2001 Texas A&M Aggies football team

2001 Texas A&M Aggies football
GalleryFurniture.com Bowl champion
GalleryFurniture.com Bowl, W 28–9 vs. TCU
Conference	Big 12 Conference
Division	South Division
Record	8–4 (4–4 Big 12)
Head coach	R. C. Slocum (13th season)
Offensive coordinator	Dino Babers (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Spread
Defensive coordinator	Mike Hankwitz (5th season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Kyle Field

2001 Big 12 Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
North Division
No. 9 Colorado xy$		7	–	1					10	–	3
No. 8 Nebraska x%		7	–	1					11	–	2
Iowa State		4	–	4					7	–	5
Kansas State		3	–	5					6	–	6
Missouri		3	–	5					4	–	7
Kansas		1	–	7					3	–	8
South Division
No. 5 Texas xy		7	–	1					11	–	2
No. 6 Oklahoma		6	–	2					11	–	2
Texas Tech		4	–	4					7	–	5
Texas A&M		4	–	4					8	–	4
Oklahoma State		2	–	6					4	–	7
Baylor		0	–	8					3	–	8
Championship: Colorado 39, Texas 37
$ – BCS representative as conference champion % – BCS at-large representative x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

The 2001 Texas A&M Aggies football team completed the season with an 8–4 record.^[1] The Aggies had a regular season Big 12 record of 4–4.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	6:00 pm	McNeese State*		Kyle Field College Station, TX		W 38–24	70,656
September 6	9:00 pm	at Wyoming*		War Memorial Stadium Laramie, WY	ESPN2	W 28–20	18,131
September 22	11:30 am	Oklahoma State		Kyle Field College Station, TX	FSN	W 21–7	82,601
September 29	2:30 pm	Notre Dame*		Kyle Field College Station, TX	ABC	W 24–3	87,206
October 6	1:00 pm	Baylor	No. 24	Kyle Field College Station, TX (Battle of the Brazos)		W 16–10	82,589
October 13	2:30 pm	at No. 20 Colorado	No. 25	Folsom Field Boulder, CO	PPV	L 21–31	49,521
October 20	11:30 am	at Kansas State		KSU Stadium Manhattan, KS	FSN	W 31–24	49,935
October 27	1:00 pm	Iowa State		Kyle Field College Station, TX		W 24–21	85,661
November 3	1:00 pm	at Texas Tech	No. 24	Jones SBC Stadium Lubbock, TX (rivalry)	PPV	L 0–12	52,649
November 10	11:00 am	at No. 3 Oklahoma		Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK	ABC	L 10–31	75,525
November 23	11:00 am	No. 5 Texas		Kyle Field College Station, TX (rivalry)	ABC	L 7–21	87,555
December 28	12:30 pm	vs. TCU*		Reliant Astrodome Houston, Texas (Galleryfurniture.com Bowl)	ESPN	W 28–9	53,480
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

Roster

2001 Texas A&M Aggies football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class	Defense Pos. # Name Class DL 95 Rocky Bernard Sr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach R. C. Slocum Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster

Game summaries

McNeese State

	1	2	3	4	Total
McNeese St	9	7	8	0	24
Texas A&M	0	10	14	14	38

Wyoming

	1	2	3	4	Total
Texas A&M	7	14	0	7	28
Wyoming	7	7	6	0	20

Oklahoma State

Red, White, and Blue Out game vs. Oklahoma State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Oklahoma State	0	7	0	0	7
Texas A&M	7	0	14	0	21

Notre Dame

	1	2	3	4	Total
Notre Dame	0	3	0	0	3
Texas A&M	14	3	0	7	24

Baylor

	1	2	3	4	Total
Baylor	7	3	0	0	10
#22 Texas A&M	0	3	10	3	16

Colorado

	1	2	3	4	Total
#19 Texas A&M	0	14	0	7	21
Colorado	3	11	3	14	31

Kansas State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Texas A&M	7	7	17	0	31
Kansas State	0	7	3	14	24

Iowa State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Iowa State	0	7	0	14	21
#24 Texas A&M	7	0	7	10	24

Texas Tech

	1	2	3	4	Total
#17 Texas A&M	0	0	0	0	0
Texas Tech	0	3	3	6	12

Oklahoma

	1	2	3	4	Total
Texas A&M	10	0	0	0	10
#4 Oklahoma	0	10	7	14	31

Texas

	1	2	3	4	Total
#5 Texas	7	0	0	14	21
Texas A&M	0	0	7	0	7

Texas Christian

	1	2	3	4	Total
TCU	0	7	0	2	9
Texas A&M	0	14	7	7	28

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References

1. Carter, Al (August 24, 2002). "Defense witness: numbers testify to tradition built by 'Wrecking Crew'". Knight Ridder Tribune News Service. ProQuest 457260427. Retrieved July 25, 2024 – via ProQuest.