Texas A&M 31, Kansas State 24: Postgame Notes
Oct 20, 2001 | Football
October 20, 2001
Aggie Postgame Notes
ANOTHER 100-YARD DAY FOR FRESHMAN MURPHY: True freshman wide receiver Terrence Murphy grabbed 5 passes for 107 yards and a touchdown making him the first freshman in school history to post 100 yard receiving games in consecutive contests. Last week Murphy set freshman school records with 11 catches for 146 yards.
Of Mark Farris' 134 passing yards against Kansas State, 79.9 percent of the passing yardage went to Murphy.
Prior to arriving on the A&M campus this fall, Murphy had never played wide receiver at any level. He was the district offensive MVP as a quarterback for Class 4A Chapell Hill High School last year.
BOWL ELIGIBLE AGAIN: With today's victory, the Aggies are going bowling for the fifth straight year and for the 11th time in head coach R.C. Slocum's 13 seasons at Texas A&M.
KEY STAT: POINTS AFTER TURNOVER: The Aggies' 31-24 victory over Kansas State was greatly aided by the 17 points A&M scored after three Kansas State turnovers. The Aggies were turnover-free for the second time this season (first time was against Notre Dame).
MORE REMINDERS OF 1998 CHAMPIONSHIP TEAM: The Aggies beat Kansas State 31-24 on the road despite its lowest offensive output in a victory since posting only 171 yards of total offense in a 24-6 road victory over Southern Mississippi in 1998.
Jarrod Penright's 17-yard fumble return for a touchdown was A&M's second defensive touchdown of the season and the first fumble return for a TD since Warrick Holdman recovered a Bobby Newcombe fumble in the endzone against Nebraska in 1998.
FOR THE RECORD:
KSU had nearly a 10-minute advantage in time of possession (34:50-25:10) and ran 33 more offensive plays than the Aggies (85 to 52), while outgaining A&M 358 to 189.
The 17 points allowed by A&M in the second half matched a season-high first set by Colorado last week.
The Aggies have won three straight games against the Wildcats.
Sophomore Cody Scates averaged more than 40 yards per boot for the second straight game with a 40.8 average on 8 punts.
Game captains for the Kansas State game were: junior Billy Yates, junior Taylor Whitley, junior Jarrod Penright and sophomore Cody Scates.
Representing the A&M student body on the 12th Man Kickoff team was Robert Jordan, a senior from Brenham, Texas.
The Aggies' first-quarter 13-play drive was a season-high for number of plays on a touchdown drive (others used more plays but did not result in a touchdown).
The 52-yard punt return by Aaron Lockett by the longest of the year by an A&M opponent and the longest against the Aggies since Oklahoma State's Gabe Lindsey's 57-yard return for a touchdown in 2000.
