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1991 Texas A&M

10–⁠2 (8–⁠0 Southwest Conference), coached by R.C. Slocum, finished No. 12 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Texas A&M in 1991, game by game: won vs. LSU 45–7; lost at Tulsa 34–35; won vs. Louisiana 34–7; won at Texas Tech 37–14; won at No. 16 Baylor 34–12; won vs. Houston 27–18; won at Rice 38–21; won at TCU 44–7; won vs. Arkansas 13–3; won vs. SMU 65–6; won vs. Texas 31–14; lost vs. No. 5 Florida State 2–10+59−8Won 45–7 vs. LSU+38LSULost 34–35 at Tulsa-1TulsaWon 34–7 vs. Louisiana+27LouisianaWon 37–14 at Texas Tech+23Texas TechWon 34–12 at No. 16 Baylor+22No. 16 BaylorWon 27–18 vs. Houston+9HoustonWon 38–21 at Rice+17RiceWon 44–7 at TCU+37TCUWon 13–3 vs. Arkansas+10ArkansasWon 65–6 vs. SMU+59SMUWon 31–14 vs. Texas+17TexasLost 2–10 vs. No. 5 Florida State-8No. 5 Florida State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 14vsLSUW 45–⁠778%
Sep 21atTulsaL 34–⁠3571%
Sep 28vsLouisianaW 34–⁠785%
Oct 5atTexas TechW 37–⁠1470%
Oct 19at16BaylorW 34–⁠1250%
Oct 26vsHoustonW 27–⁠1876%
Nov 2atRiceW 38–⁠2177%
Nov 9atTCUW 44–⁠767%
Nov 16vsArkansasW 13–⁠386%
Nov 23vsSMUW 65–⁠696%
Nov 28vsTexasW 31–⁠1478%
Jan 1Bowls & playoffvs5Florida StateCotton BowlL 2–⁠1045%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Florida State 10–⁠2 in the Cotton Bowl; No. 12 in the final AP poll; Southwest Conference champions.

In program history: The 7th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 21
  2. Wk 2: 21
  3. Wk 3: 20
  4. Wk 4: 15
  5. Wk 6: 23
  6. Wk 7: 21
  7. Wk 8: 19
  8. Wk 9: 13
  9. Wk 10: 12
  10. Wk 11: 12
  11. Wk 12: 13
  12. Wk 13: 12
  13. Wk 14: 10
  14. Wk 15: 9
  15. Final: 12

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1991.

Southwest Conference champions8–⁠0 in the conference

Consensus All-AmericanKevin Smith, CB

Record
10–⁠2
Conference
8–⁠0 first in Southwest Conference
AP final
No. 12 peak No. 9
Points
404–⁠154
Coach
R.C. Slocum
Elo
1742 +108 this season
SP+ rating
24.7 No. 8 of 104; offense No. 13, defense No. 8
SRS
20.0 No. 11 of 107 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Bob Toledo
Defensive coordinator
Bob Davie
Offense
West Coast
Defense
3–⁠4

Drafted in 1992

The 1992 draft
Rd 1Quentin Coryatt LBIndianapolis Colts
Rd 1Kevin Smith DBDallas Cowboys
Rd 3Mark Wheeler DTTampa Bay Buccaneers
Rd 5Chris Crooms DBLos Angeles Rams
Rd 6Kary Vincent DBNew Orleans Saints

All-Southwest Conference

10 first team, 4 second team

First team

Second team

  • Tony HarrisonWRCoaches-2
  • Dexter WesleyOLCoaches-2
  • Jason AtkinsonLBCoaches-2
  • Derrick FrazierDBCoaches-2

From Wikipedia’s 1991 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1991 Southwest Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Texas A&M8–⁠010–⁠212
Baylor5–⁠38–⁠4
Texas Tech5–⁠36–⁠5
Arkansas5–⁠36–⁠6
TCU4–⁠47–⁠4
Texas4–⁠45–⁠6
Houston3–⁠54–⁠7
Rice2–⁠64–⁠7
SMU0–⁠81–⁠10

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.