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2019 Texas A&M

8–⁠5 (4–⁠4 Southeastern Conference), coached by Jimbo Fisher.

Schedule and results

Texas A&M in 2019, game by game: won vs. Texas State 41–7; lost at No. 1 Clemson 10–24; won vs. Lamar 62–3; lost vs. No. 8 Auburn 20–28; won vs. Arkansas 31–27; lost vs. No. 1 Alabama 28–47; won at Ole Miss 24–17; won vs. Mississippi State 49–30; won vs. UTSA 45–14; won vs. South Carolina 30–6; lost at No. 4 Georgia 13–19; lost at No. 1 LSU 7–50; won vs. No. 25 Oklahoma State 24–21+59−43Won 41–7 vs. Texas State+34Texas StateLost 10–24 at No. 1 Clemson-14No. 1 ClemsonWon 62–3 vs. Lamar+59LamarLost 20–28 vs. No. 8 Auburn-8No. 8 AuburnWon 31–27 vs. Arkansas+4ArkansasLost 28–47 vs. No. 1 Alabama-19No. 1 AlabamaWon 24–17 at Ole Miss+7Ole MissWon 49–30 vs. Mississippi State+19Mississippi Sta…Won 45–14 vs. UTSA+31UTSAWon 30–6 vs. South Carolina+24South CarolinaLost 13–19 at No. 4 Georgia-6No. 4 GeorgiaLost 7–50 at No. 1 LSU-43No. 1 LSUWon 24–21 vs. No. 25 Oklahoma State+3No. 25 Oklahoma State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 29vsTexas StateW 41–⁠785%
Sep 7at1ClemsonL 10–⁠2420%
Sep 14vsLamarW 62–⁠387%
Sep 21vs8AuburnL 20–⁠2853%
Sep 28vsArkansasW 31–⁠2777%
Oct 12vs1AlabamaL 28–⁠4730%
Oct 19atOle MissW 24–⁠1757%
Oct 26vsMississippi StateW 49–⁠3065%
Nov 2vsUTSAW 45–⁠1486%
Nov 16vsSouth CarolinaW 30–⁠674%
Nov 23at4GeorgiaL 13–⁠1925%
Nov 30at1LSUL 7–⁠5021%
Dec 27Bowls & playoffvs25Oklahoma StateTexas BowlW 24–⁠2153%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Oklahoma State 24–⁠21 in the Texas Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; 7th in the Southeastern Conference.

In program history: The 34th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 12
  2. Wk 2: 12
  3. Wk 3: 16
  4. Wk 4: 17
  5. Wk 5: 23
  6. Wk 6: 25
  7. Wk 7: 24
  8. Wk 13: 24
Record
8–⁠5
Conference
4–⁠4 7th in Southeastern Conference
AP final
Unranked peak No. 12
Points
384–⁠293
Coach
Jimbo Fisher
Elo
1637 +26 this season
SP+ rating
15.0 No. 21 of 130; offense No. 33, defense No. 23, special teams No. 43
SRS
11.6 No. 22 of 130 in FBS
Returning
65% of last season’s EPA, No. 56 of 130
Recruiting class
No. 4 roster talent No. 12 in FBS
Offensive coordinator
Darrell Dickey
Defensive coordinator
Mike Elko
Offense
Pro-style
Defense
4–⁠2–⁠5

How good, play by play

  • Offense79th of 130
  • Defense50th of 130
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted52nd of 130
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted35th of 130
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0946%1.0679th of 130
Defense0.0941%1.2350th of 130
Opponent-adjusted0.12 off
0.05 def		48% off
39% def		—52nd off
35th 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
Offense4.2own 3020% allowed
Defense3.1own 2722% caused

CORE rating 11.9, 21st of 130 (offense 5.1, defense -6.8).

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 yardsKellen Mond QB2,897 yds
Passing touchdownsKellen Mond QB20 TD
Rushing yardsIsaiah Spiller RB946 yds
Rushing touchdownsIsaiah Spiller RB10 TD
Receiving yardsJhamon Ausbon WR872 yds
Receiving touchdownsJalen Wydermyer TE6 TD
TacklesAnthony Hines III LB73 tkl
SacksJustin Madubuike DL5.5 sacks
InterceptionsMyles Jones CB2 INT

Top recruits in the 2019 class

Kenyon Green OT★★★★★No. 15
DeMarvin Leal DT★★★★★No. 16
Baylor Cupp TE★★★★No. 53
Brian Williams S★★★★No. 72
Dylan Wright WR★★★★No. 70
Demani Richardson S★★★★No. 80
Erick Young CB★★★★No. 96
Isaiah Spiller RB★★★★No. 152

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

The 2019 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks13.00.886
Running backs14.00.935
Receivers63.80.921
Offensive line33.70.916
Defensive line44.00.922
Linebackers53.40.876
Defensive backs34.00.963
Athletes and specialists23.00.852
Whole class253.70.910

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 2020

The 2020 draft
Rd 3Justin Madubuike DTBaltimore Ravens
Rd 6Braden Mann PNew York Jets

Roster 130

The 2019 roster

130 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2019 line; 67 have a stat line. See the roster

All-SEC

1 first team, 2 second team

First team

Second team

From Wikipedia’s 2019 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

2019 Southeastern Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
LSU8–⁠015–⁠01
Georgia7–⁠112–⁠24
Alabama6–⁠211–⁠28
Florida6–⁠211–⁠26
Auburn5–⁠39–⁠414
Tennessee5–⁠38–⁠5
Texas A&M4–⁠48–⁠5
Kentucky3–⁠58–⁠5
Missouri3–⁠56–⁠6
Mississippi State3–⁠56–⁠7
South Carolina3–⁠54–⁠8
Ole Miss2–⁠64–⁠8
Vanderbilt1–⁠73–⁠9
Arkansas0–⁠82–⁠10

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