# 2015 Texas A&M Aggies football team

The 2015 Texas A&M Aggies football team represented Texas A&M University in the 2015 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They played their home games at the newly renovated Kyle Field. They were members of the Western Division of the Southeastern Conference. They were led by fourth year head coach Kevin Sumlin. The Aggies finished the regular season 8–5 overall and 4–4 in SEC play. They were invited to the Music City Bowl, where they were defeated by the Louisville Cardinals, 27–21.

## Preseason
### Recruiting class

In the 2015 recruiting class, Texas A&M signed 25 players, 11 of which were included in the ESPN 300 and 12 in the Scout 300. The class was ranked 12th in the nation by ESPN, 10th by Rivals, 12th by 247, and 10th by Scout.
College recruiting information (2015) :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| Jordan Davis TE | Houston TX | Clear Lake HS | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 255 lb (116 kg) | – | Jun 25, 2013 |
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| Justin Dunning S | Whitehouse, TX | Whitehouse HS | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 201 lb (91 kg) | 4.53 | Nov 10, 2013 |
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| Landis Durham LB | Plano, TX | Plano East HS | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 221 lb (100 kg) | 4.69 | Jun 15, 2014 |
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| Roney Elam CB | Newton, TX | Newton HS | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | – | Aug 15, 2014 |
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| Trevor Elbert OL | Heath, TX | Rockwall-Heath HS | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 292 lb (132 kg) | 5.02 | Jan 26, 2014 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| Claude George LB | Lafayette, LA | Hutchinson CC | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 233 lb (106 kg) | 4.70 | Oct 30, 2014 |
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| Kingsley Keke DT | Richmond, TX | George Ranch HS | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 220 lb (100 kg) | 5.06 | Jun 4, 2014 |
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| Christian Kirk WR | Scottsdale, AZ | Saguaro HS | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | 192 lb (87 kg) | 4.48 | Dec 17, 2014 |
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| Daniel Lacamera K | Tarpon Springs, FL | East Lake HS | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 220 lb (100 kg) | – | Jun 24, 2014 |
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| Connor Lanfear OL | Buda, TX | Hays HS | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 278 lb (126 kg) | – | Feb 28, 2014 |
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| James Lockhart DE | Ennis, TX | Ennis HS | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 250 lb (110 kg) | 4.70 | Jul 25, 2014 |
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| Daylon Mack DT | Gladewater, TX | Glade Water HS | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 328 lb (149 kg) | 4.96 | Feb 4, 2015 |
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| Erik McCoy OL | Lufkin, TX | Lufkin HS | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 307 lb (139 kg) | 5.11 | Nov 18, 2014 |
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| 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 |
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| Kyler Murray QB | Allen, TX | Allen HS | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | 177 lb (80 kg) | 4.5 | May 28, 2014 |
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| 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 |
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| Damion Ratley WR | Yoakum, TX | Blinn CC | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | 4.47 | Nov 28, 2014 |
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| Kemah Siverand WR | Houston, TX | Cypress Ridge HS | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 188 lb (85 kg) | 4.47 | May 29, 2014 |
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| Keaton Sutherland OL | Flower Mound, TX | Marcus HS | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 282 lb (128 kg) | 5.0 | Jun 16, 2014 |
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| Dwaine Thomas LB | Boutte, LA | Hahnville HS | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 209 lb (95 kg) | 4.60 | Jan 17, 2015 |
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| Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 10 Rivals: 10 247Sports: 12 ESPN: 12 |||||||
| ‡ Refers to 40 yard dash Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height, weight and 40 time. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "Texas A&M Football Commitment List 2015". Rivals.com. Retrieved February 4, 2015. "Texas A&M College Football Recruiting Commits 2015". Scout.com. Retrieved February 4, 2015. "Texas A&M Aggies Commits 2015". ESPN.com. Retrieved February 4, 2015. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved February 4, 2015. "2015 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved February 4, 2015. |||||||

## Schedule

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 against Arizona State and Arkansas. Texas A&M will host SEC foes Alabama, Auburn, Mississippi State, and South Carolina, and will travel to LSU, Ole Miss, and Vanderbilt.
This will be the Aggies' first year without Missouri since 2009 and SMU 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 over Wyoming on September 11, 2004, and had not shut out a conference opponent since a 41–0 victory over Baylor on October 12, 2002.
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 5 | 6:00 p.m. | vs. No. 15 Arizona State* | | NRG StadiumHouston, TX (Texas Kickoff) | ESPN | W 38–17 | 66,308 |
| September 12 | 6:00 p.m. | Ball State* | No. 16 | Kyle FieldCollege Station, TX | ESPNU | W 56–23 | 104,213 |
| September 19 | 11:00 a.m. | Nevada* | No. 17 | Kyle FieldCollege Station, TX | SECN | W 44–27 | 102,591 |
| September 26 | 6:00 p.m. | vs. Arkansas | No. 14 | AT&T StadiumArlington, TX (Southwest Classic) | ESPN | W 28–21 $^{OT}$ | 67,339 |
| October 3 | 6:30 p.m. | No. 21 Mississippi State | No. 14 | Kyle FieldCollege Station, TX | SECN | W 30–17 | 104,455 |
| October 17 | 2:30 p.m. | No. 10 Alabama | No. 9 | Kyle FieldCollege Station, TX (SEC Nation) | CBS | L 23–41 | 105,733 |
| October 24 | 6:00 p.m. | at No. 24 Ole Miss | No. 15 | Vaught–Hemingway StadiumOxford, MS | ESPN | L 3–23 | 60,674 |
| October 31 | 11:00 a.m. | South Carolina | | Kyle FieldCollege Station, TX | SECN | W 35–28 | 102,154 |
| November 7 | 6:30 p.m. | Auburn | No. 19 | Kyle FieldCollege Station, TX | SECN | L 10–26 | 104,625 |
| November 14 | 6:00 p.m. | Western Carolina* | | Kyle FieldCollege Station, TX | ESPNU | W 41–17 | 101,583 |
| November 21 | 6:30 p.m. | at Vanderbilt | | Vanderbilt StadiumNashville, TN | SECN | W 25–0 | 32,482 |
| November 28 | 6:30 p.m. | at LSU | | Tiger StadiumBaton Rouge, LA (rivalry) | SECN | L 7–19 | 101,803 |
| December 30 | 6:00 p.m. | vs. Louisville* | | Nissan StadiumNashville, TN (Music City Bowl) | ESPN | L 21–27 | 50,478 |
| *Non-conference gameRankings from AP Poll and CFP Rankings after November 3 released prior to gameAll times are in Central time ||||||||
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## Coaching staff

| Name | Position | Season at Texas A&M |
| Kevin Sumlin | Head coach | 4th |
| John Chavis | Associate head coach, defensive coordinator, and linebackers coach | 1st |
| Terry Joseph | Defensive backs coach | 2nd |
| Terry Price | Defensive ends coach | 4th |
| Mark Hagen | Defensive tackles coach | 3rd |
| Jake Spavital | Offensive coordinator and quarterbacks 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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## Game summaries
### #15 Arizona State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| #15 Sun Devils | 0 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 17 |
| Aggies | 7 | 7 | 3 | 21 | 38 |

### Ball State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| 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 renovated Kyle 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.

### Nevada

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Wolfpack | 7 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 27 |
| #17 Aggies | 14 | 10 | 14 | 6 | 44 |

### Arkansas

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
| #14 Aggies | 0 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 28 |
| Razorbacks | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 21 |

### #21 Mississippi State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| #21 Bulldogs | 3 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
| #14 Aggies | 14 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 30 |

### #10 Alabama

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| #10 Crimson Tide | 14 | 14 | 3 | 10 | 41 |
| #9 Aggies | 3 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 23 |

### #24 Ole Miss

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| #15 Aggies | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| #24 Rebels | 7 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 23 |

### South Carolina

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Gamecocks | 7 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 28 |
| Aggies | 7 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 35 |

### Auburn

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Tigers | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 26 |
| #25 Aggies | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 10 |

### Western Carolina

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Catamounts | 0 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 17 |
| Aggies | 7 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 41 |

### Vanderbilt

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Aggies | 6 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 25 |
| Commodores | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

### LSU [ win vacated ]

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| 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.

### Louisville

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Aggies | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
| Cardinals | 20 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 27 |

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked RV = Received votes ( ) = First-place votes :
| | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| 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 | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | Not released |