The 2020 Texas A&M Aggies football team represented Texas A&M University in the 2020 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 third-year head coach Jimbo Fisher. The Aggies finished the season 9–1 with a final ranking of #4 in both the AP and the Coaches poll.
Preseason
SEC Media Days In the preseason media poll, Texas A&M was predicted to finish in fourth in the West Division.
Coaching staff Jimbo Fisher Head coach 3rdDarrell DickeyOffensive coordinator and Quarterbacks coach 3rdTommie Robinson Running backs coach 1stJames Coley Tight ends coach 1stDameyune CraigWide receivers coach 3rdJosh HensonOffensive line coach 2ndMike ElkoDefensive coordinator and safeties coach 3rdT. J. RushingDefensive backs coach 1stTerry PriceDefensive ends coach 9thElijah RobinsonDefensive line coach 3rdTyler SantucciLinebackers coach 1stLuke HuardOffensive analyst 2ndJerry Schmidt Strength and Conditioning Coach 3rd
Schedule Texas A&M announced its 2020 football schedule on August 7, 2019. The 2020 schedule consisted of 7 home, 4 away, and 1 neutral game in the regular season.
The Aggies had games scheduled against Abilene Christian, Fresno State, Colorado, and North Texas, which were canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In place of the canceled games, Florida and Tennessee were added to the Aggies' schedule to fill out the 10-game, conference only format.
Rankings
Personnel
Game summaries
Vanderbilt
Statistics VANTAMU First downs 17 17 Total yards 255 372 Rushing yards 105 183 Passing yards 150 189 Turnovers 2 3 Time of possession 33:59 26:01 Team Category Player StatisticsVanderbilt Passing Ken Seals 20/29, 150 yards, TD, 2 INT Rushing Ja'Veon Marlow 16 rushes, 65 yards Receiving Amir Abdur-Rahman 5 receptions, 72 yards, TDTexas A&M Passing Kellen Mond 17/28, 189 yards, TD Rushing Isaiah Spiller 8 rushes, 117 yards Receiving Caleb Chapman 4 receptions, 40 yards, TD
At No. 2 Alabama
Statistics TAMUALA First downs 25 22 Total yards 450 544 Rushing yards 115 109 Passing yards 335 435 Turnovers 2 1 Time of possession 37:42 22:18 Team Category Player StatisticsTexas A&M Passing Kellen Mond 25/44, 318 yards, 3 TD, INT Rushing Haynes King 5 rushes, 43 yards Receiving Ainias Smith 6 receptions, 123 yards, 2 TDAlabama Passing Mac Jones 20/27, 435 yards, 4 TD, INT Rushing Brian Robinson Jr. 10 rushes, 60 yards Receiving John Metchie III 5 receptions, 181 yards, 2 TD
No. 4 Florida
Statistics FLATAMU First downs 22 32 Total yards 402 543 Rushing yards 90 205 Passing yards 312 338 Turnovers 1 1 Time of possession 25:23 34:37 Team Category Player StatisticsFlorida Passing Kyle Trask 23/32, 312 yards, 4 TD Rushing Nay'Quan Wright 6 rushes, 31 yards, TD Receiving Kadarius Toney 7 receptions, 92 yards, 2 TDTexas A&M Passing Kellen Mond 25/35, 338 yards, 3 TD Rushing Isaiah Spiller 27 rushes, 174 yards, 2 TD Receiving Caleb Chapman 9 receptions, 151 yards, 2 TD
At Mississippi State
Statistics TAMUMSST First downs 17 15 Total yards 325 217 Rushing yards 186 -2 Passing yards 139 219 Turnovers 1 2 Time of possession 30:32 29:28 Team Category Player StatisticsTexas A&M Passing Kellen Mond 13/23, 139 yards, 2 TD, INT Rushing Isaiah Spiller 18 rushes, 114 yards, 2 TD Receiving Chase Lane 2 receptions, 70 yards, TDMississippi State Passing Will Rogers 15/18, 120 yards, TD Rushing Jo'Quavious Marks 7 rushes, 25 yards Receiving Malik Heath 5 receptions, 57 yards, TD
Arkansas
Statistics ARKTAMU First downs 29 25 Total yards 461 442 Rushing yards 222 182 Passing yards 239 260 Turnovers 0 0 Time of possession 27:01 32:59 Team Category Player StatisticsArkansas Passing Feleipe Franks 23/31, 239 yards, 3 TD Rushing Rakeem Boyd 18 rushes, 100 yards, TD Receiving Treylon Burks 7 receptions, 112 yards, 2 TD Texas A&M Passing Kellen Mond 21/26, 260 yards, 3 TD Rushing Isaiah Spiller 21 rushes, 82 yards, TD Receiving Jalen Wydermyer 6 receptions, 92 yards, 2 TD
At South Carolina
Statistics TAMUSC First downs 26 9 Total yards 530 150 Rushing yards 264 50 Passing yards 266 100 Turnovers 0 2 Time of possession 38:21 21:39 Team Category Player StatisticsTexas A&M Passing Kellen Mond 16/26, 224 yards, 4 TD Rushing Isaiah Spiller 18 rushes, 131 yards Receiving De’Von Achane 2 receptions, 70 yards, TDSouth Carolina Passing Collin Hill 8/21, 66 yards, 2 INT Rushing Kevin Harris 13 rushes, 39 yards Receiving Shi Smith 7 receptions, 64 yards
LSU
Statistics LSUTAMU First downs 14 16 Total yards 267 267 Rushing yards 36 162 Passing yards 231 105 Turnovers 3 0 Time of possession 26:28 33:32 Team Category Player StatisticsLSU Passing T. J. Finley 9/25, 118 yards, 2 INT Rushing Tyrion Davis-Price 11 rushes, 18 yards Receiving Terrace Marshall Jr. 10 receptions, 134 yards, TD Texas A&M Passing Kellen Mond 11/34, 105 yards Rushing Isaiah Spiller 28 rushes, 134 yards, TD Receiving Ainias Smith 3 receptions, 36 yards
At Auburn
Statistics TAMUAUB First downs 29 16 Total yards 509 340 Rushing yards 313 196 Passing yards 196 144 Turnovers 0 0 Time of possession 38:00 22:00 Team Category Player StatisticsTexas A&M Passing Kellen Mond 18/23, 196 yards, 2 TD Rushing Isaiah Spiller 20 rushes, 120 yards Receiving Jalen Wydermyer 8 receptions, 89 yards, 2 TDAuburn Passing Bo Nix 15/23, 144 yards Rushing Tank Bigsby 9 rushes, 76 yards Receiving Seth Williams 3 receptions, 51 yards
At Tennessee
Statistics TAMUTENN First downs 28 13 Total yards 497 213 Rushing yards 216 24 Passing yards 281 189 Turnovers 1 2 Time of possession 44:09 15:51 Team Category Player StatisticsTexas A&M Passing Kellen Mond 26/32, 281 yards, TD, INT Rushing Isaiah Spiller 26 rushes, 89 yards, TD Receiving Jalen Wydermyer 5 receptions, 71 yardsTennessee Passing J. T. Shrout 6/14, 104 yards, TD, INT Rushing Ty Chandler 7 rushes, 31 yards Receiving Cedric Tillman 2 receptions, 61 yards, TD
Vs. No. 13 North Carolina (Orange Bowl)
Statistics TAMUUNC First downs 19 18 Total yards 457 324 Rushing yards 225 90 Passing yards 232 234 Turnovers 0 1 Time of possession 32:13 27:47 Team Category Player StatisticsTexas A&M Passing Kellen Mond 16/26, 232 yards Rushing De’Von Achane 12 rushes, 140 yards, 2 TD Receiving Ainias Smith 6 receptions, 125 yardsNorth Carolina Passing Sam Howell 18/31, 234 yards, 3 TD, INT Rushing British Brooks 15 rushes, 53 yards Receiving Josh Downs 4 receptions, 91 yards, TD
Players drafted into the NFL
3 66 Kellen Mond QB Minnesota Vikings 4 117 Bobby Brown III DT Los Angeles Rams 4 128 Dan Moore OT Pittsburgh Steelers 4 140 Buddy Johnson ILB Pittsburgh Steelers
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