2011 Texas A&M Aggies football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 football 2011 Texas A&M Aggies Texas A&M University logo.svg 125 Big 12 Conference Big 12 7–6 4–5 Mike Sherman regular season Tim DeRuyter interim; bowl game 4th Multiple pro-style Tim DeRuyter 2nd 3–4 Trent Hunter Ryan Tannehill Kyle Field Meineke Car Care Bowl of Texas champion Meineke Car Care Bowl of Texas W 33–22 vs. Northwestern The 2011 Texas A&M Aggies football team represented Texas A&M University in the 2011 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Aggies were led by fourth year head coach Mike Sherman during the regular season and Tim DeRuyter during their bowl game. They played their home games at Kyle Field. This was their final football season as a member of the Big 12 Conference. They finished the season 7–6, 4–5 in Big 12 play to finish in a tie for sixth place. They were invited to the Meineke Car Care Bowl of Texas where they defeated Northwestern 33–22. Texas A&M sold out every home game during the season for the first time, setting new attendance records for total fans (610,283) and average fans per game (87,183) in the process.Wednesday Weekly: Volleyball Hosts NCAAs, SEC Schedule Update http://www.aggieathletics.com/ViewArticle.dbml?&DB_OEM_ID=27300&ATCLID=205340495 Texas A&M University Department of Athletics November 30, 2011 December 28, 2014 The sellouts were due in large part to speculation (later confirmed) that Texas A&M would become a member of the Southeastern Conference beginning in 2012. A week after losing the rivalry game with Texas, on December 1, 2011, head coach Mike Sherman was fired by phone while on a recruiting trip in Houston, Texas.Mike Sherman Press Conference http://www.aggieathletics.com/mediaPortal/player.dbml?&DB_OEM_ID=27300 Texas A&M University Department of Athletics December 2, 2011 December 28, 2014 June 25, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140625112108/http://www.aggieathletics.com/mediaPortal/player.dbml?&DB_OEM_ID=27300 dead Defensive coordinator Tim DeRuyter was the interim head coach for their bowl game. Sherman finished at A&M with a four-year record of 25–25. Sherman was replaced by Kevin Sumlin while DeRuyter left A&M to become the head coach at Fresno State. Schedule 2011 AP Poll released prior to game Central September 4 6:30 pm w y 8 SMU Kyle Field College Station, TX FSN 46–14 86,951 September 17 6:00 pm w y 9 Idaho Kyle Field College Station, TX FSSW–PPV 37–7 86,623 September 24 2:30 pm l 8 Oklahoma State 7 Kyle Field College Station, TX ABC/ESPN2 29–30 87,358 October 1 11:00 am l y y 14 Arkansas 18 Southwest Classic Cowboys Stadium Arlington, TX ESPN 38–42 69,838 October 8 6:00 pm w y 24 Texas Tech rivalry Jones AT&T Stadium Lubbock, TX FX 45–40 58,416 October 15 11:00 am w 21 Baylor 20 Battle of the Brazos Kyle Field College Station, TX FX 55–28 87,361 October 22 2:30 pm w y 17 Iowa State Jack Trice Stadium Ames, IA ABC 33–17 51,131 October 29 11:00 am l 16 Missouri Kyle Field College Station, TX FX 31–38 OT 86,934 November 5 2:30 pm l y Oklahoma 7 Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK ABC/ESPN2 25–41 85,709 November 12 2:30 pm l y Kansas State 17 Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium Manhattan, KS ABC 50–53 4OT 46,204 November 19 11:00 am w Kansas Kyle Field College Station, TX FSN 61–7 86,411 November 24 7:00 pm l Texas 25 rivalry Kyle Field College Station, TX ESPN 25–27 88,645 December 31 11:00 am w y y Northwestern Meineke Car Care Bowl of Texas Reliant Stadium Houston, TX ESPN 33–22 68,3952011 TAMU Football Schedule http://www.aggieathletics.com/sports/m-footbl/sched/tam-m-footbl-sched.html Texas A&M University Department of Athletics August 14, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20080906051044/http://www.aggieathletics.com/sports/m-footbl/sched/tam-m-footbl-sched.html September 6, 2008 dead mdy-all Personnel Roster 2011 Texas A&M Aggies y 3 QB FR y Jameill Showers 4 WR JR n Brandal Jackson 5 WR JR n Kenric McNeal 7 WR JR y Uzoma Nwachukwu 8 WR SR n Jeff Fuller 9 WR SO n Nate Askew 13 TE SO n Tommy Dorman 13 QB FR n Aaron Eike 14 WR JR n Keon Furtch 15 QB FR y Johnny Manziel 16 WR JR n David Adame 16 QB FR n Matt Joeckel 17 QB SR y Ryan Tannehill 18 QB SO n Patrick O'Quinn 19 TE JR n Michael Lamothe 23 RB SO y Ben Malena 24 WR SR n Taylor Randle 25 WR JR C Ryan Swope y 27 RB FR n Mister Jones 32 RB SR y Cyrus Gray 33 RB JR y Christine Michael Christine Michael 34 RB FR n Will Randolph 35 RB JR n Jay Tolliver 37 RB FR n Garrett Graham 42 RB JR n Byron Jones-Campbell 44 WR FR n Sam Moeller 45 TE JR n Matt Sherman 51 OL FR n Jarvis Harrison 55 OL SO n Chase Dube 56 OL JR n Ryan Liscum 57 OL FR n Dylan Guthrie 59 OL JR n Allen Woodum 61 OL JR n Patrick Lewis 62 OL SO n Jeffrey Hyde 65 OL SR n Evan Eike 67 OL SR n Joseph Villavisencio 68 OL FR n Ben Compton 70 OL FR y Cedric Ogbuehi 71 OL JR n Brian Thomas 74 OL SR n Danny Baker 75 OL SO y Jake Matthews Jake Matthews (American football) 76 OL SO y Luke Joeckel 77 OL SO n Shep Klinke 78 OL FR n Garrett Gramling 79 OL FR n Joseph Cheek 8o TE SO n Hutson Prioleau 81 TE SO n Nehemiah Hicks 82 WR FR n Mike Evans 83 WR FR n Michael Walker 84 WR FR n Malcome Kennedy 85 WR FR n LeKendrick Williams 86 WR JR n Seth Gardner 87 WR FR n Chance Nelson 88 WR SO n Gaston Lamascus 89 TE FR n Taylor Karrh 90 TE FR n Justin Breshears 96 TE FR n Caden Smith 1 DB SR n Trent Hunter 2 DB JR n Steven Campbell 3 DB SR n Lionel Smith 4 DB SO n Toney Hurd Jr. 5 DB SR n Coryell Judie 6 DB SO n Desmond Gardiner 7 DB SR n Terrence Frederick 8 LB SR n Garrick Williams 9 LB SO n Charlie Thomas 10 LB JR y Sean Porter Sean Porter (American football) 11 LB JR n Jonathan Stewart 14 DB FR n Floyd Raven Sr. 15 DB JR n Travis Labhart 18 LB JR n Kyle Mangan 19 DB FR n Matt Fritsche 20 DB JR n C.J. Jones 21 DB JR n C Steven Terrell 22 DB JR n Dustin Harris 23 LB SO n Domonique Patterson 24 DB FR n Travis Arthur 25 DB FR n Clay Honeycutt 26 DB FR n Devonta Burns 27 DB SO n Michael Osadebey 28 DB FR n Louie Swope 29 DB FR n Deshazor Everett 30 DB JR n Johntel Franklin 31 DB FR n Howard Matthews 32 DB JR n Blaine Cheatham 33 DB JR n Deandre Thompson 35 LB FR n Tyrell Taylor 36 LB FR n Donnie Baggs 37 LB FR n Darzil Washington 38 LB SR n Kolten Thigpen 39 DL SR n Eddie Brown, Jr. 40 LB FR n Shaun Ward 41 LB FR n Brandon Alexander 42 DL SO n Kirby Ennis 43 LB FR n Justin Bass 45 LB SO n Steven Jenkins 46 LB FR n Jake Russell 47 JKR JR n Caleb Russell 58 LB FR n Cody Johnson 72 DL FR n Gavin Stansbury 73 DL SO n Rhontae Scales 83 DL SR n Tony Jerod-Eddie 89 DB FR n Rylan Riney 89 DL SO n Ivan Robinson 90 DL SR n Ben Bass 92 DL SR n Jonathan Mathis 94 JKR SO y Damontre Moore 97 DL SO n Stephen Barrera 98 DL FR n Shayvion Hatten 99 DL JR n Spencer Nealy 26 P SR n Ken Wood 28 PK SR y Randy Bullock 36 P SR n Jared Jaroszewski 38 P FR n Drew Kaser 48 P JR n Ryan Epperson 50 DS FR n Justin Ortega 52 DS FR n Shelby Trahan 91 PK FR n Taylor Bertolet 95 DS JR n Ben Bredthauer Mike Sherman (4th season) Tom Rossley – Quarterbacks Randy Jordan – Running backs Troy Walters – Wide receivers Jim Turner – Offensive line coach Tim Deruyter – Defensive coordinator/assistant head coach Charles McMillan – Defensive backs Dat Nguyen – Inside linebackers Terrell Williams – Defensive line Nick Toth – Outside linebackers Dave Kennedy – Strength and conditioning Rankings 2011 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings 15 6 7 8 9 7 8 9 9 8 8 14 13 24 25 21 23 23 17 18 19 17 16 16 17 16 RV RV RV NR NR RV RV NR NR RV NR NR NR RV NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR RV References Texas AandM Category:Texas A&M Aggies football seasons Category:Texas Bowl champion seasons Texas AandM Aggies football