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2007 Texas A&M

7–⁠6 (4–⁠4 Big 12), coached by Dennis Franchione, then Gary Darnell (interim, bowl game).

Schedule and results

Texas A&M in 2007, game by game: won vs. Montana State 38–7; won vs. Fresno State 47–45; won vs. UL Monroe 54–14; lost at Miami 17–34; won vs. Baylor 34–10; won vs. Oklahoma State 24–23; lost at Texas Tech 7–35; won at Nebraska 36–14; lost vs. No. 12 Kansas 11–19; lost at No. 5 Oklahoma 14–42; lost at No. 7 Missouri 26–40; won vs. No. 13 Texas 38–30; lost vs. Penn State 17–24+40−28Won 38–7 vs. Montana State+31Montana StateWon 47–45 vs. Fresno State+2Fresno StateWon 54–14 vs. UL Monroe+40UL MonroeLost 17–34 at Miami-17MiamiWon 34–10 vs. Baylor+24BaylorWon 24–23 vs. Oklahoma State+1Oklahoma StateLost 7–35 at Texas Tech-28Texas TechWon 36–14 at Nebraska+22NebraskaLost 11–19 vs. No. 12 Kansas-8No. 12 KansasLost 14–42 at No. 5 Oklahoma-28No. 5 OklahomaLost 26–40 at No. 7 Missouri-14No. 7 MissouriWon 38–30 vs. No. 13 Texas+8No. 13 TexasLost 17–24 vs. Penn State-7Penn State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 1vsMontana StateW 38–⁠783%
Sep 8vsFresno StateW 47–⁠4570%
Sep 15vsUL MonroeW 54–⁠1479%
Sep 20atMiamiL 17–⁠3448%
Sep 29vsBaylorW 34–⁠1070%
Oct 6vsOklahoma StateW 24–⁠2366%
Oct 13atTexas TechL 7–⁠3538%
Oct 20atNebraskaW 36–⁠1447%
Oct 27vs12KansasL 11–⁠1953%
Nov 3at5OklahomaL 14–⁠4223%
Nov 10at7MissouriL 26–⁠4027%
Nov 23vs13TexasW 38–⁠3037%
Dec 29Bowls & playoffvsPenn StateAlamo BowlL 17–⁠2441%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Penn State 24–⁠17 in the Alamo Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 5th in the Big 12.

In program history: The 70th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 25
  2. Wk 2: 23
  3. Wk 3: 25
  4. Wk 4: 20
Record
7–⁠6
Conference
4–⁠4 tied for 5th in Big 12
AP final
Unranked peak No. 20
Points
363–⁠337
Coach
Dennis Franchione, then Gary Darnell (interim, bowl game)
Elo
1567 −4 this season
SP+ rating
7.6 No. 46 of 120; offense No. 28, defense No. 64, special teams No. 51
SRS
3.9 No. 54 of 119 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 41
Offensive coordinator
Les Koenning
Defensive coordinator
Gary Darnell
Offense
Multiple
Defense
4–⁠2–⁠5

How good, play by play

  • Offense30th of 119
  • Defense115th of 119
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0844%0.8830th of 119
Defense0.1446%0.95115th of 119
How these are measured

Play-weighted averages over games against FBS opponents; raw numbers, not adjusted for the strength of the opponent. EPA (expected points added) measures how much each play changed the expected score; success rate counts plays that kept the offense on schedule; explosiveness is the average EPA on successful plays. Lower is better on defense. Ranked by EPA per play among teams that were FBS that season.

Drives and havoc

Points per trip inside the 40Average startHavoc
Offense0.0own 312% allowed
Defense0.0own 282% caused

A trip inside the 40 is a drive that reaches the opponent’s 40-yard line; points per trip is how many it scored on average (allowed, on defense). Average start is where drives began (the defense’s line is where its opponents started). Havoc is the share of plays ending in a tackle for loss, a forced fumble, an interception or a pass broken up. From CollegeFootballData.com.

Top recruits in the 2007 class

Derrick Stephens ILB★★★★No. 90
Bradley Stephens RB★★★★No. 114
Michael Ebbitt SDE★★★★No. 181
Charles Young ILB★★★No. 816
Daniel Baker OT★★★No. 850

247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.

The 2007 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Running backs14.00.941
Receivers13.00.833
Offensive line13.00.837
Defensive line14.00.915
Linebackers23.50.896
Whole class63.50.886

High-school signees by position group, with their average stars and 247Sports composite rating (out of 1), via CollegeFootballData.com. Athletes are signees with no set position.

Drafted in 2008

The 2008 draft
Rd 2Martellus Bennett TEDallas Cowboys
Rd 4Cody Wallace CSan Francisco 49ers
Rd 4Red Bryant DTSeattle Seahawks
Rd 6Chris Harrington DEArizona Cardinals
Rd 7Corey Clark OTSan Diego Chargers

All-Big 12

1 first team, 5 second team

First team

Second team

From Wikipedia’s 2007 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

2007 Big 12 standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Kansas7–⁠112–⁠17
Missouri7–⁠112–⁠24
Oklahoma6–⁠211–⁠38
Texas5–⁠310–⁠310
Texas Tech4–⁠49–⁠422
Oklahoma State4–⁠47–⁠6
Texas A&M4–⁠47–⁠6
Colorado4–⁠46–⁠7
Kansas State3–⁠55–⁠7
Nebraska2–⁠65–⁠7
Iowa State2–⁠63–⁠9
Baylor0–⁠83–⁠9

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