American college football season
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 the season 9–1 with a final ranking of #4 in both the AP and the Coaches poll.
Preseason [ edit ] SEC Media Days [ edit ] In the preseason media poll, Texas A&M was predicted to finish in fourth in the West Division.[1]
Media poll (West Division) Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place) 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 [ edit ] Schedule [ edit ] 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 SECN Alt. W 17–1224,073 October 3 2:30 p.m. at No. 2 Alabama No. 13 CBS L 24–5219,424 October 10 11:00 a.m. No. 4 Florida No. 21 Kyle Field College Station, TX ESPN W 41–3824,709 October 17 3:00 p.m. at Mississippi State No. 11 ESPN W 28–1413,142 October 31 6:30 p.m. Arkansas No. 8 Kyle Field College Station, TX (rivalry ) SECN W 42–3127,114 November 7 6:00 p.m. at South Carolina No. 7 ESPN W 48–316,253 November 28 6:00 p.m. LSU No. 5 Kyle Field College Station, TX (rivalry ) ESPN W 20–723,607 December 5 11:00 a.m. at Auburn No. 5 ESPN W 31–2018,297 December 19 11:00 a.m. at Tennessee No. 5 ESPN W 34–1322,645 January 2, 2021 7:00 p.m. vs. No. 13 North Carolina * No. 5 ESPN W 41–2713,737
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Rankings [ edit ] Ranking movementsLegend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking 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 [ edit ] Vanderbilt [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total Commodores 3 2 7 0 12 No. 10 Aggies 7 0 7 3 17
Statistics
Statistics VAN TAMU 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 rushes, 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 rushes, 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 [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total No. 13 Aggies 7 7 3 7 24 No. 2 Crimson Tide 14 21 7 10 52
Statistics
Statistics TAMU ALA 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 rushes, 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 rushes, 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 [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total No. 4 Gators 14 7 7 10 38 No. 21 Aggies 7 10 7 17 41
Statistics
Statistics FLA TAMU First downs 22 32 Total yards 402 543 Rushing yards 90 205 Passing yards 312 338 Turnovers 1 1 Time of possession 25:23 34:37
Team Category Player Statistics Florida Passing Kyle Trask 23/32, 312 yards, 4 TD Rushing Nay'Quan Wright 6 rushes, 31 yards, TD Receiving Kadarius Toney 7 receptions, 92 yards, 2 TD Texas A&M Passing Kellen Mond 25/35, 338 yards, 3 TD Rushing Isaiah Spiller 27 rushes, 174 yards, 2 TD Receiving Caleb Chapman 9 receptions, 151 yards, 2 TD
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 [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total No. 11 Aggies 0 14 14 0 28 Bulldogs 0 0 7 7 14
Statistics
Statistics TAMU MSST First downs 17 15 Total yards 325 217 Rushing yards 186 -2 Passing yards 139 219 Turnovers 1 2 Time of possession 30:32 29:28
Team Category Player Statistics Texas A&M Passing Kellen Mond 13–23, 139 yards, 2 TD, INT Rushing Isaiah Spiller 18 rushes, 114 yards, 2 TD Receiving Chase Lane 2 receptions, 70 yards, TD Mississippi State Passing Will Rogers 15–18, 120 yards, TD Rushing Jo'Quavious Marks 7 rushes, 25 yards Receiving Malik Heath 5 receptions, 57 yards, TD
This was the fourteenth meeting between the two teams, the ninth since A&M moved to the SEC. A&M evened up the series tied 7 and 7.
Arkansas [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total Razorbacks 7 7 3 14 31 No. 8 Aggies 14 14 14 0 42
Statistics
Statistics ARK TAMU First downs 29 25 Total yards 461 442 Rushing yards 222 182 Passing yards 239 260 Turnovers 0 0 Time of possession 27:01 32:59
Team Category Player Statistics Arkansas Passing Feleipe Franks 23/31, 239 yards, 3 TD Rushing Rakeem Boyd 18 rushes, 100 yards, TD Receiving Treylon Burks 7 receptions, 112 yards, 2 TD Texas A&M Passing Kellen Mond 21/26, 260 yards, 3 TD Rushing Isaiah Spiller 21 rushes, 82 yards, TD Receiving Jalen Wydermyer 6 receptions, 92 yards, 2 TD
At South Carolina [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total No. 7 Aggies 7 14 13 14 48 Gamecocks 0 0 0 3 3
Statistics
Statistics TAMU SC First downs 26 9 Total yards 530 150 Rushing yards 264 50 Passing yards 266 100 Turnovers 0 2 Time of possession 38:21 21:39
Team Category Player Statistics Texas A&M Passing Kellen Mond 16/26, 224 yards, 4 TD Rushing Isaiah Spiller 18 rushes, 131 yards Receiving De’Von Achane 2 receptions, 70 yards, TD South Carolina Passing Collin Hill 8/21, 66 yards, 2 INT Rushing Kevin Harris 13 rushes, 39 yards Receiving Shi Smith 7 receptions, 64 yards
1 2 3 4 Total Tigers 0 0 0 7 7 No. 5 Aggies 10 3 7 0 20
Statistics
Statistics LSU TAMU First downs 14 16 Total yards 267 267 Rushing yards 36 162 Passing yards 231 105 Turnovers 3 0 Time of possession 26:28 33:32
Team Category Player Statistics LSU Passing T. J. Finley 9/25, 118 yards, 2 INT Rushing Tyrion Davis-Price 11 rushes, 18 yards Receiving Terrace Marshall Jr. 10 receptions, 134 yards, TD Texas A&M Passing Kellen Mond 11/34, 105 yards Rushing Isaiah Spiller 28 rushes, 134 yards, TD Receiving Ainias Smith 3 receptions, 36 yards
At Auburn [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total No. 5 Aggies 7 7 0 17 31 Tigers 0 10 10 0 20
Statistics
Statistics TAMU AUB First downs 29 16 Total yards 509 340 Rushing yards 313 196 Passing yards 196 144 Turnovers 0 0 Time of possession 38:00 22:00
Team Category Player Statistics Texas A&M Passing Kellen Mond 18/23, 196 yards, 2 TD Rushing Isaiah Spiller 20 rushes, 120 yards Receiving Jalen Wydermyer 8 receptions, 89 yards, 2 TD Auburn Passing Bo Nix 15/23, 144 yards Rushing Tank Bigsby 9 rushes, 76 yards Receiving Seth Williams 3 receptions, 51 yards
The Aggies scored 17 unanswered points in the 4th quarter. The Aggies then got their 1st win against Auburn for the first time since 2016.
At Tennessee [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total No. 5 Aggies 7 17 0 10 34 Volunteers 7 6 0 0 13
Statistics
Statistics TAMU TENN First downs 28 13 Total yards 497 213 Rushing yards 216 24 Passing yards 281 189 Turnovers 1 2 Time of possession 44:09 15:51
Team Category Player Statistics Texas A&M Passing Kellen Mond 26/32, 281 yards, TD, INT Rushing Isaiah Spiller 26 rushes, 89 yards, TD Receiving Jalen Wydermyer 5 receptions, 71 yards Tennessee Passing J. T. Shrout 6/14, 104 yards, TD, INT Rushing Ty Chandler 7 rushes, 31 yards Receiving Cedric Tillman 2 receptions, 61 yards, TD
Vs. No. 13 North Carolina (Orange Bowl) [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total No. 5 Aggies 7 10 0 24 41 No. 13 Tar Heels 3 10 7 7 27
Statistics
Statistics TAMU UNC First downs 19 18 Total yards 457 324 Rushing yards 225 90 Passing yards 232 234 Turnovers 0 1 Time of possession 32:13 27:47
Team Category Player Statistics Texas A&M Passing Kellen Mond 16/26, 232 yards Rushing De’Von Achane 12 rushes, 140 yards, 2 TD Receiving Ainias Smith 6 receptions, 125 yards North Carolina Passing Sam Howell 18/31, 234 yards, 3 TD, INT Rushing British Brooks 15 rushes, 53 yards Receiving Josh Downs 4 receptions, 91 yards, TD
Players drafted into the NFL [ edit ] References [ edit ] ^ "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 July 30, 2020 . ^ Bromberg, Nick. "Pac-12 follows Big Ten's lead and won't play non-conference games in 2020" . Yahoo News . Retrieved July 10, 2020 . ^ Dellenger, Ross. "Sources: SEC Adopts Conference-Only Schedule With Sept. 26 Start" . Sports Illustrated . Retrieved July 30, 2020 . ^ Dellenger, Ross (August 7, 2020). "SEC's New Schedule: Winners, Losers and... Mizzou" . si.com . Retrieved August 18, 2020 . ^ "2020 Texas A&M Aggies Football Schedule" . FB Schedules. Retrieved January 11, 2020 .
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