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2016 Texas A&M

8–⁠5 (4–⁠4 Southeastern Conference), coached by Kevin Sumlin.

Schedule and results

Texas A&M in 2016, game by game: won vs. No. 16 UCLA 31–24; won vs. Prairie View A&M 67–0; won at Auburn 29–16; won vs. No. 17 Arkansas 45–24; won at South Carolina 24–13; won vs. No. 9 Tennessee 45–38; lost at No. 1 Alabama 14–33; won vs. New Mexico State 52–10; lost at Mississippi State 28–35; lost vs. Ole Miss 28–29; won vs. UTSA 23–10; lost vs. No. 25 LSU 39–54; lost vs. Kansas State 28–33+67−19Won 31–24 vs. No. 16 UCLA+7No. 16 UCLAWon 67–0 vs. Prairie View A&M+67Prairie View A&MWon 29–16 at Auburn+13AuburnWon 45–24 vs. No. 17 Arkansas+21No. 17 ArkansasWon 24–13 at South Carolina+11South CarolinaWon 45–38 vs. No. 9 Tennessee+7No. 9 TennesseeLost 14–33 at No. 1 Alabama-19No. 1 AlabamaWon 52–10 vs. New Mexico State+42New Mexico StateLost 28–35 at Mississippi State-7Mississippi Sta…Lost 28–29 vs. Ole Miss-1Ole MissWon 23–10 vs. UTSA+13UTSALost 39–54 vs. No. 25 LSU-15No. 25 LSULost 28–33 vs. Kansas State-5Kansas State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 3vs16UCLAW 31–⁠2455%
Sep 10vsPrairie View A&MW 67–⁠080%
Sep 17atAuburnW 29–⁠1644%
Sep 24vs17ArkansasW 45–⁠2447%
Oct 1atSouth CarolinaW 24–⁠1365%
Oct 8vs9TennesseeW 45–⁠3854%
Oct 22at1AlabamaL 14–⁠3321%
Oct 29vsNew Mexico StateW 52–⁠1093%
Nov 5atMississippi StateL 28–⁠3560%
Nov 12vsOle MissL 28–⁠2963%
Nov 19vsUTSAW 23–⁠1081%
Nov 24vs25LSUL 39–⁠5456%
Dec 28Bowls & playoffvsKansas StateTexas BowlL 28–⁠3349%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Kansas State 33–⁠28 in the Texas Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 5th in the Southeastern Conference.

In program history: The 47th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 2: 20
  2. Wk 3: 17
  3. Wk 4: 10
  4. Wk 5: 9
  5. Wk 6: 8
  6. Wk 7: 6
  7. Wk 8: 6
  8. Wk 9: 9
  9. Wk 10: 7
  10. Wk 11: 10
  11. Wk 12: 23
  12. Wk 13: 22

Led the nationChristian Kirk: punt return average (21.7)

Wuerffel TrophyTrevor Knight, QB

Consensus All-AmericanMyles Garrett, DL

Record
8–⁠5
Conference
4–⁠4 tied for 5th in Southeastern Conference
AP final
Unranked peak No. 6
Points
453–⁠319
Coach
Kevin Sumlin
Elo
1610 +50 this season
SP+ rating
12.0 No. 27 of 128; offense No. 26, defense No. 47, special teams No. 28
SRS
10.6 No. 24 of 128 in FBS
Returning
54% of last season’s EPA, No. 94 of 128
Recruiting class
No. 18 roster talent No. 13 in FBS
Offensive coordinator
Noel Mazzone
Defensive coordinator
John Chavis
Offense
Spread
Defense
Multiple 4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense33rd of 128
  • Defense55th of 128
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted23rd of 128
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted41st of 128
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.1643%1.3633rd of 128
Defense0.0945%1.1355th of 128
Opponent-adjusted0.19 off
0.07 def		45% off
43% def		—23rd off
41st def
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. The opponent-adjusted row (offense / defense) is CollegeFootballData.com’s WEPA, which accounts for who each team played.

Drives and havoc

Points per trip inside the 40Average startHavoc
Offense3.1own 3016% allowed
Defense2.4own 3020% caused

CORE rating 8.1, 29th of 128 (offense 6.0, defense -2.1).

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. CORE is CollegeFootballData.com’s context- and opponent-adjusted rating (points better than an average team; lower is better on defense). From CollegeFootballData.com.

Leaders

Passing yardsTrevor Knight QB2,432 yds
Passing touchdownsTrevor Knight QB19 TD
Rushing yardsTrayveon Williams RB1,057 yds
Rushing touchdownsTrevor Knight QB10 TD
Receiving yardsJosh Reynolds WR1,039 yds
Receiving touchdownsJosh Reynolds WR12 TD
TacklesShaan Washington LB104 tkl
SacksMyles Garrett DL8.5 sacks
InterceptionsJustin Evans DB4 INT

Top recruits in the 2016 class

Justin Madubuike SDE★★★★No. 56
Kellen Diesch OT★★★★No. 104
Quartney Davis WR★★★★No. 127
Aaron Hansford OLB★★★★No. 149
Klyde Chriss WR★★★★No. 194
Travon Fuller CB★★★★No. 236
Charles Oliver CB★★★★No. 258
Trayveon Williams APB★★★★No. 305

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

The 2016 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks22.50.830
Running backs23.50.888
Receivers33.70.914
Offensive line53.20.875
Defensive line23.50.924
Linebackers33.00.869
Defensive backs33.70.900
Athletes and specialists33.00.856
Whole class233.30.881

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 2017

The 2017 draft
Rd 1Myles Garrett DECleveland Browns
Rd 2Justin Evans STampa Bay Buccaneers
Rd 3Daeshon Hall DECarolina Panthers
Rd 4Josh Reynolds WRLos Angeles Rams
Rd 5Jermaine Eluemunor OTBaltimore Ravens

Roster 108

The 2016 roster

108 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2016 line; 61 have a stat line. See the roster

All-SEC

3 first team, 2 second team

First team

Second team

From Wikipedia’s 2016 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

2016 Southeastern Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Alabama8–⁠014–⁠12
Florida6–⁠29–⁠414
LSU5–⁠38–⁠413
Auburn5–⁠38–⁠524
Tennessee4–⁠49–⁠422
Georgia4–⁠48–⁠5
Texas A&M4–⁠48–⁠5
Kentucky4–⁠47–⁠6
Arkansas3–⁠57–⁠6
Vanderbilt3–⁠56–⁠7
Mississippi State3–⁠56–⁠7
South Carolina3–⁠56–⁠7
Ole Miss2–⁠65–⁠7
Missouri2–⁠64–⁠8

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