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-
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
Record 9-4
Points Scored 445
Scoring Average 34.2
Points Allowed 236
Defense Average 18.2
Opponents Record 73-65
Conference Record 6-3
Home Record 6-1
Away Record 3-2
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 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 first Orange Bowl was played between Manhattan College and the University of Miami on New Year's Day in 1935.