Texas A&M vs. SFA Post Game Notes
Sep 04, 2010 | Football
Sept. 4, 2010
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Another 300 Yard Game For Johnson
Senior Heisman Trophy candidate Jerrod Johnson posted the ninth 300-yard passing game of his career with a 322-yard season-opening outing against SFA. Johnson completed 28-of-40 passes and was responsible for three touchdowns (2 by pass, 1 by rush).
C-Mike and C-Gray
Running backs Christine Michael and Cyrus Gray, both Doak Walker Award candidates, combined to rush for 166 yards and 2 touchdowns on 38 carries. Michael rushed for 105 yards on 22 carries, which marked the third 100-yard plus rushing game of his career.
Fuller Nears Long's Career Receiving TDs Record
Junior wide receiver Jeff Fuller had a pair of receiving touchdowns against SFA, which increased his career total to 18, which is just one shy of Bob Long's 42-year old school record of 19 set from 1966-68.
Swope Has Big Day
Sophomore Ryan Swope lined up all over the field and had his best day as an Aggie with a whopping 13 catches for 106 yards. Swope's 13 catches tied for the second-most in school history and were the most by an Aggie since Albert Connell had 18 against Colorado in 1996. It was the first 100-yard receiving game of Swope's career.
Pick-Six for Dustin Harris
Sophomore cornerback Jordan Peterson returned an interception 48 yards for a score against New Mexico in 2008. It was the first defensive touchdown of any sort since defensive end Paul Freeney scooped up a fumble and rumbled 58 yards for a touchdown against Army in 2008.
Streakers ...
• Ryan Tannehill, Jeff Fuller and Martellus Bennett.
• Jerrod Johnson threw for two touchdowns against SFA, which increased his streak of games with at least one passing TD to 19, which is the second-longest in the Football Bowl Subdivision (31 by Case Keenum, Houston).
Tonight's Crowd
Tonight's crowd was the largest SEASON-OPENING crowd in Kyle Field history.
1. 81,287 Stephen F. Austin, Sept. 4, 2010
2. 79,438 Montana State, Sept. 1, 2007
3. 78,691 Arkansas State, Aug. 30, 2008
4. 75,804 Arkansas State, Aug. 30, 2003
5. 75,087 La.-Lafayette, Aug. 31, 2002
Today's Firsts
• A pair of true freshmen earned starts against SFA: OT Luke Joeckel (Arlington, Texas) and TE Nehemiah Hicks (Hutto, Texas).
• Other first-time starters were: sophomore Steven Terrell at SAF, junior Coryell Judie at CB, sophomore Brian Thomas at OT.
• Punter Jared Jaroszewski and punt returner Kenric McNeal had their first career punts and punt returns of their A&M careers.
• True freshmen making their A&M debuts were: TE Toney Hurd Jr., OT Jake Matthews, DL Ivan Robinson, WR Nate Askew, OL Shep Klinke.
• Redshirt freshman making their debuts were: TE Wells Childress, LD Domonique Patterson and OL Chase Dube.
• Transfers making their debuts were: Judie at CB (transfer from Fort Scott CC/redshirted in 2009), Jaroszewski at P (transfer from Blinn JC), Jonathan Mathis at DL (transfer from Blinn),
Miscellaneous
• PK Randy Bullock connected on 2-of-3 field goals, which marked the fifth multi-field goal game of his career.
• P Jared Jaroszewski averaged 37.3 in his A&M punting debut, and had 2 punts inside of the 20-yard line.
• Don Bishop, a senior tight end from Katy, Texas, earned the second 12th Man Kickoff Team start.
• Game captains were the team captains: QB Jerrod Johnson (offense), WR Terrence McCoy (special teams) and JOKER Von Miller (defense).
Seen on the Sideline
Among the former players sighted on the Aggie sideline were: Ty Warren, Warrick Holdman, Jorvorskie Lane, Boone Stutz, Philip Meyers, Quinton Brown, Tank Marshall, Chris Cole and Trent Driver.
