Scoring summary
Texas A&M scored on each of its first four possessions and led 28–0 at halftime. The Citadel was shut out for the first time all season.
By quarter
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Citadel | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Texas A&M | 7 | 21 | 6 | 7 | 41 |
Scoring plays
| Qtr | Time | Play | CIT | TAMU |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8:56 | Jamarion Morrow 4-yd rushing TD (9 plays, 62 yds, 3:55) | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | 14:29 | Jamarion Morrow 1-yd rushing TD (8 plays, 55 yds, 3:01) | 0 | 14 |
| 2 | 10:26 | Marcel Reed 37-yd TD pass to Aaron Gregory (6 plays, 63 yds, 1:40) | 0 | 21 |
| 2 | 0:30 | Jamarion Morrow 1-yd rushing TD (11 plays, 98 yds, 2:17) | 0 | 28 |
| 3 | 10:05 | David Olano 23-yd field goal (10 plays, 69 yds, 4:49) | 0 | 31 |
| 3 | 3:21 | David Olano 20-yd field goal (8 plays, 60 yds, 3:45) | 0 | 34 |
| 4 | 5:47 | Brady Hart 12-yd TD pass to Aaron Gregory (7 plays, 54 yds, 2:44) | 0 | 41 |
Drive detail via TexAgs post-game review.
Team stats
A 501–183 yardage gap. Third-down conversions and time of possession were not fully itemized in verified sources, so they are omitted rather than estimated.
Comparison
| Category | The Citadel | Texas A&M |
|---|---|---|
| Total yards | 183 | 501 |
| Passing yards | 43 | 237 |
| Rushing yards | 140 | 264 |
| Yards per carry | 3.0 | — |
| First downs | 12 | 26 |
| Third-down conversions | 5 / 15 | — |
| Red-zone scoring | — | 6 / 6 |
| Turnovers committed | — | 0 |
| Penalties / yards | — | — |
Not verifiable from published sources: Texas A&M third-down conversions, time of possession, The Citadel turnovers, and either team's penalty totals are not itemized in the verified box-score reporting and are omitted here. A&M's rushing total of 264 comes from AggiesWire's final accounting; passing (237) is the sum of both quarterbacks' yardage, reconciling exactly to the 501 total-yard figure reported by The Citadel's official site and multiple recaps.
Team totals: citadelsports.com (501–183), Good Bull Hunting (first downs 26–12, Citadel 5/15 third down, A&M 0 turnovers), AggiesWire (264 rushing yards), Greenville Sports Media (6/6 red zone).
Player stats
Every quarterback who attempted a pass, every ball carrier itemized in verified reporting, and every receiver with a catch. A handful of late-game touches were not itemized in published sources.
Texas A&M · Passing
Marcel Reed8/13 · 130 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT
Brady Hart8/12 · 107 yds · 1 TD
Reed: one half of work, no turnovers (AggiesWire). Hart: full second half (Sports Wire Live).
The Citadel · Passing
Nick Billoups2/5 · 38 yds · 0 TD
Xavier Hill1/4 · 5 yds · 0 TD
Quentin Hayes0/1 · 0 yds
Via citadelsports.com (3-of-10, 43 yds overall).
Texas A&M · Rushing
KJ Edwards13 att · 116 yds · 0 TD
Jamarion Morrow8 att · 54 yds · 3 TD
Marcel Reed4 att · 23 yds
Career-high 116 for freshman Edwards (Field Level Media). The duo combined for 21 carries, 170 yards (Good Bull Hunting); remaining team rushing not itemized.
The Citadel · Rushing
Gavin Garcia16 att · 46 yds
Xavier Hill11 att · 35 yds
Team: 47 attempts for 140 yards, 3.0 per carry (citadelsports.com, Good Bull Hunting); other carries not itemized.
Texas A&M · Receiving
Aaron Gregory6 rec · 94 yds · 2 TD
TK Norman5 rec · 88 yds · 0 TD
Jamarion Morrow1 rec · 7 yds · 0 TD
Gregory 6-of-8 targets (Sportradar); Gregory and Norman combined for 11 catches and 182 yards (Good Bull Hunting). Four other completions not itemized.
The Citadel · Receiving
Isaiah Johnson1 rec · 32 yds
Whit Hobgood2 rec · 11 yds
All three Bulldog completions accounted for (citadelsports.com).
Texas A&M · Defense
Tawfiq Byard · DB7 tackles · 1.5 TFL
Byard led the Aggies in tackles (TexAgs, AggiesWire). Other individual Aggie defensive totals were not itemized in verified sources.
The Citadel · Defense
Zyion Brown10.0 tackles · 0.5 TFL
J’hari Mosley6.0 tackles · 0.5 TFL
Nikolas Mirabella6.0 tackles
Joshua Saddler6.0 tackles
Savionne Rogers4.0 tackles · 1.0 sack
The lone sack of the game came on the Aggies’ final drive (citadelsports.com).
Kicking
David Olano · Texas A&M2/2 FG (23, 20) · 5/5 XP · 11/11 FG on the season
Evan Kiely · The Citadel0/1 FG
Sportradar (kicking table); Olano's season mark via Field Level Media.
Key takeaways
What decided a game that was over by halftime.
- 01Youth carried the Aggies. Freshman KJ Edwards (116 yards, 8.9 per carry), sophomore Jamarion Morrow (54 yards, 3 TDs) and freshmen receivers Aaron Gregory (94 yards, 2 TDs) and TK Norman (88 yards) accounted for the bulk of the 501 total yards — just the second 500-yard game of A&M's season.
- 02First two-shutout season since 1993. A&M held The Citadel's option attack to 183 yards, 3.0 yards per carry and 5-of-15 on third down — the Aggies' second shutout of the season, alongside the Missouri State opener.
- 03The clean game Mike Elko asked for. Touchdowns on all four first-half possessions, 6-for-6 in the red zone, and zero turnovers committed — a week after A&M failed to reach the end zone in a 27–6 loss at Missouri.
- 04Brady Hart got a real half. The backup quarterback played the entire second half (8/12, 107 yards, TD), moving the offense into scoring position on his first two drives before settling for short field goals — meaningful reps ahead of a road trip to Alabama.
Against the call
How the result graded against this page's preview projection.
Projected final
45—13
Texas A&M by 32
Projected margin undersold the rout; the 13 Bulldog points never materialized.
The ledger
- WWinner: correct. Texas A&M won 41–0, matching the preview's high confidence in the outcome.
- +Margin: wider than called. A 41-point final margin vs. a 32-point projection — and a shutout the preview did not foresee.
- +Against the spread: correct. The preview read The Citadel (+45.5) as the inside-the-number play; the 41-point margin landed under it.
- −Total: missed. The 45–13 projection summed to 58 and leaned to the over on a 56.5 line; the 41-point actual total went well under.
Sources & caveats
Statistics reflect published box-score and recap reporting from October 17–18, 2026. Where a figure appears in only one source or was not itemized at all, it is flagged or omitted above.
- citadelsports.com official recapFinal score, yardage split (501–183), all Citadel individual stats, Citadel defensive leaders.
- Sportradar game pageFinal score, quarter-by-quarter scoring, weather, kicking table, Gregory/Morrow lines.
- Field Level Media / AP recapFinal score, first downs (26–12), QB/receiver/rushing lines, Olano season mark.
- TexAgs post-game reviewScoring-play drive detail, Byard tackles (7, 1.5 TFL).
- AggiesWire instant reactionQuarter scoring table, Reed/Hart lines, Byard 7 tackles.
- AggiesWire QB gradesReed 8/13, 130, 1 TD, no turnovers; Hart 8/12, 107, TD; Elko quotes.
- Good Bull Hunting salient statsA&M 0 turnovers, Citadel 3.0 ypc and 5/15 on third down, attendance 101,052, second shutout since 1993.
- On3 Aggie YellFinal score, attendance 101,052.
- Greenville Sports Media recapRed zone 6/6, A&M 0 turnovers, 101,052 attendance.
- AggiesWire PFF gradesA&M 264 rushing yards, "over 101,000 fans" in attendance.
Data gaps: An aggregator reported attendance as 121,052, which conflicts with four independent reports (101,052) and exceeds Kyle Field's capacity — the 101,052 figure is used. An early AggiesWire instant reaction listed A&M rushing at 246 yards; a later AggiesWire piece gives 264, which reconciles exactly to the reported 501 total (264 rushing + 237 passing) and is used instead. Individual Aggie defensive stats beyond Tawfiq Byard, four un-itemized A&M completions, and remaining carries on both sides were not published; The Citadel's turnovers and Texas A&M's third-down rate are likewise omitted as unverifiable.