News release from Texas A&M Athletics:
AUBURN – The No. 15 Texas A&M football team fell on the road to Auburn, 43-41, in four overtimes Saturday night at Jordan-Hare Stadium.
Texas A&M (8-3, 5-2 SEC) erased an early 21-0 deficit with three unanswered scores, including a 15 play, 75-yard drive in the second quarter, followed by a quick pair of touchdown catches from Noah Thomas, including a career-long 73-yard grab to tie the game 21-21 midway through the third quarter. Auburn (5-6, 2-5 SEC) answered back with a score as the Aggies trailed 28-21 entering the fourth frame.
Randy Bond made it a 28-24 game with a 32-yard field goal after the Aggies forced their first turnover of the night when Scooby Williams deflected a pass that landed in the hands of BJ Mayes at the Auburn 15-yard line.
Ol’ Sarge’s Charges took their first lead, 31-28, as Amari Daniels capped off an 80-yard drive with a powerful 8-yard run up the middle with 4:01 remaining in the fourth. As the teams traded possessions, the feisty Tigers clawed back with a 29-yard field goal in the closing seconds to even the score and send the game to overtime at 31-31.
The Aggies struck first in overtime with a 12-yard touchdown pass from Reed to Jahdae Walker to take a 38-31 lead. Auburn responded with a touchdown of its own and regained the lead after a 41-yard field goal in the second overtime. A 42-yard field goal from Bond forced a third overtime between the two squads.
After neither team was able to convert their 2-point attempts in the third, the Tigers found the end zone in the fourth to take a 43-41 advantage. The Aggies failed to convert on their ensuing attempt as they dropped their second road contest of the season.
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Texas A&M Football Post Game Notes
Auburn 43, No. 15 Texas A&M 41 (4OT)
Jordan-Hare Stadium (Auburn, Ala.)
Team Notes
– Texas A&M racked up 464 yards of offense against the Tigers, marking the fifth time this season they have tallied over 450 yards.
– The Maroon & White were 5-for-5 in the red zone with four of those trips resulting in a touchdown.
– This marked the 21st overtime game in program history, and the first time the Aggies had gone to overtime since topping LSU in seven overtimes in 2018.
– The Aggies have registered at least one interception in seven of their 11 games this season, while the defense has forced a turnover in eight of 11 games.
– The Maroon & White held Auburn to 5-for-14 on third downs, marking the eighth game this season that opponents were held to five-or-less conversions with 10-or-more third down attempts.
Individual Notes
– Freshman QB Marcel Reed connected on a career-best three touchdown passes against Auburn to give him 12 for the season, which is good for fifth on A&M’s freshman passing TDs list. His season-high 297 passing yards in the game upped his season total to 1,492 to put him at fourth among Aggie freshmen all-time.
– Junior WR Noah Thomas registered the second 100-yard game and second multi-touchdown game of his career, finishing the night with a career-high 124 yards and two touchdowns.
– Thomas’ pair of scoring grabs upped his career total to 13 to tie him with Albert Connell (1995-96) for 12th all-time at A&M.
– Freshman WR Terry Bussey scored the second touchdown of his young career with a 1-yard stretch into the end zone to put A&M on the board.
– Sophomore LB Taurean York led the defense for the sixth time this season with the third double-digit tackles game of his career, tallying 10 takedowns against the Tigers.
– Senior DB BJ Mayes recorded his third interception of the season when he caught a pass broken up by junior LB Scooby Williams.
– Graduate K Randy Bond’s 32-yard field goal in the fourth quarter gave him sole possession of fourth on A&M’s all-time list with 58 career makes after also sending a 42-yarder through the uprights in overtime.
– Bond tallied 11 points in the game to mark the 12th time in his career and fifth time this season he has contributed double-digit points.