Mond Accounts for Five TDs in 49-30 Win over Bulldogs

Saturday, October 26

College Station

11:00 AM

Texas A&M

5-3 , 3-2

Mississippi State

3-5 , 1-4

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Mississippi State

Texas A&M

Photo by: Craig Bisacre/Texas A&M Athletics

Oct 26, 2019 | Football

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COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP)--Kellen Mond threw for 234 yards and accounted for five touchdowns and Texas A&M got a 49-30 win over Mississippi State on Saturday.

The Aggies (5-3, 3-2 SEC) led by 18 points at halftime after taking advantage of two turnovers by Mississippi State (3-5, 1-4).

They didn't waste any time getting going in the second half when Jalen Wydermyer scored a touchdown on a 52-yard catch and run on the fourth play of the third quarter to make it 35-10.

Garrett Schrader threw a 14-yard pass to Isaiah Zuber for a score to cut the lead to 35-17 on Mississippi State's first drive of the second half.

But freshman Isaiah Spiller had a 4-yard TD run after that to stretch it to 42-17.

Kylin Hill had a 39-yard run on Mississippi State's next drive and capped it with a 4-yard touchdown run to get the Bulldogs within 42-24 early in the fourth.

Texas A&M had to punt on its next possession, but Stephen Guidry fumbled after a 25-yard reception on the first play of the next drive and the Aggies recovered. A 2-yard touchdown run by Cordarrian Richardson came after that to make it 49-24 with five minutes to seal the victory.

Mond had scoring runs of one and 12 yards and threw TD passes of 16, 19 and 52 yards.

Shrader was 13 of 30 for 194 yards with three touchdowns and one interception as the Bulldogs lost their fourth in a row. Hill ran for 150 yards and a score.

There were about seven minutes left in the first quarter when Mond scored his first touchdown on a 1-yard run that made it 7-0.

Mississippi State was driving on its next possession when Shrader, who was under heavy pressure, threw a pass which was intercepted by Devin Morris. The Aggies cashed in on the error when Mond faked a handoff to Spiller and scrambled 12 yards for the touchdown to push the lead to 14-0 near the end of the first.

Hill had a 36-yard run on the first play of the second quarter. Two plays later Shrader connected with Guidry on a 32-yard touchdown pass to cut the lead to 14-7.

Mond took a hit so hard at the end of a 25-yard run that it knocked off his right shoe. The run got A&M down to the 4, but Colton Prater was called for unsportsmanlike conduct for a late hit that pushed the Aggies back.

They were still able to get in the end zone on the next play when Mond hit Jhamon Ausbon on a 19-yard touchdown pass to push the lead to 21-7 with about 10 minutes left in the second.

Nick Gibson fumbled later in later in the second and the ball was recovered by Texas A&M's Debione Renfro.

Three plays Kendrick Rogers caught a 16-yard touchdown pass from Mond to make it 28-7. Rogers looked to be stopped around the 5-yard line, but he wriggled and rolled away from two defenders before shedding another would-be tackler right before the goal line for the score.

The Bulldogs added a 33-yard field goal just before halftime to cut the lead to 28-10.

SECN Postgame: Jimbo Fisher

SECN Postgame: Kellen Mond

Postgame Notes

Team

The A&M defense again got out to a hot start as the unit forced a three-and-out on the opening drive in the second straight game.
The Aggies have recorded an interception in four straight games, six games overall this season. Last year, A&M only recorded an interception in five total games.
A&M has forced multiple turnovers in a game three times this season after a first quarter interception and a forced fumble before the halftime break. The Aggies scored 21 points off their three takeaways.
The Aggies' two fumbles forced and recovered equaled their season total entering the contest.
The 49 points were the most for the Aggies in regulation time of an SEC contest since defeating South Carolina 52-28 in the opening game of the 2014 season.
The 19-point margin of victory was the most for the Aggies in an SEC contest since toppling Arkansas by 21 points (45-24) in the second league game of the 2016 schedule.
The Aggies tallied 28 points in the first half, the most first half points in a SEC game since scoring 35 against Auburn in the 2014 season.
They held an 18-lead at halftime, their largest lead in a SEC game since the same 2014 Auburn game, when were up 35-17.
Today's captains against Mississippi State were WR Jhamon Ausbon, LB Buddy Johnson, P Braden Mann and OL Colton Prater.
Texas A&M won the toss and deferred.

Individual

Junior QB Kellen Mond has passed and rushed for a touchdown in the same game for the 12^th time in his career, the most of any SEC starting quarterback at their current institution.
Mond rushed for multiple touchdowns in a game for the second time in his career. He also did so against ULM in 2018.
Mond's three passing touchdowns ties him for third all-time at A&M with Kevin Murray (1983-86) as he ups his career total to 48.
Mond has now passed for three-or-more touchdowns seven times in his career, three times this season. It equals the most for Mond in regulation. His career record is six in the 7-ot game against LSU in 2018.
Mond became the fourth Aggie in program history to reach 900 career pass attempts, with 916 attempts to date. He ranks fifth on A&M's all-time completions list with (529).
The victory moved Mond into a tie for fourth with Johnny Manziel (2012-13) on A&M's all-time winningest quarterbacks list as his career record improved to 19-10.
Freshman TE Jalen Wydermyer's 52-yard touchdown grab marked his fifth score of the season, which ties him for second on A&M's all-time tight end TD list.
Wydermyer and classmate RB Isaiah Spiller lead A&M in scoring this season with five touchdowns apiece. Freshmen have accounted for 13 of the team's 33 touchdowns this season.
Junior WR Quartney Davis surpassed the 1,000 career receiving yards mark with 57 yards against Mississippi State, upping his career total to 1,026. Four of Davis' receptions resulted in first downs.
Junior WR Jhamon Ausbon moved into 12^th place on the Aggies' career receiving yardage list ending the game with 1,554. He past A&M dignitaries Albert Connell (1,525 – 1995-96) and Malcome Kennedy (1,554 – 2011-14) in the game.
Sophomore DB Devin Morris made his first career interception with a pick in the first quarter.
Sophomore RB Cordarrian Richardson plunged into the end zone from two yards out late in the fourth quarter for his second rushing TD of the season and the fourth of his career.
Freshman DB Demani Richardson led the team in tackles for the third time in 2019, registering seven takedowns, including five solo, and he added his first career forced fumble.
Sophomore PK Seth Small was 7-of-7 on PAT kicks to improve to a perfect 72-of-72 for his career.
Junior LB Braden White played in his eighth game as the 12^th Man.
Freshman DE DeMarvin Leal recorded a career high six tackles, including a 0.5 tackles for loss, and he added a QB pressure.