2010 Texas A&M Aggies football team

2010 Texas A&M Aggies football
Big 12 South Division Co-Champions
Cotton Bowl Classic vs. LSU, L 24–41
Conference	Big 12 Conference
Division	South Division
Ranking
Coaches	No. 21
AP	No. 19
2010 record	9–4 (6–2 Big 12)
Head coach	Mike Sherman
Offensive scheme	Multiple
Defensive coordinator	Tim DeRuyter
Base defense	3–4
Captain	Jerrod Johnson
Home stadium	Kyle Field (Capacity: 83,002)

The 2010 Texas A&M Aggies football team (often referred to as "A&M" or the "Aggies") represented Texas A&M University in the 2010 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was led by third-year head coach Mike Sherman and played their home games at Kyle Field in College Station, Texas. The team's defense was led by first-year coach Tim DeRuyter. They were members of the South Division of the Big 12 Conference.

The Aggies finished the season 9–4, 6–2 in Big 12 play and were South Division champions with Oklahoma and Oklahoma State. They were invited to the Cotton Bowl Classic where they were defeated by LSU 24–41.

Notable players

• Trent Hunter, DB, Walter Camp Defensive Player of the Week (Nebraska);^[7] Honorable mention All-Big 12^[1]
• Jerrod Johnson, QB, was the starter for the first seven games. He broke school records for career passing yards, single game completions, and career total offense.
• Christine Michael, RB, season cut short due to injury during Texas Tech game^[9]
• Ryan Swope, WR, broke season catch record; honorable mention All-Big 12^[1]
• Ryan Tannehill, QB, has been the starting quarterback since Texas Tech game, where he broke the single game passing record. He played wide receiver earlier in the season. All-Big 12 Honorable mention.
• Patrick Lewis, OL, plays for the Seahawks in 2015
• Other All-Big 12 coach's selections include Matt Allen (second team OL). Total honorable mention selections is 22.^[1]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 4, 2010	6:00 pm	Stephen F. Austin*		Kyle Field • College Station, TX		W 48–7	81,287[10]
September 11, 2010	6:00 pm	Louisiana Tech*		Kyle Field • College Station, TX		W 48–16	77,579[11]
September 18, 2010	6:00 pm	Florida International*		Kyle Field • College Station, TX		W 27–20	79,069[12]
September 30, 2010	6:30 pm	at No. NR/24 Oklahoma State		Boone Pickens Stadium • Stillwater, OK	ESPN	L 35–38	48,284[13]
October 9, 2010	2:30 pm	vs. No. 11/13 Arkansas*		Cowboys Stadium • Arlington, TX (Southwest Classic)	ABC	L 17–24	65,622[14]
October 16, 2010	11:00 am	No. 21/19 Missouri		Kyle Field • College Station, TX	FSN	L 9–30	83,453[15]
October 23, 2010	6:00 pm	at Kansas		Memorial Stadium • Lawrence, KS	FSN	W 45–10	44,239[16]
October 30, 2010	2:30 pm	Texas Tech		Kyle Field • College Station, TX (A&M – Tech rivalry)		W 45–27	84,479[17]
November 6, 2010	6:00 pm	No. 11/9 Oklahoma		Kyle Field • College Station, TX	FSN	W 33–19	81,392[18]
November 13, 2010	6:00 pm	at Baylor	No. 23/25	Floyd Casey Stadium • Waco, TX (Battle of the Brazos)	FSN	W 42–30	45,089[19]
November 20, 2010	7:00 pm	No. 9/9 Nebraska	No. 18/19	Kyle Field • College Station, TX	ABC	W 9–6	90,079[20]
November 25, 2010	7:00 pm	at Texas	No. 17/18	Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX (Lone Star Showdown)	ESPN	W 24–17	100,752[21]
January 7, 2011	7:27 pm	vs. No. 11/12 LSU*	No. 18/17	Cowboys Stadium • Arlington, TX (Cotton Bowl Classic) (Rivalry)	FOX	L 24–41	83,514[22]
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP/Coaches Polls released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

Coaching staff

Game notes

Stephen F. Austin

Louisiana Tech

Florida International

Oklahoma State

Arkansas

Missouri

Kansas

Jerrod Johnson and Ryan Tannehill split time at quarterback for the first time.

Texas Tech

Ryan Tannehill's first career start. Johnson benched.

Oklahoma

Texas A&M defeated Oklahoma for the first time since 2002. Also the first time A&M beat a ranked opponent at home since 2007 Texas.^[23] It was an upset victory that included 3 goal-line stands by the A&M defense. OU ran 15 plays under the Aggie 10-yard line, and gained only 11 yards.^[24] Michael Hodges was part of the 3 goal-line stands. He earned Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week honors for his career-high 19 tackles.^[25] A&M also became ranked after the game, for the first time since September 21, 2007.^[26]

Oklahoma's loss was historically significant. OU ran the most plays (104) in its history, beating the previous record of 102. In games in which the Sooners ran more than 90 plays, the Sooners had been 39–0. The Sooners also had only 29 first downs; OU was 57–0 before the game, in which it made at least 29 first downs.^[27]

Baylor

Cyrus Gray picked up 137 rushing yards for a career-high of 4 touchdowns.^[28]

Nebraska

Record-setting crowd of 90,079. Cyrus Gray's fifth consecutive 100-yard rushing game (Darren Lewis 1990).^[29] Trent Hunter had 2 interceptions.^[30] Nebraska was charged with a school-record 16 penalties for a total of 145 yards,^[31] and Texas A&M only had 2 penalties for 10 yards. No touchdowns were scored for either team, and all of the points were scored by way of field goals. Taylor Martinez re-injured his right ankle in the first quarter when he was stepped on by one of his offensive linemen.

Questionable roughing the passer call against Nebraska.^[32] Bo Pelini's behavior during the game was called into question.^{[31][33][34][35]}

Aggies won Tostitos Fiesta Bowl National Team of the Week.^[36]

Texas

Cyrus Gray had a 200-yard game, first A&M RB since Leeland McElroy 1995. This game pushed Cyrus Gray over the 1,000 yard rushing mark for the 2010 season. Texas finished with its first losing season since 1997.^[2] With the win, the Aggies won a share of the Big 12 South Division title.^[37]

LSU - Cotton Bowl Classic

NFL Draft

1st Round, 2nd Overall Pick by the Denver Broncos—Sr. LB Von Miller.

References