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1993 Texas A&M

10–⁠2 (7–⁠0 Southwest Conference), coached by R.C. Slocum, finished No. 9 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Texas A&M in 1993, game by game: won vs. LSU 24–0; lost at No. 17 Oklahoma 14–44; won vs. Missouri 73–0; won at Texas Tech 31–6; won vs. Houston 34–10; won at Baylor 34–17; won at Rice 38–10; won vs. SMU 37–13; won vs. No. 20 Louisville 42–7; won at TCU 59–3; won vs. Texas 18–9; lost vs. No. 4 Notre Dame 21–24+73−30Won 24–0 vs. LSU+24LSULost 14–44 at No. 17 Oklahoma-30No. 17 OklahomaWon 73–0 vs. Missouri+73MissouriWon 31–6 at Texas Tech+25Texas TechWon 34–10 vs. Houston+24HoustonWon 34–17 at Baylor+17BaylorWon 38–10 at Rice+28RiceWon 37–13 vs. SMU+24SMUWon 42–7 vs. No. 20 Louisville+35No. 20 LouisvilleWon 59–3 at TCU+56TCUWon 18–9 vs. Texas+9TexasLost 21–24 vs. No. 4 Notre Dame-3No. 4 Notre Dame
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 4vsLSUW 24–⁠084%
Sep 11at17OklahomaL 14–⁠4456%
Sep 18vsMissouriW 73–⁠077%
Oct 2atTexas TechW 31–⁠665%
Oct 9vsHoustonW 34–⁠1082%
Oct 16atBaylorW 34–⁠1759%
Oct 23atRiceW 38–⁠1074%
Oct 30vsSMUW 37–⁠1391%
Nov 13vs20LouisvilleW 42–⁠774%
Nov 20atTCUW 59–⁠383%
Nov 25vsTexasW 18–⁠981%
Jan 1Bowls & playoffvs4Notre DameCotton BowlL 21–⁠2444%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Notre Dame 24–⁠21 in the Cotton Bowl; No. 9 in the final AP poll; Southwest Conference champions.

In program history: The 3rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 4
  2. Wk 2: 5
  3. Wk 3: 5
  4. Wk 4: 16
  5. Wk 5: 14
  6. Wk 6: 14
  7. Wk 7: 14
  8. Wk 8: 13
  9. Wk 9: 11
  10. Wk 10: 11
  11. Wk 11: 10
  12. Wk 12: 11
  13. Wk 13: 10
  14. Wk 14: 8
  15. Wk 15: 7
  16. Wk 16: 7
  17. Final: 9

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 1993.

Southwest Conference champions7–⁠0 in the conference

Led the nationLeeland McElroy: kickoff return average (39.3); Aaron Glenn: punt return average (19.9)

2 consensus All-AmericansSam Adams, DL; Aaron Glenn, DB

Record
10–⁠2
Conference
7–⁠0 first in Southwest Conference
AP final
No. 9 peak No. 4
Points
425–⁠143
Coach
R.C. Slocum
Elo
1749 +91 this season
SP+ rating
24.0 No. 8 of 105; offense No. 13, defense No. 9
SRS
21.4 No. 6 of 106 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Bob Toledo
Defensive coordinator
Bob Davie
Offense
West Coast
Defense
3–⁠4

Drafted in 1994

The 1994 draft
Rd 1Sam Adams DTSeattle Seahawks
Rd 1Aaron Glenn DBNew York Jets
Rd 1Greg Hill RBKansas City Chiefs
Rd 3Jason Mathews OTIndianapolis Colts
Rd 3Eric England DEArizona Cardinals
Rd 7Lance Teichelman DTIndianapolis Colts

All-Southwest Conference

10 first team

First team

From Wikipedia’s 1993 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1993 Southwest Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Texas A&M7–⁠010–⁠29
Texas5–⁠25–⁠5–⁠1
Texas Tech5–⁠26–⁠6
Rice3–⁠46–⁠5
Baylor3–⁠45–⁠6
TCU2–⁠54–⁠7
SMU1–⁠5–⁠12–⁠7–⁠2
Houston1–⁠5–⁠11–⁠9–⁠1

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