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Nicholls at Texas A&M

Sep 9, 2017 • Completed

Season 2017RegularWeek 2

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Nicholls

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Final Score

14 - 24

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Total Yards

Texas A&M393
Nicholls338

Passing Yards

Texas A&M198
Nicholls264

Rushing Yards

Texas A&M195
Nicholls74

Turnovers

Texas A&M0
Nicholls2

Game Conditions

Temperature84°F
Wind10 mph NE

Humidity

41%

Precipitation

0.00 in

Player Game Leaders

Top individual performers and full player box data.

Passing

Chase Fourcade

Unknown Team

YDS: 264

Rushing

Kendall Bussey

Texas A&M

YDS: 97

Receiving

Damion Jeanpiere Jr.

Unknown Team

YDS: 174

Tackles

Allen Pittman

Unknown Team

TOT: 16

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Box Score Comparison

Possession Split

Texas A&M34:40
Nicholls25:20

Stat Dominance

Team comparison across key performance areas

Game Story

Texas A&M beats Nicholls 24-14

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Texas A&M defeated Nicholls 24-14 in Week 2 of the 2017 regular slate, finishing with a 393-338 edge in total yards, and scoring 1 passing touchdowns and 2 rushing touchdowns.

Texas A&M set the terms early in a game that finished 24-14. Trayveon Williams run for 17 yds for a TD, (Daniel LaCamera KICK) NICHOLLS ST Penalty, offside defense ( Yards) declined came with {'seconds': 58, 'minutes': 2} left in the first quarter, giving Texas A&M the first major swing.

Texas A&M's box score carried the story: 393 total yards, 195 rushing yards, and 198 passing yards. Nicholls finished with 338 total yards, including 74 on the ground and 264 through the air.

Texas A&M converted 10-19 on third down, went 1-1 on fourth down, the turnover count was 0-2, Texas A&M led 14-6 at halftime. The explosive highlight was Kellen Mond pass complete to Christian Kirk for 27 yds for a TD, (Daniel LaCamera KICK).

Key Moments

  • Rushing Touchdown

    Trayveon Williams run for 17 yds for a TD, (Daniel LaCamera KICK) NICHOLLS ST Penalty, offside defense ( Yards) declined (Texas A&M led 14-0 over Nicholls).

  • Passing Touchdown

    Kellen Mond pass complete to Christian Kirk for 27 yds for a TD, (Daniel LaCamera KICK) (Texas A&M led 7-0 over Nicholls).

  • Field Goal Good

    Lorran Fonseca 34 yd FG GOOD (Nicholls led 6-14 over Texas A&M).

  • Field Goal Good

    Lorran Fonseca 37 yd FG GOOD (Nicholls led 3-14 over Texas A&M).

  • Passing Touchdown

    Chase Fourcade pass complete to Stephen LeBouef for 5 yds for a TD, (Chase Fourcade pass to Mason Roberts for Two-Point Conversion) (Nicholls led 14-14 over Texas A&M).

  • Rushing Touchdown

    Kendall Bussey run for 2 yds for a TD, (Daniel LaCamera KICK) NICHOLLS ST Penalty, offside defense ( Yards) declined (Texas A&M led 21-14 over Nicholls).

Stat Callouts

  • Final score

    24-14

    Texas A&M defeated Nicholls.

  • Total yards

    393-338

    Texas A&M held the yardage advantage.

  • Rushing yards

    195

    Texas A&M averaged 4.1 yards per rush attempt.

  • Passing yards

    198

    Texas A&M averaged 5.5 yards per pass attempt.

  • Third downs

    10-19

    Texas A&M's conversion rate helped sustain possessions.

  • Opponent third downs

    3-12

    Nicholls's offense worked through that conversion rate.

  • Turnovers

    0-2

    Turnover totals are listed winner first.

Analysis

Game Breakdown

StatisticTexas A&MNicholls
Total Yards393338
Passing Yards198264
Rushing Yards19574
First Downs2713
Third Down Efficiency10-193-12
Fourth Down Efficiency1-11-1
Total Penalties (Yards)4-457-54
Turnovers02
Completions / Attempts24-3613-25
Rushing Attempts4731
Passing TDs11
Rushing TDs20
Kicking Points66
Possession Time34:4025:20
Data sourced from NCAA game stats archive (2017)