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No. 9 Texas A&M Stifles Auburn 16-10 to Reach 4-0

The Aggies held the Tigers to 176 yards with zero third-down conversions.

Overview

  • Le’Veon Moss ran for a career-high 139 yards and a touchdown as Texas A&M piled up 207 rushing yards against a defense that had been allowing 58.2 per game.
  • Auburn's offense sputtered to 176 total yards with 0-for-12 on third down, nine punts and 124 passing yards by Jackson Arnold, who was sacked five times.
  • Xavier Atkins swung momentum with a 73-yard interception return off a tipped pass that set up Arnold’s 2-yard rushing score to cut A&M’s lead to 13-10 in the fourth quarter.
  • Randy Bond hit a 44-yard field goal with 2:46 remaining to restore a six-point cushion after earlier misses from 50 and 49 yards.
  • Dayon Hayes’ fourth-down sack in the final minute secured the win that gave Texas A&M its best start since 2016.