| 2015Texas A&M Aggies football | |
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Music City Bowl, L 21–27 vs.Louisville | |
| Conference | Southeastern Conference |
| Division | Western Division |
| Record | 8–5 (4–4 SEC) |
| Head coach |
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| Offensive coordinator | Jake Spavital (3rd season) |
| Offensive scheme | Spread |
| Defensive coordinator | John Chavis (1st season) |
| Base defense | Multiple 4–3 |
| Home stadium | Kyle Field |
Seasons | |
| Conf. | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| No. 25Florida x | 7 | – | 1 | 10 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 22Tennessee | 5 | – | 3 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgia | 5 | – | 3 | 10 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vanderbilt | 2 | – | 6 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kentucky | 2 | – | 6 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Missouri* | 1 | – | 7 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Carolina | 1 | – | 7 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Division | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 1Alabama x$#^ | 7 | – | 1 | 14 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 10Ole Miss | 6 | – | 2 | 10 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arkansas | 5 | – | 3 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 16LSU * | 5 | – | 3 | 9 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas A&M | 4 | – | 4 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mississippi State | 4 | – | 4 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Auburn | 2 | – | 6 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Championship:Alabama 29, Florida 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The2015 Texas A&M Aggies football team representedTexas A&M University in the2015 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They played their home games at the newly renovatedKyle Field. They were members of the Western Division of theSoutheastern Conference. They were led by fourth year head coachKevin Sumlin. The Aggies finished the regular season 8–5 overall and 4–4 in SEC play. They were invited to theMusic City Bowl, where they were defeated by theLouisville Cardinals, 27–21.
In the 2015recruiting class, Texas A&M signed 25 players, 11 of which were included in theESPN 300 and 12 in the Scout 300. The class was ranked 12th in the nation by ESPN,[1] 10th byRivals,[2] 12th by247,[3] and 10th byScout.[4]
| College recruiting information (2015) | ||||||
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| Name | Hometown | School | Height | Weight | 40‡ | Commit date |
| Jay Bradford RB | Splendora, TX | Splendora HS | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | 4.36 | Aug 22, 2013 |
Recruit ratings:Scout:  Rivals:  247Sports: ESPN: | ||||||
| Kendall Bussey RB | New Orleans, LA | Isidore Newman HS | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | 202 lb (92 kg) | 4.42 | Feb 2, 2015 |
| Recruit ratings:Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: | ||||||
| Deshawn Capers-Smith CB | New Orleans, LA | Warren Easton HS | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | 5.09 | Feb 23, 2014 |
| Recruit ratings:Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: | ||||||
| Jordan Davis TE | Houston TX | Clear Lake HS | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 255 lb (116 kg) | – | Jun 25, 2013 |
| Recruit ratings:Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: | ||||||
| Justin Dunning S | Whitehouse, TX | Whitehouse HS | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 201 lb (91 kg) | 4.53 | Nov 10, 2013 |
| Recruit ratings:Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: | ||||||
| Landis Durham LB | Plano, TX | Plano East HS | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 221 lb (100 kg) | 4.69 | Jun 15, 2014 |
| Recruit ratings:Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: | ||||||
| Roney Elam CB | Newton, TX | Newton HS | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | – | Aug 15, 2014 |
| Recruit ratings:Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: | ||||||
| Trevor Elbert OL | Heath, TX | Rockwall-Heath HS | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 292 lb (132 kg) | 5.02 | Jan 26, 2014 |
| Recruit ratings:Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: | ||||||
| Justin Evans S | Wiggins, MS | Mississippi Gulf Coast CC | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 188 lb (85 kg) | 4.50 | May 1, 2014 |
| Recruit ratings:Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: | ||||||
| Riley Garner LB | College Station, TX | A&M Consolidated HS | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 216 lb (98 kg) | 4.66 | May 21, 2014 |
| Recruit ratings:Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: | ||||||
| Claude George LB | Lafayette, LA | Hutchinson CC | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 233 lb (106 kg) | 4.70 | Oct 30, 2014 |
| Recruit ratings:Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: | ||||||
| Kingsley Keke DT | Richmond, TX | George Ranch HS | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 220 lb (100 kg) | 5.06 | Jun 4, 2014 |
| Recruit ratings:Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: | ||||||
| Christian Kirk WR | Scottsdale, AZ | Saguaro HS | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | 192 lb (87 kg) | 4.48 | Dec 17, 2014 |
Recruit ratings:Scout:  Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: | ||||||
| Daniel Lacamera K | Tarpon Springs, FL | East Lake HS | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 220 lb (100 kg) | – | Jun 24, 2014 |
Recruit ratings:Scout: Rivals:  247Sports: ESPN: | ||||||
| Connor Lanfear OL | Buda, TX | Hays HS | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 278 lb (126 kg) | – | Feb 28, 2014 |
| Recruit ratings:Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: | ||||||
| James Lockhart DE | Ennis, TX | Ennis HS | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 250 lb (110 kg) | 4.70 | Jul 25, 2014 |
| Recruit ratings:Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: | ||||||
| Daylon Mack DT | Gladewater, TX | Glade Water HS | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 328 lb (149 kg) | 4.96 | Feb 4, 2015 |
| Recruit ratings:Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: | ||||||
| Erik McCoy OL | Lufkin, TX | Lufkin HS | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 307 lb (139 kg) | 5.11 | Nov 18, 2014 |
| Recruit ratings:Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: | ||||||
| Richard Moore LB | Cedar Hill, TX | Cedar Hill HS | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 209 lb (95 kg) | 4.80 | Jan 2, 2015 |
| Recruit ratings:Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: | ||||||
| Kyler Murray QB | Allen, TX | Allen HS | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | 177 lb (80 kg) | 4.5 | May 28, 2014 |
| Recruit ratings:Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: | ||||||
| Larry Pryor S | Sulphur Springs, TX | Sulphur Springs HS | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 197 lb (89 kg) | 4.66 | Jan 30, 2014 |
| Recruit ratings:Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: | ||||||
| Damion Ratley WR | Yoakum, TX | Blinn CC | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | 4.47 | Nov 28, 2014 |
| Recruit ratings:Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: | ||||||
| Kemah Siverand WR | Houston, TX | Cypress Ridge HS | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 188 lb (85 kg) | 4.47 | May 29, 2014 |
| Recruit ratings:Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: | ||||||
| Keaton Sutherland OL | Flower Mound, TX | Marcus HS | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 282 lb (128 kg) | 5.0 | Jun 16, 2014 |
| Recruit ratings:Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: | ||||||
| Dwaine Thomas LB | Boutte, LA | Hahnville HS | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 209 lb (95 kg) | 4.60 | Jan 17, 2015 |
| Recruit ratings:Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: | ||||||
| Overall recruit ranking: Scout: 10 Rivals: 10 247Sports: 12 ESPN: 12 | ||||||
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Texas A&M announced their 2015 football schedule on October 14, 2014. The 2015 schedule consist of 9 games in the state of Texas and 3 games outside of the state in the regular season. Two of the nine games in Texas are neutral games againstArizona State andArkansas. Texas A&M will host SEC foesAlabama,Auburn,Mississippi State, andSouth Carolina, and will travel toLSU,Ole Miss, andVanderbilt.[5]
This will be the Aggies' first year withoutMissouri since 2009 andSMU since 2010 on their schedule.
The Aggies' 25–0 shutout of Vanderbilt on November 21 was Texas A&M's first shutout victory since joining the SEC in 2012. The Aggies had not shut out a team since a 31–0 victory overWyoming on September 11, 2004, and had not shut out a conference opponent since a 41–0 victory overBaylor on October 12, 2002.
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| September 5 | 6:00 p.m. | vs. No. 15Arizona State* | ESPN | W 38–17 | 66,308 | ||
| September 12 | 6:00 p.m. | Ball State* | No. 16 | ESPNU | W 56–23 | 104,213 | |
| September 19 | 11:00 a.m. | Nevada* | No. 17 |
| SECN | W 44–27 | 102,591 |
| September 26 | 6:00 p.m. | vs.Arkansas | No. 14 | ESPN | W 28–21OT | 67,339 | |
| October 3 | 6:30 p.m. | No. 21Mississippi State | No. 14 |
| SECN | W 30–17 | 104,455 |
| October 17 | 2:30 p.m. | No. 10Alabama | No. 9 |
| CBS | L 23–41 | 105,733 |
| October 24 | 6:00 p.m. | at No. 24Ole Miss | No. 15 | ESPN | L 3–23 | 60,674 | |
| October 31 | 11:00 a.m. | South Carolina |
| SECN | W 35–28 | 102,154 | |
| November 7 | 6:30 p.m. | Auburn | No. 19 |
| SECN | L 10–26 | 104,625 |
| November 14 | 6:00 p.m. | Western Carolina* |
| ESPNU | W 41–17 | 101,583 | |
| November 21 | 6:30 p.m. | atVanderbilt | SECN | W 25–0 | 32,482 | ||
| November 28 | 6:30 p.m. | atLSU | SECN | L 7–19 | 101,803 | ||
| December 30 | 6:00 p.m. | vs.Louisville* |
| ESPN | L 21–27 | 50,478 | |
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| Name | Position | Season at Texas A&M | |
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| Kevin Sumlin | Head coach | 4th | |
| John Chavis | Associate head coach,defensive coordinator, andlinebackers coach | 1st | |
| Terry Joseph | Defensive backs coach | 2nd | |
| Terry Price | Defensive ends coach | 4th | |
| Mark Hagen | Defensive tackles coach | 3rd | |
| Jake Spavital | Offensive coordinator andquarterbacks coach | 3rd | |
| Clarence McKinney | Running backs coach | 4th | |
| Aaron Morehead | Wide receivers coach | 1st | |
| Dave Christenson | Offensive line coach and run game coordinator | 1st | |
| Jeff Banks | Special teams coordinator and tight ends coach | 3rd | |
| Larry Jackson | Director of football sports performance | 4th | |
| Jeremy Springer | Special teams quality control coach | 1st | |
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| #15 Sun Devils | 0 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 17 |
| Aggies | 7 | 7 | 3 | 21 | 38 |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Cardinals | 3 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 23 |
| #16 Aggies | 28 | 21 | 0 | 7 | 56 |
The game was the home opener for A&M, and the first game in the newly renovatedKyle Field. The Aggies were dominant throughout the entire first half, with the exception being Ball State's first drive to A&M's 4 yard line.[8]
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Wolfpack | 7 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 27 |
| #17 Aggies | 14 | 10 | 14 | 6 | 44 |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total | |
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| #14 Aggies | 0 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 28 |
| Razorbacks | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 21 |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| #21 Bulldogs | 3 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
| #14 Aggies | 14 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 30 |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| #10 Crimson Tide | 14 | 14 | 3 | 10 | 41 |
| #9 Aggies | 3 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 23 |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| #15 Aggies | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| #24 Rebels | 7 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 23 |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Gamecocks | 7 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 28 |
| Aggies | 7 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 35 |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Tigers | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 26 |
| #25 Aggies | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 10 |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Catamounts | 0 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 17 |
| Aggies | 7 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 41 |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Aggies | 6 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 25 |
| Commodores | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Aggies | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Tigers | 6 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 19 |
Texas A&M won this game, because the NCAA vacated LSU's victory.[9]
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Aggies | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
| Cardinals | 20 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 27 |
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| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Final |
| AP | RV | 16 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 9(1) | 9(1) | 15 | RV | 25 | RV | RV | RV | — | — | |
| Coaches | RV | 19 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 16 | RV | 24 | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | |
| CFP | Not released | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | Not released | ||||||||
