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2023 Texas A&M

7–⁠6 (4–⁠4 Southeastern Conference), coached by Jimbo Fisher, then Elijah Robinson (interim, remainder of season).

Schedule and results

Texas A&M in 2023, game by game: won vs. New Mexico 52–10; lost at Miami 33–48; won vs. UL Monroe 47–3; won vs. Auburn 27–10; won vs. Arkansas 34–22; lost vs. No. 11 Alabama 20–26; lost at No. 19 Tennessee 13–20; won vs. South Carolina 30–17; lost at No. 11 Ole Miss 35–38; won vs. Mississippi State 51–10; won vs. Abilene Christian 38–10; lost at No. 14 LSU 30–42; lost vs. No. 22 Oklahoma State 23–31+44−15Won 52–10 vs. New Mexico+42New MexicoLost 33–48 at Miami-15MiamiWon 47–3 vs. UL Monroe+44UL MonroeWon 27–10 vs. Auburn+17AuburnWon 34–22 vs. Arkansas+12ArkansasLost 20–26 vs. No. 11 Alabama-6No. 11 AlabamaLost 13–20 at No. 19 Tennessee-7No. 19 TennesseeWon 30–17 vs. South Carolina+13South CarolinaLost 35–38 at No. 11 Ole Miss-3No. 11 Ole MissWon 51–10 vs. Mississippi State+41Mississippi Sta…Won 38–10 vs. Abilene Christian+28Abilene Christi…Lost 30–42 at No. 14 LSU-12No. 14 LSULost 23–31 vs. No. 22 Oklahoma State-8No. 22 Oklahoma State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 2vsNew MexicoW 52–⁠1081%
Sep 9atMiamiL 33–⁠4850%
Sep 16vsUL MonroeW 47–⁠370%
Sep 23vsAuburnW 27–⁠1056%
Sep 30vsArkansasW 34–⁠2250%
Oct 7vs11AlabamaL 20–⁠2637%
Oct 14at19TennesseeL 13–⁠2031%
Oct 28vsSouth CarolinaW 30–⁠1766%
Nov 4at11Ole MissL 35–⁠3832%
Nov 11vsMississippi StateW 51–⁠1069%
Nov 18vsAbilene ChristianW 38–⁠1087%
Nov 25at14LSUL 30–⁠4232%
Dec 27Bowls & playoffvs22Oklahoma StateTexas BowlL 23–⁠3150%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Oklahoma State 31–⁠23 in the Texas Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 6th in the Southeastern Conference.

In program history: The tied 68th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 23
  2. Wk 2: 23

Consensus All-AmericanEdgerrin Cooper, LB

Record
7–⁠6
Conference
4–⁠4 tied for 6th in Southeastern Conference
AP final
Unranked peak No. 23
Points
433–⁠287
Coach
Jimbo Fisher, then Elijah Robinson (interim, remainder of season)
Elo
1567 +32 this season
SP+ rating
15.6 No. 16 of 133; offense No. 20, defense No. 20, special teams No. 70
SRS
10.8 No. 21 of 133 in FBS
Returning
65% of last season’s EPA, No. 37 of 131
Recruiting class
No. 15 roster talent No. 4 in FBS
Offensive coordinators
Bobby Petrino and James Coley
Defensive coordinators
D.J. Durkin and Elijah Robinson
Offense
Multiple pro-style
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense41st of 133
  • Defense26th of 133
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted36th of 133
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted23rd of 133
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.1643%1.2841st of 133
Defense0.0437%1.3826th of 133
Opponent-adjusted0.16 off
0.02 def		44% off
37% def		—36th off
23rd 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 3615% allowed
Defense2.8own 2623% caused

CORE rating 13.9, 20th of 133 (offense 6.8, defense -7.1).

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 yardsMax Johnson QB1,452 yds
Passing touchdownsMax Johnson QB9 TD
Rushing yardsAmari Daniels RB532 yds
Rushing touchdownsAmari Daniels RB6 TD
Receiving yardsAinias Smith WR795 yds
Receiving touchdownsNoah Thomas WR5 TD
TacklesEdgerrin Cooper LB83 tkl
SacksEdgerrin Cooper LB9.5 sacks
InterceptionsJosh DeBerry DB2 INT

Top recruits in the 2023 class

D.J. Hicks DL★★★★★No. 7
Rueben Owens II RB★★★★★No. 29
Chase Bisontis OL★★★★No. 47
Dalton Brooks ATH★★★★No. 97
Bravion Rogers CB★★★★No. 98
Jayvon Thomas CB★★★★No. 131
T.J. Shanahan Jr. OL★★★★No. 162
Micah Tease ATH★★★★No. 210

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

The 2023 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks14.00.905
Running backs15.00.987
Receivers24.00.917
Offensive line43.80.920
Defensive line43.80.909
Linebackers23.00.866
Defensive backs24.00.950
Athletes and specialists33.70.909
Whole class193.80.916

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 2024

The 2024 draft
Rd 2Edgerrin Cooper LBGreen Bay Packers
Rd 3McKinnley Jackson DTCincinnati Bengals
Rd 4Layden Robinson OGNew England Patriots
Rd 5Ainias Smith WRPhiladelphia Eagles

Roster 133

The 2023 roster

133 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2023 line; 64 have a stat line. See the roster

Transfers in 13

The 2023 portal
Sam McCall CB★★★★from Florida State
Josh DeBerry CB★★★★from Boston College
Tony Grimes CB★★★★from North Carolina
Jahdae Walker WR★★★from Grand Valley State
David Bailey RB★★★from Colorado State
Finn Dirstine OL★★★from Boston College
Jaylen Henderson QB★★★from Fresno State
Jurriente Davis LB★★★from Jackson State
Jerry Johnson III RB★★★from Rice
Aidan Siano LB★★★from Rice
Derek Ferraro OT★★★from Richmond
Jordan Anthony WR★★★★from Kentucky

And 1 more, lower-rated or unrated.

Transfers out 32

Denver Harris CB★★★★★to LSU
Anthony Lucas DL★★★★to USC
Smoke Bouie CB★★★★to Georgia
Tunmise Adeleye DL★★★★to Michigan State
Chris Marshall WR★★★★to Ole Miss
L.J. Johnson Jr. RB★★★★to SMU
Marquis Groves-Killebrew CB★★★★to Louisville
Marcus Burris Jr. DL★★★★to Indiana
Ish Harris LB★★★to Houston
Matthew Wykoff OL★★★to California
P.J. Williams OT★★★to SMU
Elijah Jeudy DL★★★to Nebraska

And 20 more, lower-rated or unrated.

All-SEC

2 first team, 2 second team

First team

Second team

From Wikipedia’s 2023 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

2023 Southeastern Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Georgia8–⁠013–⁠14
Alabama8–⁠012–⁠25
Missouri6–⁠211–⁠28
Ole Miss6–⁠211–⁠2
LSU6–⁠210–⁠312
Tennessee4–⁠49–⁠417
Texas A&M4–⁠47–⁠6
Kentucky3–⁠57–⁠6
Auburn3–⁠56–⁠7
South Carolina3–⁠55–⁠7
Florida3–⁠55–⁠7
Mississippi State1–⁠75–⁠79
Arkansas1–⁠74–⁠8
Vanderbilt0–⁠82–⁠10

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