Texas A&M 59, Louisiana Tech 57
When: 9:00 PM ET, Saturday, October 13, 2012
Where: Independence Stadium, Shreveport, Louisiana
Temperature:
77°
Head Official:
Penn Wagers
Attendance:
40543
By SportsDirect Inc.
No. 21 Texas A&M 59, No. 24 Louisiana Tech 57: Johnny Manziel set school and Southeastern Conference records with 577 total yards as the visiting Aggies outlasted the Bulldogs in a wild non-conference showdown.
Manziel, a freshman who entered this weekend sixth in the nation in total offense, threw for 396 yards and ran for a career-best 181 as Texas A&M (5-1) ended Louisiana Tech’s 12-game regular-season winning streak – the longest in the nation.
Bulldogs' quarterback Colby Cameron threw five touchdown passes and wide receiver Quinton Patton tied a school record with 21 catches for a career-high 233 yards.
The Aggies raced to a 27-0 lead midway through the second quarter behind a touchdown pass and a TD run from Manziel and, after the Bulldogs (5-1) answered with their first touchdown, Manziel hit Mike Evans with a 75-yard scoring strike to help Texas A&M establish a 39-16 halftime advantage.
Louisiana Tech staged a furious rally and scored touchdowns on three of its next four possessions, moving to within 46-44 when Shakeil Lucas intercepted a pass from Manziel and returned it for another touchdown. However, Manziel recovered on the next drive with his final touchdown pass and added a 72-yard scoring run down the right sideline with 2:04 remaining.
The Bulldogs refused to back down as Cameron hit Patton for a 62-yard touchdown. Louisiana Tech recovered the subsequent onside kick, leading to a 13-yard touchdown catch by Ray Holley before Cameron’s two-point conversion pass attempt sailed out of bounds.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Cameron has 18 touchdowns with no interceptions this season. … Aggies wide receiver Ryan Swope finished with only one catch for five yards, but joined Jeff Fuller as the only players in school history with 200 career catches. … Patton’s 21 catches - a career high - matched Troy Edwards’ mark, set against Nebraska in 1998. ... The teams combined for 1,306 yards.
Top Game Performances
Receiving
Texas A&M |
|
Louisiana Tech |
Mike Evans
| Player |
Quinton Patton
|
4 |
Receptions |
21 |
137 |
Yards |
233 |
34.2 |
Avg Yards |
11.1 |
1 |
Touchdowns |
4 |
0 |
Long |
0 |
Team Stats Summary
|
Yards |
Scoring |
Defense |
Team |
Tot |
Rus |
Pas |
TD |
FG |
INT |
Sck |
FF |
Texas A&M
|
678 |
283 |
395 |
7 |
3 |
0 |
2.0 |
0 |
Louisiana Tech
|
615 |
165 |
450 |
7 |
1 |
1 |
1.0 |
0 |