2000 Texas A&M Aggies football team

2000 Texas A&M Aggies football
Independence Bowl, L 41–43 ^OT vs. Mississippi State
Conference	Big 12 Conference
Division	South Division
Record	7–5 (5–3 Big 12)
Head coach	R. C. Slocum (12th season)
Offensive coordinator	Steve Kragthorpe (3rd season)
Offensive scheme	Pro-style
Defensive coordinator	Mike Hankwitz (4th season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Kyle Field

2000 Big 12 Conference football standings

Team	W		L	W		L
North Division
No. 9 Kansas State xy	6	–	2	11	–	3
No. 8 Nebraska x	6	–	2	10	–	2
No. 25 Iowa State	5	–	3	9	–	3
Colorado	3	–	5	3	–	8
Kansas	2	–	6	4	–	7
Missouri	2	–	6	3	–	8
South Division
No. 1 Oklahoma x$#	8	–	0	13	–	0
No. 12 Texas	7	–	1	9	–	3
Texas A&M	5	–	3	7	–	5
Texas Tech	3	–	5	7	–	6
Oklahoma State	1	–	7	3	–	8
Baylor	0	–	8	2	–	9
Championship: Oklahoma 27, Kansas State 24
# – BCS National Champion $ – BCS representative as conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

The 2000 Texas A&M Aggies football team represented Texas A&M University as a member of the South Division of the Big 12 Conference during the 2000 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by 12th-year head coach R. C. Slocum, the Aggies compiled an overall record of 7–5 with a mark of 5–3 in conference play, placing third in Big 12's South Division. Texas A&M was invited to the Independence Bowl, where the Aggies lost to Mississippi State. The team played home games at Kyle Field in College Station, Texas.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 2	11:00 am	at Notre Dame*	No. 25	Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN	NBC	L 10–24	80,232
September 9	6:00 pm	Wyoming*		Kyle Field College Station, TX	FSN	W 51–3	69,273
September 16	7:00 pm	UTEP*		Kyle Field College Station, TX		W 45–17	69,184
September 30	11:30 am	Texas Tech		Kyle Field College Station, TX (rivalry)	FSN	W 33–15	83,644
October 7	1:00 pm	Colorado		Kyle Field College Station, TX		L 19–26	75,523
October 14	11:30 am	at Baylor		Floyd Casey Stadium Waco, TX (Battle of the Brazos)	FSN	W 24–0	40,076
October 21	2:30 pm	at Iowa State		Jack Trice Stadium Ames, IA	ABC	W 30-7	48,931
October 28	2:30 pm	No. 10 Kansas State		Kyle Field College Station, TX	ABC	W 26–10	80,659
November 4	1:00 pm	at Oklahoma State	No. 24	Lewis Field Stillwater, OK		W 21–16	36,310
November 11	12:00 pm	No. 1 Oklahoma	No. 23	Kyle Field College Station, TX (College GameDay)	ABC	L 31–35	87,188
November 24	2:30 pm	at No. 12 Texas	No. 21	Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium Austin, TX (rivalry)	ABC	L 17–43	84,012
December 31	7:00 pm	vs. Mississippi State*		Independence Stadium Shreveport, LA (Independence Bowl)	ESPN	L 41–43 ^OT	36,974	^[1]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	Final
AP	—	25	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	24	23	22	—	—	—	—
Coaches Poll	24	23	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	25	24	23	22	—	—	—
BCS	Not released									—	—	—	15	—	—	—	Not released

Game summaries

Notre Dame

	1	2	3	4	Total
#25 Texas A&M	0	7	3	0	10
Notre Dame	0	7	7	10	24

Wyoming

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wyoming	3	0	0	0	3
Texas A&M	7	14	14	16	51

UTEP

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

Texas Tech

	1	2	3	4	Total
Texas Tech	0	7	0	8	15
Texas A&M	10	6	3	14	33

Colorado

	1	2	3	4	Total
Colorado	9	3	7	7	26
Texas A&M	0	13	0	6	19

Baylor

	1	2	3	4	Total
Texas A&M	0	10	7	7	24
Baylor	0	0	0	0	0

Iowa State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Texas A&M	10	10	3	7	30
Iowa State	0	0	0	7	7

Kansas State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Kansas State	0	0	10	0	10
Texas A&M	12	7	0	7	26

Oklahoma State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Texas A&M	0	7	14	0	21
Oklahoma State	0	7	3	6	16

Oklahoma

	1	2	3	4	Total
Oklahoma	3	7	3	22	35
Texas A&M	7	10	7	7	31

Texas

	1	2	3	4	Total
Texas A&M	0	7	10	0	17
Texas	7	3	27	6	43

Mississippi State

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Mississippi State	0	14	7	14	8	43
Texas A&M	14	6	0	15	6	41

Roster

2000 Texas A&M Aggies football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
WR	`4`	Dwain Goynes	So
RB	`5`	Ja Mar Toombs	Jr
WR	`6`	Robert Ferguson	Jr
WR	`7`	Chris Taylor	Sr
QB	`8`	Vance Smith	So
WR	`9`	Bethel Johnson	Jr
QB	`10`	Mark Farris	So
QB	`11`	Colby Freeman	Fr
C	`63`	Chance Pearce	So
G	`65`	Andre Brooks	Fr
OT	`66`	Geoff Hangartner	Fr
OT	`67`	Wes Dennard	Fr
G	`68`	Britt Lively	Fr
C	`69`	Don Muhlbach	Fr
G	`70`	Moses Vakalahi	Jr
G	`71`	Chris Valletta	Sr
OT	`72`	Billy Yates	So
OT	`73`	Alan Reuber	Fr
OT	`74`	Tango McCauley	Jr
G	`75`	Chris Montgomery	So
G	`76`	Michael Mahan	So
OT	`77`	Seth McKinney	Jr
OT	`78`	Kasey Cheshier	Fr
WR	`80`	Ellison Collins	Fr
TE	`81`	Joey Perot	Fr
TE	`82`	RoDerrick Broughton	Sr
WR	`83`	Mickey Jones	Jr
TE	`84`	Tashumbrae' Brown	Fr
TE	`85`	Lonnie Madison	Jr
TE	`86`	Fred Spiller	Fr
TE	`87`	Michael de la Torre	So

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
CB	`1`	Michael Jameson	Sr
LB	`2`	Christian Rodriguez	Jr
LB	`3`	Roylin Bradley	Sr
CB	`14`	Dawon Gentry	Fr
CB	`15`	Adam Black	Fr
DT	`90`	Stephen Young	Sr
DT	`91`	Marcus Jasmin	Fr
DT	`93`	Evan Perroni	Jr
DL	`95`	Rocky Bernard	Jr
DT	`96`	Ron Edwards	Sr
DE	`99`	Ronald Flemons	Sr

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class
P	`16`	Derek Lechler	So

Head coach

R. C. Slocum

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Redshirt

Team players in the NFL

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL club
Robert Ferguson	Wide receiver	2	41	Green Bay Packers
Ron Edwards	Defensive tackle	3	76	Buffalo Bills
Michael Jameson	Cornerback	6	165	Cleveland Browns
Jason Glenn	Linebacker	6	173	Detroit Lions
Chris Taylor	Wide Receiver	7	218	Pittsburgh Steelers
Ronald Flemons	Defensive end	7	226	Atlanta Falcons

References

"Bulldogs' sled clips Aggies in OT". Waco Tribune-Herald. January 1, 2001. Retrieved October 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.