2009 Texas A&M Aggies football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 2009 Texas A&M Aggies Texas A&M University logo.svg 125px Big 12 Conference South Division Big 12 6–7 3–5 Mike Sherman 2nd Nolan Cromwell Multiple pro-style 2nd Joe Kines 2nd 3–4 Kyle Field Independence Bowl L 20–44 vs. Georgia File:Big12-Uniform-TAMU-2009.png The 2009 Texas A&M Aggies football team (often referred to as "A&M" or the "Aggies") represented Texas A&M University in the 2009 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was led by second-year head coach Mike Sherman and played their home games at Kyle Field in College Station, Texas. The Aggies finished the season 6–7, 3–5 in Big 12 play and lost in the Independence Bowl 44–20 against Georgia. This would be the Aggies' last losing season until 2022.Saturday Down South Sattell Glenn https://www.saturdaydownsouth.com/tamu-football/texas-am-aggies-guaranteed-rare-losing-season/ Texas A&M football: 5 things that went wrong as Aggies guaranteed rare losing season November 13, 2022 November 14, 2022 Pre-season Pre-season All-Big 12 honors No A&M players were listed in the Media Preseason All-Big 12 team Pre-season watchlists Cyrus Gray – 2009 Doak Walker Award Nomineehttp://www.aggieathletics.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/080409aac.html A&M's Gray Nominated for 2009 Doak Walker Award Texas A&M University Department of Athletics August 14, 2009 August 4, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090810172247/http://www.aggieathletics.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/080409aac.html August 10, 2009 dead mdy-all Jamie McCoy – 2009 John Mackey Award Watch Listhttp://www.nassausports.org/downloads/2009_John_Mackey_Award_Watch_List.pdf 2009 John Mackey Award Watch List Nassau County Sports Commission August 14, 2009 July 29, 2009 Bryan Revello https://www.webcitation.org/5j5LXXeaj?url=http://www.nassausports.org/downloads/2009_John_Mackey_Award_Watch_List.pdf August 17, 2009 live Schedule Phil Steele ranked A&M's strength of schedule 41st.http://www.philsteele.com/Blogs/June09/DBJune9.html Daily Blog – Tuesday June 9th July 9, 2009 September 27, 2009 July 15, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110715074859/http://www.philsteele.com/Blogs/June09/DBJune9.html dead 2009 AP Central September 5 6:05 pm w y New Mexico Kyle Field College Station, TX 41–6 73,887http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/sports/justice/6605204.html Commentary: A&M takes Crucial Stride in Restoring Confidence Richard Justice Houston Chronicle September 6, 2009 September 6, 2009 September 19 6:00 pm w y Utah State Kyle Field College Station, TX 38–30 73,599https://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore?gameId=292620245 Utah State Aggies vs. Texas A&M Aggies Box Score ESPN September 19, 2009 March 13, 2010 September 26 6:00 pm w y UAB Kyle Field College Station, TX 56–19 74,656https://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore?gameId=292690245 UAB Blazers vs. Texas A&M Aggies Box Score ESPN September 26, 2009 March 13, 2010 October 3 6:30 pm l y y Arkansas Southwest Classic Cowboys Stadium Arlington, TX ESPN2 19–47 71,872https://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore?gameId=292760008 Texas A&M Aggies vs. Arkansas Razorbacks Box Score ESPN October 3, 2009 March 13, 2010 October 10 11:30 am l Oklahoma State 15 Kyle Field College Station, TX FSN 31–36 76,153http://www.newsok.com/article/3408114 How Zac Robinson went from pressing to 'Press On' John Rohde The Oklahoman Oklahoma City October 10, 2009 October 11, 2009 October 17 6:00 pm l y Kansas State Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium Manhattan, KS FCS 14–62 44,934https://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore?gameId=292902306 Texas A&M Aggies vs. Kansas State Wildcats Box Score ESPN October 17, 2009 March 13, 2010 October 24 6:00 pm w y Texas Tech 21 rivalry Jones AT&T Stadium Lubbock, TX 52–30 57,733https://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore?gameId=292972641 Texas A&M vs. Texas Tech Red Raiders Box Score ESPN October 24, 2009 March 13, 2010 October 31 2:30 pm w Iowa State Kyle Field College Station, TX 35–10 72,530https://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore?gameId=293040245 Iowas State Cyclones vs. Texas A&M Aggies Box Score ESPN October 31, 2009 March 13, 2010 November 7 12:30 pm l y Colorado Folsom Field Boulder, CO FCS 34–35 47,227https://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore?gameId=293110038 Texas A&M Aggies vs. Colorado Buffaloes Box Score ESPN November 7, 2009 March 13, 2010 November 14 6:00 pm l y Oklahoma Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK FSN 10–65 85,013https://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore?gameId=293180201 Texas A&M Aggies vs. Oklahoma Sooners Box Score ESPN November 14, 2009 March 13, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100303082018/http://espn.go.com/ncf/boxscore?gameId=293180201 March 3, 2010 live November 21 2:30 pm w Baylor Battle of the Brazos Kyle Field College Station, TX 38–3 82,106https://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore?gameId=293250245 Baylor Bears vs. Texas A&M Aggies Box Score ESPN November 21, 2009 March 13, 2010 November 26 7:00 pm l Texas 3 rivalry Kyle Field College Station, TX ESPN 39–49 84,671https://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore?gameId=293300245 Texas Longhorns vs. Texas A&M Aggies Box Score ESPN November 26, 2009 March 13, 2010 December 28 4:00 pm l y y Georgia Independence Bowl Independence Stadium Shreveport, LA ESPN2 20–44 49,653https://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore?gameId=293620061 Texas A&M Aggies vs. Georgia Bulldogs Box Score ESPN December 28, 2009 March 13, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100320131224/http://espn.go.com/ncf/boxscore?gameId=293620061 March 20, 2010 live Coaching staff Name Position Alma mater (Year) Year at A&M Mike Sherman Head coach Central Connecticut State (1978) 2nd Nolan Cromwell Offensive coordinator Kansas (1977) 2nd Tom Rossley Quarterbacks Cincinnati (1969) 2nd Randy Jordan Running backs North Carolina (1993) 2nd Jim Turner Offensive line Boston College (1988) 2nd Kirk Doll Special teamsTight ends East CarolinaWichita State (1976) 2nd Joe Kines Defensive coordinatorAssistant head coach Jacksonville State (1967) 2nd Buddy Wyatt Defensive line TCU (1990) 2nd Van Malone Defensive backs Texas (1993) 4th Charles McMillian Defensive backs Utah State (1995) 2nd Dave Kennedy Strength and conditioning Nebraska (1985) 2nd Game summaries New Mexico New Mexico 0 3 3 0 Texas A&M 7 13 14 7 The A&M defense showed considerable improvement since the previous season. The defense registered five sacks, three of which came from Von Miller, who played the jack position. In the 2008 season, Miller finished with only 3½ sacks, while the whole defense produced a combined 16. Jerrod Johnson completed 31 of 41 pass attempts for 349 yards to 10 different receivers. The team also lost 123 yards due to 14 penalties, a statistic Sherman was not happy about.http://www.dibollfreepress.com/news/2009/0909/sports/033.html Texas A&M dominates UNM in home opener Andrew Scott Diboll Free Press September 9, 2009 September 9, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20160306201535/http://dibollfreepress.com/news/2009/0909/sports/033.html/ March 6, 2016 dead mdy-all Utah State Utah State 14 0 3 13 Texas A&M 14 10 7 7 During the second quarter, wide receiver Jeff Fuller suffered a leg injury while attempting to make a catch, and is expected to miss 4–6 weeks. Running back Christine Michael, who rushed for 94 yards, strained his left calf muscle during the third quarter, though should be able to return to practice the following week.http://collegesportsblog.dallasnews.com/archives/2009/09/ams-fuller-sidelined-4-to-6-weeks.html A&M's Fuller sidelined 4 to 6 weeks Chuck Carlton The Dallas Morning News September 21, 2009 September 21, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20110708222407/http://collegesportsblog.dallasnews.com/archives/2009/09/ams-fuller-sidelined-4-to-6-weeks.html July 8, 2011 dead A&M did not improve their penalty issues from the season opener, as they were flagged 16 times for 147 yards. The defense also gave up 521 yards to Utah State.https://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5h1E92QyOObZyFoofUPV3hMZFtGdgD9AQR2K00 Texas A&M jumps ahead, tops Utah State 38-30 Associated Press September 20, 2009June 2024 medicmedic One of the positive aspects of the game was wide receiver Uzoma "EZ" Nwachukwu, who caught three touchdowns and rushed for one. He broke the Aggie freshman single-game touchdown record, which was last set by Leeland McElroy in 1993.http://www.statesman.com/sports/content/sports/stories/other/2009/09/20/0920aggies.html Nwachukwu's four touchdowns, A&M win overshadowed by injury to Fuller Randy Riggs Austin American-Statesman September 20, 2009 September 20, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20110607184900/http://www.statesman.com/sports/content/sports/stories/other/2009/09/20/0920aggies.html June 7, 2011 dead mdy-all UAB UAB 3 3 6 7 Texas A&M 7 21 14 14 Arkansas Texas A&M 10 0 3 6 Arkansas 7 23 7 10 Oklahoma State Oklahoma State 7 7 15 7 Texas A&M 0 15 7 9 Oklahoma State lost key players Dez Bryant, who was suspended indefinitely, and Kendall Hunter, who had an injury.http://www.tulsaworld.com/sportsextra/article.aspx?subjectid=389&articleid=20091010_298_0_COLLEG36073&allcom=1 Halftime: Aggies lead 15-14 over 15th-ranked OSU Tulsa World October 10, 2009 October 10, 2009 The Cowboys also lost 118 yards due to penalties, but were still able to win the game.http://www.newsok.com/oklahoma-state-penalized-11-times-in-win-over-texas-am/article/3408119 Oklahoma State penalized 11 times in win over Texas A&M Brandon Chatmon The Oklahoman October 11, 2009 October 11, 2009 Kansas State Texas A&M 0 0 14 0 Kansas State 17 21 21 3 Texas Tech Texas A&M 7 21 10 14 #24 Texas Tech 14 0 8 8 A&M picked up its first win at Tech since 1993. Tech was ranked #21 in the AP Poll and #24 in the Coaches Poll heading into the game. The Aggies also defeated the Red Raiders in front of a then record-crowd of 57,733.http://www.redraiders.com/2009/10/24/tech-football-notebook-7/ Tech Football Notebook October 25, 2009 Texas Tech Athletics https://web.archive.org/web/20091028023553/http://www.redraiders.com/2009/10/24/tech-football-notebook-7/ October 28, 2009 dead Iowa State Iowa State 0 3 0 7 Texas A&M 14 7 0 14 Colorado Texas A&M 7 14 0 13 Colorado 0 10 11 14 Oklahoma Texas A&M 10 0 0 0 Oklahoma 14 28 16 7 Baylor Baylor 3 0 0 0 Texas A&M 14 7 3 14 The Aggies became bowl eligible for the first time since 2007 with a win over Baylor. In the second quarter, freshman running back Christine Michael ran for a 97-yard touchdown, breaking an A&M record for the longest play from scrimmage.https://www.espn.com/college-football/recap?gameId=293250245 https://web.archive.org/web/20220125174300/https://www.espn.com/college-football/recap?gameId=293250245 dead January 25, 2022 Texas A&M bowl eligible with bashing of Baylor ESPN.com November 22, 2009 November 22, 2009 The Aggies ran for 375 yards, and for the second time in the season, running backs Cyrus Gray and Christine Michael both ran for over 100 yards. Another record was broken in the third quarter, with Jerrod Johnson breaking Reggie McNeal's record for passing yards in a season. Texas Texas 7 21 7 14 Texas A&M 7 14 3 15 Georgia–Independence Bowl Georgia 0 14 10 20 Texas A&M 0 7 7 6 References Texas AandM Category:Texas A&M Aggies football seasons Texas AandM Aggies football