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Texas A&M at Alabama

Oct 22, 2016 • Completed

Season 2016RegularWeek 8

Away

Texas A&M

SEC

Final Score

14 - 33

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Alabama

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Game Pulse

Immediate edge indicators from the box score.

Total Yards

Alabama451
Texas A&M278

Passing Yards

Alabama164
Texas A&M164

Rushing Yards

Alabama287
Texas A&M114

Turnovers

Alabama2
Texas A&M2

Game Conditions

Temperature70°F
Wind11 mph NW

Humidity

23%

Precipitation

0.00 in

Player Game Leaders

Top individual performers and full player box data.

Passing

Jalen Hurts

Alabama

YDS: 164

Rushing

Damien Harris

Alabama

YDS: 128

Receiving

O.J. Howard

Alabama

YDS: 69

Tackles

Reuben Foster

Alabama

TOT: 12

Full Player Box

Box Score Comparison

Possession Split

Alabama35:50
Texas A&M24:10

Stat Dominance

Team comparison across key performance areas

Game Story

Alabama beats Texas A&M 33-14

Standard

Alabama defeated Texas A&M 33-14 in Week 8 of the 2016 regular slate, finishing with a 451-278 edge in total yards, and scoring 2 passing touchdowns and 1 rushing touchdowns.

Alabama set the terms early in a game that finished 33-14. Adam Griffith 32 yd FG GOOD came with {'seconds': 57, 'minutes': 11} left in the first quarter, giving Alabama the first major swing.

Alabama's box score carried the story: 451 total yards, 287 rushing yards, and 164 passing yards. Texas A&M finished with 278 total yards, including 114 on the ground and 164 through the air.

Alabama converted 7-14 on third down, went 0-1 on fourth down, the turnover count was 2-2, Alabama led 13-7 at halftime. The explosive highlight was Jalen Hurts run for 37 yds for a TD, (Adam Griffith KICK).

Key Moments

  • Field Goal Good

    Adam Griffith 32 yd FG GOOD (Alabama led 3-0 over Texas A&M).

  • Field Goal Good

    Adam Griffith 28 yd FG GOOD (Alabama led 6-0 over Texas A&M).

  • Passing Touchdown

    Jalen Hurts pass complete to O.J. Howard for 5 yds for a TD, (Adam Griffith KICK) (Alabama led 13-0 over Texas A&M).

  • Passing Touchdown

    Trevor Knight pass complete to Josh Reynolds for 9 yds for a TD, (Daniel LaCamera KICK) (Texas A&M led 7-13 over Alabama).

  • Passing Touchdown

    Trevor Knight pass complete to Christian Kirk for 25 yds for a TD, (Daniel LaCamera KICK) (Texas A&M led 14-13 over Alabama).

  • Passing Touchdown

    Jalen Hurts pass complete to Calvin Ridley for 4 yds for a TD, (Adam Griffith KICK) (Alabama led 20-14 over Texas A&M).

Stat Callouts

  • Final score

    33-14

    Alabama defeated Texas A&M.

  • Total yards

    451-278

    Alabama held the yardage advantage.

  • Rushing yards

    287

    Alabama averaged 5 yards per rush attempt.

  • Passing yards

    164

    Alabama averaged 6.6 yards per pass attempt.

  • Third downs

    7-14

    Alabama's conversion rate helped sustain possessions.

  • Opponent third downs

    5-16

    Texas A&M's offense worked through that conversion rate.

  • Turnovers

    2-2

    Turnover totals are listed winner first.

Analysis

Game Breakdown

StatisticAlabamaTexas A&M
Total Yards451278
Passing Yards164164
Rushing Yards287114
First Downs2817
Third Down Efficiency7-145-16
Fourth Down Efficiency0-11-3
Total Penalties (Yards)7-449-81
Turnovers22
Completions / Attempts15-2514-31
Rushing Attempts5738
Passing TDs22
Rushing TDs10
Kicking Points92
Possession Time35:5024:10
Data sourced from NCAA game stats archive (2016)