Midnight Yell

In 1931, the first official Midnight Yell Practice was held before the t.u. game. That night, some cadets in Peanut Owen’s dorm room in Puryear Hall had the idea of getting all the freshmen to fall out and meet on the steps of the YMCA building to practice yells. The two Senior Yell Leaders said they couldn’t authorize it, but they just might attend. The rumor spread and everyone fell out of their dorms that night. Railroad flares and torpedoes were stuck into flower pots around the YMCA building to light the area. After Peanut Owens became Yell Leader, it became a tradition to pace while telling fables because Peanut Owens' feet were too big for the YMCA building steps, so he paced to keep his balance, and the other Yell Leaders joined in.

TAMUG Midnight Yell

The TAMUG Yell Leaders hold Midnight Yell every Thursday night before a home game in McCloy Gymnasium in the Campus Recreation Center. Aggies gather to practice yells and sing school songs for the approaching home game, a junior and senior fable is told making fun of the opposing team, and the lights go out after the War Hymn, which is when you get to kiss your date, or if you don’t have a date, take a lighter and "flick your bic" and hope to find a random mug. This part of the night is known as “Mugdown”. The TAMUG Yell Leaders do the same yells that College Station does, but instead of calling it a night where they do, we allow the freshman class to tackle us and throw us in the pool anticipating the Aggie win, followed by auxiliary yells outside the Rec Center.

TAMUG Yell Leaders

Aggie Yells

Aggie Songs