The Machine

Texas A&M

SEC · 4-5CFP unranked

Texas A&M is 4-5 and No. 14 of 138 in the machine's ratings, 16.5 points better than an average FBS team. Last game: lost 17-9 at South Carolina in Week 10.

Week 11: vs Tennessee, Saturday, Nov 14: the matchup, unit by unit

Machine rankNo. 14of all FBS teams
Rating now16.516.5 points better than an average FBS team
Since July−3.5from 20.0 in the preseason rating

Why Texas A&M is No. 14

  • Texas A&M's rating is 16.5: the machine's estimate that Texas A&M is 16.5 points better than an average FBS team on a neutral field. That is No. 14 of 138. For scale, 0 is an average FBS team: right now the closest to it is No. 68 Arizona State (0.2).
  • It started the season at 20.0, ESPN's preseason Football Power Index from July. Its results since have moved it down 3.5.
  • The biggest weekly moves: −4.7 after Week 3 (L 21-31 vs Kentucky) and +4.6 after Week 1 (W 50-0 vs Missouri State).
  • Its record is 4-5. The 5 losses were to No. 2 Alabama, No. 3 LSU, No. 11 South Carolina, No. 20 Missouri, No. 33 Kentucky, by 15.8 points on average. The 4 wins came by 36.5 points on average; the best was over No. 53 Arkansas. The rating weighs how much a team won or lost by and against whom, not just the win-loss count.
  • Its FBS opponents so far average No. 39 in the machine's ratings.
  • Just above is No. 13 Oregon (16.7); just below is No. 15 Florida (15.3).

The rating, week by week

Strengths and weak spots

Head coach

Mike Elko is in his 3rd season at Texas A&M (since 2024). This season: 4-5. At Texas A&M overall: 23-12, counting this season.

Data provided by CollegeFootballData.com.

Team stats

Season totals and averages over 9 games, each with its national rank among 138 FBS teams (No. 1 = best). The game-by-game story is in the season, week by week.

Passing

Completions-attempts163-286
Passing yards1782
Touchdowns-interceptions10-9
Yards per attempt*6.2No. 126 of 138
Explosive pass rate6.3%No. 135 of 138
Sacks allowed (rate)5.7%No. 75 of 138

Rushing

Carries-yards345-1451
Yards per carry4.2No. 82 of 138
10-plus-yard runs (rate)13.3%No. 80 of 138
Stuffed at or behind the line (rate)15.4%No. 42 of 138

Scoring

Points per game26.1No. 86 of 138
Yards per play5.18No. 118 of 138
Third-down rate42.9%No. 42 of 138
Red-zone TD rate56.4%No. 97 of 138
Giveaways11No. 71 of 138

Defense

Points allowed per game18.7No. 22 of 138
Yards per play allowed5.65No. 79 of 138
Yards per pass attempt allowed8.0No. 121 of 138
Yards per carry allowed4.0No. 73 of 138
Sack rate3.1%No. 129 of 138
Takeaways12No. 61 of 138
Third-down rate allowed31.5%No. 18 of 138

Totals are the official box score. * Yards per attempt and the rates come from the play-by-play, where passing yards count on completions only, so they can differ from the box score by a play or two.

Data provided by CollegeFootballData.com.

Player leaders

The top 3 in each category over the same games. Passing yards count every completion (official box score).

Passing

  1. Marcel Reed151-265, 1639 yds, 8 TD, 8 INT
  2. Brady Hart12-21, 143 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT

Rushing

  1. Rueben Owens97 carries, 469 yds, 1 TD
  2. KJ Edwards65 carries, 397 yds, 2 TD
  3. Marcel Reed80 carries, 206 yds, 3 TD

Receiving

  1. Isaiah Horton28 catches, 392 yds, 3 TD
  2. Mario Craver34 catches, 311 yds, 3 TD
  3. TK Norman15 catches, 224 yds, 0 TD

Tackles

  1. Ray Coney46
  2. Dalton Brooks39
  3. Noah Mikhail38

Sacks

  1. Marco Jones3.5
  2. Bryce Perry-Wright1
  3. Landon Rink1

Interceptions

  1. Dalton Brooks1
  2. Daymion Sanford1
  3. Dezz Ricks1

Data provided by CollegeFootballData.com.

Who's playing

Based on who has actually played this season, from the box scores, not the team's published depth chart. Each bar is that player's share of the team's attempts, carries (quarterbacks left out), catches or tackles. The box score lists no positions, so there is no offensive line here.

Throwing

  1. Marcel ReedMost passes in the last game9 games265 attempts93%
  2. Brady Hart3 games21 attempts7%

Carrying

  1. Rueben Owens9 games97 carries37%
  2. KJ Edwards9 games65 carries25%
  3. Carsyn Baker7 games41 carries16%
  4. Jamarion Morrow6 games41 carries16%

Catching

  1. Mario Craver8 games34 catches21%
  2. Isaiah Horton9 games28 catches17%
  3. Aaron Gregory6 games16 catches10%
  4. TK Norman4 games15 catches9%

Tackling

  1. Ray Coney9 games46 tackles8%
  2. Dalton Brooks9 games39 tackles7%
  3. Noah Mikhail8 games38 tackles7%
  4. Marcus Ratcliffe9 games36 tackles7%

Data provided by CollegeFootballData.com.

The season, week by week

  1. Week 1 W 50–0 vs Missouri State. The pass defense was the strength: Missouri State got 1.8 yards an attempt, 5.8 under what it usually gains. Won the turnover battle by 2.
  2. Week 2 W 48–20 vs Arizona State. The run game struggled: 2.6 yards a carry, 1.5 less than Arizona State usually allows. Won the turnover battle by 3.
  3. Week 3 L 21–31 vs Kentucky. The pass defense gave ground: Kentucky got 14.0 yards an attempt, 7.6 over what it usually gains. Lost the turnover battle by 2.
  4. Week 4 L 6–35 at LSU. The pass defense gave ground: LSU got 11.1 yards an attempt, 2.8 over what it usually gains. Its fewest yards an attempt of the season.
  5. Week 5 W 34–7 vs Arkansas. The pass defense was the strength: Arkansas got 4.4 yards an attempt, 2.3 under what it usually gains. Its most yards an attempt of the season.
  6. Week 6 L 6–27 at Missouri. The run game struggled: 1.3 yards a carry, 1.9 less than Missouri usually allows. The machine had Texas A&M by 0.9 (52%), so this was a loss it did not see coming.
  7. Week 7 W 41–0 vs The Citadel. The Citadel is an FCS team, so there is no FBS baseline to grade this one against.
  8. Week 8 L 20–31 at Alabama. The pass defense gave ground: Alabama got 11.8 yards an attempt, 3.0 over what it usually gains. Lost the turnover battle by 2.
  9. Week 10 L 9–17 at South Carolina. The passing game struggled: 5.9 yards an attempt, 1.5 less than South Carolina usually allows.

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