2012 Texas A & M Aggies football team The 2012 Texas A & M Aggies football team represented Texas A & M University in the 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season . The Aggies were led by first year head coach Kevin Sumlin in their first year as a member of the Southeastern Conference , playing in the SEC ' s Western Division . They played their home games at Kyle Field . Because the Aggies scheduled 2 FCS opponents they needed 7 wins in the regular season to become eligible for postseason competition ( if they beat both FCS teams ) ; Texas A & M won 10 games in the regular season ( including both games against FCS opponents ) and thus became bowl - eligible . During the off - season , in anticipation of the demand for tickets from students and to comply with SEC rules , Texas A & M reallocated some student seating sections netting a gain of 128 seats and bringing the student section to 30 , 284 seats , the largest in the nation . On March 27 , 2012 Texas A & M announced that season tickets were sold out , making it the earliest sellout in school history . The 2012 football season was highly successful for the Aggies . The team went 11 - 2 , with victories over the then number one team in the nation Alabama and in the 2013 Cotton Bowl Classic over the Oklahoma Sooners . A & M ' s starting quarterback , Johnny Manziel , became the first freshman to be awarded the Heisman Trophy , and only the second Aggie player ever to win the Heisman . Texas A & M ' s 5th place finish in the AP Poll was the highest for the program since 1956 . Game notes . Florida . Official Texas A & M Game Notes ( PDF ) SMU . Official Texas A & M Game Notes ( PDF ) South Carolina State . Official Texas A & M Game Notes ( PDF ) Arkansas . Official Texas A & M Game Notes ( PDF ) Ole Miss . Official Texas A & M Game Notes ( PDF ) Louisiana Tech . Official Texas A & M Game Notes ( PDF ) The game was originally scheduled for August 30 , 2011 . On August 28 , 2012 the Louisiana Tech Athletic department announced that the game would be postponed to October 13 , 2012 ( previously an bye week for both teams ) anticipating that Hurricane Isaac could make travel for the teams and fans difficult or that the game time weather could be hazardous . LSU . Official Texas A & M Game Notes ( PDF ) Auburn . Official Texas A & M Game Notes ( PDF ) Mississippi State . Official Texas A & M Game Notes ( PDF ) In honor of the 2000 Independence Bowl ( dubbed " The Snow Bowl " due to a freak snowstorm that hit the Shreveport area before game time , which was the last game between the two schools ) , Mississippi State received a waiver to wear all white uniforms despite being the home team . In response to the Mississippi State uniforms , Adidas ( the uniform provider for both teams ) approached A & M head coach Kevin Sumlin with the idea of an all black uniform for the Aggies . The uniform configuration unveiled to the team as a surprise in the locker room before the game . Alabama . Official Texas A & M Game Notes ( PDF ) Texas A & M and Alabama have a long history of football coaches being at both schools ( Bear Bryant , Gene Stallings , and Dennis Franchione ) and had met 4 times previously , but this was Texas A & M ' s first - ever trip to Tuscaloosa . This game was also Texas A & M ' s 12th - ever game against the # 1 ranked team . The win catapulted quarterback Johnny Manziel into the national limelight and positioned him for serious Heisman trophy consideration . Sam Houston State . Official Texas A & M Game Notes ( PDF ) Missouri . Official Texas A & M Game Notes ( PDF ) For the 3rd year in a row Texas A & M and Missouri played in College Station . Oklahoma - Cotton Bowl Classic . Scoring summary 1st quarter scoring : TA & M – Johnny Manziel 23 - yard run ( Taylor Bertolet kick ) ; OKLA – Michael Hunnicutt 23 - yard field goal 2nd quarter scoring : OKLA – Hunnicutt 24 - yard field goal ; TA & M – Manziel 5 - yard run ( Bertolet kick ) ; OKLA – Justin Brown 6 - yard pass from Landry Jones ( Hunnicutt kick ) 3rd quarter scoring : TA & M – Ben Malena 7 - yard run ( Bertolet kick ) ; TA & M – Trey Williams 30 - yard run ( Bertolet kick missed ) ; TA & M – Ryan Swope 33 - yard pass from Manziel ( Bertolet kick ) 4th quarter scoring : TA & M – Uzoma Nwachukwu 34 - yard pass from Manziel ( Bertolet kick )