{"id":91137,"date":"2025-12-17T07:34:09","date_gmt":"2025-12-17T07:34:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/91137\/"},"modified":"2025-12-17T07:34:09","modified_gmt":"2025-12-17T07:34:09","slug":"aggies-hopes-to-feed-off-12th-man-energy-vs-miami","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/91137\/","title":{"rendered":"Aggies hopes to feed off 12th Man energy vs Miami"},"content":{"rendered":"

COLLEGE STATION \u2014 Texas A&M football <\/a>head coach Mike Elko<\/a> is undefeated in 11 a.m. kickoff games since taking over the Aggies program. But Saturday’s game will be like any other daygame in Texas A&M history.<\/p>\n

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A&M is 4-0 in this early time slot since Elko took over in 2024.\u00a0The No. 7\u00a0Aggies will host the No. 10 Miami Hurricanes on Saturday, marking the first College Football Playoff appearance for both teams.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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With the season on the line, A&M is looking to\u00a0the 12th Man, its rabid fan base, for support.<\/p>\n

“You have wanted a program that can compete in big games and on big stages,” Elko said Monday. “This is a ‘thank you’ to them for their support all year and maybe a rallying cry to make this the best environment Kyle Field has seen in a really long time.”<\/p>\n

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Texas A&M\u00a0fans cheer during the first half against Auburn at Kyle Field on Sept. 27, 2025 in College Station. (Photo by Aaron\u00a0M. Sprecher\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n

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MORE\u00a0AGGIES:\u00a0Why making the CFP is just the beginning for Mike Elko and Texas A&M football<\/a><\/p>\n

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A&M fans have filled Kyle Field for\u00a010 straight games, drawing more than 100,000 fans each weekend. A fan base that has grown used to heartbreak\u00a0is hoping this year’s team can write a different ending.<\/p>\n

After a 7-1 record, starting the season 4-1 at home, A&M lost its final two home games last season and a bowl game.<\/p>\n

A return to its winning ways, including a perfect 7-0 home record, has been reflected in the attendance.<\/p>\n

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The Aggies broke previous records for average and total home attendance in 2025, reaching an average of 106,159 fans and a total of 743,113 fans across seven home games.<\/p>\n

It marked the sixth time A&M has drawn over 700,000 fans at Kyle Field in a season, per the athletic department.<\/p>\n

“Saturday is going to be an amped-up crowd,” defensive tackle Albert Regis said Tuesday. “This might be No. 1 (in terms of Kyle Field crowds) for me, and my expectations, I’m already putting this crowd at No. 1.”<\/p>\n

The Aggies held\u00a0opponents to just 16 points per game at home. Offensively, A&M averaged 35.1 points per game in\u00a0the friendly confines, scoring less than 30 points just once.<\/p>\n

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The Hurricanes scored an average of 30 points\u00a0in their four away games this season.<\/p>\n

“I know the crowd is going to show up here,” cornerback Will Lee III said. “They love the culture here, and they’re going to make it like a night game.”<\/p>\n

MORE: Le’Veon Moss injury update: Mike Elko speaks Monday before CFP<\/a><\/p>\n

Kyle Field has already hosted three crowds of over 100,000 for 11 a.m. kickoff games this season \u2013 100,026 against Utah State<\/a> on Sept. 6, 108,582 against South Carolina<\/a> on Nov. 15 and 104,877 against Samford<\/a> on Nov. 22.<\/p>\n

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However, the largest crowd ever for a football game was in 2014 against Ole Miss, with 110,633 fans in attendance. Country singer George Strait holds the record for the largest overall crowd in the stadium’s history, performing to 110,905 patrons.<\/p>\n

“I know the 12th Man will show up for us,” linebacker Daymion Sanford said. “Hopefully, they break the attendance record. I want to see that. Playing in away games shows that nothing compares to Kyle Field.”<\/p>\n

Reach Texas A&M beat reporter Tony Catalina via email at Anthony.Catalina@statesman.com.<\/p>\n

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