Football Game Notes: at Missouri

Saturday, November 8

Columbia, Mo.

2:30 PM

Texas A&M

Missouri

Nov 03, 2025 | Football

Game Notes vs. Missouri

By: Brad Marquardt, Assistant AD/Athletics Communications

COLUMBIA, Mo. – No. 3 Texas A&M closes out its three-game road swing with 2:30 p.m. clash against the No. 20 Missouri Tigers at Memorial Stadium/Faurot Field on Saturday.

SETTING THE SCENE:
Texas A&M at Missouri
2:30 p.m. CT | Saturday, Nov. 8, 2025

Rankings
Missouri: 19 (AP) | 17 (Coaches)
Texas A&M: No. 3 (AP) | No. 3 (Coaches)

Television

ABC (National)
Joe Tessitore, Play-by-Play
Jesse Palmer, Analyst
Katie George, Sideline

Radio
SiriusXM:
Channel 138 or 191 (Texas A&M Network call)

Texas A&M Radio Network (Regional)
The Texas A&M Radio Network provides coverage via nearly 60 stations across the state of Texas. For a complete list of affiliates, please go to 12thMan.com.
Andrew Monaco, play-by-play
Dave Elmendorf, analyst
Will Johnson, sideline

Texas A&M Spanish Broadcast (Regional)
Texas A&M's Spanish broadcast is streamed on RadioAggieland.com and airs in the Bryan-College Station area on La Jefa 102.7 FM, as well as in Monterrey, Mexico on Radio Nuevo Leon.
Pedro Luna, play-by-play
Michael Gonzalez, analyst

NCAA STATISTICAL COMPARISON

Statistic	Rank	Texas A&M	Rank	Missouri
Total Offense	19	459.3	14	472.8
Rushing Offense	23	200.1	10	235.5
Passing Offense	33	259.1	58	237.3
Passing Efficiency	28	156.07	57	141.99
Scoring Offense	11	37.8	T-25	35.4
Total Defense	31	321.5	5	245.8
Rushing Defense	33	118.5	13	90.4
Passing Defense	44	203.0	7	155.4
Passing Eff. Defense	59	127.92	16	112.20
Scoring Defense	60	23.6	T-13	16.8
Turnover Margin	T-80	-0.13	T-89	-0.25
3rd Down %	46	.426	15	.504
4th Down %	T-24	.667	2	.800
3rd Down Defense%	1	.222	5	.277
4th Down Defense %	39	.462	128	.750
Red Zone Offense	11	.938	T-55	.872
Red Zone Defense	129	.962	T-82	.857
Net Punting	95	38.29	65	39.88
Punt Returns	4	20.11	57	9.57
Kickoff Returns	9	27.33	68	20.44
First Downs	39	187	12	207
First Downs Allowed	T-20	139	T-5	110
Penalties/Game	125	7.88	T-25	5.00
Penalty Yards/Game	121	67.13	52	52.13
Time of Possession	21	32:11	3	34:44

NEED-TO-KNOWS
ABOUT THE START: Texas A&M is 8-0 for the first time since 1992 when R.C. Slocum's Aggies posted a perfect 12-0 regular season. It is the ninth time in program history that the Aggies have reached 8-0. The head coaches that have started a season 8-0 are Mike Elko, Slocum, Emory Bellard, Paul "Bear" Bryant, Homer Norton and D.X. Bible.
The Aggies are one of four undefeated FBS teams, joining BYU, Ohio State and Indiana.
The Maroon & White are 5-0 in conference play for the second consecutive year and second time in school history. Elko is the first Texas A&M head coach to reach 5-0 in SEC play twice.
Elko is the first Aggie coach to open conference play with five-straight wins in consecutive seasons since Slocum posted three-straight undefeated conference worksheets from 1991-93.
WITH A WIN: Texas A&M would reach 6-0 in SEC play for the first time, and would post at least six league wins for the third time since joining the SEC.
AGGIES & TIGERS: Texas A&M leads the series with Missouri, 10-7, dating back to the first meeting in 1957. The Aggies hold a 3-2 edge in SEC play and have won the last two meetings. The Aggies are 4-3 overall in Columbia, but 1-3 at the Tigers' home field since 2000.
IN THE POLLS: Texas A&M remains at No. 3 in this week's edition of the AP Top 25 poll. It's the highest ranking for the Aggies since Slocum's 1995 squad spent the first five weeks of the season at No. 3.
COMPLEMENTARY FOOTBALL: Texas A&M has answered an opponent scoring drive with a scoring drive of its own on 15-of-22 occasions dating back to the Notre Dame game.
WINNING WITH A TARGET: Texas A&M's victory over then No. 20 LSU was the Aggies' first ranked road victory as a top-three-ranked team since Paul "Bear" Bryant's top-ranked Aggies beat No. 11 Arkansas in 1957.
40-POINT ROAD STREAK: Texas A&M has scored 40-plus points in four-straight road games dating back to 2024, which is tied for the longest streak in SEC history.

TEAM TRENDS

The Aggie offense produced its second-straight 200/200 rush/pass output with 224 rushing and 202 passing during its last outing against LSU.
The Aggies have scored 40-plus points the last two games, including a season-high 49 points vs. LSU. It was the Aggies' second-highest scoring output of the Mike Elko era behind a 52-point performance against McNeese in 2024.
Texas A&M has logged 3.0-plus sacks in its last five games, including an Elko-era high of 7.0 against LSU. The Aggies lead the nation with an average of 4.0 sacks per game.
The defense has posted 6.0-plus tackles for loss in every game, including a season-high 11.0 against LSU (matched Elko-era high). The Aggies rank third nationally with 8.3 TFLs per game.
The Maroon & White have opened the past three games with at least a pair of touchdowns, including six drives that covered 75-plus yards.
Additionally, the Aggies have opened both halves with a touchdown in their last two games.
While being the nation's best at stopping opponents in third-down situations, the Aggie offense has converted 53.8% of its third-down tries (28-of-52) over the last four games.
The Aggies' offensive line hasn't allowed a sack in three-straight games. Texas A&M's hasn't allowed a sack in five of its eight games in 2025 and leads the SEC in fewest sacks allowed (No. 10 nationally) at 0.88 per game.
Texas A&M leads the nation in fewest tackles for loss allowed at 2.6 per game and have allowed 2.0 or less in four-straight games.
The Aggies have won the time of possession battle in five- straight games after opponents had the TOP advantage in two of the season's first three games.
Texas A&M is one-of-three teams with multiple 40-point games against ranked teams and the Aggies are the nation's lone team with a pair of ranked road victories.

PLAYERS TRENDS

QB1 Marcel Reed has accounted for four touchdowns in his last two games and leads the SEC (ninth nationally) in points responsible for with 17.3 per game.
Reed has averaged 8.0-plus yards per rush and pass attempt in each of the last two games. The only other FBS quarterback to have consecutive 8.0 rush/8.0 pass games since Oct. 1 is James Madison's Alonza Barnett III, who did it against Old Dominion and at Texas State.
Junior WR KC Concepcion leads all SEC receivers with nine total touchdowns (7 receiving, 2 punt returns). He has four games with two touchdowns and has reached the end zone in five-of-eight games at Texas A&M.
Sophomore WR Mario Craver is one of three FBS players with 700-plus receiving yards while also averaging 10.0-plus yards per rush. Craver ranks No. 2 in the SEC with 710 receiving yards and averages 10.8 yards on six carries (65 yards).
Junior LB Daymion Sanford has averaged 5.3 tackles and tallied 6.5 tackles for loss in his last six games. Additionally, he recorded his first career pickoff and forced fumble during that stretch.
Texas A&M's receivers average 14.7 yards per catch, which ranks eighth nationally (second in the SEC). Led by WR Ashton Bethel-Roman's 21.6 yards per catch, the Aggies have eight players averaging 10.0-plus yards per reception.
Redshirt sophomore RB Rueben Owens II is in the midst of the most productive four-game span of his career. Owens has rushed for 306 yards (76.5 average) and three touchdowns on 60 carries in his last four contests.
Freshman RB Jamarion Morrow's two-touchdown performance against LSU made him the first Aggie freshman log a rushing and receiving touchdown in a game since De'Von Achane did so against South Carolina in 2020.
Junior S Marcus Ratcliffe is challenging the team lead with 44 tackles and has averaged 6.0 stops over the past four games.

MILESTONE WATCH

Marcel Reed needs 59 rushing yards to become the eighth Aggie QB to reach 1,000 for a career. He is three touchdowns away from achieving 50 TDs responsible for in a career
Trey Zuhn III needs seven snaps to reach 3,000.
Rueben Owens II needs 109 rushing yards to become the 53rd Aggie to reach 1,000 in a career.
KC Concepcion needs 156 receiving yards for 2,000 in a career.
Cashius Howell's next sack will make him the 14th Aggie to reach double digits in a season and first since 2017 (Landis Durham, 10.5).
Randy Bond needs two field goals to become the second Aggie to reach the 70-FG plateau for a career (Seth Small, 71 from 2018-21). He needs seven points to become the third Aggie with 350 career points.
Albert Regis needs three tackles for 100 in his career.
Tyreek Chappell needs three pass breakups to become the eighth Aggie to reach 30 for a career.