Slocum Named to 2025 SEC Football Legends Class
Oct 22, 2025 | Football
BIRMINGHAM – Texas A&M's all-time winningest head football coach R.C. Slocum was announced as a member of the 2025 SEC Football Legends class presented by T-Mobile, an assemblage of former football standouts who will be honored at events surrounding the SEC Football Championship Game in Atlanta in December.
Slocum coached the Texas A&M football program for 14 seasons from 1989-2002. He remains the winningest coach in the school history with a 123-47-2 record and he never had a losing season. His teams won four conference championships, with three straight Southwest Conference crowns from 1991-93 and the Big 12 Conference title in 1998. Slocum is the SWC's all-time leader in career winning percentage and set the record for consecutive conference victories with 26 from 1991-94.
He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2012, and he's also a member of the Texas Sports Hall of Fame and the Horatio Alger Association of Distinguished Americans. Slocum served two years on the College Football Playoff Selection Committee for the 2019 and 2020 seasons. An influential member of the American Football Coaches Association, Slocum served on the AFCA Board of Trustees from 2001-17, including a stint as President. After his coaching career was over, Slocum was twice asked to serve as Texas A&M's interim Director of Athletics in 2019 and 2022.
The 2025 Football Legends class includes 16 former stars who excelled on the gridiron and helped write the rich history of the sport at their respective institutions. This year's class includes a Heisman Trophy winner, national champions, All-Americans, All-SEC selections, Academic All-Americans and NFL standouts. The group represents teams that won SEC Championships, claimed Super Bowl titles and are represented in state, school and college football halls of fame.
The class will be honored at the 2025 SEC Football "Weekend of Champions" December 5-6 in Atlanta, highlighted by the annual SEC Legends Celebration presented by T-Mobile on Friday, December 5 at the College Football Hall of Fame in Atlanta. The group will also be recognized prior to the SEC Football Championship Game, which will be held at Mercedes-Benz Stadium on Saturday, December 6.
Slocum's Career Achievements
SLOCUM PROFILE
Name Richard Copeland (R.C.) Slocum
Date of Birth Nov. 7, 1944
Birthplace Oakdale, Louisiana
Wife former Nel Jennings
Children Shawn, John Harvey
Alma Mater McNeese State
B.S. in physical education in 1967
M.S. in administration and supervision in 1968
Playing Career All-District Tight End, Stark HS (Orange, Texas) 1963 graduate
Tight End/Defensive End, McNeese State (1964-67)
Coaching Career
Lake Charles HS (Defensive Coordinator), 1968-69
Kansas State (Freshman OL Coach), 1970
Kansas State (Head Freshman Coach), 1971
Texas A&M (Offensive Assistant), 1972
Texas A&M (Defensive Assistant), 1973-78
Saskatchewan Roughriders (CFL), Summers of 1975 and 1977
Texas A&M (Defensive Coordinator), 1979-80
USC (Defensive Coordinator), 1981
Texas A&M (Defensive Coordinator), 1982-84
Texas A&M (Assistant Head Coach/DC), 1985-88
Texas A&M (Head Coach), 1989-2002
(named head coach Dec. 12, 1988)
Head Coaching Record
*Won Big 12 Championship game (36-33 [2OT] over Kansas State)
Slocum coached the Texas A&M football program for 14 seasons from 1989-2002. He remains the winningest coach in the school history with a 123-47-2 record and he never had a losing season. His teams won four conference championships, with three straight Southwest Conference crowns from 1991-93 and the Big 12 Conference title in 1998. Slocum is the SWC's all-time leader in career winning percentage and set the record for consecutive conference victories with 26 from 1991-94.
He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2012, and he's also a member of the Texas Sports Hall of Fame and the Horatio Alger Association of Distinguished Americans. Slocum served two years on the College Football Playoff Selection Committee for the 2019 and 2020 seasons. An influential member of the American Football Coaches Association, Slocum served on the AFCA Board of Trustees from 2001-17, including a stint as President. After his coaching career was over, Slocum was twice asked to serve as Texas A&M's interim Director of Athletics in 2019 and 2022.
The 2025 Football Legends class includes 16 former stars who excelled on the gridiron and helped write the rich history of the sport at their respective institutions. This year's class includes a Heisman Trophy winner, national champions, All-Americans, All-SEC selections, Academic All-Americans and NFL standouts. The group represents teams that won SEC Championships, claimed Super Bowl titles and are represented in state, school and college football halls of fame.
The class will be honored at the 2025 SEC Football "Weekend of Champions" December 5-6 in Atlanta, highlighted by the annual SEC Legends Celebration presented by T-Mobile on Friday, December 5 at the College Football Hall of Fame in Atlanta. The group will also be recognized prior to the SEC Football Championship Game, which will be held at Mercedes-Benz Stadium on Saturday, December 6.
Slocum's Career Achievements
- 53-year career in college athletics as a coach and administrator
- Winningest football coach in Southwest Conference and Texas A&M history
- Rube Foster Award presented by the Texas Black Sports Hall of Fame, 2016
- Amos Alonzo Stagg Award, 2014
- Paul "Bear" Bryant Lifetime Achievement, 2014
- National Football Foundation Hall of Fame, 2012
- Texas A&M Athletics Hall of Fame, 2008
- Texas Sports Hall of Fame, 2005
- McNeese State Hall of Fame, 2004
- Distinguished Alumnus, McNeese State, 2001
- Houston Touchdowner of the Year, 1999
- Four-time conference Coach of the Year
SLOCUM PROFILE
Name Richard Copeland (R.C.) Slocum
Date of Birth Nov. 7, 1944
Birthplace Oakdale, Louisiana
Wife former Nel Jennings
Children Shawn, John Harvey
Alma Mater McNeese State
B.S. in physical education in 1967
M.S. in administration and supervision in 1968
Playing Career All-District Tight End, Stark HS (Orange, Texas) 1963 graduate
Tight End/Defensive End, McNeese State (1964-67)
Coaching Career
Lake Charles HS (Defensive Coordinator), 1968-69
Kansas State (Freshman OL Coach), 1970
Kansas State (Head Freshman Coach), 1971
Texas A&M (Offensive Assistant), 1972
Texas A&M (Defensive Assistant), 1973-78
Saskatchewan Roughriders (CFL), Summers of 1975 and 1977
Texas A&M (Defensive Coordinator), 1979-80
USC (Defensive Coordinator), 1981
Texas A&M (Defensive Coordinator), 1982-84
Texas A&M (Assistant Head Coach/DC), 1985-88
Texas A&M (Head Coach), 1989-2002
(named head coach Dec. 12, 1988)
Head Coaching Record
| Year | Overall | Conference | Finish | Final Rank | Bowl |
| 1989 | 8-4 | 6-2 (SWC) | T-2nd | 20th | Hancock |
| 1990 | 9-3-1 | 5-2-1 (SWC) | T-2nd | 13th | Holiday |
| 1991 | 10-2 | 8-0 (SWC) | 1st | 12th | Cotton |
| 1992 | 12-1 | 7-0 (SWC) | 1st | 7th | Cotton |
| 1993 | 10-2 | 7-0 (SWC) | 1st | 8th | Cotton |
| 1994 | 10-0-1 | 6-0-1 (SWC) | 1st/Ineligible | 8th | Ineligible |
| 1995 | 9-3 | 5-2 (SWC) | T-2nd | 15th | Alamo |
| 1996 | 6-6 | 4-4 (Big 12) | 3rd (South) | - | - |
| 1997 | 9-4 | 6-2 (Big 12) | 1st (South) | 20th | Cotton |
| 1998 | 11-3 | 7-1 (Big 12) | 1st (South)* | 11th | Sugar |
| 1999 | 8-4 | 5-3 (Big 12) | T-2nd (South) | 23rd | Alamo |
| 2000 | 7-5 | 5-3 (Big 12) | 3rd (South) | - | Independence |
| 2001 | 8-4 | 4-4 (Big 12) | T-3rd (South) | - | Galleryfurniture.com |
| 2002 | 6-6 | 3-5 (Big 12) | 5th (South) | - | - |
| 14 Years | 123-47-2 | 78-28-2 | 11 Bowls |
LSU Postgame: Marcel Reed
Saturday, October 25
LSU Postgame: DJ Hicks
Saturday, October 25
LSU Postgame: MIke Elko
Saturday, October 25
Highlights: A&M 49, LSU 25
Saturday, October 25
