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Aggies at a Glance
Head Coach	Mike Sherman
at Texas A&M	10-15 (3rd Year)
2009 Record	6-7 Overall, 3-5 Big 12
Home/Road/Neutral	5-2 / 1-3 / 0-2
Off Starters Ret/Lost	7 / 4
Def Starters Ret/Lost	9 / 2
Lettermen Returning	55
Off/Def/Spec	25 / 26 / 4
Lettermen Lost	23

2009 Team Statistics
	Stat	NCAA	Big 12
Total Offense	465.77	5	2
Rushing Offense	184.15	30	2
Passing Offense	281.62	16	5
Points/Game	32.85	19	3
Total Defense	426.31	105	12
Rushing Defense	171.62	90	11
Passing Defense	254.69	106	12
Pts Allowed/Game	33.54	105	12

Returning Stat Leaders
	#1 Jerrod Johnson \| 6-5 \| 243 \| Sr. \| QB Passing: 296-497, 3,579 Yds, 30 TDs, 8 INTs
	#33 Christine Michael \| 5-11 \| 206 \| So. \| RB Rushing: 166 Att, 844 Yds, 5.1 Avg, 10 TDs
	#7 Uzoma Nwachukwu \| 6-0 \| 189 \| So. \| WR Receiving: 40 Rec, 708 Yds, 17.7 Avg, 6 TDs
	#1 Trent Hunter \| 5-10 \| 187 \| Jr. \| DB Tackles: 95 Total, 58 Solo, 1.5 TFL, 3 PBUs
	#40 Von Miller \| 6-3 \| 240 \| Sr. \| LB TFL: 21.5, 17 Sacks, 48 Tackles, 5 PBUs, 4 FF
	#18 Kyle Mangan \| 6-2 \| 231 \| So. \| LB INTs: 2 for 45 Yds, 7 PBUs, 70 Tackles, 6.5 TFL

Series History
Games Played	28
Series Record	OU leads, 18-10
Last Meeting	65-10, OU on 11/14/2009
First Meeting	6-0, OU on 10/24/1903
Average Score	28-20, OU

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NORMAN, Okla. -- As the Sooner football team prepares for the upcoming season, SoonerSports.com breaks down the competition. We continue with OU's November 6 trip to College Station, where Oklahoma will square off with the Texas A&M Aggies at Kyle Field.

The Word on the Aggies

The talent, skill, and experience are all in place to finally make some real noise and be a player for not just the division, but for the conference title. With the offense that's returning and speed on defense... College Football News

Size, speed and skill. These guys have all of it. Johnson was built to be a quarterback, with fast wheels to match his arm. Michael and Gray are a pair of backs with low centers of gravity. Fuller is a perfect red zone target... ESPN.com

Von Miller had a breakout, All-American season rushing from the edge; but aside from Miller, the team could have used much more from the linebackers. In the new 3-4 defense, their play will make or... Dallas Morning News

Improvement on the defensive side of the ball will dictate whether A&M can blossom into a contender in the South. The Aggies are learning a new system under coordinator Tim DeRuyter. The potential exists to... FOX Sports

An offense that finished fifth in the nation in yards per game should be even better. And with virtually everyone back on defense, the Aggies could be a dark horse in the Big 12 South race. If A&M can be solid defensively... Athlon

The skill-position players comprise one of the most explosive units in the country, but the success of the A&M offense hinges on the play of the big nasties up front. Will Luke Joeckel, a true freshman... Dallas Morning News

With McCoy and Oklahoma's Sam Bradford now gone to the NFL, Jerrod Johnson would love nothing more than to be in the running for national awards. Not for his own ego, but rather for A&M's national reputation... Lindy's

The return of QB Jerrod Johnson gives A&M one of the most experienced and versatile engineers in the Big 12. Johnson drastically reduced his mistakes last season and can again count on the same receivers, led by Fuller... USA Today

OU vs. Texas A&M Multimedia
	2009 OU vs. Texas A&M Highlights QB Landry Jones threw five TDs as OU routed the Aggies, 65-10, in Norman.
	2008 OU at Texas A&M Highlights Four players had TD catches and QB Sam Bradford ran for one as OU rolled, 66-28.
	No. 5 Greatest Win of the 2000s No. 1 OU rallied for 22 fourth-quarter points to win 35-31 at A&M in 2000.

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