ies ▁football ▁team ▁represented ▁Texas ▁A & M ▁University ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁NCAA ▁Division ▁I ▁F BS ▁football ▁season . ▁The ▁A gg ies ▁played ▁their ▁home ▁games ▁at ▁K yle ▁Field ▁in ▁College ▁Station , ▁Texas ▁and ▁competed ▁in ▁the ▁Western ▁Division ▁of ▁the ▁S out he astern ▁Conference ▁( SE C ). ▁They ▁were ▁led ▁by ▁sixth - year ▁head ▁coach ▁Kevin ▁Sum lin . ▁They ▁finished ▁the ▁season ▁ 7 – 6 , ▁ 4 – 4 ▁in ▁SE C ▁play ▁to ▁finish ▁in ▁a ▁tie ▁for ▁fourth ▁place ▁in ▁the ▁Western ▁Division . ▁They ▁were ▁invited ▁to ▁the ▁Bel k ▁Bowl ▁where ▁they ▁lost ▁to ▁W ake ▁Forest . ▁This ▁season ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁since ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁that ▁Texas ▁A & M ▁was ▁not ▁ranked ▁in ▁the ▁AP ▁Pol l ▁during ▁the ▁regular ▁season . ▁ ▁On ▁November ▁ 2 6 , ▁head ▁coach ▁Kevin ▁Sum lin ▁was ▁fired . ▁He ▁finished ▁at ▁Texas ▁A & M ▁with ▁a ▁six - year ▁record ▁of ▁ 5 1 – 2 6 . ▁Inter im ▁head ▁coach ▁Jeff ▁B anks ▁led ▁the ▁A gg ies ▁in ▁the ▁Bel k ▁Bowl . ▁ ▁On ▁December ▁ 2 , ▁Florida ▁State ▁head ▁coach ▁Jim bo ▁Fish er ▁was ▁h ired ▁by ▁Texas ▁A & M ▁as ▁their ▁new ▁head ▁coach . ▁ ▁Sch edule ▁Texas ▁A & M ▁announced ▁its ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁football ▁schedule ▁on ▁September ▁ 1 3 , ▁ 2