2010 Texas A&M Aggies football team

American college football season December 2022 February 2026 August 2023 2010 Texas A&M Aggies football Texas A&M University logo.svg 125px Big 12 Conference South Division Big 12 21 19 9–4 6–2 Mike Sherman 3rd Multiple pro-style Tim DeRuyter 1st 3–4 Jerrod Johnson Kyle Field Big 12 South Division co-champion Cotton Bowl Classic L 24–41 vs. LSU The 2010 Texas A&M Aggies football team (often referred to as "A&M" or the "Aggies") represented Texas A&M University in the 2010 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was led by third-year head coach Mike Sherman and played their home games at Kyle Field in College Station, Texas. The team's defense was led by first-year coach Tim DeRuyter. They were members of the South Division of the Big 12 Conference. The Aggies finished the season 9–4, 6–2 in Big 12 play and were South Division champions with Oklahoma and Oklahoma State. They were invited to the Cotton Bowl Classic where they were defeated by LSU, 24–41. Schedule 2010 AP Central September 4 6:00 pm w y Stephen F. Austin 8 (FCS) Kyle Field College Station, TX 48–7 81,287 https://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore?gameId=302470245 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks vs. Texas A&M Aggies Box Score ESPN.com September 5, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100909011727/http://scores.espn.go.com/ncf/boxscore?gameId=302470245 September 9, 2010 live September 11 6:00 pm w y Louisiana Tech Kyle Field College Station, TX 48–16 77,579 https://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore?gameId=302540245 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs vs. Texas A&M Aggies Box Score ESPN.com September 11, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100914010141/http://espn.go.com/ncf/boxscore?gameId=302540245 September 14, 2010 live September 18 6:00 pm w y FIU Kyle Field College Station, TX 27–20 79,069 https://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore?gameId=302610245 Florida International Golden Panthers vs. Texas A&M Aggies Box Score ESPN.com September 19, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100921055028/http://espn.go.com/ncf/boxscore?gameId=302610245 September 21, 2010 live September 30 6:30 pm l y Oklahoma State Boone Pickens Stadium Stillwater, OK ESPN 35–38 48,284 https://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore?gameId=302730197 Texas A&M Aggies vs. Oklahoma State Cowboys Box Score ESPN.com September 30, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20101004034958/http://scores.espn.go.com/ncf/boxscore?gameId=302730197 October 4, 2010 live October 9 2:30 pm l y y Arkansas 11 Cowboys Stadium Arlington, TX Southwest Classic ABC 17–24 65,622 https://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore?gameId=302820245 Arkansas Razorbacks vs. Texas A&M Aggies Box Score ESPN.com October 11, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20101012234703/http://scores.espn.go.com/ncf/boxscore?gameId=302820245 October 12, 2010 live October 16 11:00 am l Missouri 21 Kyle Field College Station, TX FSN 9–30 83,453 https://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore?gameId=302890245 Missouri Tigers vs. Texas A&M Aggies – Box Score ESPN.com October 17, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20101018164819/http://scores.espn.go.com/ncf/boxscore?gameId=302890245 October 18, 2010 live October 23 6:00 pm w y Kansas Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS FSN 45–10 44,239 https://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore?gameId=302962305 Kansas Jayhawks vs. Texas A&M Aggies – Box Score ESPN.com October 25, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20101025102134/http://espn.go.com/ncf/boxscore?gameId=302962305 October 25, 2010 live October 30 2:30 pm w Texas Tech Kyle Field College Station, TX rivalry 45–27 84,479 http://www.aggiesports.com/football/He-s-the-man--Tannehill-wrecks-Tech He's the man: Tannehill wrecks Tech November 1, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20101101205457/http://www.aggiesports.com/football/He-s-the-man--Tannehill-wrecks-Tech November 1, 2010 live November 6 6:00 pm w Oklahoma 11 Kyle Field College Station, TX FSN 33–19 81,392 https://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore?gameId=303100245 Oklahoma Sooners vs. Texas A&M Aggies Box Score ESPN.com November 6, 2010 November 8, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20101109044420/http://espn.go.com/ncf/boxscore?gameId=303100245 November 9, 2010 live November 13 6:00 pm w y 23 Baylor Floyd Casey Stadium Waco, TX Battle of the Brazos FSN 42–30 45,089 A&M Makes Strong Case for Mattering Again Jerome Solomon http://www.chron.com/sports/college/article/Solomon-A-M-makes-strong-case-for-mattering-again-1621278.php Houston Chronicle November 14, 2010 November 14, 2010 November 20 7:00 pm w 18 Nebraska 9 Kyle Field College Station, TX ABC 9–6 90,079 https://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore?gameId=303240245 Nebraska Cornhuskers vs. Texas A&M Aggies Box Score November 20, 2010 ESPN.com November 20, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20101124172130/http://scores.espn.go.com/ncf/recap?gameId=303240245 November 24, 2010 live November 25 7:00 pm w y 17 Texas Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium Austin, TX rivalry ESPN 24–17 100,752 https://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore?gameId=303290251 Texas A&M Aggies vs. Texas Longhorns Box Score ESPN.com November 25, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20101201192535/http://espn.go.com/ncf/boxscore?gameId=303290251 December 1, 2010 live January 7, 2011 7:27 pm l y y 18 LSU 11 Cowboys Stadium Arlington, TX Cotton Bowl Classic, rivalry FOX 24–41 83,514 https://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore?gameId=310070245 LSU Tigers vs. Texas A&M Aggies Box Score ESPN.com January 8, 2011 Personnel Roster 2010 Texas A&M Aggies y 1 QB SR n Jerrod Johnson 3 QB FR y Jameill Showers 4 WR SO n Brandal Jackson 5 WR SO n Kenric McNeal 6 QB FR n Luke Woodley 7 WR SO y Uzoma Nwachukwu 8 WR JR n Jeff Fuller 9 WR FR n Nate Askew 10 WR SR n Cody Beyer 13 TE SO n Tommy Dorman 14 WR SO n Keon Furtch 15 WR SR n Kenny Brown 16 WR FR n LeKendrick Williams 16 QB FR n Matt Joeckel 17 QB JR y Ryan Tannehill 18 QB FR n Patrick O'Quinn 19 TE SO n Winston Gamso 20 RB JR n Bradley Stephens 21 TE SO n Michael Lamothe 23 RB FR n Ben Malena 24 WR JR n Taylor Randle 25 WR SO Ryan Swope C Ryan Swope 27 RB FR n Mister Jones 29 RB SR n Anthony Vela 30 TE FR n Don Bishop 32 RB JR y Cyrus Gray 33 RB SO y Christine Michael Christine Michael 34 RB SO n Jay Tolliver 35 WR FR y Lee Rodgers 37 FB JR y Garrett Graham 45 TE SO n Matt Sherman 51 OL FR n Jarvis Harrison 55 OL FR n Chase Dube 61 OL SO n Patrick Lewis 62 OL FR n Jeffrey Hyde 63 OL FR y Cedric Ogbuehi 65 OL JR n Evan Eike 67 OL JR n Joseph Villavisencio 70 OL SR n Matt Allen 71 OL SO n Brian Thomas 72 OL SO n Josh Ayers 73 OL FR n Rhontae Scales 74 OL JR n Danny Baker 75 OL FR y Jake Matthews Jake Matthews (American football) 76 OL FR y Luke Joeckel 77 OL FR n Shep Klinke 78 OL FR n Garrett Gramling 79 OL FR n Joseph Cheek 8o TE FR n Hutson Prioleau 81 TE FR n Nehemiah Hicks 82 WR SO n David Adame 83 WR FR n Michael Walker 84 WR FR n Malcome Kennedy 86 WR SO n Seth Gardner 87 TE FR n Nehemiah Hicks 88 WR FR n Gaston Lamascus 90 TE FR n Justin Breshears 96 TE FR n Caden Smith 1 DB JR n Trent Hunter 2 DB SO n Steven Campbell 3 DB JR n Lionel Smith 4 DB FR n Toney Hurd Jr. 5 DB JR n Coryell Judie 6 DL JR n K.J. Williams 7 DB JR n Terrence Frederick 8 LB JR n Garrick Williams 9 DB FR n Charlie Thomas 10 LB SO y Sean Porter Sean Porter (American football) 11 LB SO n Jonathan Stewart 13 DB FR n Desmond Gardiner 14 DB FR n Clay Honeycutt 17 DB SR n Chris Caflisch 19 DL JR n Eddie Brown, Jr. 21 DB SO n C Steven Terrell 22 DB FR n Dustin Harris 23 LB FR n Domonique Patterson 24 LB FR n Malcolm Johnson 28 DB FR n Louie Swope 29 DB SO n Blaine Cheatham 35 LB JR n Ricky Cavanaugh 37 LB SR n Michael Hodges 38 LB JR n Kolten Thigpen 40 LB SR y Von Miller Von Miller 41 DL FR n Connor Fields 41 DB SR n Demaurier Thompson 42 DL FR n Kirby Ennis 44 DL SO n Andrew Wolridge 47 LB SO n Caleb Russell 48 LB FR n Andrew Weaver 49 DL FR n Brandon Jackson 72 DL FR n Gavin Stansbury 77 DL SR n Lucas Patterson 83 DL JR y Tony Jerod-Eddie 89 DL FR n Ivan Robinson 90 DL JR n Ben Bass 91 DL FR n Rob Rhodeback 92 DL JR n Jonathan Mathis 93 DL FR n Jomo McDuff 94 JKR FR y Damontre Moore 96 DL JR n Michael Ebbitt 97 DL SR n Cody Williams 99 DL SO n Spencer Nealy 26 P JR n Ken Wood 28 PK JR y Randy Bullock 31 PK FR y Kyle Serres 36 P JR n Jared Jaroszewski 47 PK JR y Logan Ortiz 48 P SO n Ryan Epperson 53 DS FR n Justin Ortega 95 DS SO n Ben Bredthauer Mike Sherman (3rd season) Tom Rossley – Quarterbacks Randy Jordan – Running backs Troy Walters – Wide receivers Jim Turner – Offensive line Coach Tim Deruyter – Defensive coordinator/Assistant Head Coach Terrell Williams – Defensive line Coach Charles McMillan – Defensive backs Dat Nguyen – Inside linebackers Nick Toth – Outside linebackers Dave Kennedy – Strength and conditioning Notable players Player (Position) Records broken Honors received Jeff Fuller (WR) Season touchdowns Career touchdowns Number of games with at least one catch First team All-Big 12 Cyrus Gray (RB) Career-high of 223 yards in Texas gameFirst Aggie RB since Leeland McElroy in 1995 to reach 200 yardsAssociated Press newsJune 2024 medicmedicFirst Aggie since Courtney Lewis in 2003 to rush for 1,000 yards.http://www.aggiesports.com/football/Historic-day-for-Aggies--Gray Aggie SportsRan longest play from scrimmage and scored Big 12 Offensive Player of the Week (Texas)http://www.big12sports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?&ATCLID=205038501&DB_OEM_ID=10410 Gray, Miller and Gilbert Selected Final Big 12 Football Players of the Week November 29, 2010 Honorable mention All-Big 12 Michael Hodges (LB) Career-high of 19 tackles against Oklahoma 2× Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week (Oklahoma, Nebraska)FWAA/Bronko Nagurski National Defensive Player of the Week (Oklahoma)https://fwaa.com/a/null TEXAS A&M'S HODGES IS NAGURSKINATIONAL DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK fwaa.comJune 2023 InternetArchiveBot yes Honorable mention All-Big 12 Coryell Judie (KR/DB) First Aggie in school history to return kickoffs for touchdowns in consecutive games http://www.tulsaworld.com/sportsextra/article.aspx?subjectid=203&articleid=20101116_203_B7_TEXASA354062 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20101125044110/http://www.tulsaworld.com/sportsextra/article.aspx?subjectid=203&articleid=20101116_203_B7_TEXASA354062 2010-11-25 Nebraska faces test with Texas A&M; Tulsa World 2× Big 12 Special Teams Player (Oklahoma, Baylor)Second team All-Big 12 Von Miller (LB) N/A 2× Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week (Baylor, Texas)Walter Camp National Defensive Player of the Week (Texas)First team All-Big 12 selectionhttp://www.big12sports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?&ATCLID=205038561&DB_OEM_ID=10410 All-Big 12 Football Awards Announced November 30, 2010 2010 Butkus Award winner for Nation's top collegiate linebackerhttp://www.thebutkusaward.com/resources/assetcontent/Butkus%20Award%202010%20Collegiate%20Winner%20Von%20Miller.doc 2010 Butkus Award winner December 9, 2010 July 16, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110716225155/http://www.thebutkusaward.com/resources/assetcontent/Butkus%20Award%202010%20Collegiate%20Winner%20Von%20Miller.doc dead Trent Hunter, DB, Walter Camp Defensive Player of the Week (Nebraska);http://waltercamp.org/index.php/teams_and_awards/player_of_the_week/ Player of the Week Walter Camp Football Foundation 2010-12-26 https://web.archive.org/web/20110728170225/http://waltercamp.org/index.php/teams_and_awards/player_of_the_week/ 2011-07-28 dead Honorable mention All-Big 12 Jerrod Johnson, QB, was the starter for the first seven games. He broke school records for career passing yards, single game completions, and career total offense. Christine Michael, RB, season cut short due to injury during Texas Tech gamehttp://www.mysanantonio.com/sports/AMs_Michael_undergoes_surgery_106494613.html A&M's Michael undergoes surgery 8 November 2010 Ryan Swope, WR, broke season catch record; honorable mention All-Big 12 Ryan Tannehill, QB, was the starting quarterback since the Texas Tech game, in which he broke the single game passing record. He played wide receiver earlier in the season. All-Big 12 Honorable mention. Patrick Lewis, OL, plays for the Seahawks in 2015 Other All-Big 12 coach's selections include Matt Allen (second team OL). Total honorable mention selections is 22. Coaching staff Name Position Alma mater (Year) Year at A&M Mike Sherman Head coach Central Connecticut State (1978) 3rd Tom Rossley Quarterbacks Cincinnati (1969) 3rd Randy Jordan Running backs North Carolina (1993) 3rd Jim Turner Offensive line Boston College (1988) 3rd Troy Walters Wide receivers Stanford (2000) 1st Tim DeRuyter Defensive coordinatorAssistant head coach Air Force (1985) 1st Terrell Williams Defensive line East Carolina (1998) 1st Dat Nguyen Inside linebackers Texas A&M (1998) 1st Nick Toth Outside linebackers Ohio (1999) 1st Charles McMillian Defensive backs Utah State (1995) 3rd Dave Kennedy Strength and conditioning Nebraska (1985) 3rd Game summaries Stephen F. Austin SFA 0 7 0 0 Texas A&M 7 13 21 7 Louisiana Tech 2010 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team LA Tech 3 7 6 0 Texas A&M 7 14 17 10 Florida International 2010 FIU Golden Panthers football team FIU 3 3 14 0 Texas A&M 0 6 0 21 Oklahoma State 2010 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team Texas A&M 14 7 0 14 Oklahoma State 0 7 21 10 Arkansas 2010 Arkansas Razorbacks football team Arkansas 14 7 3 0 Texas A&M 7 7 3 0 Missouri 2010 Missouri Tigers football team Missouri 6 10 14 0 Texas A&M 0 0 3 6 Kansas 2010 Kansas Jayhawks football team Texas A&M 14 17 7 7 Kansas 3 7 0 0 Jerrod Johnson and Ryan Tannehill split time at quarterback for the first time. Texas Tech 2010 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team Texas Tech 7 7 0 13 Texas A&M 3 21 14 7 Ryan Tannehill's first career start. Johnson benched. Oklahoma 2010 Oklahoma Sooners football team Oklahoma 0 0 17 2 Texas A&M 9 3 7 14 Texas A&M defeated Oklahoma for the first time since 2002. Also the first time A&M beat a ranked opponent at home since 2007 Texas.November 2010 Stats and standings September 2018 InternetArchiveBot yes It was an upset victory that included 3 goal-line stands by the A&M defense. OU ran 15 plays under the Aggie 10-yard line, and gained only 11 yards.Texas A&M;'s physicality was the difference NewsOk November 8, 2010 11 November 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20101111010303/http://newsok.com/aggies-were-more-physical/article/3512331 Michael Hodges was part of the 3 goal-line stands. He earned Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week honors for his career-high 19 tackles.http://www.aggiesports.com/football/CESSNA--Well--this-is-different Aggie Sports A&M also became ranked after the game, for the first time since September 21, 2007.http://www.statesman.com/sports/aggies/aggies-hungry-for-more-victories-1032793.html Aggies hungry for more victories 2010-11-09 https://web.archive.org/web/20101112221426/http://www.statesman.com/sports/aggies/aggies-hungry-for-more-victories-1032793.html 2010-11-12 dead Oklahoma's loss was historically significant. OU ran the most plays (104) in its history, beating the previous record of 102. In games in which the Sooners ran more than 90 plays, the Sooners had been 39–0. The Sooners also had only 29 first downs; OU was 57–0 before the game, in which it made at least 29 first downs.http://blog.newsok.com/berrytramel/2010/11/11/ou-football-statistically-historic-loss-at-am/ OU football: Statistically historic loss at A&M | Berry Tramel's Blog 2010-11-12 https://archive.today/20120720040257/http://blog.newsok.com/berrytramel/2010/11/11/ou-football-statistically-historic-loss-at-am/ 2012-07-20 dead Baylor 2010 Baylor Bears football team Texas A&M 7 14 14 7 Baylor 17 13 0 0 Cyrus Gray picked up 137 rushing yards for a career-high of 4 touchdowns.http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/recap?gameId=303170239 https://archive.today/20120715235102/http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/recap?gameId=303170239 dead July 15, 2012 Texas A&M vs. Baylor - Game Recap - November 13, 2010 - ESPN Nebraska 2010 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team Nebraska 3 0 0 3 Texas A&M 0 3 0 6 Record-setting crowd of 90,079. Cyrus Gray's fifth consecutive 100-yard rushing game (Darren Lewis 1990).https://www.espn.com/blog/big12/post/_/id/21848/gray-is-the-difference-in-gritty-am-win Gray is the difference in gritty A&M win 21 November 2010 Trent Hunter had 2 interceptions.http://www.aggiesports.com/football/CROOME--Aggies-meet-DeRuyter-s-goal Aggie Sports Nebraska was charged with a school-record 16 penalties for a total of 145 yards,http://www.omaha.com/article/20101120/BIGRED/711209757 16 penalties lead to delay-of-championship call - Omaha.com 2010-11-21 https://web.archive.org/web/20101123071316/http://www.omaha.com/article/20101120/BIGRED/711209757 2010-11-23 dead and Texas A&M only had 2 penalties for 10 yards. No touchdowns were scored for either team, and all of the points were scored by way of field goals. Taylor Martinez re-injured his right ankle in the first quarter when he was stepped on by one of his offensive linemen. Questionable roughing the passer call against Nebraska.http://www.statesman.com/sports/aggies/aggies-show-their-turnaround-is-for-real-1063652.html Aggies show their turnaround is for real 2010-11-21 https://web.archive.org/web/20101123045730/http://www.statesman.com/sports/aggies/aggies-show-their-turnaround-is-for-real-1063652.html 2010-11-23 dead Bo Pelini's behavior during the game was called into question.http://blogs.kansas.com/lutz/2010/11/21/that-crazy-bo/ That crazy Bo Lutz Wichita Eagle Blogs 2010-11-21 https://web.archive.org/web/20101123132127/http://blogs.kansas.com/lutz/2010/11/21/that-crazy-bo/ 2010-11-23 dead http://www.mysanantonio.com/sports/aggies/Bye_bye_Bo_How_Pelini_helped_create_his_mess_109602319.html?showFullArticle=y Bye, bye Bo: How Pelini helped create his mess 2010-11-21 https://web.archive.org/web/20101124024954/http://www.mysanantonio.com/sports/aggies/Bye_bye_Bo_How_Pelini_helped_create_his_mess_109602319.html?showFullArticle=y 2010-11-24 dead https://www.espn.com/dallas/ncf/news/story?id=5835532 Nebraska chancellor not happy with coach Pelini 21 November 2010 Aggies won Tostitos Fiesta Bowl National Team of the Week.http://www.big12sports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=106181&SPID=13139&ATCLID=205035597&DB_OEM_ID=10410 Texas A&M Named Tostitos Fiesta Bowl National Team of the Week November 22, 2010 Texas 2010 Texas Longhorns football team Texas A&M 0 7 17 0 Texas 7 0 7 3 Cyrus Gray had a 200-yard game, first A&M RB since Leeland McElroy 1995. This game pushed Cyrus Gray over the 1,000 yard rushing mark for the 2010 season. Texas finished with its first losing season since 1997. With the win, the Aggies won a share of the Big 12 South Division title. LSU – Cotton Bowl Classic #11 Tigers 7 21 7 6 #18 Aggies 10 7 0 7 2010 LSU Tigers football team 2011 Cotton Bowl Classic NFL draft 1st Round, 2nd Overall Pick by the Denver Broncos—Sr. LB Von Miller. References Texas AandM Category:Texas A&M Aggies football seasons Texas AandM Aggies football