Colorado Snaps A&M's 22-Game Home Winning Streak, 26-19

Saturday, October 7

College Station

1:00 PM

Texas A&M

3-2 , 1-1

Colorado

1-4 , 1-1

Team	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	Final F
Colorado	9	3	7	7	26
Texas A&M	0	13	0	6	19

Oct 07, 2000 | Football

Box Score

By: Texas A&M Athletics

October 07, 2000

Mark Farris' 4th-down pass with under two minutes to play fell just past the outstretched hands of fullback Ja'Mar Toombs, ending a long Aggie drive and giving the Colorado football team a 26-19 victory over the Texas A&M football team Saturday before 75,523 fans at Kyle Field.

With the loss to CU, the Aggies' 22-game home winning streak came to an end. Colorado defeated A&M in their only other visit to College Station, a 24-10 win in 1996.

Trailing by seven points with five minutes to go, the Aggies began a methodical drive that saw them convert a fourth down and move the ball deep into Buffalo territory. After Joe Weber was stopped short of a first down on a pitch to the left side, Farris missed Toombs on the 4th-and-2 attempt.

Texas A&M (3-2, 1-1 Big 12) got a great effort from the sophomore quarterback, who was 27-of-44 on the day for 281 yards and a touchdown pass. Bethel Johnson led all receivers with eight catches for 101 yards. CU's Cortlen Johnson led all rushers with 99 yards on 31 carries, and scored twice - once on the ground and once via a reception. For the game, the Aggies out-gained Colorado, 362-354.

CU got a huge touchdown with 11:45 to play in the game, when quarterback Craig Ochs found Johnson on 3rd-and-9 near midfield. Johnson took the screen pass on the right side and was escorted 52 yards down the sideline by his teammates for the score.

Colorado (1-4, 1-1) took a 12-0 lead into the final minutes of the first half behind a tremendous performance by Ochs. The freshman completed 12-of-16 passes for 162 yards in the half and rushed for an 18-yard touchdown for the first score of the game.

For the game, Ochs was 15-of-25 for 239 yards and a touchdown pass.

CU increased its lead to 9-0 when A&M deep snapper Chance Pearce sailed the ball over punter Cody Scates' head and out of the back of the north end zone. The Buffs tacked on a 45-yard field goal by Mark Mariscal to go up by 12 early in the second quarter.

The Aggies took the lead before the break, scoring 13 points in a 90-second span. Junior wide receiver Robert Ferguson hauled in a long Mark Farris pass at the CU 15-yard line, then carried Buffalo defensive back Phil Jackson the remaining distance into the end zone. The 46-yard strike made the score 12-7. Colorado fumbled in its own territory on the ensuing possession, and A&M took advantage of the opportunity. Redshirt freshman Richard Whitaker capped a quick drive with a 2-yard plunge on 1st-and-goal. A missed extra point kept the score 13-12 at the break.

Most of the 3rd quarter was played in a driving rain, and the weather conditions played a factor in the only score of the period. Don Muhlbach, who replaced Pearce earlier in the game, skidded a snap along the ground back to Scates, who tried to get a punt off. Marques Harris blocked the punt and the Buffs took over at the A&M 4. Cortlen Johnson scored on 3rd-and-goal from the 1 to give Colorado a six-point lead.

A&M cut into the lead with a 26-yard Terence Kitchens field goal, but Colorado extended their advantage to 10 on the touchdown pass from Ochs to Johnson. Kitchens responded with a 22-yard boot, moving the Aggies to within a touchdown with eight minutes to go, but that was as close as A&M would get.

A&M begins a two-game road trip on Saturday, Oct. 14 when they travel up the road to Waco to face the Baylor Bears in a regionally televised contest. Kickoff at Floyd Casey Stadium is set for 11:30 a.m.