query: when did texas a&m join the sec conference

pos: Southeastern Conference 2012, there are 14 members, with Vanderbilt being the only private institution. The SEC was established on December 8 and 9, 1932, when the thirteen members of the Southern Conference located west and south of the Appalachian Mountains left to form their own conference. Ten of the thirteen founding members have remained in the conference since its inception: the University of Alabama, Auburn University, the University of Florida, the University of Georgia, the University of Kentucky, Louisiana State University ("LSU"), the University of Mississippi ("Ole Miss"), Mississippi State University, the University of Tennessee, and Vanderbilt University. The other charter members

pos: Arkansas–Texas A&M football rivalry SEC West. Arkansas–Texas A&M football rivalry The Arkansas–Texas A&M football rivalry is an American college football rivalry between the Arkansas Razorbacks and Texas A&M Aggies, which started in 1903. Between 1992 and 2008, the schools did not play each other when Arkansas left the Southwest Conference to join the Southeastern Conference. The rivalry was renewed as a neutral-site out-of-conference contest (and branded as The Southwest Classic) in 2009; in 2012 it once again became a conference rivalry when Texas A&M also joined the Southeastern Conference. Arkansas leads the series 41–31–3. Arkansas and Texas A&M first played each other in 1903,

pos: Southeastern Conference 2016 season, and since 2017 at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. On September 25, 2011, the SEC Presidents and Chancellors, acting unanimously, announced that Texas A&M University would join the SEC effective July 1, 2012, with Texas A&M to begin competition in nineteen of the twenty sports sponsored by the SEC during the 2012–13 academic year. On November 6, 2011 the SEC commissioner announced that the University of Missouri would also join the SEC on July 1, 2012. For football, Texas A&M was scheduled to compete in the Western Division, and Missouri in the Eastern Division. Texas A&M and Missouri both left the

pos: 2010–12 Southeastern Conference realignment have been rumored as potential expansion candidates. Although realignment within the NCAA continued into 2013 and 2014, there were no moves or credible rumors involving either current or potential future SEC membership beyond those which took place during 2011-2012. The SEC last had a membership change in 1992, when Arkansas left the Southwest Conference and South Carolina left the independent ranks to join the conference. This allowed the SEC, which after the additions had 12 members, to split into divisions and hold its first conference championship game in Division I-A football. The SEC had also considered adding Texas, Texas A&M,

pos: Arkansas–Texas A&M football rivalry Broderick Green charged into the end zone on the final score of the game, Arkansas fans appeared on the Cowboys Stadium video holding a sign saying "Welcome to the SEC" (in recognition of A&M's announcement only six days earlier that it would join Arkansas as a member of the SEC in 2012). Texas A&M 58 – Arkansas 10 On September 29, 2012, the Aggies and Razorbacks met on the gridiron as conference rivals for the first time since 1991, with A&M joining Arkansas in the Southeastern Conference. (commonly abbreviated "SEC") The Aggies won 58–10. The game moved from the neutral-site

pos: 2010–12 Southeastern Conference realignment A&M University's athletic conference alignment", the first official step in A&M's long-rumored move to the SEC. A&M announced on August 31, 2011 that it would leave the Big 12 in June 2012 to join the SEC (in what Dr. Loftin referred to as "the 100-year decision"), but the invitation process was prolonged by various moves by the Big 12, which feared that A&M's departure would scuttle the conference. Most notably, Baylor president Ken Starr threatened legal action if the SEC invited A&M. In early September, the SEC issued a formal invitation to Texas A&M, but it was dependent on the

pos: 2010–13 Big 12 Conference realignment invitation to the Southeastern Conference, which had been considered the prior year during realignment discussions involving the Big 12 and the Pac-12. A&M announced on August 31, 2011 that it would leave the Big 12 in June 2012 to join the SEC, but the invitation process was prolonged by various moves by the Big 12, which feared that A&M's departure would scuttle the conference. Most notably, Baylor president Ken Starr threatened legal action if the SEC invited A&M. In early September, the SEC issued a formal invitation to Texas A&M, but it was dependent on the Big 12 and its

pos: History of the Big 12 Conference A&M announced the school would officially join the SEC on July 1, 2012. As part of Texas A&M's settlement for their exit, the Big 12 Conference withheld $12.4 million of Big 12 revenue otherwise due to Texas A&M. The Big 12 said it would form a committee to replace Texas A&M with at least one other school. The Oklahoma schools, eager for a long-term home, were reportedly still considering applying to the Pac-12, while the other five schools entered talks with the Big East. Further realignment was temporarily halted on September 20, when the Pac-12 reiterated its desire to remain

pos: Arkansas–Texas A&M football rivalry Arkansas–Texas A&M football rivalry The Arkansas–Texas A&M football rivalry is an American college football rivalry between the Arkansas Razorbacks and Texas A&M Aggies, which started in 1903. Between 1992 and 2008, the schools did not play each other when Arkansas left the Southwest Conference to join the Southeastern Conference. The rivalry was renewed as a neutral-site out-of-conference contest (and branded as The Southwest Classic) in 2009; in 2012 it once again became a conference rivalry when Texas A&M also joined the Southeastern Conference. Arkansas leads the series 41–31–3. Arkansas and Texas A&M first played each other in 1903, and would

pos: 2012 Cotton Bowl Classic bowl had two teams with higher BCS rankings playing than teams in a BCS bowl (the first being the 2008 Poinsettia Bowl). The 2012 Sugar Bowl, and 2012 Orange Bowl had teams with lower BCS rankings squaring off. As of the 2013 season, this is the most recent bowl game involving an SEC team that was not played within the conference footprint, as Texas A&M did not join the SEC until 2012. This was the first meeting between Arkansas and Kansas State in the postseason and the fifth time overall. Arkansas came into this game with a 10–2 record, including

pos: Superconference to expand beyond 12 teams in the near future. On June 7, 2010, the Pac-10 approved expansion plans and issued invitations to six prospective schools, all from the Big 12: Colorado, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Texas, Texas A&M, and Texas Tech. On June 10, 2010, the Pac-10 announced that Colorado would be joining the conference in 2012. For several days, rumors circulated that Texas, Texas A&M, Texas Tech, Oklahoma, and Oklahoma State might follow suit and join the Pac-10 as soon as June 15, 2010, although Texas A&M was also considering a move to the SEC. On June 14, Texas rejected

pos: 2014 SEC Women's Basketball Tournament 2014 SEC Women's Basketball Tournament The 2014 Southeastern Conference Women's Basketball Tournament was the postseason women's basketball tournament for the Southeastern Conference (SEC), beginning on March 5, 2014, and ending on March 9, 2014 in Duluth, Georgia, at the Arena at Gwinnett Center. While it determined the SEC's representative in the NCAA Tournament, it did not determine the official SEC champion; the conference has awarded its official championship solely on the basis of regular-season record since the 1985–86 season. Although the SEC expanded to 14 members with the addition of Missouri and Texas A&M in July 2012, this was the

pos: Florida Gators football SEC division every year (instead of one rotating and two permanent teams). When Texas A&M and Missouri joined the conference in 2012, the schedule was changed again; each team played one permanent and one rotating opponent from the opposite division every year. LSU was designated as Florida's annual SEC Western Division opponent, and Florida and Auburn play two regular-season games every twelve years. Auburn leads the series, 43–38–2. Florida and Miami formerly played each other for the Seminole War Canoe Trophy, but they canceled after the 1987 season when Florida's annual SEC schedule expanded to eight games. The teams did

pos: 1994 NCAA Division I-A football season another split national championship. In February 1994, before the season began, an announcement was made regarding the future of the Southwest Conference. In 1991, the SWC became an all-Texas conference as Arkansas left the SWC to join the Southeastern Conference. As 1994 began Texas was rumored to be considering joining the Pac-10 with Big Eight member Colorado (rumors that would resurface over a decade later, which eventually resulted in Colorado joining the Pac-10 with Utah to form the Pac-12), while Texas A&M was reported to be looking at joining the SEC (which they would eventually do in 2012). On February

pos: 2010–13 Big 12 Conference realignment members dropping any potential lawsuits related to the move. The SEC invitation was not final until September 25. By this time, the Big 12 was already pursuing TCU as a replacement for Texas A&M. On October 6, 2011, the conference announced that it had invited TCU, with the school's acceptance coming four days later. The Horned Frogs would join the Big 12 on July 1, 2012. On October 28, 2011, the conference formally invited West Virginia to join. The university accepted the invitation the same day, and also became a full member effective July 1, 2012. The conference's press release

pos: Arkansas–Texas A&M football rivalry for a total of 30 consecutive seasons. The rivalry once again became a conference matchup when Texas A&M joined the SEC on July 1, 2012 and was placed alongside Arkansas in the West Division. However, for A&M's first two seasons in the SEC the series was played as a home-and-home series at the school's campuses (A&M hosted in 2012 and Arkansas hosted in 2013); the series resumed neutral-site play in AT&T Stadium for the 2014 season until at least 2024. A&M currently (since the 2012 contest) holds an undefeated record in the series while both teams have been members of

pos: Texas A&M Aggies schools since the cup originated in 1993 are as follows: Texas A&M has two active, long-time rivals, the LSU Tigers and the Arkansas Razorbacks. After playing LSU sporadically throughout the 20th Century, the LSU–Texas A&M Rivalry is the Aggies' seventh oldest, with the series dating back to 1899. Since Texas A&M joined the SEC in 2012, fans anticipate LSU to become Texas A&M's primary rival. Texas A&M and Arkansas share a rich history, since both were members of the Southwest Conference, first playing each other in football in 1903. When Arkansas left the SWC in 1991, this rivalry was put

pos: Faurot Field the Big 12 Conference, behind Godzillatron at Texas' DKR Stadium, the south scoreboard at Owen Field in Norman, Oklahoma, and "12th Man TV" at Kyle Field in College Station. When the Tigers entered Southeastern Conference play, the Faurot Field video scoreboard was the ninth largest in the SEC. In 2012, Athletic Director Mike Alden announced a $1.5 million modification plan for Faurot Field in anticipation of increased game attendance in the SEC. Changes to the stadium included a redesigned FieldTurf surface featuring a larger "Power Tiger" logo at midfield, SEC conference logos, black and gold "M-I-Z-Z-O-U" end zone diamonds to

pos: Texas A&M Aggies football the 1939 season. The Aggies have won 18 conference championships;. The first 17 were Southwest Conference championships, and the most recent was the Big 12 Championships won in 1998. † Co-champions The Aggies were previously members of the Big 12 South between its inception in 1996 and the dissolution of conference divisions within the Big 12 in 2011. The Aggies joined the SEC as members of the SEC West starting in 2012. † Co-champions Texas A&M has participated in 39 bowl games. The Aggies have a bowl record of 17–22 (). During their 81 years in the Southwest Conference, the

pos: 2010–2014 NCAA conference realignment schools (Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Texas, Texas A&M, and Texas Tech) turned down offers from the Pac-10 to form a 16-team "superconference". The Big 12 was forced to discontinue its football championship game after membership fell below twelve, the minimum number of schools then required to hold such a game. Two more schools departed in 2012 when Texas A&M and Missouri left to join the Southeastern Conference. The Big 12 responded by adding TCU of the Mountain West (formerly committed to join the Big East) and West Virginia of the Big East to keep conference membership at 10 schools. After the

pos: Texas Longhorns baseball Longhorns and Aggies combined to win or share 75 of 81 Southwest Conference regular season championships and 13 of 19 conference tournaments. In Big 12 play, the two schools have shared 10 of 15 regular season titles and 7 of 15 conference tournaments. After the 2012 season, Texas A&M left for the SEC. Texas's rivalry with Texas Tech dates back March 22, 1968, when the Longhorns beat the Red Raiders 7–5 in Lubbock. That was the year Texas Tech joined the Southwest Conference. Since then, the schools have competed each year in a three-game series. The Longhorns have had six

pos: 2016 Southeastern Conference football season 2016 Southeastern Conference football season The 2016 Southeastern Conference football season was the 84th season of SEC football and took place during the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The season began on September 1 with Tennessee defeating Appalachian State on the SEC Network. This is the fifth season for the SEC under realignment that took place in 2012 adding Texas A&M and Missouri from the Big 12 Conference. The SEC is a Power Five conference under the College Football Playoff format along with the Atlantic Coast Conference, the Big 12 Conference, the Big Ten Conference, and the Pac-12

pos: 2016 Southeastern Conference football season capacity: 54,120. Attendance for neutral site games: Reference: 2016 Southeastern Conference football season The 2016 Southeastern Conference football season was the 84th season of SEC football and took place during the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The season began on September 1 with Tennessee defeating Appalachian State on the SEC Network. This is the fifth season for the SEC under realignment that took place in 2012 adding Texas A&M and Missouri from the Big 12 Conference. The SEC is a Power Five conference under the College Football Playoff format along with the Atlantic Coast Conference, the Big 12

pos: 2012 All-SEC football team 2012 All-SEC football team The 2012 All-SEC football team consists of American football players selected to the All-Southeastern Conference (SEC) chosen by various selectors for the 2012 Southeastern Conference football season. The Alabama Crimson Tide won the conference, beating the Georgia Bulldogs 32 to 28 in the SEC Championship. The Crimson Tide then won a national championship, defeating the Notre Dame Fighting Irish 42 to 14 in the 2013 BCS National Championship Game. Texas A&M quarterback Johnny Manziel, a unanimous AP selection, won the Heisman Trophy, the first freshman to do so, and was unanimously voted the SEC Offensive Player

pos: Bonham Trophy Bonham Trophy The Bonham Trophy is awarded to the winner of the annual college football game between South Carolina and the Texas A&M. The game is also known as the Battle for the Bonham Trophy. The series started in 2014 and many fans did not know there was a rotating trophy. There have been five meetings between the two teams. This is a protected permanent cross-divisional rivalry game in the SEC. This rivalry game was started because of the expansion of the conference in 2012, which added the Missouri Tigers and Texas A&M Aggies. For the first two years Texas

pos: 2015 Southeastern Conference football season 2015 Southeastern Conference football season The 2015 Southeastern Conference football season represented the 83rd season of SEC football taking place during the 2015 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The season began on September 3 with South Carolina defeating North Carolina on ESPN. This was the fourth season for the SEC under realignment that took place in 2012 adding Texas A&M and Missouri from the Big 12 Conference. The SEC is a Power Five conference under the College Football Playoff format along with the Atlantic Coast Conference, the Big 12 Conference, the Big Ten Conference, and the Pac-12 Conference. The

pos: Southeastern Conference Women's Basketball Player of the Year 1996–97 season. The two voting bodies have split their honors three times, most recently in 2012–13 when the AP honored A'dia Mathies of Kentucky and the coaches honored Meighan Simmons of Tennessee. The school with the most SEC Player of the Year award winners is Tennessee, with 9 total awards. Four SEC members have yet to have a winner—charter SEC members Alabama and Ole Miss, and 2012 arrivals Missouri and Texas A&M. While nine players have won at least a share of the award twice, only one, A'ja Wilson of South Carolina, has won three times. Southeastern Conference Women's Basketball

pos: Texas A&M Aggies in 1996. On July 1, 2012, they left the Big 12 Conference and joined the Southeastern Conference (SEC). Texas A&M sponsors 20 varsity programs — nine men’s and eleven women’s. The Texas A&M Aggies have earned three national titles (1919, 1927 and 1939), 20 conference titles and two Heisman trophies won by John David Crow in 1957 and Johnny Manziel, the first freshman to ever win the award, in 2012. A&M has had two perfect seasons having gone undefeated and unscored upon in both 1917 and 1919. The football program experienced a period of little success lasting from 1944 to

pos: Southeastern Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year the SEC coaches (1987–present). Southeastern Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year The Southeastern Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year is an award given to the player who has proven himself, throughout the season, to be the most exceptional talent in the Southeastern Conference (SEC). The school with the most SEC Player of the Year award winners is Kentucky, with 16 total awards. The only current SEC members that have never had a winner are Missouri and Texas A&M, the conference's two newest members (both joining in 2012). Three different organizations have given this award: United Press International (1965–1992),

pos: 2012 SEC Men's Basketball Tournament last SEC tournament to have 12 teams. The addition of Missouri and Texas A&M from the Big 12 Conference had been announced prior to the season. 2012 SEC Men's Basketball Tournament The 2012 Southeastern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament was the postseason men's basketball tournament for the Southeastern Conference held from March 8 to 11, 2012 in New Orleans at the New Orleans Arena. The first round and quarterfinal rounds were televised through the SEC Network and the semifinals and final were broadcast nationally on ABC. This was also the first year teams were seeded #1 through #12, as the conference

pos: 2010–2014 NCAA conference realignment move ahead with expansion and issue invitations to six prospective schools: Colorado, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Texas, Texas A&M, and Texas Tech. On June 10, 2010, the Pac-10 announced that Colorado would be joining the conference in 2012. In the following days, rumors circulated that Texas, Texas Tech, Oklahoma, and Oklahoma State might follow suit and join the Pac-10 as soon as June 15, 2010, though Texas had not yet made a final decision. On June 14, Pac-10 Commissioner Larry Scott revealed that Texas had rejected the offer to join the conference. Shortly thereafter Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Texas A&M, and Texas

pos: Missouri Tigers an SEC member school, competes in the Mid-American Conference. Prior to joining the SEC in 2012, Missouri was a charter member of the Big 12 Conference, which was created with the merger of the former Big Eight Conference and four schools from the former Southwest Conference (one of these schools, Texas A&M, joined the SEC with Missouri in 2012), and which began athletic competition in the 1996–97 academic year. Missouri competed in the Missouri Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Association starting in 1907, which officially changed its name to the Big Eight Conference in 1964. The first Missouri Tigers baseball team was

pos: Southeastern Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year Southeastern Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year The Southeastern Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year is an award given to the player who has proven himself, throughout the season, to be the most exceptional talent in the Southeastern Conference (SEC). The school with the most SEC Player of the Year award winners is Kentucky, with 16 total awards. The only current SEC members that have never had a winner are Missouri and Texas A&M, the conference's two newest members (both joining in 2012). Three different organizations have given this award: United Press International (1965–1992), Associated Press (1965–present), and

pos: 2012 Southeastern Conference football season bolded. The Southeastern Conference coaches voted for the All-SEC teams after the regular season concluded. Prior to the 2012 SEC Championship Game the teams were released. Alabama had the most representatives on the 2012 All-SEC Coaches’ Football Team, the league office announced on Tuesday. Alabama had eight total members, including six on the first team. Florida was close behind with seven, while Eastern Division Champion Georgia and Tennessee had six each. Ten of the 14 SEC schools had a member on the first-team All-SEC squad. Alabama led with six, while Florida had five and Texas A&M with four. LSU, South

pos: SEC–Big East Challenge in December of that year. Starting with the 2011–12 season, the format was changed to allow every SEC team to participate along with an equal number of Big East teams. This format featured 12 games over three days beginning on the Thursday after Thanksgiving of each year. The locations of the games were also changed; they would be played at home campus sites with each conference hosting six games a year. For the 2012 challenge, the SEC's new members Texas A&M and Missouri did not participate, while the departure of West Virginia from the Big East meant that only three

neg: TCU–Texas A&M football rivalry 19 times before they were both in the Southwest Conference that was made up of Arkansas, Oklahoma, and Texas universities. Until the early 1990s the conference started to fall apart when the University of Arkansas announced that they will move to the Southeastern Conference. In 1994, Texas A&M announced with other Texas schools, that they will join the Big Eight Conference to form the Big 12 Conference. TCU did not receive an invitation to join with Texas A&M, and so TCU moved to the Western Athletic Conference in 1996, Conference USA in 2001, and then the Mountain West Conference in

neg: 2012 Alabama Crimson Tide football team and Texas A&M to the conference, the SEC abandoned its previous scheduling format to accommodate its expansion. As such, Alabama faced all six Western Division opponents: Arkansas, Auburn, LSU, Mississippi State, Ole Miss and Texas A&M. They also faced two Eastern Division opponents: official SEC rival Tennessee and Missouri. Alabama did not play SEC Eastern Division opponents Georgia, Kentucky, South Carolina, Florida or Vanderbilt as part of the regular season. Alabama also played four non-conference games: Michigan of the Big Ten Conference, Western Kentucky University (WKU) and Florida Atlantic of the Sun Belt Conference and Western Carolina of the Southern

neg: History of the Big 12 Conference SEC. In Texas, word leaked out that UT & Texas A&M were close to leaving the SWC; UT to the Pac-10 or Big Eight and eventually Texas A&M to the SEC. Texas state senator David Sibley, a Baylor alumnus and member of the very powerful Senate Finance Committee, approached UT Chancellor Bill Cunningham and asked him pointedly whether UT planned to leave the SWC on its own for the Big Eight. Cunningham tried to change the subject. Ultimately he did not deny it. Sibley approached LT Governor Bob Bullock, a Texas Tech and Baylor alumnus. Texas state senator John Montford

neg: 2014 Southeastern Conference football season 2014 Southeastern Conference football season The 2014 Southeastern Conference football season began on August 28 with Texas A&M visiting South Carolina on the new SEC Network. This season will feature new inter-division rivalry games: Texas A&M-South Carolina and Arkansas-Missouri. All times Eastern time. SEC teams in bold. Rankings reflect those of the AP poll for that week until week 10 when CFP rankings are used. Players of the Week Players of the Week Players of the Week Players of the Week Players of the Week Players of the Week Players of the Week Players of the Week Players of the

neg: 2014 Southeastern Conference football season Twelve of the 14 SEC schools had a member on the first-team All-SEC squad. Coaches were not permitted to vote for their own players. Game played at Arkansas' secondary home stadium War Memorial Stadium, capacity: 53,955. Attendance for SEC neutral-site games: 2014 Southeastern Conference football season The 2014 Southeastern Conference football season began on August 28 with Texas A&M visiting South Carolina on the new SEC Network. This season will feature new inter-division rivalry games: Texas A&M-South Carolina and Arkansas-Missouri. All times Eastern time. SEC teams in bold. Rankings reflect those of the AP poll for that week until week

neg: Southeastern Conference by utilizing a cooperative programming agreement, students from all SEC universities have access to education abroad programs offered at other SEC universities. Four SEC institutions are members of the prestigious Association of American Universities: Florida, Missouri, Texas A&M and Vanderbilt. Prior to the addition of Missouri and Texas A&M from the Big 12, the SEC had the fewest AAU members among Power Five conferences. The Big 12 Conference had seven AAU members through the 2010–11 school year, but four of these schools left the conference in 2011 and 2012—Nebraska for the Big Ten in 2011, Colorado for the Pac-12 in

neg: Southeastern Conference Softball Tournament when the SEC began sponsoring softball. In 1997 it was an eight-team, double-elimination tournament with byes for the top two seeds. From 1998 until 2005 it was an eight-team, double-elimination tournament with no byes. In 2006 it became an eight-team, single-elimination tournament. In 2013, with the addition of Missouri and Texas A&M into the SEC, the tournament moved to a ten-team, single-elimination tournament with the top 6 teams earning first round byes. Southeastern Conference Softball Tournament The SEC Softball Tournament (sometimes known simply as the SEC Tournament) is the conference championship tournament in college softball for the Southeastern Conference (SEC).

neg: 2015–16 Texas A&M Aggies men's basketball team 2015–16 Texas A&M Aggies men's basketball team The 2015–16 Texas A&M Aggies men's basketball team represented Texas A&M University in the 2015–16 college basketball season.The team's head coach is Billy Kennedy, who was in his fifth season at Texas A&M. The team played their home games at Reed Arena in College Station, Texas and played its fourth season as a member of the Southeastern Conference. They finished the season 28–9, 13–5 in SEC play to win a share of the SEC regular season championship. They defeated Florida and LSU to advance to the championship game of the SEC Tournament where

neg: 2018–19 Texas A&M Aggies women's basketball team they lost to Mississippi State. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament where they defeated Drake and DePaul in the first and second rounds before losing to Notre Dame in the sweet sixteen. !colspan=6 style=| Exhibition !colspan=6 style=| Non-Conference Games !colspan=6 style=| SEC Conference Games !colspan=9 style=| SEC Women's Tournament 2018–19 Texas A&M Aggies women's basketball team The 2018–19 Texas A&M Aggies women's basketball team represents Texas A&M University in the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The team's head coach is Gary Blair, who enters his sixteenth season at Texas A&M. The team plays

neg: Arkansas Razorbacks football but this game has not served to reignite the rivalry. The Razorbacks first played the Texas A&M Aggies in 1903. From 1934–1991, the two had played annually as Southwest Conference members. However, the series ceased in 1991 when Arkansas left the SWC to join the Southeastern Conference. The series resumed in 2009, with Arkansas winning 47–19. The initial agreement between the two schools allowed the game to be played for at least 10 years, followed by 5 consecutive, 4-year rollover options, allowing the game to be played for a total of 30 consecutive seasons. Following A&M's move to the SEC,

neg: Texas A&M Aggies women's soccer Texas A&M Aggies women's soccer The Texas A&M Aggies women's soccer team represents Texas A&M University in NCAA Division I college soccer. The team belongs to the Southeastern Conference (SEC) and plays its home games at . The Aggies are currently led by G. Guerrieri, who has been the head coach since the program's inception in 1993. The 2014 team has 22 roster players, with 14 scholarships to utilize between them. The 2014 team finished 1st in the SEC in its third year as a member of the conference. The team advanced to its 20th consecutive NCAA Tournament, where they

neg: 2014–15 Texas A&M Aggies men's basketball team were invited to the National Invitation Tournament where they defeated Montana in the first round before losing in the second round to Louisiana Tech. The Texas A&M men's basketball team and support staff were the recipients of the men's SEC Sportsmanship Award. !colspan=12 style="background:#500000; color:#FFFFFF;"| Exhibition !colspan=12 style="background:#500000; color:#FFFFFF;"| Non-conference games !colspan=12 style="background:#500000; color:#FFFFFF;"| Conference games !colspan=12 style="background:#500000;"| SEC Tournament !colspan=12 style="background:#500000;"| NIT 2014–15 Texas A&M Aggies men's basketball team The 2014–15 Texas A&M Aggies men's basketball team represented Texas A&M University in the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team's head coach was Billy Kennedy, who was

neg: Texas Kickoff edition of the Kickoff featured the No. 14 Wisconsin Badgers of the Big Ten Conference and the No. 13 LSU Tigers of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) and was played on August 30, 2014 at NRG Stadium in Houston. This became official when school officials from the participating teams agreed to play in this kickoff classic on August 23, 2013. It was the third time the Badgers and Tigers met on the football field, with the Tigers prevailing 28–24. The 2015 matchup between Texas A&M of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) and Arizona State of the Pac-12 Conference was announced on November

neg: History of the Big 12 Conference TV negotiations for the new conference and the integration of the Texas schools.) UT then approached the Big 10, but was turned down, because the conference had recently instituted a moratorium on expansion. Texas then turned to the SEC, and negotiations reached an advanced stage. UT abruptly withdrew after concluding that the SEC had no interest in strengthening academics. Berdahl said, “We were quite interested in raising academic standards... And the Southeastern Conference had absolutely no interest in that.” Texas A&M had flirted with the SEC since the late 1980s. In 1993, it had approached the conference about joining, partnered

neg: 2016–17 Texas A&M Aggies men's basketball team 2016–17 Texas A&M Aggies men's basketball team The 2016–17 Texas A&M Aggies men's basketball team represented Texas A&M University in the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team's head coach was Billy Kennedy, who was in his sixth season at Texas A&M. The team played their home games at Reed Arena in College Station, Texas in its fifth season as a member of the Southeastern Conference. They finished the season 16–15, 8–10 in SEC play to finish in a tie for ninth place. They lost in the second round of the SEC Tournament to Vanderbilt. The Texas A&M

neg: History of the Big 12 Conference of Lubbock was equally motivated to protect Texas Tech's path to the Big 12. The trio put together a group of legislators who worked to threaten Texas and Texas A&M's access to the state of Texas's Permanent University Fund. Bullock called together a meeting of supportive legislators as well as UT's and Texas A&M's leaders on February 20, 1994. UT Chancellor William Cunningham admitted that Texas planned to join the Big Eight and A&M's leadership still targeted the SEC. A deal was worked out where all four schools would go together to the Big 12. A&M was convinced not to

neg: 2016 Texas A&M Aggies football team 2016 Texas A&M Aggies football team The 2016 Texas A&M Aggies football team represented Texas A&M University in the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Aggies played their home games at Kyle Field in College Station, Texas and competed in the Western Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). They were led by fifth-year head coach Kevin Sumlin. They finished the season 8–5, 4–4 in SEC play to finish in fourth place in the Western Division. They were invited to the Texas Bowl where they lost to Kansas State. In the 2016 recruiting class, Texas A&M signed 21 players

neg: 1996 NCAA conference realignment in only one state (plus the conference's weak on-field performance; its last eight conference champions failed to win their respective bowl games) ultimately led to the SWC's demise. In 1994, Texas, Texas A&M, Baylor, and Texas Tech accepted invitations to join with the members of the Big Eight Conference to form the Big 12 Conference. For the 1996 season, SMU, TCU, and Rice accepted invitations to join the WAC. The C-USA was founded in 1995 by the merger of the Metro Conference and Great Midwest Conference, two Division I conferences that did not sponsor football at the time. The University

neg: 2017–18 Texas A&M Aggies women's basketball team 2017–18 Texas A&M Aggies women's basketball team The 2017–18 Texas A&M Aggies women's basketball team represents Texas A&M University in the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The team's head coach is Gary Blair, who was in his fifteenth season at Texas A&M. The team plays their home games at the Reed Arena in College Station, Texas and plays in its sixth season as a member of the Southeastern Conference. They finished the season 26–10, 11–5 in SEC play to finish in a 4 way tie for fourth place. They advanced to the semifinals of the SEC Women's Tournament

neg: 2015–16 Texas A&M Aggies women's basketball team 2015–16 Texas A&M Aggies women's basketball team The 2015–16 Texas A&M Aggies women's basketball team will represent Texas A&M University in the 2015–16 college basketball season. The team's head coach was Gary Blair, who was in his thirteenth season at Texas A&M. The team plays their home games at the Reed Arena in College Station, Texas and will play in its fourth season as a member of the Southeastern Conference. They finished the season 22–10, 11–5 in SEC play to finish in a tie for second place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the SEC Women's Tournament to Tennessee. They

neg: 2014–15 Texas A&M Aggies women's basketball team 2014–15 Texas A&M Aggies women's basketball team The 2014–15 Texas A&M Aggies women's basketball team will represent Texas A&M University in the 2014–15 college basketball season. The team's head coach is Gary Blair, who was in his twelfth season at Texas A&M. The team plays their home games at the Reed Arena in College Station, Texas and will play in its third season as a member of the Southeastern Conference. They finished the season 23–10, 10–6 in SEC play to finish in a three-way tie for fourth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the SEC Women's Tournament to LSU.

neg: 2017–18 Texas A&M Aggies men's basketball team 2017–18 Texas A&M Aggies men's basketball team The 2017–18 Texas A&M Aggies men's basketball team represented Texas A&M University in the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team's head coach Billy Kennedy was in his seventh season at Texas A&M. The Aggies played their home games at Reed Arena in College Station, Texas in their sixth season as members of the Southeastern Conference. They finished the season 22–13, 9–9 in SEC play to finish in a tie for seventh place. They lost in the second round of the SEC Tournament to Alabama. They received an at-large bid to

neg: 2016–17 Texas A&M Aggies women's basketball team 2016–17 Texas A&M Aggies women's basketball team The 2016–17 Texas A&M Aggies women's basketball team will represent Texas A&M University in the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The team's head coach was Gary Blair, who is in his fourteenth season at Texas A&M. The team plays their home games at the Reed Arena in College Station, Texas and will play in its fifth season as a member of the Southeastern Conference. They finished the season 22–12, 9–7 in SEC play to finish in sixth place. They defeated Florida and Missouri before losing to Mississippi State in the SEC

neg: 2007 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team over Conference USA champion Central Florida also marked MSU's first bowl victory since 2000, when the Bulldogs defeated Texas A&M, 43–41 in overtime, to win the 2000 Independence Bowl under head coach Jackie Sherrill. For the Bulldogs' improvement, Croom was voted the 2007 SEC Coach of the Year by his peers. At the 2007 SEC Football Media Days in Hoover, Alabama, Mississippi State was predicted to finish 6th in the SEC Western Division, based on a poll of SEC coaches. The Bulldogs finished the 2006 college football season with a dismal 3–9 record (1–7 conference). MSU's only wins came over

neg: Southeastern Conference Baseball Tournament end of each tournament was crowned conference champion. The 1992 season was the first in SEC play for Arkansas and South Carolina. The 2013 season was the first in SEC play for Missouri and Texas A&M Southeastern Conference Baseball Tournament The Southeastern Conference Baseball Tournament (sometimes known simply as the SEC Tournament) is the conference tournament in baseball for the Southeastern Conference (SEC). It is a double-elimination tournament and seeding is based on regular season records. The winner receives the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament. The SEC Tournament champion is separate from the conference champion.

neg: 1994 NCAA Division I-A football season 25, 1994, it was announced that Texas, Texas Tech, Texas A&M, and Baylor would be joining with all eight of the teams in the Big Eight to form the Big 12 Conference, in 1996. Following this decision, another decision was made regarding the future of remaining SWC members SMU, Houston, TCU, and Rice; SMU, TCU, and Rice would join the Western Athletic Conference while Houston joined Conference USA. (Of the schools that joined the Big 12, as noted, the only one that did not stay in the conference was Texas A&M. TCU, SMU, and Rice all eventually became part of

neg: 2018–19 Texas A&M Aggies women's basketball team 2018–19 Texas A&M Aggies women's basketball team The 2018–19 Texas A&M Aggies women's basketball team represents Texas A&M University in the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The team's head coach is Gary Blair, who enters his sixteenth season at Texas A&M. The team plays their home games at the Reed Arena in College Station, Texas and in its seventh season as a member of the Southeastern Conference. The Aggies finished the 2017–18 season 26–10, 11–5 in SEC play to finish in a four-way tie for fourth place. They advanced to the semifinals of the SEC Women's Tournament where

neg: History of the Big 12 Conference inviting the Oklahoma schools. In mid-September, the SEC accepted Texas A&M as its thirteenth member, conditional upon a reaffirmation that the Big 12 would not pursue legal action. The SEC later reported that they had been assured that the Big 12 would waive its rights to legal action. However, Baylor rejected that they had waived their school's rights to pursue legal action for tortious interference. Several other Big 12 schools adopted Baylor's position. The SEC leadership were angry and embarrassed about being misled. On September 25, the SEC announced that Texas A&M was being accepted unconditionally—regardless of legal threats. Texas

neg: 2018–19 Texas A&M Aggies men's basketball team 2018–19 Texas A&M Aggies men's basketball team The 2018–19 Texas A&M Aggies men's basketball team represents Texas A&M University in the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team's head coach Billy Kennedy is in his eighth season at Texas A&M. The Aggies plays their home games at Reed Arena in College Station, Texas in their seventh season as members of the Southeastern Conference. The Aggies finished the 2017–18 season 22–13, 9–9 in SEC play to finish in a tie for seventh place. They lost in the second round of the SEC Tournament to Alabama. They received an at-large

neg: 2013 Southeastern Conference football season 2013 Southeastern Conference football season The 2013 Southeastern Conference football season began on August 29 with Ole Miss visiting Vanderbilt, and will conclude with the Allstate Sugar Bowl and/or the BCS National Championship Game in early January. The 2013 season was considered to be a "bridge" season and was not based on any past or future formatting. New inter-division rivalry games between Texas A&M-South Carolina and Arkansas-Missouri did not take place until the 2014 season. 2013 Pre-season Coaches All-SEC All times Eastern time. SEC teams in bold. Rankings reflect that of the AP poll for that week until week eight

neg: Dan Beebe moved to the Big Ten Conference and University of Colorado moved to the Pac-12 Conference at the end of the 2010-11 season. Then Texas A&M University and the University of Missouri announced in the fall of 2011 that they were moving to the SEC Conference at the end of the 2011-12 season. The moves ended a 100+ year relationship of Missouri and Nebraska to the conference as well as ended a 100+ year rivalry between Texas A&M and the University of Texas. The Missouri and Texas A&M departures had been stirred by a University of Texas deal with ESPN to

neg: 2017 Texas A&M Aggies football team host SEC foes Alabama, Auburn, Mississippi State, and South Carolina, and will travel to Florida, LSU, and Ole Miss. Texas A&M will go against Arkansas for the fourth time in a row in Arlington, Texas. The Aggies will host three of its four non–conference games which are against Louisiana from the Sun Belt Conference, New Mexico from the Mountain West Conference and Nicholls State from the Southland Conference and travel to UCLA from the Pac-12 Conference. The Texas A&M Aggies opened up the 2017 season on the road against the UCLA Bruins at the Rose Bowl. Despite leading the Bruins

neg: 2012–13 Texas A&M Aggies men's basketball team full season as a member of the Big XII. The season was particularly troubling for Head Coach Kennedy, who was diagnosed prior to the beginning of the season with Parkinson's Disease. The Aggies missed the NCAA Tournament for the first time in six seasons. !colspan=12| Exhibition !colspan=12| Non-Conference Regular Season !colspan=12| SEC Regular Season !colspan=12| 2013 SEC Tournament 2012–13 Texas A&M Aggies men's basketball team The 2012–13 Texas A&M Aggies men's basketball team represents the Texas A&M University in the 2012–13 college basketball season. The team's head coach is Billy Kennedy, who is in his second season at Texas A&M.

neg: Texas A&M Aggies football Texas A&M Aggies football The Texas A&M Aggies football program represents Texas A&M University in the sport of American football. The Aggies compete in the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and the Western Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). Texas A&M football claims three national titles and eighteen conference titles. The team plays all home games at the newly redeveloped Kyle Field, a 102,733-person capacity outdoor stadium on the university campus. Jimbo Fisher is currently the team's head coach. Texas A&M first fielded a football team in 1894, under the direction of head coach

neg: 2014–15 Texas A&M Aggies men's basketball team 2014–15 Texas A&M Aggies men's basketball team The 2014–15 Texas A&M Aggies men's basketball team represented Texas A&M University in the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team's head coach was Billy Kennedy, who was in his fourth season. The team played their home games at the Reed Arena in College Station, Texas and played in its third season as a member of the Southeastern Conference. They finished the season 21–12, 11–7 in SEC play to finish in a four way tie for third place. They lost in the second round of the SEC Tournament to Auburn. They

neg: 2018 Texas A&M Aggies football team 2018 Texas A&M Aggies football team The 2018 Texas A&M Aggies football team represents Texas A&M University in the 2018 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Aggies play their home games at Kyle Field in College Station, Texas and compete in the Western Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). They are led by first-year head coach Jimbo Fisher. The Aggies finished the 2017 season 7–6, 4–4 in SEC play, to finish in a tie for fourth place in the Western Division. They were invited to the Belk Bowl, where they lost to Wake Forest. This season was the first

neg: 2017 Texas A&M Aggies football team 2017 Texas A&M Aggies football team The 2017 Texas A&M Aggies football team represented Texas A&M University in the 2017 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Aggies played their home games at Kyle Field in College Station, Texas and competed in the Western Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). They were led by sixth-year head coach Kevin Sumlin. They finished the season 7–6, 4–4 in SEC play to finish in a tie for fourth place in the Western Division. They were invited to the Belk Bowl where they lost to Wake Forest. This season was the first time since

neg: 2010–13 Big 12 Conference realignment and was given a 72-hour deadline to decide on its future destination. Meanwhile, Baylor announced that it would wait and see what the final outcome of the Big 12's realignment would be before making any final decision concerning where they would go if the Big 12 dissolved. On June 14, ESPN, citing sources within the Big 12, initially reported that Texas, Texas Tech, Oklahoma, and Oklahoma State would join the Pac-10 no later than June 15, while Texas A&M was now most likely to opt for the SEC. The remaining Big 12 schools Baylor, Iowa State, Kansas, Kansas State, and

neg: Texas A&M Aggies women's soccer eventually lost to Virginia in the program's first appearance in the College Cup. Texas A&M Aggies women's soccer The Texas A&M Aggies women's soccer team represents Texas A&M University in NCAA Division I college soccer. The team belongs to the Southeastern Conference (SEC) and plays its home games at . The Aggies are currently led by G. Guerrieri, who has been the head coach since the program's inception in 1993. The 2014 team has 22 roster players, with 14 scholarships to utilize between them. The 2014 team finished 1st in the SEC in its third year as a member of

neg: Missouri Tigers started in 2014. Arkansas was one of the founding members of the Southwest Conference along with the Texas Longhorns. The Razorbacks left the Southwest Conference to join the SEC, which triggered the Southwest and the Big Eight Conferences to merged to form the Big 12 in 1996. Arkansas is placed in the West Division of the SEC while Missouri is placed in the East and with the SEC current football scheduling format a team from the West and the East divisions must play annually. To keep traditional rivalries ongoing in the SEC, the conference dropped Arkansas's cross-division annual match up

neg: 2013–14 Texas A&M Aggies men's basketball team Arkansas. !colspan=12 style="background:#500000; color:#FFFFFF;"| Exhibition !colspan=12 style="background:#500000; color:#FFFFFF;"| Non-conference games !colspan=12 style="background:#500000; color:#FFFFFF;"| Conference games !colspan=12 style="background:#500000;"| SEC Tournament !colspan=12 style="background:#500000;"| CBI 2013–14 Texas A&M Aggies men's basketball team The 2013–14 Texas A&M Aggies men's basketball team will represent Texas A&M University in the 2013–14 college basketball season. The team's head coach is Billy Kennedy, who is in his third season at Texas A&M. The team plays their home games at the Reed Arena in College Station, Texas and will play in its second season as a member of the Southeastern Conference. In addition to the three high school recruits

neg: 2014 Texas A&M Aggies football team 2014 Texas A&M Aggies football team The 2014 Texas A&M Aggies football team represented Texas A&M University in the 2014 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by third-year head coach Kevin Sumlin and played their home games at Kyle Field. They were a member of the Western Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). The Aggies finished the regular season 7–5 over all and 3–5 in SEC play. They were invited to the Liberty Bowl, where they defeated the West Virginia Mountaineers, 45–37. With the victory, the Aggies won four straight bowl games for the first time in

neg: History of the Big 12 Conference that Baylor would force its way in, leaving Colorado in a dissolving conference. On June 11, Nebraska applied for and was accepted into the Big Ten, effective July 1, 2011. The departures of the Texas teams to the Pac-10 was reportedly imminent, including a possibility that Texas A&M might instead choose the SEC. On June 14, the Big 12 announced a deal to save the conference. Lobbying by Baylor, Iowa State, Kansas, Kansas State and Missouri, supported by pressure from other programs who did not want elite conferences to become 16-team "superconferences". The deal required a restructured revenue sharing agreement

neg: Texas A&M Aggies football for. The trophy has been housed in the Alamo since its creation due to the fact that the Aggies have not yet lost a game.<ref> Texas A&M Aggies football The Texas A&M Aggies football program represents Texas A&M University in the sport of American football. The Aggies compete in the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and the Western Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). Texas A&M football claims three national titles and eighteen conference titles. The team plays all home games at the newly redeveloped Kyle Field, a 102,733-person capacity outdoor stadium on the

neg: 2016 Texas A&M Aggies football team opened 2016 conference play on the road against the Auburn Tigers. Texas A&M kicker Daniel LaCamera made 5 goals during the game while quarterback Trevor Knight didn't throw an interception during the game, the first game of the season where he didn't throw a pick. 2016 Texas A&M Aggies football team The 2016 Texas A&M Aggies football team represented Texas A&M University in the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Aggies played their home games at Kyle Field in College Station, Texas and competed in the Western Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). They were led by fifth-year

neg: 2010–12 Southeastern Conference realignment rumored involved long-time rival Texas, Texas Tech, Oklahoma, and Oklahoma State (at that time, the entirety of the Big 12 South Division excluding Baylor). However, A&M was reportedly also considering a move to the SEC (either paired with Oklahoma or by itself); it was rumored that Gene Stallings, the former A&M and Alabama football coach who was at that time a member of the A&M System Board of Regents, was leading the SEC move. ESPN reported on June 11 that Texas, Texas Tech, and the two Oklahoma schools were prepared to accept an invitation from the Pac-10. The report also

neg: 2010–13 Big 12 Conference realignment faced more possible attrition. Other Big 12 schools were rumored to be candidates for expansion by other conferences, including further expansion by the Pac-10 or Big Ten. Speculation and rumors centered on Texas, Texas Tech, Oklahoma, and Oklahoma State following Colorado to the Pac-10. Texas A&M was also considered as a PAC-10 candidate but was also reportedly considering a move to the SEC. ESPN reported on June 11 that Texas, Texas Tech, and the two Oklahoma schools were prepared to accept an invitation from the Pac-10. The report also indicated that Texas A&M was torn between the Pac-10 and SEC

neg: 2012 Texas A&M Aggies football team Manziel, who won the job in Fall practice. Manziel was the first freshman QB to start a season-opener for the Aggies since 1944. Texas A&M played well in the first half and saw promising performances from both the offense and defense, but they could not sustain the success and were held scoreless in the second half, ultimately falling 20–17 to lose their first ever SEC conference game. Texas A&M received the ball on the opening kickoff. Their first play from scrimmage in the SEC was a false start on center Patrick Lewis; however, the offense was not slowed by this

neg: 2015 Music City Bowl The game is the fourth overall meeting between these two teams, with Texas A&M leading the series 3–0 going into the game. The last time these two teams met was in 1994 with Texas A&M beating Louisville with the score of 26–10. This is the first time the two teams have met as members of the SEC and ACC; their last meeting came when Texas A&M was a member of the Southwest Conference and Louisville was an independent. Source: 2015 Music City Bowl The 2015 Music City Bowl was an American college football bowl game played on December 30, 2015

neg: 2014–15 Texas A&M Aggies women's basketball team They received an automatic to the NCAA Women's Tournament where they lost to Arkansas–Little Rock in the first round. !colspan=12 style="background:#500000; color:#FFFFFF;"| Exhibition !colspan=12 style="background:#500000; color:#FFFFFF;"| Non-Conference Games !colspan=12 style="background:#500000; color:#FFFFFF;"| Conference Games !colspan=12 style="background:#500000;"| 2015 SEC Tournament !colspan=12 style="background:#500000;"| NCAA Women's Tournament 2014–15 Texas A&M Aggies women's basketball team The 2014–15 Texas A&M Aggies women's basketball team will represent Texas A&M University in the 2014–15 college basketball season. The team's head coach is Gary Blair, who was in his twelfth season at Texas A&M. The team plays their home games at the Reed Arena in College Station, Texas and

neg: 2010–11 NCAA football bowl games current conferences configurations. In May and June 2010, reports surfaced that seven or eight schools would leave the Big 12 Conference (which was originally formed from the old Big Eight Conference and four of the schools from the defunct Southwest Conference – Texas, Texas A&M, Texas Tech and Baylor) to go to new conferences. On June 6, Colorado, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Texas, Texas A&M and Texas Tech (effectively the Big 12 South Division minus Baylor plus the North Division's Colorado) were rumored to have been invited to join the Pacific-10 Conference. On June 10, Colorado announced its intention to join

neg: 2013 Southeastern Conference football season SEC Championship Game the teams were released. Alabama placed the most representatives on the 2013 All-Southeastern Conference Coaches’ Football Team, the league office announced Tuesday. Alabama had nine total members, including a league-leading five representatives on the first team. LSU followed with eight total selections. Twelve of the 14 SEC schools had a member on the first-team All-SEC squad. Alabama led with five, followed by Texas A&M with four. Georgia and SEC Champion Auburn each placed three total members on the first team. Every SEC school was represented by at least one member on the All-SEC teams, including seven institutions

neg: 1942 Cotton Bowl Classic 1942 Cotton Bowl Classic The 1942 Cotton Bowl Classic, part of the 1941 bowl game season, took place on January 1, 1942, at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas, Texas. The competing teams were the Alabama Crimson Tide, representing the Southeastern Conference (SEC), and the Texas A&M Aggies, representing the Southwest Conference (SWC) as conference champions. Alabama won the game 29–21. The 1941 Alabama squad finished the regular season with an 8–2 record. The Crimson Tide also finished third in SEC play with losses to Vanderbilt and conference champion Mississippi State. Following their victory over Miami, Alabama accepted an invitation to

neg: 2015–16 Texas A&M Aggies women's basketball team received an at-large bid to the NCAA Women's Tournament where defeated Missouri State in the first round before losing to Florida State in the second round. !colspan=12 style="background:#500000; color:#FFFFFF;"| Exhibition !colspan=12 style="background:#500000; color:#FFFFFF;"| Non-conference games !colspan=12 style="background:#500000; color:#FFFFFF;"| Conference Games !colspan=12 style="background:#500000;"| SEC Women's Tournament !colspan=12 style="background:#500000;"| NCAA Women's Tournament 2015–16 Texas A&M Aggies women's basketball team The 2015–16 Texas A&M Aggies women's basketball team will represent Texas A&M University in the 2015–16 college basketball season. The team's head coach was Gary Blair, who was in his thirteenth season at Texas A&M. The team plays their home games at the

neg: 1968 Cotton Bowl Classic 1968 Cotton Bowl Classic The 1968 Cotton Bowl Classic, part of the 1967 bowl game season, took place on January 1, 1968, at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas, Texas. The competing teams were the Alabama Crimson Tide, representing the Southeastern Conference (SEC), and the Texas A&M Aggies, representing the Southwest Conference (SWC) as conference champions. Texas A&M won the game 20–16. The 1967 Alabama squad finished the regular season with an 8–1–1 record. The Crimson Tide opened the season ranked #2 only to tie Florida State in their opening game and lose to eventual conference champion Tennessee. Following their victory

neg: 2010–12 Southeastern Conference realignment looking to expand (and in no danger of losing any existing members), it was rumored that several schools were interested in joining the conference. The most notable rumor involved Big 12 member Texas A&M. (This was not the first time that A&M had been rumored as an SEC candidate; A&M had been considered for membership as far back as 1990, when Arkansas and South Carolina ultimately joined.) A&M was part of a rumored move of six Big 12 schools to the then Pac-10: in addition to Colorado (which would be the first school offered and quickly joined), the other schools

neg: 2008 Texas Longhorns football team Besides Tech, Oklahoma still had a game pending against Oklahoma State. Alabama still faced Auburn and then the 2008 SEC Championship Game against Florida. Florida faced The Citadel prior to meeting Alabama in the SEC Championship Game. That left a variety of scenarios possible for Texas' championship hopes, provided they won against A&M. However, Texas could have played for the national championship without winning the Big 12 Conference or even the Big 12 South Division. This was possible because the BCS rules do not require a team to win their conference to play for the championship; the rules only require

neg: 2010–12 Southeastern Conference realignment indicated that Texas A&M was torn between the Pac-10 and SEC, and was given a 72-hour deadline to decide on its future destination. Ultimately, the Texas and Oklahoma schools elected to remain in the Big 12, with A&M guaranteed a $20 million annual payment from Big 12 television revenues (equal to that of Texas and Oklahoma but above that of the remaining members). Meanwhile, on the eastern side, rumored candidates included West Virginia from the Big East, and the ACC member institutions from Virginia and North Carolina excluding Wake Forest (the two "traditional Southern states" where the SEC does not

neg: Baylor Bears football the team's home games were played at Carroll Field, between the Carroll Science Building and Waco Creek. Baylor did not adopt a mascot (the Baylor Bears) until December 14, 1914, after the completion of the 1914 football season.[2] Additionally, Baylor did not join an athletic conference until 1914 after the conclusion of the football season, when it became a founding member of the Southwest Conference. Baylor played its first home game against Toby's Business College (located in Waco) in 1899, its first away game on 4 November 1900, at Austin College, and its first neutral-site game against Texas A&M in

neg: 2005 Cotton Bowl Classic 2005 Cotton Bowl Classic The 2005 Cotton Bowl Classic was a post-season college football bowl game between the 2004 Tennessee Volunteers football team and the Texas A&M Aggies on January 1, 2005, at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas, Texas. It was the final game of the 2004 NCAA Division I FBS football season for each team and resulted in a 38-7 Tennessee victory. Tennessee represented the Southeastern Conference (SEC) while Texas A&M represented the Big 12 Conference. Tennessee was up 38-0 before A&M scored late to make the final score 38-7 as A&M turned the ball over 5 times (4

neg: 2017–18 Texas A&M Aggies women's basketball team where they lost to Mississippi State. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Women's Baskebtall where they defeated Drake and DePaul in the first and second rounds before losing to Notre Dame in the sweet sixteen. !colspan=12 style="background:#500000; color:#FFFFFF;"| Exhibition !colspan=12 style="background:#500000; color:#FFFFFF;"| Non-conference regular season !colspan=12 style="background:#500000; color:#FFFFFF;"| Conference Games !colspan=12 style="background:#500000;"| SEC Women's Tournament !colspan=12 style="background:#500000;"| NCAA Women's Tournament 2017–18 Texas A&M Aggies women's basketball team The 2017–18 Texas A&M Aggies women's basketball team represents Texas A&M University in the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The team's head coach is Gary Blair, who was in

neg: 2016–17 Texas A&M Aggies women's basketball team Women's Tournament. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Women's Baskebtall where they defeated Penn in the first round after rallying from 21 points down before losing to UCLA in the second round. !colspan=12 style="background:#500000; color:#FFFFFF;"| Exhibition !colspan=12 style="background:#500000; color:#FFFFFF;"| Non-conference regular season !colspan=12 style="background:#500000; color:#FFFFFF;"| Conference Games !colspan=12 style="background:#500000;"| SEC Women's Tournament !colspan=12 style="background:#500000;"| NCAA Tournament 2016–17 Texas A&M Aggies women's basketball team The 2016–17 Texas A&M Aggies women's basketball team will represent Texas A&M University in the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The team's head coach was Gary Blair, who is in his fourteenth season

neg: 2018 LSU vs. Texas A&M football game A&M 54–39, combining for 93 points. Texas A&M had lost seven straight against LSU, starting with the 2011 Cotton Bowl. The win would be Texas A&M's first win against LSU as a member of the SEC - their last win against the Tigers came on September 2, 1995, the last year for the Southwest Conference before Texas A&M and three other SWC members joined with the Big 8 to form the new Big 12. 2018 LSU vs. Texas A&M football game The 2018 LSU vs. Texas A&M football game was the final regular-season college football game between the LSU Tigers

neg: 2015 LSU Tigers football team in SEC) with a loss to Notre Dame in the Music City Bowl, 31–28. The Tigers won all four non-conference games including the Big-Ten runner-up Wisconsin Badgers, and four SEC games against Florida, Kentucky, Ole Miss, and Texas A&M. LSU suffered its first loss of the season at home against the Mississippi State Bulldogs, the first loss to the Bulldogs since 1999 and first loss to the Bulldogs at home since 1991. The previous season was one of the worst for LSU under Les Miles, matching the record of the 2008 LSU Tigers football team. The team did manage to

neg: History of the Big 12 Conference schools were to be excluded. Rumors that the Big Ten was interested in Texas also emerged. Texas Athletic Director Deloss Dodds openly talked about both rumors in the media. On June 3, Texas A&M athletic director Bill Byrne said that the Aggies might consider joining the SEC, should the Big 12 collapse. Texas and Texas A&M held veto power over each other that would keep them in the same conference. UT was struggling to hold the Big 12 together, contrary to public perception. The Big 10 was rumored to be considering adding Missouri and leaving Nebraska stranded in the remains

neg: 1967 college football season was no #1 vs. #2 matchup, the Rose and Orange bowls featured the four top-ranked teams, with #1 USC meeting #4 Indiana at Pasadena, and #2 Tennessee facing #3 Oklahoma at Miami. The Sugar Bowl, at that time, did not automatically get the SEC champion. Ultimately, the New Orleans game featured the Wyoming Cowboys (10–0) of the Western Athletic Conference, against the LSU Tigers. LSU had finished sixth in the ten-team SEC, behind Tennessee, Alabama, Florida, Mississippi, and Georgia. But LSU justified their selection by knocking off Wyoming, . In the Cotton Bowl, unranked Texas A&M upset #8 Alabama 20–16.