Texas A&M football all-time roster: Coaches, kickers and specialists
Texas A&M Football has a storied history full of great players. As the 2022 season approaches Aggies Wire will take a journey through that history, putting together the Aggies all-time roster, we started with the offensive side of the ball, and then the defensive side, and today we’ll finish with the coaching staff and special teams.
For a program as lauded as the Aggies, some tough cuts had to be made, and there are plenty of names that deserved to be on this list who aren’t here.
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Head Coach - R.C. Slocum
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R.C. Slocum took over the head coaching job going into the 1989 season, and coached the next 14 seasons without having a losing season. His 123-47-2 record is the best in Aggies history.
Alternate Head Coach - Homer Norton
Coach Norton came to Texas A&M from Centenary college in 1934, and in his 13 years, he led the Aggies to the schools only official national championship in 1939, followed by consecutive Southwest Conference championships in 1940-1941. His overall record at A&M 82-53-1, good enough for the second most wins in A&M history.
Defensive Coordinator: Bob Davie
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Bob Davie was the Aggies defensive coordinator from 1989-1993, a period that included three consecutive southwest conference championships. In each of those seasons Davie’s wrecking crew defenses were in the top-10 in the country in points allowed per game, including the 1993 season when they were 2nd in the nation.
Alternate Defensive Coordinator: Dana Bible
We’re cheating a little bit here, Coach Bible was technically the Aggies head coach from 1917-1928. But twice in his tenure, which didn’t feature a “defensive coordinator”, Coach Bible’s Aggies allowed their opponents to score exactly zero points the entire season, which definitely qualifies him for this list. He even took a break in 1918 to serve as a pilot in World War I.
Offensive Coordinator: Kliff Kingsbury
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2012, Johnny Manziel, a heisman trophy, and a win over Alabama on the road. and a top-5 offense in the country. All of those things are on Kliff’s resume as the Aggies offensive coordinator.
Alternate Offensive Coordinator: Tom Wilson
In 1975, Tom Wilson’s first year as the Aggies offensive coordinator the Aggies were 49th in the country in scoring offense. By 1976, they were 10th, and in both years, they won 10 games, and finished in the top-11 in the country.
Starting Kicker: Tony Franklin
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Tony Franklin holds the record for the longest field goal in Texas A&M history at 65 yards, and he also made a 64 yarder in the SAME GAME! Despite kicking barefoot, he holds the NCAA record for most field goals over 60 yards in a career.
Backup Kicker: Randy Bullock
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Outside of the record for longest kicks, Randy Bullock holds pretty much every kicking record in A&M history. He is the most prolific scorer in Aggie football history, and was the first Aggie to win the Lou Groza award for the top kicker in the nation.
Starting Punter: Shane Lechler
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Shane Lechler was a 2x All-American punter in 1998-1999, and averaged almost 45 yards per kick in his career at A&M. He then went on to the NFL and is one of the best punters in history.
Backup Punter - Braden Mann
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Braden Mann averaged over 50 yards per punt in 2018, when he won the Ray Guy award and was a consensus All-American, and holds the record for the highest average in a game at 60.8 yards against Alabama in 2018, and had 14 kicks of over 60 yards that season.
Returner: Dante Hall
14 Nov 1998: Running back Dante Hall #34 of the Texas A&M Aggies in action during the game against the Missouri Tigers at Kyle Field in College Station, Texas. The Aggies defeated the Tigers 17-14.
Dante Hall is one of the best kick returners in the history of football. In his 3 and a half years as an Aggie, he averaged over 12 yards per punt return and over 21 yards per kickoff return, and scored 2 return touchdowns. In the NFL he was a two time All-Pro and two time pro bowler, and made the 2000s all decade team as a returner.
