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Texas A&M vs. North Carolina

Saturday, January 2, 2021, Orange Bowl

No. 5 Texas A&M beat No. 16 North Carolina 41–⁠27. It was their only meeting on record.

Neutral site5Texas A&M9–⁠1 in 2020
41
Neutral site16North Carolina8–⁠4 in 2020
27

Final at Hard Rock Stadium, Miami GardensTV: ESPNAttendance 13,737

MVP De’Von Achane (RB, Texas A&M)Wikipedia

At kickoff
73°F, clear, wind 7 mph from the southeastWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; North Perry Airport (KHWO), 5 km from the stadium, seven minutes before kickoff
Officials
Referee Larry Smith; umpire Ken Zelmanski; head linesman Rudy Studd; line judge Sergio DeHoyos; side judge Gaylon Williams; field judge Phil Hicks; back judge Kevin Schwarzel; center judge Mike StumbergGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Texas A&M71002441
North Carolina3107727

Standouts

  • PassingSam Howell18 of 31, 234 yards, 3 TD, 1 INTNorth Carolina
  • RushingDevon Achane12 carries, 140 yards, 2 TDTexas A&M
  • ReceivingJosh Downs4 catches, 91 yards, 2 TDNorth Carolina
  • DefenseBuddy Johnson10 tackles, 1 sack, 2.5 for lossTexas A&M

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Player stats

Texas A&M

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Kellen Mond16/2623200
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Devon Achane12140276
Isaiah Spiller1150213
Kellen Mond1136114
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Ainias Smith6125054
Hezekiah Jones233023
Chase Lane127027
Devon Achane224015
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Buddy Johnson102.510
Andre White Jr.80.50.51
DeMarvin Leal7100
Tyree Johnson621.50
McKinnley Jackson2110

North Carolina

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Sam Howell18/3123431
RushingCarYdsTDLong
British Brooks1553017
Sam Howell1225018
Josh Henderson61505
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Josh Downs491275
Dazz Newsome668128
Khafre Brown240026
Garrett Walston432014
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Eugene Asante10000
Trey Morrison7110
Tomon Fox5110
Kyler McMichael5000
Tony Grimes3110

From CollegeFootballData’s box score. Names lead to each player’s page. ★ a career high on file.

Team stats

Texas A&MNorth Carolina
457Total yards324
232Passing yards234
225Rushing yards90
8.9Yards per pass7.5
6.4Yards per rush2.6
19First downs18
5–⁠13Third downs5–⁠15
1–⁠1Fourth downs1–⁠3
0Turnovers1
9–⁠87Penalties5–⁠38
32:13Possession27:47
4Sacks (by defense)3

Efficiency

Texas A&MNorth Carolina
39%Success rate32%
0.42EPA per play0.02
1.70Explosiveness1.54
0.54Rushing EPA−0.21
0.28Passing EPA0.21
33%Passing-down success14%
0.35First-down EPA0.32
0.26Second-down EPA−0.39
0.59Third-down EPA0.34
23%Havoc by its defense12%

From CollegeFootballData.com: each offense’s efficiency, and the havoc each defense caused. The better side of each line is bold.

Before kickoff

Our ratings and the line, going in

Our ratings (scores only)

Texas A&M 59% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

The line

Texas A&M −10, over/under 65.5.

The last line on file before kickoff: the consensus line when the books publish one, otherwise a single major sportsbook’s.

Before kickoff, the win chances were Texas A&M 75%, North Carolina 25%. CollegeFootballData.com’s estimate from the point spread.

The money

The Orange Bowl was put on by the Orange Bowl Committee, a nonprofit. Its IRS Form 990 for the year to April 2021, which takes in this game, reports $25.8 million in revenue, $6.2 million of it from orange bowl game, and $14.7 million in expenses. Its best-paid, CEO Eric Poms, was paid $760,000. The largest payments it lists that year:

College Football Playoff Foungeneral assistance$940,000
Broward County Public Schoolsmedia center makeover – stoneman do$75,000
ACChospitality / scholarship$61,000
Junior Orange Bowl Committeegeneral assistance$50,000
Palm Beach County Public Schomedia center makeover – coral sunse$36,000
Miami-Dade Public Schoolsmedia center makeover – coral sunse$33,000

From the organization’s IRS Form 990, via ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer and the IRS’s e-file data. Payments are the grants it lists on Schedule I of that return. See every filing at ProPublica (EIN 59-0384382).

Every drive

North Carolina end zoneTexas A&M end zoneQ1 Texas A&MPunt, 3 playsQ1 North CarolinaInterception, 3 playsQ1 Texas A&MTouchdown, 7 playsQ1 North CarolinaField goal, 11 playsQ1 Texas A&MPunt, 3 playsQ1 North CarolinaField goal, 11 playsQ2 Texas A&MField goal, 7 playsQ2 North CarolinaTouchdown, 8 playsQ2 Texas A&MTouchdown, 8 playsQ2 North CarolinaEnd of half, 1 playQ3 North CarolinaPunt, 3 playsQ3 Texas A&MPunt, 3 playsQ3 North CarolinaTouchdown, 9 playsQ3 Texas A&MPunt, 3 playsQ3 North CarolinaPunt, 3 playsQ3 Texas A&MField goal, 12 playsQ4 North CarolinaTouchdown, 1 playQ4 Texas A&MTouchdown, 7 playsQ4 North CarolinaPunt, 3 playsQ4 Texas A&MPunt, 3 playsQ4 North CarolinaPunt, 4 playsQ4 Texas A&MTouchdown, 3 playsQ4 North CarolinaTurnover on downs, 4 playsQ4 Texas A&MTouchdown, 3 playsQ4 North CarolinaTurnover on downs, 6 playsQ4 Texas A&MEnd of game, 1 play
Solid bars scored; an outline in the other team’s color marks points the defense scored. North Carolina drives left to right, Texas A&M right to left.
  1. Q1 Texas A&MPunt, 3 plays, 7 yards
  2. Q1 North CarolinaInterception, 3 plays, −7 yards
  3. Q1 Texas A&MTouchdown, 7 plays, 28 yards
  4. Q1 North CarolinaField goal, 11 plays, 63 yards
  5. Q1 Texas A&MPunt, 3 plays, 6 yards
  6. Q1 North CarolinaField goal, 11 plays, 36 yards
  7. Q2 Texas A&MField goal, 7 plays, 68 yards
  8. Q2 North CarolinaTouchdown, 8 plays, 75 yards
  9. Q2 Texas A&MTouchdown, 8 plays, 75 yards
  10. Q2 North CarolinaEnd of half, 1 play, 0 yards
  11. Q3 North CarolinaPunt, 3 plays, 5 yards
  12. Q3 Texas A&MPunt, 3 plays, −3 yards
  13. Q3 North CarolinaTouchdown, 9 plays, 66 yards
  14. Q3 Texas A&MPunt, 3 plays, 6 yards
  15. Q3 North CarolinaPunt, 3 plays, 9 yards
  16. Q3 Texas A&MField goal, 12 plays, 74 yards
  17. Q4 North CarolinaTouchdown, 1 play, 75 yards
  18. Q4 Texas A&MTouchdown, 7 plays, 75 yards
  19. Q4 North CarolinaPunt, 3 plays, 1 yard
  20. Q4 Texas A&MPunt, 3 plays, 4 yards
  21. Q4 North CarolinaPunt, 4 plays, 14 yards
  22. Q4 Texas A&MTouchdown, 3 plays, 87 yards
  23. Q4 North CarolinaTurnover on downs, 4 plays, 9 yards
  24. Q4 Texas A&MTouchdown, 3 plays, 34 yards
  25. Q4 North CarolinaTurnover on downs, 6 plays, 0 yards
  26. Q4 Texas A&MEnd of game, 1 play, −1 yard

Play by play

1st quarter6 drives, then Texas A&M 7, North Carolina 3
Texas A&M Punt, 3 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 35Jonathan Kim kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
14:521st & 10 at own 25Isaiah Spiller run for 3 yds to the TexAM 28
14:252nd & 7 at own 28Isaiah Spiller run for 4 yds to the TexAM 32
13:353rd & 3 at own 32Kellen Mond pass incomplete to Ainias Smith
13:274th & 3 at own 32Nik Constantinou punt for 50 yds, fair catch by Dazz Newsome at the NCaro 18
North Carolina Interception, 3 plays
13:221st & 10 at own 18British Brooks run for a loss of 2 yards to the NCaro 16
12:492nd & 12 at own 16Sam Howell pass incomplete to Garrett Walston
12:493rd & 12 at own 16NORTH CAROLINA Penalty, False Start (Brian Anderson) to the NCaro 11
12:423rd & 17 at own 13Sam Howell pass intercepted Andre White Jr. return for 10 yds to the NCaro 21 TEXAS A&M Penalty, Unsportsmanlike Conduct (15 Yards) to the NCaro 28
Texas A&M Touchdown, 7 plays
12:351st & 10 at opp 28Isaiah Spiller run for 6 yds to the NCaro 22
12:102nd & 4 at opp 22Isaiah Spiller run for 3 yds to the NCaro 19
11:163rd & 1 at opp 19Isaiah Spiller run for 1 yd to the NCaro 18 for a 1ST down
10:491st & 10 at opp 18Isaiah Spiller run for 2 yds to the NCaro 16
10:082nd & 8 at opp 16Kellen Mond pass incomplete to Hezekiah Jones
9:593rd & 8 at opp 16Kellen Mond pass complete to Isaiah Spiller for 7 yds to the NCaro 9
9:114th & 1 at opp 9Isaiah Spiller run for 9 yds for a TD, (Seth Small KICK)Texas A&M 7, North Carolina 0
North Carolina Field goal, 11 plays
9:114th & 1 at own 35Caden Davis kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
8:591st & 10 at own 25British Brooks run for 17 yds to the NCaro 42 for a 1ST down TEXAS A&M Penalty, Personal Foul (15 Yards) to the TexAM 43 for a 1ST down
8:391st & 10 at opp 43British Brooks run for a loss of 1 yard to the TexAM 44
8:102nd & 11 at opp 44Sam Howell pass complete to Garrett Walston for 14 yds to the TexAM 30 for a 1ST down
7:521st & 10 at opp 30Josh Henderson run for 5 yds to the TexAM 25
7:312nd & 5 at opp 25Sam Howell run for 13 yds to the TexAM 12 for a 1ST down
7:261st & 10 at opp 12NORTH CAROLINA Penalty, False Start (Asim Richards) to the TexAM 17
7:061st & 15 at opp 17British Brooks run for 6 yds to the TexAM 11
6:282nd & 9 at opp 14Sam Howell run for a loss of 3 yards to the TexAM 14 for a 1ST down TEXAS A&M Penalty, Unsportsmanlike Conduct (Hezekiah Jones) to the TexAM 7 for a 1ST down
6:071st & goal at opp 7Sam Howell pass incomplete to Khafre Brown
5:592nd & goal at opp 7Sam Howell sacked by Buddy Johnson for a loss of 2 yards to the TexAM 9
5:153rd & 0 at opp 9Timeout NORTH CAROLINA, clock 05:15
5:083rd & goal at opp 9Josh Downs run for a loss of 3 yards to the TexAM 12
4:314th & goal at opp 12Grayson Atkins 29 yd FG GOODTexas A&M 7, North Carolina 3
Texas A&M Punt, 3 plays
4:314th & 15 at own 35Jonathan Kim kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
4:221st & 10 at own 25Kellen Mond pass complete to Jalen Wydermyer for 4 yds to the TexAM 29
3:402nd & 6 at own 29Kellen Mond run for 2 yds to the TexAM 31
2:523rd & 4 at own 31Kellen Mond pass complete to Isaiah Spiller for no gain to the TexAM 31
1:574th & 4 at own 31Nik Constantinou punt for 43 yds , Dazz Newsome returns for 23 yds to the NCaro 49
North Carolina Field goal, 11 plays
1:501st & 10 at own 49British Brooks run for 4 yds to the TexAM 47
1:232nd & 6 at opp 47British Brooks run for 1 yd to the TexAM 46
0:373rd & 5 at opp 46Sam Howell pass complete to Josh Henderson for 2 yds to the TexAM 44
Q2 14:524th & 3 at opp 44Sam Howell run for 15 yds to the TexAM 29 for a 1ST down
Q2 14:141st & 10 at opp 29Timeout NORTH CAROLINA, clock 14:14
Q2 14:061st & 10 at opp 29Josh Henderson run for 5 yds to the TexAM 24
Q2 13:422nd & 5 at opp 24Josh Henderson run for 3 yds to the TexAM 21
Q2 13:003rd & 2 at opp 21British Brooks run for 5 yds to the TexAM 16 for a 1ST down
Q2 12:351st & 10 at opp 16Sam Howell pass complete to Garrett Walston for no gain to the TexAM 16
Q2 11:542nd & 10 at opp 16Sam Howell pass incomplete to Emery Simmons
Q2 11:463rd & 10 at opp 16Josh Henderson run for 1 yd to the TexAM 15
Q2 11:094th & 9 at opp 15Grayson Atkins 32 yd FG GOODTexas A&M 7, North Carolina 6
2nd quarter4 drives, then Texas A&M 17, North Carolina 13
Texas A&M Field goal, 7 plays
11:094th & 9 at own 35Jonathan Kim kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
11:001st & 10 at own 25Kellen Mond pass complete to Ainias Smith for 31 yds to the NCaro 44 for a 1ST down
10:291st & 10 at opp 44Kellen Mond run for 4 yds to the NCaro 40
9:432nd & 6 at opp 26Kellen Mond run for 14 yds to the NCaro 26 for a 1ST down NORTH CAROLINA Penalty, Personal Foul (Trey Morrison) to the NCaro 13 for a 1ST down
9:161st & 10 at opp 13Kellen Mond pass incomplete to Ainias Smith
9:082nd & 10 at opp 13Kellen Mond run for 2 yds to the NCaro 11
8:193rd & 8 at opp 11Kellen Mond run for 4 yds to the NCaro 7
7:404th & 4 at opp 7Seth Small 25 yd FG GOODTexas A&M 10, North Carolina 6
North Carolina Touchdown, 8 plays
7:404th & 4 at own 35Caden Davis kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
7:351st & 10 at own 25British Brooks run for 1 yd to the NCaro 26
7:052nd & 9 at own 26Sam Howell pass incomplete to Khafre Brown
6:593rd & 9 at own 26Sam Howell pass complete to Dazz Newsome for 10 yds to the NCaro 36 for a 1ST down
6:341st & 10 at own 36Sam Howell run for 1 yd to the NCaro 37
6:062nd & 9 at own 37Sam Howell pass incomplete to Justin Olson
6:063rd & 9 at own 37TEXAS A&M Penalty, Defensive Offside (Jayden Peevy) to the NCaro 42
5:563rd & 4 at own 42Sam Howell pass complete to Dazz Newsome for 12 yds to the TexAM 46 for a 1ST down
5:301st & 10 at opp 46Sam Howell run for 18 yds to the TexAM 28 for a 1ST down
4:561st & 10 at opp 28Sam Howell pass complete to Dazz Newsome for 28 yds for a TD, (Grayson Atkins KICK)North Carolina 13, Texas A&M 10
Texas A&M Touchdown, 8 plays
4:561st & 10 at own 35Jonathan Kim kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
4:471st & 10 at own 25Kellen Mond sacked by Tomon Fox for a loss of 4 yards to the TexAM 21
4:082nd & 14 at own 21Kellen Mond pass complete to Isaiah Spiller for 7 yds to the TexAM 28
3:223rd & 7 at own 28Kellen Mond pass complete to Chase Lane for 27 yds to the NCaro 45 for a 1ST down
2:521st & 10 at opp 45Kellen Mond sacked by Trey Morrison for a loss of 8 yards to the TexAM 47
1:482nd & 18 at own 47Kellen Mond run for 14 yds to the NCaro 39
1:043rd & 4 at opp 39Isaiah Spiller run for 13 yds to the NCaro 26 for a 1ST down
0:331st & 10 at opp 26Kellen Mond pass complete to Hezekiah Jones for 23 yds to the NCaro 3 for a 1ST down
0:201st & goal at opp 3Isaiah Spiller run for 3 yds for a TD, (Seth Small KICK)Texas A&M 17, North Carolina 13
North Carolina End of half, 1 play
0:131st & 10 at own 25British Brooks run for no gain to the NCaro 25
3rd quarter6 drives, then North Carolina 20, Texas A&M 17
North Carolina Punt, 3 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 35Caden Davis kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
14:511st & 10 at own 25British Brooks run for 3 yds to the NCaro 28
14:142nd & 7 at own 28Sam Howell pass complete to Dazz Newsome for 2 yds to the NCaro 30
13:423rd & 5 at own 30Sam Howell pass incomplete to Dazz Newsome
13:304th & 5 at own 30Ben Kiernan punt for 49 yds , Ainias Smith returns for 4 yds to the TexAM 25
Texas A&M Punt, 3 plays
13:191st & 10 at own 25TEXAS A&M Penalty, Offensive Holding (-10 Yards) to the TexAM 15
12:481st & 20 at own 15Isaiah Spiller run for 2 yds to the TexAM 17
12:142nd & 18 at own 17Kellen Mond pass incomplete to Chase Lane
12:043rd & 18 at own 17Kellen Mond pass complete to Isaiah Spiller for 5 yds to the TexAM 22
11:264th & 13 at own 22Nik Constantinou punt for 44 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the NCaro 34
North Carolina Touchdown, 9 plays
11:191st & 10 at own 34Sam Howell pass complete to Khafre Brown for 26 yds to the TexAM 40 for a 1ST down
10:581st & 10 at opp 40Sam Howell run for no gain to the TexAM 40
10:282nd & 10 at opp 40Sam Howell pass incomplete to Antoine Green
10:193rd & 10 at opp 40Sam Howell pass complete to Khafre Brown for 14 yds to the TexAM 26 for a 1ST down
9:551st & 10 at opp 26Sam Howell pass complete to Garrett Walston for 9 yds to the TexAM 17
9:112nd & 1 at opp 17Josh Henderson run for 1 yd to the TexAM 16 for a 1ST down
8:481st & 10 at opp 16Sam Howell pass incomplete to Garrett Walston
8:362nd & 10 at opp 16Sam Howell run for 1 yd to the TexAM 15
8:143rd & 9 at opp 15TEXAS A&M Penalty, Substitution Infraction (5 Yards) to the TexAM 10
8:013rd & 4 at opp 10Sam Howell pass complete to Josh Downs for 10 yds for a TD, (Grayson Atkins KICK)North Carolina 20, Texas A&M 17
Texas A&M Punt, 3 plays
8:013rd & 4 at own 35Jonathan Kim kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
7:561st & 10 at own 25Kellen Mond pass incomplete to Hezekiah Jones
7:452nd & 10 at own 25Devon Achane run for 7 yds to the TexAM 32
7:353rd & 3 at own 32Kellen Mond sacked by Tony Grimes for a loss of 1 yard to the TexAM 31
6:354th & 4 at own 31Nik Constantinou punt for 45 yds, fair catch by Dazz Newsome at the NCaro 24
North Carolina Punt, 3 plays
6:281st & 10 at own 24British Brooks run for 6 yds to the NCaro 30
5:592nd & 4 at own 30Sam Howell pass complete to Antoine Green for 1 yd to the NCaro 31
5:193rd & 3 at own 31Sam Howell run for 2 yds to the NCaro 33
4:334th & 1 at own 33Ben Kiernan punt for 47 yds , Ainias Smith returns for 1 yd to the TexAM 21
Texas A&M Field goal, 12 plays
4:271st & 10 at own 21Isaiah Spiller run for 4 yds to the TexAM 25
3:492nd & 6 at own 25Devon Achane run for 11 yds to the TexAM 36 for a 1ST down
3:201st & 10 at own 36Kellen Mond pass incomplete to Jalen Wydermyer
3:142nd & 10 at own 36Kellen Mond pass complete to Ainias Smith for 18 yds to the NCaro 46 for a 1ST down
2:391st & 10 at opp 46TEXAS A&M Penalty, Offensive Holding (Ryan Renick) to the TexAM 44
2:091st & 20 at own 44Kellen Mond pass complete to Devon Achane for 15 yds to the NCaro 41
1:502nd & 5 at opp 41Devon Achane run for no gain to the NCaro 41
1:073rd & 5 at opp 41NORTH CAROLINA Penalty, Defensive Offside (Desmond Evans) to the NCaro 36 for a 1ST down
0:421st & 10 at opp 36Kellen Mond pass complete to Ainias Smith for 3 yds to the NCaro 33
0:012nd & 7 at opp 19Kellen Mond pass complete to Ainias Smith for 14 yds to the NCaro 19 for a 1ST down NORTH CAROLINA Penalty, Personal Foul (Kyler McMichael) to the NCaro 9 for a 1ST down
0:001st & goal at opp 9Devon Achane run for 4 yds to the NCaro 5
Q4 15:002nd & goal at opp 5TEXAS A&M Penalty, False Start (Carson Green) to the NCaro 10
Q4 14:502nd & goal at opp 10Kellen Mond run for 5 yds to the NCaro 5
Q4 14:063rd & goal at opp 5Kellen Mond pass incomplete to Jalen Wydermyer
Q4 14:024th & goal at opp 5Seth Small 23 yd FG GOODTied at 20
4th quarter10 drives, then Texas A&M 41, North Carolina 27
North Carolina Touchdown, 1 play
14:024th & 6 at own 35Caden Davis kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
13:511st & 10 at own 25Sam Howell pass complete to Josh Downs for 75 yds for a TD, (Grayson Atkins KICK)North Carolina 27, Texas A&M 20
Texas A&M Touchdown, 7 plays
13:511st & 10 at own 35Jonathan Kim kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
13:451st & 10 at own 25Kellen Mond pass incomplete to Hezekiah Jones
13:402nd & 10 at own 25Kellen Mond pass complete to Ainias Smith for 5 yds to the TexAM 30
13:083rd & 5 at own 30Kellen Mond pass complete to Hezekiah Jones for 10 yds to the TexAM 40 for a 1ST down
12:271st & 10 at own 40Kellen Mond pass complete to Ainias Smith for 54 yds to the NCaro 6 for a 1ST down
11:411st & goal at opp 6Devon Achane run for 3 yds to the NCaro 3
11:032nd & goal at opp 3Devon Achane run for a loss of 1 yard to the NCaro 4
10:113rd & goal at opp 4Kellen Mond run for 4 yds for a TD, (Seth Small KICK)Tied at 27
North Carolina Punt, 3 plays
10:113rd & 8 at own 35Caden Davis kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
10:041st & 10 at own 25Sam Howell pass incomplete to Khafre Brown
10:002nd & 10 at own 25Sam Howell pass incomplete
9:513rd & 10 at own 25Sam Howell pass complete to Dazz Newsome for 1 yd to the NCaro 26
9:064th & 9 at own 26Ben Kiernan punt for 46 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the TexAM 28
Texas A&M Punt, 3 plays
9:001st & 10 at own 28Kellen Mond pass incomplete to Jalen Wydermyer
8:512nd & 10 at own 28Devon Achane run for 4 yds to the TexAM 32
8:093rd & 6 at own 32Kellen Mond pass incomplete to Jalen Wydermyer
8:014th & 6 at own 32Nik Constantinou punt for 28 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the NCaro 40
North Carolina Punt, 4 plays
7:541st & 10 at own 40British Brooks run for 4 yds to the NCaro 44
7:142nd & 6 at own 44TEXAS A&M Penalty, Personal Foul (Bobby Brown III) to the TexAM 41 for a 1ST down
7:071st & 10 at opp 41Sam Howell pass complete to Josh Downs for a loss of 2 yards to the TexAM 43
6:282nd & 12 at opp 43British Brooks run for no gain to the TexAM 43
5:483rd & 12 at opp 43Sam Howell sacked by McKinnley Jackson for a loss of 3 yards to the TexAM 46
5:074th & 15 at opp 46Ben Kiernan punt for 33 yds, fair catch by Ainias Smith at the TexAM 13
Texas A&M Touchdown, 3 plays
5:021st & 10 at own 13Devon Achane run for 2 yds to the TexAM 15
4:282nd & 8 at own 15Kellen Mond pass complete to Devon Achane for 9 yds to the TexAM 24 for a 1ST down
3:441st & 10 at own 24Devon Achane run for 76 yds for a TD, (Seth Small KICK)Texas A&M 34, North Carolina 27
North Carolina Turnover on downs, 4 plays
3:441st & 10 at own 35Caden Davis kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
3:381st & 10 at own 25British Brooks run for 9 yds to the NCaro 34
3:102nd & 1 at own 34Sam Howell pass incomplete to British Brooks
2:593rd & 1 at own 34British Brooks run for no gain to the NCaro 34
2:244th & 1 at own 34Josh Henderson run for no gain to the NCaro 34
Texas A&M Touchdown, 3 plays
2:141st & 10 at opp 34Devon Achane run for 11 yds to the NCaro 23 for a 1ST down
1:391st & 10 at opp 23Devon Achane run for 22 yds to the NCaro 1 for a 1ST down
1:381st & 0 at opp 1Timeout NORTH CAROLINA, clock 01:38
1:341st & goal at opp 1Devon Achane run for 1 yd for a TD, (Seth Small KICK)Texas A&M 41, North Carolina 27
North Carolina Turnover on downs, 6 plays
1:341st & 10 at own 35Caden Davis kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
1:281st & 10 at own 25Sam Howell pass complete to Garrett Walston for 9 yds to the NCaro 34
1:072nd & 1 at own 34Sam Howell pass complete to Josh Downs for 8 yds to the NCaro 42 for a 1ST down
0:551st & 10 at own 42Sam Howell pass incomplete to Justin Olson
0:502nd & 10 at own 42Sam Howell sacked by Tyree Johnson for a loss of 4 yards to the NCaro 38
0:493rd & 14 at own 38Timeout NORTH CAROLINA, clock 00:49
0:383rd & 14 at own 38Sam Howell sacked by Tyree Johnson and Andre White Jr. for a loss of 13 yards to the NCaro 25
0:374th & 27 at own 25Timeout NORTH CAROLINA, clock 00:37
0:314th & 27 at own 25Sam Howell pass complete to Dazz Newsome for 15 yds to the NCaro 40
Texas A&M End of game, 1 play
0:291st & 10 at opp 40TEAM run for a loss of 1 yard to the NCaro 41

Play-by-play from CollegeFootballData.com, as its scorers wrote it. The clock is the time left in the quarter; the spot is from the side of the team with the ball.

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