2010 Texas A&M Aggies football team

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.

2010 Texas A&M Aggies football
Big 12 South Division co-champion
Cotton Bowl Classic, L 24–41 vs. LSU
Conference	Big 12 Conference
	South Division
Ranking
Coaches	No. 21
AP	No. 19
2010 record	9–4 (6–2 Big 12)
Head coach	Mike Sherman (3rd season)
Offensive scheme	Multiple
Defensive coordinator	Tim DeRuyter (1st season)
Base defense	3–4
Captain	Jerrod Johnson
Home stadium	Kyle Field (Capacity: 83,002)

2010 Big 12 Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Northern Division
No. 20 Nebraska xy		6	–	2					10	–	4
No. 18 Missouri x		6	–	2					10	–	3
Kansas State		3	–	5					7	–	6
Iowa State		3	–	5					5	–	7
Colorado		2	–	6					5	–	7
Kansas		1	–	7					3	–	9
Southern Division
No. 6 Oklahoma xy$		6	–	2					12	–	2
No. 13 Oklahoma State x		6	–	2					11	–	2
No. 19 Texas A&M x		6	–	2					9	–	4
Baylor		4	–	4					7	–	6
Texas Tech		3	–	5					8	–	5
Texas		2	–	6					5	–	7
Championship: Oklahoma 23, Nebraska 20
$ – BCS representative as conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

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

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 4	6:00 pm	Stephen F. Austin*		Kyle Field College Station, TX		W 48–7	81,287[1]
September 11	6:00 pm	Louisiana Tech*		Kyle Field College Station, TX		W 48–16	77,579[2]
September 18	6:00 pm	FIU*		Kyle Field College Station, TX		W 27–20	79,069[3]
September 30	6:30 pm	at Oklahoma State		Boone Pickens Stadium Stillwater, OK	ESPN	L 35–38	48,284[4]
October 9	2:30 pm	vs. No. 11 Arkansas*		Cowboys Stadium Arlington, TX (Southwest Classic)	ABC	L 17–24	65,622[5]
October 16	11:00 am	No. 21 Missouri		Kyle Field College Station, TX	FSN	L 9–30	83,453[6]
October 23	6:00 pm	at Kansas		Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS	FSN	W 45–10	44,239[7]
October 30	2:30 pm	Texas Tech		Kyle Field College Station, TX (rivalry)		W 45–27	84,479[8]
November 6	6:00 pm	No. 11 Oklahoma		Kyle Field College Station, TX	FSN	W 33–19	81,392[9]
November 13	6:00 pm	at Baylor	No. 23	Floyd Casey Stadium Waco, TX (Battle of the Brazos)	FSN	W 42–30	45,089[10]
November 20	7:00 pm	No. 9 Nebraska	No. 18	Kyle Field College Station, TX	ABC	W 9–6	90,079[11]
November 25	7:00 pm	at Texas	No. 17	Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium Austin, TX (rivalry)	ESPN	W 24–17	100,752[12]
January 7, 2011	7:27 pm	vs. No. 11 LSU*	No. 18	Cowboys Stadium Arlington, TX (Cotton Bowl Classic, rivalry)	FOX	L 24–41	83,514[13]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

Personnel

Roster

2010 Texas A&M Aggies football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class QB 1 Jerrod Johnson Sr QB 3 Jameill Showers Fr WR 4 Brandal Jackson So WR 5 Kenric McNeal So QB 6 Luke Woodley Fr WR 7 Uzoma Nwachukwu So WR 8 Jeff Fuller Jr WR 9 Nate Askew Fr WR 10 Cody Beyer Sr TE 13 Tommy Dorman So WR 14 Keon Furtch So WR 15 Kenny Brown Sr WR 16 LeKendrick Williams Fr QB 16 Matt Joeckel Fr QB 17 Ryan Tannehill Jr QB 18 Patrick O'Quinn Fr TE 19 Winston Gamso So RB 20 Bradley Stephens Jr TE 21 Michael Lamothe So RB 23 Ben Malena Fr WR 24 Taylor Randle Jr WR 25 Ryan Swope (C) So RB 27 Mister Jones Fr RB 29 Anthony Vela Sr TE 30 Don Bishop Fr RB 32 Cyrus Gray Jr RB 33 Christine Michael So RB 34 Jay Tolliver So WR 35 Lee Rodgers Fr FB 37 Garrett Graham Jr TE 45 Matt Sherman So OL 51 Jarvis Harrison Fr OL 55 Chase Dube Fr OL 61 Patrick Lewis So OL 62 Jeffrey Hyde Fr OL 63 Cedric Ogbuehi Fr OL 65 Evan Eike Jr OL 67 Joseph Villavisencio Jr OL 70 Matt Allen Sr OL 71 Brian Thomas So OL 72 Josh Ayers So OL 73 Rhontae Scales Fr OL 74 Danny Baker Jr OL 75 Jake Matthews Fr OL 76 Luke Joeckel Fr OL 77 Shep Klinke Fr OL 78 Garrett Gramling Fr OL 79 Joseph Cheek Fr TE 8o Hutson Prioleau Fr TE 81 Nehemiah Hicks Fr WR 82 David Adame So WR 83 Michael Walker Fr WR 84 Malcome Kennedy Fr WR 86 Seth Gardner So TE 87 Nehemiah Hicks Fr WR 88 Gaston Lamascus Fr TE 90 Justin Breshears Fr TE 96 Caden Smith Fr	Defense Pos. # Name Class DB 1 Trent Hunter Jr DB 2 Steven Campbell So DB 3 Lionel Smith Jr DB 4 Toney Hurd Jr. Fr DB 5 Coryell Judie Jr DL 6 K.J. Williams Jr DB 7 Terrence Frederick Jr LB 8 Garrick Williams Jr DB 9 Charlie Thomas Fr LB 10 Sean Porter So LB 11 Jonathan Stewart So DB 13 Desmond Gardiner Fr DB 14 Clay Honeycutt Fr DB 17 Chris Caflisch Sr DL 19 Eddie Brown, Jr. Jr DB 21 Steven Terrell (C) So DB 22 Dustin Harris Fr LB 23 Domonique Patterson Fr LB 24 Malcolm Johnson Fr DB 28 Louie Swope Fr DB 29 Blaine Cheatham So LB 35 Ricky Cavanaugh Jr LB 37 Michael Hodges Sr LB 38 Kolten Thigpen Jr LB 40 Von Miller Sr DL 41 Connor Fields Fr DB 41 Demaurier Thompson Sr DL 42 Kirby Ennis Fr DL 44 Andrew Wolridge So LB 47 Caleb Russell So LB 48 Andrew Weaver Fr DL 49 Brandon Jackson Fr DL 72 Gavin Stansbury Fr DL 77 Lucas Patterson Sr DL 83 Tony Jerod-Eddie Jr DL 89 Ivan Robinson Fr DL 90 Ben Bass Jr DL 91 Rob Rhodeback Fr DL 92 Jonathan Mathis Jr DL 93 Jomo McDuff Fr JKR 94 Damontre Moore Fr DL 96 Michael Ebbitt Jr DL 97 Cody Williams Sr DL 99 Spencer Nealy So	Special teams Pos. # Name Class P 26 Ken Wood Jr PK 28 Randy Bullock Jr PK 31 Kyle Serres Fr P 36 Jared Jaroszewski Jr PK 47 Logan Ortiz Jr P 48 Ryan Epperson So DS 53 Justin Ortega Fr DS 95 Ben Bredthauer So	Head coach Mike Sherman (3rd season) Coordinators/assistant coaches 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 Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

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[14]
Cyrus Gray (RB)	• Career-high of 223 yards in Texas game  • First Aggie RB since Leeland McElroy in 1995 to reach 200 yards[15]  • First Aggie since Courtney Lewis in 2003 to rush for 1,000 yards.[16]  • Ran longest play from scrimmage and scored	• Big 12 Offensive Player of the Week (Texas)[17]  • Honorable mention All-Big 12[14]
Michael Hodges (LB)	• Career-high of 19 tackles against Oklahoma	• 2× Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week (Oklahoma, Nebraska)[17]  • FWAA/Bronko Nagurski National Defensive Player of the Week (Oklahoma)[18]  • Honorable mention All-Big 12[14]
Coryell Judie (KR/DB)	• First Aggie in school history to return kickoffs for touchdowns in consecutive games[19]	• 2× Big 12 Special Teams Player (Oklahoma, Baylor)[17]  • Second team All-Big 12[14]
Von Miller (LB)	• N/A	• 2× Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week (Baylor, Texas)[17]  • Walter Camp National Defensive Player of the Week (Texas)[20]  • First team All-Big 12 selection[14]  • 2010 Butkus Award winner for Nation's top collegiate linebacker[21]

• Trent Hunter, DB, Walter Camp Defensive Player of the Week (Nebraska);[20] Honorable mention All-Big 12[14]
• 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 game[22]
• Ryan Swope, WR, broke season catch record; honorable mention All-Big 12[14]
• Ryan Tannehill, QB, has been the starting quarterback since Texas Tech game, where 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.[14]

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 coordinator Assistant 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

	1	2	3	4	Total
SFA	0	7	0	0	7
Texas A&M	7	13	21	7	48

Louisiana Tech

	1	2	3	4	Total
LA Tech	3	7	6	0	16
Texas A&M	7	14	17	10	48

Florida International

	1	2	3	4	Total
FIU	3	3	14	0	20
Texas A&M	0	6	0	21	27

Oklahoma State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Texas A&M	14	7	0	14	35
Oklahoma State	0	7	21	10	38

Arkansas

	1	2	3	4	Total
Arkansas	14	7	3	0	24
Texas A&M	7	7	3	0	17

Missouri

	1	2	3	4	Total
Missouri	6	10	14	0	30
Texas A&M	0	0	3	6	9

Kansas

	1	2	3	4	Total
Texas A&M	14	17	7	7	45
Kansas	3	7	0	0	10

Jerrod Johnson and Ryan Tannehill split time at quarterback for the first time.

Texas Tech

	1	2	3	4	Total
Texas Tech	7	7	0	13	27
Texas A&M	3	21	14	7	45

Ryan Tannehill's first career start. Johnson benched.

Oklahoma

	1	2	3	4	Total
Oklahoma	0	0	17	2	19
Texas A&M	9	3	7	14	33

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.[23] 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.[24] 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.[25] A&M also became ranked after the game, for the first time since September 21, 2007.[26]

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.[27]

Baylor

	1	2	3	4	Total
Texas A&M	7	14	14	7	42
Baylor	17	13	0	0	30

Cyrus Gray picked up 137 rushing yards for a career-high of 4 touchdowns.[28]

Nebraska

	1	2	3	4	Total
Nebraska	3	0	0	3	6
Texas A&M	0	3	0	6	9

Record-setting crowd of 90,079. Cyrus Gray's fifth consecutive 100-yard rushing game (Darren Lewis 1990).[29] Trent Hunter had 2 interceptions.[30] Nebraska was charged with a school-record 16 penalties for a total of 145 yards,[31] 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.[32] Bo Pelini's behavior during the game was called into question.[31][33][34][35]

Aggies won Tostitos Fiesta Bowl National Team of the Week.[36]

Texas

	1	2	3	4	Total
Texas A&M	0	7	17	0	24
Texas	7	0	7	3	17

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.[15] With the win, the Aggies won a share of the Big 12 South Division title.[37]

LSU – Cotton Bowl Classic

	1	2	3	4	Total
#11 Tigers	7	21	7	6	41
#18 Aggies	10	7	0	7	24

NFL Draft

1st Round, 2nd Overall Pick by the Denver Broncos—Sr. LB Von Miller.

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