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2004 TEXAS A&M FOOTBALL BAYLOR (2-5, 0-4 vs. BIG 12) TEAM DEFENSE The Aggies’ top six tacklers are all within 10 tackles of each other. Last season, 72 tackles separated the tackle leader (135) from the No. 6 tackler (63).

200/200 OFFENSES=WINS Texas A&M is one of 11 teams in NCAA Div. I-A averaging over 200 yards rushing and passing. Those 11 teams, which includes four of the seven remaining unbeatens, have a combined record of 65-12 (.844).

75-YARD RUSHERS Texas A&M is the only school in Big 12 Conference and one of seven nationally with two rushers averaging over 75 yards per game.

BEARS

TEXAS A&M (6-1, 4-0 vs. BIG 12)

AGGIES

VS.

ASSOCIATED PRESS — NOT RANKED USA TODAY/ESPN — NOT RANKED Date

Opponent

Result/Time

ASSOCIATED PRESS — NO. 16 USA TODAY/ESPN —
NO. 17 Date

Opponent (ESPN)

Result/Time

09/04

at UAB ......................................... L, 56-14

09/02

at UTAH

09/11

TEXAS STATE .......................... W, 24-17

09/11

WYOMING (FOX SN) ...................... W, 31- 0

09/25

NORTH TEXAS ......................... W, 37-14

09/18

CLEMSON (TBS) .......................... W, 27- 6

10/02 • at Texas (PPV) ................................ L, 44-14 10/09 • MISSOURI

(FOX SN)

........................ L, 30-10

.............................. L, 21-41

10/02 • KANSAS STATE 10/09 • at Iowa State

(PPV)

(TBS)

............... W, 42-30

...................... W, 34- 3

10/16 • at Nebraska ................................. L, 59-27

10/16 • at Oklahoma State (FOX SN) ........... W, 36-20

10/23 • IOWA STATE ............................. L, 26-25

10/23 • COLORADO ....................... W, 29-26 (ot)

10/30 • TEXAS A&M ............................. 6:05 p.m.

10/30 • at Baylor .................................... 6:05 p.m.

11/06 • at Texas Tech .................................... TBA

11/06 • OKLAHOMA ..................................... TBA

11/13 • at Oklahoma State ............................ TBA

11/13 • TEXAS TECH ................................... TBA

11/20 • OKLAHOMA ..................................... TBA

11/26 • at Texas (ABC) .............................. 2:30 p.m.

ALL TIMES ARE CENTRAL AND SUBJECT TO CHANGE

BIG-PLAY AGGIE “O” The Texas A&M offense leads the Big 12 Conference and ranks No. 6 nationally in yards per play average of 6.54.

PERFECT PEGRAM Texas A&M’s junior Todd Pegram is just one of five placekickers who are perfect on field goal attempts in 2004.

PENALTY IMPROVEMENT A week after promising head coach Dennis Franchione that the team would improve in the penalties category, the Aggies responded with a season-low 5 penalties for 40 yards against Colorado.

Texas A&M AGGIES (6-1, 4-0 vs. Big 12) at Baylor BEARS

(2-5, 0-4 vs. Big 12)

KICKOFF --- 6:05 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 30, 2004 SITE (CAPACITY) --- Floyd Casey Stadium, Waco, Texas (50,000 cap.) RADIO INFORMATION --- The game will be broadcast regionally by the 60-plus station Texas A&M Radio Network. For a complete list of stations, go to: AggieAthletics.com. Calling the game on the A&M Radio Network are Dave South (play-by-play), former A&M All-America and NFL AllPro defensive back Dave Elmendorf (commentary) and former A&M offensive guard Chris Valletta (sideline reports). TV INFORMATION --- The game will not be televised. SERIES INFORMATION --- Saturday’s contest will be the 101st game between the Aggies and Bears dating back to 1899. Baylor is Texas A&M’s second most-played rival behind Texas (110 meetings since 1894. The Aggies and Bears have played ever year since 1945. A&M has posted more wins against the Bears than any other opponent (62-29-9) … The Aggies have won 13 straight in the series dating back to a 20-20 tie at Kyle Field in 1990. A&M has a 18-game unbeaten streak against the Bears, dating back to a 20-15 loss in Waco in 1985.

200/200 OFFENSES=WINS —

TEAM DEFENSE —

Texas A&M is one of 11 teams in NCAA Div. I-A averaging over 200 yards rushing and passing. Those 11 teams, which includes four of the seven remaining unbeatens, have a combined record of 6512 (.844).

The Aggies’ top six tacklers are all within 10 tackles of each other. Last season, 72 tackles separated the tackle leader (135) from the No. 6 tackler (63).

A&M’s Top Six Tacklers Player, Pos.,Class

NCAA’s 200/200 Offenses School

Rush

Auburn .................................. 202.9 Utah ...................................... 240.1 Oklahoma ............................. 219.6 Boise State ........................... 200.0 Texas A&M ............................ 202.6 Virginia .................................. 249.0 Northern Illinois .................... 222.4 California .............................. 245.5 Louisville ............................... 228.3 UCLA .................................... 213.7 Michigan State ..................... 212.9

Pass

Rec.

230.9 8-0 248.7 7-0 238.1 7-0 281.7 7-0 248.7 6-1 216.4 6-1 233.3 6-2 262.8 5-1 278.2 5-1 235.0 4-3 228.7 4-3 65-12 (.844)

BIG-PLAY AGGIE “O” — The Texas A&M offense leads the Big 12 Conference and ranks No. 6 nationally in yards per play average of 6.54.

NCAA’s Yards Per Play Leaders Rk School

Yds/Play

1. California ...................................... 7.42 2. Utah ............................................. 6.79 Minnesota .................................... 6.79 4. Louisville ...................................... 6.61 5. Toledo .......................................... 6.57 6. TEXAS A&M ................................ 6.54 7. Virginia ......................................... 6.53 Auburn ......................................... 6.53 9. UAB ............................................. 6.50 10. Bowling Green ............................. 6.47

Big 12’s Yards Per Play Leaders Rk School 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

Yds/Play

TEXAS A&M ................................ 6.54 Texas Tech ................................... 6.26 Texas ........................................... 6.25 Oklahoma .................................... 6.15 Oklahoma State ........................... 5.89

PENALTY IMPROVEMENT — A week after promising head coach Dennis Franchione that the team would improve in the penalties category, the Aggies responded with a season-low 5 penalties for 40 yards against Colorado. Even with the improvement, the Aggies still rank among the nation’s most penalized teams.

A&M’s Game-by-Game Penalties/Yards Opponent

Penalties/Yards

Utah .............................................. 9/80 Wyoming ..................................... 10/87 Clemson ..................................... 10/80 Kansas State ................................ 7/65 Iowa State .................................. 10/85 Oklahoma State ....................... 12/120 Colorado ....................................... 5/40

Tackles

Jonté Buhl, CB, Sr. .......................... 49 Mike Montgomery, DE, Sr. .............. 46 Jaxson Appel, Saf., Jr. .................... 46 Justin Warren, MLB, So. ................. 44 Erik Mayes, CB, Fr. ......................... 40 Byron Jones, CB, Sr. ....................... 39

The Aggies, who lead the Big 12 in quarterback sacks, have received 23 sacks from 16 different players.

ALL-PURPOSE THREATS — Texas A&M has four players averaging more than 70 all-purpose yards per game, including three that are averaging more than 80 yards a game.

70-Yard All-Purpose Aggies Player, Pos.,Class

A-P Avg.

Terrence Murphy, WR, Sr. ............ 89.5 Courtney Lewis, RB, So. .............. 84.8 Reggie McNeal, QB, Jr. ............... 84.7 Jason Carter, WR, Sr. .................. 70.9

PROTECTING THE FOOTBALL — Texas A&M has been the nation’s best at protecting the football thus far this season. The NCAA record for fewest turnovers in a season is eight, which has been accomplished three times (most recently by Notre Dame in 2000).

NCAA’s Fewest Interceptions Rk School

INTs

1. Texas A&M ........................................ 0 2. North Texas ....................................... 1 3. Bowling Green .................................. 2 Louisville ........................................... 2 Georgia ............................................. 2 Houston ............................................ 2 Virginia .............................................. 2

NCAA’s Fewest Fumbles Lost Rk School

Fumbles Lost

1. Arizona State .................................... 0 2. Texas A&M ........................................ 1 Minnesota ......................................... 1 Northern Illinois ................................. 1 Northwestern .................................... 1

NCAA’s Fewest Turnovers Rk School

Turnovers

1. Texas A&M ........................................ 1 2. Minnesota ......................................... 4 Bowling Green .................................. 4 Virginia .............................................. 4 5. Ball State .......................................... 5

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TERRENCE MURPHY • Murphy is legendary for his late-night workouts on the grass practice fields. His biggest problem is find someone to workout with. “On Thursday or Saturday nights when everybody is getting ready to go out, I go run. I don’t drink or smoke, so I’m just standing around most of the time if I go out. So I figure I might as well go get better,” (Source: 12th Man Magazine, Aug. 2004) • Although he rarely watches television, Murphy has an archive of the NFL Draft on ESPN dating back to 1996.(Source: 12th Man Magazine, Aug. 2004) • Murphy returned for his senior season at Texas A&M despite being assured of being an “first-day” selection by league observers. He says, “I love A&M. That’s why I stayed here. Why wouldn’t you want to play another season at Texas A&M? I just wanted to go out as a winner. I didn’t want to go out on a 4-8 season. I also wanted to stay for the younger guys and show them the positive things because there is so much negativity going on right now.” (Source: Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Aug. 12, 2004)

ALDO DE LA GARZA • Over the summer, the Aggies’ 6-foot-4, 314-pound starter at guard became a little more dangerous by earning his black belt in jujitsu. He says, “It’s like a six-second battle out there on the football field. When you’re one-on-one with a guy in jujitsu, that (battle) can roll over to football, too. I feel like I kind of have the edge in football, because a lot of people just don’t know how to fight.” (Source: San Antonio Express-News, Aug. 9, 2004) • One of only a handful of Hispanic football players at the Div. I level, De La Garza’s sports-related role model is NFL Hall of Fame lineman Anthony Munoz. • De La Garza’s father, Manrique, was a heavyweight boxer in Mexico.

JAXSON APPEL • The big-hitting Appel might have gained his penchant for putting his body in harm’s way as a pole vaulter in high school. He says, “My [track] coach wouldn’t let me do it, so I had to sneak over there and practice when he wasn’t looking.” (Source: Bryan-College Station Eagle, Aug. 14, 2004) • Appel didn’t miss any games in 2003 despite suffering a dislocated elbow during fall camp and having a plate inserted in his hand after breaking it during a game.

THE FRAN PLAN, YEAR II — Second-year Aggie head coach Dennis Franchione earned a reputation as a rebuilder of football programs because of his ability to show immediate improvement from Year 1 to Year 2. With a 6-1 record, the Aggies have already surpassed last season’s four-win total and qualified for a bowl game. For the record, the greatest one-season turnaround in school history is the 6.5 game improvement by Bear Bryant’s second A&M squad that posted a 7-2-1 record in 1955 after a 1-9-0 showing in 1954. It is tied for the 12th biggest improvement in NCAA Div. I-A history. (The NCAA determines games improved by adding the difference in victories between the two seasons to the difference in losses, and then dividing by two. Ties are not counted.)

Franchione’s First Two Seasons School

Yr. 1

Yr. 2 +/-

Southwestern (Kan.) College ...... 5-5-2 9-2 +4 Pittsburgh (Kan.) State .................. 8-2 11-1 +3 Texas State ..................................... 6-5 7-4 +1 New Mexico .................................... 3-8 6-5 +3 TCU ................................................ 7-5 8-4 +1 Alabama ......................................... 7-5 10-3 +3 Average Victory Improvement ........................ +2.5 Texas A&M ...................................... 4-8 6-1 +2

TURNOVER TURNAROUND — The Aggies have made a remarkable improvement in the turnover/takeaway department in 2004, which could be attributed to a drill that is a part of every Aggie practice. “From the first day of spring practice and every day at practice, we finish with a turnover/takeaway segment,” Franchione said. “We’ve put a tremendous of emphasis on that. From the first day of spring practice forward, I talked to the team about turnover/takeaway margin and that we had to turn that around if we were going to turn our record around. Our offensive guys have done a magnificent job. We haven’t had the ball out many times. We haven’t had the ball touched by an opponent very many times. I think the turnover/takeaway segment created more of an awareness among the offensive guys because the defense is constantly trying to strip the ball from them.” (From TAMU press conference, 9/21/04) • The Aggies have given up just one turnover in the first seven games of 2004. Last year the Aggies had 23 turnovers after seven games. • The Aggies were turnover-free through the first three games of the season for the first time in school history. Prior to 2004, the Aggies had never strung together even consecutive turnover-free games. • With their sixth turnover-free game of the season against Colorado last week, the Aggies have already surpassed the school record for turnover-free games

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in a season. It had been done three times in a season four previous times (1998, 1997, 1993 and 1990). Those four teams posted a combined 39-12-1 record and won three conference or division crowns. The Aggies have already grabbed 10 interceptions in 2004, which surpasses the 12-game total of six from last year. The Aggies are 6-0 this season when holding a turnover/takeaway advantage. In Dennis Franchione’s 19 games at A&M, the Aggies are 8-0 in games with a turnover margin advantage. In games with an even or minus turnover margin, the Aggies are 2-9, with nine consecutive losses in those contests. The Aggies are plus-16 in turnover margin in 2004. Last season, A&M was last in the Big 12 with a minus-11 margin (30 turnovers/19 takeaways). The school record for fewest turnovers in a season is 15, which was originally set by the 1992 SWC Champions and matched by the 1998 Big 12 Champions.

Turnovers Comparison, 2003 to 2004 ‘03 Opp. ..... Turnovers

‘04 Opp. ....... Turnovers

Arkansas State ......... 3 Utah ......................... 3 at Virginia Tech ......... 2 Pittsburgh .................. 4 at Texas Tech ............ 1 Baylor ........................ 2 at Nebraska .............. 8 Total ....................... 23

at Utah .......................... 0 Wyoming ....................... 0 Clemson ....................... 0 Kansas State ................ 1 at Iowa State ................. 0 at Oklahoma State ........ 0 Colorado ....................... 0 Total ............................. 1

Games with Turnover Advantage, Fran Era Opponent, Year

Turn Take

Baylor, 2003 ................. -2 Kansas, 2003 ............... -1 Wyoming, 2004 ............. 0 Clemson, 2004 .............. 0 Kansas St., 2004 .......... 1 at Iowa St., 2004 ........... 0 at Oklahoma St., 2004 .. 0 Colorado, 2004 ............. 0

+4 +3 +3 +4 +4 +2 +2 +2

+/-

Result

+2 +2 +3 +4 +3 +2 +2 +2

W, 73-10 W, 45-33 W, 31- 0 W, 27- 6 W, 42-30 W, 34- 3 W, 36-20 W, 29-26 (ot)

NO PICKOFFS — Texas A&M is the only team in NCAA Div. I-A football that hasn’t throw an interception in 2004. A&M quarterbacks Reggie McNeal and Ty Branyon, and punter Jacob Young, have combined to complete 123-of-205 pass attempts for 1,741 yards without an interception.

NCAA Interception Percentage Leaders School

Attempts/INT

TEXAS A&M .................... 205/0 North Texas ...................... 149/1 Bowling Green ................. 265/2 Houston ........................... 224/2 Georgia ............................ 214/2

INT Pct.

............. 0.00 ............. 0.67 ............. 0.75 ............. 0.89 ............. 0.93

IN THE RANKINGS — After the Colorado win, the Aggies moved from No. 17 to No. 16 in the Associated Press media poll, and jumped from No. 20 to No. 17 in the USA Today/ESPN coaches poll.

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JOSEPH BRYANT • “Big Red” is the first redshirt freshman ever elected to a Leadership Council under Dennis Franchione, who implemented the Council while at New Mexico in the early 1990s. Franchione says, “When we meet, Red doesn’t say a lot but when he talks it’s a little bit like E.F. Hutton – they all listen and respect him.” (Source: AggieAthletics.com, Aug. 12, 2004)

MIKE MONTGOMERY • Montgomery’s mother, Rosie (Walker) Kellum, is a member of Stephen F. Austin Athletic Hall of Fame and was an All-America basketball player for the LadyJacks. She went on to a successful professional career where she led the Nebraska Wranglers to a league title in 1981.

DEQAWN MOBLEY • When asked if he was worried about Terrence Murphy being double-teamed because of the loss of veterans Jamaar Taylor and Tim Van Zandt, Franchione was quick to point to JC transfer DeQawn Mobley. “DeQawn has a chance to be a Terrence Murphy. He may be faster than Terrence. He may be the fastest guy on our football team.”

BEN POLLARD • It didn’t take long for veteran strength and conditioning coach Ben Pollard to make his presence felt by the A&M football team. Soon after his arrival last spring, Pollard introduced the Aggies to “Sand Pit Tuesdays.” Pollard installed a 10x20-yard sand pit filled with 14 inches of sand adjacent to the grass practice fields. Tuesdays were not a day at the beach for the Aggies during voluntary summer workouts. Defensive lineman Johnny Jolly said, “You’ve got to have your heart right to get in that sand.” Added fellow D-lineman Chris Harrington, “Dude, we dreaded that. We dreaded Tuesdays.” (Source: Bryan-College Station Eagle, Aug. 22, 2004)

CHRIS ALEXANDER • Redshirt freshman running back Chris Alexander hasn’t played a down for the Aggies, but his hard-running style has already gained him a reputation among the Aggie coaches and his teammates. Coach Fran says, “A good nickname for him would be ‘Thumper’ because he’s gonna thump the first guy. The first guy better tackle him low, or he’s gonna put a thump on him and keep going.” (Source: Bryan-College Station Eagle, Aug. 28, 2004)

MCNEAL SETS BIG 12 STANDARD — MAKING TEAMS PAY — With 38 interception-free attempts last week against Colorado, A&M quarterback Reggie McNeal has now attempted 187 passes without an interception in 2004, which broke the Big 12 record of 179 attempts set by Texas Tech’s Kliff Kingsbury in 2002 and the school standard of 177 set by Edd Hargett in 1968. The NCAA record for consecutive attempts without an interception is 271 by Trent Dilfer of Fresno State in 1993. Matt Blundin of Virginia set an NCAA record by completing the entire season in 1991 without a pickoff (224 attempts). McNeal’s overall INT-free streak of 191 attempts without a pickoff, which dates back to the 2003 season finale, is also a Big 12 record (179 by Kingsbury).

NCAA’s INT % Individual Leaders Rk Passer 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

Att./INT

INT %

REGGIE MCNEAL, A&M .......... 187/0 David Greene, Georgia .............. 185/1 Scott Hall, North Texas .............. 137/1 Omar Jacobs, Bowling Green .... 257/2 Brandon Hassell, TCU ............... 124/1

0.00 0.54 0.73 0.78 0.81

AGGIE PASSERS SET RECORD — The Aggies stretched their interceptionfree streak to 220 attempts without a pickoff against the Cowboys, which breaks the school record of 177 set by quarterback Edd Hargett and the Aggies over a five-game span in 1968. Four Aggies have thrown passes during the streak, which dates back to the second half of last season’s season finale against Texas.

Error-Free Passers A&M Passer

Attempts

TURNOVER MARGIN REVERSAL — A year after finishing 105th of 117 teams nationally and last in the Big 12 in turnover margin, the Aggies are ranked No. 1 nationally after six games in 2004. Last year, the Aggies averaged minus-.92 in turnover margin.

NCAA Turnover Margin List 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

Texas A&M Points After Turnovers at Utah — (no turnovers gained) Wyoming — (3 turnovers = 10 points) Jonte Buhl INT / FG ............................................ +3 Justin Warren INT / TD+PAT .............................. +7 Aaron Brown INT / End of game Clemson — (4 turnovers = 14 points) Japhus Brown INT / TD+PAT .............................. +7 Byron Jones INT / TD+PAT ................................ +7 Jonte Buhl fumble recovery / End of first half Erik Mayes INT / End of game Kansas State — (4 turnovers = 21 points) Renuel Greene fumble recovery / TD+PAT ........ +7 Byron Jones fumble recovery / TD+PAT ............ +7 Japhus Brown INT / TD+PAT .............................. +7 Melvin Bullitt INT / End of game at Iowa State —( 2 turnovers = 7 points) Mike Montgomery INT / TD+PAT ........................ +7 Brandon Leone INT / End of game at Oklahoma State — (2 turnovers = 7 points) Justin Warren fumble recovery / punt Mike Montgomery fumble recovery / TD+PAT ... +7 Colorado — (2 turnovers = 3 points) Lee Foliaki fumble recovery / FG ....................... +3 Lee Foliaki fumble recovery / game over (overtime) TOTAL — 17 turnovers gained .............. 62 points

Opponent Points After Turnovers Kansas State — (1 turnover lost) Courtney Lewis fumble / FG ............................... +3 TOTAL — 1 turnovers lost ....................... 3 points

MR. OCTOBER — Junior quarterback Reggie McNeal has been the Aggies’ Mr. October with gameturning performances in A&M’s four wins this month.

Years

Reggie McNeal ................. 195 ........... 2003-04 Ty Branyon .......................... 17 ................. 2004 *Dustin Long ......................... 7 ................. 2003 +Jacob Young ....................... 1 ................. 2004 Total .................................. 220 * — transferred to Sam Houston State in 2004 + — punter

Rk School

The Aggies have done a tremendous job of cashing in opponent turnovers in 2004:

REGGIE, REGGIE, REGGIE Opponent

Rush/TD

Pass/TD Tot. Off./TD

Kansas State 84/1 at Iowa State 15/1 at Oklahoma State 98/2 Colorado 139/0

129/1 222/3 288/2 243/0

213/2 237/4 386/4 382/0

ONE OF A KIND MCNEAL — McNeal is the only quarterback in NCAA Div. I-A football to average more than 80 yards rushing and 220 yards passing. He is also the only quarterback in the nation who hasn’t thrown an interception in 2004 (among the NCAA’s top 100 in pass efficiency).

TO Margin Avg./G

TEXAS A&M .............................. +2.29 Southern California .................... +1.86 Minnesota .................................. +1.75 Oklahoma State ......................... +1.71 Miami (Fla.) ................................ +1.67

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TY BRANYON • Coach Fran’s high regard for the progress of former walkon quarterback Ty Branyon was strengthened when the sophomore came in for the final drive of the Utah game and was nearly flawless in a two-minute drill situation. Branyon, who was elected to the Leadership Council by his teammates, connected on 6-of-8 passes for 60 yardsand rushed for 15 yards while leading the Aggies on a 80-yard touchdown drive. Of Branyon, Coach Franchione says, “We may not win because of Ty, but we could win with Ty.” (Source: BryanCollege Station Eagle, Aug. 16, 2004) • Branyon, along with teammates Blake Kendrick, Marques Thornton and Jacob Young, received scholarships during the last week of fall camp. • Branyon’s development came despite watching most of the 2003 season from the sidelines. He saw action in just one game and completed 1-of-2 pass attempts. Fran says, “He didn’t get many reps last year, and he had to stand in practice and signal in plays. But he got smarter just doing that. He got mental reps, and he heard all the coaching, and he absorbed it and got better.” (Source: Bryan-College Station Eagle, Aug. 16, 2004)

MARCUS JASMIN • Marcus Jasmin started at defensive tackle the past two seasons, but the fifth-year senior has been supplanted in the starting lineup by redshirt freshman Red Bryant. And that’s one of the reasons Jasmin thinks the A&M defense will be improved in 2004. “We’ve got some talented young guys that came in and pushed us for (starting) positions, and that’s just making the team better because we’re having to work hard every day to keep our spot or get a spot.” (Source: Bryan-College Station Eagle, Aug. 13, 2004) • Coming off the bench or as a starter, the 6-foot-5, 307-pound Jasmin is looking for a big senior season. Against Utah, Jasmin came off the bench for three tackles, including a sack. Say Franchione, “He’s been very purposeful in his practice. Marcus realizes it’s his senior year — and he wants to make an impact.” Added teammate Courtney Lewis, “Every time he breaks into the hole, I try to run the other way. I don’t want him to catch me. He’s big.” (Source: San Antonio Express-News, Aug. 27, 2004)

COURTNEY LEWIS • With over 1,000 rushing as a freshman, Lewis entered some rarified air in the A&M record book. But the quiet sophomore doesn’t spend much time worrying about his rushing totals. “I’m not thinking about the numbers. I’m just thinking about winning, finishing all my games, finishing stronger and being more confident.” (Source: Bryan-College Station Eagle, Aug. 11, 2004)

75-YARD RUSHERS — Texas A&M is the only school in Big 12 Conference and one of seven nationally with two rushers averaging over 75 yards per game. Junior quarterback Reggie McNeal contributes 84.7 ground yards and sophomore running back Courtney Lewis averages 76.8 yards per game per contest.

Perhaps the Big 12’s top pass/run threat, McNeal ranks No. 2 in the Big 12 Conference and No. 7 nationally in total offense.

Big 12 Total Offense Leaders Rk Player, Team 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

NCAA’s 75-Plus Rushing Tandems Team

Player (Avg.)

Player (Avg.)

Minnesota Alabama UCLA Auburn Rice Florida State TEXAS A&M

L. Maroney (117.6) R. Hudson (106.3) M. Drew (112.4) C. Williams (95.8) E. Bailey (95.3) L. Washington (98.4) R. McNeal (84.7)

M. Barber III (102.0) K. Darby (91.6) M. White (76.1) R. Brown (84.1) G. Henderson (83.7) L. Booker (80.3) C. Lewis (76.8)

Yds/G

Sonnie Cumbie, Texas Tech ...... 408.6 Reggie McNeal, Texas A&M .... 308.7 Brad Smith, Missouri .................. 243.0 Jason White, Oklahoma ............. 227.7 Joe Dailey, Nebraska ................. 207.0

NCAA Total Offense Leaders Rk Player, Team 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.

Yds/G

Sonnie Cumbie, Texas Tech ...... 408.6 Omar Jacobs, Bowling Green .... 345.3 Timmy Chang, Hawaii ................ 324.8 Bruce Gradkowski, Toledo ......... 313.0 Kyle Orton, Purdue .................... 310.4 Reggie McNeal, Texas A&M .... 308.7

MCNEAL SHINES —

RARE AIR FOR MCNEAL —

Junior Reggie McNeal has grown into an effective field general in his second season as a starter at quarterback.

Junior quarterback Reggie McNeal’s 139 rushing yards put him over the 1,000-yard mark in career rushing yardage, making him Texas A&M’s first 1,000-yard rusher and 3,500-yard passer

New and Improved McNeal 2003

Rush

Season Avg. 2004

30.8 Rush

at Utah 84 Wyoming 44 Clemson 129 Kansas State 84 at Iowa State 15 at Oklahoma St. 98 Colorado 139 Season Avg. 84.7 Improvement: 175%

Pass Total Off. 148.5

179.3

Pass Total Off. 210 298 178 129 222 288 243 224.0 51%

294 342 307 213 237 386 382 308.7 72%

Always a threat to make a play with his legs, McNeal is the Big 12’s leading quarterback rusher and ranks No. 2 nationally among quarterbacks.

Big 12 Quarterback Rushers Rk Player, Team 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

Yds/G

Reggie McNeal, Texas A&M ...... 84.7 Vincent Young, Texas ................... 69.9 Brad Smith, Missouri .................... 58.6 Donovan Woods, Oklahoma St. ... 30.4 Dylan Meier, Kansas State .......... 21.8

NCAA Quarterback Rushers Rk Player, Team 1. 2. 3. 4.

Yds/G

Aaron Polanco, Navy ................... 94.6 Reggie McNeal, Texas A&M ...... 84.7 Greg Henderson, Rice ................. 83.7 Drew Stanton, Michigan State ..... 75.7

5. Vincent Young, Texas ................... 69.9

A&M’s 1,000-Yard QB Rushers Player, Years .................... Rushing Yds. Bucky Richardson, 1987-89, 91 ....... 2,095 Mike Mosley, 1977-80 ...................... 1,206 Roddy Osborne, 1955-57 ................ 1,188 Reggie McNeal, 2002-present ......... 1,100

A&M’s 3,500-Yard Passers Rk Player, Years 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.

Yards

Corey Pullig, 1992-95 .................. 6,846 Kevin Murray, 1983-86 .................. 6,506 Edd Hargett, 1966-68 .................. 5,379 Mark Farris, 1999-02 .................... 4,949 Branndon Stewart, 1996-98 .......... 4,325 Randy McCown, 1996-99 ............ 4,187 Gary Kubiak, 1979-82 .................. 4,078 REGGIE MCNEAL, 2002- ............ 3,806

PERFECT PEGRAM — Texas A&M’s junior Todd Pegram is just one of five placekickers who are perfect on field goal attempts in 2004. Dating back to 2003, Pegram has connected on 13 consecutive three-point tries.

NCAA’s Perfect Placekickers Placekicker, Team

FG-FGA

Reagan Schneider, UTEP .................... 12-12 Todd Pegram, Texas A&M .................... 9-9 Justin Medlock, UCLA .......................... 9-9 Darren McCaleb, Southern Miss .............. 8-8 Alexis Serna, Oregon ............................... 8-8

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BOONE STUTZ • No, those aren’t boos that you hear from the Aggie faithful when tight end Boone Stutz grabs a reception. Those are chants of “Boooooooone” honoring the effort of the junior from Arlington, Texas. Other Aggies who have earned similar tributes? 275pound fullback George “Big Woo” Woodard in the 1970s and 260-pound fullback Ja’Mar Toombs from 1998-00. • Stutz took a long road to become A&M’s deep snapper and tight end. A backup offensive lineman who could deep snap in high school, Stutz was offered the chance to walk-on at TCU by Dennis Franchione. When Coach Fran took the job at Alabama, Stutz followed him to Tuscaloosa. When Fran was hired at A&M, Boone once again followed Franchione and ended up in College Station. “Boone is a great story – from where he started in high school to where he is today. Every young athlete could draw inspiration from the Boone Stutz story,” Franchione says. (Source: Dallas Morning News, 9/26) • Stutz’s adoptive parents received inspiration for his middle name of Boone from a roadsign they passed in Oklahoma on their way to pick him up. Quipped Franchione, “(It’s a good thing they didn’t drive through) Norman.” • An avid bass fisherman, Stutz didn’t just watch Japanese pro Takahiro Omori’s Bassmaster Classic victory on ESPN, he taped it for future reference.

JAMI HIGHTOWER • A preseason honors candidate in 2003, Hightower missed the entire season last year when he contracted a severe infection during fall camp. Last season’s inactivity was hard for Hightower, but it gave him new resolve for the 2004 campaign. Says Hightower, “All this was an eye-opener. I don’t wat to say I’m glad this happened, but it forced me to learn the hard wa that everything doesn’t just come to you. You’re going to have problems, and it’ s how well you can overcome those problems that says the most about you.” (Source: Houston Chronicle, 9/22) • Quarterback Reggie McNeal says he can tell the difference with his personal bodyguard out at tackle again. “He was our masher out there, and when he was gone, you could tell it. Now he’s back out there and I can see him making those big plays again. It helps everybody’s confidence,” McNeal says. (Source: Houston Chronicle, 9/22)

ERIK MAYES • Cornerback Erik Mayes is just 5foot-9, but he plays much bigger, according to A&M QB Reggie McNeal. “I told Eric if he was about 6-foot, I’d never throw to his side,” McNeal says. (Source: Bryan-College Station Eagle, 9/26)

MCNEAL AVERAGES 7.77 —

LEADING ACTIVE TACKLERS —

Junior quarterback Reggie McNeal’s 7.77 per play total offense gain leads the Big 12 Conference.

The defense’s most experienced player, junior Jaxson Appel also ranks as the team’s top active career tackler. Rk Player, Years

Big 12 Total Offense Per Play Avg. Rk Player, School

Avg./P

1. Reggie McNeal, Texas A&M ......... 2. Jason White, Oklahoma ................ 3. Sonny Cumbie, Texas Tech .......... Joe Dailey, Nebraska .................... Vince Young, Texas .......................

7.77 7.55 6.65 6.65 6.65

The Aggies have made great strides on third down situations in the past three games. In the first four games, A&M converted just 17-of-52 (.327) third down tries. In the last three games, A&M has converted 25-of-48 (.521) third down situations.

MURPHY HITS 3,000 YARDS — Senior Terrence Murphy is just the second wide receiver in school history to gain more than 3,000 all-purpose yards. Rod Harris is the Aggies’ all-purpose career leader among wideouts with 3,635 yards.

All-Purpose Threats* Run Rec. KOR

Tackles

Jaxson Appel, 2002- ...................... Byron Jones, 2001- ........................ Marcus Jasmin, 2001- .................... Johnny Jolly, 2002- ........................ Archie McDaniel, 2002- ..................

251 194 161 136 124

PR A-P

Danté Hall, 1996-99 2,820 260 987 641 Leeland McElroy, 1993-95 2,442 645 1,099 10 Larry Stegent, 1967-69 1,736 739 714 591 Rod Harris, 1985-88 60 1,395 1,209 971 Dick Todd, 1936-38 1,556 193 488 1,147 Terrence Murphy, 2001186 2,310 730 13 * — Among players with stats in all four categories

4,706 4,186 3,780 3,635 3,384 3,239

REWRITING THE RECORD BOOK — Murphy owns school records for career receptions, receiving yards and 100-yard receiving games (7).

Just the second freshman 1,000-yard rusher last season, Lewis is already passing some impressive names on the A&M career rushing list.

A&M’s All-Time Rushing Yards List Rk Player, Years

Yards

1. Darren Lewis, 1987-90 ............ 5,012 ----------------------------21. Earnest Jackson, 1979-82 ....... 1,539 22. Glenn Lippman, 1949-51 ......... 1,506 23. Courtney Lewis, 2003- .......... 1,485 24. John David Crow, 1955-57 ...... 1,465

KEEPING UP WITH JONES — Senior cornerback Byron Jones already ranks as one of the top pass defenders in school history, and he has emerged as the team’s top quarterback sacker as a senior. Jones, who did not have a sack prior to 2004, ranks No. 2 in the Big 12 and tops among defensive backs.

A&M Career PBUs List Rk Player, Years

PBU

1. Sean Weston, 2000-03 .................... Derrick Frazier, 1989-92 .................. 3. Aaron Glenn, 1992-93 ...................... 4. Kevin, Smith, 1988-91 ...................... 5. Sammy Davis, 1999-02 .................... 6. Byron Jones, 2001- ........................ Ray Mickens, 1992-95 ..................... 7. Kip Corrington, 1984-87 ...................

36 36 33 32 29 28 28 27

A&M’s All-Time Receptions List Rk Player, Years 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

2004 Texas A&M Sack Leaders Rk Player,

A&M’s All-Time Receiving Yards List

HANG’EM HIGH —

Rk Player, Years 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

Catches

Terrence Murphy, 2000- ............. 145 Bethel Johnson, 1999-02 ............. 117 Keith Woodside, 1983-87 ............. 110 Jamaar Taylor, 2000-03 ............... 108 Rod Bernstine, 1983-86 ............... 105

Rec. Yards

Terrence Murphy, 2000- ............ 2,310 Bethel Johnson, 1999-02 ............ 1,740 Jamaar Taylor, 2000-03 .............. 1,705 Tony Harrison, 1989-93 ............... 1,576 Albert Connell, 1995-96 .............. 1,525

Sacks

1. Byron Jones .................................... 2. Chris Harrington .............................. Mike Montgomery ............................ Jason Jack ......................................

4.5 2.0 2.0 2.0

Aggie senior Jacob Young’s 37.4 punt average ranks at the bottom of the Big 12 rankings, but his high punts have helped the Aggies rank No. 4 nationally in punt return yardage defense. The Aggies’ punt coverage unit is allowing just 3.4 yards per opponent punt return (12 returns for 41 yards). Of Young’s 39 punts, 29 have been either fair caught (14), booted into the endzone (3) or inside the opponent 20-yard line (12).

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1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

Returns-Yds

Avg.

Fresno State ......................... 6- 5 ........ 0.8 Tennessee .......................... 15-38 ........ 2.5 Miami (Fla.) ........................ 13-38 ........ 2.9 TEXAS A&M ...................... 12-41 ........ 3.4 Oklahoma ........................... 12-47 ........ 3.9

EARLY RISERS — Twenty-three A&M players have made their maroon and white debuts in 2004.

1,000-YARD CLUB —

THIRD DOWN SUCCESS —

Player, Years

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

NCAA Punt Return Yardage Defense Rk Team

Newcomers Make Early Impact True freshman: Kerry Franks, WR Redshirt freshmen: Erik Mayes, DB; Brock Newton, DB; Chris Alexander, RB; Japhus Brown, DB; Stephen Hodge, DB; Chris Yoder, OL; Joey Thomas, TE; Red Bryant, DL; Jason Jack, DL; Chris Harrington, DL; Corey Clark, OL; Kirk Elder, OL; Jorrie Adams, DL; Cody Wallace, OL. Squadsmen: Layne Neumann, KOS, Nathan Haile, LB Transfer: DeQawn Mobley, WR; Renuel Greene, LB; Boone Stutz, TE; Grant Dickey, OL; Lee Foliaki, LB, Aaron Brown, LB.

LIQUID LINEUPS — The Aggies’ offensive and defensive lineups have been extremely fluid this season as the A&M coaching staff searches for the most productive combinations. In six games, 17 players have started on defense and 17 players have started on offense. There have also been 17 first-time starters in 2004.

Different Starters Abound Offense (17)

Defense (17)

Aldo De La Garza, OG *Kirk Elder, OG Geoff Hangartner, OT Jami Hightower, OT Keith Joseph, RB Courtney Lewis, RB Reggie McNeal, QB *DeQawn Mobley, WR Terrence Murphy, WR *Dominique Steamer, OG *Boone Stutz, TE *Joey Thomas, TE *Chris Yoder, C *Earvin Taylor, WR *Jesse Woods, WR Terrence Thomas, WR Jason Carter, WR * — First-time starters

Jaxson Appel, FS *Japhus Brown, SS *Red Bryant, DT *Jonté Buhl, CB *Melvin Bullitt, CB *Renuel Greene, RV *Jason Jack, DE Keelan Jackson, WLB Johnny Jolly, DT Byron Jones, CB Archie McDaniel, MLB *Mike Montgomery, DE David Ross, DE Bryant Singleton, DB Justin Warren, RV/MLB *Blake Kendrick, RV *Lee Foliaki, SLB

JONES IS 15TH RECEIVER — Byron Jones’ catch on the successful fake punt against Colorado gave A&M 15 different players with at least one catch this season, which is a school record. The previous best was 14 different receivers, which has been accomplished by five Aggie squads.

NEARING QB RUSHING MARK —

NUMBER CHANGES —

A&M PRODUCES NFL TALENT —-

Reggie McNeal is nearing Bucky Richardson’s single season quarterback rushing record.

Player, Pos.

With 32 former players on National Football League rosters, Texas A&M ranks among the Big 12 Conference’s top producers of NFL talent, according to the AlumniTracker on CBS Sportsline.com.

A&M’s Season QB Rushing Leaders Rk Player, Year 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

Rushing Yds.

Bucky Richardson, 1990 .............. 670 Reggie McNeal, 2004 ................. 593 Roddy Osborne, 1956 .................. 568 Bucky Richardson, 1988 .............. 554 Mike Mosley, 1979 ....................... 505

TOTAL “O” MARK ON PACE — Reggie McNeal is on pace to shatter the school record for total offense in a single season.

A&M’s Season Total Offense Leaders Rk Player, Year 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

Total Offense/G

Reggie McNeal, 2004 .............. 308.7 Mark Farris, 2000 ....................... 242.4 Edd Hargett, 1968 ...................... 233.0 Randy McCown, 1999 ............... 221.1 Kevin Murray, 1986 .................... 213.5

5,000-YARD CLUB — Reggie McNeal could become the sixth Aggie to surpass the 5,000-yard mark in career total offense against Baylor this week.

A&M’s Career Total Offense Leaders Rk Player, Years

Total Offense

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

Corey Pullig, 1992-95 ............................ 6,888 Kevin Murray, 1983-86 ........................... 6,455 Edd Hargett, 1966-68 ............................. 5,411 Darren Lewis, 1987-90 .......................... 5,162 Bucky Richardson, 1987-88, 90-91 ....... 5,134 Close … 7. Reggie McNeal, 2002- .......................... 4,906

SEASON-ENDING INJURIES — It is Texas A&M’s policy to not discuss injuries unless they are season-ending. This year the Aggies have lost the services of junior wide receiver Jesse Woods (knee injury).

VESTED INTEREST — Texas A&M is among a select group of schools nationwide utilizing the new NIKE Cooling Vests, which help keep players cool during competition by pumping cooled air into vests that players wear under their uniforms.

Current #

Ty Branyon ...................... 19 ............. 13 Reggie McNeal, QB ......... 1 .............. 16 Archie McDaniel, LB ....... 31 ............. 41 Nurahda Manning, LB ..... 42 ............. 49 Taylor Schuster, OL ......... 90 ............. 85 Earvin Taylor, WR ............. 2 ............... 9 Marques Thornton, DL .... 94 ............. 98 Blake Kendrick, LB .......... 38 ............. 58

REDZONE SUCCESS --In the first two games, the Aggies were 4-of-7 in red zone situations (three touchdowns). In the last five games, the Aggies have converted 23-of-23 red zone opportunities, with 16 touchdowns. The Aggies have been successful 24 consecutive times in the red zone dating back to the Wyoming game.

NFL OPENING DAY ROSTERS — Here is a list of Aggies on 2004 opening day rosters around the NFL: #95 Sam Adams, DL, Buffalo Bills #99 Rocky Bernard, DL, Seattle Seahawks #86 Dan Campbell, TE, Dallas Cowboys #25 Rich Coady, DB, St. Louis Rams #22 Sammy Davis, DB, San Diego Chargers #98 Ron Edwards, DL, Buffalo Bills #89 Robert Ferguson, WR, Green Bay Packers #79 Ronald Flemons, DL, Miami Dolphins #67 *Jerry Fontenot, OL, Cincinnati Bengals #31 Aaron Glenn, DB, Houston Texans #58 Jason Glenn, LB, New York Jets #82 Dante Hall, WR, Kansas City Chiefs #57 Warrick Holdman, LB, Cleveland Browns #22 Michael Jameson, DB, Cleveland Browns #95 Edward Jasper, DL, Atlanta Falcons #81 Bethel Johnson, WR, New England Patriots #48 Terrence Kiel, DB, San Diego Chargers #9 Shane Lechler, P, Oakland Raiders #76 Jason Mathews, OL, Tennessee Titans #68 Seth McKinney, OL, Miami Dolphins #76 Steve McKinney, OL, Houston Texans #24 Ray Mickens, DB, New York Jets #97 Brandon Mitchell, DL, Seattle Seahawks #59 Dat Nguyen, LB, Dallas Cowboys #68 Alan Reuber, OL, Arizona Cardinals #76 Cameron Spikes, OL, Arizona Cardinals #86 Jamaar Taylor, WR, New York Giants #64 Rex Tucker, OL, Chicago Bears #94 Ty Warren, DL, New England Patriots #36 Jason Webster, DB, Atlanta Falcons #69 Taylor Whitley, OL, Miami Dolphins #93 Pat Williams, DL, Buffalo Bills * — Added to roster in Week 2

Big 12’s Top Producers of NFL Talent School

Players

Nebraska ............................ 34 Texas A&M ......................... 32 Kansas State ..................... 31 Colorado ............................ 27 Texas .................................. 22 Oklahoma ........................... 18 Oklahoma State ................. 11 Baylor ................................. 11 Iowa State .......................... 10 Kansas ................................. 8 Texas Tech ........................... 8 Missouri ................................ 7

2004 LEADERSHIP COUNCIL — The Leadership Council, which head coach Dennis Franchione first established as the head coach at New Mexico, consists of players who serve in an advisory role. 2004 Leadership Council Jaxson Appel, DB Ty Branyon, QB Joseph Bryant, DL Aldo De La Garza, OL Jami Hightower, OL Johnny Jolly, DL Byron Jones, DB Ronald Jones, DB Keith Joseph, RB Archie McDaniel, LB Mike Montgomery, DL Terrence Murphy, WR

SCHOLARSHIPS AWARDED — Four walk-on members of the Texas A&M football team were awarded scholarships during fall camp. Receiving scholarships were seniors Blake Kendrick and Jacob Young, and sophomores Ty Branyon and Marques Thornton.

DEGREES OF SUCCESS — Three members of the 2004 Aggie football roster have already earned their degrees from Texas A&M: Jonté Buhl .................. agricultural development Keith Joseph .............. agricultural development Kevin Mangum ........... agricultural development

TEAM UNITY — In another move to add to team unity, maroon wristbands that say "Texas A&M" on them were distributed to the team and staff. “I told the team that nobody should accept one unless they operate as one heartbeat and play only for the name on the front of our jersey, Texas A&M,” Coach Franchione said.

2003 #

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Texas A&M Coaching Staff COACH FRAN RANKS AMONG THE WINNINGEST COACHES — The 26th head football coach in Texas A&M history, Dennis Franchione is in his second season in Aggieland and his 22nd season as a collegiate head coach. With a career record of 165-82-2 as a head coach, Coach Fran ranks as the seventh-winningest active Div. 1-A head coach in college football (by total wins). Texas A&M is the seventh stop for Franchione as a collegiate head coach, and has coached previously at Southwestern (Kan.) College (1981-82), Pittsburg State (1985-89), Southwest Texas State (1990-91), New Mexico (1992-97), TCU (1998-2000) and Alabama (2001-02).He also served as an assistant coach at Kansas State (197880) and Tennessee Tech (1983-84). The dean of Big 12 head coaches, Franchione has won eight conference championships and a divisional crown in his 21 seasons. In 2002, Franchione’s Alabama squad had the best record in the SEC West but were ineligible for the crown.

Winningest Active Div. I-A Coaches (by Victories) Rk Coach, School

Yrs.

Record

39 39 33 24 26 20 22 21 21 19

348-100-4 341-114-3 248-129-7 172- 98-4 167-126-4 165- 66-1 165- 82-2 159- 92-1 151- 93-1 138- 74-1

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.

Bobby Bowden, Florida St. Joe Paterno, Penn St. Lou Holtz, South Carolina Frank Beamer, Va. Tech Ken Hatfield, Rice Chris Ault, Nevada Dennis Franchione, A&M 8. Fisher DeBerry, Air Force 9. Mack Brown, Texas 10. Paul Pasqualoni, Syracuse

Career Conference Crowns by current Big 12 Coaches Head Coach, School

Yrs.

Titles

Dennis Franchione, Texas A&M .... 21 Gary Barnett, Colorado ...................... 14 Bob Stoops, Oklahoma ........................ 5 Gary Pinkel, Missouri ........................ 13 Bill Snyder, Kansas State .................. 15 Bill Callahan, Nebraska ........................ 0 Mark Mangino, Kansas ........................ 2 Guy Morriss, Baylor ............................. 3 Les Miles, Oklahoma State .................. 3 Mike Leach, Texas Tech ....................... 4 Dan McCarney, Iowa State .................. 9 Mack Brown, Texas ............................ 19

8 3 2 1 1 none none none none none none none

COACHING LINEUP — On game day, the Aggies’ coaching staff puts seven assistant coaches on the field and two assistants in the booth:

On The Field Carl Torbush, defensive coordinator/LB Kenith Pope, assistant head coach/WR Stan Eggen, DL Lee Fobbs, RB Jim Bob Helduser, OL Chris Thurmond, CB Mark Tommerdahl, TE/STC

In the Booth Les Koenning, Jr., offensive coordinator/QB Melvin Smith, SAF

LOYAL TO FRANCHIONE — Texas A&M’s nine assistant football coaches have coached a combined 55 seasons with Dennis Franchione. Leading the way is OL coach Jim Bob Helduser, who has spent nine seasons with Coach Fran at Texas State, TCU, Alabama and A&M. 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004

Texas State ...... Jim Bob Helduser Texas State ...... Jim Bob Helduser New Mexico ...... none New Mexico ...... none New Mexico ...... none New Mexico ...... none New Mexico ...... none New Mexico ...... Stan Eggen, Mark Tommerdahl TCU .................. Jim Bob Helduser, Stan Eggen, Mark Tommerdahl, Chris Thurmond, Kenith Pope TCU .................. Jim Bob Helduser, Stan Eggen, Mark Tommerdahl, Chris Thurmond, Kenith Pope TCU .................. Jim Bob Helduser, Stan Eggen, Mark Tommerdahl, Chris Thurmond, Kenith Pope, Les Koenning Alabama ........... Jim Bob Helduser, Stan Eggen, Mark Tommerdahl, Chris Thurmond, Kenith Pope, Les Koenning, Carl Torbush, Lee Fobbs Alabama ........... Jim Bob Helduser, Stan Eggen, Mark Tommerdahl, Chris Thurmond, Kenith Pope, Les Koenning, Carl Torbush, Lee Fobbs, Melvin Smith Texas A&M ....... Jim Bob Helduser, Stan Eggen, Mark Tommerdahl, Chris Thurmond, Kenith Pope, Les Koenning, Carl Torbush, Lee Fobbs, Melvin Smith Texas A&M ....... Jim Bob Helduser, Stan Eggen, Mark Tommerdahl, Chris Thurmond, Kenith Pope, Les Koenning, Carl Torbush, Lee Fobbs, Melvin Smith

COACHING CONTINUITY — The Aggies’ coaching staff is the same for the second consecutive year in 2004, which happened at Texas A&M just once previously since the formation of the Big 12 Conference in 1996. The other time was 2001 and 2002, although some coaching duties changed during the season in 2002 when Kevin Sumlin took over the play-calling after the third game of the year. Franchione and his coaching staff have remained from his final season at Alabama in 2002 to now.

2004

2003

2002

Dennis Franchione, HC Les Koenning, Jr., OC/QBs Carl Torbush, DC/LBs Lee Fobbs, RBs Jim Bob Helduser, OL Kenith Pope, AHC/WRs Mark Tommerdahl, TE, STC Stan Eggen, DL Chris Thurmond, CBs Melvin Smith, SAF

Dennis Franchione, HC Les Koenning, Jr., OC/QBs Carl Torbush, DC/LBs Lee Fobbs, RBs Jim Bob Helduser, OL Kenith Pope, AHC/WRs Mark Tommerdahl, TE, STC Stan Eggen, DL Chris Thurmond, CBs Melvin Smith, SAF

R.C. Slocum, HC R.C. Slocum, HC Dino Babers, OC/QBs Dino Babers, OC/QBs Mike Hankwitz, DC/OLB Mike Hankwitz, DC/OLB Ken Rucker, RBs Ken Rucker, RBs J.B. Grimes, OL J.B. Grimes, OL *Kevin Sumlin, AHC/WRs Kevin Sumlin, AHC/WRs Tam Hollingshead, TE Tam Hollingshead, TE Buddy Wyatt, DL Buddy Wyatt, DL Alan Weddell, ILBs Alan Weddell, ILBs Shawn Slocum, DBs/STC Shawn Slocum, DBs/STC * - Became acting OC during season

2001

2000

1999

1998

1997

1996

R.C. Slocum, HC Steve Kragthorpe, OC/QBs Mike Hankwitz, DC/OLB Pete Hoener, RBs J.B. Grimes, OL Larry Kirksey, AHC/WRs Tam Hollingshead, TE Buddy Wyatt, DL Alan Weddell, ILBs Shawn Slocum, DBs/STC

R.C. Slocum, HC Steve Kragthorpe, OC/WRs Mike Hankwitz, DC/OLB Lawrence Livingston, RBs J.B. Grimes, OL Ray Dorr, QBs Tam Hollingshead, TE/STC Bill Johnson, DL Alan Weddell, ILBs Ron Milus, DBs

R.C. Slocum, HC Steve Kragthorpe, OC/WRs Mike Hankwitz, DC/OLB Lawrence Livingston, RBs J.B. Grimes, OL Ray Dorr, QBs Tam Hollingshead, TE/STC Bill Johnson, DL Alan Weddell, ILBs Larry Slade, DBs

R.C. Slocum, HC Steve Marshall, OC/OL Mike Hankwitz, DC/ILB Ken Rucker, RBs J.B. Grimes, OL Steve Kragthorpe, WRs Tam Hollingshead, TEs Bill Johnson, DL Shawn Slocum, OLB/STC Larry Slade, DBs

R.C. Slocum, HC Steve Ensminger, OC/QB Phil Bennett, DC/ILB Ken Rucker, RBs Mike Sherman, OL Les Koenning, Jr., WRs Tam Hollingshead, TEs Bill Johnson, DL Shawn Slocum, OLB/STC Larry Slade, DBs

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Texas A&M ( 6 - 1 - 0 ) Thru: 10/23/04 SCHEDULE RESULTS

A N D 6-1-0W-6

TEAM RANKINGS 118 teams ranked in Division IA 12 teams ranked in Big 12 Conference Category NationalActualNational Rank Leader

Big 12 Conference Record: 4-0-0

ActualConf Big 12 ConferenceActual RankLeader

09/02/04

*

Utah

21

41

Rushing Offense

19

202.57 Rice

328.14

4

Texas

301.71

09/11/04

+

Wyoming

31

0

Passing Offense

32

248.71 Texas Tech

424.14

2

Texas Tech

424.14

09/18/04

+*

Clemson

27

6

Total Offense

13

451.29 California

508.33

3

Texas Tech

496.43

10/02/04

+

Kansas St.

42

30

Scoring Offense

31

31.43

Boise St.

44.14

5

Texas Tech

36.57

10/09/04

Iowa St.

34

3

Rushing Defense

39

122.86 Boise St.

62.86

4

Oklahoma

76.43

10/16/04

O k l a h o m a 36 St.

20

Pass Efficiency Defense 52

117.84 Alabama

83.35

7

Texas Tech

100.72

Total Defense

60

368.43 Alabama

221.75

10

Missouri

283.43

Colorado

26

Scoring Defense

29

18.00

Wisconsin

8.50

5

Oklahoma

12.57

Net Punting

53

36.36

Southern California 43.42

8

Colorado

41.35

Punt Returns

48

9.55

Utah St.

21.28

3

Oklahoma St.

14.41

Kickoff Returns

115

15.36

Alabama

32.56

12

Iowa St.

24.11

Turnover Margin

1

2.29

Texas A&M

2.29

1

Texas A&M

2.29

Pass Defense

96

245.57 Alabama

106.63

10

Missouri

146.14

Passing Efficiency

24

144.22 California

185.09

3

Oklahoma St.

160.17

10/23/04

+

10/30/04

OT

Baylor

11/06/04

+

Oklahoma

11/13/04

+

Texas Tech

11/26/04

29

Texas

+ H o m e $ Neutral * N i g h t O T Game Site Game O ve r t i m e Game

Category

PLAYER RANKINGS (Player must have played in 75% of Teams games Summary of Top 100 National Leaders and top 25 in conference 12 Categories Ranked Player NationalActualNational ActualConf Big 12 Conference Rank Leader RankLeader

Rushing

Reggie McNeal

48

84.71

Courtney Lewis

61

76.83

9

22.29

23

Keith Joseph

Thomas, NTex

166.17 8

Actual

Benson, Texas

165.14

Passing Efficiency (Min. 15 Att./Game) Reggie McNeal

23

141.61 Lefors, Louv

179.20 3

White, Okla

158.34

Total Offense

6

308.71 Cumbie, TxTech

408.57 2

Cumbie, TxTech

408.57

Glover, TxTech

7.43

Hicks, TxTech

127.71

Receptions Per Game

Receiving Yards Per Game

Reggie McNeal Courtney Lewis

76.83

Terrence Murphy 54

4.83

Jason Carter

3.43

Terrence Murphy 49

71.83

Jason Carter

47.29

20 Ridgeway, BallSt

9.63

6 16

Hicks, TxTech

127.71 5 13

Interceptions

Japhus Brown

78

.29

Elimimian, Hawaii .83

6

Mitchell, MoD.Bullock, Neb .57

Punting (Min. 3.6 Punts/Game)

Jacob Young

90

37.41

Fields, MichSt

49.22

8

Sepulveda, Baylor

46.53

Punt Returns (Min. 1.2 Ret./Game)

Erik Mayes

47

9.20

Robinson, UtahSt 29.55

5

D.Willams, OklaSt

27.67

Sproles, KanSt

25.67

Kickoff Returns (Min. 1.2 Ret./Game)

Eubanks, SMiss

34.42

Field Goals

Todd Pegram

33

1.29

2 players tied at

2.14

3

Crosby, Colo

1.71

Scoring

Courtney Lewis

33

8.00

Hobbs, TCU

12.00

3

Benson, Texas

9.43

Todd Pegram

61

7.43

Sproles, KanSt

182.86

All-Purpose Runners

8

Reggie McNeal

6.00

Terrence Murphy

89.50

Courtney Lewis

84.83

15

Reggie McNeal

84.71

16

Jason Carter

70.86

22

9

15 Sproles, KanSt

182.86 12

2004 TEXAS A&M DEPTH CHART OFFENSE

DEFENSE

WR (Z) 5 TERRENCE MURPHY, 6-1, 198, Sr-3L, Tyler, Texas (Chapel Hill) 8 Kerry Franks, 5-11, 185, Fr-HS, Orange, Texas (West Orange-Stark)

DE

95 Mike Montgomery, 6-6, 279, Sr-1L, Center, Texas (Center/Navarro JC) 92 Chris Harrington, 6-4, 272, Fr-RS, Houston, Texas (St. Pius)

WR (Y) 7 Jason Carter, 5-11, 200, Sr-2L, Caldwell, Texas (Caldwell) 17 L’Tydrick Riley, , 6-2, 218, Jr-2L, Crockett, Texas (Crockett)

DT

97 JOHNNY JOLLY, 6-3, 303, Jr-2L, Houston, Texas (Forest Brook) 99 DAVID ROSS, 6-3, 288, Jr-2L, Forney, Texas (Forney)

ST

66 GEOFF HANGARTNER, 6-5, 303, Sr-2L , New Braunfels, Texas (New Braunfels) 54 Corey Clark, 6-5, 326, Fr-RS, Spring Branch, Texas (Smithson Valley)

DT

85 Joseph Bryant, 6-4, 316, Fr-RS, Jasper, Texas (Jasper) 91 MARCUS JASMIN,6-5, 307, Sr-3L, New Orleans, La. (De La Salle)

SG

76 ALDO DE LA GARZA, 6-4, 317, Jr-2L, New Braunfels, Texas (New Braunfels) 70 Cody Wallace, 6-4, 301, Fr-RS, Cuero, Texas (Cuero)

DE

89 Jason Jack, 6-4, 270, Fr-RS, Humble, Texas (Humble) 93 Jorrie Adams, 6-7, 282, Fr-RS, Jasper, Texas (Jasper)

C

51 Chris Yoder, 6-3, 292, Fr-RS, Houston, Texas (Kingwood) 66 GEOFF HANGARTNER, 6-5, 303, Sr-2L , New Braunfels, Texas (New Braunfels)

SLB

57 Lee Foliaki, 6-2, 244, Jr-TR, Euless, Texas (Trinity/Butler CC) 42 Nurahda Manning, 6-2, 240 Jr-1L, Bay City, Texas (Bay City)

QG

64 Kirk Elder, 6-5, 301, Fr-RS, Klein, Texas (Klein Oak) 77 Grant Dickey, 6-5, 300, So-TR, Tyler, Texas (Lee/Alabama/Tyler JC) 74 Dominique Steamer,6-4, 316, Jr-1L, Temple, Texas (Temple)

MLB

10 JUSTIN WARREN, 6-3, 231, So-1L, Tyler, Texas (Lee) 31 Archie McDaniel, 6-2, 226, Jr-2L, Bay City, Texas (Bay City)

QT

75 JAMI HIGHTOWER, 6-4, 355, Jr-2L, Jacksonville, Texas (Jacksonville) 72 ALEX KOTZUR, 6-5, 297, So-1L, Houston, Texas (St. Thomas)

ROV 43 Renuel Greene, 6-3, 234, Jr-TR, McCalla, Ala. (McAdory/E. Miss. JC) 38 Blake Kendrick, 6-1, 221, Sr-3L, Willis, Texas (Willis) LCB

TE (Y) 88 Boone Stutz, 6-6, 256, Jr-SQ, Arlington, Texas (Martin) 96 Ryan White, 6-4, 245, Jr-SQ, Austin, Texas (Lake Travis) TE (W) 81 Joey Thomas, 6-5, 243, Fr-RS, Austin, Texas (Westlake) 90 Taylor Schuster, 6-5, 284, So-1L, Mission, Texas (Sharyland) 87 Quinlin Germany, 6-2, 268, So-1L, Fort Worth, Texas (All Saints Episcopal)

RCB 26 Jonté Buhl, 5-10, 176, Sr-3L, Pflugerville, Texas (Connally) 20 Brock Newton, 5-11, 180, Fr-RS, Fort Worth, Texas (Aledo) 29 Stephen Hodge, 6-1, 211, Fr-RS, Richardson, Texas (Lake Highlands) SS

28 Japhus Brown, 5-11, 193, Fr-RS, Edna, Texas (Edna) 18 Melvin Bullitt, 6-1, 191, So-1L, Garland, Texas (Naaman Forest) 23 RONALD JONES, 5-10, 188, Jr-2L, Dallas, Texas (Skyline)

FS

19 JAXSON APPEL, 6-0, 198, Jr-2L, Friendswood, Texas (Friendswood) 21 Brandon Leone, 6-0, 218, So-1L, Spring, Texas (Oak Ridge) 6 Bryant Singleton, 5-11, 199, Jr-2L, Galveston, Texas (Ball)

WR (H) 2 Earvin Taylor, 6-3, 213, So-1L, Mission, Texas (Mission) 3 Terrence Thomas, 5-9, 175, Sr-3L, Houston, Texas (Washington) WR (X) 9 DeQawn Mobley, 6-2, 200, Jr-TR, The Bronx, N.Y. (DeWitt Clinton/SFCC) 14 Chad Schroeder, 6-1, 180, So-1L, Austin, Texas (Westlake) QB

1 REGGIE MCNEAL, 6-2, 206, Jr-2L, Lufkin, Texas (Lufkin) 19 Ty Branyon,6-3, 210, So-SQ, Austin, Texas (Bowie) 15 Stephen McGee, 6-3, 213, Fr-HS, Burnet, Texas (Burnet)

FB

4 KEITH JOSEPH, 6-2, 252, Sr-3L, Houston, Texas (Lamar) 24 Chris Alexander, 5-11, 238, Fr-RS, Humble, Texas (Humble)

TB

25 Courtney Lewis, 6-0, 195, So-1L, Houston, Texas (Madison) 32 Samson Taylor, 6-0, 206, Fr-HS, The Woodlands, Texas (The Woodlands) or 34 Jay Lucas, 5-10, 232, Fr-HS, Baton Rouge, La. (Redemptorist)

SPECIALISTS PLK 13 TODD PEGRAM, 5-11, 190, Jr-2L, Plano, Texas (West) 32 Layne Neumann, 6-0, 172, So-SQ, Hondo, Texas (Hondo) P

30 JACOB YOUNG, 6-0, 197, Sr-1L, Fairfield, Texas (Fairfield) 27 Richie Bean, 6-0, 171, Fr-HS, Marrero, La. (John Ehret)

SNP 88 Boone Stutz, 6-6, 256, Jr-SQ, Arlington, Texas (Martin) 90 Taylor Schuster, 6-5, 284, So-1L, Mission, Texas (Sharyland) HOLD 14 Chad Schroeder, 6-1, 180, So-1L, Austin, Texas (Westlake) KOR PR

11 BYRON JONES, 5-10, 193, Sr-3L, Bay City, Texas (Bay City) 16 Erik Mayes, 5-9, 176, Fr-RS, Humble, Texas (Humble)

5 TERRENCE MURPHY, 6-1, 198, Sr-3L, Tyler, Texas (Chapel Hill) 7 Jason Carter, 5-11, 200, Sr-2L, Caldwell, Texas (Caldwell) 5 Terrence Murphy, 6-1, 198, Sr-3L, Tyler, Texas (Chapel Hill) 16 Erik Mayes, 5-9, 176, Fr-RS, Humble, Texas (Humble)

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2004 Texas A&M Alphabetical Roster No. 93 31 24 41 19 71 55 27 39 19 22 41 22 28 6 83 85 26 18 7 5 10 54 34 38 26 47 3 76 82 77 21 64 61 57 8 86 87 45 43 4 43 17 66 92 75 29 90 89 33 91 48 97 11 23 4 48 58 68 72 30

Name Adams, Jorrie Adams, Will Alexander, Chris Anderson, David Appel, Jaxson Babalola, Yemi Barrett, Jamal Bean, Richie Boothe, Greg Branyon, Ty Brooks, Trey Brown, Aaron Brown, Derrick Brown, Japhus Brown, Pierre Bryan, Kevin Bryant, Joseph Buhl, JontÈ Bullitt, Melvin Carter, Jason Carthey, Evan Chambless, Jordan Clark, Corey Coker, Stephen Curiel, Chris Dacus, Clint Davis, Corey Davis, D.J. De La Garza, Aldo Dickerson, Keith Dickey, Grant Douglas, Justin Elder, Kirk Farquhar, John Foliaki, Lee Franks, Kerry Gbunblee, Amos Germany, Quinlin Goins, Kedric Goodrich, Glenn Gorrer, Danny Greene, Renuel Haile, Nathan Hangartner, Geoff Harrington, Chris Hightower, Jami Hodge, Stephen Hooper, Lawrence Jack, Jason Jackson, Keelan Jasmin, Marcus Johnston, Kris Jolly, Johnny Jones, Byron Jones, Ronald Joseph, Keith Kelly, Jason Kendrick, Blake Kirk, John R. Kotzur, Alex LaFon, Matthew

Pos. DL RB RB RB DB OL OL P/PLK RB QB DB LB RB DB WR TE DL DB DB WR DB QB OL P/PLK DB WR DS DB OL WR OL WR OL DL LB WR TE TE LB WR DB LB LB OL DL OL DB DL DL LB DL RB DL DB DB RB PLK LB OL OL DB

Ht. 6'-7" 6'-2" 5'-11" 5'-8" 6'-0" 6'-4" 6'-5" 6'-0" 6'-1" 6'-3" 5'-8" 6'-3" 5'-11" 5'-11" 6'-1" 6'-3" 6'-4" 5'-10" 6'-1" 5'-11" 5'-10" 6'-1" 6'-5" 6'-2" 6'-0" 6'-2" 6'-1" 5'-11" 6'-4" 6'-2" 6'-5" 6'-2" 6'-5" 6'-7" 6'-2" 5'-11" 6'-5" 6'-2" 6'-0" 5'-7" 6'-0" 6'-3" 6'-0" 6'-5" 6'-5" 6'-4" 6'-1" 6'-4" 6'-4" 6'-1" 6'-5" 6'-0" 6'-4" 5'-10" 5'-10" 6'-2" 6'-2" 6'-1" 6'-3" 6'-5" 5'-10"

Wt. 282 212 238 189 198 299 312 175 222 210 169 247 210 193 185 249 316 176 191 200 202 205 326 210 194 212 265 174 317 185 300 181 301 264 244 185 235 268 205 172 180 234 211 303 272 355 211 292 270 229 307 234 303 193 188 256 212 221 327 297 200

Cl-Exp Fr-RS Jr-SQ Fr-RS So-SQ Jr-2L Fr-HS Jr-RS Fr-HS Fr-RS So-SQ Jr-SQ Jr-TR Fr-RS Fr-RS Fr-HS Fr-HS Fr-RS Sr-3L So-1L Sr-2L Sr-SQ Fr-HS Fr-RS Jr-SQ So-TR Sr-SQ Fr-HS Fr-HS Jr-2L Fr-HS So-TR So-SQ Fr-RS Fr-RS Jr-TR Fr-HS Fr-HS So-1L Fr-HS Fr-RS Fr-HS Jr-TR Fr-RS Sr-2L Fr-RS Jr-2L Fr-RS Jr-1L Fr-RS Sr-3L Sr-3L So-SQ Jr-2L Sr-3L Jr-2L Sr-3L Sr-SQ Sr-3L Jr-SQ So-1L So-SQ

Hometown (High School/JC) Jasper, Texas (Jasper) Corpus Christi, Texas (Flour Bluff) Humble, Texas (Humble) Plano, Texas (Plano) Friendswood, Texas (Friendswood) Bryan, Texas (Bryan) Alabaster, Ala. (Jefferson/Blinn JC) Marrero, La. (John Ehret) LaGrange, Texas (LaGrange) Austin, Texas (Bowie) Georgetown, Texas (Georgetown) Culver City, Calif. (University/Compton CC) Spring, Texas (Klein Oak) Edna, Texas (Edna) Duncanville, Texas (Duncanville) Lufkin, Texas (Lufkin) Jasper, Texas (Jasper) Pflugerville, Texas (Connally) Garland, Texas (Naaman Forest) Caldwell, Texas (Caldwell) Houston, Texas (Westfield) Corpus Christi, Texas (Calallen) Spring Branch, Texas (Smithson Valley) Lufkin, Texas (Lufkin) San Antonio, Texas (Reagan/Texas Lutheran) Red Oak, Texas (Red Oak) Conroe, Texas (Conroe) Fort Worth, Texas (Dunbar) New Braunfels, Texas (New Braunfels) LaMarque, Texas (LaMarque) Tyler, Texas (Lee/Tyler JC) Santa Fe, Texas (Santa Fe) Klein, Texas (Klein Oak) Round Rock, Texas (Round Rock) Euless, Texas (Trinity/Butler County CC) Orange, Texas (West Orange-Stark) Cypress, Texas (Cy-Springs) Ft. Worth, Texas (All Saints Episcopal) Freeport, Texas (Brazosport) McKinney, Texas (McKinney) Port Arthur, Texas (Memorial) McCalla, Ala. (McAdory/East Mississippi JC) Friona, Texas (Friona) New Braunfels, Texas (New Braunfels) Houston, Texas (St. Pius) Jacksonville, Texas (Jacksonville) Richardson, Texas (Lake Highlands) Aldine, Texas (Aldine) Humble, Texas (Humble) Garland, Texas (Garland) New Orleans, La. (De La Salle) Georgetown, Texas (Georgetown) Houston, Texas (Forest Brook) Bay City, Texas (Bay City) Dallas, Texas (Skyline) Houston, Texas (Lamar) Baton Rouge, La. (Redemptorist) Willis, Texas (Willis) Fort Worth, Texas (FW Christian) Houston, Texas (St. Thomas) Magnolia, Texas (Magnolia)

No. Name 50 55 60 21 25 34 40 42 85 63 16 31 15 1 9 95 96 5 46 32 20 59 49 13 36 53 24 35 17 99 18 73 14 65 67 49 89 6 84 79 62 47 74 88 2 32 81 3 94 69 35 70 10 96 52 84 51 30

Pos. Ht.

LaMantia, Michael LB LaMantia, Nick LB Leahy, Larry OL Leone, Brandon DB Lewis, Courtney RB Lucas, Jay RB Mangum, Kevin DB Manning, Nurahda LB Martin II, Peter WR Matthiesen, Adam DL Mayes, Erik DB McDaniel, Archie LB McGee, Stephen QB McNeal, Reggie QB Mobley, DeQawn WR Montgomery, Mike DL Morrisey, William DL Murphy, Terrence WR Nash, Andy LB Neumann, Layne PLK Newton, Broderick DB Nicholson, John DavidOL Obiozor, Cyril DL Pegram, Todd PLK Pietsch, Ryan PLK Pond, J OL Ray, John DB Reed, Bryce DL Riley, L’Tydrick WR Ross, David DL Sanders, T.J. QB Schneider, Travis OL Schroeder, Chad WR Schuster, Taylor OL Sells, Colton OL Shafferman, Chad WR Simien, Peter WR Singleton, Bryant DB Smith, Chris DL Smith, Cole OL Sproule, Colin DL Steadman, Blake DL Steamer, Dominique OL Stutz, Boone TE Taylor, Earvin WR Taylor, Samson RB Thomas, Joey TE Thomas, Terrence WR Thornton, Marques DL Townsend, Brandon DS Tyroch, Danny PLK Wallace, Cody OL Warren, Justin LB White, Ryan TE Woods, Frederick LB Woods, Jesse WR Yoder, Chris OL Young, Jacob P/PLK

6'-1" 6'-1" 6'-3" 6'-0" 6'-0" 6'-0" 6'-0" 6'-2" 6'-0" 6'-1" 5'-9" 6'-2" 6'-3" 6'-2" 6'-2" 6'-6" 6'-2" 6'-1" 5'-10" 6'-0" 5'-11" 6'-7" 6'-4" 6'-0" 5'-9" 6'-5" 6'-1" 6'-0" 6'-2" 6'-3" 6'-3" 6'-7" 6'-1" 6'-5" 6'-2" 6'-1" 6'-2" 5'-11" 6'-4" 6'-4" 6'-2" 6'-4" 6'-4" 6'-6" 6'-3" 6'-0" 6'-5" 5'-9" 6'-1" 5'-8" 5'-11" 6'-4" 6'-3" 6'-4" 6'-1" 6'-3" 6'-3" 6'-0"

Wt.

Cl-Exp Hometown (High School/JC)

217 232 289 218 195 225 190 240 189 229 176 226 213 206 200 279 280 198 215 172 180 296 267 190 223 314 207 283 218 288 197 260 180 284 245 185 195 199 272 290 269 241 316 256 213 212 243 175 275 220 178 301 231 245 241 209 292 197

Sr-SQ Fr-HS So-SQ So-1L So-1L Fr-HS Sr-2L Jr-1L Jr-SQ Fr-RS Fr-RS Jr-2L Fr-HS Jr-2L Jr-TR Sr-1L Fr-HS Sr-3L Fr-RS So-SQ Fr-RS Jr-SQ Fr-HS Jr-2L Jr-SQ So-SQ So-SQ So-1L Jr-2L Jr-2L Fr-RS Fr-HS So-1L So-1L Fr-RS Fr-RS Fr-HS Jr-2L Fr-HS Jr-SQ Sr-SQ So-HS Jr-1L Jr-SQ So-1L Fr-HS Fr-RS Sr-3L So-1L So-HS Fr-RS Fr-RS So-1L Jr-SQ Jr-1L Jr-1L Fr-RS Sr-1L

Edinburg, Texas (Sharyland) Edinburg, Texas (Sharyland) Yoakum, Texas (Yoakum) Conroe, Texas (Oak Ridge) Houston, Texas (Madison) Baton Rouge, La. (Redemptorist) LaMarque, Texas (LaMarque) Bay City, Texas (Bay City) Giddings, Texas (Giddings) Guy, Texas (Needville) Humble, Texas (Humble) Bay City, Texas (Bay City) Burnet, Texas (Burnet) Lufkin, Texas (Lufkin) The Bronx, N.Y. (DeWitt Clinton/San Francisco CC) Center, Texas (Center/Navarro JC) Silsbee, Texas (Silsbee) Tyler, Texas (Chapel Hill) Seguin, Texas (Seguin) Hondo, Texas (Hondo) Fort Worth, Texas (Aledo) Montgomery, Texas (Montgomery) Pearland, Texas (Pearland) Plano, Texas (West) Giddings, Texas (Giddings) Abilene, Texas (Cooper) Giddings, Texas (Giddings) Dallas, Texas (Samuell) Crockett, Texas (Crockett) Forney, Texas (Forney) Goddard, KS (Goddard) Bellville, Texas (Bellville) Austin, Texas (Westlake) Mission, Texas (Sharyland) Bandera, Texas (Bandera) Flower Mound, Texas (Flower Mound) Houston, Texas () Galveston, Texas (Ball) Allen, Texas (Allen) Grand Prairie, Texas (FW Christian) Houston, Texas (Spring Woods) Houston, Texas (Memorial) Temple, Texas (Temple) Arlington, Texas (Arlington/Alabama) Mission, Texas (Mission) The Woodlands, Texas (The Woodlands) Austin, Texas (Westlake) Houston, Texas (Washington) Houston, Texas (Madison) Wichita Falls, Texas (Iowa Park) Temple, Texas (Temple) Cuero, Texas (Cuero) Tyler, Texas (Lee) Austin, Texas (Lake Travis) Houston, Texas (Washington) Katy, Texas (Taylor) Houston, Texas (Kingwood) Fairfield, Texas (Fairfield)

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McNeal, Reggie ............. QB Taylor, Earvin ................. WR Davis, D.J. ...................... DB Thomas, Terrence .......... WR Gorrer, Danny ................. DB Joseph, Keith .................. RB Carthey, Evan ................. DB Murphy, Terrence ........... WR Brown, Pierre ................. WR Singleton, Bryant ............ DB Carter, Jason ................. WR Franks, Kerry ................. WR Mobley, DeQawn ........... WR Chambless, Jordan ....... QB Warren, Justin ................. LB Jones, Byron ................... DB Pegram, Todd ............... PLK Schroeder, Chad ............ WR McGee, Stephen ............ QB Mayes, Erik ..................... DB Haile, Nathan .................. LB Riley, L’Tydrick ............... WR Bullitt, Melvin .................. DB

18 19 19 20 21 21 22 22 23 24 24 25 26 26 27 28 29 30 30 31 31 32 32

Sanders, T.J. .................. QB Appel, Jaxson ................. DB Branyon, Ty .................... QB Newton, Broderick .......... DB Douglas, Justin .............. WR Leone, Brandon .............. DB Brooks, Trey .................... DB Brown, Derrick ................ RB Jones, Ronald ................. DB Alexander, Chris ............. RB Ray, John ........................ DB Lewis, Courtney .............. RB Buhl, JontÈ ...................... DB Dacus, Clint ................... WR Bean, Richie ............. P/PLK Brown, Japhus ................ DB Hodge, Stephen .............. DB LaFon, Matthew .............. DB Young, Jacob ............ P/PLK Adams, Will ..................... RB McDaniel, Archie ............. LB Neumann, Layne .......... PLK Taylor, Samson ............... RB

33 34 34 35 35 36 38 39 40 41 41 42 43 43 45 46 47 47 48 48 49 49 50

Jackson, Keelan ............. LB Coker, Stephen ......... P/PLK Lucas, Jay ....................... RB Reed, Bryce .................... DL Tyroch, Danny ............... PLK Pietsch, Ryan ................ PLK Curiel, Chris .................... DB Boothe, Greg .................. RB Mangum, Kevin ............... DB Anderson, David ............. RB Brown, Aaron .................. LB Manning, Nurahda .......... LB Goodrich, Glenn ............ WR Greene, Renuel .............. LB Goins, Kedric .................. LB Nash, Andy ...................... LB Davis, Corey ................... DS Steadman, Blake ............ DL Johnston, Kris ................. RB Kelly, Jason ................... PLK Obiozor, Cyril .................. DL Shafferman, Chad ......... WR LaMantia, Michael .......... LB

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51 52 53 54 55 55 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73

Yoder, Chris .................... OL Woods, Frederick ........... LB Pond, J ............................ OL Clark, Corey .................... OL Barrett, Jamal ................. OL LaMantia, Nick ................ LB Foliaki, Lee ..................... LB Kendrick, Blake ............... LB Nicholson, John David ... OL Leahy, Larry .................... OL Farquhar, John ................ DL Sproule, Colin ................. DL Matthiesen, Adam ........... DL Elder, Kirk ........................ OL Schuster, Taylor .............. OL Hangartner, Geoff ........... OL Sells, Colton .................... OL Kirk, John R. ................... OL Townsend, Brandon ........ DS Wallace, Cody ................. OL Babalola, Yemi ................ OL Kotzur, Alex ..................... OL Schneider, Travis ............ OL

74 75 76 77 79 81 82 83 84 84 85 85 86 87 88 89 89 90 91 92 93 94 95

Steamer, Dominique ....... OL Hightower, Jami .............. OL De La Garza, Aldo .......... OL Dickey, Grant .................. OL Smith, Cole ..................... OL Thomas, Joey ................. TE Dickerson, Keith ............ WR Bryan, Kevin ................... TE Smith, Chris .................... DL Woods, Jesse ................ WR Bryant, Joseph ................ DL Martin II, Peter ............... WR Gbunblee, Amos ............. TE Germany, Quinlin ............ TE Stutz, Boone ................... TE Jack, Jason ..................... DL Simien, Peter ................. WR Hooper, Lawrence .......... DL Jasmin, Marcus ............... DL Harrington, Chris ............ DL Adams, Jorrie .................. DL Thornton, Marques ......... DL Montgomery, Mike .......... DL

96 96 97 99

Morrisey, William ............ DL White, Ryan .................... TE Jolly, Johnny ................... DL Ross, David ..................... DL