NCAAF Game Recap - Texas A&M at Auburn
Sat Nov 3, 2018 12:00 PM EDT

Bama
29
LSU
0
F
Lou
16
Clem
77
F
ND
31
NW
21
F
PSU
7
Mich
42
F
UGA
34
KY
17
F
Okla
51
TxTch
46
F
Neb
31
OSU
36
F
Temp
40
UCF
52
F
Cal
13
WaSt
19
F
WVU
42
Tex
41
F
MIZ
38
Fla
17
F
Utah
20
AzSt
38
F
Hou
31
SMU
45
F
UtSt
56
Hawaii
17
F
Iowa
36
Purd
38
F
Fres
48
UNLV
3
F
LT
3
MissSt
45
F
Syr
41
Wake
24
F
Pitt
23
UVA
13
F
BC
31
VaTec
21
F
TxAM
24
Aub
28
F
MiaOH
42
Buff
51
F
Kent
35
BGSU
28
F
Ball
13
Toled
45
F
Ohio
59
WestMI
14
F
NIU
36
Akr
26
F
W Ky
10
MidTN
29
F
Colo
34
Ariz
42
F
Rut
17
Wisc
31
F
SCar
48
Miss
44
F
IASt
27
Kans
3
F
OkSt
31
Bayl
35
F
MSU
24
MD
3
F
C Mi
7
E Mi
17
F
Mem
59
ECU
41
F
AF
14
Army
17
F
GATec
38
UNC
28
F
JMU
24
UNH
35
F
SJSU
9
Wyo
24
F
TxSt
40
GASt
31
F
UT-M
14
JacSt
21
F
GaSo
25
ULMon
44
F
SoAl
14
ArkSt
38
F
Marsh
24
SMiss
26
F
SamHu
26
(N/A)
43
F
ULLaf
16
Troy
26
F
K St
13
TCU
14
F
UTEP
34
Rice
26
F
MIN
31
Ill
55
F
Tul
41
SoFL
15
F
FlaSt
28
NCSt
47
F
Lib
59
UMass
62
F(2OT)
Navy
0
Cin
42
F
AlcSt
42
NMS
52
F
UNCC
3
Tenn
14
F
App
23
CoCar
7
F
UConn
19
Tuls
49
F
Duke
20
MiaFL
12
F
UCLA
21
Oreg
42
F
UTSA
3
UAB
52
F
FlAtl
49
FLInt
14
F
Stan
23
Wash
27
F
USC
38
OreSt
21
F
SDSU
31
NM
23
F
BYU
16
Boise
21
F
Kent
14
Buff
48
F

Nov 3, 2018, 12:00 PM EDT

Final

1

2

3

4

T

(25) Texas A&M (5-4)

3

14

7

0

24

Auburn (6-3)

7

7

0

14

28

Stidham-to-Williams lifts Auburn past No. 25 Texas A&M 28-24
Sat Nov 3, 2018 5:35 PM

AUBURN, Ala. (AP) Seth Williams figures there's only one likely outcome on a mid-air battle for the ball, and it's exactly what happened with the game in the balance.

The Auburn freshman came down with an 11-yard touchdown pass from Jarrett Stidham with 1:41 left and the Tigers rallied to beat No. 25 Texas A&M 28-24 on Saturday.

"Zero chance I wasn't coming down with it," Williams said. "It's going to come down with me if it's up in the air."

The Tigers (6-3, 3-3 Southeastern Conference) sputtered early on offense but finished with a 14-point outburst over the final 5:14 and the defense came up with big stops. Stidham delivered big plays on both final drives.

Kellen Mond and the Aggies (5-4, 3-3) pushed the ball into Auburn territory on their final drive, converting a fourth-and-5. Then a holding call pushed them back across midfield and Mond's desperation pass to the end zone was incomplete.

Officials put one second back on the clock but Mond was sacked by Nick Coe on the final play.

"You think the game's over," Auburn coach Gus Malzahn said. "The game's over, you shake the other coach's hand ... and then they tell you to come back out."

The Tigers, who had plummeted from a No. 8 ranking, trailed 24-14 before staging the rally. Texas A&M had missed a late field goal following another defensive stand.

Stidham started the final drive with a 47-yard pass to Ryan Davis, who spun away from defenders and raced downfield. Then came Williams' second 11-yard touchdown catch of the day, in the back corner of the end zone.

Auburn had gotten new life with the first career interception by Noah Igbinoghene on what Malzahn called "probably the play of the game." Stidham led the Tigers down the field and completed two straight sideline passes to Darius Slayton to set up Chandler Cox's 1-yard touchdown run, making it 24-21.

The defense held again and Christian Tutt returned a punt to the 42.

"We knew if we left any life in them, they were going to fight, scratch and claw," Texas A&M coach Jimbo Fisher said. "That's what they always do, and we did that. We played excellent football for three quarters."

Stidham completed 18 of 29 passes for 239 yards. Slayton had eight catches for 107 yards.

Auburn won despite running for just 19 yards on 21 carries. It was the fewest by the Tigers since gaining 18 against Mississippi State in 2000.

Trayveon Williams ran for 107 yards and two touchdowns for Texas A&M. He caught five passes for 75 yards and a third score.

"It's a tough way to lose, to dominate the whole game like that," Aggies defensive lineman Landis Durham said. "We preach and preach to finish, and we fell short of that. Now we're hurt."

THE TAKEAWAY

Texas A&M: Didn't complete a pass until the final play of the first quarter, with Auburn unable to stop the run. Dropped its second straight game. Had a 38:41-21:19 advantage in time of possession.

Auburn: Fought back to avoid a tough loss. The Tigers' running game still isn't producing, netting minus 14 yards in the first quarter. Offense went three-and-out six times.

BEATING THE AGGIES

Stidham, a Texas native, took special pleasure in beating a home state team. "Any time I can beat the Aggies, it's a great day in my book," he said.

TRICKERY

Auburn got its first touchdown when receiver Ryan Davis hit Sal Cannella for a 20-yard touchdown on a double pass. That came one play after the Tigers recovered a botched pitch by Kellen Mond.

FISHER VS. MALZAHN

The two coaches' only head-to-head meeting came in the national championship game to end the 2013 season. Fisher's Florida State team scored in the final seconds to win 34-31.

"This was a different kind of game," Malzahn said. "It was completely different."

UP NEXT

Auburn visits No. 6 Georgia after upsetting the Bulldogs last season before losing to them in the SEC championship game.

Texas A&M hosts Mississippi to start a closing three-game home stand.

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Passing

TxAM Att Cmp % TD-Pa Yds-Pa LgPa Int Rat
K. Mond 32 16 50.0 1 220 42 1 69.8
Aub Att Cmp % TD-Pa Yds-Pa LgPa Int Rat
J. Stidham 29 18 62.1 2 239 47 0 111.1
R. Davis 1 1 100.0 1 20 20 0 158.3

Rushing

TxAM Att Yds-Ru Avg LgRu TDRu
T. Williams 17 107 6.3 38 2
J. Corbin 10 50 5.0 18 0
Aub Att Yds-Ru Avg LgRu TDRu
J. Whitlow 8 16 2.0 6 0
S. Shivers 2 11 5.5 8 0

Receiving

TxAM Rec Yds-Rc Avg LgRc TD-Rc
T. Williams 5 75 15.0 20 1
J. Sternberger 3 59 19.7 42 0
Aub Rec Yds-Rc Avg LgRc TD-Rc
D. Slayton 8 107 13.4 34 0
R. Davis 5 75 15.0 47 0

Fumbles

TxAM F FL
T. Williams 1 0
R. Paul 1 0
Aub F FL
A. Schwartz 1 0

Returning

TxAM KR Avg KRTD LgKR PR Avg TD LgPR
R. Paul 0 0 0 2 3.5 0 13
J. Corbin 1 14.0 0 14 0 0 0
Aub KR Avg KRTD LgKR PR Avg TD LgPR
R. Davis 0 0 0 2 0.0 0 0
C. Tutt 0 0 0 1 28.0 0 28

Punting

TxAM Punt Yds Avg LgPu
B. Mann 5 221 44.2 55
Aub Punt Yds Avg LgPu
A. Siposs 8 386 48.3 54

Takeaways

Aub Int Yds InTD
N. Igbinoghene 1 0 0

Team Stats Comparison

TxAM Aub
Points For 24 28
Total Yards 423 278
Rushing Yards 203 19
Passing Yards 220 259
Passing Completions / Attempts 16/32 19/30
Turnovers 3 0
Interceptions Thrown 1 0
Fumbles - Lost 5/2 2/0
First Downs 28 13
Penalties - Yards 7/31 6/39
Time Of Possession 00:00 19:19
Third Down Conversions/Attempts 4/14 3/11
Fourth Down Conversions/Attempts 1/1 0/0
Punts - Average Yards 5/44 8/48

Scoring Summary

1st Quarter TxAM Aub
TxAM 07:50 FG Seth Small 35 yd FG 3 0
Aub 13:23 TD Sal Cannella 20 yd pass from Ryan Davis (Anders Carlson kick) 3 7
2nd Quarter TxAM Aub
TxAM 00:41 TD Trayveon Williams 38 yd run (Seth Small kick) 10 7
Aub 10:57 TD Seth Williams 11 yd pass from Jarrett Stidham (Anders Carlson kick) 10 14
TxAM 13:51 TD Trayveon Williams 14 yd pass from Kellen Mond (Seth Small kick) 17 14
3rd Quarter TxAM Aub
TxAM 04:33 TD Trayveon Williams 1 yd run (Seth Small kick) 24 14
4th Quarter TxAM Aub
Aub 09:46 TD Chandler Cox 1 yd run (Anders Carlson kick) 24 21
Aub 13:19 TD Seth Williams 11 yd pass from Jarrett Stidham (Anders Carlson kick) 24 28

Game Information

Stadium: Jordan-Hare Stadium, Auburn, Alabama
Attendance: 85,945
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