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The history of Texas A&M University, the first public institution of higher education in Texas, began in 1871, when the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas was established as a land-grant college by the Reconstruction-era Texas Legislature. Classes began on October 4, 1876.
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The university was renamed Texas A&M University–Commerce and admitted into the Texas A&M University System in 1996. Since 2000, growth in student enrollment has again become consistent. The university is a charter member of the Lone Star Conference (LSC), and has won NAIA national championships in football and men's basketball.
Bible and Norton are the only coaches to have won a national championship at Texas A&M. Slocum is the all-time leader in games coached (172), total wins (123) and is tied with Norton for years coached (14). D. V. Graves has the highest winning percentage of any Aggies coach with a 6–1 record (.857) in his only year.
Despite the sound win over the other Aggies, A&M's road test against Auburn on the Tigers' senior night would paint a clearer picture of Texas A&M. A&M went down 21-0 against Auburn, stunned early ...
In 2011, Texas A&M announced it was leaving Texas and the Big 12 behind to join the Southeastern Conference, determined to focus only on a bright future, not dwell on a sentimental past.
The Texas A&M International (TAMIU) athletic teams are called the Dustdevils. The university is a member of the Division II level of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), primarily competing in the Lone Star Conference (LSC) since the 2019–20 academic year.
Any Texas or Texas A&M player has heard the lore of the rivalry between the two schools, a grudge match that dates to 1894. Third-ranked Texas (10-1, 6-1) and No. 20 Texas A&M (8-3, 5-2) meet ...