Texas A&M Football has seen its fair share of ups and downs since the 2000 season, and since the end of Head Coach R. C. Slocum’s 13-year reign, the Aggies saw a mix of epic lows and exciting highs, culminating with quarterback Johnny Manziel’s 2012 Heisman-winning season, and an 11-2 finish.
Since 2000, Texas A&M has been ranked in the USA TODAY Sports AFCA Coaches Poll nearly a dozen times, while the program has cycled through a total of three coaches since, as current Head Coach Jimbo Fisher is entering his sixth season after enduring the dreadful 5-7 campaign in 2022. Since 2018, the Aggies have been ranked four straight seasons in the preseason rankings but have yet to live up to their lofty expectations since his arrival.
The USA TODAY Sports AFCA football coaches poll is produced weekly throughout the regular season with a voting panel consisting of 65 Football Bowl Subdivision head coaches. The panel randomly chooses from a pool of coaches who indicated interest in participating. From a points perspective, A first-place vote is worth 25 points; second place is 24 points, and 1 point for the team at No.25.
Here at Aggies Wire, we’ll see where Texas A&M has been ranked in the preseason and at the end of each season since 2000 in the USA TODAY Sports AFCA football coaches poll. Enjoy the trip down memory lane!