The No. 25 Texas A&M football team picked up its third straight win Saturday night, defeating Bowling Green 26-20.
Marcel Reed led the Aggies (3-1) as the freshman threw for 173 yards on 16-of-29 passing to go along with two touchdowns. The signal caller also racked up a team-best and career-high 91 rushing yards on 12 carries in the win. Le'Veon Moss followed with 90 yards on 16 carries, marking his third straight game with 80-or-more yards on the ground. The junior also added a catch for 20 yards.
On the defensive side, the Aggies racked up 7.0 tackles for loss and 2.0 sacks. Scooby Williams led the Maroon & White with seven tackles, four of which were solos. Shemar Turner made his presence known up front, logging a game-high 2.0 tackles for loss to go along with a sack.
Randy Bond matched his career-high with four field goals from 28, 29, 34 and 42 yards out in the win.
The Aggies registered the lone score of the first quarter as Reed connected with Theo Melin Öhrström for a 27-yard touchdown on the opening drive. Prior to the touchdown pass, the Maroon & White converted a fourth-and-1 as Reed hit Terry Bussey on a crossing pattern to keep the drive alive.
In the second, the Falcons (1-2) cut into the lead, 7-3, with a 33-yard field goal with 13:35 remaining in the half. Texas A&M responded on its ensuing drive as Bond connected on a 28-yard field goal to make it 10-7 at the 10:17 mark.
Bond added another field goal in the closing seconds of the half, this time from 29 yards out, to give the Maroon & White a 13-3 lead at the break. The field goal capped off an 18-play 77-yard drive that lasted over six minutes.
The Aggies remained in front in the third thanks to a 5-yard touchdown pass from Reed to Jahdae Walker that was sandwiched between two Falcon scores. Following a blocked punt by Bowling Green, the Falcons looked to even the score with a 28-yard field goal, but Jackson Kleather missed wide right and the Maroon & White took a 20-17 advantage into the fourth.
A pair of Bond field goals from 34 and 42 yards out gave the Aggies the cushion they needed in the fourth as the lead stretched to 26-17 with 7:15 left. Following a pair of turnovers from both sides on back-to-back possessions, Bowling Green totaled the final points of the night on a 23-yard field goal with :38 left in the game. On the ensuing kickoff, the Maroon & White secured the onside kick attempt to seal the win.