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2017 Texas A&M Aggies football team

2017 Texas A&M Aggies football team

American college football season


The 2017 Texas A&M Aggies football team represented Texas A&M University in the 2017 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 sixth-year head coach Kevin Sumlin. They finished the season 7–6, 4–4 in SEC play to finish in a tie for fourth place in the Western Division. They were invited to the Belk Bowl where they lost to Wake Forest. This season was the first time since 2009 that Texas A&M was not ranked in the AP Poll during the regular season.

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On November 26, head coach Kevin Sumlin was fired.[1] He finished at Texas A&M with a six-year record of 51–26. Interim head coach Jeff Banks led the Aggies in the Belk Bowl.

On December 2, Florida State head coach Jimbo Fisher was hired by Texas A&M as their new head coach.[2]

Schedule

Texas A&M announced its 2017 football schedule on September 13, 2016. The 2017 schedule consists of 7 home games, 4 away games and 1 neutral site game in the regular season. The Aggies will host SEC foes Alabama, Auburn, Mississippi State, and South Carolina, and will travel to Florida, LSU, and Ole Miss. Texas A&M will go against Arkansas for the fourth time in a row in Arlington, Texas.[3]

The Aggies will host three of its four non–conference games which are against Louisiana from the Sun Belt Conference, New Mexico from the Mountain West Conference and Nicholls State from the Southland Conference and travel to UCLA from the Pac-12 Conference.

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Game summaries

UCLA

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

at Rose Bowl, Pasadena, CA

  • Date: September 3
  • Game time: 6:30 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: Temperature: 88 °F (31 °C) • Weather: partly cloudy • Wind: SSW 8 MPH
  • Game attendance: 64,635
  • Referee: John McDaid
  • TV announcers (FOX): Gus Johnson (play-by-play), Joel Klatt (color), Jenny Taft (reporter)
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The Texas A&M Aggies opened up the 2017 season on the road against the UCLA Bruins at the Rose Bowl. Despite leading the Bruins 44–10 with 4:08 left in the 3rd, the Aggies were stifled in the 4th quarter, losing 45–44. The 34 point comeback victory is the largest in UCLA history.[8] Nick Starkel started at quarterback for Texas A&M before leaving the game with an apparent left foot injury, with Kellen Mond taking his place.[9]

Nicholls State

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Week Two: Nicholls State Colonels at Texas A&M Aggies – Game summary

at Kyle Field, College Station, TX

  • Date: September 9
  • Game time: 6:00 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: Temperature: 84 °F (29 °C) • weather: sunny • wind: NNE 10 MPH
  • Game attendance: 100,276
  • Referee: Kevin Boitmann
  • TV announcers (ESPNU): Clay Matvick, Kirk Morrison
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Louisiana

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Week Three: Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns at Texas A&M Aggies – Game summary

at Kyle Field, College Station, TX

  • Date: September 16
  • Game time: 11:00 a.m. CDT
  • Game weather: Temperature: 81 °F (27 °C) • weather: cloudy • wind: SSE 8 MPH
  • Game attendance: 98,412
  • Referee: Matt Austin
  • TV announcers (SECN): Dave Neal and Matt Stinchcomb
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Arkansas

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Week Four: Texas A&M Aggies VS Arkansas Razorbacks  – Game summary

at AT&T Stadium, Arlington, TX

South Carolina

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

at Kyle Field, College Station, TX

  • Date: September 30
  • Game time: 6:30 p.m.
  • Game weather: Temperature: 83 °F (28 °C) • weather: partly cloudy • wind: ENE 5 MPH
  • Game attendance: 96,430
  • Referee: Matt Loeffler
  • TV announcers (SEC Network): Tom Hart and Jordan Rodgers
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Alabama

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Week Six: No. 1 Alabama Crimson Tide at Texas A&M Aggies – Game summary

at Kyle Field, College Station, TX

  • Date: October 7
  • Game time: 6:15 p.m.
  • Game weather: Temperature: 89 °F (32 °C) • Weather: sunny • Wind: N 6 MPH
  • Game attendance: 101,058
  • Referee: Matt Austin
  • TV announcers (ESPN): Joe Tessitore and Todd Blackledge
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Florida

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Week Seven: Texas A&M Aggies at Florida Gators – Game summary

at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium, Gainesville, FL

  • Date: October 14
  • Game time: 6:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: Temperature: 83 °F (28 °C) • Weather: fair, humidity 64% • Wind: E 10 MPH
  • Game attendance: 86,114
  • Referee: Hubert Owens
  • TV announcers (ESPN2): Beth Mowins, Anthony Becht and Rocky Boiman
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Mississippi State

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Week Nine: Mississippi State Bulldogs at Texas A&M Aggies – Game summary

at Kyle Field, College Station, TX

  • Date: October 28
  • Game time: 6:15 p.m.
  • Game weather: Temperature: 60 °F (16 °C) • Weather: mostly sunny • Wind: NNW 11 MPH
  • Game attendance: 96,128
  • Referee: Ken Williamson
  • TV: ESPN
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Auburn

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Week Ten: No. 16 Auburn Tigers at Texas A&M Aggies – Game summary

at Kyle Field, College Station, TX

  • Date: November 4
  • Game time: 11:00 a.m.
  • Game weather: Temperature: 76 °F (24 °C) • Wind: S 9 MPH • Weather: cloudy
  • Game attendance: 100,257
  • Referee: James Carter
  • TV announcers (ESPN): Beth Mowins, Anthony Becht and Rocky Boiman
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New Mexico

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Week Eleven: New Mexico Lobos at Texas A&M Aggies – Game summary

at Kyle Field, College Station, TX

  • Date: November 11
  • Game time: 6:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: Temperature: 72 °F (22 °C) • Wind: ESE 7 MPH • Weather: clear
  • Game attendance: 99,051
  • Referee: Kevin Boitmann
  • TV: ESPNU
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Ole Miss

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Week Twelve: Texas A&M Aggies at Ole Miss Rebels – Game summary

at Vaught–Hemingway Stadium, Oxford, MS

  • Date: November 18
  • Game time: 6:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: Temperature: 55 °F (13 °C) • Wind: NW 15 MPH • Weather: cloudy
  • Game attendance: 55,880
  • Referee: Matt Austin
  • TV: ESPN2
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LSU

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Week Thirteen: Texas A&M Aggies at No. 19 LSU Tigers – Game summary

at Tiger Stadium

  • Date: November 25
  • Game time: 6:30 p.m.
  • Game weather: Temperature: 57 °F (14 °C) • Wind: N 2 MPH • Weather: clear
  • Game attendance: 97,675
  • Referee: Ken Williamson
  • TV: SECN
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References

  1. "Texas A&M fires Sumlin, eyes FSU's Fisher". November 26, 2017.
  2. "SEC RELEASES 2017 FOOTBALL SCHEDULE" (Press release). Texas A&M University Department of Athletics. September 13, 2016. Retrieved October 18, 2016.
  3. "2017 Texas A&M Aggies Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved October 18, 2016.
  4. 2016 Alabama Crimson Tide Football Media Guide, p. 2
  5. "Football vs UCLA on 9/3/2017". Texas A&M Athletics. Retrieved September 9, 2017.
  6. "8.28-Broadcaster-Schedule_CFB.pdf" (PDF). Fox Sports. Retrieved September 4, 2017.
  7. Bolch, Ben (September 3, 2017). "UCLA scores 35 unanswered points to beat Texas A&M, 45–44". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved September 4, 2017.
  8. Greenspan, Dan (September 3, 2017). "UCLA stuns Texas A&M 45-44 after 34-point comeback in second half". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved September 4, 2017.
  9. "Texas A&M University Athletics - Football vs Nicholls on 9/9/2017". Texas A&M Athletics. Retrieved September 11, 2017.
  10. "Texas A&M University Athletics - Football vs Arkansas on 9/23/2017". Texas A&M Athletics. Retrieved September 23, 2017.
  11. "Football vs Alabama on 10/7/2017". Texas A&M University Athletics. Retrieved October 21, 2017.
  12. "Football vs Florida on 10/14/2017". Texas A&M University Athletics. Retrieved October 21, 2017.
  13. "Football vs Mississippi State on 10/28/2017". Texas A&M University Athletics. Retrieved October 29, 2017.
  14. "Football vs Auburn on 11/4/2017". Texas A&M University Athletics. Retrieved November 11, 2017.
  15. "Football vs. New Mexico 11/11/2017". Texas A&M University Athletics. Retrieved November 19, 2017.
  16. "Football vs. Ole Miss 11/18/2017". Texas A&M University Athletics. Retrieved November 19, 2017.
  17. "Football vs LSU on 11/25/2017". Texas A&M University Athletics. Retrieved November 26, 2017.

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