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Belt / 2016 season / Reign #296 · Game 1,506 of 1,643
October 1, 2016 Week 5 · Regular Season Belt defended

Texas A&M defends the belt, 24–13, on the road at South Carolina.

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South Carolina 13
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Texas A&MAP No. 9 24

AP poll, week 5: Texas A&M No. 9 at South Carolina unranked · No. 1 that week: Georgia. The belt vs. the polls →

Belt context

Where this game sits in the lineage

Texas A&M came in 7 days into reign #296, which began with a win over Arkansas, with no defenses yet; this was its first defense. Texas A&M went on to defend it 1 more time before Alabama took it on October 22, 2016, 28 days after the reign began.

For South Carolina this was its 13th shot at the belt; it had held the belt 3 times before.

It was the first of 2 meetings between the two with the belt on the line; all-time Texas A&M leads 2–0.

AI-Written

Recap

Texas A&M's defense proved stingy enough to hold the belt in Columbia, as the Aggies outlasted South Carolina 24-13 in a defensive struggle. A.J. Turner opened the scoring with a 75-yard touchdown run for the Gamecocks, but Trevor Knight answered immediately with a 4-yard touchdown run to tie it up in the first quarter. The Aggies took control in the second half when Trayveon Williams broke free for a 49-yard touchdown run in the third quarter, extending their lead to 20-3. South Carolina managed two field goals from Elliott Fry to make it respectable, and James White added one final Texas A&M touchdown in the fourth quarter to seal the 24-13 victory. Despite South Carolina outgaining the Aggies in total yards and controlling time of possession, Texas A&M's superior third-down conversion rate (9-19 vs 3-14) and opportunistic scoring proved decisive in keeping the belt.

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
 South CarolinaTexas A&M
Total yards378422
Rushing yards161216
Passing yards217206
First downs2122
3rd down conv.3/149/19
Turnovers22
Penalties–yards3–205–40
Time of possession31:4728:13

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 14:47South Carolina+75 ydA.J. Turner run for 75 yds for a TD, (Elliott Fry KICK)
Q1 13:30Texas A&M+33 ydTrevor Knight pass complete to Jeremy Tabuyo for 33 yds to the SCaro 28 for a 1ST down
Q1 12:31Texas A&M+4 ydTrevor Knight run for 4 yds for a TD, (Daniel LaCamera KICK)
Q1 4:31South Carolina+0 ydBrandon McIlwain pass intercepted Armani Watts return for no gain to the TexAM 23
Q1 0:33Texas A&M+44 ydDaniel LaCamera 44 yd FG MISSED
Q2 9:45Texas A&M+29 ydTrevor Knight pass complete to Jeremy Tabuyo for 29 yds to the TexAM 39 for a 1ST down
Q3 11:37Texas A&M+49 ydTrayveon Williams run for 49 yds for a TD, (Daniel LaCamera KICK)
Q3 15:00South Carolina+25 ydElliott Fry kickoff for 61 yds , Justin Evans return for 25 yds to the TexAM 29
Q3 9:50South Carolina+36 ydSean Kelly pass complete to Hayden Hurst for 36 yds to the TexAM 36 for a 1ST down
Q3 6:55South Carolina+44 ydElliott Fry 44 yd FG MISSED
Q3 5:06Texas A&M+7 ydTrevor Knight run for 7 yds to the TexAM 28 Trevor Knight fumbled, recovered by SCaro Chris Moody , return for 20 yds to the TexAM 28
Q3 3:14South Carolina+43 ydElliott Fry 43 yd FG GOOD
Q3 3:14South Carolina+36 ydElliott Fry kickoff for 65 yds , Justin Evans return for 36 yds to the TexAM 36
Q3 1:10Texas A&M+0 ydTrevor Knight pass intercepted Chris Lammons return for no gain to the SCaro 11
Q4 11:40Texas A&M+2 ydJames White run for 2 yds for a TD, (Daniel LaCamera KICK)
Q4 10:30South Carolina+28 ydPerry Orth pass complete to K.C. Crosby for 28 yds to the TexAM 26 for a 1ST down
Q4 9:00South Carolina-11 ydPerry Orth sacked by Shaan Washington for a loss of 11 yards to the TexAM 25 Perry Orth fumbled, recovered by SCaro Mason Zandi , return for 0 yards
Q4 8:36South Carolina+43 ydElliott Fry 43 yd FG MISSED
Q4 4:23South Carolina+43 ydElliott Fry 43 yd FG GOOD
Q4 6:15South Carolina+22 ydA.J. Turner run for 22 yds to the TexAM 47 for a 1ST down
Q4 1:41Texas A&M+35 ydDaniel LaCamera 35 yd FG GOOD
Q4 0:50South Carolina+22 ydPerry Orth pass complete to Hayden Hurst for 22 yds to the TexAM 36 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

South Carolina

PlayerC/ATTYDSAVGTDINTQBR
Perry Orth11/181387.70033.6
Sean Kelly1/13636.000100.0
Brandon McIlwain9/15342.3017.3
Hayden Hurst1/199.00098.6

Texas A&M

PlayerC/ATTYDSAVGTDINTQBR
Trevor Knight23/402065.20148.0

Rushing

South Carolina

PlayerCARYDSAVGTDLONG
A.J. Turner1011311.3175
Rico Dowdle9475.2012
Brandon McIlwain1270.609
David Williams231.502
Jamari Smith122.002
Perry Orth1-11-11.000

Texas A&M

PlayerCARYDSAVGTDLONG
Trayveon Williams14987.0149
Trevor Knight12847.0115
James White9273.016
Christian Kirk273.504
Keith Ford133.003
Team1-3-3.000

Receiving

South Carolina

PlayerRECYDSAVGTDLONG
Hayden Hurst59018.0036
K.C. Crosby45112.8028
Terry Googer3258.3013
A.J. Turner4225.5010
Chavis Dawkins5173.407
Javon Charleston11212.0012

Texas A&M

PlayerRECYDSAVGTDLONG
Jeremy Tabuyo48922.3033
Christian Kirk12615.1011
Josh Reynolds3299.7017
Trayveon Williams2147.009
Frank Iheanacho2136.507
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Defense

South Carolina

PlayerTOTSOLOSACKSTFLPDQB HURTD
D.J. Smith9801000
JaMarcus King7600000
Bryson Allen-Williams7300.5100
T.J. Holloman5400000
Keir Thomas5300000
Taylor Stallworth5200000
Jonathan Walton4401100
Chris Lammons4400100
T.J. Brunson4400010
Darius English3311010
Rashad Fenton3200000
Marquavius Lewis3000.5000
Antoine Wilder2200000
Jordan Diggs2101000
D.J. Wonnum2100020
Chaz Elder1100000
Chris Moody1100000
Kelsey Griffin1100000
Javon Charleston1100000
Steven Montac1100000
Dante Sawyer0000010

Texas A&M

PlayerTOTSOLOSACKSTFLPDQB HURTD
Shaan Washington11712010
Otaro Alaka7301.5000
Armani Watts6500000
Daeshon Hall6423.5020
Priest Willis6300100
Nick Harvey5400000
Donovan Wilson5301100
Justin Evans4400100
Claude George4301000
Zaycoven Henderson4200000
Reggie Chevis2100000
Hardreck Walker2100000
Josh Reynolds1100000
Jarrett Johnson1100010
Richard Moore1100000
Larry Pryor1100000
James Lockhart1101000
Clifford Chattman1100000
Alex Sezer0000110

Fumbles

South Carolina

PlayerFUMLOSTREC
Chris Moody001
JaMarcus King110
Perry Orth100
Rashad Fenton100

Texas A&M

PlayerFUMLOSTREC
Cullen Gillaspia001
Trevor Knight110
James White100

Interceptions

South Carolina

PlayerINTYDSTD
Chris Lammons100

Texas A&M

PlayerINTYDSTD
Armani Watts100

Kick Returns

South Carolina

PlayerNOYDSAVGLONGTD
A.J. Turner11919.0190

Texas A&M

PlayerNOYDSAVGLONGTD
Justin Evans37926.3360

Kicking

South Carolina

PlayerFGPCTLONGXPPTS
Elliott Fry2/450.0431/17

Texas A&M

PlayerFGPCTLONGXPPTS
Daniel LaCamera1/250.0353/36

Punt Returns

South Carolina

PlayerNOYDSAVGLONGTD
Rashad Fenton133.030
JaMarcus King122.020

Texas A&M

PlayerNOYDSAVGLONGTD
Christian Kirk22010.0120

Punting

South Carolina

PlayerNOYDSAVGTBIn 20LONG
Sean Kelly520440.80048

Texas A&M

PlayerNOYDSAVGTBIn 20LONG
Shane Tripucka522444.80050

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 400869016) · This game in the downloadable dataset