FINAL SCORE
Texas A&M Aggies at SMU Mustangs game details
Saturday, September 15, 2012 at 3:30 PM ET
Gerald J. Ford Stadium · Attendance 32,016
Put the final score in perspective.
Texas A&M finished 45 points ahead. The teams combined for 51 points. This is an unadjusted scoring comparison, with no allowance for possessions, opponent strength or overtime.
The reported halftime score was Texas A&M 20, SMU 0. Across the 4 regulation quarters with line-score data for both teams, SMU outscored its opponent in 0 and Texas A&M in 3. A quarter advantage counts scoring in that quarter only.
How these comparisons are calculated ↗QUARTER BY QUARTER
Line score
THE MATCHUP IN NUMBERS
Team statistics
| 1st Downs | 28 | 17 |
| 3rd down efficiency | 12-20 | 3-18 |
| 4th down efficiency | 0-1 | 0-2 |
| Total Yards | 605 | 309 |
| Passing | 380 | 203 |
| Comp/Att | 28/45 | 23/49 |
| Yards per pass | 8.4 | 4.1 |
| Rushing | 225 | 106 |
| Rushing Attempts | 42 | 25 |
| Yards per rush | 5.4 | 4.2 |
| Penalties | 9-85 | 4-30 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 1 |
| Fumbles lost | 0 | 0 |
| Interceptions thrown | 0 | 1 |
| Possession | 27:59 | 31:36 |
PLAYER BOX SCORE
Texas A&M Aggies
passing
| Johnny Manziel | 20/36 | 294 | 8.2 | 4 | 0 | 92.5 |
| Jameill Showers | 6/7 | 76 | 10.9 | 0 | 0 | 97.8 |
| Matt Joeckel | 2/2 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | 79.7 |
rushing
| Johnny Manziel | 13 | 124 | 9.5 | 2 | 48 |
| Trey Williams | 12 | 42 | 3.5 | 1 | 16 |
| Ben Malena | 8 | 34 | 4.3 | 0 | 11 |
| Brice Dolezal | 6 | 22 | 3.7 | 0 | 11 |
| LeKendrick Williams | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Matt Joeckel | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
receiving
| Mike Evans | 6 | 123 | 20.5 | 0 | 38 |
| Ryan Swope | 5 | 70 | 14.0 | 1 | 29 |
| Kenric McNeal | 2 | 55 | 27.5 | 1 | 42 |
| EZ Nwachukwu | 2 | 38 | 19.0 | 2 | 26 |
| Thomas Johnson | 4 | 32 | 8.0 | 0 | 22 |
| Malcome Kennedy | 3 | 21 | 7.0 | 0 | 12 |
| Nehemiah Hicks | 3 | 19 | 6.3 | 0 | 10 |
| Trey Williams | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 0 | 16 |
| LeKendrick Williams | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
| Nate Askew | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
interceptions
kickReturns
| Trey Williams | 2 | 30 | 15.0 | 16 | 0 |
puntReturns
| Dustin Harris | 6 | 86 | 14.3 | 36 | 0 |
| C.J. Jones | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 |
kicking
| Taylor Bertolet | 0/1 | 0.0 | 0 | 6/7 | 6 |
punting
| Ryan Epperson | 5 | 223 | 44.6 | 0 | 0 | 58 |
PLAYER BOX SCORE
SMU Mustangs
passing
| Garrett Gilbert | 23/49 | 203 | 4.1 | 0 | 1 | 18.4 |
rushing
| Zach Line | 16 | 104 | 6.5 | 0 | 23 |
| Luke Seeker | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 0 | 5 |
| Garrett Gilbert | 7 | -4 | -0.6 | 0 | 15 |
receiving
| Darius Johnson | 5 | 52 | 10.4 | 0 | 30 |
| Keenan Holman | 5 | 52 | 10.4 | 0 | 14 |
| Zach Line | 5 | 35 | 7.0 | 0 | 29 |
| Der'rikk Thompson | 3 | 30 | 10.0 | 0 | 15 |
| Gehrig Dieter | 3 | 21 | 7.0 | 0 | 8 |
| Darius Joseph | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 |
| Jeremy Johnson | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
kickReturns
| Cole Loftin | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 |
| Horace Richardson | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 14 | 0 |
puntReturns
| Ryan Smith | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
kicking
| Chase Hover | 1/2 | 50.0 | 25 | 0/0 | 3 |
punting
| Chase Hover | 10 | 390 | 39.0 | 0 | 0 | 48 |
HOW IT HAPPENED
Scoring summary
| 2 | 8:38 | TEXAS A&M pass complete for a touchdown. | 6 – 0 |
| 2 | 8:38 | TEXAS A&M Extra point GOOD. | 7 – 0 |
| 2 | 3:26 | TEXAS A&M rush for a touchdown. | 13 – 0 |
| 2 | 1:03 | TEXAS A&M pass complete for a touchdown. | 19 – 0 |
| 2 | 1:03 | TEXAS A&M Extra point GOOD. | 20 – 0 |
| 3 | 10:31 | TEXAS A&M pass complete for a touchdown. | 26 – 0 |
| 3 | 10:31 | TEXAS A&M Extra point GOOD. | 27 – 0 |
| 3 | 7:01 | SMU 25 yard field goal GOOD. | 27 – 3 |
| 3 | 4:27 | TEXAS A&M rush for a touchdown. | 33 – 3 |
| 3 | 4:27 | TEXAS A&M Extra point GOOD. | 34 – 3 |
| 3 | 0:58 | TEXAS A&M pass complete for a touchdown. | 40 – 3 |
| 3 | 0:58 | TEXAS A&M Extra point GOOD. | 41 – 3 |
| 4 | 9:31 | TEXAS A&M rush for a touchdown. | 47 – 3 |
| 4 | 9:31 | TEXAS A&M Extra point GOOD. | 48 – 3 |
ESPN · Updated Oct 11, 12:59 AM UTCData methodology