Pullig tossed him out of bounds. Unfor- tunately, that play sealed the final SWC title for Texas and sealed the bowl fate for both teams. McElroy finished the day with 145 rushing yards on 29 carries, giving him 1,122 rushing yards in 1995. He added 84 yards on four recep- tions, giving him 229 all- purpose yards on the afternoon. The Texas victory ended the Aggies' home winning streak and closed out 81 years of SWC competition. 128 Texas A &M eri he door was closed on the SWC, but a new era in Aggie football was beginning. The Aggies were rewarded for a good showing in the conference by being chosen to play in the 1995 Builders Square Alamo Bowl against the No. 14- ranked Michigan Wolverines in San Anto- nio, Texas. A national power was waiting for the Ag- gies on the Riverwalk and the Aggies were ready for the challenge. The Aggies were looking for win No. 13 straight on ESPN as the total sports network was on hand at the Alamodome to pro- vide a national broadcast of the game. With McElroy stuck on the sideline with an injured ankle, a trio of future stars tried to fill the shoes of 'Lectric Leeland. Freshmen Sirr Parker, Eric Bernard and D'Andre Hardeman combined for 147 yards rushing and 64 receiv- ing as they provided Bryant the necessary field position to boot a bowl record five field goals as the Aggies topped the Wolverines, 22 -20. The Aggie offense was superb, but it was the A&M Wrecking Crew that held the keys to the victory. The nation's third - ranked defense put a stop on nearly every aspect of the highly touted Michigan offense. Wolverine quarterback Brian Griese was sacked three times by the Wrecking Crew and they forced him into an ill - timed fourth quarter interception. The Aggie defense also put the breaks on Michigan's star running back Tim Biakabutuka, limiting the future first -round NFL draft choice to 94 yards on 24 carries. The passing game for the Wolverines of- fered a few bright spots, but in the end it was a pass that sealed the game for the Aggies. In a late fourth quarter attempt, Griese launched a pass toward Mecury Hayes. Texas A&M reserve corner Andre Williams stepped in front of Hayes and intercepted the pass, returning it 44 yards to set up the game - clinching field goal for the Aggies. Keith Mitchell was awarded the Alamo Bowl Defensive MVP trophy for his constant pressure on Griese. For the Aggies, a balanced offensive attack provided the steam to propel the team to their first postseason bowl victory since the 1990 Holiday Bowl. Bryant was awarded the Alamo Bowl's Of- fensive MVP trophy for his five field goals from ranges of 27, 31, 37, 47, and 49. He also claimed several Alamo Bowl records including, longest field goal (49), most field goals (5), most field goals in a half (3) and in a quarter (2). The Aggie rushing attack was unpredict- able as the three freshman each demonstrated a different style and the passing game held its own as Pullig finished 12 -of -22 for 136 yards. he Aggies left the river city with new vigor and found themselves looking forward to another quest for the national championship and the new challenges that will await in 1996 when play begins in the Big 12 conference. There were many individual honors be- stowed on the '95 Aggies: Leeland McElroy earned first -team All-America honors as the nation's top all- purpose player as selected by The Associated Press after finishing in the top 8 nationally in scoring and all- purpose yards. McElroy also earned unanimous first -team All - SWC kudos. Reggie Brown was on the Butkus Award preliminary watch list and earned a unani- mous first -team All -SWC honors. Ray Mickens earned first -team All- America honors from the Walter Camp Football Foundation, third -team All-America by AP and unanimous first -team All-SWC. Brandon Mitchell was recognized as a semifinalist for the Lombardi Award, a first - team All- American by the Walter Camp Foot- ball Foundation, a second -team All- American by AP and unanimous first -team All-SWC selec- tion. Other first -team All -SWC selections were Calvin Collins, Albert Connell, Hunter Goodwin, Donovan Greer and Keith Mitchell. Receiving All -SWC mention were: Dennis Allen, Hayward Clay, Edward Jasper, Dat Nguyen, Sean Terry and Pat Williams. GarnemBymGarne Stafting Lineups Offense G ame QB FB RB SE FL TE LT LG C RG RT Louisiana State Pullig U Smith McElrov McCraw Sanders Clav Ruhman Brooks Hackradt Collins Goodwin TULSA Pullig D. Smith McElroy Connell McCrav Clay Ruhman Brooks Hackradt Collins Goodwin at Colorado Pullig Smith McElroy Sanders McCray Clav Ruhman Brooks Hackradt Collins Goodwin at Texas Tech Pullig D. Smith McElroy Connell Sanders Clay Ruhman McKinnev Hackradt Collins Goodwin Southern Methodist Pullig D. Smith Hardeman Connell Sanders Clay Ruhman McKinney Hackradt Collins Goodwin at Baylor Pullig D. Smith McElroy - Connell Sanders Clay Ruhman McKinney Hackradt Collins Goodwin HSTON Pullig D. Smith McElroy Connell Sanders Clay Ruhman McKinney Hackradt Collins Goodwin ce Pullig Spiller& McElroy Connell Sanders Clay Ruhman McKinney Hackradt Collins Goodwin . Tennessee State Pullig D. Smith McElrov Connell Sanders Clay Ruhman McKinnev Hackradt Collins Goodwin at Texas Christian Pullig D. Smith McElroy Connell Sanders Hawkins+ Ruhman McKinney Hackradt Collins Goodwin TEXAS Pullig D. Smith McElroy Connell Sanders Clay Ruhman McKinnev Hackradt Collins Goodwin Michigan (Alamo) Pullig Hardeman a Parker A Connell Sanders Clay Ruhman McKinney lackradt Collins Goodwin Consecutive 40 1 1 9 ION 2 12 9 12 15$ 15 Career 40 2 1 10 16 11 16 9 13 33 19 n— tndudrestartat SL'rs. 0.. 1.995 $— Grcludrs 3stork ut LG in 1994 h— Started as 2nd tight end .—Started as third wide mmhrer A— Started as`A°tu Ling back B— Startedas°B mmingb -A Defense Game - LE NG RE OLB ILB I OLB LCB RCB SS FS uisiana State B. Mitchell Jasper Crowley R. Brown Nguven l6alker II F. %hichell Greer Mickens McMullen Allen LSA Fat B Mitchell Jasper Crowley R. Brown Nguyen Walker 11 K. Mitchell Greer Mickens McMullen Allen Colorado B. Mitchell Jasper Maxwell R. Brown Nguyen A. Williams* K. Mitchell Greer Mickens Horn Allen at Texas Tech B. Mitchell Jasper Maxwell R. Brown Nguyen Walker I1 K. Mitchell Greer Mickens McMullen Allen Southern Methodist B. Mitchell Jasper Maxwell R. Brown Nguyen Walker 11 K. Mitchell Greer Mickens McMullen Allen at Baylor B. Mitchell Jasper P. Williams R. Brown Nguyen Holdman K. Mitchell Greer Mickens McMullen Allen HOUSTON B. Mitchell Jasper P. Williams R. Brown Nguyen Holdman K. Mitchell A. Williams Mickens McMullen Allen at Rice B. Mitchell Jasper P. Williams R. Brown Nguyen Holdman K. Mitchell A. Williams Mickens McMullen Allen M. Tennessee State B. Mitchell Jasper P. Williams R. Brown Nguven Walker 11 K. Mitchell Greer Mickens McMullen Allen at Texas Christian B. Mitchell Jasper P. Williams R. Brown Nguyen Walker 11 K. Mitchell Greer Mickens McMullen Allen TEXAS B. Mitchell Jasper P. Williams R. Brown Nguyen Walker IT K. Mitchell Greer Mickens McMullen Allen Michigan (Alamo) B. Mitchell Jasper P. Williams R. Brown Nguyen Walker 11 K. Mitchell McMullen Mickens S. Horn Allen nsecutive 23 23 7 23 12 4 12 10 35 1 21 eer F 23 23 7 23 12 19 12 11 36 2 Started as a nickel back 1996 Football 129 evieW Texas A &M Football Statistics (Regular Season Only) TOTAL OFFENSE GAME NAME G PLAYS BUSH PASS TOT. AVG LP AVG Pullig 11 344 50 2105 2155 6.3 61 195.9 McElroy 10 247 1122 0 1122 4.5 58 112.2 A&M TOTALS 11 782 1936 2207 4143 5.3 61 376.6 OPP TOTALS 11 773 1164 1671 2835 3.7 68 257.7 RUSHING GAME NAME O ATT GAIN LOSS NET TD AVG LP AVG McElroy 10 246 1230 108 1122 13 4.6 58 112.2 Hardeman 11 62 324 11 313 2 5.0 31 28.5 Parker 11 71 333 21 312 2 4.4 28 28.4 Pullig 11 37 101 51 50 1 1.4 16 4.5 M. Williams 11 6 39 0 39 0 6.5 19 3.5 Connell 11 5 39 7 32 0 6.4 19 2.9 Bernard 9 3 25 0 25 0 8.3 12 2.8 Broyles 11 8 28 0 28 1 3.5 11 2.5 Smith 11 15 19 0 19 0 1.3 3 1.7 Peterson 11 2 6 0 6 0 3.0 6 0.5 K. Colon 3 1 0 10 -10 0 -10.0 -10 -3.3 A&M TOTALS 11 456 2144 208 1936 19 4.2 58 176.0 OPP TOTALS 11 444 1662 4 1164 8 2.6 68 105.8 PASSING GAME NAME G ATT -COMP PCT IN? YDS TD LP AVG 130 Pullig 11 307 -165 53.7 9 2105 14 61 191.4 K. Colon 3 8 -3 37.5 1 47 0 18 15.7 Case 11 10 -6 60.0 0 55 1 0 5.0 McElroy 10 1 -0 00.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 A&M TOTALS 11 326 -174 53.4 10 2207 15 61 200.6 OPP TOTALS 11 329 -150 45.6 13 1671 8 58 151.9 RECEIVING RECD NAME G NO. YDS TD AVG. LP GAME Connell 11 41 653 7 15.9 61 3.7 McElroy 10 25 379 3 15.2 57 2.5 Sanders 10 23 281 0 12.2 30 2.3 Hawkins 8 16 151 0 9.4 18 2.0 Oliver 9 18 230 1 12.8 32 2.0 Clay 11 19 235 3 12.4 35 1.7 Smith 11 15 99 0 6.6 13 1.4 Hardeman 11 6 44 0 7.3 12 0.5 Parker 11 4 77 1 19.3 56 0.4 Lowery 11 3 21 0 7.0 10 0.3 McCray 11 2 16 0 8.0 8 0.2 Bernard 9 1 1 0 1.0 1 0.1 Spiller 11 1 20 0 20.0 20 0.1 A&M TOTALS 11 174 2207 15 12.7 61 15.8 OPP TOTALS 11 150 1671 8 11.1 58 13.6 SCORING TD TO OTHER OTHER NAME G QUN REC TDS EG PAT R -P SET TP McElroy 10 13 3 0 0 0 0 0 96 Bryant 11 0 0 0 7 -15 31 -32 0 0 52 Connell 11 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 42 Clay 11 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 18 Parker 11 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 18 Hardeman 11 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 Venetoulias 2 0 0 0 1 -2 8 -8 0 0 11 A. Williams, Broyles, Maxwell, P. Wllliams, R. Brown, Pullig, B. Mitchell, Oliver and Nguyen all with six points. K. Mitchell 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 A&M TOTALS 11 19 15 6 8 -17 39-40 0 -0 1 305 OPP TOTALS 11 8 8 1 11 -21 1 - 14 0 -3 0 148 TEAM STATISTICS A &M OPP FirstDowns ................................ ............................... 219 ................... 179 Rushing..................................... ............................... 105 ..................... 78 Passing......................................... ............................... 93 ..................... 75 Penalty......................................... ............................... 21 ..................... 26 3rd -down Conversions ............ ............................... 67 -164 .............. 44 -169 4th -down Conversions ................ ............................... 7 -12 .................. 8 -14 Rushes/Net Yards ............ ............................... 456/1936 .......... 444/1164 NetPassing Yards .................. ............................... 2207 ................. 1671 Passes Comp/ Att ............... ............................... 174 -326 ............ 150 -329 Had Intercepted ............................. .............................10 ..................... 13 Total Offense ............................... ..........................4,143 ................ 2,835 TotalPlays ...... ............................... ............................782 ................... 773 PerPlay ....................................... ............................... 5.3 .................... 3.7 Fumbles/ Lost ........................... ............................... 26/18 ................ 23/12 Penalties/Yards ................. ............................... 108/855 .............. 801694 Possession ......................... ..........................30:09 ................ 29:51 Sachs by/Yards .................... ............................... 42/156 .................. 9/48 Texas A&M 77 78 69 81 - 305 ................. 27.7 Opponents 33 33 34 48 - 148 .................13.5 PUNTING NAME NO. TDS AVG NET LP Terry 60 2598 43.3 40.0 76 AAM TOTALS 60 2598 43.3 40.0 76 OPP TOTALS 82 3334 40.7 36.7 71 BLOCKS BY: A&M -vs. BU (Walker II), OPP -None 1 11 0 PUNT RETURNS 11 Parker NAME NO. YDS T O AVG LP Mickens 24 281 0 11.7 61 Hawkins 3 47 0 15.7 24 A&M TOTALS 27 328 0 12.1 61 OPP TOTALS 23 196 0 8.5 35 1 KICKOFF RETURNS 46 A&M TOTALS NAME NO. YDS TD AVG LP McElroy 9 208 0 23.1 31 Bernard 5 80 0 16.0 24 Broyles 1 11 0 11.0 11 Parker 7 71 0 10.1 16 Campbell 1 10 0 10.0 10 Smith 1 7 0 7.0 7 Nguyen 1 46 1 46.0 46 A&M TOTALS 25 433 1 17.3 46 OPP TOTALS 46 873 0 19.0 56 INTERCEPTION RETURNS GAME NAME NO. YDS TD AVG LP AVG Mickens 4 67 0 33.5 43 0.4 A. Williams 2 42 1 21.0 37 0.2 R. Brown 2 22 1 11.0 22 0.2 McMullen 1 43 0 43.0 43 0.1 B. Mitchell 1 48 1 48.0 48 0.1 Walker, Allen and Price all with 1 for 0 yards A&M TOTALS 13 222 3 17.1 48 1.2 OPP TOTALS 10 159 1 15.9 43 0.9 FIELD GOAL SUCCESS NAME 40.99 30.39 40-49 W59 80+ TOT. Bryant 3-4 1-4 3 -6 0 -1 - 7 -15 Venetoulias 1 -1 0 -1 0 -0 0 -0 - 1 -2 A&M TOTALS 4 -5 1 -5 3-6 0 -1 - 8 -17 OPP TOTALS 6 -7 3-4 2 -6 0-4 - 11 -21 BLOCKS BY: A&M - 46 vs. LSU (B. Mitchell); 28 vs. CU (Mickens); 37 by TT (R Brown). OPP -35 vs. LSU (Northern); 28 by CU (Hicks). Texas A &M • PLAYER TAC UT AT FR FC INT QBP QBS/YDS TFL/YDS. PBU HI /OPPONENT • • • Nguyen. D. (ILB) 94 65 29 0 0 0 3 0/0 7/13 4 18 /Rice Brown, R. (OLB) 90 65 25 3 3 2 7 7/39 8/23 1 10 /CUBU/7CU Allen, D. (DB) 73 " 44 29 0 0 1 0 0/0 0/0 3 12 /CU • Mickens, R. (CB) 59 50 9 0 1 4 0 0/0 2/2 3 12 /LSU Walker II, Larry (ILB) 57 36 21 0 0 1 6 3/27 5/16 0 11/rCU • Mitchell. K. (OLB) 55 36 19 2 3 0 11 13/84 5/20 4 10 /SMU • • Jasper, E. (NG) 53 34 19 0 0 0 3 4/27 14/27 1 9 /SMU McMullen, T. (DB) 49 35 14 0 0 1 0 1/1 1/4 3 8/1,SIJBU/fX Mitchell, B. (DE) 47 32 15 0 0 1 8 6/26 9/24 1 11/Rice • Driver, T. (ILB) 46 30 16 0 0 0 1 1/6 1/2 2 8/MTSU/7X • Holdman, W. (OLB) 44 26 18 2 1 0 2 2/11 4/14 2 12/BU • Williams, P. (DE) 43 26 17 2 2 0 2 1 /11 7/15 3 11/Rice • • Greer, D. (CB) 36 27 9 0 0 0 0 0/0 1/1 8 7/PU /CU Williams, A. (DB) 26 22 4 0 0 2 0 0/0 0/0 7 7/BU Coady, R. (DB) : 23 12 11 0 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0 10 /CU • Jones, T. (DB) 14 10 4 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 1 3 /BU • Horn, S. (DB) 14 7 7 1 0 0 0/0 2/13 1 7 /CU • Meyers. 1'. (ILB) 13 9 4 1 n 0 0 0/0 2/2 1 6/TU • • Maxwell, D. (DL) 12 7 5 1 0 0 1 1/2 0/0 0 4 /CU Brown, Q. (ILB) 12 11 1 0 0 0 0 0/0 1/3 0 3/LSU/MTSU ce, M. (DB) 10 5 5 0 0 1 0 0/0 0/0 0 3BU/MTSU • Crowley, B. (DE) 8 3 5 0 0 0 1 1/5 1/1 0 3/LSU • Bernard, E. (RB) 7 7 0 0 0 n 0 0/0 0/0 0 2/UH Williams, M. (RB) 7 5 2 0 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0 2/BU/Rice • • • eard, M. (NG) 4 3 1 0 2 0 0 0/0 1/6 0 2/UH Andrus, J. (ILB) 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0 1/LSU/TU/TT Irby, J. (LB) 3 2 1 0 0 0 1 2/20 0/0 1 2/UH • Wyatt, S. (DB) 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 1 1/UH /MTSU/rCU Lednicky, K. (SNP) 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0 1/BU/ JH • Colon, C. (LB) 2 2 n 0 0 0 0 (0) 0/0 0 2/MTS[i • • Hardeman, D. (RB) 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0 1/rU Spiller, D. (TE) 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0 1/Rice Clay, H. (TE) 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0 1/MTSU • TEAM TOTALS • Wrecking Crew • 14th Mao Kickoff Team • Thomas Little UT Shawn Reynolds • Garrett Carey • Kip Amadeo • Jeff Rogers • D. Nguyen ..........................65 K:1 I 918 623 295 Wrecking Crew Top Fives 13 46 42/259 71/186 48 101 /Rice • Big Plays UT Unassisted Assisted FC QB Sacks /yds TFL/Yds • K. Mitchell .........................38 2 D. Nguyen ..........................65 D. Nguyen .......................... 29 K. Mitchell ................... 13/84 E. Jasper ...................... 14/27 • R. Brown ............................31 B. Mitchell ......................... 24 R. Brown ............................ 65 R. Mickens ......................... 50 D. Allen . .............................29 R. Brown ............................ 25 R. Brown........................ 7/39 B. Mitchell ..................... 6/26 B. Mitchell ..................... 9/24 R. Brown ........................ 8/23 • E. Jasper ............................21 P. Williams .........................17 1 D. Allen . .............................44 1Wo Players........................ 36 L. Walker ...........................21 Two Players ........................ 19 E. Jasper ........................ 4/27 L. Walker ....................... 3/27 P. Williams ..................... 7/15 D. Nguyen...................... 7/13 • 0 0 0 Pass Efficiency Defense ... ............................... 88.4 rtg . ........... #2 ............... #1 Scoring Defense ............................................. 13.5 pts............ #3 ............... #1 1 1 0 0 Fumbles caused Fumbles rece Interceptions QB Pressures Passes Broken Up • R. Brown ..............................3 K. Mitchell ...........................3 R. Brown ..............................3 W. Holdman ......................... 2 R. Mickens ...........................4 R. Brown .............................. 2 K. Mitchell .........................11 B. Mitchell ........................... 8 D. Greer ............................... 8 A. Williams ..........................7 • P. Williams ...........................2 M. Heard ..............................2 K. Mitchell ...........................2 P. Williams ...........................2 A. Williams ..........................2 Several ... ..............................1 R. Brown .............................. 7 L. Walker .............................6 K. Mitchell ...........................4 D. Nguyen ............................ 4 • Two Players .......................... l Three Players....................... l D. Nguyen ............................ 3 Four Players ........................3 • 1996 Football 131 • 918 623 295 12 12 13 46 42/259 71/186 48 101 /Rice TAC UT AT FR FC 1995 Wrecking Crew Rankings 2 2 0 0 0 Category Ave NCAA Rk. SWC Rk. 1 1 0 0 0 Total Defense ................. ............................... 257.7 yds............ #3 ............... #1 1 0 1 0 0 Rushing Defense ........... ............................... 105.8 yds............ #8 ............... #1 1 1 0 0 0 Pass Efficiency Defense ... ............................... 88.4 rtg . ........... #2 ............... #1 Scoring Defense ............................................. 13.5 pts............ #3 ............... #1 1 1 0 0 0 eri Individual Superlatives (Regular Season Only) Offense Longest Run From Scrimmage: 58 yards (TD). Leeland McElroy vs. MTSU Longest Pass: 61 yards (TD), Corey Pullig to Albert Conell vs. MTSU Longest KO Return: 46 yards (TD), Dat Nguyen vs. MTSU Longest Punt Return: 61 yards, Ray Mickens vs. Houston Longest Interception Return: 48 yards (TD), Brandon Mitchell vs. TCU Longest Field Goal: 41 yards, Kyle Bryant vs. Tulsa Longest Punt: 76 yards, Sean Terry vs. Colorado Most Rushing Attempts: 35, Leeland McElroy vs. LSU Most Rushing Yards: 229 yards, Leeland McElroy vs. LSU Most Pass Attempts: 46, Corey Pullig vs. Texas Tech Most Pass Completions: 24, Corey Pullig vs. Baylor Most Passing Yards: 272 yards, Corey Pullig vs. Tulsa Most Pass Receptions: 7, Albert Connell vs. MTSU Most Yards Receiving: 128 yards, Leeland McElroy vs. Tulsa Most Yards Total Offense: 292 yards, Corey Pullig vs. Tulsa (272 passing, 20 rushing) Most Tandem Yards: 278 yards, Leeland McElroy vs. LSU (229 rush/49 yds rec.) Most Points Scored: 24, Leeland McElroy vs. Tulsa Defense Most Total Tackles: 18, Dat Nguyen vs. Rice Most Solo Tackles: 12, Dat Nguyen vs. Rice Most Assisted Tackles: 6, Nguyen vs. Rice; Keith Mitchell vs. SMU Most Tackles for Losses: 4, Pat Williams vs. Rice Most TFL Yardage: 14 yards, Keith Mitchell vs. SMU Most QB Sacks: A. Keith Mitchell vs. Texas Tech Most QBS Yardage: 21 yards, Keith Mitchell vs. Houston Most QB Pressures: 4, Reggie Brown vs. Texas Most Passes Broken Up: 4, Donovan Greer vs. LSU Most Fumbles Recovered: 1, Several players Most Fumbles Caused: 1, Several players Most Big Plays: 7, Keith Mitchell vs. Texas Tech team Highs and Lows (Regular Season Only) Offense High Low Points Scored 56 vs. MTSU 6 vs. Texas First Downs 30 vs. Tulsa 13 vs. Baylor By Rushing 19 vs. Tulsa 2 vs. Colorado By Passing 13 vs. TCU 3 vs. Rice By Penalty 4 vs. Colorado 0 vs. LSU, Rice Rushing Attempts 52 vs. Tulsa 26 vs. Colorado Rushing Yards 303 vs. Tulsa 57 vs. Colorado Passing Yards 289 vs. Tulsa 104 vs. Rice Pass Att. 46 vs. Texas Tech 18 vs. Rice Pass Comp. 24 vs. TCU 10 vs. SMU, Rice Had Intercepted 3 vs. Texas Tech, Texas 0 five times Offensive Plays 86 vs. Texas Tech 56 vs. Rice Total Net Yards 592 vs. Tulsa 239 vs. Colorado Avg./Play 8.0 vs. Tulsa 4.0 vs. Texas Tech Return Yards 165 vs. MTSU 0 vs. Baylor Fumbles 8v MTSU 0 three times Fumbles Lost 5 vs. MTSU 0 four times Total Turnovers 6 vs. MTSU, Texas 0 vs. Baylor, TCU Penalties 13 vs. SMU, Houston 4 vs. TCU Yards 116 vs. Tulsa 50 vs. TCU Punts 8 vs. Texas Tech 2 vs. Tulsa Gross Avg. 51.0 vs. Tulsa 37.2 vs. SMU Net Avg. 47.5 vs. Colorado 34.4 vs. LSU Possession Time 34:24 vs. Houston 24:46 Longest Scoring Drive (Yards): 89 yards (9 plays/3:41) vs. Texas Tech (TD) Longest Scoring Drive (Plays): 15 (62 yards/5:05) vs. Texas (FG) Longest Scoring Drive (Time): 5:21 (12 plays/67 yards) vs. Rice (FG) Defense High Low Points Allowed 29 vs. Colorado 6 vs. TCU First Downs 22 vs. Colorado, Texas 13 four times By Rushing 12 vs. Colorado 1 vs. Texas Tech By Passing 11 vs. MTSU 2 vs. Tulsa By Penalty 5 vs. LSU 0 vs. TCU Rushing Attempts 57 vs. Rice 29 vs. LSU Rushing Yards 246 vs. Texas 8 vs. MTSU Passing Yards 243 vs. Colorado 69 vs. Tulsa Total Net Yards 393 vs. Texas 146 vs. Houston Avg. /Play 5.0 vs. Texas 2.4 vs. Houston Fumbles Rec. 2 four times 0 three times Interceptions 4 vs. MTSU 0 five times Offensive Plays 84 vs. MTSU 56 vs. Rice Texas A &H ♦ Aggies Appear in 11nd Bowl Game: The Aggies 22 -20 victory over the Michigan Wolverines in the 1995 Builders Square Alamo Bowl marked the 22nd bowl appearance for the Aggies in 101 years of football competi- tion. The Aggies have compiled an 12 -10 (.546) mark in those 22 bowl games. The Alamo Bowl victory was A &M's sec- ond bowl win in five appear- ances during the 1990's. Texas A &M is one of only 22 teams that have appeared in 20 or more bowl contests. ♦Texas A &M Aggies + The Alamodome = Big Crowds: Texas A &M has made a habit of drawing big crowds to the Alamodome. The Aggies and Wolverines drew a Alamodome record of 64,597 to the 1995 Builders Square Alamo Bowl. The mark shattered the previ- ous record of 63,205 set by the World Champion Dallas Cow- boys and the Houston Oilers in "Governer's Cup" in 1993. In 1994, the Aggies and the SMU Mustangs drew a mostly - Aggie crowd of 51,056 to the Alamodome for a regular sea- son matchup, which previosly was the largest crowd to wit- ness a college football game at the dome. ♦ A &M's Conference Unbeaten Streak Ends at 19: The Aggies' school and South- west Conference record 29- game unbeaten streak against conference foes was halted in Lubbock when the Red Raid- ers rallied for a dramatic 14 -7 victory over the Aggies in 1995. With :30 seconds remaining in the game, linebacker Zach Thomas intercepted an A &M aerial and returned it for a touchdown and the Raider win. During the streak, several milestones fell: the Aggies won 26 consecutive SWC games from 1990 -94, which shattered the 23 -year record of 21 straight conference wins set by Texas from 1968 -71; the Ag- gies became the first SWC team to post three consecutive per- fect SWC seasons (1991 -91); A &M was the first SWC team to compile four straight un- beaten SWC seasons (1991 -94). ♦R.C. Slocum Closes Out SWC as Winningest Coach: The Southwest Conference era ended after 81 seasons of great football in 1995 with Texas A &M head coach R.C. Slocum ranking as the winningest coach in SWC history in terms of overall victory and SWC vic- tories (by percentage). In seven seasons, Slocum has posted an overall winningest percentage of 81.2 percent (68- 15 -2). Against SWC foes, Slocum has posted a 86.5 winning percent- age (44 -6 -2). Legendary Texas head coach Darrell Royal ranks second to Slocum in both cat- egories. Royal compiled an overall winning percentage of 77.4 and a SWC winning clip of 79.7. ♦ 1995 Aggies Ranked as SWC's Youngest: Despite Texas A &M's 9 -3 record in 1995, the Aggies were hardly a senior -laden squad. In fact, in terms of seniors, the Aggies were the youngest team in the Southwest Conference. The A &M roster featured only 12 seniors, which tied Southern Methodist for the fewest in the SWC. Baylor and Texas Chris- tian led the conference with 19 seniors, followed by 17 at Texas and Rice, and 16 at Houston and Texas Tech. During the ca- reer of A &M's 1995 class of se- niors, A &M posted a 29 -game unbeaten streak against SWC opponents, won 26 connective games against SWC foes, posted three 10 -win seasons including an unbeaten season in 1994, lost only one game at Kyle Field and posted a 40 -4 -1 regular sea- son mark. ♦Home Sweet Kyle: The Aggies had their nation's longest 31 -game home winning streak snapped by archrival Texas in the regular season finale of the 1995 season. The 31 -game string ranks as the eighth -long- est in NCAA history and the second - longest in Southwest Conference history. The na- tional record is 58 set by Mi- ami (Fla.) from 1985 -94, while the SWC mark is 42 set by Texas from 1968 -76. During the streak, the Aggies won by an average margin of 23.8 points or 35.0 -11.1. The larg- est winning margin was 73 points in A&M's 73 -0 blasting of Missouri in 1993. The small- est winning margin was two points in A &M's 19 -17 victory over Texas Tech in 1992. A&M shutout three opponents dur- ing the streak and 21 points was the most scored by an op- ponent (Baylor, 1994). ♦ McElroy Shatters Season All-Purpose Yards Record: Junior All-American Leeland McElroy shattered A &M's school record for all- purpose yards after averaging 171.0 yards per contest in 1995. McElroy, who also broke the single game all- purpose record with 359 yards against LSU this season, had over 100 all -pur- pose yards in nine of 10 games he played in this season. McElroy totalled 1,709 all -pur- pose yards in 10 games, which is the second -best total in A&M history behind Darren Lewis' 1,739 all- purpose output in 1990 (12 games). ♦Offensive Line Puts Up Wall Around Aggie QB's: The offensive line gave A &M QB's superior pass protection throughout the 1995 season. Inll games, Aggie quarter- backs were sacked only nine times. Pullig received the pro- tection despite having a youth- ful offensive line that starts only one senior, a junior and three sophomores. ♦ Record - setting QB: A model of consistency, quar- terback Corey Pullig finished his career as A &M's all -time leader in passing yards (6,846), total offense (6,888) and victor2ies as a starting QB (32) ♦ "Sackman" Keith Mitchell Led SWC in QB Sacks: Aggie junior outside linebacker Keith Mitchell developed into the SWC's premier pass -rush- ing threat in his first season as a starter in 1995. Mitchell led the Southwest Conference with 13 quarterback sacks, and ranked fifth nationally. Mitchell led the Wrecking Crew defense in "big plays" (a total of sacks, tackles for loss, broken up passes, fumbles caused or re- covered, and interceptions), quarterback sacks and quarter- back pressures. ♦ "Wrecking Crew" Defenders Were Offensive: Seven members of the Aggie defense scored points in 1995, including six with touchdowns. Aggie defenders scored three touchdowns on interception returns (Brandon Mitchell, Andre Williams and Reggie Brown), two touchdowns on fumble returns (Pat Williams and David Maxwell) and A&M starting inside linebacker Dat Nguyen scored a touchdown when he returned an on -side kickoff to paydirt. The non- touchdown scorer is "Sackman" Keith Mitchell, who tallied a safety against Louisi- ana State. ♦Terry Among Punting Leaders in NCAA SWC: Senior Sean Terry was one of the nation's top punters in 1995, ranking ninth nationally and second in the Southwest Conference with a 43.3 aver- age. Terry's output tied for the third -best season in school his- tory. With consistently good hangtime on his punts, Terry tied the school record for net punting with a 40.0 average, which allowed A &M to rank fifth nationally in team net punting. ♦Connell Captures Consensus Confer- ence Kudos: Junior Albert "Sky" Connell earned consensus All-South- west Conference honors in 1995, marking the first time an Aggie wideout has earned first - team All-SWC recognition since Jeff Nelson in 1985. The transfer from Trinity Valley Junior College (Athens, Texas) made a huge impact on the Ag- gie offense, leading the team in receptions (41), receiving yards (653), receiving touch- downs (7) and yards per recep- tion (15.9). His seven receiv- ing touchdowns rank as the third -most in school history behind Bob Long's record of eight set in 1967 and tied in 1968. +McElroy, Mickens & Mitchell Earn All-American Kudos: Three members of the Aggie squad earned first -team All - America honors in 1995. Jun- ior Leeland McElroy was named to The Associated Press first team as an all- purpose back after averaging 171.0 all - purpose yards and scoring 16 touchdowns. Senior cornerback Ray Mickens earned first -team mention on the Walter Camp Football Foundation team after leading A &M with four interceptions and posting 59 tackles. Also on the Walter Camp team was junior defensive end Brandon Mitchell, who had 47 tackles and 15 total tackles behind the line of scrimmage. ♦Six Aggies Take Consensus All - Conference Honors: Six Texas A &M players earned consensus All-Southwest Con- ference recognition, and nine were named to at least one first team. The consensus se- lections were: OLB Reggie Brown, WR Albert Connell, OG Calvin Collins, RB Leeland McElroy, CB Ray Mickens and DE Brandon Mitchell. Other first -team selections were: OT Hunter Goodwin, CB Donovan Greer and OLB Keith Mitchell. In all, 15 Aggies received some All -SWC mention. ♦Nguyen Wins SWC Defensive New- comer Award: Inside linebacker Dat Nguyen was named the Southwest Conference Defensive New- comer of the Year by The As- sociated Press after the redshirt freshman from Rockport, Texas led the "Wrecking Crew" with 94 tack- les. It marks the first time a freshman has led the Aggies in tackles and was just short of former A &M All- American Ed Simonini's freshman school record of 98 stops. Nguyen, who had a team sea- son high 18 stops against Rice, is the first football player of Vietnamese descent in school history. # 3 Texas AM 3 3, Louisiana State 17 134 Searing Summary Louisiana State 0 0 14 3 — 17 Texas A &H 0 12 14 7 — 33 2nd Quarter A&M Kyle Bryant 24 -yard FG (13:03) (18 plays, 99 yards, 6:02 elapsed) A&M Keith Mitchell safety (6:21) (No Drive) A &M Albert Connell 18 -yard pass from Corey Pullig/Kyle Bryant PAT (0:18) (5 plays, 29 yards, 1:07 elapsed) 3rd Quarter A &M Leeland McElroy 18 -yard run/ Bryant PAT (9:31) (10 plays, 74 yards, 3:47 elapsed) LSD Kendall Cleveland 11 -yard run/ Andre Lafleur PAT (6:02) (9 plays, 80 yards, 3:29 elapsed) A &M Leeland McElroy 3 -yard run/Bryant PAT (2:20) (7 plays, 45 yards, 2:44 elapsed) LSN Cleveland 2 -yard pass from Jamie Howard/Lafleur PAT (0:56) (5 plays, 52 yards, 1:24 elapsed) 4th Quarter LSD Lafleur 24 -yard FG (11:38) (9 plays, 38 yards, 3:09 elapsed) A&M Leeland McElroy 33 -yard run/ Bryant PAT (5:27) (6 plays, 57 yards, 1:51 elapsed) Game Notes • Leeland McElroy set a school record with 359 all- purpose yards. • R.C. Slocum improved his record in season openers to 7 -0. • McElroy rushed for a career high 229 yards on 35 carries. It was the top rushing day by an Aggie since Darren Lewis had 232 yards on 34 totes against Texas Tech in 1990. Texas A &M Sept. 2, 1995 + Kyle Field + College Station, Texas eeland McElroy's 359 all- purpose yards shattered a school record as the Aggies won the season - opener against Louisiana State, 33 -17, in front of a sellout crowd of 70,057 at Kyle Field. McElroy, the junior running back and kick- off return specialist, had a banner afternoon for his first career start. By rushing for a ca- reer high 229 yards on 35 carries, gaining 49 yards on five passes, and returning three kick- offs for 81 yards, the Heisman Trophy candi- date racked up 359 total yards to become the front runner for the coveted trophy. The Aggies drew first blood as sophomore placekicker Kyle Bryant connected from 24 yards away, early in the second quarter, to give A &M a 3 -0 lead. Minutes later, the Wrecking Crew was ready to capitalize on the first of two mistakes the Tigers would make in the quar- ter. A &M's punt team had forced the Tigers to begin from their own 5 -yard line and that's where trouble started brewing. On third and five, LSU quarterback Jamie Howard was roll- ing out left for a pass when A &M's junior out- side linebacker Keith Mitchell blindsided the unsuspecting Tiger into the endzone for a safety. On the Tigers' next possession they mounted a drive into A &M territory. The Aggies' defense stiffened and forced the Tigers to attempt a field goal. But, junior defensive end Brandon Mitchell broke through the pro- tection and swatted the ill -fated attempt. With 18 seconds remaining, the Aggies added to the 5 -0 first half lead. Senior quarterback Corey Pul- lig connected with junior transfer wide receiver Albert Connell for an 18 -yard touchdown to give the Aggies a 12 -0 halftime advantage. The Aggies made the most of the initial third quarter drive. On sec- ond and 13 from the LSU 17 -yard line, Pullig gave the ball to McElroy who shot through the middle of the Tigers' defense and went untouched to paydirt. A Bryant extra point gave the Aggies a 19 -0 lead. It looked as if the Aggies were going to shutout the Tigers, but LSU was able to muster a touch- down on their next possesion to close the gap to 19 -7. The Tigers committed another costly error in the kicking game when they muffed an Aggie punt. A &M recovered the pigskin and began to drive from the LSU 45 -yard line. Seven plays later, McElroy scampered to the endzone on a 3 -yard run and coupled with a successful PAT, the Aggies had a 26 -7 advan- tage. The Tigers then went on a scoring mission. Managing scores on a 2 -yard Howard touch- down pass, and a 24 -yard field goal, but that's all the Tigers would be able stockpile. 'Lectric Leeland added to the Aggies' lead late in the fourth when he took a Pullig handoff and quickly made his way to the endzone. Bryant came through with the point -after and the Aggies had garnered a 33 -17 lead. The Aggie offense racked up 406 total yards on way to the victory. A &M dominated the Ti- gers' defense through the efforts of the run- ning game, compiling 279 yards on 49 at- tempts. The Aggies were also successful on third down conversions, completing 7 -of -15 opportunities, while the Tigers could convert only 3- of -13. The Wrecking Crew held strong despite the 120 degree temperature on the field. A &M's de- fense dominated the first half by holding the Tigers to 66 yards and not allowing LSU to put any points on the board. A &M allowed the Ti- gers three straight scores in the second half, but rallied the troops for the battle in the fourth quarter to ensure the Aggies' victory. The victory was the seventh consecutive season opener for head coach R.C. Slocum and the fifth straight against LSU. The Aggies also extended the nation's longest current home winning streak to 27. Game Statistics Team Stets AAN Lw RuShino First Downs 22 18 AAM — Leeland McElroy, 35 -229; Rushing 17 8 Sirr Parker, 5 -18; Corey Pullig, 4- Passing 17 8 17; Marc Broyles, 1 -11; Detron Penalty 0 5 Smith, 3-4; Michael Williams, 1 -0. Rushs/Net Yards 49/279 29/121 LN —Kevin Faulk, 14-73; Kendall Net Passing Yards 127 131 Cleveland, 12-49; Jamie Howard, 2- Passes Comp/Att. 14 -30 21 -38 1; Eddie Kennison, 1 -2. Had Intercepted 1 0 Total Offense 406 252 Total Plays 79 67 Per Play 5.1 3.8 Raooinin@ Fumbles/Lost 3/1 2/1 AAM — Leeland McElroy, 5-49; AI- Penalties/Yards 7/58 3/15 bert Connell, 3 -37; Danny McCray, Punts/Avg. 5/43.8 6143.8 2 -16; Hayward Clay, 1 -13; Chris Possession Time 32:13 27:47 Sanders, 2 -11; Detron Smith, 1 -1. 3rd- down Conv. 7 -15 3 -13 W— Sheddric Wilson, 5- 35;Eddie 4th -down Conv. 1 -1 0 -1 Kennison, 2 -32; Eric Smith, 2 -20; Sacks by/Yards 1 /10 1/6 David LaFleur, 4 -18; Chris Hill, 3- 18; Chris Beard, 1 -11; Kendall Cleveland, 1 -2; Robert Toomer, 2- 0; Kevin Faulk, 1 -2. AAM — Corey Pullig, 14 of 29 for 127 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT; Stormy Case, 0 of 1. 101mop"M L511 — Jamie Howard, 21 of 38 for AAM — None 131 yards, 1 TD. LS1 —Troy 1Willie, 1 -0. eri #3 Texas A &M 51 Tulsa 9 Sept. 16,1995 + he Texas A &M offense had a banner afternoon racking up 592 total yards on the way to beating the Tulsa Golden Hurricane, 52 -9, in front of 57,067 at Kyle Field. 'Lectric Leeland McElroy caught two touchdown passes and rushed for two more as he became the first player in school his- tory to rush for more than 100 yards (116) and have more than 100 receiving yards (128) in the same game. After Tulsa was successful on a field goal from 20 yards out in the first quarter, the Aggie offense awoke. On second and nine from the Aggies' 44 -yard line, senior quarterback Corey Pullig connected with McElroy who was lingering in the Tulsa backfield. 'Lectric Leeland used his blockers and juked the de- fense as he scampered 57 yards to paydirt. On the Aggies next possession, McElroy scored again and the Aggies had a 14 -3 ad- vantage going into the second quarter. The Aggies' offense then proceeded to score three times in the second quarter. McElroy guided the Aggies downfield during the initial possession, and Pullig finished the drive by completing a pass to tight end Hayward Clay who rumbled 31 yards for the touchdown. Kyle Bryant's extra point attempt was good and the Aggies had a 21 -3 lead. Pullig led the Aggies on an eight play, 49- yard drive that was capped off by a comple- tion to McElroy for a 19 -yard touchdown. With 3:38 remaining in the half, the Aggies Game Statistics Tam Stab Ail! W Rwhing First Downs 30 13 A&M — Leeland McElroy, 23 -116; Rushing 19 8 Sirr Parker, 9 -81; D'Andre Passing 9 2 Hardeman, 7 -64; Corey Pullig, 4- Penalty 2 3 20; Michael Williams, 3 -17; Detron Rushs/NetYards 52/303 44/113 Smith, 4-4; Marc Broyles, 2 -1. Net Passing Yards 289 69 TO — Solomon White, 18 -57; Passes Comp/Att. 14/22 12/23 Kenny Gunn, 6 -27; Reggie Will - Had Intercepted 0 2 iams, 5 -22; John Mosley, 5-16; Tony Total Offense 592 182 DeGar, 10 -9. Total Plays 74 67 Per Play 8.0 2.7 RHOi rho Fumbles/Lost 3/3 2/1 AAM— Leeland McElroy, 4 -128; AI- Penalties/Yards 12/116 10/73 bert Connell, 4 -76; Hayward Clay, Punts/Avg. 2/51.0 7/45.0 3-46; Donte Hawkins, 1-17; Detron Possession Time 29:07 30:53 Smith, 1 -13; Gene Lowery, 1 -9. 3rd -down Conv. 4 -10 3 -14 19 — Michael Kedzior, 3 -22; 4th -down Conv. 1 -1 1 -2 Solomon White, 2 -19; Marshall Sacks by/Yards 2/11 1/1 Gordon, 4 -18; Kenny Gunn, 1 -6; John Mosley,! -2; Reggie Williams, 1 -2. Ail! — Corey Pullig, 13 of 18 for 272 yards, 3 TD; Leeland McElroy, 10"Nop ons 0 of 1; Kevin Colon, 1 of 3 for 17 yards. 1O — Tony DeGar, 12 of 22 for 69 A&M — Ray Mickens, 2 -67. yards, l TD, 2 IN1; Tad Jones, 0 of 1. IA — None had a commanding, 28 -3, advantage. The Aggies' Wrecking Crew defense con- tinued to limit the progress of the Golden Hurricane offense and it was soon time for Pullig and the Aggies' offense to commence another scoring drive. Pullig started the drive by completing a pass to fullback Detron Smith in the backfield and Smith advanced the ball for a 13 -yard gain. The completion was Pullig's 11th in 11 attempts. The streak ended three plays later when Pullig could not link up with wide re- ceiver Danny McCray. Bryant was called to the field to finish the drive with a 41 -yard field goal. The Aggies had surmounted a 31 -3 lead to take to the locker room at the half. Several A &M reserves saw action in the second half as starters were rested after McElroy came out and scored on the Aggies' first possession. Freshman tailback D'Andre Hardeman scored his first career touchdown on an 11 -yard dash to the endzone late in the third quarter. The Aggies took a 45 -3 lead into the fourth quarter and limited themselves to a Marc Broyles touchdown early in the fourth. Tulsa managed to score soon after the fourth quarter began, but the Aggies' lead was too much to overcome and the Golden Huricane went down in defeat to the nation's No. 3 ranked squad, 52 -9. The Wrecking Crew was superb, allowing only 182 total yards. Cornerback Ray Mickens picked off two Tulsa aerials and returned one for a 16 -yard gain and a spectacular 62 -yard return for a touchdown that was later nullified due to a clipping in- fraction. Linebacker Reggie Brown posted his first sack of his career early in the second quarter, forc- ing a Tulsa punt. The victory extended the nation's longest current home winning streak to 28, and allowed the Aggies to finally look toward the much anticipated game at Colorado. Scoring Summary Too" 3 0 0 6— 9 Texu A &H 14 17 14 7 — 52 1st Quarter 1V James Anderson 20 -yard FG (4:57) (12 plays, 61 yards, 3:50 elapsed) A&H Leeland McElroy 57 -yard pass from Corey Pullig/Kyle Bryant PAT (3:55) (3 plays, 74 yards, 1:02 elapsed) ALCM Leeland McElroy 1 -yard run/Bryant PAT (0:00) (6 plays, 61 yards, 2:15 elapsed) 2nd Quarter A&M Hayward Clay 31 -yard pass from Pullig/Bryant PAT (10:54) (5 plays, 58 yards, 1:57 elapsed) ALCM Leeland McElroy 19 -yard pass from Pullig/Bryant PAT (3:38) (8 plays, 49 yards, 4:26 elapsed) A&H Kyle Bryant 41 -yard FG (1:21) (5 plays, 16 yards, :57 elapsed) 3rd Quarter A&H Leeland McElroy 1 -yard run/Bryant PAT (11:05) (6 plays, 24 yards, 2:54 elapsed) A&M D'Andre Hardeman 11 -yard run/ Bryant PAT (5:17) (9 plays, 71 yards, 1:18 elapsed) 4th Quarter IA Michael Kedzior 8 -yard pass from Tony DeGar /two point failed (14:50) (16 plays, 78 yards, 5:27 elapsed) A&H Marc Broyles 1 -yard run/Bryant PAT (11:39) (8 plays, 80 yards, 3:11 elapsed) Game Notes f McElroy became the first player at A&M to rush for more than 100 yards (116) and have more than 100 yards receiving (128) in the same game. 1996 Football Kyle Field + College Station, Texas Zo W_ rpm Milli Scoring Summary Texas A &M 7 7 7 0- 21 Colorado 3 17 0 9 — 29 1st Quarter A&M David Maxwell fumble recovery in the endzone (10:20) (No Drive) CIII Neil Voskeritchian 30 -yard FG (0:41) (13 plays, 59 yards, 6:05 elapsed) 2nd Quarter 0 John Hessler 1 -yard run/ Voskeritchian PAT (14:55) (2 plays, 1 yard, 0:25 elapsed) 0 John Hessler 3 -yard run/ Voskeritchian PAT (9:32) (7 plays, 90 yards, 3:13 elapsed) A&M Leeland McElroy 4 -yard run/Bryant PAT (5:13) (8 plays, 80 yards, 4:19 elapsed) CU Neil Voskeritchian 46 -yard FG (0:37) (7 plays, 20 yards, 2:09 elapsed) 3rd Quarter A &M Albert Connell 38 -yard pass from Corey Pullig/Bryant PAT (7:46) (7 plays, 72 yards, 3:14 elapsed) 4th Quarter CU Tennyson McCarty 20 -yard pass from John Hessler /two point failed (14:28) (6 plays, 61 yards, 1:29 elapsed) Cg Neil Voskeritchian 40 -yard FG (7:20) (5 plays, 57 yards, 2:08 elapsed) Game Notes • David Maxwell's fumble recovery in the endzone was the Wrecking Crew's first touchdown of the season. • Sean Terry's 76 -yard punt was the longest of his career. • The Folsom Field crowd of 53,849 was its largest ever. #7 Colorado 29 #3 texas A &M 21 Sept. 23, 1995 + Folsom Field + Boulder, Colo. he No. 3 ranked Aggies experienced a rocky visit to the mountains in Colorado as the Buffaloes put a blemish on the Aggies' record by outscoring A &M, 29 -21 in front of a record crowd of 53,849 at Folsom Field in Boulder, Colo. The No. 7 ranked Buffs were dedicated to stopping the powerful Aggie rushing attack led by Heisman Trophy candidate running back Leeland McElroy. The Buffs placed eight defend- ers in the "box" and their sole objective was to seek out the Aggies' No. 34. Colorado limited McElory to 52 yards rushing and the entire of- fense to 74 yards. With the ground door closed, the Aggies were forced to rely on the passing game. Quarterback Corey Pullig completed 15 -of- 31 pass attempts and was intercepted once as he compiled 182 yards and a touchdown. The Colorado pass defense was not outstanding, but the Aggies' receivers had a difficult time con- necting with Pullig. With the offense stalling, the Wrecking Crew was called upon to maintain the Aggies' posi- tion. On the Buffs' second drive of the game, they were faced with second and 10 from their own 20 -yard line. Colorado quarterback Koy Detmer dropped back to pass and was stripped of the ball by junior outside linebacker Keith Mitchell. The ball caromed to the endzone and was ambushed by a contingent of Aggie defend- ers led by sophomore defensive end David Max- well who earned his first career touchdown. The Aggies had taken an early 7 -0 lead. Colorado's offense was stopped on the Aggies' 11 -yard line when the Buffs attempted a field goal. Senior cornerback Ray Mickens went un- touched as he blocked the attempt and the Aggies were presented the ball at the 25 -yard line. The Buffs managed 17 points, and lost the services of Detmer when he was injured without contact, before the Aggies answered. The Aggies drove 80 yards in eight plays and the drive was capped off by a McElroy 4- yard jaunt to the endzone. The point - after by Kyle Bryant was good and the Aggies trailed 14 -17. The Buffs added a 46 -yard field goal as the half was coming to a close and the Buffs took a 20 -14 lead to the locker room. A &M came back in the third quar- ter, and on second and 13 from the Buffs' 38 -yard line, Pullig connected with junior transfer wide receiver Al- bert Connell who traveled 38 yards for the score. The Bryant PAT was suc- cessful and the Aggies held a 21 -20 advantage. The Aggies held the lead for the remainder of the quarter. As the fourth quarter began, Colorado's re- placement quarterback John Hessler completed a 20 -yard touchdown pass to a receiver in the left corner of the endzone and the Buffs elected for a two -point conversion. The Aggies were forced to take two consecutive timeouts to deal with the formations Colorado was attempting to use for the conversion. The Aggies successfully stopped the conversion, but the Buffs had taken a 26 -21 lead. Two controversial plays during the game al- lowed the Buffs to maintain the ball and eventu- ally win the game. On Colorado's first drive in the second quarter, the Buffs fumbled on first and goal from the A &M 4 -yard line. Replays clearly show that the Colorado back fumbled the pigskin before he touched the ground. As he was fruit- lessly searching for the ball, the Wrecking Crew had already recovered the loose ball, but the Big Eight officiating crew ruled that no fumble had occurred. The Buffs scored on the next play to take a 17 -7 lead. Leading 26 -21, the Buffs attempted a field goal on fourth and two from the A &M 23 -yard line. Observers in the press box and elsewhere in Folsom Field noted that the snap -back ocurred after the 25- second clock had expired. Once again the officials allowed play to continue and the Buffs took a 29 -21 advantage. The Aggies quest for an undefeated season was put on the shelf until next year as the team con- centrated on the beginning of Southwest Con- ference play and a berth in the national champi- onship game. Game Statistics Team state A&M a Robins First Downs 14 22 AttM — Leeland McElroy, 23 -52; Rushing 2 12 D'Andre Hardeman, 2 -11; Corey Passing 8 9 Pullig, 1 =6. Penalty 4 1 a — Herchell Troutman, 25 -91; Rushs/Net Yards 26157 49/130 Marlon Barnes, 5 -23; Lendon Net Passing Yards 182 243 Henry, 6 -23; Rae Carruth, 1 -18; Passes Comp/Att. 15 -31 16/30 John Hessler, 9- 3; Koy Delmer, 3- Had Intercepted 1 0 -22, Total Offense 239 373 Total Plays 57 79 Per Play 4.2 4.7 Receiving Fumbles/Lost 1/0 5/2 A &M — Albert Connell, 6 -90; Penalties/Yards 10/71 9/82 Detron Smith, 4 -19; Chris Sanders, Punts/Avg. 8147.8 5145.8 2 -34; Gene Lowery, 2 -12; Leeland Possession Time 24:46 35:14 McElroy, 1 -27. 3rd -down Conv. 2 -12 3 -14 a —Rae Carruth, 5 -83; Tennyson 4th -down Conv. 0 -1 1 -1 McCarty, 3 -32; Phil Savoy, 3 -21; Sacks by/Yards 4/15 1/6 James Kidd, 2 -53; Matt Lepsis, 2- 59; Herchell Troutman, 1 =5. Passing A&M — Corey Pullig, 15 of 31 for Interceptions 182 yards, 1 TD, I WT. a — Koy Detmer, 6 of 10 for 66 yards; John Hessler, l0 of 20 for 177 A &M —None yards, 1 TD. Cc — Elton Davis,1-33. 136 texas A &M Attendance — S 3984 r Al Texas tech 14 #8 t exas A &M 7 Oct. 2, 1995 + Jones Stadium + Lubbock, Texas n errant pass returned 23 yards for a Texas Tech touchdown brought an end to the Aggies' 29 game Southwest Con- ference unbeaten streak, causing Texas A &M to de- part Lubbock with a disappointing, 14 -7, defeat. The A &M Wrecking Crew defense played spec - tacular, sacking the Red Raider quarterbacks 10 times. They limited the Red Raider ground game to just 34 yards on 37 carries and allowed them to convert only 2 -of -15 third down plays. But missed opportunities on offense, coupled with questionable calls by the officials, caused the Aggies to lose consecutive games for the first time under the guidance of head coach R.C. Slo- cum. A &M outside linebacker Keith Mitchell got things stirred -up early when he sacked Red Raider quarterback Zebbie Lethridge causing an apparent fumble on the fifth play of the game. The Aggies recovered on the Tech 33 -yard line, but the officials, contrary to televised replays, ruled that no fumble had occurred. The Aggies bounced back and scored first anyhow. On first and 10, from the A &M 37 -yard line, quarterback Corey Pullig dropped back to pass and connected with junior transfer receiver Albert Connell who made a spectacular catch for a 39 -yard gain. Three plays later, Pullig com- pleted a short pass to senior tight end Hayward Clay who rumbled 17 yards to the Tech 8 -yard line. Junior running back Leeland McElooy 'lectrified the Aggie faithful with an 8 -yard scam- per to the endzone on the next play. The Kyle Bryant extra -point was good and the Aggies had a 7 -0 lead. Game Statistics Team State AUI vah Rushing First Downs 20 13 AAR — Leeland McElroy, 27 -80; Rushing 7 1 D'Andre Hardeman, 3 -15; Detron Passing 12 10 Smith, 34; Corey Pullig, 5 -2. Penalty 1 2 Vub — Byron Hanspard, 20 -61; Rushs/NetYards 40/101 37/34 Zebbie Lethridge, 14 -23; Todd Net Passing Yards 246 227 Walker, 2 -3; Sone Cavazos, 14. Passes Comp/Att. 20/46 14/28 Had Intercepted 3 0 Total Offense 347 261 Total Plays 86 65 Per Play 4.0 4.0 Receiving Fumblest'Lost 4/2 4/0 A&M —Chris Sanders, 6-77; Albert Penalties/Yards 12/77 5/41 Connell, 5 -110; Hayward Clay, 4- Punts/Avg. 8142.8 10/41.1 42; Donte Hawkins, 4 -12; D'Andre Possession Time 32:32 27:28 Hardeman, 1 -5 3rd -down Conv. 9 -20 2 -15 Teen — Bo Adams, 3 -59; Byron 4th -down Conv. 0 -0 0 -0 Hanspard, 2-47; Donnie Hart, 2-43; Sacks by/Yards 10/53 1/7 Tony Darden, 1-19; Matt Dubuc, I- 16; Field Scovell, 2 -15; Jerod Fiebiger, 2 -26; Malcolm McKenzie, 1 -2 Passing ALM — Corey Pullig, 20 of 46 for Interceptions 246 yards, 3 INT. A &M — None Teak — Zebbie Lethridge, 14 of 28 Tech — Zach Thomas, 1 -23; Rob - for 227 yards, 1TD. ert Johnson, 1-0; Verone McKinley, 1 -2. A Pullig pass intended for Clay, early in the second quarter, was intercepted, and four plays later Lethridge completed a 26 -yard touchdown pass and with the point- after, the game was notched at 7. With 6:09 remaining in the first half, the Aggies put together a nine play drive. On third and three from the A &M 40 -yard line, Pullig con- nected with senior receiver Chris Sanders for a five yard gain and a first down. Pullig continued to pass, next finding Connell on a reverse screen. Connell made the most of the play, gaining 33 yards to the Tech 22. But three plays gaining only 3 yards forced the Aggies to attempt a 41 -yard field goal. Bryant's attempt sailed just right of the upright and drive was ended. The Aggies reached Red Raider territory on the first drive of the third quarter, but on first and ten from the Tech 46, Pullig's pass intended for Sanders was intercepted. On the next possesion, the Aggie offense got the ground game rolling. Starting at the A &M 6- yard line, freshman running back D'Andre Hardeman took three consectutive carries to give the Aggies a first down. Two plays later, McElroy gained 15 yards on a pitch from Pullig. Then the Aggies converted three straight third downs. On third and 13 from the Tech 30, Pullig was sacked and consequently fumbled the ball. The Red Raid- ers recovered. After two more drives had quickly stalled, the Aggie offense was ready march into Red Raider territory. The Aggies had gone 59 yards in nine plays. On second and nine from the Tech 10, Pul- lig was hit as he was attempting to handoff to McElroy. The Red Raiders recovered the ball, but five plays later, the Wrecking Crew made the play of the game. On third and eight from the Tech 41, Red Raider substitute quarter- back Sone Cavazos entered the game to replace Lethridge who had just be run -over by A &M's outside line- backer Jimmy Irby a play earlier. This time it's linebacker Warrick Holdman who sacks the Red Raider quarterback. Cavazos fumbles and linebacker Reggie Brown scoops -up the ball and rumbles 29 yards to paydirt. The officials gather and de- cide that once again no fumble occured, despite what televised re- plays indicated. In a final effort to leave Lubbock with a win and not a tie, the Aggies aggressivly tried to move the ball the required 76 yards. On third and six from the A &M 18, a Pullig pass was intercepted by linebacker Zach Tho- mas, who sprinted 23 yards to essen- tially seal the Red Raiders first vic- tory in five years over the Aggies. Scoring Summary Texas A &M 7 0 0 0— 7 Texas Tech 0 7 0 7 — 14 1st Quarter AM Leeland McElroy 8 -yard run/Bryant PAT (3:37) (9 plays, 89 yards, 3:41 elapsed) 2nd Quarter Tech Donny Hart 26 -yard pass from Zebbie Lethridge (10:02) (4 plays, 41 yards, 1:01 elapsed) 4th Quarter Tech Zach Thomas 23 -yard INT return (:30) (No Drive) Came Notes • Corey Pullig's 46 pass attempts were the third most in school history, and the most for an Aggie QB in 12 years. • The Aggies unbeaten streak against SWC foes ended at 29 games, the longest in A &M and SWC history. The Aggies last SWC loss came in 1990 vs. Texas (27 -28). • The Jones stadium sellout crowd of 51,205 was the largest since a recent reconfiguration. 1996 Football 7 k Al 137 � Attendance — 519105 1 • c � J i 6 6rL. f�= w Attendance — 59 Scoring Summary SMY 7 3 0 7 — 17 Texas A &M 0 0 0 20 — 20 1st Quarter SMi Donte Womack 68 -yard run/Ben Crosland PAT (13:58) (2 plays, 72 yards, 1:02 elapsed) 2nd Quarter MV Ben Crosland 36 -yard FG (11:15) (10 plays, 44 yards, 5:33 elapsed) 4th Quarter A &M Sirr Parker 56 -yard pass from Corey Pullig/Kyle Bryant PAT (14:46) (3 plays, 56 yards, 1:53 elapsed) A&M D'Andre Hardeman 2 -yard run/ Bryant PAT fails (11:29) (6 plays, 37 yards, 2:32 elapsed) SMO Kevin Thornal 21 -yard pass from Derek Canine/Crosland PAT (0:56) (15 plays, 80 yards, 5:36 elapsed) A&M Albert Connell 25 -yard pass from Corey Pullig/Bryant PAT (:08) (5 plays, 70 yards, :48 elapsed) Game Notes • D'Andre Hardeman rushed for 130 yards on 26 carries, marking the first time a true freshman has broken the 100 -yard barrier in rushing since Darren Lewis rushed for 194 yards against TCU in 1987. • The Aggies limited SMU to 189 to- tal yards, the lowest allowed by A &M since Louisville gained 189 yards at Kyle Field in 1993. • The victory extends A &M's home winning streak to 29 games, the longest active streak in the nation and the eighth longest in NCAA his- tory. ie 5 # 18 texas A &M 10, Southern Methodist 17 Oct. 14, 1995 + Kyle Field + College Station, Texas A bert Connell's amazing catch with eight ticks left in the game lifted the Aggies over the Southern Methodist , 20 -17. Senior quarterback Corey Pullig commanded the Aggies' final chance to keep alive the nation's longest current home winning streak as he was faced with a 13 -17 deficit and :54 seconds to move the Aggies 70 yards to paydirt. Pullig completed 3 -of -5 passes during the fi- nal drive, the most spectacular coming with :08 remaining. On second and 10 from the Ponies' 25, Pullig dropped back to pass and saw Connell sprinting to the right corner of the endzone. Pul- lig lofted the ball perfectly to a leaping Connell who landed just inside the endzone for the go ahead points. An Aggie celebration erupted as Connell's teammates piled on top of him to con- gratulate him on the amazing catch. The Aggies were thankful for a 20 -point out- put in the fourth quarter because for the second straight year the Ponies had held the Aggies score- less in the first half. The Ponies wasted little time scoring on the Aggies. On the third play of the contest, SMU run- ning back Donte Womack scurried 68 yards for the touchdown. Leading 7 -0, the Ponies kicked a 36 -yard field goal early in the second quarter to take a 10 -0 halftime advantage. The Aggie offense didn't cross into SMU ter- ritory until just before halftime. A bad snap on a SMU punt attempt forced Pony punter Anthony Scotti to pick the ball up off the ground. In the process his knee touched the ground, thus pre- senting the Aggies the ball on the SMU 27 with 1:33 left in the half. With the Aggies trying to score a touchdown before halftime, freshman running back D'Andre Hardeman fought his way to the SMU 9 -yard line in three plays. Only seven ticks re- mained in the half, so Pullig fired a pass toward freshman receiver Aaron Oliver in the endzone, but it was in- tercepted and time soon expired. It was the fourth quarter before the Aggies could muster any points. On the first play of the fourth, Pullig con- nected with freshman running back Sirr Parker on a screen pass and Parker avoided a tackle as he sprinted to the house for his first career TD. On the next A &M possession, Hardeman and Parker led the Aggies 37 yards downfield. Then Hardeman slipped into the endzone on a 2 -yard carry. The point after failed, but the Aggies had taken the lead, 13 -10. With six minutes remaining in the game, SMU marched 60 yards to the A &M 21. On third and 10, with one minute left, Pony quarterback Derek Canine connected with a leaping Kevin Thornal in the endzone for the tem- porary go ahead touchdown. A &M's Hardeman racked up a career high 130 yards on 26 carries to become the first true fresh- man at A &M since Darren Lewis' 193 -yard effort against Texas Christian in 1987, to rush for more than 100 yards in a game. The A &M Wrecking Crew quietly held the Po- nies to 98 yards on the ground and 91 yards through the air. The Aggies elevated the Kyle Field streak to 29 games and continued the quest for the final Southwest Conference championship. Game Statistics Team Stab A&M sno Rsslhln8 First Downs 20 13 AAR — D'Andre Hardeman, 26- Rushing 13 5 130; Sirr Parker, 22 -88; Detron Passing 4 4 Smith, 1 -3; Corey Pullig, 1 -1. Penalty 3 4 sea — Donte Womack, 26 -106; Rushs/Net Yards 50/222 37/98 Derek Canine, 6-16. Net Passing Yards 147 91 Passes Comp/Att. 10 -20 9 -20 Had Intercepted 1 0 Total Offense 369 189 Total Plays 70 57 Per Play 5.2 3.3 ROUMMe Fumbles/Lost 0/0 2/2 A&M — Sirr Parker, 2 -58; Aaron Penalties/Yards 13/112 4/61 Oliver, 4 -48; Albert Connell, 1 -25; Punts/Avg. 5/37.2 6143.6 D'Andre Hardeman, 1 -9; Hayward Possession Time 33:15 26:45 Clay, 1 -6; Donte Hawkins, 1 -1. 3rd -down Conv. 8-17 5 -13 M— Albertlohnson, 4 -36; Donte 4th -down Conv. 0 -1 0 -1 Womack, 1 -25; Kevin Thornal, 1- Sacks by/Yards 1/2 0/0 21; Rafiq Cooper, 2 -10. PON" ALM — Corey Pullig, 10 of 20 for 147 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT. MI — Derek Canine, 9 of 20 for 10tMOP&M 91 yards, 1 TD. A&M — None W — Dewey Evans, 1 -0. Texas A &M F # 19 texas A &M Z 4 Baylor 9 Oct. 21, 1995 f Floyd Casey Stadium ♦ Waco, Texas he Baylor Bears performed all the pregame retoric, but it was the Aggies who turned in season's best performance on the field, and before the largest crowd ever at Baylor's Floyd Casey Stadium (51,218). The Aggies handed the Bears their first conference loss of the season by the score of 24 -9. The Bears took the opening kickoff and mounted a 60 -yard drive into the wind. Jarvis Van Dyke completed the Bears' efforts by booting a 37 -yard field goal to give Baylor the early 3 -0 lead. Baylor then was able to find a way to drive into Aggie territory on its next possession. The Wrecking Crew managed to force the Bears to punt at the A &M 44 -yard line. Junior linebacker Larry Walker II, who was called for roughing the punter during Baylor's initial drive, broke through the protection and blocked the attempt. The Bears recovered the ball for the Aggies at the Baylor 19- yard line. Two plays later, senior quarterback Corey Pul- lig completed an 8 -yard pass to junior transfer receiver Albert Connell for the inital Aggie touch- down. Kyle Bryant's point after was good and the Aggies had taken the lead for good, 7 -3. After returning the kickoff, the Bears were soon forced to punt, but not before the Aggies called timeout to ensure that the Bears would punt into the wind as the quarter was coming to a close. The plan worked. The Bears' punt sailed 10 yards and the Aggies took over on the Baylor 27 -yard line. Three plays later, Pullig connected with jun- Game Statistics Team Stets UN N First Downs 13 17 Rushing 5 7 Passing 6 8 Penalty 2 2 Rushs/Net Yards 44/116 42/109 Net Passing Yards 155 187 Passes Comp/Att. 12 -20 17 -38 Had Intercepted 0 0 Total Offense 271 296 Total Plays 64 80 Per Play 4.2 3.7 Fumbles,Ust 0/0 3/2 Penalties/Yards 7/52 8160 Punts/Avg. 6141.0 7/22.1 Possession Time 30:36 29:24 3rd -down Conv. 3 -12 6 -20 4th-down Conv. 1 -2 2 -2 Sacks by/Yards 3/11 0/0 Passing AAM — Corey Pullig, 12 of 20 for 155 yards, 2 TD. N —Jeff Watson, 17 of 38 for 187 yards. Interceptions A &H — ` n BY — S „n� for running back Leeland McElroy on a screen pass and McElroy sprinted the 12 yards to paydirt. Coming out of the locker room for the third quarter with a 21 -3 advantage, head coach R.C. Slocum decided to let the Wrecking Crew handle the second half and allow the offense to play some- what conservatively. The Bears finally managed to score with 3:02 remaining in the game when Jerod Douglas found the endzone on a 1 -yard run. The two -point conversion failed. The Aggies tacked on an additional three points when Bryant booted a 41- yard field goal with :56 ticks left. The final stats had the Bears ahead in most catagories, but the blocked punt in the first quarter shifted the momentum toward A &M, and the No. 19 ranked Aggies proved the naysayers wrong. "Never underestimate the heart of a champion.” became the team's ral- lying phrase for the remainder of the season. Scoring Summary Texas A &M 7 14 0 3 — 24 Baylor 3 0 0 6— 9 1st Quarter BY Jarvis Van Dyke 37 -yard FG (8:17) (16 plays, 60 yards, 6:43 elapsed) A &M Albert Connell 17 -yard pass from Corey Pullig/Kyle Bryant PAT (2:11) (2 plays, 19 yards, :43 elapsed) 2nd Quarter A &M Leeland McElroy 29 -yard pass from Pullig/Bryant PAT (14:51) (3 plays, 27 yards, :27 elapsed) A&M Leeland McElroy 4 -yard run Bryant PAT (4:49) (9 plays, 33 yards, 4:12 elapsed) 4th Quarter 09 Jerod Douglas 1 -yard run/two -point failed (3:02) (14 plays, 80 yards, 4:07 elapsed) AM Kyle Bryant 41 -yard FG (:56) (8 plays, 35 yards, 2:06 elapsed) Game Notes • The Aggies wore white pants on the road for the first time since the 1990 Sea World Holiday Bowl. A &M won that game 65 -14 over Brigham Young. • The crowd of 51,218 set a Floyd Casey Stadium record. 1996 Football ambily AAM — Leeland McElroy, 30 -79; Sirr Parker, 8 -30; Corey Pullig, 2- 6; Detron Smith, 3-4; Albert Con- nell, 1 =3. N —Jerod Douglas, 21 -66; Kalief Muhammad, 3 -15; Shawn Wash- ington, 3 -13; Anthony Hodge, 3 -12; Clifton Rubin, 3 -4; Jeff Watson, 9 =1. ReeeMng AAl1— Hayward Clay, 3- 56;Leeland McElroy, 1 -29; Albert Connell, 2- 37; Chris Sanders, 1 -11; Detron Smith, 2 -21; Eric Bernard, 1 -1; D'Andre Hardeman, 1 -3. 09 — Kalief Muhammad, 6 -64; Pearce Pegross, 3 -57; Dustin Dennard, 4 -35; Lamont Moore, 1- 17; Anthony Hodge, 2 -7; Shawn Washington, 1 -7. Scoring Summary Houston 7 0 0 0— 7 Texas A &H 0 14 7 10 — 31 1st Quarter IN Charles West 5 -yard pass from Chuck Clements/Sebastian Villarreal PAT (6:22) (9 plays, 72 yards, 3:33 elapsed) 2nd Quarter AAN Hayward Clay 18 -yard pass from Corey Pullig/Manoli Venetoulias PAT (8:52) (3 plays, 21 yards, 1:33 elapsed) A&H Hayward Clay 18 -yard pass from Pullig/Venetoulias PAT (2:27) (6 plays, 47 yards, 3:37 elapsed) 3rd Quarter A&N Andre Williams 5 -yard interception retumNenetoulias PAT (4:23) (No Drive) 4th Quarter A&N Sirr Parker 7 -yard run/Venetoulias PAT (12:04) (13 plays, 55 yards, 5:10 elapsed) AAN Manoli Venetoulias 24 -yard FG (7:41) (4 plays, 2 yards, 0:57 elapsed) Came Notes • The Aggies' victory extended A &M's home winning streak to 30 games, the longest active streak in the nation. • Andre Williams' 5 -yard INT return for a TD was the first INT returned for a TD by an Aggie since Ray Mickens took one back 38 yards vs. Oklahoma in 1994. • Ray Mickens returned a punt for a ca- reer -best 61 yards. It was the longest since Aaron Glenn's 76 -yard return for a TD against Missouri in 1993. # 18 texas A &M 31, Houston 7 Oct. 28, 1995 + Kyle Field + College Station, Texas A two touchdown and 172 - yard output by senior quarterback Corey Pullig guided the Aggies past the Houston Cougars and extended the nation's longest current home winning streak to 30 games. As has been the case throughout the season, the Aggies allowed the opposition to get on the scoreboard first, but the end result remained the same. A great effort by the Wreck- ing Crew coupled with patience and points provided by the Aggie offense, allowed the nation's 18th ranked team to march to victory, 31 -7. After the Coogs mounted a seven point lead, the Aggie offense answered in the second quar- ter by capitalizing on a fumble at the Houston 20 -yard line. Faced with third and seven from the 18 -yard line, Pullig found senior tight end Hay- ward Clay darting toward the endzone and con- nected with him for the first Aggie score. Non - scholarship place kicker Manoli Venetoulias was brought in to convert the point -after and the score was knotted at 7 -7. On the next A &M possesion, the Aggies were faced with third and six from the Houston 13- yard line. Once again, Pullig spotted Clay in the endzone and connected with him for the second Aggie touchdown. Venetoulias' kick was good and the Aggies had taken a 14 -7 advantage. Filling in for the injured Donovan Greer, jun- ior defensive back Andre Williams in- tercepted a pass from Cougar quarter- back Chuck Clements, who was being chased around the endzone by outside linebacker Keith Mitchell, and re- turned it 5 yards for his first career touchdown late in the third quarter. Leading 21 -7, the Aggies came right back and marched 55 yards in 13 plays, resulting in a Sirr Parker touchdown. Venetoulias added the ex- tra point to give the Aggies a 28 -7 lead. Venetoulias later booted his first career field goal when he connected from 24 yards out to add to the Aggies' fourth quarter lead, 31 -7. Pullig finished the day by complet- ing 15 -of -27 passes for 172 yards and two touchdowns. The senior quarter- back had no passes intercepted. The Wrecking Crew was simply running on all cylinders as they lim- ited Houston to just 39 yards rushing and allowed the Coogs only 107 yards through the air. Capitalizing on the five Cougar turnovers enabled the Aggies to score 12 points. Mitchell finished the day with two quarterback sacks resulting in a 21 -yard loss and recovered a fumble. Reserve linebacker Jimmy Irby added two more sacks for 20- yards. The Wrecking Crew caused Clements trouble all af- ternoon tallying five pressures, four sacks, and three passes broken up. Punt return specialist Ray Mickens had his best day of the season. His 61 -yard return in the fourth quarter was the longest by an Aggie since Aaron Glenn's 76 -yard effort against Missouri in 1993. Mickens' return ranks as the longest thus far in the final season of the Southwest Confer- ence. The Aggies improve their season record to 5- 2 and 3 -1 in the SWC, while Houston drops to 1- 7 overall and 1 -3 in conference play. Game Statistics !cant Slats A &N ON Robins First Downs 21 13 A&N — Leeland McElroy, 13 -50; Rushing 6 6 Sirr Parker, 9 -33; D'Andre Passing 12 5 Hardeman, 11 -31; Eric Bernard, 3- Penalty 3 2 25; Marc Broyles, 2 -5; Corey Pul- Rushs/Net Yards 41/149 32/39 lig, 2=1; Alcie Peterson, 1 -6. Net Passing Yards 190 107 ON — Antowain Smith, 22 -76; Passes Comp/Att. 16 -29 12 -28 Robbie Wheeler, 1 -7; Chuck Had Intercepted 0 3 Clements, 5- Bryant Total Offense 339 146 Henderson, 4- Total Plays 70 60 RNWWN@ Per Play 4.8 2.4 Fumbles/Lost 2/2 2/2 A&N — Aaron Oliver, 4-46; Hay - Penalties/Yards 13/102 9/89 ward Clay, 3 -36; Donte Hawkins, 3- Punts/Avg. 4/40.3 8/42.8 33; Leeland McElroy, 2 -13; Derrick Possession Time 34:24 25:36 Spiller, 1 -20; Albert Connell, 1 -19; 3rd -down Conv. 10 -17 5 -14 D'Andre Hardeman, 1 -12; Chris 4th -down Conv. 0 -0 0 -0 Sanders, 1 -11. Sacks by/Yards 4/41 1/3 ON — Larkay James, 2 -51; Charles West, 4 -30; Jonathan Dennis, 1 -9; Ilassins A&N — Corey Pullig, 15 of 27 for Robbie Wheeler, 2 -8; Antowain Smith, 2 -6; Joey Mouton, 1 -3. 172 yards, 2 TD; Kevin Colon, 2 for 18 yards. 1 of Interceptions ON— Chuck Clements,12 of26 for A &H — Typail McMullen, 1 -43; 107 yards, 1 TD, 2 INT; Chad Andre Williams, 1 -5; Michael Price, O'Shea, 0 of 1 for 0 yards; Ryan 1 -0. Burton, 0 of 1 for 0 yards. ON — None Texas A &M • • • • • • • • • • • evi # 19 texas A &M Z 0 Rice 17 Nov. 7, 1995 + Rice Stadium + Houston, Texas espite the Owls' trickery, for the 12th consecutive time the "magic" of ESPN belonged to the Aggies. A &M had to once again come from behind in the first quarter as the Owls opened up their bag - of- tricks. Faced with fourth and seven from the A &M 37 -yard line, the Owls brought in the punt team. As the Wrecking Crew had done for most of the first quarter, they went on an all out blitz in an attempt to block the punt. Rice punter Tucker Phillips decided to pass instead of punt. He found a wide open Jeff Venghaus lingering down field and he completed a 37 -yard touchdown pass The 18th - ranked Aggies have trailed in seven straight games and have given up the first points in five games. But, the A &M offense bounced back in the second quarter and junior running back sensation Leeland McElroy began to 'lectrify. On second and ten from the Rice 45 -yard line, McElroy received the handoff and burst up the middle, avoiding defenders as he sprinted to paydirt. Kyle Bryant completed the extra point and the Aggies had notched the game at 7 -7. McElroy was all but guaranteed to have a 100 - yard rushing performance, as he completed the first half with 90 yards on 14 carries. The Wrecking Crew was forced to deal with the Owls' wishbone option offense that attempted zero passes in the first half and kept the clock ticking throughout the game. The Owls completed a 22 -yard field goal in the third quarter and it was the 1:06 mark before the Aggies could score, but it was well worth the wait. The Aggies began the drive on the A &M 25- yard line and drove 75 yards in eight plays. McElroy was instrumental during the drive as he rushed for 37 yards. On second and five from the Rice 26- yard line, senior quarterback Corey Pullig launched a pass toward receiver Albert Connell who was at the goal line. Connell leaped up and over the defender and made the most spectacular catch since his amazing catch to win Game Statistics Teem SUO A&M Rlee RRehiR8 First Downs 14 15 A&M — Leeland McElroy, 28 -168; Rushing 11 11 Albert Connell, 2 -24; D'Andre Passing 3 3 Hardeman, 2 -9; Corey Pullig, 6 -2. Penalty 0 1 Ries — Yoncy Edmonds, 12 -100; Rushs/NetYards 38/203 57/194 Spencer George, 13 -55; Jamey Net Passing Yards 104 74 Whitlock, 7 -32; Keilone Gordon, 4- Passes Comp/Att. 10 -18 3 -12 15; Chad Nelson, 17 -2; Michael Had Intercepted 0 1 Perry, 2 -0; Raphael Tillman, 2-10. Total Offense 307 268 Total Plays 56 69 Per Play 5.5 3.9 ReeeMRe Fumbles/l.ost 2/2 1/1 A&M —Albert Connell, 3-40; Aaron Penalties/Yards 7/60 4/30 Oliver, 2 -33; Chris Sanders, 1 -10; Punts/Avg. 6/42.7 7/44.9 Leeland McElroy, 2 -6; Detron Possession Time 26:57 33:03 Smith, 1 -8; Hayward Clay, 1 -7. 3rd -down Conv. 3 -11 4 -17 Mks —Jeff Venghaus, 1 -37; Kevin 4th -down Conv. 0 -0 2 -3 Brabham,1-27;SpencerGeorge,l- Sacks by/Yards 4/21 1/13 10. I11115s1118 A&M — Corey Pullig 10 of 18 for 104 yards, 1 TD. Was — Tucker Phillips, 2 of 2 for 64 yards, 1 TD; Raphael Tillman, 1 Interceptions of 4 for 10 yards, 1 INT; Chad Nelson, 0 of 5 for 0 yards; Jamey A &M — iteggie Brown, 1 -0. Whitlock, 0 of 1 for 0 yards. Rice — \one. the Southern Methodist game. With Bryant's point after, the Aggies took a 14 -10 lead and would not look back. Bryant added a 40 -yard field goal in the fourth to lift the Aggies to vic- tory, 17 -10. 'Lectric Leeland had his second best rushing performance of the season by gaining 168 yards on 28 carries. His 168 yards moves him past the 2,000 -yard career mark with 2,094 yards. It was McElroy's sixth career 100 -yard rush- ing effort, and his third of the season. Pullig posted his 30th win as a starter, which is the third most in SWC history behind SMU's Lance McIlhenny (34 -5 -1) and Texas' Bobby Layne (33- 8-0). The Aggies' defense attacked the Owls' quarterback for most of the evening. Junior transfer defensive end Pat Williams tallied his first career sack for an 11 -yard loss while making four other tackles for an 8 -yard loss. For his efforts, The Associated Press named him the Southwest Conference defen- sive player of the week. Scoring Summary Texas A &M 0 7 7 3— 17 Rice 7 0 3 0 — 10 1st Quarter Rine Jeff Venghaus 37 -yard pass from Tucker Phillips/Mike Ruff PAT (1:49) (7 plays, 80 yards, 3:20 elapsed) 2nd Quarter A&M Leeland McElroy 45 -yard run/ Kyle Bryant PAT (11:31) (2 plays, 45 yards, :18 elapsed) 3rd Quarter Wee Mike Ruff 22 -yard FG (5:01) (8 plays, 26 yards, 3:47 elapsed) ARM Albert Connell 26 -yard pass from Corey Pullig/Bryant PAT (1:06) (8 plays, 75 yards, 3:55 elapsed) 4th Quarter A✓ K Kyle Bryant 40 -yard FG (7:13) (12 plays, 67 yards, 5:21 elapsed) Game Notes • Leeland McElroy's 168 rushing yards (28 att.) moves him past the 2,000 yard career mark with 2,094. It was his sixth career 100 -yard rushing effort, and his third of the season. • The victory assures A &M of its 13 consectutive winning season. • Linebacker Reggie Brown posted his first career interception late in the game. • It was the Aggies 15th straight vic- tory over the Owls and the 11th straight at Rice Stadium. 1996 Football 141 Scoring Summary NTSS 0 0 7 7 — 14 Texas A &M 28 7 14 7 — 56 1st Quarter A&N Albert Connell 61 -yard pass from Corey Pullig /Kyle Bryant PAT (14:08) (2 plays, 66 yards, :32 elapsed) A&N Leeland McElroy 58 -yard run/ Bryant PAT (12:14) (1 play, 58 yards, :10 elapsed) A&N Reggie Brown 22 -yard interception return/Bryant PAT (10:16) (No Drive) AAN Leeland McElroy 5 -yard run/Bryant PAT (8:05) (6 plays, 63 yards, 1:59 elapsed) 2nd Quarter A&N Pat Williams 47 -yard fumble return/ Manoli Venetoulias PAT (:02) (No Drive) 3rd Quarter A&N Corey Pullig 2 -yard run/Venetoulias PAT (8:12) (8 plays, 40 yards, 3:02 elapsed) NM Jonathan Quinn 1 -yard run/Mark Sadler PAT (1:36) (7 plays, 32 yards, 1:51 elapsed) A&N Dat Nguyen 46 -yard kickoff return/ Venetoulias PAT (1:30) (No Drive) 4th Quarter NTADemetric Mostiller 12 -yard pass from Quinn/Sadler PAT (6:56) (2 plays, 18 yards, :43 elapsed) A&M Aaron Oliver 12 -yard pass from Stormy Case/Venetoulias PAT (5:30) (6 plays, 51 yards, 1:26 elapsed) # 15 texas A &M 56 Middle Tenne Ste 14 Nov. 18, 1995 t Kyle Field ♦ College Station, Texas he Aggies wasted little time by scoring 21 points in the first five minutes against Division I -AA opponent Middle Tennessee State to ensure the Kyle Field winning streak would extend to 31 games. On the second play of the contest, senior quar- terback Corey Pullig linked up with junior trans- fer receiver Albert Connell who broke four tack- les on the way to a 61 -yard touchdown. Kyle Bryant's point after was good and the Aggies had a 7 -0 lead with only 32 ticks taken off of the clock. The A &M Wrecking Crew defense forced the Blue Raiders to punt after only three plays. Aggie punt returner Ray Mickens tallied a 32 -yard re- turn to set -up the Aggie's longest play of the sea- son. On first and ten from the A &M 42, junior run- ning back Leeland McElroy 'lectrified the Aggie faithful with a 58 -yard jaunt to paydirt. Bryant added the point after and the Aggies' lead was 14- 0 at the 12:14 mark in the first quarter. As MTSU was beginning their third possession of the game, junior outside linebacker Keith Mitchell blocked quarterback Jonathan Quinn's pass attempt, and senior outside linebacker Reggie Brown intercepted the aerial and scampered 22 yards for his first career touchdown. Bryant con- nected on the PAT and the Aggies lead was 21 -0. McElroy answered on the next A &M posses- sion with a 5 -yard touchdown run and coupled with Bryant's extra point, the Aggies' 28 first quar- ter points had tied the school record set against Missouri in 1993. The A &M coaching staff then began to substi- tute to allow the younger players to get some much needed playing time. As the first half was closing, Mitchell blindsided the MTSU quarter- back and junior transfer defensive line- man Pat Williams scooped up the loose ball and rumbled 47 yards to his first career touchdown. Sophomore place kicker Manoli Venetoulias added the point after as the Aggies took a 35 -0 lead to the dressing room. The second half provided ample oppourtunites for several players to participate, but before Pullig relin- quished his position, he tallied his first career rushing touchdown on a 2 -yard leap that capped off a 40 -yard drive. The day for first -time Aggie scor- ers was not yet complete. Redshirt freshman linebacker Dat Nguyen re- covered a surprise on -side kickoff at- tempt and scurried untouched 46 yards to his first career touchdown. Nguyen became the sixth member of the Wrecking Crew to score this sea- son. The A &M defense was once again spectactular as they limited the Blue Raiders to 8 yards rushing and 198 yards of passing. The effort propelled Mitchell had a banner afternoon as he racked up three sacks for 20 yards lost, tallied one pass break -up and caused a fumble that led to a touch- down. On offense, 'Lectric Leeland compiled 118 yards rushing on 17 carries and scored two touch- downs while Pullig completed 11 -of -23 pass at- tempts for 191 yards and a touchdown. Connell added 112 receiving yards and a touchdown. Game Statistics T"M Stm AAN NTSO RashinS First Downs 20 19 A&M — Leeland McElroy, 17 -118; Rushing 9 5 D'Andre Hardeman, 4 -39; Michael Passing 9 11 Williams, 2 -22; Marc Broyles, 3 -11; Penalty 2 3 Sirr Parker, 5 -11; Corey Pullig, 3- Rushs/Net Yards 37/197 37/8 6;' Detron Smith, 1 -0; Alcie Net Passing Yards 258 198 Peterson, 1 -0; Kevin Colon, 1=10. Passes Comp/Att. 18/35 17/47 NV5V — Lebrian McGill, 12 -64; Had Intercepted 1 4 Brigham Lyons, 13 -18; Reggie Total Offense 455 206 Parks, 1 -1; Shelby Parker, 3- Total Plays 72 84 Jonathan Quinn, 8- Per Play 6.3 2.5 FumblevUst 8/5 1/1 Receivilm Penalties/Yards 11/70 12/100 A &M — Albert Connell, 7 -112; Punts/Avg. 5/46.2 10/41.4 Aaron Oliver, 4-47; Donte Hawkins, Possession Time 26:38 33:22 3 -38; Leeland McElroy, 1-28; Chris 3rd -down Conv. 7 -16 3 -18 Sanders, 2 -24; D'Andre Hardeman, 4th -down Conv. 1 -1 2-4 1 -9. Sac by/ 10/64 0/0 MTBV— Demetric Mostiller, 7 -120; Toby Walker, 3 -57; Lebrian McGill, AAN —Corey Pullig, 11 of 23 for 2 -10; Matt Lowe, 1 -9; Brigham Lyons, 2 -5; Carlos Geier, 1 -3. 191 yards, 1 TD; Stormy Case, 6 of 9 for 55 yards, 1 TD; Kevin Colon, Interceptions 1 of 3 for 12 yards, 1 INT. NM —Jonathan Quinn, 15 of 40 A&M — Ray Mickens, 2 -0; Andre for 153 yards, 1 TD, 3 INT; Shelby Williams, 1 -37; Reggie Brown, 1- Parker, 2 of 7 for 45 yards, 1 TD, 1 22. INT. NV5V — Cedric Stegall, 1 -17. Texas A &M the Wrecking Crew into the No. 1 position in to- tal defense in the nation. F I # 13 Texa A &M 38, Texas C hris ti an 6 Nov. 24, 1995 + Amon G. Carter Stadium + Fort Worth, Texas he Aggies moved a step closer to winning the final Southwest Conference title and a berth in the Tier I Bowl Alliance by sail- ing past the Texas Christian Horned Frogs, 38- 6, in front of 44,282, a season high crowd at Amon G. Carter stadium. Quarterback Corey Pullig had a career day and the A &M Wrecking Crew added their usual stellar effort to dominate the Homed Frogs for the 23rd consecutive year. Aggie linebacker Larry Walker II wasted little time in demonstrating that the nation's No. 1 ranked defense was going to remain as such at the end of the day when on the fourth play of the contest he intercepted an errant Max Knake pass on the TCU 42 -yard line. Seven plays later, running back Leeland McElroy found paydirt on a 3 -yard run and Kyle Bryant added the point after to give the Aggies the early lead, 7 -0. TCU came right back and capped off a nine play, 70 -yard drive with a 27 -yard field goal by Michael Reeder. The Aggies answered with an eight play, 62- yard drive that included a 30 -yard pass from Pullig to wide receiver Chris Sanders and ended with McElroy scoring his second touchdown of the afternoon on a 9 -yard jaunt. Bryant's extra point provided the Aggies with a 14 -3 advantage to end the first quarter of play. Both defenses battled back and forth during the second quarter, but the Aggies were the only team to come close to scoring. With 41 ticks left Game Statistics T0210 Stab AGM M WA$hin* First Downs 21 14 A&M — Leeland McElroy, 21 -85; Rushing 7 5 Sirr Parker, 10-43; Albert Connell, Passing 13 9 1 -15; D'Andre Hardeman, 5 -14; Penalty 1 0 Corey Pullig, 2-4. Rushs/Net Yards 39/161 31/72 10 —Andre Davis, 23 -51; Sterling Net Passing Yards 253 197 Boyd, 3 -28; John Washington, 1 -7; Passes Compatt. 24 -36 17 -36 Koi Woods, 24; Max Knake, 2 =13. Had Intercepted 0 2 Total Offense 414 269 Total Plays 75 67 Per Play 5.6 4.0 Ileeli " Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0 A &M — Albert Connell, 5 -79; Penalties/Yards 4150 6/51 Leeland McElroy, 5 -15; Chris Sand - Punts/Avg. 6/39.7 7/45.0 ers, 4 -55; Donte Hawkins, 4 -50; Possession Time 30:53 29:07 Detron Smith, 1-13; Hayward Clay, 3rd -down Conv. 7 -17 7 -17 2 -13; Sirr Parker, 1 -22; D'Andre 4th -down Conv. 2 -3 0 -0 Hardeman, 1 -6. Sacks by/Yards 1 /11 0/0 TQa — John Washington, 9 -84; Brian Collins, 4 -24; Jason Tucker, 3 -93; Andre Davis, 1- 4. A&M — Corey Pullig, 24 of 36 for 253 yards, 1 TD. Intw ptbos NO —Max Knake, 17 of 36 for 197 A&H — Brandon Mitchell, 1 -48; yards, 2 DJ7: Larry Walker I1, 1 -0. Trig — None in the half, the Aggies were faced with 61 yards to the endzone. Pullig completed passes of 12, 11 and 5 yards enroute to the TCU 33 -yard line. With :05 remaining, Pullig fired a pass to a leap- ing Albert Connell who caught the ball, but had it knocked loose as he fell to the endzone. Never- theless, the Aggies took a 14 -3 lead to the locker room. The Aggies and the Frogs traded field goals and punts in the third quarter before Pullig elec- trified the crowd. On first and ten from the TCU 36, Pullig launched a bomb to Connell who was darting across the middle of the Horned Frog defense. Connell grabbed the pass and scurried to paydirt for a 36 -yard touchdown. Bryant's point after lifted the Aggies to a 24 -6 lead. As the game was drawing to a close, the Aggies had surmounted a 31 -6 advantage, but the Wrecking Crew was not quite ready to call off the troops. With 2:20 remaining in the contest, the Frogs had a first down with the ball at the A &M 43. Knake rolled left to pass, but defensive line- man Brandon Mitchell tipped the ball and grabbed it as he rumbled the in- terception 48 yards to the endzone for his second career touchdown. Coupled with Bryant's extra point, the Aggies had thoroughly beaten the Frogs, 38 -6. Pullig finished the day by complet- ing 24 -of -36 passes for 253 yards and a touchdown. Pacing the Wrecking Crew was the nation's second leading sacker, Keith Mitchell who posted his 13th of the season and by Brandon Mitchell who tallied three tackles for loss and the 48 -yard interception re- turn for a touchdown. Scoring Summary Texas A &M 14 0 3 21 — 38 Texas Christian 3 0 3 0— 6 1st Quarter A &M Leeland McElroy 3 -yard run/Kyle Bryant PAT (10:29) (7 plays, 42 yards, 2:45 elapsed) 10 Michael Reeder 27 -yard FG (5:54) (9 plays, 70 yards, 4:35 elapsed) A &M Leeland McElroy 9 -yard run/Kyle Bryant PAT (2:52) (8 plays, 62 yards, 3:02 elapsed) 3rd Quarter A &M Kyle Bryant 33 -yard FG (4:09) (11 plays, 55 yards, 4:28 elapsed) TCU Michael Reeder 35 -yard FG (1:08) (10 plays, 42 yards, 3:01 elapsed) 4th Quarter A&M Albert Connell 36 -yard pass from Corey Pullig/Bryant PAT (13:37) (1 play, 36 yards, :07 elapsed) A &M Sirr Parker 3 -yard run/Bryant PAT (3:05) (10 plays, 58 yards, 4:39 elapsed) A &M Brandon Mitchell 48 -yard intercep- tion return/Bryant PAT (1:52) (No Drive) Game Notes • The victory extended the Aggies' winning streak over the Horned Frogs to 23- games. • Brandon Mitchell's 48 -yard inter- ception return for a TD was the sec- ond of his career. Last season ver- sus Texas he returned a fumble 48 yards for a TD. It was the fifth TD of the season by the Wrecking Crew, and the third by a defensive lineman. • Corey Pullig has thrown 134 passes without an INT. It is the second longest streak in A &M history. 1996 Football evi Scoring Summary Texas 0 6 7 3 — 16 Texas A &K 0 0 3 3— 6 2nd Quarter R Ricky Williams 21 -yard run/Dawson kick failed (1:53) (4 plays, 70 yards, 1:21 elapsed) 3rd Quarter AM Kyle Bryant 20 -yard FG (4:23) (9 plays, 80 yards, 3:09 elapsed) R Ricky Williams 3 -yard run/Dawson PAT (1:35) (9 plays, 79 yards, 2:48 elapsed) 4th Quarter ARM Kyle Bryant 22 -yard FG (11:30) (15 plays, 62 yards, 5:05 elapsed) R Phil Dawson 26 -yard FG (7:55) (9 plays, 56 yards, 3:35 elapsed) Game Notes • The game marked the 102nd meet- ing between the two longtime rivals and the last as members of the Southwest Conference. • The 16 -6 Texas victory ended the Aggies' 31 -game home winning streak, which was the longest in the nation. • Leeland McElroy became the sixth running back in school history to break the 1,000 yard season barrier. McElroy gained 145 yards on 29 car- ries, giving him 1, 122 rushing yards in 1995. • Twelve Aggies played their final game at Kyle Field. A &M ranks as the youngest team in the SWC in terms of seniors. • The crowd of 76,211 was the sixth largest in A &M history. The top seven largest crowds at Kyle Field are all versus Texas. #6 Texas 16 # 13 texas A &M 6 Dec. 2, 1995 + Kyle Field + College Station, Texas he stage was set. Statewide bragging rights, the final Southwest Conference title and a berth in the Tier I Bowl Alliance were on the line as the Aggies faced the Longhorns for the 102nd time. Kyle Field, home of the nation's longest cur- rent home winning streak (31- games), was rock- ing as 76,211 spectators jammed their way in to see the game that would close out the history books on the SWC. For the Aggies, the result told the story of the '95 campaign. The Aggies comitted six turnovers, several ill -timed penalties, and failed to find the endzone, while Texas played nearly error free foot- ball and managed two touchdowns. The A &M Wrecking Crew faught and clawed all evening, but Longhorn true freshman running back Ricky Williams racked up 163 rushing yards and two touchdowns while teammate Shon Mitchell added 89 yards. The Aggie defense held Texas scoreless until just before halftime when Williams broke through to the endzone on a 21 -yard run. Phil Dawson's point after attempt sailed wide right and Texas took a 6 -0 lead to the locker room. The Aggie offense racked up 91 yards rushing courtesy of Leeland McElroy, but an interception and two fumbles left the Aggies scoreless in the first half. On the Aggies' third posession of the second half, the offense began to roll. Quarterback Corey Pullig completed passes of 16 and 32 yards, as the offense marched 80 yards in nine plays. The Aggies even brought out the swinging gate for a 9 -yard gain, but the drive stalled on the Texas 3 -yard line. Placekicker Kyle Bryant was brought in to boot the 20- yard field goal to place the Aggies within three points of Texas, 3 -6. Texas answered on the next drive by traveling 79 yards to a Williams 3 -yard score. Dawson added the point after and Texas had gained a 10 -point advantage, 13 -3. The Aggies were down, but not out. On the next posession, Pullig connected with wide receiver Chris Sanders on completions of 13 and 16 yards and with wide receiver Aaron Oliver for 8 yards. The drive stalled at the 5 -yard line and Bryant was forced to kick a22-yard field goal. The Aggies had closed the gap to 13 -6 at the 11:50 mark in the fourth quarter. Texas answered by capping off a 56- yard, 9 play drive with a 26 -yard Dawson field goal at the 7:55 mark. Down 16 -6, the Aggies continued to fight. Pullig completed passes to Detron Smith (7 yards), Albert Connell (11 yards), and to Oliver (11 yards). On first and ten from the Texas 17, Pullig once again dropped back to pass, but was blindsided by Texas defensive end Tony Brackens and fumbled the ball. Texas recov- ered, but the Wrecking Crew held strong forcing the Longhorns to punt. With less than four minutes to play and need- ing two scores, the Aggies began to march from the A &M 8 -yard line. On first down, Pullig found Oliver for a 5 -yard gain, then kept the ball on sec- ond down for a 4 -yard gain. Facing fourth down and one from the A &M 17, McElroy scammpered around to the left for a 2 -yard gain. With 2:31 re- maining and facing second and eight from the A &M 32, Pullig tossed a shovel pass to McElroy. 'Lectric Leeland exploded through the Longhorn defense and traveled 51 yards before he was chased down by a speedy defensive back, Bryant Westbrook, at the Texas 17 -yard line. Two plays later, trying everything possible to lead the Aggies to the endzone, Pullig launched a pass that was intercepted by free safety Chris Carter who returned it 43 yards before Pullig tossed him out of bounds. Unfortunately, that play sealed the final SWC title for Texas and sealed the bowl fate for both teams. McElroy finished the day with 145 rushing yards on 29 carries, giving him 1,122 rushing yards in 1995. He added 84 yards on four receptions, giving him 229 all- purpose yards on the afternoon. The Texas victory ended the Aggies' home winning streak and closed out 81 years of SWC competition. Game Statistics Teom State AAA R Rushing First Downs 24 22 AAA — Leeland McElroy, 29 -145; Rushing 9 10 Siff Parker, 3 -8; Corey Pullig, 7 =1; Passing 12 9 Albert Connell, 1-4. Penalty 3 3 Of —Ricky Williams, 24 -163; Shon Rushs/Net Yards 40/148 49/246 Mitchell, 19-89; Mike Adams, 1-10; Net Passing Yards 256 147 Wane McGarity,! -0; lames Brown, Passes Comp/Att. 21/39 12/29 4 =16. Had Intercepted 3 1 Total Offense 404 393 Total Plays 79 78 Per Play 5.1 5.0 Reeemng Fumbles,1ost 3/3 1/0 A &A — Leeland McElroy, 4 -84; Penalties/Yards 12/87 10/92 Aaron Oliver, 4 -56; Chris Sanders, Punts/Avg. 5/47.0 9/34.7 4-48; Albert Connell, 4 -28; Detron Possession Time 30:10 29:50 Smith, 4 -24; Hayward Clay, 1 -16. 3rd -down Conv. 7 -17 3 -15 gT — Mike Adams, 5 -53; Justin 4th -down Conv. 1 -2 0 -0 McUmore, 3 -52; Ricky Williams, I- Sacks by/Yards 2/20 3/12 23; Pat Fitzgerald, 2 -13; Shon Mitchell, 1 -6. P3115ft A&A — Corey Pullig, 21 of 39 for 256 yards, 3 INT. Inteneptiens R —lames Brown, 12 of 29 for 147 AAA — Dennis Allen, 1 -0. yards, 1 INT. VT — Chris Carter, 2 -84; Jason Reeves, 1 -0. Texas A &M • pi # 18 texas A&H Z Z, # 14 Michigan 2 Dec. 29, 1995 + The Alamodome + San Antonio, Texas yle Bryant kicked an Alamo Bowl record five field goals as the Aggies claimed a 22 -20 victory over the Michigan Wol- verines in the third annual Builders Square Alamo Bowl in front of 64,597 at The Alamodome in San Antonio. Bryant was awarded the game's Offensive Most Valuable Player trophy for his five field goals from ranges of 27, 31, 37, 47, and 49 yards. The sophomore placekicker also recorded several Alamo Bowl records including, longest field goal (49 yards), most field goals (5), most field goals in a half (3) and in a quarter (2). With junior running back Leeland McElroy sidelined with an ankle injury, a trio of future stars tried to fill the shoes of the 'lectric one. Freshmen Sirr Parker, Eric Bernard and D'Andre Hardeman combined for 147 yards rushing and 64 receiving yards as they provided Bryant the necessary field position to boot his field goals. The Aggies first score came as a result of a Michigan fumble by running back Tshimanga Biakabutuka on the 5 -yard line deep in Wolver- ine territory. It took two plays for Bernard to find paydirt as he maneuvered his way 5 yards to the endzone for his first career touchdown. Bryant added the point after and the Aggies posted the early 7 -0 lead with 6:35 remaining in the first quarter. The Wolverines quickly answered on their next possession and were aided by three A &M penalties totaling 35 yards. Michigan quarter- back Brian Griese connected with Amani Toomer for a 41 -yard touchdown. The point after notched the game at 7 -7. A &M's freshman trio backfield then led the Aggies 70 yards in 11 plays in a drive that set up Bryant for a 27 -yard field goal. The Aggies closed out the first quarter with a 10 -7 advantage. The Wolverines then equaled the Aggies pre- vious effort with a 28 -yard field goal to tie the game at 10 -10 with 11:15 remaining in the half. With 2:59 to play in the half, the Aggies be- gan to drive from their own 25 -yard line. A &M quarterback Corey Pullig completed 4 -of -7 pass attempts and had moved the squad down to the Michigan 20 -yard line before Bryant was brought on. With :04 showing on the clock, Bryant con- nected from 49 yards out to lift the Aggies to a 13 -10 halftime lead. The second half was similar to the first for the Aggies in terms of trading field goals with the Wolverines, but it was the Wrecking Crew that set the tempo for the game. The nation's third -ranked defense put a stop on nearly every aspect of the highly- touted Michigan offense. Griese was sacked three times by the Wrecking Crew and they forced him into an ill -timed fourth quarter interception. The Ag- gie defense also put the breaks on Biakabutuka, limiting the back to only 94 yards on 24 carries. The passing game for the Wolverines offered a few bright spots, but in the end it was a pass that sealed the game for the Aggies. In a late Game Statistics Team Stats AAR Nkh Ilushllio First Downs 17 19 A&H — Sirr Parker, 21 -56; Eric Rushing 7 10 Bernard, 15 -50; D'Andre Passing 6 5 Hardeman, 6-41; Albert Connell, I- Penalty 4 4 7; Corey Pullig, 2-14. Rushs/Net Yards 45/140 38/129 Nigh — Tim Biakabutuka, 24 -94; Net Passing Yards 136 182 Clarence Williams, 7 -36; Mercury Passes Comp /Att. 12 -22 9 -23 Hayes, 1 -17; Brian Griese, 6-18. Had Intercepted 0 1 Total Offense 276 311 Total Plays 67 61 Per Play 4.1 5.1 I tHeiri110 FumblevLost 2/1 2/1 AAM — D'Andre Hardeman, 3 -41; Penalties/Yards 11 -110 6 -60 Albert Connell, 3 -36; Chris Sand - Punts/Avg. 5/43.0 7/36.0 ers, 2 -30; Sirr Parker, 3 -23; Derrick Possession Time 28:01 31:54 Spiller, 1 -6. 3rd -down Conv. 3 -14 2 -12 Nkh —Amani Toomer, 5 -135; Mer- 4th -down Conv. 0 -0 1 -1 cury Hayes, 2 -35; Tim Biakabutuka, Sacks by/Yards 3/19 0/0 1 -2; lay Riemersma, 1 -10. Passim AhK — Corey Pullig, 12 of 22 for 136 yards. Interceptions Nkh — Brian Griese, 9 of 23 for A&M —Andre Williams, 1 -44. 182 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT. Nkh — None fourth quarter attempt, Griese launched a pass toward Mercury Hayes. A &M reserve corner Andre Williams stepped in front of Hayes and intercepted the pass returning it 44 yards to set up the winning field goal for the Aggies. The Aggies had surmounted a 19- 13lead before Bryant entered to add the finishing touches. With :23 ticks left in the game, Bryant booted a 37- yard field goal to give A &M a 22 -13 advantage. Linebacker Keith Mitchell was awarded the Defensive Most Valuable Player trophy for his constant pres- sure on Griese. For the Aggies, a balanced offen- sive attack provided the steam to pro- pel the team to their first postseason bowl victory since the 1990 Holiday Bowl. Attendance — 64 9 591 F chi Scoring Summary Michigan 7 3 3 7 — 20 Texas A&H 10 3 3 6 — 22 1st Quarter A&H Eric Bernard 9 -yard run/Kyle Bryant PAT (6:35) (2 plays,5 yards, :44 elapsed) Mich Amani Toomer 41 -yard pass from Brian Griese/Remy Hamilton PAT (5:29) (2 plays, 77 yards, 1:06 elapsed) A&H Kyle Bryant 27 -yard FG (:32) (11 plays, 70 yards, 4:57 elapsed) 2nd Quarter Mich Remy Hamilton 28 -yard FG (11:15) (10 plays, 69 yards, 4:17 elapsed) A&H Kyle Bryant 49 -yard FG (0:00) (11 plays, 43 yards, 2:59 elapsed) 3rd Quarter A&H Kyle Bryant 47 -yard FG (5:34) (4 plays, 5 yards, 1:32 elapsed) Mich Remy Hamilton 26 -yard FG (:33) (14 plays, 72 yards, 5:01 elapsed) 4th Quarter ATOM Kyle Bryant 31 -yard FG (8:29) (6 play, 38 yards, 2:13 elapsed) A&H Kyle Bryant 37 -yard FG (:23) (4 plays, -16 yards, 2:10 elapsed) Mich Amani Toomer 44 -yard pass from Griese/Hamilton PAT (:05) (2 plays, 65 yards, :18 elapsed) Game Notes • Kyle Bryant was selected as Offen- sive Most Valuable Player. • Keith Mitchell was selected as De- fensive Most Valuable Player. • Victory was first post season bowl win since the 1990 Holiday Bowl. 1996 Football _ .A.! Dennis Allen Senior, Safety, Hurst (L.D. Bell) * Honorable Mention All -SWC: Houston Chronicle Reggie Brown Senior, Outside Linebacker, Austin (LBJ) Butkus Award: Preliminary List 1st -team All -SWC (Unanimous Selection): Assiceated Press, Austin American - Statesman, Dallas Morning News, Football News, Fort Worth Star- Telegram, Houston Chronicle, Waco Tribune - Herald SWC Defensive Player of the Week: Dallas Morning News (Oct. 21 vs. BU) Hayward Clay Senior, Tight End, Snyder (High) 2nd -team All -SWC: Associated Press, Austin American Statesman, Houston Chronicle Calvin Collins Junior, Offensive Guard, Beaumont (West Brook) • 1st -team All -SWC (Consensus Selection); Football News, Houston Chronicle, Waco Tribune Herald • 2nd -team All -SWC: Associated Press, Austin American Statesmen, Dallas Morning news, Fort Worth Star Telegram Albert Connell Junior, Wide Receiver, Fort Lauderdale, Fla. (Piper/Trmity Valley) * 1st -team All -SWC (Consensus Selection): Associated Press, Austin American Statesman, Dallas Morning News, Fort Worth Star- Telegram, Houston Chronicle, Waco Tribune Herald Hunter Goodwin Senior, Offensive Tackle, Bellville (High) • 1st -team SWC: Fort Worth Star- Telegram • 2nd -team All -SWC: Austin American Statesman, Houston ChronicleTribune- Herald) Donovan Greer Junior, Cornerback, Alief (Elsik) • 1st -team All-SWC: Fort Worth Star- Telegram • 2nd -team All -SWC: Associated Press, Houston Chronicle Edward Jasper Junior, Noseguard, Troup (High) * 2nd -team All-SWC: Austin American Statesman, Fort Worth Star- Telegram, Houston Chronicle, Waco Tribune Herald Leeland McElroy Junior, Running Back, Beaumont (Central) • 1st -team All- American (all- purpose): Associated Press • 1st -team All -SWC (Unanimous Selection): Associated Press, Austin American - Statesman, Dallas Morning News, Fort Worth Star- Telegram, Houston Chronicle, Waco Tribune - Herald • SWC Offensive Player of the Week: Associated Press/Dallas Morning News (Sept. 2 vs. LSU & Sept. 16 vs. Tulsa) Ray Mickens Senior, Cornerback, El Paso (-Andress) • Thorpe Award: Watch List • 1st -team All-American: Walter Camp Football Foundation • 3rd -team All- American: Associated Press • 1st -team All -SWC (Unanimous Selection): Associated Press, Austin American - Statesman, Dallas Morning News, Football News, Fort Worth Star - Telegram, Houston Chronicle, Waco Tribune - Herald • SWC Defensive Player of the Week: Associated Press (Nov 25 vs. Texas Christian) Keith Mitchell Junior, Outside Linebacker, Garland (Lakeview) • 1st -team All -SWC: Austin American Statesman • 2nd -team All -SEC: Assiciated Press, Dallas Morning News, Fort Worth Star- Telegram, Houston Chronicle, Waco Tribune - Herald Bat Nguyen Freshman, Inside Linebacker, Rockport (Fulton) • SWC Defensive Newcomer of the Year: Assiciated Press • 2nd -team All -SWC: Associated Press, Austin American- Statesman, Dallas Morning News, Houston Chronicle Corey Pullig Senior, Quarterback, Deer Park (High) * SWC Offensive Player of the Week: Associated Press (Nov. 25, 1995) Sean Terry Senior, Punter, Evadale (Gunter) * 2nd -team All -SWC (Consensus Selection): Associated Press, Austin American - Statesman, Dallas Morning News, Houston Chronicle, Waco Tribune- Herald Larry Walker 11 Junior, Linebacker, Rusk (High) * SWC Defensive Player of the Week: Associated Press (Oct. 21 vs. Baylor) Pat Williams Junior, Defensive End, Monroe, La. (WossmanlNE Okla.) • 2nd -team All-SWC: Associated Press • SWC Defensive Player of the Week: Associated Press (Nov. 9 vs. Rice) 146 texas A &M Game .o Nevis Team Game -By -Game Statistics Total Offense Game Total Defense Game Plays Bush Pass Total Avg. Avg. Game Plays Bush Pass Total Avg. Avg. Louisiana State 79 279 127 406 5.1 - Tulsa 74 303 289 592 8.0 - at Colorado 57 57 182 239 4.2 - at Texas Tech 86 101 246 347 4.0 - Southern Methodist 70 222 147 369 5.3 - at Baylor 64 116 155 271 4.2 - Houston 70 149 190 339 4.8 - at Rice 56 203 104 307 5.5 - M.Tennessee State 72 197 258 455 6.3 - at Texas Christian 75 161 253 414 5.6 Texas 79 148 256 404 5.1 - Season 782 1,936 2,207 4,143 5.3 376.6 PG Rushing Offense Game Game Att. Net Avg. TDs LO Avg. Louisiana State 49 279 5.7 3 34 - Tulsa 52 303 5.8 4 31 - at Colorado 26 57 2.2 1 12 - at Texas Tech 40 101 2.5 1 15 - Southern Methodist 50 222 4.4 1 17 - at Baylor 44 116 2.6 1 11 - Houston 41 149 3.6 1 22 - at Rice 38 203 5.3 1 45 - M. Tennessee State 37 197 5.3 3 58 - at Texas Christian 39 161 4.1 3 21 - Texas 40 148 3.7 0 14 - Season 456 1.936 4.2 19 58 176.0 Passing Offense Game Game Com - Att Pct. Int Y TD L Avg. Louisiana State 14 -30 .467 1 127 1 18 - Tulsa 14 -22 .636 0 289 3 57 - at Colorado 15 -31 .484 1 182 1 38 - at Texas Tech 20 -46 .434 3 246 0 39 - Southern Methodist 10 -20 .500 1 147 2 56 - at Baylor 12 -20 .600 0 155 2 35 - Houston 16 -29 .552 0 190 2 20 - at Rice 10 -18 .556 0 104 1 29 - M.Tennessee State 18 -35 .514 1 258 2 61 - at Texas Christian 24 -36 .667 0 253 1 36 - Texas 21 -39 .538 3 256 0 51 - Season 174 -326 .534 10 2,207 15 61 200.6 Season 40 8 1 37 0 0 0 305 27.7 Scoring Offense TO Margin Game Game TD PG S F KXP OXP DRPK DKPO Pis. Avg. Louisiana State 4 1 1 4 0 0 0 33 - Tulsa 7 1 0 7 0 0 0 52 - at Colorado 3 0 0 3 0 0 0 21 - at Texas Tech 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 7 - Southern Methodist 3 0 0 2 0 0 0 20 - at Baylor 3 1 0 3 0 0 0 24 - Houston 4 1 0 4 0 0 0 31 - at Rice 2 1 0 2 0 0 0 17 - M. Tennessee State 8 0 0 8 0 0 0 56 - at Texas Christian 5 1 0 5 0 0 0 38 - Texas 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 6 - Season 40 8 1 37 0 0 0 305 27.7 Game Rushing Defense TO Margin Louisiana State Game G am e Att. Ne t Avg. TDs LG 3 Avg. Louisiana State 29 121 4.2 1 23 1 - Tulsa 44 113 2.6 0 9 Southern Methodist - at Colorado 49 130 2.7 2 18 0 - at Texas Tech 37 34 0.9 0 17 2 - Southern Methodist 37 98 2.6 1 68 M. Tennessee State - at Baylor 42 109 2.6 1 13 0 - Houston 32 39 1.2 0 13 6 - at Rice 57 194 3.4 0 26 - M. Tennessee State 37 8 0.2 1 15 - at Texas Christian 31 72 2.3 0 19 - Texas 49 246 5.0 2 44 - Season 444 1.164 2.6 8 68 105.8 Passing Defense Game Game Comp -Att Pct. Int Yards TD LP Avg. Louisiana State 21 -38 .553 0 131 1 24 - Tulsa 12 -23 .522 2 69 1 14 at Colorado 16 -30 .533 0 243 1 58 - at Texas Tech 14 -28 .500 0 227 1 30 - Southern Methodist 9 -20 .450 0 91 1 25 - at Baylor 17 -38 .447 0 187 0 34 - Houston 12 -28 .429 3 107 1 33 - at Rice 3 -12 .250 1 74 1 37 - M.Tennessee State 17 -47 .362 4 198 1 36 - at Texas Christian 17 -36 .472 2 197 0 47 - Texas 12 -29 .414 1 147 0 29 - Season 150 -329 .456 13 1,671 8 58 151.9 Scoring Defense Game Game TD FG SP UP OXP DRPK DXPO Pts. Avg. Louisiana State 2 1 0 2 0 0 0 17 - Tulsa 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 9 - at Colorado 3 3 0 2 0 0 0 29 - at Texas Tech 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 14 - Southern Methodist 2 1 0 2 0 0 0 17 at Baylor 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 9 Houston 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 7 at Rice 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 10 M. Tennessee State 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 14 at Texas Christian 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 6 - Texas 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 16 - Season 17 11 0 13 0 0 0 148 13.5 Game Turnover Margin Turnovers Gained Turnovers Lost Pum. INTs Tot. Pum. INTs Tot. TO Margin Louisiana State 1 0 1 1 1 2 -1.00 Tulsa 1 2 3 3 0 3 +0.00 at Colorado 2 0 2 0 1 1 +1.00 at Texas Tech 0 0 0 2 3 5 -5.00 Southern Methodist 2 0 2 0 1 1 +1.00 at Baylor 2 0 2 0 0 0 +2.00 Houston 2 3 5 2 0 2 +3.00 at Rice 1 1 2 2 0 2 0.00 M. Tennessee State 1 4 5 5 1 6 -1.00 at Texas Christian 0 2 2 0 0 0 +2.00 Texas 0 1 1 3 3 6 -5.00 Season 12 13 +25 18 10 -28 -3.00 Louisiana State 67 121 131 252 3.8 - Tulsa 67 113 69 182 2.7 - at Colorado 79 130 243 373 4.7 - at Texas Tech 65 34 227 261 4.0 - Southern Methodist 57 98 91 189 3.3 - atBaylor 80 109 187 296 3.7 - Houston 60 39 107 146 2.4 - at Rice 69 194 74 268 3.9 - M. Tennessee State 84 8 198 206 2.6 - at Texas Christian 67 72 197 269 4.0 - Texas 78 246 147 393 5.0 - Season 773 1,164 1,671 2,835 3.7 257.7 Penalties /Possession Time Penalties Time of Possession Game A&M OPP A&M OPP + / -AVG Louisiana State 7 -58 3 -15 32:13 27:47 +4:26 Tulsa 12 -116 10 -73 29:07 30:53 -1:46 at Colorado 10 -71 9 -82 24:46 35:14 -11:28 at Texas Tech 12 -77 5 -41 32:32 27:28 +5:04 Southern Methodist 13 -112 4 -61 33:15 26:45 +6:30 at Baylor 7 -52 8 -60 30:36 29:24 +1:12 Houston 13 -102 9 -89 34:24 25:36 +8:48 at Rice 7 -60 4 -30 26:57 33:03 -6:06 M. Tennessee State 11 -70 12 -100 26:38 33:22 -6:44 at Texas Christian 4 -50 6 -51 30:53 29:07 +0:14 Texas 12 -87 10 -92 30:10 29:50 +0:20 Season 108 -855 80 -694 1 30:09 29:51 +0:18 1996 Football 147 ®�►i® ' GamemOymGame Ind��dual Statistics Rushing • Leeland McElroy, RB Game • Game Att. Net Avg. TD LP Avg. • Louisiana State 35 229 6.5 3 34 - 6 • Tulsa 23 116 5.0 2 20 - at Colorado 23 52 2.3 1 12 - 1 • at Texas Tech 27 80 3.0 1 15 - • Southern Methodist Did Not Play at Baylor 30 79 2.6 1 11 - • Houston 13 50 3.8 0 22 - • at Rice 28 168 6.0 1 45 - M. Tennessee State 17 118 6.9 2 58 - • at Texas Christian 21 85 4.0 2 21 - • Texas 29 145 5.0 0 14 - • Season 246 1,122 4.6 13 58 112.2 (L • Career (31 games) 448 2,442 5.5 29 81 78.8 �t • Bowls (1) 4 45 11.3 0 16 45.0 All • * bowl statistics not included in season and career statistics • D'Andre Hardeman, RB • Game • Game Att. Net Avg. TD LP Avg. Louisiana State 0 0 0.0 0 0 - • Tulsa 7 64 9.1 1 31 - • at Colorado 2 11 5.5 0 8 - at Texas Tech 5 15 3.0 0 6 - Southern Methodist 26 130 5.0 1 17 - • at Baylor 0 0 0.0 0 0 - • Houston 11 31 2.8 0 12 - at Rice 2 9 4.5 0 8 - • M. Tennessee State 4 39 9.8 0 23 - • at Texas Christian 5 14 2.8 0 7 - - • Texas 0 0 0.0 0 0 - Seas 62 313 5.0 2 31 28.5 • Career (11 games) 62 313 5.0 2 31 28. • Bowls (1) 6 41 6.8 0 19 41.0 • * bowl statistics not included in season and career statistics L ee l an d NcEirey �` Sirr Parker, RB Detron Smith, FB (lame Game AM Net Avg. TD LP Avg. Ga me A tt. Ne Avg. TD L P Avg. • Louisiana State 5 18 3.6 0 7 - Louisiana State 3 4 1.3 0 2 - Tulsa 9 81 9.0 0 28 - Tulsa 4 4 1.0 0 2 - • at Colorado 0 0 0.0 0 0 - at Colorado 0 0 0.0 0 0 - • at Texas Tech 0 0 0.0 0 0 - at Texas Tech 3 4 1.3 0 2 - . Southern Methodist 22 88 4.0 0 10 - Southern Methodist 1 3 3.0 0 3 - at Baylor 8 30 3.8 0 9 - at Baylor 3 4 1.3 0 3 - • Houston 9 33 3.7 1 7 - Houston 0 0 0.0 0 0 - . at Rice 0 0 0.0 0 0 - at Rice 0 0 0.0 0 0 - M. Tennessee State 5 11 2.2 0 9 - M. Tennessee State 1 0 0.0 0 0 - • at Texas Christian 10 43 4.3 1 16 - at Texas Christian 0 0 0.0 0 0 - • Texas 3 8 2.7 0 4 - Texas 0 0 0.0 0 0 - Season 71 312 4.4 2 28 28.4 Season 1 5 1 9 1.3 0 3 1.7 • Career (11 games) 7 1 312 4.4 2 28 28.4 C areer (42 games) 57 184 3.2 1 16 4.4 • Bowls (1) 21 56 2.7 0 11 56.0 Bowls (3) 0 0 0.0 0 - 0.0 • * bowl statistics not included in season and career statistics * bowl statistics not included in season and career statistics 148 Texas A &M • • jevieW Passing Corey Pullig, QB Tulsa 13 -18 .722 0 272 3 57 - at Colorado 15 -31 .484 1 182 1 38 - at Texas Tech 2046 .484 3 246 0 39 - Southern Methodist 10-20 .500 1 147 2 56 - at Baylor 12 -20 .600 0 155 2 35 - Houston 15 -27 .556 0 172 2 20 - at Rice 10 -18 .556 0 104 1 29 - M.Tennessee State 11 -23 .478 0 191 1 61 - at Texas Christian 24 -36 .667 0 253 1 36 - Texas 21 -39 .538 3 256 0 51 - ------ lam. 7n7 497 Q 91nr. 1A a rl 1Q1 A Season Receiving * bowl statistics not included in season and career statistics Albert All Purpose WR Leeland McElroy, RB RB Game Game Plays Run Rec. KR PR Tot. Avg. Avg. Louisiana State 43 229 49 81 - 359 8.4 - Tulsa 29 116 128 41 - 285 9.8 - at Colorado 27 52 27 70 - 149 5.5 - atTexas Tech 27 80 0 0 - 80 4.0 - Southern Methodist Did Not Play Louisiana State 3 at Baylor 31 79 29 0 - 108 3.5 - Houston 13 50 13 0 - 63 3.8 - at Rice 30 168 6 0 - 174 5.8 - M.Tennessee State 19 118 28 16 - 162 8.5 - at Texas Christian 26 85 15 0 - 100 3.8 - Season Receiving * bowl statistics not included in season and career statistics Albert Connell, WR Leeland McElroy, RB Game Game Game No. Yds. Avg. TDs LP Avg. Game No. Yds. Avg. TDs LP Avg. Louisiana State 3 37 12.3 1 18 - Louisiana State 5 49 9.8 0 16 - Tulsa 4 76 19.0 0 40 - Tulsa 4 128 32.0 2 57 - at Colorado 6 90 15.0 1 38 - at Colorado 1 27 27.0 0 27 - at Texas Tech 5 110 22.0 0 39 - at Texas Tech 0 0 0.0 0 0 - Southern Methodist 1 25 25.0 1 25 - Southern Methodist Did Not Play at Baylor 2 37 18.5 1 20 - at Baylor 1 29 29.0 1 29 - Houston 1 19 19.0 0 19 - Houston 2 13 6.5 0 14 - at Rice 3 40 13.3 1 26 - at Rice 2 6 3.0 0 3 - M. Tennessee State 7 112 16.0 1 61 - M. Tennessee State 1 28 28.0 0 28 - at Texas Christian 5 79 15.8 1 36 - at Texas Christian 5 15 3.0 0 5 - Texas 4 28 7.0 0 11 - Texas 4 84 21.0 0 51 - Season 41 653 15.9 7 61 3.7/59.4 Season 25 379 15.2 3 57 2.5/37.9 Career (11 games) 41 653 15.9 7 61 3.7/59.4 Career (31 games) 53 645 12.2 7 58 1.7/20.8 Bowls (1) 3 36 12.0 0 14 3.0/36.0 Bowls (1) 1 7 7.0 0 7 1.0/ 7.0 * bowl statistics not included in season and career statistics * bowl statistics not included in season and career statistics 1996 Football j evw� Chris Sanders, WR TDs LP Avg. Louisiana State Game Game No. Yds. Avg. TDs LP Avg. Louisiana State 2 11 5.5 0 6 - Tulsa - Did Not Play - at Colorado 2 34 17.0 0 24 - atTexas Tech 6 77 12.8 0 17 - Southern Methodist 0 0 0.0 0 0 - at Baylor 1 11 11.0 0 11 - Houston 1 11 11.0 0 11 - at Rice 1 10 10.0 0 10 - M. Tennessee State 2 24 12.0 0 15 - at Texas Christian 4 55 13.8 0 30 - Texas 4 48 12.0 0 16 - Career (39 games) 48 755 15.7 4 75 1.2/19.4 Bowls (3) 2 30 15.0 0 20 0.7/10.0 Season 23 281 12.2 0 30 2.3/28.1 * bowl statistics not included in season and career statistics Donte Hawkins, WR Game Game No. Yds. Avg. TDs LP Avg. Louisiana State - - 0 0.0 Tulsa 1 17 17.0 0 17 - at Colorado - - - - - - at Texas Tech 4 12 3.0 0 12 - Southern Methodist 1 1 1.0 0 1 - at Baylor 0 0 0.0 0 0 - Houston 3 33 11.0 0 18 - at Rice 0 0 0.0 0 0 - M. Tennessee State 3 38 12.7 0 18 - at Texas Christian 4 50 12.5 0 15 - Texas 0 Did Not Play 0 0 - Career (8 g 16 151 9. 4 0 1 2. 0/18.9 Bowls (0) - - - - - - Season 16 151 9.4 0 18 2.0/18.9 * bowl statistics not included in season and career statistics Aaron Oliver, WR Game Game No. Yds. Avg. TDs LP Avg, Louisiana State 0 0 0.0 0 0 - Tulsa 0 0 0.0 0 0 - at Colorado 0 0 - - - - at Texas Tech 4 42 - - - - Southern Methodist 4 48 12.0 0 17 - at Baylor 0 0 0.0 0 0 - Houston 4 46 11.5 0 14 - at Rice 2 33 16.5 0 29 - M. Tennessee State 4 47 11.8 1 15 - at Texas Christian 0 0 0.0 0 0 - Texa 4 56 14.0 0 3 2 - Season 18 230 12.8 1 29 2.0/25.6 Career (9 games) 18 230 12.8 1 29 2.0/25.6 Bowls (1) - - - - - - ' boml statistics not included in season and career statistics 150 Texas A &M Hayward Clay, TE Game Game No. Yds. Avg. TDs LP Avg Louisiana State 1 13 13.0 0 13 - Tulsa 3 46 15.3 1 31 - at Colorado 0 0 0.0 0 0 - at Texas Tech 4 42 10.5 0 17 - Southern Methodist 1 6 6.0 0 6 - at Baylor 3 56 18.7 0 35 - Houston 3 36 12.0 2 18 - at Rice 1 7 7.0 0 7 - M. Tennessee State 0 0 0.0 0 0 - at Texas Christian 2 13 6.5 0 7 - Texas 1 16 16.0 0 16 - Season 19 235 12.4 3 35 1.7/21.4 Career (43 games) 29 368 12.7 3 35 0.7/8.6 Bowls (3) 0 0 0.0 0 - 0.0/ 0.0 * bowl statistics not included in season and career statistics 1 • Punting Kyle Bryant, Sean ferry, P Game FG -FGA Pct. LEG PAT /Att. Pct. TP Net Game No. Yds. Avg. LP PR -Yds Avg. Louisiana State 5 219 43.8 58 4 -47 34.4 Tulsa 2 102 51.0 53 1 -11 45.5 at Colorado 8 382 47.8 76 1 -2 47.5 at Texas Tech 8 342 42.8 67 4 -34 38.5 Southern Methodist 5 186 37.2 57 1 -4 36.4 at Baylor 6 246 41 44 3 -26 36.7 Houston 4 161 40.3 46 1 -18 35.8 at Rice 6 256 42.7 47 4 -32 37.3 M. Tennessee State 5 231 46.2 62 2 -17 42.8 at Texas Christian 6 238 39.7 53 1 -5 38.8 Texas 5 235 47.0 55 0 -0 47.0 Season 60 2,598 43.3 76 24 -195 40.1 Career (23 games) 120 4,868 40.6 76 57 -383 37.4 Bowls (1) 5 215 43.0 51 2 -1 42.8 *bowl statistics not included in season and career statistics 5 -6 .833 49 Punt Returns 1.000 16 * bowl statistics not included in season and career statistics Ray Kickens, PR Game No. Yds. Avg. TD LP Louisiana State 1 15 15.0 0 15 Tulsa 2 21 10.5 0 15 at Colorado 1 7 7.0 0 7 at Texas Tech 2 1 0.5 0 1 Southern Methodist 3 31 10.3 0 17 at Baylor 1 0 0.0 0 0 Houston 4 99 24.8 0 61 at Rice 2 19 9.5 0 14 M. Tennessee State 1 32 32.0 0 32 at Texas Christian 6 55 9.2 0 13 Texas 1 1 1.0 0 1 Season 24 281 11.7 0 61 Career (45 games) 29 348 12.0 0 61 Bowls (2) 3 52 17.3 0 26 * bowl statistics not included in season and career statistics Kickoff Returns Leeland KcElroy, KR G ame No. Yds. Avg. TD LP Louisiana State 3 81 27.0 0 31 Tulsa 2 41 20.5 0 26 at Colorado 3 70 25.3 0 27 at Texas Tech 0 0 0.0 0 0 Southern Methodist Did Not Play at Baylor 0 0 0.0 0 0 Houston 0 0 0.0 0 0 at Rice 0 0 0.0 0 0 M. Tennessee State 1 16 16.0 0 16 at Texas Christian 0 0 0.0 0 0 Texas 0 0 0.0 0 0 Season 9 208 23.1 0 31 Career (31 games) 30 1,099 36.6 4 100 Bowls (1) 3 53 17.7 0 33 * bowl statistics not included in season and career statistics 1 • 1996 Football 151 Placekicking Kyle Bryant, PK Game FG -FGA Pct. LEG PAT /Att. Pct. TP Louisiana State 1 -2 .500 24 4 -4 1.000 7 Tulsa 1 -1 1.000 41 7 -7 1.000 10 at Colorado 0 -1 .000 0 3 -3 1.000 3 at Texas Tech 0 -1 .000 0 1 -1 1.000 1 Southern Methodist 0 -2 .000 0 2 -3 0.67 2 at Baylor 1 -1 1.000 41 3 -3 1.000 4 Houston 0 -1 .000 0 0 -0 .000 0 at Rice 1 -2 .500 40 2 -2 1.000 5 M. Tennessee State 0 -1 .000 0 4 -4 1.000 4 at Texas Christian 1 -1 1.000 33 5 -5 1.000 8 Texas 2 -2 1.000 22 0 -0 .000 6 Season 7 -15 .467 41 31 -32 .969 52 Career (22 games) 26 -44 .591 61 60 -64 .940 132 Bowls (1) 5 -6 .833 49 1 -1 1.000 16 * bowl statistics not included in season and career statistics 1996 Football 151 I Texas AM • Individual Defensive Statistics Oat Nguyen, ILB Reggie Brown, OLB • • Game Tot. Solo Avg. QBP QBS TFL INT PBU Ga Tot. Solo Avg. QBP QBS TEL INT PBU • Louisiana State 7 3 — 0 0/0 0/0 0 0 Louisiana State 8 8 — 1 0/0 0/0 0 0 Tulsa 3 2 — 0 0/0 0/0 0 0 Tulsa 8 6 — 0 1/6 1/1 0 0 • at Colorado 9 5 — 0 0/0 1/1 0 0 at Colorado 10 7 — 0 1/4 1/1 0 0 • at Texas Tech 14 10 — 0 0/0 2/4 0 0 at Texas Tech 8 5 — 0 1/6 1/2 0 0 Southern Methodist 10 9 — 0 0/0 3/6 0 1 Southern Methodist 7 6 — 0 0/0 1/1 0 0 at Baylor 5 3 — 0 0/0 0/0 0 1 at Baylor 10 10 — 0 2/6 1/4 0 0 • Houston 6 4 — 0 0/0 0/0 0 0 Houston 5 4 — 1 0/0 1/2 0 0 • at Rice 18 12 — 1 0/0 0/0 0 0 at Rice 6 4 — 0 0/0 0/0 1 1 M. Tennessee State 5 2 — 0 0/0 0/0 0 2 M. Tennessee State 8 4 — 1 1/8 1/10 1 0 • at Texas Christian 11 10 — 1 0/0 1/2 0 0 at Texas Christian 10 4 — 0 0 1/2 0 0 • Texas 6 5 — 0 0/0 0/0 0 0 Texas 10 7 — 4 1/9 0/0 0 0 • Season 94 65 8.5 3 0/0 7/13 0 4 Season 90 65 8.2 7 7/39 8/23 2 1 Career (11 games) 94 65 8.5 3 0/0 7/13 0 4 Career (45 games) 172 126 3.8 9 7/39 15/33 2 2 Bowls (1) 4 4 4.0 0 0/0 0/0 0 0 Bowls (3) 5 3 1 .7 0 0/0 1 0 0 • * bowl statistics not included in season and career statistics * bowl statistics not included in season and career statistics • Dennis Allen, FS Ray Mickens, CB • • Game Tot. Solo Avg. QBP QBS TFL INT PBU Game Tot. Solo Avg. QBP QBS TFL INT PBU Louisiana State 9 7 — 0 0/0 0/0 0 0 Louisiana State 12 9 — 0 0/0 0/0 0 2 Tulsa 3 1 — 0 0/0 0/0 0 1 Tulsa 6 6 — 0 0/0 0/0 2 0 • at Colorado 12 8 — 0 0/0 0/0 0 0 at Colorado 8 6 — 0 0/0 2/2 0 0 • at Texas Tech 4 3 — 0 0/0 0/0 0 0 at Texas Tech 5 4 — 0 0/0 0/0 0 1 Southern Methodist 6 4 — 0 0/0 0/0 0 0 Southern Methodist 2 2 — 0 0/0 010 0 0 • at Baylor 11 8 — 0 0/0 0/0 0 0 at Baylor 5 4 — 0 0/0 0/0 0 0 • Houston 5 1 — 0 0/0 0/0 0 0 Houston 3 2 — 0 0/0 0/0 0 0 at Rice 6 4 — 0 0/0 0/0 0 0 at Rice 5 5 — 0 0/0 0/0 0 0 M. Tennessee State 2 1 — 0 0/0 0/0 0 1 M. Tennessee State 3 3 — 0 0/0 0/0 2 0 • at Texas Christian 10 4 — 0 0/0 0/0 0 0 at Texas Christian 4 4 — 0 0/0 0/0 0 0 Texas 5 3 — 0 0/0 0/0 1 1 Texas 6 5 — 0 0/0 0/0 0 0 • Season 73 44 6.6 0 0/0 0/0 1 3 Season 59 50 5.4 0 0/0 2/2 4 3 Career (45 games) 145 97 3.2 0 0/0 3/5 8 4 Career (45 games) 168 136 3.7 0 0/0 3/3 9 28 Bowls (3) 2 2 0.7 0 0/0 0/0 0 0 Bowls (3) 7 6 2.3 0 0/0 0/0 0 1 * bowl statistics not included in season and career statistics * bowl statistics not included in season and career statistic Larry Walker 11 9 ILB Keith Mitcheli, OLB • • Game Tot. Solo Avg. QBP Q B S TF INT PBU Game Tot. Solo Avg. QBP QBS TFL INT PBU • Louisiana State 5 3 — 0 0/0 0/0 0 0 Louisiana State 1 1 — 2 1/10 0/0 0 0 Tulsa 10 7 — 0 0/0 0/0 0 0 Tulsa 0 0 — 1 0/0 0/0 0 1 at Colorado 4 2 — 0 0/0 0/0 0 0 at Colorado 5 2 — 1 1/3 0/0 0 0 • at Texas Tech 1 1 — 1 0/0 0/0 0 0 at Texas Tech 9 7 — 0 4/13 1/4 0 1 Southern Methodist 7 4 — 0 0/0 1/2 0 0 Southern Methodist 10 4 — 0 0/0 2/14 0 1 at Baylor 3 2 — 2 0/0 0/0 0 0 at Baylor 6 4 — 2 0/0 0/0 0 0 • Houston 1 0 — 0 0/0 0/0 0 0 Houston 8 5 — 2 2/21 0/0 0 0 • at Rice 4 2 — 0 0/0 0/0 0 0 at Rice 4 4 — 0 1/6 1/1 0 0 M. Tennessee State 7 5 — 1 2/16 0/0 0 0 M. Tennessee State 4 3 — 1 3/20 0/0 0 1 • at Texas Christian 11 7 — 1 0/0 3/10 1 0 at Texas Christian 5 3 — 1 1/11 0/0 0 0 • Texas 4 3 — 1 1/11 1/4 0 0 T 3 3 — 0 0/0 1/1 0 0 • Season 57 36 5.2 6 3/27 5/16 1 0 Season 55 36 5. 1 1 5/20 0 4 Career (33 games) 130 76 3.9 9 7/54 7/ 1 2 Career (33 games) 89 60 2.7 19 19.5/130 8/28 0 4 Bowls (2) 7 5 3.5 0 1/6 0/0 0 0 Bowls (2) 2 1 1.0 3 1/13 0/0 0 0 • * bowl statistics not included in season and career statistics * bowl statistics not included in season and career statistics Texas AM • I • Edward Jasper, NC Game Tot. Solo Avg. QBP QBS TFL INT PBU typail McMullen, SS Game Tot. Solo Avg. QBP QBS TFL INT PBU Louisiana State 2 2 — 0 0/0 2/4 0 0 Tulsa 3 2 — 0 1/5 2/3 0 0 at Colorado 2 2 — 0 0/0 0/0 0 0 at Texas Tech 5 5 — 0 2/15 1/3 0 0 Southern Methodist 9 5 — 0 0/0 1/1 0 0 at Baylor 4 1 — 1 0/0 0/0 0 0 Houston 3 1 — 0 0/0 1/4 0 0 at Rice 6 5 — 0 0/0 0/0 0 0 M. Tennessee State 7 5 — 2 1/7 3/6 0 0 at Texas Christian 6 2 — 0 0/0 1/2 0 1 Texas 6 4 — 0 0/0 3/5 0 0 Louisiana State 8 6 — 0 0/0 0/0 0 1 Tulsa 4 3 — 0 0/0 0/0 0 0 at Colorado 3 Career (25 games) Did Not Play 56 3.5 6 7/45 at Texas Tech 3 3 — 0 0/0 0/0 0 0 Southern Methodist 2 1 — 0 0/0 0/0 0 1 at Baylor 8 7 — 0 0/0 0/0 0 0 Houston 6 5 — 0 0/0 0/0 1 0 at Rice 3 2 — 0 1/1 0/0 0 1 M. Tennessee State 3 2 — 0 0/0 0/0 0 0 at Texas Christian 4 1 — 0 0/0 1/4 0 0 Texas 8 5 — 0 0/0 0/0 0 0 Season 53 34 4.8 3 4/27 14/27 0 1 Season 49 35 4.9 0 1/1 1/4 1 3 Career (25 games) 88 56 3.5 6 7/45 19/37 0 1 Caree ( g 72 53 2.3 0 2/13 2/10 2 3 Bowls (2) 2 0 1.0 0 0/0 0/0 0 0 Bowls (2) 3 3 0.7 0 0/0 0/0 0 0 * bowl statistics not included in season and career statistics * bowl statistics not included in season and career statistics Brandon Mitchell, DE !rent Driver, ILB Game Tot. So A vg. QBP QBS TF INT PBU Game Tot. Solo Avg. QBP QBS TFL INT PBU Louisiana State 3 2 — 0 0/0 0/0 0 0 Louisiana State 4 3 — 0 0/0 2/4 0 0 Tulsa 4 3 — 0 0/0 0/0 0 0 Tulsa 3 2 — 0 0/0 0/0 0 0 at Colorado 4 2 — 0 1/4 1/2 0 0 at Colorado 4 2 — 1 0/0 0/0 0 0 at Texas Tech 4 3 — 0 2/12 0/0 0 0 at Texas Tech 3 1 — 0 0/0 0/0 0 0 Southern Methodist 6 3 — 1 0/0 0/0 0 0 Southern Methodist 5 3 — 0 0/0 0/0 0 0 at Baylor 3 2 — 3 1/5 0/0 0 0 at Baylor 2 2 — 0 0/0 0/0 0 0 Houston 2 2 — 1 0/0 1/4 0 1 Houston 2 1 — 0 0/0 0/0 0 0 at Rice 10 8 — 1 1/3 2/7 0 0 at Rice 3 2 — 0 0/0 1/2 0 0 M. Tennessee State 2 1 — 0 1/2 0/0 0 0 M. Tennessee State 8 6 — 0 1/6 0/0 0 2 at Texas Christian 4 3 — 0 0/0 3/7 1 0 at Texas Christian 5 3 — 0 0/0 0/0 0 0 Texas 4 2 — 2 0/0 0/0 0 0 Texas 8 6 — — — — Season 47 32 4.3 8 6/26 9/24 1 1 Season 46 30 4.2 1 1/ 1/2 0 2 Career (33 games) 116 86 3.5 13 15/97 22/53 1 7 Career (22 games) 59 39 2. 1 2/12 3/8 0 3 Bowls (2) 4 3 2.0 0 0/0 1/5 0 0 Bowls (1) 1 0 1.0 0 0/0 0/0 0 1 * bowl statistics not included in season and career statistics * bowl statistics not included in season and career statistics Warrick Holdman, OLB Pat Williams, DE Game Tot. Solo Avg. QBP QBS TFL INT PBU Game T ot. Solo Avg. QBP QBS TFL INT PBU Louisiana State 2 2 — 0 0/0 0/0 0 0 Louisiana State 3 2 — 0 0/0 1/1 0 0 Tulsa 4 2 — 0 0/0 1/1 0 0 Tulsa 2 1 — 0 0/0 0/0 0 0 at Colorado 3 1 — 0 1/4 1/2 0 0 at Colorado 4 3 — 0 0/0 1/2 0 0 at Texas Tech 4 3 — 1 1/7 0/0 0 1 at Texas Tech 1 0 — 0 0/0 0/0 0 1 Southern Methodist 4 3 — 0 0/0 0/0 0 0 Southern Methodist 2 0 — 0 0/0 0/0 0 0 at Baylor 12 8 — 1 0/0 2/11 0 0 at Baylor 5 1 — 0 0/0 0/0 0 0 Houston 3 2 — 0 0/0 0/0 0 1 Houston 5 5 — 0 0/0 0/0 0 0 at Rice 11 5 — 0 0/0 0/0 0 0 at Rice 11 8 — 0 1 /11 4/8 0 0 M. Tennessee State Did Not Play M. Tennessee State 2 2 — 2 0/0 1/4 0 0 at Texas Christian Did Not Play at Texas Christian 3 2 — 0 0/0 0/0 0 2 Texas 1 0 — 0 0/0 0/0 0 0 Texas 5 2 — 0 0/0 0/0 0 0 Season 44 26 4.9 2 2/11 4/14 0 2 Season 43 26 3.9 2 1 /11 7/15 0 3 Career (9 games) 44 26 4.9 2 2/11 4/14 0 2 Career (11 games) 43 26 3.9 2 1 /11 7/15 0 3 Bowls (1) 4 3 4.0 0 0/0 0/0 0 0 Bowls (1) 3 2 3.0 0 2/14 0/0 0 0 * bowl statistics not included in season and career statistics * bowl statistics not included in season and career statistics 1996 Football 153 s. 1995 Lettermen Lost Andrus' Statistics (Defense) Year Tac UT AT FR FC INT QBP QBS/YDS TFIAYDS PBU 1992 6 5 1 0 0 0 0 0/0 1/4 0 1993 Medical Redshirt 1994 4 3 1 0 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0 1995 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0 Career 13 9 4 0 0 0 0 0/0 1/4 0 Career High Tackles: 4 vs. Texas Christian, 1993 I p II :g play safety who thrived )U as a run- stopper ... As a senior, received honorable mention All- Southwest Con- ference honors after finishing third on the team in tackles with 73 ... Made 22 consectutive starts at free safety to close out his career ...Earned second -team All -SWC honors from The Associated Press as a junior ... named the AP Defensive Player of the Week in the SWC after picking off two interceptions against Oklahoma in '94 ...Helped the Aggies lead the SWC in all four defensive catagories three out of the last four seasons ... As a senior, he helped the Wrecking Crew achieve the No. 3 ranking in NCAA for total defense ... During his career, helped the Aggies post a 26 -2 record in the SWC and a 23 -1 showing at Kyle Field ... In '93 helped the A &M defense lead the nation in pass efficiency Career 145 97 48 0 0 8 0 0/0 3/5 4 Career High Tackles: 12 vs. Colorado, 1995 W A &M special teams who was an intense defender with punishing tackling skills ... As a sophomore, injured his knee while charging in to block a punt against Texas Tech, but was credited with a 24 -yard punt return on the play ...Helped the Aggies lead the SWC in all four defensive catagories three out of the last four seasons As a senior, he helped the Wrecking Crew achieve the No. 3 ranking in NCAA for total defense ... During his career, helped the Aggies post a 26 -2 record in the SWC and a 23 -1 showing at Kyle Field. S tarted three games for the Aggies at left guard as a senior ... good athlete with a LU big frame ...During his career. helped the Aggies post a 26 -2 record in the SWC and a 23 -1 showing at Kyle Field ...Helped the Aggie offense lead the Southwest Conference in total yards of rushing offense as a junior. A n aggressive linebacker who as a senior was on the preliminary list for the Butkus Award, which is given annually to the nation's top linebacker ... Was a consensus first team All- Southwest Conference selection at linebacker as a senior after finishing second on the team with 90 tackles, including 65 solos ...In '95, was named SWC Defensive Player of the Week after making 10 tackles, two sacks and another tackle behind the line of scrimmage against Baylor ... Was rated the seventh -best outside linebacker in the nation by The Sporting News in '95 ... Was drafted in the first -round (No. 17 overall) by the Detroit Lions ... Participated in the East/West Shrine Bowl ... As a junior, earned second -team All -SWC honors ... Started 23 games during his career ...Helped the Aggies lead the SWC in all four defensive catagories three out of the last four seasons ... As a senior, he helped the Wrecking Crew achieve the No. 3 ranking in NCAA for total defense ... During his career, helped the Aggies post a 26-2 record in the SWC and a 23 -1 showing at Kyle Field ... In '93 helped the A &M defense lead the nation in pass efficiency. Texas A &M Allen's Statistics (Defense) Year Tac UT AT F4 FC INT QBP QBS/YDS TUNDS PBU 1992 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0 1993 7 7 0 0 0 3 0 0/0 0/0 0 1994 65 46 19 0 0 4 0 0/0 3/5 1 1995 73 44 29 0 0 1 0 0/0 0/0 3 Career 145 97 48 0 0 8 0 0/0 3/5 4 Career High Tackles: 12 vs. Colorado, 1995 W A &M special teams who was an intense defender with punishing tackling skills ... As a sophomore, injured his knee while charging in to block a punt against Texas Tech, but was credited with a 24 -yard punt return on the play ...Helped the Aggies lead the SWC in all four defensive catagories three out of the last four seasons As a senior, he helped the Wrecking Crew achieve the No. 3 ranking in NCAA for total defense ... During his career, helped the Aggies post a 26 -2 record in the SWC and a 23 -1 showing at Kyle Field. S tarted three games for the Aggies at left guard as a senior ... good athlete with a LU big frame ...During his career. helped the Aggies post a 26 -2 record in the SWC and a 23 -1 showing at Kyle Field ...Helped the Aggie offense lead the Southwest Conference in total yards of rushing offense as a junior. A n aggressive linebacker who as a senior was on the preliminary list for the Butkus Award, which is given annually to the nation's top linebacker ... Was a consensus first team All- Southwest Conference selection at linebacker as a senior after finishing second on the team with 90 tackles, including 65 solos ...In '95, was named SWC Defensive Player of the Week after making 10 tackles, two sacks and another tackle behind the line of scrimmage against Baylor ... Was rated the seventh -best outside linebacker in the nation by The Sporting News in '95 ... Was drafted in the first -round (No. 17 overall) by the Detroit Lions ... Participated in the East/West Shrine Bowl ... As a junior, earned second -team All -SWC honors ... Started 23 games during his career ...Helped the Aggies lead the SWC in all four defensive catagories three out of the last four seasons ... As a senior, he helped the Wrecking Crew achieve the No. 3 ranking in NCAA for total defense ... During his career, helped the Aggies post a 26-2 record in the SWC and a 23 -1 showing at Kyle Field ... In '93 helped the A &M defense lead the nation in pass efficiency. Texas A &M R. Brown's Statistics (Defense) Year TAC UT AT FR PC INT QBP QBSIYDS TFIJYDS PBU 1992 7 6 1 0 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0 1993 8 5 3 0 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0 1994 67 50 17 2 2 0 2 0/0 9/15 1 1995 90 65 25 3 3 2 7 7/39 8/23 1 S avvy competitor who gave the Aggies quality depth at quarterback ... Saw limited action at quarterback during his career, but served as the team's regular holder on field goals and extra points for three seasons ... Was flawless on all holds during his career ... Helped placekicker Kyle Bryant break three A &M freshman records and one NCAA freshman mark (61 -yard field goal) ... was instrumental in Bryant's winning the '95 Offensive MVP at the Builders Square Alamo Bowl with five field goals ... Connected with Aaron Oliver for a 12 -yard touchdown against Middle Tennessee State in '95 ... Dur- ing his career, helped the Aggies post a 26 -2 record in the SWC and a 23 -1 showing at Kyle Field. Case's Statistics (Passing) Year ATT -COMP Pet. Int YDS TD LP YPG 1993 1 -0 .000 1 0 0 0 0.0 1994 2 -0 .000 0 0 0 0 0.0 1995 10 -6 .600 0 55 1 12 5.0 A physical player who was force up front ... has soft t E"M hands and rarely dropped a pass and was a load once he caught the ball ... Started 14 of his final 15 games after serving as a backup to All- Southwest Conference tight ends Greg Schorp and James McKeehan his first three seasons... Earned second -team All -SWC honors in'95 after finishing fourth on the team with 19 catches for 235 yards and three touchdowns ... During his senior season, he was named SWC Offensive Player of the Week by TheAssodatedPress after grabbing two touchdown passes against Houston ... Was drafted in the sixth round by the St. Louis Rams ... During his career, helped the Aggies post a 26-2 record in the SWC and a 23 -1 showing at Kyle Field. evi Clay's Statistics (Receiving) Year REC YDS TDS AVG LP RPG 1992 1 11 0 11.0 11 0.1 1993 5 85 0 17.0 30 0.5 1994 4 37 0 9.3 12 0.4 1995 19 235 3 12.4 35 1.7 Career 29 368 3 12.7 35 0.9 Career High Receptions: 4 vs. Texas Tech, 1995 hysical offensive tackle s who was a force to be reckoned with on the Aggie of- fense ... Transferred to A &M after earning all- conference honors as a tight -end at A &M Kingsville ... As a senior, he was named to the first -team All- Southwest Conference by The Associ- ated Press ...Was drafted as a tight end in the fourth round by the Minnesota Vikings ... Participated in the Senior Bowl game ... Started 19 games for the Aggies during his career, including the final 15 games of his tenure ... As a junior, he helped the Aggies average over 360 yards of total offense per game and score 35 touchdowns. ure- handed recer who was an excellent do blocker ... In '94, he injured his knee against Oklahoma and IU was lost for the season ... Finished his sophomore campaign with 7 receptions for 61 yards (8.7 average) and 1 touchdown ... His best career outting was in '93 when tallied three catches for 36 yards and a touchdown against Texas Tech ... Saw action in 24 games ... During his career, helped the Aggies post a 26 -2 record in the SWC and a 23 -1 showing at Kyle Field. Lowery's Statistics (Receiving) Year REC YDS TD AVG LP RPG 1992 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 1993 7 61 1 8.7 20 0.6 1994 3 19 0 6.3 12 1.5 1995 3 21 0 7.0 10 0.3 Career 13 101 1 7.8 20 0.5 Career High Receptions: 3 vs. Texas Tech (36 yards), 1993 1996 Football Career 172 126 46 5 5 2 9 7/39 17/38 2 Career High Tackles: 10 vs. Colorado, Baylor and TCU, 1995 Career 13 -6 .462 1 55 1 12 1.7 W as college football's premier "triple threat" - McElroy was a constant scoring threat as rusher, re- ceiver and return man ... Arguably the most 'lectrifying player ever at Texas A &M ... Was a preseason contender for the Heisman Trophy in '95 ... Earned first -team All- America honors in '95 as an all- purpose back after finishing in the top 8 nation- ally in scoring and all- purpose yards ... Also earned unanimous first -team All- Southwest Conference kudos in'95 ... Became Career Rushing Yards the sixth Aggie to break R Player (Years) Yards the 1,000 -yard rushing 1 Darren Lewis (1987 -90) ............. 5,012 on 246 carriees s ( (4 . av- barrier with yards 2. Curtis Dickey (1976 -79) ............ 3,703 46 erage), which ranked 3. Greg Hill (1991 -93) ................... 3,262 No. 24 nationally in '95 4. Rodney Thomas (1991 -94) ........ 3,014 ... During his junior 5. George Woodard (1975 -79) ....... 2,911 campaign, he was 9, Leeland McElroy (1993.95)........., 1,431 named SWC Offensive Career Touchdowns player of the Week af- Rk. Player (Years) TDs ter the LSU and Tulsa 1. Darren Lewis (1987- 90) ..................45 games ... Despite hav- Rodney Thomas (1991 -94) ............. 45 ing posted over 4,000 3. Leeland McElroy (1993. 95) ................40 all- purpose yards in his 4. Greg Hill (1991 -93) ........................ 36 career, his first start did 5. George Woodard (1975 -79) ............ 35 not occur untill the '95 6. Curtis Dickey (1976-79) .................34 opener against LSU ... He responded with a Career All - Purpose Yards school record 359 all- Rk. Pl ayer (Years) Yards purposeyards... Ranks 1. Darren Lewis (1987- 90) ............. 5,138 No. 9 on the A &M ca- 2. Curtis Dickey (1976 -79) ............ 4,686 reer rushing list with 3. Leeland McElroy (1993.95).......... 4 2,432 yards ... Ranks 4. Larry Stegent (1967 -69) ............ 3,780 No. 3 on the A &M ca- 5. Rod Harris (1985- 88) ................. 3,635 reer touchdown list 6. Greg Hill (1991 -93) ................... 3,551 with 40 ... Ranks No. 3 Career Kickoff Returns on the A &M career all- Rk. Player (Years) Yards purpose yards list with 1 Rod Harris (1985 -88) ................. 1,209 4,196 yards ... Ranks 1. Leeland McElroy (1993.95).......... 1,099 No. 2 on the A &M ca- 3 Carl Roaches (1972 -75) ............. 1,087 reer kickoff return list with 1,099 yards ... 4. Larry Stegent (1967 -69) ............... 814 Spent his first two sea- 5. Dave Elmendorf (1968 -70) ........... 689 sons at A&M backing up NFL first -round pick Greg Hill and Rodney Thomas ... A spectacular all- around athlete, McElroy became the first person to win the Aggies' offseason conditioning program's overall title three times (no one else has done it more than once) ... Decided to pass up his senior season and was the No. 2 pick in the second -round (No. 32 overall) of the NFL draft by the Arizona Cardinals ... As a sophomore, he earned first -team All- America honors as a kickoff return specialist and 3rd -team honors as a utility running back ... Also earned All- Southwest Conference kudos as a return specialist and running back ... Earned SWC Player of the Week honors after the LSU and Texas games ... Won AT &T Long Distance Award after Southern Miss game (100 yard kickoff return) ... As a freshman, he was named the National Special Teams Player of the Year (with Aaron Glenn) by Sports Illustrated and won the AT &T Long Distance Kickoff Returner of the Year ... Earned second -team Fresh- man All- America honors at running back ... Was a second -team All- America pick at kickoff returner ... Was the Southwest Conference's unanimous Newcomer of the Year ... Was first -team All -SWC as a kickoff returner and second -team All -SWC as a running back ... Led the nation in kickoff returns with a 39.3 average and returned three kickoffs for touchdowns ... Against Rice, "Lectric" Leeland returned the first two kickoffs of the game for touchdowns of 93 and 88 yards, to become only the sixth player in NCAA history to return two kickoffs for touchdowns. McElroy's Statistics (Rushing) Year ATT YDS AVG TD LP YPG 1993 72 613 8.5 7 81 55.7 1994 130 707 5.4 9 59 70.7 1995 246 1122 4.6 13 58 112.2 Career 448 2,442 5.5 29 81 78.8 Career High Rushing: 229 yards vs. Louisiana State, 1995 (35 carries) (Receiving) Year REC YDS TD AVG LP RPG 1993 19 224 4 11.8 58 1.7 1994 9 42 0 4.7 19 0.9 1995 25 379 3 15.2 57 2.5 Career 53 645 76 12.2 58 1.7 Career High Receptions: 5 vs. Louisiana State (49 yards), 1995 (Kickoff Returns) Year NO YDS TD AVG LP 1993 15 590 3 39.3 100 1994 6 301 1 50.2 100 1995 9 208 0 23.1 31 Career 30 1,099 4 36.6 100 Longest Return: 100 yards (TD) vs. Texas, 1993; USM, 1994 alented man -to -man coverage cornerback who was named a first -team All - American by the Walter Camp Football Foundation ... Made his reputa- tion with stellar performances against former Texas Tech All- American Lloyd Hill and 6- foot -5 wideout Lovell Pinkney of Texas ... Learned from the best as he developed under the tutelage of former A &M All- America defensive backs Kevin Smith, Patrick Bates and Aaron Glenn, as well as A &M broken up passes record holder Derrick Frazier ... Earned his third All- Southwest Confernce citation in '95 after making 59 tackles, four interceptions and breaking up three passes ... Ranks No. 4 on the A &M career Passes Broken Up list with 28 ... Earned the weekly AT &T Long Distance award with a 61 -yard punt return against Houston in'95 ... He led the SWC and was among the leaders nationally as senior with his 11.7 punt return average ... Was the first pick in the third - round of the NFL draft by the New York Jets ... Participated in the East/West Shrine Bowl ... As a junior, earned consensus All -SWC honors and honorable mention All- America honors ... Earned The Associated Press SWC Defensive Player of the Week award after breaking up a pair of passes and intercepting another against TCU in '94 ... As a sophomore, he earned consensus All -SWC and Sophomore All- America honors at comerback aftermaking 44 tackles and grabbing 2 interceptions ... Started 36 games at cornerback, including the final 35 of his career ... Helped the Aggies lead the SWC in all four defensive catagories three out of the last four seasons ... As a senior, he helped the Wrecking Crew achieve the No. 3 ranking in NCAA for total defense ... During his career, helped the Aggies post a 26 -2 record in the SWC and a 23 -1 showing at Kyle Field ... In '93 helped the A &M defense lead the nation in pass effi- ciency. • 1 • • • • • • • • • • Texas A &M R eserve running back who gave the Aggies solid �. depth at the position ...Was a valuable member of the car Aggies' special teams ... As a senior, played in all 11 games for the Aggies and in the Builders Square Alamo Bowl, seeing action at running back and on several of the special teams ... During his career, helped the Aggies post a 26 -2 record in the SWC and a 23 -1 showing at Kyle Field. RJ A oug h competitor who ranks as the winningest quarterback in A &M history with a sparkling 33- 6- 1start- ing record ... Finished his career tied with Nebraska's Tommie Frazier (33 -3 -0) as the winningest quarterback in the nation for their time period ... Had a streak of 145 pass attempts (over 23 quarters) without an interception ... Named Southwest Conference Offensive Player of the Week after completing 24 -of -36 passes for 253 yards in A &M's 38 -6 win over TCU ... Ranks as A &M's all -time leader in passing yards (6,888) and passing attempts (945), and second in comple- tions (533) and touch- downs (47) ... Had the third -best career completion percentage (56.4 %) ... Made 40 consectutive starts which is the school record for quarterbacks ...Participated in the Hula Bowl ... As a jun- ior, he earned second - team All -SWC honors after completing 161 -of- 269 passes (.599) for 2,056 yards and 13 touchdowns with 7 in- terceptions ... Was sec- ond in the SWC in completion percentage, total passing yards and TDs ... Earned The As- sociated Press Offensive Player of the Week hon- ors after leading the Aggies to a 34 -10 romp over the Longhorns in '94 ... In '93, he quarterbacked the Aggies to the Mobil Cot- ton Bowl for the second consecutive season ...During his career, helped the Aggies post a 26 -2 record in the SWC and a 23 -1 show- ing at Kyle Field. Nev0pi Mickens' Statistics LP Rk. Player (Years) Pct. (Defense) Corey Pullig (1991.95)...... 3345-1 Year T AC U A T FR FC INT QB QBS/YDS TUNDS PBU 1992 26 20 6 0 0 1 0 0/0 1/1 2 1993 44 33 11 1 2 2 0 0/0 0/0 13 1994 39 33 6 0 0 2 0 0/0 0/0 10 1995 59 50 9 0 1 4 0 0/0 0/0 3 Career 168 136 32 1 3 9 0 0/0 1/1 28 Lance Pavlas (1987 -90) ..................•.•• Career High Tackles: 12 vs. Louisiana State, 1995 Career Tetal Offense Rk. (Kickoff Returns) Yards 1. Year NO. YDS TD AVO LP 1992 9 215 0 23.9 39 5. Gary Kubiak ( 1979- 82) ....................... (Punt Returns) Carew Passing Touchdowns Year NO. YDS TD AVG LP 1993 2 10 0 5.0 12 1994 4 57 0 14.3 23 1995 24 281 0 11.7 61 Career 30 348 0 11.6 61 R eserve running back who gave the Aggies solid �. depth at the position ...Was a valuable member of the car Aggies' special teams ... As a senior, played in all 11 games for the Aggies and in the Builders Square Alamo Bowl, seeing action at running back and on several of the special teams ... During his career, helped the Aggies post a 26 -2 record in the SWC and a 23 -1 showing at Kyle Field. RJ A oug h competitor who ranks as the winningest quarterback in A &M history with a sparkling 33- 6- 1start- ing record ... Finished his career tied with Nebraska's Tommie Frazier (33 -3 -0) as the winningest quarterback in the nation for their time period ... Had a streak of 145 pass attempts (over 23 quarters) without an interception ... Named Southwest Conference Offensive Player of the Week after completing 24 -of -36 passes for 253 yards in A &M's 38 -6 win over TCU ... Ranks as A &M's all -time leader in passing yards (6,888) and passing attempts (945), and second in comple- tions (533) and touch- downs (47) ... Had the third -best career completion percentage (56.4 %) ... Made 40 consectutive starts which is the school record for quarterbacks ...Participated in the Hula Bowl ... As a jun- ior, he earned second - team All -SWC honors after completing 161 -of- 269 passes (.599) for 2,056 yards and 13 touchdowns with 7 in- terceptions ... Was sec- ond in the SWC in completion percentage, total passing yards and TDs ... Earned The As- sociated Press Offensive Player of the Week hon- ors after leading the Aggies to a 34 -10 romp over the Longhorns in '94 ... In '93, he quarterbacked the Aggies to the Mobil Cot- ton Bowl for the second consecutive season ...During his career, helped the Aggies post a 26 -2 record in the SWC and a 23 -1 show- ing at Kyle Field. Nev0pi Pulli9's Statistics (Passing) Year Career Wins As A Starter LP Rk. Player (Years) Pct. 1. Corey Pullig (1991.95)...... 3345-1 2. Kevin Murray (1983- 86) ....................25 -6 -1 1994 David Walker (1973 -77) ....................25 -9 -0 4. Bucky Richardson (1987 -91) ............24 -6 -1 5. Joel Hunt (1925 -27) . .........................18 -4 -2 945 -533 .564 29 6,846 47 Career Passing Yards 171.2 Rk. Player (Years) Yards 1. Corey Pullig (1994.95) ....... 6,546 2. Kevin Murray ( 1983 - 86) ....................:6,506 Career High Attempts: 46 vs. Texas Tech, 1995 3. Edd Hargett (1966 -68) ....................... 5,379 4. Gary Kubiak (1979-82)... ................... 1 4,078 5. Lance Pavlas (1987 -90) ..................•.•• 3,185 Career Tetal Offense Rk. Player (Years) Yards 1. Corey Puilig (1994.95) ....... Otago 2. Kevin Murray (1983- 86) ..................... 6.455 3. Darren Lewis (1987 -90) ..................... 5,162 4. Bucky Richardson (1987 -91) ............. 5,134 5. Gary Kubiak ( 1979- 82) ....................... 4,266 Carew Passing Touchdowns Rk. Player (Years) TDs 1. Kevin Murray ( 1983- 86) ......................... 48 2. Corey Pullig (1994 -95) ............47 3. Edd Hargett (1966 -68) ............................ 40 4. Gary Kubiak ( 1979- 82) ............................ 31 5. Lance Pavlas (1987 -90) ........................... 20 Career Completion Percentage Rk Player (Years) Pct. 1. Kevin Murray (1983 -86) ........................577 2. Lance Pavlas (1987 -90) .........................565 3. Corey Pullig (1992.95) ...........564 4. Mike Mosely ( 1977 -80) ..........................554 5. Gary Kubiak ( 1979 -82 ) ..........................537 Pulli9's Statistics (Passing) Year ATT -COMP Pct. Int YDS TD LP YPO 1992 126- 63 .500 3 953 3 58 119.1 1993 243 -144 .593 10 1,732 17 71 157.5 1994 269 -161 .599 7 2,056 13 75 186.9 1995 307 -165 .537 9 2,105 14 61 191.4 Career 945 -533 .564 29 6,846 47 75 171.2 Career High Passing Yards: 272 vs. Houston, 1992; Tulsa, 1995 Career High Completions: 24 vs. TCU, 1995 Career High Attempts: 46 vs. Texas Tech, 1995 Career High Completion Pct. (10 att.): 75.0% (21- of -28) vs. Baylor, 1993 1996 Football 157 (Receiving) E xceptional athlete with a knack for the big play ... As a senior, ranked third on the team with 23 catches for 281 yards ... Best game in '95 was against Texas Tech when he grabbed 15 passes for 77 yards ... As a junior, he led the team with a 19.2 per catch average, including a 75 -yard TD catch against Baylor, the teams longest of the season ... Started 16 games for the Aggies, including 10 during his senior campaign. �a p P hysical fullback who was a devastating blocker and a good receiver out of the backfield ... Was strong enough to get the tough yard, but also possessed breakaway speed ... Started 11 games for the Aggies ... He carried the football sparingly for the Aggies as a senior (15 for 19 yards), but grabbed 15 passes out of the backfield for 99 yards ... Was chosen No. 4 in the third -round of the NFL draft by the Denver Broncos ... Participated in the Hula Bowl and the East/West Shrine Bowl games ... During his career, helped the Aggies post a 26 -2 record in the SWC and a 23 -1 showing at Kyle Field Smith's Statistics (Rushing) Year ATT YDS TD AVG LP YPG 1992 2 6 0 3.0 4 0.7 1993 24 86 0 3.6 16 7.8 1994 16 73 1 4.6 11 6.6 1995 15 19 0 1.3 3 1.7 Career 57 184 1 3.2 16 4.4 Career High Rushing Yards: 30 vs. Missouri, 1993 Year Sanders' Statistics YDS TD (Receiving) LP Year Rec. Yds Avg. TD LP RPG 1991 3 38 12.7 0 17 0.4 1992 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 1994 22 422 19.2 4 75 2.0 1995 23 281 12.2 0 30 2.3 Career 48 741 15.4 4 75 1.7 0 Career High Catches: 6 vs.Texas Tech, 1995 35 1.0 Career High Receiving Yards: 107 vs. TCU, 1994 15 �a p P hysical fullback who was a devastating blocker and a good receiver out of the backfield ... Was strong enough to get the tough yard, but also possessed breakaway speed ... Started 11 games for the Aggies ... He carried the football sparingly for the Aggies as a senior (15 for 19 yards), but grabbed 15 passes out of the backfield for 99 yards ... Was chosen No. 4 in the third -round of the NFL draft by the Denver Broncos ... Participated in the Hula Bowl and the East/West Shrine Bowl games ... During his career, helped the Aggies post a 26 -2 record in the SWC and a 23 -1 showing at Kyle Field Smith's Statistics (Rushing) Year ATT YDS TD AVG LP YPG 1992 2 6 0 3.0 4 0.7 1993 24 86 0 3.6 16 7.8 1994 16 73 1 4.6 11 6.6 1995 15 19 0 1.3 3 1.7 Career 57 184 1 3.2 16 4.4 Career High Rushing Yards: 30 vs. Missouri, 1993 Year REC YDS TD AVG LP RPG 1992 1 13 0 13.0 13 0.1 1993 6 73 0 12.2 19 0.5 1994 11 115 0 10.5 35 1.0 1995 15 99 0 6.6 13 1.4 Career 33 300 0 9.1 35 0.8 Career High Receptions: 5 vs. Louisville (60 yards), 1994 S easoned performer who had a spectactular senior season ... has greatly im- proved his consistency while at A &M ... Went into the '95 campaign with a career average of 37.8, but avaeraged a whopping 43.3 yards per boot as a senior ... Ranked second in the Southwest Conference and ninth nationally ... Was the fourth -best season average in school history ... Net average was 40.0, which tied for the school record ... Career average is 40.6 which ranks eighth in school annals ... Earned second -team All -SWC honors by The Associated Press as a senior. Career Long Punt: 76 cards vs. Colorado, 1995 158 Texas A &M Terry's Statistics (Punting) Year NO YDS AVG NET LP 1992 2 56 28.0 28.0 39 1993 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 1994 58 2,214 38.2 35.4 58 1995 60 2,598 43.3 40.0 76 Career 120 4,868 40.6 34.5 76 Career Long Punt: 76 cards vs. Colorado, 1995 158 Texas A &M A 1996 Football 159 souinwesi conrerence team statisiics S 0 U T H W E S T Sw C O N F E R E N C E Total Offense School G PLYS YDS AVG TD YDS/6 Texas 12 848 5185 6.1 49 432.1 Texas Tech 11 795 4245 5.3 42 385.9 Baylor Texas A&M 11 11 819 830 4216 4143 5.2 5.0 34 40 383.3 376.6 Houston 11 788 3832 4.9 24 348.4 TCU 11 754 3767 5.0 21 342.5 Rice 11 738 3635 4.9 26 330.5 SMU 11 735 3060 4.2 16 278.2 Rushing Offense School G ATT YDS AVG TD YDSPG Rice 11 559 2447 4.4 19 222.5 Baylor 11 538 2311 4.3 25 210.1 Texas 12 493 2470 5.0 25 205.8 Texas Tech 11 500 2258 4.5 22 205.3 TCU 11 400 1530 3.8 9 139.1 Houston 11 343 1161 3.4 8 105.6 SMU 11 365 932 2.6 5 84.7 Total Defense School G PLYS YDS AVG TD YDSPG Baylor 11 709 2903 4.1 20 263.9 Texas Tech 11 830 3635 4.4 24 330.5 Rice 11 738 3898 5.3 35 354.4 Texas 12 892 4439 5.0 25 369.9 TCU 11 797 4134 5.2 31 375.8 SMU 11 825 4998 6.1 45 454.4 Houston 11 810 5506 6.2 45 455.1 13 2237 Rushing Defense 10 203.4 School G ATT YDS AVG TD YDSPG '.. 10 15 2207 2128 12.7 10.8 15 11 200.F 193.5 Baylor 11 399 1242 3.1 12 112.9 Texas Tech 11 458 1615 3.5 9 146.8 Rice 11 467 1934 4.1 18 175.8 Texas 12 529 2128 4.0 11 177.3 TCU 11 448 2003 4.5 20 182.1 Houston 11 480 2488 5.2 23 226.2 SMU 11 554 2926 5.3 26 266.0 Passing Offense School G ATT CAM PCT INT YDS AVG TD YDSMG Houston 11 445 249 .560 12 2671 10.7 15 242.8 Texas 12 355 178 .501 14 2715 15.3 21 226.3 TCU 11 369 199 .539 13 2237 11.2 10 203.4 Texas A&M SMU 11 11 326 372 174 197 .534 .530 10 15 2207 2128 12.7 10.8 15 11 200.F 193.5 Texas Tech 11 295 142 .481 7 1987 14.0 15 180.6 Baylor 11 280 144 .514 9 1905 13.2 8 173.2 Rice 11 179 84 .469 9 1188 14.1 6 108.0 Scoring Offense School G TD KXP OXP FG SF PTS AVG Texas 12 49 47 0 13 0 380 31.7 Texas Tech 11 42 40 1 12 0 330 30.0 Baylor 11 34 30 0 13 0 273 24.8 TCU 11 21 20 0 23 0 217 19.7 Rice 11 26 23 2 10 1 215 19.6 Houston 11 24 22 1 7 0 189 17.2 SMU 11 16 14 1 6 0 132 12.0 Passing Defense School G ATT Chip PCT INT YDS TD YDSIG RATING Texas Tech 11 372 153 .411 15 2020 14 183.6 91.1 Baylor 11 310 148 .477 13 1661 7 151.0 91.8 Texas 12 363 192 .529 14 2311 11 192.6 108.7 TCU 11 354 204 .576 10 2131 10 193.7 111.9 Rice 11 271 149 .550 8 1964 16 178.5 129.4 SMU 11 272 150 .551 8 2072 18 188.4 135.1 Houston 11 330 183 .555 8 2518 21 228.9 135.7 Scoring Defense School G 7D KXP 0XP FG SF PTS AVG Baylor 11 20 20 0 9 1 169 15.4 Texas Tech 11 24 20 2 12 1 206 18.7 Texas 12 25 22 1 17 0 225 18.8 TCU 11 31 28 1 10 0 246 22.4 Rice 11 35 31 2 13 0 284 25.8 SMU 11 45 42 1 12 0 350 31.8 Houston 11 45 42 2 14 1 360 32.7 160 Texas A &M kevieW SWC Individual Offensive Statistics (A&M Players Highlighted) Rushing Player, Class, School 6 ATT GAIN LOSS NET AVG TD YDSP6 Byron Hanspard, SO, TTU 11 248 1425 51 1374 5.5 11 124.9 Andre Davis, SR, TCU Leeland McFlrov. JR. TAM 7 186 875 55 820 4.4 6 117.1 Jerod Douglas, SO, BU 10 11 216 211 1 23! 1194 108 80 1122 1114 4.0 5.3 13 8 112 2 101.3 Shon Mitchell. JR, UT 12 176 1153 54 1099 6.2 10 91.6 Ricky Williams, FR, UT 12 166 1025 35 990 6.0 8 82.5 Donte Wormack, SO, SMU 11 208 867 109 758 3.6 3 68.9 Antowain Smith, JR, UH 10 152 647 39 608 4.0 5 60.8 Yoncy Edmonds, SR, RU 10 84 523 33 490 5.8 2 49.0 Passing P[Wr. Clan. School G Arr CMP PCT INT YDS TD PTS James Brown, SO, UT 11 322 163 .506 14 2447 19 125.23 Jeff Watson, SO, BU 10 199 108 .543 5 1475 5 119.80 Zebbie Lethridge, SO, TT 11 281 136 .484 6 1885 13 115.74 Chuck Clements, JR, UH 11 437 245 .561 11 2641 15 113.12 Josh LaRocca, SR, RU 7 118 59 .500 4 807 4 111.85 Derek Canine, FR, SMU 7 179 100 .559 6 1019 7 109.89 Mak Knake, SR, TCU 11 369 199 .539 13 2237 10 106.75 Chris James, SO, SMU 5 126 69 .548 6 732 2 99.28 Mark Humble,SO, SMU 3 65 27 .415 3 313 1 77.83 Scoring Player, Class, School G TD TD TDP TD PAT RPT FG PTS PTSIG Byron Hansperd,SO, TTU 11 18 11 - 0 0 0 0 108 9.82 Michael Reeder, SO, TCU 11 0 0 0 0 20 0 23 89 8.09 Phil Dawson, SO, UT 12 0 0 0 0 47 0 13 86 7.17 Tony Rogers, SO TTU 11 0 0 0 0 37 0 11 70 6.36 Jarvis Van Dyke, SR, BU 11 0 0 0 0 30 0 13 69 6.27 Andre Davis, SR, TCU 7 7 6 1 0 0 0 0 42 6.00 Shon Mitchell, JR, UT 12 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 60 5.00 Zebbie Lethridge,SO, TTU 11 9 9 0 0 0 0 0 54 4.91 Field Goals Receiving Player, Class, School G REC YDS AVG TD C/G John Washington, JR, TCU 11 52 699 13.4 6 4.7 Larkay lames, SR, UH 11 50 706 14.1 4 4.6 Charles West, JR, UH 11 50 548 11.0 2 4.6 Andre Davis, SR, TCU 7 31 282 9.1 1 4.4 Mike Adams, JR, UT 12 53 876 16.5 3 4.4 Kevin Thornal, 1R, SMU 11 44 531 12.1 6 4.0 Jason Tucker, S0, TCU 9 31 433 14.0 1 3.4 Kalief Muhammad, JR, BU 11 37 542 14.7 2 3.4 Byron Hanspard, SO, TTU 11 35 474 13.5 7 3.2 Derek Canine, FR, SMU Total Offense 46 27 179 1019 225 1046 8 149.4 Rushing Passing Total 199 1475 244 1478 6 Player, Class, School G ATT YDS ATT YDS PLYS TDS TD TWO Chuck Clements, JR, UH 11 37 56 437 2641 474 2585 15 235.0 James Brown, SO, UT 11 66 136 322 2447 388 2583 20 234.8 Max Knake, SR, TCU 11 28 98 369 2237 397 2139 10 194.5 Zebbie Lethridge, SO, TT 11 122 137 281 1885 403 2022 22 183.8 Chris lames, SO, SMU 5 46 84 126 732 172 816 3 163.2 Derek Canine, FR, SMU 7 46 27 179 1019 225 1046 8 149.4 Jeff Watson, SO, BU 10 45 3 199 1475 244 1478 6 147.8 Josh LaRocca, SR, RU 7 61 198 118 807 179 1005 4 143.6 Byron Hanspard, SO, TTU 11 248 1374 0 0 248 1374 11 124.9 All - Purpose 182 Yardage Shon Mitchell, JR, UT 12 Pl Class, Sc 43 G RUSH RE PR K Y D S P YDSIG Byron Hanspard, SO, TTU 11 1374 474 0 0 1848 283 168.0 Andre Davis, SR, TCU 7 820 282 0 0 1102 217 157.4 Jerod Douglas, SO, BU 11 1114 81 0 399 1594 235 144.9 Mike Adams, JR, UT 12 18 876 206 417 1517 89 126.4 Ricky Williams, FR, UT 12 990 224 0 0 1214 182 101.2 Shon Mitchell, JR, UT 12 1099 43 0 45 1187 185 98.9 Donte Womack, SO, SMU 11 758 244 0 57 1059 247 96.3 John Washington, JR, TCU 11 97 699 257 0 1053 78 95.7 Michael Perry, FR, RU 11 282 53 175 421 931 86 84.6 Player, Class. School G FGA F6M PCT FGWM Michael Reeder, SO, TCU 11 25 23 .920 2.1 Jarvis Van Dyke, SR, BU 11 23 13 .562 1.2 Phil Dawson, SO, UT 12 20 13 .650 1.1 Tony Rogers, SO, TT 11 17 11 .647 1.0 Mike Ruff JR, RU 11 14 9 .642 0.8 Kyle Bryant. SO, 60 2284 38.1 Duane Vacek, SR, UT 4 6 196 32.7 Tre Thomas, JR, UT 10 3 Ben Crosland, SR, SMU 11 9 6 .666 0.6 S. Villarreal, SO, UH 10 8 4 .500 0.4 J. Bagwell, JR, RU 4 3 1 .333 0.3 Punt Returns Player, Class, School NO YDS TD AVG Dane Johnson, SO, TTU 15 214 0 14.3 John Washington, JR, TCU 21 257 1 12.2 Michael Perry, FR, RU 19 175 0 9.2 Vaughn Dickerson, SO, SMU 16 142 0 8.9 Bo Adams, SR, TTU 19 136 0 7.2 Adrian Robinson, SR, BU 20 142 0 7.1 Punting Player, Class, School G NO YDS AVG Tucker Phillips, JR, RU Scan Terry, SR. TAMIJ 11 I 1 57 60 2487 2598 43.6 4 3.3 Beau Stephens, SR, TCU 11 56 2354 42.0 Brad Cade, SR, TTU 11 69 2806 40.7 Mark Schultis, SO, UT 12 51 2058 40.4 Anthony Scotti, SO SMU 11 68 2715 39.9 Ignacio Sauceda, FR, UH 11 72 2803 38.9 Ty Atteberry,JR, BU 11 60 2284 38.1 Duane Vacek, SR, UT 4 6 196 32.7 Kickoff Returns Interceptions Player, Class, School NO IDS TD AVG Mike Adams, JR, UT 17 417 0 24.5 Cornell Parker, SR, SMU 25 571 0 22.8 Chris Brasfield, SR, TCU 16 358 0 22.4 Robbie Wheeler, FR, UH 14 309 0 22.1 Jermaine Williams, JR, 11 240 0 21.8 Michael Perry, FR, RU 23 421 0 18.3 Player, Class, School G NO YDS TD Chris Carter, JR, UT 12 6 146 0 Dedric Mathis, SR, UH 11 5 42 0 Robert Johnson, JR, TTU 10 4 55 0 Dane Johnson, SO, TTU 11 4 105 1 Cornell Parker, SR, SMU 11 4 50 0 Adrian Robinson, SR, BU 11 4 26 0 Clarence Cruse, FR, BU 3 1 15 0 Dean Jackson, SO, BU 10 3 39 0 Tre Thomas, JR, UT 10 3 18 0 1996 Football eview • 1 • • • • SWC Football Defensive Leaders • Player, Class, School GP UT AT To(/Avg TFL -Yds SCB -Yds PBU FC FR • 1 • 4 • 0 LaCurtis Jones, SR, BU Mike Parker, S0, UH Shawn Banks, SR, TTU Tyson King, 1R, UT Lenoy Jones, SR, TCU Reggie Brown, SR, TAMU Dean Jackson, S0, BU Seth Stinton, S0, SMU Dat Nguyen, FR, TAMU 11 57 52 109/9.9 17 -39 15 -34 11 61 46 107/9.7 6 -10 2 -5 11 62 41 103/9.4 12 -48 1-2 12 59 43 1112/8.5 8 -28 3 -21 11 34 59 93/8.4 8 -19 3 -20 11 62 29 91/8.3 18.78 7.43 11 51 29 80/7.3 4 -11 0-0 8 34 24 58/7.3 0 -0 0 -0 11 SO 27 77/7.0 7 -19 2 -11 er. Class. School 6 TFL Y a !gie Brown, SR. TAMU a 18 th Mitchell, JR, TAMU 11 18 I y Izzo, SR, RU 11 17 ward Jasper, JR, TAMU 11 17 g Swan, 1R, SMU 10 13 a Thomas, SR, TTU 11 1:3 wn Banks, SR. TTU 11 12 Includes quarterback sacks Quarterback Sacks e r, C S G Q BS Ya th Mitchell, JR, TAMU 11 13 is Piland, SR, TCU 11 10 kwe Kalu, JR, RU 11 7 !gie Brown, SR, TAMU 11 7 y Brackens. JR, UT 9 .don Mitchell, JR, TAMU 11 6 Passes Broken Up er, Gass, School PBU ome Williams, Sr, UH 10 iovan Greer, Jr, TAMU 8 Ire Williams, Jr, TAMU 7 is Carter, Jr, Texas 7 oy Jones, Sr, TCU 7 nell Parker, Sr, SMU 7 i Thomas, Sr, TTech 7 162 Texas A &M 5 1 0 • I 1 1 6 0 2 • 0 1 0 • 3 2 0 • 7 0 3 • 0 2 2 • 7 2 :3 • 6 3 2 0 0 0 • 2 0 0 • 0 1 0 • 5 1 n • 5 u n • 3 0 0 kevieW Final NCAA team Statistics Total Offense Play Game Rank Team G Plays Yards Avg. TD Avg. 1. Nevada 11 917 6263 6.8 63 569.36 2. Nebraska 11 855 6119 7.2 69 556.27 3. Florida St. 11 885 6067 6.9 71 551.55 4. Florida 12 867 6413 7.4 72 534.42 5. Ohio St. 12 865 5887 6.8 60 490.58 6. Colorado 11 809 5353 6.6 48 486.64 7. San Diego St. 12 883 5758 6.6 52 482.08 8. New Mexico St. 11 811 5248 6.5 46 477.09 9. Auburn 11 788 5049 6.4 54 459.00 10. Fresno St. 12 899 5479 6.1 47 456.58 Turnover Rushing Offense Play Game Rank Team G Plays Play Avg. Game R ank Team G Plays Yards Avg. TD Avg. 1. Nebraska 11 627 4398 7.0 51 399.8 2. Air Force 12 672 3989 5.9 36 332.6 3. Army 11 699 3632 5.2 36 330.2 4. Clemson 11 611 2855 4.7 24 259.5 5. Toledo 11 564 2690 4.8 32 244.5 6. Notre Dame 11 562 2572 4.6 29 233.8 7. Navy 11 574 2570 4.5 21 233.6 8. Purdue 11 522 2567 4.9 25 233.4 9. Iowa St. 11 506 2513 5.0 23 228.5 10. Northern 111. Texas A&M 11 546 2497 4.6 18 227.0 46. 1 1 456 1936 4.2 Passing Offense 19 176.0 Yds/ Game Rank Team G Act. Comp. Pet. tat. Yds. All. TD Avg. 1. Nevada 11 509 337 22 66.2 4579 9.0 39 416.3 2. Florida 12 457 287 12 62.8 4330 9.5 49 360.8 3. Florida St. 11 465 297 14 63.9 3616 7.8 36 329.7 4. New Mexico St. 11 454 260 20 57.3 3540 7.8 30 327.8 5. Brigham Young 11 388 252 14 64.9 3469 8.9 20 315.4 6. South Caro. 11 420 282 10 67.1 3373 8.0 32 306.6 7. Eastern Mich. 11 441 254 19 57.6 3323 7.5 23 302.1 8. Colorado 11 366 222 11 60.7 3269 8.9 28 297.2 9. Fresno St. 12 432 247 17 57.2 3483 8.1 25 290.3 10. Wake Forest 11 483 289 18 59.8 3073 6.4 19 279.4 Scoring Offense Rank Team G Pts. Avg. 1. Nebraska 11 576 52.4 2. Florida SL 11 532 48.4 3. Florida 12 534 44.5 4. Nevada 11 484 44.0 5. Auburn 11 424 38.5 6. Ohio St. 12 461 38.4 7. Tennessee 11 411 37.4 8. Colorado 11 406 36.9 9. Kansas St. 11 402 36.5 10. South Caro. 11 401 36.5 Scoring Defense Rank Team G Pts. Avg. 1. Northwestern 11 140 12.7 2. Kansas St. 11 145 13.2 4. Nebraska 11 150 13.6 5. Virgin Tech 11 155 14.1 6. LSU 11 160 14.5 7. Louisville 11 165 15.0 7. Miami (Ohio) 11 165 15.0 9. Baylor 11 166 15.1 10. Clemson 11 178 16.2 Punt Returns Kickoff Returns Rank Team 6 No. Yards TD Avg. Rack Team 6 No. Yards TD Avg. 1. Eastern Mich. 11 8 166 1 20.8 1. New Mexico 11 35 947 1 27.1 2. BYU 11 26 492 2 18.9 2. Stanford 11 39 1024 2 26.3 3. Fresno St. 12 22 398 2 18.1 3. Cincinnati 11 37 930 1 25.1 4. Syracuse 11 23 390 2 17.0 4. Tennessee 11 30 752 0 25.1 5. Colorado St. 11 36 562 3 15.6 5. Air Force 12 38 922 0 24.3 Total Defense Passing Efficiency Defense Comp. Int. Yards TD Rating Rank Team G Ali. Comp. Pet. Int. Pct. Yards An. TD PCT. PTS. 1. Miami (Ohio) 11 303 137 45.21 22 7.26 1,544 5.10 11 3.63 85.483 3. Texas Tech 11 372 153 41.13 15 Play 2020 Game Rank Team G Plays Yards Avg. TD Avg. 1. Kansas St. 11 673 2759 4.1 16 250.8 2. Miami (Ohio) 11 738 2764 3.7 15 251.3 3 Texas A&M 4. Ball St. 1 1 11 773 712 2835 2850 5.7 4.0 16 22 2 259.1 5. Baylor 11 709 2903 4.1 19 263.9 6. North Carolina 11 729 2940 4.0 25 267.3 7. Arizona 11 739 2976 4.0 19 270.5 8. Western Mich. 11 686 3092 4.5 23 281.1 9. Alabama 11 727 3125 4.3 21 284.1 10. Virgina Tech 11 782 3145 4.0 18 285.9 10 Rushing Defense 96.36 Turnover Margin Play Game Rank Team G Plays Yards Avg. TD Avg. 1. Virginia Tech 11 429 851 2.0 7 77.4 2. Nebraska 11 341 862 2.5 6 78.4 3. Michigan 12 419 1081 2.6 12 90.1 4. Georgia Tech 11 372 1003 2.7 17 91.2 5. Arkansas 12 424 1251 3.0 15 104.3 6. Alabama 11 380 1158 3.0 9 105.3 7. Oregon 11 416 1163 2.8 15 105.7 8. Texas A&M 9. Oklahoma 11 11 1144 424 1164 1200 2.6 2.8 8 11 105.8 109.1 10. Virginia 12 424 1310 3.1 15 109.2 Passing Efficiency Defense Comp. Int. Yards TD Rating Rank Team G Ali. Comp. Pet. Int. Pct. Yards An. TD PCT. PTS. 1. Miami (Ohio) 11 303 137 45.21 22 7.26 1,544 5.10 11 3.63 85.483 3. Texas Tech 11 372 153 41.13 15 4.03 2020 5.43 14 3.76 91.10 4. Ball St. 11 303 128 42.24 10 3.30 1469 4.05 14 4.62 91.62 5. Baylor 11 310 148 47.74 13 4.19 1661 5.36 7 2.26 91.81 6. LSU 11 343 158 46.06 13 3.79 1907 5.56 8 2.33 92.88 7. East Caro. 11 332 157 47.29 19 5.72 1988 5.99 7 2.11 93.10 8. Cincinnati 11 347 162 46.69 20 5.76 2011 5.80 11 3.17 94.30 9. Louisville 11 350 175 50.00 24 6.86 2130 6.09 8 2.29 94.95 10. Miami (FLA) 11 302 145 48.01 12 3.97 1631 5.40 10 3.31 96.36 Turnover Margin Turnovers Gained Turnovers Lost Margin/ Rank Team Pam. lat. Total Pum. tot. Total Game 1. Toledo 16 18 34 6 6 12 2.00 2. Louisville 17 24 41 12 8 20 1.91 3. Northwestern 16 16 32 6 6 12 1.82 4. Florida St. 18 16 34 6 14 20 1.27 5. Nebraska 8 20 28 9 6 15 1.18 1996 Football 163 Net Punting No. Yards Net Rank Team Punts Avg. Het. Res. Avg. 1. Ball St 66 46.5 29 346 41.3 2. Wyoming 40 45.2 13 184 40.6 3. Rice 57 43.6 23 181 40.5 4. Okl ahoma St. 67 44.0 31 260 40.1 1996 Football 163 Final N"'m a Individual Statistics Rushing Field Goals Rank Name, Team Class G PGA FG Pet. PG/GAI 1. Michael Reeder, TCU So. 11 25 23 92.0 2.1 2. Rafael Garcia, Virginia Jr. 12 27 20 74.0 1.7 Play 77.0 Game Rank Name, Team Class G Plays Yards Avg. TD Avg. 1. Troy Davis, Iowa State So. I1 345 2010 5.8 15 182.7 2. Wasean Tait, Toledo Jr. 11 357 1905 5.3 20 173.2 3. George Jones, SDSU Jr. 12 305 1842 6.0 23 153.5 4. Darnell Autry, Northwestern So. 11 355 1675 4.7 14 152.3 5. Eddie George, Ohio State Sr. 12 303 1826 6.0 23 152.2 6. Deland McCullough, Miami (OH) Sr. 11 321 1627 5.1 14 147.9 7. Moe Williams, Kentucky Jr. Il 294 1600 5.4 17 145.5 8. Tim Biakabutaka, Michigan Jr. 12 279 1724 6.2 12 143.7 9. Karim Abdul- Jabbar, UCLA Jr. 10 270 1419 5.3 11 141.9 10. Charles Talley, No. Illinois 1 McElroy, Texas Jr. Jr. 11 10 285 216 1540 112-2 5.4 1. (1 7 13 140.0 11-2,2 24, celand 11 240 154 64.2 11 4.6 2059 8.6 Field Goals Rank Name, Team Class G PGA FG Pet. PG/GAI 1. Michael Reeder, TCU So. 11 25 23 92.0 2.1 2. Rafael Garcia, Virginia Jr. 12 27 20 74.0 1.7 3. Dan Pulsipher, Utah Jr. 11 22 17 77.0 1.6 4. Eric Abrams, Stanford Sr. 11 18 16 89.0 1.5 5. Eric Richards, Cincinnati So. 11 24 16 67.0 1.5 All - Purpose Runners Pet. Yards Att. TD Pet. YdsJ Rank Name, Team Class G Rusk Rec. PR KOR Yds. Game Passing Efficiency Scoring Game Rank Name. Team CL G TD BP PG PTS Avg. 1. Eddie George, Ohio State Sr. 12 24 0 Int. Yards/ 12.00 TD George Jones, SDSU Rank Name, Team Class G Att. Comp. Pet. Int. Pet. Yards Att. TD Pet. Pas. 1. Danny Wuerffel Jr. 11 325 225 64.6 10 3.1 3266 10.1 35 10.8 178.4 Florida 0 104 10.4 5. Byron Hanspard, TTech So. 11 18 0 0 2. Bobby Haying Sr. 12 303 192 63.4 11 3.6 3023 9.9 28 9.2 170.4 Ohio State Terry Glenn, Ohio State Jr. 11 17 2 0 104 9.45 9. Stephen Davis, Auburn 3. Donovan McNabb Fr. 11 207 128 61.8 6 2.9 1991 9.6 16 7.7 162.3 Syracuse 0 0 102 9.30 Steve Clay, E. Michigan Sr. 14 395 1 28.2 4. Mike Maxwell Sr. 9 409 277 67.7 17 4.2 3611 8.8 33 8.1 160.2 Nevada 5. Matt Miller Sr. 11 240 154 64.2 11 4.6 2059 8.6 22 92 157.3 Kansas State 6. Steve Taneyhill Sr. 11 389 261 67.1 9 2.3 3094 7.9 29 7/5 153.9 South Carolina 7. Jim Arellanes Jr. 9 172 102 59.3 6 3.5 1539 8.9 13 7.6 152.4 Fresno State 8. Donald Sellers Jr 10 195 121 62.1 3 1.5 1693 8.7 11 5.6 150.5 New Mexico 9. Steve Sarkisian Jr. 11 385 250 65.0 14 3.5 3437 8.9 20 5.2 149.8 Brigham Young 10. Josh Wallwork Jr. 10 271 163 60.2 18 4.8 2363 8.7 21 7.8 149.4 Wyoming Scoring Game Rank Name. Team CL G TD BP PG PTS Avg. 1. Eddie George, Ohio State Sr. 12 24 0 0 144 12.00 2. George Jones, SDSU Jr. 12 23 0 0 138 11.50 3. Wasean Tait, Toledo Jr. 11 20 0 0 120 10.91 4. Scott Green, Michigan St. Sr. 10 17 2 0 104 10.4 5. Byron Hanspard, TTech So. 11 18 0 0 108 9.82 6. 7. Leeland McElroy, Texas A&M Beau Morgan, Air Force Jr. Jr. 10 12 16 19 0 0 0 0 96 114 9.60 9.50 8. Terry Glenn, Ohio State Jr. 11 17 2 0 104 9.45 9. Stephen Davis, Auburn Sr. 11 17 0 0 102 9.30 31.7 Moe Williams, Kentucky Jr. 11 17 0 0 102 9.30 Punt Returns Rank Means. Team Class No. Yds. TD A vg. 1. James Dye, BYU Jr. 20 438 2 21.9 2. Bryan Roberson, Fresno State Jr. 19 346 1 18.2 3. Marvin Harrison, Syracuse Sr. 22 369 2 16.8 4. Greg Myers, Colorado State Sr. 35 555 3 15.9 5. Paul Guidry, UCLA Jr. 24 370 1 15.4 Abu Wilson, Utah State Sr. 11 1476 375 0 153 2004 Kickoff Returns 10 -2 -0 21, Rank Name, Team Class No. Yds. TD Avg. 1. Robert Tate, Cincinnati Jr. 15 515 1 34.3 2. Winslow Oliver, New Mexico Sr. 21 666 1 31.7 3. Damon Dunn, Stanford So. 19 539 1 28.4 4. Steve Clay, E. Michigan Sr. 14 395 1 28.2 5. Emmett Mosely, Notre Dame Jr. 15 419 0 28.0 1. Troy Davis, Iowa State So. 11 2010 159 0 297 2466 224.2 2. Alex Van Dyke, Nevada Sr. 11 6 1854 0 583 2443 222.1 3. Wasean Tait, Toledo Jr. 11 1905 183 0 0 2089 189.8 4. Eddie George, Ohio State Sr. 12 1826 399 0 0 2225 185.4 5. Abu Wilson, Utah State Sr. 11 1476 375 0 153 2004 182.2 10 -2 -0 21, Alabama 8 -3 -0 10. Virginia Tech 10 -2 -0 22. Auburn 8 -4 -0 1995 Final Rankings The Associated Press Rank Team W -L -T Rank Team W - -T 1. Nebraska (62) 12 -0 -0 14. Texas 10 -2 -1 2. Florida 12 -1 -0 5. Florida State 10 -2 -0 3. Tennessee 11 -1 -0 7. Northwestern 10 -2 -0 4. Florida State 10 -2 -0 16. Virginia 9 -4 -0 5, Colorado 10 -2 -0 17. Michigan 9 -4 -0 6. Ohio State 11 -2 -0 18. Oregon 9 -3 -0 7. Kansas State 10 -2 -0 - 19. Syracuse 9 -3 -0 8. Northwestern 10 -2 -0 20. Miami (Fla.) 8-3-0 9. Kansas 10 -2 -0 21, Alabama 8 -3 -0 10. Virginia Tech 10 -2 -0 22. Auburn 8 -4 -0 H. Notre Dame 9 -3 -0 23. Texas Tech 9 -3 -0 12. Southern California 9 -2 -1 24. Toledo I1 -0 -1 13, Penn State 9 -3-0 25. Iowa 8 -4 -0 Others receiving votes: East Carolina 1.11, Washington 36, LSU 33, North Carolina 16, Clemson 12, Arkansas 8. USA Today/CNN Rank Team W -L -T Rank Team W -L -T 1. Nebraska (62) 12-0-0 14. Texas 10 -2 -1 2. Tennessee 11 -1 -0 3. Florida 12 -1 -0 4. Colorado 10 -2 -0 5. Florida State 10 -2 -0 6. Kansas State 10 -2 -0 7. Northwestern 10 -2 -0 8. Ohio State 11 -2 -0 9. Virginia Tech 10 -2 -0 9 -3.0- 10. Kansas 10 -2 -0 11. Southern California 9 -2 -1 12. Penn State 9 -3 -0 13. Notre Dame 9 -3 -0 Other receiving votes: North Carolina 100, Was 22, Stanford 11. Colorado State 9, Michigan Sta Louisville 3, Georgia 1. 16. Svracuse 9 -3 -0 17. Virginia 9 -4 -0 18. Oregon 9 -3 -0 19. Michigan 9 -4 -0 20. Texas Tech 9 -3 -0 21. Auburn 8 -4 -0 22. Iowa - 8 -4 -0 23. East Carolina 9 -3.0- 24. Toledo 11 -0 -1- 25. LSU 7 -4 -1 Aington 98, Arkansas 54, Clemson 42, UCLA ;e 6, Fresno State 5, Air Force 3, Baylor 3, mre.- Texas A &M kevieW N , O , m a Statistical Champions * Texas A &M record The Wrecking Crew Through the Years Year Total Defense 1939 *76.3 yards per game 1975 183.8 yards per game 1991 222.4 yards per game Rushing Defense 1939 *41.5 yards per game 1940 44.3 yards per game 1975 80.3 yards per game 1993 Punt Returns 1950 17.6 yards per return 1993 *17.9 yards per return 21st Kickoff Returns 1993 *31.2 yards per return 1994 27.8 yards per return * Texas A &M record The Wrecking Crew Through the Years Year Defensive Coordinator National Ranking SWC Ranking 2nd 1995 Phil Bennett 3rd 1st 2nd 1994 Tommy Tuberville 5th 1st 1st 1993 Bob Davie 3rd 1st 1992 Bob Davie 21st ist 1991 Bob Davie 1st 1st 1990 Bob Davie 19th 3rd 1996 Football 165 1989 Bob Davie 13th 2nd 1988 R.C. Slocum 14th 2nd 1987 R.C. Slocum 7th 1st 1986 R.C. Slocum 4th 2nd 1985 R.C. Slocum 8th 1st 1996 Football 165 Ell F t I t 0 ��'�► "� � � � � jig 168 .. Individual Offensive Records 168... Rushing 110... 100 -Yard Rushing Games 111... 200 -Yard Rushing Games F 111... Passing 114... Receiving 116... Field Goals/ Extra Points 177 ... Scoring 118... Total Offense /All- Purpose Yards 119... Punt Returns/ Kickoff Returns 180... Punting 181... Interceptions 181... Aggies in the NCAA Record Book 18 1 .. Individual Defensive Records 181... Tackles 183 ... Quarterback Sacks 183 ... Other Defensive Records 184 .. team Offensive Records du 185 .. team Defensive Records 186 .. Opponent Records 186 •• A99ies in NiAA top 10 Scat Rankings 81 ..Annual Statistical Leaders 60 .. Career Leaders 190... Rushing 191... Passing / Receiving 191... Total Offense / Punt Returns / Kickoff Returns 193 ... Punting / Interceptions 194... Scoring Leaders/ Field Goal Leaders 195... The Last Time m� Individual 0 nsive Records (Data incomplete before 1950 — Asterisk indicates SWC record; highlighted bold caps indicate members of current squad) 074 Rushing 1000 -Yard Club (Career Rushing Yards) Player Yards Years Darren Lewis 5012* 1987 -90 Curtis Dickey 3703 1976 -79 Greg Hill 3262 1991 -93 Rodney Thomas 3014 1991 -94 George Woodard 2911 1975 -79 Bubba Bean 2846 1972 -75 Johnny Hector 2587 1979 -82 Roger Vick 2471 1983 -86 Leeland McElroy 2432 1993 -95 Bob Smith 2415 1949 -51 Bucky Richardson 2095 1987 -91 Skip Walker 1878 1972 -75 Robert Wilson 1739 1988 -90 Larry Stegent 1736 1967 -69 Keith Woodside 1720 1984 -87 Dick Todd 1556 1936 -38 Earnest Jackson 1539 1979 -82 Glenn Lippman 1506 1949 -51 John David Crow 1465 1955 -57 Thomas Sanders 1379 1980 -84 John Kimbrough 1357 1938 -40 David Brothers 1269 1976 -79 Anthony Toney 1238 1982 -85 Mike Mosley 1206 1977 -80 Roddy Osborne 1188 1955 -57 Bucky Sams 1118 1973 -75 Jack Pardee 1017 1954 -57 Wendell Housley 1009 1966 -68 Longest Run Player Yards OPP•tYear Bubba Bean 94 T. Tech /'75 Keith Woodside 90 Texas /'87 Darrell Smith 90 TCU /'76 Vic "Choc" Kelley 85 Oklahoma/'07 P.C. Colgin 85 tSHTC /'25 Rodney Thomas 84 Baylor /'92 Darren Lewis 84 Houston /'89 Bucky Richardson 82 So. Miss. /'87 Leeland McElroy 81 Houston /'93 Bob Smith 81 Georgia/'50 Darren Lewis 80 TCUP87 Bob Smith 80 T. Tech/'49 Rodney Thomas 80 LSU /'93 Earnest Jackson 80 TCU /'81 Curtis Dickey 80 TCU /77 David Beal 80 Kansas /'78 Glenn Lippman 80 Nevada/'50 tSam Houston Teachers College Game Yards Player Yards OppAear Bob Smith 297 SMU /'50 Darren Lewis 232 T. Tech /'90 Curtis Dickey 230 TCU /'78 Leeland McElroy 229 LSUP95 Earnest Jackson 219 TCU /'81 Bob Smith 215 T. Tech /'49 Greg Hill 212 LSUP91 Darren Lewis 212 Texas /'88 Bubba Bean 204 Clemson/'73 Rodney Thomas 201 LSUP93 Darren Lewis 201 Houston /'88 Darren Lewis 201 Rice /'89 Darren Lewis 194 TCU /'87 Darren Lewis 192 Arkansas /'88 Johnny Hector 191 TCU /'80 Season Yards 0 Player Year Yards Darren Lewis 1988 1692 Darren Lewis 1990 1691 Greg Hill 1992 1339 Bob Smith 1950 1302 Greg Hill 1991 1216 George Woodard 1976 1153 Curtis Dickey 1978 1146 Leeland McElroy 1995 1122 George Woodard 1977 1107 Rodney Thomas 1993 996 Curtis Dickey 1977 978 Darren Lewis 1989 961 Roger Vick 1986 960 Bubba Bean 1975 944 Bubba Bean 1974 938 i'tablished a school - record with d until Darren Lewis (left) set mark with 5,012 yards. 16 Q One Hundred Years v of Texas A &M Football Greg Hill (above) reached the 2,000 -yard rushing plateau earlier in his career than Game Rushes Player All. OppAear Roger Vick 41 TexasP86 Mark Green 41 SMU /71 Darren Lewis 40 HoustonP88 George Woodard 39 Michigan/'77 George Woodard 39 Kansas St.P76 Darren Lewis 38 TexasP88 Johnny Hector 37 TCUP80 Roger Vick 37 T. Tech/'85 Leeland McElroy 35 LSUP95 Darren Lewis 34 Arkansas /'88 Darren Lewis 34 La. Tech/'88 Curtis Dickey 34 TCUP78 George Woodard 34 SMUP76 Darren Lewis 34 T. Tech/'90 Darren Lewis 34 BaylorP90 Season Rushes Player Att Year Darren Lewis 306 1988 Darren Lewis 291 1990 Greg Hill 267 1992 Leeland McElroy 246 1995 George Woodard 245 1977 Greg Hill 240 1991 George Woodard 239 1976 Roger Vick 220 1986 Anthony Toney 208 1985 Curtis Dickey 205 1978 Rodney Thomas 199 1994 Bob Smith 199 1950 Larry Stegent 197 1969 Career Rushes Player Au. Years Darren Lewis 909 1987 -90 Curtis Dickey 697 1976 -79 Greg Hill 631 1991 -93 George Woodard 625 1975- 77;'79 Rodney Thomas 604 1991 -94 Roger Vick 598 1983 -86 Johnny Hector 550 1979 -82 Bubba Bean 482 1972 -75 Larry Stegent 463 1967 -69 Leeland McElroy 448 1993 -95 Bob Smith 439 1949 -51 Skip Walker 371 1972 -75 Season Touchdowns Player Year TD Joel Hunt 1927 19 Darren Lewis 1990 18 George Woodard 1976 17 Greg Hill 1992 15 Jelly Woodman 1926 14 Bob Smith 1950 14 George Woodard 1977 13 Rodney Thomas 1992 13 Rodney Thomas 1993 13 Leeland McElroy 1995 13 Rodney Thomas 1994 12 Anthony Toney 1985 12 Greg Hill 1991 12 Bob Goode 1945 11 Darren Lewis 1989 11 John Kimbrough 1939 10 John David Crow 1956 10 Robert Wilson 1988 10 Roger Vick 1986 10 Bucky Richardson 1991 10 Career Touchdowns Player Years TD Darren Lewis 1987 -90 44 Rodney Thomas 1991 -94 41 George Woodard 1975 -77 35 Curtis Dickey 1976 -79 34 Greg Hill 1991 -93 33 Joel Hunt 1925 -27 30 Bucky Richardson 1987 -91 30 Leeland McElroy 1993 -95 29 Skip Walker 1972 -75 25 Bob Smith 1949 -51 23 Roger Vick 1983 -86 23 Johnny Hector 1979 -82 20 John David Crow 1955 -57 19 Bob Long 1966 -68 19 Bubba Bean 1972 -75 19 Rushing Yardage Records by Class Clap Player Yards Year Freshman Greg Hill 1216 1991 Sophomore Darren Lewis 1692 1988 Junior Bob Smith 1302 1950 Senior Darren Lewis 1691 1990 Freshman Rushing Player Yards Year Greg Hill 1216 1991 Curtis Dickey 726 1976 Darren Lewis 668 1987 Leeland McElroy 613 1993 George Woodard 604 1975 Robert Wilson 425 1988 Roger Vick 425 1983 ®co EM Other Rushing Records Most Touchdowns, Game: Jelly Woodman, 7vs. New Mexico, 1926 Best Average Per Carry, Season: Bucky Rich- ardson, 6.9, 1990 Best Average Per Carry, Career: Bubba Bean, 5.9, 1972 -75 Season I00 -Yard Games: Darren Lewis, 10 (1988) Career too -Yard Games: Darren Lewis, 27 (1987 -90) Season 200 -Yard Games: Darren Lewis, 2 (1988); Darren Lewis, 2 (1990) Career Soo -Yard Games: Darren Lewis, 5 (1987 -90) (SWC Record) Consecutive 100 -Yard Games: Darren Lewis, 10 (Last 10 Games of 1988) Season Yards Per Game: Bob Smith, 144.7, 1950 Career Yards Per Game: Darren Lewis, 113.9, 1987 -90 George Woodard (right) scored - 35 rushing touch- downs in his career to rank third on the all -time list. Joel Hunt (left) holds the season record for rush- ing touchdowns with 19 set in 1927. One Hundred Years 169 of Texas A &M Football ®coca 100 -Yard Rushing dames (204) Player O Ain-Yds ♦1995 Baylor 6 Leeland McElroy Texas 29 -145 Leeland McElroy MTSU 17 -118 Leeland McElroy Rice 28 -168 D'Andre Hardeman SMU 26-130 Leeland McElroy Tulsa 23 -116 Leeland McElroy LSU 35 -229 ♦1994 TCU 6 Rodney Thomas SMU 18 -134 Rodney Thomas Rice 21 -136 Rodney Thomas Baylor 14 -108 Leeland McElroy Baylor 22 -105 Rodney Thomas Texas Tech 22 -124 Leeland McElroy LSU 11 -132 ♦1993 George Woodard 0 Greg Hill Texas 23 -125 Greg Hill TCU 10 -125 Greg Hill SMU 21 -129 Greg Hill Houston 20 -128 Rodney Thomas Texas Tech 23 -108 Rodney Thomas Missouri 17 -107 Leeland McElroy Missouri 17 -136 Rodney Thomas Oklahoma 22 -106 Rodney Thomas LSU 25 -201 ♦1992 1 10 Greg Hill Texas 23 -100 Greg Hill TCU 25 -187 Greg Hill Louisville 26 -142 Greg Hill SMU 24 -138 Greg Hill Baylor 19 -119 Rodney Thomas Baylor 9 -116 Greg Hill Texas Tech 32 -141 Rodney Thomas Texas Tech 24 -179 Greg Hill Missouri 20 -104 Greg Hill Tulsa 26 -125 ♦1991 Curtis Dickey 7 Greg Hill TCU 19 -115 Greg Hill Rice 18 -109 Bucky Richardson Rice 18 -128 Greg Hill Houston 25 -160 Greg Hill Texas Tech 24 -137 Greg Hill Tulsa 25 -125 Greg Hill LSU 30 -212 ♦1990 Bubba Bean 18 Darren Lewis * Brigham Young 25 -104 Bucky Richardson * Brigham Young 12 -119 Darren Lewis Texas 25 -150 Bucky Richardson Texas 16 -109 Darren Lewis TCU 23 -113 Robert Wilson Arkansas 18 -115 Darren Lewis SMU 31 -207 Bucky Richardson SMU 13 -180 Darren Lewis Rice 25 -176 Darren Lewis Baylor 34 -179 Darren Lewis Houston 21 -124 Robert Wilson Houston 15 -111 Darren Lewis Texas Tech 34 -232 Darren Lewis North Texas 26 -132 Randy Simmons SW Louisiana 11 -141 Darren Lewis SW Louisiana 16 -141 Robert Wilson SW Louisiana 8 -116 Darren Lewis Hawaii 24 -117 ♦1989 Bob Smith 7 Robert Wilson * Pittsburgh 16 -145 Darren Lewis SMU 18 -126 Darren Lewis Rice 28 -201 Darren Lewis Houston 12 -120 Robert Wilson Houston 22 -115 Darren Lewis S. Mississippi 21 -126 Robert Wilson LSU 15 -121 ♦1988 Bob Smith 10 Darren Lewis Alabama 24 -128 Darren Lewis Texas 38 -212 Darren Lewis TCU 28 -105 Darren Lewis Arkansas 34 -192 Darren Lewis La. Tech 34 -160 Darren Lewis Rice 18 -170 Darren Lewis Baylor 28 -138 Darren Lewis Houston 40 -201 Darren Lewis Texas Tech 27 -177 Darren Lewis Oklahoma State 25 -168 ♦1987 7 Keith Woodside Texas 12 -135 Darren Lewis TCU 16 -194 Bucky Richardson Rice 8 -137 Keith Woodside Rice 17 -122 ATE Player Opponent Ali-Yds Darren Lewis Baylor 25 -103 Darren Lewis S. Mississippi 6 -103 Bucky Richardson S. Mississippi 5 -102 ♦1986 SMU 16 Roger Vick * Ohio State 24 -113 Roger Vick Texas 41 -167 Melvin Collins TCU 20 -110 Roger Vick TCU 17 -104 Roger Vick Arkansas 28 -117 Roger Vick SMU 26 -118 Roger Vick Rice 16 -115 Roger Vick Houston 25 -104 Roger Vick Texas Tech 26 -104 Keith Woodside North Texas 10 -107 ♦1985 George Woodard 6 Anthony Toney SMU 21 -117 Keith Woodside SMU 12 -104 Anthony Toney Rice 25 -116 Roger Vick Texas Tech 37 -135 Roger Vick Tulsa 21 -134 Anthony Toney N.E. Louisiana 22 -106 ♦1984 20 -101 2 Thomas Sanders TCU 21 -107 Thomas Sanders Houston 23 -112 ♦1983 9 -103 1 Roger Vick TCU 18 -110 ♦1982 17 -144 O ♦1981 20 -150 5 Earnest Jackson * Oklahoma State 22 -123 Earnest Jackson TCU 19 -219 Johnny Hector Texas Tech 16 -143 Johnny Hector California 16 -125 Earnest Jackson California 18 -125 ♦1980 Penn State 5 Johnny Hector TCU 37 -191 Johnny Hector Arkansas 18 -136 Johnny Hector SMU 20 -126 Johnny Hector Rice 26 -121 Mike Mosley Mississippi 16 -116 ♦1979 SMU 4 Curtis Dickey Rice 21 -127 Curtis Dickey Memphis State 31 -137 Player Opponent Ati -Yds Curtis Dickey Penn State 31 -184 Curtis Dickey Brigham Young28 -148 ♦1978 Rice 11 Curtis Dickey * Iowa State 34 -276 Curtis Dickey TCU 34 -230 Curtis Dickey Arkansas 28 -104 Curtis Dickey SMU 33 -143 David Brothers Rice 25 -163 Raymond Belcher Baylor 24 -119 Curtis Dickey Texas Tech 20 -168 Mike Mosley Texas Tech 14 -120 Curtis Dickey Memphis State 11 -167 Curtis Dickey Boston College 18 -138 Curtis Dickey Kansas 25 -128 ♦1977 11 -122 14 George Woodard * Southern Calif.27 -185 Mike Mosley * Southern Calif.20 -180 Mike Mosley Houston 12 -109 Curtis Dickey TCU 20 -178 George Woodard TCU 20 -163 George Woodard Arkansas 28 -116 Curtis Dickey Arkansas 20 -101 David Walker SMU 27 -182 Curtis Dickey Rice 15 -106 David Brothers Baylor 9 -103 George Woodard Michigan 39 -153 Curtis Dickey Virginia Tech 17 -144 George Woodard Kansas 20 -150 Curtis Dickey Kansas 14 -139 ♦1976 29 -117 9 George Woodard * Florida 25-124 George Woodard Texas 29-109 Darrell Smith TCU 4 -147 George Woodard TCU 10 -102 George Woodard SMU 34 -155 George Woodard Rice 29 -188 Curtis Dickey Texas Tech 18-127 George Woodard Kansas State 39-177 George Woodard Virginia Tech 20 -111 ♦1975 33 -127 6 George Woodard Rice 32 -167 George Woodard SMU 23 -106 George Woodard Baylor 24 -101 Bubba Bean Texas Tech 9 -180 Bubba Bean Illinois 12 -158 Player Opponent Att -Yds George Woodard LSU 6 -106 ♦1974 8 Bubba Bean Rice 10 -138 Jerry Honore Arkansas 19 -131 Skip Walker Texas Tech 21 -138 Skip Walker LSU 16 -130 Bubba Bean LSU 14 -127 Bucky Sams LSU 24 -107 Bubba Bean Clemson 18 -182 Bucky Sams Clemson 15 -122 ♦1973 5 Skip Walker SMU 13 -184 Bubba Bean SMU 13 -100 Skip Walker TCU 11 -122 Bubba Bean Clemson 22 -204 Alvin Bowers Wichita State 14 -126 ♦1972 3 Brad Dusek TCU 19 -104 Brad Dusek Texas Tech 21 -112 Mark Green Wichita State 25 -165 ♦1971 2 Mark Green Texas 25 -106 Mark Green SMU 41 -150 ♦1970 1 Doug Neill Michigan 17 -101 ♦1969 4 Steve Burks SMU 4 -102 Larry Stegent Arkansas 23 -124 Larry Stegent Texas Tech 29 -117 Larry Stegent Army 34 -114 ♦1968 4 Larry Stegent Rice 21 -100 Dave Elmendorf Florida State 17 -129 Larry Stegent Florida State 21 -139 Larry Stegent Tulane 12 -111 ♦1967 1 Larry Stegent Baylor 29 -138 ♦1966 1 Wendell Housley Baylor 33 -127 ♦ 1960 -65 0 ♦1959 1 Jesse McGuire Texas Tech 15 -149 ♦1958 0 ♦1957 2 John David Crow Arkansas 21 -116 Roddy Osborne Houston 13 -115 ♦1956 0 ♦1955 1 John David Crow LSU 13 -130 ♦1954 1 Elwood Kettler Houston 16 -113 ♦ 1952 -53 0 ♦1951 4 Glenn Lippman Texas 19 -173 Glenn Lippman Arkansas 10 -105 Billy Tidwell Baylor 10 -139 Glenn Lippman Texas Tech 18 -156 ♦1950 11 Bob Smith * Georgia 20 -158 Bob Smith Rice 27 -101 Bob Smith SMU 29 -297 Bob Smith Arkansas 16 -133 Bob Smith Baylor 6 -101 Bob Smith TCU 38 -146 Billy Tidwell Oklahoma 14 -114 Bob Smith Oklahoma 19 -111 Bob Smith Texas Tech 27 -147 Glenn Lippman Nevada 8 -124 Billy Tidwell Nevada 6 -103 ♦1949 2 Bob Smith SMU 31 -214 Bob Smith Texas Tech 23 -175 ♦Pre -1949 (Partial List) Dick Todd TDU'36 17 -170 Dick Todd Manhattan'3617 -187 H.M. Pitney Utah '36 22 -104 Jacob Shockley Utah '36 11 -127 Choc Kelley Oklahoma'07 ?? -125 170 One Hundred Years of Texas A &M Football (Since 1949 —Asterisk indicates Bowl Games) 0 00 1004ard Rushing dames (13) Multiple I00 -Yard Rushers in a Came Player Player Opponent Att - Yds 1 ♦ 1995 Baylor 1 Leeland McElory Baylor Leeland McElroy LSU 35 -229 1 Rodnev Thomas Baylor 9 -116 Leeland McElroy Missouri 17 -130 ♦1993 1 Greg Hill t Rodney Thomas LSU 25 -201 9 -116 Greg Hill Texas Tech 32 -141 Rodney Thomas Texas Tech 24 -179 ♦1991 1 Bucky Richardson Rice Greg Ilill LSU 30 -212 18 109 U � tjJ ♦ 1990 5 2 Brigham Young 25 -104 Darren Lewis SMU 31 -207 r 4W` Darren Lewis Texas Tech 34 -232` 16 -109 Darren Lewis ♦1989 31 -207 1 SMU 13 -180 Darren Lewis Rice 28 -201 Robert Wilson Houston ♦1988 Randy Simmons 2 11 -141 Darren Lewis Darren Lewis Texas 38 -212 SW Louisiana - Darren Lewis Houston 40 -201 Darren Lewis Houston ♦1981 Robert Wilson 1 22 -115 ♦1987 Earnest Jackson TCU 19 -219 Rice 8 -137 ♦1978 Rice 2 Darren Lewis S. Mississippi Curtis Dickey Iowa State 34 -276 5 -102 +1986 Curtis Dickey TCU 34 -230 TCU 20 -llii ♦1973 Bubba Bean Clemson 1 22 -204 ♦ 1985 } 1 Anthony Tonev SMU 21 -I17 Keith Woodside ♦1950 12 -1 1 1 Bob Smith SMU 29 -297 Earnest Jackson California 18 -125 ♦1978 1 Curtis Dickey Multiple I00 -Yard Rushers in a Came Player Opponent At4Yd ♦1994 1 Rodney Thomas Baylor 14 -108 Leeland McElory Baylor 22 -105 ♦1993 1 Rodnev Thomas Baylor 9 -116 Leeland McElroy Missouri 17 -130 ♦ 1992 2 Greg Hill Baylor 19 -119 Rodney Thomas Baylor 9 -116 Greg Hill Texas Tech 32 -141 Rodney Thomas Texas Tech 24 -179 ♦1991 1 Bucky Richardson Rice 18 -128 Greg Hill Rice 18 109 ♦1990 5 Darren Lewis * Brigham Young 25 -104 Bucky Richardson * Brigham Young 12 -119 Darren Lewis Texas 25 -150 Bucky Richardson Texas 16 -109 Darren Lewis SMU 31 -207 Bucky Richardson SMU 13 -180 Darren Lewis Houston 21 -124 Robert Wilson Houston I5 -111 Randy Simmons SW Louisiana 11 -141 Darren Lewis SW Louisiana 16 -141 Robert Wilson SW Louisiana 8 -116 ♦1989 1 Darren Lewis Houston 12 -120 Robert Wilson Houston 22 -115 ♦1987 2 Bucky Richardson Rice 8 -137 Keith Woodside Rice 17 -122 Darren Lewis S. Mississippi 6 -103 Bucky Richardson S. Mississippi 5 -102 +1986 _- 1 Melvin Collins TCU 20 -llii Roger Vick TCU 17 -]u4 ♦ 1985 1 Anthony Tonev SMU 21 -I17 Keith Woodside SMU 12 -1 ♦1981 1 Johnny Hector Clifmnia 16 -125 Earnest Jackson California 18 -125 ♦1978 1 Curtis Dickey Texas Tech 20 -168 Mike Mosley Texas Tech 14 -120 ♦1977 4 George Woodard * Southern Calif.27 -185 Mike Mosley * Southern Calif.20 -180 Curtis Dickey TCU 20 -178 George Woodard TCU 20 -163 George Woodard Arkansas 28 -116 Curtis Dickey Arkansas 20 -101 George Woodard Kansas 20 -150 Curtis Dickey Kansas 14 -139 ♦1976 1 Darrell Smith TCU 4 -147 George Woodard TCU 10 -102 +19742 Skip Walker LSU 16 -130 Bubba Bean I.SI 14 -127 Bucky Sams LSU '24 -107 Bubba Bean Clemson 18 -182 Bucky Sams Clemson 15 -122 ♦1973 1 Skip Walker SMU 13 -184 Bubba Bean SMU 13 -100 ♦ 1968 1 Dave Elmendorf Florida State 17 -129 Larry Stegent Florida State 21 -139 ♦ 1950 2 Billy Tidwell Oklahoma 14 -114 Bob Smith Oklahoma 19 -111 Glenn Lippman Nevada 8 -124 Billy Tidwell Nevada 6 -103 One Hundred Years 1'1 of Texas A &M Football Earnest Jackson (top) ran for 219 yards against TCU in 1981. Bubba Bean (above) rushed for 204 yards against Clemson in 1974, the first 200 -yard game since Bob Smith turned the trick in 1950. Longest Pass Plan Players Yds OppJYear Gary Kubiak to Don Jones Jim Kaufmann to Dude McLean Edd Hargett to Barney Harris Chris Osgood to Shane Garrett David Shipman to Skip Walker Jacob Shockley to Waylon Manning Edd Hargett to Bob Long 92 La. TeclV81 91 TexasP65 84 TCUP68 84 SMU /89 84 SMU /'75 83 USFP36 80 Texas /'67 Single Game Yards Player Yards OPPJYear Edd Hargett 376 SMUP68 Bucky Richardson 321 TCUP91 Edd Hargett 309 TCUP66 Kevin Murray 309 Tulsa/'85 Kevin Murray 308 BaylorP86 Gary Kubiak 306 Rice /'82 Season Yards Year Yards Kevin Murray 1986 2463 Edd Hargett 1968 2321 Corey Pullig 1995 2105 Corey Pullig 1994 2056 Kevin Murray 1985 1965 Gary Kubiak 1982 1948 Gary Kubiak 1981 1808 Corey Pullig 1993 1732 Lance Pavlas 1989 1681 Lex James 1970 1662 Kevin Murray 1983 1544 Player Years Corey Pullig 1992 -95 Kevin Murray 1983 -86 Edd Hargett 1966 -68 Gary Kubiak 1979 -82 Lance Pavlas 1987 -90 Bucky Richardson 1987 -91 Mike Mosley 1977 -80 David Walker 1973 -77 Lex James 1970 -72 Craig Stump 1984 -87 Charles Milstead 1957 -59 Ray Graves 1951 -52 Career Yards Single Game Completions Comp. OPPjYear Yards 6846 6506 5379 4078 3185 3039 2545 2517 2297 2182 2072 1610 Edd Hargett 32 SMUP68 Gary Kubiak 32 TCUP82 Gary Kubiak 25 Texas Tech/'82 Kevin Murray 25 BaylorP86 Kevin Murray 25 Texas/86 Kevin Murray 25 Rice /'83 One Hundred Years of Texas A &M Football Single Game Touchdown Passes Player TOs OPPJYeer Gary Kubiak 6 Rice /'81 Gary Kubiak 5 RiceP82 Kevin Murray 4 Tulsa/'85 Kevin Murray 4 Arkansas/'83 Jeff Granger 4 Tulsa/'91 Season Completions Player COMP. Year Kevin Murray 212 1987 Gary Kubiak 181 1982 Edd Hargett 169 1968 Corey Pullig 165 1995 Corey Pullig 161 1994 Kevin Murray 147 1985 Corey Pullig 144 1993 Lance Pavlas 134 1989 Kevin Murray 132 1983 Edd Hargett 132 1966 Gary Kubiak 111 1981 Lex James 111 1970 Career Completions Player Comp. Years Corey Pullig 560 1992 -95 Kevin Murray 534 1983 -86 Edd Hargett 400 1966 -68 Gary Kubiak 315 1979 -82 Lance Pavlas 248 1987 -90 Mike Mosley 204 1977 -80 Bucky Richardson 196 1987 -91 David Walker 177 1973 -77 Craig Stump 174 1984 -87 Charles Milstead 164 1957 -59 Lex James 162 1970 -72 Corey Pullig became the all -time leading passer in school history by compiling 6 yards during his four -year career- Pullig holds the school records for career yards, completions, and attempts. Single Game Attempts Player AIL OppAear Edd Hargett 58 SMUP68 Edd Hargett 55 Arkansas /'68 Kevin Murray 48 RiceP83 Gary Kubiak 46 TCUP82 Edd Hargett 44 Arkansas /'66 Gary Kubiak 41 La. Tech/ 82 Gary Kubiak 40 Texas TechP82 Kevin Murray 40 Baylor /'86 Season Attempts Player Au. Year Kevin Murray 349 1986 Edd Hargett 348 1968 Gary Kubiak 324 1982 Corey Pullig 307 1995 Corey Pullig 269 1994 Edd Hargett 265 1966 Kevin Murray 251 1985 Kevin Murray 249 1983 Corey Pullig 243 1993 Lance Pavlas 227 1989 Lex James 225 1970 Gary Kubiak 209 1981 Passing Career Attempts Player AIL Year Corey Pullig 992 1992 -95 Kevin Murray 926 1983 -86 Edd Hargett 821 1966 -68 Gary Kubiak 594 1979 -82 Lance Pavlas 439 1987 -90 Bucky Richardson 405 1987 -91 David Walker 374 1973 -77 Mike Mosley 368 1977 -80 Craig Stump 363 1984 -87 Lex James 346 1970 -72 Charles Milstead 319 1957 -59 Ray Graves 262 1951 -52 Season TD Passes Player TDs Year Gary Kubiak 19 1982 Corey Pullig 17 1993 Kevin Murray 17 1986 Edd Hargett 16 1968 Corey Pullig 14 1995 Kevin Murray 14 1983 Corey Pullig 13 1994 Kevin Murray 13 1985 Gary Kubiak 11 1981 Lance Pavlas 10 1989 Edd Hargett 10 1966 Craig Stump 10 1984 Career Touchdown Passes Player TDs Years Kevin Murray 48 1983 -86 Corey Pullig 47 1992 -95 Edd Hargett 40 1966 -68 Gary Kubiak 31 1979 -82 Lance Pavlas 20 1987 -90 Season Completion Percentage (min. 100 attempts) Player Comp.-Aft. Pct. Year Kevin Murray 212 -349 .607 1986 Corey Pullig 161 -269 .599 1994 Corey Pullig 144 -243 .593 1993 Lance Pavlas 134 -227 .590 1989 Kevin Murray 147 -251 .586 1985 Mike Mosley 82 -142 .578 1979 Ray Graves 93 -164 .567 1952 Gary Kubiak 181 -324 .559 1982 Career Completion Percentage (min. 200 attempts) Player Comp.-Au. PCL Year Kevin Murray 534 -926 .577 1983 -86 Corey Pullig 560 -992 .565 1992 -95 Lance Pavlas 248 -439 .565 1987 -90 Mike Mosley 204 -368 .554 1977 -80 Gary Kubiak 314 -595 .527 1979 -82 Ray Graves 141 -271 .520 1950 -52 Passing Yardage Records by Class Clan Player Yards Year Freshman Kevin Murray 1544 1983 Sophomore Kevin Murray 1965 1985 Junior Kevin Murray 2463 1986 Senior Edd Hargett 2321 1968 David Walker was an out- standing option quarterback in the Wishbone, as well as a passing threat with 14 touch- down passes in his career. Other Passing Records Most Passes Had Intercepted, Game: Jim Cashion, 5, vs. LSU (1948); Edd Hargett, 5, vs. Texas (1968) Most Passes Had Intercepted, Season: Derace Moser, 19, 1941; Edd Hargett, 19, 1966 Most Passes Had Intercepted, Career: Edd Hargett, 40 (1966 -68) Consecutive Completions: Lance Pavlas, 11, vs. Texas Tech, 1989; Corey Pullig, 11, vs. Tulsa, 1995 Bucky Richardson (left) had a competitive spirit second to none. He could do it all including throw- ing the ball and running over and thru defenders. ter with a .565 comple- n the all -time list. One Hundred Years 113 of Texas A &M Football Game Player Rec. OPp./Year Ken McLean 13 R1013-00 Texas/65 Barney Harris 13 Jeff Nelson SMU/ 68 Keith Woodside 12 91 Arkansas /'86 Rod Harris 9 1990 -93 Okla. St. /'88 Don Ellis 8 Richard Osborne ArkansasP52 Rod Bemstine 8 79 So. Miss. /'86 Keith Woodside 8 1991 -94 Houston/'86 Rod Bernstine 8 o TCUP86 Keith Woodside 8 Texas/'86 Jeff Nelson 8 Albert Connell 653 1995 Jeff Nelson 651 1985 Tulsa/'85 Johnny Hector 8 Houston/82 Gary Oliver 8 ArkansasP90 Greg Schorp 8 Percy Waddle 600 1989 Louisville /'92 Season '" -...., P lay e r Tony Harrison 577 1991 Rec. Y Rod Bernstine 65 1986 Ken McLean 60 1965 Keith Woodside Bob Long 507 1968 52 1986 Jeff Nelson 51 1985 Barney Harris Albert Connell 49 11 1968 1995 Shea Walker of the backfield for the Aggies. 40 1986 Rich Siler 40 1983 Gerald Carter 39 1979 Rod Harris 37 1988 John Tracey 37 1958 Mike Jones 36 1989 Percy Waddle 36 1989 Career Kou aemsune ivo R1013-00 Shea Walker 98 1983 - 86 Jeff Nelson 92 1982 -85 Barney Harris 91 1967 -69 Tony Harrison 89 1990 -93 Rod Harris 87 1985 -88 Richard Osborne 86 1972 -75 Bob Long 79 1966 -68 Ryan Mathews 76 1991 -94 Jimmy Teal 74 1982 -84 One Hundred Years 174 of Texas A &M Football Receiving Rod Bernstine holds the season reception record with 65 catches from his tight end position in 1986. Reception Records Single Game Yards by Class Player Yds Opp. /Year Ken McLean 250 TexasP65 Class Player No. Year Hugh McElroy 180 LSU'70 Freshman Rod Bernstine 24 1983 Jimmy Teal 173 SMUP84 Sophomore Rich Siler 40 1983 Barney Harris 162 SMUP68 Junior Keith Woodside 57 1986 Senior Rod Bernstine 65 1986 Season Yards - Player Yds Year Ken McLean 835 1965 Barney Harris 745 1968 o Mike Whitwell 731 1981 •" 1Cf, m. Rod Bernstine 710 1986 Albert Connell 653 1995 Jeff Nelson 651 1985 Jimmy Teal 631 1984 Mike Whitwell 603 1980 Keith Woodside 603 1986 Percy Waddle 600 1989 Rod Harris 592 1988 '" -...., Tony Harrison 577 1991 Shea Walker 565 1986 Bob Long 541 1967 Gerald Carter 528 1979 r� Bob Long 507 1968 Keith Woodside ended his career as the all -time leading receiver with 110 catches out of the backfield for the Aggies. 1 Career Yards Player Yds Years Tony Harrison 1576 1990 -93 Shea Walker 1411 1983 -86 Rod Harris 1395 1985 -88 Mike Whitwell 1372 1978 -81 Barney Harris 1298 1967 -69 Bob Long 1298 1966 -68 Jimmy Teal 1258 1982 -84 Brian Mitchell 1232 1991 -94 Richard Osborne 1181 1972 -75 Ryan Mathews 1174 1991 -94 Single Game Touchdowns Player IN oppjyear Don Ellis 3 ArkansasP52 Don Jones 3 Rice /'82 Season Touchdowns Player TDs Year Bob Long 8 1968 Bob Long 8 1967 Albert Connell Jimmy Teal 7 6 199� 1984 Don Jones 6 1981 Ross Brupbacher 6 1969 Andy Hillhouse 6 1950 Tony Harrison 6 1991 Rod Bernstine 5 1986 Keith Woodside 5 1986 Don Jones 5 1982 Homer May 5 1970 Percy Waddle 5 1989 Career Touchdowns Player TDs Years Bob Long Tony Harrison Don Jones Jeff Nelson Jimmy Teal Rod Bernstine Shea Walker Homer May Rod Harris Brian Mitchell 19 1966 -68 14 1990 -93 11 1980 -83 11 1982 -85 9 1982 -84 8 1983 -86 8 1983 -86 8 1970 -72 7 1985 -87 7 1991 -94 Other Receiving Records Most Yards Per Catch, Season: Brian Mitchell, 27.3 (19 rec. for 519), 1991 Most Yards Per Catch, Career: Brian Mitchell, 18.1, 1991 -94 (above) ended his career as the all -time leading receiver with 1,576 receiving yards. Bob Long (left) holds the career touchdown receiving record with 19 touch- downs. One Hundred Years 115 of Texas A &M Football [ ' wi�wa Field Goals Season Player Game FG -Aft. Player No. Opp/year Alan Smith 6 Arkansas St.P83 Tony Franklin 5 Rice /'76 David Hardy 4 UTAP82 Scott Slater 4 HoustonP86 Scott Slater 4 TCUP87 Season Player Year FG -Aft. Pet. Scott Slater 1986 21 -27 .778 Alan Smith 1983 18 -26 .692 Tony Franklin 1976 17 -26 .654 Kyle Bryant David Hardy 1994 1982 17-25 16 -22 :0 .727 Terry Venetoulias 1992 16 -23 .696 Tony Franklin 1977 16 -28 .571 Eric Franklin 1985 15 -27 .556 Scott Slater 1987 15 -22 .682 Terry Venetoulias 1991 13 -18 .722 David Hardy 1981 13 -19 .684 Terry Venetoulias 1993 13 -19 .684 Alan Smith 1984 12 -20 .600 Tony Franklin 1975 12 -28 .429 Career Player No. Years FG -Aft. Pct. Tony Franklin MissouriP93 1975 -78 56 -101 .554 David Hardy Layne Talbot 1979 -82 43 -63 .683 Terry Venetoulias 9 1990 -93 42 -60 .700 Scott Slater SMU / 1986 -88 42 -61 .689 Alan Smith 1983 1980 -84 32 -51 .627 Layne Talbot 1950 1987 -90 21 -32 .656 Eric Franklin 32 -32 1984 -86 20 -32 .625 Pat McDermott 1970 -72 20 -38 .526 Randy Haddox 1973 -74 19 -40 .475 Longest Player Yards Opp/Ye Tony Franklin 65 Baylor /'76 Tony Franklin 64 Baylor /'76 Tony Franklin 62 Florida/77 Kyle Bryant Tony Franklin 61 59 UW94 Rice /'75 Layne Talbot 59 Baylor /'90 Alan Smith 59 Arkansas St. /'83 David Hardy 57 UTAP82 Tony Franklin 57 Texas / 76 Randy Haddox 57 Arkansas /'74 Alan Smith 57 Arkansas St. /'83 Game Playa No. opplye Terry Venetoulias 10 MissouriP93 Scott Slater 9 TCUP86 Layne Talbot 9 SMUP89 Layne Talbot 9 USL/ Terry Venetoulias 9 SMU / Tonv Franklin 8 TCU /'76 Tony Franklin 7 TCU /'77 David Hardy 7 Rice /'82 David Hardy 7 tJTA/'82 Season Percentage (min. 12 FGM) Player YOM FG -ATT PeL Scott Slater 1986 21 -27 .778 David Hardy 1982 16 -22 .727 Terry Venetoulias 1991 13 -18 .722 Terry Venetoulias 1992 16 -23 .696 Alan Smith 1983 18 -26 .692 Career Percentage (min. 20 FGM) Player Year F64TT Pct. Terry Venetoulias 1990 -93 42 -60 .700 Scott Slater 1985 -88 42 -61 .689 David Hardy 1879 -82 43 -63 .683 Layne Talbot 1987 -90 21 -32 .656 Alan Smith 1980 -84 32 -51 .627 Extra Points Season Player Year PAT-Aft Terry Venetoulias 1993 51 -51 Layne Talbot 1990 50 -51 Terry Venetoulias 1991 49 -50 Terry Venetoulias 1992 39-43 Layne Talbot 1989 38 -38 Tony Franklin 1977 38 -38 Scott Slater 1986 37 -38 Darrow Hooper 1950 34-45 David Hardy 1982 32 -32 Randy Haddox 1973 32 -35 Tony Franklin (left) became the only player in college football history to make two 60 -yard field goals in one game when he did it against Baylor in 1976. Alan Smith (above) set an NCAA record for field goals of 40 yards or more in a game with five against Arkansas State in 1983. Other Field Goal Records Best Season Percentage, Under 40 Yards: Scott Slater, 1.000 (16 -16), 1986 Best Career Percentage, Under 40 Yards: Terry Venetoulias, .882 (30 -34), 1990 -93 Best Season Percentage, Over 40 Yards: Alan Smith, .667 (12 -18), 1983 Best Career Percentage, Over 40 Yards: Scott Slater, .591 (13 -22), 1985 -88 Most Field Goals, Game: 6, Alan Smith vs. Arkansas State, 1983 Most Field Goals Over 40 Yards, Game: 5, Alan Smith vs. Arkansas State, 1983 Most Field Goals Over 60 Yards, Game: 2, Tony Franklin vs. Baylor, 1976 Most field Goals Attempted Over 60 Yards, Season: Tony Franklin, 1976 Most Field Goals Made Over 60 Yards, Season: 2, Tony Franklin, 1976 Most Field Goals Attempted Over 60 Yards, Career: 11, Tony Franklin, 1976 -79 Most Field Goals Made Over 60 Yards, Career: 2, Tony Franklin, 1976 -79 Most Field Goals Attempted Over so Yards, Career: 38, Tony Franklin, 1976 -79 Most Field Goals Made Over s0 Yards, Career: 16, Tony Franklin, 1976 -79 Career Player Years PAT -Act. Terry Venetoulias 1990 -93 139 -144 Tony Franklin 1975 -78 123 -132 Scott Slater 1986 -88 96 -99 David Hardy 1979 -82 90 -99 Layne Talbot 1987 -90 88 -89 Darrow Hooper 1950 -52 62 -83 Randy Haddox 1973 -74 59 -63 Consecutive Extra Points: Terry Venetoulias, 72,1992 -93 17 Q One Hundred Years V of Texas A &M Football Scoring Preston Smith Leeland McElroy Pl aye r Years 1945 4 1995 4 Season TD 25 24 PAT Ell. F1dP45 TulsaP95 Fa TP Joel Hunt 1927 19 n/a n/a 128 Darren Lewis 1990 19 0 0 114 George Woodard 1976 17 0 0 102 Greg Hill 1992 17 0 0 102 Scott Slater 1986 0 37 21 100 Leeland McElroy 1995 16 0 0 96 Rodney Thomas 1994 16 0 0 96 Terry Venetoulias 1993 0 51 13 90 Terry Venetoulias 1991 0 49 13 88 Terry Venetoulias 1992 0 39 16 87 Tony Franklin 1977 0 38 16 86 Leeland McElroy 1993 14 0 0 84 Bob Smith 1950 14 0 0 84 Jelly Woodman 1926 14 0 0 84 Career Player Years TD PAT FG TP Tony Franklin 1975 -78 0 123 56 291 Rodney Thomas 1991 -94 45 0 0 270 Darren Lewis 1987 -90 45 0 0 270 Terry Venetoulias 1990 -93 0 139 42 265 Joel Hunt 1925 -27 30 29 5 224 Scott Slater 1985 -88 0 96 42 222 David Hardy 1979 -82 0 90 43 219 Leeland McElroy 1993 -95 36 0 0 216 George Woodard 1975 -77 35 0 0 210 Jelly Woodman (above) scored an NQAA record 44 points, including seven touchdowns, against New Mexico in 1916. The NCAA mark was broken in 1990, but Woodman's performance will forever stand as an SWQ record. Season - Kicker Only Player Year PAT Fa TP Scott Slater 1986 37 21 100 Terry Venetoulias 1993 51 13 90 Terry Venetoulias 1991 49 13 88 Terry Venetoulias 1990 39 16 87 Tony Franklin 1977 38 16 86 Career - Kicker Only Player Year PAT FG TP Tony Franklin 1976 -79 123 56 291 Terry Venetoulias 1990 -93 139 42 265 Scott Slater 1985 -88 96 42 222 David Hardy 1979 -82 90 43 219 Layne Talbot 1987 -90 88 21 151 Terry Venetoulias (right) posted three of the top four scoring seasons ever by an Aggie placekicker and ranks third in school history with 165 career points. 1996 Football 177 A' Total Offense Edd Hargett compiled 418 total yards against SMU in 1968 (376 pass, 42 rush) to become the only Aggie in history to gain more than 400 yards of offense in a game. Single Game Player RuntPan/T oppjyew Edd Hargett 42/376/418 SMUP68 Bucky Richardson 120/231/359 Rice /'91 Bucky Richardson 27/321/348 TCUP91 Gary Kubiak 7/306/313 RiceP82 Edd Hargett — 3/309/306 TCUP66 Kevin Murray — 7/309/302 TulsaP85 Bob Smith 297/ 0/297 SMUP50 Season Player Run/PaWTotal Year Kevin Murray — 115/2463/2348 1986 Edd Hargett 9/2321/2330 1968 Corey Pullig 50/2105/2155 1995 Corey Pullig - 64/2056/1992 1994 Gary Kubiak 178/1808/1986 1981 Bucky Richardson 448/1492/1940 1991 Kevin Murray — 72/1965/1892 1985 Gary Kubiak — 63/1948/1885 1982 Darren Lewis 1691/ 57/1748 1990 Corey Pullig — 27/1732/1705 1993 Darren Lewis 1692/ 0/1692 1988 Lance Pavlas — 2/1681/1679 1989 Career Player RuWPaWT Years Corey Pullig 41/6846/6887 1992 -95 Kevin Murray — 51/6506/6455 1983 -86 Edd Hargett 32/5379/5411 1966 -68 Darren Lewis 5012/ 150/5162 1987 -90 Bucky Richardson 2095/3039/5134 1987 -91 Gary Kubiak 188/4078/4266 1979 -82 Mike Mosley 1396/2545/3941 1977 -80 Curtis Dickey 3703/ 0/3703 1976 -79 David Walker 912/2517/3429 1973 -77 Greg Hill 3262/ 0/3262 1991 -93 Lance Pavlas — 97/3212/3115 1987 -90 Other Total Offense Records Most Total Plays, Game: Edd Hargett, 70 (12 rush, 58 pass. 418 total yards) vs. SMU (1968) Most Total Plays, Season: Edd Hargett, 433(1968) Most Total Plays, Career: Kevin Murray, 1121(1983 -86) Average Yards Per Play, Season: Bucky Richardson, 7.5, 1991 Average Yards Per Play, Career: Bucky Richardson, 6.6, 1987 -91 AlImPurpose Yards V"' Season 9 mom Player Year Run R ec KR PR Total / y Darren Lewis 1990 1691 48 0 0 1739 Leeland McElroy 1995 1122 379 208 0 1709 1 Darren Lewis 1988 1692 13 0 0 1705 Bob Smith 1950 1302 116 174 0 1592 Leeland McElroy 1993 613 224 590 0 1427 Larry Stegent 1967 568 365 292 20 1245 t Rod Harris 1988 -2 592 388 235 1213 Dick Todd 1937 518 98 104 426 1146 Dick Todd 1938 507 42 179 403 1131 Don Ellis 1952 377 274 413 62 1126 Dick Todd 1936 529 53 215 318 1115 Career Player Years Run Rec KR PR Total 'Leetrie Leeland McElroy gained 1,709 Darren Lewis Curtis Dickey 1987 -90 1976 -79 5012 3703 126 496 0 487 0 0 5138 4706 all-purpose yards in Leeland McElroy 1993 -95 2442 645 1099 10 4186 1995, ranking No. 8 Larry Stegent 1967 -69 1736 739 714 591 3780 nationally and placing Rod Harris 1985 -88 60 1395 1209 971 3635 second on the school Dick Todd 1936 -38 1556 193 488 1147 3384 season chart. Bob Smith 1949 -51 2415 261 483 0 3159 178 Texas A &M Punt Returns Longest Player Yards Opp/Year Bob Goode 98 Ellington FieldP45 Charlie Royalty 93 Villanova/'48 Carl Roaches 84 Rice/ 72 Aaron Glenn 76 Missouri / 93 Preston Smith 74 Arkansas /'45 Kevin Smith 73 TexasP91 Marion Flanagan 72 Oklahoma/ 46 Dick Todd 72 SMUP37 Kevin Smith 71 RiceP91 Carl Roaches 71 SMUP73 Barney Welch 71 TexasP42 Yale Lary 69 SMUP50 Single Game Yards Player abYds Opisfy"r Aaron Glenn 3 -131 Missouri /'93 Rod Harris 8 -123 La.TechP87 Billy Mitchell 8 -116 Houston/'94 Rod Harris 7 -108 Arkansas /'87 Billy Cannon 4 -110 Arkansas StateP83 Ray Mickens 4- 99 Houston/'95 Bob Goode 1- 98 Ellington FieldP45 Carl Roaches 3- 96 SMU /73 on a Rod Harris is the A&M record holder for career punt and kickoff returns and yardage. Season Yards Player Rt -Yds Avg. Year Marion Flanagan 49 -475 9.7 1943 Rod Harris 37 -391 10.6 1987 Yale Lary 24 -388 16.2 1951 Rod Harris 42 -345 8.2 1986 Aaron Glenn 17 -339 19.9 1993 Jimmie Hawkins 39 -331 8.5 1985 Dick Todd 31 -318 10.3 1936 David Scott 46 -318 6.9 1979 Derrick Frazier 29 -301 10.4 1992 Jimmie Hawkins 33 -298 9.0 1984 Carl Roaches 38 -287 7.5 1972 Ray Mickens 24 -281 11.7 1995 Career Yards Player Years Qt -Yds Avg. Rod Harris 1985 -88 116 -971 8.4 Carl Roaches 1972 -75 115 -924 8.0 Jimmie Hawkins 1982 -85 87 -750 8.6 Billy Cannon 1980 -83 86 -649 7.6 Yale Lary 1949 -51 33 -597 18.1 David Scott 1979 -80 79 -439 9.3 Ray Mickens 1992 -95 29 -348 12.0 Dave Elmendorf 1968 -70 37 -345 4.4 Shane Garrett 1988 -90 45 -344 7.6 George Hargett 1961 -63 37 -341 9.2 Aaron Glenn 1992 -93 17 -339 19.9 Punt Return Yardage Records by Class Class Player Yards Year Freshman Carl Roaches 287 1972 Sophomore Marion Flanagan 475 1943 Junior Rod Harris 391 1987 Senior Yale Lary 388 1951 Other Punt Return Records Single Game Returns: Carl Roaches, 10 (58 yards) vs. LSU, 1975 (SWC record) Season Returns: Marion Flanagan, 49, 1943 Career Returns: Rod Harris, 116, 1985 -88 Highest Career Average: Yale Lary, 18.1 (33 ret. for 597 yards), 1949 -51 Season Returns for Touchdowns: Carl Roaches, 2, 1972; Rod Harris, 2, 1987; Aaron Glenn, 2, 1993 Career Returns for Touchdowns: Kevin Smith, 3, 1988 -91 Kickoff Returns Longest Returns Player Yards Opp/Year Carl Roaches 100 Boston CollegeP73 Dan McIlhany 100 Texas TechP62 Bob Smith 100 GeorgiaP50 Leeland McElroy 100 Texas/'93 Leeland McElroy 100 USMP94 Joel Hunt 97 Arkansas /'27 Carl Roaches 97 LSUP72 Billy Mitchell 95 HoustorV92 Hugh McElroy 94 Nebraska/'71 Leeland McElroy 93 RiceP93 Larry Horton 92 LSUP89 Bob Goode 90 Oklahoma/'48 Single Game Yards Player Yds Opp/Year Carl Roaches 193 Boston College/73 Leeland McElroy 181 RiceP93 Jack Pardee 139 TexasP56 Billy Mitchell 133 HoustonP92 Season Yards Player Year Qt -Yds Avg. a..,. Leeland McElroy 1993 15 -590 39.3 Dave Elmendorf 1970 23 -457 19.4 Hugh McElroy 1971 17 -439 25.8 , Carl Roaches 1973 15 -426 28.4 Carl Roaches 1972 18 -426 23.7 Larry Horton 1989 17-420 24.7 Don Ellis 1952 17 -413 24.2 Bob Goode 1948 16 -407 25.4 Rod Harris 1988 22 -388 17.6 Billy Mitchell 1992 11 -336 30.5 Carl Roaches had a record Rod Harris 1987 15 -329 21.9 five returns for touchdowns Career Yards (three on kicks, two on punts) in his exciting career. Player Years Qt•Yds Avg. Rod Harris 1985 -88 59 -1209 Leeland McElroy 1993 -95 30 -1099 20.5 36.6 Other Kickoff Carl Roaches 1972 -75 43 -1087 25.3 Larry Stegent 1967 -69 39 -814 20.9 Return Dave Elmendorf 1968 -70 35 -689 19.7 Records Don Ellis 1952 -53 26 -566 21.8 Most Returns, Game: Carl Roaches, 6 vs. Texas, 1972 Kickoff Return Yardage Most Returns, Season: Dave Elmendorf, 23, 1 Most Returns, Career: Rod Harris, 59, 1985 -88 / RUM CIaSS Highest Return Average, Season: s Leeland McElroy, 39.3, 1993 class Player Yards Year Highest Return Average, Career: Leeland McElroy, 36.6, 1993 -95 Freshman Leeland McElroy 590 1993 Season Returns for Touchdowns: Sophomore Carl Roaches 426 1973 Leeland McElroy, 3, 1993 Junior Larry Horton 420 1989 Career Returns for Touchdowns: Senior Dave Elmendorf 457 1970 Leeland McElroy, 4, 1993 -95 1996 Football I= Longest Player Yards Opp/Year Bobby Goff 86 Texas Tech/'44 Wilbert Randow 85 Texas /'33 Kyle Stuard 81 La. Tech/'81 Todd Tschantz 80 RiceP85 Sean Terry 76 Colorado /'95 David Davis 75 Tulsa/'92 Stan Hollmig 74 LSUP47 Derace Moser 74 TCUP41 Mitch Robertson 74 Rice /'71 Phil Scoggin 74 Texas /'65 Steve O'Neal 73 Baylor /'66 Phil Scoggin 73 SMUP64 Season Average (min. two punts per game) Player No-Yd; Avg. Year David Davis 70 -3067 43.8 1992 Phil Scoggin 88 -3833 43.6 1965 David Appleby 57 -2466 43.3 1977 Sean Terry 60 -2598 43.3 1995 Todd Tschantz 33 -1406 42.6 1985 Sean Wilson 45 -1906 42.4 1990 Steve O'Neal 67 -2836 42.3 1966 Steve O'Neal 81 -3402 42.0 1967 Mark Stanley 59 -2479 42.0 1974 Kyle Stuard 67 -2806 41.9 1983 Career Average (min. 100 punts) Player Years No-Yds Avg. Todd Tschantz 1984 -86 106 -4498 42.4 Phil Scoggin 1964 -65 161 -6739 41.9 Steve O'Neal 1966 -68 212 -8854 41.8 Kyle Stuard 1980 -83 205 -8472 41.3 Sean Wilson 1987 -90 185 -7577 41.0 David Davis 1991 -92 122 -4983 40.8 David Appleby 1976 -79 226 -9222 40.8 Sean Terry 1992 -95 1204868 40.6 WOVIIIi Punting Season Net Average (min. 2 punts per game) Play Net Avg Year Sean Terry 40.1 43.3 1995 Kyle Stuard 40.0 41.9 1983 Todd Tschantz 39.8 42.6 1985 David Davis 39.3 43.8 1992 Todd Tschantz 39.3 41.3 1984 Sean Wilson 38.9 41.7 1989 Career Net Average (min. 100 punts) Player N Avg Yeah Todd Tschantz 39.9 42.4 1984 -86 David Davis 38.2 41.8 1991 -92 Kyle Stuard 37.9 41.3 1980 -83 Steve O'Neal 37.6 41.8 1966 -68 Sean Terry 37.4 40.6 1992 -95 Sean Wilson 36.9 41.0 1987 -90 David Davis set the school mark for season average at 43.8 in 1992. Other Punting Records Most Punts. Single Game. Bob Goode, I Most Yards, Season: Phil Scoggin, 17 vs. SMU, 1945 3833, 1965 Most Punts, Season: Phil Scoggin, 88, Most Yards, Career: David Appleby, 1965 (SWC record) 9222, 1976 -79 Single Game Average: (min. 5 punts) Most Punts, Career: David A M Appleby, PP Y 53.6 (five for 278 yards) David Appleby 226, 1976 -79 vs. Houston, 1977 Todd Tschantz (left) owns the A&M record for career punt- ing average at 42.4 and also has the standard for career net average at 39.9. Steve O'Neal (above) led the SWC in 1967 and ranked eight nationally with a 42.0 average. Interceptions Single Game Player lot. OPp[Year Joe Boring 4 Arkansas /'52 Season Player Year lat Bill Sibley 1941 10 Kevin Smith 1989 9 Lester Hayes 1976 8 Joe Boring 1952 8 Bill Hobbs 1967 7 Kevin Smith 1990 7 Lester Hayes 1975 6 Pat Thomas 1974 6 Dave Elmendorf 1970 6 Lee Hitt 1971 6 David Hoot 1970 6 Aaron Glenn 1992 6 Career Player Years lot Kevin Smith 1988 -91 20 Lester Hayes 1973 -76 14 Pat Thomas 1972 -75 13 John Kimbrough 1938 -40 12 Dave Elmendorf 1968 -70 12 Kip Corrington 1983 -87 11 Bill Hobbs 1966 -68 11 Joe Boring 1952 -53 11 Domingo Bryant 1982 -85 9 Aaron Glenn 1992 -93 9 Ray Mickens 1992 -95 9 John David Crow 1955 -57 8 James Flowers 1983 -86 8 Derrick Frazier 1989 -92 8 Jeff Fuller 1980 -83 8 Kevin Smith set a SWC record (since broken) with 20 career inter- ceptions, Smith's nine pickoffs in 1989 is the most by a defensive back in school history. Longest Returns Player Yards Opp/Year Bill Hobbs 100 TCU /'67 Cullen Rogers 99 Arkansas/'42 Aaron Glenn 95 TexasP92 Bill Conatser 92 TCUP39 J.V. Sikes 92 Texas /'25 Derace Moser 90 New York U.P41 Ramsey Bradberry 89 SMUP89 Ross Brupbacher 80 Tulane /'68 Kevin Smith 78 Rice /'90 Lester Hayes 77 Baylor /'75 Interception Records by Class Class Player Freshman Several players with two Sophomore Kevin Smith 9 1989 Junior Bill Sibley 10 1941 Senior Lester Hayes 8 1976 Other Pass Interception Records Most Yards Interception Returns, Game: Bill Hobbs, 132 vs. TCU, 1967 Most Yards Interception Returns, Season: Ross Brupbacher, 167, 1967 Most Yards Interception Returns, Career: Kevin Smith, 289, 1988 -91 Most Returns for Touchdowns, Season: Kevin Smith, 2, 1990 Most Returns for Touchdowns, Career: Kevin Smith, 3, 1988 -91 Aggies in the N A& C A Record Book Most Yards Gained By a Freshman in The First Game of His Career 212 yards, Greg Hill vs. LSU, 1991 Most Interceptions By a Linebacker in a Season 10, Bill Sibley, 1941 Most Touchdowns Scored on Kickoff Returns in a Game 2, Leeland McElroy vs. Rice, 1993 (tied with 7 others) Most Touchdowns Scored on Kickoff Returns in a Season 3, Leeland McElroy, 1993 (tied with 5 others) Most Touchdowns Scored by a Freshman on Kickoff Returns in a Game 2. Leeland McElroy vs. Rice, 1993 (tied with Notre Dame's Raghib Ismael vs. Rice, 1988) Longest Field Goal by a Freshman til. Kvle Brvant vs. USM. 1994 Most Field Goals Made, 60 Yards or More in a Game 2. Tony Franklin vs. Baylor. 1976 Most Field Goals Attempted, 60 Yards or More in a Season 5. Tony Franklin. 1976 Most Field Goals Attempted, 60 Yards or More in a Career 11, Tony Franklin. 1975 -78 (2 made) Most Field Goals Attempted, 50 Yards or More in a Career 38, Tony Franklin. 1975 -78 (16 made) Most Field Goals Made, 40 Yards or More in a Game 5. Alan Smith vs. Arkansas State, 1983 Highest Percentage of Field Goals Made Under 40 Yards 100.0% (16 -16) Scott Slater, 1986 (tied with 5 others) Most Total Plays Without a Turnover, Both Teams 184, Texas A&M (91) vs. Arkansas (93), 1968 Most Punt Returns Per Game 6.9, 1943 (69 in 10 games) Lowest Average Yards Allowed Per Play 1.71, 1939 (447 plays for 763 yards) 1996 Football 181 Bill Sibley had 10 intercep- tions in 1941, an NCAA record for a linebacker. Individual Defensive Tackles Season 1983 -86 Player Tackles Year '# Doug Carr 157 1978 Johnny Holland 155 1984 Larry Kelm 152 1986 Grady Hoermann 151 1971 Johnny Holland 150 1985 Career Game Player Years Tackles Johnny Holland 1983 -86 455 Mike Little 1978 -81 448 Ed Simonini 1972 -75 425 Ray Childress 1981 -84 360 Doug Carr 1977 -80 359 Game Jason Atkinson, lb Player Tackles OPPJYear Larry Horton 24 BaylorP90 Larry Kelm 24 SMUP85 Johnny Holland 22 AlabamaP85 Jacob Green 22 Baylor /'79 Johnny Holland 20 S. Miss. /'86 Jay Muller 19 ArkansasP85 Larry Kelm 19 S. Miss. /'86 Reggie Graham 19 Tx. Tech/'94 t r t M ; -, M a j Records �AW .- Annual Leaders Year Player (POs.) No. 1995 Dat Nguyen, lb 94 1994 Reggie Graham, lb 101 1993 Sam Adams, de 78 1992 Patrick Bates, lb 95 1991 Jason Atkinson, lb 95 1990 Larry Horton, ss 117 1989 Larry Horton, ss 102 1988 Dana Batiste. lb 110 1987 John Roper, lb 104 1986 Johnny Holland, lb 147 1985 Larry Kelm, lb 152 1984 Johnny Holland, lb 155 1983 Ray Childress, de 117 1982 Jeff Fuller, db 90 Bobby Strogen,lb 90 1981 Bobby Strogen,lb 133 1980 Mike Little, lb 116 1979 Doug Carr, lb 136 1978 Doug Carr, lb 157 1977 Carl Grulich, ss 132 1976 Robert Jackson, lb 143 1975 Ed Simonini, lb 101 1974 Ed Simonini, lb 98 1973 Ed Simonini. lb 130 1972 Grady Hoermann,lb 130 1971 Grady Hoermann, lb 151 Ed Simonini (left) stops future Heisman Trophy winner Earl Campbell in 1974. Simonini led the Aggies in tackles for three straight seasons and set a freshman record in 1972 with 98 stops. Larry Kelm (top) posted a school record 24 tackles against SMY in 1985, a record later equalled by Larry Horton (above) against Baylor in 1990. Kelm had 152 j tackles in 1986, third on the school's single season chart. i Total Tackle Records by Class class Player No. Year Freshman Ed Simonini 98 1972 Sophomore Doug Carr 157 1978 Junior Grady Hoermann 151 1971 Senior Larry Kelm 152 1986 "i 184 Texas A & M � 111 Quarterback Sacks WO-WE Player Sacks Opponent/Year Alex Morris 5 HoustonP87 Jacob Green 4 Baylor /79 Ray Childress 4 ArkansasP83 John Roper 4 ArkansasP87 John Roper 4 Louisiana TechP87 Season Player Sacks Year Jacob Green 20 1979 Ray Childress 15 1983 John Roper 15 1987 John Roper 15 1988 Aaron Wallace 14.5 1988 Jacob Green 13 1978 William Thomas 13 1990 Marcus Buckley 13 1991 Marcus Buckley 12 1992 Career Player Sacks Year Aaron Wallace 42 1986 -89 Jacob Green 37 1977 -79 John Roper 36 1985 -88 Marcus Buckley 29 1990 -92 Ray Childress 25 1981 -84 William Thomas 21.5 1987 -90 Sam Adams 20.5 1991 -93 Alex Morris "o 1985 -88 Other Defensive Records Career Passes Broken Up Player PBUs Years i Player PBUs Years Derrick Frazier 36 1989 -92 Aaron Glenn 33 1992 -93 Kevin Smith 32 1988 -92 Career Fumbles Caused: 12, Jacob Green (1977 -78) Season Fumbles Caused: 6, Jacob Green (1978); Aaron Wallace (1987) Career Fumbles Recovered: 10, Marcus Buckley (1990 -92) Season Fumbles Recovered: 5. Lester Hayes (1975); Domingo Bryant (1985) Career Quarterback Pressures: 48, Aaron Wallace (1986 -89) Season Quarterback Pressures: 30. William Thomas (1990) *Career Tackles for Losses: 32. John Roper (1985-88) Ray Mickens 28 1992 -95 Kip Corrington 27 1984 -87 Chet Brooks 26 1984 -87 * -sacks not included i I 1996 Football 183 Season Passes Broken Up Player PBUs Year Pl aye r PBUs Year Aaron Glenn 20 1992 Aaron Glenn 13 1993 James Flowers 13 1986 Ray Mickens 13 1993 Derrick Frazier 13 1991 Chet Brooks 11 1986 Alex Morris blitzed on nearly every play in a 2 2 -17 victory against Jack Pardee's Houston Cougars and recorded a school- record five sacks in 1987. Jacob Green had an incredible 20 sacks in 1979, five more than any player in A &M history. Derrick Frazier (above) broke up a record 36 passes in 7*1S his four -year career. Aaron Glenn (left) set a SWC record in 1992 by breaking up 20 passes. Glenn finished second on the career list for �. pass breakups with 33 in just two seasons. i I 1996 Football 183 Season Passes Broken Up Player PBUs Year Pl aye r PBUs Year Aaron Glenn 20 1992 Aaron Glenn 13 1993 James Flowers 13 1986 Ray Mickens 13 1993 Derrick Frazier 13 1991 Chet Brooks 11 1986 Alex Morris blitzed on nearly every play in a 2 2 -17 victory against Jack Pardee's Houston Cougars and recorded a school- record five sacks in 1987. Jacob Green had an incredible 20 sacks in 1979, five more than any player in A &M history. eeord Team Offensive Records Total Offense Most Yards, Game Yards Plays Opponent/Year 774 76 SW Louisiana/'90 705 103 TCUP86 702 84 Tulsa/'85 687 91 TCUP77 670 84 SMUP90 622 92 RiceP76 615 87 Memphis State /78 602 83 Rice/87 594 90 TCUP91 592 74 TulsaP95 587 71 TCU /76 Most Yards. Season: 5,653, 1990 Most Average Yards Per Game: 471.1, 1990 Most Average Yards Per Play, Game: 10.2 vs. SW Louisiana. 1990 Fewest Total Yards, Game: 12 vs. TCU, 1930 Most Plays, Game Plays Yards Opponent/Year 103 705 TCU /86 98 442 Houston/'88 94 469 Louisiana Tech /'82 94 522 Texas Tech/'86 92 622 RiceP76 92 539 NE Louisiana/'85 Fewest Plays, Game. 29 vs. SMU, 1945 Most Plays. Season. 895 (514 run/381 pass), 1986; 897 (653 run/244 pass), 1988 (12 -game season) Most First Downs, Game No. Opponent/Year No. Opponenl/Year 38 TCU /86 32 Tulsa/'85 33 SW Louisiana/'90 32 SMUP90 33 TCV91 Fewest First Downs, Game: 0 vs. TCU, 1930 Most First Downs, Season: 291, 1990 Most Yards, Season: 3,829, 1990 Fewest Yards, Season: 731, 1965 Most Average Yards Per Game: 319.1, 1990 Most Average Yards Per Play, Game: 8.9 vs. SW Loui- siana, 1990 Most Average Yards Per Carry, Season: 5.8, 1990 Most Attempts, Game Rushing Most Yards /Game Yds Alt Opponent/Year 606 85 TCU /77 555 70 SMU / 1 90 526 79 RiceP76 526 59 SW Louisiana/'90 523 79 Memphis State /78 518 61 TCUP76 434 61 Clemson/74 432 66 SMUP73 417 73 LSU /74 409 63 LSUP91 Most Yards, Season: 3,829, 1990 Fewest Yards, Season: 731, 1965 Most Average Yards Per Game: 319.1, 1990 Most Average Yards Per Play, Game: 8.9 vs. SW Loui- siana, 1990 Most Average Yards Per Carry, Season: 5.8, 1990 Most Attempts, Game Most Attempts, Season: 709, 1977 Fewest Attempts. Game: 15 vs. SMU, 1947 A &M Offense in NCAA All, Yards Oppooent/Year 85 606 TCUP77 1994 79 378 Rice/75 1993 79 526 RiceP76 25 79 523 Memphis State /78 280 78 349 SMU /76 Most Attempts, Season: 709, 1977 Fewest Attempts. Game: 15 vs. SMU, 1947 A &M Offense in NCAA Top 10 Stat Rankings Year Category $tat Ranh 1994 Kickoff Returns 27.8 1 1993 Scoring 36.7 8 25 Punt Returns 17.9 1 280 Kickoff Returns 31.2 1 1991 Rushing 259.1 7 25 Scoring 36.5 7 1990 Rushing 319.1 4 1988 Rushing 258.5 10 1986 Scoring 32.7 4 1976 Scoring 29.7 9 1956 Rushing 263.8 9 1950 Scoring 30.4 9 1.947 Passing 138.9 8 1943 Passing 131.8 3 1941 Passing 165.7 2 Most First Downs, Game No. Opponent/Year No. Opponent/Year 28 SMUP90 24 RiceP78 25 TCUP77 23 Texas Tech /'88 24 Rice /'76 Most First Downs, Season: 196, 1990 Fewest First Downs, Game: n vs. TCIT. 1930 Most Touchdowns, Game TD's Opponent/Year TD's Opponent/Year 11 Miami (Fla.)/'44 7 TCUP86 7 TCUP76 7 MissourV'93 7 Memphis State /'78 Passing Most Yards, Game Yards Opponent/Year Yards Opponent/Year 376 SMUP68 321 Rice/'82 356 Tulsa/'85 314 LSUP70 355 Arkansas/68 313 TCUP66 328 RiceP68 308 BaylorP86 321 TCUP91 306 TCUP86 Most Yards, Season: 2,691, 1986 Fewest Yards. Season: 336, 1960 Fewest Yards. Game: 0 vs. Texas Tech, 1954 Most Average Yards Per Game: 244.6, 1986 Most Completions, Game No. Yards Opponent/Year 33 298 TCUP82 32 376 SMUP68 29 355 ArkansasP68 25 252 Texas Tech/'82 25 321 Rice /'82 25 280 Rice /'83 25 218 LSUP86 25 308 BaylorP86 25 306 TCUP86 25 277 TexasP86 Most Completions. Season: 230, 1986 Fewest Completions, Season: 30, 1960 Most Attempts, Game Alt. Yards Opponent/Year 58 376 SMU /68 55 319 Arkansas/68 49 278 Baylor /68 48 280 Rice/'83 46 246 Texas TechP95 45 221 TexasP68 45 249 Oklahoma State /'88 Most Attempts. Season: 400, 1982 Fewest Attempts, Season: 70, 1956 Fewest Attempts, Game: 0 vs. SMU, 1974 Most Interceptions Thrown, Game No. Opponent/Year No. Opponent/Year 7 Texas/43 5 LSUP86 7 RiceP53 5 Ohio State /'86 5 LSUP48 5 Oklahoma/'93 5 TexasP68 Most Passes Had Intercepted, Season: 30, 1941 Fewest Passes Had Intercepted, Season: 4. 1956: 5, 1992 Most Passes Thrown Without an Interception: 176, 1y(S Most First Downs, Game No. Opponent/Year No. Opponent/Year 22 SMU /68 17 Arkansas /'68 17 Arkansas/58 16 RiceP68 17 BaylorP68 Most First Downs, Season: 145, 1986 Other Pass Records Most Touchdowns, Game: 6 vs. Rice, 1981; 6 vs. Rice, 1982 Most Touchdowns, Season: 21, 1982 Best Completion Percentage, Game (10 alt.). 90.5% vs.Arkansas, 1981 (19- of -21) Best Completion Percentage, Season: 60.4%,1986 Touchdowns, Game (since 1944 onhip No. ODDonent/Year i No. ODDonent/Year 11 mtamt (rta.)t 44 v tsngnam roungi vu 10 TCUP86 9 SW Louisiana/'90 10 MissouriP 9 SMUP89 9 SMII /'91 Most Touchdowns. Season: 52,1993; 52, 1991 Most Field Goals. Game: 6 vs. Arkansas State, 1983 Most Field Goals. Season: 21, 1986 Most Extra Points, Game: 10 vs. Missouri, 1993 Most Extra Points. Season: 52, 1990 Consecutive Extra Points: 72, 1992 -93 Punt Returns Most Returns, Game: 13 vs. LSU, 1975 Most Returns, Season: 69, 1943 Most Yards, Game: 319 vs. NATC, Arlington, 1943 Most Yards. Season: 933, 1941 Best Return Average, Season: 17.9,1993 Most Touchdowns. Game: 1, many times Most Touchdowns. Season: 4, 1987 Kickoff Returns Most Returns. Game: 8 vs. Ohio State, 1970; 8 vs. LSU, 1971 Most Yards, Game: 226 vs. Boston College, 1973 Best Return Average, Season: 31.2,1993 184 Texas A &M Scoring Points, Game Pis Opponent/Year 110 Daniel Baker /'20 98 Dallas University /17 77 Sam Houston STCP19 77 Missouri School of MinesP16 74 TCUP86 73 MissouriP93 70 Miami (Fla.)P44 69 Sewanee /'28 66 Austin College /17 65 SMUP91 65 Brigham Young/90 Most Points. Season: 425. 1993 Touchdowns, Game (since 1944 onhip No. ODDonent/Year i No. ODDonent/Year 11 mtamt (rta.)t 44 v tsngnam roungi vu 10 TCUP86 9 SW Louisiana/'90 10 MissouriP 9 SMUP89 9 SMII /'91 Most Touchdowns. Season: 52,1993; 52, 1991 Most Field Goals. Game: 6 vs. Arkansas State, 1983 Most Field Goals. Season: 21, 1986 Most Extra Points, Game: 10 vs. Missouri, 1993 Most Extra Points. Season: 52, 1990 Consecutive Extra Points: 72, 1992 -93 Punt Returns Most Returns, Game: 13 vs. LSU, 1975 Most Returns, Season: 69, 1943 Most Yards, Game: 319 vs. NATC, Arlington, 1943 Most Yards. Season: 933, 1941 Best Return Average, Season: 17.9,1993 Most Touchdowns. Game: 1, many times Most Touchdowns. Season: 4, 1987 Kickoff Returns Most Returns. Game: 8 vs. Ohio State, 1970; 8 vs. LSU, 1971 Most Yards, Game: 226 vs. Boston College, 1973 Best Return Average, Season: 31.2,1993 184 Texas A &M Reeo Punting Most Punts, Game: 17 vs. SMU, 1945 Fewest Punts, Game: 0 vs. SW Louisiana, 1990; 0 vs. Rice, 1990 Most Punts, Season: 92, 1946 Best Average, Game: 53.6 vs. Houston, 1977 (5 punts) Best Average, Season: 43.6,1965 Fumbles Most Fumbles, Game: 10 vs. Ellington Field, 1945; 10 vs. Texas. 1954 Most Fumbles Lost, Game: 9 vs. Ellington Field, 1945 Most Fumbles, Season: 50, 1973 Most Fumbles Lost, Season: 31, 1974 Penalties Most Penalties, Game: 16 vs. Texas Tech, 1986; 1 6 vs. TCt1. 1990 Most Penalties, Season: 108, 1995 Most Yards Penalized, Game: 167 vs. Texas Tech, 1949 (14 penalties) Most Yards Penalized, Season: 895, 1991 Fewest Penalties, Game: 0, many times (last vs. Texas Tech, 1992) Fewest Penalties. Season- 27, 1937 Fewest Yards Penalized, Season: 200, 1948 (31 penalties) Most First Downs: 4 vs. Texas, 1989; 4 vs. Houston, 1990, 4 vs. Colorado, 1995 Miscellaneous Most Consecutive Games Won: 20,1938-40 Most Consecutive SWC Games Won: 26,1991-95 Most Consecutive Games Unbeaten, Including Ties: 20, 1938 -40 (all wins) Most Consecutive SWC Games Unbeaten, Including Ties: 29,1991 -95 Most Consecutive Home Games Unbeaten, Including Ties: 35,1989 -95 Most Consecutive Home Games Won: 31, 1990 -95 Unbeaten SWC Seasons: 8 -1917, 1919, 1921, 1927, 1939,1956,1991,1992,1993,1994 Untied, Unbeaten Seasons: 3-1917,1919,1939 Unbeaten Seasons (with ties). 2-1927,1956,1994 National Championship Teams: 1 -1939 SWC Titles Won or Shared: 17 Consecutive Shutouts: 19, 1918 -1920 (SWC record) Bowl Appearances: 22 (12 -10) Worst Defeat: 48 -0 vs. Texas, 1898 (non- conference) Worst Defeat. SWC: 52 -14 vs. Texas, 1970 team Defensive Records Rushing Fewest Rushes Allowed, Game: 14, Houston, 1992 Fewest Rushes Allowed, Season: 272, 1939 Fewest Yards Allowed, Game: -58, TCU, 1974 Fewest Yards Allowed. Season: 399, 1940 (9 games) (SWC record) Lowest Average Allowed Per Rush, Season: 1.3, 1940 Lowest Average Allowed Per Game: 41.5, 1939 Passing Fewest Completions Allowed, Game: 0, Ellington Field, 1945; Oklahoma A &M, 1954; Arkansas, 1956: Texas, 1973; SMU, 1974; Arkansas, 1991 Fewest Completions Allowed, Season: 33, 1943 (138 att.) (SWC record) Fewest Yards Allowed, Game: 0, same six opponents as above Fewest Yards Allowed, Season: 348,1939 (SWC record) Fewest TD Passes Allowed, Season: 0, 1957 (SWC record) Lowest Completion Percentage Allowed: 23.9, 1943 (33 of 138) Lowest Average Allowed Per Game: 34.8, 1939 Most Interceptions, Per Game: 7 vs. Utah, 1936 Quarterback Sacks Most Sacks. Season: 56, 1991 Most Sack Yardage, Season: 388, 1991 Most Average Sacks Per Game: 5.1, 1991 Total Defense Fewest Plays Allowed. Game: 38 vs. Ellington Field. 1945 Fewest Plays Allowed, Season: 447, 1939 (SWC record) Fewest Average Yards Allowed, Play: 1.71, 1939 (447- 763) (NCAA record) Fewest Yards Allowed, Game: -19 vs. Ellington Field, 1945 Fewest Yards Allowed, Season: 763, 1939 Lowest Average Allowed, Season: 76.3, 1939 Fewest First Downs Allowed, Game: 0 vs. Ellington Field, 1945 Fewest First Downs Allowed, Season: 54. 1939 (SWC record) A &M Defense in NCAA Top 10 Statistical Rankings Year Category Stat Rank 1995 Total Defense 257.7 3 Pass Efficiency 88.4 2 Scoring 13.5 3 Rushing 105.8 8 1994 Scoring 13.4 4 Total Defense 265.5 5 Rushin 92.4 6 Total Defense 247.6 3 Scoring 10.8 2 Turnover Margin :1.2 4 1992 1991 Scoring Total Defense 14.0 v Passing Scoring 136.4 13 -1 1 - Rushing 86.0 4 1987 Total Defense 244.7 7 Passing 135.4 9 1985 Total Defense 281.9 8 19 &3 Passing 127.5 5 1978 Total Defense 239.1 6 1976 Total Defense 214.2 4 Rushing 1• 96.7 2 — Rushing Scoring 803 9.5 1 5 -. 1974 Scoring 11.9 11 Total Defense 206.5 2 Passing 68.3 2 1973 Passing 76.7 5 1957 Scoring 4.7 2 Passing 53.4 10 1956 Total Defense 208.8 8 Rushing 130.2 6 1945 Passing 44.6 3 1944 Total Defense 1595 10 Rushing 76.7 5 1943 Scoring 5.1 4 Total Defense 130.9 4 Passing 452 2 Scoria Total Rushin Scorin) Scorin) Punting Most Punts Forced. Game: 17 by Texas Tech, 1943 ISWC record) Most Punts Forced, Season: 114, 1939 Lowest Average Punt. Game: (min. five) 22.1, TCU, 1944 19 for 199) Lowest Average Punt, Season: 34.4, 1949 Most Punts Blocked, Season: 5.1941 Lowest Punt Return Average Allowed, Season: 1.3, 1973 Fewest Punt Returns Allowed, Season: 11, 1978 (52 punts) Fewest Punt Return Yards Allowed, Season: 57, 1978 (11 returns) Punt Returns Lowest Average Return Allowed, Season: 1.3, 1973 Kickoff Returns Lowest Average Return Allowed, Season: 13.9,1955; 13.1, 1983 (12th Man Kickoff Team) Scoring Fewest Points Allowed, Season: 0, 1917 (eight games); 0, 1919 (10 games) (SWC record) Fumbles Most Fumbles Recovered. Game: 7 vs. Baylor, 1982 Most Fumbles Recovered, Season: 29, 1952 (SWC record) A &M'S Team NCAA Statistical Leaders Total Defense: - - 1939, 76.3 yards allowed per Rushing Defense: 1939. 41.5 yards allowed per Punt Returns: 1950, 17.6 average Kickoff Returns: 1993.31..2 average -game; 1975. 183.8 yards allowed per game; game 1940, 44.3 yards allowed per game 1975. per return; 1993, 17.9 average per return: 1994, 27.8 average per 1991, 222.4 yards allowed per game 80.3 yards allowed per game per return return 1996 Football 185 k *64i4e4i Opponent Records Individual Most Rushing Yards 244 yards. Mike Richardson, SMU, 1968 Most Rushing Attempts 39, Mike Richardson, SMU, 1968 Highest Average Per Carry 17.7. Jim Benglis, LSU, 1971 (6 -106) Most Pass Completions 31, Joe Ferguson, Arkansas, 1971 Most Pass Attempts 60, Tommy Kramer, Rice, 1976 Most Passing Yards 488, Jimmy Klingler, Houston, 1992 Most Touchdown Passes 4, Larry Isbell, Baylor, 1950 4, Michael Calhoun, Rice, 1981 4, Rick McIver, Texas, 1983 4, Randy McEachern, Texas, 1977 Longest Pass Play 90 yards, Ernest Hawkins to Cal Steveson, Texas Tech, 1948 Most Consecutive Completions 11, Charles Napper, Texas Tech, 1970 Most Interceptions Thrown 7. Ricky Bridges, TCU, 1966 Total Offense Yards 488 (488 pass, 0 run), Jimmy Klingler, Houston, 1992 Pass Receptions 14 (101 yds.). Manny Hazard, Houston, 1989 Receiving Yards 170 yards, (7 rec.) David Houser, Rice, 1976 Touchdown Receptions 3, Lawrence Elkins, Baylor, 1963 Most Ali- Purpose Yards 293, Mike Richardson, SMU, 1968 Most Points Scored 24, Mike Richardson, SMU, 1968 Touchdowns Scored 4 (3 run, 1 rec.), Mike Richardson, SMU, 1968 Most Field Goals 5, Kendall Trainor, Arkansas, 1988 Longest Field Goal 59 yards, Russell Erxleben, Texas, 1978 Most Interceptions 5, Wear Schoonover, Arkansas, 1929 Most Interception Return Yards 116, Bill Kosch, Nebraska. 1971 (2 int.) Longest Interception Return 95, Bill Kosch, Nebraska, 1971 Best Punting Average 52.5 (6 punts), Mark Bounds, Texas Tech, 1991 Longest Punt 81, Danny Thomas, SMU, 1964 81, Mitch Tyner, Clemson, 1973 Most Punt Returns 10 (138 yds.), Doak Walker, SMU, 1945 Most Punt Return Yards 138 (10 ret.), Doak Walker, SMU, 1945 Longest Punt Return 83, Jerry Levias, SMU, 1966 Most Kickoff Return Yards 171 (5 ret.), James Dixon, Houston, 1987 Longest Kickoff Return 100 yards, Kyle Rote, SMU, 1949 Most Tandem Yards 293 (244r, 49 r), Mike Richardson, SMU, 1968 Most Tackles :31. Putt Choate. SMU. 1976 Team Most Total Yards 603 yards (386 rush, 217 pass), Texas, 1970 Most Total Plays 99 (78 r, 21 p, 391 y), Texas, 1968 Most Rushing Yards 386, Texas, 1970 Most Rushes 79, Texas, 1973 Most Passing Yards 488, Houston, 1992 Most Pass Completions 31, Arkansas, 1971 Most Pass Attempts 61, Rice, 1976 Most Field Goals 5. Arkansas, 1988 Most Fumbles Lost 7, Baylor, 1982 Most Penalties 16, Baylor, 1959 Fewest Penalties 0, Houston, 1981 Aggies in NCAA Top 10 Statistical Rankings Rushing Year Player Yard Ran 1950 Bob Smith 1,302 3 1988 Darren Lewis 1,692 2 1990 Darren Lewis 1,691 3 Passing Year Player AtdComp /Int Yards Ran 1941 Derace Moser 67- 166 -19 912 5 1943 Babe Hallmark 48- 120 -14 719 7 1944 Jim Cashion 59- 113 -13 852 3 1982 Gary Kubiak 181- 324 -11 1,948 8 Total Offense Year Pl ayer Yards R an k 1941 Derace Moser 1,250 8 1943 Babe Hallmark 1,080 5 1958 Charles Milstead 1,332 4 186 Texas A &M Receiving Punting Year Player Ree -Yds Rank_ Year Player Avg Rank 1942 Bill Rogers 39 -432 1 1942 Barney Welch 41.3 6 1943 Marion Flanagan 23 -403 2 1944 Bobby Goff 40.3 5 1944 Clarence Howell 24 -394 4 1965 Phil Scoggin 43.6 4 1958 John Tracey 37 -466 4 1967 Steve O'Neal 42.0 8 1965 Dude McLean 60 -835 6 1974 Mark Stanley 42.0 9 1986 Rod Bernstine 65 -710 9 1992 David Davis 43.8 9 Punt Returns 1995 Sean Terry 43.3 9 Year Player PR.Avg Rank Scoring 1943 Marion Flanagan 49 -475 1 Year Player Pts Rank 1972 Carl Roaches 19 -15.1 4 1927 Joel Hunt 128 1' 1991 Kevin Smith 19 -14.5 7 1939 John Kimbrough 60 5 1993 Aaron Glenn 17 -19.9 1 1945 Bob Goode 66 9 Kickoff Returns 1956 John David Crow 60 11 1976 George Woodard 102 8 Year Player KR -Avg Rank 1986 Scott Slater 100 4 1948 Bob Goode 16 -403 5 1992 Greg Hill 102 5 1993 Leeland McElroy 15 -39.3 1 1995 Leeland McElroy 96 6 186 Texas A &M Annual Statistical Leaders (Since 1949 - Asterisk indicates SWC leader; highlighted bold indicate members of current squad) Rushing Year Player An -Yds Avg. 1995 Leeland McElroy 246 -11'22 4.6 1994 Rodney Thomas 199- 868 4.4 1993 Rodney Thomas 191- 996 5.2 1992 Greg Hill 267 -1339 5.0 1991 Greg Hill 240 -1216 5.8 1990 Darren Lewis 291 -1691 5.8 1989 Darren Lewis 185- 961 5.2 1988 Darren Lewis 306 -1692* 5.5 1987 Darren Lewis 127- 668 5.3 1986 Roger Vick 220- 960* 4.4 1985 Anthony Toney 208- 845 4.4 1984 Thomas Sanders 167- 738 4.4 1983 Roger Vick 91- 425 4.7 1982 Johnny Hector 140- 554 3.9 1981 Earnest Jackson 153- 887 5.8 1980 Johnny Hector 173- 928 5.4 1979 Curtis Dickey 172- 894 5.0 1978 Curtis Dickey 205 -1146 5.6 1977 George Woodard 245 -1107 4.5 1976 George Woodard 239 -1153 682 4.8 1975 Bubba Bean 144- 944 6.6 1974 Bubba Bean 158- 938 5.9 1973 Bubba Bean 112- 711 6.3 1972 Brad Dusek 124- 549 4.4 1971 Mark Green 181- 593 3.3 1970 Doug Neill 107- 426 4.0 1969 Larry Stegent 197- 676 3.4 1968 Larry Stegent 105- 527 4.7 1967 Larry Stegent 161- 568 3.5 1966 Wendell Housley 155- 548 3.5 1965 Bill Sallee 84- 272 3.1 1964 Lloyd Curington 99- 287 2.9 1963 Budgie Ford 62- 234 3.8 1962 Jim Linnstaedter 36- 167 4.6 1961 Lee Roy Caffey 85- 371 4.4 1960 Sam Byer 105- 381 3.6 1959 Gordon LeBoeuf 113- 351 3.0 1958 Luther Hall 70- 238 3.3 1957 John David Crow 129- 562 4.4 1956 Roddy Osborne 141- 568 4.0 1955 Jack Pardee 83- 452 5.4 1954 Elwood Kettler 149- 446 3.0 1953 Connie Magouirk 52- 283 5.4 1952 Don Ellis 156- 377 2.4 1951 Glenn Lippman 118- 801* 6.8 1950 Bob Smith 199 -1302 6.5 1949 Bob Smith 145- 694 4.7 Passing Year Player Comp -Aft. Yards 1995 Corey Pullig 165 -307 2105 1994 Corey Pullig 161 -269 2056 1993 Corey Pullig 144 -243 1732 1992 Corey Pullig 63 -126 953 1991 Bucky Richardson 79 -156 1492 1990 Lance Pavlas 56- 89 871 1989 Lance Pavlas 134 -227 1681 1988 Chris Osgood 54 -112 656 1987 Craig Stump 41- 98 524 1986 Kevin Murray 212 -349 2463* 1985 Kevin Murray 147 -251 1965* 1984 Craig Stump 94 -189 1135 1983 Kevin Murray 132 -249 1544 1982 Gary Kubiak 181 -324 1948* 1981 Gary Kubiak 111 -209 1808 1980 David Beal 45- 94 671 1979 Mike Mosley 82 -142 938 1978 Mike Mosley 80 -139 1157 1977 David Walker 49 -107 750 1976 David Walker 51- 90 675 1975 David Shipman 24- 60 422 1974 David Walker 46 -102 666 1973 Mike Jay 36- 86 682 1972 Don Dean 57 -113 820 1971 Joe Mac King 36- 87 559 1970 Lex James 111 -225 1662 1969 Rocky Self 87 -199 1136 1968 Edd Hargett 169 -348 2321 1967 Edd Hargett 99 -208 1526 1966 Edd Hargett 132 -265 1532 1965 Harry Ledbetter 83 -182 940 1964 Dan Mcllhany 47 -111 598 1963 Charles LaGrange 28- 73 393 1962 Jim Keller 30- 80 343 1961 John Erickson 34- 73 468 1960 Daryle Keeling 18- 50 204 1959 Charles Milstead 62 -117 752 1958 Charles Milstead 88 -167 1135 1957 Charles Milstead 14- 35 185 1956 Roddy Osborne 14- 23 258 1955 lames Wright 24- 67 368 1954 Elwood Kettler 36- 72 471 1953 Don Ellis 76 -171 960 1952 Ray Graves 93 -164 989* 1951 Ray Graves 45- 98 621 1950 Dick Gardemal 39- 66 559 1949 Don Nicholas 28- 58 311 Receiving Year Player No -Yds TD a141.7.�.1 n14 i lRU 1994 Ryan Mathews, se 29 -395 2 1993 Toby Harrison, se 31 -481 4 1992 Greg Schorp,te 24 -280 1 1991 Tony Harrison, se 31 -577 6 1990 Gary Oliver, Fl 28-455 3 1989 Percy Waddle, se 36 -600 5 1988 Rod Harris, se 37 -592 1 1987 Keith Woodside, rb 25 -237 0 1986 Rod Bernstine,te 65 -710* 5 1985 Jeff Nelson, se 51 -651 4 1984 Jimmy Teal, se 35 -631 6 1983 Rich Siler, to 40 -465 4 1982 Don Jones, se 32 -461 5 1981 Mike Whitwell, se 27 -731 3 1980 Mike Whitwell, se 30 -603 2 1979 Gerald Carter, se 39 -528 2 1978 Russell Mikeska,te 29 -429 0 1977 Curtis Dickey, rb 17 -231 I 1976 Gary Haack,te 21 -265 2 1975 Richard Osborne,te 13 -191 2 1974 Richard Osborne,te 13 -145 0 1973 Richard Osborne,te 29 -405 1 1972 Richard Osborne, to 31 -440 1 1971 Robert Murski, to 17 -212 0 1970 Homer May, to 26 -479 5 1969 Barney Harris, se 34 -191 0 1968 Barney Harris, se 49 -745 3 1967 Bob Long,te 24 -541 8 1966 Tommy Maxwell, se 27-445 4 1965 Ken McLean, se 60 -835* 2 1964 Billy Uzzell, se 22 -246 1 1963 George Hargett, rb 12 -162 1 1962 George Hargett, rb 14 -194 0 1961 Travis Reagan, rb 10 -201 1 1960 Randy Sims, rb 5- 66 1 1959 Russell Hill, se 19 -341 1 1958 John Tracey, se 37 -466* 2 1957 John Tracey, se 8 -103 1 1956 John David Crow, rb 7 -125 3 1955 Bobby Marks, se 7- 94 0 1954 Bennie Sinclair, se 22 -293 2 1953 Bennie Sinclair, se 19 -287 2 1952 Don Ellis, rb 33 -273* 3 1951 Billy Tidwell, rb 13 -256 2 1950 Andy Hillhouse, se 24 -398 7 1949 Wray Whittaker, se 26-291 1 1996 Football 187 Total Offense Year Player Plays-Yards Avg. 1995 Corey Pullig 344 -2155 6.3 1994 Corey Pullig 308 -1992 6.5 1993 Corey Pullig 276 -1705 6.2 1992 Greg Hill 269 -1339 5.0 1991 Bucky Richardson 259 -1940 7.5 1990 Darren Lewis 294 -1748 5.9 1989 Lance Pavlas 291 -1679 5.8 1988 Darren Lewis 309 -1692 5.5 1987 Darren Lewis 128- 705 5.5 1986 Kevin Murray 393 -2348 6.0 1985 Kevin Murray 295 -1892 6.4 1984 Craig Stump 269 -1280 4.8 1983 Kevin Murray 333 -1643* 4.9 1982 Gary Kubiak 369 -1885* 5.1 1981 Gary Kubiak 328 -1986* 6.1 1980 Johnny Hector 173- 928 5.4 1979 Mike Mosley 217 -1443 6.7 1978 Mike Mosley 220 -1405 6.4 1977 David Walker 177 -1144 6.5 1976 George Woodard 239 -1153 4.8 1975 Bubba Bean 144- 944 6.6 1974 Bubba Bean 158- 938 5.9 1973 Mike Jay 88- 901 10.2 1972 Don Dean 132- 879 6.7 1971 Joe Mac King 85- 625 7.4 1970 Lex James 228 -1473 6.5 1969 Rocky Self 214 -1460 6.8 1968 Edd Hargett 433 -2330 5.4 1967 Edd Hargett 214 -1532 7.2 1966 Edd Hargett 203 -1549 7.6 1965 Harry Ledbetter 314- 930 3.0 1964 Eddie McKaughan 109- 603 5.5 1963 Charles LaGrange 53- 328 6.2 Elwood Kettler, qb Jim Keller 80- 328 4.1 1962 Jim Keller 75- 456 6.1 1961 John Erickson 83- 489 5.9 1960 Sam Byer 105- 381 3.6 1959 Charles Milstead 175- 829 4.7 1958 Charles Milstead 279 -1332* 4.8 1957 Roddy Osborne 149- 662 4.4 1956 Roddy Osborne 155- 826 5.3 1955 Jack Pardee 83- 452 5.5 1954 Elwood Kettler 221- 917 4.1 1953 Don Ellis 193 -1028 5.3 1952 Ray Graves 247 -1245 5.0 1951 Glenn Lippman 118- 801 6.8 1950 Bob Smith 199 -1302 6.5 1949 Bob Smith 145- 694 4.8 Scoring Year Player pis 1995 Leeland McElroy, rb 96 1994 Rodney Thomas, rb 96 1993 Terry Venetoulias, k 90 1992 Greg Hill, rb 102 1991 Terry Venetoulias, k 88 1990 Darren Lewis, rb 114 1989 Layne Talbot,k 71 1988 Robert Wilson, rb 60 1987 Scott Slater, k 70 1986 Scott Slater, k 100* 1985 Anthony Toney, rb 74 Sean Wilson Eric Franklin, k 74 1984 Alan Smith, k 51 1983 Alan Smith, k 72 1982 David Hardy,k 80 1981 David Hardy, k 65 1980 Johnny Hector, rb 30 1979 Curtis Dickey, rb 54 1978 Tony Franklin, k 61 1977 Tony Franklin, k 86 1976 George Woodard, rb 102* 1975 Tony Franklin,k 63 1974 Skip Walker, rb 54 1973 Randy Haddox,k 62 1972 Pat McDermott, k 33 1971 Mark Green, rb 42 1970 Pat McDermott,k 34 1969 Ross Brupbacher, to 36 1968 Bob Long, to 48 1967 Bob Long, to 48 1966 Tommy Maxwell, se 26 1965 Glynn Lindsey,k 20 1964 Glynn Lindsey,k 12 37.0 Bubber Collins, rb 12 1963 Jerry Rogers, rb 18 Jimmy Sheffield Travis Reagan, rb 18 1968 Bobby Lee, k 18 1962 Mike Clark, se 25 1961 Travis Reagan, rb 38 1960 Sam Byer, rb 18 1959 Randy Sims, rb 31 1958 Charles Milstead, qb 36 1957 Roddy Osborne, se 48 1956 John David Crow, rb 60* 1955 Loyd Taylor, rb 31 1954 Elwood Kettler, qb 54 1953 Don Ellis, qb 37 1952 Connie Magouirk, rb 30 1951 Darrow Hooper,k 32 1950 Bob Smith, rb 84* 1949 Bob Smith, rb 48 Punting Year Player No.-Yards Avg. 1995 Sean Terry 60 -2598 43.3 1994 Sean Terry 58 -2214 38.2 1993 James Bennett 53 -2033 38.4 1992 David Davis 70 -3067 43.8 1991 David Davis 52 -2035 39.1 1990 Sean Wilson 45 -1906 42.4 1989 Sean Wilson 36 -1500 41.7 1988 Sean Wilson 62 -2472 39.9 1987 Sean Wilson 42 -1699 40.5 1986 Craig Stump 35 -1296 37.0 1985 Todd Tschantz 33 -1406 42.6 1984 Todd Tschantz 61 -2517 41.3 1983 Kyle Stuard 67 -2806 41.9 1982 Kyle Stuard 60 -2430 40.5 1981 Randy Sawyer 63 -2445 38.8 1980 Kyle Stuard 76 -3097 40.8 1979 David Appleby 71 -2935 41.3 1978 David Appleby 48 -1835 38.2 1977 David Appleby 57 -2466 43.3 1976 David Appleby 50 -1986 39.7 1975 Mark Stanley 62 -2383 38.4 1974 Mark Stanley 59 -2479 42.0 1973 Mark Stanley 45 -1718 38.2 1972 Robert Murski 69 -2620 37.9 1971 Mitch Robertson 84 -3100 37.0 1970 Jimmy Sheffield 66 -2650 40.2 1969 Jimmy Sheffield 69 -2749 39.8 1968 Steve O'Neal 64 -2616 40.9 1967 Steve O'Neal 81 -3402 42.0 1966 Steve O'Neal 67 -2836 42.3 1965 Phil Scoggin 88 -3833 43.6* 1964 Phil Scoggin 73 -2906 39.8 1963 Jim Keller 66 -2738 41.5 1962 Jim Keller 42 -1591 37.9 1961 Babe Craig 57 -2215 38.9 1960 Babe Craig 42 -1701 40.5 1959 Charles Milstead 39 -1394 35.7 1958 Charles Milstead 29 -1058 36.5 1957 Roddy Osborne 30 -1095 36.5 1956 Roddy Osborne 28- 882 31.5 1955 Ed Dudley 15- 602 40.1 1954 Gene Henderson 14- 528 37.5 1953 Joe Boring 22- 835 38.0 1952 Roy Dollar 45 -1682 37.3 1951 Yale Lary 33 -1256 38.1 1950 Yale Lary 57 -2183 38.3 1949 Yale Lary 71 -2846 40.00 188 Texas A &M Kickoff Returns Year Player RT -YDS AVG 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990 1989 1988 1987 1986 1985 1984 1983 1982 1981 1980 1979 1978 1977 1976 1975 1974 1973 1972 1971 1970 1969 1968 1967 1966 1965 1964 1963 1962 1961 1960 1959 1958 1957 1956 1955 1954 1953 1952 1951 1950 1949 1948 Leeland McElroy Leeland McElroy Leeland McElroy Billy Mitchell Randy Simmons Randy Simmons Larry Horton Rod Harris Rod Harris Rod Harris Rod Harris Jeff Nelson Tony Slaton Tony Slaton Billy Cannon Billy Cannon Earnest Jackson Temple Aday Curtis Dickey Darrell Smith Skip Walker Carl Roaches Carl Roaches Carl Roaches Hugh McElroy Dave Elmendorf Dave Elmendorf Larry Stegent Larry Stegent Wendell Housley Lloyd Curington Eddie McKaughan George Hargett George Hargett James Murphy James Murphy Bob Sanders Arthur Sims Bobby Joe Conrad Jack Pardee John David Crow Don Watson Don Ellis Don Ellis Billy Tidwell n/a Glenn Lippman Bob Goode 9 -208 6 -301 15 -590 11 -336 10 -181 10 -245 17 -420 22 -388 15 -329 17 -319 5 -173 16 -299 4- 74 17 -291 8 -172 14 -291 10 -213 8 -188 15 -302 10 -184 6 -167 5- 90 15 -426 18 -426 17 -439 23 -457 12 -232 13 -255 16 -292 1j -255 7 -169 8 -144 8 -182 7 -158 7 -167 10 -219 4 -128 9 -210 4 -149 7 -218 7 -129 8 -197 9 -178 17 -413 7 -211 12 -308 16 -407 23.1 50.2 39.3 30.5 18.1 24.5 24.7 17.6 21.9 18.8 34.6 18.7 18.5 17.1 21.5 20.8 21.3 23.5 20.1 18.4 27.8 18.0 28.4 23.7 25.8 19.9 19.3 19.6 18.3 23.2 24.1 18.0 22.8 22.6 23.9 21.9 32.0 23.3 37.2 31.1 18.5 24.6 19.8 24.3 30.1 25.7 * 25.4 * Punt Returns Year Player RT -YDS AVG 1995 Ray Mickens 24 -281 11.7 1994 Billy Mitchell 26 -203 7.8 1993 Aaron Glenn 17 -339 19.9* 1992 Derrick Frazier 29 -301 10.4 1991 Kevin Smith 19 -275 14.5 1990 Shane Garrett 21 -196 9.3 1989 Shane Garrett 21 -146 6.4 1988 Rod Harris 37 -235 6.4 1987 Rod Harris 37 -391 10.6 1986 Rod Harris 42 -345 8.2 1985 Jimmie Hawkins 39 -331 8.5 1984 Jimmie Hawkins 33 -298 9.0 1983 Billy Cannon 26 -260 10.0 1982 Billy Cannon 31 -280 9.0 1981 Billy Cannon 29 -109 3.8 1980 David Scott 33 -121 3.7 1979 David Scott 46 -318 6.9 1978 Darrell Smith 23 -132 5.7 1977 Mike Williams 21- 72 3.4 1976 Darrell Smith 28- 75 2.7 1975 Carl Roaches 38 -238 7.0 1974 Carl Roaches 27 -177 6.6 1973 Carl Roaches 31 -224 7.2* 1972 Carl Roaches 19 -287 15.1* 1971 Hugh McElroy 17 -138 8.2 1970 Dave Elmendorf 13 -130 10.0 1969 Dave Elmendorf 24 -215 8.9 1968 Barney Harris 8- 88 11.0 1967 Bob Long 8- 94 11.8 1966 Curley Hallman 7- 47 6.7 1965 Jerry Nichols 20 -128 6.4 1964 James Willenborg 8- 52 6.5 1963 George Hargett 11 -100 9.1 1962 George Hargett 17 -163 9.6 1961 George Hargett 9- 78 8.8 1960 Arthur Sims 9 -145 16.1 1959 Bob Sanders 8- 57 7.1 1958 Jon Few 7- 79 11.2 1957 Roddy Osborne 7- 65 9.3 1956 Don Watson 10 -118 11.8 1955 Billy Dendy 8- 80 10.0 1954 Don Watson 6 -115 19.1 1953 Don Ellis 19 -170 8.9 1952 Joe Boring 12 -134 11.2 1951 Yale Lary 24 -388 16.2 1950 Yale Lary 9 -209 23.2 1 , Interceptions 1996 Football 189 • L� u 190 t exas A &M 1. Corey Pulli9 (1992 -95) 47 games Y Co A tt. P ct. Yds. A ve. 1995 165 307 .537 2105 12.8 To Int. 14 9 6,846 Game 191.4 LP Game 1968 32 507 15.8 8 gm 2. Kevin Murray (19 8 86) Year Com. Att. Pct. Yds. Avg. TD Int. 6,506 Gam 1986 212 349 .607 2463 11.6 17 8 223.9 1994 161 269 .599 2056 12.8 13 7 186.9 1985 147 251 .586 1965 13.4 13 10 178.6 1993 144 243 .593 1732 12.0 17 10 157.5 1984 43 77 .558 534 12.4 4 5 178.0 1992 63 126 .500 953 15.1 3 3 119.1 1983 132 249 .530 1544 11.7 14 9 154.4 Total 544 926 .587 6506 12.0 48 32 185.9 Total 560 992 .565 6846 12.2 47 29 167.0 Best Game: 272 yards vs. Tulsa, 1995 Best Game: 309 yards vs. Tulsa, 1985 30 games 3. Edd Hargett (1966 -68) 5 Year Com. Att. PM. Yds. Avg. TD lat. Game 1968 169 348 .486 2321 13.7 16 14 232.1 1967 99 208 .476 1526 15.4 14 7 152.6 1Qaa 1Z9 9W; AQR 1rA9 11 9 In 10 1SZ 9 t5 ames 4. Gary Kubiak (1979 4,078 Year C.- Att_ Dct. Yds_ Avd. TD Int_ flame 1981 111 209 .531 1808 16.3 11 13 164.4 1980 22 59 .373 322 14.6 1 3 64.4 1070 n s non n - n n 1Vtal 4VV 041 .401 DaiN 1J.3 4V J1 Best Game: 376 yards vs. SMU, 1968 5. Lance Pavlas(1987 gam -9 0) vna. r..m - on. V - A -n T. Im ly7V JV 07 .Utu oil 13.0 0 1 1VO.7 1989 134 227 .590 1681 12.6 10 12 152.8 1988 17 40 .425 182 10.7 0 3 30.3 1987 41 83 .494 451 11.0 2 5 56.4 Total 248 439 .565 3185 12.8 20 27 99.5 Best Game: 202 yards vs. Texas Tech, 1989 lulal 314 373 .zmi 4V /o 13.V Jl zi 121.4 Best Game: 306 yards vs. Rice, 1982 40 games 6. lucky Richardson (1987 -91) 3,039 Year Com. Att. Pct. Yds. Avg. TD Int. Game 1991 79 156 .506 1492 18.9 8 10 149.2 1990 59 116 .509 847 14.4 4 8 70.6 1989 Did Not Play (injured) 1988 42 88 .477 544 13.0 1 5 54.4 1 QR7 19 AF 'AGA 1;.9 Q R 1 n 109 lutal lvu 4VJ .404 JV37 1J.3 14 GJ Best Game: 321 yards vs. TCU, 1991 Career Receiving Leaders (Based on Yardage) 46 games 1. Tony Harrison (1990 -93) Year Rec. Yds. Ave. To 1993 31 481 15.5 4 1992 22 454 20.6 4 1991 31 577 18.6 6 loon 9 9A 17 Q n 2. Shea Walker (, V --. D. Vd- A -- - _ 10181 259 191b 11.1 14 13 1.9 1 l0[al 98 1411 14.4 8 44 Z.3 Best Game (yards): 144 vs. TCU, 1991 Best Game (yards): 87 vs. TCU, 1986 Best Game (tee.): 7 vs. Rice, 1993; Tulsa, 1991 Best Game (rec.): 7 vs. Texas, 1984; SMU, 1985 3. Rod Harris (1 4 9ss ss) 1,395 4. Mike Whitwell (1 7'8'-'s 1 1,372 Year Rec. Yds. Avg. TD LP Game Year Rec. Yds. Ave. To LP Game 1988 37 592 16.0 1 49 3.4 1981 27 731 27.1 3 57 2.5 1987 19 281 14.8 2 35 1.7 1980 30 603 20.1 2 56 2.7 1986 21 326 15.5 2 68 1.9 1979 3 21 7.0 2 10 0.4 1QQS 1n 109 109 9 s9 1 n dotal 61 1 M 1b.V I b8 Best Game (yards): 119 vs. TCU, 1987 Best Game (rec.): 9 vs. Oklahoma State, 1988 10181 b1 1312 zz.5 7 Best Game (yards): 160 vs. Baylor, 1981 Best Game (rec.): 7 vs. Rice, 1981 30 games T5. Barney Harris (1967 -69) 1,298 Year Rec. Yds. Avg. To LP Game 1969 34 361 10.6 0 60 3.4 1968 49 745 15.2 3 84 4.9 1097 Q 09 11 9 7 l r n 4 Total 91 1268 14.3 5 Best Game (yards): 162 vs. SMU, 1968 Best Game (rec.): 13 vs. SMU, 1968 T5. Bob Long ( 3 1966 - yames 68) 1,298 Year Rea Yds. Avg. To LP Game 1968 32 507 15.8 8 61 3.2 1967 24 541 22.5 8 80 2.4 1966 23 250 10.9 3 26 2.3 Tntal 70 19OR 17 r 1Q Rn 99 Dest ueme tydfUg): 10Z Vs. JMU, 1908 Best Game (rec.): 13 vs. SMU, 1968 1996 Football Total Offense Leaders (Based on Yardage) 44 games 4. Darren Lewis (1987 -90) 5,162 Year Plays Rush Pass Total Avg. Game 1990 294 1691 57 1748 5.9 145.7 1989 189 961 56 1017 5.4 101.7 1988 309 1692 0 1692 5.5 153.8 1987 128 668 37 705 5.5 64.1 Total 920 5012 150 5162 5.6 117.3 Best Game: 232 (0 pass/232 rush) vs. Texas Tech, 1990 career Punt Return Leaders (Based on Yardage) 1. Rod Harris (ls s se) 971 Year No. Yds. Avg. TD LP 1988 37 235 6.4 0 28 1987 37 391 10.6 2 66 1986 42 345 8.2 0 40 1985 0 0 - 0 - Total 116 971 8.4 2 66 Best Game (Yds.): 123 yards (8 ret.) vs. Louisiana Tech, 1987 2. Marl Roaches (1972 games -75) " '6"" 1. Core Pullig (1992 -95) 6,888 916 5,411 34 games 2. Kevin Murray (1 983 -86) 6,455 - Year Plays Rush Pus Total Avg. Game Game - Yew Plays Rosh Past Total Avg. Game 1995 344 50 2105 2155 6.3 195.9 1986 393 -115 2463 2348 6.0 213.5 6.3 1967 323 6 1526 1532 4.7 153.2 1994 308 -64 2056 1992 6.5 181.1 1966 336 17 1532 1549 3 1985 295 -73 1965 1892 6.4 172.0 Total 1092 32 5379 5411 1993 276 27 1732 1705 6.2 155.0 180.4 4 „' 1984 100 38 534 572 5.7 190.7 Best Game: 418 (376 pass/42 rush) vs. SMU, 1968 1992 162 83 953 1036 6.4 129.5 1972 19 1983 393 99 1544 1643 4.9 164.3 15.1 Total 1090 49 6846 6888 63 168.0 84 Total Total 1121 -51 6506 6455 5.8 189.9 Best Game: 292 (272 pass/20 rush) vs. Tulsa, 1995 8.0 3 84 Best Game: 302 (309 pass / -7 rush) vs. Tulsa, 1985 44 games 4. Darren Lewis (1987 -90) 5,162 Year Plays Rush Pass Total Avg. Game 1990 294 1691 57 1748 5.9 145.7 1989 189 961 56 1017 5.4 101.7 1988 309 1692 0 1692 5.5 153.8 1987 128 668 37 705 5.5 64.1 Total 920 5012 150 5162 5.6 117.3 Best Game: 232 (0 pass/232 rush) vs. Texas Tech, 1990 career Punt Return Leaders (Based on Yardage) 1. Rod Harris (ls s se) 971 Year No. Yds. Avg. TD LP 1988 37 235 6.4 0 28 1987 37 391 10.6 2 66 1986 42 345 8.2 0 40 1985 0 0 - 0 - Total 116 971 8.4 2 66 Best Game (Yds.): 123 yards (8 ret.) vs. Louisiana Tech, 1987 2. Marl Roaches (1972 games -75) 30 games 3. Edd Hargett (1966 -68) 916 5,411 No. Year Plays Rush Pass Total Avg. Game 1968 433 9 2321 2330 5.4 233.0 238 6.3 1967 323 6 1526 1532 4.7 153.2 '� 1966 336 17 1532 1549 4.6 154.9 Total 1092 32 5379 5411 4.9 180.4 224 7.2 Best Game: 418 (376 pass/42 rush) vs. SMU, 1968 71 44 games 4. Darren Lewis (1987 -90) 5,162 Year Plays Rush Pass Total Avg. Game 1990 294 1691 57 1748 5.9 145.7 1989 189 961 56 1017 5.4 101.7 1988 309 1692 0 1692 5.5 153.8 1987 128 668 37 705 5.5 64.1 Total 920 5012 150 5162 5.6 117.3 Best Game: 232 (0 pass/232 rush) vs. Texas Tech, 1990 career Punt Return Leaders (Based on Yardage) 1. Rod Harris (ls s se) 971 Year No. Yds. Avg. TD LP 1988 37 235 6.4 0 28 1987 37 391 10.6 2 66 1986 42 345 8.2 0 40 1985 0 0 - 0 - Total 116 971 8.4 2 66 Best Game (Yds.): 123 yards (8 ret.) vs. Louisiana Tech, 1987 2. Marl Roaches (1972 games -75) 3. Jimmie Hawkins (1982 85) 916 Yew No. Yds. Avg. TD LP 1975 38 238 6.3 0 39 1974 27 177 6.6 0 23 1973 31 224 7.2 1 71 1972 19 287 15.1 2 84 Total 115 916 8.0 3 84 Best Game (Yds.): 96 yards (3 ret.) vs. SMU, 1973 Career Kickoff Return Leaders (Based on Yardage) 43 games 1. Rod Harris (1985 - 8s) Year No. Yds. Avg. 3. Jimmie Hawkins (1982 85) 749 4. Billy Cannon, Jre (19so s 3) 649 35 Year No. Yds. Avg. TD LP Year No Yds. Avg. TD LP 0 1985 39 331 8.5 0 40 1983 26 260 10.0 1 60 Total 59 1209 20.5 1984 33 298 9.0 1 68 1982 31 280 9.0 0 57 1983 15 121 8.1 0 32 1981 29 109 3.8 0 14 Best Game (Yds.): 77 yards (3 ret.) vs. Florida 1982 0 0 - 0 - 1980 0 0 - 0 - Total 87 750 8.6 1 68 Total 86 649 7.6 1 60 Best Game (Yds.): 87 yards (5 ret.) vs. Houston, 1985 Best Game (Yds.): 110 yards (4 ret.) vs. Arkansas State, 1983 Career Kickoff Return Leaders (Based on Yardage) 43 games 1. Rod Harris (1985 - 8s) Year No. Yds. Avg. TD 1,209 LP 1988 22 388 17.6 0 35 1987 15 329 21.9 0 42 1986 17 319 18.8 0 26 1985 5 173 34.6 0 71 Total 59 1209 20.5 0 71 Best Game (Yds.): 101 yards (5 ret.) vs. Texas, 1987 ga 2. Leeland McEl (19 93 mes -95) 1,099 Year No. Yds. Avg. 111 LP 1995 9 208 23.1 0 31 1994 6 301 50.2 1 100 1993 15 590 39.3 3 100 Total 30 1099 36.6 4 100 Best Game (Yds.): 181 yards (2 ret.) vs. Rice, 1993 192 Texas A &M 4. Larry Stegent(19s 69) It 40 games 3. Carl Roaches (1972 -75) 1,087 Year No. Yds. Avg. TD LP 1975 5 145 29.0 0 59 Year No Yds. Avg. 1974 5 90 18.0 0 23 LP 1973 15 426 28.4 1 100 0 24 1972 18 426 23.7 1 97 Total 43 1087 25.3 2 100 0 32 1967 16 292 18.3 Best Game (Yds.): 193 yards (4 ret.) vs. Boston 39 College, 1973 192 Texas A &M 4. Larry Stegent(19s 69) 814 Year No Yds. Avg. TD LP 1969 10 167 16.7 0 24 1968 13 255 19.8 0 32 1967 16 292 18.3 0 39 Total 39 814 20.9 0 39 Best Game (Yds.): 77 yards (3 ret.) vs. Florida State, 1968 192 Texas A &M ir Career Punting Leaders (Based on Average) 1. Todd Tschantz (1984 -86) 42.4 Year No. Yds. Net Avg. LP 1986 12 575 43.5 47.9 66 1985 33 1406 39.8 42.6 80 1984 61 2517 39.3 41.3 56 Total 106 4498 39.9 42.4 80 Best Punt: 80 yards vs. Rice, 1985 3. Steve O'Neal (1966 -68) 41.8 Year No. Yds. Net Avg. LP 1968 64 2616 37.9 40.9 56 1967 81 3402 38.0 42.0 62 1966 67 2836 36.7 42.3 73 Total 212 8854 37.6 41.8 73 Best Punt: 73 yards vs. Baylor, 1966 5. Kyle Stuard (1980 -83) 41.3 Year No. Yds. Net Avg. LP 1983 67 2806 40.0 41.9 71 1982 60 2430 37.3 40.5 60 1981 2 139 69.5 69.5 81 1980 76 3097 35.6 40.8 63 1965 88 3833 38.1 43.6 74 1964 73 2906 33.7 39.8 73 2. Phil Sco99in (1964 -65) 41.9 Year No. Yds. Net Avg. L Total 161 6739 36.1 41.9 74 Best Punt: 74 yards vs. Texas, 1965 4. David Davis (1991 -92) 41.8 Yea N Yds. Net Avg. LP 1992 70 3067 39.3 43.8 75 1991 52 2035 36.8 39.1 72 Total 122 5102 38.2 41.8 75 Best Punt: 75 yards vs. Tulsa, 1992 6. Sean Wilson (1987 -90) 41.0 Year No. Yds. Net Avg. L P 1990 45 1906 35.8 42.4 66 1989 36 1500 38.9 41.7 62 1988 62 2472 37.0 39.9 58 1987 42 1699 36.3 40.5 61 Total 205 8472 37.9 41.3 81 ® Total 185 7577 36.9 41.0 66 Best Punt: 81 yards vs. Louisiana Tech, 1981 Best Punt: 66 yards vs. LSU, 1990 Career Interceptions Leaders (Total Interceptions) 1. Kevin Smith (1988 -91) 20 Year No. Yds. Avg. TD LP 1991 2 2 1.0 0 2 1990 7 149 21.3 2 78 1989 9 75 8.3 1 40 1988 2 63 31.5 0 5 2 Total 20 289 14.5 3 78 Long Return: 78 yards vs. Rice, 1990 2. Lester Hayes (1973 -76) 14 Year No. Yds. A vg. TD LP 1976 8 87 10.9 0 38 1975 6 102 17.0 1 77 1974 0 0 0 - 1973 0 0 0 - Total 14 189 13.5 1 77 Long Return: 77 yards vs. Baylor, 1975 3. Pat Thomas (1972 -75) Year No. Yds. Avg. TD 13 LP 1975 3 15 5.0 0 15 1974 6 85 14.2 1 32 1973 3 81 27.0 1 51 1972 1 15 15.0 0 15 Total 13 196 15.0 2 51 Long Return: 51 yards vs. Wichita State, 1973 - 5. Kip yiorrington Year No. Yds. (1984 -87) Avg. To 11 LP 1987 3 0 0.0 0 0 1986 3 12 4.0 0 7 1985 5 68 13.6 1 40 1984 0 0 0 - Total 11 80 7.3 1 40 Long Return: 40 yards vs. Baylor, 1985 6. Bill Hobbs (1966 -68) 11 Year No. Yds. Avg. TD LP 1968 2 18 9.0 0 18 1967 2 15 7.5 0 8 1966 7 162 23.2 2 100 Total 11 195 17.7 2 100 Long Return: 100 yards vs. TCU, 1967 1996 Football 193 - 4. Dare Elmendorf (1968 -70) 12 Year No. Yds. Avg. TD LP 1970 6 87 14.5 0 32 1969 5 0 0.0 0 0 1968 1 0 0.0 0 0 Total 12 87 7.3 0 32 Long Return: 32 yards vs. Arkansas, 1970 6. Bill Hobbs (1966 -68) 11 Year No. Yds. Avg. TD LP 1968 2 18 9.0 0 18 1967 2 15 7.5 0 8 1966 7 162 23.2 2 100 Total 11 195 17.7 2 100 Long Return: 100 yards vs. TCU, 1967 1996 Football 193 Career Scoring Leaders (Total Points) T2. Rodney Thomas (1991 -94) 270 Year 1. Tony Franklin (1975 -78) 291 PAT FG T2. Darren Lewis (1987 -90) 270 PPG Year TD PAT FG Pts. PPG 16 0 Year TD PAT FG Pts. PPG 96 8.7 1993 1978 0 28 11 61 5.6 1990 19 0 0 114 9.5 0 1977 0 38 16 86 7.8 6.5 1992 1989 11 0 0 66 6.0 0 1976 0 30 17 81 7.4 78 6.5 1988 7 0 0 42 3.8 3 1975 0 27 12 63 5.7 0 18 1987 8 0 0 48 4.4 Total 0 123 56 291 6.6 Total 45 0 0 270 6.1 n 0 270 T2. Rodney Thomas (1991 -94) 270 Year TD PAT FG Pts. PPG 1994 16 0 0 96 8.7 1993 13 0 0 78 6.5 1992 13 0 0 78 6.5 1991 3 0 0 18 2.3 Total 45 n 0 270 6.3 3. Terry Venetoullas (1990 -93) 265 Year TD PAT FG Pts. PPG 1993 0 51 13 90 8.2 1992 0 39 16 87 7.3 1991 0 49 13 88 8.0 1990 0 0 0 0 0.0 Total n 1:39 42 265 5.8 Am 4. Joel Hunt (1925 -27) 224 56 ! 5. Scott Slater (1985 -88) 222 40 -over Year TD PAT FG Pts. PPG 1978 11 19 .579 52 6-8(.750) 5-11(.455) Year TD PAT F P ts. PP 1927 19 n/a n/a 128 14.2 1988 0 31 6 49 4.1 r 1976 17 26 .654 65 9-11(.818) 8-14(.571) ` 1926 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 5-15033) Total 42 61 .689 54 29 -39 (.744)13 -22 (.591) 1987 0 25 15 70 6.4 1925 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a Long Field Goal: 54 yards vs. Louisiana Tech, 1988 1986 0 37 21 100 9.1 Total 30 29 5 224 8.3 1985 0 3 0 3 0.3 Total 0 96 42 222 5.1 Career Field Goal Leaders T3. Terry Venetoulias (1990 -93) 42 Year FGM PGA Pct. LP 40 -under 40 -over _ 1993 13 19 .684 45 9 -10 (.900) 4-9(.444) 1992 16 23 .696 47 13 -14 (.929) 3-9033) 1991 13 18 .722 44 8-10(.800) 5-8(.625) 1990 0 0 - - 0-0(-) 0-0(-) Total 42 60 .700 47 30 -34 (.882) 12 -26 (.462) Long Field Goal: 47 yards vs. TCU, 1992 1. Tony Franklin (1975 -78) 56 ! Year FGM FGA Pct. LP 40 -under 40 -over T 1978 11 19 .579 52 6-8(.750) 5-11(.455) 1981 13 20 .650 42 11 -15 (.733) 2-5(.400) 1977 16 28 .571 57 8-9(.889) 8-19(.421) 1976 17 26 .654 65 9-11(.818) 8-14(.571) 1975 12 28 .429 59 7-10(.700) 5-15033) Total 42 61 .689 54 29 -39 (.744)13 -22 (.591) Total 56 101 .555 65 30 -38 (.790) 26 -59 (.441) Long Field Goal: 65 yards vs. Baylor. 1976 T3. Terry Venetoulias (1990 -93) 42 Year FGM PGA Pct. LP 40 -under 40 -over _ 1993 13 19 .684 45 9 -10 (.900) 4-9(.444) 1992 16 23 .696 47 13 -14 (.929) 3-9033) 1991 13 18 .722 44 8-10(.800) 5-8(.625) 1990 0 0 - - 0-0(-) 0-0(-) Total 42 60 .700 47 30 -34 (.882) 12 -26 (.462) Long Field Goal: 47 yards vs. TCU, 1992 2. David Hardy (1979 -82) 43 D. Scott Slater (1985 -88) 42 Year FGM FGA Pct. LP 40 -under 40 -over 1988 6 12 .500 54 3-8(.375) 3-4(.750) 1982 16 22 .727 57 7- 8- ` 1981 13 20 .650 42 11 -15 (.733) 2-5(.400) 1980 5 7 .714 43 4-5(.800) 1-2(.500) 1979 9 15 .600 51 8-9(.889) 1-6067) Total 43 64 .672 57 Long Field Goal: 57 yards vs. Texas- Arlington, 1982 T3. Terry Venetoulias (1990 -93) 42 Year FGM PGA Pct. LP 40 -under 40 -over _ 1993 13 19 .684 45 9 -10 (.900) 4-9(.444) 1992 16 23 .696 47 13 -14 (.929) 3-9033) 1991 13 18 .722 44 8-10(.800) 5-8(.625) 1990 0 0 - - 0-0(-) 0-0(-) Total 42 60 .700 47 30 -34 (.882) 12 -26 (.462) Long Field Goal: 47 yards vs. TCU, 1992 5. Alan Smith (1980 -84) 32 Year FGM FGA Pct. LP 40 -under 40 -over 1984 12 20 .600 54 8 -10 (.800) 4-10(.400) 4 1983 18 26 .692 59 6-8(.750) 12 -18 (.667) 1982 0 0 - - 0 -0 ( -) 0 -0 ( -) 1981 Did Not Play (injured) 1980 2 5 .400 46 1-3033) 1-2000) Total 32 51 .628 59 15 -21 (.714) 17 -30 (.567) Long Field Goal: 59 yards vs. Arkansas State, 1983 6. Kyle Bryant (1994- present) 24 Year FGM FGA Pct. LP 40 -under 40 -over 1995 7 15 .467 41 4-8000) 3-7(.429) 1994 17 25 .655 61 10 -13 (.769) 7-12(.583) Total 24 40 .600 61 14 -21 (.667) 10 -19 (.526) Long Field Goal: 61 yards vs. USM, 1994 194 texas A &M D. Scott Slater (1985 -88) 42 Year FGM FGA PM. LP 40 -under 40 -over 1988 6 12 .500 54 3-8(.375) 3-4(.750) 1987 15 22 .682 53 10 -15 (.667) 5-7(.714) 1986 21 27 .778 51 16 -16 (1.000) 5-11(.455) 1985 0 0 - - 0 -0 () 0 -0 ( -) Total 42 61 .689 54 29 -39 (.744)13 -22 (.591) Long Field Goal: 54 yards vs. Louisiana Tech, 1988 5. Alan Smith (1980 -84) 32 Year FGM FGA Pct. LP 40 -under 40 -over 1984 12 20 .600 54 8 -10 (.800) 4-10(.400) 4 1983 18 26 .692 59 6-8(.750) 12 -18 (.667) 1982 0 0 - - 0 -0 ( -) 0 -0 ( -) 1981 Did Not Play (injured) 1980 2 5 .400 46 1-3033) 1-2000) Total 32 51 .628 59 15 -21 (.714) 17 -30 (.567) Long Field Goal: 59 yards vs. Arkansas State, 1983 6. Kyle Bryant (1994- present) 24 Year FGM FGA Pct. LP 40 -under 40 -over 1995 7 15 .467 41 4-8000) 3-7(.429) 1994 17 25 .655 61 10 -13 (.769) 7-12(.583) Total 24 40 .600 61 14 -21 (.667) 10 -19 (.526) Long Field Goal: 61 yards vs. USM, 1994 194 texas A &M the Last time... Scoring A Team Scored 70 Points in a Game Texas A &M: 73 vs. Missouri (0), 9/18/93 in Col- lege Station. Opponent: Never A Team Scored 60 Points in a Game Texas A&M: 73 vs. Missouri (0). 9/18/93 in Col- lege Station. Opponent: Never A Team Scored 50 Points in a Game Texas A &M: 56 vs. Middle Tenn. St. (14),11/18/95 in College Station. Opponent: 52 by Oklahoma State (A &M 15), 9/24/88 in Stillwater, Okla. A Team Recorded a Shutout Texas A&M: Rice (7 -0), 10/22/94 in College Sta- tion. Opponent: Louisiana State (27 -0), 9/3/88 in Ba- ton Rouge, La. A Team Scored in the Final Two Minutes to Win Texas A&M: Albert Connell, 25 -yard pass from Corey Pullig, :08 left for 20 -17 win against SMU, 10 /14/95 in College Sta- tion. Opponent: Zach Thomas of Texas Tech, 23 -yard interception return, :30 left for 14 -7 win, 10/7/95 in Lubbock. Opponent Won a Game by Going for Two Points Marc Wilson of Brigham Young passed to Mike Lacey, 0:52 left for 18 -17 win, 9/9/79 in Houston. A Kickoff Was Returned for a Touchdown Texas A&M: Dat Nguyen, 46 yards vs. MTSU, 11/18/95 in College Station. Opponent: Rodney Blackshear of Texas Tech, 92 yards, 10/6/90 in College Station. A Punt Was Returned for a Touchdown TexasA&M: Dennis Allen, recovered blocked punt vs. Houston, 10/9/94 in Houston. Opponent: Barry Sanders of Oklahoma State, 61 yards, 9/24/88 in Stillwater, Okla. An Interception Was Returned for a Touchdown Texas A&M: Brandon Mitchell, 48 yards vs. TCU. 11/25/95 in Fort Worth. Opponent: Zach Thomas of Texas Tech, 23 -yard interception return, :30 left for 14 -7 win, 10/7/95 in Lubbock. A Fumble Was Recovered for a Touchdown Texas A &M: Pat Williams, 47 yards vs. MTSU. 11/18/95 in College Station. Opponent: Rodney Blackshear of Texas Tech in endzone, 10/5/91 in Lubbock. A Team Scored a Safety TexasA &M: Keith Mitchell, sacked QBinendzone. vs. LSU, 9/2/95 in College Station. Opponent: James Francis ofBaylor, blocked punt through endzone, 10/21/89 in Waco. Special Teams A Team Recovered an Onside Kick Texas A&M: Darrell Smith recovered David Hardy's kick with :05 left in half, setting up Hardy's 57 -yard field goal vs. UT- Arlington, 9/18/82 in College Station. Opponent: Keith Caldwell of Baylor, down 34 -12 in fourth quarter, recovered Jeff Ireland's kick, 10/19/91 in Waco. A Team Blocked an Extra Point Attempt Texas A &M: Eric England blocked Brandon Brookfield's fourth quarter attempt vs. Louisville, 11/7/92 in College Station. Opponent: Mike Calais of LSU blocked Kyle Bryant's second quarter attempt, 9/3/94 in Baton Rouge, La. A Team Blocked a Field Goal Attempt Texas A &M: Reggie Brown blocked Tony Rogers' 37 -yard attempt in fourth quarter vs. Texas Tech, 10/7/95 in Lubbock. Opponent: Kerry Hicks of Colorado blocked Kyle Bryant's 28 -yard attempt in the third quarter, 9/23/95 in Boulder, Colo. A Team Blocked a Punt Texas A&M: Larry Walker I1 blocked a Baylor punt, recovered by the Bears (1st quarter), 10/21/95 in Waco. Opponent: 1aJuan Penny of Oklahoma blocked James Bennett's punt, recovered by Anthony Fogle, 9/11/93 in Norman, Oklahoma. Total Offense A Team Gained Over 600 Yards Texas A&M: 670 yards vs. Southern Methodist, 11/3/90 in Dallas. Opponent: 603 yards by Texas, 11/26/70 in Austin. A Team Gained Over 500 Yards Texas A &M: 592 vs. Tulsa, 10 /16/95 in College Sta- tion Opponent: 582 yards by Houston, 11/12/92 in Houston. A Team Gained Less Than 200 Yards Texas A &M: 196 yards vs. Stanford, 8/26/92 in Anaheim, Calif. Opponent: 146 yards by Louisville, 10/28/95 in College Station. A Team Had 30 First Downs Texas A&M: 30 vs. Tulsa, 10/16/95 in College Sta- tion. Opponent: Never A Team Had Less Than 10 First Downs Texas A&M: 8 vs. Arkansas, 11/13/82 in Little Rock, Ark Opponent: 8 vs. Southern Methodist, 11/23/91 in College Station. A Team Had 5 Turnovers Texas A &M: 6 vs. Texas, 12 /2/95 in College Station. Opponent: 5 by MTSU, 11/18195 in College Sta- tion. Passing A Team Passed for Over 400 Yards Texas A &M: Never. Opponent: 488 yards by Houston, 11/12/92 in Houston. A Team Passed for Over 300 Yards Texas A &M: 321 vs. Texas Christian, 11/7/91 in Fort Worth. Opponent: 488 yards by Houston, 11/12/92 in Houston. A Team Passed for Less Than 100 Yards Texas A &M: 98 vs. SMU, 10/30/93 in College Station. Opponent: 69 yards by Tulsa, 9/16/95 in College Station. An Individual Attempted 50 Passes Texas A &M: 58 by Edd Hargett vs. Southern Methodist, 1968. Opponent: 57 by Jimmy Klingler of Houston, 11/12/92 in Houston. An Individual Attempted 40 Passes Texas A &M: 46 by Corey Pullig vs. Texas Tech, 10/7/95 in Lubbock. Opponent: 40 by Jonathan Quinn of MTSU, 11/ 18/95 in College Station. An Individual Completed 30 Passes Texas A &M: 32 by Gary Kubiak vs. Texas Christian, 11/20/82 in College Station. Opponent: 33 by Matt Dunigan of Louisiana Tech, 9/25/82 in College Station. An Individual Completed 20 Passes Texas A &M: 21 by Corey Pullig vs. Texas, 12/2/95 in College Station. Opponent: 21 by Jamie Howard of LSU, 9/2/95 in College Station. An Individual Passed for 400 Yards Texas A &M: Never. Opponent: 488 yards by Jimmy Klingler of Houston, 11/12/92 in Houston. An Individual Passed for 300 Yards Texas A &M: 321 yards by Bucky Richardson vs. Texas Christian, 11/7/91 in Fort Worth. Opponent: 488 yards by Jimmy Klingler of Houston, 11/12/92 in Houston. An Individual Passed for 200 Yards Texas A &M: 256 yards by Corey Pullig vs. Texas, 12/2/95 in College Station. opponent: 227 yards by Zebbie Lethridge of Texas Tech, 10/2/95 in Lubbock. Rushing A Team Rushed for Over 400 Yards Texas A &M: 409 yards vs. Louisiana State, 9/14/91 in College Station. Opponent: Never A Team Rushed for Less Than 100 Yards Texas A &M: 57 yards vs. Colorado, 9/23/95 in Boulder, Colo. Opponent: 72 yards by TCU, 11/25/95 in Port Worth. An Individual Attempted 30 Carries Texas A &M: 30 by Leeland McElroy vs. Baylor, 10/21/95 in Waco. Opponent: 33 by Andre Davis of TCU,11 /19/94 in College Station. An Individual Rushed for Over 200 Yards Texas A &M: 229 by Leeland McElroy vs. Louisiana State, 9/2/95 in College Station. Opponent: 233 by Chris Hughley of Tulsa, 9/21/91 in Tulsa, Okla. 1996 Football 195 Paul "Bear" Bryant Texas A &M Head Coach 1 954.57 E I, OF w - - - m AMMI&- _ ..ET A Lq� 4 E I, OF w - - - m AMMI&- _ ..ET A Lq� 198 .. 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Agyie Football Lettermen III How Sweet It's Been exas A &M has 559 wins in football. Although most have been mundane, run -of- the -mill wins — is there such a thing for the Aggies? — there have been plenty of big wins over the years. Some have been against arch -rival Texas, some have gotten A &M into the Cotton Bowl and onto the national map. One of them even got the Aggies a national championship. Remembering these games brings to mind some of the great names in A &M history. Well -known names such as John Kimbrough, Jack Pardee, Edd Hargett, Jackie Sherrill, Kevin Murray and Bucky Richardson. And some less familiar names such as Warren Collins, Herbie Smith, Warren Barhorst and Elmer Smith. ► You will notice that the big wins often came in bunches. There were Homer Norton's teams in the late thirties and the early forties, the comeback kids of Gene Stallings in 1967, and R.C. Slocum's "Wrecking Crew." There have been more, to be sure, but here are some of the biggest wins in A &M history: Many of A &M's biggest wins have come against bitter rival Texas. Such was the case with victory 99, which came in 1915. This game was Texas' first trip to Kyle Field, and it was the first Southwest Conference victory for the Aggies, or Farmers as they were known then. The conference was established in 1915, and A &M had lost its first league game to Rice. But A &M whipped UT 13 -0 before a crowd estimated at 7 to 10,000. The game marked a resumption in the series between the schools after a three -year layoff, and the fans sang Auld Lang Syne before the kickoff. It was called the greatest game ever played in Texas, and the Bryan Weekly Eagle devoted a full page to coverage of the game. The headline read: "A &M Put the Fixins on Varsity." Former Aggie coach Charley Moran wrote each player and im- plored that they beat the team from Austin. He wrote, "If you still love me and think anything of me, then beat Texas." The players were so determined they were said to have cried during the game. Aggie newcomer Warren "Rip" Collins, who was from Austin, came back to haunt UT. He scored the game's only touchdown on an 8- yard run and he punted 23 times for an average of 44.6 yards. Lee Coleman added two field goals, in- cluding a drop -kick from 43 yards out, and the Farmers' stout defense did the rest. Texas lost 12 fumbles, several when trying to handle Collins's punts. On January 1, 1922, the Aggies beat Centre College, 22 -14, in the Dixie Classic, forerunner to the Cotton Bowl. This was A &M's first bowl game, but it is the most memorable because this is where the 12th Man tradition originated. E. King Gill, a basketball player for the Aggies, attended the game. He had formerly played for the A &M football team, and he asked Coach D.X. Bible to work in the press box, helping spot players. Near the end of the first half of the game, Coach Bible called Gill down to the field. There had been several injuries to Aggie players, and Bible wanted Gill to be ready in case A &M ran out of players. There were no dressing rooms at the stadium, so Gill changed into the uniform of one of the injured players under the stands. Gill stood on the sidelines for the rest of the game, ready to play, but he was never called upon. Today Aggies students stand throughout football games in the spirit of Gill, ever ready to do their part to help A &M win. he Aggies won their only national championship in the 1939 season, capping a perfect campaign with a 14 -13 victory over Tulane in the Sugar Bowl. A &M finished ranked number one in the Associated Press poll, but second - ranked Tennessee got the bid to go to the Rose Bowl and played No. 3 Southern California. Southern Cal won that game, 14 -0, and there was speculation that A &M and USC would meet in mid - January in a benefit game for the Finland relief fund, but it never materialized. The Aggies took an early lead over Tulane on a run by All - America fullback John Kim - brough, one of the best -known players in A &M history. Tulane came back to tie Coach Homer Norton's Aggies when Bob Kel- logg ran an A &M quick kick back 76 yards for a touchdown to make it 7 -7. The Green Wave went ahead, 13 -7, but Herbie Smith blocked the extra -point attempt. Smith was playing despite being ill be- fore the game, and he and Kimbrough would play key roles in the Aggies' comeback. A &M took the ensuing kickoff and drove 70 yards for the winning score. The Aggies were at the Texas A &M Tulane 26 -yard line when quarterback Cotton Price passed to Herbie Smith. He took the ball to the 10 -yard line, then gave the lateral to Kimbrough, who raced into the end zone. Price kicked the extra point that gave the Aggies the win and allowed them to claim the national title. n 1941, A &M made its first -ever appearance in the Cotton Bowl. The Aggies lost their last regular season game to Texas (ending a 20 -game winning streak and costing A &M a No.1 national rank- ing) and had to settle for a co- championship with SMU. The Aggies lost out on a chance to go to the Rose Bowl, which opted for Nebraska. The Sugar Bowl had Tennessee against Boston College. A &M had a choice of the Orange Bowl or the Cotton Bowl. Some of the team's seniors wanted to skip both bowls and play in all -star games instead, but the team narrowly voted to accept the Cotton Bowl invitation. The Aggies won the game 13 -12. The Fordham team was famous for the "Seven Blocks of Granite," one of those being future NFL Hall of Farrier Vince Lombardi. One of the key plays in the game was the "hide- out," which A &M had used a year earlier against Texas. A &M tried to use the play, on which Earl "Bama" Smith tried to avoid detection while standing near the Aggie sideline, on the first play of the second half. However, Fordham noticed Smith and he wound up going to the huddle and carrying the football on a normal play. After the carry, he headed toward the Aggie sideline, but stopped before leaving the field. Smith went undetected, and took off down the sidelines to haul in a 62 -yard touchdown pass from Marion Pugh. The Aggies made it back to the Cotton Bowl in 1942, losing 29 -21 to Alabama. After that, A &M fell upon hard times. The Aggies did not win another SWC title during the last six years of Norton's tenure, and the drought continued through three -year stints for Harry Stiteler and Raymond George. That led officials to lure Paul "Bear" Bryant away from Kentucky to improve the Aggies' fortunes. His first win — in fact his only win is-to of the 1954 season — came against Georgia by a 6 -0 score. This was the Aggie team that survived the infamous trip to Junction — a small town in West Texas. That pre - season training camp was Bryant's way of getting rid of the dead weight. The Aggies were traveling pretty light by the time they made the trip to Athens, Georgia, for the third game of the season. A &M took just 27 players to Athens. They escaped with a win thanks to the sharp eyes of assistant coach Elmer Smith. In reviewing the films of Georgia, Smith noticed that the Bulldog quarterback tipped off the plays by the way he aligned his feet as he took the snap. Bryant had linebacker Jack Pardee check the quarterback's feet before calling the defensive signals, and the Aggie was in the right place most of the game. Pardee caught a touchdown pass for the only score of the game. Although the Aggies only went 1 -9 that season, Bryant's first win was important. Bryant's teams went 24 -5 -2 in his remaining three seasons, winning the conference title in 1956. However, NCAA proba- tion prevented A &M from going to the Cotton Bowl after the season. After ending the 1955 season at 7 -2 -1 and ranked 14th by United Press International, the Aggies finished 1956 ranked 5th in both national polls and climbed to No.1 early in the 1957 season. Heading into the final three games of the season, A &M was riding a streak of 18 games without a loss. But Rice pulled off a 7 -6 upset in Houston before 72,000 fans at Rice Stadium to knock the Aggies from atop the national polls. The loss came days after Bryant had been rumored to be taking the head coaching post at Alabama and the Aggies would never recover. They lost the season finale to Texas at Kyle Field (9 -7) and lost to Tennessee in the Gator Bowl by a 3 -0 count after Bryant announced his intention to go home to Alabama. John David Crow, a running back on offense and a linebacker on defense, won the Heisman Trophy for 1957 and the Aggies finished ranked 9th by the Associated Press. They wouldn't return to the rankings for quite a while. exas A &M ended a 26 -year absence from the Cotton Bowl by earning a berth in the 1968 classic, but the drought seemed likely to drag on even longer when the Aggies opened the 1967 season with four straight losses. The win that turned the Aggies' season around came in game five, A &M's SWC opener in Lubbock against Texas Tech. The Aggies 1996 Football 199 LL11J rallied to shock the Red Raiders, 28 -24, in one of the most storied games in A &M history, and went on to finish the season with seven consecutive wins. The game was a see -saw affair, with Tech scoring with 53 sec- onds left in the game to take an apparently safe 24 -21 lead. That set the stage for one of A &M's all -time comebacks. A &M took over in good field position at its own 41 and quarter- back Edd Hargett moved the Aggies downfield with a key pass of 19 yards to Larry Stegent. However, A &M wound up facing fourth -and- 15 at the Tech 45 -yard line with 11 seconds to play. Hargett threw a 30 -yard pass to Bob Long, who made a spectacu- lar catch in a crowd of Red Raiders and stopped the clock to give the Aggies one more shot at victory. Hargett rolled left on the final play, and when he was unable to find a receiver he reversed his field, got a block from Stegent and out -ran the defenders to the right corner of the end zone for the winning touchdown. he fantastic finish at Lubbock started the Aggies on the road to the Cotton Bowl, and the final step was taken against arch- rival Texas. A win over the Longhorns would give A &M its first conference championship in 11 years, its first win over Texas in six years and the Aggies first Cotton Bowl bid since 1942, and it would not come easy. A &M again had to rally, and again Hargett and Long played key roles. They hooked up on an 80 -yard touchdown pass in the fourth quarter to turn a 7 -3 Texas lead into a 10 -7 Aggie triumph. It was A &M's first win over Texas coach Darrell Royal after 10 straight losses. Coach Gene Stallings, a former Aggie player, had brought A &M back to the promised land. The Aggies made their return to Dallas memorable with a 20 -16 victory over Alabama in the 1968 Cotton Bowl. The game pitted the teacher against the student. Bryant against his former player, 200 Texas A &M Stallings, who was captain on Bryant's 1956 championship team. Hargett, who passed his way into the Aggies' record book before his career was over, threw a pair of touchdown passes in the first half as A &M took a 13 -10 lead. The decisive touchdown came on a 20- yard run by Wendell Housley, who bowled over several would -be tacklers on his scamper to the end zone. Perhaps the most memorable moment of the Cotton Bowl came when Bryant wrapped up Stallings in a bear hug. In 1974, under the guidance of Emory Bellard, the Aggies had their first winning season since 1967 going 8 -3. Their big win that year was a 21 -14 victory at LSU. In 1975, A &M started off the year 10 -0 and had a 20 -10 win over Texas. It was the Aggies' first win over Texas since 1967. In 1976, the Aggies went 10 -2 including a 27 -3 victory over Texas in Austin. That was the first win in Austin since 1956 and the first back -to -back wins over Texas since 1909 -1910. The 1979 team upset Texas 13 -7 at Kyle Field to knock the Longhorns out of a Sugar Bowl berth, vindicating a frustrating 6 -5 season for the Aggies. The 1980 team suffered through a 4 -7 season, but ended the year with an upset of Texas in Austin, 24 -14. Ordinarily, a win over lightly regarded Texas- Arlington wouldn't qualify as a big win. But the Aggies' 61 -22 romp over the Mavericks in 1982 does because it was Jackie Sherrill's first win at Aggieland. A &M had bombed in Sherrill's opener, losing 38 -16 to Boston College. The critics had a field day after that one because, when Sherrill came to A &M, he became the highest -paid coach in college football. Following a week off, the Aggies got in the win column against UTA. The game is important not because it saved the season, but because of Sherrill's success to come. A &M's defense, which had been destroyed by Boston College, showed some improvement against UTA. Linebacker Jerry Bullitt returned an interception 32 -yards for a touchdown, and linebacker Jeff Fuller and tackle Keith Guthrie also played well. Quarterback Gary Kubiak sparked the Aggies offense completing 22 -of -36 passes for 223 yards and three touchdowns. A &M led 26 -9 at the half and exploded for 28 points in the third quarter. Sherrill wasn't overwhelmed by his first A &M win. "You get excited when you win the ones you weren't supposed to win," Sherrill said after the game. istory demonstrated that the Aggies were not supposed to win when they went to Austin's Memorial Stadium in 1984. Sherrill hadn't yet beat the Longhorns, who were still in the running for the Cotton Bowl, and the Aggies were an unim- pressive 5 -5. The Aggies made history, however, scoring the most points A &M had ever scored against Texas in a 37 -12 thumping of UT. It was Sherrill's first win over Texas, and his first winning season with the Aggies. It was A &M's first win over Texas since 1980. It may have marked the turning point in the Sherrill era: The Aggies won the next three SWC titles. "This was one of the biggest wins I've ever been associated with," Sherrill said. "There were a lot of things going against us. The press jumped ship, some former students jumped ship, some fans jumped ship, and our players made the decision to keep going." With super sub Craig Stump doing the job at quarterback, the Aggies built a 20 -0 halftime lead, but the Texas fans had hopes for a comeback when it was announced that Rice led Houston. A combina- tion of a UT win and a Houston loss would have sent Texas to Dallas. When Longhorns safety Jerry Gray intercepted a pass early in the third quarter, the UT fans got even more cranked up. However, Lance Jackson batted down a third -down pass to keep UT out of the end zone, and Domingo Bryant blocked a field goal attempt by Jeff Ward. The Longhorns' Cotton Bowl hopes — and their domination of the Aggies — were finished. The Aggies finished the 1985 season 10 -2 and ranked in the Top Ten for the first time in 28 years. It was the first time in nine seasons that A &M had managed 10 wins. erhaps the most dramatic win in the Sherrill era came in 1986, when the Aggies made a memorable comeback to beat the Baylor Bears in a nationally televised battle of Top 20 teams. The Aggies fell behind 17 -0 after the first quarter, but Murray sparked the comeback by running for one touchdown and throwing for three. The final touchdown, a 4- yarder to Tony Thompson, came with 3:48 left in the game. Murray completed 25 -of -40 passes for 308 yards. The Aggies s cored two touchdowns in the fourth quarter to wipe out a 27 -17 Baylor lead. "I've been around the game a long time and I've never seen a comeback like that," Sherrill said. "That was probably the best game of the year." A &M went on to its second consecutive SWC championship by winning three of it's final four games. The Aggies closed with wins over TCU and Texas. The TCU game featured a scoring outburst seldom matched in Aggie annals as A &M scored 74 points in a 74 -10 rout at Kyle Field. A &M wrapped up the title with its second consecutive win in Austin, dominating the Longhorns, 16 -3. Murray departed the A &M scene following a poor outing in the 1986 Cotton Bowl in which he threw five interceptions. His depar- ture left a serious leadership void that would be hard to fill. Freshman Bucky Richardson, a spunky option- offense quarter- back, combined with senior signal caller Craig Stump to lead the Aggies to yet another SWC championship — an unprecedented third straight for A &M. The Aggies were back in the Cotton Bowl for the third straight season, but this one wasn't a bit boring. First, the youthful Aggies weren't supposed to be there, and second the opponent was Notre Dame. The Irish had the history, and the Heisman Trophy winner in Tim Brown, but the Aggies still won. A &M spotted Notre Dame a 7- 0 lead, but stormed back to win 35 -10. Beating the best -known team in the country added an extra dose of national recognition to the Aggies' resurgence under Sherrill. "It gives us a lot of credibility," Sherrill said. Notre Dame tried to wake up the echoes in the early going. The Irish scored easily on their first possession, built a 10 -3 lead and were threatening for more when the game turned. Aggie cornerback Alex Morris intercepted a Terry Andrysiak pass in the end zone to kill a Notre Dame threat and turn the game around. The Aggies then marched 80 -yards to tie the score, with running back Darren Lewis throwing a 24 -yard halfback pass to Tony Thomp- son for a touchdown. A &M scored again to take an 18 -10 halftime lead and was never threatened in the second half. The second half was interesting, however. Both benches cleared after 12th Man kickoff team member Warren Barhorst tried to slip off the field with Brown's towel following a kickoff. Brown chased Barhorst, tackling him, but never got his towel back in a highly publicized incident. A &M reached the 500 -win mark in historic fashion, but it wasn't under the most positive conditions. A &M's 28 -24 win over Texas in Austin in 1988 was a new record for the Aggies in the series — the third consecutive A &M triumph in Austin. However, it would be the last for Sherrill as Aggie head coach. With Sherrill gone, Aggie fans were having serious doubts about A &M's future as a power in the SWC and nationally. But R.C. Slocum, a defensive assistant at A &M for all but one year since 1972, was named head coach and Slocum erased those doubts with an 8 -4 season in which the Aggies knocked off two of the nation's most highly- regarded teams while coming tantalizingly close to an 11 -1 season. 1996 Football 201 he Aggies opened the Slocum era with Larry Horton returning the opening kickoff against LSU 92 yards for a touchdown to key a 28 -16 upset of the 7th - ranked Tigers at Kyle Field. The win, before a national television audience, was A &M's first against LSU since 1975. Five weeks later the Aggies bounced back from a heartbreaking last- second loss to Texas Tech in Lubbock with a shocking 17 -13 upset of powerful Houston. The Cougars entered the game averaging 60 points per game and featured quarterback Andre Ware, the eventual Heisman Trophy winner. The Aggie defense showed its usual lack of respect for Heisman winners by sacking Ware six times in registering the upset. In 1990, the Aggies boasted the most powerful rushing attack in SWC history, averaging 319 yards per game on the ground behind All- America tailback Darren Lewis, fullback Robert "Bull" Wilson and quarterback Bucky Richardson. After a 3 -0 start, the Aggies suffered a disappointing 17 -8 loss at LSU and after beating Texas Tech, 28 -24, saw Houston score a touch- down in the final minute for a 36 -31 victory. Then, the Aggies started a five -game unbeaten streak, highlighted by a 20 -16 win against Arkansas, A &M's first victory in Fayetteville since 1967. Texas broke the Aggies' six -year reign in the series by a narrow 28 -27 margin in a classic battle for the SWC title in Austin, despite a big offensive efforts by Lewis and Richardson. The Aggies took out their frustrations on Brigham Young in the Holiday Bowl with a decisive 65 -14 thrashing, the largest margin of victory ever posted in a bowl game. Lewis and Richardson each topped the 100 -yard rushing mark, and Richardson was named the game's most valuable player after rushing for two touchdowns, pass- ing for one and catching a pass for another. The big win against BYU ended an otherwise disappointing 9 -3 -1 season on a high note and set the stage for even greater Aggie football performances. he Aggies added another glorious chapter in 1991, leading the nation in total defense by allowing just 222.4 yards per game. The team won nine straight games before losing to Florida State in the Cotton Bowl, 10 -2, and finished the season with a sparkling 10 -2 record. All that from a youthful team that was an almost unanimous preseason pick to finish fourth in the SWC. A &M opened the year with a 45 -7 victory against non - conference rival LSU, but lost senior quarterback Richardson to a foot injury. Without Richardson, A &M was upset by Tulsa, 35 -34, despite four touchdown passes from freshman Jeff Granger. Richardson returned the next week and the Aggies were unstoppable, winning nine straight games to finish the regular season at 10 -1, including a perfect 8 -0 mark in SWC games. A &M dominated its SWC schedule, winning its eight conference games by an average margin of 24.3 points. The team ranked seventh nationally in rushing offense (259.1 ypg) behind freshman sensation Greg Hill, who rambled for a SWC freshman record 1,216 yards and 12 touchdowns. The team ranked seventh nationally in both scoring offense and scoring defense, outscoring its opponents by an average tally of 36.5 -13.1. A &M was a slight underdog to powerful Florida State in the Cotton Bowl, but seemed ready to take control in the first half. But a series of near misses, including a fumble by Greg Hill on the FSU one -yard line, came back to haunt the Aggies, who suffered an incredible eight turnovers. But unlike the previous year, A &M's opponents were ready in 1992 as the Aggies were an almost unanimous selection to repeat as SWC champions, despite losing Richardson and All- American line- backer Quentin Coryatt to the NFL. All eyes were on the Aggies as the nation's college football season kicked off with the Disneyland Pigskin Classic, which pitted A &M against Stanford and their leg- endary coach, Bill Walsh. Walsh was making his return debut to college football after leading the San Francisco 49ers to three Super Bowl crowns. The Aggies struggled offensively against the Cardinal in what transpired as an epic defensive battle. A 39 -yard field goal by Terry Venetoulias late in the game lifted the Aggies to a 10 -7 victory. Behind sophomore quarterback Jeff Granger, A &M continued to find the will to win, posting several close wins. Venetoulias was the hero against Texas Tech, nailing a 21 -yard field goal with no time remain- ing for a 19 -17 victory. A &M finished the regular season with a 12 -0 mark, the most wins in school history, and captured its second straight SWC title. The Aggies became one of only 10 teams in the history of college football to finish the regular season unbeaten and untied through 12 games. The Aggies climbed to No. 3 in the national rankings and set a date with No. 5- ranked Notre Dame in the Cotton Bowl on New Year's Day. The Irish, boasting a lineup of experienced seniors, broke open a close game in the second half and went on to trounce the youthful Aggies, 28 -3. A &M entered the game with 64 freshman and sopho- mores on its roster and six seniors on its two -deep chart. aving overcome an early - season loss to Oklahoma the 1993 Aggies found their way back to Dallas for a third straight Cotton Bowl appearance. Again, the opponent would be the Fighting Irish of Notre Dame. Both teams would score touchdowns on their opening drives, but A &M took a 14 -7 lead at halftime. Both teams also scored on 202 Texas A &M their opening drives of the second half, and the Fighting Irish added another score to knot the game, 21 -21, entering the final quarter. With less than five minutes left, Notre Dame returned a punt 38 yards to the A &M 22 -yard line, setting up a field goal for a 24 -21 lead. The Aggies were moving the ball well on the next drive before a fumble appeared to ice the victory for the Irish. But the stout A &M defense stuffed Notre Dame on three straight plays and effectively used its timeouts to regain possession with just more than one minute left. A 32 -yard pass set the Aggies up on the Irish 48 -yard line, but a quarterback sack and an incompletion fol- lowed. Then, on fourth- and -17, quarterback Corey Pullig found Tony Harrison with a 14 -yard pass. Harrison was hit, but spun around and attempted a pitch to freshman Leeland McElroy, who was streaking down the sideline in a designed play. McElroy had nothing but open ground between him and a touchdown, but Harrison's lateral sailed just beyond his fingertips. The Irish recovered and ran out the clock to end the year's most exciting bowl game. The Aggies finished the year 10 -2 and were ranked No. 8 in the final CNN/USA Today poll. Led by All- American defensive end Sam Adams, Sports Illustrated's national defensive player of the year, the Aggies defense ranked No. 3 nationally. All- American cornerback Aaron Glenn also excelled, finishing as runner -up for the Jim Thorpe Award as the nation's top defensive back. The season also marked A &M's 22nd straight SWC victory, the most in history, and the third straight SWC title for the Aggies. Only six teams in conference annals have won three or more consecutive titles, and three belonged to A &M. McElroy also made his mark in 1993, returning three kickoffs for touchdowns, including two straight against Rice, tying an NCAA record. McElroy later returned a kick 100 yards against Texas in an 18 -9 victory, the Aggies' third straight against the Longhorns. nfortunately, A &M was ruled ineligible for a fourth straight SWC title in 1994 because of NCAA rules violations unrelated to the coaching staff but involving a handful of players. The NCAA praised A &M's state -of- the -art compliance program as the best in the country, but still handed the Aggies a series of pen- alties that included no television or bowl games for the 1994 season. But the proud Aggies did not fold. They wanted to maintain their conference winning streak and prove to the college football world that they still were the cream of the SWC in their 100th season of football. In addition, A &M had a score to settle with future Big 12 rival Oklahoma, who pounded the Aggies, 44 -14, in Norman, Okla. in 1993. In 1994, the Sooners had to come to Kyle Field with both teams sporting a 1 -0 record. The Aggies jumped out to a 13 -0 lead early in the second quarter, thanks in part to a pair of field goals by freshman Kyle Bryant. The Sooners trimmed the lead to 13 -7 at halftime. The teams traded touchdowns in the third quarter, giving A &M a 19 -14 advantage going into the final period. The fired -up Aggies then scored 17 unanswered points to blow the game open with the final touchdown coming on a 38 -yard interception return by Ray Mickens. After leading the nation in kickoff returns as a freshman, Leeland McElroy knew he would not get many chances in 1994 as teams would elect to kick away from him. But Southern Mississippi evi- dently did not get the message as McElroy returned the opening kick 100 yards, his fourth career return for a touchdown. Bryant added a 61 -yard field goal against Southern Mississippi, setting an NCAA freshman record. It was the second longest field goal ever without a kicking tee. With the backfield tandem of McElroy and senior Rodney Tho- mas leading the way, the Aggies ran roughshod through the sched- ule, extending their SWC winning streak to 26 games prior to meet- ing SMU in San Antonio's sparkling Alamodome. The Mustangs were regarded as perhaps the weakest team in the SWC and the game appeared to be a mismatch. But in college football, nothing is certain. The Aggies suffered four turnovers, in- cluding three fumbles that each led to SMU touchdowns. The Mus- tangs led, 14 -0, at halftime and held off a furious A &M rally for a 21- 21 tie, ending the long Aggie winning streak. The following week against Texas, the Aggies focused on another streak as they were going for their fourth consecutive win against the Longhorns and their 10th win in 11 years against their arch - rivals. The previous season, McElroy burned the Longhorns with a 100 - yard kickoff return for a score. Consequently, observers were some- what surprised when Texas booted to McElroy after trimming the A &M lead to 24 -7 early in the third quarter. McElroy returned the kickoff 83 yards in spectacular fashion, breaking several tackles before being pulled down at the one -yard line to prevent his fifth career touchdown return, which would have left him just one short of the NCAA record. However, the Aggies went on to post an impressive 34 -10 victory. A 34 -17 victory against TCU in the final game of the season handed the Aggies a 10 -0 -1 record, their first unbeaten season since 1956, when Bear Bryant's team went 9 -0 -1. A &M maintained a 29- game SWC unbeaten streak and also extended its home winning streak to 26, tying for the ninth longest streak in history. The season put a grand exclamation point on the Aggies' celebration of 100 years of football. Linebacker Antonio Armstrong earned All- America honors as did McElroy as a kick returner. The Aggies ranked No. 5 nationally in total defense. Quarterback Corey Pullig also established himself as one of the nation's top quarterbacks after completing almost 60 percent of his passes. As the new era of the Big 12 Conference begins, the Aggies look to the future with great anticipation. One of the consistent features of any Aggie team is the desire to compete against the best. 1996 Football 203 �r . JS-JOL�Dj Annual Team Record 1901 1902 1 903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1 -4 -0 7 -0 -2 7 -3 -1 4 -2 -0 7 -2 -0 6 -1 -0 6 -1 -1 3 -5 -0 7 -0 -1 8 -1 -0 6 -1 -0 8 -1 -0 3 -4 -2 6 -1 -1 6 -2 -0 6 -3 -0 8 -0 -0 6 -1 -0 10 -0 -0 6 -1 -1 6 -1 -2 5 -4 -0 5 -3 -1 7 -2 -1 7 -1 -1 5 -3 -1 8 -0 -1 5 -4 -1 5 -4 -0 2 -7 -0 7 -3 -0 4 -4 -2 6 -3 -1 Overall swe swC _ Final Fourth-T 2 -1 -0 2 -0 -0 1 -1 -0 Year w- L -T w- L -T Finish Boat Ranking* Coach Captain (s) 1894 1 -1 -0 4 -1 -0 F.D. Perkins A.P. Watts 1895 Did not field team First 1-3-1 Fifth 1896 2 -0 -1 0 -5 -0 A.M. Soule, H.W. South F.D. Perkins 1897 1 -2 -0 Fourth C.W. Taylor I.B. Stearns 1898 4 -2 -0 Matty Bell H.W. Williams Hal Moseley 1899 4 -2 -0 G.D. Moulden W.A. Murray Hal Moseley 1900 2 -2 -1 1940 W.A. Murray R.M. Brown 1901 1902 1 903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1 -4 -0 7 -0 -2 7 -3 -1 4 -2 -0 7 -2 -0 6 -1 -0 6 -1 -1 3 -5 -0 7 -0 -1 8 -1 -0 6 -1 -0 8 -1 -0 3 -4 -2 6 -1 -1 6 -2 -0 6 -3 -0 8 -0 -0 6 -1 -0 10 -0 -0 6 -1 -1 6 -1 -2 5 -4 -0 5 -3 -1 7 -2 -1 7 -1 -1 5 -3 -1 8 -0 -1 5 -4 -1 5 -4 -0 2 -7 -0 7 -3 -0 4 -4 -2 6 -3 -1 4 -0 -0 First 1 -1 -0 Fourth-T 2 -1 -0 2 -0 -0 1 -1 -0 Third -T First Third -T 4 -0 -0 First 5 -1 -0 Third 3 -0 -2 First Dixie Classic 2 -2 -0 Third -T 0 -3 -1 Eighth 2 -2 -1 Fourth 4 -1 -0 First 1 -3 -1 Sixth 4 -0 -1 First 1-3-1 Fifth 2 -3 -0 Sixth 0 -5 -0 Seventh 3 -2 -0 Third 1 -2 -2 Fourth 2 -2 -1 Fourth W.A. Murray C.F. Schulz J.E. Platt T.W. Blake J.E. Platt T.W. Blake J.E. Platt W.E. Bachman W.E. Bachman R.B. Boettcher G.T. Haltom F.S. Puckett L. L. Larson Joe Utay N.A. Merriam C.A. DeWare C.B. Moran L.A. Hamilton C.B. Moran C.W. Barnes C.B. Moran Caesar Hahn C.B. Moran Tyree Bell C.B. Moran W.B. Beasely C.B. Moran Tyree Bell E.H. Harlan J.P. Garrity E.H. Harlan J.W. Rollins D.X. Bible M.H. Ford D.V. Graves S. Alexander D.X. Bible E.S. Wilson D.X. Bib Jack Mahan D.X. Bible W.C. Weir D.X. Bible T.F. Wilson D.X. Bible W.D. Johnson D.X. Bible T.L. Miller (Chas. Waugh, acting capt.) D.X. Bible Fay Wilson D.X. Bible L.G. Dieterich D.X. Bible Joel Hunt D.X. Bible Z.W. Bartlett Matty Bell T.W. Mills Matty Bell J.G. Floyd Matty Bell G.D. Moulden Matty Bell J.W. Aston Matty Bell C.M. Cummings 1934 2 -7 -2 1 -4 -1 Sixth Homer Norton E.O. Fowler 1935 3 -7 -0 1 -5 -0 Seventh Homer Norton W.T. Wilkins, N.W. Willis 1936 8 -3 -1 3 -2 -1 Third -T Homer Norton C.A.DeWare,Jr., L.L. Cummings 1937 5 -2 -2 2 -2 -2 Fifth Homer Norton Joe Routt, R.D. Vitek 1938 4 -4 -1 2 -3 -1 Fifth Homer Norton Dick Todd, Owen Rogers 1939 11 -0 -0 6 -0 -0 First Sugar Bowl 1 st Homer Nort Joe B oyd, H e r b Smith, Waleman Pr ice 1940 9 -1 -0 5 -1 -0 First -T Cotton Bowl 6th Homer Norton J.N. Thomason, Tommy Vaughan 1941 9 -2 -0 5 -1 -0 First Cotton Bowl 9th Homer Norton Martin Ruby, Marshall Spivey 1942 4 -5 -1 2 -3 -1 Fifth Homer Norton Cullen Rogers, Elvis Simmons 1943 7 -2 -1 4 -1 -0 Second Orange Bowl Homer Norton Goble Bryant, Marion Flanagan 1944 7 -4 -0 2 -3 -0 Fourth -T Homer Norton Monte Moncrief, Damon Tassos 1945 6 -4 -0 3 -3 -0 Third -T Homer Norton M onte Mo R. Butchofsky 1946 4 -6 -0 3 -3 -0 Fourth Homer Norton Monte Moncrief, Willie Zapalac 1947 3 -6 -1 1 -4 -1 Fifth -T Homer Norton Bob Gary, Barney Welch 1948 0 -9 -1 0 -5 -1 Seventh Harry Stiteler Jim Cashion, J. Winkler, O.Stautzenberger 1949 1 -8 -1 0 -5 -1 Seventh Harry Stiteler Bobby Goff, Wray Whittaker 1950 7 -4 -0 3 -3 -0 Third -T Presidential Cup Harry Stiteler Max Greiner, Carl Melberg 1951 5 -3 -2 1 -3 -2 Fifth Raymond George Bob Smith, Hugh Meyer 1952 3 -6 -1 1 -4 -1 Sixth Raymond George Jack Little, Ray Graves 1953 4 -5 -1 1 -5 -0 Sixth -T Raymond George Durwood Scott 19 1 - -0 0 -6 -0 S e v enth P `B Bryant B S i nc l a ir, N orbert Ohlendorf 1955 7 -2 -1 4 -1 -1 Second 14th Paul 'Bear' Bryant Billy Huddleston 1956 9 -0 -1 6 -0 -0 First 5th Paul `Bear Bryant Gene Stallings, Jack Pardee, Loyd Hale 1957 8 -3 -0 4 -2 -0 Third Gator Bowl 9th Paul 'Bear" Bryant John David Crow, Charles Krueger 1958 4 -6 -0 2 -4 -0 Fifth -T Jim Myers John Tracey, Richard Gay, Ken Beck 1959 3 -7 -0 0 -6 -0 Seventh Jim Myers Charles Milstead, Gale Oliver 1960 1 -6 -3 0 -4 -3 Seventh Jim Myers Roy Northrup, Powell Berry 1961 4 -5 -1 3 -4 -0 Fourth Jim Myers Wayne Freiling, Wayland Simmons 1962 3 -7 -0 3 -4 -0 Fourth -T Hank Foldberg Jerry Hopkins, Sam Byer 1963 2 -7 -1 1 -5 -1 Eighth Hank Foldberg Ray Kubala, Ronnie Carpenter 204 texas A &M - Overall SWC. SWC Final Year W- L -T W- L -T Finish Bowl Ranking* 1 1964 1 -9 -0 1 -6 -0 Seventh 1965 3 -7 -0 1 -6 -0_ Seventh -T 1966 4 -5 -1 4-3-0 . Fourth "1967 7 -4 -0 6 -1 -0 First Cotton Bowl '1968 3 -7 -0 2 -5 -0 Sixth -T "X969 3 -7 -0 2 -5 -0 Sixth -T Coach Captain (s) Hank Foldberg John Brotherton, Rodney Moore Gene Stallings Joe Wellborn, Jerry Nichols Ge Sta lling s Dan Westerfield, K Lamkin Gene Stallings Grady Allen, Dan Schneider, Robert Cortez Gene Stallings Edd Hargett, Tom Buckman Gene Stallings Larry Stegent, Ross Brupbacher, Buster Adami F.'1970 2 -9 -0 0-7-0 Eighth Emory Bellard Boice Best, Todd Christopher, Brad Dusek, Grady Hoermann 1971 5 -6 -0 4 -3 -0 Fourth Emory Bellard Ed Simonini, Bubba Bean 1972 3 -8 -0 2-5-0 Seventh -T Emory Bellard David Walker, Mike Williams, Kevin Monk, Mark Dennard 1973 5 -6 -0 3 -4-144 Sixth Cotton Bowl 6th 1974 8 -3 -0 5 -2 -0 " Second -T Cotton Bowl 15th 1975 10 -2 -0 6 -1 -0 First -T Liberty Bowl 11th 1976 10 -2 -0 6 -2 -0 Third Sun Bowl 7th 1977 8 -4 -0 6 -2 -0 Third Bluebonnet Bowl 20th 1978 8 -4 -0 4 -4 -0 Fifth Hall of Fame Bowl 18th 1979 6 -5 -0 4 -4 -0 Fifth Cotton Bowl 12th 1980 4 -7 -0 3 -5 -0 Sixth Cotton Bowl' 7th 1981 7 -5 -0 4 -4 -0 Fifth Independence Bowl 8th 1982 5 -6 -0 3 -5 -0 Sixth -T Emory Bellard Boice Best, Todd Christopher, Brad Dusek, Grady Hoermann 1983 5 -5 -1 4 -3 -1 Third -T Emory Bellard Ed Simonini, Bubba Bean 1984 6 -5 -I1 3 -5 -0 Seventh Emory Bellard David Walker, Mike Williams, Kevin Monk, Mark Dennard 1985 10 -2 -0 7 -1 -0 First Cotton Bowl 6th 1986 9 -3 -0 7 -1.0 First Cotton Bowl 12th 1987 10 -2 -0 6 -1 -0 First Cotton Bowl 9th 1988 7 -5 -0 6 -1- „- Second 5. Ike Liles, Tom Arthur (12th Man) 1989 8 -4 -0 6 -2 -0 Second -T Hancock Bowl 20th 1990 9 -3 -1 5 -2 -1 Second -T Holiday Bowl 13th 1991 10 -2 -0 8 -0 -0 First Cotton Bowl 12th 1992 12 -1 -0 7 -0 -0 First Cotton Bowl' 7th 1993 10 -2 -0 7 -0 -0 First Cotton Bowl 8th 1994 10 -0 -1 6 0- 1 Ineligible 8th 1995 9 -3 -0 5 -2 -0 Second -T Alamo 15th Gene Stallings Dave Elmendorf, Jim Parker, Winston Beam, Jimmy Sheffield Gene Stallings David Hoot, Joe Mac King, Van Odom Emory Bellard Boice Best, Todd Christopher, Brad Dusek, Grady Hoermann Emory Bellard Mike Jay, Ricky Seeker, Ed Simonini, Larry Ellis Emory Bellard Warren Trahan, Ricky Seeker, Pat Thomas Emory Bellard Ed Simonini, Bubba Bean Emory Bellard Jimmy Dean, Robert Jackson, David Walker, Texas ........ ............................... Dennis Swilley, Craig Glendenning Emory Bellard David Walker, Mike Williams, Kevin Monk, Mark Dennard Emory Bellard Cody Risien, Tom Wilson, Russell Mikeska, 2. Jacob Green, Eugene Sanders Tom Wilson ° Carl Grulich, Jacob Green, Ed Pustejovsky, Curtis Dickey Tom Wilson Mike Mosley, Zach Guthrie, John Dawson Missouri Mines.. ................. Elroy Steen, Doug Carr Tom Wilson' Mike Whitwell, David Bandy, Mike Little, Ohio State ................ Keith Baldwin, Dan Davis Jackie Sherrill Gary Kubiak, Jerry Bullitt, David Hardy Jackie Sherrill Tommy Robison, Greg Berry, Kyle Stuard, 4. Tom Bumgardner (12th Man) Jackie Sherrill Ray Childress, Matt Darwin, Ken Ford, 5. Ike Liles, Tom Arthur (12th Man) Jackie Sherrill Domingo Bryant, Anthony Toney, 5. Doug Williams, Dennis Mudd (12th Man) Jackie Sherrill Johnny Holland, Kevin Murray, Roger Vick, 6. Rod Bernstine, Bobby Middleton (12th Man) Jackie Sherrill Craig Stump, Sammy O'Brient, Kip Corrington, 6. Matt Wilson, Louis Cheek, Dean Berry (12th Man) Jackie Sherrill Dana Batiste, Leon Cole, Jerry Fontenot, 7. Rod Harris, Brian Edwards (12th Man) R.C. Slocum Richmond Webb, Gary Jones, John Cooper, 7. Bubba Hillje (12th Man) R.C. Slocum Bucky Richardson, Chris Crooms, 8. William Thomas, Keith Francis (12th Man) R.C. Slocum Bucky Richardson, Chris Crooms, 8. Kevin Smith, Jay Elliott (12th Man) R.C. Slocum Doug Carter, Marcus Buckley, 9. David Davis, Jay Elliott (12th Man) R.C. Slocum Rodney Thomas, Aaron Glenn, Billy Mitchell, 9. Cole Reinarz (12th Man) R.C. Slocum Rodney Thomas, Reggie Graham, Billy Mitchell, 10. Kevin Caffey (12th Man) R.C. Slocum Corey Pullig, Ray Mickens, Sean Terry, 10. Thomas Little (12th Man) they Went T There have been a number of one -sided games involving the Texas Aggies since A &M started playing football back in 1894. In the point- spread, below, are the top 10 victories and 10 defeats of all time. Victories i Defeats Rank Year Opponent Score Rank Year Opponent Score 1. 1920 Daniel Baker ...................... 110- 0 1. 1898 Texas ........ ............................... 48- 0 2. 1 9 1 7 Dallas Univ ........................... 98- 0 2. 1901 Baylor ..... ............................... 46- 0 3. 1916 Missouri Mines.. ................. - 77- 0 3. 1970 Ohio State ................ 56 -13 4. 1919 Sam Houston ....................... 77- 0 4. 1980 Georgia ... ..... :......................... 42- 0 5. 1925 Sam Houston ....................... 77- 0 5. 1952 Michigan State ................:...... 48- 6 6. 1993 -- Missouri ..............:::.............. — 73- 0 j 6. 1970 Arkansas .. ...:..:........................ 45- 6 7. 1928 Sewanee . ............... 69- 0 7. 1894 Texas ....................................... 38- 0 8. 1917 Austin College... : ................66 - 0 8. 1970 Texas....... ............................... 52 -14 9. 1986 TCU ........ .... .... 74 -10 9. 1982 SMU ..................................... 47- 9 10. 1926 New Mexico .......................... 63- 0 I 10. 1977 Michigan .,:♦..... ........ 41 3 1996 Football 205 Aggles Opp 1894 Coach F.D. Perkins 14 Galveston HS (Ball) .. 6 0 at Texas ...................... 38 14 (1 -1) 44 ♦ 1895 No Team 1896 Coach A.M. Soule & Coach H. W, South 0 Galveston HS (Ball) .. 0 22 Austin College ........... 4 28 Houston HS., ............. 0 50 (2 -0.1) 4 ♦ 1897 Coach: C. W. Taylor 0 Houston HS ............... 10 Aggles Opp 6 TCU ............................. 30 4 Austin College ........... 0 10 (1 -2) 40 ♦ 1898 Coach H.W. Williams 51 Houston HS ............... 0 0 at Texas ...................... 48 0 Houston HS ............... 6 16 at TCU (W) ................. 0 22 Austin College ........... 6 28 Fort Worth U ............. 0 117 (4 -2) 60 ♦ 1899 Coach W.A. Murray 43 Houston HS ............... 0 0 Sewanee ..................... 10 22 Tulane ........................ 0 52 LSU ............................. 0 33 Baylor ......................... 0 0 at Texas (SA) .............. 6 150 (4.2) 16 Aggles ♦ 1900 Coach W.A. Murray 6 Kan. City Medics ....... 6 0 at Texas (SA) .............. 5 0 at Texas ...................... 11 11 Waxahachie Ath. Club ... 0 44 Henry College............ 0 61 (2 -2 -1) 22 1901 Coach W.A. Murray 6 Baylor ......................... 0 6 Baylor ......................... 17 0 at Texas (SA) .............. 17 0 at Texas ...................... 32 0 Baylor ......................... 46 12 (1 -4) 112 ♦ 1902 Coach J.E. Platt 11 St. Edwards ................ 0 0 Trinity ........................ 0 11 Bavlor ......................... 6 22 Baylor ......................... 0 0 Texas (SA) .................. 0 17 Tulane ........................ 5 22 at TCU (W) ................. 0 34 Trinity ........................ 0 11 at Texas ...................... 0 128 (7 -0 -2) 11 ♦ I" Win 1903 1932 vs. Texas (0 -21) in Coach J.E. Platt Dec. 29, 1995 (Alamo 16 Trinity ........................ 0 11 at TCU (W) ................. 0 6 Arkansas ..................... 0 0 Oklahoma ................... 6 0 Baylor ......................... 0 18 Baylor ......................... 0 16 TCU ............................. 0 0 Trinity ........................ 18 5 Baylor ......................... 0 6 at Texas ...................... 29 14 TCU ............................. 6 92 (7 -3.1) 59 ♦ in College Station 1904 700 Game Coach J.E. Platt 49 Deaf & Dumb Inst..... 0 5 Baylor ......................... 0 29 TCU ............................. 0 5 Sewanee ..................... 17 6 at Texas ...................... 34 10 Baylor ......................... 0 104 (4 -2) 51 1905 Coach W.E. Bachman 29 Houston ..................... 0 20 TCU ............................. 0 42 Baylor ......................... 0 24 Trinity ........................ 0 18 Austin College ........... 11 24 at TCU (W) ................. 11 6 Transylvania, Ky....... 29 17 Baylor ......................... 5 0 at Texas ...................... 27 ISO (7 -2) as 1906 Coach W.E. Bachman 42 TCU ............................. 0 34 Daniel Baker .............. 0 Milestone dames Firsts and Lasts First Game 1894 vs. Galveston Ball HS 114 -6)in College Station First wieterr 1894 vs. Galveston Ball HS (14 -6) in College Station First Loss 1894 vs. Texas 10 -38) in Austin First Perfect Season 1917. 8 -0 -0 record Last Perfect Season 1939, 11 -0 -u record First Bowl Game Jan. 2, 1922 (Dixie Classic) vs. Centre. College (22 -14) in Dallas Last Bowl Game Dec 29,1995 (Alamo Bowl) vs. - Michigan (22 -20) in San Antonio First Tr Game 200 Game Nov. 27, 1952 vs. 1922 vs. Southwestern Milestone Texas (12 -32) in (33 -0) in College Victories Austin (regional : Station telecast)' 300 Game I" Win Last TV Game 1932 vs. Texas (0 -21) in 1894 vs. Galveston Dec. 29, 1995 (Alamo Austin Ball HS Q4 -61 in Bowl) vs. Michigan 400 Game College Station (22-20) in San 1942 vs. SMU (27 -20) S0 Win Antonio (ESPN) in Dallas 1907 vs. TCU (32 -5) First Radio Game 500 Game in College Station 1921 vs. Texas (0 -0) 1952 vs. TCU (7 -7) in College Station 100 u Win in College Station 1916 vs. 600 Game Southwestern (6 -0) Came 1962 vs. Florida (6 -42) in Gainesville. Fla. in College Station Milestones 700 Game 150" Win 1923 vs. Sewanee 1972 vs. Wichita State (14 -01 in Dallas (36 -13) in Wichita, I" Game Kan. 100 Win 1894 vs. Galveston $00 Game 1932 vs. Texas A &I Ball HS (14 -6) in 1980 vs. Arkansas (24- (14 -0) in College College Station 27) in Fayetteville, Ark.. Station 50 Game 900 Game 250 Win 1903 vs. TCU (14 -6) 1989 vs. Texas Tech 1941 vs. Sam in College Station (24 -27) in Lubbock Houston (54 -0) in 100 Game 980th Game College Station 1910 vs. Dec. 29. 1995 300 win Transylvania, Ky. (.Alamo Bowl) vs. 1951 vs. Oklahoma (33 -0) in College Michigan (22 -20) (14 -7) in College Station in San Antonio Station 350" Win 1963 vs. Houston (23 -13) in College Station 400° Win 1975 vs. Texas Tech (38 -9) in Lubbock 4500 win 1982 vs. Louisiana Tech (38 -27) in College Station 500 Win 1988 vs. Texas (28- 24) in Austin 508th win Dec.29,1995 (Alamo Bowl) vs. Michigan (22 -20) in San Antonio Milestone Losses I" Loss 1894 vs. Texas (0 -38) in Austin 50 Loss 1923 vs. Texas (0 -6) in College Station 100 Loss 1937 vs. Arkansas (13 -26) in Fayetteville. Ark. 150" Loss 1949 vs. Rice (0 -13) in Houston 100 Less 1960 vs. Arkansas (3 -7) in College Station 150 Loss 1968 vs. Baylor (9 -10) in Waco 300 Loss 1977 (Bluebonnet Bowl) vs. USC (28 -47) in Houston 350`" Loss 1959 vs. Washington (6 -19) in Seattle. Wash. 304th Less 1995 vs. Texas (6 -16) in College Station 206 Texas A &M Aggies Opp 22 at TCU (W) ................. 0 18 Tulane ........................ 0 32 Haskell Institute ....... 6 22 LSU ............................. 12 0 at Texas ...................... 24 170 (6.1) 42 ♦ 1907 Coach L.L. Larson 34 Fort Worth Univ........ 0 0 Texas (D) .................... 0 11 LSU ............................. 5 5 Haskell Institute ....... 0 32 TCU ............................. 5 18 Tulane ........................ 6 19 Oklahoma ................... 0 6 at Texas ...................... 11 125 (6 -1.1) 27 ♦ 1908 Coach N.A. Merriam 6 Trinity ........................ 0 5 Baylor ......................... 6 0 LSU ............................. 26 13 at TCU (W) ................. 10 8 Texas (H) .................... 24 0 Haskell Institute ....... 23 32 Southwestern ............ 0 12 at Texas ...................... 28 76 (3 -5) 117 ♦ 1909 Coach C.B. Moran 17 Austin College ........... 0 0 TCU ............................. 0 15 Haskell Institute ....... 0 9 Baylor ......................... 6 23 Texas (H) .................... 0 47 Trinity ........................ 0 14 Oklahoma ................... 8 5 at Texas ...................... 0 130 (7 -0 -1) 14 1910 Coach C.B. Moran 48 Marshall School ........ 0 27 Austin College ........... 5 35 TCU ............................. 0 33 Transylvania, Ky....... 0 0 at Arkansas ................ 5 23 at TCU ........................ 6 14 Texas (H) .................... 8 6 Southwestern ............ 0 17 Tulare ........................ 0 203 (8 -1) 24 Aggies Opp ♦ 1911 Coach C.B. Moran 22 Southwestern ............ 0 33 Austin College ........... 0 16 Auburn ....................... 0 17 Mississippi ................. 0 0 Texas (H) .................... 6 22 Baylor ......................... 11 24 Dallas U ...................... 0 134 (6.1) 17 ♦ 1912 Coach C.B. Moran 50 Daniel Baker .............. 0 59 Trinity ........................ 0 27 Arkansas (D) .............. 0 57 Austin College ........... 0 28 Oklahoma ................... 6 41 Miss. State .................. 7 41 Tulane ........................ 0 10 Kansas State .............. 13 53 Baylor ......................... 0 366 (8 -1) 26 ♦ 1913 Coach C.B. Moran 7 Trinity ........................ 0 6 Austin College ........... 0 19 Polytechnic College.. 6 0 Miss. State .................. 6 0 Kansas State .............. 12 0 Oklahoma A &M ......... 3 0 Haskell Institute ....... 28 14 Baylor ......................... 14 7 LSU ............................. 7 53 (3.4 -2) 76 ♦ 1914 Coach C.B. Moran 32 Austin College ........... 0 0 Trinity ........................ 0 40 TCU ............................. 0 0 Haskell Institute (FW) 10 63 LSU (D) ...................... 9 32 Rice ............................. 7 24 Oklahoma A &M ......... 0 14 Mississippi (D) ........... 7 205 (6 -1 -1) 33 ♦ 1915 Coach E.H. Harlan 40 Austin College ........... 0 62 Trinity ........................ 0 13 at TCU ........................ 10 A &M in Final Wire Service Polls Year AP UPI _ 1939 1 no poll 1940 6 no poll 1941 9 no poll 1955 17 14 1956 5 5 1957 9 10 1974 16 15 1975 11 12 1976 7 8 1978 19 18 1985 6 7 1986 13 12 1987 10 9 1989 20 NR 1990 15 13 USA Year AP Today 1991 12 13 1992 7 6 1993 9 8 1994 8 NR 1995 15 15 Aggies Opp 33 Mo. School of Mines .... 3 21 Haskell Institute (D) ... 7 0 at Rice ........................ 7 13 Texas ........................... 0 0 Miss. State .................. 7 182 (6 -2) 34 1916 Coach E.H. Harlan 6 Southwestern ............ 0 20 Dallas U ...................... 6 0 LSU (C) ...................... 13 62 SMU ............................ 0 13 Haskell Institute (D) .... 6 0 at Rice ........................ 20 3 at Baylor ..................... 0 77 Mo. School of Mines..... 0 7 at Texas ...................... 21 188 (6 -3) 66 1917 SWC Champions Coach D.X. Bible 66 Austin College ........... 0 98 Dallas U ...................... 0 20 Southwestern ............ 0 27 LSU (B) ....................... 0 35 Tulane ........................ 0 7 at Baylor ..................... 0 7 Texas ........................... 0 10 at Rice ........................ 0 270 (8 -0) 0 n Aggies Opp Aggies Opp ♦ 1918 Coach D. V. Craves 6 Ream Field ................. 0 12 Camp Travis ............... 6 19 at Baylor ..................... 0 7 Southwestern ............ 0 19 Camp Mabry ............... 6 0 at Texas ...................... 7 60 Camp Travis ............... 0 123 (6 -1) 19 ♦ 1919 SWC Champions Coach D.X. Bible 77 Sam Houston STC .... 0 28 San Marcos STC ........ 0 16 at SMU ........................ 0 12 Howard Payne ........... 0 42 Trinity ........................ 0 28 Oklahoma A &M ......... 0 10 at Baylor ..................... 0 48 TCU ............................. 0 7 Southwestern ............ 0 7 Texas ........................... 0 ♦ 0 1922 0 Coach D.X. Bible 0 7 Howard Payne ........... 13 10 Tulsa U. (D) ................ 13 33 Southwestern ............ 0 46 at LSU ......................... 0 19 Ouichita College ....... 6 7 at Baylor ..................... 13 6 at SMU ........................ 17 24 Rice ............................. 0 14 at Texas ...................... 7 166 (5.4) 69 ♦ 1923 Coach D.X. Bible 53 Sam Houston STC .... 0 21 Howard Payne ........... 0 13 Southwestern ............ 0 14 Sewanee (D) ............... 0 28 at LSU ......................... 0 0 SMU ............................ 10 0 at Baylor ..................... 0 6 at Rice ........................ 7 0 Texas ........................... 6 135 (5 -3 -1) 23 275 (10 -0) 0 ♦ 1921 SWC Champions Coach D.X. Bible 110 Daniel Baker .............. 0 3 at SMU ........................ 0 0 LSU ............................. 0 47 Phillips U ................... 0 35 at Oklahoma A &M ..... 0 24 at Baylor ..................... 0 7 Rice ............................. 0 3 at Texas ...................... 7 229 (6 -1 -1) 7 1921 SWC Champions Coach D.X. Bible 14 Howard Payne ........... 7 13 at SMU ........................ 0 0 at LSU ......................... 6 17 Arizona ....................... 13 23 Oklahoma A &M ......... 7 14 at Baylor ..................... 3 7 at Rice ........................ 7 0 Texas ........................... 0 22 Centre College........... 14 (Dixie Classic) 110 (6 -1 -2) 57 ♦ 1924 Coach D.X. Bible 40 John Tarleton SC ...... 0 33 Trinity ........................ 0 54 Southwestern ............ 0 7 Sewanee (D) ............... 0 40 Arkansas A &M ........... 0 7 at SMU ........................ 7 7 at Baylor ..................... 15 28 TCU ............................. 0 13 Rice ............................. 6 0 at Texas ...................... 7 229 (7 -2 -1) 35 ♦ 1925 SWC Champions Coach D.X. Bible 20 Trinity ........................ 10 23 Southwestern ............ 6 6 Sewanee (D) ............... 6 7 SMU ............................ 0 77 Sam Houston STC .... 0 13 at Baylor ..................... 0 0 at TCU ........................ 3 17 at Rice ........................ 0 28 Texas ........................... 0 191 (7 -1 -1) 25 1996 Football 207 istory Aggies Opp Aggies 1925 Coach D.X. Bible 26 Trinity ........................ 0 35 Southwestern ............ 0 6 Sewanee (D) ............... 3 63 New Mexico ................ 0 7 at SMU ........................ 9 9 at Baylor ..................... 20 13 TCU ............................. 13 20 Rice ............................. 0 5 at Texas ...................... 14 184 (5 -3 -1) 59 ♦ 1927 SWC Champions Coach D.X. Bible 45 Trinity ........................ 0 31 Southwestern ............ 0 18 Sewanee (D) ............... 0 40 Arkansas ..................... 6 0 at TCU ........................ 0 47 Texas Tech ................. 6 39 at SMU ........................ 13 14 at Rice ........................ 0 28 Texas ........................... 7 262 (8 -0 -1) 32 ♦ 1928 Coach D.X. Bible 21 Trinity ........................ 0 21 Southwestern ............ 0 69 Sewanee (D) ............... 0 0 Centenary ................... 6 0 TCU ............................. 6 Opp 12 at Arkansas ................ 27 44 North Texas STC ....... 0 19 at SMU ........................19 19 Rice ............................. 0 0 at Texas ...................... 19 205 (5.4.1) 77 ♦ 1929 Coach Madison Bell 54 Southwestern ............ 7 10 at Tulane .................... 13 19 Kansas State (D) ........ 0 7 at TCU ........................ 13 13 Arkansas ..................... 14 54 SF Austin STC ........... 0 7 SMU ............................ 12 26 at Rice ........................ 6 1 Te . . ... ...................... 0 203 (5.4) 65 ♦ 1930 Coach Madison Bell 43 Southwestern ............ 0 0 at Nebraska ................ 13 9 Tulane (D) .................. 19 0 at Arkansas (LR) ........ 13 0 TCU ............................. 3 7 Centenary ................... 6 7 at SMU ........................ 13 0 Rice ............................. 7 0 at Texas .. . .. ............ .... . 26 66 (2 -7) 100 1931 Coach Madison Bell 33 Southwestern ............ 0 Aggies Opp 21 John Tarleton SC ...... 0 0 at Tulane .................... 7 29 Iowa U. (D) ................. 0 0 at TCU ........................ 6 33 Baylor ......................... 7 7 at Centenary .............. 0 0 SMU ............................ 8 7 at Rice ........................ 0 7 Texas ........................... 6 137 (7 -3) 34 ♦ 1932 Coach Madison Bell 7 Texas Tech (A) ........... 0 14 at Tulane .................... 26 26 Sam Houston STC .... 0 14 Texas A &I ................... 0 0 TCU ............................. 17 0 at Baylor ..................... 0 0 at Centenary .............. 7 0 at SMU ........................ 0 14 Rice ............................. 7 0 at Texas ...................... 21 75 (4 -4 -2) 78 ♦ 1933 Coach Madison Bell 38 Trinity ........................ 0 13 at Tulane .................... 6 34 Sam Houston STC .... 14 17 Texas A &I ................... 0 7 at TCU ........................ 13 14 Baylor ......................... 7 0 at Centenary .............. 20 0 SMU ............................ 19 27 at Rice ........................ 0 10 Texas ........................... 10 160 (6 -3 -1) 89 Aggies Opp Aggies OPP ♦ 1934 Coach H.H. Norton 28 Sam Houston STC .... 0 14 Texas A &I ................... 14 6 at Temple ................... 40 0 Centenary (B) ............ 13 0 TCU ............................. 13 10 at Baylor ..................... 7 7 Arkansas ..................... 7 0 at SMU ........................ 28 6 Rice ............................. 25 0 at Texas ...................... 13 13 Michigan State (SA) .. 26 84 (2 -7.2) 186 ♦ 1935 Coach N.H. Norton 37 SF Austin STC ........... 6 25 at Sam Houston STC 0 0 Temple ....................... 14 6 at Centenary .............. 7 14 at TCU ........................ 19 6 Baylor ......................... 14 7 at Arkansas (LR) ........ 14 10 at Rice ........................ 17 20 Texas ........................... 6 0 SMU ............................ 24 125 (3 -7) 121 n \I 1936 Coach H.H. Norton 39 Sam Houston STC .... 6 3 at Hardin-Simmons.. 0 3 at Rice ........................ 0 18 TCU ............................. 7 0 at Baylor ..................... 0 0 Arkansas ..................... 18 22 at SMU ........................ 6 38 at U. of San Francisco 14 20 Utah ............................ 7 0 at Centenary .............. 3 .0 Texas ........................... 7 13 Manhattan College.... 6 156 (8 -3 -1) 74 1937 Coach H.H. Norton 14 at Manhattan College 7 14 Miss. State .................. 0 7 at TCU ........................ 7 0 Baylor ......................... 13 13 at Arkansas ................ 26 14 SMU ............................ 0 6 at Rice ........................ 6 7 Texas ........................... 0 42 at U. of San Francisco 0 117 (5 -2 -2) 59 ♦ 1938 Coach H.H. Norton 52 Texas A &I ................... 0 20 Tulsa ........................... 0 0 Santa Clara ................ 7 6 TCU ............................. 34 6 at Baylor ..................... 6 13 Arkansas ..................... 7 7 at SMU ........................ 10 6 at Texas ...................... 7 27 Rice ............................. 0 137 (4 -4 -1) 71 All -Time Division 1 Winningest Football Programs Team Wins Team Wins Team Wins Team Wins Michigan ............... 756 Oklahoma ............... 670 Notre Dame ............ 738 Tennessee ............... 656 Alabama .................. 691 USC ....................... 647 Texas ..................... 705 Georgia .................. 601 Alabama ................... 703 Syracuse .................. 599 Nebraska .................. 698 Army ..................... 597 Penn State ............... 695 Louisiana State ......... 584 Ohio State ............... 679 Colorado .................. 578 Auburn .................. 575 Pittsburgh ............... 572 Washington ............ 569 West Virginia ............ 569 Arkansas .................. 563 North Carolina ......... 563 Georgia Tech ............ 562 Minnesota ............... 561 Miami (Ohio) ............ 559 Navy ..................... 554 Clemson .................. 539 Rutgers .................. 539 California ............... 537 Michigan State ......... 532 208 Texas A &M Aggles Opp ♦ 1939 National Champions Coach H.H. Norton 32 at Oklahoma A &M ..... 0 14 Centenary ................... 0 7 at Santa Clara ............ 3 33 Vilanova ...................... 7 20 at TCU ........................ 6 20 Baylor ......................... 0 27 at Arkansas ................ 0 6 SMU ............................ 2 19 at Rice ........................ 0 20 Texas ........................... 0 14 Tulare (Sugar Bowl) ..... 13 Aggles Opp 7 at Corpus Christi NAS... 18 2 TCU ............................. 7 0 at Baylor ..................... 6 41 Arkansas ..................... 0 27 at SMU ........................ 20 0 at Rice ........................ 0 6 at Texas ...................... 12 21 Wash. State ................ 0 130 (4 -5.1) 79 ♦ 1943 Coach H.H. Norton 48 Bryan AFB .................. 6 13 at Texas Tech ............. 0 28 at LSU ......................... 13 13 at TCU ........................ 0 0 North Texas AC (Arlington) ................. 0 13 at Arkansas ................ 0 22 SMU ............................ 0 20 at Rice ........................ 0 13 Texas ...........................27 14 LSU (Orange Bowl)... 19 Aggles Opp 0 Texas Tech (SA) ......... 6 7 at Oklahoma .............. 10 9 at LSU ......................... 33 14 TCU ............................. 0 17 at Baylor ..................... 0 0 Arkansas ..................... 7 14 at SMU ........................ 0 10 Rice .............................27 7 at Texas ...................... 24 125 (4 -6) 107 ♦ 1947 Coach H.H. Norton 48 Southwestern ............ 0 29 Texas Tech (SA) ......... 7 14 at Oklahoma .............. 26 13 at LSU ......................... 19 0 at TCU ........................ 26 24 Baylor ......................... 0 21 at Arkansas ................ 21 0 SMU ............................ 13 7 at Rice ........................ 41 13 Texas ........................... 32 Aggles Opp 28 at Oklahoma U........... 34 52 Virginia Mil. Ins........ 0 42 TCU .............................23 20 at Baylor .....................27 42 Arkansas ..................... 13 25 at SMU ........................20 13 Rice ............................. 21 0 at Texas ...................... 17 40 Georgia (Presidential Cup)..... 20 Aggles Opp 212 (11 -0) 31 ♦ 1940 SWC Co- Champions Coach H.H. Norton 26 Texas A &I ................... 0 41 Tulsa (SA) .................. 6 7 at UCLA ...................... 0 21 TCU ............................. 7 14 at Baylor ..................... 7 17 Arkansas ..................... 0 19 at SMU ........................ 7 25 Rice ............................. 0 0 at Texas ...................... 7 13 Fordham .................... 12 (Cotton Bowl) 183 (9 -1) 46 ♦ 1941 SWC Champions Coach H.H. Norton 54 Sam Houston STC .... 0 41 Texas A &I (SA) .......... 0 49 at New York U. ...... ..... 7 14 at TCU ........................ 0 48 Baylor ......................... 0 7 at Arkansas (LR) ........ 0 21 SMU ............................ 10 19 at Rice ........................ 6 0 Texas ........................... 23 7 Wash. State (T) .......... 0 21 Alabama (Cotton Bowl) 29 281 (9 -2) 75 ♦ 1942 Coach H.H. Norton 7 at LSU ......................... 16 19 Texas Tech ................. 0 184 (7 -2 -1) 65 ♦ 1944 Coach H.H. Norton 39 Bryan AFB .................. 0 27 Texas Tech (SA) ......... 14 14 at Oklahoma .............. 21 7 TCU ............................. 13 7 at LSU ......................... 0 61 North Texas AC 14 SMU ............................ 14 (Arlington) ................. 0 6 Arkansas ..................... 7 39 at SMU ........................ 6 19 at Rice ........................ 6 0 at Texas ...................... 6 70 at Miami U ................. 14 289 (7 -4) 87 ♦ 1945 Coach H.H. Norton 54 Ellington Field .......... 0 16 at Texas Tech ............. 6 19 Oklahoma ................... 14 12 LSU ............................. 31 12 at TCU ........................ 13 19 Baylor ......................... 13 34 at Arkansas ................ 0 3 SMU ............................ 0 0 at Rice ........................ 6 10 Texas ...........................20 179 (6 -4) 103 ♦ 1946 Coach H.H. Norton 47 North Texas State ..... 0 169 (3 -6 -1) 185 ♦ 1948 Coach H Stiteler 14 at Villanova ................ 34 14 Texas Tech (SA) ......... 20 14 at Oklahoma U........... 42 13 at LSU ......................... 14 14 TCU ............................. 27 14 at Baylor ..................... 20 6 Arkansas ..................... 28 14 at SMU ........................20 6 Rice .............................28 14 at Texas ...................... 14 123 (0 -9.1) 247 ♦ 1949 Coach H. Stiteler 0 Villanova .................... 35 26 Texas Tech (SA) ......... 7 13 at Oklahoma .............. 33 0 at LSU ......................... 34 6 at TCU ........................ 28 0 Baylor ......................... 21 6 at Arkansas ................ 27 27 SMU ............................ 27 0 at Rice ........................ 13 14 Texas ........................... 42 92 (1 -8 -1) 267 ♦ 1950 Coach H. Stiteler 48 Nevada (SA) ............... 18 34 at Texas Tech (SA) .... 13 6 Oklahoma A &M (D) .. 14 6 at Georgia .................. 0 7 at Houston ................. 10 20 TCU .............................21 7 at Baylor .....................20 7 Arkansas ..................... 14 3 at SMU ........................ 6 19 Rice .............................29 13 at Texas ...................... 22 97 (1 -9) 177 344 (7 -4) 206 ♦ 1951 Coach R. George 21 at UCLA ...................... 14 20 Texas Tech (D) ........... 7 14 Oklahoma U ............... 7 53 at Trinity .................... 14 14 at TCU ........................ 20 21 Baylor ......................... 21 21 at Arkansas ................ 33 14 SMU ............................ 14 13 at Rice ........................ 28 22 Texas ...........................21 ♦ 1955 Coach Paul Bryant 0 at UCLA ...................... 21 28 LSU (D) ...................... 0 21 Houston ..................... 3 27 at Nebraska ................ 0 19 at TCU ........................ 16 19 Baylor ......................... 7 7 at Arkansas ................ 7 13 SMU ............................ 2 20 at Rice ........................ 12 6 Texas ...........................21 213 (5 -3 -2) 179 1952 Coach R. George 21 at Houston ................. 13 14 Oklahoma A &M (D) .. 7 7 Kentucky .................... 10 6 at Mich. State ............ 48 7 TCU ............................. 7 20 at Baylor ..................... 21 31 Arkansas ..................... 12 13 at SMU ........................21 6 Rice ............................. 16 12 at Texas ...................... 32 137 (3 -6 -1) 187 ♦ 1953 Coach R. George 7 at Kentucky ............... 6 14 Houston ..................... 14 14 Georgia (D) ................ 12 27 at Texas Tech ............. 14 20 at TCU ........................ 7 13 Baylor ......................... 14 14 at Arkansas (LR) ........ 41 0 SMU ............................ 23 7 at Rice ........................ 34 12 Texas ........................... 21 128 (4 -5 -1) 186 ♦ 1954 Coach Paul Bryant 9 Texas Tech ................. 41 160 (7 -2 -1) 89 ♦ 1956 SWC Champions Coach Paul Bryant 19 Villanova .................... 0 9 at LSU ......................... 6 40 Texas Tech (D) ........... 7 14 at Houston ................. 14 7 TCU ............................. 6 19 at Baylor ..................... 13 27 Arkansas ..................... 0 33 at SMU ........................ 7 21 Rice ............................. 7 34 at Texas ...................... 21 223 (9.0 -1) 81 ♦ 1957 Coach Paul Bryant 21 Maryland (D) ............. 13 21 at Texas Tech ............. 0 28 Missouri ..................... 0 28 Houston ..................... 6 7 at TCU ........................ 0 14 Baylor ......................... 0 7 at Arkansas ................ 6 19 SMU ............................ 6 6 at Rice ........................ 7 7 Texas ........................... 9 0 Tennessee ................. 3 (Gator Bowl) 1S8 (8 -3) SO 1996 Football j � " (�� L�Dj Aggies Opp Aggies ODD Aggies Opp 1958 Coach: Jim Myers 14 Texas Tech (D) ........... 15 7 at Houston ................. 39 12 Missouri ..................... 0 14 at Maryland ................ 10 8 TCU ............................. 24 33 at Baylor .....................27 8 Arkansas ..................... 21 0 at SMU ........................33 28 at Rice ........................ 21 0 at Texas ...................... 27 124 (4.6) 217 1959 Coach Jim Myers 14 Texas Tech (D) ........... 20 9 at Michigan State ...... 7 7 at Miss. Southern ...... 3 28 Houston ..................... 6 6 at TCU ........................ 39 0 Baylor ......................... 13 7 at Arkansas ................ 12 11 SMU ............................ 14 2 at Rice ........................ 7 17 Texas ...........................20 101 (3.7) 141 7 at Nebraska ................ 37 1960 42 Coach Jim Myers 0 at LSU ......................... 9 14 Texas Tech ................. 14 14 at Trinity .................... 0 0 at Houston ................. 17 14 TCU ............................. 14 0 at Baylor ..................... 14 3 Arkansas ..................... 7 0 at SMU ........................ 0 14 at Rice ........................ 21 14 at Texas ...................... 21 73 (1 -6 -3) 117 ♦ 21 at LSU .........................14 1961 28 at Washington ........... Coach Jim Myers 7 Houston ..................... 7 7 at LSU ......................... 16 38 at Texas Tech ............. 7 55 at Trinity .................... 0 14 at TCU ........................ 15 23 Baylor ......................... 0 8 at Arkansas ................ 15 25 SMU ............................ 12 7 at Rice ........................ 21 0 Texas ...........................25 184 (4 -5 -1) 118 1962 Coach H. Foldberg 0 at LSU ......................... 21 3 at Houston ................. 6 7 Texas Tech ................. 3 6 at Florida ................... 42 14 TCU .............................20 6 at Baylor ..................... 3 7 Arkansas ..................... 17 12 at SMU ........................ 7 3 at Rice ........................ 23 3 at Texas ...................... 13 61 (3 -7) 155 ♦ 1963 Coach H. Foldberg 6 at LSU .........................14 0 at Ohio State .............. 17 0 at Texas Tech ............. 10 23 Houston ..................... 13 14 at TCU ........................ 14 7 Baylor ......................... 34 7 at Arkansas (LR) ........ 21 7 SMU ............................ 9 13 at Rice ........................ 6 13 Texas ...........................15 90 (2 -7 -1) 153 ♦ 1964 Coach H. Foldberg 6 at LSU ......................... 9 0 at Houston ................. 10 12 at Texas Tech ............. 16 7 at Southern Cal......... 31 9 TCU ............................. 14 16 at Baylor ..................... 20 0 Arkansas ..................... 17 23 at SMU ........................ 0 8 at Rice ........................ 19 7 at Texas ...................... 26 88 (1 -9) 162 1965 Coach G. Stallings 0 at LSU ......................... 10 14 at Georgia Tech ......... 10 16 at Texas Tech ............. 20 10 Houston ..................... 7 9 at TCU ........................ 17 0 Baylor ......................... 31 0 at Arkansas (LR) ........ 31 0 SMU ............................ 10 14 at Rice ........................ 13 17 Texas ........................... 21 80 (3 -7) 170 ♦ 1966 Coach G. Stallings 3 at Georgia Tech ......... 38 13 at Tulane .................... 21 35 Texas Tech ................. 14 7 at LSU ......................... 7 35 TCU ............................. 7 17 at Baylor ..................... 13 0 Arkansas .....................34 14 at SMU ........................ 21 7 at Rice ........................ 6 14 at Texas ...................... 22 145 (4 -5 -1) 183 ♦ 1967 SwC Champions Coach G. Stallings 17 SMU ............................ 20 20 Purdue (D) ................. 24 6 at LSU .........................17 18 Florida State .............. 19 28 at Texas Tech ............. 24 20 at TCU ........................ 0 21 Baylor ......................... 3 33 Arkansas ..................... 21 18 at Rice ........................ 3 10 Texas ........................... 7 20 Alabama ...................... 16 (Cotton Bowl) 211 (7 -4) 154 1968 Coach G. Stallings 12 at LSU .........................13 35 at Tulane .................... 3 14 at Florida State.......... 20 16 Texas Tech ................. 21 27 TCU ............................. 7 9 at Baylor ..................... 10 22 Arkansas ..................... 25 23 at SMU ........................36 24 Rice .............................14 14 at Texas ...................... 35 1% (3 -7) 184 ♦ 1969 Coach G. Stallings 6 at LSU ......................... 35 0 at Nebraska ................ 14 20 at Army ....................... 13 9 at Texas Tech ............. 13 6 at TCU ........................ 16 24 Baylor ......................... 0 13 at Arkansas ................ 35 20 SMU ............................ 10 6 at Rice ........................ 7 12 Texas ........................... 49 116 (3 -7) 192 ♦ 1970 Coach G. Stallings 41 Wichita State ............. 14 20 at LSU .........................18 13 at Ohio State .............. 56 10 at Michigan ................ 14 7 Texas Tech ................. 21 15 TCU ............................. 31 24 at Baylor ..................... 29 Aggies Opp 6 Arkansas ..................... 45 3 at SMU ........................ 6 17 Rice ............................. 18 14 at Texas ...................... 52 170 (2 -9) 304 1971 Coach G. Stallings 41 Wichita State ............. 7 0 at LSU ......................... 37 7 at Nebraska ................ 34 0 Cincinnati .................. 17 7 at Texas Tech ............. 28 3 at TCU ........................ 14 10 Baylor ......................... 9 17 at Arkansas (LR) ........ 9 27 SMU ............................ 10 18 at Rice ........................ 13 14 Texas ...........................34 144 (5.6) 212 1972 Coach E. Bellard 36 at Wichita State......... 13 7 at Nebraska ................ 37 17 at LSU ......................... 42 14 Army ........................... 24 14 Texas Tech ................. 17 10 TCU ............................. 13 13 at Baylor ..................... 15 10 Arkansas ..................... 7 27 at SMU ........................17 24 14 Rice .............................20 6 at Arkansas (LR) ........ 3 at Texas ...................... 38 165 (3 -8) 243 1973 Coach E. Bellard 48 Wichita State ............. 0 23 at LSU .........................28 43 Illinois ........................ 24 Boston College .......... 32 30 at Clemson .................15 0 16 at Texas Tech ............. 28 35 at TCU ........................ 16 28 Baylor ......................... 22 10 at Arkansas ................ 14 45 SMU ............................ 10 20 at Rice ........................ 24 13 Texas ...........................42 6 at Arkansas (LR) ........ 292 (5 -6) 231 1974 Coach E. Bellard 24 Clemson ..................... 0 21 at LSU .........................14 28 at Washington ........... 15 10 at Kansas .................... 28 28 Texas Tech ................. 7 17 TCU ............................. 0 Aggies Opp 20 at Baylor ..................... 0 20 Arkansas ..................... 10 14 at SMU ........................ 18 37 Rice ............................. 7 3 at Texas ...................... 32 222 (8.3) 131 1975 SWC *ri- Champions Coach E. Bellard 7 Mississippi ................. 0 39 at LSU ......................... 8 43 Illinois ........................ 13 10 at Kansas State .......... 0 38 at Texas Tech ............. 9 14 at TCU ........................ 6 19 Baylor ......................... 10 36 SMU ............................ 3 33 at Rice ........................ 14 20 Texas ........................... 10 6 at Arkansas (LR) ........ 31 0 So. Cal (Liberty Bowl) 20 265 (10 -2) 124 1976 Coach E. Bellard 19 Virginia Tech ............. 0 34 Kansas State .............. 14 10 at Houston ................. 21 14 at Illinois .................... 7 16 Texas Tech ................. 27 24 Baylor ......................... 0 57 Rice .............................34 36 at SMU ........................ 0 31 at Arkansas (LR) ........ 10 59 TCU ............................. 10 27 at Texas ...................... 3 37 Florida (Sun Bowl) ... 14 364 (10 -2) 140 1977 Coach E. Bellard 28 Kansas ........................ 14 27 at Virginia Tech......... 6 33 at Texas Tech ............. 17 3 at Michigan ................ 41 38 at Baylor ..................... 31 28 at Rice ........................ 14 38 SMU ............................ 21 20 Arkansas ..................... 26 52 at TCU ........................ 23 28 Texas ........................... 57 27 Houston ..................... 7 28 USC ............................. 47 (Bluebonnet Bowl) 350 (8 -4) 304 *exw A &M Cato Aggies Opp + 1978 Coach E. Bellard (4 -2) 37 at Kansas .................... 10 37 at Boston College ...... 2 58 Memphis State........... 0 38 Texas Tech ................. 9 0 at Houston ................. 33 6 Baylor ......................... 24 + 1978 Coach Tom Wilson (4 -2) 38 Rice .............................21 20 at SMU ........................17 7 at Arkansas (1,11) ...... ) ..26 15 TCU ............................. 7 7 at Texas ...................... 22 28 Iowa St ........................ 12 .(Hall of Fame Bowl) 291 (8 -4) 183 + 1979 Coach Tom Wilson 17 Brigham Young (H) .. 18 7 at Baylor ..................... 17 27 at Penn State ............. 14 17 at Memphis State ...... 7 20 at Texas Tech ............. 21 14 Houston ..................... 17 41 at Rice ........................ 15 47 SMU ............................ 14 10 Arkansas ..................... 22 30 at TCU ........................ 7 13 Texas ........................... 7 243 (6.5) 159 + 23 1980 10 Coach Tom Wilson 23 at Mississippi ............. 20 0 at Georgia .................. 42 9 Penn State ................. 25 41 Texas Tech ................. 21 13 at Houston ................. 17 7 Baylor ......................... 46 6 Rice ............................. 10 0 at SMU ........................ 27 24 at Arkansas ................ 27 13 TCU ............................. 10 24 at Texas ...................... 14 160 (4-7) 259 + 1981 Coach Tom Wilson 29 at California- Berkeley 28 12 at Boston College ...... 13 43 Louisiana Tech .......... 7 24 at Texas Tech ............. 23 7 Houston ..................... 6 17 at Baylor ..................... 19 51 at Rice ........................ 26 7 SMU ............................ 27 Aggies Opp I Aggies Opp I Aggies OPP 7 Arkansas .....................10 37 TCU ............................. 7 13 Texas ...........................21 33 Oklahoma State ......... 16 (Independence Bowl) 280 (7 -5) 203 1982 Coach J. Sherrill 16 Boston College .......... 38 61 UT- Arlington ............. 22 38 Louisiana Tech .......... 27 15 Texas Tech ................. 24 20 at Houston ................. 24 28 Baylor ......................... 23 49 Rice ............................. 7 9 at SMU ........................ 47 0 at Arkansas (LR) ........ 35 34 TCU ............................. 14 16 at Texas ...................... 53 286 (5 -6) 314 + 19 Texas Tech ................. 1983 35 Rice ............................. Coach J. Sherrill 17 California ................... 19 38 Arkansas State ........... 17 15 Oklahoma State.........34 18 0 at Texas Tech ............. 3 30 Houston ..................... 7 13 at Baylor .....................13 13 29 at Rice ........................ 10 7 SMU ............................ 10 36 Arkansas ..................... 23 20 at TCU ........................ 10 13 Texas ........................... 45 218 (5.5 -1) 174 327 (9 -3) 168 1984 Coach J. Sherrill 20 Texas -El Paso ............. 17 38 Iowa State .................. 17 22 Arkansas State ........... 21 12 Texas Tech ................. 30 7 at Houston ................. 9 16 Baylor ......................... 20 38 Rice ............................. 14 20 at SMU ..................:..... 28 0 at Arkansas ................ 28 35 TCU ............................. 21 37 at Texas ...................... 12 245 (6 -5) 217 + 1985 SWC Champions Coach J. Sherrill 10 at Alabama (B) ........... 23 31 Northeast Louisiana . 17 45 Tulsa ...........................10 8 at Texas Tech ............. 27 43 Houston ..................... 16 15 at Baylor .....................20 43 at Rice ........................ 28 19 SMU ............................ 17 10 Arkansas ..................... 6 53 at TCU ........................ 6 42 Texas ...........................10 36 Auburn (Cotton Bowl)- 16 375 (10.2) 196 + 1986 SWC Champions Coach J. Sherrill 17 at LSU ......................... 35 48 North Texas State ..... 28 16 So. Mississippi ........... 7 45 Texas Tech ................. 8 19 at Houston ................. 7 31 Baylor ......................... 30 45 Rice ............................. 10 39 at SMU ........................ 35 10 at Arkansas ................ 14 74 TCU ............................. 10 16 at Texas ...................... 3 12 Ohio State .................. 28 (Cotton Bowl) 372 (9 -3) 215 + 1987 SWC Champions Coach J. Sherrill 3 LSU ............................. 17 29 Washington ................ 12 27 at So. Mississippi (1) . 14 21 at Texas Tech ............. 27 22 Houston ..................... 17 34 at Baylor .....................10 34 at Rice ........................ 21 32 Louisiana Tech .......... 3 14 Arkansas ..................... 0 42 at TCU ........................ 24 20 Texas ...........................13 35 Notre Dame .................. 10 (Cotton Bowl) 313 (10 -2) 168 + 1988 Coach J. Sherrill 14 Nebraska (E) .............. 23 0 at LSU ......................... 27 15 at Oklahoma State .... 52 50 Texas Tech ................. 15 30 at Houston ................. 16 28 Baylor ......................... 14 24 Rice ............................. 10 56 Louisiana Tech .......... 17 20 at Arkansas ................ 25 18 TCU ............................. 0 28 at Texas ...................... 24 10 Alabama ......................30 293 (7 -5) 253 + 1989 Coach R.C. Slocum 28 LSU ............................. 16 6 at Washington ........... 19 44 at TCU ........................ 7 31 Southern Mississippi 14 24 at Texas Tech ............. 27 17 Houston .............. ... .... 13 ... 14 at Baylor .................. 11 45 at Rice ........................ 7 63 SMU ............................ 14 22 Arkansas ..................... 23 21 Texas ........................... 10 28 Pittsburgh ..................31 (Jo hn Hancock Bowl) 343 (8 -4) 192 + 1990 Coach R.C. Slocum 28 at Hawaii .................... 13 63 Southwestern La....... 14 40 North Texas ............... 8 8 at LSU ......................... 17 28 Texas Tech ................. 24 31 at Houston ................. 36 20 Baylor ......................... 20 41 Rice ............................. 15 38 at SMU ........................ 17 20 at Arkansas ................ 16 56 TCU ............................. 10 27 at Texas ...................... 28 65 Brigham Young......... 14 (Holiday B owl) 465 (9.3 -1) 232 + 1991 SWC Champions Coach R.C. Slocum 45 LSU ............................. 7 34 at Tulsa ....................... 35 34 Southwestern La....... 7 37 at Texas Tech ............. 14 34 at Baylor ..................... 12 27 Houston ..................... 18 38 at Rice ........................ 21 44 at TCU ........................ 7 13 Arkansas ..................... 3 65 SMU ............................ 6 31 Texas ........................... 14 2 Florida State .............. 10 (Cotton Bowl) 404 (10 -2) 154 + 1992 SWC Champions Coach R.C. Slocum 10 Stanford (A) ............... 7 31 at LSU ......................... 22 Aggles Opp 19 Tulsa ........................... 9 26 at Missouri ................. 13 19 Texas Tech ................. 17 35 Rice ............................. 9 19 Baylor ......................... 13 41 at SMU (CB) ............... 7 40 Louisville ................... 18 38 at Houston ................. 30 37 TCU ............................. 10 34 at Texas ...................... 13 3 Notre Dame ............... 28 (Cotton Bowl) 21 Notre Dame ............... 352 (12 -1) 196 1993 SWC Champions Coach R.C. Slocum 24 LSU ............................. 0 14 at Oklahoma .............. 44 73 Missouri ..................... 0 31 at Texas Tech ............. 6 34 Houston ..................... 10 34 at Baylor ..................... 17 38 at Rice ........................ 10 37 SMU ............................ 13 42 Louisville ................... 7 59 at TCU ........................ 3 18 Texas ........................... 9 21 Notre Dame ............... 24 (Cotton Bowl) 26 at Louisville ............... 425 (10 -2) 143 + 1994 Coach: R.C. Slocum 18 at LSU ......................... 13 36 Oklahoma ................... 14 41 Southern Mississippi 17 23 Texas Tech ................. 17 38 at Houston ................. 7 41 Baylor ......................... 21 7 Rice ............................. 0 21 at SMU (SA) ............... 21 34 at Texas ...................... 10 26 at Louisville ............... 10 34 TCU ............................. 17 319 (10 -0 -1) 147 + 1995 Coach: R.C. Slocum 33 LSU .........................17 52 Tulsa .........................9 21 at Colorado ............ 29 7 at Texas Tech ......... 14 20 SMU ........................17 24 at Baylor ................... 9 31 Houston ................... 7 17 at Rice ....................10 56 Middle Tenn. State 14 38 at TCU ...................... 6 6 Texas .......................16 22 Michigan ................ 20 (Alamo Bowl) 327 (9 -3) 168 1996 Football into SWC Standings By Year Year Won Lon TI.d Pa. Yar Woo Lon T1.4 Pd. Yeer Woo Iou Tied Pn, Tear Woo Lon Tted Pd. Year W L on Ined Pa. Yee. Won Lon Tted Pa 1915 1922 1929 1936 1943 1950 Baylor ..............3 0 0 1.000 Baylor .............. 5 0 0 1.000 TCU ......... ... ....... 4 0 1 .900 Tens ................ 6 0 0 1.000 Okla homa........3 0 0 1.000 Texas ................2 1 0 .667 SMU ..................3 0 2 .800 Arkansas .......... 5 1 0 .833 Texas ................5 0 0 1.000 Baylor ..............4 2 0 .667 Arkansas 1 1 0 .500 Texas A&M ...... 2 2 0 .500 Arkansas .......... 3 2 0 .600 TCU ................... 4 1 1 .750 Texas A&M ...... 4 1 0 .800 Texas A&M ...... 3 3 0 .500 .......... Texas 2 0 .500 SMU ..................2 2 0 .500 Texas ................2 2 2 .500 Texas A &M ...... 3 2 1 .583 SMU ..................2 3 0 .400 TCU ................... 3 3 0 .500 ................2 TexasA &M...... 1 1 0 .500 Okla.A&M....,..2 3 0 .400 Baylor ..............2 2 1 .500 Baylor.............. 3 2 1 .583 Rice ........,......,,.2 3 0 .400 Rice ..................2 4 0 ,333 Rice ..................1 2 0 .333 Arkansas.......... 1 3 0 .250 Texas A &M ...... 2 3 0 .400 SMU.,................2 3 1 .417 TCU ................... 1 4 0 .200 SMU .................. 2 4 0 .333 Southwestern 0 2 0 Rice 4 0 .200 Rice ..................0 5 0 .000 Texas ................1 5 0 .167 Arkansas.......... 1 4 0 .200 Arkansas,,,,,,,,,, 1 5 0 .167 Okla. A&M....... . 0 3 0 .000 .000 ..................1 Rice ..................1 5 0 .167 (Baylor did not field team in 1943 because of war) + + + 1930 + + 1951 + 19 2 3 1937 Texas ................4 1 0 .800 1944 TCU ...................5 1 0 .833 191 6 SMU ..................5 0 0 1.000 Baylor.............. 3 1 1 .700 Rice ..................4 1 1 .750 Baylor .............4 1 1 .750 Texas 1 0 Texas ................2 0 1 1.000 TCU ................... 4 2 0 .667 TCU ................... 3 1 2 667 TCU.............. ..... 3 1 1 .700 Texas ................3 3 0 .500 ................5 .833 TCU 1 0 SMU 2 2 1 500 Arkansas .......... 3 2 1 .583 Tens ........... .....3 2 0 .600 Rice .................. 3 3 0 .500 Baylor ..............3 Y 1 0 .750 ...................2 Arkansas 2 2 0 .667 .................. Arkansas 2 2 0 Baylor ..............3 3 0 .500 Arkansas .......... 2 2 1 .500 Texas A&M 1 3 2 .333 Oklahoma ........2 1 0 .666 .......... Baylor Y 1 1 2 .500 500 Rice .......... 4 0 .500 Texas A &M ...... 2 2 2 .500 Texas A&M 2 3 0 ...... .400 Arkansas .......... 2 4 0 .333 Texas A&M ...... 2 1 0 .666 .............. Okla. A &M....... 1 3 0 ..................2 Texas A &M 0 5 0 .333 SMU ..................2 4 0 .333 Rice .................. 2 3 0 .400 SMU ..................1 4 1 .250 Arkansas .......... 0 2 0 .000 .250 ,..... .000 Texas 5 0 SMU ..................2 3 0 .400 Okla. A&M....... 0 3 0 ,000 Rice ..................1 4 0 .200 ................1 .167 (B aylor 1 Southwestern . 0 3 0 .000 Texas A&M ...... 0 3 1 .000 + m 1944 of w + + 1931 1938 + 1952 + 1924 + SMU ..................5 TCU ................... 0 1 4 1 1 .917 .750 TCU................... 6 0 0 1.000 1945 Texan................ 6 0 0 1.000 1911 Texas A&M ...... 3 2 0 .600 . SMU .._.... ........ 4 2 0 ,667 Texas 1 0 833 Rice ..................4 2 0 .667 TexazA &M......2 0 0 1.000 Baylor ..............4 0 1 1.000 Rice ..................3 3 0 .500 Baylor ..............3 2 1 .583 ................5 SMU 4 2 0 SMU .................. 3 2 1 .583 Baylor .............. 2 1 0 .666 SMU .................. 2 0 4 1.000 Texas ..............,.2 3 0 .400 Rice ..................3 3 0 .500 .................. Rice 3 0 .667 500 TCU ................... 2 2 2 .500 Oklahoma ........1 1 1 .500 Rice ..................2 2 0 500 Baylor ..............1 5 0 .167 Texas A&M ...... 2 3 1 .417 ..................3 TexasA&M......3 3 0 Baylor .............. 1 3 2 .333 Texas ................2 3 0 .400 Texas A&M ...... 2 2 1 .500 Arkansas .......... 0 4 0 .000 Texas ................1 5 0 .167 TCU 3 3 0 .500 Texas A&M ...... 1 4 1 .250 Okla. A &M 1 2 0 Okla. A &M .......I 11 .500 Arkansas .......... 1 5 0 .167 ................... .500 Arkansas.......... 1 5 0 .167 Arkansas 0 1 1 .333 .000 Texas ...........2 3 0 .400 Baylor .............. 2 4 0 Arkansas ..........1 5 0 .333 Arkansas ..........1 2 1 .333 .167 TCU ...................1 5 0 .167 + + + + 1932 1939 + 1953 1918 + 1946 TCU ...................6 0 0 1.000 Texas A&M ......6 0 0 1.000 Texas ................ 5 1 0 .833 Texas ................4 0 0 1.000 1925 Texas ................5 1 0 .833 SMU ..................4 2 0 .667 Rice .................. 5 1 0 .833 Rice ..................5 1 0 .833 Oklahoma........ 2 0 0 1.000 Rice .................. 3 3 0 .500 Baylor.............. 4 2 0 .667 Arkansas.......... 5 1 0 .833 Baylor.............. 4 2 0 .667 Texas A&M ...... 1 1 0 .500 Texas A &M ...... 4 1 0 .800 Texas A &M ...... 1 2 2 .400 Texas ................3 3 0 .500 Texas ................ 4 2 0 .667 SMU . 3 3 0 .500 Rice .................. 1 1 0 .500 Texas ................ 2 1 1 .625 Baylor.............. 1 4 1 .250 Arkansas ..........2 3 1 .417 Texas A &M 3 0 Arkansas ..........2 4 0 .333 SMU ..................1 2 0 .333 TCU ................... 1 1 1 .625 SMU .................. 1 4 1 .250 TCU ................... 1 5 0 .167 ......3 SMU .................. 2 4 0 .500 .333 Texas A&M ......1 5 0 .167 Arkansas .......... 0 1 0 .000 SMU ..................1 1 2 .500 Arkansas .......... 1 4 0 .200 Rice .................. 0 5 1 .083 TCU 4 0 TCU ................... 1 5 0 .167 Baylor .............. 0 2 0 .000 Arkansas 2 1 .500 ...................2 Baylor.....,....,... 0 6 0 .333 .000 Okla. A&M .......0 2 0 ,000 Rice ..................1 2 I .375 Baylor .............. 0 3 2 .200 + + + + + 1919 + 1933 1940 1941 1954 Texas A &M ...... 4 0 0 1.000 1926 Arkansas .......... 4 1 0 .800 Texas A&M ...... 5 1 0 ,833 SMU 0 1 Arkansas .......... 5 1 0 .833 Baylor .............. 4 2 0 .667 SMU ..................5 1 0 .833 ..................5 .917 SMU .................. 4 1 1 .750 Rice ..................3 1 0 .750 SMU ..................5 0 0 1.000 TCU ...................4 2 0 .667 Rice ..................4 2 0 .667 Texas .....,..........5 1 0 .833 Baylor ..............4 2 0 .667 Oklahoma........ 2 1 0 .667 Baylor .............. 3 1 1 .700 Texas A&M ...... 2 2 1 .500 Texas ................4 2 0 .667 Rice .................. 4 2 0 .667 Rice ..................4 2 0 ,667 Texas ................3 2 0 .600 Texas 2 0 Texas 3 1 TCU ...................2 4 0 .333 TCU ..,,,,,,,,,........2 3 1 .417 Texas 3 1 Arkansas .......... SMU ...............0 1 2 0 2 1 .333 .000 ................2 Arkansas ..........2 2 0 .500 .500 ................2 SMU ..................2 4 0 .418 .333 Arkansas ..........1 5 0 .167 Texan A &M ...... 1 4 1 1 4 1 .250 ................2 TCU ................... I 5 0 .417 .167 r .. ................ Baylor ..............0 3 1 .000 TCU ...................1 1 2 .300 Rice ..................1 5 0 .167 Baylor ..............0 6 0 •000 Arkans .......... Baylor ..............1 5 0 .250 .167 Texas A&M ......0 6 0 .000 Okla. A&M .......0 2 0 .000 Texas A&M ......1 3 1 .300 Rice ..................0 4 0 .000 + + + + + 1920 + 1934 1941 1948 1955 1921 Rice .......___..... 5 1 0 .833 Texas A&M ...... 5 1 0 .833 SMU 0 1 TCU ................... 5 1 0 . 833 Texan ................ 5 0 0 1.000 Texas .._............4 1 1 .750 Texas................ 4 1 1 .750 Texas ..._._.......5 Texas 1 1 .917 Texas A&M ...... 4 1 1 .750 Arkansas ..........2 0 1 1.000 T A&M Texas ...... 4 0 1 .900 SMU 2 1 TCU ................... 4 1 1 .750 _...__.......4 .750 Texas................ 4 2 0 .667 Texas A&M ...... 5 1 0 .833 SMU 1 0 .B00 ..................3 TCU 3 0 .583 Rice .................. Ri 3 2 1 583 . Rice .....__.........3 2 1 .583 Arkansas.......... 3 2 1 .583 Rice ..................2 1 ..................4 A 3 1 0 ...................3 Arkansas.......... 2 3 1 .500 SMU ..................2 4 0 .333 .. . ....... Baylor.... 3 2 1 .583 Baylor.............. 2 4 0 .333 Baylor ..............1 2 1 .333 Texas 2 1 .750 Texas A &M 1 4 1 .417 Y or.............. Baylor 1 4 1 .250 Arkansas ..........2 4 0 333 SMU .................. 2 4 0 .333 Phillips............ 0 3 0 .000 ................2 TCU ...................1 3 0 .500 .400 Baylor.............. ...... 1 5 0 .250 Arkansas .......... 0 6 0 .000 TCU.,,................1 4 1 .250 Rice ..................0 6 0 .000 Okla. A&M ....... 0 3 0 .000 Baylor .............. 0 5 0 .000 .167 Texas A&M ...... 0 5 1 .083 SMU ..................0 4 1 .000 + + + + + 1921 1935 1942 1949 1956 Texas A&M 3 0 2 1,000 1 SMU ..................6 0 0 1.000 Texas ................ 5 1 0 .833 Rice .................. 6 0 0 1.000 Texas A&M ...... 6 0 0 1.000 Texas ...... 1 0 1 1.000 Texas ................ 5 1 0 .833 TCU................... 5 1 0 .833 Rice .................. 4 1 1 .750 Baylor.............. 4 2 0 .667 TCU................... 5 1 0 .833 ................ Arkansas .......... 2 1 0 .667 Baylor ..............3 2 0 .600 Rice .................. 3 3 0 .500 TCU ................... 4 2 0 .667 Texas ................ 3 3 0 .500 Baylor .............. 4 2 0 .667 Baylor ..............2 2 0 .500 TCU ................... 3 2 0 .600 Baylor .............. 3 3 0 .500 Baylor .............. 3 2 1 .583 TCU ................... 3 3 0 .500 Arkansas .......... 3 3 0 .500 Okla. A &M....... 11 0 .500 SMU .................. 2 2 1 .300 Arkansas .......... 2 4 0 .333 Texas A&M ...... 2 3 1 .417 SMU .................. 2 3 1 .417 SMU .................. 2 4 0 .333 Rice 2 1 Texas A&M ...... 1 3 1 .300 Texas ................1 5 0 .167 SMU ......... ........ 1 4 1 .250 Arkansas.......... 2 4 0 .333 Rice ..................1 5 0 .167 ..................1 SMU .................. 0 4 0 .333 .000 Rice .................. 0 5 0 .000 Texas A &M ..,... 1 5 0 .167 Arkansas .._...... 0 6 0 .000 Texas A &M ...... 0 5 1 .083 Texas ................ 0 6 0 .000 212 Texas A &M Year ion Lag Tied Pg. + 1957 Rice .................. 5 1 0 .833 Texas ................4 1 1 .750 Texas A&M ...... 4 2 0 .667 SMU .............. ... 3 3 0 .500 Arkansas .......... 2 4 0 .333 TCU ...................2 4 0 .333 Baylor .............. 0 5 1 .083 + 1958 TCU ...................5 1 0 .833 Rice .................. 4 2 0 .667 SMU ..................4 2 0 .667 Texas ................3 3 0 .500 Texas A&M ...... 2 4 0 .333 Arkansas .......... 2 4 0 .333 Baylor .............. 1 5 0 .167 + 1959 Texas ................5 1 0 .833 Arkansas .......... 5 1 0 .833 TCU ...................5 1 0 .833 SMU ..................2 3 1 .417 Baylor ..............2 4 0 .333 Rice ..................1 4 1 .250 Texas A &M ...... 0 6 0 .000 + 1960 Arkansas........_ 6 1 0 .857 Texas ................ 5 2 0 .714 Baylor ..............5 2 0 .714 Rice .................. 5 2 0 .714 TCU ...................3 3 1 .500 Texas Tech ...... 1 5 1 .214 Texas A&M ...... 0 4 3 .214 SMU ..................0 6 1 .071 + 1961 Texas ................ 6 1 0 .857 Arkansas .......... 6 1 0 .857 Rice ..................5 2 0 .714 Texas A &M ...... 3 4 0 .429 TCU ...................2 4 1 .357 Baylor ..............2 5 0 .286 Texas Tech ...... 2 5 0 .286 SMU ..................1 5 1 .214 + 1962 Texas ................ 6 0 1 .929 Arkansas .......... 6 1 0 .857 TCU ................... 5 2 0 .714 Texas A&M ...... 3 4 0 A29 Baylor .............. 3 4 0 .429 Rice ..................2 4 1 .357 SMU ..................2 5 0 .286 Texas Tech ...... 0 7 0 .000 + 1963 Texas ................7 0 0 1.000 Baylor .............. 6 1 0 .857 Rice .................. 4 3 0 .571 Arkansas.......... 3 4 0 A29 TCU ...................2 4 1 .357 SMU ..................2 5 0 .286 Texas Tech ...... 2 5 0 .286 Texas A &M .._.. 1 5 1 .214 cmas�rr�critrs�m + 1964 Arkansas .......... 7 0 0 1.000 Texas ................ 6 1 0 .857 Baylor ..............4 3 0 .571 Rice .................. 3 3 1 .500 Texas Tech ...... 3 3 1 .500 TCU ...................3 4 0 .429 Texas A&M ...... 1 6 0 .143 SMU .................. 0 7 0 .000 + 1965 Arkansas .......... 7 0 0 1.000 Texas Tech ...... 5 2 0 .714 TCU ...................5 2 0 .714 Baylor ..............3 4 0 .429 SMU ..................3 4 0 A29 Texas ................ 3 4 0 .429 Texas A&M ...... 1 6 0 .143 Rice ..................1 6 0 .143 + 1966 SMU .................. 6 1 0 .857 Arkansas .......... 5 2 0 .714 Texas ................ 5 2 0 .714 Texas A&M ...... 4 3 0 .571 Baylor .............. 3 4 0 .429 TCU ...................2 5 0 .286 Texas Tech ...... 2 5 0 .286 Rice ..................1 6 0 .143 + 1967 Texas A&M ...... 6 1 0 .857 Texas Tech ...... 5 2 0 .714 TCU ................... 4 3 0 .571 Texas ................4 3 0 .571 Arkansas .......... 3 3 1 .500 SMU ..................3 4 0 .429 Rice ..................2 5 0 .286 Baylor ..............0 6 1 .071 + 1968 Texas ................ 6 1 0 .857 Arkansas .......... 6 1 0 .857 SMU .................. 5 2 0 .714 Texas Tech ...... 4 3 0 .571 Baylor .............. 3 4 0 .429 Texas A&M ...... 2 5 0 .286 TO ...................2 5 0 .286 Rice ..................0 7 0 .000 + 1969 Texas ................ 7 0 0 1.000 Arkansas .......... 6 1 0 .857 Texas Tech ...... 4 3 0 .571 TCU ...................4 3 0 .571 SMU ..................4 3 0 .571 Texas A&M ...... 2 5 0 .286 Rice ..................2 5 0 .286 Baylor .............. 0 7 0 .000 + 1970 Texas ................7 0 0 1.000 Arkansas .......... 6 1 0 .857 Texas Tech ...... 5 2 0 .714 TO ...................3 4 0 .429 Rice .................. 3 4 0 .429 SMU ..................3 4 0 .429 Baylor ..............1 6 0 .143 Texas A&M ...... 0 7 0 .000 + 1971 Texas ................ 6 1 0 .857 Arkansas .......... 5 1 1 .833 TCU ................... 5 2 0 .714 Texas A &M ...... 4 3 0 .571 SMU .................. 3 4 0 .429 Rice .................. 2 4 1 .357 Texas Tech ...... 2 5 0 .286 Baylor ..............0 7 0 .000 + 1972 Texas ................ 7 0 0 1.000 Texas Tech ...... 4 3 0 .571 SMU .................. 4 3 0 .571 Rice ..................3 4 0 .429 Baylor ..............3 4 0 .429 Arkansas .......... 3 4 0 .429 Texas A&M ...... 2 5 0 .286 TO ...................2 5 0 .286 + 1973 Texas ................ 7 0 0 1.000 Texas Tech ...... 6 1 0 .857 Rice .................. 4 3 0 .571 SMU ..................3 3 1 .500 Arkansas .......... 3 3 1 .500 Texas A&M ...... 3 4 0 .429 TCU ................... 1 6 0 .143 Baylor ..............0 7 0 .000 + 1974 Baylor .............. 6 1 0 .857 Texas A&M ...... 5 2 0 .714 Texas ................ 5 2 0 .714 Arkansas.......... 3 3 1 .500 SMU ..................3 3 1 .500 Texas Tech ...... 3 4 0 .429 Rice ..................2 5 0 .286 TCU ...................0 7 0 .000 + 1975 Texas A &M ...... 6 1 0 .857 Arkansas .......... 6 1 0 .857 Texas ................ 6 1 0 .857 Texas Tech ...... 4 3 0 .571 SMU ..................2 5 0 286 Baylor ..............2 5 0 .286 TCU ................... 1 6 0 .143 Rice ..................1 6 0 .143 + 1976 Texas Tech ...... 7 1 0 .875 Houston .......... 7 1 0 .875 Texas A &M ...... 6 2 0 .750 Baylor .............. 4 3 1 .625 Texas ................ 4 4 0 .500 Arkansas .......... 3 4 1 .438 Rice .................. 2 6 0 .250 SMU ..................2 6 0 .250 TCU ................... 0 8 0 .000 + 1977 Texas ................ 8 0 0 1.000 Arkansas .......... 7 1 0 .875 Texas A &M ...... 6 2 0 .750 Houston .......... 4 4 0 .500 Texas Tech ...... 4 4 0 .500 Baylor ..............3 5 0 .375 SMU .................. 3 5 0 .375 TO ...................1 7 0 .125 Rice .. . .............. 0 8 0 .000 + 1978 Houston .......... 7 1 0 .875 Texas ................6 2 0 .750 Arkansas .......... 6 2 0 .750 Texas Tech ...... 5 3 0 .625 Texas A &M ...... 4 4 0 .500 SMU .................. 3 5 0 .375 Baylor ..............3 5 0 .375 Rice ..................2 6 0 .250 TO ...................0 8 0 .000 + 1979 Arkansas .......... 7 1 0 .875 Houston .......... 7 1 0 .875 Texas ................6 2 0 .750 Baylor ..............5 3 0 .625 Texas A &M ...... 4 4 0 .500 SMU ..................3 5 0 .375 Texas Tech ...... 2 5 1 .313 TO ................... 1 6 1 .188 Rice ..................0 8 0 .000 + 1980 Baylor .............. 8 0 0 1.000 SMU .................. 5 3 0 .625 Houston .......... 5 3 0 .625 Rice .................. 4 4 0 .500 Texas ................4 4 0 .500 Texas A &M ...... 3 5 0 .375 Arkansas .......... 3 5 0 .375 Texas Tech ...... 3 5 0 .375 TO ... ...............1 7 0 .125 + 1981 SMU ..................7 1 0 .875 Texas ................ 6 1 1 .813 Houston .......... 5 2 1 .688 Arkansas .......... 5 3 0 .625 Texas A&M ...... 4 4 0 .500 Rice .................. 3 5 0 .375 Baylor .............. 3 5 0 .375 TO ................... 1 6 1 .188 Texas Tech ...... 0 7 1 .062 + 1982 SMU ..................7 0 1 .938 Texas ................ 7 1 0 .875 Arkansas .......... 5 2 1 .688 Houston .......... 4 3 1 .563 Baylor .............. 3 4 1 .438 Texas Tech ...... 3 5 0 .375 Texas A&M ...... 3 5 0 .375 TCU ................... 2 6 0 .250 Rice ..................0 8 0 .000 w'ms:'.r�T+rtisrs�n + 1983 Texas ................8 0 0 1.000 SMU .................. 7 1 0 .875 Baylor .............. 4 3 1 .563 Texas A &M ...... 4 3 1 .563 Arkansas.......... 4 4 0 .500 Texas Tech ...... 3 4 1 .438 Houston .......... 3 5 0 375 TO ................... 1 6 1 .188 Rice .................. 0 8 0 .000 + 1984 Houston .......... 6 2 0 .750 SMU .................. 6 2 0 .750 Texas ................5 3 0 .625 TCU ...................5 3 0 .625 Arkansas.......... 5 3 0 .625 Baylor .............. 4 4 0 .500 Texas A &M ...... 3 5 0 375 Texas Tech ...... 2 6 0 250 Rice ..................0 8 0 .000 + 1985 Texas A &M ...... 7 1 0 .875 Arkansas .......... 6 2 0 .750 Baylor ..............6 2 0 .750 Texas ............... 6 2 0 .750 Houston ........... 3 5 0 .375 Rice .................. 2 6 0 .250 Texas Tech ...... 1 7 0 .125 TCU ................... 0 8 0 .000 • SMU ..................5 3 0 .625 + 1986 Texas A &M ...... 7 1 0 .875 Arkansas .......... 6 2 0 .750 Baylor ..............6 2 0 .750 Texas Tech ...... 5 3 0 .625 Texas .. .... ......... 4 4 0 .500 Rice ..................2 6 0 .250 Houston ........ 0 8 0 .000 • SMU .................. 5 3 0 .625 * TCU ................... 1 7 0 .125 + 1987 Texas A &M ...... 6 1 0 .857 Texas ................5 2 0 .714 Arkansas .......... 5 2 0 .714 Texas Tech ...... 3 3 1 .500 Baylor ..............3 4 0 .429 TCU ...................3 4 1 .429 Houston .......... 2 4 1 .357 Rice ..................0 7 0 .000 tSMU ..................0 0 0 .000 + 1988 Arkansas.......... 7 0 0 1.000 *Texas A&M ...... 6 1 0 .857 Houston .......... 5 2 0 .714 Texas Tech ...... 4 3 0 .571 Baylor ..............2 5 0 .286 Texas ................2 5 0 .286 TCU ...................2 5 0 .286 Rice ..................0 7 0 .000 t SMU .................. 0 0 0 .000 + 1989 Arkansas .......... 7 1 0 .875 into Tenn A&M ...... 6 2 0 .750 • Houston .......... 6 2 0 .750 Texas Tech ...... 5 3 0 .625 Baylor .............. 4 4 0 .500 Texas ................4 4 0 .500 TO ...................2 6 0 .250 Rice .................. 2 6 0 .250 SMU ..................0 8 0 .000 + 1990 Texas ................8 0 0 1.000 * Houston .......... 7 1 0 .875 Texas A &M ...... 5 2 1 .808 Baylor ..............5 2 1 .688 Rice ..................3 5 0 .375 TO ...................3 5 0 .375 Texas Tech ...... 3 5 0 .375 Arkansas .......... 1 7 0 .125 SMU ..................0 8 0 .000 + 1991 Texas A&M ...... 8 0 0 1.000 Baylor ..............5 3 0 .625 Arkansas. 5 3 0 .625 Texas Tech ...... 4 4 0 .500 TO ...................4 4 0 .500 Texas ................ 4 4 0 .500 Houston .......... 3 5 0 .375 Rice ..................3 5 0 .375 SMU ..................0 8 0 .000 + 1992 Texas A&M ...... 7 0 0 1.000 Baylor ..............4 3 0 .571 Rice ..................4 3 0 .571 Texas ................4 3 0 .571 Texas Tech ...... 4 3 0 .571 SMU ..................2 5 0 .286 Houston .......... 2 5 0 .286 TCU ...................1 6 0 .143 + 1993 Texas A&M ...... 7 0 0 1.000 Texas Tech ...... 5 2 0 .714 Texas ................ 5 2 0 .714 Baylor ..............3 4 0 .429 Rice ..................3 4 0 .429 TCU ...................2 5 0 286 SMU ..................1 5 1 .214 Houston .......... 1 5 1 .214 + 1994 * Texas A&M ...... 6 0 1 .929 Baylor ..............4 3 0 .571 Rice ..................4 3 0 .571 Texas ................ 4 3 0 .571 TCU ...................4 3 0 .571 Texas Tech ...... 4 3 0 .571 Houston .......... 1 6 0 .143 SMU .................. 0 6 1 .071 + 1995 Texas ................ 7 0 0 1.000 Texas A &M ...... 5 2 0 .714 Baylor .............. 5 2 0 .714 Texas Tech ...... 5 2 0 .714 TO ...................3 4 0 .429 Houston .......... 2 5 0 .286 Rice ..................1 6 0 .143 SMU ..................0 7 0 .000 tDid not field a team: NCAA sanctions 1996 Football 213 isiory Texas A&K All -lime Football Snores Alabama 41 ... 21 -29 (Cotton Bowl) 67 ... 20 -16 (Cotton Bowl) 85 ... 10 -23 88 ... 10 -30 -3) 61 - 98 ♦ Arizona 21 ... 17 -13 (1.0) ♦ Arkansas 03 ... 6 -0 10 ... 0 -5 12 ... 27 -0 27 ... 40 -6 28 ... 12 -27 29 ... 13 -14 30 ... 0 -13 34 ... 7 -7 35 ... 7 -14 36 ... 0 -18 37 ... 13 -26 38 ... 13 -7 39 ... 27 -0 40 ... 17 -0 41 ... 7 -0 12 ... 41 -0 43 ... 13 -0 14 ... 6 -7 45 ... 34 -0 46 ... 0 -7 47 ... 21 -21 18 ... 6 -28 19 ... 6 -27 50 ... 42 -13 51 ... 21 -33 52 ... 31 -12 53 ... 14 -41 i4 ... 7 -14 55 ... 7 -7 % ... 27 -0 57 ... 7 -6 58 ... 8 -21 59 ... 7 -12 30 ... 3 -7 it ... 8 -15 i2 ... 7 -17 33 ... 7 -21 i4 ... 0 -17 i5 ... 0 -31 36 ... 0 -34 i7 ... 33 -21 i8 ... 22 -25 i9 ... 13 -35 70 ... 6 -45 71 ... 17 -9 72 ... 10 -7 73 ... 10 -14 74 ... 20 -10 75 ... 6 -31 76 ... 31 -10 77 ... 20 -26 78 ... 7 -26 79 ... 10 -22 * ... 24 -27 31 ... 7 -10 S2 ... 0 -35 1983 ... 36 -23 1984 ... 0 -28 1985 ... 10 -6 1986 ... 10 -14 1987 ... 14 -0 1988 ... 20 -25 1989 ... 22 -23 1990 ... 20 -16 893 -1019 Arkansas A &M Arkansas State 1983 ... 38 -0 Arlington (NTAC) 1943 ... 0 -0 1944 ... 61 -0 (1 -0 -1) 61.0 ♦ Army 1969 ... 20 -13 ♦ Auburn (API) 1911 ... 16 -0 1985 ... 36 -16 (Cotton Bowl) N u Austin College 1896 ... 22 -4 1897 ... 4 -0 1898 ... 22 -6 1905 ... 18 -11 1909 ... 17 -0 1910 ... 27 -5 1911 ... 33 -0 1912 ... 57 -0 1913 ... 6 -0 1914 ... 32 -0 1915 ... 40 -0 ` 344-26 BsyfOr 1899 ... 33 -0 (Texas A& Score Appears First in All Instances) 1901 ... 6 -0 1982 ... 28 -23 ♦ ♦ 1916 ... 13 -6 1901 ... 6 -17 1983 ... 13 -13 Centenar Florida (5 -3) 86.80 1901 ... 0 -46 1984 ... 1985 ... 16 -20 15 -20 1928 ... 0 -6 1962 ... 6-42 1902 22 -0 1986 ... 31 -30 1930 7 6 ... - 1976 ... 37 -14 ♦ 1903 ... 0 -0 1987 ... 34 -10 1931 ... 7 -0 (Sun Bowl) Hawaii 1903 .. 18 -0 1988 ... 28 -14 1932 ... 0 -7 1933 0 -20 (1.1) 43 -56 1990 28 -13 1903 ... 5 -0 1989 ... 14 -11 ... 1934 0 -13 ... 1904 ... 5 -0 1990 ... 20 -20 ... 1935 6 -7 ♦ 1904 ... 10 -0 1991 ... 34 -12 ... 1936 0 -3 Fleride 1905 ... 42 -0 1992 ... 19 -13 ... 1939 ... 14 -0 State ♦ 1905 ... 17 -5 1993 ... 34 -17 1908 ... 5 -6 1994 ... I— 41 -21 �� (3 - 6) 34 - 62 1967 ... 18 -19 1968 14 -20 Hen Cell a 1909 ... 9 -6 1911 ... 22 -11 1912 ... 53 -0 1913 ... 14 -14 1916 ... 3 -0 1917 ... 7 -0 1918 ... 19 -0 1919 ... 10 -0 1920 ... 24 -0 1921 ... 14 -3 1922 ... 7 -13 1923 ... 0 -0 1924 ... 7 -15 1925 ... 13 -0 1926 ... 9 -20 1931 ... 33 -7 1932 ... 0 -0 1933 ... 14 -7 1934 ... 10 -7 1935 ... 6 -14 1936 ... 0 -0 1937 ... 0 -13 1938 ... 6 -6 1939 ... 20 -0 1940 ... 14 -7 1941 ... 48 -0 1942 ... 0 -6 1945 ... 19 -13 1946 ... 17 -0 1947 ... 24 -0 1948 ... 14 -20 1949 ... 0 -21 1950 ... 20 -27 1951 ... 21 -21 1952 ... 20 -21 1953 ... 13 -14 1954 ... 7 -20 1955 ... 19 -7 1956 ... 19 -13 1957 ... 14 -0 1958 ... 33 -27 1959 ... 0 -13 1960 ... 0 -14 1961 ... 23 -0 1962 ... 6 -3 1963 ... 7 -34 1964 ... 16 -20 1965 ... 0 -31 1966 ... 17 -13 1967 ... 21 -3 1968 ... 9 -10 1969 ... 24 -0 1970 ... 24 -29 1971 ... 10 -9 1972 ... 13 -15 1973 ... 28.22 1974 ... 20 -0 1975 ... 19 -10 1976 ... 24 -0 1977 ... 38 -31 1978 ... 6 -24 1979 ... 7 -17 1980 ... 7 -46 1981 ... 17 -19 1469 -1029 ♦ Boston College 1973 ... 24 -32 1978 ... 37 -2 1981 ... 12 -13 ♦ Brigham Young 1979 ... 17 -18 1990 ... 65 -14 (Holiday Bowl) (1-1) 82 -32 Bryan AFB 1943 ... 48 -6 ♦ California- Berkeley 1981 ... 29 -28 1983 ... 17 -19 (1 -1) 46 -47 Camp Mabry ♦ Camp Travis 1918 ... 12 -0 (1 - ♦ Camp Travis Remount 1918 ... 60 -0 (1.0) Centre 1921 ... 22 -14 (Dixie Classic) (1 -0) Cincinnati 1971 _. 0 -17 (0 -1) ♦ Clemson 1973 ... 30 -15 Colorado 199521 -29 (0 -1) ♦ Co rpus Christi HAS ♦ Dallas V. 1911 ... 24 -0 1916 ... 20 -6 Daniel Baker 1906 ... 34 -0 1912 ... 50 -0 ♦ Deaf & Dumb lost. ♦ Ellington Field 1991 ... 2 -10 (Cotton Bowl) (0 - 3) 34 - 49 ♦ Fordham 1940 ... 13 -12 ♦ Ft. worth Univ. 1898 ... 28 -0 Galveston High 1894 ... 14 -6 Georgia Teeh 1965 ... 14 -10 ♦ Y. of Georgia 1950 ... 40 -20 (Presidential Cup) 1953 ... 14 -12 1954 ... 6 -0 ♦ Hardin - Simmons A u Haskell Inst. 1906 ... 32 -6 1907 ... 5 -0 1908 ... 0 -23 1909 ... 15 -0 1913 ... 0 -28 1914 ... 0 -10 1915 ... 21 -7 ♦ Newton Nigh 1896 ... 28 -0 1897 ... 0 -10 1898 ... 51 -0 1898 ... 0 -6 1899 ... 43 -0 (3 - 2) 122 - 16 ♦ Newton 1952 ... 21 -13 1953 ... 14 -14 1954 ... 7 -10 1955 ... 21 -3 1956 ... 14 -14 1957 ... 28 -6 1958 ... 7 -39 1959 ... 28 -6 1960 ... 0 -17 1961 ... 7 -7 1962 ... 3 -6 1963 ... 23 -13 1964 ... 0 -10 1965 ... 10 -7 1976 ... 10 -21 1977 ... 27 -7 1978 ... 0 -33 1979 ... 14 -17 1980 ... 13 -17 1981 ... 7 -6 1982 ... 20 -24 1983 ... 30 -7 1984 ... 7 -9 1985 ... 43 -16 1986 ... 19 -7 1987 ... 22 -17 1988 ... 30 -16 1989 ... 17 -13 1990 ... 31 -36 1991 ... 27 -18 1992 ... 38 -30 1993 ... 34 -10 1994 ... 38 -7 1995 ... 31 -7 (19 -12 -3) 641 -490 ♦ Houston YMCA 214 Texas A &M into ♦ Howard Payne 1919 ... 12 -0 1921 ... 14 -7 1922 ... 7 -13 ♦ Illinois 1975 ... 43 -13 1976 ... 14 -7 (2 -0) 57 -20 ♦ Iowa 1931 ... 29 -0 (1 -0) ♦ Iowa State 1978 ... 28 -12 (Hall of Fame Bowl) Kansas 1974 ... 10 -28 1977 ... 28 -14 Kansas City Media 1900 ... 6 -6 (0 -0 -1) ♦ Kansas State 1912 ... 10 -13 1913 ... 0 -12 1929 ... 19- 0 1975 ... 10- 0 ♦ Kentucky 1952 ... 7 -10 1953 ... 7 -6 (1 -1) 14.16 ♦ LSY 1899 ... 52 -0 1906 ... 22 -12 1907 ... 11 -5 1908 ... 0 -26 1913 ... 7 -7 1914 ... 63 -9 1916 ... 0 -13 1917 ... 27 -0 1920 ... 0 -0 1921 ... 0 -6 1922 ... 46 -0 1923 ... 28 -0 1942 ... 7 -16 1943 ... 28 -13 (Orange Bowl) 1943 ... 14 -19 1944 ... 7 -0 1945 ... 12 -31 1946 ... 9 -33 1947 ... 13 -19 1948 ... 13 -14 1949 ... 0 -34 1955 ... 28 -0 1956 ... 9 -6 1960 ... 0 -9 1961 ... 7 -16 1962 ... 0 -21 1963 ... 6 -14 1964 ... 6 -9 1965 ... 0 -10 1966 ... 7 -7 1967 ... 6 -17 1968 ... 12 -13 1969 ... 6 -35 1970 ... 20 -18 1971 ... 0 -37 1972 ... 17-42 1973 ... 23 -28 1974 ... 21 -14 1975 ... 39 -8 1986 ... 17 -35 1987 ... 3 -17 1988 ... 0 -27 1989 ... 28 -16 1990 ... 8 -17 1991 ... 45 -7 1992 ... 31 -22 1993 ... 24 -0 1994 ... 18 -13 773 -732 Louisiana Tech 1981 ... 43 -7 1982 ... 38 -27 1987 ... 32 -3 ♦ Louisville 1992 ... 40 -18 1993 ... 42 -7 199426 -10 (3 -0) 108 -33 ♦ Manhattan 1936 ... 13 -6 1937 ... 14 -7 (2 -0) 27.13 Marshall 1910 ... 48 -0 (1.0) ♦ Maryland 1957 ... 21 -13 ♦ Miami (Fla.) (1 -0) n u Michigan 1970 ... 10 -14 1977 ... 3 -41 1995 ... 22 -20 (1 -2) 35 -75 ♦ Michigan State 1934 ... 13 -26 1952 ... 6 -48 (1.2) 28.81 ♦ Middle Tennesse State ♦ Mississippi 1911 ... 17 -0 1914 ... 14 -7 1975 ... 7 -0 (4 -0) 61.27 ►i Mississippi State 1912 ... 41 -7 1913 ... 0 -6 1915 ... 0 -7 (2 -2) 55.20 Missouri 1957 ... 28 -0 1958 ... 12 -0 1992 ... 26 -13 ♦ Missouri Mines 1915 ... 33 -3 ♦ (2 -0) 110 -3 Memphis State ♦ 1978 ... 58 -0 Nebraska 1979 ... 17 -7 1930 ... 0 -13 (2 -0) 75 7 1955 ... 27 -0 1969 ... 0 -14 1971 ... 7 -34 1972 ... 7 -37 1988 ... 14 -23 11 -5) 55 -121 ♦ Nevada ♦ New Mexico 1926 ... 63 -0 (1.0) ♦ New York 1941 ... 49 -7 (1.0) ♦ Northeast Louisiana 1985 ... 31 -17 (1.0) ♦ North Texas 1928 44-0 1946 47-0 1986 ... 48 -28 1990 ... 40 -8 (4 -0) 179.36 Notre Dame 1987 ... 35 -10 (Cotton Bowl) 1993 ... 3 -28 (Cotton Bowl) 1994 ... 21 -24 (1 -2) 59 -62 ♦ Ohio State 1963 ... 0 -17 1970 ... 13 -56 1986 ... 12 -28 ♦ Oklahoma 1903 ... 0 -6 1907 ... 19 -0 1909 ... 14 -8 1912 ... 28 -6 1944 ... 14 -21 1945 ... 19 -14 1946 ... 7 -10 1947 ... 14 -26 1948 ... 14 -42 1949 ... 13 -33 1950 ... 28 -34 1951 ... 14 -7 1993 ... 14 -44 ♦ Oklahoma State 1913 ... 0 -3 1914 ... 24 -0 1919 ... 28 -0 1920 ... 35 -0 1921 ... 23 -7 1939 ... 32 -0 1952 ... 14 -7 1954 ... 6 -14 1981 ... 33 -16 (Independence Bowl) 1983 ... 15 -34 ♦ Ouachita Penn State 1979 ... 27 -14 Phillips (Enid) 1920 ... 47 -0 (1 -0) ♦ Pittsburgh 1989 ... 28 -31 (John Hancock Bowl) (0 -1) ♦ Polytechnic ♦ Purdue 1967 ... 20 -24 (0 -1) ♦ Ream Field ♦ Rice 1914 ... 32 -7 1915 ... 0 -7 1916 ... 0 -20 1917 ... 10 -0 1920 ... 7 -0 1921 ... 7 -7 1922 ... 24 -0 1923 ... 6 -7 1924 ... 13 -6 1925 ... 17 -0 1926 ... 20 -0 1927 ... 14 -0 1928 ... 19 -0 1929 ... 26 -6 1930 ... 0 -7 1931 ... 7 -0 1932 ... 14 -7 1933 ... 27 -0 1934 ... 6 -25 1935 ... 10 -17 1936 ... 3 -0 1937 ... 6 -6 1938 ... 27 -0 1939 ... 19 -0 1940 ... 25 -0 1941 ... 19 -6 1942 ... 0 -0 1943 ... 20 -0 1944 ... 19 -6 1945 ... 0 -6 1946 ... 10 -27 1947 ... 7 -41 1948 ... 6 -28 1949 ... 0 -13 1950 ... 13 -21 1951 ... 13 -28 1952 ... 646 1953 ... 7 -34 1954 ... 19 -29 1955 ... 20 -12 1956 ... 21 -7 1957 ... 6 -7 1958 ... 28 -21 1959 ... 2 -7 1960 ... 14 -21 1961 ... 7 -21 1962 ... 3 -23 1963 ... 13 -6 1964 ... 8 -19 1965 ... 14 -13 1966 ... 7 -6 1967 ... 18 -3 1968 ... 24 -14 1969 ... 6 -7 1970 ... 17 -18 1971 ... 18 -13 1972 ... 14 -20 1973 ... 20 -24 1974 ... 37 -7 1975 ... 33 -14 1976 ... 57 -34 1977 ... 28 -14 1978 ... 38 -21 1979 ... 41 -15 1980 ... 6 -10 1981 ... 51 -26 1982 ... 49 -7 1983 ... 29 -10 1984 ... 38 -14 1985 ... 43 -28 1986 ... 45 -10 1987 ... 34 -21 1988 ... 24 -10 1989 ... 45 -7 1990 ... 41 -15 1991 ... 38 -21 1992 ... 35 -9 1993 ... 38 -10 1994 ... 7 -0 1995 ... 17 -10 (50 -27 -3) 1512 -952 ♦ St. Edwards 1902 ... 11 -0 (1 -0) ♦ Sam Heusten STc 1919 ... 77 -0 1923 ... 53 -0 1925 ... 77 -0 1932 ... 26 -0 1933 ... 34 -14 1934 ... 28 -0 1935 ... 25 -0 1936 ... 39 -6 ♦ San Francisco 1936 ... 38 -14 ♦ San Marcos STC R Santa Clara 1938 ... 0 -7 1939 ... 7 -3 (1 -1) 7 -10 Sewanee 1899 ... 0 -10 1904 ... 5 -17 1923 ... 14 -0 1924 ... 7 -0 1925 ... 6 -6 1926 ... 6 -3 1927 ... 18 -0 ♦ SMg 1916 ... 62 -0 1919 ... 16 -0 1920 ... 3 -0 1921 ... 13 -0 1922 ... 6 -17 1923 ... 0 -10 1924 ... 7 -7 1925 ... 7 -0 1926 ... 7 -9 1927 ... 39 -13 1928 ... 19 -19 1929 ... 7 -12 1930 ... 7 -13 1931 ... 0 -8 1932 ... 0 -0 1933 ... 0 -19 1934 ... 0 -28 1935 ... 0 -24 1936 ... 22 -6 1937 ... 14 -0 1938 ... 7 -10 1939 ... 6 -2 1940 ... 19 -7 1941 ... 21 -10 1942 ... 27 -20 1943 ... 22 -0 1944 ... 39 -6 1945 ... 3 -0 1946 ... 14 -0 1996 FOetboll 1947 ... 0 -13 1917 ... 20 -0 1979 ... 30 -7 1898 ... 0-48 1979 ... 13 -7 1940 ... 41 -6 1948 ... 14 -20 1918 ... 7 -0 UT•E pane 1980 ... 13 -10 1899 ... 0 -6 1980 ... 24 -14 1985 ... 45 -10 1949 ... 27 -27 1919 ... 7 -0 1981 ... 37 -7 1900 ... 0 -5 1981 ... 13 -21 1991 34 -35 1950 ... 25 -20 1922 ... 33 -0 1984 ... 20 -17 1982 ... 34 -14 1900 ... 0 -11 1982 ... 16 -53 ... 1992 ... 19 -9 (1 -0) 1951 ... 14 -14 1923 ... 13 -0 1983 ... 20 -10 1901 ... 0 -17 1983 ... 13 -45 1995 ... 52 -9 1952 ... 13 -21 1924 ... 54 -0 1984 ... 35 -21 1901 ... 0 -32 1984 ... 37 -12 1953 ... 0 -23 1925 ... 23 -6 1985 ... 53 -6 1902 ... 0 -0 1985 ... 42 -10 (5 -2) 221.82 1954 ... 3 -6 1926 ... 35 -0 1986 ... 74 -10 1902 ... 11 -0 1986 ... 16 -3 1955 ... 13 -2 1927 ... 31 -0 ♦ 1987 ... 42 -24 1903 ... 6 -29 1987 ... 20 -13 1956 ... 33 -7 1928 ... 21 -0 Teo 1988 ... 18 -0 1904 ... 6 -34 1988 ... 28 -24 ; 1957 ... 19 -6 1929 ... 54 -7 1897 ... 6 -30 1989 ... 44 -7 1905 ... 0 -27 1989 ... 21 -10 UCLA 1958 ... 0 -33 1930 ... 43 -0 1898 16 -0 1990 ... 56 -10 1906 ... 0 -24 1990 ... 27 -28 1959 ... 11 -14 1931 ... 33 -0 ... 1902 22 -0 1991 ... 44 -7 1907 ... 0 -0 1991 ... 31 -14 1940 ... 7 -0 1960 ... 0 -0 1947 ... 48 -0 1903 11 -0 1992 ... 37 -10 1907 ... 6 -11 1992 ... 34 -13 1951 ... 21 -14 1961 ... 25-12 1903 16 -0 1993 ... 59 -3 1908 ... 8-24 1993 ... 18 -9 1955 ... 0 -21 1962 ... 12 -7 (18 -0) 488 -13 ... 1903 ... 14 -6 1994 ... 34 -17 1908 ... 12 -28 1994 ... 34 -10 (4 -1) 28- 1963 ... 7 -9 1904 29 -0 1995 ... 38 -6 1909 ... 23 -0 1995 ... 6 -16 1964 ... 23 -0 ♦ 1905 ... 20 -0 1909 ... 5 -0 (55 -29 -7) (35 -65 -5) 1965 ... 0 -10 Southwestern 1905 ... 24 -11 1910 ... 14 -8 1966 ... 14 -21 Louisiana 1906 42 -0 1849-935 1911 ... 0 -6 1112.1783 1967 ... 17 -20 1990 63 -14 ... 1906 ... 22 -0 1915 ... 13 -0 Utah 1968 ... 23 -36 ... 1991 ... 34 -7 1907 ... 32 -5 ♦ 1916 ... 7 -21 1936 ... 20 -7 1969 ... 20 -10 1908 ... 13 -10 Texas Tech 1917 ... 7 -0 (2 -0) 97 - 1970 ... 3 -6 1909 ... 0 -0 1927 1918 ... 0 -7 Tra�nia (1-0) 1971 ... 27 -10 1910 ... 35 -0 1932 ... 7 -0 1919 ... 7 -0 of Kentu 1972 ... 27 -17 ♦ 1910 ... 23 -6 1942 19 -0 1920 ... 3 -7 1973 ... 45 -10 $tauftrd 1914 ... 40 -6 ... 1943 13-0 1921 ... 0 -0 1905 ... 6 1974 ... 14 -18 1992 10 -T 1915 ... 13 -10 ... 1944 ... 27 -14 1922 ... 14 -7 1910 -0 �� 33 -0 rillanOra (1 -1) 39 - 1975 36 -3 ... 1919 ... 48 -0 1945 ... 16 -6 1923 ... 0 -6 1939 ... 33 (1 - 0) 1976 ... 36 -0 1924 ... 28 - 0 1946 ... 0 - 6 1924 ... 0 - 1948 14 -34 1977 ... 38 -21 1925 0 -3 ••• 1947 29 -7 1925 ... 28 -0 ♦ ... 1949 0 -35 1978 ... 20 -17 1979 1926 ... 13-13 ... 1948 �� 14 -20 1926 ... 5 -14 TMn�T ... 1956 ... 19 -0 ... 47 -14 ♦ 1927 ... 0 -0 2 6- 7 1927 ... 28 -7 1980 ... 0 -27 1928 ... 0 -6 1950 34 -13 1928 ... 0-19 1902 ... 0 -0 (4 -R) 66 -76 1981 ... 7 -27 $F Austin 1929 ... 7 -13 ... 1951 20 7 1929 ... 13-0 1902 ... 34 -0 1982 ... 9-47 sm 1930 ... 0 -3 27 -14 1953 1930 ... 0-26 1903 ... 16-0 1983 ... 7 -10 1929 ... 54 -0 1931 ... 0 -6 .. 1954 9-41 1931 ... 7-6 1903 ... 0-18 1984 ... 20 -28 1935 37 -6 1932 ... 0 -17 ... 1956 40 -7 1932 ... 0 -21 1905 ... 24 -0 Virginia 1985 ... 19 -17 1933 ... 7 -13 ... 1957 21 -0 1933 ... 10 -10 ... 1908 6 -0 Tech 1986 ... 39 -35 (2 -0) 91 -6 1934 ... 0 -13 ... 1958 ... 14 -15 1934 ... 0-13 1909 ... 47 -0 1976 19 -0 1989 63 -14 "' 1935 ... 14 -19 1959 ... 14 -20 1935 ... 20 -6 1912 ... 59 -0 ... 1977 27 -6 1990 ... 38 -17 1936 18 -7 1960 14 -14 1936 ... 0 -7 1913 ... 7 -0 1991 ... 65 -6 Tarleten Si 1937 7 7 ... 1961 ... 38 -7 1937 ... 7 -0 1914 ... 0 -0 (2 -0) 46 -6 1992 ... 41 -7 1938 ... 6 -34 1962 7 -3 1938 ... 6 -7 1915 ... 62 -0 1993 ... 37 -13 1924 ... 40 -0 1939 ... 20-6 ... 1963 0 -10 1939 ... 20 -0 1919 ... 42 -0 1994 ... 21 -21 1931 ... 21 -0 1940 "' 21 -7 ... 1964 ... 12 -16 1940 ... 0 -7 1924 ... 33 -0 (2 - 0) 61 - 0 1995 ... 20 -17 1941 ... 14 - 0 1965 .. 16 - 20 1941 ... 0 - 23 1925 ... 20 - 10 rMl (40.29.7) 1942 ... 2 -7 1966 ... 35 -14 1942 ... 6 -12 1926 ... 26 -0 1950 52 -0 1943 ... 13 -0 1943 ... 13 -27 1927 ... 45 -0 ... 1379 -973 ♦ 1944 ... 7 -13 1968 ... 16 -21 1944 ... 0-6 1928 ... 21 -0 (1 -0) Tensple 1945 ... 12 -13 1969 9 -13 1945 ... 10 -20 1933 ... 38 -0 1934 ... 6-40 1946 ... 14 -0 1970 ... 7 -21 1946 ... 7 -24 1951 .. 53 -14 1935 ... 0 -14 1947 ... 0 -26 1971 7 -28 1947 ... 13 -32 1960 ... 14 -0 Southern 1948 ... 14 -27 ... 1972 14 -17 1948 ••. 14 -14 1961 ... 55 -0 Washington (0 -2) 6 -54 Cal 1949 ... 6 -28 ... 1973 ... 16 -28 1949 ... 14-42 974 1 ... 28 -15 1964 ... 7 -31 1950 42 -23 1974 ... 28 -7 1950 ... 0 -17 605 - 1987 29 -12 1975 ... 0 -20 1951 ... 14 -20 1975 ... 38 -9 1989 ... 6 -19 (Liberty Bowl) ♦ 1952 ... 7 -7 1976 ... 16 -27 1952 ... 12 -32 Tennessee 1953 ... 20 -7 1977 33 -17 1953 ... 12 -21 ♦ 2 -1 ( ) 63 -46 1977 ... 28 -47 1954 ... 20 -21 ... 1978 38 -9 1954 ... 13 -22 Tulane (Bluebonnet Bowl) 1957 ... 0 -3 1955 ... 19 -16 ... 1979 ... 20 -21 1955 ... 6 -21 (0 -3) 35 -98 (GatorBowl) 1956 ... 7 -6 1980 ... 41 -21 1956 ... 34 -21 1899 ... 22 -0 (0 -1) 1957 ... 7 -0 1981 ... 24 -23 1957 ... 7-9 1902 ... 17 -5 wash State 1958 ... 8 -24 1982 15 -24 1958 ... 0 -27 1906 ... 18 -0 1941 ... 7 -0 1959 ... 6 -39 ... 1983 0 -3 1959 ... 17 -20 1907 ... 18 -6 1942 ... 21 -0 Southern 1960 ... 14 -14 ... 1984 ... 12 -30 1960 .. 14 -21 1961 0 -25 1910 ... 17 -0 1912 ... 41 -0 (2 -0) 28 -0 Mississippi Texas A &1 1961 ... 14 -15 1962 14 -20 1985 ... 28-27 ... 1962 ... 3 -13 1917 ... 35 -0 1959 ... 7 -3 1932 14 -0 ... 1963 ... 14 -14 1986 ... 45-8 1987 21 -27 1963 ... 13 -15 1929 ... 10 -13 1986 ... 16 -7 ... 1933 17 -0 1964 ... 9 -14 ... 1988 50 -15 1964 ... 7 -26 1930 ... 9 -19 waxahaehie 1987 ... 27 -14 ••• 1934 14 -14 1965 ... 9 -17 ... 1989 24 -27 1965 ... 17 -21 1931 ... 0 -7 AC 1989 .. 31 -14 ••• 1938 52 -0 1966 ... 35 -7 ... 1990 28 -24 1966 ... 14 -22 1932 ... 14 -26 1900 ... 11 -0 1994 ... 41 -17 ... 1940 26 -0 1967 ... 20 -0 ... 1991 37 -14 1967 ... 10 -7 1933 13 -6 "' (5 -0) 122 -55 ... 1941 ... 41 -0 1968 ... 27-7 ... 1992 ... 19 -17 1968 ... 14 -35 1939 ... 14 -13 (Sugar Bowl) 1969 ... 6 -16 1993 ... 31 -6 1969 ... 1249 1966 ... 13 -21 (5 -0 -1) 164 -14 1970 ... 15 -31 1994 ... 23 -17 1970 ... 14 -52 1971 ... 3 -14 1995 ... 7 -14 1971 ... 14 -34 1968 ... 35 -3 Wichita (10 -5) 276 -119 South- 1972 ... 10 -13 1972 ... 3 -38 State welKel'n ♦ 1973 ... 35 -16 (31.88 -1) 1973 ... 1342 1970 ... 41 -14 vf- 1974 ... 17 -0 1174 -806 1974 ... 3 -32 ♦ 1971 ... 41 -7 1908 ... 32 -0 Arlin$ten 1975 ... 14 -6 ♦ 1975 ... 20 -10 1972 ... 36 -13 1910 ... 6 -0 1976 ... 59 -10 Texas 1976 ... 27 -3 Tulsa 1973 ... 48 -0 1911 ... 22 -0 1982 ... 61 -22 1977 ... 52 -23 1977 ... 28 -57 1922 ... 10-13 1916 ... 6 -0 1978 ... 15 -7 1894 ... 0 -38 1978 ... 7 -22 1938 ... 20 -0 (4 -0) 166 -34 (1.0) Texas A&H i nto A Standins With 117 Foes Won Lost Tied Alabama .................. 1 3 0 Arizona .................. 1 0 0 Arkansas ............... 24 38 3 Arkansas A &M ............ 1 0 0 Arkansas State............ 2 0 0 Arlington (NTAC) ...... 1 0 1 Army ..................... 1 1 0 Auburn (API) ............ 2 0 0 Austin College ......... 12 0 0 Baylor .................. 54 29 9 Boston College ......... 1 3 0 Brigham Young ......... 1 1 0 Bryan Air Field ......... 2 0 0 California- Berkeley ...... 1 1 0 Camp Mabry ............ 1 0 0 Camp Travis ............ 1 0 0 C.C. Travis Remount ... 1 0 0 Centenary ............... 3 6 0 Centre ..................... 1 0 0 Cincinnati ............... 0 1 0 Clemson .................. 2 0 0 Colorado .................. 0 1 0 Corpus Christi NAS ... 0 1 0 Dallas University ......... 3 0 0 Daniel Baker ............ 3 0 0 Deaf & Dumb Inst....... 1 0 0 Ellington Field ......... 1 0 0 Florida ..................... 1 1 0 Florida State ............ 0 3 0 Fordham .................. 1 0 0 A &M vs. Mayor Conferences Conference Won Lon Tied PM. Won Lou Tied Western Athletic Won Lost Tied Fort Worth U ............. 2 0 0 Mississippi ......,. ...... . 4 0 0 Southwestern Louisiana 2 0 0 Galveston High ......... 1 0 1 Mississippi State ......... 2 2 0 Southern Cal ............ 0 3 0 Georgia .................. 3 1 0 Missouri .................. 4 0 0 So. Mississippi ............ 5 0 0 Georgia Tech ............ 1 1 0 Missouri Mines ......... 2 0 0 Stanford .................. 1 0 0 Hardin - Simmons ...... 1 0 0 Nebraska .................. 1 5 0 SF Austin STC ............ 2 0 0 Haskell Institute ......... 5 3 0 Nevada ..................... 1 0 0 John Tarleton SC ...... 2 0 0 Hawaii ..................... 1 0 0 New Mexico ............... 1 0 0 Temple ..................... 0 2 0 Henry College ............ 1 0 0 New York U ................ 1 0 0 Tennessee ............... 0 1 0 Houston High ............ 3 2 0 Northeast Louisiana ... 1 0 0 Texas A &I ............... 5 0 1 Houston ............... 18 12 3 North Texas ............... 4 0 0 TCU ..................... 55 29 7 Houston YMCA ......... 1 0 0 Notre Dame ............... 1 2 0 Texas .................. 32 65 5 Howard Payne ............ 3 1 0 Ohio State ............... 0 3 0 UT- Arlington ............ 1 0 0 Illinois ..................... 2 0 0 Oklahoma ............... 6 8 0 Texas-El Paso ............ 1 0 0 Iowa State ............... 2 0 0 Oklahoma State ......... 7 4 0 Texas Tech ............ 31 22 1 Iowa University ......... 1 0 0 Ouachita College ...... 1 0 0 Transylvania ............ 1 1 0 Kansas City Medic ...... 0 0 1 Penn State ............... 1 1 0 Trinity .................. 18 1 2 Kansas State ............ 3 2 0 Phillips of Enid ......... 1 0 0 Tulane .................. 10 5 0 Kansas ..................... 2 1 0 Pittsburgh ............... 0 1 0 Tulsa ..................... 5 2 0 Kentucky .................. 1 1 0 Polytechnic ............... 1 0 0 UCLA ..................... 2 1 0 LSU ..................... 20 26 3 Purdue ..................... 0 1 0 Utah ........................ 1 0 0 Louisiana Tech ......... 4 0 0 Ream Field ............... 1 0 0 Villanova .................. 2 2 0 Louisville .................. 3 0 0 Rice ..................... 50 27 3 Virginia Tech ............ 1 0 0 Manhattan ............... 2 0 0 St. Edwards ............... 1 0 0 VMI ........................ 1 0 0 Marshall School ......... 1 0 0 Sam Houston STC ...... 9 0 0 Washington State ...... 2 0 0 Maryland .................. 2 0 0 San Francisco ............ 2 0 0 Washington ............... 2 1 1 Memphis State ......... 2 0 0 San Marcos STC ......... 1 0 0 Waxahachie AC ......... 1 0 0 Miami, Fla . ............... 1 0 0 Santa Clara ............... 1 1 0 Wichita State ............ 4 0 0 Michigan .................. 1 2 0 Sewanee .................. 5 2 1 Won ............ 568 Michigan State ......... 1 2 0 SMU ..................... 40 29 7 Totals Lost ............. 364 Middle Tennesse St. ... 1 0 0 Southwestern ......... 18 0 0 Tied ............. 49 A &M vs. Mayor Conferences Conference W- L -T PM. Last Meeting (Season) Western Athletic 4-1- 0 .800 A &M 65, BYU 14 (1990) Pacific 10 9-6- 0 .600 A &M 10, Stanford 7 (1992) Atlantic Coast 5-4- 0 .556 Fla. St. 10, A &M 2 (1991) Conference Big Eight A N Southeastern Big 10 25 -21- 1 .542 A &M 21, Colorado 29 (1995) 34 -35- 3 .493 A &M 33, LSU 17 (1995) 5- 8- 0 .385 A &M 22, Michigan 20 (1995) ETIC - 0 PACIFIC 1919 w CONFERENCE I II ��FERti� CONPMWNCE CONFERENCE I BIG TEN CONFERENCE W- L- T Pct. fast Meeting (Season) 1996 Football 217 Ag Football by Decade Overall SWC - overall SWC Decade Record Pct. Record Pct. Bowls (Pct.) Decade Record Pct. Record PM. Bowls (Pct.) 1890s 12- 7 -1 .625 n/a 1950s 51- 45- 6 .529 16- 34- 4 .333 1- 1 (.500) 19005 50 -20 -6 .697 n/a 1960s 31- 64- 6 .337 23- 43- 4 .357 1- 0 (1.000) 19105 67 -14 -3 .816 10- 3 -0 .769 1970s 65- 49- 0 .570 40- 34- 0 .541 2- 2 (,500) 1920s 59 -23 -9 .698 24 -18 -7 .561 1 -0 (1.000) 1980s 71- 47- 1 .601 49- 28- 1 .635 3- 2 (.600) 1930s 52 -37 -9 .577 21 -29 -8 .431 19905 60- 11- 2 .836 38- 4- 2 .886 2- 3 (.400) 19405 50 -47 -5 .515 25 -29 -4 .466 2 -2 (.500) Total 568- 364 -49 .604 246- 222 -30 .524 12 -10 .545 1890s • 1900s - 1910s- 1920s- 1930s 19405 • 1950s - 1960s • 1970s • 19805 - 1990s W- L- T Pct. fast Meeting (Season) 1996 Football 217 hisiary All -time Televisio 65 -51 -1 Overall; 62 -3 (Does not include games telecast only in +1995(4-2) Michigan/ ESPN National W, 22 -20 Alamo Bowl Baylor (CS) ABC Texas(CS) ESPN National Texas (CS) ABC National L, 16-6 Rice (HOU) ESPN National W,17 -10 Colorado (Boulder) ABC National L, 29 -21 Tulsa (CS) Raycom Regional W, 52 -9 LSU (CS) ABC Regional W,33 -17 +1993(8-2) L, 28 -12 Texas (AUS) ESPN Notre Dame/ NBC National L, 24 -21 Cotton Bowl 218 Texas A &M 17- 8 -0 .680 Texas (CS) ESPN National W, 18 -9 TCU (FW) Raycom Regional W, 59 -3 Louisville (CS) ESPN National W, 42 -7 Baylor (WAC) Raycom Regional W, 34 -17 Houston (CS) Raycom Regional W, 34 -10 Texas Tech (LUB) ABC Regional W, 31 -6 Missouri (CS) Raycom Regional W, 73 -0 Oklahoma (NOR) ABC Regional L, 44 -14 LSU (CS) ABC Regional W, 24 -0 +1992(8-1) Mizlou 2- 1 -0 Notre Dame/ NBC National L, 28 -3 Cotton Bowl 2 -1 -0 .667 Others Texas (AUS) ESPN National W, 34 -13 TCU (CS) ABC Regional W,37 -10 Houston (HOU) ESPN National W, 38 -30 Louisville (CS) ABC Regional W, 40 -18 Baylor (CS) ABC Regional W, 19 -13 Texas Tech (CS) Raycom Regional W, 19 -17 LSU (BR) ABC Regional W,31 -22 Stanford/ Raycom National W, 10 -7 Pigskin Classic Texas Tech (CS) CBS Regional ♦ 1991 (6 -2) +9963 (0-1) Florida State/ CBS National L, 10 -2 Cotton Bowl +1981 (1-1) Texas (CS) ESPN National W, 31 -14 Arkansas (CS) ESPN National W, 13 -3 TCU (Ft. Worth) ESPN National W, 44 -7 Baylor (Waco) ABC Regional W, 34 -12 Texas Tech (LUB) Raycom Regional W, 37 -14 Tulsa (OK) Raycom Regional L, 35 -34 LSU (CS) Raycom Regional W,45 -7 +1990(3-1) Texas (AUS) ABC BYWHoliday Bowl ESPN National W, 65 -14 Texas (AUS) CBS National L, 28 -27 TCU (CS) Raycom Regional W,56 -10 Hawaii (HI) ESPN National W, 28 -13 +1989(2-4) Pittsburgh/ CBS National L, 31 -28 Hancock Bowl Arkansas (LR) ABC Texas (CS) ESPN National W, 21 -10 Arkansas (CS) CBS National L, 23 -22 Texas Tech (LUB) Raycom Regional L, 28 -24 Washington (SEA) ABC Regional L, 19 -6 LSU (CS) ESPN National W, 28 -16 +1988(2-2) L,47 -28 W, 27 -7 +1956 (1-0) Alabama (CS) ESPN National L, 30 -10 Texas (AUS) ESPN National W,28 -24 TCU (CS) Raycom Regional W, 18 -0 Nebraska/ Raycom National L, 23 -14 Kickoff Classic Regional W, 27 -3 +1987 (5-2) Notre Dame/Cotton Bowl CBS National W, 35 -10 Baylor (CS) ABC Texas(CS) ESPN National W,20 -13 TCU (FW) Raycom Regional W,42 -24 Baylor(WAC) Raycom Regional W,34 -10 Texas Tech (LUB) Raycom Regional L, 27 -21 Washington (CS) ESPN National W, 29 -12 LSU (CS) ESPN National L, 17 -3 +1986(4-3) .840 21- 4 -0 Ohio State/Cotton Bowl CBS National L, 28 -12 Texas (AUS) ESPN National W, 16 -3 TCU (CS) Raycom Regional W, 74 -10 218 Texas A &M 17- 8 -0 .680 n Appearances 6 -1 Since 1974 home city or pay per view) Arkansas (LR) ABC Regional ABM on the Networks +1975(2-2) Baylor (CS) ABC Regional Overall Record National Games Regional Games W, 19 -7 Bowl Games Network W -L -T Pct. W -L -T Pct. W -L -T P W -L -T Pct. ESPN 21- 4 -0 .840 21- 4 -0 .840 0- 0 -0 .000 2 -0 -0 1,000 ABC 18 -21 -0 .462 1.13 -0 .071 17- 8 -0 .680 0 -1 -0 . Raycom 15- 6.0 .714 1 - 1 -0 .500 14- 5 -0 .737 0 -0 -0 .000 CBS 4 -12.0 .333 4 -11 -0 .267 0- 1 -0 .000 4 -4 -0 .500 NBC 1- 3 -0 .250 1- 3 -0 250 0- 0 -0 .000: 0 -2 -0 .000 Gaylord 3- 0 -0 1.000 0- 0 -0 .000 3- 0 -0 1.000 0 -0 -0 .000 Mizlou 2- 1 -0 .667 2- 1 -0 .667 0- 0 -0 .000 2 -1 -0 .667 Others 1- 4 -1 .250 0- 0 -1 .050 1- 4 -0 .200 0 -0 -0 .000 Totals 65 -51 -1 .560 30 -33 -1 .477 35 -18 -0 .660 8 -8 -0 .500 *The Aggies have won 13 straight games on ESPN,.. +1964 (0-1) Arkansas (LR) ABC Regional L, 14 -10 +1975(2-2) Baylor (CS) ABC Regional W, 31 -30 USCILiberty Bowl ABC National L, 20 -0 Houston (HOU) Raycom Regional W, 19 -7 Arkansas (CS) ABC National L, 31 -6 LSU (BR) ESPN National L, 35 -17 Texas (CS) ABC Regional W, 20 -10 Illinois (ILL) ABC Regional W, 43 -13 +1985(4-1) Auburn/Cotton CBS National W,36 -16 +1974 (1-1) Texas (CS) ESPN National W, 42 -10 Texas (AUS) ABC Regional L, 32 -3 Arkansas (CS) ESPN National W, 10 -6 Texas Tech (LUB) ABC Regional W, 28 -7 SMU (CS) ESPN National W, 19 -17 Alabama (BIR) ESPN National L, 23 -10 +1972 (0 -1) +1984(4-2) Texas (AUS) ABC National L, 38 -3 Texas (AUS) ESPN National W, 37 -12 ♦ 1969 (0 -1) Arkansas (FAY) Raycom Regional L,28 -0 Arkansas (CS) ABC Regional L,35 -13 Texas Tech (CS) Raycom Regional L,30 -12 Arkansas State (CS) Gaylord Iowa State (CS) Gaylord Regional Regional W, 22 -21 W, 38 -17 ♦ 1968 (0 -1) Texas-El Paso (CS) Gaylord Regional W, 20 -17 Texas (AUS) ABC National L, 35 -14 ♦ 1983 0 -2 -1) +1967 (1-1) Texas (CS) ABC National L, 45 -13 Alabama/Cotton Bowl CBS National W, 20 -16 Baylor (WAC) WTBS National T, 13 -13 SMU (CS) CBS National L, 20 -17 Oklahoma State (CS) CBS National L, 34 -15 +1964 (0-1) +1982 (0-3) Texas (AUS) Regional L, 26 -7 SMU (DAL) CBS National L, 47 -9 Texas Tech (CS) CBS Regional L, 24 -15 +9963 (0-1) Boston College (CS) ABC National L, 38 -I6 Texas (CS) CBS National L, 15 -13 +1981 (1-1) ♦ 1 96 2 (0 -1) Okla. St./ Mizlou National W, 33 -16 Texas lAtrSi CBS National L, 13 -3 Independence Bowl Arkansas (CS) ABC Regional L, 10 -7 ♦ 1961 (0 -1) +1980 (0-1) Texas (CS) ABC National L, 25 -0 SMU (DAL) ABC Regional L, 27 -0 +1960(0-1) +1979 (1-0) Texas (AUS) ABC National L, 21 -14 SMU (CS) ABC Regional W, 47 -14 +1959 (0-1) +1978(2-2) Arkansas WS) Regional L,12 -7 Iowa State/ Mizlou National W, 28 -12 +1958(0-1) Hall of Fame Bowl Texas (AUS) ABC National L, 27 -0 Texas (AUS) ABC National L, 22 -7 Arkansas (LR) ABC Regional L, 26 -7 +1957(1-2) SMU (DAL) ABC Regional W, 20 -17 Tennessee/GatorBowl CBS National L, 3 -0 Maryland (D) NBC National W, 21 -13 +1977(1-2) Texas (CS) Regional L, 9 -7 USC /Bluebonnet Bowl Mizlou Houston (CS) ABC National Regional L,47 -28 W, 27 -7 +1956 (1-0) Michigan (AA) ABC National L, 41 -3 Arkansas (FAY) Regional W, 27 -0 +1976 (4-0) ♦ 1955 (0 -1) Florida/Sun Bowl CBS National W, 37 -14 Texas (CS) NBC National L, 21 -6 Texas (AUS) ABC Regional W, 27 -3 Arkansas (FAY) ABC National W, 31 -10 +1952(0-1) SMU (DAL) ABC Regional W, 36 -0 Texas (AUS) Regional L, 32 -12 • • • • • • • 192 Z pixie Classic Texas A &M 22 - Centre College 14 • n the game that gave birth to the 12th Man legend, Head Coach Dana I Bible's Aggies upset the Praying • I Colonels of Centre College. The victory over the "Champions of the South" put A &M football in the national • spotlight as A &M scored 22 points against a team that had allowed only six points all season. The game capped Scoring: • a 7 -1 -2 season for the Aggies and was Centre's first loss. A &M: Safety, Wilson tackled Bartlett in end zone. • Centre: Snoddy 3 run (Roberts kick) A &M: Wilson, 15 pass from Miller (McMillan kick) A &M: Wilson 5 run (McMillan kick) • Texas A&M 2 0 14 6 — 22 A &M: Winn 45 interception return (kick failed) Centre 0 0 7 7 — 14 Centre: Covington 2 pass from McMillin (Roberts kick) A Centre College runner (dark Jersey) is stopped on the A &M I- • yard line. A &M's T.F. "Puny" Wilson is No. 3 and Cap Murrah is No. 11. Wilson was the hero of the 1911 pixie Classic, scoring T.F. "Puny" Wilson two touchdowns and a safety as the Aggies posted a huge upset. 1940 Sugar Bowl • # 1 Texas AM 14 . #4 Tulane 13 • ohn Kimbrough rushed for 159 yards on 25 carries and scored two touchdowns as the Aggies erased a 13 -7 deficit • , in the fourth quarter to end an 11 -0 season and claim the national championship. Homer Norton's Aggies entered • the clash ranked No.l in the polls and drove 69 yards in the final period to win the game on the strength of Kimbrough's rushing. Jim Thomason, Kimbrough's backfield mate, kicked the game- winning conversion. • • • • Texas A &M 7 0 0 7— 14 Tulane 0 7 0 6 — 13 • • • • Scoring: A &M: iimbrough 11 run (Thomason kick) Tulane: Kellogg 76 punt return (Thibaut kick) Tulane: Butler 1 run (kick blocked) A &M: Kimbrough 24 run (Thomason kick) ET=` i(x,,,3, %1A T'�AUS A & AI. College Centre College M�()NDAY Fair Pa�Y �YaJium "ANNUAL LASSIE, 1996 Football 219 .r. t VU oL In I m J A Centre College runner (dark Jersey) is stopped on the A &M I- • yard line. A &M's T.F. "Puny" Wilson is No. 3 and Cap Murrah is No. 11. Wilson was the hero of the 1911 pixie Classic, scoring T.F. "Puny" Wilson two touchdowns and a safety as the Aggies posted a huge upset. 1940 Sugar Bowl • # 1 Texas AM 14 . #4 Tulane 13 • ohn Kimbrough rushed for 159 yards on 25 carries and scored two touchdowns as the Aggies erased a 13 -7 deficit • , in the fourth quarter to end an 11 -0 season and claim the national championship. Homer Norton's Aggies entered • the clash ranked No.l in the polls and drove 69 yards in the final period to win the game on the strength of Kimbrough's rushing. Jim Thomason, Kimbrough's backfield mate, kicked the game- winning conversion. • • • • Texas A &M 7 0 0 7— 14 Tulane 0 7 0 6 — 13 • • • • Scoring: A &M: iimbrough 11 run (Thomason kick) Tulane: Kellogg 76 punt return (Thibaut kick) Tulane: Butler 1 run (kick blocked) A &M: Kimbrough 24 run (Thomason kick) ET=` i(x,,,3, %1A T'�AUS A & AI. College Centre College M�()NDAY Fair Pa�Y �YaJium "ANNUAL LASSIE, 1996 Football 219 1941 Cotton Bowl 1 6 Texas A &M 13 - 1 12 Fordham 12 , O O :xth- ranked A &M used trickery to pull out a close win over 12th- ranked Fordham. The Aggies used the "hideout IIL S pass" to break the scoring ice. Trailing 6 -0 at the start of the third quarter, A &M's Earl "Bama" Smith trotted toward the east sideline while his teammates rushed to their huddle. Smith then took off undetected with the start of the play and hauled in a 62 -yard scoring aerial from quarterback Marion Pugh to tie the game. John Kimbrough scored on a 1 -yard run later in the period. A &M blocked both of Fordham's extra -point kicks and Pugh converted after Kimbrough's score to provide the difference in the game. Scoring: Fordham: Filipowicz 2 run (kick blocked) Fordham 0 6 0 6 — 12 A &M: Smith 62 pass from Pugh (kick failed) Texas A &M 0 0 13 0 — 13 A &M: Kimbrough 1 run (Pugh kick) Fordham: Blumenstock 15 run (kick blocked) 1942 Cotton Bowl #ZO Alabama 29 m 1 Texas A &M 21 ' f ever a game provided credence to the point that statistics can lie, this contest did. Alabama made only one first down (A &M had 13), gained just 59 yards rushing (to A &M's 115),16 passing (to A &M's 194), and punted 16 times. But, the Crimson Tide scored 29 points and won the game. Seven Aggie inter- ceptions and five lost fumbles negated I - C 5 ' any statistical advantages A &M achieved. Alabama's Jimmy Nelson was the star of the game with two interceptions, a R 8fli. 72 -yard punt return for a score and a 21 -yard scoring run. S coring: Alabama 0 7 13 9 — 29 w l'� Attendance: 33,000 Texas A &M 0 7 0 14 — 21 A &M: Cowley 12 pass from Daniels (Webster kick) Alabama: Craft 8 run (Hecht kick) Alabama: Nelson 72 punt return (kick blocked) Alabama: Nelson 21 run (Hecht kick) Alabama: Hecht 31 FG Alabama: Rast 10 interception return (kick failed) A &M: Webster I run (Webster kick) A &M: Sterling 35 pass from Moser (Webster kick) 1 944 Orange Bo ONLIA!. Louisiana State 19 . Texas A &M 14 "r H omer Norton's fourth and last bowl team for A &M, a freshman and sophomore -laden team known as the "Kiddie Corps ", ended a 7 -2 -1 season with a close loss as Louisiana State edged the Aggies. Tiger halfback Steve Van Buren rushed for 172 yards and scored two touchdowns and passed for another to lead the way for LSU. Van Scoring Buren's 63 -yard scoring run in the third quarter clinched LSU: Van Buren 11 run (kick failed) the decision. A &M had defeated LSU, 28 -13, earlier in A &M: Burditt 20 pass from Hallmark (Turner kick) the season at Baton Rouge. LSU: Goode 21 pass from Van Buren (kick failed) LSU: Van Buren 63 run (Van Buren kick) A&M: Settegast 25 pass from Hallmark (Turner kick) 1 Texas A &M 7 0 7 0— 14 Louisiana State 12 0 7 0 — 19 220 Texas A &M 1950 Presidential Cup Texas A & M 40 m Georgia 20 B ob Smith, who gained 1,320 yard rushing during the regular season, opened the game with a 100 -yard kickoff return for a score and added an 81 -yard scoring run as A &M jumped to a 33 -0 halftime lead on the way to a big win over the Bulldogs. Smith totalled 160 yards on 20 carries for the day along with 121 yards in punt returns, Scoring: 22 yards receiving and five yards passing to accumulate A &M: Smith 100 kickoff return (Hooper kick) 301 total yards. In Harry Stiteler's final game as head A &M: Lippman 2 run (kick failed) d coach, A &M halfback Billy Tidwell added three scores of A &M: Smith n run (Hooper kick) his own as A &M led by as much as 40 -0 before letting up. A &M: Tidwell 6 run (Hooper kick) The win gave A &M a 7 -4 record. A &M: Tidwell 6 run (Hooper kick) A &M: Tidwell 36 run (kick failed) Georgia 0 0 7 13 — 20 Georgia: Morocco 30 run (Durand kick) U X AS A. S IL Texas A &M 20 13 7 0 — 40 Georgia: Morocco 65 punt return (Durand kick) Georgia: Hargrove 1 run (kick failed) 1951 Gator Bowl 1 13 Tennessee 3 - 1 9 Texas A &M 0 I n Paul "Bear" Bryant's last game as head coach at A &M, Tennessee used a fourth - quarter field goal by Sammy Burklow to take a 3 -0 victory over the beleaguered Aggies and Heisman Trophy winner John David Crow before a Gator Bowl record crowd of 43,709. The 17 -yard kick came with 5:30 remaining in a game dominated by both defenses. Most of the battle was contested between the 35 -yard lines. The Aggies lost their third straight game after being ranked No. 1 in the nation earlier in the year. Tennessee 0 0 0 3— 3 Scoring: Texas A &M 0 0 0 0— 0 Tennessee: Burklow 17 FG 1968 cotton Bowl Texas A &M 20 m 1 8 Alabama 16 JAUSUVIUl fl6RI0A tudent faced teacher as the Aggies capped a Cinderella season by appearing in the Cotton Bowl for the first time in 25 years and making its first post- season appearance in a decade. A &M Head Coach Gene Stallings met his mer college coach, Alabama's "Bear" Bryant, and his Aggies won their seventh straight game. Bryant, facing A &M for the first time since his departure following the 1957 season, gave Stallings a ride off the field on his shoulders after the game. A &M converted an Alabama interception and fumble into a 13 -10 halftime lead. Then, midway through the third quarter, the Aggies turned a short, 28 -yard Tide punt into its final score of the game as Scoring: fullback IL Wendell Housley bulled 20 yards for a clinching Alabama: Stabler 3 run (Davis kick) touchdown. A &M: Stegent 13 pass from Hargett (Riggs kick) Alabama: Davis 36 FG Alabama 7 3 6 0 — 16 A &M: Maxwell 7 pass from Hargett (kick failed) Texas A &M 7 6 7 0 — 20 A &M: Housley 20 run (Riggs kick) Alabama: Stabler 2 run (run failed) 1996 Football 221 «p 1975 Liberty Bowl Southern California 20 - 1 6 Tex A &M 0 mory Bellard's Aggies, seemingly shellshocked after a season - ending 31 -6 loss to Arkansas cost them a possible national title shot, were punchless offensively as the Trojans gave Head Coach John McKay a win in his final game as USC grid boss. USC shook off a four -game losing streak to drop the Aggies to 10 -2. A 65 -yard bomb from quarterback Vince Evans to end Randy Simmrin set up a score by fullback Mosi Tatupu. Tailback Ricky Bell, the game's MVP, ran 76 yards with a screen pass for another score. Southern Cal 3 17 0 0 -- 211 Texas A&M 0 0 0 0— n Scoring: USC: Walker 45 FG USC: Tatupu 1 run (Walker kick) USC: Walker 40 FG USC: Bell 76 pass from Evans (Walker kick) January 2 1977 Lis # 10 Texas A &M 3 7 - 1 2 0 Florida 14 &M ended a 10 -2 season by dominating virtually every phase of the game in knocking off the Gators. Placekicker Tony Franklin kicked three field goals, including an NCAA bowl- record 62- yarder, and fullback George Woodard scored three times while rushing for 124 yards to key the Aggies offensively. A &M raced to a 16 -0 halftime lead as Franklin's three field goals sandwiched a nine -yard run by quarterback David Walker. The Aggie defense forced five Gator turnovers and held them to minus -12 yards total offense in the decisive second quar- Scoring: ter. Florida had only 27 net yards and two first downs at A &M: Franklin 39 FG halftime and was contained by A &M until the game was A &M: Walker 9 run (Franklin kick) out of reach. A &M: Franklin 62 FG' A &M: Franklin 33 FG A &M: Woodard 1 run (Woodard run) Florida: Chandler 29 run (Posey kick) Florida 0 0 7 7— 14 A &M: Woodard 4 run (Franklin kick) Texas A&M 3 13 8 13 — 37 Florida: LeCount 1 run (Posey kick) A &M: Woodard 15 pass from Walker (kick failed) 1911 Bluebonnet Bowl 1 20 Southern California 41. 1 17 Texas A &M 28 OEMWER V.: Y SC quarterback Rob Hertel threw a Bluebonnet Bowl - record four touchdown passes and Dwight Ford ran a school- record 94 yards for a score to stop a fourth - quarter rally by the Aggies as the Trojans whipped TEXAS , A &M in the Aggies' last Bluebonnet Bowl appearance. Trojan tailbacks Charles White and Ford, along with Scoring • Aggie quarterback Mike Mosley and fullback George A &M: Woodard 3 run (Franklin kick) USC Woodard, eclipsed the 100 -yard rushing mark. Woodard A &M: Mosley 44 run (Franklin kick) bulled for 185 yards and two scores while Mosley rushed USC: Sweeney 29 pass from Hertel (Jordan kick) for 184 yards and a tally. Five lost fumbles by the Aggies USC: White 25 pass from Hertel (Jordan kick) helped USC gain control of the game after an early 14 -0 USC: Jordan 22 FG lead by A &M, which finished 8 -4. USC: Jordan 29 FG USC: Sweeney 40 pass from Hertel USC: (Burns pass from Hertel) b s_ ' • • USC: Simmrin 14 pass from Hertel (kick failed) A &M: Woodard 1 run (Franklin kick) Southern Cal 7 13 14 13— 47 USC: Ford 94 run (run failed) Texas A&M 14 0 0 14— 28 USC: Tatupu 8 run (Jordan kick) A &M: Armstrong 4 run (Franklin kick) 222 Texas A &M LIBERTY BOWI- T WIRT . Division 1 -A Schools With Most Bowl Appearances No. of No. of No. of Institution Appearances Institution Appearances Institution Appearances Alabama 47 Arkansas 28 Washington 22 �• USC 38 Ohio State 28 Miami (Florida) 21 Tennessee 36 Michigan 27 Notre Dame 21 Texas 36 Georgia Tech 25 Texas Tech 21 Nebraska 34 Mississippi 25 Clemson 20 Georgia 32 Auburn 24 North Carolina 20 Penn State 32 Florida State 24 UCLA 20 Oklahoma 31 Florida 23 Missouri 19 LSU 29 Pittsburgh 18 1978 Hall of Fame Bowl texas A &M 28 m Iowa State 12 MANUAL rider the guidance of new Head Coach Tom Wilson, who took over at mid - season, the Aggies closed a controversial 8 -4 campaign with a convincing win over the Cyclones as halfback Curtis Dickey ran for 276 yards and a touchdown on 34 carries. Dickey had runs of 21, 24 and 34 yards and scored from 19 yards out in the F ' fourth period while garnering the second - highest single - game rushing total in A &M history. The Aggies staved off a rally by ISU that drew the Cyclones to within 14 -12 midway through the third quarter. S ISU: Green 5 pass from Grant (kick failed) c A &M: Brothers 1 run (Franklin kick) A &M: Carter 4 pass from Mosley (Franklin kick) • Texas A&M 0 14 0 14 — 28 ISU: Green 28 run (pass failed) Iowa State 0 6 6 0 12 A &M: Dickey 19 run (Franklin kick) -- A &M: Armstrong 5 run (Franklin kick) M LT 1981 Independence Bowl Texas A &M 3 3 - Oklahoma State 16 a uarterback Gary Kubiak passed for 255 yards and halfback Earnest Jackson rushed for 123 yards to lead the Aggies over the Cowboys in what would be Tom Wilson's final game as head coach. Kubiak hit on 15 of 20 passes as the Aggies gained 448 yards of total offense while limiting Oklahoma State to 257. Kubiak teamed with flanker Jimmie Williams on scoring passes of 50 and 38 yards and tailback Johnny Hector scored on a four -yard Scoring: run late in the game as A &M ended the year with a 7 -5 OSU: Anderson 1 run (Roach kick) tit record. A &M: Hardy 33 FG G do l f OSU: Roach 42 FG l' A &M: Hardy 32 FG A &M: Williams 50 pass from Kubiak (Hardy kick) A &M: Williams 38 pass from Kubiak (Hardy kick) Oklahoma State 7 3 0 6 — 16 A &M: Hardy 50 FG Texas A &M 3 17 6 7 — 33 A &M: Hardy 18 FG Attendance: 47,300 OSU: Orange 5 run (run failed) A &M: Hector 4 run (Hardy kick) 1996 Football 223 rim I ft y R * 13 Ohio State 18 - 1 8 Texas A &M 12 he Aggies made their second consecutive trip to the Cotton Bowl one most A &M backers would like to forget by 198 Cotton B owl 1 , : ; - 1 11 Texas A &M 36 - # 16 Auburn 16 only 12 of 31 passes as the Aggies ended a 9 -3 campaign t*}+ l0 &M stopped Heisman Trophy winner Bo Jackson on four tries at the Aggie end zone early in the fourth quarter to turn Auburn's last the lead before to in the Aggies' first Cotton Bowl y .l OW Clas4ic away shot at pulling away a victory Spielman and Michael Kee to take the victory. Aggie appearance in 18 years. Quarterback Kevin Murray set a Cotton Bowl record with 292 yards through the air and Scoring v Z Anthony Toney rushed for 122 yards and two scores on Auburn: Jackson 5 run (Johnson kick) and scored once to earn Outstanding Player honors for kick failed 17 carries. Aggie strong safety Domingo Bryant copped A &% Johnson 11 run ( ) A &M. honors as the game's Outstanding Player for A &M by A &M: Woodside 22 run (pass failed) intercepting two passes, one to set up A &M's last touch- Auburn: Jackson 73 pass from Washington (run failed) v " down. The victory capped a 10 -2 year for Jackie Sherrill's first Southwest Conference championship team. A &M: Slater 26 FIG ` A &M: Tone 21 run Toney (pass failed) Auburn: Johnson 26 FIG A &M: Woodside 9 pass from Murray (Bernstine run) A &M: Toney 1 run (Slater kick) y Auburn 7 6 3 0— 16 Attendance: 73,137 Texas A&M 12 3 6 15— 36 1987 Cotton Bowl ..... ... .. . * 13 Ohio State 18 - 1 8 Texas A &M 12 he Aggies made their second consecutive trip to the Cotton Bowl one most A &M backers would like to forget by virtually giving Ohio State the victory by way of turnovers. Quarterback Kevin Murray, in what would be his final game at A &M, tossed five interceptions while completing Scoring only 12 of 31 passes as the Aggies ended a 9 -3 campaign with a frustrating defeat. OSU, leading 7 -6 at the half, A &M: Slater 30 FIG got interception returns for scores by linebackers Chris OSU: Karsatos 3 run (Frantz kick) Spielman and Michael Kee to take the victory. Aggie A &M: Slater 44 FIG fullback Roger Vick rushed for 113 yards on 24 carries OSU: Spielman 24 interception return (Frantz kick) and scored once to earn Outstanding Player honors for OSU: Workman 8 run (Frantz kick) A &M. A &M: Vick 2 run (pass failed) OSU: Kee 49 interception return (Frantz kick) Ohio State 0 7 14 7 — 28 Texas A &M 3 3 0 6— 12 1988 Cotton Bowl Z "c # 13 Texas A &M 3 5 - 1 12 Notre Dame 10 0 nce again, the Aggies traveled to Dallas to meet a Heisman Trophy winner. And, once again, the Aggies allowed an early moment of glory for him. And, once again, A &M ran off in the second half to a big victory as the Aggies dropped frustrated Tim Brown and Notre Dame in the first meeting ever between the two schools. In what many call the most important victory in modern times for A &M, the Aggies handed the future national champs a setback behind a powerful rushing game spearheaded by freshman quarterback Bucky Richardson. Richardson earned Most Valuable Player honors by rushing for 96 yards and two scores while directing a potent A &M offense in the crucial second half. A halfback pass from freshman Darren Lewis to split end Tony Thompson in the second quarter tied Scoring the game and turned momentum permanently in A &M's ND: Brown 17 pass from Andrysiak (Gradel kick) favor. A &M: Slater 26 FIG ND: Grade] 36 FIG A &M: Thompson 24 pass from Lewis (Slater kick) A&M: Horton 2 run (Hartley run) Notre Dame 7 3 0 0 — 10 A&M: Richardson 1 run (Slater kick) id Texas A &M 3 15 7 10 — 35 A &M: Slater 25 FIG A &M: Richardson 8 run (Slater kick) 224 texas A &M 0 23 Pittsburgh 31 m * 16 Texas A &M 28 :tt quarterback Alex Van Pelt connected with wide receiver Henry Tuten on a 44 -yard touchdown pass with 2:19 remaining to lead Pittsburgh to a dramatic win over the Aggies. The loss marked the third time the 8 -4 Aggies lost a game in the closing minutes. The Aggies erased a Lewis ended his college career in fine fashion, running 24 -10 third quarter deficit on touchdown runs of 31 and Scoring: one yards by halfback Keith McAfee and a five -yard scor- PITT: Richards 12 run (Frazier kick) ing trot by Randy Simmons to take a 28 -24 lead midway A &M: Pavlas 9 run (Talbot kick) through the final period. Fullback Robert Wilson gained PITT: Frazier 24 FG 145 yards on 16 carries to lead a 252 -yard rushing day A &M: Talbot 39 FG for Head Coach R.C. Slocum's first Aggie team. PITT: Redmond 8 pass from Van Pelt (Frazier kick) A &M: Richardson 22 pass from Lewis (Talbot kick) PITT: Van Pelt 1 run (Frazier kick) A &M: Garrett 6 pass from Richardson (Talbot kick) A &M: McAfee 31 run (run failed) Pittsburgh 7 10 7 7 — 31 A&M: McAfee 1 run (pass failed) Texas A&M 7 3 12 6 — 28 A&M: Simmons 5 run (run failed) A &M: Lewis 3 run (Talbot kick) PITT: Tuten 44 pass from Van Pelt (Frazier kick) 1990 Holiday Bowl 49 Texas A &M 65 - 1 9 Brigham Young 14 A ggie quarterback Bucky Richardson, who missed the 1989 season with a knee injury, accounted for 322 yards of total offense (203 pass, 119 rush), rushed for two touchdowns, passed for one score and caught a touchdown pass as A &M trounced the outmanned Cougars. Darren Scoring: Lewis ended his college career in fine fashion, running for 104 yards and a pair of touchdowns. The final statis- A &M: R. Wilson 1 run (Talbot kick) tics illustrated A &M's domination as the Aggies outgained BYU: C. Smith 8 pass from Detmer (Kauffman kick) the Cougars, 680 -185 and limited them to -12 rushing A &M: Lewis 6 run (Talbot kick) yards. BYU's Heisman Trophy winning quarterback, Ty A &M: Richardson 6 run (Talbot kick) Detmer, completed just 11 -of -23 passes for 120 yards A &M: Safety before leaving the game with a shoulder injury. A &M: Richardson 22 pass from Lewis (Talbot kick) A &M: Garrett 6 pass from Richardson (Talbot kick) BYU: B. Clark 1 pass from Evans (Kauffman kick) A &M: Richardson 27 run (Talbot kick) Texas A &M 14 23 7 21 — 65 A &M: Lewis 3 run (Talbot kick) Brigham Young 7 0 7 0— 14 A &M: Patterson 14 pass from Pavlas (Talbot kick) - A &M: Krahl 9 pass from Pavlas (Talbot kick) ...- 1994 Cotton Bowl 1 5 Florida State 10 - 11 9 Texas A &M Z he Aggies drove through the Seminoles' defense with surprising ease in the early going and appeared poised to take the lead on their first possession when Greg Hill sprinted 39 yards toward the endzone. But Hill fumbled the ball out of the endzone as he was hit at the two -yard line and the Seminoles were awarded possession on their own one -yard line. A &M's Quentin Coryatt sacked FSU quarterback Casey Weldon for a safety on the next play, but that's all the scoring the Aggies could muster. Two possessions later, A &M dropped a sure scoring pass in the endzone. In the second quarter, safety Chris Crooms returned an interception 42 yards for an apparent touchdown, but Crooms had stepped out of bounds at the 26 -yard line. FSU's potent offense could manage just 10 points and 280 yards against A &M's No. 1- ranked defense, but the Aggies could gain just 180 yards against the Seminoles. Crooms intercepted Weldon twice and was named the game's top defensive player. Scoring: Texas A&M 2 0 0 0— 2 A&M: Safety ( Coryatt tackled Weldon in endzone) Florida State 7 0 0 3 — 10 FSU: Weldon 4 run (Thomas kick) FSU: Thomas 37 FG 1996 Football 225 FIR '"6' -• , R® 1993 Cotton Bowl 11 5 Notre Dame 28 w * 3 Texas A &M 3 fter a brutal defensive struggle for much of the first half, Notre Dame scored on a 40 -yard pass from Rick Mirer to Lake Dawson with :36 left in the half for a 7 -0 lead. The Irish carried the momentum into the third quarter and took command with a pair of touchdowns, the first on a 26 -yard pass from Mirer to Jerome Bettis and the second on a 1 -yard run by Bettis. A &M added a 41 -yard field goal by Terry Venetoulias early in the fourth quarter to cut the lead to 21 -3, but another touchdown run by Bettis put the game out of reach and handed the Irish a big 28 -3 victory. The Aggies gained just 165 yards of total offense and managed just 11 first downs, while Notre Dame compiled 439 yards of offense and 28 first downs. Sophomore line- backer Jessie Cox had a big game for the Aggies, posting scoring: 17 tackles. ND: Dawson 40 pass from Mirer (Hentrich kick) ND: Bettis 26 pass from Mirer (Hentrich kick) Texas A &M 0 0 0 3— 3 1 ND: Bettis 1 run (Hentrich kick) Notre Dame II 7 14 7— 28 A&M: Venetoulias 41 FG ND- Bettis 4 run (Hentrich kick) 1994 cotton Bowl 1 4 Notre Dame 24 — 1 6 texas A &M 11 B oth teams scored on their opening drives, with Notre Dame striking first on a 19 -yard run by Kevin McDougal and A &M finding paydirt on an eight -yard run by Greg Hill. The Aggies took a 14 -7 halftime lead after a 15 -yard pass from Corey Pullig to Detron Smith late in the second quarter. Notre Dame knotted the game, 14 -14, early in the third period, but the Aggies came right back to regain the lead, 21 -14, on a short plunge by Rodney Thomas. The Fighting Irish returned the favor three minutes later with a scort scoring run of their own to tie the game, 21 -21. With less than four minutes to play, Notre Dame's Michael Miller returned an Aggie punt 38 yards to the A &M 22 -yard line, the longest punt return allowed by A &M all season. The A &M defense held firm, but Notre Dame managed a 31 -yard field goal by Kevin Pendergast to end the scoring. With just :24 left, A &M narrowly missed a miracle comeback when, on fourth- and -17 from the Aggie 41, Corey Pullig completed a 14 -yard pass to Tony Harrison, who attempted to lateral to trailing Leeland scoring McElroy. However, the pitch sailed high and was recovered ND: McDougal 19 run (Pendergast kick) by Notre Dame, who took home an exciting 24 -21 victory. A&M Hill 8 run ( Venetoulias kick) The Aggies outgained the Irish in total offense, 341 -311, as A&M: D.Smith 15 pass from Pullig ( Venetoulias kick) Pullig passed for 238 yards. ND: Zellars 2 run (Pendergast kick) A&M: Thomas 1 run ( Venetoulias kick) Notre Dame 7 0 14 3— 24 ND: Edwards 2 run (Pendergast kick) Texas A &M 7 7 7 0— 2t ND: Pendergast 31 FG 1995 Alamo Bowl # 18 Texas A &M Z Z — 11 14 Michigan 20 oth defenses made the going tough for the opposing offenses in one of the closest and entertaining bowl games of the season. A &M's Kyle Bryant was named the Offensive MVP, kicking five field goals to lead the Aggie attack. Linebacker Keith Mitchell was named the Defensive MVP for his constant harrassment of the Michigan quarterback Brian Griese. A trio of true freshman running backs— Eric Bernard, D'Andre Hardeman and Sirr Parker subbed for the injured Leeland McElroy and gained 137 yards and scored one TD. Future NFL first -round pick Tim Biakabutuka gained 94 for the Wolverines. With A&M holding a 19 -13 lead and time running out, Aggie cornerback Andre Wil- scoring liams intercepted a pass to set up Bryant's final field goal A &M: Bernard 9 run A&M: Bryant 47 FG to give A &M a 22 -13 lead with 23 second left to play. (Bryant kick) UM: Hamilton 26 FG Michigan would complete a hail mary to narrow the UM: Toomer 41 pass A&M: Bryant 31 FG score to the final, 22 -20. from Griese A&M: Bryant 37 FG (Hamilton kick) UM: Toomer 44 pass Michigan 7 3 :; 7— 20 A&M: Bryant 27 FG from Griese Texas A &M lo 3 3 6— 22 UM: Hamilton 28 FG (Hamilton kick) A&M: Bryant 49 FG 226 Texas A &M i The College Football Bowl Alliance O n August 4, 1994, a group of Division I conference com- missioners announced the formation of the College Football Bowl Alliance to replace the Bowl Coalition that existed for the 1992, 1993 and 1994 seasons. Bowls participating in the new Alliance are the Tostitos Fiesta, Nokia Sugar and the FedEx Orange. The Bowl Alliance was formed to create a mechanism for providing college football fans with the best possible bowl games, including a game between the two top- ranked eligible football teams. The Big 10 and Pac -10 Conference champions will con- tinue to go to the Rose Bowl. Participants in the three Bowl Alliance games will consist of the champions of the Atlantic Coast, Big East, Big 12 and South- eastern conferences, along with two at -large teams which have won at least eight games and are rated no lower than No. 12 in either the Associated Press poll (media) or the CNN/USA Today poll (coaches). In the first year of the Alliance, the mechanism worked well as Florida and Nebraska, the SEC and Big 12 Champions, were matched in the Tostitos Fiesta Bowl with the first two picks. Those two schools were the top two ranked teams and only unbeaten teams in the country. This season, the Nokia Sugar Bowl will have the first two picks in the Alliance. The Big Picture: Bowl Lineup 199641 Bowl Alliance Games Nokia Sugar Bowl .................... Jan. 2, 1991 (New Orleans, LA) Tier I Alliance (Selections 1 & 2) Testites Fiesta Bowl ................ Jan. 1, 1991 (Tempe, AZ) Tier I Alliance (Selections 3 & 5) FedEx Orange Bowl ................. Dec. 31, 1996 (Miami, FL) Tier I Alliance (Selections 4 & 6) Other Bowl Matchups Rose Bowl ... ............................... Jan. 1, 1997 (Pasadena, CA) Big 10 Champions vs. Pac 10 Champions Cotton Bowl .............................. Jan. I, 1097 (Dallas, TX) Big 12 No. 2 vs. Pac 10 No. 2 or WAC Champions Plymouth Holiday Bowl.......... Dec. 30, 1996 (San Diego, CA) Big 12 No. 3 vs. WAC Champions or Pac 10 No. 2 Builders Square Alamo Bowl .... ........................... Dec. 10, 1996 (San Antonio, TX) Big 12 No. 4 vs. Big 10 No. 4 Copper Bowl ............................. Dec. 27, 1996 (Tucson, AZ) Big 12 No. 5 vs. WAC No. 2 Jeep Eagle Aloha Bowl............ Bea. 26 1096 (Honolulu, HI) Big 12 No. 6 vs. Pac 10 No. 4 ComplHIA Florida Citrus Bowl (Orlando, FL) ....... Jan. 1, 1997 Big 10 No. 2 vs. SEC No. 2 Outback Bowl ........................... Jan. 1 1997 (Tampa, FL) SEC No. 3 vs. Big 10 No. 3 PoulanlWeed Eater Independence Bowl (Shreveport, LA) Dec. 31, 1996 SEC No. 5 vs. At -Large Team Norwest Bank Sun Bowl ......... Dec. 31, 1996 (El Paso, TX) Pac 10 No. 5 vs. Big 10 No. 5 Pach Bowl........ (Atlanta, GA) On. 28, 1996 ACC No. 3 vs. SEC No. 4 St. Jude Liberty Bowl .............. INC. 27 or 16, 1996 (Memphis, TN) Conference USA Champions vs. Big East No. 4 Carquest Bowl .......................... Dec. 27, 1996 (Miami, FL) Big East No. 3 vs. ACC No. 4 Hake Bowl .. ............................... INC. 26 1096 —BSA (Auckland, New Zealand) Pac 10 No. 3 vs. At -Large Team Las Vegas Bowl...... (Las Vegas, NV) ...... Dec. 19, 1996 Mid - American Champions vs. Big West Champions B Team Records Rushing Most Attempts: 72 (vs. USC, 1977 Bluebonnet Bowl) Most Rushing Attempts, Both Teams: 122, 1977 Bluebonnet Bowl vs. Southern Cal (USC had 50, A &M had 72) Fewest Rushing Attempts Allowed: 21, 1990 Holi- day Bowl vs. Brigham Young ( -12 yards) Most Rushing Yards: 486 (vs. USC, 197 Bluebonnet Bowl) Most Rushing Yards. Both Teams: 864,1977 Blueb- onnet Bowl vs. Southern Cal (A &M had 486, USC had 378) Most Net Rushing Yards: 486, vs. Southern Cal, 1977 Bluebonnet Bowl (72 att.) Most Yards Gained. Both Teams: 1,143,1977 Blue- bonnet Bowl vs. Southern Cal (148 plays, A &M gained 519, USC gained 624); 978, 1989 Hancock Bowl vs. Pittsburgh (158 plays, A &M gained 448 yards, Pitt gained 530) Fewest Yards Gained, Both Team: 263,1944 Orange Bowl vs. Louisiana State (A &M gained 171, LSU gained 92) Fewest Rushing First Downs Allowed: 0, 1942 Cotton Bowl vs. Alabama Most Touchdowns: 5 (vs. Brigham Young, 1990 Holi- day Bowl) Passing Most Attempts: 41 (vs. Alabama, 1942 Cotton Bowl) Most Yards: 324 (vs. Brigham Young, 1990 Holiday Bowl) Most Completions: 17 (vs. Notre Dame, 1994 Cotton Boron Most Interceptions: 7 (vs. Alabama, 1942 Cotton Bowl) Most Yards per Attempt 18.0 (vs. Brigham Young, 1990 Holiday Bowl) Fewest Passing Yards Allowed: 0, 1940 Sugar Bowl vs. Tulane (0 -4 -0) Fewest Pass Completions Allowed: 0, 1940 Sugar Bowl vs. Tulane (0 -4 -0) Fewest Pass Attempts Allowed. 4,1940 Sugar Bowl vs. Tulane (0 -4 -0) Lowest CompletionPereentageAilowed :.000,1940 Sugar Bowl vs. Tulane (0 -4 -0) Most Touchdowns: 4 (vs. Brigham Young, 1990 Holi- day Bowl) Most Touchdowns Passing, Both Teams. 6, 1990 Holiday Bowl vs. Brigham Young (A &M had 4, BYU had 2) Most Yards per Completion: 20.3 (vs. Brigham Young, 1990 Holiday Bowl) Highest Completion Percentage: .889(vs.Brigham Young, 1990 Holiday Bowl, 16 -18 -0, 324 yards) Total Offense Most Plays: 82 (vs. Florida, 1977 Sun Bowl, 63 Rush/ 19 Pass; vs. USC, 1977 Bluebonnet Bowl, 72 Rush/10 Pass; vs. Brigham Young, 1990 Holiday Bowl, 64 rush/18 pass) Most First Downs: 28 (vs. USC, 1977 Bluebonnet Bowl; vs. Brigham Young, 1990 Holiday Bowl) Fewest First Downs Allowed: 1, 1942 Cotton Bowl vs. Alabama (1 pass) Fewest First Downs Allowed Rushing- 0, 1942 Cotton Bowl vs. Alabama Fewest First Downs Rushing, Both Teams: 3, 1942 Cotton Bowl vs. Alabama (A &M had 3, Alabama had 0) Most Yards: 680 (vs. Brigham Young, 1990 Holiday Bowl, 356 rush/324 pass) Highest Average Yards per Play: 8.3 (vs. Brigham Young, 1990 Holiday Bowl) Most Touchdowns: 9 (vs. Brigham Young, 1990 Holi- day Bowl) Most Field Goals: 5 (vs. Michigan, 1995 Alamo Bowl) Most Points: 65 (vs. Brigham Young, 1990 Holiday Bow I 1 Most First Downs by Penalty.5 (vs. Michigan, 1995 Alamo Bowl) Most Fumbles: 7 (vs. USC, 1977 Bluebonnet Bowl; vs. Florida State, 1992 Cotton Bowl) Most Fumbles Recovered: 7, 1950 Presidential Cup vs. Georgia Most Fumbles Lost: 6 (vs. Florida State, 1992 Cotton Bowl) Largest Point Margin of Victory: 51 (A &M 65, Brigham Young 14, 1990 Holiday Bowl) Smallest Point Margin of Victory: 1(A &M 14, Tu- lane 13, 1940 Sugar Bowl; A &M 13, Fordham 12, 1941 Cotton Bowl) W Scoring Most Touchdowns: 9,1990 Holiday Bowl vs. Brigham Young (5 rush, 4 pass) Most Points :65,1990 Holiday Bowl vs. Brigham Young Most Points. Both Teams: 79,1990 Holiday Bowl vs. Brigham Young (A &M won, 65 -14) Most Points Scored In One Half. 37, 1990 Holiday Bowl vs. Brigham Young (1st Half) Most Touchdowns, Both Teams: 11, 1990 Holiday Bowl vs. Brigham Young (A &M had 9, BYU had 2) Most Field Goals Made: 5, 1995 Alamo Bowl vs. Michigan (27, 31, 37, 47, 49) Punt Returns Most Punt Return Yards: 104, 1942 Cotton Bowl vs. Alabama (5 att.) Highest Punt Return Average: 20.8, 1942 Cotton Bowl vs. Alabama (5 -104) texas A&H in Bowl dames (124 o) Date Bowl Result Jan. 2. 1922 Dixie Classic Texas A &M 22, Centre College 14 - Jan. 1. 1940 Sugar Bowl - Texas A &M 14, Tulane 13 Jan. 1. 1941 Cotton Bowl Texas A &hl 13, Fordham 12 Jan. 1. 1942 Cotton Bowl Alabama 29, Texas A &M 21 Jan. 1, 1944 Orange Bowl LSU 19. Texas UM 14 Dec. 9. 1950 Presidential Cup Texas A &M 40, Georgia 20 Dec. 29, 1957 Gator Bowl Tennessee 3, Texas A &M 0 Jan. 1, 1968 Cotton Bowl Texas A &M 20. Alabama 16 Dec. 22, 1975 Liberty Bowl Southern Cal 20, Texas A &M 0 Jan. 2. 1977 Sun Bowl Texas A &M 37, Florida 14 Dec. 31. 1977 Bluebonnet Bowl Southern Cal 47, Texas A &M 28 Date Bowl R esult Dec. 20. 1978 Hall of Fame Bowl Texas A &M 28, Iowa State 12 Dec. 12, 1981 Independence Bowl Texas A &M 33, Oklahoma State 16 Jan. 1, 1986 Cotton Bowl Texas A &M 36, Auburn 16 Jan, 1, 1987 Cotton Bowl Ohio State 28, Texas A &M 12 Jan. 1, 1988 Cotton Bowl Texas A &M 35, Notre Dame 10 Dec. 30, 1989 John Hancock Bowl Pittsburgh 31, Texas A &M 28 Dec. 29. 1990 Holiday Bowl Texas A &M 65, BYU 14 Jan. 1, 1992 Cotton Bowl Florida State 10. Texas A&M 2 Jan. 1, 1993 Cotton Bowl Notre Dame 28. Texas A &M 3 Jan. 1, 1994 Cotton Bowl Notre Dame 24. Texas A &M 21 Dec. 29, 1995 .Alamo Bowl Texas A &M 22, Michigan 20 228 Texas A &M Individual Records Rushing Most Attempts: 34, Curtis Dickey vs. Iowa State, 1978 Hall of Fame (276 yards, 1 TD) Most Rushing Yards by a Quarterback: 180, Mike Mosley, 1977 Bluebonnet Bowl vs. Southern Cal (20 att.); 119, Bucky Richardson, 1990 Holiday Bowl vs. Brigham Young (12 att.) Two Rushers Gaining too Yards. 365, George Woodard (185) and Mike Mosley (180), 1977 Blueb- onnet Bowl vs. Southern Cal; 223, Bucky Richardson (119) and Darren Lewis (104), 1990 Holiday Bowl vs. Brigham Young Most Net Yards: 276, Curtis Dickey vs. Iowa State, 1978 Hall of Fame Bowl (34 attempts, 1 TD) Best Average per Carry: (Min. 10 att) 9.9, Bucky Richardson vs. Brigham Young, 1990 Holiday Bowl (12 -119) Passing Most Attempts: 31, Kevin Murrayvs. Ohio State, 1987 Cotton Bowl (12 -31 -5,143 yards, 0 TD); Corey Pullig vs. Notre Dame, 1994 Cotton Bowl (17 -31 -1, 238 yards, 1 TD) Most Completions: 17, Corey Pullig vs. Notre Dame, 1994 Cotton Bowl (17 -31 -1, 238 yards, 1 TD) Most Net Yards: 292, Kevin Murray vs. Auburn, 1986 Cotton Bowl (I6 -26 -1, 292 yards, I TD) Most Interceptions Thrown: 5, Kevin Murray vs. Ohio State,1987 Cotton Bowl (12 -31 -5,143 yards, 0 TD) Highest Completion Percentage: (Min.10att).818, Bucky Richardson vs. Brigham Young, 1990 Holiday Bowl (9 -11 -0) Most Yards per Attempt: 18.5, Bucky Richardson vs. Brigham Young, 1990 Holiday Bowl (9 -11 -0, 203 yards) Most Yards per Completion: 22.6, Bucky Richard- son vs. Brigham Young, 1990 Holiday Bowl (9 -11 -0, 203 yards) A99ies in the NCAA Bowl Record Book Individual Extra Points Made: 9, Layne Talbot. 1990 Holiday Bowl vs. Brigham Young Extra Point Attempted: 9, Layne Talbot,1990 Holiday Bowl vs. Brigham Young Highest Kickoff Return Average: 60.5, Bob Smith, 1950 Presidential Cup vs. Georgia (2 -121) Most All- Purpose Yards: 303, Bob Smith. 1950 Presi- dential Cup vs. Georgia (160 rush/22 rec. /121 KOR) Most Rushing Yards by a Quarterback: 180, Mike Mosley. 1975 Bluebonnet Bowl vs. Southern Cal (20 att.) Team Most Yards Gained, Both Teams: 1,143, 1977 Blue- bonnet Bowl vs. Southern Cal (148 plays, A &M gained 519. USC gained 624) Most Rushing Attempts, Both Teams: 12'2,1977 Bluebonnet Bowl vs. Southern Cal (USC had 50. A &M had 72) Most Net Rushing Yards: 486, vs. Southern Cal, 1977 Bluebonnet Bowl (72 att.) Most Rushing Yards, Both Teams: 864, 1977 Blueb- onnet Bowl vs. Southern Cal (A &M had 486, USC had 378) Most Touchdowns: 9, 1990 Holiday Bowl vs. Brigham Young (5 rush. 4 pass) Most Points, Winning Team: 65.1990 Holiday Bowl vs. Brigham Young Fewest First Downs Allowed: 1, 1942 Cotton Bowl vs. Alabama (1 pass) Fewest First Downs Allowed Rushing: 0, 1942 Cotton Bowl vs. Alabama Fewest First Downs Rushing, Both Teams: 3, 1942 Cotton Bowl vs. Alabama 1A &M had 3, Alabama had 0) Highest Kickoff Return Average: 60.5, Bob Smith, 1950 Presidential Cup vs. Georgia (2 -121) Most Kickoff Return Yards: 121, Bob Smith, 1950 Presidential Cup vs. Georgia (2 att.) Longest Kickoff Return: 100 yards, Bob Smith, 1950 Presidential Cup vs. Georgia Highest Punt Return Average: 20.8, Leo Daniels, 1942 Cotton Bowl vs. Alabama (5 -104) Most Punt Return Yards: 104, Leo Daniels, 1942 Cotton Bowl vs. Alabama (5 att.) Total Offense Most All- Purpose Yards: 303, Bob Smith, 1950 Presi- dential Cup vs. Georgia (160 rush/22 recJ121 KOR) Most Plays: 38, Kevin Murray vs. Ohio State, 1987 Cotton Bowl (31 Pass/7 Rush); Corey Pulligvs. Notre Dame, 1994 Cotton Bowl (31 Pass/7 Rush) Most TotalYards: 322, Bucky Richardsonvs. Brigham Young, 1990 Holiday Bowl (203 pass, 119 rush) Highest Average per Play: (Min. 10 att) 14.0, Bucky Richardson vs. Brigham Young, 1990 Holiday Bowl (23 plays, 322 yards) Tandem Offense Most Plays: 34, Curtis Dickey vs. Iowa State, 1978 Hall of Fame Bowl (34 Rush, 0 Receive) Most Tandem Yards: 276, Curtis Dickey vs. Iowa State, 1978 Hall of Fame Bowl (276 Rush, 0 Receive) Highest Average per Play- (Min. 10 att) 10.9, Bucky Richardson vs. Brigham Young, 1990 Holiday Bowl (13 plays, 141 yards) Receiving Most Receptions: 6, Red Burditt vs. LSU,1944 Orange Bowl (83 yards, 0 TD); 6, Rod Bemstine vs. Auburn, 1986 Cotton Bowl (108yards, 0 TD); 6, Percy Waddle vs. Pittsburgh, 1989 John Hancock Bowl (106 yards, 0 TD) Most Yards Receiving: 118,Jimmie Wiliiamsys.Okla- homa State, Independence Bowl (5 receptions, 2 TDs) Highest Average per Catch: (Min 3 receptions) 23.6, Jimmie Williams vs. Oklahoma State, 1981 Inde- pendence Bowl (5 catches, 118 yards) Scoring Most Points: 20, George Woodard vs. Florida, 1977 Sun Bowl (3 TDs, 12 -pt) Most Points Rushing: 18, Billy Tidwell vs. Georgia, 1950 Presidential Cup (3 TDs) Most Points Receiving: 12, Jimmie Williamsys.Okla- homa State, 1981 Independence Bowl (2 TDs) Most Touchdowns: 3, Billy Tidwell vs. Georgia, 1950 Presidential Cup (3 Rush); George Woodard vs. Florida, 1977 Sun Bowl (2 Rush,1 Receive); Bucky Richardson vs. Brigham Young, 1990 Holiday Bowl (2 rush, 1 receive) Most Field Goals: 5, Kyle Bryant vs. Michigan, 1995 Alamo Bowl Longest Field Goal. 62 yards, Tony Franklin vs. Flor- ida, 1977 Sun Bowl (NCAA Record) Most Points After Touchdowns: 9, Layne Talbot vs. Brigham Young, 1990 Holiday Bowl (9 attempts) Most Points By A Kicker. 16, Kyle Bryant vs. Michi- gan, 1995 Alamo Bowl (5 FG, 1 PAT) Two -Point Conversions: I, George Woodard vs. Flor- ida, 1977 Sun Bowl Pass (reception from David Walker); Rod Bemstine vs. Auburn, 1986 Cotton Bowl (Rush); Wally Hartley vs. Notre Dame, 1988 Cotton Bowl (Rush) 1996 Football 429 [ eeland McElroy, Rs/KR McElroy was a threat to take the football the length of the field every time he touched the football. He was a first -team Associ- ated Press all -pur- pose back in 1995. One of the fastest runners in college football history and set several NCAA records for kickoff returns in his career including most returns for a touchdown in one game and most returns for touchdowns in a single season. His final career average set the NCAA standard. He was a first -team selection on the Football Writers Association of America All- America team in 1994 as a kick returner. He was a second -round draft choice of the Arizona Cardinals. j Miekens, vs Mickens was one of the top coverage cornerbacks in the country as a senior. He was named to the first -team Walter Camp Foundation All- America team. He ended the year with four interceptions and broke up three other passes. He handled run support as well with 59 total stops. In his last game of his ca- reer against Michigan in the Alamo Bowl, he smothered the Michigan re- ceivers and even switch roles when nec- essary to stop the "hot" receiver. randon Mitchell, of Mitchell was named to the first -team Walter Camp Foundation All- America team as a de- fensive line- man. He was a semifinalist for the Lombardi Award and re- corded six sacks and nine other tackles behind the line of scrimmage. Despite seeing double and triple -team block- ing, he recorded 47 tackles and pres- sured the quarterback into eight incompletion and broke up one pass. He intercepted one pass and returned it 48 yards for a touchdown against TCU. Brandon Mitchell was named All-American in 1995. okkis 230 Texas A &M All - American Defensive Back, Ray Mickens ntonio Armstrong, LB Armstrong (formerly Antonio Shorter) earned AP All- America honors after racking up 62 tackles, including 17 behind the line of scrim- mage as a senior. Armstrong was a semifinalist for the Butkus Award in 1994, and was a two - time All -SWC selection. As a junior, Armstrong earned Defensive Player of the Game honors after posting eight tackles and three sacks in the 1994 Cotton Bowl against Notre Dame. Arm- strong was a third -round draft choice of the San am Adams, DE Adams was a consensus All- American as a junior in 1993 and was named national defen- sive player of the year by Sports Illustrated. He was the runner -up for the Lombardi Award and was named the SWC defensive player of the year. As a senior, he posted 78 tackles, caused five fumbles, recovered three fumbles, recorded 10.5 sacks and 13 tackles for losses and broke up four passes. After opting to skip his senior season to t th NFL d ft Ad f d Francisco 49ers in 1995. aron Olenn CO Glenn was a consensus All- American as a senior in 1993 and was the runner -up for the Thorpe Award. He was named co- special teams players of the year with teammate Leeland McElroy by Sports Illustrated and was the con- sensus SWC defensive player of the year. Glenn also led the nation in punt returns, averaging a school- record 19.9 yards per return with two touchdowns. As a senior, he broke up 13 passes anU had three interceptions. As a junior, he broke up an SWC record 20 passes. Glenn was a first round draft choice by the New York lets in 1994. )R atrick Bates, FS Bates was an All- American as a senior in 1992 by United Press International and the FWAA and was a finalist for the Thorpe Award. As a senior, he led the Aggies in tackles with 95, including 65 solo stops. He also broke up six passes with two interceptions and caused and recovered one fumble. He had a career -high 14 tackles in a game against Louisville. Bates was a first -round draft choice of the Los Angeles Raid - ers in 1993. like Arthur, OC Arthur was an All- American as a senior in 1990 by the Football Writers Association of America and was a semifinalist for the Outland Trophy. As a senior, he helped the A &M offense rank sixth nationally and second in the SWC with an average of 471.1 yards per game. The Aggies ranked fourth nationally in rushing of- fense with 319.1 yards per game, setting a SWC record. Arthur was a fifth -round draft choice by the Cincinnati Bengals in 1991. en er a ra , ams was a first roun draft choice of the Seattle Seahawks in 1994. arcus Buckley, LB Buckley was a consensus All- American as a senior in 1992 and was a semifinalist for the Butkus Award. He was also a consensus choice as the SWC's defensive player of the year. As a senior, he recorded 70 tackles, caused three fumbles, recovered four fumbles, had 18 quar- terback pressures, notched 12 sacks and nine tackles for losses and broke up four passes. Buckley was a third round draft choice by the New York Giants in 1993. evin Smith, CB Smith was a consensus All-American as a senior in 1991 and was a semifinalist for the Thorpe Award. In addition, Smith was a semifi- nalist for national defensive player of the year by Football News. As a senior, Smith broke up nine L passes with two interceptions, caused three t fumbles and recovered two fumbles. He also led the SWC and ranked No. 6 nationally in punt returns with an average of 14.5 yards per return, including a pair of touchdowns. Smith was a first -round draft choice of the Dallas Cowboys in 1992 and started for the Cowboys' world championship teams in 1992 and 1993. arren Lewis, RB Lewis was a consensus All- American as a senior in 1990 after earning All- American honors by The Associated Press as a sophomore in 1988. Lewis was the consensus pick as the SWC's offen- sive player of the year in 1988 and 1990 and tied for eighth in the balloting for the 1990 Heisman Tro- phy. Lewis rushed for a school - record 1,692 yards as.a sophomore and added 1,691 yards and 18 touch- downs as a senior. In his career, he ran for a SWC record 5,012 yards, ranking him No. 5 on the all - Lime NCAA rushing chart. Lewis was a sixth -round draft choice by the Chi - :ago Bears in 1991. 1996 Football 231 ohn Roper, LB Roper was an All - American as a junior in 1987 by The Associated Press and the FWAA. He was a consensus choice as the SWC's 1987 de- fensive player of the year after leading the team with 104 tackles, including 15 sacks and 11 tackles for losses. In addition, he caused two fumbles and broke up three passes. Roper added 15 more sacks as a senior and finished with 36 in his career. His 32 career tackles for losses is an A &M record. With teammate Aaron Wallace, formed the famed 'Blitz Brothers" tandem in 1987 -88. Roper was a second -round draft choice by the Chicago Bears in 1989. oug Williams, OL Williams earned All- American honors as a senior in 1985, helping the Aggies to their first outright title and Cotton Bowl berth in 18 years. As a senior, Williams helped the Aggies lead the SWC in total offense with 419.3 yards per game and was named the SWC's top blocker by the Hous- ton Chronicle. In addition, the Aggies set a school single season total offense record with 4,296 yards. Williams was a second -round draft choice of the New York Jets in 1986. a ay Childress, DT Childress garnered All- American honors as a junior in 1983 and again as a senior in 1984. As a senior, he helped the Aggies to rank No. 5 nation- ally in pass defense by allowing just 127.5 yards per game. As a junior, Childress posted 15 quarterback sacks and 117 tackles. In 1984, he recorded 124 tackles and 10 sacks. His 25 career sacks is a school record for a non - linebacker and his 360 tackles ranks fourth on A &M's career list. Childress was a first - round draft choice of the Houston Oilers and has been a perennial All -Pro selection. acob Green, DE Green was an All- American selection in 1974 after compiling 134 tackles and a school - record 20 quarterback sacks. Green's 37 career sacks ranks second in A &M history while he owns school records for career fumbles caused (12) and season fumbles caused (6 in 1978). Green was a first - round draft pick by the Seattle Seahawks in 1980 and played 12 seasons in the NFL, earning All-Pro honors several times and ranking No. 4 in AFC history in career quarterback sacks with 116. ohnny Holland, LB Holland was a consensus All-American as a junior in 1985 and earned All- American honors by the Football News as a senior in 1986. Holland led the Aggies in tackles in 1986 with 147 after posting 155 as a sophomore and 150 as a junior. His 455 career tackles is an A &M record. He is the only player in A &M history to record 20 or more tackles in two games in his career, tallying 22 against Alabama in 1985 and 20 against Southern Missis- sippi in 1986. Holland was a second -round draft choice of the Green Bay Packers in 1987. Defensive Tackle, Ray Childress was named I All- AmeriaarO in 1983 and 1984. 232 Texas A &M ony Franklin, PK Franklin was a consensus All- American pick as a sophomore in 1976 and earned All- American honors again as a senior in 1978. In 1976, he be- came the only player in NCAA history to kick two 60 -yard field goals in a game when he made kicks of 64 and 65 yards against Baylor. He also owns NCAA marks for career (11) and season (5 in 1976) 60 -yard field goal attempts. His 38 career attempts (16 made) of 50 yards or more also is an NCAA record. Franklin's 291 career points still stands as the A &M record. He was a third -round draft pick of ester Hayes, FS Hayes earned All- American laurels as a senior in 1976 after intercepting eight passes and breaking up six others while leading A &M to a No. 7 national ranking. Hayes' 14 career inter- ceptions rank him second in A &M history. A &M led the SWC in total defense throughout his ca- reer and ranked in the top four nationally from 1974 -76. Hayes was a fifth -round draft choice by the Oakland Raiders in 1977 and was selected All - Pro several times. He played on Raiders' Super Bowl teams in 1980 and 1983. the Philadelphia Eagles in 1979. I obert Jackson, LB Jackson was a consensus All- American as a senior in 1976 and was a finalist for the Lombardi Award after leading the team in tack- les with 143. He led the Aggies to bowl games in both of his seasons with the team. He helped the Aggies lead the nation in total defense and rush- ing defense in 1975, while the team ranked No. 4 nationally in total defense in 1976. Jackson was a first -round draft pick of the Cleveland Browns in 1977. arch Ten Naple, LB Ten Naple was an All- American pick as a senior in 1975 after helping the Aggies lead the nation in total defense by allowing just 183.8 yards per game. The 1975 Aggies finished the year 10 -2 and were ranked No. 11 nationally. Ten Naple was a seventh -round draft pick by the Detroit Lions in 1976. d Simonini, LB Simonini was a consensus All- American choice as a senior in 1975 after being selected the SWC's defensive player of the year. A three - time All -SWC pick, Simonini led the team in tackles for three straight years, compiling 425 career stops. His 98 tackles in 1972 in an A &M record for a freshman. The Aggies led the nation in total defense in 1975 and finished the year with a No. 11 national ranking and a 10 -2 record. Simonini was a third -round draft pick by the Baltimore Colts in 1976. at Thomas, CB Thomas was a consensus All- American as a senior in 1975 and also was named All - American as a junior in 1974. Thomas helped the Aggies lead the nation in total defense in 1975 as the finished the year with a 10 -2 record. Thomas intercepted three passes as a senior after picking off six as a junior. His 13 career interceptions rank him third in A &M history. Thomas was a second -round draft pick of the Los Angeles Rams in 1976, where he played in two Pro Bowls and the 1980 Super Bowl. Cornerback, Pat Thomas was named All-American in 1974 and 1975. 1996 Football 233 are Elmendorf, FS Elmendorf was a consensus All- American choice as a senior in 1970 after intercepting six passes, averaging 10.0 yards on 13 punt returns and setting a school record with 457 kickoff return yards (23 att., 19.9 avg.). As a senior, Elmendorf was also named All- American in baseball as an out- fielder and was an Academic All- American selec- tion in both football and baseball. He was a third - round draft pick by the Los Angeles Rams in 1971 and went on to earn All -Pro honors. His final NFL game was the 1980 Super Bowl against Pittsburgh. ommy Maxwell, FS Maxwell was named All-American as a se- nior in 1968 after intercepting a pair of passes and making 20 catches as a receiver. As a sophomore in 1966, Maxwell led the team in receiving with 27 receptions and four touchdowns. Maxwell was a key player for the Aggies' 1967 SWC champion- ship team that defeated Alabama in the Cotton Bowl. Maxwell was second -round draft pick by the Baltimore Colts in 1969 and played on the Colts world championship team in 1970. Mill Hobbs, LB Hobbs gained All- American honors as a senior in 1968 and as a junior in 1967. As a junior, he helped the Aggies to the SWC title and a Cotton Bowl victory against Alabama. Hobbs was named the SWC's defensive player of the year in 1967. Hobbs was drafted by the Phila- delphia Eagles in 1969. 1V aurice Moorman, OT Moorman was named to the All- American team as a junior in 1966, his first season on the A &M varsity after transferring from Kentucky in 1965. Academic problems caused him to miss much of the 1967 championship season, but he was still a first -round draft pick by the Kansas City Chiefs in 1968. Moorman went on to play for the Chiefs world championship team in 1970. Linebacker, Bill Hobbs was named All-American in 1967 and 1968. �a 5 teve O'Neal, P O'Neal earned All-American honors as a se- nior in 1968 after 40.9 yards per punt. As a junior on A &M's 1967 SWC championship team, O'Neal led the SWC and ranked No. 8 nationally with a 42.0 average. He led A &M in punting for three straight years and built a career punting average of 41.8, which still ranks No. 3 on the school chart. O'Neal was a 13th -round draft pick by the New York Jets in 1969. In 1969, O'Neal set a NFL record with a 98 -yard punt against Denver. olf Krueger, DT Krueger earned All- American laurels as a senior in 1968 after helping A &M win the SWC championship in 1967. Krueger's older brother, Charles, was a two -time All- American at A &M in 1956 -57 under Bear Bryant. A two -time All- SWC selection, Rolf Krueger was drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in 1969. 234 Texas A &M is-itowl i ON ohn David Crow, RB Crow was a consensus All- American se- lection as a senior in 1957 and was awarded the Heisman Trophy as college football's top player after rushing for 562 yards and grabbing five inter- ceptions on defense. Crow helped the 1957 Aggies to an 8 -0 start and a No. 1 national ranking before losing the last three games. Crow was a first -round draft pick by the Chicago Cardinals in 1958 and was selected for the Pro Bowl four times. He was named to the all -pro team of the 1960s. ennis Goehring, 00 Goehring was selected as an All- American as a senior in 1956 after helping the Aggies to their first SWC title in 15 years with a 9 -0 -1 record. The Aggies led the SWC and ranked No. 9 nationally in rushing offense with 263.8 yards per game. Goehring was a two -time SWC selec- tion and in his three seasons, the Aggies built a record of 24 -5 -2. aek Little, OT Little was selected as an All- American as a junior in 1951 and again as a senior in 1952. The Aggies led the SWC in total offense in 1950 and 1951 behind Little, who helped fellow All - American Bob Smith rush for a then - record 1,302 yards in 1950. Little was a fifth -round draft pick by the Baltimore Colts in 1953. arshall Robnett, OG Robnett was a consensus All- American se- lection as a senior in 1940 after helping the Aggies to two straight SWC titles and the 1939 national championship. Robnett was one of the primary blockers for John Kimbrough, who rushed for 611 yards and finished second in the Heisman Trophy balloting in 1940. The 1940 Aggies led the SWC in scoring offense with 18.8 points per game. Robnett was a sixth-round draft choice by the Chi- cago Cardinals in 1941. 0- ,_Q harlie Krueger, OT Krueger was named to All- American teams as a junior in 1956 and as a senior in 1957. He helped the 1956 Aggies to a 9 -0 -1 season and the SWC title, while the 1957 team was ranked No. 1 at one point before losing its last three games. The 1956 team led the SWC and ranked No. 9 nationally in rushing offense with 263.8 yards per game. Krueger was a first - round draft choice by the San Francisco 49ers in 1958 and went on to play in two Pro Bowls. t ask Pardee, FB Pardee was named to the All- American team as a senior in 1956 after leading the Aggies to their first SWC title in 15 years with a 9 -0 -1 record. Pardee rushed for 463 yards and five touchdowns while intercepting three passes on defense. In his career, Pardee rushed for 1,017 yards and scored nine touchdowns. He was a second -round draft choice by the Los Angeles Rams in 1957 and played in the Pro Bowl in 1963. ob Smith, RB Smith was named to the All- American team as a junior in 1950 after rushing for a then -SWC record, 1,302 yards and 14 touch- downs. He also set a then -SWC record for single game rushing yards with 297 against SMU, a mark that remains the A &M record. Smith rushed for 2,415 yards and 23 touchdowns in his career. He was a fourth -round draft pick by the Cleveland Browns in 1952. ohn Kimbrough, RB ° - Kimbrough was a consensus All-Ameri- can pick as a senior in 1940 after also earning All- American laurels as a junior in 1939. He rushed for 611 yards and seven touchdowns his senior year, and added five interceptions on de- fense as he finished second in the voting for the Heisman Trophy and led A &M to its second straight SWC title. He helped the 1939 team win the national championship, rushing for 475 yards and 10 touchdowns. Kimbrough rushed for 1,357 yards and 21 touchdowns in his career. He was a first -round draft pick by the Chicago Cardinals in 1941. oe Boyd, OT Boyd earned All- American honors as a senior in 1939 after helping the Aggies to a perfect 11 -0 record and their only national championship as team co- captain. Boyd was an All -SWC selection in 1938 -39. In his three years at A &M, the Aggies built a record of 20- 6-3. Boyd was a fourth -round draft pick by the Washington Redskins in 1940. �I oe Routt, OG Routt was a consensus All- American se- lection as a senior in 1937 and was also named as an All- American as a junior in 1936, becom- ing the first A &M player to earn national hon- ors. The Aggies led the SWC in rushing offense in 1937, averaging 145.9 yards per game. Routt, a second -round draft pick by the Cleveland Rams in 1938, was killed during the Battle of the Bulge in World War II. 1996 Football (1st Team Only) 1915 John Garrity, end N.M. Braumiller, guard 1916 Newt Settegast, tackle Jim Crow, tackle 1917 Tim Griesenbeck, end Ox Ford, tackle E.S. Wilson, guard Rip Collins, back Jack Mahan, back 1919 E.S. Wilson, guard W.E. Murrah, guard C.R. Drake, tackle R.G. Higginbotham, halfback Jack Mahan, fullback Scott Alexander, end 1930 W.E. Murrah, end C.R. Drake, tackle R.G. Higginbotham, halfback Jack Mahan, fullback T.F. Wilson, end 1931 Sam Sanders, back T.F. Wilson, end W.E. Murrah, guard 1933 W.D.Johnson,guard T.F. Wilson, end 1933 A.J. Evans, end W.D.Johnson,guard 1934 W.W. Wilson, back Neeley Allison, end 1935 Joel Hunt, halfback L.G. Dietrich, tackle W.M. Dansby, guard Barlow Irvin, tackle W.W. Wilson, back 1916 Joel Hunt, halfback L.G. Dietrich, tackle J.A. Tektorik, guard J.B. Sikes, end C.D. Watts, center 1931 Joel Hunt, quarterback J.V. Sikes, end J.G. Holmes, guard A.C. Sprott, tackle E.E. Fegari, guard W.S. Lister, tackle 1938 Z.W. Bartlett, center H.E. Burgess, fullback S.J. Petty, end 1939 Tommy Mills, quarterback Charlie Richter, guard 1930 Adrain Tracey, end 1931 Carl Moulden, guard Cliff Domingue, quarterback Charlie Malone, end 1933 Willis Nolan, center Charley Cummings, tackle 1933 Ted Spencer, fullback Ray Murray, end W.T. Jordan, tackle 1934 John Crow, guard 1936 Joe Routt, guard Charles DeWare, center Roy Young, tackle 1937 Joe Routt, guard Roy Young, tackle Dick Todd, halfback Virgil Jones, guard 1938 Dick Todd, halfback Joe Boyd, tackle 1939 Joe Boyd, tackle John Kimbrough, fullback Marshall Robnett, guard Herb Smith, end Jim Thomason, halfback 1940 James Sterling, end John Kimbrough, fullback Marshall Robnett, guard Jim Thomason, halfback Ernie Pannell, tackle 1941 Derace Moser, running back James Sterling, end Bill Sibley, center Martin Ruby, tackle 1943 Bill Henderson, end Felix Bucek, guard Cullen Rogers, back Leo Daniels, back 1943 Marian Flanagan, back M.E. Settegast, end Goble Bryant, tackle Jim Hallmark, back 1944 Monty Moncrief, tackle Clarence Howell, end Paul Yates, fullback 1945 Monty Moncrief, guard Grant Darnell, guard Preston Smith, halfback Bob Goode, halfback 1946 Monty Moncrief, tackle 1947 Jim Winkler, tackle 1948 Jim Winkler, tackle Bob Goode, halfback Odell Stautzenberger, guard Andy Hillhouse, end 1949 Bob Smith, fullback 1950 Bob Smith, fullback Max Greiner, tackle Andy Hillhouse, end Carl Molberg, guard 1951 Jack Little, tackle Glenn Lippmann, back Hugh Meyer, center Yale Lary, back Billy Tidwell, back 1953 Jack Little, tackle Ray Graves, quarterback Joe Boring, safety 1953 Don Ellis, quarterback 1954 Elwood Kettler, quarterback Bennie Sinclair, end 236 texas A &M 1966 Gene Stallings, end Dennis Goehring, guard 1956 Jack Pardee, fullback Lloyd Hale, center Dennis Goehring, guard John David Crow, halfback John Tracey, end Charlie Krueger, tackle Roddy Osborne, quarterback 1951 John David Crow, halfback Charles Krueger, tackle Bobby Marks, end 1958 Charles Milstead, quarterback John Tracey, end 1960 Sam Byer, fullback 1961 Jerry Hopkins, center 1962 Jerry Hopkins, center 1963 Ronney Moore, guard 1964 Ray Gene Hinze, offensive tackle Mike Pittman, defensive halfback 1965 Ken (Dude) McLean, offensive end Joe Wellborn, linebacker 1966 Maurice Moorman, offensive tackle Gary Kovar, offensive guard Wendell Houseley, offensive halfback 1967 Edd Hargett, quarterback Bob Long, offensive end Tommy Maxwell, safety Rolf Krueger, defensive tackle Bill Hobbs, linebacker Grady Allen, defensive end Larry Stegent, offensive halfback Steve O'Neal, punter Dan Schneider, offensive tackle 1968 Edd Hargett, quarterback Steve O'Neal, punter Rolf Krueger, defensive tackle Bill Hobbs, linebacker Mike DeNiro, defensive end 1969 Larry Stegent, tailback Lynn Odom, defensive guard Dave Elmendorf, safety Mike DeNiro, defensive end Ross Brupbacher, end 1970 Homer May, end Dave Elmendorf, safety 1971 Leonard Forey, guard David Hoot, safety Boice Best, defensive tackle Grady Hoermann, linebacker Buster Callaway, tackle Mark Green, halfback 1972 Grady Hoermann, linebacker Boice Best, defensive tackle Robert Murski, cornerback Ed Simonini, linebacker 1973 Ed Simonini, linebacker Don Long, defensive end Skip Walker, halfback 1974 Pat Thomas, cornerback Ed Simonini, linebacker Tim Gray, cornerback Warren Trahan, defensive tackle Bubba Bean, offensive halfback Randy Haddox, place kicker Glenn Bujnoch, offensive tackle Garth TenNapel, linebacker Mark Stanley, punter 1975 Ed Simonini, linebacker Pat Thomas, cornerback Garth TenNapel, linebacker Bubba Bean, halfback Edgar Fields, defensive tackle Blake Schwarz, defensive end Jimmy Dean, defensive tackle Jackie Williams, safety Lester Hayes, safety Richard Osborne, tight end Glenn Bujnoch, offensive tackle Tank Marshall, defensive end Bruce Welch, offensive guard Robert Jackson, linebacker 1976 Jimmy Dean, defensive tackle Edgar Fields, defensive tackle Tony Franklin, kicker Gary Haack, tight end Lester Hayes, safety Robert Jackson, linebacker Tank Marshall, defensive end Frank Myers, tackle Dennis Swilley, guard George Woodard, fullback 1977 Mark Dennard, center Frank Myers, offensive tackle Cody Risien, offensive tackle Carl Grulich, safety 1978 Curtis Dickey, tailback Tony Franklin, kicker Jacob Green, defensive end Russell Mikeska, tight end Cody Risien, offensive tackle 1979 Jacob Green, defensive end Gerald Carter, split end Ed Pustejovsky, offensive guard 1980 No selections from A &M 1981 No selections from A &M 1982 Domingo Bryant, defensive back David Hardy, kicker 1983 Rich Siler, tight end Ray Childress, defensive end/ tackle 1984 Ray Childress, defensive end/ tackle 1985 Johnny Holland, linebacker Doug Williams, offensive tackle Kevin Murray, quarterback Domingo Bryant, defensive back Anthony Toney, fullback Jeff Nelson, flanker Rod Saddler, defensive end Randy Dausin, offensive guard 1986 Kevin Murray, quarterback Rod Bemstine, tight end Johnny Holland, linebacker Roger Vick, fullback Keith Woodside, halfback Scott Slater, kicker Jay Muller, defensive end Kip Corrington, defensive back Louis Cheek, offensive tackle Terrance Brooks, defensive back 1987 Rod Harris, split end Louis Cheek, offensive tackle Matt Wilson, center Scott Slater, kicker Sammy O'Brient, defensive guard John Roper, linebacker Kip Corrington, free safety 1988 Darren Lewis, running back Jerry Fontenot, guard Matt McCall, tackle John Roper, linebacker Aaron Wallace, linebacker Mickey Washington, cornerback 1989 Mike Jones, tight end Kevin Smith, defensive back William Thomas, linebacker Aaron Wallace, linebacker Richmond Webb, offensive tackle 1990 Darren Lewis, running back Mike Arthur, center Matt McCall, offensive tackle William Thomas, linebacker Kevin Smith, cornerback 1991 Kevin Smith, cornerback Bucky Richardson, quarterback Quentin Coryatt, linebacker Greg Hill, running back Keith Alex, offensive tackle Marcus Buckley, linebacker John Ellisor, offensive tackle Patrick Bates, free safety 1992 Marcus Buckley, linebacker John Ellisor, guard David Davis, punter Patrick Bates, free safety Greg Schorp, tight end Aaron Glenn, cornerback Chris Dausin, center Terry Venetoulias, placekicker Greg Hill, running back Sam Adams, defensive end 1993 Sam Adams, defensive end Jason Atkinson, linebacker Calvin Collins, offensive guard Chris Dausin, center Eric England, defensive end Aaron Glenn, cornerback Tyler Harrison, offensive guard Greg Hill, running back Jason Mathews, offensive tackle Leeland McElroy, kick returner Ray Mickens,cornerback Greg Schorp, tight end Antonio Shorter, linebacker Lance Teichelman, noseguard Rodney Thomas, running back Dexter Wesley, offensive tackle 1994 Antonio Armstrong, linebacker Calvin Collins, offensive line Leeland McElroy, kick returner Ray Mickens,cornerback Brandon Mitchell, defensive line Rodney Thomas, running back 1995 Reggie Brown, linebacker Albert Connell, wide receiver Hunter Goodwin, offensive line Donovan Greer, cornerback Leeland McElroy, running back/ kick returner Ray Mickens,cornerback Brandon Mitchell, defensive line Keith Mitchell, linebacker 1996 Football 237 isto 1 1 � 1 Houston Post MVP Trophy Name Year Name Year John Kimbrough ............... 1939 Ed Simonini ..................... 1975 Marshall Robnett ............... 1939 Kevin Murray ..................... 1986 Derace Moser ..................... 1941 John Roper ........................ 1987 Martin Ruby ..................... 1941 Darren Lewis ..................... 1988 Jack Pardee ..................... 1956 Darren Lewis ..................... 1990 John David Crow ............... 1957 Bucky Richardson ............... 1991 Charlie Krueger .................. 1957 Quentin Coryatt .................. 1991 Edd Hargett ..................... 1967 Marcus Buckley .................. 1992 Bill Hobbs ........................ 1967 Aaron Glenn ..................... 1993 Ed Simonini ..................... 1973 Cotton Bow 1941 Charles Henke, guard John Kimbrough, fullback . Chip Routt, tackle 1942 Martin Ruby, tackle 1968 Grady Allen, defensive end Edd Hargett, quarterback Bill Hobbs, linebacker Outstandii 1986 Domingo Bryant, strong safety 1987 Roger Vick, fullback n9 Players 1988 Adam Bob, linebacker Bucky Richardson, quarterback 1992 Chris Crooms, strong safety 1994 Antonio Shorter, outside linebacker Fort Worth Kiwanis Club Sportsmanship Award Name Year Ray Graves ........................ 1952 Ronnie Carpenter ............... 1963 238 texas A &M Aggies on SWC All-Decade Teams 1970.79 Name Year Tony Franklin, KS ......... Kern Tips Award Carl Roaches, PR ......... Name Year Buster Adami ..................... 1969 Ed Simonini, LB ......... Darrell Royal Robert Jackson, LB ...... SWC Leadership Dave Elmendorf, DM ...... Award Pat Thomas, DB ............ Name Year 1980.89 William Thomas .................. 1990 Name NFL Hall of Fame Rod Bernstine, TE ......... Name Years Elected Ray Childress, DL ......... Yale Lary 1949 -51 1979 238 texas A &M Aggies on SWC All-Decade Teams 1970.79 Name Year Tony Franklin, KS ......... 1975 -78 Carl Roaches, PR ......... 1972 -74 Ed Simonini, LB ......... 1972 -75 Robert Jackson, LB ...... 1973 -76 Dave Elmendorf, DM ...... 1968 -70 Pat Thomas, DB ............ 1972 -75 1980.89 Greg Lakin Name Year Rod Bernstine, TE ......... 1983 -86 Ray Childress, DL ......... 1981 -84 Johnny Holland, LB ...... 1983 -86 NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship Winners Jack Pardee ................ 1956 Steve Luebbenhusen ...1972 Edd Hargett ................ 1969 Kip Corrington ...... 1988 Dave Elmendorf ......... 1971 GTE SWC Academic Honor Team 1987 1990 1994 Kip Corrington Lance Pavlas Gene Lowery Basil Jackson Greg Lakin Kyle Maxfield Craig Stump 1991 Tim Vordenbaumen 1988 Greg Lakin Bill Cavanaugh 1992 1995 Lance Pavlas Kyle Maxfield Dennis Allen Scott Slater Stormy Case 1989 Lance Pavlas 1993 Kyle Maxfield Val • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Academic All- Americans Jack Pardee ................ 1956 Kip Corrington ...... 1985 Steve Luebbehusen ... 1971 Kip Corrington ...... 1986 Kevin Monk ................ 1976 Kip Carrington ...... 1987 Kevin Monk................ 1977 1 1996 Football 239 DX Bible (top), one of college football's greatest coaches, and Joe Hunt (bottom), one of the SWC's legendary players, are both members of the National Football Foundation Hall of Fame and the Texas Sports Hall of Fame. • • • i National Football • Foundation • Hall of Fame • • (Players) • Name Position Years Elected • John Kimbrough Fullback 1939 -40 1954 • Joe Routt Guard 1935 -37 1962 • Joel Hunt Halfback 1925 -27 1967 • Joe Utay Halfback 1905 -07 1974 • John David Crow Halfback 1955 -57 1976 • Charlie Krueger Tackle 1955 -57 1983 Jack Pardee Fullback 1954 -56 1986 • • • National Football • Foundation Hall of Fame • (Coaches) • • Name Years at A&M Elected • Dana X. Bible 1917; 1919 -28 1951 • Madison Bell 1929 -33 195 • Homer Norton 1934 -46 1971 Paul "Bear" Bryant 1954 -57 1986 • • Football A9lies in • Texas Sports Hall of Fame • Name Years Elected • • Joe Routt player 1935 -37 1952 Jo hn Ki mb r ough player 1938 -40 1958 • Joel Hunt player 1925 -27 1958 • Dana I Bible coach 1917; 1919 -28 1959 • Madison Bell coach 1929 -33 1960 • Dick Todd player 1936 -38 1968 • Homer Norton coach 1934 -46 1968 • Bill Henderson player 1940 -42 1974 J.V. Sikes player 1925 -27 1977 • John David Crow player 1955 -57 1981 • Joe Utay player 1905 -07 1983 • Gen. Bob Neyland player 1915 1984 • Charles H. Moser asst. coach 1974 -80 1985 • Field Scovell player 1928 "Bum" 1985 OA. Phillips asst. coach 1954 -57 1987 • Yale Lary player 1948 -51 1987 • Ken Hall player 1955 -56 1989 • Gene Stallings player /coach 1954 -56; 65 -71 1995 • Emory Bellard coach 1972 -78 1995 • • • 1996 Football 239 DX Bible (top), one of college football's greatest coaches, and Joe Hunt (bottom), one of the SWC's legendary players, are both members of the National Football Foundation Hall of Fame and the Texas Sports Hall of Fame. "A Aggies and the Since Varrin " John Kimbrough finished as runner -up for the Heisman Trophy in 1940, Texas A&M has fared well in Heisman voting through the years, with John David Crow winning the award in 1957. Here's a look at Aggies who have received consideration: 1939 1. Nile Kinnock, Iowa ..................... 651 2. Tom Harmon, Michigan ............... 405 3. Paul Christman, Missouri ............ 391 4. George Cafego, Tennessee ............ t i 296 1940 1. Tom Harmon, Michigan ............... 2. John ; 1,303 i 3. George Franck, Minnesota ............ 102 4. Frankie Albert, Stanford .................. 90 5. Paul Christman, Missouri ............... 66 1951 2. Alex Karras, Iowa ........................ 693 3. Walt Kowalczyk, Michigan State ...... 630 4. Lou Michaels, Kentucky ............... 330 5. Tom Forrestal, Navy ..................... 232 1990 Trophy Winner 1. Ty Detmer, Brigham Young ............1,482 Rushing 2. Raghib Ismail, Notre Dame ............1,177 scaring 3. Eric Bieniemy, Colorado ............... 798 4. Shawn Moore, Virginia .................. 465 5. David Klingler, Houston ............... 125 6. Herman Moore, Virginia .................. 68 7. Greg Lewis, Washington .................. 41 8. Craig Erickson, Miami ..................... 31 1 5- 57 10. Mike Mayweather, Army .................. 20 1991 66- 332 -5.0 1. Desmond Howard, Michigan ......... 2,077 2. Casey Weldon, Florida State ......... 503 3. Ty Detmer, Brigham Young ............ 445 4. Steve Emtman, Washington ......... 357 5. Shane Matthews, Florida ............... 246 6. Vaughn Dunbar, Indiana ............... 173 7. Jeff Blake, East Carolina ............... 114 8. Terrell Buckley, Florida State ......... 102 9. Marshall Faulk, San Diego State ......... 52 t � 129- 562 -4.4 John! 1 Davie Reisman Crow Trophy Winner ohn David Crow became Texas A &M's only Heisman Trophy winner in 1957 after leading Paul "Bear" Bryant's team to an 8 -3 record and a Gator Bowl berth against Tennessee. Crow, who came back from a rash of early - season injuries to win the award, was the legendary Bryant's only Heisman Trophy winner. The 1957 Aggies got off to an 8 -0 start and were ranked No. 1 in the nation when it became public that Bryant intended to leave A &M for Alabama at the conclusion of the season. The Aggies then lost their final three games by a combined six points (Rice, 7 -6, Texas, 9 -7, and Tennessee, 3 -0). Crow's Statistics Other Career Figures: I punt for 29 yards. 240 Texas A &M Receiving Int. Punt Ret. K.O. Het. Team Rushing Passing scaring Year No- Yds -TD -Avg. No -Yds No-Tds N.-Yd. Year W -L -T Car -Yds -Avg. Att•Corn-Yds TD.XP -Pts 1955 5 -101- 1 -20.2 1- 1 5- 57 7 -129 1955 ............. 7 -2 -1 66- 332 -5.0 0 -0- 0 3 -0- 18 1956 6 -117 -2 -19.5 2- 5 8- 136 2- 58 1956 .............9 -0 -1 101- 561 -5.6 7 -2 -12 10 -0- 60 1957 2- 62- 0 -31.0 5 -39 8- 55 2- 49 1957 ............. 8 -3 -0 129- 562 -4.4 9 -5 -68 6 -1- 37 Totals 13 -280- 3 -21.5 8 -45 21 -248 11 -236 Totals 24 -5 -2 296 - 1455 -4.9 16 -7 -80 19 -1 -115 Avg. 5.6 11.8 21.5 28.0 Other Career Figures: I punt for 29 yards. 240 Texas A &M r, I I=M S W E WIN! Aggie Defense Haunts Heisman Winners W hen a college athlete wins the Heisman Trophy as the nation's top football player, he has reached the pinnacle of the college game. Unfortunately, when he faces Texas A &M's "Wrecking Crew" defense, the experience tends to bring him down to earth — in a hard way. The Aggies have played against five of the last 11 Heisman winners and have come out on the winning end four times, including a perfect 3 -0 mark in bowl games. The only loss came at the hands of Barry Sanders and Oklahoma State in Stillwater in 1988. The Cowboys won, 52 -15, thanks largely to five A &M turnovers. Sanders ran for 157 yards but oddly enough, A &M outgained OSU in total offensive yardage, 477 -351 and had 25 first downs to the Cowboys' 17. The Aggies' successful run against Heisman winners began in the 1986 Cotton Bowl, when they whipped Auburn and Bo Jackson, 36 -16. The "Wrecking Crew" stopped Jackson on crucial fourth- and -goal plays from the one -yard line twice in the fourth quarter. Notre Dame and Tim Brown drew a bead on the Aggies in the 1988 (( Cotton Bowl, but the "Wrecking Crew" stopped Brown cold in the second A half en route to a 35 -10 rout. In 1989, Houston brought its record - setting offense to College Station, but the "Wrecking Crew" The I1reeking Crew: Heisman Headhunters • Jan. 1 9 1986 (Cotton Bowl) Defeated Bo Jackson and Aub 36 -1 • Jae. 1 9 1988 (Cotton Bowl) Defeated Tim Brown and N'otre Dame, 35 -10 • Sept. 24 1988 Lost to Barry Sanders and Oklahoma State, 52 -15 • Oat. 14 1989 Defeated Andre Ware and Houston, 17 -13 • Deco 29 1990 (Holiday Bowl) Defeated Ty Detmer and Brigham Young, 65 -14 frustrated Andre Ware, hold- ing him to his lowest offen- sive production of the year in a 17 -13 A &M victory. Then, in the 1990 Holi- day Bowl against Brigham Young, the Aggies chal- lenged another Heisman winner, Ty Detmer. Detmer was forced to leave the game with a shoulder injury after completing just 11 -of -23 for 120 yards and was inter- cepted once as the Cougars fell, 65 -14. Before 1986, however, the Aggies did not fare so well against Heisman win- ners, losing to TCU and Davey O'Brien in 1938 (34- 6), SMU and Doak Walker in 1948 (L, 20 -14), Nebraska and Johnny Rodgers in 1972 (37 -7) and to Texas and Earl Campbell in 1977 (57 -28). 1996 Football 241 i he Aggie Heart Award is the most coveted and cherished honor given to a Texas A &M football player each year. It is presented to a senior who has completed his football eligibility and is determined by the vote of the entire team. Selection criteria include intangibles such as effort, desire, determina- tion, competitiveness, leadership and courage. Typically, the winner is a player who exerts himself to the s l fullest every time he dons his football gear, regardless of whether it is for spring practice or for a game in front of a sellout crowd at Kyle Field. Reggie Brown was named the recipient of the 1995 Aggie Heart Award at the annual football banquet. Brown was the defensive MVP in 1995 and was a team leader, both on and off of the field. He recorded 90 tackles and always seemed to be around the football. He recovered three fumbles, caused three others and intercepted two passes. For the first time in his career, he was turned loose on the opposing quarterbacks and registered seven quarterback sacks. In his earlier playing days at A &M, he played the "drop" linebacker. Those skills allowed Brown to become a first -round selection of the Detriot Lions and the 17th player chosen overall in the NFL draft. As the senior leader of the Aggies, Brown leaves Aggieland with an overall record of 41 -6 -1, just one win away from the school record of 42 wins set by the previous group of seniors. A99ie Heart Award Past Winners 1995 1979 Reggie Brown Ed Pustejovsky 1994 1978 Rodney Thomas Russell Mikeska 1993 1977 Chris Dausin Kevin Monk 1992 Marcus Buckley 1 976 (co- winners) 99 I Tank Marshall Bucky Richardson Craig Glendenning 1990 1975 Lance Pavlas Mike Jay 1989 Richmond Webb 1974 Ted Lamp 1988 Rod Harris 1973 Larry Ellis 1987 Craig Stump 1 972 Boice Best 1986 Jay Muller 1971 Joe Mac King 1985 (co- winners) 1970 Randy Dausin (co- winners) Anthony Toney Mike DeNiro Winston Beam 1984 (co- winners) 1969 Thomas Sanders Jack Kovar Matt Darwin 1968 1983 Tom Buckman Jeff Paine 1982 1967 Gary Kubiak Grady Allen 1981 1966 Kent Adams Dan Westerfield 1980 1965 David Beal Joe Wellborn 242 texas A &M texas A &M University Athletic Hall of Fame Honorees (Sponsored by Texas A &M Letterman's Association) 1995 Grady Allen was a consensus All -SWC defensive end in 1967, helping the Aggies to a SWC title and a Cotton Bowl victory over Alabama. He was named a team captain and also won the prestigious Aggie Heart Award. He went on to sign a free agent contract with the Atlanta Falcons and played five years in the NFL. Grady graduated in 1969 with a degree in finance. His son, Dennis, was a four -year letterman on the Aggie football team (1992 -95). JOsie Carter was a key member of two national championship softball teams at Texas A &M winning the national title in 1982 (AIAW) and 1983 (NCAA). She was named to the All- America teams in 1984 and 1985 and was nominated for the Broderick Award as the nation's top women athlete in 1983 and 1984. She played for the U.S. team in the 1987 Pan Ameri- can Games. Carter graduated in 1985 with a degree in physical education and was named in former Presi- dent Bush's 1,000 Points of Light program. Lance Cobb helped lead the Aggie baseball team the Oakland Raiders. He was named the NFL's defen- sive player of the year in 1980 and was part of the Super Bowl champion teams in 1980 and 1983. He was nominated for the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1993. At A &M, he helped lead the team to a SWC co- championship in 1975 as the defense led the nation in total defense. His career 14 interceptions was the school record until 1990. ♦ Rolf Krueger was a first -team All- America de fensive lineman in 1968 and was part of the 1967 SWC championship team. He was a two -time All -SWC selection. In 1969, he was selected by the St. Louis Cardinals in the NFL draft and played six years in the NFL with the Cardinals and the San Francisco 49ers. He earned a degree in management in 1969 and was named to the A &M Silver Anniversary team. His older brother, Charlie, was inducted into the Texas A &M Athletic Hall of Fame in 1972. ♦ John SCOggin was a two -time All -SWC baseball to the College World Series in 1964. He led the South- west Conference with a .382 batting average and helped A &M win the SWC crown. He was named All- SWC twice in his career and was named an All -Ameri- can in 1966. He earned his degree in physics in 1966 and later earned hs master's degree from the Univer- sity of Denver in 1969. Lester Hayes was an All- American defensive back in 1976 and went on to have an All -Pro career with player in 1941 and 1942, helping lead the team to the 1942 SWC title as the team captain. He received an offer to play for the New York Yankees, but entered military service in World War II. After attaining the rank of captain as a bomber pilot, he was shot down and killed on a mission over Okinawa. He posthu- mously received a number of honors, including the Air Medal with Clusters, Purple Heart and Theatre of Operations Medal. 1 . 1 11 1 Emory Bellard served as head football coach and athletic director from 1972 -78, enjoying one of the most successful runs in A &M history. His teams went to three bowl games, won a Southwest Confer- ence co- championship in 1975 and led the nation in total defense in 1975. The Aggies finished the season ranked among the nation's Top 20 four times in Bellard's final five years. Bellard's Aggies beat Texas in 1975 and 1976, A &M's first back -to -back victories against the Longhorns since 1909 -1910. The 1976 vic- tory in Austin was the Aggies' first since 1956. Bellard coached eight first -team All- America players. He was a long -time high school coach in the state of Texas and won state championships in 1958 and 1959 at Breckenridge High School and again in 1966 at San Angelo Central High School. Before coming to A &M, Bellard served as an assistant coach under Darrell Royal at Texas and is credited as the inventor of the famed "Wishbone" formation. After leaving A &M in 1978, Bellard served as head coach at Mississippi State for seven years before returning to Texas as head coach at Westfield High School. He retired from coaching in January of 1995 with a career record of 170 -53 -9 on the high school level and 83 -69 -0 on the colle- giate level. Bellard was inducted into the Texas Sports Hall of Fame in 1995. ♦ Scott Livingstone owns 18 school records and is a third baseman for the San Diego Padres. He started all four years at Texas A &M, earning All - America honors in 1987 and 1988 and leading the Aggies to a SWC co- championship in 1986. Living- stone played on the U.S. national team in 1987 at the Pan American Games, winning a silver medal. He orginally signed with the Detroit Tigers after com- pleting his career at A &M in 1988. ♦ Lam Stegent was a three -time All -SWC tailback from 1967 -69 and was an integral of Gene Stallings' 1967 SWC championship team that defeated Alabama in the 1968 Cotton Bowl. Stegent's 3,806 all- purpose yards ranks No. 2 on the A &M career charts. In 1970, Stegent was a first -round draft choice of the St. Louis Cardinals. where he played for three seasons. ♦ William D. `Bull" Johnson lettered three years as an offensive and defensive guard fro 1921- 23, helping D.X. Bible's squad to the SWC title in 1996 Football 243 mwr= 1921. A two -time All -SWC pick, Johnson became the first A &M player named to the Walter Camp All - America team. Rod Richardson won three NCAA indoor titles in the 60 -meter dash in 1982, 1984 and 1985 and earned outdoor All- America honors in the 100 -meter dash in 1983. He was a semifinalist in the 100 -meter dash at the 1984 U.S. Olympic trials. Richardson went on to work for the Associated Press as Texas News editor. Willie BlaCknlOn ran the third leg on A &M's indoor mile relay that set the world record with a time of 3:05.7 in 1970. He helped the Aggies to the SWC title that season and earned All- America honors in the 880 -yard dash in 1971. Blackmon once owned 16 school records. A former state prosecutor, Blackmon practices law in Houston. 1993 ♦ Earnest `Bubba" Bean was a four -year letterman in football as well as a four -year starter at running back from 1972 -75. At the end of his career he established a new school record with 2,846 rush- ing yards. His career total now is fifth all -time in Aggie history. He still holds the school record for the longest run from scrimmage a 94 -yard touchdown run against Texas Tech in 1975. He was a team cap- tain on the 1975 SWC Championship team and earned All -SWC honors in 1974 and 1975. He was a first- round draft pick by the Atlanta Falcons. He currently works on the Texas A &M campus as a career counse- lor in the Placement Office and is pursuing his master's degree. Doug Brodhead was a four -year letterman (1972 -75) in track and served as team captain in 1974 and 1975. He earned All- America honors in 1975 in the 220 -yard dash. In the 1974 SWC Champion- ships he won the 440 -yard dash and was the meet's high -point man. He earned his marketing degree from A &M in 1975 and was a member of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes. He is currently a successful busi- nessman in Louisiana. ♦ Lee Roy Caffey was a three -year letterman in football (1960 -62) as a powerful fullback. He was named to the College All -Star team his senior season. He went on to play in the NFL from 1963 -77 and was part of four World Championship teams. Three cham- pionships came with the Green Bay Packers (1965- 67) where he played for Coach Vince Lombardi and participated in the first two Super Bowls. He was a member of the 1971 Dallas Cowboys team led by Coach Tom Landry. He played in the 1965 Pro Bowl and was named All -Pro in 1966. He is semi - retired after a successful business career in Texas. Steve Hillhouse was a three -year letterman in baseball (1964 -66) and was better known as the "Texas Killer" beating Texas six times in his three seasons. He was named to the All -SWC team all three years and was part of two SWC championship teams. He still holds the school record for games pitched in a Southwest Conference career with 31. His seven wins in the 1964 SWC season ranks as third best in school history. He helped that 1964 team, coached by Tom Chandler, to the SWC championship and on to Omaha and the College World Series. His senior season the Aggies tied for the 1966 SWC crown. Hillhouse earned his degree in mechanical engineering in 1966 and went on to serve in the United States Army Reserves. He was killed in an automobile accident in 1969. ♦ Johnny Holland was a four -year letterman in football (1983 -86) and was a two -time All- America linebacker for the Aggies. He led the team in tackles his junior and senior seasons and was better known as "Mr. Anywhere" as he led the team to back -to -back SWC championships. He was drafted by the Green Bay Packers and continues to star for the NFL team. In addition to his exploits on the gridiron, Holland has dedicated a great deal of time and effort to chari- ties both in Green Bay and in Texas. ♦ C.I. "Tex" Thornton was a three -year letterman in baseball (1946 -48) and earned a basket- ball letter in 1946. He was named the baseball team's most valuable player in 1947 and was a team captain in 1948. He earned All -SWC honors as a second baseman all three seasons. He earned a degree in business in 1949. Prior to his playing days at Texas A &M, Thornton was a Navy pilot in World War Il. He was active in charity events serving on numerous boards. 1992 244 texas A &M ♦ Shawn Andaya, a letterman as a pitcher in softball in 1983, 1984, 1986 and 1987, graduated in 1988 with a bachelor of science degree. She was named first -team All- America in 1987, leading the Lady Aggies to the national championship, and was a second -team All- America in 1984 and 1985. A three - time member of the College World Series All -Tour- nament team, she was elected team captain in 1987. Her career pitching record was 114 -28 with a 0.43 earned run average and she recorded 1,234 strikeouts in 1,114.3 innings. She returned to A &M as assistant softball coach in 1992. ♦ Victoria "Vicki" Brown, a letterman in swim- ming in 1976, 1977 and 1978, was one of the first women to receive an athletic scholarship at A &M. She earned All- America honors and was named team captain in 1987. She graduated in 1978 with a bach- elor of arts degree and in 1982 founded the Texas A &M Association of Professional Women, which has evolved into a 2,000- member organization and is now known as Aggie Professional Forum. She was the first woman elected to the Texas A &M Letterman's Asso- ciation Board of Directors and served as its first woman president in 1990. ♦ Robert Jackson, a letterman in football in 1975 and 1976, earned consensus All- America honors as a linebacker in 1976 and was a first -round draft choice of the Cleveland Browns, where he played profession- ally until 1981. He was named team captain in 1976 and was a two -time All -SWC selection. As a senior, he was a finalist for the Lombardi Award as the nation's top defensive lineman. He played on two bowl teams for the Aggies — the 1975 Liberty Bowl and the 1977 Sun Bowl. ♦ Guy E. "Rooster" Wallace, a letterman in baseball in 1949, 1950 and 1951, was a three -time consensus All -SWC and All- District VI selection as a shortstop. In 1951, he earned third -team All- America honors and was named captain of the Aggies' SWC championship team. He served as assistant baseball coach in 1952 and as freshman coach in 1953. He graduated in 1951 with a bachelor of science in ar- chitectural engineering degree. ♦ William M. Hancock, a letterman in base- ball in 1962, 1963 and 1964, he earned All- America honors in 1964 as a member of A &M's College World Series team. He won the SWC batting title in 1964 with a .447 batting average and was the consensus All- SWC choice at catcher. In 1962 and 1963, he was a consensus All -SWC performer at third base. He played professionally for three years in the Milwaukee/Atlanta Braves organization. ♦ lames R. "Jim" Sterling, a letterman in foot- ball in 1939, 1940 and 1941, was one of only two sopho- mores to start on the Aggies' 1939 national champion- ship team. He earned consensus All -SWC honors as an end in 1940 and 1941 and was a second -team All - America selection in 1941. He played in two Cotton Bowls and one Sugar Bowl and was a highly- decorated soldier in World War II. He received a bachelor of agronomy degree in 1942. 1991 ♦ Tom Chandler served 26 years (1959 -84) as the Texas A &M head baseball coach and posted a 660- 329-10 record, one game short of 1,000. His mark is the 5th-best record in SWC annals and he led the Aggies to five SWC titles and to the 1964 College World Series. He was awarded the prestigious Lefty Gomez Award in 1982 and is a member of the Ameri- can Association of College Baseball Coaches Hall of Fame and the Texas Ex -Pros Baseball Hall of Fame. ♦ Louis G. "Ox" Dieterich graduated from Texas A&M with a degree in agricultural education in 1927 after lettering three years on the football and track teams. He was an All -SWC football selection in 1925 and 1926 as well as serving as the team captain in 1926. He was the SWC javelin champion in 1925 and 1926 and placed second at the NCAA meet in 1926. ♦ E.L. Ener graduated from Texas A &M in 1963 with a degree in electrical engineering. He was a three - year letterman in cross country and track. He was the cross country team captain in 1962 and won the SWC individual title in 1961 and 1962 helping lead the team to the team championships both years. In track, he set school records in the mile, two -mile and 3,000 -meter steeplechase and served as the team cap- tain in 1963. ♦ Tommy Maxwell lettered in football three years (1967 -69) and was an integral part of the Aggie SWC championship season in 1967 and the Cotton Bowl of 1968. He was a two -way player and earned All -SWC honors and All- America honors as a safety in 1968. He went on to play with the Baltimore Colts, Oakland Raiders and the Houston Oilers. He was a member of the Baltimore Colts 1971 Super Bowl team. ♦ Robert H. Bob" Taylor was a two-year letter- man in swimming. He has been inducted into the Texas Swimming Hall of Fame. He was a five -time SWC champion ranging in events from the 100 -yard freestyle to the 100 -yard backstroke. He was the high - point man in the SWC championships in both 1941 and 1942 with three first -place finishes each season. ♦ Willie Zapalac was a three -year letterman in football and helped lead the Aggies to SWC titles in 1940 and 1941. He earned his degree in agriculture in 1943 from A &M. He served as an assistant coach on Coach Paul "Bear" Bryant's staff at Texas A &M. 1990 ♦ Ray Childress, football letterman in 1981, 1982, 1983 and 1984, ranks as one of the most dominant defensive players in SWC history. Named first -team All- America in 1983 and 1984 and also was a first- team All -SWC choice both years. Elected as a team captain in 1984. First -round draft choice of Hous- ton Oilers in 1985. ♦ Randy Hall, track letterman in 1978,1979,1980, 1981, won NCAA indoor and outdoor championship in pole vault in 1980. Set collegiate pole vault record at 18 -2 in 1980. Eared five All- America citations, led team to SWC outdoor titles in 1980 and 1981 and SWC indoor crown in 1980. Won seven SWC pole vault titles and was elected as a team captain in 1981. ♦ lames Hellmann, basketball letterman in 1968, 1969 and 1970, earned All -SWC honors and was elected as a team captain in 1970. Led team to SWC championship and NCAA Tournament in 1969, when he was named the team's most valuable player. Maintained a 3.57 grade - point- average in the College of Veterinary Medicine. ♦ Shirley Furlong, golf letterman in 1979, 1981, 1982 and 1983, finished third at 1983 SWC Champion- ships, earning All -SWC honors. Finished seventh at 1982 NCAA Championships, leading team to fifth place finish. Selected to All- America team in 1982 and 1983. Owns school record for career rounds with 130. ♦ Derace Moser, football letterman in 1939, 1940 and 1941, and track letterman in 1940, 1941 and 1942, started as a halfback on 1939 national championship football team. Eared consensus All -SWC honors in football in 1941 when he was named the SWC's most valuable player. ♦ Steve O'Neal, football and track letterman in 1966, 1967 and 1968, led SWC in punting for 1967 SWC championship team. First -team All -SWC punter in 1967 and 1968, named to A &M's all- decade team for 1960s. Played for NFL's New York Jets (1969 -72) and New Orleans Saints (1973). Set NFL record for longest punt with a 98 -yarder for Jets in 1969. 1996 Football 245 _ti o 1989 ♦ Tony Franklin, football letterman in 1975, 1976, 1977 and 1978, ranks as one of greatest college placekickers. All- America and All -SWC in 1976 and 1978, once owned or shared nine NCAA, three SWC and nine Texas A &M records. Kicked field goals of 64 and 65 yards in game against Baylor in 1976. Played professional football with New England Patriots and Philadelphia Eagles. ♦ M.D. "Danny" Green, swimming letterman in 1942, 1943, 1947 and 1948, earned All- America hon- ors in 1943 and was captain of 1948 team. Sullivan Award nominee in 1943, won seven SWC titles. Mem- ber of Texas Swimming Hall of Fame. ♦ Leslie Kerr, track letterman in 1978, 1979, 1980 and 1981, was a six -time All- America and won six SWC titles. Still owns school record in 400 -meter run at 44.90. Brother, Stanley Kerr, lettered in 1985, 1986, 1987 and 1988 and was an eight -time All - America. ♦ Bob Long, football letterman in 1966, 1967 and 1968 and baseball letterman in 1967, 1968 and 1969, member of 1967 SWC champion football team. Base- ball team captain and most valuable player in 1969 and named All- America in same year. Owns school record for career touchdown receptions and season touchdown receptions and was drafted by Chicago Bears in 1968. ♦ Danny Roberts, track letterman in 1962, 1963 and 1964, won two SWC shotput titles and two SWC discus crowns. Named athlete of year in 1963. Team's most valuable athlete in 1962 and 1963, was team captain in 1964. Won national indoor Masters titles in shotput and weight throw. ♦ Mark Thurmond, baseball letterman in 1976, 1977, 1978 and 1979, member of SWC championship teams in 1977 and 1978, led SWC and set school record with a 0.64 ERA in 1977. Named All - America in 1977 and 1978 and was a two -time Academic All - America. Played professional baseball with San Diego Padres, Detroit Tigers and Baltimore Orioles, started game one of 1984 World Series for San Diego. 1988 ♦ Curtis Dickey, A &M's No. 2 career rusher with 3,702 yards. Three -time NCAA 60 -yard dash cham- pion, earning recognition as college football's fast- est player. Set bowl game rushing record with 276 yards in 1978 Hall of Fame Bowl. Four -year letterman in both football and track. First round draft pick of Baltimore Colts in 1980, voted NFL Man of the Year in 1984. Helped Cleveland Browns win AFC championships in 1985 and 1986. ♦ Jimmy Howard, Southwest Conference out- door high jump champion in 1979, 1980, 1981 and 1983 and SWC indoor champion in 1981 and 1983. Owned American record in high jump from 1985- 1988. A member of U.S. Olympic Team in 1980 and 1988. Three -time All- American and a four -year track letterman. Set SWC record in 1981. ♦ Paul Lemming, 1950 Southwest Conference high hurdles champion. Three -time All -SWC as mem- ber of 1950 and 1951 SWC championship teams. Three -year track letterman. Won or placed in every hurdle race he entered at all levels of competition in four years at A &M. Once owned world prep record in low hurdles. Served 30 years in U.S. Air Force. Lori Stoll, Only consecutive four -year All- America in A &M history. Four -time softball letterwinner. Com- piled 162 -24 pitching record while posting 0.34 earned run average and striking out 1,357, all school records. 1980 TAIA Player of the Year. Helped Lady Aggies to national championships in 1982 and 1983. Named to College World Series All- Tournament team twice. Won silver medal at 1983 and 1986 Pan American Games as member of Team USA. 1987 ♦ Cynthia A. "Cindy" Gough, only woman athlete to receive eight letters in two sports at Texas A &M. Owned record for career points scored in basketball until record was broken in 1984, but still ranks No. 7 on all -time list with 1,015 points. Was captain of softball team for three years and was voted team's Player of the Year in 1979. She was an assistant women's basketball coach at A &M from 1980 -84. ♦ Jacob Green, All -Pro football player with Se- attle Seahawks who owned Texas A &M career record for quarterback sacks with 37. Earned All- America honors in 1979 and was a two -time All -SWC selec- tion. Was named to A &M's 1970s All- Decade team, was a first -round choice of the Seahawks in 1980 and is ranked No. 4 in AFC history in quarterback sacks. He played in three bowl games at A &M and was team captain in 1978 and 1979. ♦ Alfred Hill "Al" Ogletree, All -SWC catcher for Texas A&M baseball team in 1951 who has coached collegiate baseball at Univ. of Dallas (1957 -65), Sul Ross (1966 -68) and Pan American (1969- present). Be- came third- winningest active coach in NCAA Division I in 1987 and neared his 1000th career victory in 1988. Was voted National Coach -of- the -Year in 1971 and his 1975 Pan American teams won 63 games, a record for a Texas college. ♦ Loyd Taylor, All -SWC halfback at Texas A &M in 1956 who coached offensive backfield for 1967 Aggie team that won SWC championship and beat Alabama in Cotton Bowl. Received team's Best Blocker Award in 1956. Played opposite Heisman Trophy winner John David Crow in backfield, and scored 14 points in 46- second span to lead Aggies to 20 -12 upset of Rice in 1955. Served as president of the Letterman's Associa- tion in 1987. 246 Texas A &M 1986 ♦ Charles `Mush" Henke, a second -team and honorable mention All- America performer for Texas A &M in 1940, who was a starting guard for the 1939 national championship team. Also received team's "Best Blocker Award" in 1940. Received B.S. in Ani- mal Husbandry (1941). ♦ Billy G. Hobbs, lettered in football during 1966 -67 -68 seasons as a linebacker. All -SWC in 1967 and '68, and All- America those same seasons. Played for '67 Aggie team which defeated Alabama in the Cotton Bowl. Returned an interception 100 yards for a touchdown against TCU in 1967, and had 132 total return yards that day. ♦ Garth Ten Napel, standout Aggie linebacker during 1973 -74 -75 seasons. All- America in 1975. Led '74 and '75 defenses in many categories. Played in 1975 Liberty Bowl against Southern California. Engi- neering major who graduated in 1981. ♦ Pat Thomas, cornerback who lettered in 1972 73 -74 -75 seasons. All-American in 1974 -75, as well as All-SWC those same seasons. Member of '75 A &M defense which led the nation in total defense and rushing defense. Team captain in 1974. Played with the Los Angeles Rams for seven years, including an appearance in the 1980 Super Bowl. 1985 ♦ Paul "Bear" Bryant, the legendary Coach Bryant was Texas A &M's head football coach from 1954 -57, compiling a 25 -14 -2 record and leading the Aggies to the 1957 Gator Bowl, including Heisman Trophy winner, John David Crow, Charley Krueger, lack Pardee and Dennis Goehring. ♦ Jewell M. `Mac" McDowell, basketball letterman in 1950- 51 -52, McDowell was All -SWC in 1950 and 1951, and captained the Aggies in '51. A 1952 A &M graduate who was an honorable mention All American (UPI) in 1950. Has worked in various phases of the Phillips Petroleum Co. for more than 25 years. Was named to the Texas High School Bas- ketball Hall of Fame in 1973. ♦ Earnest W. `Ernie" Pannell, won three letters in football, for the 1938 -39 -40 seasons. All - SWC in 1939 and 1940, and was also honorable men- tion All America. Received his B.S. in Business Administration from A &M in 1941. Played three years for the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League. ♦ Linda Cornelius Waltman, the first woman selected to A &M's Athletic Hall of Fame. A three -time All American and letter winner in track (1977- 78 -79). Was the AAU Outdoor National Pen- tathlon Champion in 1977, and won the National Sports Festival Pentathlon event in '79. The holder of nine women's track and field records. Received her Bachelor's Degree in 1979 (Physical Education). 1984 ♦ Doug Rau, a three -year letterman (baseball) in 1968- 69 -70. Was an All -SWC selection in 1968 and 1970. All- American in 1970. Also an Academic All - America that year. Was an honors graduate. Pitched professionally for the Los Angeles Dodgers. Once struck out 21 batters in a nine - inning minor league game. ♦ Carroll E. `Doggie" Ward, two -year football letterman in 1909 and 1910. Made the All-Southwest teams each of those two years. Selected (1952) to the All-Time Aggie Football Team. Received BS degree in Agriculture. ♦ Cullen "Slick" Rogers, two -year football letterman (1941 and 1942) and three -year baseball letterman (1941, 1942 and 1943). Captained the foot- ball team in 1942 and the baseball team in '43. Was the nation's leading pass receiver in 1942. Director of TAMU Letterman's Association. ♦ Herbert `%ROCkie" Woods, three -year track letterman (1969, 1970 and 1971). All- America 100 - yard dash (1969 NCAAs). Holds numerous school records for the Aggies. Member of World Record 880 relay team (1:27.7 at the 1970 Drake Relays). Received BS degree (Industrial Technology) in 1971. 1983 ♦ Monte Moncrief, a four -year football letterman from 1943 -46. Captained the team his final three sea- sons. A Coaches' All- America selection in 1945. Cap- tain of the West squad in the 1944 East -West Game. Played three times in the Chicago Tribune's College All -Star Game. Received his doctorate of veterinary medicine from A &M in 1949. ♦ Arthur F. `beet" Dieterich, Southwest Con- ference Champion and record - holder in the javelin 1921 -22. Lettered in track and football during those two years. Member of the '21 football team which defeated Centre College in the Dixie Classic, January 2, 1922, when the Twelfth Man tradition was born. ♦ Ray C. Holbrook, won four varsity letters and two cross country letters (1944 and '48). SWC champ in several events during his career, including 440 and 880 -yard dashes and also as a member of the mile relay team. The 1948 mile relay team copped national championship status. ♦ Glenn Lippman, four -time football letter man (1948 -51). All -SWC selection in 1951 as well as honorable mention All-American. Was the SWC's leading rusher in 1951, and the top kickoff return man in the conference in 1949. Academic All- America in 1951. 1996 Football 247 l 1982 ♦ Gene "Bebes" Stallings, All- Southwest Con ference end (offensive and defensive) in 1956. Let- tered in 1954 -55 -56 and captained the '56 SWC Championship squad. Served as A &M's head football coach and athletic director from 1965 -71. Now head football coach at the University of Alabama. All- America athlete, Sprott was a second team foot- ball All- America choice of the New York Sun in 1927. He was also an All -SWC tackle on A &M's 1927 SWC Championship team. All- America tackle choice of Coaches Rockne of Notre Dame, Roper of Princeton and Jones of USC. ♦ lack H. Little, All- Southwest Conference and All-America tackle in 1951 -52. Lettered in football (1950- 51 -52) and was awarded Fish letter in 1949. Lettered in track in 1950. Played professionally (1953- 56) with the Baltimore Colts. ♦ Alton C. "Loggy" Sprott, Texas A&M's first Edward C. Simonini, All- Southwest Confer ence 1973- 74 -75. SWC Freshman -of- the -Year 1972. SWC Defensive - Player -of -the -Year 1973 and 1975. Sec- ond team All- America 1973 -74 and first team All - America 1975. Played six years as a linebacker for the Baltimore Colts and played one season with the New Orleans Saints. 1981 ♦ Pat A. Dwyer, All-Southwest Conference in both basketball and baseball. Member of A &M's only undefeated basketball team in 1920. Captain of 1922 basketball team. All -SWC first baseman in baseball. ♦ Martin O. Ruby, All-America tackle in 1941, most valuable lineman in SWC. All-Pro in National Football League with New York and Brooklyn. Elected to Canadian football Hall of Fame after playing seven years for Saskatchewan. ♦ Peter K. "Pete" Watkins, All- America high jumper in 1942 and 1943, captained the 1943 A &M track team and won the national AAU high jump in 1943. ♦ Richard P. "Dick" Hunkler, All-America swimmer. Won the 50 and 100 -yard freestyle three consecutive years in Southwest Conference meets. Was All -SWC three times and All- America in 1957. 1980 ♦ Patrick `Pat" Hubert, All- America pitcher in 1951 and All- Southwest Conference in 1950 and 1951. Most Valuable Pitcher in 1951; led Aggies to SWC Title. Baseball letterman in 1949, 1950 and 1951. Pay Mule" Wilson, fast, mobile fullback, 'Mule' lettered in football in 1923 -24 -25 and in track in 1924- 25 -26. All -SWC fullback in 1924 and 1925; captained Aggie SWC Champs in 1925. Brother, T.F., 'Puny' Wilson inducted into Hall of Fame in 1974 completes first set of brothers in the Hall of Fame. Played pro football with New York Giants and Buffalo Bisons. ♦ George S. Kadera, class of 1950. Talented trackman for A &M, was All-America in the discus in 1948. Earned four track letters from 1947 to 1950 and co- captained 1950 squad. Won four straight SWC titles in the discus, and won two shot put titles, and one in the javelin. ♦ Bennie Lenox, one of the greatest basketball players to play at A &M, earned three letters in 1962- 63-64; co- captained 1964 squad. Was the SWC's Most Valuable Player in 1963 -64, and was all- conference the same two seasons. One of the leading scorers and rebounders ever at A &M, still holds the SWC mark for most points in a game with 53. ♦ Tommie Vaughn, a member of the 1939 Ag- gie national championship team, he was the defensive quarterback of that squad that limited opponents to 76.3 yds per game and 1.71 yds per play. Football letterman 1938- 39 -40, was team co- captain in 1940. 1979 ♦ Sid Kyle, three -year letterman in both baseball and basketball (1924 -26). He was captain of both base- ball and basketball teams in 1926. ♦ Roy Bucek, three -year letterman in both foot- ball and track. In track, he won the SWC in both the 120 -yard high hurdles and 220 -yard low hurdles. He was a track All-America hurdler in 1942. ♦ Bobby Ragsdale, outstanding trackman (1951- 53). First A &M performer to clear 25 feet in broad jump (25 -0). All- America in that event in 1953. Also won SWC titles in broad jump and 220 low hurdles and ran on winning 440 -yard relay team. ♦ Dennis Goehring, football guard three years (1954 -56). Twice All-SWC and made the 1956 All - America team. ♦ Curtis Mil1S, outstanding trackman, first black athlete signed to A &M scholarship. Lettered four years, set or helped set 11 school records, won 7 SWC titles, All-America four years. Won 1969 NCAA 440 -yard dash in world record time of 44.7. 248 Texas A &M • • • • ♦ C.E. "Pat" Olsen, class of 1923. Won three letters in baseball at A &M as pitcher. Holds dis- tinction of beating Texas twice in one year. Made it to major leagues with New York Yankees. His generous support of A&M in many areas was rec- ognized when the new 5,000 -seat baseball stadium was named in his honor. John DeWitt, class of 1951. Won letters in baseball, basketball and track during career 1949 -52. Won the SWC 440 -yard dash in 1952 with time of 49.8 seconds. ♦ W.E. "Cap" Murrah, All -SWC guard on 1919- 20-21 teams. The 1919 team was unbeaten and unscored upon with point total of 275 -0. ♦ C. Walemon "Cotton" Price, tri- captain and quarterback of A &M's 1939 national championship team. He also was letterman in 1937 and 1938. Asbury B. `Bugs" Morris, team captain and All- Southwest Conference shortstop in 1923. Lettered three years in baseball and football. Z. Wilson "Willie" Bartlett, All- Southwest Conference center in 1928, played on 1927 football championship team. Lettered three years in football and track. Herschel E. Burgess, won three letters in football and two in track. Member of SWC champi- onship football team in 1927, All -SWC fullback in 1928. ♦ B.M. Honk" Irwin, All- American trackman. Won SWC shot put in 1933 and won SWC discus in 1934. His SWC shot record of 50 feet, 2 inches stood for 18 years. ♦ Charles Milstead, finished A &M football ca reer with nine school passing records. Also did punting and place- kicking. Twice all -SWC, team captain and voted most valuable player in 1959. Also Academic All- America. ♦ T.P. Puny" Wilson, earned four football let ters, 1920 -23 and was All -SWC three times. He was on 1921 team that beat Centre College in Dixie Clas- sic. He coached at Bryan High, Allen Academy, Lon Morris 1C and Sam Houston State. Stanley J. Baker, two -sport standout, earned three letters each in basketball and baseball, 1925- 27. All -SWC in basketball in 1927. He played pro base- Dave Elmendorf, class of 1971. One of great- est student - athletes in A &M history. During senior year, was All- America safety in football, All- America centerfielder in baseball and Academic All- America in both sports. Marty Karow, not a graduate of A &M, but served many years as backfield coach in football and head coach in basketball and baseball. Played five years with Boston Red Sox in American League. Left A &M to become head baseball coach at Ohio State. ♦ Damon "Greek" Tassos, All -SWC football guard in 1944 and won SWC shot put in 1945. Let- tered two years in each sport. ♦ Carroll Broussard, All -SWC in basketball three years. Held 13 school scoring records. Started every game for four years. Helms Foundation All - America two years, 1961 and 1962. Bobby Joe Conrad, played on 1956 SWC foot- ball championship team and played in 1958 College All -Star game. Played 12 years in NFL, led NFL in pass receptions in 1963. John Beasley, played on 1964 basketball cham- pionship team. Set Southwest Conference and school scoring records. Elected to All -SWC 60 -year team. ♦ E.E. `Mac" McQuillen, All -SWC in basketball three years, 1918- 19 -20. Captain of 1920 team that won the SWC title and had season record of 19 -0. Valedictorian and president of senior class. ♦ W. Taylor Wilkins, won football letters in 1934 and 1935; basketball letters in 1934, 1935,1936; and track letters in 1935 and 1936. Longtime SWC football and basketball official. Served as commis- sioner of Southland Conference. ball with Houston Buffs from 1927 through 1932. Charles Milstead, finished A &M football career with nine school passing records. Also did punting and place - kicking. Twice all -SWC, team captain and voted most valuable player in 1959. Also Academic All - America. ♦ Edd Hargett, co- captain of 1968 football team, earned three letters, 1967 -69. Quarterbacked A &M to Southwest Conference title in 1967 and win over Ala- bama in Cotton Bowl. Scholastic All- America 1968, holds 20 school records and ranks high in all -time national passing records. All -SWC in 1967 -1968. Of- fensive player of year in 1967. Played professional football with New Orleans and Houston. 1996 Football 249 1913 ♦ Roswell G. Higginbotham, won three let ters each in football and baseball, twice all -SWC in football for Aggie teams which went undefeated and unscored upon for 25 games in 1917, 1919 -20, coached A &M to first SWC baseball title in 1931, lost his life in World War fl. ♦ Tommy Mills, won eight varsity letters in foot- ball, baseball and track, third highest total in A &M athletic history, all -SWC in football in 1929 and base- ball in 1929 -30, played on 1927 football team which won SWC title, captain of 1929 football team. 1912 ♦ Joe Utay, captained 1907 football team, assistant coach and athletic director in the 1910s, served on A &M Board of Directors, founded Southwest Football Officials Association in 1912, charter member of Na- tional Football Foundation Hall of Fame. ♦ Jim Thomason, blocking back on 1939 national championship team, won SWC shot and discus two years, named Best Blocker in first 25 years of Cotton Bowl. 1911 ♦ Lowell "Tiny" Keen, one of the most versatile and successful Aggie athletes. In 1921, he lettered in football, basketball and track, and all three teams won SWC titles. All -SWC in basketball and set shot -put and discus records in track. ♦ Roy `Beau" Bell, first A &M All- America in any sport as centerfielder on 1931 baseball team. Lettered twice in baseball and played eight years in major leagues with lifetime batting average of .297. Coached A &M to baseball titles in 1951 and 1955. 1910 ♦ I.W. Dough" Rollins, halfback on 1914 -16 Aggie teams, assistant football coach, track coach, business manager and physical education professor in Homer Norton era. ♦ Dr. Sam Houston Sanders, Jr., All - SWC in football in 1921, set track records in 440 - yard dash, ran on record mile relay team, and won high jump. ♦ Yale Lary, all -SWC punter- safety in 1951, standout baseball player who still holds SWC record for doubles, played pro baseball before switching to pro football, was all -pro four times for Detroit Lions, played in Pro Bowl nine of his 11 seasons, served three years in Texas Legislature. ♦ Bobby Nichols, played on SWC championship golf team in 1956, co-captain of 1958 team, joined pro tour and won PGA title in 1964, has won several tour titles, resident pro at Firestone Country Club in Akron, Ohio. ♦ Charlie Krueger, earned All- America honors at tackle in 1956 and 1957, captained defensive team for San Francisco 49ers during long pro career. ♦ Randy Matson, won silver medal in shot put in 1964 Olympics, won gold medal and set Olympic record in 1968, first shot putter to break 70 -foot bar- rier, set world record of 70 -7 and later 71 -5, also set SWC discus record. ♦ Herbert "Herbie" Smith, co- captain of 1939 national champion football team. Second team All- America despite 5 -10, 152 -pound size. Still on all -time Sugar Bowl team for play against Tulane in 1940. ♦ Marion Dookie" Pugh, quarterbacked A &M to first repeat SWC football titles in 1939 40. Teams won 19 straight games. Also All -SWC in baseball and played three years of pro football. ♦ Maj. Gen. James Earl Rudder, ww Il hero and president of Texas A &M, 1957 -70, played on 1930 -31 football team. Sports Illustrated's Silver An- niversary Honoree. ♦ Arthur D. Art" Adamson, swimming coach at A &M from 1934 -70, longest tenure of any Aggie coach, his teams produced five All- America swimmers and won several conference titles. 1969 ♦ E. King Gill, the original Aggie 12th Man, All- Came out of stands to suit out in 1922 Dixie Classic SWC basketball 1923 -24. Captain 1924 basketball (now Cotton Bowl) game between A &M and Centre team. Lettered in football and baseball in 1922 -23. College. 250 Texas A &M ♦ Marshall Foch `Foxey" Robnett, All- America guard in 1940. All -SWC guard in 1939 -40. Houston Post Most Valuable Lineman in 1940. ♦ Robert Lee `Bob" Smith, All- America full- back 1950. All-SWC in 1949 -50. Texas Athlete of Year in 1950. Houston Post Most Valuable Back in 1950. Co- captain of 1950 football team. Set SWC season ♦ James W. Jimmie" Aston, captain of 1932 football team, was fullback on '30, '31, '32 teams. Was Cadet Colonel commanding the A &M Cadet Corps. Senior class president. In 1967 he was named to the Silver Anniversary All-America team by Sports Illustrated. ♦ John David Crow, only Aggie ever to win the Heisman Trophy (1957). All-America halfback 1957. All -SWC in 1956 and 1957. No. l draft choice in 1957 by National Football League Chicago Cardinals. Won many, many other awards. ♦ Charles A. DeWare Sr., captain of 1908 football team. Lettered in football in 1905- 06- 07 -08; ♦ Caesar `Dutch" Hohn, captain of 1912 foot- ball team, won four football letters and was all- South- ern at three positions — guard, tackle and end. Also won 3 baseball letters. I.V. Siki" Sikes, great three -sport star — foot- ball, basketball and baseball. All -SWC end in 1927, captain of basketball team in 1928 and all -SWC in baseball in 1928. rushing record of 1,302 yards, and SWC single game record of 297 yards in 1950. ♦ John P. "Jack" Pardee, All- America fullback in 1956. All-SWC fullback 1955 -56. All-America Scho- lastic Team in 1956. Houston Post Most Valuable Back in 1956. Tri- captain of 1956 team. 1968 baseball 1906- 07 -09. All- Southern Conference in foot- ball in 1908. First Aggie ever to captain two teams in the same school year football '08 and baseball in '09. ♦ Barlow `Bones" Irvin, athlete, coach, admin- istrator, Athletic Director Emeritus. All -SWC tackle in 1925, won three football letters. Devoted nearly all his adult life to Texas A &M in general and the ath- letic department in particular. ♦ Charles B. "Uncle Charley" Moran, coached A &M football six years with 38 -8 -4 record as his teams scored 1,091 points to 190 for foes. His 1912 team still holds one - season scoring record for A &M with 366 points against 26 for nine -game season. 1967 ♦ W.M. "Uncle Bill" James, great A &M football line coach 1935 -48, produced three all- Americas and 16 all -SWC linemen. His 1939 line helped win Na- tional Championship and set defensive record of 76.3 - yard average per game. ♦ W.W. "Wally" Moon, won two baseball and two basketball letters; all -SWC outfielder in 1950, won fame in major leagues where he played in 1959 World Series and in 1957 and 1959 All -Star games. mi 1966 ♦ Dana X. Bible, great A &M coach who produced ♦ Joe M. Boyd, co- captain of the 1939 national five football championship teams and three in bas- championship football team and an All- America tackle ketball. the same year. ♦ Dick Todd, great broken field runner at A &M who went on to pro fame with Washington Redskins. ♦ Arthur H. Harnden, All-America trackman who won a gold medal in 1948 Olympics as member of winning 1600 -meter relay team. 1965 Homer Norton, great A &M football coach who + Walt "Buddy" Davis, basketball and track star led Aggies to 1939 national championship. who won a gold medal in the Olympic high jump in ♦ Jack Mahan, captain and fullback of the 1920 Aggies and an Olympian in track. ♦ Tyree Bell, football stalwart who captained the Aggies in 1912 and again in 1914. 1952. ♦ Darrow Hooper, football and track -man who was shot -put silver medalist in the 1952 Olympics. 1964 ♦ Frank G. "Col. Andy" Anderson, brilliant track coach at A &M for 25 seasons. ♦ Joel Hunt, All-SWC back at A &M during the 1925- 27 era who set a still - existing SWC scoring record of 128 points his senior year. ♦ Joseph E. Routt, two -time All- America guard (1936 -37) who was killed during combat in the Battle of the Bulge in 1945. John Kimbrough, two -time All-America full- back and one of the all -time greats in SWC annals. Finished 5th in 1939 Heisman race and was runnerup in 1940. ♦ Bill "Jitterbug" Henderson, most versatile A &M athlete who won 11 varsity letters in five sports, excelling in all. 1996 Football 251 WW_1 law, (Note: We welcome corrections and additions to this list from authentic sources - Editor) Berry , Dean'85,'86,'87 Berry, Greg'80,'81,'82,'83 Berry, Murry P. '58, '59, '60 Berry, R.H. '24, '25 Bairrington, David '75 N Best, Boice Watts'70,71,72 Best, Bruce Allen '70 Beutel, H.W.'24,25 Bevans, Tom '83, '84 Bible, Hollis U.'28 Bickford, Lee (Manager) '95 Biggens, Wilbert'91,'92,'93, '94 Billingsley, Charles'71 Bird, Max Dwayne'70,'71,72 Birdwell, Russ'87 Bitters, Bob (Trainer) ' 81, '82 Black, Jayson'87,'88,'89,'90 Black, Marc '69, '70, '71 Blackburn, George S. (Manager)'39 Blair, W.G.'52 Blake, Robert E.'05 Blake, Thomas M.'01,'02,'03 Blalock, Travis '90 Blankenship, Tony'74, '75 Blavier, Steve (Manager) '84,'85 Blessing, William '39 Bob, Adam '85, '86, '87,'88 Baker, Keith'75,'76 A-- Baker, Paul (Manager) '74 '03,'04 Balcar, Danny '85, '86, '87 Bolcerek,Tommy'88 Baldwin, Keith '79, '80, '81 Abbey, Dan R. '29,'30 Balenti, Michael R. '09 Abbott, John A.'39 Ballard, William R.'51 Abraham, Arthur A. '44, '45 Ballentine, John R. '45, Adair, Chad '86,'87 '46,'47 Adamek,Jody'90 Bandy, David '79,'80,'81 Adami, Buster '67, '68, '69 Barfield,R.E.'31 Adams, Brent (Manager) Barhorst, Warren '87 X87,'98 Barker, John (Mmeger)'89 Adams, Darrell '79,'80, Barker, William 0.'65 '81,'82 Barnes, George W.'09, Adams, limmy'67,'68,'69 '10,'11 Adams, Kent'80,'81 Barnett, Billy Bob '69 Adams, Sam'91,'92,'93 Barnett, Robert W.'65,'66 Aday, Temple '78, '79,'80, '81 Barnett, Van '79,'80, '81, '82 Alex, Keith'88,'89,'90,'91 Barrett, James '83,'84 Alexander, At (Manager) ' 74 Barrett, Ralph '77 Alexander, Scott '17, '18, '19 Barrett, Ray R.'52,53,54 Allen, Corey'86 Barry, Mark '90 Allen, Dennis '92, '93, '94, '95 Bartlett, Z.W. Jr. '26, '27, '28 Allen, Grady L.'65,'66,'67 Bartley, Arthur N.'02 Allison, Bill '84 Bartley, Tony '86, '87 Allison, J.Neely'23,'24 Barton, Dorbandt 1. '49, '50 Alsabrook, O.D.'27,'28,'29 Bateman, A.R.'10,'11 Altgelt, George A.'10,'ll Bates, Gus '39 Anderson, Gary Lee '50 Bates, Larry E. '64 Anderson, George D.'17 Bates, Patrick'91,12 Anderson, Gerald R. Bates, Robert G.'48,'49,'50 (Manager) ' Batiste, Dana '85,'86,'87,'88 Anderson, Percy J.'47 Batts, Marcus '92, '93 Andricks, Dennis B.'41 Baty, Robert B. '46,'47,'48 Andrus, Jason '92, '94, '95 Baum, Spencer '86 Angermiller, Roy L.'59 Baumgarten, Charles 1897,'98 Anglin, M.H.'20 Bayless, Frederick'32 Anthony, Shane '93 Beal, David '77, '78, '79, '80 Appleby, David'76,77, Beam, Winston '67,70 •78, X79 Bean, Earnest (Bubba) '72, Armbrister, Gary '69 '73,'74,'75 Armstrong, Adger'75, '76, Beard, Glenn G.'45 '77, '78 Beasley, Wyatte G.'10,'11, Armstrong, Antonio '91, '92, '12, '13 '93, '94 Beavers, Robby '80 Armstrong, Coy (Manager) Beck, Kenneth '56,'57,'58 '90, '91, '92 Beeman, Del S. '04 Arndt, Charles '73, '74, '75 Beesley, Ben B.'21 Arnold, D.C. '26 Beesley, E.G.'43 Arnold, W.J. '13 Beilharz, William'01,'02 Arthur, Mike '87, '88, '89, '90 Beirne, Kevin '93, '94 Arthur, Tom '83, '84 Belcher, Raymond'78 Asberry, Wayne '82, '83, '84, Bell, Charles '75,76 '85 Bell, Jim (Trainer) '79, '80 Aschenbeck, Harvey'66, Bell, Luther E. '31 '67, '68 Bell, Tyree L. '10, '11,12. 1 Ashley,Mike'81,'82,'83 Bellar,Mike'69,'70,'71 Askey, N.'19 Belville, Vernon R.'42 Astin, Erwin H. 1896,'97, Benjamin, Joseph W.'02,'0' 98,'99 Bennett, Gary L.'62 Aston, James W.'30,11,32 Bennett,James'93,'94 Atkinson, Jason '90,'91,'92,'93 Bennett, Phil '76,'77 Audish, William'37,18,'39 Bernard, Eric'95 Austin, Darrell '82, '83, '84, '85 Bernay, Camp L.'03 Axcel I, Matt (7rainer) '95 Bernstine, Rod '83, '84, Buchanan,A.B.'39,'40 '85,'86 Berry , Dean'85,'86,'87 Berry, Greg'80,'81,'82,'83 Berry, Murry P. '58, '59, '60 Berry, R.H. '24, '25 Bairrington, David '75 N Best, Boice Watts'70,71,72 Best, Bruce Allen '70 Beutel, H.W.'24,25 Bevans, Tom '83, '84 Bible, Hollis U.'28 Bickford, Lee (Manager) '95 Biggens, Wilbert'91,'92,'93, '94 Billingsley, Charles'71 Bird, Max Dwayne'70,'71,72 Birdwell, Russ'87 Bitters, Bob (Trainer) ' 81, '82 Black, Jayson'87,'88,'89,'90 Black, Marc '69, '70, '71 Blackburn, George S. (Manager)'39 Blair, W.G.'52 Blake, Robert E.'05 Blake, Thomas M.'01,'02,'03 Blalock, Travis '90 Blankenship, Tony'74, '75 Blavier, Steve (Manager) '84,'85 Blessing, William '39 Bob, Adam '85, '86, '87,'88 Bujnoch, Glenn '73, '74, '75 Boettcher, Reinhardt B. 1896, Bull, A.C.'15 '03,'04 Bullard, Steve '90 Bolcerek,Tommy'88 Bullitt,lerry'80,'81,'82,'83 Bonner, H.L. '13 Bullitt, Steve '83, Booker, Herbert '79 '86 Booth, Ellison S.'03 Bulovas, John '89 Boring, Joseph'52, '53 Bumgardner,Tom'83 Boswell, James R.'48 Bunger, Mike '69, '70, '71 Bouldin, Steve (Trainer) '93 Buntin, R.F. (Manager) Bounds, James Y. '62, '63, '64 '42, '47 Boutwell, Jeff'86 Burditt, Jesse N. '43, '44, Bowers, Alvin '72,'73 '45, '46 Bowler, Sam E.'12 Burger, George '74 Box, Steve '80, '82, '83 Burgess, Edwin B. 1894 Boyce, C. William Jr. '05 Burgess, Herschel E.'26, Boyd, Hugh F. Jr.'39 '27, '28 Boyd, Joe M.'37,'38,'39 Burks, Steve '69,'70,'71 Boyd, Wm. O. Jr.'35,36 Burleson, Russell W. 1894 Brack, Vance '67 Burney, John W. 1894 Bradberry, Ramsey '89, '90, '91 Burnett, John '87 Bradford, l.B.'23 Burns, Darrace B.'14,'15,'16 Bransom, George E. Jr. '37,38 Bums, Dennis'83 Braselton,l.W.'24 Burrell, Charles'91 Braumiller, N.M.'14,15 Burton, Alan M. Brawley, Lance (Trainer) ' 89 (Manager) ' Breding, Edward V. '64, '65, '66 Burchofsky, R.L. '43, '44, '45 Breedlove, H.M.'32,'33 Butler, Marvin N.'14 Breihan, Stacy'75,77,'78 Byer, Sam A. '60,'61,'62 Brice, Ronald G.'60,'61,'62 Britt, A. Rankin 36,'37,'38 Broaddus, Larry G.'59,'60 Brooks, Hugh '14 Brooks, James '94, '95 Brooks, Terrance 14, '85, '86.'87 Broom, Guy'84,'85,'86,'87 Caffey, Kenneth D.'64, Brothers, David'76,77, '65, '66 '78,'79 Caffey, Kevin '94 Brotherton, John R.'62, Caffey, Lee Roy '60,'61,'62 '63,'64 Callahan, A. Paul '34 Broussard, Fred E.'53 Callaway, David Earl '70, Browder, Harris M.'39 '71,72 Brown, Billy'82,'83 Calcott, George V. Brown, Charles W.'14 (Trainer) '62 Brown, Chris '81 Callcott, Wm. H. (Trainer) Brown, Darrell W.'54,'55,'57 '64,'65 Brown, l.E.'28,'29 Callender, Richard '48,'49 Brown, J.S. '09 Caldwell, Fred '80, '81, '82 Brown, Leandrew'77,'78, Campbell,Dan'95 '79,'80 Cambell, Henry '88 Brown, Quinton'94, '95 Campbell, Jerry '66, '67, '68 Brown, Reaville M. 1900, Cangelose, Marty (Manager) 'Ol, '04 '79, '80 Brown, Reggie92,'93,'94,'95 Cannon, Billy'80,'81,'82,'83 Broyles, Marc '95 Capt, Louis E.'52,'53 Brupbacher, Ross'67, '68,'69 Cardwell, John E.'13 Bruton, Alfred L. Carlin, William J. '09 (Manager) '54 Carlson, Gray (Manager) '94, Bruton, Mike '73 '95 Bryant, Domingo'82,'83, Carlton, Lawton '77 84, '85 Carmody, T.J. '80, '81 Bryant, Goble W.'43 Carpenter, Brian '89 Bryant, Kyle '94,'95 Carpenter, Miles 1899, Bucek, Felix A.'41,'42 1900"01 Bucek, Roy E.'39,'40,'41 Carpenter, Ronnie D.'61, Buchanan,A.B.'39,'40 '62,'63 Buckley, Marcus '90, '91,'92 Carr, Chuck '77, '78, '79 Buckman, Tom '66,'67,'68 Carr, Doug '77, '78, '79, '80 Buckner, F.K.'21 Carrem, BJ. (Manager) '95 Texas A &M Carroll, Mike (Trainer)'88 Carruth, Dennis Paschall '70, '71, '72 Carruthers, B.V.'05 Carruthers, R.L. '19, '20, '21 Carson, C. 1894 Carter, Doug '89, '90, '91, '92 Carter, Gerald '78, '79 Casas, Rena '88, '89 Case, Frank'84,'86 Case, Stormy '93, '94, '95 Cashion, James T. '44, '45, '46, '47 Caskey, Robert D.'60,'61 Caswell, Mike '67, '68, '69 Cauble, Richard C. IH (Trainer) '71 Cauthom, Sidney W.'58 Cavanaugh, Bill '86,'87, '88 Cawthon, Frank W.'14 Chaffee, Tom '67 Chaney, David (Trainer) '84, '85 Chapin, R. Tuck '48, '49, '50 Chatham, Kefa'90,'91, '92, '93 Cheek, Louis '84, '85, '86,'87 Childress, Jay 1894 Childress, Ray '81,'82, '83,'84 Childress, Trent '88,'89 Chiles, H.T. 1894 Choyce, Ken '81 Christensen, John L.'49 Christian, l.P.'29,'30,'31 Christner, Tom '83 Christopher, Todd Dennis '70,71,72 Church, Warren E.'37 Clare, Gary (Trainer) '83,'84 Clark, Gregory '77 Clark, Henry F.'55 Clark, Michael V.'60,'61,'62 Clark, Stuart '81 Clark, Willard W.'39 Clay, Hayward '92, '93, '94, '95 Clendennan, Robert J. '55, '56 Coady, Rich '95 Cole, Leon '87, '88 Coleman, Wiley L.'14 Colgin, P.C. '26 Collins, Bubba J. '64, '65 Collins, Calvin '93, '94, '95 Collins, H.W. '16, '17 Collins, Melvin '86, '87 Collins, Ray (Manager) '78 Collins, William A. '14, '15 Colon, Chris '92, '93, '95 Conatser, William E.'38, '39, '40 Connell, Albert '95 Connelley, R.E. 32 Conoley, Odell M. '33, '34 Conover, Brooks W.'28,'29 Conrad, Bobby J. '55, '56, '57 Cook, Greg '91,'92 Cooley, Arthur '67, '68 Coolidge, David'86 Cooper, Brad'92 Cooper, Jeff (Trainer) '72 Cooper, John '88,'89 Copeland, Cedric D.K. '48, '49 Connell, Albert L. '05, '06, '07 Corona, Craig (Manager) '86, '87 Corrington, Kip '84,'85, '86, '87 Cortez, Roberto '65, '66, '67 Coryatt, Quentin '90, '91 Costar, Gary '87, '88 Coston, F.M. '36, '37, '38 Coulter, Hiram T. 1894 Comer, W.L. 33,'34 Cousins, R.W. 1898 Cover, Robert J.'03 Crowley, Brad'94,'95 Cowley, Harold E.39,'40,'41 Cox, Jessie '90, '92 Cox, Truman D.'42 Cox, William E. 1896 Craig, George W.'60,'61 Craig, James, W. Jr. '62,'63 Cretcher, J.C. '08, '09, '10 Crooms, Chris '88, '89, '90, '91 Crossman, Jerry M.'50, '51, '52 Crouch, Robert '84 Crow, Floyd A.'14 Crow, J.W.'32 Crow, John David '55, '56,'57 Crow, M.O. '34, '35 Crutsinger, Larry L.'61 Cummings, Charley M.'31, '32 '33 Cummings, Leslie L.'34, '35, 36 Cunningham, Pat '88, '89 Curbello, Jimmy (Trainer) '79 Cure, Wayne 0.'42 Curington, Lloyd D.'64, '65,'66 Cushman, Cecil A.12 Cuthrell,l.H. '28 0 - Dale, ivan'06,'07 Dale, Jay'77,79 Dale, Jesse D. '05, '06, '07 Daniel, Edwin R. '46,17, '48 Daniel, Thomas C.'44,'45 Daniels, James'73,'74 Daniels, Leo H.'41,'42,'46 Dansby, M.W.'24 Dansby, NJ.'23,'24,'25 Darbyshire, Russell 0.'08 Darnell, Grant S.'43,'44,'45 Darwin, Matt'81, '82, '83,'M Darwin, William B. '57, '58, '59 Dausin, Bryan '79,'81,'82 Dausin, Chris '91, '92, '93 Dausin, Randy'83,'84,'85 Davis, Alan (Trainer) '91,'92 Davis, Dan'78,79,'80,'81 Davis, David'91,'92 Davis, James M. '02 Davis, Jeff (Trainer)'81 Davis, Jewel '19 Davis, Robin'69 Davis, W.E. 27,'28 Davis, W.E.'30,31 Dawkins, Marvin H. '63,'64 Dawson, John '78,'79,'81 Dawson, Oran '31 Dawson, William H. '38, '39.'40 Dean, Don'72 Dean, James S. (Manager) '05 Dean, Jeff (Trainer) '93 Dean, Jimmy'73,'74,'75,76 Deaton, Thomas Weldon '70 Debenport, Dan '89 DeBusk, Kelly S.'64 Decker, lack (Trainer) '68 Deere, Donald R.'43 Deffebach, J.' '26, '27 Delery, H.B. 28,'29 DeLong, Raleigh'14 Dendy, Billy G.'55 Dennard, Mark '75, '76, '77 Denton, Dean M.'45 Descant, Dennis '89 DeSilva, Jim '81 Devine, Michael D.'64 Dew, Bobby W.'47 DeNiro, Mike '68, '69 DeWare, Charles A. Sr. 05, '06, '07,'08 DeWare, Charles A. Jr. '34, '35, '36 DeWare, Robert R. 1899, 1900,'01 DeWitt, Bernard John 111'70 DeWitt, Mike (Manager) '73 Dickey, Curtis '76, '77, '78,'79 Dickey, Leonard M.'41, '45, '46 Dickie, Byron H.'14 Dickson, Preston '77,'78,'79 Dieterich, A.F.'20,'21 Dietrich, L.G.'24,'25,'26 Dillon, Greg'84,'87 Dillon, Paul G.'62 Dittman, Henry'37,'38 Dixon, Robert H.'51, *52 Dockery, Seth '88,'89, '90 '91 Dollar, Roy 1.'52 Dominque, G.C. '31,'32,'33 Donahue, Johnnie '76, '77.'78 Dorsey, R.R. '27,'28,'29 Doucet, Raymond L.'57,'58 Dowell, David '82, '83, '84, '85 Dowell, George S. 1897 Drake, C.R.'18,'19,'20 Dreiss, Ed Jr.'10,11 Drennan, James L.'62,'63, '64 Driver, Trent '94, '95 Dubcak, James Louis '70,'71 Dubisson, Lydia (Manager) '95 DuBois, H.V. '21, B2, '23 Dudley, Edward R. '55, '58 Duncan, William M. '38, '39 Dunn, Ralph B. '03 Dupree, Calvin R. '47, '48 Dusek. Ed D. '42. '46, '47 Dusek, John Bradley '70, '71,'72 Dwoskin, Blake '87 Dwyer, W.F. 1897,'98 D wyer, Tom 1. '08, '09, '10 Ebrom, Edwin '69, '70, '71 Eddington, Ashley '84, '85 Edmondson, Larry '81 Edwards, Brian '87.'88 Edwards, Bryan '88 Eenigenburg, Todd '90 Eillers, Joseph A.'60,'61 Eitt, Henry W.'22 Elam, John '87 Elam, K.C. '17.'18 Elder, Jim M.'02 Elkins, John '81,'82,'84 Elledge, Jerry R. (Trainer) '61 Elliott, Jay'91, '92 Ellis, Cedric '81 Ellis, Donald E.'52,'53 Ellis, Herbert W.'44,'45, '47, '48 Ellis, 1.P. (Manager) '66 Ellis, Kevin'89,'90 Ellis, Larry'71,72,'73 Ellis, Oscar L.'07 Ellisor, John '88, '90, '91, '92 Elmendorf, Dave'68,'69,70 Emerson, Steve '92, '93, '94 Endsley, Lindon C. '64 England, Eric'90,'91, '92, '93 Engle, William F.'45 Erhard, Earl 1900 Erickson, Jalmer L. '61,'62 Ermis, Harvey 1.'64 Eschenberg, Arthur C.'14. '15 Esquivel, Carlos'56,'57 Estes, Teddy J. '58, '59, '60 Evans, A.1.'21,'22,'23 Evans, David (Trainer)'77 Evans, Greg (Manager) '89,'90 Evans, Rick (Trainer) '73 Evans, Robert D.'61,'64 Evans, Scott (Manager) '90,'92,'93 Everett, G. Dudley '12, '13,'14 Ewell, W.L.'28 E JF Easley, Robert, A. Jr. '53,'54 Eberle, A.A. '43, '44 Faber, Benny H.'14 Farr, Reso 1896,'97 Farrar, Jeff '80, '81, '82 Farrar, Troy (Trainer) '88 Few, Jon W.'58,'60 Figari, E.E. '27 Fields, Edgar '74, '75, '76 Fields, Mike'69,70 Finley, Bruce Kent'70, '71,'72 Fischler, Chris '90 Fisher, Donnie '80, '82 Fisher, Franklin C.'60,'61 Fister, Lynn '67, '68 Flanagan, Marion D.'43,'46 Fletcher, Pierce H.'63, '65, '66 Flinchem, James M.'07,'10 Flinn, Pat '79, '80 Flournoy, James '90 Flowers, lames'83,'84, '85,'86 Flowers, James L. '48, '49, '50 Floyd, Mike'74,'75 Floyd, l.G.'28, 29,'30 Foldberg, Henry C.'42 Foldberg, John D.'45 Fontenot, Jerry '85, '86, '87,'88 Foote, J.M.'11,'12 Force, Henry H. '39 Ford, Bobby (Manager) '95 Ford, Chris '85, '86 Ford, Ken '83,'84 Ford, M.H. '17 Ford, William J. '62, '63, '64 Forey, Leonard '69. '70, '71 Forgason, J.Y. '22, '23, '24 Forgsard, Charles H.'09 Foster, Edmund J. '02, '03, '04,'05 Foster, H. 1899,1900 Foster, John Mo.)'79,'80 Foster, Kermit '80, '81, '84 Fowler, E. Odell '32,14 Fowler, James B. '49, '50, '51 Franklin, Carter L.'58, '59,'60 Franklin, Eric'84,'85 Franklin, Tony'75,'76, '77,'78 Francis, Keith '90 Frazee, Dick '77 Frazelle, Billy J. (Trainer) '51 Frazier, Derrick '89,'90, '91, '92 Freeman, Matt '74, '75, '76 Freiling, Wayne E.'59, '60,'61 Frey, Richard H.'50,'51,'52 Fronk, Dave '88 Fry, David '87 Frymire, Tom (Manager) '87 Fuller, Jeff '80, '81,'82, '83 r, Galloway, Gerald'78 Galloway, Scott (Trainer) '95 Gantt, Greg (Manager) '80'81 Gardemal, Richard D.'49, '50,'51 Gardner, John '69,'70,'71 Garner, Robert A. '58 Garrett, Shane '88, '89, '90 Garrett, T.H. 1897, '98, '99, 1900 Garrison, Chris'85,'86 Garrity, John'13,14,15 Garth, l.W.'18 Gary, R.1. '43, Gay, Richard C.'56,'57,'58 Gebhart, P.C. 1899, 1900 Geer, Carl E.'39 Geer, W.E. '43, '44, '45 Gerasimowicz, Robert W. '70,'71 Gerrity, Johnny'13,14 Gibson, Charles B.'43 Gilbert, John R.'55,'56,'57 Gilbert, O'Neill'85,'86, '87, '88 Gilbert, Warren A. (Manager) '07 Gilbert, Warren A. Jr.'46, 47 Gilby, John'90 Gilfillan, Max D.'14,'15,'16 Gill, E. King'22,'23 Gillar, George E.'55,'56 Gilimore, L.M.'17 Gillis, Alton'91 Gillum, Lee (Trainer) '87,88 Gilman, Greg (Trainer) '82 '83 Glenn, Aaron '92,'93 Glendenning, Craig '73,74, '75,'76 Glenn, Ronnie '85, '86,'87 Godwin, W.G.'33 Godwin, Willis H. Jr.'57, '58,'59 Goehring, Allen G. '57, '58,'59 Goehring, Dennis H.'54, '55,'56 Goff, Robert E. '44, '48,49 Golansinski, Joe A. '32 Colson, Kyle '77, '78, '79 Goode, Robert L. '45, '46, '47, '48 Goodwin, Hunter '94, '95 Goodwin, Tommy '70, '71 Gosney, Robert R. '53 Gouger, G. Bryan '17, '19, '20 Gough, Carl '67, '68 Graham, M.C. '16 Graham, Mark '83 Graham, Reggie '91, '92, '93, '94 Graham, Thomas '81, '82 Granger, Jeff '91, '92 Grant, Donald G. '55 Graves, Henry L. '31, '32 Graves, Ray D. '51, '52 Gray, Frank M. 1900, '02 Gray, George W. '44, '45 Gray, George William'58 Gray, Tim '73, '74 Greene, Taylor H. (Manager) '54 Green, Jacob '77, '78, *79 Green, Mark'71,72 Green, David'73, '74, '75 Greer, Donovan '93, '94, '95 Gregory, Thomas'76,78,'79 Gregory, ).C. '33 Greiner, Max G.'47,'48, '49,'50 Griesenbeck, C.T.'17 Griffin, Mike (Trainer)'74 Grimmer, Gib (Manager) '79,'80 Grissom, Roy J. '10 Grace, Clif'91,'92,'93.'94 Gruben, Gary '68 Grudt, Darren'88,'89 Grulich, Carl '76, '77, '78,79 Gunnels, Roy '67 Gurley, Matt'86,'87,'88 Guseman, Oliver 1.'31 Guthrie, Keith'80,'81, '82, '83 Guthrie, Zach '76,'78,'79,'80 Gwin, Clinton D.'50 Haack, Gary'74, '75, '76 Haas, Raymond A. Jr. '52 Hackradt, Koby'94, '95 Haddox, Bennie R. '72, '73,'74 1996 Football 253 Hagerty, Paul '78 Hail, George (Trainer) '59 Hale, Gordon'83 Hale, Lloyd R. '54,'55, '56 Hall, Charles L. '52,54 Hall, Luther H. '58 Hall, Robert L.'38 Hallman, Curley '66, '67, '68 Hallman, Leroy'83 Hallmark, James L. '43, '46 Hallmark, Kenzy D. '50 Haltom, Bart U.'48 Haltom, Guy V.'04,'05 Hamilton, Jimmy'76,77, '78,'79 Hamilton, Louis A. '06, '07, '08,'09 Hamner, Slayton W.'02,'03 Hampton, Gary Wayne (Manager) '77 Hampton, Keith (Manager) '83 Hampton, Neil (Manager) '79 Hand, Floyd '42 Hanick, C.F.'05 Hanna, Howard E.'03,'05 Hanna, T.W.'22,'23 Hanson, Allan '68, '69 Hardeman, D'Andre'95 Hardin, Eddie '75, '76, '77 Hardman, 1.1.'22 Hardy, David '79, '80, '81, '82 Hargett, Edd '66, '67, '68 Hargett, George W. '61, '62,'63 Harper, James L.'60,'61,'62 Harris, Bamey '67,'68,'69 Harris, David B. (Manager) '05,'09 Harris, Joey '83 Harris, Rod '85, '86,'87,'88 Harris, Jay (Trainer) '81 Harrison, R.H. Jr. '18,19 Harrison, Tony '90, '91, '92,'93 Harrison, Tyler'91,'92,'93 Hart, Lilliard D. '45 Hart, William T.'45 Hartley, Wally '86, '87, '88,'89 Hartman, Jim '73,74,75 Harvey, Karl '83 Harvey, Randy'77, '78, '79 Hauerland, Leroy'67,'68 Hauser, Henry'38,'39,'40 Haverda, Lance 13,14, '85, '86 Hawkins, Dome '95 Hawkins, Jimmie '82, '83, '84,'85 Hayes, Lester '73, '74, '75, '76 Haynes, Marlin '90,'91 Hays, Scott '79, '80 Heard, Marcus '94,'95 Heath, David (Trainer) '75 Heath, Eddie '76, '77, '78 Heaton, Robert (Trainer) '85, '86,'87 Heck, David (Trainer)'89, '90, '91, '92 Hector, Johnny '79, '80, '81.'82 Heidelberg, Frank T. '07, '08 Heimann, Chester E.'39 Henderson, Daniel E. '55 Henderson, Mike (Manager) '91, '92 Henderson, Robert W. '40, '41,12 Hendricks, Michael'91, '92 '93,'94 Hendrickson, Glenn '83, '85 Henke, Charles E.'38,'39,'40 Henry, Patrick '89, '91 Henry, Peter C.39 Herman, Odell C.'38,'39,'40 Hernandez, Frank P. (Manager) '58 Herold, Brian (Manager) '90 Herr, Joey '69, '70, '71 Herring, Julian C.'50 Herrold, Brian (Manager) '89 Hewitt, W.W.'30,'31,'32 Higginbotham, G.H.'12 Higginbotham, Roswell G. '17,19,20 Higgins, Norton'44,'45, '46, '47 Hill, Carl R.'49 Hill, David'79,'80,'81 Hill, Greg'91,'92,'93 Hill, Russell E.'59,'60,'61 Hill, Walter R.'50,'51,'52 Hillhouse, Andy L.48,'50 Hillje, Bubba'88, '89 Hinnant, Barb'69,'70 Hinze, Ray G.'62, '63,'64 Hitt, Lee Ellison '70, '71 Hobbs, Bill '66, '67, '68 Hodge, Charles H. '50,51 Hodges, Gene (Trainer) '71 Hoermann, Grady '70,'71,'72 Hogan, George A.'60,'61 Hohn, Caesar '09, '10, '11, '12 Hohn, Charles M.'43 Holder, Leonard D.'41 Holditch, Murry W. '49, '50 Holdman, Warrick'95 Holland, Johnny '83,'84, '85, '86 Holley, Jeff'83,'84,'85,'86 Holliday, T.C.'ll Hollmig, Stanley E.'46,'47 Holmes, Doug'77,'78,79 Holmes, J.C. '27 Holmes, R.C. (Manager) '47, '48 Honeycutt, Lynn'78,79 Honore, Jerry '73, '74 Hood, Billy (Trainer) '83,'84 Hooker, Roger M.'07,'08,'09 Hooper, Clarence D.'50, '51,'52 Hoot, David '69,'70,'71 Hope, George N.'02 Hopkins. Jerry W.'60,'61,'62 Horn, Shun'95 Hornsby, H.R. '30, '31 Horton, Larry '87, '88, '89, '90 Housley, Wendell '66,'67,'68 Houston, Brandon '95 Howard, Albert L.'64, '65,'66 Howard, Thomas V. Jr. '56, '57,'58 Howard, Todd '83, '84, '85, '86 Howell, John C. '44, '46, '47 Howse, James'85,'86 Hoy], Basil L. (Manager) '42 Hubby, Ronnie G.'72,'73, '74,'75 Huddleston, Billy P.'53, '54, 'S5 Hudeck, Russell R. '49, 'S0, 'S1 Hudgins, Charles M.'50 Huff, Jeff'87,'88 Huff, Leslie N. (Manager) '07 Huggins, Alan K.'60, '61 Huggins, Harold '87 Hullin, Paul '72, '73,74 Hull, Burt E. (Manager) '04 Hundl, Philip '90 Hunnicutt, Jesse '74, '75, '76 Hunt, O. Joel '25, '26, '27 Huntington, Bobby N. '60, '61,'62 Hyde, Walter 1900,'01 Irby, Jimmie '95 Irvin, Barlow '23, '24, '25 Irwin, B.M.'32 Ivy, Kyle '90 Jackson, Basil '85,'96,'87,'88 Jackson, Eamest'79, '80, '81,'82 Jackson, Lance '83,'84,'85 Jackson, Larry'91,'92,'93, '94 Jackson, Robert'75,'76 James, Arlis '78, '79, '80 James, Lex Forrest '70,71, '72 James, Ronnie '79 Janner, Calvin F.'61 Jasper, Edward '94,'95 Jay, Mike '73,74, '75 Jay, Monte '85,'86 Jeffrey, William M.'38, '39, '40 Jeffries, Craig'92 016 Jenkins, Jerry S.'60,'61 Jenkins, Joseph S. (Manager) '64 Jennings, Curtis'77,'78 Joeris, Leonard'39, '42 Johnson, A.L.'16 Johnson, B.L.'46 Johnson, Chris'69,70,71 Johnson, F.S. (Manager)'03 Johnson, George R.'55 Johnson, Harry '85 Johnson, Joe '87,'88 Johnson, Joe B.'60 Johnson, Larry '76,'79 Johnson, Larry'83,'84 Johnson, Scott (Trairter)'79 Johnson, William D.'22,'23 Johnson, Wilbur, G.'45 Joiner, David'86 Jones, Albert '87, '88,'89, '90 Jones, Don '80, '81, '82, '83 Jones, Donald (Manager) '89,'90 Jones, Donald H. (Manager) '60 Jones, Gary '86,'87,'88,'89 Jones, Ivan '66, '67, '68 Jones, Jeff'91, '92, '93, '94 Jones, Michael '88, '89 Jones, Tony '86. '87, '88 Jones, Toya'95 Jones, Troy '86 Jones, Virgil B.'36,'37 Jordan, Jim '82,'83 Jordan, W.T.32,33,14 F� Kachtick, Jerry V. '63, '64, '65 Kachtik, Edward D.'52,'53, Kahler, Mike (Manager)'78 Kallus, Kern (Trainer) '94 Kamp, Charles H.70 Kapchinski, Karl (Tm.)'78 Kauffmann, James H.'65 Kazmierski, Jim'68 Keeling, Thomas D.'60,'61 Keen, L.S. '21,'22 Keese, Mike'73,'74 Keith, Robert D.'54,'55,'56 Kellen, John'82,'83 Keller, James L.'61,'62,'63 Kelley, Victor M.'05,'06, '07, '09 Kelm, Larry'83, '84,'85,'86 Kemph, Gary S. '65 Kenderdine, J.M. '33 Kendrick, l.M.'15 Kendrick, Robert T.'04,'05 Kennedy, Kevin '80 Kenney, Steve'91,'93,'94 Kennon, Paul A.'54 Kern, RA '10,12 Kern, Ryan '91, '93, '94 Kesey, David A. (Statistician) '69 Kettler, Elwood N. '53,54 Kidwell, Richard (Manager) '85,'86 Kildow, P.C. 1899 Killion, Reed '82 Kimbrough, Jack C. '39, '40 Kimbrough, John A. '38, '39, '40 Kimbrough, William R. '33, '34 King, Joe Mac '69,70,71 Kipp, Kenneth W.'60,'61,'62 Kirby, Selmer M. '34, '35 Kirchmer, John T.'64 Kirk, Kenny '76,'77 Kirkpatrick, Roy '69 Kishi, Taro '24,'25 Kitchens, Gary '67 Klein, Terry (Manager) '77 Knickerbocker. A.G.'19 Knickerbocker, H.W.'22,'23 Knight, Charles 1.'64 Kocurek, Jimmy '76, '77 Koehn, Donald W. '64, '65, '66 Kohlman, Joe M.'62,'64 Kutch, Jim (Trainer) '74 Kovar, Gary W.'64,'65,'66 Kovar, Jack '67, '68, '69 Krahl, Shane '88, '89, '90 Kramm, Raymond E.'62 Krenek, Benedict 1.'60, '61, '62 Krueger, Charles A. '55, 'S6, 'S7 Krueger, Rolf'66,'67,'68 Krug, William 1894 Kubala, Raymond G. '61, '62 '63 Kubecka, Bill'67 Kubiak, Cary'80,'81,'82 Kubesch, Raymond A.'62 Kuehn, Russell '71, '72 254 Texas A &M AN Labar, Harry W.'58,'59,'60 LaBauve, Dwight 71,72 LaGrange, Charles R.'63, '64,'65 LaGrone, Walter A. '60, '61 Lakin, Greg '88,'89, '90,'91 Lambert, H.G. '10, 'll, '12 Lamkin, Kenneth A.'64, '65,'66 Lammers, Chris '83 Lamp, Ted '73,'74 Land, Marshall '86 Land, Mike (Trainer) '81, '82 Landrum, Tim '85,'86,'87 Langford, Alvin L.'50, '51,'52 Langston, lames E. '56 Lark, Scott '85, '86, '87, '88 Lary, Robert Y. '49,50,'51 Latham, Joel P. '60, '61, '62 Lawrence (Trainer) '94,'95 Lawson, Bruce '82, '83 Lawson, Clarence 0.'49 Lawson, Doug '89 Lazarine, Marshall M.'50 League, Thomas'44 LeBouef, Gordon E.'57, 'S8, 'S9 Ledbetter, Harry L.'65,'66 Ledbetter, Ronald P.'60, '61, '62 Lednicky, Kyle '95 Lee, Larry L. '65, '66 Lee, Robert G. '63 Leggett, Charles W.'09 Lehrer, Robert (Trainer) '86,'87 Leiper, Sam E.'22 Leisner, Lane (Manager) '82,'83 Lemmons, Bemard'50 Lemmons, Kevin (Manager) '95 Lemons, Billy '73, '74, '75, '76 Lemons, Frank '76,'77 Lewis, Darren '87, '88, '89, '90 Lewis, Mark'80, '81, '82,'84 Lewis, Steve '79 Lewis, Trent '89, '90, '91 Leyendecker, Dan '88 Liles, Ike '83, '84 Lillard, Steve T. '09 Lindsey, Ernest M.'35 Lindsey, Glynn '64, '65, '66 Lindsey, Ronald L.'64, '65, '66 Linnstaedter, James A.'61, '62, '63 Linscombe, Corry'84,'85 Lippman, Clem E.'49, '50, 'S1 Lister, W.S. '26,27 Littig, Michael '83 Little, Jack H.'50,'51, '52 Little, Mike '78, 79, '80, '81 Little, Thomas '95 Litterst, Frank C.'16 Lockett, Bobby J.'56 Lofton, Steve '89 Long, Bob '66, '67, '68 Long, Don'72,73,'74 Long, Eldon W.'43 Lopez, Ricky '81 Lord, George P.'30,'31 Lord, Mike '69,'70,'71 Love, Andrew C. 1894,'98 Love, J.N.'33 Love, Richard L.'59 Loving, James W.'04 Lowery, Gene '93,'94, '95 Luebbehusen, Stew '69, '70, '71 Luethy, Don R. '42 Luna, Otie C.'57,'58 Lutrick, J.A. I I Lyles, John V.'12 Maddox, Randy '69 Magourik, Conrad W.'51, 'S2, 'S3 Magrill, O.B.'29,'30,'31 Maham, Scott '87,'88 Mahan, Jack '17, '19, '20 Mahone, Matt '94 Malone, C.C. '30, '31 Malone, Grant (Manager)'89, Malone, Tyronne'90 Maltz, Hershel (Manager)'47 Manning, Waylon E.'35,'36 Maples, Weldon L.11,12 Marcus, James '87. '89 Marks, Jared '84,'85,'86 Marks, Robert E. '55, '56, '57 Marquette, Leo J. '52 Marshall, Mike '82 Marshall, Tank '73,'74, '75,'76 Martin, G.W.'18,'19,'20 Martin, Gary Wayne '70 Martin, Harry 1894 Martin, John '88 Martin, Sidney T. '34 Massey, Chris (Trainer)'78 Masterson, L.'02 Matthews, Mason L.'44,'45 Mathews, Jason '91, '92, '93 Mathews, Ryan '91, '92, '93, '94 Mathison, Todd '91, '92, '93, '94 Maughmer, Lynn '78 Mauk, Albert '03, '05 Maxfield, Kyle'91, '92, '93, '94 Maxwell, David '94, '95 Maxwell, Stapp N. '32 Maxwell, Tommy '66, '67, '68 May, Homer H. '70, '71, '72 Mayeaux, Hayden E. '51, '52 Mayfield, J.D. Jr. (Manager) '49,'50 Mazur, John'83,'84 McAfee, Keith '88, '89,'90, '91 McAllister, G.T.'43,44 McAnelly, Phil '68 McArthur, OA '12 McCaffrey, Gary '70 McCall, Mark (Trainer) '89, '90,'91, '92 McCall, Matt '87, '88, '89, '90 McCarley, Robert E. '52 McClatchy, Scott (Trainer) '89, '90, '91 McClelland, Don A. '57, '60 McClelland, H.W.'22 McClintock,J.R.'17 McCoy, Joe (Manager) '89, '90, '91 McCoy, Torin'89, '90 McCray, Danny'93,'94,'95 McCrumbly, John 73,74 McDermott, Pat'70,71,72 McDonald, Andy '88, '89 McDonald, Charles N.'49, '50,'51 McDonald, Hugh F. 1894 McDonald, Pace '18 McDonald, William A. '09 McDowell, Charles H.'10 McElroy, Hugh'70, '71 McElroy, Leeland '93, '94, '95 McFadden, P.M. '30,31 McFarland, Arthur '03, '04 McFarland, H.F. 1893,'94 McFarland, James L. 11 McGinnis, Francis K. 1900 McGonagill, J.D. 1894 McGonagle, Brad '90 McGowan, Billy Joe'52,54 McGregor, Flint'02 McGuire, Eddy (Trainer) '89, '90 McGuire, Joseph D.'24,'25 McGuire, Trace '85, '86, '87 Mcllhany. Joe D.'62,'63,'64 McKaughan, Edward W. '64,'65 McKeehan, James '91, '92, '93, '94 McKinney, Steve '94, '95 McKnight, J.B. '16, '17 McLean, Ken J. '62, '63, '65 McMahan, Billy M. '53 McMahan, James T. '50 McMillan, M. Blaisdale 1894 McMillan, W.G.'21,'22 McMullen, Typail'93,'94,'95 McMurrey, l.D.17 McNeill, J.C. 1894 McQueen, Mark '81, '82 Meeks, Thomas E. '62, '63, '64 Meitzen, J.B. '24 Mercer, Arthur J. '41, '42 Merka, Jeremiah H. '33 Mertz, Alaina (Trainer) '94 Meyer, D. '02 Meyer, William H.'49,'50, 'S1 Meyers, Phillip '94, '95 Mickens, Ray '92, '93, '94, '95 Middleton, Bobby'84,'85,'86 Middleton, Doug '85 Mikeska, Russell '76, '77 Miles, Wadine '77 Miller, A.R. '12 Miller, Eric E.'51, '52,'53 Miller, John'89,'90 Miller, L.'02 Miller, Stephen (Trainer) '93, '94 Miller, T.L. '21, '22 Miller, Thomas B. '39 Miller, Vance W. '12, '13 Milligan, Garry '76, 1 77, 1 78 Milligan, Wayne '03,'07 Mills, J. Kenneth'37 Mills, Thomas W. '27, '28, '29 Millsap, Lenard '70 Milstead, Charles F. '57, 'S8, 'S9 Minnock, WA. '37, '38 Mitchell. Billy '90, '92, '93, '94 Mitchell, Brandon '93, '94, '95 Mitchell, Brian '91, '92, '93, '94 Mitchell, Keith '93, '94, '95 Mitchell, Merlin '15, '16 Mohn, Walter '67 Molberg, Carl '48, '49, '50 Moncrief, Monte P. '43, '44, '45, '46 Monk, Kevin '74,'75,'76,'77 Montgomery, J.B.'42 Montgomery, Roark'12 Moon, L.B. '87, '88 Moore, A.A. '30, '31 Moore, Doyle H.19 Moore, Eric'89,'90 Moore, George F. '07,'08 Moore, Kirk (Manager) '93, '94 Moore, Mack '79, '80 Moore, William R.'62,'63,'64 Moore, W. Scott '07, '08, '09, '10 Moorman, Maurice '66 Morgan, Sylvester '94, '85, '86, '87 Morris, A.B. '20, '21, '22 Morris, Alex '85, '86, '87, '88 Morrison, D.E.'12 Morrison, P.M. 1896 Morrow, Johnnie '35,'36 Mortensen, James E. '45 Moseley, Hal 1897, '98, '99, 1900 Mosley, Mike '77, '78, '79,'80 Moser, R. Derace '39, '40, '41 Moses, Sam F.49,'50,'51 Mossenburg, W.G. 1894 Motley, Larry '86 Motley, Zolus C. '39, '41 Moulden, Carl D. '29, '30, '31 Mudd, Dennis'85 Mulhollan, Ray W.10, '41,'42 Mullen, Steve'68 Muller, Jay'84,'85,'86 Munson, George (Manager) '72 Munson, Joe U. Jr. '57,'58 Murchison, Phil (Trainer) '93, '94 Mumame, T. (Manager) '44, '45, '46 Murphy, A.L. (Manager) '52,'53 Murphy, James L. '59, '60, '61 Murphy, Mike (Manager) '80,'81 Murrah, Thomas F.'63, 64,'65 Murrah, W.E. '18, '19, '20, '21 Murray, Jon '95 Murray, Kevin '83,'84, '85,'86 Murray, Paul '79 Murray, R.L.32,'33 Murski, Robert'70,71,'72 Myers, Frank'74,'75,76,'77 Myers, O.W. 1897, '98,'99 Naiser, Derek'88 Nakos, Alex (Manager) '88,'89 Nakos, Spiro (Manager) '90,'92,'93 Nasser, AI '78 Nealy, Otis'89, '90, '91,'92 Neece, Clarence M.'08,'09 Neely, Roy G.'22,'23 Neff, Asa J. '02 Nehib, Greg'88 Nelms, Milton R.12 Nelson, Freddie A.'65 Nelson, Jeff'82, '83, '84, '85 Neill, Doug'69,'70,71 Nesrsta, 1.0.'35,36,37 Netardus, Jaro G. Jr. '49,'51 Nettles, Rusty '81,'82 Neville, Henry A.'43 Newton, Keith '83.'84 Nguyen, Cat '95 Nicholas, Don R. '49 Nichols, Jerry D. '64, '65 Niland, Thomas K. '51, '52 Nilson, John H. '63, '64, '65 Noble, Elton 1899,1900 Nohavitza, Flo E. '49, 'S0, 'S1 Nolan, Willis'30,'31,'32 Nolen, Lockhart (Manager) ' 48 Northup, Roy F. '58,'59,'6 Novosad, Steven (Trainer)'95 O'Brient, Sammy'84,'85. '86, '87 Ochterbeck, W.J. '24, '25 Odom, Lynn '67,'68,'69 Odom, Van'69,70,71 Ogdee, Edward '42 Ohlendorf, Norbert K.'52, '53,'54 Olbrich, Alvin P.'38 Oliver, Aaron '95 Oliver, Gale G. '57, '58, '59 Oliver, Gary '87, 88, '89, '90 O'Neal, Hardy E. '02 O'Neal, Steve'66,'67,18 Osborn, John '79,'80 Osborne, Carl R. '55, '56, '57 Osborne, Richard '72,'73, '74,'75 Osgood, Chris '88,'89 Overly, Charles R.13, '46,17 Overly, James A. (Trainer) '48,49 Overshiner, E.M. 1896 Overton, Andrew J. '63, '64 Owens, Bob (Manager)'73 Ozee, Kevin (Manager)'93 Page, Sean '87 Paine, Jeff'80,'81,'82,13 Palasota, Vince '88 Pannell, E.W.'38,'39,'40 Pappas, Mike '87,'89,'90 Pardee, John P.'54,'55,'56 Parish, Joseph M. '39 Park, Mike'70,71,72 Parker, James H. (Manager) '39,'40 Parker, Jim '68,'69,'70 Parker, Sur '95 Parker, William E. '08, '09, '10,'12 Parmer, James R.'44 Patterson, Cornelius'88, '89 '90 Pavlas, Lance '87,'88, '89,'90 Payne, Brian '89,'90,'91 Payne, H.B. (Buddy) '57, '58,'59 Payne, Lawrence J. '45 1996 Football 255 Payne, Rick (Manager) '76 Rees, W. Nelson '31 Payne, W.O.'42 Reeves, John R.39,10 Pearson, Henry A.'57 Reeves, Ken'81,'82,'83,'84 Pender, Paul '79, '80,'81, '82 Reid, Steve (Manager)'83,'84 Peoples, Dan'71 Reinarz, Cole'92,'93,'94 Perkins, Frank D. 1894, Rektorik, J.A.'26 '96,'97 Resley, George '68 Persons, David H.'13 Restivo, Brian (Manager) '95 Peter, Philip '61 Reynolds, James'68 Peterson, Alcie '94, '95 Reynolds, John W.'65 Petty, Kent '89, '90, '91, '92 Reynolds, Ron '84 Petty, SJ.'26,'27 Reynolds, Shawn '95 Peveto, Cal '78,'79 Richard, John '92,'94 Philley, Andy '69, '70, '71 Richardson, Bucky'87,'88, Phillips, David'84 '90,'91 Phillips, H.D.'30 Richardson, Lester S.'39,'41 Phillips, lames D.'60, Richardson, Rod '82 '61,'62 Richenstein, Charles A.'05 Phillips, Michael L.'64 Richey, Derrick '87,'88, '89 Phillips, Robert H.'59,'60 Richter, Charles E.'27,'28,'29 Phythian, Walter R.'35,'36 Ricke, Mike (Trainer) '80, '81 Pickard, Billy (Trainer) '78 Rickman, Ricky (Manager) '68 Pickett, Tom B.'41,'46 Ridenhower, Ray'01,'02 Pierce, )A.'18,'19,'20 Riggs, Charlie '66, '67, '68 Pierce, Kirk '88 Rion, Dennis '83 Pillans, Ryan '95 Risien,Cody'76,'77,'78 Pinson, C.T.'23 Risien, Flint'80,'81,'82 Pinson, Harry T. '21 Roach, James B. '33 Piper, Jim '67,'68,'69 Roaches, Carl '72,'73,'74,'75 Piper, Paul K.'59, '60 Robbins, Cooper P. Jr. '52,'53 Pirce, James E.'01,'02,'03 Robbins, Donald'55 Pirtle, David (Trainer) '76 Robbins, Doug'70 Pitman, Mike J.'62,'63,'64 Robbins, Mike'79, '81, '82 Pitner, H.M.34,35,'36 Roberts, F.A. (Manager)'13 Pittman, Lee (Manager) Roberts, William C.'08 '81,'82 Robertson, Art Mitchell '70,71 Pizzitola, Michael J. '61, '62 Robertson, John E.'31,13 Polasek, Billy Joe '69,'71 Robinson, Jeroy'86,'87,18, Polk, Scott'80,'81,'82, '89 '83,'84 Robison, Tommy '80,'81,'82, Pollacia, Tony'85 '63 Pollard, Dan '86 Robnett, Edward '39 Pollock, Oscar L.'47 Robnett Marshall F.'38,'39, Polocheck, Layne '85 '40 Pool, Rusty'71 Rockhold, Jason '89,'90 Porter, Greg'81,'82,'83 Roepke, Robert E. (Manager) Poss, John M.'65,'66 '61 Powell, Jack E.'53,'55 Rogers, Cullen J.'39,'41,'42 Powell, Louis H.'14 Rogers, Gary '82 Powell, William D.'54, '55, Rogers, Gerald G.'61,'62,'63 '56 Rogers, Joe C.'15,'16 Power, Robert (Manager)'67 Rogers, Owens A.'36,'37,'38 Power, Richard S. Rollins, Gerald D. (Manager) (Manager) '69 '56 Price, C. Walemon'37, Rollins, John W.'14,'15,'16 '38,'39 Rollins, Zerick'95 Price, Harold L. '56 Roper, James S. '58 Price, Michael '95 Roper, John '85,'86,'87,'88 Price, P.M. '25 Roquemore, Michael A.'62 Price, Terry '86, '87, '88, '89 Ross, Brian '86, '87, '88, '89 Prokop, Merl A.'47 Ross, James B. '06, '07 Puckett, Felix S. '05, '06 Rothe, Joe H.'39,'40 Puckett, John W. '02, '03 Rather, Randy '82 Pugh, Marion C.'38,'39,'40 Routt, Joe E.'35,'36,'37 Pullig, Corey'92,'93, '94, '95 Routt, William A.'38,'39,'40 Pustejovsky, Ed '76, '77, Royalty, Charlie A. '48, '49 '78,'79 Ruby, Martin 0.'39,'40,'41 Pyburn, Jack H.'64,'65, '66 Rudder, James Earl '31 Rugel, Dan F.'07,'08,'09 Ruhman, Chris '94,'95 Rush, Marshall N. '51, '52 Rush, William T. '49, '50, '51 Rushing, Eli '37, '38 Rylander, W.E. '15 Ragsdale, Robert 1897,'98 Rahn, Leon F.'39,'40 Raiford, Aubrey '81 Randle, Floyd '77,'78 Ransby, Felton'88,'90 Ransom, Dennis'87,'88, '89,'90 Sacra, Joseph R.'44,'46,'47 Rau, Tim (Manager) '88, '89 Sacra, Joseph R. Jr. '70, Rawlins, Harry E. 1897 '71,72 Ray, Tom '85 Saddler, Rod '83, '84, '85, '86 Reagan, Travis H.'61,'62, '63 Sagraves, Steven '90, '91 Red, Darrell '91, '92,'93 Sallee, Bill D.'65,'66,'67 Redus, James'79 Salyer, Johnny A.'51,'52,'53 Reed, Roderick '76, '77 Sammons. Thomas B.'04 Reed, Roman'83 Sams, Bucky '73, '74, '75 Sanders, Chris '91, '92, '94, '95 Self, Rocky '69 Singleton, Percy '92 Sanders, Eugene'76,'77,'78 Settegast, Marion E. Sr. '14, Sipe, Brent(Trainer)'89 Sanders, Robert W.'57, '58, '15,16 Skinner, Ben S. (Manager) '59 Settegast, Marion E. Jr. '43 '52 Sanders, S.H.'21 Shaeffer, Robert J.'49,'50, Slater, Scott '85, '86, '87, '88 Sanders, Scot'91 'S1 Slaton, Tony'82,'83,14 Sanders, Thomas'80,'81, Shanks, Jeff'88,'89 Slaughter, Marion P.'42 '82,'84 Shaw,Joe'69 Slocum, Shawn '84 Sarkissian, Steve'89 Sheffield, Corky '69,'72 Smelser, Dennis'73,74,'75 Sawyer,Buzzy'81 Sheffield, Jimmy'68,'69,'70 Smith, Alm '80, '81, '83, '84 Sawyer, Randy '82 Shefts, Morton '44, '46 Smith, Bland '70,'71 Saxe, Augie W.'50,'51 Shelton, J. Howard '39, '40 Smith, Brent '85, '86, '87, '88 Saxe, Charles S.'51,52 Shiller, Steve '83 Smith, Darrell '76, '77, '78 Scarborough, J.S.'08 Shipman, David '74,75,76 Smith, Darrell '82,'83, '84 Schaedel, Charles V10,'ll Shippix'09 Smith, Detron'92,'93,'94, Schero, Joe E.'52,'53,'54 Shira, Charles N.'43,'44 '95 Schmid, Joe H. (Manager) '57 Shockey, Jacob C.'35,'36,'37 Smith, Don G.'56,'57,'58 Schmidt, Hubert '06, '07 Sibley, William R.'41,'42 Smith. Earl L.'39,'40 Schmidt, Pat (Trainer) '95 Sikes, Delmar D.'50 Smith, George'82,'83 Schneider, Daniel W.'65, Sikes, Jules V.'25,'26,'27 Smith, Gilbert '66 '66,'67 Siler, Rich'83,'84,'85 Smith, H.E.'37,'38,'39 Schorp, Greg'90,'91,'92,'93 Simmons, A.L.'56,'57 Smith, Kevin '98,'89,'90,'91 Schroeder, Bruno E.'35, '37, Simmons, Elvis A. '40, '41, Smith, Langston M. 74,'15 '38 '42 Smith, M.V.'20,'21 Schroeder, William H.'53,'54 Simmons, JA.'26 Smith, Preston W.45,16, Schultz, Earl 1900,'Ol,'02,'03 Simmons, Melvin D.'62, '47,'48 Schwarz, Blake '72, '73, '63,'64 Smith, Ralph W. '58,'59,'60 '74,'75 Simmons, Randy'88,'89, Smith, Randy (Trainer) Scoggins, Phillip C.'64,'65 '90'91 '82,'83 Scott, David '79,'80 Simmons, Wayland A.59, Smith, Robert L.'49,'50,'51 Scott, Herbert B.'52 '60,'61 Smith, Ted '69,'70,'71 Scott, Johnny D.'52,'53 Simon, Bumis'80,'81; 82,'83 Smitham, Verner R. Scott, Joseph 0.'44,'46 Simonini, Edward '72,'73, (Manager) '14 Scott, Richard E.'49 '74,'75 Snow, Dion '88,'89 Scott, Verne A.'14 Simpson, ).V.'02,'03,'04 Solari, Steve '91,'92,'93 Scovell, J. Field '28 Simpson, O.M. 1897,'98,'99 Sooy, Tom '67, '68. '69 Scudder, Carl F.18,19,'20 Simpson, Phillip '77, '78, '79 Sorrell,Gary'87,'88,'89 Seago, H.W.'36 Sims, Arthur R.'58,'59,'60 Spadora, Joseph (Manage') Seeker, Ricky '72, '73, '74 Sims, 1.P.(7rainer)'88,'89 '65 Seely, Bill '68,'69 Sims, M.W. 1894 Spake, W.E.'12 Selby, Tommy (Manager) '94, Sinclair, Bennie C.53,54 Speed, Carleton D.'25 '95 Singleton, James M.'65,'66 Spencer, Michael F. '49, '50 Spencer, Oliver E.'14 Spencer, Rick '71 Spencer, Ted L.'31,'32,'33 Spikes, Cameron '95 Spiller, Derrick'95 Spires, Truman E. '45 Spitzenberger, Steve '75, '76, '77 Spivey, Marshall '39, '40, '41 Sprott, Alton C. '26, '27 Stabler, James M. '64, '65 Stach, Stanfield A. '33, '35 Stages, William E.'36 Stahr, Richard (Trainer) '89 Stallings, Eugene C. '54, '55, '56 Stallings, Rusty'68, '69 Stanley, James L.'55,'56,'57 Stanley, Mark'73,'74,75 Stansberry, Robert '69 Stautzenberger, Weldon 0. '46, '47, '48 Steadman, Nate'82,'83,'84 Steen, Elroy'77,'78,'79 Steffens, Karl K. '38 Stegent, Larry '67, '68, '69 Stephenson, Phillip (Manager)'80'81 Sterling, James R. '39, '40, '41 Stems, James B. 1896, '97, '98 Steymann, Walter R. '42 Stinson, Mike '68,'69 Stiteler, Robert H.'30 Stoss, Robert '79,'80,'81,'82 Stratton, Carl K.'72,'73,'74 Street, Gus C. 1899, '01, '02, '03, '04 Street, Robert L. (Manager) '48, '49 Stringfellow, lack C.'33 Strogen, Bobby '79, '80, '81,'82 Stuard, Kyle'80,'81,'82,'83 Stump, Craig'84, '85,'86, '87 Sturcken, Edward B.'42 Suggs, Tommy '82 Sullivan, Mike'89 Surovik, John H. (Manager) '52, '53 Svatek, Johnnie '77, '78, '79 Swan, Michael K.'63 Swedeen, John'70 Swilley, Dennis 73,74, '75, '76 Symes, Clarence '06, '07 Talbot, Layne'87,'88,'89,'90 Taliaferro, Darrell '73 Tankersley, Pick '85,'86 Tassos, Damon G.'43,'44 Tate, Marvin P. '52, '53, '54 Taylor, Anthony '86, '87 Taylor, Arthur W.'08,'09 Taylor, Kenneth'77,'78 Taylor, Loyd F.'55,'56,'57 Teague, Doug'76, '77, '78,79 Teague, Foster S.'53 Teague, Sammie R. (Manager) '59 Teal, Jimmy'82,'83,'84 Teate, Randall '76 Teichelman, Lance '90,'91, '92, '93 TenNapel, Garth '73, '74, '75 Terry, Sean '94, '95 Tewell, Dennis (Trainer) '67 Thelen, David'89,'90 Theriot, Sidney J. '52, '53, '54 Thomas, Clifford '69 Thomas, Cliffon'70 Thomas, Edwin W.'13,'14 Thomas, Patrick S. '72, '73, '74,'75 256 Texas A &M Thomas, Rodney'91,'92,'93, '94 Thomas, William '88, '89, '90 Thomason, James N. '38, '39,'40 Thompson, George E.'80 Thompson, Kyle (Trainer) '95 Thompson, Nash 0.'34 Thompson, Thomas E.'09 Thompson, Tony'85,'86,'87 Thompson, William '73, '74,'75,'76 Thornton, Penn B.'16 Thrower, John D. 1899, 1900 Thurmond, Albert N.72, '73,'74 Tidwell, Billy R.'49,'50,'51 Todd, Dick S.'36,'37,'38 Tolleson, Mike '96 Toney,Anthony'84,'85 Tomo, Frank V.'46 Tracey, John '56, '57, '58 Tracy, Carroll A. '28, '29, '30 Tracy, Henry C.'72,'73, '74, '75 Tracy, H.H. 1897 Trahan, Warren '73,'74 Trammell, Bud'73 Trimble, Murry H. '55.'56 Trimmier, Tim '73 Trew, Robert L.'13 Trott, Bobby (Trainer) '66 Tschantz, Todd '84, '85, '86 Tucker, Kevin'89,'90 Tucker, Lanning (Trainer) '85,'86 Tucker, M. Dwayne '48, '49, '50 Tucker, Rex '95 Tulis, Robert F.'41,'46,'47 Turley, Herbert E. '43, '46, '47,'48 Turner, 1.G.'37 Turner, Lafayette '86, '87, '98 Turner, Stanley S.'43 Tumey, John'68 V Ullrich, Charles E.33 Underwood, James'90 Uriegas, Alberto (Trainer) '84 Utay, Joe '05, '06, '07 Uzzell, William J. '63, '64 1� Vaden, Frank S. (Manager) '55 Valentine, Ira'82, '84, '85, '86 Vandervoort, A.S.'18,19 Van Dyke, Lewis E.'60,'62 Van Pelt, Thomas E. (Trainer) '60 Van Sant, Jon '80, '81, '82 Van Zandt, Roscoe L. '28, '30 Vassar, William C. (Manager) '63 Vaughn, John (Manager) '81,'82 Vaughn, Tommie'38,'39,'40 Veckert, Harman H. 1896,'97 Vela, Javier'67,'68 Velasquez, Joe '81,'82, '83,'84 Venetoulias, Manoli'95 Venetoulias, Terry'90,'91, '92,'93 Vesmirovsky, E.'10,'11, '12,'13 Vick, Richard P.'54 Vick, Roger'83, '84, '85, '86 Vincent, Kary'90,'91 Vitek, Richard D.'35,'36,'37 Vordenbaumen, Tim '93,'94 Voss, Kenneth R.'48 r, = Waddle, Percy '87,'88,'89 Waguespack, Keith '94 Walker, Alvin (Skip) '72, '73, '74,'75 Walker, Bill '86 Walker, David '73,74,76, '77 Walker, Elvis'82 Walker, George'66 Walker 11, Larry'93,'94,'95 Walker, L.E.'18 Walker, Shawn '83, '84 Walker, Shea'83,'84,'85,'86 Walker, Weldon F.'35 Walker, William E.'44 Walker, William T.'02,'03, '04,'05 Wallace, Aaron '86.'87, '88,'89 Wallace, Larry '91, '93 Ward, Arland L.'09 Ward, Brandon '94 Ward, C.E.'09,'10 Ward, Tim '79,'80,'82 Ward, Waylon 0.'63,'64 Ward, William R.'63 Ware, Derek'90 Warnke, Carl '73,74, '75 Washington, Mickey'87, '8$'89 Washington, William H.'12 Watkins, Ronald '81 Watson, Donald A.'54, '55,'56 Watson, Matt (Manager) '94 Watson, Steve '83 Watts, Arthur P. 1894 Watts, Claude D.'25,'26 Watts, Dale '68,'69 Waugh, C.A.'23,'24 Weaver, Mark'66, '67 Webb, Duncan '83,'84,'85 Webb, James '88, '89, '91 Webb, Richmond'86. '87. '88,'89 Webster, l.D.'40,'41,'42 Weghorst, Allan (Manager) '85 Weinert, Arthur 1900,'08 Weir, David (Trainer) '87,'88 Weir, H.B.'17 Weir, W.C.'19,'20,'21 Weiss, Joe H.'64,'65,'66 Welch, Bruce '73, '74, '75 Welch, F. Bamey'42,'46,'47 Wellborn, Joseph H.'63, '64,'65 Wells, Gaddy'67 Wendt, F.T.'21 Wesley, Dexter '90, '91, '92, '93 Wesson, T. Euel'39,'40,'41 West, Donald E.'64 Westbrook, Wm. A. (Manager) '62 Westerberg, Tom (Manager) '84 Westerfield, Ira Dan '64, '65, '66 Whatley, Richard E.'63, '64, '65 Wheat, Shannon (Trainer) '84, '85 Wheat, Wayne '69 Wheeler, Lee (Manager) '82, '83 Wheeler, Mark'90,'91 White, Finis L.'39 White, Joe R.'37,'38,'39 White, Junior '91, '92, '93, '94 White, Oscar M.'45 Whitehead. Gary'71, '72 Whitfield, Calvin '84, '85, '86 Whitfield, John T.'35,'36 Whitmore, Jack'67, '68, '69 Whittaker, Wray W.'46,'47, '48, '49 Whitwell, Mike *78, '79, '80,'81 Whyte, James A. '10 Wickerhan, James B.'64 Wiebold, Bill '71,72 Wiley, l.E.'43 Wilkerson, Grady '73, '74, '75,'76 Wilkins, W. Taylor'34,'35 Willenborg, James C. '62, '63 '64 Williams, Andre '93, '94, '95 Williams, Anthony'89, '90 Williams, Brandon (Trainer) '95 Williams, Cedric'93 Williams, Doug'84,'85 Williams, George'39 Williams, Greg'80,'81,'82 Williams, Jackie'73,'74. '1- Williams, Jimmie'80, '81. '82, '83 Williams, J. Maurice 39 Williams, Lee (Manager)'95 Williams, Michael '75,76, '77 Williams, Pat '95 Williams, Reggie 73,74 Williams, Robert H.'41,'42 Williams, Sammy'68 Williams, T.1.'05 Williams. W.B.'31,'32 Willis, Nicholas W.'34,'35 Willoughby, Jack (Manager) '71 Wilson, E.S.'16,'17,18, '19 Wilson, Fay'23,'24,'25 Wilson, Matt'84,'85,'86, '87 Wilson, Richard 0.'22,23 Wilson, Robert '88,'89,'90 Wilson, Roy D. (Trainer)'63 Wilson, Sean '87,'88,'89, '90 Wilson. T.F. '20, '21,'22, '23 Wilson, W.W.'24 Winkler, Andrew 1897,'98 Winkler, lames C. '45,'46, '47,'48 Winkler, Lawrence E.'52, '53,'54 Winn, W.E.'21 Withers, John '82 Wolf, Herbert J. '54, '55 Wolf, William M.'30 Wood, Frank M. '39 Wood, Joe'66 Wood, Kristen (Trainer) '95 Woddard, George'75,'76, '77,'79 Woodard. Mike (Trainer) '76 Woodfin, Jim (Manager) '86, '87,'88 Woodland, Sully'32,'33 Woodman, Cony N. '04, '06 Woodman, James 0.'30 Woodman, V.W.'25,'26 Woodside, Keith '83,'85, '86,'87 Work, Chris '88 Worthing, Evan E.'01,'02 Wright, Charlie E.'43,'46, '47, '48 Wright, Don'77,'78 Wright, Fred G. '35 Wright, James '55, '56, '57 Wright, Larry '73 Wright, R.C.'43,'46 Wright, Richard H.'32 Wright, Will'79,'80, '81, '82 Wurzback, Mark '84,'85, '86 Wyatt, Sherrod'94 Wylie. H.P.'26 Wylie, Randy'83,'84,'85 Yates, Paul T.'44 Yeargain, C.W.'44,'45 Yeoman, William F.'45 Yocum, Cill'71 Young, Gary'76 Young, Roy 0. '35.'36,'37 Zachery, James '77, '78, '79 Zachry, Ben '84, '85 Zapalac, Willie F.'41,'42,'46 Zarafonetis, George H.'28, '29 Zedler, Otto F. (Manager) '16 Zuch, Howard W.'51,'52 1996 Football 257 I W111 It U / 7 T T "R. C. is the best in the business. His working rela- tionship ivitb the NFL is tremendous. The kids couldn't have a better place to prepare for a career in the NFL. He takes a personal interest in each player. He runs a responsible program with good SON people as well as good players. � Mike Allman Player Personnel Director Seattle Seabajvks E77 60 ... Aggies on 1995 NFL Rosters 11 260... Big 12 Schools with Most Players in NFL 7) 261 ... All-Time Aggie Pros 164 ... Aggies in the Pro Draft 264 Aggies in the 1996 Draft 266... A&M a Haven for Defensive Backs 267 ... Texas A&M: Linebacker 9 267 ... The Wreck h7 q Crew 261... From A&M to NFL ISO 260 Texas A &M A99ies on 1995 NFL Rosters (Z 8) (Listed players were on opening day rosters or were added as the season progressed.) Arizona Cardinals Eric England, Defensive Line ; r • a . `s Now York Giants Marcus Buckley, Linebacker Now York Jets Aaron Glenn, Defensive Back Gary Jones, Defensive Back Oakland Raiders Aaron Wallace, Linebacker Philadelphia Eagles Derrick Frazier, Defensive Back William Thomas, Linebacker San Francisco 49ers Antonio Armstrong, Linebacker Seattle Seahawks Sam Adams, Defensive Line James McKeehan, Tight End Tampa Bay Buccaneers Mark Wheeler, Defensive Line ' a Carolina Panthers Steve Lofton, Defensive Back Chicago Bears Jerry Fontenot, Offensive Line Dallas Cowboys Kevin Smith, Defensive Back Denver Broncos Rod Bernstine, Running Back Detroit Lions Jeff Jones, Offensive Line Green Bay Packers Mike Arthur, Offensive Line Houston Oilers Ray Childress, Defensive Line Rodney Thomas, Running Back Indianapolis Colts Quentin Coryatt, Linebacker Clif Groce, Running Back Jason Mathews, Offensive Line Jacksonville Jaguars Mickey Washington, Defensive Back Kansas City Chiefs Greg Hill, Running Back Miami Dolphins Richmond Webb, Offensive Line Robert Wilson, Running Back Minnesota Vikings Keith Alex, Offensive Line Pat Cunningham, Offensive Line f� Big I Z Schools with the Most Players on NFL Rosters (1995 season) i ��1.�;'1 � MRN E Baylor .................. 10 Iowa State .............. i Colorado ............... 28 Kansas .................... 9 Texas Tech.............. 4 Nebraska ...............27 Kansas State........... 8 Texas .................. 15 Oklahoma State ..... 8 -- — O klahoma ............. 14 Missouri ................. 7 Total ....................... 162 ■ FT (Played at least one game with listed team) Alex, Keith (oL) Atlanta Falcons (1993 -94) Minnesota Vikings (1995- present) Alexander, Joe (OG) New York Giants (1928) Allen, Grady (LB) Atlanta Falcons (1969 -72) Allison, Jim (E) New York Giants (1928) Armstrong, Adger (RB) Houston Oilers (1980 -82) Tampa Bay Buccaneers (1983 -85) Armstrong, Antonio (LB) San Francisco 49ers (1995 - present) Arthur, Mike (m) Cincinnati Bengals(1991 -93) New England Patriots (1993 -94) Green Bay Packers (1995- present) F'11 Baldwin, Keith (DC) Cleveland Browns (1982 -85) San Diego Chargers (1987-88) Los Angeles Raiders (1988) Bates, Patrick (DB) Los Angeles Raiders (1993 -94) Atlanta Falcons (1996 - present) Bean, Bubba (RB) Atlanta Falcons (1976 -80) Beck, Ken (r) Green Bay Packers (1959-60) Bernstine, Rod (RB) San Diego Chargers (1987 -92) Denver Broncos (1993-95) Bob, Adam (LB) New York Jets (1989) Breding, Ed (LB) Washington Redskins (1967 -68) Britt, Rankin (E) Philadelphia Eagles (1939) Brooks, Chet (DB) San Francisco 49ers (1988-90) Broussard, Fred roc) Pittsburgh Steelers (1955) Brupbacher, Ross (LB) Chicago Bears (1970-73) Bryant, Domingo (DB) Houston Oilers (1987 -88) Bucek, Felix (c) Pittsburgh Steelers (1946) Buckley, Marcus (LB) New York Giants (1993 - present) Buckley, Marcus (LB) New York Giants (1993-present) Buckman, Tom (TE) Denver Broncos (1969) Bulnoch, Glenn (c) Cincinnati Bengals (1976 -82) Tampa Bay Buccaneers (1983 -84) Bullitt, Jerry (LB) Washington Redskins (1984-86) Caffey, Lee Roy (LB) Philadelphia Eagles (1963) Green Bay Packers (1964-69) Chicago Bears (1970) Dallas Cowboys (1971) San Diego Chargers (1972) Cannon, Billy, Jr. (LB) Crow, John David (RB) Chicago -St. Louis Cardinals (1958 -64) San Francisco 49ers Q965-68) Cunningham, Pat (oL) Indianapolis Colts (1990 -91) Phoenix Cardinals (1992-93) Minnesota Vikings (1995- present) u Darwin, Matt (c) Philadelphia Eagles (1986 -90) Dausin, Brian (c) Houston Gamblers (1984 -85) Dean, Jimmy (r) Houston Oilers (1978) Dennard, Mark (c) Miami Dolphins (1979 -83) Philadelphia Eagles (1984 -85) Dickey, Curtis (RB) Indianapolis Colts (1980 -85) Cleveland Browns (1985 -86) Dusek, Brad (LB) Washington Redskins (1974-81) 1996 Football 261 Dallas Cowboys (1984) Carpenter, Ron (E) San Diego Chargers (1964-65) Carter, Gerald (wR) New York Jets (1980) Tampa Bay Buccaneers (1981 -87) Cheek, Louis (r) Miami Dolphins (1988 -89) Dallas Cowboys (1990) Philadelphia Eagles (1990) Green Bay Packers (1991-92) Childress, Ray (DE) Houston Oilers (1985- present) Clark, Mike (x) Philadelphia Eagles (1963) Pittsburgh Steelers (1964 -67) Dallas Cowboys (1968 -71 and 1973) Buffalo Bills (1972) Conrad, Bobby Joe (wR) Chicago -St. Louis Cardinals (1960 -68) Corrington, Kip (oB) Denver Broncos (1989-90) Coryatt, Quentin (LB) Indianapolis Colts (1992- present) Coston, Fred (c) Philadelphia Eagles (1939) Crooms, Chris (DB) Los Angeles Rams (1992) Jl E Elmendorf, Dave (s) Los Angeles Rams (1971 -79) Evans, Robert (E) Houston Oilers (1965) Fields, Edgar (DT) Atlanta Falcons (1977 -80) Detroit Lions (1981) Fontenot, Jerry (oL) Chicago Bears (1989 - present) Franklin, Tony (PK) Philadelphia Eagles (1979 -83) New England Patriots (1984 -87) Miami Dolphins (1988) Frazier, Derrick (DB) Philadelphia Eagles (1993 - present) Frey, Dick (DE) Kansas City Chiefs (1960) Houston Oilers (1961) Fuller, Jeff (De) San Francisco 49ers (1984 -89) Garrett, Shane (wR) Cincinnati Bengals (1991) Goode, Bob (e) Washington Redskins (1949 - 51,1954 -55) Philadelphia Eagles (1955) Gray, Tim (De) St. Louis Cardinals (1975) Kansas City Chiefs (1976 -78) San Francisco 49ers (1979) Green, Jacob (DE) Seattle Seahawks (1980 -92) Greene, Doug (DJ) St. Louis Cardinals (1978) Croce, Clif (Re) Indianapolis Colts (1995- present) Guthrie, Keith (DL) San Diego Chargers (1984) I �, Hall, Ken (RE) Chicago -St. Louis Cardinals (1959, 1961) Houston Oilers (1960 -61) Hardy, David (PLK) Los Angeles Raiders (1987) Hargett, Edd (Qe) New Orleans Saints (1969 -72) Harris, Rod (wR) New Orleans Saints (1989) Dallas Cowboys (1990) Philadelphia Eagles (1990 -91) Hayes, Lester (De) Los Angeles Raiders (1977 -86) Hector, Johnny (Ra) New York Jets (1983 -92) Hobbs, Bill (LE) Philadelphia Eagles (1969 -71) New Orleans Saints (1972) Holland, Johnny (LB) Green Bay Packers (1987 -93) Hopkins, Jerry (LE) Denver Broncos (1963-66) Miami Dolphins (1967 -68) Oakland Raiders (1968) Howard, Todd (La) Kansas City Chiefs (1987 -88) Howell, John Cotton (E) San Francisco 49ers (1948) Hunt, Joel (Asst. Coach) Baltimore Colts (1947) Jackson, Earnest (RR) San Diego Chargers (1983-84) Philadelphia Eagles (1985 -86) Pittsburgh Steelers (1986 -88) Jackson, Robert (Le) Cleveland Browns (1978 -81) Atlanta Falcons (1982) Jones, Gary (DB) Pittsburgh Steelers (1990 -94) New York Jets (1995 - present) Jones, Mike (TE) Minnesota Vikings (1990 -93) Indianapolis Colts (1993) Jones, Jeff (oL) Detroit Lions (1995- present) Kelm, Larry (LB) Los Angeles Rams (1987 -92) Kendrick, Jim (T) Chicago Bears (1924) New York Giants (1927) Krueger, Charles (E) San Francisco 49ers (1959 -73) Krueger, Rolf (E) St. Louis Cardinals (1969 -71) San Francisco 49ers (1972 -74) Kubala, Ray (c) Denver Broncos (1964-67) Kubiak, Gary (QJJ) Denver Broncos (1983-91) (Asst. Coach) San Francisco 49ers (1994) Denver Broncos (1995-present) Lary, Yale (De) Detroit Lions (1952 -53, 1956 -64) Lewis, Darren (RB) Chicago Bears (1991 -92) Green Bay Packers (1993) Lewis, Mark (TE) Green Bay Packers (1985-87) Detroit Lions (1987 -88) Little, Jack (T) Baltimore Colts (1953 -54) Lofton, Steve (DB) Phoenix Cardinals (1991 -94) Carolina Panthers (1995- present) N McCrumbly, John (LB) Buffalo Bills (1975) Mcilhany, Dan (De) Los Angeles Rams (1965) McKeehan, James (TE) Seattle Seahawks (1995- present) Malone, Charles (E) Chicago Bears (1933) Washington Redskins (193740) Marshall, Tank (DT) New York Jets (1977) Maxwell, Tommy (DJ ?) Baltimore Colts (1969 -70) Oakland Raiders (1971 -73) Houston Oilers (1974) Mikeska, Russell (7E) Atlanta Falcons (1979 -83) Milstead, Charles (QE) Houston Oilers (1960 -61) Montgomery, James B. (T) Detroit Lions (1946) Moore, Allen (E) Green Bay Packers (1939) Moore, Mack (DE) British Columbia Lions (1981 -84) Miami Dolphins (1985 -86) San Diego Chargers (1986) Moorman, Mo (G) Kansas City Chiefs (1968 -72) Mosley, Mike (wR) Buffalo Bills (1982 -84) Myers, Prank (T) Minnesota Vikings (1978 -80) Murrah, W. E. "Cap" (c) Canton Bulldogs (1922) O'Neal, Steve (P) New York Jets (1969 -72) New Orleans Saints (1973) Osborne, Richard (TE) New York Jets (1976) Philadelphia Eagles (1976 -78) St. Louis Cardinals (1979) Paine, Jeff rLB) Kansas City Chiefs (1984 -85) Pannell, Ernie (T) Green Bay Packers (1941 -4$ 1945) Pardee, Jack (LB) Los Angeles Rams (1957 -70) Washington Redskins (1971-72) (Head Coach) Chicago Bears (1975 -77) Washington Redskins (1978-80) San Diego Chargers (1980-81) Houston Gamblers (1984) Houston Oilers (1990 - present) Price, Charles (E) Detroit Lions (194041, 1945) Price, Terry (DE) Chicago Bears (1990) Pugh, Marion (QB) New York Giants (1941, 1945) Pyburn, Jack (on Miami Dolphins (1966 -68) fexaS A &M Reeves, Ken (oG) Philadelphia Eagles (1985 -89) Cleveland Browns (1990) Richardson, Bucky (QB) Houston Oilers (1992 -94) Rislen, Cody (G) Cleveland Browns (1979 -83; 85 -89) Roaches, Carl (wR) Houston Oilers (1980 -84) New Orleans Saints (1985) Robinson, Jeroy (LB) Denver Broncos (1990) Phoenix Cardinals (1990) Robison, Tommy (oT) Houston Gamblers (1984 -85) Green Bay Packers (1987 -88) Atlanta Falcons (1989) Robnett, Marshall (G) Chicago Cardinals (1943, 45) Pittsburgh Steelers (1944) Rogers, Cullen (RB) Pittsburgh Steelers (1946) Roper, John (LB) Chicago Bears (1989 -93) Dallas Cowboys (1993) Philadelphia Eagles (1993 - present) Ruby, Martin (T) New York Giants (1946 -50) Saskatchewan Rough Riders (1951 -54) Saddler, Rod (DE) Phoenix Cardinals (1987-91) Cincinnati Bengals (1991) Sanders, Eugene (T) Tampa Bay Buccaneers (1979 -85) Sanders, Thomas (RB) Chicago Bears (1985 -89) Philadelphia Eagles (1990 -91) Stier, Rich (TE) Miami Dolphins (1987) Simonini, Ed (LB) Baltimore Colts (1976 -81) New Orleans Saints (1982) Smith, Kevin (DB) Dallas Cowboys (1992 - present) Smith, Robert L. (B) Detroit Lions (1953 -54) Sparkman, Alan (DT) Los Angeles Rams (194849) Stallings, Gene (Asst. Coach) Dallas Cowboys (1972 -85) (Head Coach) St. Louis Cardinals (1986 -87) Phoenix Cardinals (1988 -89) Stanley, Jim (Head Coach) Michigan Panthers (1983-84) Stautzenberger, Odell (oL) Cleveland Rams, Buffalo Bills (1949.52) Stegent, Larry (RB) St. Louis Cardinals (1971) Swilley, Dennis (c) Minnesota Vikings (1977 -83) Minnesota Vikings (1985 -87) Tassos, Damon (G) Detroit Lions (1945 -46) Green Bay Packers (1947 -49) Teal, Jimmy (wR) Buffalo Bills (1985 -86) Seattle Seahawks(1987 -88) Miami Dolphins (1988) Ten Napel, Garth (LB) Detroit Lions (1976 -77) Atlanta Falcons (1978) Thomas, Pat (DB) Los Angeles Rams (1976 -82) Thomas, Rodney (LB) Houston Oilers (1995- pre5ent) Thomas, William (LB) Philadelphia Eagles (1991- present) Thomason, James (B) Detroit Lions (1945) Tidwell, Billy (RB) San Francisco 49ers(1954) Toney, Anthony (RB) Philadelphia Eagles (1986 -90) Tracey, John (LB) St. Louis Cardinals (1959 -60) Philadelphia Eagles (1961) Buffalo Bills (1962 -67) If — Valentine, Ira (RB) Houston Oilers (1987) Vick, Roger (RB) New York Jets (1987 -89) Philadelphia Eagles (1990) Washington, Mickey (DB) New England Patriots (1990 -91) Washington Redskins (1992) Buffalo Bills (1993 -94) Jacksonville Jaguars (1995 - present) Webb, Richmond (OL) Miami Dolphins (1990- present) Wellborn, Joe (c) New York Giants (1966-67) Wheeler, Mark (DL) Tampa Bay Buccaneers (1992 - present) Whitwetl, Mike (DB) Cleveland Browns (1982 -83) Wilde, George (B) Washington Redskins (1947) Williams, Doug (oT) Houston Oilers (1986 -88) Williams, Mike (cB) Montreal Alouettes (1980-81) Wilson, Faye (B) New York Giants (1927 -32) Green Bay Packers (1931) Wilson, Robert (RB) Tampa Bay Buccaneers (1991) Miami Dolphins (1995- present) Winkler, Jim (T) Los Angeles Rams (1951 -52) Baltimore Colts (1953) Woodside, Keith (RB) Green Bay Packers (1988-91) Dallas Cowboys (1992) Young, Roy (T) Washington Redskins (1938) Walker, Skip (RB) Montreal Alouettes (1980 -81) Ottawa RoughRiders (1982 -90) Wallace, Aaron (LB) Los Angeles Raiders (1990 - present) Zachery, James (LB) Montreal Alouettes (1980 -84) Edmonton Eskimos (1985 -87) 1996 Football 263 �... A99ies in the Pro Draft (Z 18) By Year, the List ofAggies Drafted, Round Picked and Pro Team (Highlighted are 1st Round Draft Picks) 1996 (6) Reggie Brown, LB 1st- Detroit Lions Leeland McElroy, RB 2nd- Arizona Cardinals Ray Mickens, DB 3rd -New York Jets Detron Smith, RB 3rd - Denver Broncos Hunter Goodwin, TE 4th- Minnesota Vikings Hayward Clay, TE 6th -St. Louis Rams 1995(t) Rodney Thomas, RB 3rd - Houston Oilers Antonio Armstrong 6th-San Francisco 49ers 1994 (6) Sam Adams, DL 1st - Seattle Seahawks Aaron Glenn, DB I st -New York Jets Greg Hill, RB Ist- Kansas City Chiefs Eric England, DL 3rd - Arizona Cardinals Jason Mathews, OL 3rd - Indianapolis Colts Lance Teichelman, DL 7th - Indianapolis Colts 1993 (3) Patrick Bates, DB 1st -Los Angeles Raiders Marcus Buckley, LB 3rd -New York Giants Derrick Frazier, DB 3rd - Philadelphia Eagles 1992 (8) Quentin Coryatt, LB Ist- Indianapolis Colts Kevin Smith, DB Ist- Dallas Cowboys Mark Wheeler, DL 3rd -Tampa Bay Buccaneers Chris Crooms, DB 5th -Los Angeles Rams Kary Vincent, DB 6th -New Orleans Saints Bucky Richardson, QB 8th - Houston Oilers Keith Ale:, OL 9th - Atlanta Falcons Keith McAfee, RB 11th -San Diego Chargers 1991 (7) Robert Wilson, FB 3rd -Tampa Bay Buccaneers William Thomas, LB 4th- Philadelphia Eagles Mike Arthur, OL 5th- Cincinnati Bengals Dennis Ransom, TE 6th- Washington Redskins Darren Lewis, RB 6th- Chicago Bears Larry Horton, DB 8th- Chicago Bears Shane Garrett, WR 9th- Cincinnati Bengals 1990 (8) Richmond Webb, OL Ist- Dliami Dolphins Aaron Wallace, LB 2nd -Los Angeles Raiders Mike Jones, TE 3rd - Mnnesota Vikings Leroy Robinson, LB 4th- Denver Broncos Pat Cunanigham, OL 4th - Indianapolis Colts Mickey Washington, DB 8th- Phoenix Cardinals Gary Jones, DB 9th- Pittsburgh Steelers Terry Price, DL 10th - Chicago Bears 1989 (5) John Roper, LB 2nd - Chicago Bears Jerry Fontenot, OL 3rd - Chicago Bears Rod Harris, WR 4th - Houston Oilers Dana Batiste, LB 9th -Miami Dolphis Adam Bob, LB 12th -New York Jets 1988 (4) Keith Woodside, RB 3rd -Green Bay Packers Louis Cheek, OL 8th -Miami Dolphins Kip Carrington, DB 9th - Detroit Lions Chet Brooks, DB 11th-San Francisco 49ers 1987(g) 2R" oger Vick, RB Ist -New York lets'''': od Bernstine, TE/RB 1st -San Diego Chargers Johnny Holland, LB 2nd -Green Bay Packers Todd Howard, LB 3rd - Kansas City Chiefs Larry Kelm, LB 4th-Los Angeles Rams Rod Saddler, DL 4th-St. Louis Cardinals Steve Buililt, LB 8th - Cleveland Browns Ira Valentine, RB 12th - Houston Oilers 1986 (6) Anthony Toney, RB 2nd - Philadelphia Eagles Doug Williams, OL 2nd -New York Jets Matt Darwin, OL 4th - Philadelphia Eagles Domingo Bryant, DB 6th - Pittsburgh Steelers Wayne Asberry, DB 9th - Washington Redskins Randy D lusin, OL I lth- Cleveland Browns 1985 (6) Ray Chlldress, DL 1st - Houston � filers Matt Darwin, OL 5th - Dallas Cowboys Jimmy Teal, WR 5th- Kansas City Chiefs Ken Reeves, OL 6th - Philadelphia Eagles Mark Lewis, TE 6th -Green Bay Packers Thomas Sanders, RB 9th- Chicago Bears .: 1984 (6) Billy Cannon, LB 1st - Dallas Cowboys Jeff Fuller, LB 5th -San Francisco 49ers Jeff Paine, LB 5th- Kansas City Chiefs Keith Guthrie, DL 6th-San Diego Chargers Don Jones, WR 9th- Cleveland Browns Tommy Robison, OL SD (2nd) - Cleveland Browns 1983 (3) Johnny Hector, RB 2nd -New York Jets Earnest Jackson. RB 8th -San Diego Chargers Gary Kubiak, QB 8th - Denver Broncos 1981 (Z) Keith Baldwin, DL 2nd - Cleveland Browns Mike Whitwell, WR 6th - Cleveland Browns 1981 (1) Mike Mosley, WR 3rd- Kansas City Chiefs Mack Moore, DL 6th -Miami Dolphins 1980 (5) Curtis Dickey, RB Ist- Baltimore Colts Jacob Green. DL 1st - Seattle Seahawks Gerald Carter, WR 9th -Tampa Bay Buccaneers George Woodard, RB I lth-New Orleans Saints James Zachry, LB -DL 11th -New York lets 1979 (3) Tony Franklin, PK 3rd - Philadelphia Eagles Cody I lsien, OL 7th - Cleveland Browns Eugene Sanders, DL 8th -Tampa Bay Buccaneers 1978 (3) Frank Myers, OL 5th- Baltimore Colts Mark Dennard, OL 10th -Miami Dolphins Michael WlHams, DB 11th - Washington Redskins 264 texas A &H 1977 (6) Robert Jackson, LB Ist - - eerland Browns Dennis Swilley, TE 2nd - Minnesota Vikings Tank Marshall, DL 3rd -New York Jets Edgar Fields, DL 3rd - Atlanta Falcons Lester Hayes, DB 5th - Oakland Raiders Jimmy Dean, DL 4th - Kansas City Chiefs 1976 (10) Bubba Bean, RB Pat Thomas, DB 2nd -Los Angeles Rams Glenn Bulnoch, OL 2nd - Cincinnati Bengals Ed Simonini, LB 3rd - Baltimore Colts Garth Ten Naple, LB 7th- Detroit Lions Jackie Williams, DB 7th- Kansas City Chiefs Richard Osborne, TE 9th- Philadelphia Eagles Bruce Welch, OL 9th -Tampa Bay Buccaneers Skip Walker, RB I Ith- Houston Oilers Carl Roaches, WR 14th -Tampa Bay Buccaneers 1975 (4) Tim Gray, DB 1't-S. Louis Cardinals John McCrumbly, LB 5th- Kansas City Chiefs James Daniels, DB 7th - Oakland Raiders Rickey Seeker, OL 17th- Houston Oilers 1973 (5) Brad Dusek, DB 3rd -New England Patriots David Callaway, OT 9th -New England Patriots Jim Krimpkin, OL 10th -New York Jets Homer May, TE 11th -New England Patriots Ralph Sacra, OL 14th - Philadelphia Eagles 1971 (1) Leonard Forey, OL 6th - Cleveland Browns David Hoot, DB 12th -Los Angeles Rams 1971 (1) Dave Elmendorf, DB 3rd -Los Angeles Rams Jim Sheffield, PK 12th - Kansas City Chiefs 1970 (3) Larry Stegent, RB 1st -St. Louis Cardin Is Billy Bob Barnett, DL 3rd - Kansas City Chiefs Barney Harris, DB 9th - Baltimore Colts 1969 (9) Tommy Maxwell, DB 2nd - Baltimore Colts Tom Buckman, TE 12th -Green Bay Packers George Resley, DL 12th- Houston Oilers Steve O'Neal, P 13th -New York Jets Edd Hargett, QB 16th -New Orleans Saints Rolf Krueger, DL St. Louis Cardinals Wendell HOusley, RB Minnesota Vikings Billy Hobbs, LB Philadelphia Eagles Bob Long, WR Chicago Bears 1968 (1) Maurice Moorman, O 1st - Kansas City Chiefs 1967 (4) Randy Matson, OL 5th - Atlanta Falcons lack Pyburn, OL 11th -Miami Dolphins Ed Breding, TE 15th- Washington Redskins Larry Lee, WR 17th - Houston Oilers 1966 (4) Phil Scoggln, P 14th -Miami Dolphins Randy Matson, OL 17th- Baltimore Colts Ken McLean, RB 8th -Green Bay Packers Ken McLean, Will 20th - Kansas City Chiefs 1965 (1) Gene Ray Hinze, OL 18th- Kansas City Chiefs Bobby Evans, OL 18th -San Diego Chargers 1964 (1) Ron Carpenter, WR 12th -San Diego Chargers Ray Kubala, OL 7th - Denver Broncos 1963 (4) Lee Roy Caffey, LB 4th - Houston Oilers Jerry Hopkins, OL 4th - Houston Oilers Lee Roy Caffey, LB 7th- Philadelphia Eagles George Hogan, OL 18th - Oakland Raiders Sam Byer, LB 22nd - Houston Oilers 1961 (1) Randy Sims, RB 18th -Green Bay Packers 1960 (3) Gale Oliver, OL Exp. (Ist)- Dallas Texans Charlie Milstead, QB Exp. (lsO -San Diego Chargers Gordon LeBoeuf, RB Exp. (2nd)-New York Titans 1959 (1) Ken Beck, OT 4th - Chicago Cardinals John Tracey, Will 4th -Los Angeles Rams 1958 (6) John David Crow, RB Ist- Chicago Cardinals Charles Krueger, OL 1st -San Francisco 49ers Bobby Joe Conrad, DB 5th -New York Giants Bobby Marks, DB 5th -Los .Angeles Rams Ken Hall, RB 14th- Baltimore Colts Roddy Osborne, RB 17th - Cleveland Browns 1957(t) Jack Pardee, RB 2nd -Los Angeles Rams George Gfllar, B 23rd- Detroit Lions 1956 (1) lack Powell, OL 8th - Detroit Lions 1955 (3) Fred Broussard, OL 4th- Pittsburgh Steelers Elwood Kettier, QB 14th -New York Giants Bernie Sinclair, Will 29th- Pittsburgh Steelers 1954 (1) Don Ellis, DB 5th- Baltimore Colts 1953 (3) lack Little, OL 5th- Baltimore Colts Darrow Hooper, OL 10th -New York Giants Ray Graves, RB 27th - Baltimore Colts 1951 (5) Yale Lary, DB 3rd - Detroit Lions Billy Tidwell, RB 3rd -San Francisco 49ers Glenn Lippmann, RB 22nd - Chicago Cardinals Sam Moses, OL 27th- Chcago Cardinals Hugh Meyer, OL 27th -Los Angeles Rams Russ Hudeck, OT 29th - Dallas Texans 1951 (1) Bob Smith, RB 4th - Cleveland Browns Bob Bates, OC 16th- Washington Redskins 1950 (1) Andy Hillhouse, WR 12th -Los Angeles Rams 1949 (4) Bob Goode, RB Ist-lVashingioll Redskins Jim Winkler, OL 3rd -Los Angeles Rams Jim Winkler, OL 2nd -San Francisco 49ers (AAFC Secret) Bob Goode 13th - Chicago Bears Bobby Goff, RB 25th- Pittsburgh Steelers 1947 (3) Monte MoncrieL OL 6th -Green Bay Packers Buryi Hall, DB 19th- Detroit Lions Leo Daniels, OL 23rd -Miami Bob Tuffs, OT 29th- Detroit Lions 1946 (7) Lynn Dickey, RB 6th - Chicago Cardinals Grant Darnell, OL 7th -Green Bay Packers Monte Moncrief, OT 10th - Washington Redskins George Strohmeyer, OL 11th -Los Angeles Rams Bob Butchofsky, DB 14th - Washington Redskins Marion Flanagan, DB 24th - Washington Redskins Jim Hallmark, DB 26th - Washington Redskins 1945 (1) Ed Dusek, DL 29th - Chicago Cardinals Otto Payne, OL 30th - Chicago Cardinals 1944 (1) Leo Daniels, OL 12th - Chicago Cardinals Bob Butchofsky, DB 28th -Green Bay Packers 1943 (5) Bill Henderson, WR 7th - Cleveland Rams Cullen Rogers, RB 16th - Cleveland Rams Felix Bueek, OL 17th - Pittsburgh Steelers Elvin Simmons, ?Y 19th - Chicago Cardinals Willie Zapalac, RB 20th- Pittsburgh Steelers 1941 (1) Martin Ruby, OT 3rd - Chicago Bears Willie Zapalac, RB 6th -Los Angeles Dons 1941 (7) John Kimbrough, RB Ist- Chicago Cardinals Jim Thomason, RB Ist- Detroit Lions Marion Pugh, QB 2nd - Philadelphia Eagles Marshall Robnett, OT 6th - Chicago Cardinals Ernie Pannell, OL 14th -Green Bay Packers Bill Conatser, DB 14th - Philadelphia Eagles Charley Henke, OL 19th - Philadelphia Eagles 1940 (1) Joe Boyd, OT 4th - Washington Redskins 1939 (4) Dick Todd, RB 3rd - Washington Redskins Fred Coston. DB 5th - Philadelphia Eagles Rankin Britt, OL 9th - Philadelphia Eagles Bruno Schroeder, DL 10th -New York Giants 1938(t) Joe Routt, OG 2nd - Cleveland Rams Roy Young, OT 5th- Washington Redskins -1984 supplemental draft 1996 Football ft - *. First Round NFL Draft Choices From Texas A &M (23) 1995 Reggie Brown ...................... Detroit Lions 1994 Sam Adams .......................... Seattle Seahawks Aaron Glenn ........................ New York Jets Greg Hill . ............................... Kansas City Chiefs 1993 Patrick Bates ....................... Los Angeles Raiders 1992 Quentin Coryatt ................ Indianapolis Colts K evin Smith .. D Cowboys 1990 Richmond Webb ................ Miami Dolphins 1987 Rod Bernstine ..................... San Diego Chargers Roger Vick ............................ New York Jets .............-- --- 1985 Ray Childress ...................... Houston Oilers 1984 Billy Cannon, Ir ................ Dallas Cowboys 1980 Curtis Dickey ....................... Baltimore Colts 1977 Robert Jackson .................. Cleveland Browns 1976 Bubba Bean .......................... Atlanta Falcons 1975 Tim Gray . ............................... St. Louis Cardinals 1970 Larry Stegent ...................... St. Louis Cardinals 1968 Maurice Moorman............ Kansas City Chiefs 1958 John David Crow .............. St. Louis Cardinals Cha rlie Kru eger ................. San Francisco 49ers 1949 Bob Goode ............................ Washington Redskins 1941 John Kimbrough ............... St. Louis Cardinals Jim Thomason .................... Detroit Lions A&H a Haven for Defensive Backs Although Texas A&M is highly regarded for producing professional caliber linebackers and running backs, A&M also is a hotbed for defensive backs. Texas A&M has produced more All -Pro defensive backs than any other school in college football. They are. Dave Elmendorf Los Angeles Rams 1971 -79 L ester Hayes Oakland /Los Angeles Raiders 1977 -87 Yale Lary Detroit Lions 1952 -64 Bob Smith Detroit Lions 1949 -53 Pat Thomas Los Angeles Rams 1976 -82 266 Texas A &H by Jerry Wizig Houston Chronicle Sack 'em & Stack 'em. F or two decades, that has been the trademark of Texas A &M defenses. Especially with pass - oriented offenses in style today, A &M's method of all -out assault against opposing quarterbacks has carried the Aggies to the level —and perhaps past it— of the Linebacker U. status once reserved for Penn State. Some ofthem, like Johnny Holland and William Thomas, arrive atA&M as former high school quarterbacks. Some, like Marcus Buckley, were schoolboy running backs. Others, like Jason Atkinson, come in with less glowing credentials and develop into linebackers of stature. "Our style is just to play with reckless abandon so that we measure up to the guys who came before us," says 1991 SWC defensive player of the year Quentin Coryatt. "Guys like Dana Batiste and Adam Bob, they played the way I like to play — run to the ball and hit hard. Once we put pressure on the quarterback, our secondary was so good he didn't have time to look very long (for a receiver). He had to pull it down and run." Led by its linebackers, the A &M defense led the nation in total defense in 1991, allowing just 222.4 yards per game. The t "Wrecking Crew" led the Southwest Conference in all four defensive categories the past three seasons (1991- 92 -93) lead- ing A &M to a three -peat with perfect Southwest Conference records and setting a league record with 22 straight SWC wins. "We identify with trying to be the No. 1 defense in the country and lead in sacks, just a total defense," Buckley says. Since 1985, A &M has recorded 398 sacks for 2,688 yards in losses, about 1.6 miles. A linebacker and end on defense at Fort Worth Eastern Hills, Buckley remembers watching John Roper and Aaron Wallace on television. "I wanted to see if I had a chance to be one of those guys," says Buckley, who led the Aggies in 1992 with 12 sacks for 100 yards, 18 quarterback pressures and four recovered fumbles. R.C. Slocum, A &M's head coach, was Jackie Sherrill's defensive coordinator in 1983 when the Aggies switched from the 4 -3 to their present 3 -4. It was a simple �pebaake i L decision, really, a matter of personnel fitting style. Ray Childress, who had been a defensive tackle as a freshman, slid over to end. "We had a number of linebackers and not many defen- sive linemen," Slocum recalls. "Over the years since then, we've been able to take guys with �1 speed and aggressiveness and put them at spots that fit them, where strength and size are not all that important. "Roperweighed 205 when we played Auburn in the Cotton Bowl (on New Year's Day 1986). Ken Ford (one of the Aggies' first outside linebackers) played regularly at 203. Jeff Fuller was an inside linebacker here, and the 49ers drafted him to playa nickel linebacker (until a career- ending injury). "I think that the guys we recruit now know that our The Wrecking style of play — blitzing and g putting pressure on the quar C re w : A &M Big terback with man-to -man cov- S ack Attack erage in the secondary — is go- ing to show the same qualities regulcv seaona only/ the pros look for." Y ear QBS. Games -Avg. Those recruits come in 1995 42 -259 11 -4.0 to visit and are shown films of thos a who have played the i r position before— inside line- backers like Larry Kelm, Johnny Holland, Steve Bullitt SM and Dana Batiste, outside 1989 37 -292 I1 -3.4 linebackers like Billy Can- 1988 48 -336 12 -4.0 non, Todd Howard, John 1987 45 -330 11 -4.1 1986 49 -321 11 -45 Roper, Aaron Wallace, William Thomas and Marcus 1985 46 -227 11 -4.2 Buckley. Before Sherrill, Emory Bellard'sstaff —which Total 398 -2688 101 -3.9 included Slocum —brought the Aggies defense to x -set school records for sacks. yards national prominence with the 4 -3. A&M consis- and average per game tently ranked in the NCAA's top 10 statistically. Bellard's first recruiting class in 1972 included outside linebackers Ed Simonini and Garth Ten Napel. Later, middle linebacker Robert Jackson appeared headed to an all -pro NFL career at Cleveland before a knee injury. Like the current Aggies, those units also relished the blitzing tactics coupled with tight coverage in the secondary from the likes of Tim Gray, Lester Hayes, Pat Thomas and Jackie Williams. Jacob Green, Edgar Fields and Tank Marshall played in the front four. From A& M to NFL starting Year Linebaclim Professional Team Year ..... ..................... The List starting Linebackers Prolessloatl Yam of Texas A &M Starting Linebackers start" Yar Ltaemcliten Professional Team and the NFL since 1983 starting Year Llnebacken Professional Team 1983 Billy Cannon, Jr. Dallas (1st round) Larry Kelm LA. Rams (4th round) 1990 William Thomas Philadelphia (4th round) 1993 Jason Atkinson Seattle (free agent) Jerry Bullitt Washington (free agent) Steve Bullitt Cleveland (8th round) Quentin Coryatt underclassman Larry Jackson underclassmen JeHPaine Kansas City (5th round) Marcus Buckley underclassman Antonio Shorter underclassman Jeff Fuller San Francisco (5th round) 1987 John Roper underclassman Anthony Williams underclassman Steve Solari New York Jets (free agent) Dana Batiste underclassman (transferred to Alabama A &M) 1984 Ken Ford Washington (free agent) Adam Bob underclassman Johnny Holland underclassman Aaron Wallace underclassman 1994 Antonio Armstrong San Francisco 49ers Steve Bullitt underclassman 1991 Quentin Coryatt Indianapolis (1st round) (6th round) Todd Howard underclassman 1988 John Roper Chicago (2nd round) Jason Atkinson underclassman Reggie Graham Unsigned Dana Batiste Miami (10th round) Marcus Buckley underclassman Larry Walker underclassman 1985 Johnny Holland underclassman Adam Bob N.Y. Jets (12th round) Otis Neely underclassman Reggie Brown underclassman Steve Bullitt underclassman Aaron Wallace underclassman Todd Howard underclassman Larry Kelm underclassman 1989 Aaron Wallace L.A. Raiders (2nd round) 1992 Marcus Buckley N.Y. Giants (3rd round) 1995 Reggie Brown Detroit Lions (1st round) Jeroy Robinson Denver (4th round) Jason Atkinson underclassman Dat Nguyen Underclassman 1986 Todd Howard Kansas City (3rd round) Anthony Williams underclassman Steve Solari underclassman Larry Walker Underclassman Johnny Holland Green Bay (2nd round) William Thomas underclassman Jessie Co. underclassman Keith Mitichell Underclassman 1996 Football 267 The No. 2 pick in qW the 1992 NFL draft, Coryatt epitomizes A&H's tradition of ultra -fast, hard - hitting linebackers. ■ <74 .wo.w LA,�j,�JTJNJ mw imp IM M "M Home of the A99ies ne of the finest football facilities in the nation, Kyle Field is the home of the Aggies. It was first bult in 1927 and 1929, and was expanded in 1967 to include two decks, and then in 1980 the third decks were finished. This past year the artificial turf was removed and replaced with natural grass. Along with the new grass, fans will notice the new Sony JumboTron located at the south end of the stadium where the old H- shaped scoreboard and message board was located. This new feature will allow fans to watch replays as well as get an up close view of special events taking place before and during the game. Since Coach Slocum took over in 1989, the Aggies have compiled a 39 -2 -1 (.940) home record and A &M has won 31 of the last 32 games played at Kyle Field. Kyle Field has a seating capacity of 70,210, but with additional seating on the multi - purpose surface surrounding the playing field, it can accommodate more than 78,000 fans. The stadium record is 78,573, set in 1987 against Texas. The Aggies won the game, 20 -13, and clinched a third consecutive trip to the Cotton Bowl as Southwest Conference Champions. A &M averaged 66,623 per home game in 1987 to set the home attendance average record. Named after Edwin Jackson Kyle, former dean of agriculture and president of the athletic council, the stadium has three decks behind each sideline and a horseshoe section in the north endzone. One of the top press box facilities sits atop the third deck on the west side of the stadium. At ground level on the west side of the stadium is the A &M dress- ing and training rooms. Both the men's and women's training facilities, which are ac- claimed by many trainers to be unmatched, are located here. A state of the art video lab, where game films are broken down for review and the coach's television show is taped, is also located on the west side of Kyle Field. The visit- ing team's dressing facility is located un- der the corner of the stadium on the southeast side of the grandstand. The newly planted grass field is one of the top playing sur- faces in the country. 270 Texas A &M Facilmej Kyle Field as it appeared in 1911 Kyle Field in 1967 Modern Kyle Field KY L Kyle Field Construction in September 1929 Kyle Field as it appeared in 1933 1996 Football 271 Attendance Records Since 1910 Single Game Seaso Ave Home Home Away 1. Overall at Michigan, 1977 ................ 104,802 1. Texas, 1987 ....... ......................... 78,573 1. Michigan, 1977 ......................104,802 2. Texas, 1985 ....... ......................... 77,607 2. Ohio State, 1970 ...................... 85,657 2. at Ohio State, 1970 ................ 85,657 3. Texas, 1989 ....... ......................... 76,803 3. Texas, 1990 ............................... 82,518 3. at Texas, 1990 ........................ 82,518 4. Texas, 1983 ....... ......................... 76,751 4. Texas, 1994 ............................... 82,312 4. at Texas, 1994 ........................ 82,312 5. Texas, 1991 ....... ......................... 76,532 5. Texas, 1984...... ......................... 81,309 5. at Texas, 1984 ........................ 81,309 6. Texas, 1995 ....... ......................... 76,221 6. Texas, 1992 ............................... 81,170 6. at Texas, 1992 ........................ 81,170 7. Texas, 1993 . ............................... 74,748 7. LSU, 1986 .. ............................... 79,713 7. at LSU, 1986........................... 79,713 8. Baylor, 1986 ..... ......................... 74,739 8. LSU, 1988 .. ............................... 79,018 8. at LSU, 1988........................... 79,018 9. Arkansas, 1987 . .........................73,511 8 . 9. Texas, 1978 ............................... 78,413 9. Texas, 1987 ............................. 78,573 10. Oklahoma, 1994 ........................ 72,577 10. Texas, 1988 ............................... 77,809 10. at Texas, 1978 ........................ 78,413 Seaso Ave Pregame tailgate parties are a popular part of Aggie Football at Kyle Field. 272 Texas A &M Home Away Overall 1 . 1987 ............ ............................... 66,623 1. 1986 ........... ............................... 61,806 1. 1986 ......... ............................... 60,734 2. 1981 .................. .........................63,833 2. 1994 .......................................... 57,034 2. 1994 ........................................ 60,221 3 . 1991 .................. .........................63,318 3. 1982 .......................................... 55,522 3. 1988 ........................................ 58,933 4 . 1989 .................. .........................62,877 4. 1974 .......................................... 54,978 4. 1995 ........................................ 55,890 5 . 1995 .................. .........................62,457 5. 1985 .......................................... 54,410 5. 1982 ........................................ 55,788 6 . 1989 .................. .........................61,771 6. 1977 .......................................... 53,888 6. 1989 ........................................ 55,475 7. 1980 .................. .........................60,432 7. 1976 .......................................... 53,835 7. 1985 ........................................ 55,371 8 . 1986 .................. .........................59,662 8. 1971 .......................................... 52,384 8. 1980 ........................................ 55,332 9 . 1993 .................. .........................59,608 9. 1975 .......................................... 52,020 9. 1992 ........................................ 55,035 10. 1992 ............ ............................... 58,768 10. 1992 ........... ............................... 51,303 10. 1987 ......... ............................... 54,750 Pregame tailgate parties are a popular part of Aggie Football at Kyle Field. 272 Texas A &M aailit 1 1 � Cain pining Finest pining N aking certain Texas A &M student- athletes get three balanced meals a day ranks high on the Cain Dining Hall staffs priority list, but anyone who has had the pleasure of dining at Cain Hall knows that it is recognized for much more than nutrition. The meals served by the manager Patty Allison and her talented staff have earned it a reputation as the "the finest dining in town." Healthy, home - cooked meals consisting of traditional favorites as well as low -fat menu choices, served in all -you- can -eat fashion, have been powerful lures in bringing top - quality ath- Patty Allison letes to College Station. In striving to offer Texas pining Hall A &M student - athletes that "home away from Manager home" feeling, the dining hall staff prepares spe- cial meals celebrating such holidays as Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas, Easter and Valentine's Day. Additional, the student - athletes are also provided an opportunity to develop an understanding and appreciation toward other cultures through experiencing Italian, Mexican, Cajun, Soul, Oriental, and German ethnic buffets. Cain Dining Hall, from gourmet dining to Cain Hall serves down -home cooking, provides a family atmosphere a wide variety of and is as close as one can get to mom's kitchen tasty food back home. Cain Residence Hall any of Texas A &M's student - athletes are housed at Wofford Cain Hall, which is ideally located near Kyle Field and the Netum Steed training facility. Living quarters are spacious and each has a convenient bathroom that is shared with an adjoining room. The dining room is located in the center of the complex, along with the Steve Crews Academic Computer Center DorM and a number of quiet study Supervisor areas. The offices of the ath- letic department's academic counseling staff also are located at Cain Hall. Dr. Steve Crews serves as scholastic and dormitory supervisor and lives with his family in the complex. Many non - athletes also live in Cain Hall, allowing student - athletes to develop close ties to students outside of athletics. The close -knit, family -like atmosphere also provides ample opportunity for a student - athlete to be- come involved with the social aspects of campus life. Cain Hall dorm rooms are spacious and condu- cive to devel- oping good study habits. 1996 Football 273 Hall: in town 1 Physiology Research and Conditioning lab athletics Bete will :ilities in irch and ield. The it rooms ling pro- fs of free .rked 40- ,s assess - e, power, I� 274 texas A &M Football Strength Records Power Clean 368.5 Quentin Coryatt 1991 357.5 Bucky Richardson 1991 352.0 Hunter Goodwiin 1995 Vertical Jump 40.5 Wilbert Biggens 1994 40.0 Leeland McElroy 1995 39.5 Chris Sanders 1994 39.5 Cedrick Bryant 1994 Squat 600 Cameron Spikes 1996 590 Pat Henry 1989 575 Leroy Robinson 1989 Bench Press 460 Jeroy Robinson 1989 450 Terry Price 1989 430 Detron Smith 1995 430 Detron Smith 1994 430 Dez Delatorre 1994 430 Quentin Coryatt 1991 40 -Yard Sprint 4.27 Leeland McElroy 1995 4.30 Leeland McElroy 1994 4.31 Rodney Thomas 1994 20 -Yard Shuttle 3.71 Ray Mickens 1993 3.73 Ray Mickens 1995 3.86 Junior White 1993 Leeland McElroy Ray Mickens 1996 Spring Bests Power Clean 341.0 Brandon Stewart 341.0 Pat Williams 341.0 Steve McKinney 341.0 Cameron Spikes Vertical Jump 37.0 Typail McMullen 37.0 Sirr Parker 37.0 Eric Bernard Squat 600 Cameron Spikes 550 Marc Broyles 525 Derrick Spiller Bench Press 415 Semisi Heimuli 400 Cameron Spikes 400 Larry Walker II 40 -Yard Sprint 4.39 Sirr Parker 4.40 Eric Bernard 4.41 Shun Horn 10 -Yard Shuttle 3.94 Justin Lucas 3.97 Typail McMullen 4.00 Rich Coady 1996 Football i j 275 �aeili�ieg 1 The modern training room has numerous treatment and taping tables as well as office space for the team physicians. A veteran training staff headed up by Karl Kapchinski sees to the medical needs of the student - athletes. 1996 Football 277 �� I l N � , k as 1.1 as 1.1 Vndergraduate Degree Programs College of Agriculture & Life Sciences • Agribusiness • Agricultural Journalism • Food Science and Technology • Agricultural Economics • Agricultural Development • Agricultural Science • .Agricultural Engineering • Agricultural Systems Management • Animal Science • Dairy Science • Nutritional Sciences • Biochemistry • Genetics • Entomology • Forestry • Floriculture • Horticulture • Bioenvironmental Sciences • Poultry Science • Rangeland Ecology and Management • Recreation, Park and Tourism Sciences • Agronomy • Plant and Environmental Soil Science • Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences College of Architecture • Construction Science • Environmental Design • Landscape Architecture College of Business Administration • Accounting Agribusiness • Business Analysis • Finance • Management • Marketing College of Education • Health • Kinesiology • Interdisciplinary Technology • Interdisciplinary Studies (Elementary Educati„n� College of Engineering • Aerospace Engineering • Chemical Engineering • Civil Engineering • Ocean Engineering • Computer Science • Computer Science and Engineering • Electrical Engineering • Engineering Technology • Industrial Distribution • Bioengineering • Industrial Engineering • Mechanical Engineering • Nuclear Engineering • Radiological Health Engineering •Petroleum Engineering College of Geosciences and Maritime Studies • Geography • Earth Sciences • Geology • Geophysics • Meteorology • Marine Biology • Marine Fisheries • Marine Engineering • Marine Sciences • Maritime Administration • Maritime Systems Engineering • Marine Transportation College of Liberal Arts • Anthropology • Economics • English • History International Studies • Journalism • Modern Languages (French. German, Russian. Spanish) • Philosophy • Political Science • Psychology • Sociology • Speech Communication • Theatre Arts College of Medicine • Basic M -h, al �—nre College of Science • Biology • Botany • Microbiology • Zoology 1 � exas A &M is a place ideally suited for both academics and athletics. The enthusiastic sup- port of the campus community and the many Aggie traditions make the school a truly unique experi- ence. Aggie optimism runs high: when it rains, the resulting rainbows arepraised. When the sun shines, it highlights the beautiful campus and lifts the spirits of even the most persistent pessimist. A brisk walk through campus on a fall afternoon reveals many of the attributes that forever endears TexasA &Min the hearts ofits students. The friendly populace, whichgreets visitors with ahearty "howdy" as they pass through campus, along with the stately buildings and lovely landscaping, provides the ideal atmosphere for achieving our goals in the class- room and on the football field. Aggie traditions give the school its incomparable flavor, from the majesty of the Fightin' Texas Aggie Band and Bonfire to the solemnity ofSilver Taps and Aggie Muster. Aggies revere these time- honored traditions long after they have earned their degrees and moved on to successful careers. Becoming an Aggie is not a one -time occurrence; it's an all -time commitment. When you visit Texas A &M, you will understand why Aggies are so richly and deservedly proud of their unique university. Texas AM was named as one of the nation's fastest growing universities in the 1980s and was selected by Business Week magazine as one of the top 12 academically elite schools in the amount of research received from industry. 280 Texas A & M b� V': The Inlyemity E E stablished in 1876 as the first public college in the state, Texas A &M University today has become a world leader in teaching, research and public service. Located in College Sta- tion in the heart of Texas, it is centrally situated among three of the country's 10 largest cities — Dallas, Houston and San Antonio. Texas A &M is the only uni- versity to be ranked among the top 10 nationally in the follow- ing areas: • Ealrollmoft Fall 1995 — 43,031, third largest in the U.S. and first in full -time undergraduates. Stu- dents represent every state and 113 countries. • Enrollment of National Merit Scholars: Fourth in number of new National Merit Scholars (195 in fall 1995)• • Value of research: Fifth during Fiscal Year 1994, with $355.75 million invested. • Endowment: Sixth, with more than $2 billion. Other highlights from a na- tional perspective: • One of a select few institutions to hold triple federal designation: Land Grant, Sea Grant and Space Grant. • The future home of the George Bush Presidential Library. • Historically has led the state in retention of students and helping them keep on track toward gradu- ation — first for overall student body and first in retention of mi- norities. • First among public institutions in graduation rate, based on gradua- tion within six years of enrollment as a freshman. • First nationally in undergraduate enrollment in agriculture and en- gineering and second in business administration. • Ninth among U. S. colleges cho- sen to receive SAT scores. • Among top 10 nationally in finan- cial support from alumni. • Among top 20 in total voluntary support from all sources. • Among top 20 in granting doc- toral degrees to all minorities. • The average SAT score for enter- ing freshmen in the fall of 1995 was 1090, which is 180 points above the national average. (The score is 1174 on the new re -cen- tered scale). Diverse and Inclusive Student Body D uring the 1970s and '80s, Texas A &M experienced an exceptionally high rate of growth. It now ranks third na- tionally when considering both the main campus and Galveston enrollments, with 43,031 stu- dents, and fourth nationally when considering only strictly the 41,790 students enrolled on the main campus. The student body continues to become more diverse and inclusive. While overall enroll- ment has increased 15 per- cent since 1985, enrollment of African - American and His- panic students has increased 76 percent. Fall 1995 figures include 7,095 minority stu- dents (4,166 Hispanics, 1,305 African- Americans, 1,500 Asian- Americans, 124 Native Ameri- cans) and 2,586 international students. All 50 states and 113 foreign countries are repre- sented. During the 1995 fall semes- ter, women represented 44 per- cent (18,979) of the total en- rollment at the once all -male, all- military school. While par- ticipation in the 2,150- member Corps of Cadets now is volun- tary, approximately five percent of the undergraduate student body participates. The corps has historically produced more mili- tary officers than any other in- stitution in the country except for the service academies. Ap- proximately 200 students par- ticipate in a separate corps at Galveston, which produces more Merchant Marine and Coast Guard officers than any institu- tion except the Merchant Ma- rine Academy and the Coast Guard Academy. Education outside the class- room is an important part of student life at Texas A &M. Over 75 percent of the students are involved in at least one of the more than 650 recognized stu- dent organizations. 1996 Football 281 Texas A &M is the state's oldest public institution of higher learning and is one of a select few universities in the nation to hold land- grant, sea - grant and space -grant designations. tex% q Research exas A &M's research budget for fiscal year 1994 (ending August 31, 1994) was $355.7 million. The university's FY94 figure resulted in a ranking of fifth nationally — and first in the South and Southwest — by V the National Science Founda- tion. Research highlights: • Texas A &M serves as science op- erator for the worldwide Ocean Drilling Program, which is funded by the National Science Founda- tion and is the largest such pro- gram in the world. • Faculty and research staff have participated in more than 300 re- search projects in 57 countries during the last two years. • The Texas A &M University Re- search Park, a 434 -acre high -tech research area, was opened in 1986. It includes the headquarters of the Ocean Drilling Program, the USDA's Food - Safety and Inspec- tion Service National Training Center, the headquarters and model basin for the Offshore Tech- nology Research Center funded by the National Science Foundation, and Centeq Research Plaza. The Colleges (with enrollments in parentheses) College of Agriculture and Life Sciences (5,804 students) — has the second- largest under- graduate enrollment in the nation, with 4,600 men and women studying for bachelor's degrees and an additional 1,204 graduate students pursuing master's and doctoral degrees in 27 and 25 major fields of study, respectively. The college produces the largest number of agricultural scientists in the country. College of Architecture (1,755 students) — one of the largest of its kind in the United States. It offers programs for the com- plete spectrum of the design, planning, construction and de- velopment industries. The college's interdisciplinary cur- riculum recognizes that no single professional track or nar- row specialization can ad- equately prepare tomorrow's design professionals. Its state - of- the -art Visualization Labora- tory is one of only four of its kind in the world. College of Business Adminis• tration and Graduate School of Business (6,470 students) — second- largest undergraduate Texas A &M is the only university in the country to rank in the top 10 na- tionally in volume of research funding, volume of enroll- ment, total enroll- ment and National Merit Scholars. business school in the country on the basis of full -time enroll- ment. It is nationally recognized for its programs in international business, business and eco- nomic analysis, -retailing and real estate. College of Education (3,876 stu- dents) a leading source of teachers for Texas. It is consid- ered one of the top 20 colleges of education among the nation's land -grant universities and ranks fourth in terms of pro- duction and dissemination of scholarly material by its faculty. hYelle of blineerily (9,344 students) — one of the largest such units in the nation, ranks among the producers of under- graduate engineering degrees. The college ranks third in bachelor's degrees awarded to Hispanic students and eighth in bachelor's degrees awarded to women. U.S. News & World Re- port lists the college among the top 25 "Best Graduate Schools in America." College of Geosciences and Maritime Studies (2,003 stu- dents) — includes the largest and most comprehensive con- centration of geosciences stu- dents, faculty members and re- search activity in the world. The unusual blending of disciplines includes geology, geophysics, geography, oceanography and meteorology at the main Col- lege Station campus as well as marine sciences and maritime technology at Galveston. The college operates one of the larg- est university fleets in the na- tion, including a 470 -foot deep ocean drilling ship, a converted ocean liner used as a floating classroom and small craft used for pollution studies. kt 482 Texas A &M Texas A &M has the best student retention rate of any public institution in Texas and also ranks first in retaining black and hispanic students and helping them remain on track toward graduation. I I College of Liberal Arts (5,366 students) — offers curricula de- signed to broaden horizons and enrich the quality of life, as well as help produce informed and responsible citizens. In addition to academic programs in 11 de- partments, the college is home to centers and institutes focus- ing on subjects ranging from nautical archaeology to presi- dential studies and public policy polling. College of Medicine (210 stu- dents) — a partnership between Texas A &M University, Scott & White Memorial Hospital and Clinic and Olin E. Teague Vet- erans' Center in Temple. It is the youngest, and, by design, the smallest medical school in Texas, boasting a 16 per- cent minority enrollment. The college's first class received de- grees in 1980, and since then its graduates consistently have ranked among the state's best on federal licensing examina- tions. The Texas A &M Health Science Center, which includes the college, was established in 1991 to broaden the university's medical research and education programs. College of 5610040 (2,624 stu- dents) — offers a broad spec- trum of undergraduate and graduate -level science training. Its faculty includes a Nobel lau- reate in chemistry and a win- ner of the National Medal of Sci- ence. Research programs range from biological nuclear mag- netic resonance studies to theo- retical physics. The Cyclotron Institute oper- ates one of the three K500 su- perconducting cyclotrons in the world. 1� „ College of Yet. erinary Medi• tine (2 ,894 stu- dents) — one of the largest such academic units in the nation and the only veteri- nary school in Texas. The col - lege has pro- duced 10 per- cent of all the veterinarians in the United States. The Texas Vet- erinary Medical Center, which includes the college, also offers patient care for all species and several specialized centers and institutes. Central Studies Program (2,635 students) — allows stu- dents to explore several aca- demic areas before declaring a major. This exploration helps students identify a major as well as clarify career goals. Students receive academic advising and career counseling while com- pleting general courses that will apply to their degree programs. W ithin its 10 colleges, the university offers 151 fields of undergraduate study, 148 at the master's level, 105 at the doctoral level and two profes- sional degrees: doctor of medi- cine (M.D.) and doctor of vet- erinary medicine (D.V.M.). Texas A &M has awarded more than 215,000 academic degrees, including some 50,000 graduate and professional de- grees. Approximately half of the advanced degrees have been awarded in the past 15 years. The 2,500 members of the faculty include two Nobel lau- reates, Dr. Norman Borlaug (1970 Peace Prize) and Sir Derek Barton (1969 Chemistry Prize). Dr. F. Albert Cotton, who holds the title of distinguished professor of chemistry and is a recipient of the National Medal of Science, is one of the most referenced scientists in the world. Scores of other faculty members have also received high recognition and a variety of honors, including seven who have been elected to the Na- tional Academy of Sciences and 13 to the National Academy of Engineering. More than 80 percent of fac- ulty members have doctoral de- grees. Internationalism exas A &M is increasingly ac tive and involved on a glo- bal basis. • The university enrolls more than 2,580 international students from over 115 countries and boasts more than 5,000 international alumni. • Texas A&M's faculty and research staff have participated in more than 300 research projects in 57 coun- tries during the last two years. • The institution has formal agree- ments of cooperation with more than 70 entities in 23 nations in Europe, Asia, Mexico, Central and South America. • A comprehensive Study Abroad program offers U.S. students a chance to pursue portions of their studies in an international setting. The university also operates the Santa Chiara Study Center in Castiglion Fiorentino, Italy, and the James Earl Rudder Scholars Program in Caen, Normandy, France. Facilities T he university's 5,200 -acre physical plant, one of the largest in the nation, is valued at more than $1 billion. In addition to the College Station campus, the university also operates the Santa Chiara Study Center in Castiglion Fiorentino,Italy, and the Texas A &M University Center in Mexico City. Texas A &M University Administration r. Ray M. Bowen, President; Dr. Ronald G. Douglas, Ex- ecutive Vice President and Pro- vost; Dr. Jerry C. Gaston, Vice President for Administration; M Dr. Robert L. Walker, Vice Presi- dent for Development; Mr. Wil- liam B. Krumm, Vice President for Finance and Controller; Dr. J. Malon Southerland, Vice President for Student Affairs. Budgets and Funding T exas A &M University's open ating budget for fiscal year 1995 -96 is $643,087,526. Texas A &M and offices and agency op- erations of The Texas A &M Uni- versity System based in the Col- lege Station area accounted for a direct local economic impact during calendar year 1994 of $572 million, or $1.4 billion when the standard local 2.5 multiplier effect is applied. The university has been ranked as the 20th top fund- raiser in the country for 1993- 94 by The Chronicle of Higher Education with $91,725,560 raised during that period. Texas A &M's endowment (and that of other parts of The Texas A &M University System) is valued at more than $2 bil- lion, placing it sixth nationally. The Texas A &M University System T exas A &M University is part of The Texas A &M Univer- sity System, which includes six other academic institutions: Prairie View A &M University (located at Prairie View), Tarleton State University (Stephenville), Texas A &M In- ternational University (Laredo), Texas A &M University- Corpus Christi, Texas A &M University Kingsville and West Texas A &M University (Canyon). The System also includes the following state agencies: the Texas Agricultural Experiment Station, the Texas Agricultural Extension Service, the Texas Animal Damage Control Ser- vice, the Texas Engineering Ex- periment Station, the Texas En- gineering Extension Service, the Texas Forest Service, the Texas Transportation Institute, and the Texas Veterinary Medi- cal Diagnostic Laboratory. • 1996 Football 283 s Rich traditions radition and history are im- portant parts of life on any college campus, but especially at Texas A &M University. The "Spirit of Aggieland" is un- matched by any other college or university in the United States. Most traditions at Texas A &M are filled with the rich background of its Corps of Ca- dets, which for many years made up the entire student body at the College Station campus. Texas A &M was opened in 1876 as a land grant college. At that point, the student body adopted a military structure, and the traditions of Aggieland took their roots. The school re- mained essentially the same un- til 1963 when the first women were admitted. But the school still has the Corps of Cadets — only one of a few universities in the country to maintain a strong commitment to military train- ing. Today participation in the Corps is strictly voluntary, but about 2,150 students — men and women — choose to be part of the proud organization that helps personify the "Spirit of Aggieland." Silver Taps his is one of the most emo- tional of all Aggie tradi- tions. The solemn ceremony is the final tribute and honor to an Aggie who has died. The cer- emony is held in front of the Academic Building on the first Tuesday of every month at 10:30 p.m., if a student died during the preceding month. Students gather around the area, the campus lights are dimmed (cars included); chimes play from the Albritton Tower; a detachment from the Ross Volunteers fires three vol- leys; and buglers from the Aggie band play Silver Taps three times. The Ceremony is quite moving because the only sense one witnesses it with is sound. The family members of the de- ceased Aggie are invited as spe- cial guests at the ceremony. Muster uster was first held in 1883 when Aggies met June 26 to "live over their col- lege days." The early meetings were parties and banquets held during the commencement ex- ercises. Soon, a permanent date was set — April 21 — and it became a time to pay homage to students and former students who died during the past year. At today's Muster, living com- rades answer "here" to the roll call at the largest ceremony be- fore a full house of 7,500 in G. Rollie White Coliseum, for their friends who have passed on. During World War I, groups of Aggies held Muster in trenches in Europe. In 1923, former stu- dents began holding Muster throughout Texas, the nation and numerous other parts of the world — to let Aggies re- member old days and meet old friends. . The Story of the Twelfth Man ne of the most well -known traditions at Texas A &M is the Twelfth Man. The story of this colorful tradition has been told and retold to generations of Aggie students, and is part of the cohesive substance that binds A &M students together forever. The Twelfth Man is the reason A &M students stand for each entire football game. When Aggie students stand during games, it is this spirit and loy- alty they are remembering. They stand in readiness in case they are needed to go into the game like the original Twelfth Man, E. King Gill. The late Dr. Gill of Corpus Christi related this story a few years ago: u t was in January, 1922, following the 1921 football season. IThe Aggies were SWC champions and had been invited to play Centre College in what was then called the Dixie Classic in Dallas. I had played on the foot ball team but was on the bas- ketball team at that time and those in charge felt I was more valuable to the basketball team (Gill was an All -SWC basket- ball player in 1923). I was in Dallas, however, and even rode to the stadium in the same taxi with Coach Dana X. Bible. I was in civilian clothes and was not to be in uniform. Coach Bible asked me to assist in spot- ting players for the late Jinx Tucker (sports editor of the Waco News- Tribune) in the press box. So, I was up in the press box, helping Jinx Tucker when, near the end of the first half, I was called down to the Texas A &M bench. There had The original 12th Ha been a number of injuries but Ee King Gill* it was not until I arrived on the field that Ilearned that Coach Bible wanted me to put on a football uniform and be ready to play if he needed me. There were no I dressing rooms at the stadium in those days. The team had dressed downtown at the hotel and traveled to the stadium in taxi cabs. Anyway, I put on the uniform of one of the injured players. We got under the stands and he put on my clothes and I put on his uniform. I was ready to play but never was sent into the game. " 284 Texas A &M , "-L Aggie Rewards ne of the more popular traditions at Texas A &M oc- curs after the Aggies score a field goal or touchdown. The Aggie gets to kiss his/her date. An old saying goes: "When the Aggies score on the field, the Aggies score in the stands too." One Aggie legend says that during the team's lean years, Aggies got to kiss their date after every first down. Yell Practice A favorite of Aggies is Yell Practice. The first Yell Prac- tice was a lark. Several upperclass- men sent a group of freshmen (fish) snaking around campus, and the snake, or long line of people, ended at the YMCA Build- ing with a Yell Practice (or ses- sion to practice Aggie yells). The freshmen liked the idea so much, they asked two senior Yell Lead- ers to lead it. The seniors said they could not authorize a Yell Practice, but could manage to "be" at the YMCA Building at mid- night. Flares were planted, the Corps woke up, and even the band showed up, and the first Midnight Yell Practice was held. Today, Midnight Yell Practice is held at Kyle Field on Friday night before a home football game. The Aggie Band starts the parade at the Quadrangle near the Corps dorms and marches to Kyle Field led by the Yell Leaders carrying torches. Then, as many as 20,000 students line the route and fall in behind the band. Yells are then practiced, the War Hymn and the Spirit of Aggieland are sung, and at "lights out" the after- touchdown kiss is practiced. After an Aggie victory, the Yell Leaders are thrown into the Fish Pond, then a Yell Prac- tice is held. After a loss, students remain in the stands and Yell Practice is held in preparation for the next game. Yell Leaders he persons at Texas A &M who lead the crowd in yells are the men in white, known to Aggies as Yell Leaders. Aggies do not have cheerleaders, nor are there any cheers — they are alled yells. The first Yell Lead- ers were freshmen sent out of the stands by upperclassmen in the 1880's. Today, Yell Leaders are selected by a vote of the stu- dent body. There are five Yell Leaders (three seniors and two juniors). The Yell Leaders are the ones who lead the "Twelfth Man" in support of Aggie teams. Yells and Humping It A 11 yells at Aggie football games are done from a po- sition called "humping it." Dur- ing games, the Yell Leaders use hand signals to indicate what yell will occur next. They tell the "Twelfth Man" what yell is com- ing up, and the students on the bottom row pick up the signal and repeat it, passing it upward until the entire student body knows what is coming up. Once the "Twelfth Man" assumes the "humping it" position (bending over with the hands placed just above the knees, properly align- ing the back, mouth and throat for maxi- mum volume) the yell begins. Bonfire T he Aggie Bonfire signals the an- nual football game between Texas A &M and University of Texas. On the night before the game — or two nights before if it is played in Austin — the Corps of Cadets stands at attention to the music of "The Spirit of Aggieland" while the bonfire sends its flames and sparks spiraling into the sky. Bonfire is en- tirely financed and organized by the Corps of Cadets and traditionally belongs to the freshman class, but the entire student body helps build the world's largest bonfire. The building and burning of Bonfire, which takes two weeks of nonstop work to complete after months of gathering wood, symbolizes the burning desire to beat t.u. and the undying love Aggies everywhere carry for Texas A &M. Bonfire for- merly took place on the intramu- ral field south of Duncan Dining Hall on the southern edge of cam- pus, but has been moved to the polo fields at the northeast corner of campus. Reveille T he official mascot of Texas A &M University is Reveille, a full -bred American Collie, whose history goes back to 1931. At that time, some cadets accidentally ran over a black and white dog in their Model T on the way back to campus, so they gathered up the injured dog and took it back to the dormitory. In the morning, when the bugler sounded reveille, the dog started barking and promptly re- ceived her nickname. Rev- eille was soon adopted by the Corps and especially the band. She followed them to all formations and led them when they marched. At the first football game, she took the field with the band and made her first appearance as the offi- cial mascot of Texas A &M. Rev- eille died in 1944 and was buried at the north entrance of Kyle Field. Reveille II, Reveille III and Reveille IV are buried alongside Reveille I. Reveille V retired in 1993. Reveille VI donated by Pat Marshall of Plano. 1996 Football 285 �. alancing academic achieve- ment and ath- letic success is a W primary focus of ability to handle the pressures of both academics and a unl- athletics is the cor- nerstone of a success - Coach R. Slocum's versity that wants ful career. The aca- football program. To help achieve that bal- Our G ante, the Texas A &M gradut Athletic Department offers some of the not gc best academic sup- port services in col- lege athletics. "Every student - athlete in today's highly competitive atmosphere is faced with tremendous pressure," Slocum s es t0 demic support ser- vices available to help Ve are realize that success are incredibly exten- 0 talk are There is no doubt about graduation; that there is a re- source available and we are Simply go- easily accessible for ing to do it. " anyone who needs ex- tra help." — R.C. Slocum The purpose of the Athletic Department's academic counseling aid. "The program is to provide a well- organized and systematic ap- athletics at Texas A &M. The aca- proach to balancing the rigor- demic support program offers ous demands of academics and counseling aid in course selec- Dr, Karl Mooney Associate Athletic Director for Academic Affairs Dr. Karl Mooney was promoted from assistant athletic director for academic affairs to associate athletic director for academic I affairs in February 1994. He directs advisement and counseling of student - athletes in addition to monitoring their academic progress and overseeing the athletic department's tutorial program. Mooney is in his seventh year at Texas A &M after serving as academic coordinator of student services for six years at Arizona State. Since Mooney's arrival A &M has made great strides in improving the atmosphere for academic achievement by student - athletes. Mooney is the president for the National Association of Academic Advisors for Athletics. He also serves on the advisory board for the National Consortium for Academics and Sports. Mooney is a 1972 graduate of Trenton (N.J.) State College with bachelor's degree in English education. He later earned a master's degree in reading and urgan studies from Jersey City State Collelge, then received in Ph.D. in reading from Lehigh University. Mooney and his wife, Laura. have three children: Paul (25), Nerissa Ann (19) and Tara (5). 286 Texas A &M 1 - 0 tion and a well- organized tutor- ing program that covers every course of study. Professional tu- tors aid the student - athlete not only with diverse subject mat- ter, but also with time manage- ment, test - taking strategies, note taking skills and exam preparation. Scholarship money for summer school and coun- seling services through the uni- versity and other resources are used to the student - athlete's advantage as she progresses toward graduation. Slocum and his coaching staff work hand -in -hand with the athletic academic advising staff in monitoring mandatory study sessions and tutoring ses- sions that are available on a nightly basis. They also work with each student - athlete indi- vidually to help keep academics a priority and on track toward a degree. "We have a university that wants our athletes to graduate," Slocum said. "We are not going to talk about graduation; we are simply going to do it." The ultimate expectation of the academic support program is for every student - athlete to leave Texas A &M with an edu- cation and a degree in a chosen field. "With all the preparation, the practice, the competitions and everything that goes along with participation in football, the field represents a great learning classroom," Slocum said. "The athletes learn to co- operate, learn to work with a group of people to reach a com- mon goal, learn to deal with frustration, adversity, success, and learn how to succeed. They learn how to set goals and see that those goals become reality. All of these are fostered in the athletic arena. The entire col- lege experience is a great op- portunity to get an education not only in the classroom, but in life." Academic Counseling he academic counseling pro- gram at Texas A &M offers several services that promote the importance of academics, including: 1. Mandatory study halls (nine hours per week) 2. Individual tutoring 3. Monitored class attendance 4. Academic skills workshops a. Note - taking skills b. Goal setting c. Study skills d. Time - management skills e. Expectations f. Test - taking skills 5. Instructor's progress reports 6. Priority registration 7. Supervised class scheduling 8. Regular meeting with adviser Each athlete meets regularly with the scholastic supervisor. The meetings help solve prob- lems concerning classwork and overall academic performance. Other areas will be stressed throughout the year. The emphasis of the pro- gram centers on the idea of a "proactive" approach rather than a "reactive" approach. Coaches and advisers try to set the academic tone early and to be as thorough as possible in planning for each student - athlete's academic success. Study Sessions he football team is required to attend nine hours of study sessions per week. Stu- dents can use this time to meet with tutors or to study on their own. English, history and math tutors are readily available for each session, and additional tutors will be made available at the scholastic supervisor's discretion. Tutoring T exas A &M has an excellent, well- organized tutoring program for all subjects offered at the University. The flexible program is designed to fit the schedule and individual needs of each student - athlete. Tutors are usually assigned on a set ba- sis, and additional tutoring is available on request. Each tutor has a background in tutoring and is in excellent standing with the university with a minimum 3.0 grade -point average in their respective majors. The Athletic Department employs a staff of more than 100 tutors, most of whom are graduate students, and athletes are encouraged to take advantage of this valuable resource. 1996 Football 287 The Athletic Academia Computer Center opened in September 1992 and has many computers to aid student - athletes with their Glasswork. Life After Sports he Texas A &M Career Cen- ter, the A &M Athletic Depart- ment and A &M's Intercollegiate Athletic Compliance Office joined last summer to establish the Ath- letic Services Program. It is cur- rently the only program of its kind in the nation. The program was established with the student - athlete in mind. With only one percent of college athletes who make it to profes- sional ranks, the reality is `what do the athletes do with themselves when sports no longer play a part in their livesT The Athletic Ser- vices Program prepares them for their transition out of college sports and into the workforce. "Participating in the services of the program will help student - athletes make a smooth transition out of sports into the work force," Jennifer Bohac, coordinator of the Sean Terry (top left) takes advantage of the Texas A &M Career Center to check on potential job opportuni- ties in the market place. Graduating punter James Bennett (left) and former A &M and profes- sional football player Ken Reeves dscuss job interview techniques. program in the Career Center, said. "It also will help the stu- dent- athletes utilize the skills they acquired from intercollegiate athletics, making them more marketable in today's job mar- ket." Bohac says the major focus of the program is to assist stu- dent- athletes in finding tem- porary jobs during vacation periods (spring break, summer and Christmas), internship positions related to their major and professional employment af- ter graduation. The program also provides counseling about choice of majors, employment trends and job search strategies as well as providing workshops, mock - interviews and resume and ca- reer- planning classes. The new program is closely aligned with CHAMPS, an NCAA pilot program. CHallenging Ath- letic Minds for Personal Success, sponsored by Division 1 -A ath- letic directors, helps student -ath- letes in career development be- ginning in their freshman year and continuing through gradua- tion. Beginning in the fall of 1995, the program will offer a career awareness class every semester. The course will acquaint student - athletes with the realities and re- sponsibilities of early career plan- ning and job market trends. "We hope the class will give them hands -on experience in ar- eas such as mock interviews, net- working and professional eti- quette — basically, the activities they will be doing in pursuit of employment after graduation," Bohac said. Texas A &M strives to recruit quality individuals in academics and extracurricular activities. A &M now hopes to complete the cycle by enhancing the future em- ployment opportunities of these athletes. The beauty of the Texas A &M campus provides an ideal learning environment. 488 Texas A &M Nim Academic Achievement and • • • • • • • • graduation Are texas A&M"s fop Priorities A cademics and athletics go hand in hand at Texas A &M, illustrated by the Athletic Department's expansion of its academic facilities and counsel- ing staff. Under the direction of Asso- ciate Athletic Director for Aca- demic Affairs Dr. Karl Mooney, the program has made great strides in improving the aca- demic environment for A &M's student - athletes. Last spring, GTE Central and Texas A &M honored 240 student - athletes and support staff members at a reception at the College Station Hilton. The honorees all achieved at least 3.0 grade point ratio (GPR) on a 4.0 scale in the last year. Receiving special recognition were 27 student - athletes who posted a perfect 4.0 ratio. In 1991, the academic ac- complishments of A &M's stu- dent- athletes prompted the pas- sage of a concurrent resolution by the Texas Legislature. In part, the resolution said: "Through the efforts of Texas A &M President Dr. William H. Mobley, Athletic Director John David Crow and Assistant Ath- letic Director for Academic Af- fairs Dr. Karl P. Mooney, the college student - athletes are able to excel both in sports and in academics by their participation in the outstanding academic programs available at this pres- tigious school. "These diligent, talented and exceptional scholar - athletes have brought great honor to their families, their school and the entire state." The resolution also desig- nated May 6 as "Student- Athlete Day in Texas" and concluded by applauding Texas A &M and GTE Central "for encouraging stu- dents to strive for greatness in all endeavors." Keith Waguespack was honored as the 1994 GTE Male Student - Athlete of the Year. He is pictured with swim- mer Jennifer Saul, who was the recipi- ent of the Female Student - Athlete of the Year award in 1994. 1996 Football 289 O 7II'J11711177 Appie Athletes Involved exas A &M University 42,000 plus students nate the landscape cities of Bryan- College Station. and its fluence in domi- people. of the twin AAI is not the lives of young a typical commu- nity service or- ganization. To " I would like to express Through commu- address the prob- nity service groups mysincere appreciation to lems facing the the student body the Aggie Athletes Involved young people of of Texas A &M 11 /� the community, have made signif- for the time you gave to AAI has provided icant contribu South Knoll'ssecondgrad one - on - one and tions to the area. ers. It is this community's group interaction One group in par Bank, and several between student - ticular that has greatest fortune to benefit athletes and the made a difference from the generosity of youth of the in the lives of lo- minutes. Brazos Valley. cal school children these outstanding Aggie This personal fin- is Aggie Athletes athletes. teraction between Involved (AAI). Sports Day." student - athletes Through AAI the — Janie H . Alonzo an d young people student - athletes to School Counselor is what makes AAI be role models and South Knoll so unique and re- have a positive in- Elementary School sults in a tremen- dous impact on the community. (Help One Student to Succeed) AAI is diverse in the activities and "The Aggie Sports Day." In in which it partici- the Host program pates. AAI in the past # sponsored by Bryan has participated in I.S.D. student -ath- red ribbon and drug 11 /� travel to local awareness activities, � schools schools on a weekly contributes to the — basis where they Brazos Valley Food share reading ac- Bank, and several tivities with their mentoring programs. /, ii partners for thirty In addition, in 1993 �;" minutes. AAI adopted a section The hallmark of highway in the Texas Adopt -a- activity for AAI is "The Aggie Highway program. AAI has con- Sports Day." This event was cre- tributed to the lo- ated to help chil- cal Special Olym- dren relate posi- pics, and Texas "l think Aggie Athletes tive aspects of A &M University's Involved is wonderful they athletics to posi- Annual Big Event. are great role models for tive outcomes in The student -ath- the classroom. letes also sign auto- the kids, and extremely de- Student- athletes graphs to encour- pendable young adults." travel to the el- age literacy at local ementary, junior school book fairs, — Sandra Davis high, and high and give campus Director schools to speak tours to groups vis- Compensatory about three main itin Texas A &M. g Education Bryan I.S.D. Points: l) working Two particular hard, 2) being programs that "coachable," 3) members of AAI widely partici- having self - discipline. The stu pate in are the Host Program dent athletes and the children Quarterback Branndon Stewart lends his support to Randall's as part of an AAl event. 290 Texas A &M A99ie All -SWC performer Brian Mitchell reads to elementary students. he Athletic Department is dedicated to the welfare and future of its student - athletes. This commitment is guided by the Department's sponsorship of life skills programming associ- ated with its CHAMPS pro- gram. CHAMPS provides a well - rounded program for student -ath- letes to develop the individual skills necessary to lead success- ful and productive lives. Program- ming on campus relates to the following five commitments: +Academic Excellence is promoted through a full range of services that include orien- tation, advising, tutoring, academic skills training and the celebration of academic excellence. +Athletic Excellence is fostered by the department's sponsorship of nine men and 10 women intercollegiate sports. This sponsorship is based on equity and compliance to all University, NCAA and SWC rules and regulations. +Career Development. Texas A &M Career Center and Athletic Department have de- veloped the Athletic Services Program to prepare student athletes for their transition out of sports and into the career development process. Career development compo- nents of the program include special workshops and pro- grams for student - athletes, career shadowing, mock - interviews and a senior re- sume brochure. *Personal Development components are promoted through life skills and per- sonal development seminars/ classes and sponsorship of Student Athlete Advisory and Advocate Committees. +Commitment to Service is promoted by the variety of efforts supported by Aggie Athletes Involved, a commu- nity outreach group composed of student - athletes. form small groups to discuss these ideas relating to the class- room setting and discuss the im- portance of a positive attitude in school. The small group set- ting also creates the opportu- nity for the young people to spend time and interact on a personal level with the student - athletes of different ethnicity and gender from all of the var- sity sports at Texas A &M. At the conclusion of Sports Day each elementary student receives a sticker provided by the organi- zation emphasizing the three Aggie Athletes Membership has grown to well over one hundred student - athletes. key points. Aggie Athletes In- volved is beginning its sixth year of existence. AAI is sponsored by the Athletic Department and Randall's food store. The orga- nization is continuing to grow in number and most impor- tantly in the impact it has on the community. Last year's first monthly non - mandatory meeting 92 student athletes at- tended to volunteer their time and effort. Texas A &M student athletes enjoy their time with the young people. xas W& he Fightin' Texas Aggie Band has often been referred to as the "Pulse of Aggieland" and is as much as part of Aggie foot- ball as the pregame coin flip. The Aggie Band marked its centen- nial year in 1994. It has grown from a mere 13 members in 1894 to more than 400 today. The precision drills per- formed by this major unit within Texas A &M's Corps of Cadets are the result of seven to ten hours of intense rehearsals per week. The band currently marches in 12 files by 30 ranks and covers almost 50 yards of turf when in block formation. The Texas Aggie Band plays continuously from the first strains of the Aggie War Hymn until the traditional Block "T" dissolves. Typical instrumentation ...,.t..a— 7n --d- baritones, 70 trombones, 40 basses and 30 drummers. The Fightin' Texas Aggie Band con- tinues its quest for military dig- nity with audience appeal. Led by members of the Se- nior class, the 1995 -96 Combined Band Commander is Michael S. Hays from Kingwood. The Head Drum Major is Shane P. Tanner from Houston. Drum Major for the Artillery Band is Michael G. Voinis from Houston, while the Invantry Band Drum Major is Louiis F. Migliacco from Wash- ington, D.C. The Director of the Texas Aggie Band is Lt. Colonel Ray E. Toler, Associate Director is Major Jay 0. Brewer '81, Assis- tant Director is Lt. Tim Rhea and the Staff Assistant is Mrs. Dorothy Hopkins. Spirit of A99ieland (A &M Alma Mater) Some may boast of prowess bold Of the school they think so grand, But there's a spirit can ne'er be told It's the spirit of Aggieland. Chorus k\ r are the Aggies — the Aggies are we. True to each other as Aggies can be. We've got to FIGHT boys, We've got to FIGHT! We've got to fight for Maroon and White. After they' ve boosted all the rest, They will come and join the best. For we are the Aggies — the Aggies so true, We're from Texas A. M. U. Second Chorus T— E— X —A —S. A— G-- G —I —E, Fight! Fight! Fight! Fight! Fight! Fight! Maroon! White — White — White! A— G— G —t —E, Texas! Texas! A. M. U. GIG'EM AGGIES! 1': 2! T FARMERS FIGHT! FARMERS FIGHT! Fight — fight — fight fight — fight Farmers. farmers, fight! • • • • • • A99ie War Hymn (A &M Fight Song) First Verse Hullabaloo, Caneck! Caneck! Hullabaloo, Caneck! Caneck! All hail to dear old Texas A &M, Rally around Maroon and White, Good luck to the dear old Texas Aggies, They are the boys who show the fight. That good old Aggie spirit thrills us. And makes us yell and yell and yell: — So let's fight for dear old Texas A &M, We're goin' to beat you all to — Chig - gar -roo- gar -rem! Chig- gar -roo- gar -rem! Rough! Tough! Real stuff! Texas A &M Second Verse Hullabaloo, Caneck! Caneck! Hullabaloo, Caneck! Caneck! Good -bye to Texas University. So long to the Orange and White. Good luck to the dear old Texas Aggies, They are the boys who show the real old fight. The eyes of Texas are upon you. That is the song they sing so well. So, good -bye to Texas University, We're goin' to beat you all to — Chig - gar -roo- gar -rem! Chi g- gar -roo- gar -rem! Rough!Tough! Real stuff! Texas A &M 292 Texas A &M • • • The Aggie War Hymn was written by 1.V. 'Pinky' Wilson, former student, i while standing guard on the Rhine with the AEF, after World War I. The Spirit of Aggieland was written in 1925; the words by Marvin H. Mimms, and the music by Col. Richard C. Dunn. I� a student, A99ie War Hymn (A &M Fight Song) First Verse Hullabaloo, Caneck! Caneck! Hullabaloo, Caneck! Caneck! All hail to dear old Texas A &M, Rally around Maroon and White, Good luck to the dear old Texas Aggies, They are the boys who show the fight. That good old Aggie spirit thrills us. And makes us yell and yell and yell: — So let's fight for dear old Texas A &M, We're goin' to beat you all to — Chig - gar -roo- gar -rem! Chig- gar -roo- gar -rem! Rough! Tough! Real stuff! Texas A &M Second Verse Hullabaloo, Caneck! Caneck! Hullabaloo, Caneck! Caneck! Good -bye to Texas University. So long to the Orange and White. Good luck to the dear old Texas Aggies, They are the boys who show the real old fight. The eyes of Texas are upon you. That is the song they sing so well. So, good -bye to Texas University, We're goin' to beat you all to — Chig - gar -roo- gar -rem! Chi g- gar -roo- gar -rem! Rough!Tough! Real stuff! Texas A &M 292 Texas A &M • • • THE WRECKING CREW EDWARD JASPER NOSETACKLE �i \ r LARRY WALKER A\\ INSIDE LINEBACKER ~\ j ✓t. DAT NGUYEN INSIDE LINEBACKER Nv PAT WILLIAMS DEFENSIVE END l TYPAIL McMULLEN STRONG SAFETY TEXA M 01 I ' DONOVAN GREER iv A' CORNERBACK a i ALBERT CONNELL 1995 ALL-CONFERENCE BUILDERS SQUARE ALAMO BOWL CHAMPIONS x�. A W &ol �P� BRANDON MITCHELL 1995 ALL-AMERICAN 1995 LOMBARDI SEMIFINALIST t o oor"_ THREE-TIME ALL-CONFERENCE KEITH MITCHELL 1995 SWC SACK LEADER ALAMO BOWL DEFENSIVE MVP CALVIN COLLINS THREE-TIME ALL-CONFERENCE KEITH MITCHELL 1995 SWC SACK LEADER ALAMO BOWL DEFENSIVE MVP