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College Football
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Texas A&M 47, UL Monroe 3
When: 4:00 PM ET, Saturday, September 16, 2023
Where: Kyle Field, College Station, Texas
Temperature: 6°
Head Official: Steve Marlowe
Attendance: 93090

Conner Weigman threw for a touchdown and ran for another in a strong performance as Texas A&M walloped visiting Louisiana-Monroe 47-3 Saturday in a nonconference game in College Station, Texas.

Weigman hit 11 consecutive passes in one stretch and finished 25-for-29 for 337 yards -- one off his career-high in yardage -- for the Aggies (2-1), who improved to 5-0 all-time against ULM.

Backup Max Johnson was 7-for-11 for 62 yards with a TD pass.

Ainias Smith had seven catches for 127 yards, while Jahdae Walker had five for 110 with a TD reception. Amari Daniels and Rueben Owens ran for scores.

The Aggies racked up 557 yards of offense to ULM's 222.

The Warhawks (2-1) saw quarterback Jiya Wright go 6-for-15 for 95 yards and rush for 34 yards, but the visitors were just 1 of 12 on third-down conversions.

In the first meeting between the schools since 2018, Texas A&M -- a 36 1/2-point favorite -- had to first overcome an hour-long weather delay due to lightning in the area.

After that, the Southeastern Conference school got back on track after the Aggies' 48-33 loss last week to Miami.

Randy Bond, who had four field goals, opened the home side's scoring by capping an 11-play, 65-yard drive with a 30-yarder at 8:30 of the first quarter.

In an impressive subsequent drive, Weigman moved the Aggies 90 yards in just eight plays. The quarterback finalized it by hitting a wide open Walker with a 12-yard strike late in the quarter.

Early in the second quarter, ULM kicker Derek McCormick put his team on the board with a 24-yard FG.

But Weigman answered by pulling the ball down and dashing 19 yards at 9:37 for a 17-3 lead. Bond added a 23-yard kick, and Daniels scampered in from 4 yards before the half ended at 27-3.

In the second half, Bond booted his third field goal -- a 34-yarder -- and Owens burst through from 21 yards to make it 37-3.

Johnson connected with Raymond Cottrell on a 13-yard TD pass early in the fourth quarter. Bond drilled a career-long 52-yarder for the final margin.

--Field Level Media

Top Game Performances
Rushing
UL Monroe   Texas A&M
Jiya Wright Player Rueben Owens
5 Attempts 8
34 Yards 51
6.8 Avg Yards 6.4
0 Touchdowns 1
0 Long 0
Receiving
UL Monroe   Texas A&M
Dariyan Wiley Player Ainias Smith
3 Receptions 7
52 Yards 127
17.3 Avg Yards 18.1
0 Touchdowns 0
0 Long 0
Team Stats Summary
 
  Yards Scoring Defense
Team Tot Rus Pas TD FG INT Sck FF
UL Monroe 222 127 95 0 1 0 2.0 1
Texas A&M 557 158 399 5 4 0 2.0 1