2015 Texas A&M Aggies football team

The 2015 Texas A&M Aggies football team represented Texas A&M University in the 2015 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They played their home games at the newly renovated Kyle Field. They were members of the Western Division of the Southeastern Conference. They were led by fourth year head coach Kevin Sumlin. The Aggies finished the regular season 8–5 overall and 4–4 in SEC play. They were invited to the Music City Bowl, where they were defeated by the Louisville Cardinals, 21–27.

2015 Texas A&M Aggies football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionWestern Division
2015 record8–5 (4–4 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJake Spavital (3rd season)
Offensive schemeMultiple
Defensive coordinatorJohn Chavis (1st season)
Base defenseMultiple 4–3
Home stadiumKyle Field
(Capacity: 102,733)
2015 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
East Division
No. 25 Florida x  7 –1     10 –4  
No. 22 Tennessee  5 –3     9 –4  
Georgia  5 –3     10 –3  
Vanderbilt  2 –6     4 –8  
Kentucky  2 –6     5 –7  
Missouri  1 –7     5 –7  
South Carolina  1 –7     3 –9  
West Division
No. 1 Alabama x$#^  7 –1     14 –1  
No. 10 Ole Miss  6 –2     10 –3  
Arkansas  5 –3     8 –5  
No. 16 LSU  5 –3     9 –3  
Texas A&M  4 –4     8 –5  
Mississippi State  4 –4     9 –4  
Auburn  2 –6     7 –6  
Championship: Alabama 29, Florida 15
    1. – College Football Playoff champion
  • ^ – College Football Playoff participant
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

Preseason

Recruiting class

In the 2015 recruiting class, Texas A&M signed 25 players, 11 of which were included in the ESPN 300 and 12 in the Scout 300. The class was ranked 12th in the nation by ESPN,[1] 10th by Rivals,[2] 12th by 247,[3] and 10th by Scout.[4]

Personnel

Roster
2015 Texas A&M Aggies football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
QB 1 Kyler Murray Fr
WR 2 Speedy Noil So
WR 3 Christian Kirk Fr
WR 4 Damion Ratley So
RB 5 Tra Carson  Sr
QB 7 Jake Hubenak  So
WR 9 Ricky Seals-Jones  So
QB 10 Kyle Allen So
WR 11 Josh Reynolds Jr
WR 13 Jamal Jeffery So
QB 14 Conner McQueen  Jr
WR 15 Frank Iheanacho So
QB 16 Kobe Miller  Fr
WR 16 Kemah Siverand Fr
QB 17 Jordan Traylor Jr
WR 18 Edward Pope  Jr
QB 19 Janson Moore  So
WR 19 Jeremy Tabuyo Jr
RB 20 James White  So
RB 21 Keith Ford (I) Jr
RB 22 Kwame Etwi Fr
WR 23 Sabian Holmes Sr
RB 25 Kendall Bussey Fr
RB 27 Brice Dolezal Sr
RB 29 Jay Bradford Fr
RB 34 Blaine Townsend Sr
FB 39 Austin English So
TE 41 Brandon Alexander  Sr
WR 42 Josch Motley  So
TE 47 Caden Smith  Sr
WR 48 Dreagan Patterson Jr
OL 50 Tank Davis  Fr
OL 56 Mike Matthews (C) Sr
OL 61 Braden Meador  Jr
OL 62 Chad Loitz  So
OL 63 Ryan Lindblade Jr
OL 64 Erik McCoy Fr
OL 65 Avery Gennesy  Jr
OL 66 Nathan Kellman
OL 67 Drew Beakey Fr
OL 68 Justin Dworaczyk Fr
OL 69 Brayden Talbert Fr
OL 70 Connor Lanfear Fr
OL 71 Trevor Elbert Fr
OL 72 Jermaine Eluemunor  Jr
OL 73 Jeremiah Stuckey  Jr
OL 74 Germain Ifedi (C)  Jr
OL 75 Koda Martin  Fr
OL 77 J.J. Gustafson So
OL 78 Keaton Sutherland Fr
OL 79 Joseph Cheek  Sr
WR 81 Jalyn Judkins  So
WR 82 Boone Niederhofer  Jr
WR 83 Kyle Whitley  Fr
WR 84 Morgan Whatley Fr
TE 85 Grant Gustafson Fr
WR 85 Reggie Rusk Fr
TE 87 Greer Shetler Fr
WR 88 Thom Lam  Fr
TE 89 Jordan Davis Fr
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DB 1 De'Vante Harris Sr
DB 4 Noel Ellis Jr
DL 5 Daylon Mack Fr
DB 6 Donovan Wilson So
LB 7 Richard Moore Fr
DB 8 Nick Harvey So
DL 9 Qualen Cunningham So
DL 10 Daeshon Hall Jr
LB 11 Josh Walker So
DB 12 Sam Moeller (C)  Sr
LB 13 Reggie Chevis  So
DB 14 Justin Evans Jr
DL 15 Myles Garrett (C) So
LB 16 Dwaine Thomas Fr
DB 17 Alex Sezer Jr. Jr
DB 18 Larry Pryor Fr
DB 19 DeShawn Capers-Smith Fr
DB 21 Brandon Williams (C)  Sr
DB 23 Armani Watts So
DB 25 Priest Willis (I) Jr
DB 26 Devonta Burns  Sr
DB 27 Roney Elam Fr
DB 28 Victor Davis  So
DB 30 Justin Dunning Fr
LB 31 Claude George Jr
DB 32 Will Paulhill  Jr
LB 32 Kevin Wilson  Sr
LB 33 Shaan Washington Jr
LB 35 Riley Garner Fr
DL 40 Jarrett Johnson So
LB 42 Otaro Alaka So
LB 45 Cullen Gillaspia So
LB 46 A.J. Hilliard  Jr
LB 48 Landis Durham Fr
LB 49 Taylor Martinez  Jr
LB 50 Mac Labhart  Fr
LB 52 Tristan Horton Fr
DL 53 Ben Huskinson So
LB 54 Jake Blount  Jr
DL 55 Justin Manning  So
DL 59 Isaac Flores Jr
DL 83 Alonzo Williams Sr
DL 86 David Darley So
DL 88 Kingsley Keke Fr
DL 90 Deshawn Washington  Fr
DL 92 Zaycoven Henderson So
DL 94 Tanner Schorp  So
DL 95 Julien Obioha Sr
DL 98 Hardreck Walker Jr
DL 99 James Lockhart Fr
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
PK 24 Taylor Bertolet  Sr
PK/P 36 Daniel LaCamera Fr
P 38 Drew Kaser Sr
DS 40 Christian Robertson  Fr
PK 41 Peter Grady Jr
DS 45 Austin Frey  Fr
P 46 Shane Tripucka  So
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
  • Jeff Banks – Special Teams Coordinator/Tight Ends
  • John Chavis  – Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers
  • Dave Christensen – Offensive Line/Running Game Coordinator
  • Mark Hagen – Defensive Tackles
  • Mikado Hinson – Director of Player Development
  • Larry Jackson – Director of Football Sports Performance
  • Scott Johnston – Director of Recruiting
  • Terry Joseph – Secondary
  • Clarence McKinney – Running Backs
  • Justin Moore – Associate Athletic Director
  • Aaron Moorehead – Wide Receivers
  • Terry Price – Defensive Ends
  • Gary Reynolds – Director of Football Operations
  • Jake Spavital – Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

Roster
Last update: August 26, 2015

Schedule

Texas A&M announced their 2015 football schedule on October 14, 2014. The 2015 schedule consist of 9 games in the state of Texas and 3 games outside of the state in the regular season. Two of the nine games in Texas are neutral games against Arizona State and Arkansas. Texas A&M will host SEC foes Alabama, Auburn, Mississippi State, and South Carolina, and will travel to LSU, Ole Miss, and Vanderbilt.[5]

This will be the Aggies' first year without Missouri since 2009 and SMU since 2010 on their schedule.

The Aggies' 25-0 shutout of Vanderbilt on November 21 was Texas A&M's first shutout victory since joining the SEC in 2012. The Aggies had not shut out a team since a 31-0 victory over Wyoming on September 11, 2004, and had not shut out a conference opponent since a 41-0 victory over Baylor on October 12, 2002.

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 56:00 p.m.vs. No. 15 Arizona State*
ESPNW 38–1766,308
September 126:00 p.m.Ball State*No. 16
ESPNUW 56–23104,213
September 1911:00 a.m.Nevada*No. 17
  • Kyle Field
  • College Station, TX
SECNW 44–27102,591
September 266:00 p.m.vs. ArkansasNo. 14
ESPNW 28–21 OT67,339
October 36:30 p.m.No. 21 Mississippi StateNo. 14
  • Kyle Field
  • College Station, TX
SECNW 30–17104,455
October 172:30 p.m.No. 10 AlabamaNo. 9
  • Kyle Field
  • College Station, TX
CBSL 23–41105,733
October 246:00 p.m.at No. 24 Ole MissNo. 15
ESPNL 3–2360,674
October 3111:00 a.m.South Carolina
  • Kyle Field
  • College Station, TX
SECNW 35–28102,154
November 76:30 p.m.AuburnNo. 25
  • Kyle Field
  • College Station, TX
SECNL 10–26104,625
November 146:00 p.m.Western Carolina*
  • Kyle Field
  • College Station, TX
ESPNUW 41–17101,583
November 216:30 p.m.at Vanderbilt
SECNW 25–032,482
November 286:30 p.m.at LSU
SECNL 7–19101,803
December 306:00 p.m.vs. Louisville*
ESPNL 21–2750,478
Schedule Source:[6]

Coaching staff
Name Position Season at
Texas A&M
Kevin SumlinHead coach4th
John ChavisAssociate head coach, defensive coordinator, and linebackers coach1st
Terry JosephDefensive backs coach2nd
Terry PriceDefensive ends coach4th
Mark HagenDefensive tackles coach3rd
Jake SpavitalOffensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach3rd
Clarence McKinneyRunning backs coach4th
Aaron MoreheadWide receivers coach1st
Dave ChristensonOffensive line coach and run game coordinator1st
Jeff BanksSpecial teams coordinator and tight ends coach3rd
Larry Jackson Director of football sports performance4th
Reference:[7]

Game summaries

#15 Arizona State
1 2 3 4 Total
#15 Sun Devils 0 7 7 3 17
Aggies 7 7 3 21 38

Ball State
1 2 3 4 Total
Cardinals 3 0 10 10 23
#16 Aggies 28 21 0 7 56

The game was the home opener for A&M, and the first game in the newly renovated Kyle Field. The Aggies were dominant throughout the entire first half, with the exception being Ball State's first drive to A&M's 4 yard line.[8]

Nevada
1 2 3 4 Total
Wolfpack 7 3 10 7 27
#17 Aggies 14 10 14 6 44

Arkansas
1 2 3 4OT Total
#14 Aggies 0 10 3 87 28
Razorbacks 7 0 7 70 21

#21 Mississippi State
1 2 3 4 Total
#21 Bulldogs 3 7 0 7 17
#14 Aggies 14 10 3 3 30

#10 Alabama
1 2 3 4 Total
#10 Crimson Tide 14 14 3 10 41
#9 Aggies 3 10 7 3 23

#24 Ole Miss
1 2 3 4 Total
#15 Aggies 0 3 0 0 3
#24 Rebels 7 9 7 0 23

South Carolina
1 2 3 4 Total
Gamecocks 7 14 7 0 28
Aggies 7 14 14 0 35

Auburn
1 2 3 4 Total
Tigers 7 7 6 6 26
#25 Aggies 3 0 7 0 10

Western Carolina
1 2 3 4 Total
Catamounts 0 14 0 3 17
Aggies 7 14 13 7 41

Vanderbilt
1 2 3 4 Total
Aggies 6 10 6 3 25
Commodores 0 0 0 0 0

LSU
1 2 3 4 Total
Aggies 7 0 0 0 7
Tigers 6 0 7 6 19

Louisville
1 2 3 4 Total
Aggies 7 7 0 7 21
Cardinals 20 0 7 0 27

Rankings
Further information: 2015 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 16 17 14 14 9 (1) 9 (1) 15 RV 25 RV RV RV NR NR  
Coaches RV 19 18 15 15 11 10 16 RV 24 RV RV RV RV RV  
CFP Not released 19 NR NR NR NR NR Not released

References
  1. "2015 Class Ranking ESPN". ESPN. Retrieved February 4, 2015.
  2. "2015 Class - Rivals". Rivals. Retrieved February 4, 2015.
  3. "2015 Class Ranking – 247". 247. Retrieved February 4, 2015.
  4. "2015 Class Ranking – Scout". Scout. Retrieved February 4, 2015.
  5. "2015 Football Schedule Announced" (Press release). Texas A&M University Department of Athletics. October 14, 2014. Retrieved October 15, 2014.
  6. "2015 Texas A&M Aggies Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved October 15, 2014.
  7. 2016 Alabama Crimson Tide Football Media Guide, p. 2
  8. Bowen, Larry (September 13, 2015). "Aggie Defense Grounds Cardinals with Impressive First Half". The Bryan-College Station Eagle. Retrieved October 26, 2015.
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