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2025 Texas A&M

11–⁠2 (7–⁠1 Southeastern Conference), coached by Mike Elko, finished No. 8 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Texas A&M in 2025, game by game: won vs. UTSA 42–24; won vs. Utah State 44–22; won at No. 8 Notre Dame 41–40; won vs. Auburn 16–10; won vs. Mississippi State 31–9; won vs. Florida 34–17; won at Arkansas 45–42; won at No. 20 LSU 49–25; won at No. 19 Missouri 38–17; won vs. South Carolina 31–30; won vs. Samford 48–0; lost at No. 16 Texas 17–27; lost vs. No. 10 Miami 3–10+48−10Won 42–24 vs. UTSA+18UTSAWon 44–22 vs. Utah State+22Utah StateWon 41–40 at No. 8 Notre Dame+1No. 8 Notre DameWon 16–10 vs. Auburn+6AuburnWon 31–9 vs. Mississippi State+22Mississippi Sta…Won 34–17 vs. Florida+17FloridaWon 45–42 at Arkansas+3ArkansasWon 49–25 at No. 20 LSU+24No. 20 LSUWon 38–17 at No. 19 Missouri+21No. 19 MissouriWon 31–30 vs. South Carolina+1South CarolinaWon 48–0 vs. Samford+48SamfordLost 17–27 at No. 16 Texas-10No. 16 TexasLost 3–10 vs. No. 10 Miami-7No. 10 Miami
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 30vsUTSAW 42–⁠2459%
Sep 6vsUtah StateW 44–⁠2275%
Sep 13at8Notre DameW 41–⁠4028%
Sep 27vsAuburnW 16–⁠1065%
Oct 4vsMississippi StateW 31–⁠975%
Oct 11vsFloridaW 34–⁠1766%
Oct 18atArkansasW 45–⁠4261%
Oct 25at20LSUW 49–⁠2544%
Nov 8at19MissouriW 38–⁠1749%
Nov 15vsSouth CarolinaW 31–⁠3082%
Nov 22vsSamfordW 48–⁠098%
Nov 28at16TexasL 17–⁠2746%
Dec 20Bowls & playoffvs10MiamiCFP First RoundL 3–⁠1057%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Miami 10–⁠3 in the CFP First Round; No. 8 in the final AP poll; tied for first in the Southeastern Conference.

In program history: The 19th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 19
  2. Wk 2: 19
  3. Wk 3: 16
  4. Wk 4: 10
  5. Wk 5: 9
  6. Wk 6: 6
  7. Wk 7: 5
  8. Wk 8: 4
  9. Wk 9: 3
  10. Wk 10: 3
  11. Wk 11: 3
  12. Wk 12: 3
  13. Wk 13: 3
  14. Wk 14: 3
  15. Wk 15: 7
  16. Wk 16: 7
  17. Final: 8

Paul Hornung AwardK.C. Concepcion, WR/RS

2 consensus All-AmericansCashius Howell, DL; K.C. Concepcion, WR/RS

Record
11–⁠2
Conference
7–⁠1 shared first in Southeastern Conference
AP final
No. 8 peak No. 3
Points
439–⁠273
Coach
Mike Elko
Elo
1691 +132 this season
SP+ rating
20.7 No. 9 of 136; offense No. 11, defense No. 14, special teams No. 97
SRS
16.6 No. 9 of 136 in FBS
Returning
53% of last season’s EPA, No. 35 of 134
Recruiting class
No. 9 roster talent No. 8 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

  • Offense20th of 136
  • Defense61st of 136
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted12th of 136
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted44th of 136
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.2046%1.2420th of 136
Defense0.0835%1.4061st of 136
Opponent-adjusted0.23 off
0.05 def		48% off
34% def		—12th off
44th def

Passing and running

Pass successDepth of targetDeep throwsLine yardsStuffed
Offense47%7.2 yds8%3.3013%
Defense35%9.9 yds18%3.1016%
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. Passing and running: depth of target is how far downfield passes traveled in the air; deep throws are the share thrown deep, of the passes whose depth and direction the play-by-play describes (about half); line yards are the running yards per carry credited to the blockers; stuffed is the share of carries stopped at or behind the line. The defense’s line is what its opponents did. From CollegeFootballData.com, 2025 on.

Drives and havoc

Points per trip inside the 40Average startHavoc
Offense4.1own 3311% allowed
Defense3.9own 2621% caused

CORE rating 21.3, 12th of 136 (offense 11.9, defense -9.4).

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 QB3,169 yds
Passing touchdownsMarcel Reed QB25 TD
Rushing yardsRueben Owens RB639 yds
Rushing touchdownsLe’Veon Moss RB6 TD
Receiving yardsKevin Concepcion WR919 yds
Receiving touchdownsKevin Concepcion WR9 TD
TacklesTaurean York LB72 tkl
SacksCashius Howell DE12.5 sacks
InterceptionsDalton Brooks S1 INT

Top recruits in the 2025 class

Jerome Myles WR★★★★★No. 19
Lamont Rogers OT★★★★No. 38
Adonyss Currie CB★★★★No. 78
D.J. Sanders DL★★★★No. 98
Jamar Beal-Goines CB★★★★No. 107
Noah Mikhail LB★★★★No. 128
Kiotti Armstrong TE★★★★No. 129
Marco Jones DE★★★★No. 143

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

The 2025 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks23.50.891
Running backs14.00.892
Receivers44.00.936
Offensive line63.70.907
Defensive line44.00.931
Linebackers24.00.919
Defensive backs54.00.929
Athletes and specialists14.00.900
Whole class253.90.919

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 2026

The 2026 draft
Rd 1K.C. Concepcion WRCleveland Browns
Rd 2Chase Bisontis OGArizona Cardinals
Rd 2Cashius Howell DECincinnati Bengals
Rd 2Nate Boerkircher TEJacksonville Jaguars
Rd 3Tyler Onyedim DTDenver Broncos
Rd 3Albert Regis DTJacksonville Jaguars
Rd 3Trey Zuhn III CLas Vegas Raiders
Rd 4Will Lee III CBCarolina Panthers
Rd 6Dametrious Crownover OTNew England Patriots
Rd 7Ar’maj Reed-Adams OGBuffalo Bills

Roster 133

The 2025 roster

133 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2025 line; 73 have a stat line. See the roster

Transfers in 13

The 2025 portal
K.C. Concepcion WR★★★★from NC State
Mario Craver WR★★★★from Mississippi State
Julian Humphrey CB★★★★from Georgia
T.J. Searcy DE★★★★from Florida
Tyler Onyedim DL★★★★from Iowa State
Micah Riley-Ducker TE★★★from Auburn
Amari Niblack TE★★★from Texas
Jordan Shaw CB★★★from Washington
Dayon Hayes DE★★★from Colorado
Nate Boerkircher TE★★★from Nebraska
Samuel M’Pemba DE★★★from Georgia
Jacob Zeno QB★★★from UAB

And 1 more, lower-rated or unrated.

Transfers out 30

Noah Thomas WR★★★★to Georgia
Micah Hudson WR★★★★to Texas Tech
Conner Weigman QB★★★★to Houston
Jaden Platt TE★★★★to Arkansas
Gabriel Brownlow-Dindy DL★★★to South Carolina
Kam Dewberry OL★★★to Alabama
Malick Sylla DE★★★to Mississippi State
Jacoby Mathews S★★★to Auburn
T.J. Shanahan Jr. OL★★★to Penn State
Aki Ogunbiyi OT★★★to Colorado
Cyrus Allen WR★★★to Cincinnati
Donovan Green TE★★★to LSU

And 18 more, lower-rated or unrated.

All-SEC

3 first team, 2 second team

First team

Second team

From Wikipedia’s 2025 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

2025 Southeastern Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Ole Miss7–⁠113–⁠23
Georgia7–⁠112–⁠26
Texas A&M7–⁠111–⁠28
Alabama7–⁠111–⁠49
Texas6–⁠210–⁠312
Oklahoma6–⁠210–⁠313
Vanderbilt6–⁠210–⁠315
Missouri4–⁠48–⁠5
Tennessee4–⁠48–⁠5
LSU3–⁠57–⁠6
Kentucky2–⁠65–⁠7
Florida2–⁠64–⁠8
Auburn1–⁠75–⁠7
Mississippi State1–⁠75–⁠8
South Carolina1–⁠74–⁠8
Arkansas0–⁠82–⁠10

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