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2020 Texas A&M Aggies football team

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2020 Texas A&M Aggies football
Orange Bowl champion
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionWestern Division
Ranking
CoachesNo. 4
APNo. 4
Record9–1 (8–1 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDarrell Dickey (3rd season)
Offensive schemePro-style
Defensive coordinatorMike Elko (3rd season)
Base defense4–2–5
Home stadiumKyle Field
Seasons
← 2019
2021 →
2020 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
East Division
No. 13 Florida x   8 2     8 4  
No. 7 Georgia   7 2     8 2  
Missouri   5 5     5 5  
Kentucky   4 6     5 6  
Tennessee*   3 7     3 7  
South Carolina   2 8     2 8  
Vanderbilt   0 9     0 9  
West Division
No. 1 Alabama x$#^   10 0     13 0  
No. 4 Texas A&M   8 1     9 1  
Auburn   6 4     6 5  
LSU*   5 5     5 5  
Ole Miss   4 5     5 5  
Arkansas   3 7     3 7  
Mississippi State   3 7     4 7  
Championship: Alabama 52, Florida 46
  • # – College Football Playoff champion
  • ^ – College Football Playoff participant
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • * – Tennessee vacated all wins due to NCAA violations. LSU was ineligible for postseason due to self imposed ban.
    Note: Due to COVID-19, the SEC played a conference-only schedule.
Rankings from AP Poll.

The 2020 Texas A&M Aggies football team represented Texas A&M University in the 2020 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Aggies played their home games at Kyle Field in College Station, Texas, and competed in the Western Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). They were led by third-year head coach Jimbo Fisher. The Aggies finished the season 9–1 with a final ranking of #4 in both the AP and the Coaches poll.

Preseason

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SEC Media Days

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In the preseason media poll, Texas A&M was predicted to finish in fourth in the West Division.[1]

Media poll (West Division)
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 Alabama 660 (86)
2 LSU 489 (8)
3 Auburn 488
4 Texas A&M 454 (2)
T5 Ole Miss 238
T5 Mississippi State 238
7 Arkansas 121

Coaching staff

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Name Position Season at
Texas A&M
Jimbo Fisher Head coach 3rd
Darrell Dickey Offensive coordinator and Quarterbacks coach 3rd
Tommie Robinson Running backs coach 1st
James Coley Tight ends coach 1st
Dameyune Craig Wide receivers coach 3rd
Josh Henson Offensive line coach 2nd
Mike Elko Defensive coordinator and safeties coach 3rd
T. J. Rushing Defensive backs coach 1st
Terry Price Defensive ends coach 9th
Elijah Robinson Defensive line coach 3rd
Tyler Santucci Linebackers coach 1st
Jerry Schmidt Strength and Conditioning Coach 3rd

Schedule

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Texas A&M announced its 2020 football schedule on August 7, 2019.[2] The 2020 schedule consisted of 7 home, 4 away, and 1 neutral game in the regular season.

The Aggies had games scheduled against Abilene Christian, Fresno State, Colorado, and North Texas, which were canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[3][4][5] In place of the canceled games, Florida and Tennessee were added to the Aggies' schedule to fill out the 10-game, conference only format.[6]

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 266:30 p.m.VanderbiltNo. 10SECN Alt.W 17–1224,073
October 32:30 p.m.at No. 2 AlabamaNo. 13CBSL 24–5219,424
October 1011:00 a.m.No. 4 FloridaNo. 21
  • Kyle Field
  • College Station, TX
ESPNW 41–3824,709
October 173:00 p.m.at Mississippi StateNo. 11ESPNW 28–1413,142
October 316:30 p.m.ArkansasNo. 8
  • Kyle Field
  • College Station, TX (rivalry)
SECNW 42–3127,114
November 76:00 p.m.at South CarolinaNo. 7ESPNW 48–316,253
November 286:00 p.m.LSUNo. 5
  • Kyle Field
  • College Station, TX (rivalry)
ESPNW 20–723,607
December 511:00 a.m.at AuburnNo. 5ESPNW 31–2018,297
December 1911:00 a.m.at TennesseeNo. 5ESPNW 34–1322,645
January 2, 20217:00 p.m.vs. No. 13 North Carolina*No. 5ESPNW 41–2713,737

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Rankings

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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
Week
PollPre12345678910111213141516Final
AP1313*101013211178755555554
Coaches1313*101113201198766665554
CFPNot released55555Not released

Game summaries

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Vanderbilt

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1 2 3 4 Total
Commodores 3 2 7 0 12
No. 10 Aggies 7 0 7 3 17

Statistics

Statistics VAN TAMU
First downs 17 17
Total yards 255 372
Rushing yards 105 183
Passing yards 150 189
Turnovers 2 3
Time of possession 33:59 26:01
Team Category Player Statistics
Vanderbilt Passing Ken Seals 20/29, 150 yards, TD, 2 INT
Rushing Ja'Veon Marlow 16 rushes, 65 yards
Receiving Amir Abdur-Rahman 5 receptions, 72 yards, TD
Texas A&M Passing Kellen Mond 17/28, 189 yards, TD
Rushing Isaiah Spiller 8 rushes, 117 yards
Receiving Caleb Chapman 4 receptions, 40 yards, TD

Texas A&M started their 2020 season against Vanderbilt at home. This was their third time playing Vanderbilt and they continued their undefeated streak against them.

At No. 2 Alabama

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1 2 3 4 Total
No. 13 Aggies 7 7 3 7 24
No. 2 Crimson Tide 14 21 7 10 52

Statistics

Statistics TAMU ALA
First downs 25 22
Total yards 450 544
Rushing yards 115 109
Passing yards 335 435
Turnovers 2 1
Time of possession 37:42 22:18
Team Category Player Statistics
Texas A&M Passing Kellen Mond 25/44, 318 yards, 3 TD, INT
Rushing Haynes King 5 rushes, 43 yards
Receiving Ainias Smith 6 receptions, 123 yards, 2 TD
Alabama Passing Mac Jones 20/27, 435 yards, 4 TD, INT
Rushing Brian Robinson Jr. 10 rushes, 60 yards
Receiving John Metchie III 5 receptions, 181 yards, 2 TD

This was A&M's thirteenth time to face Alabama, the ninth time since the Aggies moved the SEC. Alabama continued their win streak against A&M since 2013.

No. 4 Florida

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1 2 3 4 Total
No. 4 Gators 14 7 7 10 38
No. 21 Aggies 7 10 7 17 41

Statistics

Statistics FLA TAMU
First downs 22 32
Total yards 402 543
Rushing yards 90 205
Passing yards 312 338
Turnovers 1 1
Time of possession 25:23 34:37
Team Category Player Statistics
Florida Passing Kyle Trask 23/32, 312 yards, 4 TD
Rushing Nay'Quan Wright 6 rushes, 31 yards, TD
Receiving Kadarius Toney 7 receptions, 92 yards, 2 TD
Texas A&M Passing Kellen Mond 25/35, 338 yards, 3 TD
Rushing Isaiah Spiller 27 rushes, 174 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Caleb Chapman 9 receptions, 151 yards, 2 TD

Originally A&M wasn't supposed to play Florida. This was the fifth meeting between the two teams and third since A&M moved to the SEC.

At Mississippi State

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1 2 3 4 Total
No. 11 Aggies 0 14 14 0 28
Bulldogs 0 0 7 7 14

Statistics

Statistics TAMU MSST
First downs 17 15
Total yards 325 217
Rushing yards 186 -2
Passing yards 139 219
Turnovers 1 2
Time of possession 30:32 29:28
Team Category Player Statistics
Texas A&M Passing Kellen Mond 13–23, 139 yards, 2 TD, INT
Rushing Isaiah Spiller 18 rushes, 114 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Chase Lane 2 receptions, 70 yards, TD
Mississippi State Passing Will Rogers 15–18, 120 yards, TD
Rushing Jo'Quavious Marks 7 rushes, 25 yards
Receiving Malik Heath 5 receptions, 57 yards, TD

This was the fourteenth meeting between the two teams, the ninth since A&M moved to the SEC. A&M evened up the series tied 7 and 7.

Arkansas

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1 2 3 4 Total
Razorbacks 7 7 3 14 31
No. 8 Aggies 14 14 14 0 42

Statistics

Statistics ARK TAMU
First downs 29 25
Total yards 461 442
Rushing yards 222 182
Passing yards 239 260
Turnovers 0 0
Time of possession 27:01 32:59
Team Category Player Statistics
Arkansas Passing Feleipe Franks 23/31, 239 yards, 3 TD
Rushing Rakeem Boyd 18 rushes, 100 yards, TD
Receiving Treylon Burks 7 receptions, 112 yards, 2 TD
Texas A&M Passing Kellen Mond 21/26, 260 yards, 3 TD
Rushing Isaiah Spiller 21 rushes, 82 yards, TD
Receiving Jalen Wydermyer 6 receptions, 92 yards, 2 TD

At South Carolina

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1 2 3 4 Total
No. 7 Aggies 7 14 13 14 48
Gamecocks 0 0 0 3 3

Statistics

Statistics TAMU SC
First downs 26 9
Total yards 530 150
Rushing yards 264 50
Passing yards 266 100
Turnovers 0 2
Time of possession 38:21 21:39
Team Category Player Statistics
Texas A&M Passing Kellen Mond 16/26, 224 yards, 4 TD
Rushing Isaiah Spiller 18 rushes, 131 yards
Receiving De’Von Achane 2 receptions, 70 yards, TD
South Carolina Passing Collin Hill 8/21, 66 yards, 2 INT
Rushing Kevin Harris 13 rushes, 39 yards
Receiving Shi Smith 7 receptions, 64 yards

LSU

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1 2 3 4 Total
Tigers 0 0 0 7 7
No. 5 Aggies 10 3 7 0 20

Statistics

Statistics LSU TAMU
First downs 14 16
Total yards 267 267
Rushing yards 36 162
Passing yards 231 105
Turnovers 3 0
Time of possession 26:28 33:32
Team Category Player Statistics
LSU Passing T. J. Finley 9/25, 118 yards, 2 INT
Rushing Tyrion Davis-Price 11 rushes, 18 yards
Receiving Terrace Marshall Jr. 10 receptions, 134 yards, TD
Texas A&M Passing Kellen Mond 11/34, 105 yards
Rushing Isaiah Spiller 28 rushes, 134 yards, TD
Receiving Ainias Smith 3 receptions, 36 yards

At Auburn

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1 2 3 4 Total
No. 5 Aggies 7 7 0 17 31
Tigers 0 10 10 0 20

Statistics

Statistics TAMU AUB
First downs 29 16
Total yards 509 340
Rushing yards 313 196
Passing yards 196 144
Turnovers 0 0
Time of possession 38:00 22:00
Team Category Player Statistics
Texas A&M Passing Kellen Mond 18/23, 196 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Isaiah Spiller 20 rushes, 120 yards
Receiving Jalen Wydermyer 8 receptions, 89 yards, 2 TD
Auburn Passing Bo Nix 15/23, 144 yards
Rushing Tank Bigsby 9 rushes, 76 yards
Receiving Seth Williams 3 receptions, 51 yards

The Aggies scored 17 unanswered points in the 4th quarter. The Aggies then got their 1st win against Auburn for the first time since 2016.

At Tennessee

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1 2 3 4 Total
No. 5 Aggies 7 17 0 10 34
Volunteers 7 6 0 0 13

Statistics

Statistics TAMU TENN
First downs 28 13
Total yards 497 213
Rushing yards 216 24
Passing yards 281 189
Turnovers 1 2
Time of possession 44:09 15:51
Team Category Player Statistics
Texas A&M Passing Kellen Mond 26/32, 281 yards, TD, INT
Rushing Isaiah Spiller 26 rushes, 89 yards, TD
Receiving Jalen Wydermyer 5 receptions, 71 yards
Tennessee Passing J. T. Shrout 6/14, 104 yards, TD, INT
Rushing Ty Chandler 7 rushes, 31 yards
Receiving Cedric Tillman 2 receptions, 61 yards, TD

Vs. No. 13 North Carolina (Orange Bowl)

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1 2 3 4 Total
No. 5 Aggies 7 10 0 24 41
No. 13 Tar Heels 3 10 7 7 27

Statistics

Statistics TAMU UNC
First downs 19 18
Total yards 457 324
Rushing yards 225 90
Passing yards 232 234
Turnovers 0 1
Time of possession 32:13 27:47
Team Category Player Statistics
Texas A&M Passing Kellen Mond 16/26, 232 yards
Rushing De’Von Achane 12 rushes, 140 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Ainias Smith 6 receptions, 125 yards
North Carolina Passing Sam Howell 18/31, 234 yards, 3 TD, INT
Rushing British Brooks 15 rushes, 53 yards
Receiving Josh Downs 4 receptions, 91 yards, TD

Players drafted into the NFL

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Round Pick Player Position NFL Club
3 66 Kellen Mond QB Minnesota Vikings
4 117 Bobby Brown III DT Los Angeles Rams
4 128 Dan Moore OT Pittsburgh Steelers
4 140 Buddy Johnson ILB Pittsburgh Steelers

References

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  1. ^ "Preseason SEC media poll, All-SEC Team announced". SECSports.com. Southeastern Conference. September 23, 2020.
  2. ^ "Texas A&M Football Announces 2020 Schedule". Texas A&M University Department of Athletics. August 7, 2019. Retrieved January 11, 2020.
  3. ^ Talty, John. "SEC moves to conference-only 2020 schedule, pushes back start of season". AL.com. Retrieved July 30, 2020.
  4. ^ Bromberg, Nick. "Pac-12 follows Big Ten's lead and won't play non-conference games in 2020". Yahoo News. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
  5. ^ Dellenger, Ross. "Sources: SEC Adopts Conference-Only Schedule With Sept. 26 Start". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved July 30, 2020.
  6. ^ Dellenger, Ross (August 7, 2020). "SEC's New Schedule: Winners, Losers and... Mizzou". si.com. Retrieved August 18, 2020.
  7. ^ "2020 Texas A&M Aggies Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved January 11, 2020.