NCAAF Game Recap - South Carolina at Texas A&M
Sat Nov 16, 2019 7:30 PM EST

LSU
58
Miss
37
F
OSU
56
Rut
21
F
Wake
3
Clem
52
F
Bama
38
MissSt
7
F
UGA
21
Aub
14
F
Ariz
6
Oreg
34
F
MIN
19
Iowa
23
F
UCLA
3
Utah
49
F
Ind
27
PSU
34
F
Okla
34
Bayl
31
F
Fla
23
MIZ
6
F
MSU
10
Mich
44
F
Wisc
37
Neb
21
F
Navy
20
ND
52
F
Cin
20
SoFL
17
F
Mem
45
Hou
27
F
NM
9
Boise
42
F
Tex
21
IASt
23
F
Kans
13
OkSt
31
F
E Mi
42
Akr
14
F
WestMI
37
Ohio
34
F OT
NIU
31
Toled
28
F
BGSU
3
MiaOH
44
F
Buff
27
Kent
30
F
UNC
27
Pitt
34
F OT
LT
10
Marsh
31
F
Fres
7
SDSU
17
F
Tul
21
Temp
29
F
TCU
33
TxTch
31
F
UMass
6
NW
45
F
AlaSt
12
FlaSt
49
F
VMI
6
Army
47
F
NWSt
31
SamHu
28
F
UTEP
10
UAB
37
F
Troy
63
TxSt
27
F
CoCar
27
ArkSt
28
F
ULMon
29
GaSo
51
F
IdSt
10
BYU
42
F
C Mi
45
Ball
44
F
Rich
6
JMU
48
F
KY
38
Vand
14
F
WVU
24
K St
20
F
VaTec
45
GATec
0
F
(N/A)
28
NMS
41
F
Hawaii
21
UNLV
7
F
Wyo
21
UtSt
26
F
Syr
49
Duke
6
F
Stan
22
WaSt
49
F
Rice
31
MidTN
28
F
ULLaf
37
SoAl
27
F
SMiss
36
UTSA
17
F
AF
38
ColSt
21
F
App
56
GASt
27
F
AzSt
34
OreSt
35
F
SCar
6
TxAM
30
F
Lou
34
NCSt
20
F
USC
41
Cal
17
F
E Mi
45
NIU
17
F
Ohio
66
BGSU
24
F

Nov 16, 2019, 7:30 PM EST

Final

1

2

3

4

T

South Carolina (4-7)

3

0

0

3

6

Texas A&M (7-3)

3

10

0

17

30

Mond leads Aggies to 30-6 win over South Carolina
Sun Nov 17, 2019 12:36 AM

COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) Texas A&M has taken care of business in the last month and was feeling confident after a lopsided win over South Carolina on Saturday night.

However, the Aggies know that things are about to get much tougher with trips to No. 5 Georgia and top-ranked LSU in the next two weeks.

"There's still a lot of things here that we can play a lot better and we're going to need to with the last two games coming up," coach Jimbo Fisher said.

Kellen Mond threw for 221 yards and a touchdown and ran for a second score as Texas A&M extended its winning streak to four games with the 30-6 victory.

Cordarrian Richardson ran for 130 yards, including a 75-yard touchdown, and added a TD reception to help the Aggies to the win on a night they piled up 319 yards rushing.

"We're going to have to have that," Fisher said of the running game. "You can't have your quarterback make every play. You've got to have them respect the run so you can get the plays and the passes and take some pressure off of him. Hopefully we'll keep growing in that area."

With just four wins and one game left the loss guarantees that the Gamecocks (4-7, 3-5 Southeastern Conference) won't make a bowl game for the first time in four seasons.

South Carolina fell to 0-6 all-time against Texas A&M and lost its second straight game this season after falling to Appalachian State last week.

"We're having hard time piecing anything together offensively," South Carolina coach Will Muschamp said. "I thought our kids played hard and gave great effort. We just didn't play well on the offensive side of the ball."

The Aggies led by 10 at halftime and neither team could get anything going after the break, combining for six punts in the third quarter. South Carolina went three-and-out twice and the Aggies punted after just three plays once.

Texas A&M (7-3, 4-2) was finally able to sustain a drive when it capped a 14-play drive with a 40-yard field goal which extended the lead to 16-3 early in the fourth quarter.

The Aggies forced a fourth straight punt by South Carolina after that and Mond made it 22-3 with a 1-yard TD dive with about 10 minutes left. Richardson set up that score when he scampered 31 yards a play earlier.

South Carolina went for it on fourth-and-8 on its next drive and couldn't convert. Richardson's long touchdown ran came two plays later to pad the lead.

Ryan Hilinski threw for 175 yards for South Carolina in a game where the Aggies held the Gamecocks to just 45 yards rushing.

"I think the key was our defense played outstanding," Fisher said. "Held them to 45 yards rushing which made them one-dimensional."

Isaiah Spiller added 129 yards rushing for Texas A&M.

The game was tied early in the second quarter after both teams scored a field goal in the first quarter when Mond found Richardson wide open for a 17-yard touchdown reception to give A&M a 10-3 lead.

Seth Small missed a 42-yard field goal on Texas A&M's next possession, but made one from 30 yards with less than a minute left in the second quarter to leave the Aggies up 13-3 at halftime.

THE TAKEAWAY

South Carolina: The Gamecocks didn't make any big mistakes but had trouble keeping drives going as they lost for the fourth time in five games. With a bowl game off the table they'll be playing for pride when they wrap up their season in two weeks with a visit from rival No. 3 Clemson.

"We're not as far off as people seem to think we are," Muschamp said, "which is frustrating for us."

Texas A&M: The Aggies did plenty to beat struggling South Carolina, but will need to execute much better on offense consistently if they hope to upset one of two the top-5 teams they have coming up in the next two weeks.

BONFIRE REMEMBRANCE

Texas A&M remembered the victims of the bonfire collapse on Saturday ahead of the 20th anniversary of the tragedy on Monday. Twelve students were killed and 27 others were injured when the bonfire collapsed on Nov. 18, 1999. On Saturday Texas A&M held a moment of silence to remember the victims before the game, had a logo marking the tragedy painted on the 50-yard line and the players wore decals with the same logo on their helmets.

REMEMBERING TYLER

Many of the 104,957 fans at Saturday's game took a moment to remember Hilinski's older brother Tyler, who committed suicide in Jan. 2018. Because Tyler, who played football at Washington State, wore No. 3 when he played, fans held up three fingers at the start of the third quarter in a tribute to him. The Hilinski's started an organization called Hilinski's Hope to increase awareness concerning mental illness in student-athletes after Tyler's death.

UP NEXT

South Carolina: The Gamecocks are off next Saturday before ending their season against Clemson on Nov. 30.

Texas A&M: Visits Georgia next Saturday before a trip to LSU in two weeks to wrap up the regular season.

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Passing

SCar Att Cmp % TD-Pa Yds-Pa LgPa Int Rat
R. Hilinski 41 16 39.0 0 175 41 0 52.4
D. Joyner 4 3 75.0 0 40 25 0 106.3
TxAM Att Cmp % TD-Pa Yds-Pa LgPa Int Rat
K. Mond 33 20 60.6 1 221 31 0 90.6

Rushing

SCar Att Yds-Ru Avg LgRu TDRu
R. Dowdle 7 12 1.7 13 0
J. Charlton 1 10 10.0 10 0
TxAM Att Yds-Ru Avg LgRu TDRu
C. Richardson 6 130 21.7 75 1
I. Spiller 24 129 5.4 20 0

Receiving

SCar Rec Yds-Rc Avg LgRc TD-Rc
K. Markway 5 47 9.4 15 0
C. Terrell 3 45 15.0 20 0
TxAM Rec Yds-Rc Avg LgRc TD-Rc
J. Wydermyer 5 79 15.8 31 0
Q. Davis 5 48 9.6 17 0

Fumbles

SCar F FL
R. Dowdle 1 0
TxAM F FL
J. Foster 1 0
C. Blumrick 1 1

Returning

SCar KR Avg KRTD LgKR PR Avg TD LgPR
X. Legette 2 37.0 0 50 0 0 0
TxAM KR Avg KRTD LgKR PR Avg TD LgPR
A. Smith 1 24.0 0 24 4 13.3 0 29

Punting

SCar Punt Yds Avg LgPu
J. Charlton 8 368 46.0 58
TxAM Punt Yds Avg LgPu
B. Mann 4 165 41.3 55

Takeaways

Team Stats Comparison

SCar TxAM
Points For 6 30
Total Yards 260 540
Rushing Yards 45 319
Passing Yards 215 221
Passing Completions / Attempts 19/46 20/33
Turnovers 0 1
Interceptions Thrown 0 0
Fumbles - Lost 1/0 2/1
First Downs 15 27
Penalties - Yards 4/41 8/75
Time Of Possession 21:21 39:39
Third Down Conversions/Attempts 2/15 6/14
Fourth Down Conversions/Attempts 1/3 0/0
Punts - Average Yards 8/46 4/41

Scoring Summary

1st Quarter SCar TxAM
TxAM 08:57 FG Seth Small 35 yd FG 0 3
SCar 14:37 FG Parker White 37 yd FG 3 3
2nd Quarter SCar TxAM
TxAM 03:25 TD Cordarrian Richardson 17 yd pass from Kellen Mond (Seth Small kick) 3 10
TxAM 14:34 FG Seth Small 30 yd FG 3 13
3rd Quarter SCar TxAM
No scores this quarter
4th Quarter SCar TxAM
TxAM 02:20 FG Seth Small 40 yd FG 3 16
TxAM 04:47 TD Kellen Mond 1 yd run (Seth Small kick) 3 23
TxAM 08:23 TD Cordarrian Richardson 75 yd run (Seth Small kick) 3 30
SCar 11:33 FG Parker White 39 yd FG 6 30

Game Information

Stadium: Kyle Field, College Station, Texas
Attendance: 104,957
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