Aggies complete ’12 slate with Sam Houston

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Texas A&M athletics with Brent Zwerneman

Courtesy of chron.com

COLLEGE STATION – Texas A&M has rounded out its 2012 football schedule with a familiar foe – at least geographically. Sam Houston State, situated about 50 miles to the east of Aggieland, will play at Kyle Field on Nov. 17.

A&M athletic director Bill Byrne had to reshuffle A&M’s schedule with the school’s entrance into the Southeastern Conference on July 1, and added Louisiana Tech, South Carolina State and now SHSU late to the nonconference slate. The Bearkats lost to North Dakota State in the national title game of the FCS in January.
With two FCS games (SCS and SH) the Aggies will need to finish 7-5 to earn bowl eligibility.
“Like many schools involved in realignment have learned, the numbers of schools available to play us on our available dates were few,” athletic director Bill Byrne wrote in his weekly online address.
This will mark A&M’s first game against SHSU since 1997, a 59-6 A&M victory at Kyle. The Aggies have won all 10 of the programs’ previous meetings.

A&M’s 2012 complete schedule:
Aug. 30, vs. Louisiana Tech at Shreveport, La.
Sept. 8, Florida, Kyle Field
Sept. 15, SMU, Dallas
Sept. 22, South Carolina State, Kyle Field
Sept. 29, Arkansas, site TBD
Oct. 6, Mississippi, Oxford, Miss.
Oct. 13, OFF
Oct. 20, LSU, Kyle Field
Oct. 27, Auburn, Auburn, Ala.
Nov. 3, Mississippi State, Starkville, Miss.
Nov. 10, Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Ala.
Nov. 17, Sam Houston State, Kyle Field
Nov. 24, Missouri, Kyle Field