Texas A&M
3-1
Louisiana Tech
2-3
Aggies Roll to 31-3 Win over Louisiana Tech
Sep 28, 2002 | Football
September 28, 2002
Dustin Long threw Texas A&M's first passing touchdown in seven regular-season games, leading the 24th-ranked Aggies to a 31-3 victory over Louisiana Tech on Saturday night.
Long, one of three quarterbacks to play for the Aggies this season, hit Jamaar Taylor for a 25-yard touchdown in the first quarter.
Long's TD pass to Taylor was the first Aggie regular-season touchdown pass since Oct. 20, 2001 against Kansas State. Mark Farris had a postseason touchdown pass in last season's Galleryfurniture.com Bowl.
It was the first game for the Aggies (3-1) with assistant head coach Kevin Sumlin calling the offensive plays. Coach R.C. Slocum stripped offensive coordinator Dino Babers of his play-calling duties after last week's 13-3 loss to No. 5 Virginia Tech.
The Aggies didn't put Louisiana Tech (2-3) away until they scored two late fourth quarter touchdowns on a 6-yard run by Derek Farmer and a 3-yard run by Dwain Goynes.
Farmer rushed for 119 yards on 19 carries, including a 35-yard run in the third quarter that was the Aggies' longest of the season. Long completed 13 of 26 passes for 205 yards. Freshman Reggie McNeal played briefly and completed 2 of 4 passes for 33 yards.
The Aggies got a 32-yard field goal from Todd Pegram in the first quarter. Pegram missed a 46-yard field goal in the second quarter and a 22-yard attempt in the third period.
Joe Weber ran through a gapping hole for a 6-yard touchdown with 4:20 to go in the second quarter. The Aggies almost took a 17-0 lead into halftime, but quarterback Luke McCown ran 53 yards to set up a 25-yard field goal by Josh Scobee with 26 seconds left in the half.
McCown's run was the longest this season against A&M's defense, ranked No. 6 nationally against the rush.
McCown entered the game ranked No. 9 nationally in total offense, but he had a rough day against the Aggies. He completed 19 of 37 passes for 136 yards and threw one interception while leading the Bulldogs with 53 yards on 11 carries.
Team Stats
LATECH 0, TA 7
TA - Taylor, Jamaar 25 yd pass from Long, Dustin (Pegram, Todd kick) 3 plays, 56 yards, TOP 1:33
LATECH 0, TA 10
TA - Pegram, Todd 32 yd field goal 8 plays, 35 yards, TOP 2:04
LATECH 0, TA 17
TA - Weber, Joe 6 yd run (Pegram, Todd kick), 9 plays, 86 yards, TOP 4:20
LATECH 3, TA 17
LATECH - Scobee, Josh 25 yd field goal 9 plays, 72 yards, TOP 2:05
LATECH 3, TA 24
TA - Farmer, Derek 6 yd run (Pegram, Todd kick), 12 plays, 69 yards, TOP 6:07
LATECH 3, TA 31
TA - Goynes, Dwain 3 yd run (Pierson, John kick), 1 plays, 3 yards, TOP 0:06
