2011 Texas A&M Aggies football team
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| No. 3 Oklahoma State $ | 8 | – | 1 | 12 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 15 Kansas State | 7 | – | 2 | 10 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 13 Baylor | 6 | – | 3 | 10 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 16 Oklahoma | 6 | – | 3 | 10 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Missouri | 5 | – | 4 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas | 4 | – | 5 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas A&M | 4 | – | 5 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iowa State | 3 | – | 6 | 6 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas Tech | 2 | – | 7 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kansas | 0 | – | 9 | 2 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.
Personnel
Coaching staff
| Name | Position | Seasons at Texas A&M |
Alma Mater |
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| Mike Sherman | Head Coach | 3 | Central Connecticut State (1978) |
| Tom Rossley | Quarterbacks | 3 | Cincinnati (1968) |
| Randy Jordan | Running Backs | 3 | North Carolina (1993) |
| Troy Walters | Wide receivers | 1 | Stanford (2000) |
| Jim Turner | Offensive Line Coach | 3 | Boston College (1988) |
| Tim DeRuyter | Defensive Coordinator/Assistant Head Coach | 1 | Air Force (1985) |
| Charles McMillian | Defensive backs | 3 | Utah State (1995) |
| Dat Nguyen | Inside Linebackers | 1 | Texas A&M (1999) |
| Nick Toth | Outside Linebackers/Special teams | 1 | Ohio (1999) |
| Dave Kennedy | Strength and conditioning coach | 3 | Nebraska (1985) |
| Reference:[3] | |||
Schedule
September 46:30 PMSMU*No. 8
FSNW 46–14 86,951 September 176:00 PMIdaho*No. 9
- Kyle Field
- College Station, Texas
FSSW–PPVW 37–7 86,623 September 242:30 PMNo. 7 Oklahoma StateNo. 8
- Kyle Field
- College Station, Texas
ABC/ESPN2L 29–30 87,358 October 111:00 AMvs. No. 18 Arkansas*No. 14
ESPNL 38–42 69,838 October 86:00 PMat Texas TechNo. 24
FXW 45–40 58,416 October 1511:00 AMNo. 20 BaylorNo. 21
- Kyle Field
- College Station, Texas (Battle of the Brazos)
FXW 55–28 87,361 October 222:30 PMat Iowa StateNo. 17
ABCW 33–17 51,131 October 2911:00 AMMissouriNo. 16
- Kyle Field
- College Station, Texas
FXL 31–38 OT86,934 November 52:30 PMat No. 7 Oklahoma
ABC/ESPN2L 25–41 85,709 November 122:30 PMat No. 17 Kansas State
ABCL 50–53 4OT46,204 November 1911:00 AMKansas
- Kyle Field
- College Station, Texas
FSNW 61–7 86,411 November 247:00 PMNo. 25 Texas
- Kyle Field
- College Station, Texas (Lone Star Showdown)
ESPNL 25–27 88,645 December 3111:00 AMvs. Northwestern*
ESPNW 33–22 68,395
Rankings
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| 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 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Coaches | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 25 | 23 | 18 | 16 | RV | RV | RV | RV | — | — | RV |
| Harris | Not released | 23 | 19 | 17 | RV | RV | — | — | — | — | Not released | |||||
| BCS | Not released | 17 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Not released | ||||||
References
- ^ "Wednesday Weekly: Volleyball Hosts NCAAs, SEC Schedule Update". Texas A&M University Department of Athletics. November 30, 2011. Retrieved December 28, 2014.
- ^ "Mike Sherman Press Conference". Texas A&M University Department of Athletics. December 2, 2011. Retrieved December 28, 2014.
- ^ "Football – 2011 Coaches". Texas A&M University Department of Athletics. Archived from the original on September 25, 2011. Retrieved November 17, 2012.
- ^ "2011 TAMU Football Schedule". Texas A&M University Department of Athletics. Retrieved August 14, 2011.