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2014 Texas A&M Aggies football team

2014 Texas A&M Aggies football
Texas A&M University aTm logo.svg
Liberty Bowl champion
Liberty Bowl, W 45–37 vs. West Virginia
Conference Southeastern Conference
Division Western Division
2014 record 8–5 (3–5 SEC)
Head coach Kevin Sumlin (3rd year)
Offensive coordinator Jake Spavital (2nd year)
Offensive scheme Multiple
Defensive coordinator Mark Snyder (Regular Season; 3rd year)
Mark Hagen (Bowl Game)
Base defense Multiple 4–3
Home stadium Kyle Field
(Capacity: 106,511)
Seasons
← 2013
2015 →
2014 SEC football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
Eastern Division
#14 Missouri x   7 – 1         11 – 3  
#9 Georgia   6 – 2         10 – 3  
Florida   4 – 4         7 – 5  
Tennessee   3 – 5         7 – 6  
South Carolina   3 – 5         7 – 6  
Kentucky   2 – 6         5 – 7  
Vanderbilt   0 – 8         3 – 9  
Western Division
#4 Alabama x$^   7 – 1         12 – 2  
#11 Mississippi State   6 – 2         10 – 3  
#17 Ole Miss   5 – 3         9 – 4  
#22 Auburn   4 – 4         8 – 5  
LSU   4 – 4         8 – 5  
Texas A&M   3 – 5         8 – 5  
Arkansas   2 – 6         7 – 6  
Championship: Alabama 42, Missouri 13
  • ^ – College Football Playoff participant
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll
Rice at #7 Texas A&M
1 2 3 4 Total
Owls 0 7 3 0 10
• #7 Aggies 7 14 14 3 38
  • Date: September 13
  • Location: College Station, Texas (Kyle Field)
  • Game start: 8:09 PM CST
  • Elapsed time: 3:39
  • Game attendance: 103,867
  • Game weather: 69 °F (21 °C), Cloudy and cool, winds N at 12mph
  • Referee: Penn Wagers
  • TV announcers (ESPN2): Mark Jones (play-by-play), Rod Gilmore (commentary), & Jessica Mendoza (sideline reporter)
#6 Texas A&M at SMU
1 2 3 4 Total
• #6 Aggies 17 21 10 10 58
Mustangs 0 3 0 3 6
  • Date: September 20
  • Location: Dallas, Texas (Gerald J. Ford Stadium)
  • Game start: 2:36 CST
  • Elapsed time: 3:14
  • Game attendance: 34,820
  • Game weather: 88 °F (31 °C), Cloudy, winds SE at 9mph
  • Referee: Matt Loeffler
  • TV announcers (ABC/ESPN2): Mike Patrick (play-by-play), Ed Cunningham (commentary), Jeannine Edwards (Sideline Reporter)
Arkansas at #6 Texas A&M
1 2 3 4 OT Total
Razorbacks 7 14 7 0 0 28
• #6 Aggies 7 7 0 14 7 35
  • Date: September 27
  • Location: Arlington, Texas (AT&T Stadium)
  • Game start: 2:40 PM CST
  • Elapsed time: 3:44
  • Game attendance: 68,113
  • Game weather: Indoors
  • Referee: Tom Ritter
  • TV announcers (CBS): Verne Lundquist (play-by-play), Gary Danielson (commentary), & Allie LaForce (sideline reporter)

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 program history.

In the 2014 recruiting class, Texas A&M signed 22 players (21 not counting late qualifier J.J. Gustafson), 10 of which were included in the ESPN 300. The class was ranked 4th in the nation by ESPN, 6th by Rivals, and 7th nationally by Scout.

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Kenny Hill broke Johnny Manziel's record for passing yards in a single game with 511, and also threw for 3 touchdowns. Tra Carson averaged a little more than 4 yards a carry (4.3) on 7 rushes for 30 yards and 3 touchdowns. Their performances helped the Aggies score on 8 of 12 possessions while compiling 680 yards of total offense over 37:28 minutes of possession. An important factor in the game was 3rd and 4th down efficiency. The Aggies converted 12 of 19 attempts on third down (63%) while going 2/2 on 4th down. The Gamecocks went only 2/9 on 3rd down (22%) and 0/1 on 4th down.

Texas A&M received the ball to open the game, with Trey Williams returning the kick to the 32-yard line. After several plays, including a pair of swing passes to RB Brandon Williams, a third-down conversion pass to TE Cameron Clear, and a 22-yard pass to WR Ricky Seals-Jones, Texas A&M was set up on the South Carolina 1-yard line, where Aggie RB Tra Carson ran the ball in to give the Aggies the first TD of the game with 11:27 on the clock. The Gamecocks' ensuring drive gained just 15 yards (14 of which was penalty yardage) before ending in a punt to the Aggies. A&M found more offensive success on their drive, including 19-yard and 18-yard passes to Josh Reynolds and Sabian Holmes respectively. However, they could not convert a 3rd and 3 at South Carolina's 15 yard line, and settled for the 33-yard field goal by Josh Lambo, extending the Aggies' lead to 10-0. However, South Carolina soon answered the points, with a 3rd-and-4, 69-yard pass to WR Nick Jones for a TD, which cut A&M's lead to 3. The Aggies' following drive led to a punt, and the Gamecocks would gain 22 yards on their next drive before the end of the 1st quarter, with the score still 10-7 Texas A&M.


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