Texas A&M 47, Sam Houston State 28
When: 3:30 PM ET, Saturday, November 17, 2012
Where: Kyle Field, College Station, Texas
Temperature:
66°
Head Official:
Ken Williamson
Attendance:
87101
By SportsDirect Inc.
No. 10 Texas A&M 47, Sam Houston State 28: Redshirt freshman quarterback Johnny Manziel went 14-of-20 for 267 yards, rushed for 100 yards and tallied five touchdowns as the Aggies built an early lead against the visiting FCS Bearkats.
Manziel threw an 89-yard touchdown pass to Uzoma Nwachukwu on the Aggies' first offensive play of the second half and missed the ensuing extra point before leaving the game with a 40-0 lead.
Manziel, who became the fifth FBS player and first freshman with at least 1,000 rushing and 3,000 passing yards, hit Mike Evans for 7- and 10-yard touchdown passes early and rushed for scores of 4 and 1 yards.Nwachukwu had four catches for 160 yards for the Aggies (9-2) and Evans added 81 yards on six catches.
Aggies backup quarterback Jameill Showers hit LeKendrick Williams for an 80-yard score to push the lead to 47-0 before the Bearkats (8-3) scored 28 unanswered points with the help of two onside kicks and a fumble recovery. Junior Brian Bell threw for 150 yards and a touchdown and Tim Flanders added 64 rushing yards and a score for the Bearkats.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Manziel has 1,114 rushing yards and 4,161 total yards, both NCAA freshman quarterback records. ... The Aggies have outscored their past six opponents 92-0 in the first quarter. ... Evans has at least four catches in every game this season, tying Jeff Fuller's streak of 11 games. ... Texas A&M senior running back Christine Michael was ejected with 10:43 left in the first half after a personal foul following a touchdown.
Top Game Performances
Rushing
Sam Houston State |
|
Texas A&M |
Tim Flanders
|
Player |
Johnny Manziel
|
21 |
Attempts |
16 |
64 |
Yards |
100 |
3.0 |
Avg Yards |
6.2 |
1 |
Touchdowns |
2 |
0 |
Long |
0 |
Receiving
Sam Houston State |
|
Texas A&M |
Trey Diller
| Player |
Uzoma Nwachukwu
|
6 |
Receptions |
4 |
74 |
Yards |
160 |
12.3 |
Avg Yards |
40.0 |
0 |
Touchdowns |
1 |
0 |
Long |
0 |
Team Stats Summary
|
Yards |
Scoring |
Defense |
Team |
Tot |
Rus |
Pas |
TD |
FG |
INT |
Sck |
FF |
Sam Houston State
|
382 |
191 |
191 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
1.0 |
2 |
Texas A&M
|
527 |
157 |
370 |
7 |
0 |
1 |
0.0 |
2 |