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2024 Texas A&M

8–⁠5 (5–⁠3 Southeastern Conference), coached by Mike Elko.

Schedule and results

Texas A&M in 2024, game by game: lost vs. No. 7 Notre Dame 13–23; won vs. McNeese 52–10; won at Florida 33–20; won vs. Bowling Green 26–20; won vs. Arkansas 21–17; won vs. No. 9 Missouri 41–10; won at Mississippi State 34–24; won vs. No. 8 LSU 38–23; lost at South Carolina 20–44; won vs. New Mexico State 38–3; lost at Auburn 41–43; lost vs. No. 3 Texas 7–17; lost vs. USC 31–35+42−24Lost 13–23 vs. No. 7 Notre Dame-10No. 7 Notre DameWon 52–10 vs. McNeese+42McNeeseWon 33–20 at Florida+13FloridaWon 26–20 vs. Bowling Green+6Bowling GreenWon 21–17 vs. Arkansas+4ArkansasWon 41–10 vs. No. 9 Missouri+31No. 9 MissouriWon 34–24 at Mississippi State+10Mississippi Sta…Won 38–23 vs. No. 8 LSU+15No. 8 LSULost 20–44 at South Carolina-24South CarolinaWon 38–3 vs. New Mexico State+35New Mexico StateLost 41–43 at Auburn-2AuburnLost 7–17 vs. No. 3 Texas-10No. 3 TexasLost 31–35 vs. USC-4USC
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 31vs7Notre DameL 13–⁠2341%
Sep 7vsMcNeeseW 52–⁠1091%
Sep 14atFloridaW 33–⁠2049%
Sep 21vsBowling GreenW 26–⁠2066%
Sep 28vsArkansasW 21–⁠1757%
Oct 5vs9MissouriW 41–⁠1046%
Oct 19atMississippi StateW 34–⁠2471%
Oct 26vs8LSUW 38–⁠2348%
Nov 2atSouth CarolinaL 20–⁠4454%
Nov 16vsNew Mexico StateW 38–⁠387%
Nov 23atAuburnL 41–⁠4364%
Nov 30vs3TexasL 7–⁠1736%
Dec 27Bowls & playoffvsUSCLas Vegas BowlL 31–⁠3552%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to USC 35–⁠31 in the Las Vegas Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 4th in the Southeastern Conference.

In program history: The 58th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 20
  2. Wk 4: 25
  3. Wk 5: 24
  4. Wk 6: 25
  5. Wk 7: 15
  6. Wk 8: 14
  7. Wk 9: 14
  8. Wk 10: 10
  9. Wk 11: 15
  10. Wk 12: 15
  11. Wk 13: 15
  12. Wk 14: 20
Record
8–⁠5
Conference
5–⁠3 tied for 4th in Southeastern Conference
AP final
Unranked peak No. 10
Points
395–⁠289
Coach
Mike Elko
Elo
1589 +45 this season
SP+ rating
17.0 No. 13 of 134; offense No. 21, defense No. 19, special teams No. 18
SRS
12.2 No. 21 of 134 in FBS
Returning
57% of last season’s EPA, No. 45 of 133
Recruiting class
No. 19 roster talent No. 7 in FBS
Offensive coordinators
Collin Klein and Holmon Wiggins
Defensive coordinators
Jay Bateman and Jordan Peterson
Offense
Pro spread
Defense
4–⁠2–⁠5

How good, play by play

  • Offense54th of 134
  • Defense46th of 134
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted40th of 134
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted27th of 134
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.1344%1.1954th of 134
Defense0.0638%1.4646th of 134
Opponent-adjusted0.17 off
0.04 def		45% off
36% def		—40th off
27th 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
Offense3.6own 3712% allowed
Defense3.0own 3021% caused

CORE rating 13.0, 25th of 134 (offense 5.1, defense -7.9).

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 yardsMarcel Reed QB1,864 yds
Passing touchdownsMarcel Reed QB15 TD
Rushing yardsLe’Veon Moss RB765 yds
Rushing touchdownsLe’Veon Moss RB10 TD
Receiving yardsNoah Thomas WR574 yds
Receiving touchdownsNoah Thomas WR8 TD
TacklesTaurean York LB83 tkl
SacksCashius Howell DE4 sacks
InterceptionsBrian Mayes DB4 INT

Top recruits in the 2024 class

Terry Bussey ATH★★★★★No. 11
Blake Ivy OT★★★★No. 144
Dealyn Evans DL★★★★No. 155
Isendre Ahfua OL★★★★No. 170
Solomon Williams DE★★★★No. 220
Jordan Pride S★★★★No. 228
Ashton Bethel-Roman WR★★★★No. 229
Ashton Funk OT★★★★No. 257

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

The 2024 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks14.00.906
Receivers44.00.903
Offensive line44.00.918
Defensive line34.00.915
Linebackers23.50.894
Defensive backs24.00.912
Athletes and specialists15.00.995
Whole class174.00.914

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 2025

The 2025 draft
Rd 1Shemar Stewart DECincinnati Bengals
Rd 2Nic Scourton DECarolina Panthers
Rd 2Shemar Turner DTChicago Bears

Roster 142

The 2024 roster

142 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2024 line; 66 have a stat line. See the roster

Transfers in 26

The 2024 portal
Dezz Ricks CB★★★★from Alabama
Nic Caraway DE★★★★from Purdue
Cashius Howell DE★★★★from Bowling Green
Cyrus Allen WR★★★★from Louisiana Tech
Donovan Saunders CB★★★★from Cal Poly
Marcus Ratcliffe S★★★★from San Diego State
Scooby Williams LB★★★★from Florida
Will Lee III CB★★★★from Kansas State
Jabre Barber WR★★★from Troy
Jaydon Hill CB★★★from Florida
Tre Watson TE★★★from Washington
Ar’maj Reed-Adams OL★★★from Kansas

And 14 more, lower-rated or unrated.

Transfers out 32

Walter Nolen DL★★★★★to Ole Miss
Evan Stewart WR★★★★★to Oregon
Chase Bisontis OT★★★★returned to Texas A&M
Jardin Gilbert S★★★★to LSU
L.T. Overton DL★★★★to Alabama
Fadil Diggs DE★★★★to Syracuse
Jake Johnson TE★★★★to North Carolina
Bryce Foster OL★★★to Kansas
Colton Thomasson OT★★★to Baylor
Jacoby Mathews S★★★no new school on file
Naquil Betrand OT★★★to Alabama
Tyreek Chappell CB★★★returned to Texas A&M

And 20 more, lower-rated or unrated.

All-SEC

1 first team, 2 second team

First team

Second team

From Wikipedia’s 2024 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

2024 Southeastern Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Texas7–⁠113–⁠34
Georgia6–⁠211–⁠36
Tennessee6–⁠210–⁠39
Missouri5–⁠310–⁠322
Ole Miss5–⁠310–⁠311
South Carolina5–⁠39–⁠419
Alabama5–⁠39–⁠417
LSU5–⁠39–⁠4
Texas A&M5–⁠38–⁠5
Florida4–⁠48–⁠5
Vanderbilt3–⁠57–⁠6
Arkansas3–⁠57–⁠6
Oklahoma2–⁠66–⁠7
Auburn2–⁠65–⁠7
Kentucky1–⁠74–⁠8
Mississippi State0–⁠82–⁠10

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