2007 Texas A&M Aggies football team

The 2007 Texas A&M Aggies football team (often referred to as "A&M" or the "Aggies") represented Texas A&M University in the 2007 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was coached by Dennis Franchione, who had coached at A&M since the 2003 season, but resigned at the conclusion of the annual game with the Texas Longhorns. The Aggies were led on offense by junior quarterback Stephen McGee. The team played their home games at Kyle Field, an 82,600-person capacity stadium on A&M's campus in College Station, Texas. The Fightin' Texas Aggie Band performs at all home games and select away games during half-time.

2007 Texas A&M Aggies football
Alamo Bowl, L 17–24 vs. Penn State
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
DivisionSouth Division
Record7–6 (4–4 Big 12)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorLes Koenning (5th season)
Offensive schemeMultiple
Defensive coordinatorGary Darnell (2nd season)
Base defense4–2–5
Home stadiumKyle Field
Uniform
2007 Big 12 Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
North Division
No. 4 Missouri xy  7 1   12 2  
No. 7 Kansas x%  7 1   12 1  
Colorado  4 4   6 7  
Kansas State  3 5   5 7  
Nebraska  2 6   5 7  
Iowa State  2 6   3 9  
South Division
No. 8 Oklahoma xy$  6 2   11 3  
No. 10 Texas  5 3   10 3  
No. 22 Texas Tech  4 4   9 4  
Oklahoma State  4 4   7 6  
Texas A&M  4 4   7 6  
Baylor  0 8   3 9  
Championship: Oklahoma 38, Missouri 17
  • $ BCS representative as conference champion
  • % BCS at-large representative
  • x Division champion/co-champions
  • y Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2006 Aggie team finished with 9 wins and 4 losses, including a loss in the 2006 Holiday Bowl. In a 2007 preseason ranking, ESPN sports columnist Mark Schlabach ranked the Aggies 15th. In their preseason polls, both the Coaches Poll and the AP Poll ranked the Aggies 25th. A Rivals.com writer ranked A&M as having the 9th toughest road schedule.

The Aggies completed the 2007 season with a 7–6 record, with their final game resulting in a 24–17 loss to Penn State in the 2007 Alamo Bowl.

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