Texas A&M
6-4 , 4-3
Ole Miss
5-5 , 1-5
Football Pulls Away for 38-24 Win Over Ole Miss
Nov 10, 2018 | Football
COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) -- Kellen Mond threw for three touchdowns and ran for another to help Texas A&M end a two-game skid with a 38-24 win over Mississippi on Saturday.
Mond threw TDs of 21, 10 and 5 yards and his touchdown run was a 1-yard scamper in the first quarter.
After being outscored 28-0 in the fourth quarter of consecutive losses to Auburn and Mississippi State, Texas A&M (6-4, 4-3 SEC) scored its first fourth-quarter points since Oct. 13 when Seth Smalls made it 24-21 with a 46-yard field goal early in the period.
Luke Logan missed a 22-yard field goal with just more than seven minutes left. Texas A&M coach Jimbo Fisher called a timeout just before the kick, which sailed wide right.
The Aggies pushed the lead to 10 points when Mond found Quartney Davis on a 5-yard touchdown pass with about five minutes left.
Ole Miss (5-5, 1-5) got within a touchdown when Logan made a 24-yard field goal with about two minutes remaining.
An onside kick was called by Ole Miss after that, but A&M recovered it and Williams ran 46 yards for a touchdown on the next play to put the game out of reach.
Jordan Ta'amu threw for 373 yards and a touchdown for the Rebels, who lost their third straight game and have won just one conference game. A.J. Brown had 127 yards receiving and DaMarkus Lodge added 122 yards receiving with a touchdown.
Williams had 31 carries for 228 yards in his second 200-yard game this season to give him 1,159 this season.
Five straight runs by Williams to start the second half gave the Aggies a first down at the 4-yard line. But Willie Hibbler knocked the ball out of Mond's hands on the next play and Zedrick Woods scooped it up and rumbled 96 yards for a touchdown to make it 21-14.
Mond was intercepted by Ken Webster on Texas A&M's next drive, but the Rebels couldn't move the ball and punted it back.
The Aggies finally put together a clean drive after that, driving 72 yards in nine plays capped by a 10-yard touchdown reception by Davis to tie it at 21-21.
The Aggies took a 7-0 lead late in the first quarter when Mond scored on a 1-yard touchdown run.
Ole Miss tied it up on the first play of the second quarter when Ta'amu connected with Lodge on a 44-yard TD pass.
The Rebels took a 14-7 lead when Ta'amu scored on a 1-yard run later in the second. That drive was highlighted by a 39-yard reception by Brown and a 12-yard catch by Lodge that got Ole Miss to the 1.
Lodge made a nifty 51-yard reception, where he crashed to the ground while holding onto the ball with just one hand, with less than five minutes left in the second quarter. But Ta'amu fumbled two plays later and it was recovered by Kingsley Keke, to give the Aggies one more possession before halftime.
Texas A&M took advantage of the miscue when Camron Buckley scored on a 21-yard reception that left it tied at 14-all at halftime. Jhamon Ausbon was the star of that drive, grabbing three receptions for 50 yards.
ABOUT THE GAME
- With the 38-24 win against Ole Miss, Texas A&M improves to 6-4 overall and 4-3 in SEC play.
- Texas A&M won consecutive SEC home games for the first time since 2013 (Oct. 26 vs. Vanderbilt & Nov. 9 vs. Mississippi State).
- The Aggies became eligible for their 10th consecutive bowl game, which is tied for the 11th-longest active streak in the FBS (fourth-longest among SEC schools) and longest active streak among 11 FBS schools located in Texas.
RARE AIR FOR WILLIAMS
- Junior RB Trayveon Williams eclipsed the 1,000-yard mark in season rushing yards today, becoming the fifth Aggie to reach the magical milestone twice in his career. Williams joins an elite club featuring Cyrus Gray (who was on the sidelines today), Greg Hill (whose daughter, Jordan, helped the Aggie soccer team to an NCAA first-round win last night), Darren Lewis (Texas A&M's all-time leading rusher) and George Woodard (who was inducted into the Texas A&M Athletics Hall of Fame earlier this fall).
- Williams ended the game with 1,159 rushing yards on the season. The tally ranks eighth on Texas A&M's single-season list.
- Williams became the sixth Aggie to reach the 3,000-yard mark in career rushing yards. His ended the game with 3,014 yards, tied with Rodney Thomas (1991-94) for fifth place on Texas A&M's career list. He passed Christine Michael (2,791 – 2009-12), Dante Hall (2,818 – 1996-99), Bubba Bean (2,846 – 1972-75) and George Woodard (2,911 – 1975-79) in Saturday's contest.
- Williams finished the day with 228 yards on 31 carries as he enjoyed his sixth 100-yard rushing game of the season (11th of his career). The 228 yards was just 12 shy of his career-best 240 against Northwestern State in the 2018 season opener.
- Williams recorded his fourth career 200-yard rushing game. It ties him with Darren Lewis (1987-90) for the school record.
- Williams also joined Darren Lewis as the only Aggies record two 200-yard rushing games in a season.
- Williams toted the ball a career-high 31 times. His previous best was 29 this season against Arkansas.
- Williams ended the day with 3,834 all-purpose yards for his career to move into seventh place on Texas A&M's all-time list. He passed Rod Harris (3,635 – 1985-88) and Larry Stegent (3,780 – 1967-69) in Saturday's action.
RETURN TO ACTION FOR AUSBON
- Sophomore WR Jhamon Ausbon returned from a four-game injury absence to lead the Aggie receivers with five catches for 66 yards. Ausbon suffered a foot injury vs. Arkansas on Sept. 29.
MOND SHINES WITH FOUR TOUCHDOWNS
- Sophomore QB Kellen Mond accounted for four touchdowns – three passing scores and one via rush – to help lead the Aggies to a 38-24 home win over Ole Miss. Mond connected on 19 of 28 passes for 236 yards.
- Mond's tied a career-high with his four TDs responsible for, matching the mark he set against Louisiana in the third game of 2017.
- Mond's three TD passes matched his career high first established against Louisiana in 2017 and equaled vs. Clemson in the second game of 2018.
STERNBERGER KEEPS CLIMING
- Junior TE Jace Sternberger ended the game with four receptions with 76 yards – pushing his season numbers to 38 receptions for 644 yards.
- His 644 receiving yards ranks third on Texas A&M's single-season list for tight ends, trailing only Rod Bernstine (710 – 1986) and Greg Porter (669 – 2002).
MISCELLANEOUS
- The Aggies dominated the time of possession to the tune of 37:01-22:59. Texas A&M has owned the TOP edge in all 10 games this season and this marks the fifth time they have held a TOP advantage greater than 10 minutes.
- Texas A&M racked up 502 yards of total offense, marking the fourth time they hit the 500-yard mark in 2018.
- The Aggies posted 200-plus yards both rushing and receiving for the second consecutive game and the fifth time in 2018.
- Freshman PLK Seth Small hit 46-yard go-ahead FG with 14:11 remaining in the fourth quarter. He improves to 14-of-20 on the season on field goals, which trails only Kyle Bryant (17 – 1994) for made field goals by an Aggie freshman.
- Senior LB Otaro Alaka registered a team-high 11 tackles, two TFL, one sack and one QB hurry. His tackle total came up one shy of his career-high 12 against Florida in 2017.
- Junior P Braden Mann uncorked a 63-yard punt, for the 13th 60+ punt of 2018. He matches Wake Forest's Ryan Plackemeier NCAA record for punts of 60-or-more yards in a season.
- The Aggie defense held Ole Miss to 1-of-11 (9.1%) on third down conversions. Texas A&M entered the game ranked first in the SEC and fifth in FBS in third-down conversions, holding opposing teams to just 28-of-102 (27.5%).
- The Aggie defense held Ole Miss to 67 rushing yards on 30 attempts (2.2 ypc). Texas A&M entered the game holding opposing offense to 81.4 rushing yards per game, which was best in the SEC and second in the FBS behind Michigan State (71.7).
GAME CAPTAINS, 12thMAN
- Texas A&M's game captains for the Ole Miss game were junior LB Tyrel Dodson, senior SAF Donovan Wilson, junior RB Trayveon Williams and junior C Erik McCoy. Ole Miss won the toss and chose to receive the opening kickoff.
- Senior RB Cullen Gillaspia was the Aggies' 12th Man for the 36th straight game.
- The F-35A Lightning II flyover for today's game by the 388th Fighter Wing based out of Hill Air Force Base in Utah featured 2005 football letterman Jay "Fast" Doerfler.
Thank you, #12thMan!#GigEm pic.twitter.com/yOYTJd4lM6
— Texas A&M Football (@AggieFootball) November 10, 2018
Final from Kyle Field#GigEm #MISSvsTAMU pic.twitter.com/pNs5lDQ3zv
— Texas A&M Football (@AggieFootball) November 10, 2018
Go for 200 -> get some air time
— Texas A&M Football (@AggieFootball) November 10, 2018
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Home, sweet home!#GigEm #12thMan pic.twitter.com/crD3UBJEkw
— Texas A&M Football (@AggieFootball) November 10, 2018
Over 1,000 rushing yards on the season & over 3,000 career rushing yards
— Texas A&M Football (@AggieFootball) November 10, 2018
Hear from @TrayveonW after his 228-yard day against Ole Miss. #MISSvsTAMU #GigEm pic.twitter.com/4L20bHNEWp
YUP.
— Texas A&M Football (@AggieFootball) November 10, 2018
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— Texas A&M Football (@AggieFootball) November 10, 2018
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— Texas A&M Football (@AggieFootball) November 10, 2018
The Aggies move to 6-4 (4-3 SEC). #MISSvsTAMU #GigEm pic.twitter.com/eYnO8lhJ3U
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— Texas A&M Football (@AggieFootball) November 10, 2018
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— Texas A&M Football (@AggieFootball) November 10, 2018
236 passing yards & these three touchdown passes in the W ??#MISSvsTAMU #GigEm pic.twitter.com/D4gbW2Qbav
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— Texas A&M Football (@AggieFootball) November 10, 2018
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— Texas A&M Football (@AggieFootball) November 10, 2018
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The Aggies are headed to a bowl game for the 10th straight season, the longest of any school in Texas!#GigEm pic.twitter.com/nWxgXwOINy
— Texas A&M Football (@AggieFootball) November 10, 2018
.@TrayveonW went over the 1,000 yard on the season and the second time in his career, becoming the 5th Aggie to hit the 1,000 yard mark twice!#GigEm pic.twitter.com/jpq3nEDUHC
— Texas A&M Football (@AggieFootball) November 10, 2018
Team Stats
OM 0, TAMU 7
TAMU - Kellen Mond 1 yd run (Seth Small kick), 14 plays, 71 yards, TOP 7:00
OM 7, TAMU 7
OM - DaMarkus Lodge 44 yd pass from Jordan Ta'amu (Luke Logan kick) 5 plays, 75 yards, TOP 1:58
OM 14, TAMU 7
OM - Jordan Ta'amu 1 yd run (Luke Logan kick), 7 plays, 75 yards, TOP 3:02
OM 14, TAMU 14
TAMU - Camron Buckley 21 yd pass from Kellen Mond (Seth Small kick) 8 plays, 85 yards, TOP 2:48
OM 21, TAMU 14
OM - Zedrick Woods 96 yd fumble recovery (Luke Logan kick)
OM 21, TAMU 21
TAMU - Quartney Davis 10 yd pass from Kellen Mond (Seth Small kick) 9 plays, 72 yards, TOP 4:09
OM 21, TAMU 24
TAMU - Seth Small 46 yd field goal 7 plays, 18 yards, TOP 2:36
OM 21, TAMU 31
TAMU - Quartney Davis 5 yd pass from Kellen Mond (Seth Small kick) 6 plays, 80 yards, TOP 2:42
OM 24, TAMU 31
OM - Luke Logan 24 yd field goal 9 plays, 68 yards, TOP 2:45
OM 24, TAMU 38
TAMU - T. Williams 46 yd run (Seth Small kick), 1 plays, 46 yards, TOP 0:12
