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Sep 18, 2021 | Football

By: Athletics Communications

No. 5/7 Texas A&M returns to Kyle Field on Saturday when the Aggies play host to New Mexico.

Game 3: Texas A&M (2-0) vs New Mexico (2-0)

Saturday, September 18 • 11:03 a.m. (CT)
Kyle Field (102,733)
TV: SEC Network
Radio: Texas A&M Sports Network, Sirius 108, XM 190
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GAME NOTES (PDF)

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What to Watch For

The Aggies have never dropped a game to New Mexico through four previous meetings and are a perfect 12-0 all-time against current members of the Mountain West Conference.
A&M will be seeking its first 3-0 start of the Jimbo Fisher era at Texas A&M, and the team’s first 3-0 start since winning the first six games of the 2016 season.
The Aggies will be looking for their 11th straight win which would be the program’s longest winning streak in 29 years (12 in 1992).
Junior RB Isaiah Spiller recorded the first receiving touchdown of his career, when he hauled in the 18-yard toss late in the fourth quarter to give A&M the lead.
Against the Golden Flashes, Spiller became the 21st Aggie to pass the 2,000-yard mark, and has upped his career total to 2,115 yards on the ground through two games.
Junior TE Jalen Wydermyer’s 12 career touchdown catches are the most by a tight end at A&M, and his next TD reception will move him into the top 10 among all players in program history.
Junior WR Ainias Smith needs 69 receiving yards to hit the 1,000-yard plateau and is 120 all-purpose yards away from 2,000 for his career ... Two touchdowns will move Smith into the top 10 on A&M’s all-time career receiving TDs list.
Graduate DB Myles Jones cracked the top 10 on A&M’s and the SEC’s career passes defended lists last season, sitting at 10th alltime at A&M and eighth in SEC history with 28 breakups to-date.

Quick Hits

In the season opener, A&M’s triple threat of sophomore RB Devon Achane, junior RB Isaiah Spiller and junior WR Ainias Smith gave the Aggies two 100-yard rushers and one 100-yard receiver in a game for the first time since 2017 when Kellen Mond (109 rush), Keith Ford (102 rush) and Christian Kirk (110 receiving) did the deed against Arkansas.
The Aggies earned their 10th consecutive victory after topping Colorado on the road, which ties them for the second-longest active win streak in the FBS.
Senior DL Jayden Peevy and sophomore DB Antonio Johnson led a strong defensive effort by the Aggies against Colorado, both hitting career highs in tackles with seven and nine, respectively ... Johnson also broke up a pair of passes, while Peevy, who was named SEC Defensive Lineman of the Week, recorded the first pick of his career and forced a loss of yards on two of his takedowns.
After limiting Colorado to just 54 yards of total offense in the second half and seven points on the day, A&M currently ranks third nationally in passing defense and is tied for fifth in scoring defense.
Quick starts have been a harbinger of Aggie victories in the Jimbo Fisher era ... The Aggies are 20-4 when scoring first and a perfect 19-0 when leading after the first quarter.
A&M had one of its most impressive seasons in program history in 2020, making its first appearance in a New Year’s 6 bowl game and boasting a No. 4 ranking in both the AP and Coaches polls by season’s end.
The defending Orange Bowl Champs posted a 9-1 mark on the year for the highest winning percentage (.900) since going undefeated (10-0-1, .955) in 1994.

Milestone Watch

Junior RB Isaiah Spiller needs 54 rushing yards to move into 17th on A&M’s all-time career list and will pass Johnny Manziel.
Junior TE Jalen Wydermyer needs one touchdown reception to move into the top 10 on A&M’s career receiving TD’s list ... Wydermyer’s 12 career touchdown grabs are already a school record among tight ends.
Junior WR Ainias Smith needs 69 receiving yards to hit the 1,000-yard plateau and is 120 allpurpose yards away from 2,000 for his career ... Two touchdowns will move Smith into the top 10 on A&M’s all-time career receiving TDs list.
Graduate DB Myles Jones is climbing A&M’s career pass breakups list with 28 to-date, and needs just one PBU to move into a tie for eighth all-time with Dustin Harris (09-12) and Sammy Davis (99-02) ... Jones’ PBU career total is also good for eighth on the SEC’s all-time list.
Senior PLK Seth Small needs 11 points to become the fifth Aggie and fourth placekicker to score 300-or-more points in a career.