2017 Texas A&M Aggies football team

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.

2017 Texas A&M Aggies football
Belk Bowl, L 52–55 vs. Wake Forest
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Division	Western Division
2017 record	7-6 (4–4 SEC)
Head coach	Kevin Sumlin (6th season) Jeff Banks (interim)
Offensive coordinator	Noel Mazzone (2nd season)
Offensive scheme	Multiple
Defensive coordinator	John Chavis (3rd season)
Base defense	4–2–5
Home stadium	Kyle Field (Capacity: 102,733)

2017 Southeastern Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East Division
No. 2 Georgia x$^		7	–	1					13	–	2
South Carolina		5	–	3					9	–	4
Kentucky		4	–	4					7	–	6
Missouri		4	–	4					7	–	6
Florida		3	–	5					4	–	7
Vanderbilt		1	–	7					5	–	7
Tennessee		0	–	8					4	–	8
West Division
No. 10 Auburn xy		7	–	1					10	–	4
No. 1 Alabama x#^		7	–	1					13	–	1
No. 18 LSU		6	–	2					9	–	4
No. 19 Mississippi State		4	–	4					9	–	4
Texas A&M		4	–	4					7	–	6
Ole Miss*		3	–	5					6	–	6
Arkansas		1	–	7					4	–	8
Championship: Georgia 28, Auburn 7
– College Football Playoff champion ^ – College Football Playoff participant $ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant * Ole Miss ineligible for postseason due to NCAA sanctions Rankings from AP Poll

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.

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	6:30 p.m.	at UCLA*	Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA	FOX	L 44–45	64,635
September 9	6:00 p.m.	Nicholls State*	Kyle Field College Station, TX	ESPNU	W 24–14	100,276
September 16	11:00 a.m.	Louisiana*	Kyle Field College Station, TX	SECN	W 45–21	98,412
September 23	11:00 a.m.	vs. Arkansas	AT&T Stadium Arlington, TX (Southwest Classic)	ESPN	W 50–43 ^OT	64,668
September 30	6:30 p.m.	South Carolina	Kyle Field College Station, TX	SECN	W 24–17	96,430
October 7	6:15 p.m.	No. 1 Alabama	Kyle Field College Station, TX	ESPN	L 19–27	101,058
October 14	6:00 p.m.	at Florida	Ben Hill Griffin Stadium Gainesville, FL	ESPN2	W 19–17	86,114
October 28	6:15 p.m.	Mississippi State	Kyle Field College Station, TX	ESPN	L 14–35	96,128
November 4	11:00 a.m.	No. 16 Auburn	Kyle Field College Station, TX	ESPN	L 27–42	100,257
November 11	6:00 p.m.	New Mexico*	Kyle Field College Station, TX	ESPNU	W 55–14	99,051
November 18	6:00 p.m.	at Ole Miss	Vaught–Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS	ESPN2	W 31–24	55,880
November 25	6:30 p.m.	at No. 19 LSU	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)	SECN	L 21–45	97,675
December 29	12:00 p.m.	vs. Wake Forest*	Bank of America Stadium Charlotte, NC (Belk Bowl)	ESPN	L 52–55	32,784
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game All times are in Central time

Schedule Source:[4]

Roster

2017 Texas A&M Aggies football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class WR 1 Quartney Davis  Fr WR 2 Jhamon Ausbon Fr WR 3 Christian Kirk Jr WR 4 Damion Ratley Sr RB 5 Trayveon Williams So WR 6 Roshaaud Paul Fr RB 7 Keith Ford  Sr QB 8 Connor Blumrick Fr WR 9 Hezekiah Jones Fr QB 10 Jake Hubenak  Sr QB 11 Kellen Mond Fr WR 13 Kendrick Rogers Fr WR 14 Camron Buckley Fr WR 15 Aaron Hansford  Fr WR 16 Klyde Chriss Fr QB 17 Nick Starkel Fr QB 18 Bo Schneider So QB 19 Colton Taylor Fr QB 20 Tyler Bruggman Sr RB 22 Kwame Etwi Jr RB 23 Jacob Kibodi Fr RB 25 Kendall Bussey  So RB 27 John Clark Fr RB 28 AJ Sanders Fr WR 30 Andrew Boykin Fr TE 31 Gannon Rawlins So WR 33 Justice Bean Fr WR 40 Will Gunnell Fr WR 42 Ke'undre Azakytu  Fr TE 43 Grant Gustafson So TE 47 Jacob Groff Fr OL 51 Riley Anderson So OL 54 Carson Green Fr OL 63 Cagan Baldree Fr OL 64 Erik McCoy  So OL 65 Dan Moore, Jr. Fr OL 66 Robert Congel Fr OL 68 Justin Dworaczyk  So OL 69 Brayden Talbert  So OL 70 Connor Lanfear Jr OL 71 Grayson Reed Fr OL 73 Jared Hocker Fr OL 74 Kellen Diesch Fr OL 75 Koda Martin  Jr OL 76 Colton Prater So OL 77 Ryan McCollum Fr OL 78 Keaton Sutherland Jr OL 79 Christian Daimler Sr WR 82 Matthew Kirchner Sr WR 83 Kyle Whitley  Jr WR 84 Moses Reynolds Fr TE 85 Camron Horry Fr TE 86 Tanner Schorp  Sr TE 87 Greer Shetler  So TE 88 Keynel Mczeal Fr TE 89 Kalvin Cline  Sr	Defense Pos. # Name Class DB 1 Nick Harvey Jr DL 2 Micheal Clemons So DL 3 Tyree Johnson Fr DB 4 Derrick Tucker Fr DL 5 Daylon Mack Jr DB 6 Donovan Wilson Sr LB 7 Buddy Johnson Fr DB 8 Justin Dunning So DL 9 Qualen Cunningham Sr DB 10 Myles Jones Fr DB 11 Larry Pryor So LB 12 Cullen Gillaspia Jr DB 13 Cade Prendergast  Fr DB 14 Keldrick Carper Fr DB 16 Kemah Siverand  So DB 17 Devin Morris Fr DB 18 Antonio Howard  So LB 19 Anthony Hines III Fr DB 20 Ikenna Okeke Fr DB 21 Charles Oliver So DB 22 Clifford Chattman So DB 23 Armani Watts Sr DB 24 Priest Willis  Sr LB 25 Tyrel Dodson Fr DB 26 DeShawn Capers-Smith Jr DB 27 Roney Elam  So DB 28 Travon Fuller Fr DB 29 Debione Renfro Fr LB 32 Santino Marchiol Fr DL 33 Ondario Robinson Fr LB 35 Riley Garner Jr DL 37 Mitchell Howard So DL 40 Jarrett Johnson Sr LB 41 Mark Wagner Fr LB 42 Otaro Alaka  Jr DL 46 Landis Durham Jr LB 50 Mac Labhart  Jr LB 56 Keeath Magee II Fr LB 58 Braden White Fr DL 88 Kingsley Keke Jr DL 90 TD Moton Fr DL 92 Zaycoven Henderson Sr DL 93 Jayden Peevy Fr DL 94 Landry Estes Jr DL 95 Justin Madubuike Fr DL 96 David Darley Sr DL 99 Josh Rogers Fr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class P 18 Shane Tripucka  Sr PK 34 Braden Mann So PK/P 36 Daniel LaCamera Jr PK 38 Drew Riethman Fr DS 39 Jake Pagel Fr DS 45 Austin Frey  Jr	Head coach Kevin Sumlin (6th 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

Coaching staff

Name	Position	Season at Texas A&M
Kevin Sumlin	Head coach	6th
John Chavis	Associate head coach, defensive coordinator, and linebackers coach	3rd
Ron Cooper	Defensive backs coach	1st
Terry Price	Defensive ends coach	6th
David Turner	Defensive run game coordinator and defensive tackles coach	2nd
Noel Mazone	Offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach	2nd
Clarence McKinney	Running backs coach	6th
Aaron Morehead	Wide receivers coach	3rd
Jim Turner	Offensive line coach	6th
Jeff Banks	Special teams coordinator and tight ends coach	5th
	Strength and conditioning coach	1st
Reference:[5]

Game summaries

UCLA

See also: 2017 UCLA Bruins football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
3–2	2016	TAMU, 31–24 ^OT

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

	1	2	3	4	Total
Aggies	17	21	6	0	44
Bruins	3	7	7	28	45

at Rose Bowl, Pasadena, CA

• Date: September 3
• Game time: 6:30 PM 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)
• Sources:[6][7]

Game information

First quarter UCLA – J.J. Molsen 29-yard field goal, 11:09. Bruins 3–0. Drive: 12 plays, 53 yards, 3:51. TAMU – Keith Ford 5-yard run (Daniel LaCamera kick), 6:41. Aggies 7–3. Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 4:28. TAMU – Daniel LaCamera 19-yard field goal, 5:11. Aggies 10–3. Drive: 4 plays, 2 yards, 0:38. TAMU – Trayveon Williams 2-yard run (Daniel LaCamera kick), 4:04. Aggies 17–3. Drive: 3 plays, 20 yards, 0:56. Second quarter TAMU – Keith Ford 2-yard run (Daniel LaCamera kick), 11:38. Aggies 24–3. Drive: 7 plays, 99 yards, 3:07. TAMU – Keith Ford 1-yard run (Daniel LaCamera kick), 4:11. Aggies 31–3. Drive: 11 plays, 56 yards, 4:07. UCLA – Jalen Starks 2-yard run (J.J. Molsen kick), 3:00. Aggies 31–10. Drive: 4 plays, 67 yards, 1:11. TAMU – Trayveon Williams 61-yard run (Daniel LaCamera kick), 2:40. Aggies 38–10. Drive: 1 play, 61 yards, 0:20. Third quarter TAMU – Daniel LaCamera 32-yard field goal, 9:57. Aggies 41–10. Drive: 6 plays, 23 yards, 2:31. TAMU – Daniel LaCamera 48-yard field goal, 4:08. Aggies 44–10. Drive: 12 plays, 41 yards, 4:24. UCLA – Soso Jamabo 6-yard run (J.J. Molsen kick), 2:06. Aggies 44–17. Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 2:02. Fourth quarter UCLA – Darren Andrews 9-yard pass from Josh Rosen (J.J. Molsen kick), 13:22. Aggies 44–24. Drive: 8 plays, 85 yards, 2:04. UCLA – Darren Andrews 42-yard pass from Josh Rosen (J.J. Molsen kick), 8:12. Aggies 44–31. Drive: 5 plays, 96 yards, 1:06. UCLA – Theo Howard 16-yard pass from Josh Rosen (J.J. Molsen kick), 3:10. Aggies 44–38. Drive: 6 plays, 74 yards, 1:31. UCLA – Jordan Lasley 10-yard pass from Josh Rosen (J.J. Molsen kick), 0:43. Bruins 45–44. Drive: 10 plays, 66 yards, 1:56. Leading Passers TAMU – Nick Starkel – 6/13, 62 yards UCLA – Josh Rosen – 35/59, 491 yards, 4 TD Leading Rushers TAMU – Trayveon Williams – 22 carries, 203 yards, 2 TD UCLA – Soso Jamabo – 7 carries, 46 yards, TD Leading Receivers TAMU – Christian Kirk – 5 receptions, 60 yards UCLA – Caleb Wilson – 15 receptions, 208 yards

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

See also: 2017 Nicholls State Colonels football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting[10]

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

	1	2	3	4	Total
Colonels	0	6	0	8	14
Aggies	14	0	0	10	24

at Kyle Field, College Station, TX

• Date: September 9
• Game time: 6:00 PM 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
• Source:[11]

Game information

First quarter TAMU – Christian Kirk 27-yard pass from Kellen Mond (Daniel LaCamera kick), 11:39. Aggies 7–0. Drive: 8 plays, 79 yards, 3:21. TAMU – Trayveon Williams 17-yard run (Daniel LaCamera kick), 2:58. Aggies 14–0. Drive: 8 plays, 81 yards, 2:47. Second quarter NICH – Lorran Fonseca 37-yard field goal, 13:10. Aggies 14–3. Drive: 11 plays, 55 yards, 4:48. NICH – Lorran Fonseca 34-yard field goal, 0:47. Aggies 14–6. Drive: 15 plays, 75 yards, 6:16. Third quarter No scoring plays Fourth quarter NICH – Stephen LeBouef 5-yard pass from Chase Fourcade (Mason Roberts pass from Chase Fourcade for two-point conversion), 12:05. Tied 14–14. Drive: 4 plays, 66 yards, 1:36. TAMU – Kendall Bussey 2-yard run (Daniel LaCamera kick), 7:34. Aggies 21–14. Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 4:31. TAMU – Daniel LaCamera 26-yard field goal, 0:18. Aggies 24–14. Drive: 15 plays, 64 yards, 6:13. Leading Passers NICH – Chase Fourcade – 13/25, 264 yards, TD, INT TAMU – Kellen Mond – 12/21, 105 yards, TD Leading Rushers NICH – Kyran Irvin – 16 carries, 62 yards TAMU – Kendall Bussey – 15 carries, 97 yards, TD Leading Receivers NICH – Damion Jeanpiere, Jr. – 5 receptions, 174 yards TAMU – Christian Kirk – 6 receptions, 47 yards, TD

Louisiana

See also: 2017 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
5–1	2006	TAMU, 51–7

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

	1	2	3	4	Total
Ragin' Cajuns	0	21	0	0	21
Aggies	7	7	17	14	45

at Kyle Field, College Station, TX

• Date: September 16
• Game time: 11:00 AM 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
• Source:[12]

Game information

First quarter TAMU – Christian Kirk 1-yard pass from Kellen Mond (Daniel LaCamera kick), 3:43. Aggies 7–0. Drive: 4 plays, 51 yards, 1:37. Second quarter ULL – Trey Ragas 3-yard run (Calvin Linden kick), 14:10. Tied 7–7. Drive: 4 plays, 12 yards, 1:51. TAMU – Jhamon Ausbon 24-yard pass from Kellen Mond (Daniel LaCamera kick), 13:52. Aggies 14–7. Drive: 1 play, 24 yards, 0:18. ULL – Ryheem Malone 8-yard pass from Jordan Davis (Stevie Artigue kick), 9:15. Tied 14–14. Drive: 6 plays, 37 yards, 3:00. ULL – Jordan Wright 1-yard pass from Jordan Davis (Stevie Artigue kick), 0:07. Ragin' Cajuns 21–14. Drive: 13 plays, 81 yards, 2:55. Third quarter TAMU – Kellen Mond 5-yard run (Daniel LaCamera kick), 10:27. Tied 21–21. Drive: 9 plays, 81 yards, 2:19. TAMU – Camron Buckley 12-yard pass from Kellen Mond (Daniel LaCamera kick), 6:23. Aggies 28–21. Drive: 10 plays, 74 yards, 3:04. TAMU – Daniel LaCamera 28-yard field goal, 0:43. Aggies 31–21. Drive: 11 plays, 67 yards, 3:41. Fourth quarter TAMU – Tyrel Dodson 40-yard interception return (Daniel LaCamera kick), 14:51. Aggies 38–21. Drive: 3 plays, 12 yards, 0:52. TAMU – Jacob Kibodi 67-yard run (Daniel LaCamera kick), 6:41. Aggies 45–21. Drive: 2 plays, 61 yards, 0:54. Leading Passers ULL – Jordan Davis – 27/43, 197 yards, 2 TD, 3 INT TAMU – Kellen Mond – 21/34, 301 yards, 3 TD, INT Leading Rushers ULL – Trey Ragas – 14 carries, 93 yards, TD TAMU – Jacob Kibodi – 4 carries, 101 yards, TD Leading Receivers ULL – Keenan Barnes – 12 receptions, 118 yards TAMU – Damion Ratley – 2 receptions, 86 yards

Arkansas

See also: 2017 Arkansas Razorbacks football team and Arkansas–Texas A&M football rivalry

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
29–41–3	2016	TAMU, 45–24

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

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Aggies	7	10	7	19	7	50
Razorbacks	7	14	7	15	0	43

at AT&T Stadium, Arlington, TX

• Date: September 23
• Game time: 11:00 AM
• Game weather: Played indoors (retractable roof closed)
• Game attendance: 64,668
• Referee: John McDaid
• TV announcers (ESPN): Bob Wischusen and Brock Huard
• Source:[13]

Game information

First quarter ARK – Jared Cornelius 6-yard pass from Austin Allen (Connor Limpert kick), 9:04. Razorbacks 7–0. Drive: 7 plays, 65 yards, 3:27. TAMU – Christian Kirk 81-yard pass from Kellen Mond (Daniel LaCamera kick), 8:02. Tied 7-7. Drive: 3 plays, 85 yards, 1:02. Second quarter ARK – David Williams 2-yard pass from Cole Kelley (Connor Limpert kick), 14:54. Razorbacks 14–7. Drive: 11 plays, 82 yards, 5:25. ARK – Chase Hayden 6-yard run (Connor Limpert kick), 10:21. Razorbacks 21–7. Drive: 2 plays, 30 yards, 0:31. TAMU – Daniel LaCamera 27-yard field goal, 8:03. Razorbacks 21–10. Drive: 5 plays, 79 yards, 2:18. TAMU – Trayveon Williams 18-yard run (Daniel LaCamera kick), 1:57. Razorbacks 21–17. Drive: 6 plays, 82 yards, 2:14. Third quarter TAMU – Keith Ford 23-yard run (Daniel LaCamera kick),8:48. Aggies 24–21. Drive: 9 plays, 71 yards, 3:37. ARK – David Williams 1-yard run (Connor Limpert kick), 1:53. Razorbacks 28–24. Drive: 6 plays, 71 yards, 2:11. Fourth quarter TAMU – Daniel LaCamera 37-yard field goal, 11:40. Razorbacks 28–27. Drive: 13 plays, 56 yards, 5:13. TAMU – Keith Ford 44-yard run (Kellen Mond drop-kick failed), 8:46. Aggies 33–28. Drive: 3 plays, 53 yards, 0:47. ARK – Jonathan Nance 44-yard pass from Austin Allen (Jeremy Patton pass), 5:21. Razorbacks 36–33. Drive: 7 plays, 79 yards, 3:25. TAMU – Christian Kirk 100-yard kickoff return (Daniel LaCamera kick), 5:10. Aggies 40–36. ARK – David Williams 4-yard run (Connor Limpert kick), 3:39. Razorbacks 43–40. Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 1:31. TAMU – Daniel LaCamera 27-yard field goal, 0:04. Tied 43–43. Drive: 11 plays, 40 yards, 3:35. Overtime TAMU – Christian Kirk 10-yard pass from Kellen Mond (Daniel LaCamera kick), Aggies 50–43. Drive: 3 plays, 25 yards, 0:00. Leading passers TAMU – Kellen Mond – 14/27, 216 yards, 2 TD, INT ARK – Austin Allen – 12/25, 229 yards, 2 TD, INT Leading rushers TAMU – Kellen Mond – 10 carries, 109 yards ARK – Chase Hayden – 13 carries, 77 yards, TD Leading receivers TAMU – Christian Kirk – 5 receptions, 110 yards, 2 TD ARK – Jonathan Nance – 3 receptions, 100 yards, TD

South Carolina

See also: 2017 South Carolina Gamecocks football team and Bonham Trophy

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
3–0	2016	TAMU, 24–13

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

	1	2	3	4	Total
Gamecocks	0	10	7	0	17
Aggies	0	7	3	14	24

at Kyle Field, College Station, TX

• Date: September 30
• Game time: 6:30 PM
• 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
• Source:[14]

Game information

First quarter No scoring plays Second quarter TAMU – Trayveon Williams 1-yard run (Daniel LaCamera kick), 14:45. Aggies 7–0. Drive: 10 plays, 55 yards, 4:33. SC – Shi Smith 45-yard pass from Jake Bentley (Parker White kick), 12:45. Tied 7–7. Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 2:00. SC – Parker White 29-yard field goal, 9:12. Gamecocks 10–7. Drive: 6 plays, 39 yards, 2:30. Third quarter SC – OrTre Smith 13-yard pass from Jake Bentley (Parker White kick), 9:24. Gamecocks 17–7. Drive: 6 plays, 80 yards, 2:17. TAMU – Daniel LaCamera 46-yard field goal, 0:59. Gamecocks 17–10. Drive: 12 plays, 55 yards, 2:26. Fourth quarter TAMU – Keith Ford 7-yard run (Daniel LaCamera kick), 12:27. Tied 17–17. Drive: 7 plays, 55 yards, 2:26. TAMU – Keith Ford 17-yard run (Daniel LaCamera kick), 7:42. Aggies 24–17. Drive: 5 plays, 46 yards, 2:12. Leading Passers SC – Jake Bentley – 17/30, 256 yards, 2 TD TAMU – Kellen Mond – 19/27, 159 yards Leading Rushers SC – Ty'Son Williams – 14 carries, 73 yards TAMU – Kellen Mond – 16 carries, 95 yards Leading Receivers SC – Shi Smith – 3 receptions, 86 yards, TD TAMU – Jhamon Ausbon – 3 receptions, 43 yards

Alabama

See also: 2017 Alabama Crimson Tide football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
2–7	2016	ALA, 33–14

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

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 1 Crimson Tide	7	10	7	3	27
Aggies	3	0	7	9	19

at Kyle Field, College Station, TX

• Date: October 7
• Game time: 6:15 PM
• 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
• Source:[15]

Game information

First quarter TAMU – Daniel LaCamera 52-yard field goal, 9:59. Aggies 3–0. Drive: 5 plays, 36 yards, 1:37. ALA – Damien Harris 75-yard run (Andy Pappanastos kick), 9:46. Crimson Tide 7–3. Drive: 1 play, 75 yards, 0:13. Second quarter ALA – Andy Pappanastos 34-yard field goal, 5:41. Crimson Tide 10–3. Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 4:33. ALA – Jalen Hurts 1-yard run (Andy Pappanastos kick), 3:16. Crimson Tide 17–3. Drive: 4 plays, 43 yards, 1:49. Third quarter ALA – Henry Ruggs III 8-yard pass from Jalen Hurts (Andy Pappanastos kick), 11:01. Crimson Tide 24–3. Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 3:59. TAMU – Christian Kirk 2-yard pass from Kellen Mond (Daniel LaCamera kick), 1:39. Crimson Tide 24–10. Drive: 8 plays, 36 yards, 5:11. Fourth quarter TAMU – J.K. Scott punt blocked by Cullen Gillaspia, 10:18. Crimson Tide 24–12. Drive: 3 plays, 2 yards, 1:27. ALA – Andy Pappanastos 44-yard field goal, 2:09. Crimson Tide 27–12. Drive: 10 plays, 52 yards, 4:40. TAMU – Kellen Mond 1-yard run (Daniel LaCamera kick), 0:17. Crimson Tide 27–19. Drive: 7 plays, 64 yards, 1:52. Leading Passers ALA – Jalen Hurts – 13/22, 123 yards, TD TAMU – Kellen Mond – 19/29, 237 yards, TD, INT Leading Rushers ALA – Damien Harris – 14 carries, 124 yards, TD TAMU – Trayveon Williams – 15 carries, 38 yards Leading Receivers ALA – Calvin Ridley – 5 receptions, 68 yards TAMU – Trayveon Williams – 4 receptions, 60 yards

Florida

See also: 2017 Florida Gators football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–2	2012	FLA, 20–17

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

	1	2	3	4	Total
Aggies	3	0	7	9	19
Gators	3	7	0	7	17

at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium, Gainesville, FL

• Date: October 14
• Game time: 6:00 PM
• 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
• Source:[16]

Game information

First quarter FLA – Eddy Pineiro 29-yard field goal, 7:47. Gators 3–0. Drive: 13 plays, 63 yards, 5:49. TAMU – Daniel LaCamera 46-yard field goal, 2:08. Tied 3–3. Drive: 7 plays, 38 yards, 2:33. Second quarter FLA – Lamical Perine 15-yard run (Eddy Pineiro kick), 1:41. Gators 10–3. Drive: 7 plays, 55 yards, 2:58. Third quarter TAMU – Kellen Mond 9-yard run (Daniel LaCamera kick), 11:12. Tied 10–10. Drive: 6 plays, 55 yards, 1:39. Fourth quarter FLA – Dre Massey 6-yard run (Eddy Pineiro kick), 14:54. Gators 17–10. Drive: 4 plays, 90 yards, 1:50. TAMU – Daniel LaCamera 43-yard field goal, 12:35. Gators 17–13. Drive: 7 plays, 40 yards, 2:19. TAMU – Daniel LaCamera 25-yard field goal, 7:37. Gators 17–16. Drive: 9 plays, 57 yards, 2:37. TAMU – Daniel LaCamera 32-yard field goal, 0:58. Aggies 19–17. Drive: 9 plays, 24 yards, 3:22. Leading Passers TAMU – Kellen Mond – 8/24, 180 yards, INT FLA – Feleipe Franks – 17/26, 129 yards, 2 INT Leading Rushers TAMU – Kellen Mond – 15 carries, 52 yards, TD FLA – Malik Davis – 18 carries, 97 yards Leading Receivers TAMU – Damion Ratley – 2 receptions, 72 yards FLA – Brandon Powell – 5 receptions, 37 yards

Mississippi State

See also: 2017 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
5–5	2016	MSU, 35–28

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

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

at Kyle Field, College Station, TX

• Date: October 28
• Game time: 6:15 PM
• Game weather: Temperature: 60 °F (16 °C) • Weather: mostly sunny • Wind: NNW 11 MPH
• Game attendance: 96,128
• Referee: Ken Williamson
• TV: ESPN
• Source:[17]

Game information

First quarter MSU – Nick Fitzgerald 2-yard run (Jace Christmann kick), 3:34. Bulldogs 7–0. Drive: 16 plays, 86 yards, 8:13. Second quarter MSU – Donald Gray 8 yard pass from Nick Fitzgerald (Jace Christmann kick), 3:30. Bulldogs 14–0. Drive: 4 plays, 53 yards, 1:34. Third quarter MSU – Jordan Thomas 10-yard pass from Nick Fitzgerald (Jace Christmann kick), 11:47. Bulldogs 21–0. Drive: 6 plays, 73 yards, 2:49. TAMU – Keith Ford 1-yard run (Daniel LaCamera kick), 8:20. Bulldogs 21–7. Drive: 10 plays, 76 yards, 3:27. MSU – Nick Gibson 14-yard run (Jace Christmann kick), 5:00. Bulldogs 28–7. Drive: 3 plays, 32 yards, 1:04. Fourth quarter MSU – Jamal Peters 90-yard interception return (Jace Christmann kick), 7:23. Bulldogs 35–7. Drive: 12 plays, 58 yards, 3:10. TAMU – Camron Buckley 70-yard pass from Nick Starkel (Daniel LaCamera kick), 5:15. Bulldogs 35–14. Drive: 5 plays, 83 yards, 2:11. Leading Passers MSU – Nick Fitzgerald – 12/21, 141 yards, 2 TD, INT TAMU – Nick Starkel – 8/15, 133 yards, TD, INT Leading Rushers MSU – Nick Fitzgerald – 18 carries, 105 yards, TD TAMU – Kellen Mond – 6 carries, 32 yards Leading Receivers MSU – Farrold Green – 3 receptions, 51 yards TAMU – Camron Buckley – 1 receptions, 88 yards, TD

Auburn

See also: 2017 Auburn Tigers football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
5–2	2016	TAMU, 29–16

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

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 16 Tigers	0	21	14	7	42
Aggies	3	10	7	7	27

at Kyle Field, College Station, TX

• Date: November 4
• Game time: 11:00 AM
• 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
• Source:[18]

Game information

First quarter TAMU – Daniel LaCamera 39-yard field goal, 12:02. Aggies 3–0. Drive: 9 plays, 54 yards, 2:58. Second quarter AUB – Kerryon Johnson 2-yard pass from Jarrett Stidham (Daniel Carlson kick), 10:50. Tigers 7–3. Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 3:54. TAMU – Keith Ford 2-yard run (Daniel LaCamera kick), 4:01. Aggies 10–7. Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 3:11. TAMU – Daniel LaCamera 25-yard field goal, 2:39. Aggies 13–7. Drive: 5 plays, 43 yards, 0:57. AUB – Darius Slayton 53-yard pass from Jarrett Stidham (Daniel Carlson kick), 1:36. Tigers 14–13. Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 1:03. AUB – Malik Miller 0-yard blocked punt return (Daniel Carlson kick), 0:20. Tigers 21–13. Drive: 3 plays, 6 yards, 1:16. Third quarter AUB – Ryan Davis 4-yard pass from Jarred Stidham (Daniel Carlson kick), 10:45. Tigers 28–13. Drive: 5 plays, 64 yards, 1:51. AUB – Kerryon Johnson 2-yard run (Daniel Carlson kick), 8:48. Tigers 35–13. Drive: 3 plays, 47 yards, 0:53. TAMU – Damion Ratley 62-yard pass from Nick Starkel (Daniel LaCamera kick), 6:09. Tigers 35–20. Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:39. Fourth quarter AUB – Eli Stove 4-yard run (Daniel Carlson kick), 5:08. Tigers 42–20. Drive: 13 plays, 96 yards, 8:17. TAMU – Damion Ratley 8-yard pass from Nick Starkel (Daniel LaCamera kick), 3:11. Tigers 42–27. Drive: 7 plays, 28 yards, 1:57. Leading Passers AUB – Jarrett Stidham – 20/27, 268 yards, 3 TD TAMU – Nick Starkel – 11/22, 184 yards, 2 TD Leading Rushers AUB – Kerryon Johnson – 29 carries, 145 yards, TD TAMU – Trayveon Williams – 15 carries, 103 yards Leading Receivers AUB – Darius Slayton – 2 receptions, 99 yards, TD TAMU – Damion Ratley – 4 receptions, 82 yards, 2 TD

New Mexico

See also: 2017 New Mexico Lobos football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
3–0	2009	TAMU, 41–6

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

	1	2	3	4	Total
Lobos	0	7	7	0	14
Aggies	13	35	0	7	55

at Kyle Field, College Station, TX

• Date: November 11
• Game time: 6:00 PM
• Game weather: Temperature: 72 °F (22 °C) • Wind: ESE 7 MPH • Weather: clear
• Game attendance: 99,051
• Referee: Kevin Boitmann
• TV: ESPNU
• Source:[19]

Game information

First quarter TAMU – Christian Kirk 60-yard pass from Nick Starkel (Daniel LaCamera PAT failed), 14:32. Aggies 6–0. Drive: 2 plays, 75 yards, 0:28. TAMU – Jhamon Ausbon 10-yard pass from Nick Starkel (Daniel LaCamera kick), 7:32. Aggies 13–0. Drive: 13 plays, 81 yards, 5:14. Second quarter TAMU – Keith Ford 12-yard run (Daniel LaCamera kick), 14:01. Aggies 20–0. Drive: 7 plays, 97 yards, 2:25. TAMU – Damion Ratley 1-yard pass from (Daniel LaCamera kick), 9:27. Aggies 27–0. Drive: 10 plays, 56 yards, 3:00. TAMU – Christian Kirk 90-yard punt return (Daniel LaCamera kick), 7:31. Aggies 34–0. TAMU – Damion Ratley 36-yard pass from Nick Starkel (Daniel LaCamera kick), 5:21. Aggies 41–0. Drive: 3 plays, 70 yards, 1:05. TAMU – Trayveon Williams 7-yard run (Daniel LaCamera kick), 1:40. Aggies 48–0. Drive: 5 plays, 77 yards, 1:24. USM – Elijah Lilly 100-yard kickoff return (Jason Sanders kick), 1:24. Aggies 48–7. Third quarter USM – Daryl Chestnut 3-yard run (Jason Sanders kick), 1:13. Aggies 48–14. Drive: 14 plays, 80 yards, 7:49. Fourth quarter TAMU – Cameron Buckley 7-yard pass from Kellen Mond (Daniel LaCamera kick), 13:08. Aggies 55–14. Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:05. Leading Passers UNM – Lamar Jordan – 4/9, 15 yards, INT TAMU – Nick Starkel – 21/30, 416 yards, 4 TD Leading Rushers UNM – Tyrone Owens – 18 carries, 58 yards TAMU – Trayveon Williams – 7 carries, 28 yards, TD Leading Receivers UNM – Jay Griffin IV – 4 receptions, 15 yards TAMU – Roshauud Paul – 7 receptions, 129 yards

Ole Miss

See also: 2017 Ole Miss Rebels football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
6–3	2016	MISS, 29–28

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

	1	2	3	4	Total
Aggies	14	7	7	3	31
Rebels	14	10	0	0	24

at Vaught–Hemingway Stadium, Oxford, MS

• Date: November 18
• Game time: 6:00 PM
• Game weather: Temperature: 55 °F (13 °C) • Wind: NW 15 MPH • Weather: cloudy
• Game attendance: 55,880
• Referee: Matt Austin
• TV: ESPN2
• Source:[20]

Game information

First quarter MISS – A.J. Brown 27-yard pass from Jordan Ta'amu (Gary Wunderlich kick), 12:29. Rebels 7–0. Drive: 7 plays, 70 yards, 2:31. TAMU – Keith Ford 1-yard run (Daniel LaCamera kick), 7:01. Tied 7–7. Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 5:28. MISS – Jordan Wilkins 64-yard run (Gary Wunderlich kick), 6:41. Rebels 14–7. Drive: 1 play, 64 yards, 0:20. TAMU – Damion Ratley 10-yard pass from Nick Starkel (Daniel LaCamera kick), 4:17. Tied 14–14. Drive: 7 plays, 81 yards, 2:24. Second quarter MISS – Braylon Sanders 30-yard pass from Joran Ta'amu (Gary Wunderlich kick), 4:24. Rebels 21–14. Drive: 8 plays, 82 yards, 3:19. TAMU – Nick Starkel 1-yard run (Daniel LaCamera kick), 1:57. Tied 21–21. Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, 2:27. MISS – Gary Wunderlich 28-yard field goal, 0:24. Rebels 24–21. Drive: 8 plays, 54 yards, 1:33. Third quarter TAMU – Derrick Tucker 19-yard interception return (Daniel LaCamera kick), 8:04. Aggies 28–24. Drive: 2 plays, 2 yards, 0:40. Fourth quarter TAMU – Daniel LaCamera 18-yard field goal, 1:59. Aggies 31–24. Drive: 11 plays, 47 yards, 4:48. Leading Passers TAMU – Nick Starkel – 19/32, 272 yards, TD, INT MISS – Jordan Ta'amu – 19/34, 189 yards, 2 TD, INT Leading Rushers TAMU – Trayveon Williams – 26 carries, 75 yards MISS – Jordan Wilkins – 19 carries, 147 yards, TD Leading Receivers TAMU – Damion Ratley – 5 receptions, 111 yards, TD MISS – A.J. Brown – 7 receptions, 70 yards, TD

LSU

See also: 2017 LSU Tigers football team and LSU–Texas A&M football rivalry

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
20–32–3	2016	LSU, 54–39

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

	1	2	3	4	Total
Aggies	0	7	14	0	21
No. 19 Tigers	13	7	14	11	45

at Tiger Stadium

• Date: November 25
• Game time: 6:30 PM
• Game weather: Temperature: 57 °F (14 °C) • Wind: N 2 MPH • Weather: clear
• Game attendance: 97,675
• Referee: Ken Williamson
• TV: SECN
• Source:[21]

Game information

First quarter LSU – Jack Gonsoulin 46-yard field goal, 9:52. Tigers 3–0. Drive: 9 plays, 59 yards, 4:06. LSU – Jack Gonsoulin 33-yard field goal, 6:27. Tigers 6–0. Drive: 6 plays, 7 yards, 2:52. LSU – Russell Gage 11-yard pass from Danny Etling (Josh Gonsoulin kick), 4:23. Tigers 13–0. Drive: 4 plays, 61 yards, 1:13. Second quarter LSU – Darrel Williams 1-yard run (Josh Gonsoulin kick), 7:29. Tigers 20–0. Drive: 7 plays, 76 yards, 2:47. TAMU – Trayveon Williams 2-yard run (Daniel LaCamera kick), 0:21. Tigers 20–7. Drive: 8 plays, 70 yards, 1:05. Third quarter TAMU – Damion Ratley 45-yard pass from Nick Starkel (Daniel LaCamera kick), 13:20. Tigers 20–14. Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 1:40. LSU – Derrius Guice 1-yard run (Connor Culp kick), 8:52. Tigers 27–14. Drive: 7 plays, 39 yards, 2:46. TAMU – Christian Kirk 10-yard pass from Nick Starkel (Daniel LaCamera kick), 5:21. Tigers 27–21. Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 3:31. LSU – J.D. Moore 10-yard pass from Danny Etling (Connor Culp kick), 2:51. Tigers 34–21. Drive: 5 plays, 71 yards, 2:22. Fourth quarter LSU – D.J. Chark 9-yard pass from Danny Etling (Danny Etling pass to Foster Moreau), 13:18. Tigers 42–21. Drive: 5 plays, 83 yards, 1:34. LSU – Connor Culp 26-yard field goal, 7:53. Tigers 45–21. Drive: 9 plays, 67 yards, 4:23. Leading Passers TAMU – Nick Starkel – 16/30, 227 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT LSU – Danny Etling – 19/30, 347 yards, 3 TD Leading Rushers TAMU – Trayveon Williams – 17 carries, 56 yards, TD LSU – Derrius Guice – 28 carries, 127 yards, TD Leading Receivers TAMU – Christian Kirk – 7 receptions, 78 yards, TD LSU – D.J. Chark – 5 receptions, 86 yards, TD

Rankings

Further information: 2017 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Final
AP	RV	NR	NR	NR	NR	RV	RV	RV	RV	NR	NR	RV	NR	RV	NR	NR
Coaches	RV	NR	NR	NR	RV	RV	RV	24	24	RV	NR	RV	NR	RV	NR	NR
CFP	Not released									NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	Not released

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