1994 Texas A&M Aggies football team

1994 Texas A&M Aggies football
1994 Texas A&M Aggies football
Conference	Southwest Conference
Ranking
AP	No. 8
Record	10–0–1 (6–0–1 SWC)
Head coach	R. C. Slocum (6th season);
Offensive coordinator	Steve Ensminger (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Pro-style
Defensive coordinator	Tommy Tuberville (1st season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Kyle Field
	Seasons ← 1993 1995 →

The 1994 Texas A&M Aggies football team represented Texas A&M University in the 1994 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Aggies completed the season with a 10–0–1 record overall and a Southwest Conference mark of 6–0–1. They were ineligible to win the Southwest Conference title or the postseason due to probation.^[1]

1994 Southwest Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 8 Texas A&M*	6	–	0	–	1	10	–	0	–	1
No. 25 Texas +	4	–	3	–	0	8	–	4	–	0
Baylor +	4	–	3	–	0	7	–	5	–	0
TCU +	4	–	3	–	0	7	–	5	–	0
Texas Tech +	4	–	3	–	0	6	–	6	–	0
Rice +	4	–	3	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
Houston	1	–	6	–	0	1	–	10	–	0
SMU	0	–	6	–	1	1	–	9	–	1

+ – Conference co-champions *Texas A&M ineligible for championship and post-season due to NCAA sanctions Rankings from AP Poll

Due to NCAA sanctions, Texas A&M was also banned from television for the 1994 season. Only one other team has been banned from television since, the 1995 Ole Miss Rebels. Coincidentally, Aggie defensive coordinator Tommy Tuberville left after this season to become Ole Miss' head coach.

The television ban caused the traditional rivalry game vs. Texas to be moved from Thanksgiving night to the first Saturday of November. Texas instead played Baylor on Thanksgiving in a nationally-televised game.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 3	7:00 pm	at LSU*	No. 15	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)	W 18–13	75,504	^[2]
September 10	4:00 pm	No. 15 Oklahoma*	No. 16	Kyle Field College Station, TX	W 36–14	72,577
September 24	4:00 pm	Southern Miss*	No. 13	Kyle Field College Station, TX	W 41–17	56,007	^[3]
October 1	1:00 pm	Texas Tech	No. 10	Kyle Field College Station, TX (rivalry)	W 23–17	64,242
October 8	7:00 pm	at Houston	No. 10	Houston Astrodome Houston, TX	W 38–7	40,184
October 15	1:00 pm	Baylor	No. 7	Kyle Field College Station, TX (Battle of the Brazos)	W 41–21	70,111
October 22	1:00 pm	Rice	No. 6	Kyle Field College Station, TX	W 7–0	56,214
October 29	2:00 pm	vs. SMU	No. 7	Alamodome San Antonio, TX	T 21–21	51,056
November 5	1:00 pm	at Texas	No. 11	Texas Memorial Stadium Austin, TX (rivalry)	W 34–10	82,312
November 12	3:00 pm	at Louisville*	No. 9	Cardinal Stadium Louisville, KY	W 26–10	36,112
November 19	1:00 pm	TCU	No. 9	Kyle Field College Station, TX (rivalry)	W 34–17	58,113
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

Game summaries

LSU

The Aggies won their fourth straight vs. the Tigers for the first time in series history. All four wins came against coach Curley Hallman, an Aggie defensive back from 1966-68. Hallman was fired by LSU with two games remaining in the season.

	1	2	3	4	Total
#15 Texas A&M	3	6	0	9	18
LSU	0	7	6	0	13

Oklahoma

	1	2	3	4	Total
#15 Oklahoma	0	7	7	0	14
#16 Texas A&M	10	3	6	17	36

Southern Miss

	1	2	3	4	Total
Southern Miss	3	7	0	7	17
#12 Texas A&M	7	20	7	7	41

Texas Tech

	1	2	3	4	Total
Texas Tech	3	14	0	0	17
#10 Texas A&M	7	0	7	9	23

Houston

	1	2	3	4	Total
#10 Texas A&M	0	17	0	21	38
Houston	0	0	0	7	7

Baylor

	1	2	3	4	Total
#17 Baylor	0	7	7	7	21
#7 Texas A&M	3	7	14	17	41

Rice

	1	2	3	4	Total
Rice	0	0	0	0	0
#6 Texas A&M	7	0	0	0	7

SMU

The deadlock ruined the Aggies' unblemished season and removed any minuscule hope A&M could win the Associated Press national championship (probation rendered the Aggies ineligible to be ranked at all in the Coaches' Poll). It is the last tie for the Aggies and Mustangs, since the NCAA adopted overtime for regular season games starting in 1996.

	1	2	3	4	Total
#7 Texas A&M	0	0	7	14	21
SMU	7	7	0	7	21

Texas

	1	2	3	4	Total
#11 Texas A&M	14	10	7	3	34
Texas	0	0	7	3	10

Louisville

	1	2	3	4	Total
#9 Texas A&M	0	7	3	16	26
Louisville	7	0	0	3	10

TCU

	1	2	3	4	Total
TCU	7	3	0	7	17
#9 Texas A&M	7	10	7	10	34

References

^ "The Southwest Conference Record Book" (PDF).
^ "McElroy's sequel saves A&M, 18–13". Austin American-Statesman. September 4, 1994. Retrieved November 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "No. 12 Aggies never look back". Austin American-Statesman. September 25, 1994. Retrieved March 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.

[1] "The Southwest Conference Record Book" (PDF).

[2] "McElroy's sequel saves A&M, 18–13". Austin American-Statesman. September 4, 1994. Retrieved November 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.

[1994USM1-3] "No. 12 Aggies never look back". Austin American-Statesman. September 25, 1994. Retrieved March 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.

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