73-572: The Gilliam Indoor Track Stadium was the home of the Texas A&;M Aggies men's and women's collegiate indoor track and field teams. Opened on January 24, 2009, the facility hosted the 2009 Big 12 Conference indoor track championships as well as the 2009 NCAA Division I indoor track national championships. This article about a sports venue in Texas is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This Texas A&M University -related article
146-505: A 4–18 record over two seasons, Sherman resigned in May 2017. In November 2017, it was announced that Sherman had joined Your Call Football , a new platform in which fans call plays in real-time in real, live games. Prior to the season, Sherman was hired by the CFL 's Montreal Alouettes . He would still serve as the head coach during Your Call Football's inaugural season. On December 20, 2017, Sherman
219-789: A Southwest Conference tournament title before entering the Big 12. The program experienced little success in the new conference until former head coach Gary Blair took over the program. Blair's teams advanced to the NCAA tournament multiple times. He led the 2011 team to the NCAA national championship. He retired in 2022. Ground broke on the Cox-McFerrin Center in November 2006, a 68,000-square-foot (6,300 m ) expansion to Reed Arena which includes new locker rooms, meeting rooms, practice gyms, training rooms, player lounges, and reception areas. Women's soccer
292-590: A `Cheesehead." He served the position for the 1997–98 seasons. After Packers head coach Mike Holmgren resigned to accept the Seattle Seahawks head coach position, Holmgren hired Sherman to become the offensive coordinator for the 1999 season. In 2000, Sherman became the head coach of the Green Bay Packers . He led the Packers to five consecutive winning seasons from 2000 to 2004. From 2002 to 2004, he led
365-538: A coach in the NFL for the Seattle Seahawks , Houston Texans and Miami Dolphins . Before he started coaching in the NFL, he served as an assistant coach at five different colleges, including Texas A&M, where he coached the offensive line for seven seasons. He is one of only a few coaches that has been a head coach at the high school, college, CFL and NFL level. Sherman was born in 1954 in Norwood , Massachusetts . Throughout
438-436: A contract extension earlier in the 2005 season, Sherman was fired by the Packers on January 2, 2006, after compiling a 4–12 record — Green Bay's first losing record since the 1991 season (it was also Sherman's only losing season during his Packers tenure). The Packers had lost pro bowlers Javon Walker , Bubba Franks and Ahman Green to injured reserve early in the season. In his six-year head coaching career with
511-503: A pipe company in New England and retired in 1991. Both his parents lived on Cape Cod. Sherman has been married to his wife Karen since 1982, and the couple have five children together (Sarah, Emily, Matthew, Benjamin and Selena). Sherman is the father-in-law of Cincinnati Bengals head coach Zac Taylor , who is married to his oldest daughter. Sherman and his family reside on Cape Cod . A former reading and special education teacher, Karen
584-569: A score of 61–7 and became bowl-eligible for a third straight season. Five days later, on November 24, 2011, they would lose at home to the University of Texas 27–25 on a last-second field goal, in what would likely be the last game of the rivalry. It was the Aggies' sixth loss of the season, and the fifth in which they held a second-half lead of two or more scores. The Dolphins hired Sherman as offensive coordinator on January 27, 2012. On April 27, 2012,
657-927: Is a rough collie named Reveille . The sports teams compete in Division I of the NCAA . Until the dissolution of the Southwest Conference , Texas A&M was a charter member of that conference. The Aggies became members of the Big 12 Conference with its subsequent formation 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 claim three national titles and have won 21 conference titles. They have produced two Heisman Trophy winners—John David Crow in 1957 and Johnny Manziel in 2012,
730-425: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Texas A%26M Aggies The Texas A&M Aggies are the students, graduates, and sports teams of Texas A&M University . The nickname " Aggie " was once common at land-grant or "ag" (agriculture) schools in many states. The teams are also simply referred to as "A&M" or "Texas Aggies," and the official school colors are maroon and white . The mascot
803-580: Is a very active member of the West Dennis Library Board of Trustees. Sherman started his college coaching career as a graduate assistant at the University of Pittsburgh , where he was part of Jackie Sherrill 's staff from 1981 to 1982. While at Pittsburgh, Sherman wasn't able to afford an apartment; instead, he slept on a cot in Pitt Stadium . After his stay at Pittsburgh, Sherman then coached
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#1732855591473876-483: Is coached by G Guerreri , who has led the program since its inception in 1993. His Aggies have won 12 Big 12 titles (7 regular season and 5 tournament), including 4 straight regular season titles from 2004 to 2007. The Aggies made 17 consecutive appearances in the NCAA Tournament from 1995 to 2012. Of those 17, 4 are Elite 8 finishes, and 6 are Sweet 16 finishes. Since 1999, the Aggies have advanced at least as far as
949-484: The 2007 season , Sherman's first year as the offensive coordinator, the Texans' regular season offense improved to a ranking of 14. The Texans finished the 2006 season with a 6–10 record. In 2007, they finished with an 8–8 record. Sherman became the head coach of the Texas A&M football team in November 2007. He signed a seven-year contract that at the time paid him $ 1.8 million annually. Sherman abandoned
1022-460: The Big 12 Conference . Athletic venues and facilities include: Football: Kyle Field Basketball: Reed Arena Baseball: Olsen Field Cross Country: Watts Cross Country Course Mike Sherman Michael Francis Sherman (born December 19, 1954) is an American gridiron football coach and former player who most recently was the head coach of the Montreal Alouettes of
1095-575: The Canadian Football League (CFL). He was the head coach of the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League (NFL) from 2000 to 2005. Sherman led the Packers to five consecutive winning seasons from 2000 to 2004 and three divisional titles in 2002, 2003, and 2004, but never advanced past the divisional round of the playoffs. He was also the head football coach at Texas A&M University from 2008 to 2011. He has also been
1168-703: 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 have anticipated 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
1241-540: The Netherlands at the 2024 Olympics , and Aviv Barzelay , who swam for Israel in the 2020 Olympics and has qualified to swim for Israel again in the 2024 Olympics . Team members Kristen Heiss and Emily Neal were members of the US National Team and competed in the 2009 Summer World University Games . The women's program has won Big 12 Swimming and Diving Championships, including in 2012. They finished tenth in
1314-656: The UCLA offensive line, which included former Baltimore Ravens pro bowler Jonathan Ogden . Sherman later returned to Texas A&M to coach the offensive line again for the 1995–96 seasons. Under Sherman, the Aggie offense averaged over 400 yards of total offense four times in his seven seasons at A&M. The 1990 Aggie team set a school record of 471.1 yards per game. Sherman also helped the Aggies to win three Southwest Conference championships consecutively from 1991 to 1993. Additionally, he recruited Leeland McElroy , who would become one of
1387-706: The football team. Sherman earned a scholarship to play at Central Connecticut State University , where he played defensive end and offensive tackle . He majored in English . Though he was considered to be an average player with limited abilities in college, he was noted for his strong commitment. Right after college, Sherman became an English teacher and an assistant football coach, serving at Stamford High School in Connecticut in 1978 and at Worcester Academy in Massachusetts from 1979 to 1980. Sherman's father worked for
1460-487: The men's and women's outdoor track teams, when the Aggies garnered double national titles. The men's and women's track teams also added the sixth and seventh titles in 2010, repeating the same title feat. Both teams added yet another two in 2011. The women's basketball team won in 2011. The men's outdoor track and field team won the Aggies' eleventh national title at the 2013 NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championship in its first year of SEC competition. The twelfth NCAA title
1533-488: The offensive line at Tulane from 1983 to 1984, and later moved to Holy Cross , where he coached the offensive line from 1985 to 1987 before becoming the offensive coordinator for the 1988 season. From 1989 to 1993, Sherman coached the Texas A&M offensive line. During the 1992–93 season, he met retired head coach Gary Kubiak , who had coached the A&;M running backs . In 1994, Sherman left Texas A&M to coach
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#17328555914731606-403: The zone read option offense run by former A&M coach Dennis Franchione , and installed a pro-style offense similar to those used in the NFL. He uses a balanced offense run primarily out of pro-style formations. After two straight losing seasons, the Aggies started the 2010 season 3–3 but won their final six games to finish 9–3 and earn a share of the Big 12 South Division title. After
1679-683: The 1950s and 60s, Sherman spent his life in Hyde Park, Massachusetts , the southernmost neighborhood in Boston . He lived there with his parents, Claire and Frank Sherman, his two sisters, and his two brothers. His extended family members, who lived nearby, were devout Green Bay Packers fans and have dutifully followed Sherman's career. Sherman was also raised in Northborough , Massachusetts , where he attended Algonquin Regional High School , playing for
1752-542: The 1970s. The equestrian team won the Varsity Equestrian overall national championship in 2002, 2012, and 2017, while winning the western-riding style component of that competition in 2005, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012. The team additionally won the American Quarter Horse Association (AQHA) collegiate western-style championship in 2002, 2003 and 2004. Before it attained varsity status in 1999,
1825-471: The 2004 regular season with a 7–4 mark and an invitation to the Cotton Bowl Classic, a game the Aggies lost to Tennessee . The 2005 team regressed to 5–6 and defensive coordinator Carl Torbush was fired and replaced by Gary Darnell . Due to the much-needed improvements on defense, the Aggies finished the 2006 regular season with a 9–3 record and a 5–3 mark in Big 12 play, including a 12–7 victory over
1898-406: The 2010 season, he signed a contract extension through the 2015 season. His salary was raised to $ 2.2 million. In 2011, the Aggies began as a top 10 ranked team, but fell out of the polls after losing four games, three of which had double-digit half-time leads. Three of those four losses were to teams later ranked among the top ten in the nation. On November 19, 2011, the Aggies defeated Kansas by
1971-458: The 2011 NCAA championships. The men finished 13th, cracking the top 25 for the 15th consecutive year. Men's tennis debuted in 1978. Richard Barker coached the inaugural season, compiling a 9–12 record. David Kent took over in 1979, and coached until 1996. Under Kent, the Aggies made two NCAA Tournament appearances in 1985 and 1994, finishing in the First Round in both. The Aggies also appeared in
2044-526: The Aggies have won two conference regular season championships (2005 and 2008), one conference tournament championship (2008), appeared in the NCAA Regionals nine times, winning two, and the Super Regionals thrice, winning two. They have also made three Women's College World Series appearances and finished 7th in 2007, 2nd in 2008, and 7th in 2017. At the end of 2018, the team played their first games in
2117-401: The Aggies' top 10 all-time leading running backs . On December 20, 1996, A&M head coach R. C. Slocum promoted Sherman to offensive coordinator to replace dismissed Steve Ensminger . Months later, Sherman resigned to start his professional coaching career as the assistant offensive line and tight ends coach for the Green Bay Packers . When asked by a reporter why he chose to accept
2190-457: The Dolphins drafted Ryan Tannehill with the 8th overall pick. Sherman coached Tannehill at Texas A&M and was instrumental in the decision-making leading to the Dolphins selecting Tannehill. In May 2015, Nauset Regional High School announced Sherman would take over as head football coach following the resignation of coach Keith Kenyon, who became the new assistant principal. After compiling
2263-525: The Elite Eight twice and Sweet Sixteen three times. After several lean years, the Aggies returned to the NCAA tournament, advancing to the Sweet 16 in 2010 and the second round in 2011. Women's archery was a varsity sport at Texas A&M from 1999 to 2004. It was added in 1999 when the NCAA designated archery as an emerging varsity sport for women. Archery was cut from varsity status in 2004, however, due in part to
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2336-530: The Green Bay job, Sherman responded: "There is absolutely no other college job I would have left Texas A&M for and only one professional job that I've ever had any interest in and that being the Green Bay Packers. I've enjoyed the small-town atmosphere of College Station for my family, and Green Bay offers that same atmosphere. If the truth be told, there is not a whole lot of difference between an `Aggie' and
2409-554: The NCAA Men's Doubles Crown. The women's tennis program started in 1980. The women's team is coached by Mark Weaver. Previously, Bobby Kleinecke led the Aggies. In 2003 and 2004, he was voted Big 12 Coach of the Year. Kleinecke led the Aggies to two conference titles in 1986 and 2003 and a tournament title in 2004. The Aggies have also made a total of 13 NCAA Tournament appearances under Kleinecke. In 2011, Howard Joffe , previously at Maryland ,
2482-580: The NCAA Region IV Championships from 1994 to 1996, winning the 1994 championship. Tim Cass replaced Kent in 1997, coaching until 2006. In Cass's ten seasons at A&M, he won three Big 12 tournament titles and one conference title. He resigned in July 2006 to accept a position as senior associate athletic director at the University of New Mexico , his alma mater. In 2006, former ATP Tour player and Texas A&M–Corpus Christi head coach Steve Denton
2555-539: The NCAA in total defense, and 5th in pass defense. The Aggie Football team was featured in the ESPN movie, The Junction Boys . The film dramatized Coach Paul "Bear" Bryant's grueling football practice sessions in 1954 in Junction, Texas . The Aggie baseball team plays home games at Olsen Field , which went through major renovations and is now Olsen Field at Blue Bell Park. The team is coached by Michael Earley , who has led
2628-538: The NCAA tournament. The 2009 team captured the NCAA title . They have won 11 conference championships: Women's golf has been coached by Gerrod Chadwell since the summer of 2021. The golf team won the Big 12 title in 1998, 2006, 2007, and 2010. In 2006, the team finished 19th at the NCAA Championship tournament. In 2008, the team was fifth in their regional advancing to the NCCA Championship tournament. In 2011,
2701-497: The Packers from 2000 to 2005, Sherman compiled a 57–39 regular season record and a 2–4 postseason record. Sherman used the West Coast offense at Green Bay. Sherman succeeded Ron Wolf as general manager (GM) of the Packers in 2001, taking on the dual role of head coach and general manager. Although the promotion of Sherman to GM was made prior to the 2001 NFL draft , Wolf handled the draft duty in 2001. Sherman brought in three of
2774-464: The Packers to break franchise records for rushing in 2003 and passing in 2004. In 2003, Packers quarterback Brett Favre led the NFL in touchdown passes, in addition to setting a franchise record for rushing yardage. The 2003 team also gained a total of 442 points, which is the fourth most in franchise history (560 in 2011, 461 in 2009, 456 in 1996, when the team won the Super Bowl ). Despite receiving
2847-544: The Packers to three consecutive NFC North Division titles. From 2000 to 2004, he compiled a 53–27 record, and a .663 winning percentage, which was the second highest in Packers history, trailing that of Vince Lombardi 's, who is one of the most successful coaches in the history of football. Additionally, Green Bay and the Philadelphia Eagles were the only two teams to make the playoffs for four consecutive seasons from 2001 to 2004. An offensive-minded coach, Sherman led
2920-469: The Packers' head coach for one more season. The Houston Texans hired Sherman as the assistant head coach/offense coach on February 15, 2006. On January 17, 2007, he was promoted to offensive coordinator following the departure of Troy Calhoun , who left the Texans to take the head coaching job at Air Force , and Sherman retained his role as assistant head coach. In the 2006 season , the Texans' regular season offense ranked 28th out of 32 NFL teams. In
2993-757: The SWC in 1991, this rivalry was put on eighteen-year hiatus until the rivalry was reborn with the formation of the Southwest Classic in 2009. Texas A&M's traditional rival is the Texas Longhorns . The university has had other significant rivals, but few came close to the rivalry shared between Texas A&M and the University of Texas. The mutual respect and desire to win gave rise to the Lone Star Showdown , an athletic competition that lasted year-round and encompassed all regular-season NCAA athletic events between
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3066-637: The Southeastern Conference (6 men's/19 women's) with the 2019 Women's Swimming & Diving title being the most recent. The NACDA Director's Cup is an award given annually by the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics to the colleges and universities with the most success in collegiate athletics. Points for the NACDA Director's Cup are based on order of finish in various NCAA sponsored championships or in
3139-501: The Sweet 16 during all but four of their NCAA Tournament appearances. The Aggies have never been eliminated in the round of 64. Texas A&M does not currently sponsor a varsity men's soccer program. The Aggies fielded a varsity men's soccer squad for just one season in 1981. The softball team formed in the 1972–73 season. The team won NCAA championships in both 1983 and 1987, and an AIAW championship in 1982. It also has eleven College World Series appearances. In recent years,
3212-530: The Sweet Sixteen over fourth seed LSU , with a final score of 57–58. In the 2007 season, A&M spent most of the season ranked in the top 10 of the polls and became the first Big 12 south team to win against the University of Kansas in Lawrence since the Big 12 was formed. The Aggies finished with a 27–7 record and finished 2nd in the Big 12. They earned a number 3 seed in the NCAA tournament where they made it to
3285-664: The Texas Longhorns in Austin, the first over the Longhorns in 6 years. In the 2007 season, the Aggies finished in a three-way tie for third place with Texas Tech and Oklahoma State in the Big 12 South, leading only Baylor, which finished last. Although the team pulled out a 38–30 victory over the Longhorns on the day after Thanksgiving, Franchione was forced to resign due to fallout from a secret email newsletter that violated NCAA and conference rules. Former Green Bay Packers coach Mike Sherman
3358-462: The Year and six Big 12 Coach of the Year awards. Three A&M athletes have been recognized with The Bowerman , an award that honors collegiate track & field's most outstanding athlete of the year. They include: Jessica Beard (2011), Deon Lendore (2014), and Athing Mu (2021). Golf Men's golf is coached by Brian Korten who has been with the program since 2021. Recently the Aggies have been in 12 NCAA appearances and 5 top-10 finishes at
3431-567: The Year awards, and five National Coach of the Year awards. Henry was hired by Texas A&M before the 2005 season, taking over a program that had never won a title in women's track. Within three years, in 2007, his teams won both women's indoor and outdoor Big 12 Conference titles. In 2009, 2010, and 2011, he won both the men's and women's NCAA outdoor titles, a feat he has accomplished four times and duplicated by no other coach. Since arriving in College Station, Henry has won two National Coach of
3504-479: The best in the Big 12 Conference and No. 15 nationally. The women's program ranked as the second best in the Big 12 Conference and No. 20 nationally. Coached by Tana McKay, the women's equestrian team has been a varsity sport at Texas A&M since 1999. Although a group of administrators and coaches are working to make equestrian an NCAA -recognized sport, A&M competes with 18 other equestrian teams from Division I schools. For seven years, from 2000 to 2006,
3577-432: The case of Division I Football media base polls. The award originated in 1993, and was presented to NCAA Division I schools only. In 1995, it was extended to Division II , Division III , and NAIA schools as well, each division receiving its own award. Texas A&M's yearly final standings among other Division I schools since the cup originated in 1993 are as follows: Texas A&M has two active, long-time rivals,
3650-594: The core players that were on the Packers 2010 roster. He drafted Nick Barnett , Scott Wells , and acquired Cullen Jenkins as a rookie free agent after the 2003 draft. Sherman's first solo draft pick as GM and in charge of the draft was Javon Walker in 2002, who made the Pro Bowl in 2004, and was traded to the Denver Broncos in 2006. In 2005 the Packers hired Ted Thompson from the Seattle Seahawks to take over Sherman's general manager duties, although Sherman remained
3723-468: The first redshirt freshman to ever win the award. A&M has had two perfect seasons, having gone undefeated and unscored upon in both 1917 and 1919.; named AP National Champion in 1939. The football program experienced a period of little success lasting from 1944 to 1971, when the Aggies won only two conference titles. With Emory Bellard as head coach beginning in 1972, the Aggies returned to prominence with two 10 win seasons during his short tenure. He
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#17328555914733796-615: The head coach since 1999. The diving program is led by Jay Lerew. The Texas A&M women's swimming program has several notable current and former swimmers. This includes 2008 Summer Olympics medalist Christine Marshall , who swam for the US, 2012 Summer Olympics gold medalist Breeja Larson and Olympian Cammile Adams , both who also swam for the US, Triin Aljand , who swam for Estonia , Alia Atkinson , who swam for Jamaica, Julia Wilkinson , who swam for Canada , Else Praasterink who represented
3869-464: The in-state tuition rate. Texas A&M finished the 2011–12 season ranked 16th in the country. The Aggies won the 2012 Allied Rugby Conference 7s tournament, racking up wins against Oklahoma and Texas Tech along the way. The Aggies also won the 2012 Southeastern Collegiate Rugby Conference 7s, defeating Georgia in the final 28–10. This victory qualified the Aggies for the 2012 USA Rugby Sevens Collegiate National Championships , where they reached
3942-548: The lack of growth of varsity NCAA programs at other universities. Archery now continues at Texas A&M as a club sport. Founded in 1968, Texas A&M Rugby plays in Division 1-A in the Allied Rugby Conference against traditional rivals such as Texas, Texas Tech, and Oklahoma. The Aggies are led by Head Coach James Lowrey. Texas A&M offers scholarships to in-state and out-of-state rugby players, and qualifying out-of-state rugby players may attend Texas A&M at
4015-528: The mid-2000s. The Aggies have won 11 conference championships, two conference tournament titles, and have 10 NCAA tournament appearances. Under former head coach Billy Gillispie , the Aggies finished fourth in conference in 2006 only two years removed from having zero wins in conference play. Gillispie then led the Aggies to their first NCAA tournament berth since 1987, playing as a 12 seed, and to A&M's first NCAA tournament win since 1980 over fifth seed Syracuse . The Aggies were one point short of advancing to
4088-596: The national title for the second time in a row in Horsemanship, and Maggie Gratny winning the national title in reining. Texas A&M won the inaugural Big 12 Classic in 2007, a competition between Big 12 programs with equestrian teams, which includes Baylor , Kansas State , and Oklahoma State . The Aggie volleyball team is coached by Jamie Morrison , who has been at Texas A&M since 2023. The Texas A&M volleyball team participated in 13 consecutive NCAA postseasons, from Corbelli's first year in 1993 to 2005, reaching
4161-477: The new Davis Diamond , the top-of-the-line 2,000-seat stadium, which opened officially in the 2019 season. Both the men's and women's swimming and diving teams compete in the Student Rec Center Natatorium . Long-time assistant Jay Holmes, who has worked at Texas A&M since 1987, became the head coach of the men's swimming program in 2004. Women's swimming is led by Steve Bultman, who has been
4234-792: The program participated in the Intercollegiate Horse Show Association National Championship, winning the Western division national title three times. The Aggies ended their participation in IHSA in 2006, and the program now competes only in the Varsity Equestrian National Championship, in which A&M won the overall national championship in 2002 and Western division titles in 2005, 2007, 2009, and 2010. Additionally, in 2010, Texas A&M won two individual national titles, with Caroline Gunn winning
4307-461: The program since his hiring prior to the 2025 season. Since conference play began in 1915, the Aggies have won 15 Southwest Conference titles, three Big 12 regular-season and two tournament titles, and have made eight College World Series appearances. 1989 was the high-water mark when the Aggies were ranking No. 1 for numerous weeks before ending the season ranked No. 2. Texas A&M basketball had been dormant for much of its recent history until
4380-510: The quarterfinals. In the 2012–13 season, Texas A&M defeated Texas to win the Allied Rugby Conference. Texas A&M has a total of 21 team national championships in NCAA or NCAA Emerging sports. Of these 21 championships, 14 of them were bestowed by the NCAA. The first two NCAA titles were won by the softball team in 1983 and 1987, while the third was won by the men's golf team in 2009. The fourth and fifth were won in 2009 by
4453-410: The school's only Big 12 title in 1998. Slocum also owns the Aggies' last undefeated season, in 1994, though they were ineligible for the conference title or postseason play due to NCAA sanctions. In late 2002, Dennis Franchione left his position as head coach at the University of Alabama to take over Texas A&M's football program from Slocum. He finished the 2003 season at 4–8. Franchione finished
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#17328555914734526-478: The sweet 16, but fell to the University of Memphis 64–65. Acie Law IV was named an All-American. Billy Gillispie left for the University of Kentucky soon after the season. Mark Turgeon was named head coach a few days later, and has amassed a 73–31 record in his first three years in College Station, along with three more NCAA tournament appearances and a 3–3 NCAA tournament record. The women's basketball team had two NCAA tournament appearances, an NWIT title, and
4599-640: The team finished 7th at the NCAA Championships, which they hosted at the Traditions Championship Golf Course. In 2024 Adela Cernousek won the Individual NCAA Women's Golf ChampionshipsIn its third annual College Golf Guide, Golf Digest ranked both the men's and women's golf programs among the best in the nation in the team's scoring average, player growth, academics, climate, and facilities/coaches. The men's program ranked as
4672-514: The team had also won this title in 1994. Below are 169 national team titles won by Texas A&M varsity and club sports teams at the highest collegiate levels in non-NCAA sports: Texas A&M has won a total of 178 team conference and tournament championships. 96 titles were won during play in the Southwest Conference (93 men's/3 women's) while 58 were won in Big 12 Conference play (19 men's/39 women's). Texas A&M has won 25 titles in
4745-547: The two schools. Though the showdown officially began in 2004, the two teams had been competing with one another for more than a century. The rivalry ended in 2012 when the Aggies moved to the Southeastern Conference , but will be renewed when Texas joins the conference in 2024. Other historical rivalries that are partially or no longer active include those from its membership in the Southwest Conference ( Baylor , Texas Tech , Rice , Houston , SMU , and TCU ). Texas A&M also competed against Texas , Baylor and Texas Tech in
4818-477: Was announced as his replacement three days later. Unfortunately, Sherman's first year at A&M resulted in one of the worst records in years, finishing at 4–8. The 2009 season showed some improvement with a 5–2 home record and a 6–7 overall record. More coaching changes were made after the 2009 season and the hiring of Tim DeRuyter lead the media coverage. In 2008, DeRuyter was the defensive coordinator and safeties coach at Airforce where his defense finished 11th in
4891-701: Was designated national champions by multiple selectors, including contemporaneously by Associated Press , followed years or decades later by the Helms Athletic Foundation , the National Championship Foundation, and the College Football Researchers Association. In addition to the 1939 national title, in 2011 the football program laid claim to national titles for 1919 and 1927, each of which was chosen once to appear in different retroactive listings by two selectors in
4964-486: Was hired by the Montreal Alouettes as head coach. During the 2018 CFL season , Sherman, along with June Jones and Marc Trestman had the distinction of having both CFL and NFL head coaching experience to coach in the same season. He finished with a 5–13 record in his first full season with the Alouettes. On June 8, 2019, shortly before the start of the regular season and a week after the Alouettes ownership surrendered
5037-425: Was inducted in 1998, and McKinley, who was inducted in 2003. With both of the coaching staff in the ITA Hall of Fame, the A&M men's tennis program is the only program in the country with two ITA Hall of Fame coaches. In 2011, the No. 3 seeded Texas A&M Men's Doubles team of Jeff Dadamo and Austin Krajicek defeated the No. 4 seeded Stanford University Men's Doubles team of Bradley Klahn and Ryan Thacher for
5110-449: Was named head coach after Kleinecke's contract was not renewed. Mark Weaver is the current head women's coach, leading the Aggies to the SEC championship and tournament championship in 2022 and 2023, and the regular season championship in 2024. In 2024, Weaver and the Aggies won the NCAA national championship. Track and field is coached by Pat Henry . In his 17 years at LSU , Henry won 27 national titles, 17 SEC titles, 15 SEC Coach of
5183-455: Was named the new head men's tennis coach. Former Trinity University coach Bob McKinley became his assistant. Denton won three Southland Conference regular-season titles, two tournament titles, and had an overall conference record of 19–2, including two undefeated regular seasons, in his five years with the Islanders. In 2008, he was inducted into the Intercollegiate Tennis Association Hall of Fame, joining former A&M coach David Kent, who
5256-407: Was replaced by Tom Wilson who had little success at Texas A&M before Jackie Sherrill took over the program. Sherrill won three consecutive conference titles and two Cotton Bowl Classic postseason games. His defensive coordinator , R. C. Slocum , replaced him as head coach in 1989. Slocum finished in the top 25 during 10 of his 14 years at Texas A&M and won 4 conference titles, including
5329-651: Was won by the women's outdoor track and field team in 2014. The thirteenth NCAA title was won by the men's indoor track and field team in 2017. The twenty-first overall championship was won by the Texas A&;M's women's tennis team in a 4–1 win over Georgia in 2024. The softball team won the 1982 AIAW Women's College World Series , the last softball championship to be conducted by the AIAW , which governed women's intercollegiate athletics from 1972 to mid-1982 (the NCAA began sponsoring women's athletics in 1981). The 1939 football team
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