Texas A&M Aggies
intercollegiate sports teams of Texas A&M University
The Texas A&M Aggies are the students, graduates, and sports teams of Texas A&M University, a public university in College Station, Texas, United States. The teams compete in Division I of the NCAA.
The nickname "Aggie" was once common at land-grant or "ag" (agriculture) schools in many states. The teams are also simply referred to as "A&M" or "Texas Aggies", and the official school colors are maroon and white. The mascot is a Rough Collie named Reveille.
Until the dissolution of the Southwest Conference, Texas A&M was a charter member of that conference. The Aggies became members of the Big 12 Conference with its subsequent formation in 1996. On July 1, 2012, they left the Big 12 Conference and joined the Southeastern Conference (SEC).
Sports sponsored
Texas A&M sponsors 20 varsity programs—nine men's and eleven women's.
Football
The Texas A&M Aggies claim three national titles and have won 21 conference titles. They have produced two Heisman Trophy winners—John David Crow in 1957 and Johnny Manziel in 2012, the first redshirt freshman to ever win the award.
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