KBTX Texas A&M Football Postgame Notes vs Idaho

Texas A&M Football
No. 9/9 Texas A&M 37, Idaho 7
Saturday, September 17, 2011 • Kyle Field, College Station, Texas
Postgame Notes

FULLER’S RECORD-SETTING LEGACY – With five catches for 79 yards against Idaho, senior Jeff Fuller broke Terrence Murphy’s career school record of 172 receptions set from 2001-04. Fuller’s new record stands at 174. Fuller already holds school records career receiving touchdowns (28) and consecutive games with at least one catch (35). Fuller is still chasing Murphy’s career record of 2,600 receiving yards (needs 205 yards).
300-YARD PASSING GAME FOR TANNEHILL – Senior Ryan Tannehill posted the second 300-yard passing game of his career with 337 yards and two touchdowns on 26-of-39 passing. Tannehill’s other 300-yard game was actually a 400-yard game when he set the school record with 449 yards in his QB starting debut against Texas Tech in 2010.
THREE TD-DAY FOR GRAY – Senior running back Cyrus Gray had another productive night with three touchdowns – two via the rush and one via the air. He finished with 101 rushing yards on 29 carries and 58 receiving yards on five catches … it marked his ninth-straight 100-yard rushing game. He is now just one shy of Darren Lewis’ school record of 10 100-yard rushing games that was set in 1988 … Gray moved into 10th place all-time on the school’s career rushing yardage list (2,486), passing Aggie legends Bob Smith, Leeland McElroy and Roger Vick.
DOMINATING D – Idaho finished the game with 187 yards of offense on 58 plays, an average of 3.2 per play … the Aggie defense held its opponent to under 200 yards of offense for the first time since the 2004 season (181 vs Wyoming) … 73 of the Vandals’ yards came on their final drive of the night.
MORE FISH HIT THE FIELD – Five more members of the 2011 signing class saw action against Idaho: linebackers Donnie Baggs and Brandon Alexander, punter Drew Kaser, defensive back Floyd Raven and noseguard Ben Compton. The pair joins group of four freshmen that burned their redshirts against SMU: DB Deshazor Everett, OLBs Shaun Ward and Tyrell Taylor and DB Howard Matthews.
SWOPE HITS 100 – Junior Ryan Swope became the 10th Aggie to hit the 100-catch, 1,000-yard plateau for his career. He joins teammates Jeff Fuller and Ryan Tannehill in the exclusive group.
ANOTHER BIG CROWD – Kyle Field posted its third straight above-capacity crowd by drawing 86,623 fans for the Idaho game. It was the seventh-largest in school history, and the third-largest for an non-conference opponent. In the last three home games, Kyle Field has posted sellouts of 90,079 vs. Nebraska (2010), 86,951 vs. SMU and 86,623 vs. Idaho.
BULLET POINTS –
· WR Nate Askew made his first career catch with a 23-yarder in the fourth quarter.
· Redshirt freshman QB Jamiell Showers saw his first action as an Aggie, completing 4-of-4 passes for 40 yards on the last three drives of the game. It was his first live action since his junior season because he missed his senior season with an injury.
· Tonight’s offensive output of 517 marked the 13th time in 28 games that A&M has gained 500 or more yards since changing to a quick-paced no-huddle offense prior to the 2009 season.
12TH MAN / CAPTAINS – The 12th Man was C.J. Jones, a junior defensive back from Klein High School in Houston. It was Jones’ first-ever 12th Man start … Game captains were the permanent teams captains Ryan Tannehill and Trent Hunter, along with Jones (special teams).