NCAAF Game Recap - LSU at Texas A&M
Sat Nov 24, 2018 7:30 PM EST

Aub
21
Bama
52
F
SCar
35
Clem
56
F
ND
24
USC
17
F
Mich
39
OSU
62
F
GATec
21
UGA
45
F
Okla
59
WVU
56
F
Wash
28
WaSt
15
F
UCF
38
SoFL
10
F
LSU
72
TxAM
74
F(6OT)
Tex
24
Kans
17
F
Fla
41
FlaSt
14
F
UtSt
24
Boise
33
F
MD
3
PSU
38
F
KY
56
Lou
10
F
BYU
27
Utah
35
F
Syr
42
BC
21
F
Ill
16
NW
24
F
MissSt
35
Miss
3
F
Pitt
3
MiaFL
24
F
K St
38
IASt
42
F
NIU
21
WestMI
28
F
Ball
21
MiaOH
42
F
ColSt
19
AF
27
F
Hou
31
Mem
52
F
Neb
28
Iowa
31
F
C Mi
13
Toled
51
F
Akr
28
Ohio
49
F
E Mi
28
Kent
20
F
Buff
44
BGSU
14
F
Ark
0
MIZ
38
F
CoCar
28
SoAl
31
F
UVA
31
VaTec
34
F OT
ECU
6
Cin
56
F
Oreg
55
OreSt
15
F
Navy
28
Tul
29
F
Bayl
35
TxTch
24
F
W Ky
30
LT
15
F
Purd
28
Ind
21
F
Marsh
28
FLInt
25
F
NCSt
34
UNC
28
F OT
Wake
59
Duke
7
F
OD
13
Rice
27
F
GaSo
35
GASt
14
F
NMS
21
Lib
28
F
Wyo
31
NM
3
F
Troy
10
App
21
F
Del
6
JMU
20
F
ULLaf
31
ULMon
28
F
Stan
49
UCLA
42
F
SMiss
39
UTEP
7
F
UAB
3
MidTN
27
F
AzSt
41
Ariz
40
F
MIN
37
Wisc
15
F
SMU
24
Tuls
27
F
Temp
57
UConn
7
F
ArkSt
33
TxSt
7
F
Tenn
13
Vand
38
F
Rut
10
MSU
14
F
UNCC
27
FlAtl
24
F
SJSU
13
Fres
31
F
Colo
21
Cal
33
F
NorTx
24
UTSA
21
F
(N/A)
27
JacSt
34
F
OkSt
24
TCU
31
F
NEV
29
UNLV
34
F
Hawaii
31
SDSU
30
F OT

Texas A&M 74, LSU 72

Nov 24, 2018, 7:30 PM EST

Final (OT)

1

2

3

4

OT

2OT

3OT

4OT

5OT

6OT

7OT

T

(8) LSU (9-3)

7

3

7

14

3

7

8

3

6

8

6

72

Texas A&M (8-4)

7

10

7

7

3

7

8

3

6

8

8

74

Mond helps Aggies over No. 8 LSU 74-72 in 7 OTs
Sun Nov 25, 2018 7:34 AM

COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) With Texas A&M's game with No. 8 LSU tied at 72-72 in the seventh overtime on Saturday night and the Aggies set to attempt a 2-point conversion, receiver Kendrick Rogers was frantically being tended to on the sideline for severe cramps in his calves.

Rogers was able to get himself together just in time to get back in the game and grab Kellen Mond's 2-point conversion pass that gave A&M at 74-72 victory in a game that tied the NCAA record for most overtimes in an FBS game.

"These are moments you live for, so no matter what's going on with your body you want to be out there," Rogers said. "So, you just have to talk yourself out of it, just mentally fight through it."

Mond connected with Quartney Davis on a 17-yard throw to tie it at 72. Greedy Williams was called for pass interference on the first 2-point conversion try, giving the Aggies (8-4, 5-3, No. 22 CFP), another shot. After a false start by Texas A&M, Mond found Rogers for the conversion to end it.

Throngs of fans rushed the field to celebrate after the grab by Rogers.

"We showed as a team that we're never going to quit, and we did that for four quarters and way more," Mond said.

Joe Burrow had a 10-yard TD run to put LSU (9-3, 5-3, No. 7 CFP) up 72-66 in the seventh OT, but his 2-point conversion throw failed.

"You had two teams out there refusing to lose and we just made one more play," Texas A&M coach Jimbo Fisher said.

The 74 points LSU allowed are the most ever given up by a ranked team, eclipsing the 73 No. 24 Fresno State gave up to Northern Illinois on Oct. 6, 1990, and the first seven overtime game involving a ranked team.

The 146 combined points are the most in an FBS game in NCAA history and the second-most in college football history behind the 161 points Abilene Christian and West Texas A&M scored in Abilene Christian's 93-68 win in 2008.

"I lost track of overtimes ... it is the craziest game ever," Fisher said looking a bit dazed.

Mond threw for 287 yards and six touchdowns, three 2-point conversions and ran for one more TD as Texas A&M snapped a seven-game skid against LSU and got its first win over the Tigers since 1995.

LSU coach Ed Orgeron's clothes might have already dried by the time this one ended after he was prematurely doused with Gatorade after the Tigers appeared to have a clinching interception in the fourth quarter. But the play was reviewed and it was ruled that Mond's knee was down before the throw, keeping the Aggies alive and setting up the wild finish.

"The momentum kept on changing both ways and the guys responded," Orgeron said. "That was one heck of an overtime, we just fell one play short. Our guys have nothing to be ashamed about, they fought, they fought hard."

Burrow threw for three touchdowns and ran for three more as the Tigers were denied their first 10-win regular season since 2012 and likely knocked out of contention for a New Year's Day bowl game.

Mond threw a 25-yard TD pass to Jace Sternberger and a 2-point conversion to Rogers in sextuple overtime before Burrow had a 4-yard touchdown run and Burrow ran for a 4-yard TD and threw for the 2-point conversion to push it to a seventh OT.

Clyde Edwards-Helaire took a pitch from Burrow and launched an 11-yard TD pass to Tory Carter to put the Tigers on top in the fifth overtime, but the 2-point conversion failed. Mond answered with a 6-yard throw to Rogers, but A&M's 2-point try failed, too to send it to the sixth OT.

Mond found Davis on a 19-yard touchdown pass on the last play of regulation to send it to OT. Orgeron felt like the clock ran out before Mond spiked the ball to stop the clock with 1 second to allow for that play.

"I just feel bad for those young men," Orgeron said. "That second shouldn't have been put on the clock, and I'm sticking to that."

Both teams kicked field goals in the fourth overtime to send it to the fifth.

Burrow threw a 25-yard touchdown pass to Dee Anderson in triple overtime and Justin Jefferson grabbed the 2-point conversion. Rogers made it 49-49 and forced quadruple overtime when he grabbed a 25-yard TD pass and the 2-point conversion.

Both teams settled for field goals in the first overtime. Mond had a 3-yard touchdown run in double overtime and LSU sent it to triple OT when Nick Brossette followed with a 3-yard run, too.

THE TAKEAWAY

This was a game for the ages and one that both teams will remember for a long time.

POLL IMPLICATIONS

LSU will likely fall a few spots in the poll after that loss.

POST-GAME ALTERCATION

A photographer for The Baton Rouge Advocate tweeted a photo of LSU director of player personnel Kevin Faulk and a man they say had what appears to be an Aggie bench credential in a physical altercation after the game.

Fisher was asked who the second person was and if he knew about the incident after the game and said: "I have no idea."

THEY SAID IT

Rogers on what he thought about Aggie fans storming the field after the win: "I wasn't expecting it and I just saw a lot of kids come up and hug me and I was like: `what the heck is going on?"'

UP NEXT

Both teams will wait to see where they'll be heading for their bowl games.

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Passing

LSU Att Cmp % TD-Pa Yds-Pa LgPa Int Rat
J. Burrow 38 25 65.8 3 270 25 0 112.8
C. Edwards-Helaire 1 1 100.0 1 11 11 0 152.1
TxAM Att Cmp % TD-Pa Yds-Pa LgPa Int Rat
K. Mond 49 23 46.9 6 287 36 0 105.2

Rushing

LSU Att Yds-Ru Avg LgRu TDRu
J. Burrow 29 100 3.4 22 3
N. Brossette 16 61 3.8 16 1
TxAM Att Yds-Ru Avg LgRu TDRu
T. Williams 35 198 5.7 24 2
K. Mond 20 42 2.1 21 1

Receiving

LSU Rec Yds-Rc Avg LgRc TD-Rc
J. Jefferson 5 63 12.6 24 1
F. Moreau 4 51 12.8 17 1
TxAM Rec Yds-Rc Avg LgRc TD-Rc
Q. Davis 7 101 14.4 20 2
J. Sternberger 5 75 15.0 36 2

Fumbles

LSU F FL
J. Giles 1 1
TxAM F FL
T. Williams 1 1
K. Mond 1 0

Returning

LSU KR Avg KRTD LgKR PR Avg TD LgPR
J. Giles 0 0 0 3 -0.3 0 3
C. Edwards-Helaire 1 26.0 0 26 0 0 0
TxAM KR Avg KRTD LgKR PR Avg TD LgPR
R. Paul 0 0 0 1 -1.0 0 0

Punting

LSU Punt Yds Avg LgPu
Z. Von Rosenberg 5 227 45.4 53
TxAM Punt Yds Avg LgPu
B. Mann 5 266 53.2 59

Takeaways

LSU Int Yds InTD
M. Divinity Jr. 0 0 0

Team Stats Comparison

LSU TxAM
Points For 72 74
Total Yards 496 521
Rushing Yards 215 234
Passing Yards 281 287
Passing Completions / Attempts 26/39 23/51
Turnovers 1 1
Interceptions Thrown 0 0
Fumbles - Lost 1/1 2/1
First Downs 31 33
Penalties - Yards 10/70 3/24
Time Of Possession 30:30 30:30
Third Down Conversions/Attempts 10/20 11/22
Fourth Down Conversions/Attempts 1/1 2/3
Punts - Average Yards 5/45 5/53

Scoring Summary

1st Quarter LSU TxAM
TxAM 08:29 TD Trayveon Williams 10 yd run (Seth Small kick) 0 7
LSU 14:12 TD Joe Burrow 22 yd run (Cole Tracy kick) 7 7
2nd Quarter LSU TxAM
TxAM 04:29 TD Jace Sternberger 10 yd pass from Kellen Mond (Seth Small kick) 7 14
TxAM 13:08 FG Seth Small 33 yd FG 7 17
LSU 15:00 FG Cole Tracy 47 yd FG 10 17
3rd Quarter LSU TxAM
LSU 07:18 TD Justin Jefferson 7 yd pass from Joe Burrow (Cole Tracy kick) 17 17
TxAM 11:27 TD Trayveon Williams 1 yd run (Seth Small kick) 17 24
4th Quarter LSU TxAM
LSU 04:48 TD Michael Divinity Jr. 58 yd fumble return (Cole Tracy kick) 24 24
LSU 08:19 TD Foster Moreau 14 yd pass from Joe Burrow (Cole Tracy kick) 31 24
TxAM 15:00 TD Quartney Davis 19 yd pass from Kellen Mond (Seth Small kick) 31 31
Overtime LSU TxAM
TxAM 15:00 FG Seth Small 23 yd FG 34 34
LSU 15:00 FG Cole Tracy 50 yd FG 34 31
2nd Overtime LSU TxAM
LSU 15:00 TD Nick Brossette 3 yd run (Cole Tracy kick) 41 41
TxAM 15:00 TD Kellen Mond 3 yd run (Seth Small kick) 34 41
3rd Overtime LSU TxAM
LSU 15:00 TD Dee Anderson 25 yd pass from Joe Burrow (Justin Jefferson 2pt pass from Joe Burrow) 49 41
TxAM 15:00 TD Kendrick Rogers 25 yd pass from Kellen Mond (Kendrick Rogers 2pt pass from Kellen Mond) 49 49
4th Overtime LSU TxAM
TxAM 15:00 FG Seth Small 21 yd FG 49 52
LSU 15:00 FG Cole Tracy 26 yd FG 52 52
5th Overtime LSU TxAM
LSU 15:00 TD Tory Carter 11 yd pass from Clyde Edwards-Helaire (failed 2pt pass) 58 52
TxAM 15:00 TD Kendrick Rogers 6 yd pass from Kellen Mond (failed 2pt pass) 58 58
6th Overtime LSU TxAM
LSU 15:00 TD Joe Burrow 4 yd run (Dee Anderson 2pt pass from Joe Burrow) 66 66
TxAM 15:00 TD Jace Sternberger 25 yd pass from Kellen Mond (Kendrick Rogers 2pt pass from Kellen Mond) 58 66
7th Overtime LSU TxAM
LSU 15:00 TD Joe Burrow 10 yd run (failed 2pt pass) 72 66
TxAM 15:00 TD Quartney Davis 17 yd pass from Kellen Mond (Kendrick Rogers 2pt pass from Kellen Mond) 72 74

Game Information

Stadium: Kyle Field, College Station, Texas
Attendance: 101,501
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