2016 Texas A&M Aggies football team

2016 Texas A&M Aggies football
Conference	Southeastern Conference
	Western Division
Ranking
Coaches	No. 22
AP	No. 22
2016 record	8–4 (4–4 SEC)
Head coach	Kevin Sumlin (5th year)
Offensive coordinator	Noel Mazzone (1st year)
Offensive scheme	Multiple
Defensive coordinator	John Chavis (2nd year)
Base defense	Multiple 4–3
Home stadium	Kyle Field (Capacity: 102,733)

2016 SEC football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East Division
No. 20 Florida xy		6	–	2					8	–	4
Tennessee		4	–	4					8	–	4
Georgia		4	–	4					7	–	5
Kentucky		4	–	4					7	–	5
South Carolina		3	–	5					6	–	6
Vanderbilt		3	–	5					6	–	6
Missouri		2	–	6					4	–	8
West Division
No. 1 Alabama x$^		8	–	0					13	–	0
No. 17 Auburn		5	–	3					8	–	4
No. 19 LSU		5	–	3					7	–	4
Texas A&M		4	–	4					8	–	4
Arkansas		3	–	5					7	–	5
Mississippi State		3	–	5					5	–	7
Ole Miss		2	–	6					5	–	7
Championship: Alabama 54, Florida 16
^ – College Football Playoff participant $ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant As of December 4, 2016; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2016 Texas A&M Aggies football team represents Texas A&M University in the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Aggies play their home games at Kyle Field in College Station, Texas and compete in the Western Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). They are led by fifth-year head coach Kevin Sumlin.

Preseason

Recruiting class

In the 2016 recruiting class, Texas A&M signed 21 players (22 including transfer QB Trevor Knight), 8 of which were included in the ESPN 300 and 8 in the 247 Sports top 250. The class was ranked 20th in the nation by ESPN,^[1] 17th by Rivals,^[2] 18th by 247,^[3] and 20th by Scout.^[4]

2016 recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	40^‡	Commit date
Austin Anderson OG	Mineola, TX	Mineola HS	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	285 lb (129 kg)	–	Apr 27, 2015
	Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Riley Anderson OT	Mineola, TX	Mineola HS	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	280 lb (130 kg)	–	Apr 27, 2015
	Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Rakeem Boyd RB	Houston, TX	Stratford HS	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	198 lb (90 kg)	4.58	Aug 29, 2015
	Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Clifford Chattman S	New Orleans, LA	McDonogh 35 HS	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	173 lb (78 kg)	4.71	Feb 3, 2016
	Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Clyde Chriss WR	New Orleans, LA	Warren Easton HS	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	4.61	Jan 14, 2016
	Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Quartney Davis WR	Houston, TX	Langham Creek HS	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	181 lb (82 kg)	4.57	Feb 3, 2016
	Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Kellen Diesch OT	Trophy Club, TX	Byron Nelson HS	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	270 lb (120 kg)	–	Nov 8, 2015
	Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Tyrel Dodson LB	Franklin, TN	Centennial HS	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	230 lb (100 kg)	4.87	Jun 6, 2015
	Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Travon Fuller CB	Athens, TX	Athens HS	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	4.40	Aug 1, 2016
	Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Aaron Hansford ATH/WR	Washington, D.C.	St. John's College HS	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	209 lb (95 kg)	4.51	Feb 3, 2016
	Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Trevor Knight QB	San Antonio, TX	University of Oklahoma	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	207 lb (94 kg)	–	Jan 4, 2016
	Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Justin Madubuike DE	McKinney, TX	McKinney North HS	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	250 lb (110 kg)	4.59	Sep 18, 2015
	Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Braden Mann K	Cypress, TX	Cy-Fair HS	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	–	Feb 5, 2015
	Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Ryan McCollum OT	Spring, TX	Klein Oak HS	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	270 lb (120 kg)	–	Dec 13, 2015
	Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Ikenna Okeke S	Smyrna, TN	Smyrna HS	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	4.61	Nov 25, 2015
	Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Charles Oliver CB	Fairfield, TX	Fairfield HS	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	182 lb (83 kg)	4.66	Apr 25, 2015
	Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Colton Prater OG	Bossier City, LA	Airline HS	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	275 lb (125 kg)	5.52	Jun 7, 2015
	Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Moses Reynolds DB	San Antonio, TX	John Jay HS	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	4.50	Oct 5, 2015
	Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Alton Robinson DE	Converse, TX	Judson HS	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	4.84	Jun 11, 2015
	Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Kendrick Rogers WR	Frankston, TX	Frankston HS	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	4.74	Jun 8, 2015
	Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Nick Starkel QB	Denton, TX	Liberty Christian HS	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	182 lb (83 kg)	4.95	Jan 21, 2016
	Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Trayveon Williams RB	Houston, TX	C.E. King HS	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	182 lb (83 kg)	4.65	Nov 12, 2015
	Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 20   Rivals: 17  247Sports: 18  ESPN: 20
‡ Refers to 40 yard dash Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height, weight and 40 time. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "Texas A&M Football Commitment List 2016". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 26, 2016. "Texas A&M College Football Recruiting Commits 2016". Scout.com. Retrieved August 26, 2016. "Texas A&M Aggies Commits 2016". ESPN.com. Retrieved August 26, 2016. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved August 26, 2016. "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 26, 2016.

Personnel

Full roster

2016 Texas A&M Aggies football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class WR 1 Davis, QuartneyQuartney Davis Fr WR 2 Noil, SpeedySpeedy Noil Jr WR 3 Kirk, ChristianChristian Kirk So WR 4 Ratley, DamionDamion Ratley Jr RB 5 Williams, TrayveonTrayveon Williams Fr RB 7 Ford, KeithKeith Ford  Jr QB 8 Knight, TrevorTrevor Knight  Sr WR 9 Seals-Jones, RickyRicky Seals-Jones  Jr QB 10 Hubenak, JakeJake Hubenak  Jr WR 11 Reynolds, JoshJosh Reynolds Sr WR 13 Jeffery, JamalJamal Jeffery Jr QB 13 Milstead, MichaelMichael Milstead Fr QB 14 McQueen, ConnerConner McQueen  Sr WR 15 Iheanacho, FrankFrank Iheanacho  So QB 16 Hughes, HankHank Hughes Fr WR 16 Siverand, KemahKemah Siverand  Fr QB 17 Starkel, NickNick Starkel Fr WR 18 Pope, EdwardEdward Pope  Sr QB 19 Rawlins, GannonGannon Rawlins Fr WR 19 Tabuyo, JeremyJeremy Tabuyo Sr RB 20 White, JamesJames White  Jr WR 21 Hansford, AaronAaron Hansford Fr RB 22 Etwi, KwameKwame Etwi So TE 24 Graham, JakeJake Graham Fr RB 25 Bussey, KendallKendall Bussey  Fr WR 26 Merritt, KirkKirk Merritt (I) So RB 27 Clark, JohnJohn Clark Fr RB 28 Sanders, AJAJ Sanders Fr RB 32 Boyd, RakeemRakeem Boyd Fr WR 33 Bean, JusticeJustice Bean Fr TE 41 Laufenberg, LukeLuke Laufenberg Fr WR 42 Motley, JoschJosch Motley  Jr RB 43 Chavis, KristianKristian Chavis Fr WR 47 Phillips, SamuelSamuel Phillips Fr OL 50 Davis, TankTank Davis  So OL 51 Anderson, RileyRiley Anderson Fr OL 55 Anderson, AustinAustin Anderson Fr OL 62 Loitz, ChadChad Loitz  Jr OL 63 Baldree, CaganCagan Baldree Fr OL 64 McCoy, ErikErik McCoy  Fr OL 65 Gennesy, AveryAvery Gennesy  Sr OL 67 Beakey, DrewDrew Beakey  Fr OL 68 Dworaczyk, JustinJustin Dworaczyk  Fr OL 69 Talbert, BraydenBrayden Talbert  Fr OL 70 Lanfear, ConnorConnor Lanfear So OL 71 Elbert, TrevorTrevor Elbert  Fr OL 72 Eluemunor, JermaineJermaine Eluemunor  Sr OL 74 Diesch, KellenKellen Diesch Fr OL 75 Martin, KodaKoda Martin  So OL 76 Prater, ColtonColton Prater Fr OL 77 McCollum, RyanRyan McCollum Fr OL 78 Sutherland, KeatonKeaton Sutherland So WR 80 Chriss, ClydeClyde Chriss Fr TE 81 Judkins, JalynJalyn Judkins  Jr WR 82 Niederhofer, BooneBoone Niederhofer  Sr WR 83 Whitley, KyleKyle Whitley  So WR 84 Rogers, KendrickKendrick Rogers Fr TE 85 Gustafson, GrantGrant Gustafson  Fr TE 86 Schorp, TannerTanner Schorp  Jr TE 87 Shetler, GreerGreer Shetler  Fr TE 88 Kirchner, MatthewMatthew Kirchner  Fr TE 89 Cline, KalvinKalvin Cline (I)  Jr	Defense Pos. # Name Class DB 1 Harvey, NickNick Harvey Jr DB 4 Ellis, NoelNoel Ellis  Jr DL 5 Mack, DaylonDaylon Mack So DB 6 Wilson, DonovanDonovan Wilson Jr LB 7 Moore, RichardRichard Moore So DB 8 Dunning, JustinJustin Dunning So DL 9 Cunningham, QualenQualen Cunningham Jr DL 10 Hall, DaeshonDaeshon Hall Sr LB 11 Walker, JoshJosh Walker Jr DL 13 Chevis, ReggieReggie Chevis  Jr DB 14 Evans, JustinJustin Evans Sr DL 15 Garrett, MylesMyles Garrett Jr LB 16 Thomas, DwaineDwaine Thomas So DB 17 Sezer Jr., AlexAlex Sezer Jr. Sr DB 18 Pryor, LarryLarry Pryor  Fr DB 19 Capers-Smith, DeShawnDeShawn Capers-Smith So DB 20 Okeke, IkennaIkenna Okeke Fr DB 21 Oliver, CharlesCharles Oliver Fr DB 22 Chattman, CliffordClifford Chattman Fr DB 23 Watts, ArmaniArmani Watts Jr DB 24 Willis, PriestPriest Willis  Jr LB 25 Dodson, TyrelTyrel Dodson Fr DB 26 Davis, VictorVictor Davis  Jr DB 27 Elam, RoneyRoney Elam  Fr DB 28 Fuller, TravonTravon Fuller Fr DB 30 Reynolds, MosesMoses Reynolds Fr LB 31 George, ClaudeClaude George Sr DB 32 Paulhill, WillWill Paulhill  Sr LB 33 Washington, ShaanShaan Washington Sr DB 34 Bantle, ClaytonClayton Bantle Fr LB 35 Garner, RileyRiley Garner So LB 38 Mastrogiovanni, JordanJordan Mastrogiovanni  Jr DL 40 Johnson, JarrettJarrett Johnson Jr LB 42 Alaka, OtaroOtaro Alaka  So LB 45 Gillaspia, CullenCullen Gillaspia So DL 46 Durham, LandisLandis Durham So LB 50 Labhart, MacMac Labhart  So DL 52 Madubuike, JustinJustin Madubuike Fr LB 54 Driver, JordanJordan Driver Fr LB 56 Magee II, KeeathKeeath Magee II Fr LB 58 White, BradenBraden White Fr DL 86 Darley, DavidDavid Darley Jr DL 88 Keke, KingsleyKingsley Keke So DL 90 Moton, TDTD Moton Fr DL 92 Henderson, ZaycovenZaycoven Henderson Jr DL 96 Brown, JesseJesse Brown (I) So DL 98 Walker, HardreckHardreck Walker Sr DL 99 Lockhart, JamesJames Lockhart So	Special teams Pos. # Name Class PK 34 Mann, BradenBraden Mann Fr PK/P 36 LaCamera, DanielDaniel LaCamera So PK 38 Riethman, DrewDrew Riethman Fr DS 40 Robertson, ChristianChristian Robertson  So PK 41 Grady, PeterPeter Grady  Jr DS 45 Frey, AustinAustin Frey  So P 46 Tripucka, ShaneShane Tripucka  Jr	Head coach Kevin Sumlin (5th season) Coordinators/assistant coaches Jeff Banks – Special Teams Coordinator/Tight Ends John Chavis  – Associate Head Coach/Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers Matt Fontenot – Director of Football Operations Mikado Hinson – Director of Player Development Larry Jackson – Director of Football Sports Performance Scott Johnston – Director of On-Campus Recruiting Terry Joseph – Secondary Noel Mazzone – Offensive Coordinator Clarence McKinney – Running Backs Aaron Moorehead – Wide Receivers Dennis Polian – Director of Player Personnel Terry Price – Defensive Ends Gary Reynolds – Associate Athletic Director - Football David Turner – Defensive Tackles/Defensive Run-Game Coordinator Jim Turner – Offensive Line Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster Last update: August 26, 2016

Schedule

Texas A&M announced its 2016 football schedule on October 29, 2015. The 2016 schedule consists of 7 home games, 4 away games and 1 neutral site game in the regular season. The Aggies will host SEC foes LSU, Ole Miss, and Tennessee, and will travel to Alabama, Auburn, Mississippi State, and South Carolina. Texas A&M will go against Arkansas for the third time in a row in Arlington, Texas.^[5]

The Aggies will host all four of its non–conference games which are against New Mexico State Aggies from the Sun Belt Conference, Prairie View A&M Panthers from the Southwestern Athletic Conference, UCLA Bruins from the Pac-12 Conference and UTSA Roadrunners from Conference USA.

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	2:30 PM	No. 16 UCLA*		Kyle Field • College Station, TX	CBS	W 31–24 ^OT	100,443
September 10	11:00 AM	Prairie View A&M*	No. 20	Kyle Field • College Station, TX	SECN	W 67–0	96,412
September 17	6:00 PM	at Auburn	No. 17	Jordan–Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL	ESPN	W 29–16	87,175
September 24	8:00 PM	vs. No. 17 Arkansas	No. 10	AT&T Stadium • Arlington, TX (Southwest Classic)	ESPN	W 45–24	67,751
October 1	3:00 PM	at South Carolina	No. 9	Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC	SECN	W 24–13	78,245
October 8	2:30 PM	No. 9 Tennessee	No. 8	Kyle Field • College Station, TX	CBS	W 45–38 ^2OT	106,248
October 22	2:30 PM	at No. 1 Alabama	No. 6	Bryant–Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL	CBS	L 14–33	101,821
October 29	6:30 PM	New Mexico State*	No. 9	Kyle Field • College Station, TX	ESPNU	W 52–10	99,960
November 5	11:00 AM	at Mississippi State	No. 7	Davis Wade Stadium • Starkville, MS	SECN	L 28–35	58,407
November 12	6:30 PM	Ole Miss	No. 10	Kyle Field • College Station, TX	SECN	L 28–29	104,892
November 19	11:00 AM	UTSA*	No. 23	Kyle Field • College Station, TX	ESPNU	W 23–10	102,502
November 24	6:30 PM	No. 25 LSU	No. 22	Kyle Field • College Station, TX (Rivalry)	ESPN	L 39–54	102,961
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

Schedule Source:^[6]

Game notes

UCLA

Week One: #16 UCLA Bruins at Texas A&M Aggies – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
#16 Bruins	3	6	0	15	0	24
Aggies	0	10	14	0	7	31

at Kyle Field, College Station, TX

• Date: September 3
• Game time: 2:30 PM
• Game weather: Temperature: 88 °F (31 °C) • Wind: E 8 MPH • Weather: fair skies
• Game attendance: 100,443
• Referee: Land Clark
• TV announcers (CBS): Verne Lundquist, Gary Danielson, Allie LaForce

Game information

First quarter UCLA 11:38 – J.J. Molson 38 yard field goal, UCLA 3–0 Second quarter UCLA 11:33 – J.J. Molson 20 yard field goal, UCLA 6–0 TAMU 7:26 – Keith Ford 70 yard run (Daniel LaCamera kick), TAMU 7–6 UCLA 4:56 – J.J. Molson 23 yard field goal, UCLA 9–7 TAMU 2:55 – Daniel LaCamera 23 yard field goal, TAMU 10–9 Third quarter TAMU 9:08 – Trevor Knight 1 yard run (Daniel LaCamera kick), TAMU 17–9 TAMU 3:53 – Josh Reynolds 40 yard pass from Trevor Knight (Daniel LaCamera kick), TAMU 24–9 Fourth quarter UCLA 4:19 – Bolu Olorunfunmi 9 yard run (J.J. Molson kick), TAMU 24–16 UCLA 2:39 – Kenneth Walker III 62 yard pass from Josh Rosen (Josh Rosen pass to Austin Roberts), tied 24–24 Overtime TAMU – Trevor Knight 1 yard run (Daniel LaCamera kick), TAMU 31–24 Leading Passers UCLA – Josh Rosen 26/46, 343 yards, TD, 3 INTs TAMU – Trevor Knight 22/42, 239 yards, TD, INT Leading Rushers UCLA – Soso Jamabo 23 carries, 91 yards TAMU – Trayveon Williams 15 carries, 95 yards Leading Receivers UCLA – Kenneth Walker III 6 receptions, 115 yards, TD TAMU – Josh Reynolds 4 receptions, 78 yards, TD

The Texas A&M Aggies opened their 2016 season at home against the #16 UCLA Bruins. The Aggies dominated the Bruins in the first 3 quarters of the game, leading 24–9 at the start of the 4th quarter. UCLA started a comeback late in the 4th quarter with Bolu Olorunfunmi running 9 yards for a touchdown. With J.J. Molson making the extra point, the Bruins trailed 16–24 with 4:19 left in regulation. UCLA's defense forced the Aggies into a 3–and–out on the next possession. The Bruins' offense wasted no time scoring again, with Josh Rosen throwing 62 yards to Kenneth Walker III to trail 22–24. UCLA tied it up 24–24 with Rosen finding Austin Roberts for the two–point conversion with 2:39 left in regulation. A&M punted on their next possession, but gained the ball back after a Rosen pass was intercepted by Justin Evans at the A&M 47 yard line. The 4th quarter ended with the Aggies marching down to the UCLA 40 before turning it over on downs.

The Aggies received the ball first to start overtime and found the end zone with a 1 yard touchdown run from Trevor Knight. UCLA made it to the A&M 5, but failed to score on a 4th and goal, ending the game. Winning the game in overtime, the Texas A&M Aggies upset the #16 UCLA Bruins 31–24.

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
2–2	1998	UCLA, 29–23

Prairie View A&M

Week Two: Prairie View A&M Panthers at #20 Texas A&M Aggies – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Panthers	0	0	0	0	0
#20 Aggies	17	21	13	16	67

at Kyle Field, College Station, TX

• Date: September 10
• Game time: 11:00 AM
• Game weather: Temperature: 80 °F (27 °C) • Wind: NW 20 MPH • Weather: cloudy
• Game attendance: 96,412
• Referee: David Smith
• TV announcers (SECN): Roy Philpott, Clint Stoerner, Kevin Weidl

Game information

First quarter TAMU 12:40 – Daniel LaCamera 22 yard field goal, TAMU 3–0 TAMU 3:01 – Keith Ford 11 yard run (Daniel LaCamera kick), TAMU 10–0 TAMU 0:00 – Trevor Knight 32 yard run (Daniel LaCamera kick), TAMU 17–0 Second quarter TAMU 12:12 – Speedy Noil 8 yard pass from Trevor Knight (Daniel LaCamera kick), TAMU 24–0 TAMU 1:03 – Christian Kirk 34 yard pass from Trevor Knight (Daniel LaCamera kick), TAMU 31–0 TAMU 0:33 – Christian Kirk 64 yard pass from Trevor Knight (Daniel LaCamera kick), TAMU 38–0 Third quarter TAMU 11:11 – Keith Ford 4 yard run (Daniel LaCamera kick), TAMU 45–0 TAMU 8:26 – Daniel LaCamera 27 yard field goal, TAMU 48–0 TAMU 4:27 – Daniel LaCamera 48 yard field goal, TAMU 51–0 Fourth quarter TAMU 14:30 – Nick Harvey 73 yard punt return (Daniel LaCamera kick), TAMU 58–0 TAMU 2:32 – Kwame Etwi 15 yard run (Daniel LaCamera kick), TAMU 65–0 TAMU 1:40 – Jalen Morton sacked by Jarret Johnson for a 4 yard loss, TAMU 67–0 Leading Passers PVAM – Trey Green 13/39, 160 yards, INT TAMU – Trevor Knight 21/37, 344 yards, 3 TDs, INT Leading Rushers PVAM – Darius Floyd 10 carries, 28 yards TAMU – Kendall Bussey 7 carries, 79 yards Leading Receivers PVAM – Demarquo Lastrappe 6 receptions, 88 yards TAMU – Christian Kirk 5 receptions, 106 yards, 2 TDs

After the upset the week before against the #16 UCLA Bruins, the #20 Texas A&M Aggies hosted the FCS Prairie View A&M Panthers from the SWAC. The Aggies' defense held the Panthers scoreless, only allowed 10 first downs, 205 total yards of offense, and forcing a safety. A&M's special teams were also a highlight, with Justin Evans blocking a 38 yard field goal in the 1st quarter and Nick Harvey returning a punt 73 yards for a touchdown in the 4th. The only highlights for the Panthers was Raleigh Johnson intercepting a Trevor Knight pass in the end zone in the 2nd quarter and Johnson forcing a fumble that was recovered by Reginald Stubblefield late in the 4th.

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

Auburn

Week Three: #17 Texas A&M Aggies at Auburn Tigers – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
#17 Aggies	3	13	3	10	29
Tigers	7	3	0	6	16

at Jordan–Hare Stadium, Auburn, AL

• Date: September 17
• Game time: 6:00 PM
• Game weather: Temperature: 81 °F (27 °C) • Wind: SW 2 MPH • Weather: cloudy
• Game attendance: 87,175
• Referee: Matt Austin
• TV announcers (ESPN): Dave Flemming, Brian Griese, Todd McShay

Game information

First quarter AUB 7:11 – Kamryn Pettway 1 yard run (Daniel Carlson kick), AUB 7–0 TAMU 1:42 – Daneil LaCamera 46 yard field goal, AUB 7–3 Second quarter TAMU 12:07 – Josh Reynolds 5 yard pass from Trevor Knight (Daniel LaCamera kick), TAMU 10–7 TAMU 5:38 – Daniel LaCamera 35 yard field goal, TAMU 13–7 TAMU 1:52 – Daniel LaCamera 31 yard field goal, TAMU 16–7 AUB 0:00 – Daniel Carlson 37 yard field goal, TAMU 16–10 Third quarter TAMU 1:03 – Daniel LaCamera 25 yard field goal, TAMU 19–10 Fourth quarter TAMU 10:13 – Daniel LaCamera 26 yard field goal, TAMU 22–10 TAMU 6:52 – Trayveon Williams 89 yard run (Daniel LaCamera kick), TAMU 29–10 AUB 2:59 – Kerryon Johnson 2 yard run, TAMU 29–16 Leading Passers TAMU – Trevor Knight 20/40, 247 yards, TD AUB – Sean White 18/27, 126 yards Leading Rushers TAMU – Trayveon Williams 8 carries, 127 yards, TD AUB – Kamryn Pettway 20 carries, 123 yards, TD Leading Receivers TAMU – Josh Reynolds 7 receptions, 98 yards, TD AUB – Tony Stevens 8 receptions, 86 yards

The Aggies opened 2016 conference play on the road against the Auburn Tigers. Texas A&M kicker Daniel LaCamera made 5 goals during the game while quarterback Trevor Knight didn't throw an interception during the game, the first game of the season where he didn't throw a pick.

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
4–2	2015	AUB, 26–10

Arkansas

Week Four: #17 Arkansas Razorbacks vs. #10 Texas A&M Aggies (Southwest Classic) – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
#17 Razorbacks	7	10	0	7	24
#10 Aggies	0	17	7	21	45

at AT&T Stadium, Arlington, TX

• Date: September 24
• Game time: 8:00 PM
• Game attendance: 67,751
• TV: ESPN

Game information

First quarter ARK 12:29 – Keon Hatcher 15 yard pass from Austin Allen (Cole Hedlund kick), ARK 7–0 Second quarter TAMU 14:52 – Trevor Knight 42 yard run (Daniel LaCamera kick), tied 7–7 ARK 9:59 – Cole Hedlund 25 yard field goal, ARK 10–7 TAMU 4:42 – Daniel LaCamera 48 yard field goal, tied 10–10 ARK 1:31 – Rawleigh Williams III 8 yard run (Cole Hedlund kick), ARK 17–10 TAMU 0:13 – Trevor Knight 48 yard run (Daniel LaCamera kick), tied 17–17 Third quarter TAMU 1:33 – Josh Reynolds 92 yard pass from Trevor Knight (Daniel LaCamera kick), TAMU 24–17 Fourth quarter TAMU 11:54 – Trayveon Williams 33 yard run (Daniel LaCamera kick), TAMU 31–17 TAMU 10:25 – Christian Kirk 9 yard pass from Trevor Knight (Daniel LaCamera kick), TAMU 38–17 ARK 6:21 – Jared Cornelius 5 yard pass from Austin Allen (Cole Hedlund kick), TAMU 38–24 TAMU 4:57 – Trayveon Williams 22 yard run (Daniel LaCamera kick), TAMU 45–24 Leading Passers ARK – Austin Allen 28/42, 371 yards, 2 TDs TAMU – Trevor Knight 12/22, 225 yards, 2 TDs Leading Rushers ARK – Rawleigh Williams III 17 carries, 79 yards, TD TAMU – Trevor Knight 10 carries, 157 yards, 2 TDs Leading Receivers ARK – Jared Cornelius 7 receptions, 126 yards, TD TAMU – Josh Reynolds 4 receptions, 141 yards, TD

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
28–41–3	2015	TAMU, 28–21 ^OT

South Carolina

Week Five: #9 Texas A&M Aggies at South Carolina Gamecocks – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
#9 Aggies	7	0	7	10	24
Gamecocks	7	0	3	3	13

at Williams-Brice Stadium, Columbia, SC

• Date: October 1
• Game time: 3:00 PM
• Game attendance: 78,245
• TV: SECN

Game information

First quarter SCU 14:47 – A.J. Turner 75 yard run (Eliiot Fry kick), SCU 7–0 TAMU 12:31 – Trevor Knight 4 yard run (Daniel LaCamera kick), tied 7–7 Second quarter No scoring plays Third quarter TAMU 11:37 – Trayveon Williams 49 yard run (Daniel LaCamera kick), TAMU 14–7 SCU 3:14 – Elliot Fry 43 yard field goal, TAMU 14–10 Fourth quarter TAMU 11:40 – James White 2 yard run (Daniel LaCamera kick), TAMU 21–10 SCU 4:23 – Elliot Fry 43 yard field goal, TAMU 21–13 TAMU 1:41 – Daniel LaCamera 35 yard field goal, TAMU 24–13 Leading Passers TAMU – Trevor Knight 23/40, 206 yards, INT SCU – Perry Orth 11/18, 138 yards Leading Rushers TAMU – Trayveon Williams 14 carries, 98 yards, TD SCU – A.J. Turner 10 carries, 113 yards, TD Leading Receivers TAMU – Jeremy Tabuyo 4 receptions, 89 yards SCU – Hayden Hurst 5 receptions, 90 yards

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
2–0	2015	TAMU, 35–28

Tennessee

Week Six: #9 Tennessee Volunteers at #8 Texas A&M Aggies – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	OT	2OT	Total
#9 Volunteers	7	0	7	21	3	0	38
#8 Aggies	21	0	7	7	3	7	45

at Kyle Field, College Station, TX

• Date: October 8
• Game time: 2:30 PM
• Game weather: Temperature: 82 °F (28 °C), Wind: N 11 MPH, Weather: sunny
• Game attendance: 106,248
• TV announcers (CBS): Verne Lundquist, Gary Danielson, Allie LaForce

Game information

First quarter TAMU 8:30 – Christian Kirk 13 yard pass from Trevor Knight (Daniel LaCamera kick), TAMU 7–0 TENN 3:37 – Joshua Dobbs 4 yard pass from Jauan Jennings (Aaron Medley kick), tied 7–7 TAMU 2:04 – Josh Reynolds 2 yard pass from Trevor Knight (Daniel LaCamera kick), TAMU 14–7 TAMU 1:45 – Trevor Knight 7 yard run (Daniel LaCamera kick), TAMU 21–7 Second quarter No scoring plays Third quarter TAMU 10:40 – Trayveon Williams 7 yard run (Daniel LaCamera kick), TAMU 28–7 TENN 7:10 – Alvin Kamara 15 yard run (Aaron Medley kick), TAMU 28–14 Fourth quarter TENN 7:06 – John Kelly 4 yard run (Aaron Medley kick), TAMU 28–21 TAMU 3:22 – Trevor Knight 62 yard run (Daniel LaCamera kick), TAMU 35–21 TENN 2:02 – Alvin Kamara 4 yard run (Daniel Medley kick), TAMU 35–28 TENN 0:41 – Alvin Kamara 18 yard pass from Joshua Dobbs (Daniel Medley kick), tied 35–35 Overtime TENN – Aaron Medley 34 yard field goal, TENN 38–35 TAMU – Daniel LaCamera 34 yard field goal, tied 38–38 Second overtime TAMU – Trevor Knight 1 yard run (Daniel LaCamera kick), TAMU 45–38 Leading Passers TENN – Joshua Dobbs 28/47, 398 yards, TD, 2 INT TAMU – Trevor Knight 17/34, 239 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT Leading Rushers TENN – Alvin Kamara 18 carries, 127 yards, 2 TD TAMU – Trayveon Williams 28 carries, 217 yards, TD Leading Receivers TENN – Alvin Kamara 8 receptions, 161 yards, TD TAMU – Josh Reynolds 5 receptions, 89 yards, TD

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0–2	2005	TENN, 38–7

Alabama

Week Eight: #6 Texas A&M Aggies at #1 Alabama Crimson Tide – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
#6 Aggies	0	7	7	0	14
#1 Crimson Tide	6	7	13	7	33

at Bryant–Denny Stadium, Tuscaloosa, AL

• Date: October 22
• Game time: 2:30 PM
• Game attendance: 101,821
• TV announcers (CBS): Verne Lundquist, Gary Danielson, Allie LaForce

Game information

First quarter ALA 12:22 – Adam Griffith 32 yard field goal, ALA 3–0 ALA 4:48 – Adam Griffith 28 yard field goal, ALA 6–0 Second quarter ALA 12:59 – O.J. Howard 5 yard pass from Jalen Hurts (Adam Griffith kick), ALA 13–0 TAMU 0:38 – Josh Reynolds 9 yard pass from Trevor Knight (Daniel LaCamera kick), ALA 13–7 Third quarter TAMU 12:54 – Christian Kirk 25 yard pass from Trevor Knight (Daniel LaCamera kick), TAMU 14–13 ALA 6:33 – Calvin Ridley 4 yard pass from Jalen Hurts (Adam Griffith kick), ALA 20–14 ALA 0:23 – Jonathan Allen 30 yard fumble recovery (two-point conversion failed), ALA 26–14 Fourth quarter ALA 12:27 – Jalen Hurts 37 yard run (Adam Griffith kick), ALA 33–14 Leading Passers TAMU – Trevor Knight 14/31, 164 yards, 2 TD, INT ALA – Jalen Hurts 15/25, 164 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT Leading Rushers TAMU – Keith Ford 15 carries, 62 yards ALA – Damien Harris 17 carries, 128 yards Leading Receivers TAMU – Christian Kirk 9 receptions, 58 yards, TD ALA – O.J. Howard 8 receptions, 69 yards, TD

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
2–6	2015	ALA, 41–23

New Mexico State

Week Nine: New Mexico State Aggies at #9 Texas A&M Aggies – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
NMSU Aggies	0	3	0	7	10
#9 TAMU Aggies	14	10	21	7	52

at Kyle Field, College Station, TX

• Date: October 29
• Game time: 6:30 PM
• Game attendance: 99,960
• TV: ESPNU

Game information

First quarter TAMU 11:42 – Trayveon Williams 12 yard run (Daniel LaCamera kick), TAMU 7–0 TAMU 9:38 – Christian Kirk 70 yard punt return (Daniel LaCamera kick), TAMU 14–0 Second quarter TAMU 14:44 – Daniel LaCamera 36 yard field goal, TAMU 17–0 TAMU 3:42 – Christian Kirk 3 yard pass from Trevor Knight (Daniel LaCamera kick), TAMU 24–0 NMSU 1:05 – Parker Davidson 33 yard field goal, TAMU 24–3 Third quarter TAMU 14:18 – Josh Reynolds 41 yard pass from Trevor Knight (Daniel LaCamera kick), TAMU 31–3 TAMU 12:27 – Christian Kirk 71 yard punt return (Daniel LaCamera kick), TAMU 38–3 TAMU 1:50 – James White 1 yard run (Daniel LaCamera kick), TAMU 45–3 Fourth quarter NMSU 14:04 – Jaleel Scott 3 yard pass from Tyler Rogers (Parker Davidson kick), TAMU 45–10 TAMU 10:11 – Kalvin Kline 17 yard pass from Jake Hubenak (Daniel LaCamera kick), TAMU 52–10 Leading Passers NMSU – Tyler Rogers 19/34, 138 yards, TD TAMU – Trevor Knight 15/24, 204 yards, 2 TD Leading Rushers NMSU – Larry Rose III 14 carries, 89 yards TAMU – Kendall Bussey 10 carries, 87 yards Leading Receivers NMSU – Anthony Muse 5 receptions, 41 yards TAMU – Josh Reynolds 3 receptions, 71 yards, TD

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

Mississippi State

Week Ten: #7 Texas A&M Aggies at Mississippi State Bulldogs – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
#7 Aggies	7	7	0	14	28
Bulldogs	14	14	0	7	35

at Davis Wade Stadium, Starkville, MS

• Date: November 5
• Game time: 11:00 AM
• Game attendance: 58,407
• TV: SECN

Game information

First quarter MSU 12:18 – Nick Fitzgerald 74 yard run (Westin Graves kick), MSU 7–0 MSU 4:36 – Aeris Williams 2 yard run (Westin Graves kick), MSU 14–0 TAMU 0:03 – Trevor Knight 19 yard run (Daniel LaCamera kick), MSU 14–7 Second quarter MSU 10:53 – Fred Ross 60 yard pass from Nick Fitzgerald (Westin Graves kick), MSU 21–7 MSU 3:54 – Fred Ross 7 yard pass from Nick Fitzgerald (Westin Graves kick), MSU 28–7 TAMU 0:19 – Christian Kirk 93 yard punt return (Daniel LaCamera kick), MSU 28–14 Third quarter No scoring plays Fourth quarter TAMU 10:42 – Christian Kirk 54 yard pass from Jake Hubenak (Daniel LaCamera kick), MSU 28–21 MSU 3:08 – Nick Fitzgerald 4 yard run (Westin Graves kick), MSU 35–21 TAMU 1:33 – Josh Reynolds 4 yard pass from Jake Hubenak (Daneil LaCamera kick), MSU 35–28 Leading Passers TAMU – Jake Hubenak 11/17, 222 yards, 2 TD, INT MSU – Nick Fitzgerald 18/31, 209 yards, 2 TD, INT Leading Rushers TAMU – Trevor Knight 5 carries, 54 yards, TD MSU – Nick Fitzgerald 20 carries, 182 yards, 2 TD Leading Receivers TAMU – Christian Kirk 7 receptions, 144 yards, TD MSU – Fred Ross 6 receptions, 98 yards, 2 TD

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
5–4	2015	TAMU, 30–17

Ole Miss

Week Eleven: Ole Miss Rebels at #10 Texas A&M Aggies – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Rebels	3	3	0	23	29
#10 Aggies	7	14	0	7	28

at Kyle Field, College Station, TX

• Date: November 12
• Game time: 6:30 PM
• Game attendance: 104,892
• TV: SECN

Game information

First quarter MISS 5:23 – Gary Wunderlich 25 yard field goal, MISS 3–0 TAMU 4:49 – Keith Ford 6 yard run (Daniel LaCamera kick), TAMU 7–3 Second quarter TAMU 13:55 – Keith Ford 1 yard run (Daniel LaCamera kick), TAMU 14–3 MISS 7:46 – Gary Wunderlich 24 yard field goal, TAMU 14–6 TAMU 6:43 – Speedy Noil 1 yard pass from Jake Hubenak (Daniel LaCamera kick), TAMU 21–6 Third quarter No scoring plays Fourth quarter MISS 14:50 – Damore'ea Stringfellow 6 yard pass from Shea Patterson (Gary Wunderlich kick), TAMU 21–13 MISS 12:12 – Akeem Judd 21 yard run (two–point conversion failed), TAMU 21–19 TAMU 6:41 – Josh Reynolds 13 yard pass from Jake Hubenak (Daniel LaCamera kick), TAMU 28–19 MISS 5:17 – Van Jefferson 32 yard pass from Shea Patterson (Gary Wunderlich kick), TAMU 28–26 MISS 0:37 – Gary Wunderlich 39 yard field goal, MISS 29–28 Leading Passers MISS – Shea Patterson 25/42, 338 yards, 2 TD, INT TAMU – Jake Hubenak 16/27, 213 yards, 2 TD, INT Leading Rushers MISS – Akeem Judd 20 carries, 100 yards, TD TAMU – Trayveon Williams 17 carries, 72 yards Leading Receivers MISS – A.J. Brown 4 receptions, 77 yards TAMU – Josh Reynolds 4 receptions, 70 yards, TD

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
6–2	2015	MISS, 23–3

UTSA

Week Twelve: UTSA Roadrunners at #23 Texas A&M Aggies – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Roadrunners	0	7	3	0	10
#23 Aggies	10	6	7	0	23

at Kyle Field, College Station, TX

• Date: November 19
• Game time: 11:00 AM
• TV: ESPNU

Game information

First quarter TAMU 10:30 – Josh Reynolds 16 yard pass from Jake Hubenak (Daniel LaCamera kick), TAMU 7–0 TAMU 1:22 – Daniel LaCamera 24 yard field goal, TAMU 10–0 Second quarter UTSA 10:46 – Josh Stewart 10 yard pass from Jared Johnson (Victor Falcon kick), TAMU 10–7 TAMU 5:22 – Daniel LaCamera 33 yard field goal, TAMU 13–7 TAMU 0:00 – Daniel LaCamera 37 yard field goal, TAMU 16–7 Third quarter TAMU 8:22 – Trayveon Williams 47 yard run (Daniel LaCamera kick), TAMU 23–7 UTSA 2:17 – Victor Falcon 24 yard field goal, TAMU 23–10 Fourth quarter No scoring plays Leading Passers UTSA – Jared Johnson 15/24, 186 yards, TD TAMU – Jake Hubenak 19/32, 248 yards, TD Leading Rushers UTSA – Jarveon Williams 21 carries, 52 yards TAMU – Trayveon Williams 11 carries, 80 yards, TD Leading Receivers UTSA – Josh Stewart 6 receptions, 75 yards, TD TAMU – Josh Reynolds 7 receptions, 93 yards, TD

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

LSU

Week Thirteen: LSU Tigers at Texas A&M Aggies – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Tigers	10	10	14	20	54
Aggies	7	0	10	22	39

at Kyle Field, College Station, TX

• Date: November 24
• Game time: 6:30 PM
• TV: ESPN

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter Leading Passers LSU – TAMU – Leading Rushers LSU – TAMU – Leading Receivers LSU – TAMU –

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
20–31–3	2015	LSU, 19–7

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	RV	20	17	10	9	8	6	6	9	7	10	23	22
Coaches	RV	24	20	13	10	7	6	6	10	7	11	22	22
CFP	Not released									4	8	25	NR			Not released

References

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3. "2015 Class Ranking – 247". 247. Retrieved August 26, 2016.
4. "2016 Class Ranking – Scout". Scout. Retrieved August 26, 2016.
5. "Texas A&M 2016 Football Schedule Announced" (Press release). Texas A&M University Department of Athletics. October 29, 2015. Retrieved October 29, 2015.
6. "2016 Texas A&M Aggies Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved October 29, 2015.