2020 Texas A&M Aggies football team

2020 Southeastern Conference football standings
	East Division
	West Division
	Championship: Alabama 52, Florida 46
	$ – Conference champion; x – Division champion/co-champions; * – ineligible for postseason due to self imposed ban; Note: Due to COVID-19, the SEC will play a conference-only schedule. ; Rankings from AP Poll.

Texas A&M Aggies football
2020 Texas A&M Aggies football
Orange Bowl champion
Orange Bowl, W 41–27 vs. North Carolina
Conference	Southeastern Conference
	Western Division
Ranking
Coaches	No. 4
AP	No. 4
2020 record	9–1 (8–1 SEC)
Head coach	Jimbo Fisher (3rd season);
Offensive coordinator	Darrell Dickey (3rd season)
Offensive scheme	Pro-style
Defensive coordinator	Mike Elko (3rd season)
Home stadium	Kyle Field; (Capacity: 102,733)

The 2020 Texas A&M Aggies football team represented Texas A&M University in the 2020 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 third-year head coach Jimbo Fisher. The Aggies finished their season 9–1 with a final ranking of #4 in the AP and the Coaches poll, which was their highest finish in the AP poll since 1939 when they finished the season ranked #1 with a national championship. They faced North Carolina in the Orange Bowl, defeating Mack Brown, former coach of A&M’s hated historic rival Texas.

Preseason

SEC Media Days

In the preseason media poll, Texas A&M was predicted to finish in fourth in the West Division.[1]

Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
Media poll (West Division)
1	Alabama	660 (86)
2	LSU	489 (8)
3	Auburn	488
4	Texas A&M	454 (2)
T5	Ole Miss	238
T5	Mississippi State	238
7	Arkansas	121

Coaching staff

Name	Position	Season at Texas A&M
Jimbo Fisher	Head coach	3rd
Darrell Dickey	Offensive coordinator and Quarterbacks coach	3rd
Tommie Robinson	Running backs coach	1st
James Coley	Tight ends coach	1st
Dameyune Craig	Wide receivers coach	3rd
Josh Henson	Offensive line coach	2nd
Mike Elko	Defensive coordinator and safeties coach	3rd
TJ Rushing	Defensive backs coach	1st
Terry Price	Defensive ends coach	9th
Elijah Robinson	Defensive line coach	3rd
Tyler Santucci	Linebackers coach	1st
Jerry Schmidt	Strength and Conditioning Coach	3rd

Schedule

Texas A&M announced its 2020 football schedule on August 7, 2019.[2] The 2020 schedule consisted of 7 home, 4 away, and 1 neutral game in the regular season.

The Aggies had games scheduled against Abilene Christian, Fresno State, Colorado, and North Texas, which were canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[3][4][5] In place of the canceled games, Florida and Tennessee were added to the Aggies' schedule to fill out the 10-game, conference only format.[6]

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 26	6:30 p.m.	Vanderbilt	No. 10	Kyle Field College Station, TX	SECN Alt.	W 17–12	24,073
October 3	2:30 p.m.	at No. 2 Alabama	No. 13	Bryant–Denny Stadium Tuscaloosa, AL	CBS	L 24–52	19,424
October 10	11:00 a.m.	No. 4 Florida	No. 21	Kyle Field College Station, TX	ESPN	W 41–38	24,709
October 17	3:00 p.m.	at Mississippi State	No. 11	Davis Wade Stadium Starkville, MS	ESPN	W 28–14	13,142
October 31	6:30 p.m.	Arkansas	No. 8	Kyle Field College Station, TX (rivalry)	SECN	W 42–31	27,114
November 7	6:00 p.m.	at South Carolina	No. 7	Williams–Brice Stadium Columbia, SC	ESPN	W 48–3	16,253
November 28	6:00 p.m.	LSU	No. 5	Kyle Field College Station, TX (rivalry)	ESPN	W 20–7	23,607
December 5	11:00 a.m.	at Auburn	No. 5	Jordan–Hare Stadium Auburn, AL	ESPN	W 31–20	18,297
~~December 12~~	~~7:00 p.m.~~	~~Ole Miss~~	No. 5	~~Kyle Field~~ ~~College Station, TX~~	~~CBS~~	No Contest
December 19	11:00 a.m.	at Tennessee	No. 5	Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN	ESPN	W 34–13	22,645
January 2, 2021	7:00 p.m.	vs. No. 13 North Carolina*	No. 5	Hard Rock Stadium Miami Gardens, FL (Orange Bowl)	ESPN	W 41–27	13,737
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll and CFP Rankings (after November 24) released prior to game All times are in Central time

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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	15	16	Final
AP	13	13*	10	10	13	21	11	7	8	7	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4
Coaches	13	13*	10	11	13	20	11	9	8	7	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	4
CFP	Not released												5	5	5	5	5	Not released

Game summaries

Vanderbilt

	1	2	3	4	Total
Commodores	3	2	7	0	12
No. 10 Aggies	7	0	7	3	17

Statistics

Statistics	Vanderbilt	Texas A&M
First downs	17	17
Total yards	255	372
Rushing yards	105	183
Passing yards	150	189
Turnovers	2	3
Time of possession	33:59	26:01

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Vanderbilt	Passing	Ken Seals	20–29, 150 yards, TD, 2 INT
	Rushing	Ja'Veon Marlow	16 carries, 65 yards
	Receiving	Amir Abdur-Rahman	5 receptions, 72 yards, TD
Texas A&M	Passing	Kellen Mond	17–28, 189 yards, TD
	Rushing	Isaiah Spiller	8 carries, 117 yards
	Receiving	Caleb Chapman	4 receptions, 40 yards, TD

Texas A&M started their 2020 season against Vanderbilt at home. This was their third time playing Vanderbilt and they continued their undefeated streak against them.

at No. 2 Alabama

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 13 Aggies	7	7	3	7	24
No. 2 Crimson Tide	14	21	7	10	52

Statistics

Statistics	Texas A&M	Alabama
First downs	25	22
Total yards	450	544
Rushing yards	115	109
Passing yards	335	435
Turnovers	2	1
Time of possession	37:42	22:18

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Texas A&M	Passing	Kellen Mond	25–44, 318 yards, 3 TD, INT
	Rushing	Haynes King	5 carries, 43 yards
	Receiving	Ainias Smith	6 receptions, 123 yards, 2 TD
Alabama	Passing	Mac Jones	20–27, 435 yards, 4 TD, INT
	Rushing	Brian Robinson Jr.	10 carries, 60 yards
	Receiving	John Metchie III	5 receptions, 181 yards, 2 TD

This was A&M's thirteenth time to face Alabama, the ninth time since the Aggies moved the SEC. Alabama continued their win streak against A&M since 2013.

No. 4 Florida

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 4 Gators	14	7	7	10	38
No. 21 Aggies	7	10	7	17	41

Originally A&M wasn't supposed to play Florida. This was the fifth meeting between the two teams and third since A&M moved to the SEC.

at Mississippi State

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 11 Aggies	0	14	14	0	28
Bulldogs	0	0	7	7	14

This was the fourteenth meeting between the two teems, the ninth since A&M moved to the SEC. A&M evened up the series tied 7 and 7.

Arkansas

	1	2	3	4	Total
Razorbacks	7	7	3	14	31
No. 8 Aggies	14	14	14	0	42

South Carolina

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 7 Aggies	7	14	13	14	48
Gamecocks	0	0	0	3	3

LSU

	1	2	3	4	Total
Tigers	0	0	0	7	7
No. 5 Aggies	10	3	7	0	20

at Auburn

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 5 Aggies	7	7	0	17	31
Tigers	0	10	10	0	20

Ole Miss

	1	2	3	4	Total
Rebels	0	0	0	0	0
Aggies	0	0	0	0	0

at Tennessee

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 5 Aggies	7	17	0	10	34
Volunteers	7	6	0	0	13

vs. No. 13 North Carolina (Orange Bowl)

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 5 Aggies	7	10	0	24	41
No. 13 Tar Heels	3	10	7	7	27

References

"Preseason SEC media poll, All-SEC Team announced". SECSports.com. Southeastern Conference. September 23, 2020.
"Texas A&M Football Announces 2020 Schedule". Texas A&M University Department of Athletics. August 7, 2019. Retrieved January 11, 2020.
Talty, John. "SEC moves to conference-only 2020 schedule, pushes back start of season". AL.com. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
Bromberg, Nick. "Pac-12 follows Big Ten's lead and won't play non-conference games in 2020". Yahoo News. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
Dellenger, Ross. "Sources: SEC Adopts Conference-Only Schedule With Sept. 26 Start". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
Dellenger, Ross (7 August 2020). "SEC's New Schedule: Winners, Losers and... Mizzou". si.com. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
"2020 Texas A&M Aggies Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved January 11, 2020.

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[1] "Preseason SEC media poll, All-SEC Team announced". SECSports.com. Southeastern Conference. September 23, 2020.

[2019sched-2] "Texas A&M Football Announces 2020 Schedule". Texas A&M University Department of Athletics. August 7, 2019. Retrieved January 11, 2020.

[3] Talty, John. "SEC moves to conference-only 2020 schedule, pushes back start of season". AL.com. Retrieved 30 July 2020.

[4] Bromberg, Nick. "Pac-12 follows Big Ten's lead and won't play non-conference games in 2020". Yahoo News. Retrieved 10 July 2020.

[5] Dellenger, Ross. "Sources: SEC Adopts Conference-Only Schedule With Sept. 26 Start". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 30 July 2020.

[6] Dellenger, Ross (7 August 2020). "SEC's New Schedule: Winners, Losers and... Mizzou". si.com. Retrieved 18 August 2020.

[7] "2020 Texas A&M Aggies Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved January 11, 2020.

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