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1995 Texas A&M

9–⁠3 (5–⁠2 Southwest Conference), coached by R.C. Slocum, finished No. 15 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Texas A&M in 1995, game by game: won vs. LSU 33–17; won vs. Tulsa 52–9; lost at No. 7 Colorado 21–29; lost at Texas Tech 7–14; won vs. SMU 20–17; won at Baylor 24–9; won vs. Houston 31–7; won at Rice 17–10; won vs. Middle Tennessee 56–14; won at TCU 38–6; lost vs. No. 9 Texas 6–16; won vs. No. 14 Michigan 22–20+43−10Won 33–17 vs. LSU+16LSUWon 52–9 vs. Tulsa+43TulsaLost 21–29 at No. 7 Colorado-8No. 7 ColoradoLost 7–14 at Texas Tech-7Texas TechWon 20–17 vs. SMU+3SMUWon 24–9 at Baylor+15BaylorWon 31–7 vs. Houston+24HoustonWon 17–10 at Rice+7RiceWon 56–14 vs. Middle Tennessee+42Middle TennesseeWon 38–6 at TCU+32TCULost 6–16 vs. No. 9 Texas-10No. 9 TexasWon 22–20 vs. No. 14 Michigan+2No. 14 Michigan
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 2vsLSUW 33–⁠1781%
Sep 16vsTulsaW 52–⁠990%
Sep 23at7ColoradoL 21–⁠2938%
Oct 7atTexas TechL 7–⁠1463%
Oct 14vsSMUW 20–⁠1791%
Oct 21atBaylorW 24–⁠956%
Oct 28vsHoustonW 31–⁠793%
Nov 9atRiceW 17–⁠1076%
Nov 18vsMiddle TennesseeW 56–⁠1493%
Nov 25atTCUW 38–⁠669%
Dec 2vs9TexasL 6–⁠1664%
Dec 28Bowls & playoffvs14MichiganAlamo BowlW 22–⁠2050%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Michigan 22–⁠20 in the Alamo Bowl; No. 15 in the final AP poll; tied for 2nd in the Southwest Conference.

In program history: The 16th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 3
  2. Wk 2: 3
  3. Wk 3: 3
  4. Wk 4: 3
  5. Wk 5: 3
  6. Wk 6: 9
  7. Wk 7: 8
  8. Wk 8: 22
  9. Wk 9: 22
  10. Wk 10: 19
  11. Wk 11: 17
  12. Wk 12: 18
  13. Wk 13: 18
  14. Wk 14: 15
  15. Wk 15: 16
  16. Wk 16: 19
  17. Final: 15

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 1995.

Record
9–⁠3
Conference
5–⁠2 tied for 2nd in Southwest Conference
AP final
No. 15 peak No. 3
Points
327–⁠168
Coach
R.C. Slocum
Elo
1700 +16 this season
SP+ rating
17.4 No. 15 of 107; offense No. 53, defense No. 2
SRS
12.7 No. 17 of 108 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Steve Ensminger
Defensive coordinator
Phil Bennett
Offense
Pro-style
Defense
4–⁠3

Drafted in 1996

The 1996 draft
Rd 1Reggie Brown LBDetroit Lions
Rd 2Leeland McElroy RBArizona Cardinals
Rd 3Ray Mickens DBNew York Jets
Rd 3Detron Smith RBDenver Broncos
Rd 4Hunter Goodwin OGMinnesota Vikings
Rd 6Hayward Clay TESt. Louis Rams

All-Southwest Conference

6 first team, 7 second team

First team

Second team

From Wikipedia’s 1995 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1995 Southwest Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Texas7–⁠010–⁠2–⁠114
Texas Tech5–⁠29–⁠323
Texas A&M5–⁠29–⁠315
Baylor5–⁠27–⁠4
TCU3–⁠46–⁠5
Houston2–⁠52–⁠9
Rice1–⁠62–⁠8–⁠1
SMU0–⁠71–⁠10

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