Editing Texas A&M University (section)

==Athletics==
{{Main|Texas A&M Aggies}}
[[File:Kyle Field Montana State vs A&M Sept 1 2007.jpg|thumb|A view from the student section of Kyle Field during a 2007 football game|alt=a crowd of people watch a football game at a three-tiered stadium]]<!--This image contains trademarked symbols, and is only being used to illustrate said symbols within context-->

Texas A&M University has been a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) of the [[NCAA]] for all sports since 2012.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/7019493/texas-officially-gets-accepted-sec |title=Texas A&M Aggies officially get accepted into the SEC |publisher=[[ESPN]] |date=September 27, 2011 |access-date=May 19, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304195616/http://espn.go.com/college-football/story/_/id/7019493/texas-officially-gets-accepted-sec |archive-date=March 4, 2016 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="swconference">{{cite news|title=Texas History Highlights: A Look Back at the Southwest Conference|newspaper=[[The Dallas Morning News]]|year=2007|url=https://texasalmanac.com/topics/sports/look-back-southwest-conference|access-date=July 4, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180704123241/https://texasalmanac.com/topics/sports/look-back-southwest-conference|archive-date=July 4, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> It was previously a charter member of the [[Southwest Conference]] until its dissolution in 1996 and competed in the [[Big 12 Conference]] until June 30, 2012. The university has twenty sports teams, which are known as the [[Texas A&M Aggies|Aggies]], whose team colors are maroon and white.<ref name="big12aggies">{{cite web|title=Texas A&M Aggies|publisher=[[Big 12 Conference]]|url=http://www.big12sports.com/schools/tam/big12-tam-body.html|access-date=April 30, 2007|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070422143119/http://www.big12sports.com/schools/tam/big12-tam-body.html|archive-date=April 22, 2007 |url-status=dead}}</ref> {{as of|2024}}, Aggies had won 178 conference titles and 21 national championships.<ref name="tamuathleticsfacts">{{cite web|title=Texas A&M University Facts: Athletics|publisher=Texas A&M University|url=https://www.tamu.edu/about/facts/athletics.html|url-status=dead|access-date=May 19, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071222182935/http://www.tamu.edu/home/aboutam/amfacts/athleticsfacts.html|archive-date=December 22, 2007}}</ref><ref name=currentathstats>{{cite web|title=Texas A&M University Facts: Athletics|url=https://www.tamu.edu/about/facts/athletics.html|publisher=Texas A&M University Athletics|access-date=December 21, 2021|archive-date=December 22, 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071222182935/http://www.tamu.edu/home/aboutam/amfacts/athleticsfacts.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>

A&M's [[college rivalry|archrival]] is the [[Texas Longhorns|University of Texas Longhorns]]. The rivalry was renewed in 2024 when the Longhorns joined the SEC, ending the hiatus that began in 2011. In 2004, sporting events between the Aggies and the Longhorns became known as the [[Lone Star Showdown]]; the most-watched event in the rivalry was the annual football game held on [[Thanksgiving (United States)|Thanksgiving]].<ref name="fridayfootball">{{cite web|title=Lone Star Showdown: 112th UT vs A&M game Friday|publisher=News 8 Austin|date=November 23, 2005|url=http://www.news8austin.com/content/your_news/default.asp?ArID=150435|access-date=April 30, 2007|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070930165108/http://www.news8austin.com/content/your_news/default.asp?ArID=150435 |archive-date = September 30, 2007|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="recordcrowd">{{cite web|title=Aggies Top No. 5 Longhorns Before Record Crowd, 20–16|publisher=Texas A&M University Athletic Department|date=November 26, 1999|url=http://www.aggieathletics.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/112699aaa.html|access-date=April 2, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090607045322/http://www.aggieathletics.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/112699aaa.html|archive-date=June 7, 2009}}</ref> Other current rivalries include the [[Arkansas–Texas A&M football rivalry|University of Arkansas]] and [[LSU–Texas A&M football rivalry|Louisiana State University]], with the latter rivalry becoming particularly strong since Texas A&M's [[2018 LSU vs. Texas A&M football game|74-72 victory in 2018]]. Historic rivals who were played during the Big 12 and Southwest Conference days, now dormant, include [[Texas A&M–Texas Tech football rivalry|Texas Tech University]] and [[Battle of the Brazos|Baylor University]].<ref name="dirocco">{{cite news|last=Dirocco|first=Michael|title=A Nameless Game|work=[[The Florida Times-Union]]|date=November 23, 2006|url=http://www.jacksonville.com/tu-online/stories/112406/col_6430074.shtml|access-date=May 17, 2007|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070929095934/http://www.jacksonville.com/tu-online/stories/112406/col_6430074.shtml|archive-date=September 29, 2007}}</ref><ref name="griffin">{{cite web|last=Griffin|first=Tim|title=Texas' instate rivalry grabs weekend spotlight|publisher=[[ESPN]]|date=September 27, 2006|url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/news/story?id=2604893|access-date=May 17, 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121104082305/http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=2604893|archive-date=November 4, 2012|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Techrival">{{cite news|last=Zimmer |first=Kelln |title=T-sippers or tortilla-throwers |work=[[The Battalion]] |date=November 15, 2001 |url=http://media.www.thebatt.com/media/storage/paper657/news/2001/11/15/Opinion/TSippers.Or.TortillaThrowers-516399.shtml |access-date=March 25, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090908211622/http://media.www.thebatt.com/media/storage/paper657/news/2001/11/15/Opinion/TSippers.Or.TortillaThrowers-516399.shtml |archive-date=September 8, 2009 }}</ref><ref name="arkrival">{{cite web|url=http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/spt/colleges/topstories/stories/031108dnspoamarkansas.3eaf64a8.html
|last=Hairopoulos|first=Kate|title=Texas A&M, Arkansas to renew football rivalry at new Cowboys stadium|work=[[The Dallas Morning News]]|date=March 10, 2008|access-date=March 27, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080315142003/http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/spt/colleges/topstories/stories/031108dnspoamarkansas.3eaf64a8.html|archive-date=March 15, 2008}}</ref>

The Texas A&M Athletic Hall of Fame was established in 1964 to "acknowledge athletes whose accomplishments on the field have brought credit to Texas A&M". As of 2018, it has 297 inductees. The Hall of Fame also hosts the Hall of Honor and Lettermen's Lifetime Achievement Award.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web|url=https://12thman.com/hof.aspx|title=Texas A&M Athletic Hall of Fame|website=Texas A&M University 12th Man|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190825042603/https://12thman.com/hof.aspx|archive-date=August 25, 2019}}</ref> The Texas A&M Athletic Hall of Honor was established in 1977 to "recognizes individuals who have gone above and beyond in contributions and support of the athletic programs at Texas A&M".<ref name=":3" /> The Lettermen's Lifetime Achievement Award was established in 2011 to recognize "lettermen, who after graduation, have gone on to gain prominence through his or her efforts in industry, commerce, technology, athletics, the professions, or other worthy endeavors".<ref name=":3" />

===Football===
{{Main|Texas A&M Aggies football}}

The Aggies [[American football|football]] team, which was founded in 1894, has won eighteen Southwest Conference championships, three Big 12 South Division championships, and one Big 12 championship. The university also claims three national championships.<ref name="FootballChampHist">{{cite web|url=http://www.aggieathletics.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=27300&SPSID=632660&SPID=93232&ATCLID=205238864|title=Aggie Football's Championships|publisher=Texas A&M Athletics|access-date=May 15, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120717060336/http://www.aggieathletics.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=27300&SPSID=632660&SPID=93232&ATCLID=205238864|archive-date=July 17, 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Petchesky|first1=Barry|title=Texas A&M Picked Up Two National Championships, Two Conference Titles Over The Summer|url=http://deadspin.com/5941380/texas-am-picked-up-two-national-championships-two-conference-titles-over-the-summer|website=[[Deadspin]]|date=September 7, 2012 |access-date=March 22, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170323052739/http://deadspin.com/5941380/texas-am-picked-up-two-national-championships-two-conference-titles-over-the-summer|archive-date=March 23, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> As of 2021, the team has played in forty-two [[bowl games]], of which they have won twenty,<ref>{{cite news|title=The Complete Texas A&M Bowl History|url=https://www.dallasnews.com/sports/texas-am-aggies/2017/12/17/the-complete-texas-am-bowl-history/|newspaper=[[Dallas Morning News]]|date= December 17, 2017|access-date=January 18, 2022}}<!--record through 2016--></ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Wake Forest vs Texas A&M|publisher=[[ESPN]]|url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/game/_/gameId/400953402|access-date=January 18, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=NC State vs Texas A&M|url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/game/_/gameId/401032082|publisher=[[ESPN]]|access-date=January 18, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Oklahoma State vs Texas A&M|publisher=[[ESPN]]|url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/game/_/gameId/401135274|access-date=January 18, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Texas A&M vs North Carolina|publisher=[[ESPN]]|url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/game/_/gameId/401256112|access-date=January 18, 2022}}</ref> and former players include forty-one first Team All-Americans, five Academic All-Americans, and [[Heisman Trophy]] winners [[John David Crow]] (1957) and [[Johnny Manziel]] (2012).<ref name="footballhis60">{{cite web|title=2005 Texas A&M Football History and Records|pages=60, 70, 72|publisher=Texas A&M University Athletic Department|year=2006|url=http://www.aggieathletics.com/sports/football/docs/2005supplement.pdf|access-date=April 30, 2007|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070403215645/http://www.aggieathletics.com/sports/football/docs/2005supplement.pdf |archive-date = April 3, 2007|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name=heismanofficial>{{Cite web|url=https://www.heisman.com/heisman-winners/|title=Winners Archive|publisher=The Heisman Trophy Trust|access-date=December 21, 2021}}</ref> Since 1904, home football games have been played at Kyle Field, a stadium with a current capacity of 102,500.<ref name="KF_Attendance">{{cite web|url=http://www.dallasnews.com/sports/college-sports/texas-aggies/20140709-stunning-transformation-of-kyle-field-to-give-fans-taste-of-what-s-to-come-in-aggieland.ece|last=Hairopoulus|first=Kate|title=A&M boasts trio of talented tailbacks|work=[[Dallas Morning News]]|access-date=June 28, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924121848/http://www.dallasnews.com/sports/college-sports/texas-aggies/20140709-stunning-transformation-of-kyle-field-to-give-fans-taste-of-what-s-to-come-in-aggieland.ece|archive-date=September 24, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> As of 2024, the football team is led by [[Mike Elko]] in his first season as head coach.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.si.com/college/fsu/football/former-florida-state-assistant-coach-hired-by-jacksonville-state|title=Jimbo Fisher leaving for Texas A&M; won't coach Florida State Saturday|newspaper=[[Sports Illustrated]]|access-date=January 18, 2022|last=Lewis|first=Dustin|date=December 21, 2021}}</ref>

===Basketball===
{{Main|Texas A&M Aggies men's basketball|Texas A&M Aggies women's basketball}}
[[File:Lss 2008 bb damion james.jpg|thumb|right|A men's basketball game at Reed Arena in January 2008|alt=a crowd of people in mostly white T-shirts watch an indoor basketball game; a T with a start on it is upside down and featured prominently under the players]]<!--This image contains a trademarked symbol, Texas A&M "T-star", and is only being used to illustrate said symbols within context-->

The Aggies men's basketball team, which was founded in 1912, has won eleven Southwest Conference championships and two Southwest Conference Tournament championships. The team has played in the [[National Invitation Tournament]] six times and in the [[NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship|NCAA Tournament]] eleven times, of which three resulted in the team progressing to the regional semifinals round, dubbed Sweet Sixteen—the highest round to which the Aggies have advanced—most recently in the 2015–16 season.<ref name="AgBballHist">{{cite web |url=http://www.aggieathletics.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=27300&ATCLID=205238851 |title=Texas A&M Basketball's Championship History |publisher=Texas A&M Athletics |access-date=May 15, 2012 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120504160002/http://www.aggieathletics.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=27300&ATCLID=205238851 |archive-date=May 4, 2012}}</ref> As of 2021, the men's basketball team is led by [[Buzz Williams]] in his tenth season as head coach.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/26429544/virginia-tech-williams-taking-texas-job |title=Texas A&M hires Va. Tech's Williams as coach |first=Jeff |last=Borzello |date=April 3, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210908211915/https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/26429544/virginia-tech-williams-taking-texas-job |archive-date=September 8, 2021}}</ref>

The women's basketball team has won one Southwest Conference Tournament championship, one regular season Big 12 Conference championship, two Big 12 Tournament championships, and two SEC Tournament championships—most recently in 2021. {{As of|2022}}, the Aggies women's team has advanced to sixteen NCAA Tournament appearances, including fourteen consecutive seasons, and won the National Championship in 2011. They have also twice competed in the [[Women's National Invitation Tournament]], which they won in 1995.<ref name="womenbb">{{cite web|title=Texas A&M Women's Basketball History|publisher=12th Man|year=2021|url=https://12thman.com/sports/2020/1/11/womens-basketball-history.aspx|access-date=August 10, 2021|url-status=live|archive-date=August 10, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210810205317/https://12thman.com/sports/2020/1/11/womens-basketball-history.aspx}}</ref> The women's team was coached by [[Gary Blair]] from 2003<ref name="dickpatrick">{{cite news|last=Patrick|first=Dick|title=On women's basketball: Texas A&M completes turnaround|work=[[USA Today]]|date=March 6, 2007|url=https://www.usatoday.com/sports/college/womensbasketball/2007-03-06-women-basketball-notes_N.htm|access-date=April 30, 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070309140757/http://www.usatoday.com/sports/college/womensbasketball/2007-03-06-women-basketball-notes_N.htm|archive-date=March 9, 2007|url-status=live}}</ref> to his retirement in 2022.<ref>{{cite web|title=Gary Blair's impact felt on and off the court|work=[[KBTX]]|date=February 24, 2022|url=https://www.kbtx.com/2022/02/24/gary-blairs-impact-felt-off-court/|access-date=April 11, 2022|first=Morgan|last=Weaver}}</ref> Blair's replacement [[Joni Taylor]] began coaching the team in March 2022.<ref>{{cite web|title=Joni Taylor leaves Georgia to Coach Texas A&M|work=[[The Atlanta Journal-Constitution]]|date=March 23, 2022|url=https://www.ajc.com/sports/georgia-bulldogs/breaking-joni-taylor-to-leave-georgia-for-texas-am/LDETFVAF4RAOLJBGH2KFTU7YAI/|access-date=April 11, 2022|first=Chip|last=Towers}}</ref>

Both the men's and women's basketball teams play in the 12,889-seat Reed Arena, which opened in 1998.<ref name="grollie">{{cite web|title=G. Rollie White Coliseum|publisher=Texas A&M Athletic Department|url=http://www.aggieathletics.com/facilities/grolliewhite.html|access-date=April 1, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090106164814/http://www.aggieathletics.com/facilities/grolliewhite.html|archive-date=January 6, 2009}}</ref><ref name="reedarena">{{cite web|title=Reed Arena|publisher=Texas A&M Athletic Department|url=http://www.aggieathletics.com/facilities/reedarena.html|access-date=April 1, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090210014801/http://www.aggieathletics.com/facilities/reedarena.html|archive-date=February 10, 2009}}</ref>

===Other sports===
The Aggies [[Texas A&M Aggies women's soccer|women's soccer]] team was formed in 1993; as of 2021, it has taken part in every NCAA Tournament since 1995.<ref name="soccerrecords">{{cite web|title=Texas A&M Soccer History|publisher=12th Man Association|year=2021|url=https://12thman.com/sports/2020/9/19/texas-am-soccer-history.aspx|access-date=July 31, 2021|archive-date=July 31, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210731225246/https://12thman.com/sports/2020/9/19/texas-am-soccer-history.aspx|url-status=live}}</ref> The women's volleyball team is a frequent qualifier for the annual NCAA tournament, and has played in thirteen consecutive NCAA Tournaments from 1993 to 2005.<ref name="volleyballrecords">{{cite web|title=Texas A&M Volleyball History|publisher=12th Man Association|year=2021|url=https://12thman.com/sports/2015/3/23/VB_2015060148.aspx|access-date=July 30, 2021|archive-date=July 30, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210730222321/https://12thman.com/sports/2015/3/23/VB_2015060148.aspx|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="big12champs">{{cite web|title=2006–2007 Big 12 Postseason Championships Schedule|publisher=[[Big 12 Conference]]|year=2007|url=http://www.big12sports.com/championships/big12-championships.html|access-date=May 17, 2007|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070529151059/http://www.big12sports.com/championships/big12-championships.html|archive-date=May 29, 2007 |url-status=dead}}</ref> Texas A&M also fields men's and women's teams in swimming and diving, golf, tennis, cross country, track and field, softball, baseball, rugby union and equestrianism.<ref>{{cite web|title=12th Man|publisher=12th Man|year=2022|url=https://12thman.com/index.aspx|access-date=April 11, 2022}}</ref>