The 2011 Texas A&M Aggies football team represented Texas A&M University in the 2011 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Aggies were led by fourth year head coach Mike Sherman during the regular season and Tim DeRuyter during their bowl game. They played their home games at Kyle Field. This was their final football season as a member of the Big 12 Conference. They finished the season 7–6, 4–5 in Big 12 play to finish in a tie for sixth place. They were invited to the Meineke Car Care Bowl of Texas where they defeated Northwestern 33–22.
Texas A&M sold out every home game during the season for the first time, setting new attendance records for total fans (610,283) and average fans per game (87,183) in the process.[1] The sellouts were due in large part to speculation (later confirmed) that Texas A&M would become a member of the Southeastern Conference beginning in 2012.
A week after losing the rivalry game with Texas, on December 1, 2011, head coach Mike Sherman was fired by phone while on a recruiting trip in Houston, Texas.[2] Defensive coordinator Tim DeRuyter was the interim head coach for their bowl game. Sherman finished at A&M with a four-year record of 25–25. Sherman was replaced by Kevin Sumlin while DeRuyter left A&M to become the head coach at Fresno State.
Schedule
Date |
Time |
Opponent# |
Rank# |
Site |
TV |
Result |
Attendance |
September 4 |
6:30 PM |
SMU* |
No. 8 |
Kyle Field • College Station, TX |
FSN |
W 46–14 |
86,951 |
September 17 |
6:00 PM |
Idaho* |
No. 9 |
Kyle Field • College Station, TX |
FSSW–PPV |
W 37–7 |
86,623 |
September 24 |
2:30 PM |
No. 7 Oklahoma State |
No. 8 |
Kyle Field • College Station, TX |
ABC/ESPN2 |
L 29–30 |
87,358 |
October 1 |
11:00 AM |
vs. No. 18 Arkansas* |
No. 14 |
Cowboys Stadium • Arlington, TX (Southwest Classic) |
ESPN |
L 38–42 |
69,838 |
October 8 |
6:00 PM |
at Texas Tech |
No. 24 |
Jones AT&T Stadium • Lubbock, TX (rivalry) |
FX |
W 45–40 |
58,416 |
October 15 |
11:00 AM |
No. 20 Baylor |
No. 21 |
Kyle Field • College Station, TX (Battle of the Brazos) |
FX |
W 55–28 |
87,361 |
October 22 |
2:30 PM |
at Iowa State |
No. 17 |
Jack Trice Stadium • Ames, IA |
ABC |
W 33–17 |
51,131 |
October 29 |
11:00 AM |
Missouri |
No. 16 |
Kyle Field • College Station, TX |
FX |
L 31–38 OT |
86,934 |
November 5 |
2:30 PM |
at No. 7 Oklahoma |
|
Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK |
ABC/ESPN2 |
L 25–41 |
85,709 |
November 12 |
2:30 PM |
at No. 17 Kansas State |
|
Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium • Manhattan, KS |
ABC |
L 50–53 4OT |
46,204 |
November 19 |
11:00 AM |
Kansas |
|
Kyle Field • College Station, TX |
FSN |
W 61–7 |
86,411 |
November 24 |
7:00 PM |
No. 25 Texas |
|
Kyle Field • College Station, TX (rivalry) |
ESPN |
L 25–27 |
88,645 |
December 31 |
11:00 AM |
vs. Northwestern* |
|
Reliant Stadium • Houston, TX (Meineke Car Care Bowl of Texas) |
ESPN |
W 33–22 |
68,395 |
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time. |
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Personnel
Roster
2011 Texas A&M Aggies football team roster |
Players |
Coaches |
Offense
Pos. | # | Name | Class |
QB |
3 |
Jameill Showers |
Fr |
WR |
4 |
Brandal Jackson |
Jr |
WR |
5 |
Kenric McNeal |
Jr |
WR |
7 |
Uzoma Nwachukwu |
Jr |
WR |
8 |
Jeff Fuller |
Sr |
WR |
9 |
Nate Askew |
So |
TE |
13 |
Tommy Dorman |
So |
QB |
13 |
Aaron Eike |
Fr |
WR |
14 |
Keon Furtch |
Jr |
QB |
15 |
Johnny Manziel |
Fr |
WR |
16 |
David Adame |
Jr |
QB |
16 |
Matt Joeckel |
Fr |
QB |
17 |
Ryan Tannehill |
Sr |
QB |
18 |
Patrick O'Quinn |
So |
TE |
19 |
Michael Lamothe |
Jr |
RB |
23 |
Ben Malena |
So |
WR |
24 |
Taylor Randle |
Sr |
WR |
25 |
Ryan Swope (C) |
Jr |
RB |
27 |
Mister Jones |
Fr |
RB |
32 |
Cyrus Gray |
Sr |
RB |
33 |
Christine Michael |
Jr |
RB |
34 |
Will Randolph |
Fr |
RB |
35 |
Jay Tolliver |
Jr |
RB |
37 |
Garrett Graham |
Fr |
RB |
42 |
Byron Jones-Campbell |
Jr |
WR |
44 |
Sam Moeller |
Fr |
TE |
45 |
Matt Sherman |
Jr |
OL |
51 |
Jarvis Harrison |
Fr |
OL |
55 |
Chase Dube |
So |
OL |
56 |
Ryan Liscum |
Jr |
OL |
57 |
Dylan Guthrie |
Fr |
OL |
59 |
Allen Woodum |
Jr |
OL |
61 |
Patrick Lewis |
Jr |
OL |
62 |
Jeffrey Hyde |
So |
OL |
65 |
Evan Eike |
Sr |
OL |
67 |
Joseph Villavisencio |
Sr |
OL |
68 |
Ben Compton |
Fr |
OL |
70 |
Cedric Ogbuehi |
Fr |
OL |
71 |
Brian Thomas |
Jr |
OL |
74 |
Danny Baker |
Sr |
OL |
75 |
Jake Matthews |
So |
OL |
76 |
Luke Joeckel |
So |
OL |
77 |
Shep Klinke |
So |
OL |
78 |
Garrett Gramling |
Fr |
OL |
79 |
Joseph Cheek |
Fr |
TE |
8o |
Hutson Prioleau |
So |
TE |
81 |
Nehemiah Hicks |
So |
WR |
82 |
Mike Evans |
Fr |
WR |
83 |
Michael Walker |
Fr |
WR |
84 |
Malcome Kennedy |
Fr |
WR |
85 |
LeKendrick Williams |
Fr |
WR |
86 |
Seth Gardner |
Jr |
WR |
87 |
Chance Nelson |
Fr |
WR |
88 |
Gaston Lamascus |
So |
TE |
90 |
Justin Breshears |
Fr |
TE |
96 |
Caden Smith |
Fr |
|
Defense
Pos. | # | Name | Class |
DB |
1 |
Trent Hunter |
Sr |
DB |
2 |
Steven Campbell |
Jr |
DB |
3 |
Lionel Smith |
Sr |
DB |
4 |
Toney Hurd Jr. |
So |
DB |
5 |
Coryell Judie |
Sr |
DB |
6 |
Desmond Gardiner |
So |
DB |
7 |
Terrence Frederick |
Sr |
LB |
8 |
Garrick Williams |
Sr |
LB |
9 |
Charlie Thomas |
So |
LB |
10 |
Sean Porter |
Jr |
LB |
11 |
Jonathan Stewart |
Jr |
DB |
14 |
Floyd Raven Sr. |
Fr |
DB |
15 |
Travis Labhart |
Jr |
LB |
18 |
Kyle Mangan |
Jr |
DB |
19 |
Matt Fritsche |
Fr |
DB |
20 |
C.J. Jones |
Jr |
DB |
21 |
Steven Terrell (C) |
Jr |
DB |
22 |
Dustin Harris |
Jr |
LB |
23 |
Domonique Patterson |
So |
DB |
24 |
Travis Arthur |
Fr |
DB |
25 |
Clay Honeycutt |
Fr |
DB |
26 |
Devonta Burns |
Fr |
DB |
27 |
Michael Osadebey |
So |
DB |
28 |
Louie Swope |
Fr |
DB |
29 |
Deshazor Everett |
Fr |
DB |
30 |
Johntel Franklin |
Jr |
DB |
31 |
Howard Matthews |
Fr |
DB |
32 |
Blaine Cheatham |
Jr |
DB |
33 |
Deandre Thompson |
Jr |
LB |
35 |
Tyrell Taylor |
Fr |
LB |
36 |
Donnie Baggs |
Fr |
LB |
37 |
Darzil Washington |
Fr |
LB |
38 |
Kolten Thigpen |
Sr |
DL |
39 |
Eddie Brown, Jr. |
Sr |
LB |
40 |
Shaun Ward |
Fr |
LB |
41 |
Brandon Alexander |
Fr |
DL |
42 |
Kirby Ennis |
So |
LB |
43 |
Justin Bass |
Fr |
LB |
45 |
Steven Jenkins |
So |
LB |
46 |
Jake Russell |
Fr |
JKR |
47 |
Caleb Russell |
Jr |
LB |
58 |
Cody Johnson |
Fr |
DL |
72 |
Gavin Stansbury |
Fr |
DL |
73 |
Rhontae Scales |
So |
DL |
83 |
Tony Jerod-Eddie |
Sr |
DB |
89 |
Rylan Riney |
Fr |
DL |
89 |
Ivan Robinson |
So |
DL |
90 |
Ben Bass |
Sr |
DL |
92 |
Jonathan Mathis |
Sr |
JKR |
94 |
Damontre Moore |
So |
DL |
97 |
Stephen Barrera |
So |
DL |
98 |
Shayvion Hatten |
Fr |
DL |
99 |
Spencer Nealy |
Jr |
|
Special teams
Pos. | # | Name | Class |
P |
26 |
Ken Wood |
Sr |
PK |
28 |
Randy Bullock |
Sr |
P |
36 |
Jared Jaroszewski |
Sr |
P |
38 |
Drew Kaser |
Fr |
P |
48 |
Ryan Epperson |
Jr |
DS |
50 |
Justin Ortega |
Fr |
DS |
52 |
Shelby Trahan |
Fr |
PK |
91 |
Taylor Bertolet |
Fr |
DS |
95 |
Ben Bredthauer |
Jr |
|
- Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Tom Rossley – Quarterbacks
- Randy Jordan – Running Backs
- Troy Walters – Wide Receivers
- Jim Turner – Offensive Line Coach
- Tim Deruyter – Defensive Coordinator/Assistant Head Coach
- Charles McMillan – Defensive Backs
- Dat Nguyen – Inside Linebackers
- Nick Toth – Outside Linebackers
- Dave Kennedy – Strength and Conditioning
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
- Injured
- Redshirt
|
Rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. ( ) = First place votes.
| Week |
Poll |
Pre |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
11 |
12 |
13 |
14 |
Final |
AP |
8 |
7 |
9 |
8 |
14 |
24 |
21 |
17 |
16 |
RV |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
Coaches' |
9 |
8 |
9 |
8 |
13 |
25 |
23 |
18 |
16 |
RV |
RV |
RV |
RV |
NR |
NR |
RV |
Harris |
Not released |
23 |
19 |
17 |
RV |
RV |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
Not released |
BCS |
Not released |
17 |
16 |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
Not released |
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