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  • When was the last time Aggie Volleyball won the National Championship

2025

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In 2012, this Aggie quarterback, also known as Johnny Football, became the first freshman in college football history to win the Heisman Trophy

Johnny Manziel

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  • If Miss Rev does this during your lecture, the professor must dismiss the class.

Bark

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  • October 4, 1876

TAMU officially opened

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In 1876, the F. & J. Heinz company introduced this classic red condiment, marketing it in a clear glass bottle so customers could see its purity.

Ketchup

200
  • How many D1 varsity sports are at TAMU

20

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Throughout the 1980s and 90s, Texas A&M’s dominant, hard-hitting defensive units were widely feared across college football and known by this destructive nickname

Wrecking Crew

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This former Texas governor and A&M president used to tutor students and ask for "a penny for their thoughts," which is why students now cover his statue in copper coins before exams.

  • Lawrence Sullivan Ross (Sully)

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April 21, 1924

First official Muster

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  • In March of 1876, Alexander Graham Bell received a patent for this invention, famously telling his assistant, "Mr. Watson, come here, I want to see you."

 Telephone

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  • Which TAMU coach is the winningest coach at the school?

Shelby Metcalf

300

Kyle Field, with a seating capacity of over 102,000, is ranked this high up in the leaderboard for world’s biggest stadium

6th

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As a living memorial to fallen Aggies, a strict rule dictates you must never step on the grass surrounding this building

MSC

300

January 2, 1922

Birth of the 12th Man

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  • In 1876, Mark Twain published this classic book about a mischievous character who tricks his friends into washing a fence for him

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
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How many national championships has TAMU won, collectively?

33

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The 12th Man tradition began in 1922 when this student, a former squad member, was called down from the stands to suit up and stand ready

E. King Gill

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This pre-game tradition got its name in 1922 when two freshmen band members played a funeral march while seniors wandered around campus, supposedly resembling these animals looking for a place to rest

Elephant Walk

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January 1, 1940

The day Texas A&M secured its first AP National Championship in football

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  • Because it was admitted to the Union in 1876—exactly 100 years after the signing of the Declaration of Independence—this Rocky Mountain state is known as the "Centennial State."

Colorado

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Which sport at TAMU has won the most national titles?

Equestrian

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 During the famous 1922 game, where the 12th Man tradition was first born, the Texas A&M Aggies defeated this team 22-14

Centre College

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The Century Tree, a massive tree of this species, dictates if you are destined to marry or be forever alone

Oak

500

October 19, 1894

First football game against Texas A&M and TU

500

In February 1876, this older of the two Major League Baseball's circuits was founded with eight charter teams, including the Chicago White Stockings

National League