Football Hosts UMass on Military Appreciation Day

Saturday, November 19

Bryan-College Station

11:00 AM

Texas A&M

UMass

Photo by: Brendall O'Banon/Texas A&M Athletics

Nov 18, 2022 | Football

By: Athletics Communications

Texas A&M returns to Kyle Field and hosts UMass on Saturday on Military Appreciation Day. Kickoff is set for 11 a.m. and the game will air digitally on SEC Network +.

The Aggies will also honor the senior class in a pregame ceremony.

GAME 11: TEXAS A&M (3-7) vs UMASS (1-9)

Saturday, November 19 • 11:02 a.m.
Kyle Field (102,733)
TV: SEC Network +/ESPN+ (Kevin Brown, Hutson Mason, Marilyn Payne)
Radio: Texas A&M Sports Network, SiriusXM 111/191 (Andrew Monaco, Dave Elmendorf, Will Johnson)
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Weather: low 40s, rain, windy

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GAMEDAY CENTRAL

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WHAT TO WATCH FOR

Texas A&M returns to Kyle Field for a break from SEC play and its first meeting with UMass.
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 leads all Power 5 freshmen nationally and ranks fifth overall in the SEC averaging 67.4 receiving yards on the season ... His 607 receiving yards so far this season also lead all conference freshmen and rank eighth overall.
The A&M defense boasts the No. 7 passing defense (162.2 y/g) in the country, also limiting its opponents to just 6.1 yards per pass, which is good for 12th nationally ... At Auburn, the Aggies allowed just 60 yards through the air, limiting the Tigers to just 18 passing yards in the second half.
The Aggies have forced 11 fumbles on the season, which ties them for 16th in the country ... A&M’s 10 fumble recoveries are the 13th-most in the nation.
Junior DB Antonio Johnson returned to action at Auburn after missing three games due to injury and led the Aggies with 10 tackles, 2.0 TFL, a forced fumble and a hurry ... This marked the fifth double-digit tackles game of his career and his third this season.

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
Tallying four-or-more tackles just once entering his junior season, DL McKinnley Jackson has hit a stride over the last games ... Jackson has made at least five tackles in four of the six games he has played in this season, including a 12-takedown performance against Ole Miss ... Jackson filled out the stat sheet at Auburn, posting six tackles, 2.0 TFL, 1.0 sack and a fumble recovery.
Senior DB Demani Richardson has put his veteran leadership and versatility on display this season, leading the team with 41 career starts ... He ranks eighth in the SEC with 40 solo tackles on the season.
A&M is fifth in the SEC with 37 pass breakups on the year ... Sophomore DB Tyreek Chappell ranks eighth in the league with six breakups 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.
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 26th in the country with a 21.8 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 fifth and his 6.7 points per game average ranks among the top 10 in the league... Bond’s 6.0 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 (2021-13) mark of 2,169 and Javorskie 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 607 yards and 49 catches rank sixth on each list ... He is in need of 24 yards to move into the top five and pass Jeff Fuller (2008) with 630 yards ... He is also seven receptions away from passing Ryan Tannehill’s (2008) 55 catches mark and breaking into the top three.