# 2025 Texas A&M Aggies football team
The 2025 [Texas A&M Aggies football](https://www.edgepedia.org/texas-a-and-m-aggies-football) team represented [Texas A&M University](https://www.edgepedia.org/texas-a-and-m-university) in the 2025 NCAA Division I FBS football season as a member of the [Southeastern Conference](https://www.edgepedia.org/southeastern-conference) (SEC). Under head coach Mike Elko, the Aggies finished 11-2 (7-1 in SEC play), tied for the best regular-season record in the conference, ranked 8th in the final AP poll, and made the program's first College Football Playoff appearance, losing 10-3 to Miami (FL) in the first round.[1](https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/texas-am/2025.html) • [2](https://12thman.com/news/2025/12/20/no-7-texas-am-falls-to-no-10-miami-10-3-in-college-football-playoff)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Record | 11-2 overall, 7-1 SEC (tied for the best regular-season record in the league)[1](https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/texas-am/2025.html) • [2](https://12thman.com/news/2025/12/20/no-7-texas-am-falls-to-no-10-miami-10-3-in-college-football-playoff) |
| Head coach | Mike Elko (11-2)[1](https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/texas-am/2025.html) |
| Postseason | Lost College Football Playoff First Round 10-3 to No. 10 Miami (FL) at Kyle Field, December 20, 2025[1](https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/texas-am/2025.html) • [2](https://12thman.com/news/2025/12/20/no-7-texas-am-falls-to-no-10-miami-10-3-in-college-football-playoff) |
| Final ranking | 8th in the final AP poll[1](https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/texas-am/2025.html) |
| Scoring | 439 points for (33.8 per game), 273 against (21.0 per game)[1](https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/texas-am/2025.html) |
| Total offense | 444.5 yards per game (259.8 passing, 184.7 rushing); defense allowed 307.4 yards per game[1](https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/texas-am/2025.html) |
| Passing leader | Marcel Reed: 234-of-377 (62.1%) for 3,169 yards, 25 touchdowns, 12 interceptions[1](https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/texas-am/2025.html) |
| Program milestone | First College Football Playoff appearance; second-most wins in a season in school history behind 1992's 12-1[2](https://12thman.com/news/2025/12/20/no-7-texas-am-falls-to-no-10-miami-10-3-in-college-football-playoff) |
## Coaching staff
[Mike Elko](https://www.edgepedia.org/mike-elko) served as head coach for the 2025 season.[3](https://12thman.com/sports/football/roster/season/2025) The official roster listed Jay Bateman as Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers, Collin Klein as Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks, Trooper Taylor as Associate Head Coach (Offense)/Running Backs, Holmon Wiggins as Co-Offensive Coordinator/Wide Receivers, Lyle Hemphill as Associate Head Coach (Defense), and [Jordan Peterson](https://www.edgepedia.org/jordan-peterson) as Co-Defensive Coordinator/Defensive Backs.[3](https://12thman.com/sports/football/roster/season/2025)
## Schedule and results
Texas A&M opened with a 42-24 win over UTSA on August 30 and beat Utah State 44-22 on September 6.[4](https://www.espn.com/college-football/team/schedule/_/id/245/season/2025) The season's signature early result came on September 13, a 41-40 win at No. 8 Notre Dame in which [Marcel Reed](https://www.edgepedia.org/marcel-reed) passed for 360 yards and [Mario Craver](https://www.edgepedia.org/mario-craver) recorded 207 receiving yards.[4](https://www.espn.com/college-football/team/schedule/_/id/245/season/2025)
**The SEC run.** The Aggies then won their first seven conference games: 16-10 over Auburn, 31-9 over Mississippi State, 34-17 over Florida, 45-42 over Arkansas, 49-25 at No. 20 LSU, 38-17 at No. 22 Missouri, and 31-30 over [South Carolina](https://www.edgepedia.org/south-carolina) on November 15, when Reed passed for 439 yards and Kevin Concepcion had 158 receiving yards.[4](https://www.espn.com/college-football/team/schedule/_/id/245/season/2025) A 48-0 shutout of Samford on November 22 made the Aggies 11-0.[4](https://www.espn.com/college-football/team/schedule/_/id/245/season/2025)
The first loss came 27-17 at No. 16 Texas on November 28, leaving the Aggies 7-1 in SEC play and tied atop the conference standings with Ole Miss, Georgia, and Alabama.[4](https://www.espn.com/college-football/team/schedule/_/id/245/season/2025) • [5](https://www.espn.com/college-football/team/_/id/245/texas-am) In the playoff first round on December 20 at [Kyle Field](https://www.edgepedia.org/kyle-field), No. 7 Texas A&M lost 10-3 to No. 10 Miami.[2](https://12thman.com/news/2025/12/20/no-7-texas-am-falls-to-no-10-miami-10-3-in-college-football-playoff)
## Season summary
The season's arc was an 11-0 start built on close SEC wins and one of the nation's most efficient offenses, followed by two defeats. The one-point wins at Notre Dame and against South Carolina, and the 45-42 shootout with Arkansas, kept the undefeated run alive; the loss at Texas ended it, though the 7-1 mark still tied for the best regular-season record in the league, the program's highest SEC finish.[2](https://12thman.com/news/2025/12/20/no-7-texas-am-falls-to-no-10-miami-10-3-in-college-football-playoff) • [4](https://www.espn.com/college-football/team/schedule/_/id/245/season/2025)
**The playoff loss.** The Miami game was a defensive contest whose first half was scoreless, the first scoreless half in [College Football Playoff](https://www.edgepedia.org/college-football-playoff) history; Miami won on [Malachi Toney](https://www.edgepedia.org/malachi-toney)'s 11-yard touchdown catch with 1:49 left.[2](https://12thman.com/news/2025/12/20/no-7-texas-am-falls-to-no-10-miami-10-3-in-college-football-playoff) Texas A&M outgained Miami 326-278 in total offense but was outrushed 175-89 and committed three turnovers, while holding Miami to 12 first downs and 3-of-12 on third down.[2](https://12thman.com/news/2025/12/20/no-7-texas-am-falls-to-no-10-miami-10-3-in-college-football-playoff) Reed completed 25 of 39 passes for 237 yards, and Mario Craver led the receivers with 92 yards on seven catches; [Will Lee III](https://www.edgepedia.org/will-lee-iii), Dalton Brooks, and Daymion Sanford each made seven tackles.[2](https://12thman.com/news/2025/12/20/no-7-texas-am-falls-to-no-10-miami-10-3-in-college-football-playoff)
## By the numbers
The Aggies scored 439 points (33.8 per game, 19th of 136 teams) and allowed 273 (21.0 per game, 36th of 136).[1](https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/texas-am/2025.html) ESPN's team statistics ranked the same 33.8-point scoring offense 23rd nationally.[5](https://www.espn.com/college-football/team/_/id/245/texas-am) The offense averaged 444.5 yards per game against 307.4 allowed, and the team committed 1.5 turnovers per game (0.4 fumbles, 1.1 interceptions).[1](https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/texas-am/2025.html) Sports-Reference's Simple Rating System (SRS), a measure of team quality adjusted for strength of schedule, placed Texas A&M 17.61, 7th of 136, with a schedule strength of 5.38 (24th).[1](https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/texas-am/2025.html) The EPA-based analytics site Game on Paper rated the Aggies at +0.19 expected points added per play, 5th nationally.[6](https://gameonpaper.com/cfb/year/2025/team/245)
Individually, Reed's 3,169 passing yards came with a 148.2 passer rating across 13 games.[1](https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/texas-am/2025.html) Concepcion caught 61 passes for 919 yards and 9 touchdowns and added 75 rushing yards with a score.[1](https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/texas-am/2025.html) Rueben Owens II rushed 114 times for 568 yards and 3 touchdowns.[6](https://gameonpaper.com/cfb/year/2025/team/245) The playoff game drew 104,122 fans, the second-largest crowd in College Football Playoff history behind the 106,013 at the 2024 SMU-Penn State game at [Beaver Stadium](https://www.edgepedia.org/beaver-stadium).[2](https://12thman.com/news/2025/12/20/no-7-texas-am-falls-to-no-10-miami-10-3-in-college-football-playoff)
## Honors and awards
Kevin Concepcion ([KC Concepcion](https://www.edgepedia.org/kc-concepcion)) won the 2025 Paul Hornung Award. He joined a short list of past Aggie individual award winners that includes [Johnny Manziel](https://www.edgepedia.org/johnny-manziel)'s 2012 Heisman Memorial Trophy and Braden Mann's 2018 Ray Guy Award.[5](https://www.espn.com/college-football/team/_/id/245/texas-am)
## Historical standing
The 11-2 record was the second-most wins in a season in school history, behind only the 12-1 season of 1992, and the 7-1 SEC mark was the program's highest conference finish.[2](https://12thman.com/news/2025/12/20/no-7-texas-am-falls-to-no-10-miami-10-3-in-college-football-playoff) Reed's 3,169 passing yards rank fifth-most in a season in program history, and he became the sixth Aggie to pass for over 3,000 yards in a season.[2](https://12thman.com/news/2025/12/20/no-7-texas-am-falls-to-no-10-miami-10-3-in-college-football-playoff) The season also produced the program's first College Football Playoff berth.[2](https://12thman.com/news/2025/12/20/no-7-texas-am-falls-to-no-10-miami-10-3-in-college-football-playoff)
## References
1. [2025 Texas A&M Aggies Stats, Sports-Reference](https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/texas-am/2025.html)
2. [No. 7 Texas A&M Falls to No. 10 Miami, 10-3, in College Football Playoff, 12thMan.com (December 20, 2025)](https://12thman.com/news/2025/12/20/no-7-texas-am-falls-to-no-10-miami-10-3-in-college-football-playoff)
3. [2025 Football Roster, Texas A&M Aggies Official Athletics Website](https://12thman.com/sports/football/roster/season/2025)
4. [Texas A&M Aggies 2025 Schedule, ESPN](https://www.espn.com/college-football/team/schedule/_/id/245/season/2025)
5. [Texas A&M Aggies Scores, Stats and Highlights, ESPN](https://www.espn.com/college-football/team/_/id/245/texas-am)
6. [Texas A&M | 2025 | Game on Paper](https://gameonpaper.com/cfb/year/2025/team/245)
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