New Mexico State vs. Texas A&M: Box score, stats, and summary feat. Marcel Reed (Week 12)

The New Mexico State Aggies were comprehensively defeated by the 15th-ranked Texas A&M Aggies 38-3 in their Week 12 clash on Saturday.

Texas A&M tight end Theo Melin Ohstrom had an outstanding game despite not finding the end zone.

Texas A&M improved to 8-2, while New Mexico State dropped to 2-8 and remained winless on the road in five games.

New Mexico State vs. Texas A&M box score

Team	First Quarter	Second Quarter	Third Quarter	Fourth Quarter	Final Score
New Mexico State	0	0	0	3	3
Texas A&M	17	7	7	7	38

New Mexico State Aggies box score

Quarterback:

Player	Carries	Rushing Yards	Rushing TDs	Passing Completions	Passing Yards	Passing TDs	Interceptions
Santino Marucci	5	-4	0	6-19	80	0	0
Brandon Nunez	2	8	0	1-4	12	0	0

Rushing & Receiving:

Player	Carries	Rushing Yards	Rushing TDs	Receptions	Receiving Yards	Receiving TDs
Seth McGowan	14	75	0	0	0	0
Mike Washington	12	37	0	2	24	0
Brandon Nunez	2	8	0	0	0	0
Tim Gans	3	8	0	0	0	0
Larenzo McMillan	1	-1	0	0	0	0
Santino Marucci	5	-4	0	0	0	0
Jordan Smith	0	0	0	1	21	0
PJ Johnson III	0	0	0	1	19	0
Donovan Faupel	0	0	0	1	12	0
Jerry Lydiatt	0	0	0	1	12	0
TJ Pride	0	0	0	1	4	0

Defense:

Player	Interceptions	Fumble Recoveries
Keonte Glinton	1	0
Tayden Barnes	1	0

Kicking:

Player	Extra Points Made/Attempted	Field Goals Made/Attempted	Long
Abraham Montano	0-0	1-2	48

Texas A&M Aggies box score

Quarterback:

Player	Carries	Rushing Yards	Rushing TDs	Passing Completions	Passing Yards	Passing TDs	Interceptions
Marcel Reed	4	41	1	20-31	268	2	1
Miles O’Neil	0	0	0	5-6	51	1	0
Conner Weigman	3	3	0	2-5	37	0	1

Rushing & Receiving:

Player	Carries	Rushing Yards	Rushing TDs	Receptions	Receiving Yards	Receiving TDs
Amari Daniels	5	84	1	0	0	0
EJ Smith	15	60	0	1	1	0
Marcel Reed	4	41	1	0	0	0
AJ DiNota	7	21	0	2	16	0
Conner Weigman	3	3	0	0	0	0
Theo Melin Ohstrom	0	0	0	5	111	0
Tre Watson	0	0	0	4	67	0
Jahdae Walker	0	0	0	3	48	0
Ashton Bethel-Roman	0	0	0	3	35	1
Noah Thomas	0	0	0	2	23	1
Terry Bussey	0	0	0	2	17	0
Jabre Barber	0	0	0	2	16	0
Cyrus Allen	0	0	0	1	9	0
Moose Muhammad III	0	0	0	1	6	1

Kicking:

Player	Extra Points Made/Attempted	Field Goals Made/Attempted	Long
Randy Bond	4-4	1-1	37
Drake Bhatia	1-1	0-0	N/A

New Mexico State vs. Texas A&M Game Summary

New Mexico State was overwhelmed by Texas A&M’s defense. It had just 12 first downs and 214 yards of offense. The passing game by Santino Marucci and Branden Nunez struggled as they combined to go 7-of-23 and only averaged 4.0 yards per pass.

The running game was respectable though as New Mexico State ran the ball 38 times for 122 yards (3.2 yards per attempt) and did not turn the football over. New Mexico State also played committed just three penalties.

The Texas A&M Aggies looked sharp offensively with 38 points on 565 yards of offense (356 passing, 209 rushing). Texas A&M was able to move the chains consistently, converting 8-of-13 third downs.

The trio of quarterbacks averaged 8.3 yards per pass attempt but also combined for a pair of interceptions. Texas A&M also ran for 6.1 yards per carry on 34 attempts.

Below is the scoring breakdown from this game:

11:38 1Q: Marcel Reed 16 Yard Passing TD to Noah Thomas | 7-0 Texas A&M
9:43 1Q: Amari Daniels 71 Yard Rushing TD | 14-0 Texas A&M
4:26 1Q: Randy Bond 37 Yard Field Goal | 17-0 Texas A&M
13:45 2Q: Marcel Reed 6 Yard Passing TD to Moose Muhammad III | 24-0 Texas A&M
6:36 3Q: Marcel Reed 5 Yard Rushing TD | 31-0 Texas A&M
13:34 4Q: Abraham Montano 48 Yard Field Goal | 31-3 Texas A&M
0:42 4Q: Miles O’Neill 5 Yard Passing TD to Ashton Bethel-Roman | 38-3 Texas A&M