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Belt / 2016 season / Reign #296 · Game 1,505 of 1,643
September 24, 2016 Week 4 · Regular Season Neutral site Belt changed hands

Texas A&M takes the belt, 45–24, at a neutral site over Arkansas.

Home · New Holder
Texas A&MAP No. 10 45
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Away · Defending Holder
ArkansasAP No. 17 24

AP poll, week 4: Arkansas No. 17 at Texas A&M No. 10 · No. 1 that week: Georgia. The belt vs. the polls →

Belt context

Where this game sits in the lineage

Texas A&M took the belt here, ending Arkansas’ run of 14 days and 1 defense (reign #295) and starting reign #296. It lasted 28 days and 2 defenses, until Alabama took it on October 22, 2016.

For Texas A&M this was its 6th shot at the belt; it had held the belt twice before — and it took it back here.

It was the 2nd of 2 belt games between the two; going in, Arkansas led the belt series 1–0; all-time it is 1–1.

AI-Written

Recap

Texas A&M claimed the College Football Belt with a dominant 45-24 victory over Arkansas, controlling the game through balanced offensive execution and timely defensive plays. The Aggies' ground game was devastating, with Trevor Knight and Trayveon Williams combining for multiple explosive runs including Knight's 42-yard touchdown scamper in the second quarter and Williams' 22-yard scoring run late in the fourth quarter. Arkansas kept pace early behind Austin Allen's passing and Rawleigh Williams III's 55-yard run to the Texas A&M 2-yard line, but critical turnovers derailed the Razorbacks' momentum—Williams fumbled at the 1-yard line in the second quarter when Texas A&M's Armani Watts forced it, and Dominique Reed lost the ball to Myles Garrett in the first quarter. Texas A&M's defense and special teams execution proved decisive, and the Aggies' 366 rushing yards powered them to a 21-point victory that wrested the belt from the defending champion Razorbacks.

Written by Claude from the box score and play-by-play on this page — a plain-English recap of the numbers below, not a substitute for them.

Full Box Score

Team stats

CFBD box score
 Texas A&MArkansas
Total yards591491
Rushing yards366120
Passing yards225371
First downs2227
3rd down conv.8/129/16
Turnovers23
Penalties–yards7–557–62
Time of possession20:1539:45

Full team box score from CFBD’s /games/teams data. This section only appears for belt games from 2003 onward — CFBD doesn’t have team-level stats that far back.

Play By Play

Key plays

CFBD play-by-play
WhenTeamYardsPlay
Q1 12:29Arkansas+15 ydKeon Hatcher 15 Yd pass from Austin Allen (Cole Hedlund Kick)
Q1 11:20Texas A&M+27 ydKeith Ford run for 27 yds to the Ark 21 for a 1ST down
Q1 4:21Texas A&M+50 ydShane Tripucka punt for 50 yds , Jared Cornelius returns for a loss of 1 yard to the Ark 14
Q1 1:35Arkansas+23 ydAustin Allen pass complete to Jeremy Sprinkle for 23 yds to the TexAM 43 for a 1ST down
Q1 0:46Arkansas-6 ydDominique Reed run for a loss of 6 yards to the TexAM 49 Dominique Reed fumbled, recovered by TexAM Myles Garrett
Q2 14:52Texas A&M+42 ydTrevor Knight 42 Yd Run (Daniel LaCamera Kick)
Q2 14:00Arkansas+55 ydRawleigh Williams III run for 55 yds to the TexAM 2 for a 1ST down
Q2 9:59Arkansas+25 ydCole Hedlund 25 Yd Field Goal
Q2 8:45Arkansas+44 ydAustin Allen pass complete to Keon Hatcher for 44 yds to the TexAM 9 for a 1ST down
Q2 8:01Arkansas+8 ydRawleigh Williams III run for 8 yds to the TexAM 1 Rawleigh Williams III fumbled, forced by Armani Watts, recovered by TexAM Armani Watts
Q2 4:42Texas A&M+48 ydDaniel LaCamera 48 Yd Field Goal
Q2 6:05Texas A&M+47 ydTrevor Knight pass complete to Ricky Seals-Jones for 47 yds to the Ark 33 for a 1ST down
Q2 1:31Arkansas+8 ydRawleigh Williams III 8 Yd Run (Cole Hedlund Kick)
Q2 2:00Arkansas+38 ydAustin Allen pass complete to Jared Cornelius for 38 yds to the TexAM 8 for a 1ST down
Q2 0:13Texas A&M+48 ydTrevor Knight 48 Yd Run (Daniel LaCamera Kick)
Q3 12:10Texas A&M-3 ydTrevor Knight run for a loss of 3 yards to the Ark 5 Trevor Knight fumbled, recovered by Ark Dre Greenlaw
Q3 1:33Texas A&M+92 ydJosh Reynolds 92 Yd pass from Trevor Knight (Daniel LaCamera Kick)
Q4 11:54Texas A&M+33 ydTrayveon Williams 33 Yd Run (Daniel LaCamera Kick)
Q4 10:25Texas A&M+9 ydChristian Kirk 9 Yd pass from Trevor Knight (Daniel LaCamera Kick)
Q4 9:00Arkansas+38 ydAustin Allen pass complete to Jared Cornelius for 38 yds to the TexAM 47 for a 1ST down
Q4 6:21Arkansas+5 ydJared Cornelius 5 Yd pass from Austin Allen (Cole Hedlund Kick)
Q4 5:55Texas A&M+23 ydTrayveon Williams run for 23 yds to the Ark 22 for a 1ST down
Q4 4:57Texas A&M+22 ydTrayveon Williams 22 Yd Run (Daniel LaCamera Kick)
Q4 4:50Arkansas+33 ydAustin Allen pass complete to Jared Cornelius for 33 yds to the TexAM 42 for a 1ST down
Q4 4:25Arkansas+21 ydAustin Allen pass complete to Drew Morgan for 21 yds to the TexAM 21 for a 1ST down
Q4 1:30Texas A&M+62 ydTrevor Knight run for 62 yds to the Ark 28 for a 1ST down

Scoring plays, turnovers, and gains of 20+ yards, pulled from CFBD’s play-by-play. This section only appears for belt games with play-by-play on file (2003 onward).

Box Score

Player stats

CFBD player stats

Passing

Texas A&M

PlayerC/ATTYDSAVGTDINTQBR
Trevor Knight12/2222510.22091.2

Arkansas

PlayerC/ATTYDSAVGTDINTQBR
Austin Allen28/423718.82087.7

Rushing

Texas A&M

PlayerCARYDSAVGTDLONG
Trevor Knight1015715.7262
Trayveon Williams1215312.8233
Keith Ford10555.5027
James White166.006
Kendall Bussey210.501
Team2-6-3.000

Arkansas

PlayerCARYDSAVGTDLONG
Rawleigh Williams III17794.6155
Devwah Whaley9293.2016
Kody Walker5234.6017
Jared Cornelius177.007
Team1-1-1.000
Keon Hatcher1-5-5.000
Austin Allen5-6-1.204
Dominique Reed1-6-6.000

Receiving

Texas A&M

PlayerRECYDSAVGTDLONG
Josh Reynolds414135.3192
Ricky Seals-Jones14747.0047
Christian Kirk3258.319
Frank Iheanacho177.007
Trayveon Williams351.709

Arkansas

PlayerRECYDSAVGTDLONG
Jared Cornelius712618.0138
Drew Morgan9869.6021
Keon Hatcher37725.7144
Jeremy Sprinkle44611.5023
Cody Hollister33913.0019
Kendrick Jackson111.001
Rawleigh Williams III1-4-4.000
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Defense

Texas A&M

PlayerTOTSOLOSACKSTFLPDQB HURTD
Armani Watts9302.5110
Priest Willis8600.5100
Justin Evans8601000
Otaro Alaka6300.5000
Nick Harvey5300200
Shaan Washington5200.5000
Daeshon Hall4311000
Richard Moore4101100
Donovan Wilson3300000
Myles Garrett3201010
Claude George3201010
Zaycoven Henderson3101000
Reggie Chevis2200000
Daylon Mack2200000
Tyrel Dodson2200000
Alex Sezer1100000
Victor Davis1100000
Cullen Gillaspia1100000
Deshawn Capers-Smith1100000
Kingsley Keke1100000
James Lockhart1100000

Arkansas

PlayerTOTSOLOSACKSTFLPDQB HURTD
Dre Greenlaw11701.5000
Deatrich Wise6201000
Santos Ramirez5400000
Taiwan Johnson5100.5000
Henre' Toliver4300200
Josh Liddell4301100
Brooks Ellis4200010
Ryan Pulley4200100
Jeremiah Ledbetter3100000
Tevin Beanum2100000
De'Jon Harris2100000
Karl Roesler1111000
Jared Collins1100000
De'Andre Coley1000000
Ryder Lucas1000000
Briston Guidry1000000

Fumbles

Texas A&M

PlayerFUMLOSTREC
Myles Garrett001
Armani Watts001
Tyrel Dodson001
Trevor Knight110
Christian Kirk110
Erik McCoy100

Arkansas

PlayerFUMLOSTREC
Dre Greenlaw001
Austin Allen110
Dominique Reed110
Rawleigh Williams III110
Cody Hollister001

Kick Returns

Texas A&M

PlayerNOYDSAVGLONGTD
Speedy Noil37023.3420
Keith Ford11414.0140

Arkansas

PlayerNOYDSAVGLONGTD
Deon Stewart11515.0150

Kicking

Texas A&M

PlayerFGPCTLONGXPPTS
Daniel LaCamera1/250.0486/69

Arkansas

PlayerFGPCTLONGXPPTS
Cole Hedlund1/1100.0253/36

Punt Returns

Texas A&M

PlayerNOYDSAVGLONGTD
Christian Kirk2-14-7.0-60

Arkansas

PlayerNOYDSAVGLONGTD
Jared Cornelius1-1-1.0-10

Punting

Texas A&M

PlayerNOYDSAVGTBIn 20LONG
Shane Tripucka29547.50050

Arkansas

PlayerNOYDSAVGTBIn 20LONG
Toby Baker311839.30046

Full player stats from CFBD’s /games/players data, split out by team. This section only appears for belt games from 2003 onward — CFBD doesn’t have player-level stats that far back. Linked player names go to that player’s stat line in every other belt game they’ve appeared in.

Sources Box score at ESPN · Game record: College Football Data (id 400869008) · This game in the downloadable dataset