Texas A&M Football: 10 best coaches in program history

24 Nov 2000: Head Coach R.C. Slocum of the Texas A&M Aggies watches the action from the sidelines during the game against the Texas Longhorns at the Royal Memorial Stadium in Austin, Texas. The Longhorns defeated the Aggies 43-17.Mandatory Credit: Brian Bahr /Allsport /

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The first really successful coach for the Aggies, and also the furthest one back on this list, heralded in the very 1900s, J.E. Platt. Leading Texas A&M to 18 wins over the course of three seasons, Platt took the Aggies to new heights in the new world of college football.

Platt guided the team through its first season in the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association, resulting in a record of 7-3-1 in 1903. He would also take the Aggies to two solid final rankings in 1903 and 1904, at 14th and 15th in the nation.

Later on, the significance on some of the things Platt was able to accomplish really kicked in. Platt helped this team claim two huge victories over the Horns, in three tries. That was the first origins of what currently lies as a dormant, but still very tense, rivalry between the Horns and Aggies.

The national recognition for the Aggies did not really kick in until a decade later, when they had their first very successful head coach. Platt did help build the foundation for what is now known as a blue blood football program across the country.