2001 Texas A&M Aggies football team

2001 Texas A&M Aggies football
GalleryFurniture.com Bowl Champions
GalleryFurniture.com Bowl, W 28–9 vs. TCU
Conference	Big 12 Conference South Division
2001 record	8–4 (4–4 Big 12)
Head coach	R. C. Slocum
Offensive coordinator	Kevin Sumlin
Defensive coordinator	Mike Hankwitz
Home stadium	Kyle Field (Capacity: 82,600)

2001 Big 12 football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Northern Division
#9 Colorado xy$		7	–	1					10	–	3
#8 Nebraska x%		7	–	1					11	–	2
Iowa State		4	–	4					7	–	5
Kansas State		3	–	5					6	–	6
Missouri		3	–	5					4	–	7
Kansas		1	–	7					3	–	8
Southern Division
#5 Texas xy		7	–	1					11	–	2
#6 Oklahoma		6	–	2					11	–	2
Texas A&M		4	–	4					8	–	4
Texas Tech		4	–	4					7	–	5
Oklahoma State		2	–	6					4	–	7
Baylor		0	–	8					3	–	8
Championship: Colorado 39, Texas 37
$ – BCS representative as conference champion % – BCS at-large representative x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

The 2001 Texas A&M Aggies football team completed the season with an 8–4 record. The Aggies had a regular season Big 12 record of 4–4.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	6:00 PM	McNeese State*		Kyle Field • College Station, TX		W 38–24	70,656
September 6	9:00 PM	at Wyoming*		War Memorial Stadium • Laramie, WY	ESPN2	W 28–20	18,131
September 22	11:30 AM	Oklahoma State		Kyle Field • College Station, TX	FSN	W 21–7	82,601
September 29	2:30 PM	Notre Dame*		Kyle Field • College Station, TX	ABC	W 24–3	87,206
October 6	1:00 PM	Baylor	#24	Kyle Field • College Station, TX (Battle of the Brazos)		W 16–10	82,589
October 13	2:30 PM	at #20 Colorado	#25	Folsom Field • Boulder, CO	PPV	L 21–31	49,521
October 20	11:30 AM	at Kansas State		KSU Stadium • Manhattan, KS	FSN	W 31–24	49,935
October 27	1:00 PM	Iowa State		Kyle Field • College Station, TX		W 24–21	85,661
November 3	1:00 PM	at Texas Tech	#24	Jones SBC Stadium • Lubbock, TX (A&M–Tech rivalry)	PPV	L 0–12	52,649
October 10	11:00 AM	at #3 Oklahoma		Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK	ABC	L 10–31	75,525
November 23	11:00 AM	#5 Texas		Kyle Field • College Station, TX (Lone Star Showdown)	ABC	L 21–7	87,555
December 28	12:30 PM	vs. TCU*		Astrodome • Houston, TX (Galleryfurniture.com Bowl)	ESPN	W 28–9	53,480
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Central Time.

Game notes

McNeese State

	1	2	3	4	Total
McNeese St	9	7	8	0	24
Texas A&M	0	10	14	14	38

Wyoming

	1	2	3	4	Total
Texas A&M	7	14	0	7	28
Wyoming	7	7	6	0	20

Oklahoma State

Red, White, and Blue Out game vs. Oklahoma State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Oklahoma State	0	7	0	0	7
Texas A&M	7	0	14	0	21

Notre Dame

	1	2	3	4	Total
Notre Dame	0	3	0	0	3
Texas A&M	14	3	0	7	24

Baylor

	1	2	3	4	Total
Baylor	7	3	0	0	10
#22 Texas A&M	0	3	10	3	16

Colorado

	1	2	3	4	Total
#19 Texas A&M	0	14	0	7	21
Colorado	3	11	3	14	31

Kansas State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Texas A&M	7	7	17	0	31
Kansas State	0	7	3	14	24

Iowa State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Iowa State	0	7	0	14	21
#24 Texas A&M	7	0	7	10	24

Texas Tech

	1	2	3	4	Total
#17 Texas A&M	0	0	0	0	0
Texas Tech	0	3	3	6	12

Oklahoma

	1	2	3	4	Total
Texas A&M	10	0	0	0	10
#4 Oklahoma	0	10	7	14	31

Texas

	1	2	3	4	Total
#5 Texas	7	0	0	14	21
Texas A&M	0	0	7	0	7

Texas Christian

	1	2	3	4	Total
TCU	0	7	0	2	9
Texas A&M	0	14	7	7	28

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