Football Hits the Road to Auburn

Saturday, November 12

Auburn, Ala.

6:30 PM

Texas A&M

Auburn

Photo by: Craig Bisacre/Texas A&M Athletics

Nov 11, 2022 | Football

By: Athletics Communications

Texas A&M plays its final road game of the season on Saturday night when the Aggies head to Auburn to face the Tigers at Jordan-Hare Stadium (6:30 p.m., SEC Network).

GAME 10: TEXAS A&M (3-6, 1-5) at AUBURN (3-6, 1-5)

Saturday, November 12 • 6:39 p.m.
Jordan-Hare Stadium (87,451)
TV: SEC Network (Tom Hart, Jordan Rodgers, Cole Cubelic)
Radio: Texas A&M Sports Network, SiriusXM 192 (Andrew Monaco, Dave Elmendorf, Will Johnson)
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Weather: upper 40s, breezy

GAME NOTES (PDF)

GAMEDAY CENTRAL

WHAT TO WATCH FOR

Texas A&M returns to the road for its final game away from Kyle Field this season ... The Aggies look to build on their 7-5 series advantage against Auburn and have claimed each of the last two meetings.
Junior RB Devon Achane ranks third in the SEC averaging 98.6 rushing yards per game and 887 total yards on the ground ... He is the only Power 5 player to score as a rusher, receiver and kickoff returner this season.
Achane scored a career-best three touchdowns against Florida, all coming in the first half ... It marked the seventh multi-TD game of his career and the second time he has scored as a rusher and receiver in the same game.
Achane ranks fifth in the country and leads the way in the SEC averaging 155.0 all-purpose yards per game ... His 1,395 total yards on the season rank him fourth nationally.
Freshman WR Evan Stewart ranks second overall in the SEC averaging 74.8 receiving yards on the season ... His 598 receiving yards so far this season also lead all conference freshmen and rank fifth overall.
The A&M defense boasts the No. 11 passing defense (173.6 y/g) in the country, also limiting its opponents to just 6.1 yards per pass, which is good for ninth nationally.
The Aggies have forced 10 fumbles on the season, which ties them for 16th in the country ... A&M’s nine fumble recoveries are the 14th-most in the nation.
Freshman DBs Jacoby Mathews and Jarred Kerr led the Aggie defense against Florida, blowing away their previous career highs in tackles after finishing with 15 and 10, respectively.

Donovan Green

QUICK HITS

For the second time this season, the Aggies had a 100-yard rusher and receiver in the same game as junior RB Devon Achane and freshman Evan Stewart eclipsed the century mark against Florida ... Achane tallied 122 yards and a pair of scores on the ground for his fourth 100-yard game of the season, while Stewart added 120 yards through the air on eight catches.
Freshman TE Donovan Green has proven himself to be a reliable target for all three Aggie QBs this season, catching 81-percent of the passes that come his way ... Against Ole Miss he secured all four targets and finished with 48 yards on the day, just 2 yards off his career high.
Senior DB Demani Richardson has put his veteran leadership and versatility on display this season, leading the team with 40 career starts ... He ranks 15th in the SEC with 33 solo tackles on the season.
Sophomore DB Jardin Gilbert has been a key contributor on the Aggie defense in his first year as a starter ... After making multiple tackles in a game just three times last season, Gilbert has tallied at least five takedowns in all eight games he has played in this season, leading the team with 53 total tackles on the year.
A&M is fifth in the SEC with 36 pass breakups on the year ... Sophomore DB Tyreek Chappell ranks eighth in the league with six breakups on the season.
Junior RB/RS Devon Achane holds the No. 5 spot nationally and is second in the league with 28.4 yards per kickoff return ... As a team, the Aggies rank 20th in the country with a 22.6 yards-per-return average.
Achane and sophomore PLK Randy Bond rank as some of the top scorers in the SEC ... Achane’s 10 TDs on the year put him in a tie for fourth and his 6.7 points per game average ranks among the top 10 in the league... Bond’s 6.3 ppg average is good for 15th overall.

Evan Stewart

MILESTONE WATCH

Junior RB Devon Achane continues to climb A&M’s all-time career rushing yards list, entering the week in 19th with 2,161 yards ... He aims to pass Johnny Manziel’s (2012-13) mark of 2,169 and Jorvorskie Lane’s (2005-08) 2,193 yard to work his way toward the top 15.
Achane is also making his way up A&M’s career and single-season all-purpose yards lists ... He is 77 yards away from his 2021 season total of 1,472 yards, which rank 14th all-time ... His career total of 3,328 yards are good for 16th, and he needs 250 yards to crack the top 10 and pass Isaiah Spiller’s 3,578 yards.
Achane is 113 yards away from becoming the 16th Aggie to rush for 1,000 yards in a season with 887 entering the Auburn game.
WR Evan Stewart is quickly climbing A&M’s freshman receiving charts, as his 586 yards and 46 catches rank sixth and seventh on their respective lists ... He is in need of 45 yards to move into the top five and pass Jeff Fuller (2008) with 630 yards ... He is also four receptions away from becoming the sixth Aggie to catch 50 passes in their debut season.