2011 Texas A&M Aggies football team

The 2011 Texas A&M Aggies football team represented Texas A&M University in the 2011 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Aggies were led by fourth year head coach Mike Sherman during the regular season and Tim DeRuyter during their bowl game. They played their home games at Kyle Field. This was their final football season as a member of the Big 12 Conference. They finished the season 7–6, 4–5 in Big 12 play to finish in a tie for sixth place. They were invited to the Meineke Car Care Bowl of Texas where they defeated Northwestern 33–22.

2011 Texas A&M Aggies football
Meineke Car Care Bowl of Texas champion
Meineke Car Care Bowl of Texas, W 33–22 vs. Northwestern
Conference	Big 12 Conference
2011 record	7–6 (4–5 Big 12)
Head coach	Mike Sherman (4th season) Tim DeRuyter (interim)
Offensive scheme	Multiple
Defensive coordinator	Tim DeRuyter (2nd season)
Base defense	3–4
Captains	Trent Hunter Ryan Tannehill
Home stadium	Kyle Field (Capacity: 83,002)

2011 Big 12 Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 3 Oklahoma State $		8	–	1					12	–	1
No. 15 Kansas State		7	–	2					10	–	3
No. 13 Baylor		6	–	3					10	–	3
No. 16 Oklahoma		6	–	3					10	–	3
Missouri		5	–	4					8	–	5
Texas		4	–	5					8	–	5
Texas A&M		4	–	5					7	–	6
Iowa State		3	–	6					6	–	7
Texas Tech		2	–	7					5	–	7
Kansas		0	–	9					2	–	10
$ – BCS representative as conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

Texas A&M sold out every home game during the season for the first time, setting new attendance records for total fans (610,283) and average fans per game (87,183) in the process.[1] The sellouts were due in large part to speculation (later confirmed) that Texas A&M would become a member of the Southeastern Conference beginning in 2012.

A week after losing the rivalry game with Texas, on December 1, 2011, head coach Mike Sherman was fired by phone while on a recruiting trip in Houston, Texas.[2] Defensive coordinator Tim DeRuyter was the interim head coach for their bowl game. Sherman finished at A&M with a four-year record of 25–25. Sherman was replaced by Kevin Sumlin while DeRuyter left A&M to become the head coach at Fresno State.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 4	6:30 pm	SMU*	No. 8	Kyle Field College Station, TX	FSN	W 46–14	86,951
September 17	6:00 pm	Idaho*	No. 9	Kyle Field College Station, TX	FSSW–PPV	W 37–7	86,623
September 24	2:30 pm	No. 7 Oklahoma State	No. 8	Kyle Field College Station, TX	ABC/ESPN2	L 29–30	87,358
October 1	11:00 am	vs. No. 18 Arkansas*	No. 14	Cowboys Stadium Arlington, TX (Southwest Classic)	ESPN	L 38–42	69,838
October 8	6:00 pm	at Texas Tech	No. 24	Jones AT&T Stadium Lubbock, TX (rivalry)	FX	W 45–40	58,416
October 15	11:00 am	No. 20 Baylor	No. 21	Kyle Field College Station, TX (Battle of the Brazos)	FX	W 55–28	87,361
October 22	2:30 pm	at Iowa State	No. 17	Jack Trice Stadium Ames, IA	ABC	W 33–17	51,131
October 29	11:00 am	Missouri	No. 16	Kyle Field College Station, TX	FX	L 31–38 ^OT	86,934
November 5	2:30 pm	at No. 7 Oklahoma		Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK	ABC/ESPN2	L 25–41	85,709
November 12	2:30 pm	at No. 17 Kansas State		Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium Manhattan, KS	ABC	L 50–53 ^4OT	46,204
November 19	11:00 am	Kansas		Kyle Field College Station, TX	FSN	W 61–7	86,411
November 24	7:00 pm	No. 25 Texas		Kyle Field College Station, TX (rivalry)	ESPN	L 25–27	88,645
December 31	11:00 am	vs. Northwestern*		Reliant Stadium Houston, TX (Meineke Car Care Bowl of Texas)	ESPN	W 33–22	68,395
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game All times are in Central time

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Personnel

Roster

2011 Texas A&M Aggies football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class QB 3 Jameill Showers Fr WR 4 Brandal Jackson Jr WR 5 Kenric McNeal Jr WR 7 Uzoma Nwachukwu Jr WR 8 Jeff Fuller Sr WR 9 Nate Askew So TE 13 Tommy Dorman So QB 13 Aaron Eike Fr WR 14 Keon Furtch Jr QB 15 Johnny Manziel Fr WR 16 David Adame Jr QB 16 Matt Joeckel Fr QB 17 Ryan Tannehill Sr QB 18 Patrick O'Quinn So TE 19 Michael Lamothe Jr RB 23 Ben Malena So WR 24 Taylor Randle Sr WR 25 Ryan Swope (C) Jr RB 27 Mister Jones Fr RB 32 Cyrus Gray Sr RB 33 Christine Michael Jr RB 34 Will Randolph Fr RB 35 Jay Tolliver Jr RB 37 Garrett Graham Fr RB 42 Byron Jones-Campbell Jr WR 44 Sam Moeller Fr TE 45 Matt Sherman Jr OL 51 Jarvis Harrison Fr OL 55 Chase Dube So OL 56 Ryan Liscum Jr OL 57 Dylan Guthrie Fr OL 59 Allen Woodum Jr OL 61 Patrick Lewis Jr OL 62 Jeffrey Hyde So OL 65 Evan Eike Sr OL 67 Joseph Villavisencio Sr OL 68 Ben Compton Fr OL 70 Cedric Ogbuehi Fr OL 71 Brian Thomas Jr OL 74 Danny Baker Sr OL 75 Jake Matthews So OL 76 Luke Joeckel So OL 77 Shep Klinke So OL 78 Garrett Gramling Fr OL 79 Joseph Cheek Fr TE 8o Hutson Prioleau So TE 81 Nehemiah Hicks So WR 82 Mike Evans Fr WR 83 Michael Walker Fr WR 84 Malcome Kennedy Fr WR 85 LeKendrick Williams Fr WR 86 Seth Gardner Jr WR 87 Chance Nelson Fr WR 88 Gaston Lamascus So TE 89 Taylor Karrh Fr TE 90 Justin Breshears Fr TE 96 Caden Smith Fr	Defense Pos. # Name Class DB 1 Trent Hunter Sr DB 2 Steven Campbell Jr DB 3 Lionel Smith Sr DB 4 Toney Hurd Jr. So DB 5 Coryell Judie Sr DB 6 Desmond Gardiner So DB 7 Terrence Frederick Sr LB 8 Garrick Williams Sr LB 9 Charlie Thomas So LB 10 Sean Porter Jr LB 11 Jonathan Stewart Jr DB 14 Floyd Raven Sr. Fr DB 15 Travis Labhart Jr LB 18 Kyle Mangan Jr DB 19 Matt Fritsche Fr DB 20 C.J. Jones Jr DB 21 Steven Terrell (C) Jr DB 22 Dustin Harris Jr LB 23 Domonique Patterson So DB 24 Travis Arthur Fr DB 25 Clay Honeycutt Fr DB 26 Devonta Burns Fr DB 27 Michael Osadebey So DB 28 Louie Swope Fr DB 29 Deshazor Everett Fr DB 30 Johntel Franklin Jr DB 31 Howard Matthews Fr DB 32 Blaine Cheatham Jr DB 33 Deandre Thompson Jr LB 35 Tyrell Taylor Fr LB 36 Donnie Baggs Fr LB 37 Darzil Washington Fr LB 38 Kolten Thigpen Sr DL 39 Eddie Brown, Jr. Sr LB 40 Shaun Ward Fr LB 41 Brandon Alexander Fr DL 42 Kirby Ennis So LB 43 Justin Bass Fr LB 45 Steven Jenkins So LB 46 Jake Russell Fr JKR 47 Caleb Russell Jr LB 58 Cody Johnson Fr DL 72 Gavin Stansbury Fr DL 73 Rhontae Scales So DL 83 Tony Jerod-Eddie Sr DB 89 Rylan Riney Fr DL 89 Ivan Robinson So DL 90 Ben Bass Sr DL 92 Jonathan Mathis Sr JKR 94 Damontre Moore So DL 97 Stephen Barrera So DL 98 Shayvion Hatten Fr DL 99 Spencer Nealy Jr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class P 26 Ken Wood Sr PK 28 Randy Bullock Sr P 36 Jared Jaroszewski Sr P 38 Drew Kaser Fr P 48 Ryan Epperson Jr DS 50 Justin Ortega Fr DS 52 Shelby Trahan Fr PK 91 Taylor Bertolet Fr DS 95 Ben Bredthauer Jr	Head coach Mike Sherman (4th season) Coordinators/assistant coaches Tom Rossley – Quarterbacks Randy Jordan – Running Backs Troy Walters – Wide Receivers Jim Turner – Offensive Line Coach Tim Deruyter – Defensive Coordinator/Assistant Head Coach Charles McMillan – Defensive Backs Dat Nguyen – Inside Linebackers Nick Toth – Outside Linebackers Dave Kennedy – Strength and Conditioning Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Final
AP	8	7	9	8	14	24	21	17	16	RV	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR
Coaches	9	8	9	8	13	25	23	18	16	RV	RV	RV	RV	NR	NR	RV
Harris	Not released						23	19	17	RV	RV	NR	NR	NR	NR	Not released
BCS	Not released							17	16	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	Not released

References

1. "Wednesday Weekly: Volleyball Hosts NCAAs, SEC Schedule Update". Texas A&M University Department of Athletics. November 30, 2011. Retrieved December 28, 2014.
2. "Mike Sherman Press Conference". Texas A&M University Department of Athletics. December 2, 2011. Retrieved December 28, 2014.
3. "2011 TAMU Football Schedule". Texas A&M University Department of Athletics. Archived from the original on September 6, 2008. Retrieved August 14, 2011.