# 2024 Texas A&M Aggies football team

The 2024 Texas A&M Aggies football team represented Texas A&M University during the 2024 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Aggies played their home games at Kyle Field located in College Station, Texas, and competed as members of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). They were led by Mike Elko in his first year as the team's head coach.

## Preseason

The SEC media poll was released on July 19, 2024. The Aggies were predicted to finish ninth in the conference.
| Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
| 1 | Georgia | 3330 (165) |
| 2 | Texas | 3041 (27) |
| 3 | Alabama | 2891 (12) |
| 4 | Ole Miss | 2783 (4) |
| 5 | LSU | 2322 (2) |
| 6 | Missouri | 2240 |
| 7 | Tennessee | 2168 |
| 8 | Oklahoma | 2022 |
| 9 | Texas A&M | 1684 |
| 10 | Auburn | 1382 |
| 11 | Kentucky | 1371 |
| 12 | Florida | 1146 |
| 13 | South Carolina | 923 (1) |
| 14 | Arkansas | 749 |
| 15 | Mississippi State | 623 |
| 16 | Vanderbilt | 293 (2) |
First-place votes :
| Rank | Team | Votes |
| 1 | Georgia | 165 |
| 2 | Texas | 27 |
| 3 | Alabama | 12 |
| 4 | Ole Miss | 4 |
| 5 | LSU | 2 |
| 6 | Vanderbilt | 2 |
| 7 | South Carolina | 1 |

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| August 31 | 6:30 p.m. | No. 7 Notre Dame* | No. 20 | Kyle FieldCollege Station, TX (College GameDay) | ABC | L 13–23 | 107,315 |
| September 7 | 11:45 a.m. | McNeese* | | Kyle FieldCollege Station, TX | SECN | W 52–10 | 92,345 |
| September 14 | 2:30 p.m. | at Florida | | Ben Hill Griffin StadiumGainesville, FL (SEC Nation) | ABC | W 33–20 | 89,993 |
| September 21 | 6:30 p.m. | Bowling Green* | No. 25 | Kyle FieldCollege Station, TX | SECN+/ESPN+ | W 26–20 | 99,523 |
| September 28 | 2:30 p.m. | vs. Arkansas | No. 24 | AT&T StadiumArlington, TX (Southwest Classic) | ESPN | W 21–17 | 60,928 |
| October 5 | 11:00 a.m. | No. 9 Missouri | No. 25 | Kyle FieldCollege Station, TX (SEC Nation) | ABC | W 41–10 | 97,049 |
| October 19 | 3:15 p.m. | at Mississippi State | No. 14 | Davis Wade StadiumStarkville, MS | SECN | W 34–24 | 50,127 |
| October 26 | 6:30 p.m. | No. 8 LSU | No. 14 | Kyle FieldCollege Station, TX (rivalry) | ABC | W 38–23 | 108,852 |
| November 2 | 6:30 p.m. | at South Carolina | No. 10 | Williams–Brice StadiumColumbia, SC | ABC | L 20–44 | 80,298 |
| November 16 | 6:45 p.m. | New Mexico State* | No. 15 | Kyle FieldCollege Station, TX | SECN | W 38–3 | 105,815 |
| November 23 | 6:30 p.m. | at Auburn | No. 15 | Jordan-Hare StadiumAuburn, AL | ESPN | L 41–43 $^{4OT}$ | 88,043 |
| November 30 | 6:30 p.m. | No. 3 Texas | No. 20 | Kyle FieldCollege Station, TX (Lone Star Showdown, College GameDay) | ABC | L 7–17 | 109,028 |
| December 27 | 9:30 p.m. | vs. USC* | | Allegiant StadiumParadise, NV (Las Vegas Bowl) | ESPN | L 31–35 | 26,671 |
| *Non-conference gameRankings from AP Poll (and CFP Rankings, after November 5) - Released prior to gameAll times are in Central time ||||||||

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked RV = Received votes т = Tied with team above or below :
| | Week | 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 | 15 | Final |
| AP | 20 | RV | RV | 25 | 24 | 25т | 15 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 20 | RV | RV | RV |
| Coaches | 20 | RV | RV | 24 | 24 | 21 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 19 | RV | RV | RV |
| CFP | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | 14 | 15 | 15 | 20 | — | — | Not released |

## Game summaries
### No. 7 Notre Dame

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 7 Fighting Irish | 3 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 23 |
| No. 20 Aggies | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 13 |
at Kyle Field, College Station, Texas
* Date: August 31
* Game time: 6:30 p.m. CDT
* Game weather: Sunny, 90 °F (32 °C)
* Game attendance: 107,315
* Referee: Adam Savoie
* TV announcers (ABC): Chris Fowler, Kirk Herbstreit, and Holly Rowe
* Box score, Recap
| Statistics | ND | TAMU |
| First downs | 18 | 17 |
| Total yards | 356 | 246 |
| Rushing yards | 198 | 146 |
| Passing yards | 158 | 100 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 2 |
| Time of possession | 31:35 | 28:25 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Notre Dame | Passing | Riley Leonard | 18/30, 158 yards |
| Notre Dame | Rushing | Jeremiyah Love | 14 rushes, 91 yards, TD |
| Notre Dame | Receiving | Beaux Collins | 5 receptions, 62 yards |
| Texas A&M | Passing | Conner Weigman | 12/30, 100 yards, 2 INT |
| Texas A&M | Rushing | Le'Veon Moss | 20 rushes, 70 yards, TD |
| Texas A&M | Receiving | Jahdae Walker | 6 receptions, 31 yards |

### McNeese

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Cowboys | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 |
| Aggies | 14 | 24 | 7 | 7 | 52 |
at Kyle Field, College Station, Texas
* Date: September 7
* Game time: 11:45 a.m. CDT
* Game weather: Sunny, 82 °F (28 °C)
* Game attendance: 92,345
* Referee: Wayne Winkler
* TV announcers (SECN): Taylor Zarzour, Matt Stinchcomb, and Alyssa Lang
* Box score, Recap
| Statistics | MCN | TAMU |
| First downs | 14 | 29 |
| Total yards | 279 | 529 |
| Rushing yards | 180 | 333 |
| Passing yards | 99 | 196 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 0 |
| Time of possession | 30:23 | 29:37 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| McNeese | Passing | Kamden Sixkiller | 9/19, 80 yards, TD, 2 INT |
| McNeese | Rushing | Bryce Strong | 6 rushes, 64 yards |
| McNeese | Receiving | Jer'Michael Carter | 2 receptions, 23 yards |
| Texas A&M | Passing | Conner Weigman | 11/14, 125 yards, 2 TD |
| Texas A&M | Rushing | Le'Veon Moss | 9 rushes, 84 yards, 2 TD |
| Texas A&M | Receiving | Cyrus Allen | 5 receptions, 72 yards |

### At Florida

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Aggies | 10 | 10 | 13 | 0 | 33 |
| Gators | 0 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 20 |
at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium, Gainesville, Florida
* Date: September 14
* Game time: 2:30 p.m. CDT/3:30 p.m. EDT
* Game weather: Sunny
* Game attendance: 89,993
* Referee: Steve Marlowe
* TV announcers (ABC): Joe Tessitore, Jesse Palmer, and Katie George
* Box score, Recap
| Statistics | TAMU | UF |
| First downs | 27 | 19 |
| Total yards | 488 | 301 |
| Rushing yards | 310 | 52 |
| Passing yards | 178 | 249 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 3 |
| Time of possession | 37:37 | 22:23 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Texas A&M | Passing | Marcel Reed | 11/17, 178 yards, 2 TD |
| Texas A&M | Rushing | Le'Veon Moss | 18 rushes, 110 yards |
| Texas A&M | Receiving | Cyrus Allen | 3 receptions, 81 yards, TD |
| Florida | Passing | Graham Mertz | 12/15, 195 yards, TD, INT |
| Florida | Rushing | Treyaun Webb | 6 rushes, 37 yards |
| Florida | Receiving | Elijhah Badger | 5 receptions, 94 yards, TD |

### Bowling Green

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Falcons | 0 | 3 | 14 | 3 | 20 |
| No. 25 Aggies | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 26 |
at Kyle Field, College Station, Texas
* Date: September 21
* Game time: 6:30 p.m. CDT
* Game weather: Sunny, 93 °F (34 °C)
* Game attendance: 99,523
* Referee: David Smith
* TV announcers (SECN+/ESPN+): Jay Alter, Rocky Boiman, and Ashley Stroehlein
* Box score, Recap
| Statistics | BGSU | TAMU |
| First downs | 17 | 21 |
| Total yards | 339 | 410 |
| Rushing yards | 89 | 237 |
| Passing yards | 250 | 173 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 1 |
| Time of possession | 26:26 | 33:34 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Bowling Green | Passing | Connor Bazelak | 20/36, 250 yards, TD, INT |
| Bowling Green | Rushing | Terion Stewart | 13 rushes, 42 yards |
| Bowling Green | Receiving | Harold Fannin Jr. | 8 receptions, 145 yards, TD |
| Texas A&M | Passing | Marcel Reed | 16/29, 173 yards, 2 TD |
| Texas A&M | Rushing | Marcel Reed | 12 rushes, 91 yards |
| Texas A&M | Receiving | Jahdae Walker | 3 receptions, 45 yards, TD |

### Vs. Arkansas

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Razorbacks | 14 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 17 |
| No. 24 Aggies | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
at AT&T Stadium, Arlington, Texas
* Date: September 28
* Game time: 2:30 p.m. CDT
* Game weather: None (retractable roof closed)
* Game attendance: 60,928
* Referee: Lee Hedrick
* TV announcers (ESPN): Dave Pasch, Dusty Dvoracek, and Taylor McGregor
* Box score, Recap
| Statistics | ARK | TAMU |
| First downs | 22 | 17 |
| Total yards | 379 | 297 |
| Rushing yards | 100 | 134 |
| Passing yards | 279 | 163 |
| Turnovers | 3 | 0 |
| Time of possession | 30:39 | 29:21 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Arkansas | Passing | Taylen Green | 23/41, 279 yards, TD, INT |
| Arkansas | Rushing | Ja'Quinden Jackson | 10 rushes, 37 yards, TD |
| Arkansas | Receiving | Isaac TeSlaa | 5 receptions, 120 yards, TD |
| Texas A&M | Passing | Marcel Reed | 11/22, 163 yards, 2 TD |
| Texas A&M | Rushing | Le'Veon Moss | 13 rushes, 117 yards |
| Texas A&M | Receiving | Noah Thomas | 6 receptions, 109 yards, TD |

### No. 9 Missouri

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 9 Tigers | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 10 |
| No. 25 Aggies | 10 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 41 |
at Kyle Field, College Station, Texas
* Date: October 5
* Game time: 11:00 a.m. CDT
* Game weather: Sunny, 80 °F (27 °C)
* Game attendance: 97,049
* Referee: Jeff Heaser
* TV announcers (ABC): Joe Tessitore, Jordan Rodgers, and Stormy Buonantony
* Box score, Recap
| Statistics | MIZ | TAMU |
| First downs | 13 | 20 |
| Total yards | 254 | 512 |
| Rushing yards | 68 | 236 |
| Passing yards | 186 | 276 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 0 |
| Time of possession | 26:47 | 33:13 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Missouri | Passing | Brady Cook | 13/31, 186 yards, TD |
| Missouri | Rushing | Nate Noel | 10 rushes, 30 yards |
| Missouri | Receiving | Luther Burden III | 7 receptions, 82 yards |
| Texas A&M | Passing | Conner Weigman | 18/22, 276 yards |
| Texas A&M | Rushing | Le'Veon Moss | 12 rushes, 138 yards, 3 TD |
| Texas A&M | Receiving | Terry Bussey | 3 receptions, 76 yards |

### At Mississippi State

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 14 Aggies | 7 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 34 |
| Bulldogs | 7 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 24 |
at Davis Wade Stadium, Starkville, Mississippi
* Date: October 19
* Game time: 3:15 p.m. CDT
* Game weather: Sunny, 74 °F (23 °C)
* Game attendance: 50,127
* Referee: Jason Autrey
* TV announcers (SECN): Taylor Zarzour, Matt Stinchcomb, and Ashley Stroehlein
* Box score, Recap
| Statistics | TAMU | MSST |
| First downs | 17 | 22 |
| Total yards | 353 | 367 |
| Rushing yards | 136 | 125 |
| Passing yards | 217 | 242 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 1 |
| Time of possession | 30:08 | 29:52 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Texas A&M | Passing | Conner Weigman | 15/25, 217 yards, TD, 2 INT |
| Texas A&M | Rushing | Le'Veon Moss | 17 rushes, 65 yards, 2 TD |
| Texas A&M | Receiving | Jabre Barber | 6 receptions, 92 yards |
| Mississippi State | Passing | Michael Van Buren Jr. | 22/41, 242 yards, 3 TD, INT |
| Mississippi State | Rushing | Davon Booth | 12 rushes, 79 yards |
| Mississippi State | Receiving | Kevin Coleman Jr. | 8 receptions, 89 yards, TD |

### No. 8 LSU

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 8 Tigers | 10 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 23 |
| No. 14 Aggies | 7 | 0 | 14 | 17 | 38 |
at Kyle Field, College Station, Texas
* Date: October 26
* Game time: 6:30 p.m. CDT
* Game weather: Sunny, 87 °F (31 °C)
* Game attendance: 108,852
* Referee: Kyle Olson
* TV announcers (ABC): Chris Fowler, Kirk Herbstreit, and Holly Rowe
* Box score, Recap
| Statistics | LSU | TAMU |
| First downs | 20 | 17 |
| Total yards | 429 | 376 |
| Rushing yards | 24 | 242 |
| Passing yards | 405 | 134 |
| Turnovers | 3 | 1 |
| Time of possession | 29:27 | 30:33 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| LSU | Passing | Garrett Nussmeier | 25/50, 405 yards, 2 TD, 3 INT |
| LSU | Rushing | Josh Williams | 7 rushes, 23 yards |
| LSU | Receiving | Aaron Anderson | 3 receptions, 126 yards, TD |
| Texas A&M | Passing | Marcel Reed | 2/2, 70 yards |
| Texas A&M | Rushing | Amari Daniels | 12 rushes, 91 yards |
| Texas A&M | Receiving | Noah Thomas | 1 reception, 54 yards |

### At South Carolina

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 10 Aggies | 3 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| Gamecocks | 14 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 44 |
at Williams–Brice Stadium, Columbia, South Carolina
* Date: November 2
* Game time: 6:30 p.m. CDT/7:30 p.m. EDT
* Game weather: Clear, 71 °F (22 °C)
* Game attendance: 80,298
* Referee: Steve Marlowe
* TV announcers (ABC): Sean McDonough, Greg McElroy, and Molly McGrath
* Box score, Recap
| Statistics | TAMU | SCAR |
| First downs | 19 | 26 |
| Total yards | 350 | 530 |
| Rushing yards | 144 | 286 |
| Passing yards | 144 | 286 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 1 |
| Time of possession | 30:48 | 29:12 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Texas A&M | Passing | Marcel Reed | 18/28, 206 yards, TD, INT |
| Texas A&M | Rushing | Amari Daniels | 13 rushes, 83 yards, TD |
| Texas A&M | Receiving | Jabre Barber | 7 receptions, 80 yards, TD |
| South Carolina | Passing | LaNorris Sellers | 13/27, 244 yards, 2 TD |
| South Carolina | Rushing | Raheim Sanders | 20 rushes, 144 yards, 2 TD |
| South Carolina | Receiving | Joshua Simon | 4 receptions, 132 yards, 2 TD |

### New Mexico State

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| NMSU Aggies | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| No. 15 TAMU Aggies | 17 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 38 |
at Kyle Field, College Station, Texas
* Date: November 16
* Game time: 6:45 p.m. CST
* Game weather: Cloudy, 74 °F (23 °C)
* Game attendance: 105,815
* Referee: Matt Loeffler
* TV announcers (SECN): Dave Neal, Aaron Murray and Ashley ShahAhmadi
* Box score, Recap
| Statistics | NMSU | TAMU |
| First downs | 12 | 28 |
| Total yards | 214 | 565 |
| Rushing yards | 122 | 209 |
| Passing yards | 92 | 356 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 2 |
| Time of possession | 25:25 | 34:35 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| New Mexico State | Passing | Santino Marucci | 6/19, 80 yards |
| New Mexico State | Rushing | Seth McGowan | 14 carries, 75 yards |
| New Mexico State | Receiving | Mike Washington | 2 receptions, 24 yards |
| Texas A&M | Passing | Marcel Reed | 20/31, 268 yards, 2 TD, INT |
| Texas A&M | Rushing | Amari Daniels | 5 carries, 84 yards, TD |
| Texas A&M | Receiving | Theo Melin Öhrström | 5 receptions, 111 yards |

### At Auburn

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | 2OT | 3OT | 4OT | Total |
| No. 15 Aggies | 0 | 7 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 41 |
| Tigers | 14 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 43 |
at Jordan-Hare Stadium, Auburn, Alabama
* Date: November 23
* Game time: 6:30 p.m. CST
* Game weather: Clear, 50 °F (10 °C)
* Game attendance: 88,043
* Referee: Jason Autrey
* TV announcers (ESPN): Dave Flemming, Louis Riddick, and Kris Budden
* Box score, Recap
| Statistics | TAMU | AUB |
| First downs | 27 | 22 |
| Total yards | 464 | 469 |
| Rushing yards | 167 | 168 |
| Passing yards | 297 | 301 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 1 |
| Time of possession | 36:30 | 23:25 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Texas A&M | Passing | Marcel Reed | 22/35, 297 yards, 3 TD, INT |
| Texas A&M | Rushing | Amari Daniels | 27 carries, 90 yards, TD |
| Texas A&M | Receiving | Jahdae Walker | 7 receptions, 69 yards, TD |
| Auburn | Passing | Payton Thorne | 19/31, 301 yards, 2 TD, INT |
| Auburn | Rushing | Jarquez Hunter | 28 carries, 130 yards, 3 TD |
| Auburn | Receiving | Cam Coleman | 7 receptions, 128 yards, 2 TD |

### No. 3 Texas

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 3 Longhorns | 7 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| No. 20 Aggies | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
at Kyle Field, College Station, Texas
* Date: November 30
* Game time: 6:30 p.m. CST
* Game weather: Sunny, 58 °F (14 °C)
* Game attendance: 109,028
* Referee: David Smith
* TV announcers (ABC): Chris Fowler, Kirk Herbstreit, and Holly Rowe
* Box score, Recap
| Statistics | TEX | TAMU |
| First downs | 26 | 15 |
| Total yards | 458 | 248 |
| Rushing yards | 240 | 102 |
| Passing yards | 218 | 146 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 2 |
| Time of possession | 34:43 | 25:17 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Texas | Passing | Quinn Ewers | 17/28, 218 yards, TD, INT |
| Texas | Rushing | Quintrevion Wisner | 33 rushes, 186 yards |
| Texas | Receiving | Matthew Golden | 3 receptions, 73 yards |
| Texas A&M | Passing | Marcel Reed | 16/23, 146 yards, INT |
| Texas A&M | Rushing | Marcel Reed | 14 rushes, 60 yards |
| Texas A&M | Receiving | Terry Bussey | 2 receptions, 40 yards |

### USC (Las Vegas Bowl)

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Trojans | 0 | 7 | 7 | 21 | 35 |
| Aggies | 7 | 0 | 17 | 7 | 31 |
at Allegiant Stadium • Paradise, Nevada
* Date: Friday, December 27, 2024
* Game time: 9:30 p.m. CST
* Game weather: Indoor
* Game attendance: 26,671
* Referee: Marcus Woods
* TV announcers (ESPN): Dave Flemming (play-by-play), Brock Osweiler (analyst), and Stormy Buonantony (sideline)
| Statistics | USC | TAMU |
| First downs | 25 | 24 |
| Total yards | 400 | 443 |
| Rushing yards | 105 | 151 |
| Passing yards | 295 | 292 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 22–39–3 | 26–42–2 |
| Time of possession | 28:07 | 31:53 |
| Team | Category |
| USC | Passing |
| USC | Rushing |
| USC | Receiving |
| Texas A&M | Passing |
| Texas A&M | Rushing |
| Texas A&M | Receiving |