For all the chest pounding done by the Aggies lately about OOC schedule, it's interesting to look at recent OOC schedules and results.
2003 (2 ranked teams, losses to both)
Arkansas State W 26-11
Utah W 28-26
@ Virginia Tech(8)L 19-35
Pittsburgh (17) L 26-37
2002 (1 ranked team, lost to it)
Louisiana-Lafayette W 31-7
@ Pittsburgh W 14-12
Virginia Tech(7) L 3-13
Louisiana Tech W 31-3
2001 (no ranked teams)
McNeese State W 38 24
at Wyoming W 28 20
Notre Dame W 24 3
2000 (no ranked teams, lost to unranked ND)
at Notre Dame L, 10-24 Recap
WYOMING W, 51-3 Recap
TEXAS-EL PASO W, 45-17 Recap
1999 (no ranked teams)
Louisiana Tech W, 37-17 (the last 3 years look like RC was trying to establish a recruiting foothold in LA after the LSU series ended)
TULSA W, 62-13
SOUTHERN MISS W, 23-6
1998 (1 ranked team, lost to it)
Florida State (#2) L, 14-23
LOUISIANA TECH W, 28-7
Southern Mississippi W, 24-6
NORTH TEXAS W, 28-9 (4th yr. in a row to play UNT)
1997 (you gotta be kidding me!)
Sam Houston State W 59 6
SW Louisiana W 66 0
at North Texas Texas W 36 10
1996 (BYU might have been ranked, either way a loss, plus a loss to doormat SW Louisiana)
at Brigham Young L 37 41
SW Louisiana L 22 29
North Texas W 55 0
1995 (Colorado may have been ranked, either way a loss). Having LSU on the schedule is good but not quite like have OU on your schedule since college football began)
LSU W 33 17
Tulsa W 52 9
at Colorado L 21 29
Conclusion - A&M has played is fair share of out of conference patsies in the last few years. Anytime they face a ranked OOC team, they pretty much lose every time.
2003 (2 ranked teams, losses to both)
Arkansas State W 26-11
Utah W 28-26
@ Virginia Tech(8)L 19-35
Pittsburgh (17) L 26-37
2002 (1 ranked team, lost to it)
Louisiana-Lafayette W 31-7
@ Pittsburgh W 14-12
Virginia Tech(7) L 3-13
Louisiana Tech W 31-3
2001 (no ranked teams)
McNeese State W 38 24
at Wyoming W 28 20
Notre Dame W 24 3
2000 (no ranked teams, lost to unranked ND)
at Notre Dame L, 10-24 Recap
WYOMING W, 51-3 Recap
TEXAS-EL PASO W, 45-17 Recap
1999 (no ranked teams)
Louisiana Tech W, 37-17 (the last 3 years look like RC was trying to establish a recruiting foothold in LA after the LSU series ended)
TULSA W, 62-13
SOUTHERN MISS W, 23-6
1998 (1 ranked team, lost to it)
Florida State (#2) L, 14-23
LOUISIANA TECH W, 28-7
Southern Mississippi W, 24-6
NORTH TEXAS W, 28-9 (4th yr. in a row to play UNT)
1997 (you gotta be kidding me!)
Sam Houston State W 59 6
SW Louisiana W 66 0
at North Texas Texas W 36 10
1996 (BYU might have been ranked, either way a loss, plus a loss to doormat SW Louisiana)
at Brigham Young L 37 41
SW Louisiana L 22 29
North Texas W 55 0
1995 (Colorado may have been ranked, either way a loss). Having LSU on the schedule is good but not quite like have OU on your schedule since college football began)
LSU W 33 17
Tulsa W 52 9
at Colorado L 21 29
Conclusion - A&M has played is fair share of out of conference patsies in the last few years. Anytime they face a ranked OOC team, they pretty much lose every time.