Aggies Dominate South Carolina, 30-6

Saturday, November 16

College Station

6:30 PM

Texas A&M

7-3 , 4-2

South Carolina

4-7 , 3-5

1st

2nd

3rd

4th

Texas A&M

Photo by: Craig Bisacre/Texas A&M Athletics

Nov 16, 2019 | Football

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COLLEGE STATION (AP)--Kellen Mond threw for 221 yards and a touchdown and ran for a second score as Texas A&M extended its winning streak to four games with a 30-6 win over South Carolina on Saturday night.

Cordarrian Richardson ran for 130 yards, including a 75-yard touchdown, and added a TD reception to help the Aggies to the victory on a night they piled up 319 yards rushing.

''We had big runs, big plays, Kellen did a good job of managing the game ... we've still got a lot of work to do but our team is getting better,'' Texas A&M coach Jimbo Fisher said.

With just four wins and one game left the loss guarantees that the Gamecocks (4-7, 3-5 Southeastern Conference) won't make a bowl game for the first time in four seasons.

South Carolina fell to 0-6 all-time against Texas A&M and lost its second straight game this season after falling to Appalachian State last week.

''We're having hard time piecing anything together offensively,'' South Carolina coach Will Muschamp said. ''I thought our kids played hard and gave great effort. We just didn't play well on the offensive side of the ball.''

The Aggies led by 10 at halftime and neither team could get anything going after the break, combining for six punts in the third quarter. South Carolina went three-and-out twice and the Aggies punted after just three plays once.

Texas A&M (7-3, 4-2) was finally able to sustain a drive when it capped a 14-play drive with a 40-yard field goal which extended the lead to 16-3 early in the fourth quarter.

The Aggies forced a fourth straight punt by South Carolina after that and Mond made it 22-3 with a 1-yard TD dive with about 10 minutes left. Richardson set up that score when he scampered 31 yards a play earlier.

South Carolina went for it on fourth-and-8 on its next drive and couldn't convert. Richardson's long touchdown ran came two plays later to pad the lead.

Ryan Hilinski threw for 175 yards for South Carolina in a game where the Aggies held the Gamecocks to just 45 yards rushing.

''I think the key was our defense played outstanding,'' Fisher said. ''Held them to 45 yards rushing which made them one-dimensional.''

Isaiah Spiller added 129 yards rushing for Texas A&M.

The game was tied early in the second quarter after both teams scored a field goal in the first quarter when Mond found Richardson wide open for a 17-yard touchdown reception to give A&M a 10-3 lead.

Seth Small missed a 42-yard field goal on Texas A&M's next possession, but made one from 30 yards with less than a minute left in the second quarter to leave the Aggies up 13-3 at halftime.

Post Game Notes

Team Notes

The Texas A&M defense forced a three-and-out on the opening drive for the fourth time this season.
The Maroon & White went 5-for-5 in the red zone against South Carolina marking the sixth time this season the Aggies scored points on every red zone possession this season - Lamar, Auburn, Alabama, Mississippi State and UTSA.
The Aggies set a season-high in Time of Possession (41:39). The previous high was 35:36 against Texas State in the season opener. Last year's season high was set against South Carolina as the Aggies possessed the ball for 42:20.
The Aggies held the Gamecock offense to 0-for-10 on 3^rd Down Conversions to start the game. South Carolina finished the game 2-for-15 on 3^rd Downs. The Gamecocks didn't successfully convert on a 3^rd Down opportunity until a drive that started with 10:13 remaining in the fourth quarter.
The Aggies rushed for 319 yards – their most against an SEC team since October 8, 2016 against Tennessee (353).
The Aggies racked up 540 yards of total offense – their most against an SEC team since October 8, 2016 against Tennessee (592).
The 6 points were the fewest the Aggies have allowed against an SEC school since blanking Vanderbilt (25-0) on November 21, 2015.
The 24-point margin of victory was the largest for the Aggies in SEC play since topping Vanderbilt 25-0 on November 21, 2015.
Today's captains against South Carolina were WR Jhamon Ausbon, LB Buddy Johnson, P Braden Mann and OL Colton Prater.
Texas A&M won the toss and deferred.

Individual Notes

RB Isaiah Spiller rushed for 129 yards against South Carolina, his fourth 100-yard game of the season and his first in league play.
Spiller moved into sixth on A&M's freshman rushing list with 796 so far this season – passing Darren Lewis (668 – 1987), Curtis Dickey (726 – 1976) and Christine Michael (767 – 2009) in the game.
Junior RB Cordarrian Richardson busted off a career-long 75-yard rush for a TD midway through the fourth quarter for a TD. It marked the Aggies' second-longest rush and the longest TD rush of the season.
Sophomore RB Richardson toted the ball for a career-high 130 yards on six carries (21.7 ypc) for his first career 100-yard rushing game. It was the fewest carries for an Aggie in a 100-yard rushing effort since Jacob Kibodi hit 101 on four carries against Louisiana on September 16, 2017. It was the fewest carries for an Aggie in a 100-yard game against an SEC opponent, besting Travyeon Williams' eight carries for 127 yards against Auburn in 2016.
Richardson caught his first pass as an Aggie, hauling in a 17-yard touchdown toss in the second quarter. Coupled with his fourth quarter rushing TD, it marked the first multiple TD game of his career. It was also his third consecutive game with a TD.
The Aggies had two players rush for 100-plus yards in a game for the second time in 2019 with Richardson (130) and Spiller (129). Spiller (106) and Jashaun Corbin (103) both hit the century mark in the season opener against Texas State.
The Aggies had two players rush for 100-plus yards in an SEC game for the first time since Kellen Mond (109) and Keith Ford (102) hit the century mark against Arkansas on September 23, 2017.
Junior QB Kellen Mond became the fourth Aggie to surpass the 8,000-yards mark in total offense, upping his career total to 8,201.
Mond rushed and passed for a touchdown in the same game for the 14^th time in his career, leading all SEC QBs at their current institutions.
Mond moved into third place on the Aggies' career list for pass completions with 565, passing Corey Pullig (560- 1992-95).
Mond moved into fourth place on the Aggies' career list for passing yardage with 6,917, passing Corey Pullig (6,846 – 1992-95).
Mond joined Johnny Manziel and Jerrod Johnson as the only three Aggies to throw for over 2,400 yards in a season in multiple years.
Mond became the third Aggie to hit the 50 mark in career passing TDs, joining Jerrod Johnson (67 - 2007-10) and Johnny Manziel (63 – 2012-13).
Freshman TE Jalen Wydermyer registered season highs for receptions (5) and receiving yards (79) – topping his four catches for 67 yards against Ole Miss.
Sophomore LB Anthony Hines tallied a career-high 2.5 tackles for loss.
Senior DB Charles Oliver broke up a career-high six passes. He entered the game with five on the season.
Junior DT Justin Madubuike matched a career high with two QB hurries.