Texas A&M
4-2 , 2-1
Baylor
2-4 , 0-3
A&M Shuts Out Baylor, 24-0
Oct 14, 2000 | Football
October 14, 2000
The Texas A&M football team posted its first road shutout since 1976, blanking the Baylor Bears 24-0 Saturday before 40,076 fans at Floyd Casey Stadium in Waco.
A&M (4-2, 2-1 Big 12) got a strong performance by sophomore quarterback Mark Farris, who went 22-of-40 on the day for 311 yards and a touchdown. Two of the Aggie touchdowns came on the ground courtesy fullback Ja'Mar Toombs and wide receiver Bethel Johnson, with one coming on a screen pass to running back Joe Weber. The three touchdowns scored by the Aggies were all fueled by Baylor turnovers.
The game remained scoreless until the first play of the second quarter. Texas A&M capped their longest drive of the season when wide receiver Bethel Johnson took an end-around from Farris and walked into the end zone from 15 yards out, putting A&M up 7-0 with 14:53 to play in the half. Three 3rd-and-long situations were converted by the Aggie offense on the 97-yard, 14-play march.
Senior placekicker Terence Kitchens increased the lead to 10 with just under two minutes to go in the half, connecting from 21 yards out. The key play on the drive was a 27-yard connection between Farris and Ferguson from the A&M 25.
Following a third-quarter Sammy Davis interception, A&M marched 76 yards downfield--again converting three third-down opportunities--and cashed in on Weber's 18-yard screen pass to go up 17-0.
Linebacker Brian Gamble picked off a Kerry Dixon pass on the Baylor 33-yard line midway through the fourth quarter, but penalties forced A&M into a 3rd-and-24 situation on the Bear 47. Farris found wide receiver Dwain Goynes deep down the left side for 43 yards, and two plays later Toombs plowed in from 1-yard out to close out the scoring.
The Wrecking Crew defense held Baylor (2-4, 0-2) to 236 yards of total offense in sending the Bears to their 16th straight conference loss. BU has not scored in eight quarters, as they were shut out by Texas Tech last week. The freshman Dixon made his first career start, completing 11-of-27 passes for 107 yards. He was sacked twice and threw four interceptions.
A&M returns to action on Saturday when they travel to Ames to battle the Iowa State Cyclones. The game will kick off at 2:30 p.m. and will be televised regionally by ABC.
Team Stats
TAMU 7, BU 0
TAMU - Johnson, Bethel 15 yd run (Kitchens, Teren kick), 12 plays, 97 yards, TOP 4:43
TAMU 10, BU 0
TAMU - Kitchens, Teren 21 yd field goal 8 plays, 72 yards, TOP 3:02
TAMU 17, BU 0
TAMU - Weber, Joe 18 yd pass from Farris, Mark (Kitchens, Teren kick) 12 plays, 76 yards, TOP 5:27
TAMU 24, BU 0
TAMU - Toombs, Ja'Mar 1 yd run (Kitchens, Teren kick), 5 plays, 33 yards, TOP 2:02
