Maroon Tops White Before Record Crowd

COLLEGE STATION– With a record crowd of 45,212 in attendance on a sun-splashed Saturday at Kyle Field, Heisman Trophy winner Johnny Manziel threw for 303 yards and three touchdowns en route to a 43-23 maroon victory in the Maroon and White Spring Game presented by Wells Fargo.

43 – 23
Kyle Field • College Station
Attendance: 45,212 • Temperature: 75˚
  1 2 3 4  
Maroon 19 21 0 3 43
White 4 10 3 6 23
 Individual Statistics
RUSHING — T Williams 7-67, B Williams 7-59, Manziel 3-18, Malena 3-12, Carson 6-11, Dolezal 2-9, Joeckel 2-2, Davis 5-(minus 11).
PASSING — Manziel 24-30-0 303, Davis 7-12-0 112, Joeckel 8-21-0 88.
RECEIVING — L Williams 7-105, Walker 5-79, Evans 5-73, Pope 5-45, J Williams 3-43, Niederhofer 2-38, B Williams 3-29, T Williams 2-24, Holmes 2-24, Clear 1-19, Carson 2-14.
PUNTING — Kaser 7-44.1.
FIELD GOALS — Bertolet 41 good, 34 good, 34 good.
RETURNS– Dolezal 2-51.

Manziel played the first half and one series of the second half, completing 24-of-30 passes on the day. He hit Derel Walker, Edward Pope and Brandon Williams with scoring strikes, completing his final 11 attempts of the first half.

The Aggie defense, playing as the White team, had a strong second half — allowing only a 34-yard Taylor Bertolet field goal near the end of the game and picking up points in the half with four forced punts, a fourth-down stop and a sack.

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SCORING SUMMARY

1st 10:20  M    Bertolet 41 FG                                    3-0
     8:40    W  fourth-down stop                                  3-3
     7:49  M    Walker 1 pass from Manziel (Bertolet kick)       10-3
     2:44  M    B Williams 1 run (PAT missed)                    16-3
     1:30    W  forced punt                                      16-4
     0:21  M    Bertolet 34 FG                                   19-4

2nd 11:30  M    Pope 13 pass from Manziel (Bertolet kick)        26-4
    10:00    W  sack                                             26-6
     9:30    W  forced punt                                      26-7
     7:19    W  sack                                             26-9
     5:17  M    B Williams 10 pass from Manziel (Bertolet kick)  33-9
     5:13    W  sack                                             33-11
     3:41    W  forced punt                                      33-12
     1:13  M    T Williams 23 run (Bertolet kick)                40-12
     0:18    W  sack                                             40-14

3rd  7:56    W  forced punt                                      40-15
     6:14    W  forced punt                                      40-16
     2:42    W  forced punt                                      40-17

4th 10:00    W  forced punt                                      40-18
     7:19    W  fourth-down stop                                 40-21
     3:30    W  sack                                             40-23
     2:56  M    Bertolet 34 FG                                   43-23

Story courtesy of Texas A&M Athletics

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