GALLERY: 2025 Student Bonfire

Texas A&M students continue bonfire off-campus in Hearne, constructing a 38 feet tall bonfire stack before igniting on Tuesday, November 25, 2025. With the first burn of a t.u. outhouse prior to a football game since joining the SEC, the student bonfire tradition returns to its roots for the first time in over a decade.

Adriano Espinosa and Ashely Bautista

November 28, 2025

Bonfire stack on display before the 2025 Student Bonfire Burn at Old Hearne Road on Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2025. (Ashely Bautista/The Battalion)

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A t.u. outhouse during 2025 Student Bonfire Burn at Old Hearne Road on Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2025. (Adriano Espinosa/The Battalion)

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An incoming redpot climbs down from the bonfire during 2025 Student Bonfire Burn at Old Hearne Road on Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2025. (Adriano Espinosa/The Battalion)

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Incoming redpots climb the bonfire and pour diesel fuel over it during 2025 Student Bonfire Burn at Old Hearne Road on Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2025. (Adriano Espinosa/The Battalion)

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A redpot with former redpot names drawn on it during 2025 Student Bonfire Burn at Old Hearne Road on Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2025. (Adriano Espinosa/The Battalion)

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Log on display showcasing a remembrance for those who passed away during the Hill Country region floods before the 2025 Student Bonfire Burn at Old Hearne Road on Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2025. (Ashely Bautista/The Battalion)

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An incoming redpot nails in white tarps during 2025 Student Bonfire Burn at Old Hearne Road on Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2025. (Adriano Espinosa/The Battalion)

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Past and current redpots pose for a photo during the 2025 Student Bonfire Burn at Old Hearne Road on Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2025. (Ashely Bautista/The Battalion)

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Keynote speaker during 2025 Student Bonfire Burn at Old Hearne Road on Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2025. (Adriano Espinosa/The Battalion)

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Redpots walk their torches to the former redpots during 2025 Student Bonfire Burn at Old Hearne Road on Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2025. (Adriano Espinosa/The Battalion)

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Torches ignite during 2025 Student Bonfire Burn at Old Hearne Road on Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2025. (Adriano Espinosa/The Battalion)

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Redpots light their touches during the 2025 Student Bonfire Burn at Old Hearne Road on Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2025. (Ashely Bautista/The Battalion)

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Redpots walk their burning torches towards the bonfire during 2025 Student Bonfire Burn at Old Hearne Road on Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2025. (Adriano Espinosa/The Battalion)

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Redpots walk a lap around the Bonfire stack with their family during the 2025 Student Bonfire Burn at Old Hearne Road on Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2025. (Ashely Bautista/The Battalion)

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Redpots light up the Bonfire stack during the 2025 Student Bonfire Burn at Old Hearne Road on Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2025. (Ashely Bautista/The Battalion)

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Redpots light up the Bonfire stack during the 2025 Student Bonfire Burn at Old Hearne Road on Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2025. (Ashely Bautista/The Battalion)

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Man watch the Bonfire stack burn during the 2025 Student Bonfire Burn at Old Hearne Road on Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2025. (Ashely Bautista/The Battalion)

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Student records the Bonfire stack burn during the 2025 Student Bonfire Burn at Old Hearne Road on Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2025. (Ashely Bautista/The Battalion)

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Student smokes a cigar while he watches the Bonfire stack burn during the 2025 Student Bonfire Burn at Old Hearne Road on Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2025. (Ashely Bautista/The Battalion)

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Redpots does their wildcat during the 2025 Student Bonfire Burn at Old Hearne Road on Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2025. (Ashely Bautista/The Battalion)

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Pots dance to the Aggie War Hymn infront of the Bonfire stack during the 2025 Student Bonfire Burn at Old Hearne Road on Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2025. (Ashely Bautista/The Battalion)

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Past and present redpots wrestle for the red pot during 2025 Student Bonfire Burn at Old Hearne Road on Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2025. (Adriano Espinosa/The Battalion)

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Aggies sway to the Aggie War Hymn while the Bonfire stack burns during the 2025 Student Bonfire Burn at Old Hearne Road on Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2025. (Ashely Bautista/The Battalion)

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Students reacts to the Bonfire stack burning during the 2025 Student Bonfire Burn at Old Hearne Road on Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2025. (Ashely Bautista/The Battalion)

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during 2025 Student Bonfire Burn at Old Hearne Road on Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2025. (Adriano Espinosa/The Battalion)

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Outhouse scaffolding hangs on the central support beam during 2025 Student Bonfire Burn at Old Hearne Road on Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2025. (Adriano Espinosa/The Battalion)

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The bonfire burns, outhouse atop it, during 2025 Student Bonfire Burn at Old Hearne Road on Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2025. (Adriano Espinosa/The Battalion)

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The bonfire burns, outhouse atop it, during 2025 Student Bonfire Burn at Old Hearne Road on Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2025. (Adriano Espinosa/The Battalion)

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during 2025 Student Bonfire Burn at Old Hearne Road on Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2025. (Adriano Espinosa/The Battalion)

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Outhouse scaffolding hangs on the central support beam during 2025 Student Bonfire Burn at Old Hearne Road on Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2025. (Adriano Espinosa/The Battalion)

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A bonfire member performs yells during 2025 Student Bonfire Burn at Old Hearne Road on Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2025. (Adriano Espinosa/The Battalion)

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A redpot stands in front of the bonfire during 2025 Student Bonfire Burn at Old Hearne Road on Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2025. (Adriano Espinosa/The Battalion)

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The bonfire blazes during 2025 Student Bonfire Burn at Old Hearne Road on Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2025. (Adriano Espinosa/The Battalion)

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during 2025 Student Bonfire Burn at Old Hearne Road on Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2025. (Adriano Espinosa/The Battalion)

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