Texas A&M Aggies vs. Northwestern Wildcats - Box Score - December 31, 2011 - ESPN

Scores

MEINEKE CAR CARE BOWL OF TEXAS

Final

Texas A&M 33

(7-6, 4-5 SEC)

Northwestern 22

(6-7, 3-5 Big Ten)

Alerts

Coverage: ESPN

12:00 PM ET, December 31, 2011

Reliant Stadium, HOUSTON, TX

	1	2	3	4	T
TA&M	3	17	10	3	33
NW	0	7	0	15	22

Top Performers

Passing: R. Tannehill (TA&M) - 329 YDS, 1 TD, 1 INT

Rushing: B. Malena (TA&M) - 23 CAR, 77 YDS, 2 TD

Receiving: J. Fuller (TA&M) - 7 REC, 119 YDS, 1 TD

Scoring Summary

FIRST QUARTER				TA&M	NW
	FG	05:46	Randy Bullock 24 Yd	3	0
SECOND QUARTER				TA&M	NW
	TD	10:12	Venric Mark 2 Yd Run (Jeff Budzien Kick)	3	7
	TD	07:58	Ben Malena 1 Yd Run (Randy Bullock Kick)	10	7
	TD	01:31	Jeff Fuller 26 Yd Pass From Ryan Tannehill (Randy Bullock Kick)	17	7
	FG	00:00	Randy Bullock 40 Yd	20	7
THIRD QUARTER				TA&M	NW
	TD	10:00	Ben Malena 19 Yd Run (Randy Bullock Kick)	27	7
	FG	05:59	Randy Bullock 47 Yd	30	7
FOURTH QUARTER				TA&M	NW
	TD	11:15	Kain Colter 1 Yd Run (Jeremy Ebert Pass To Demetrius Fields For Two-Point Conversion)	30	15
	TD	05:22	Tim Riley 2 Yd Pass From Kain Colter (Jeff Budzien Kick)	30	22
	FG	00:30	Randy Bullock 31 Yd	33	22

Team Stat Comparison

	TA&M	NW
1st Downs	22	24
3rd down efficiency	7-14	5-15
4th down efficiency	0-0	2-2
Total Yards	409	278
Passing	329	226
Comp-Att	27-40	27-40
Yards per pass	8.2	5.7
Rushing	80	52
Rushing Attempts	27	38
Yards per rush	3.0	1.4
Penalties	7-67	8-67
Turnovers	1	0
Fumbles lost	0	0
Interceptions thrown	1	0
Possession	26:41	33:19

Texas A&M Passing
	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT
R. Tannehill	27/40	329	8.2	1	1
Team	27/40	329	8.2	1	1

Northwestern Passing
	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT
D. Persa	25/37	213	5.8	0	0
K. Colter	2/3	13	4.3	1	0
Team	27/40	226	5.7	1	0

Texas A&M Rushing
	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LG
B. Malena	23	77	3.3	2	19
R. Tannehill	3	10	3.3	0	12
R. Swope	1	-7	-7.0	0	0
Team	27	80	3.0	2	19

Northwestern Rushing
	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LG
K. Colter	17	65	3.8	1	15
T. Green	3	13	4.3	0	7
V. Mark	3	7	2.3	1	3
J. Schmidt	5	6	1.2	0	5
D. Persa	10	-39	-3.9	0	14
Team	38	52	1.4	2	15

Texas A&M Receiving
	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LG
J. Fuller	7	119	17.0	1	38
R. Swope	8	105	13.1	0	37
U. Nwachukwu	5	67	13.4	0	21
B. Malena	6	36	6.0	0	13
H. Prioleau	1	2	2.0	0	2
Team	27	329	12.2	1	38

Northwestern Receiving
	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LG
D. Fields	7	73	10.4	0	16
J. Ebert	4	35	8.8	0	16
J. Schmidt	4	32	8.0	0	17
R. Lawrence	3	28	9.3	0	20
D. Dunsmore	2	13	6.5	0	11
K. Colter	3	12	4.0	0	11
M. Jensen	1	12	12.0	0	12
D. Moulton	1	11	11.0	0	11
T. Green	1	8	8.0	0	8
T. Riley	1	2	2.0	1	2
Team	27	226	8.4	1	20

Texas A&M Interceptions
	INT	YDS	TD
Team	0	0	0

Northwestern Interceptions
	INT	YDS	TD
B. Peters	1	0	0
Team	1	0	0

Texas A&M Kick Returns
	NO	YDS	AVG	LG
D. Harris	2	53	26.5	35
L. Smith	1	24	24.0	24
Team	3	77	25.7	35

Northwestern Kick Returns
	NO	YDS	AVG	LG
V. Mark	7	141	20.1	32
Team	7	141	20.1	32

Texas A&M Punt Returns
	NO	YDS	AVG	LG
D. Harris	4	54	13.5	35
Team	4	54	13.5	35

Northwestern Punt Returns
	NO	YDS	AVG	LG
V. Mark	2	50	25.0	47
Team	2	50	25.0	47

Texas A&M Kicking
	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
R. Bullock	4/4	100.0	47	3/3	15
Team	4/4	100.0	47	3/3	15

Northwestern Kicking
	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
J. Budzien	0/0	0.0	--	2/2	2
Team	0/0	0.0	--	2/2	2

Texas A&M Punting
	TOT	YDS	AVG	TB	-20	LG
R. Epperson	4	180	45.0	1	1	55
Team	4	180	45.0	1	1	55

Northwestern Punting
	TOT	YDS	AVG	TB	-20	LG
B. Williams	8	337	42.1	0	3	51
Team	8	337	42.1	0	3	51

ATTENDANCE: 68,395