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University of Oklahoma Athletics
Eye on the Opponent: Texas A&M
October 30, 2006 | Football
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OKLAHOMA vs. TEXAS A&M
The Sooners continue their Big 12 road tour with a trip to College Station to meet the Texas A&M Aggies on Saturday at Kyle Field. ABC will broadcast Oklahoma's 52nd consecutive TV game beginning at 7 p.m. ESPN's College GameDay will also be live from the game.
The Sooners belted then-No. 23 Missouri, 26-10, at Faurot Field in Columbia last Saturday while A&M downed Baylor in Waco, 31-21. This week, Oklahoma is ranked No. 18 in all polls with Texas A&M at No. 21.
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Oklahoma holds a 14-9 lead in the overall series and is 6-4 against the Aggies since the formation of the Big 12 in 1996. OU is 2-3 against A&M at Kyle Field in Big 12 play. The Sooners have won the last three meetings including their last visit to College Station in 2004 by a score of 42-35. Last season, OU won, 36-30, in Norman.
The first meeting in the series came 103 years ago in 1903 when the Sooners pinned a 6-0 loss on the Aggies in College Station. The average score for a game in the series is 25-20, Oklahoma.
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Texas A&M's 2006 Season
The Aggies rolled through their non-conference schedule with wins against The Citadel, Louisiana-Lafayette, Army and Louisiana Tech. A 31-27 loss at College Station in the conference opener to Texas Tech is the lone blemish. The Aggies regrouped to dispatch Kansas, Missouri, OSU (34-33 in overtime) and Baylor. The 25-19 loss at A&M was Mizzou's lone setback before the Sooners.
2006 Season Schedule & Results
Strength of Schedule
Oklahoma's schedule currently ranks as the 28th toughest in the NCAA by the Sagarin rankings. Texas A&M's schedule is rated at 101. OU is No. 16 (85.59) in the power ratings with the Aggies (78.32) at No. 33. Home field advantage is worth 2.82.
Latest Sagarin Ratings
Last Game - Texas A&M 31, Baylor 21
Martellus Bennett rumbled 75 yards on one of his two touchdown catches and Mike Goodson added a game-clinching 64-yard TD run with 2:15 left to give No. 22 Texas A&M a 31-21 victory over Baylor on Saturday night...
Game Recap | Game Stats | Season Stats
Texas A&M Key Players
No. 10 - LB Justin Warren, Sr.
No. 85 - DT Red Bryant, Jr.
No. 25 - RB Courtney Lewis, Sr.
No. 13 - TE Martellus Bennett, Soph.
No. 11 - RB Jorvorskie Lane, Soph.
No. 3 - RB Mike Goodson, Fr.
No. 64 - OG Kirk Elder, Jr.
No. 71 - OT Yemi Babalola, Soph.
No. 92 - DE Chris Harrington, Jr.
No. 7 - QB Stephen McGee, Soph.
Texas A&M in the News
Saturday's Texas A&M-Oklahoma game at Kyle Field got a little bigger with the addition of ESPN's College Gameday. The two-hour show will air on ESPN starting at 9 a.m. The 7 p.m. game will be shown by ABC with a split national audience. No. 21 A&M (8-1, 4-1)...
Bryan-College Station Eagle
The Aggies are 0-7 under Franchione against the Sooners, Cornhuskers and UT, although A&M hasn't played Nebraska since 2003. All three of A&M's upcoming opponents are among the league's leaders in the standings. "We've got about as tough a schedule as anyone...
San Antonio Express News
Resurgent North Theory, a popular topic of discussion as recently as last week, officially received last rites Saturday, courtesy of the state of Oklahoma. The North co-leaders, Missouri and Nebraska, disappeared from Sunday's Top 25 rankings in the wake...
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
There's no confusion as to where the Aggies are ranked this week - Texas A&M is #21 in all three major college football polls, as well as the Bowl Championship Series standings. Texas A&M's road win over Baylor moved the Aggies up from #22 to #21 in...
Bryan-College Station Eagle
OU is gaining confidence in running back Allen Patrick, who had 162 yards rushing in a victory at Missouri on Saturday. The Sooners also have held their last three opponents (Iowa State, Colorado and Mizzou) to an average of 7.3 points and 79.3 yards rushing. After A&M...
Dallas Morning News
We're past scoffing at A&M's lackluster nonconference schedule. And whomever A&M beat on the road this season, weak or not, they were Big 12 opponents. Big 12 road victories have been few and far between for the Aggies since the turn of the century. At least one...
Bryan-College Station Eagle
The Sooners represent the first of the three most dangerous opponents the Aggies have faced this season. To a man, the collective histories of A&M's next three opponents epitomize the term "big-time program." The Sooners, Nebraska Cornhuskers and the...
Real Football
The Aggies have won three Big 12 road games in a season for the first time since 2000. ... A&M leads the nation in average time of possession (34:08). ... Chad Schroeder had a career-long 30-yard punt return to help set up a touchdown. ... The Aggies reached eight victories...
Dallas Morning News
Texas A&M might be the nation's quietest 8-1 team. The Aggies have taken care of business all season and not only have put themselves in a position for a nice bowl game but saved Dennis Franchione's job in the process. Oklahoma at Texas A&M is a South elimination game...
Kansas City Star
The conference's best game for next week now appears to be in College Station, where the resurgent Sooners visit Texas A&M. OU has struggled in three previous trips to Kyle Field with coach Bob Stoops, suffering its first loss of the 2002 season there and winning...
San Antonio Express News
It seems as if every November Texas A&M is staring at the toughest remaining schedule in the entire Big 12 conference. This season is no different as A&M has Oklahoma, Nebraska and Texas to round out the year. But this season the Aggies get the first two with OU...
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