Sophomore QB Johnny
Manziel’s 464 passing yards established a new school record topping the
453 yards he passed for against Arkansas in 2012. It was the
first time in school annals that a player passed for 400 yards in
back-to-back games and it represented the seventh 400-yard passing game
in school history (three by Manziel). The 464 passing yards ranked 11th
in SEC history.
+ Manziel’s 562 yards of total offense
ranks second in school and SEC history, behind his 576-yard effort
against Louisiana Tech in 2012. He owns all four of A&M’s 500-yard
games and the top three games in SEC history.
+ Manziel’s five TD passes in the game tied for fourth in Texas A&M history.
+ Manziel moved into ninth place on A&M’s career passing list with 4,690 yards.
evans’ RECORD DAY
+
Sophomore WR Mike Evans set an A&M record with 279 receiving yards,
topping the mark of 250 set by Ken “Dude” McLean against Texas in 1965.
+
Evans’ 279 receiving yards was the fourth-best mark in SEC history and
just 24 yards shy of the league mark by Arkansas’ Cobi Hamilton against
Rutgers in 2012.
+ Evans ended the game 102 career receptions,
tied for 12th place on A&M’s all-time list. He hit the 100-catch
plateau in his 16th career game, which is the fastest in school history.
+ Evans moved into seventh place on A&M’s career list for receiving yards with 1,623.
+
Evans logged the fifth 100-yard receiving game of his career. He
actually surpassed 100 yards after only seven minutes had elapsed and
the Aggies had two offensive series. It marked the first time he
recorded 100-plus yards in back-to-back games.
Notables
+
Malcome Kennedy caught six passes for 57 yards and three TDs. Kennedy,
who entered the game with two TD receptions in 28 career games, came up
one TD shy of the single-game school record of four set by Ryan Swope
against Baylor in 2011. He became the seventh player in school history
to log three-or-more TD receptions in a game.
+ Junior transfer
Cameron Clear’s TD catch in the first quarter was the first of his
A&M career. He was the fourth Aggie newcomer with a TD catch in
2013, joining true freshmen Ricky Seals-Jones and Ja’Quay Williams and
Oklahoma transfer Brandon Williams. Another newcomer leads the team in
rushing TDs -- Oregon transfer Tra Carson with four.
+ The
Aggies had 10 players record receptions on the day. It marked the
second consecutive game A&M had 10-or-more players log a reception
after 11 against Sam Houston State.
+ Texas A&M started the
season by scoring 40 or more points in each of the first three games of
the season for just the second time in school history and the first
time since 1941.
ABOUT THE OFFENSE...
+ The Aggies
reached the 400-yard mark in total offense for the 15th time in 16
games under Coach Sumlin, including reaching the 500-yard mark for the
10th time and the 600-yard mark for the eighth time.
+ The
Aggies eclipsed the 400-yard mark in passing offense for the second
consecutive game, but just 10th time in school history. It marked the
first time in school annals that the Aggies passed for 400-plus yards
in consecutive games.
+ A&M’s 464 passing yards ranked third
in school history, trailing just the 500-yard performance last week
against Sam Houston State and 498 yards against Arkansas in 2012.
+
The 95-yard TD pass from Manziel to Evans in the fourth quarter is the
second-longest pass in school history, trailing just a 96-yard pass
from Randy McCown to Chris Taylor against Tulsa on September 18, 1999.
The pass was the seventh-longest TD pass in SEC history.
12th Man, polo, game captains
+ For the second straight game, sophomore defensive back Sam Moeller (pronounced Miller) will be the 12th Man.
+
Wearing the #90 jersey in memory of fallen teammate Polo Manukainiu is
senior defensive tackle Kirby Ennis (normally wears #42). Manukainiu
died in a tragic car accident last summer.
+ The Aggies’
permanent team captains of seniors Ben Malena, Toney Hurd Jr. and Jake
Matthews won the toss, and elected to receive the opening kickoff.
Crow’s #44 retired
+
The iconic #44 jersey worn by Texas A&M’s first Heisman Trophy
winner John David Crow was retired by the school during a halftime
ceremony at Saturday’s Alabama vs. Texas A&M game at Kyle
Field.
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