Texas A&M
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The Texas A&M University Aggies compete as members of the Big 12 Conference in NCAA Division I FBS football and in NCAA Division I basketball. The school will move to the Southeastern Conference for all sports in 2012. Texas A&M is a public land-grant institution located midway between Dallas and Houston in the town of College Station, Texas, near Bryan. The school has an undergraduate enrollment of around 37,000.
Texas A&M is College Station, effectively; the campus itself lies west of Texas Avenue (TX 6 BUS) between George Bush Drive and University Drive/Raymond Stotzer Parkway. Every College Station exit off TX 6 serves the campus. There is no freeway access to Bryan/College Station, though TX 6 is a freeway through the area; there's about a 30-mile gap between the end of that segment and the US 290 freeway to Houston. Kyle Field (83,000) is in the middle of campus at the corner of Wellborn Road and John Kimbrough Boulevard. Reed Arena (13,000) is a block to the west, at the corner of Kimbrough and Olsen Boulevard.
The rivalry between the Aggies and Texas is one of the most storied in all of college sports, and compared to that rivalry A&M has no others. That said, there is a lesse rivalry with Arkansas, and a rivalry with Baylor which is surprisingly fierce for the lack of attention it gets outside the region.
The Aggies have been very well represented in the NFL, with 246 alumni including DLs Sam Adams, Ray Childress, and Jacob Green, LBs Lee Roy Caffey and Jack Pardee, RB John David Crow, DBz Dave Elmendorf, Aaron Glenn, Lester Hayes, and Yale Lary, and T Richmond Webb. Only 8 Aggies have reached the NBA or ABA, most notably Sonny Parker.
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Conference Affiliations
Football
| Southeastern Conference | NCAA I FBS | 2012-present |
| Big 12 Conference | NCAA I FBS | 1996-2011 |
| Southwest Conference | NCAA I FBS | 1973-1995 |
| Southwest Conference | NCAA University | 1937-1972 |
| Southwest Conference | NCAA | 1915-1936 |
| Texas Intercollegiate Athletic Association† | NCAA | 1913-1917 |
| Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association | NCAA | 1912-1913 |
| NCAA Independents | NCAA | 1910-1911 |
| Pre-NCAA Independents | Independent | 1909-1909 |
| Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association | Independent | 1903-1908 |
† - TIAA membership was concurrent with Southwest Conference membership.
Basketball
| Southeastern Conference | NCAA I | 2012-present |
| Big 12 Conference | NCAA I | 1996-2012 |
| Southwest Conference | NCAA I | 1973-1996 |
| Southwest Conference | NCAA University | 1956-1973 |
| Southwest Conference | NCAA | 1914-1956 |
| Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association | NCAA | 1913-1914 |
| NCAA Independents | NCAA | 1911-1913 |
Post-Season Appearances
Football
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Note: Years for bowl games indicate the fall season preceding the game itself. Further, unless impossible to avoid, corporate sponsorship is ignored. Please see Bowl Alert for details. |
Basketball
| NCAA Division I Men's Tournament | 1951, 1964, 1969, 1975, 1980, 1987, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 |
| National Invitation Tournament | 1979, 1982, 1985, 1986, 1994, 2005 |
Championships
Football
| Big 12 Conference Champions | 1998 |
| Big 12 Conference South Division Champions | 1997, 1998, 2010 |
| Southwest Conference Champions | 1917, 1919, 1921, 1925, 1927, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1956, 1967, 1975, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1991, 1992, 1993 |
Basketball
| Southwest Conference Tournament Champions | 1980, 1987 |
| Southwest Conference Regular Season Champions | 1920, 1921, 1922, 1923, 1951, 1961, 1964, 1969, 1975, 1976, 1980, 1986 |
National Individual Awards
Football
| National Football Foundation Hall of Fame | 1951: Dana X. Bible (coach) 1954: John Kimbrough (RB) 1955: Matty Bell (coach) 1962: Joe Routt (G) 1967: Joel Hunt (QB) 1971: Homer H. Norton (coach) 1974: Joe Utay (RB) 1976: John David Crow (RB) 1983: Charlie Krueger (T) 1986: Jack Pardee (RB) 1986: Bear Bryant (coach) 1997: Dave Elmendorf (S) 2010: Ray Childress (DT) 2010: Gene Stallings (coach) |
| Heisman Trophy | 1957: John David Crow (RB) |
| Sporting News College Football Player of the Year | 1957: John David Crow (RB) |
| Chic Harley Award | 1957: John David Crow (RB) |
| Chuck Bednarik Award | 1998: Dat Nguyen (LB) |
| Lombardi Award | 1998: Dat Nguyen (LB) |
| Dick Butkus Award | 2010: Von Miller (LB) |
| Jack Lambert Trophy | 1998: Dat Nguyen 2010: Von Miller (LB) |
| Sporting News College Football Coach of the Year | 1978: Warren Powers |
| NCAA Division I FBS Consensus All-Americans * - unanimous selection |
1937: Joe Routt (G) 1939: John Kimbrough (B) 1940: Marshall Robnett (G) 1940: John Kimbrough* (B) 1957: John David Crow* (B) 1970: Dave Elmendorf (DB) 1974: Pat Thomas (DB) 1975: Ed Simonini* (LB) 1975: Pat Thomas (DB) 1976: Tony Franklin (K) 1976: Robert Jackson* (LB) 1985: Johnny Holland (LB) 1987: John Roper (DL) 1990: Darren Lewis (RB) 1991: Kevin Smith (DB) 1992: Marcus Buckley* (LB) 1993: Aaron Glenn (DB) 1993: Sam Adams (DL) 1994: Leeland McElroy (KR) 1998: Dat Nguyen* (LB) 2010: Von Miller (LB) |
Basketball
| National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame | 2006: Ken Loeffler (coach) |
| Bob Cousy Award | 2007: Acie Law (G) |
| NCAA Division I Consensus All-Americans | 2007: Acie Law (G) |
External Links
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- Southwest Conference (1914-1996)
- Texas Intercollegiate Athletic Association (1913-1931)
- Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (1895-1942)
- NCAA Division I Schools
- NCAA Division I FBS Schools
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- NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Tournament Winners
- Women's National Invitation Tournament Winners
