October 04, 2003
Postgame notes from Texas A&M's 59-28 loss Saturday to Texas Tech in Lubbock...
TEXAS A&M POSTGAME NOTES
- The 59 points allowed by Texas A&M was the most in school history. The previous high for an A&M opponent was 57 by Texas in 1977.
- The 59 points were also the most allowed by a Dennis Franchione-coached team. The previous opponent high was 52 points by Southern Methodist in a 52-31 SMU victory over New Mexico in 1996.
- The 31-point margin of victory by Texas Tech was the most by an A&M opponent since a 37-0 shutout at Nebraska in 1999.
- The 669 yards gained by Texas Tech was an A&M opponent record, breaking the old record of 603 yards set by Texas in 1970.
- The 605 passing yards by Texas Tech were an A&M opponent record, breaking the old record of 536 yards set by Brigham Young in 1996.
- The eight passing touchdowns by Tech's B.J. Symons were an A&M opponent record, breaking the previous record of six TDs by BYU's Steve Sarkisian in 1996.
- The three receiving touchdowns by Tech's Nehemiah Glover matched an A&M opponent record that was originally set in 1963 by Baylor's Lawrence Elkins and matched again by Pittsburgh's Larry Fitzgerald earlier this season.
- The Aggies' first score of the game--a 3-yard run by Courtney Lewis in the second quarter--ended a string of nine quarters without an offensive touchdown by the Aggies at Jones SBC Stadium. It also ended a five quarter scoreless streak by the Aggies at Jones.
- Redshirt freshman Chad Schroeder made the first two catches of his A&M career against the Red Raiders. He finished the night with two catches for 40 yards.
- Game captains were sophomore safety Jaxson Appel, junior running back Dere Farmer, senior cornerback Sean Weston and junior center Geoff Hangartner.
- The Aggies' 12th Man Kickoff team representative was Blake Kendrick, a junior linebacker from Willis, Texas. It marked Kendrick's fourth game as the 12th Man.
- The Aggies won the toss for just the second time this season to break a three-game streak of losing the toss.