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Texas A&M Football Team History


Texas A&M Aggies
Texas A&M University
 College Station, TX
Founded: 1876
Stadium: Kyle Field
Capacity: 80,200
Colors: Maroon & White
Coach: R.C. Slocum
Conference: Big 12-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1894  <-- 1996 <- 1997 -> 1998 --> 2024
1997 Season Highlights
 R.C. Slocum enters his 9th season as Head Coach at Texas A&M.
 The Aggies won the Big 12 Conference Championship.
 
1997 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 6  vs. Sam Houston State  59   6   W       
 Sat., Sep. 20  vs. Louisiana Lafayette  66   0   W       
 Sat., Sep. 27  @ North Texas  36   10   W    @ Irving, TX   
 Sat., Oct. 4  @ Colorado  16   10   W       
 Sat., Oct. 11  vs. Iowa State  56   17   W       
 Sat., Oct. 18  @ Kansas State  17   36   L       
 Sat., Oct. 25  @ Texas Tech  13   16   L       
 Sat., Nov. 1  vs. Oklahoma State  28   25   W       
 Sat., Nov. 8  vs. Baylor  38   10   W       
 Sat., Nov. 15  @ Oklahoma  51   7   W       
 Fri., Nov. 28  vs. Texas  27   16   W       
 Sat., Dec. 6  vs. Nebraska  15   54   L    @ San Antonio, TX   
 Thu., Jan. 1   UCLA  23   29   L    @ Dallas, TX   Cotton Bowl
 
1997 Season Totals
  Record9-4
  Points Scored445
  Scoring Average34.2
  Points Allowed236
  Defense Average18.2
  Opponents Record73-65
  Conference Record6-3
  Home Record6-1
  Away Record3-2
1997 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
20 9-4-0 AP
21 9-4-0 Coaches
21 9-4-0 USA Today/ESPN
  
1997 Big 12- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Texas Tech 9-4445236Lost  23-296-3261191  Spike Dykes
Kansas 9-4445236Lost  23-296-3261191  Terry Allen
Iowa State 9-4445236Lost  23-296-3261191  Dan McCarney
Nebraska 9-4445236Lost  23-296-3261191  Tom Osborne
Kansas State 9-4445236Lost  23-296-3261191  Bill Snyder
Texas A&M 9-4445236Lost  23-296-3261191  R.C. Slocum
Oklahoma State 9-4445236Lost  23-296-3261191  Bob Simmons
Missouri 9-4445236Lost  23-296-3261191  Larry Smith
Colorado 9-4445236Lost  23-296-3261191  Rick Neuheisel
Oklahoma 9-4445236Lost  23-296-3261191  John Blake
Texas 9-4445236Lost  23-296-3261191  John Mackovic
Baylor 9-4445236Lost  23-296-3261191  Dave Roberts

1997 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1997 All Big 12 Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


Great Moments in College Football History

The biggest crowd for a college football game was 114,000 for the 1926 Army-Navy Game. The game ended in a tie when it became too dark to play.