Saturday, October 17

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Texas A&M

3–3

vs

The Citadel

1–0

1:00 PM ET12:00 PM CTKyle FieldCollege Station, TX

Weather

Partly cloudy69°FN 15 mphGusts 24 mphPrecip 1%

At kickoff · 12:00 PM CT · Updated 12:16 PM CT · National Weather Service

Hour by hour

College Station · local time (CT)

Hour of the game (CT)

Kickoff hour

Partly cloudy69°FN 15 mphGusts 24 mphPrecip 1%

Weather is not an input to the SBR forecast.

The Citadel is not an program in 2026. Its side of each section shows a gap, and this game has no forecast.

Game forecast

We don't forecast games against FCS opponents.

The game in a minute

01 · Texas A&M's case

No matchup to cite yet

There are not enough rated offense and defense numbers this season to compare Texas A&M and The Citadel yet.

See when each team has the ball

02 · What could swing it

The Citadel is not an FBS program this season

We rate and forecast FBS programs only, so this game has no forecast and fewer comparisons.

See the game notice

Not enough evidence yet

When each team has the ball

Offensive efficiency meets defensive efficiency. Percentiles run from 0 to 100.

When Texas A&M has the ball

Texas A&M offense
20th
The Citadel defense
Not rated
Show the underlying numbers
Texas A&M offensive per play
0.0420th percentile · #109 nationally
The Citadel PPA allowed per play
Not rated
Texas A&M
42%34th percentile · #92 nationally
The Citadel success rate allowed
Not rated
Texas A&M points per game
27.542nd percentile · #79 nationally
The Citadel per game
Not rated

PPA and success rate: CFBD, 2026 season to date, garbage time included. Points per game: 2026 games so far. Percentiles and ranks are among 2026 FBS teams.

Texas A&M offense · Last 6 games · garbage time excluded

Explosiveness
1.11
Rush success
44.0%

The Citadel defense · Last 1 game · garbage time excluded

Explosiveness allowed
1.49
Rush success allowed
50.0%

When The Citadel has the ball

The Citadel offense
Not rated
Texas A&M defense
70th
Show the underlying numbers
The Citadel offensive PPA per play
Not rated
Texas A&M PPA allowed per play
0.0070th percentile · #39 nationally
The Citadel success rate
Not rated
Texas A&M success rate allowed
37%69th percentile · #44 nationally
The Citadel points per game
Not rated
Texas A&M points allowed per game
20.069th percentile · #42 nationally

PPA and success rate: CFBD, 2026 season to date, garbage time included. Points per game: 2026 games so far. Percentiles and ranks are among 2026 FBS teams.

The Citadel offense · No game stats from the last game · garbage time excluded

Explosiveness
not available
Rush success
not available

Texas A&M defense · Last 6 games · garbage time excluded

Explosiveness allowed
1.30
Rush success allowed
39.2%

Defense is oriented so a higher percentile is stronger.

Where they attack.

Follow the direction. Check the production.

Offense on the field
Play type
Field measure
Share of charted attemptsDirectional schematic
Direction, from the offense's perspective

Offense moving upfield ↑

Select left, middle or right. The paths show direction only; alignment, routes and throw depth are schematic.

Marcel Reed · 95% of charted pass attempts

Throwing right

Share of charted plays
38%
Usage: charted in this direction
62 attempts
Yards / attempt
6.0
over 61 attempts with a result
Completion rate
62%
over 61 attempts with a result

163 of 168 have a direction · 5 unknown, excluded · rounded

Charted 5 of 6 games

Efficiency charted in 5 of 6 games

Depth as written in the play-by-play: 140 short · 23 deep · 5 not stated

Who's driving the offense?

The Texas A&M offense in 2026

Featured players for

Marcel Reed

QB · 6 games

Marcel Reed

Photo: ESPN

104/188 · 55% season

Passing yards
1,095
Touchdowns
6
Interceptions
6

Last game

Missouri · Oct 10, 2026: 19/39, 187 yds, 0 TD, 2 INT

Rueben Owens

RB · 6 games

Rueben Owens

Photo: ESPN

Carries
74
Rushing yards
304
Touchdown
1

Last game

Missouri · Oct 10, 2026: 4 carries, 13 yds, 0 TD

Mario Craver

WR · 6 games

Mario Craver

Photo: ESPN

Receptions
24
Receiving yards
241
Touchdowns
2

Last game

Missouri · Oct 10, 2026: 1 rec, 6 yds, 0 TD

Texas A&M player tables

Who is producing

Texas A&M player production

2026 evidence · 6 games in this window · 6 with recorded rows in this view

Statistic category

Sorted by Completions and attempts, highest first

Texas A&M — Passing production
Player
Marcel ReedQB6104 / 1881,0955.866
Brady HartQB24 / 9364.011

2 players with recorded rows

Rows are recorded player-game box lines for the games listed above. A missing row is missing data, not proof that a player did not appear, and none of these figures describe targets, snaps, starters or availability.

The Citadel player tables

Who is producing

The Citadel player production

2026 evidence · 1 games in this window · 0 with recorded rows in this view

Statistic category

No player rows in this evidence window report this category.

In the trenches

No roster weights on file

How these teams stack up

2026 season. Percentiles and ranks are among 2026 FBS teams.

Texas A&M

Points per game
27.5#79 nationally · 42nd percentile · 6 games
Points allowed per game
20.0#42 nationally · 69th percentile · 6 games
Returning production
73% of 2025 PPA returns · 87th percentile
Upperclassmen
51% · 123 of 123 with a class year

The Citadel

not rated

Recruiting

Texas A&M

2026 signing class · #10 nationally
93rd percentile · 283.1 pts
4-year recruiting composite (Saturday Bias) · classes 2023–2026 · #11 nationally
93rd percentile · 1.67 (0 is the FBS average)
Roster talent (CFBD Team Talent) · 2026 · #7 nationally
96th percentile · 933.0

The Citadel

not rated

Recruited classes aren't the roster that takes the field.

Season percentile profiles

Offense · SP+ 2026Defense · SP+ 2026Special teams · SP+ 2026Recruiting · 2026 signing classExperience · returning production 2026Texas A&M Offense · SP+ 2026: 29.3, 64th percentile (CFBD, 2026 season to date)Texas A&M Defense · SP+ 2026: 21.4, 76th percentile (CFBD, 2026 season to date)Texas A&M Special teams · SP+ 2026: 0.1, 50th percentile (CFBD, 2026 season to date)Texas A&M Recruiting · 2026 signing class: 283.1 pts, 93rd percentile (CFBD, 2026 signing class)Texas A&M Experience · returning production 2026: 73% returning, 87th percentile (CFBD, 2026 roster)0100
  • Texas A&M Offense · SP+ 2026: 29.3, 64th percentile (CFBD, 2026 season to date)
  • The Citadel Offense · SP+ 2026: not rated (CFBD, 2026 season to date)
  • Texas A&M Defense · SP+ 2026: 21.4, 76th percentile (CFBD, 2026 season to date)
  • The Citadel Defense · SP+ 2026: not rated (CFBD, 2026 season to date)
  • Texas A&M Special teams · SP+ 2026: 0.1, 50th percentile (CFBD, 2026 season to date)
  • The Citadel Special teams · SP+ 2026: not rated (CFBD, 2026 season to date)
  • Texas A&M Recruiting · 2026 signing class: 283.1 pts, 93rd percentile (CFBD, 2026 signing class)
  • The Citadel Recruiting · 2026 signing class: not rated (CFBD, 2026 signing class)
  • Texas A&M Experience · returning production 2026: 73% returning, 87th percentile (CFBD, 2026 roster)
  • The Citadel Experience · returning production 2026: not rated (CFBD, 2026 roster)

Season percentiles · outward is stronger · recruiting and experience are context, not forecast weights

Texas A&M: solid line, circles

Texas A&M

Offense · 2026
29.3 · 64th percentile
CFBD, 2026 season to date
Defense · SP+ 2026
21.4 · 76th percentile
CFBD, 2026 season to date
Special teams · SP+ 2026
0.1 · 50th percentile
CFBD, 2026 season to date
Recruiting · 2026 signing class
283.1 pts · 93rd percentile
CFBD, 2026 signing class
Experience · returning production 2026
73% returning · 87th percentile
CFBD, 2026 roster

The Citadel

not rated

Texas A&M's recent games

Most recent completed 2026 games · play stats exclude garbage time

  1. Oct 10 · 61 recorded plays

    at Missouri

    L 6–27

    30%

    Success rate

    −0.16

    PPA / play

  2. Oct 3 · 54 recorded plays

    vs Arkansas

    W 34–7

    44%

    Success rate

    0.34

    PPA / play

  3. Sep 26 · 47 recorded plays

    at LSU

    L 6–35

    30%

    Success rate

    −0.12

    PPA / play

The coaching staff

Texas A&M

Head coach
Mike Elko

Mike Elko

career +13.0 SP+ overall

Photo: Thisthingiswack, CC0

Offensive coordinator

Holmon Wiggins

career +36.0 SP+ offense

Defensive coordinator
Elijah Robinson

Elijah Robinson

Co-defensive coordinator · career +26.1 SP+ defense

Photo: Kiran891, CC BY-SA 4.0

Lyle Hemphill

career +26.1 SP+ defense

The Citadel

Head coach
Not on file
Offensive coordinator
Not on file
Defensive coordinator
Not on file

Head-to-head

Texas A&M leads 1–0 since 2000
  1. 2006 · Texas A&M 35, The Citadel 3

    Kyle Field

Evidence and sources

Evidence window: 2026 season to date

  • Texas A&M: 6 games
  • The Citadel: 1 game
  • Weather: 2026 game forecast · this game · NWS
  • The game in a minute: 2026 season to date · per team, not ranked · CFBD
  • When each team has the ball: 2026 season to date, garbage time included · compared with 2026 FBS teams · CFBD
  • Where they attack: 2026 season to date, garbage time included, regular season only · per team, not ranked · NCAA
  • Featured players: 2026 season to date, garbage time included · per team, not ranked · CFBD
  • In the trenches: 2026 roster snapshot · compared with 2026 FBS teams · CFBD
  • Team profiles: 2026 season to date · compared with 2026 FBS teams · CFBD
  • Recent games: 2026 recent games, garbage time excluded · this game · CFBD
  • Coaching staff: 2026 coaching staff · per team, not ranked · CFBD (head coaches, SP+) and Wikipedia (coordinators)
  • Head-to-head: completed meetings since 2000 · games between these two programs · CFBD
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