Texas A&M
Texas A&M University, often "Texas A&M",
"A&M" or "TAMU" for short, is the flagship
institution of the Texas A&M University System. Texas A&M's
rare triple designation as a Land-, Sea-, and Space-Grant institution
reflects a broad range of research, with ongoing projects funded
by agencies such as NASA, the National Institutes of Health,
the National Science Foundation and the Office of Naval Research.
Texas A&M is the original home of the 12th
Man. In January 1922, Texas A&M was playing Centre College,
the nation's top-ranked team. The Aggies had limited reserves
on their squad and several players were hurt. A&M coach
Dana X. Bible, looking for much-needed players remembered a
student by the name of E. King Gill, a former football player
who was helping reporters identify players in the press box.
Gill was asked to be available for the game, suited up and stood
on the sideline ready to go in at a moment's notice. As the
game ended, which the Aggies won, Gill was the only remaining
man on the sidelines. Similarly, today, the Texas A&M student
body acts as the "12th Man" for the football team
and stands throughout the entire game, ready to help the team.
A charter member of the Southwest Conference until
its dissolution in 1996, Texas A&M now competes in the Big
XII Conference (South Division) of the NCAA's Division I-A.
The sports teams are known as the Aggies and the colors are
maroon and white.
The University's major rival is the University of Texas, known
to Aggies as "texas university" or simply "t.u.".
In 2004, sporting events between Texas A&M and the University
of Texas became known as the "Lonestar Showdown".
The most-watched part of this rivalry is the annual football
game held on the day after Thanksgiving.
The football team is currently coached by Dennis Franchione.
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