October 22, 2016 Week 8 · Regular Season Belt changed hands

Alabama takes the belt, 33–14, at home over Texas A&M.

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Recap

Alabama's defense and special teams controlled this belt-deciding matchup from the opening drive, with Adam Griffith's early field goals setting the tone before Jalen Hurts connected with O.J. Howard for a touchdown to make it 13-0. Texas A&M mounted a brief second-quarter comeback, with Trevor Knight engineering a scoring drive capped by a 9-yard touchdown pass to Josh Reynolds, but Alabama's opportunistic defense kept the Aggies from gaining momentum, including a crucial interception by Marlon Humphrey that ended a Texas A&M threat in the red zone. The turning point came in the fourth quarter when Hurts broke free on a 37-yard touchdown run to put the game out of reach, as Alabama's 287 rushing yards and dominant time of possession (35:50 to 24:10) wore down the Aggies' defense throughout the afternoon.

Adam Griffith's two early field goals (32 and 28 yards) established Alabama's rhythm and control before Texas A&M could settle in
Marlon Humphrey's interception of Trevor Knight in the second quarter prevented Texas A&M from sustaining momentum in the red zone
Jalen Hurts' 37-yard touchdown run in the fourth quarter provided the decisive blow that put the game away and secured the belt for Alabama

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

AlabamaTexas A&M

Total yards451278

Rushing yards287114

Passing yards164164

First downs2817

3rd down conv.7/145/16

Turnovers22

Penalties–yards7–449–81

Time of possession35:5024:10

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

When	Team	Yards	Play
Q1 14:34	Alabama	+30 yd	Damien Harris run for 30 yds to the TexAM 39 for a 1ST down
Q1 11:57	Alabama	+32 yd	Adam Griffith 32 yd FG GOOD
Q1 4:43	Alabama	+28 yd	Adam Griffith 28 yd FG GOOD
Q2 12:59	Alabama	+5 yd	Jalen Hurts pass complete to O.J. Howard for 5 yds for a TD, (Adam Griffith KICK)
Q2 14:03	Alabama	+30 yd	Damien Harris run for 30 yds to the TexAM 15 for a 1ST down
Q2 12:21	Texas A&M	+21 yd	Trevor Knight pass complete to Keith Ford for 21 yds to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down
Q2 5:17	Alabama	-21 yd	Jalen Hurts pass intercepted Claude George return for 6 yds to the Alab 49 TEXAS A&M Penalty, Personal Foul (Donovan Wilson ejected for targeting) to the Alab 49
Q2 5:10	Texas A&M	+0 yd	Trevor Knight pass intercepted Marlon Humphrey return for no gain to the Alab 25
Q2 4:10	Alabama	+21 yd	Jalen Hurts pass complete to O.J. Howard for 21 yds to the TexAM 14 for a 1ST down
Q2 4:33	Alabama	+46 yd	Jalen Hurts pass complete to ArDarius Stewart for 46 yds to the TexAM 30 for a 1ST down
Q2 2:20	Alabama	+29 yd	Adam Griffith 29 yd FG MISSED
Q2 1:44	Texas A&M	+25 yd	Trevor Knight pass complete to Ricky Seals-Jones for 25 yds to the Alab 44 for a 1ST down
Q2 0:38	Texas A&M	+9 yd	Trevor Knight pass complete to Josh Reynolds for 9 yds for a TD, (Daniel LaCamera KICK)
Q2 0:45	Texas A&M	+27 yd	Trevor Knight run for 27 yds to the Alab 9 for a 1ST down
Q2 0:00	Alabama	+0 yd	Jalen Hurts pass intercepted, touchback. Justin Evans return for no gain
Q3 13:09	Texas A&M	+33 yd	Trevor Knight pass complete to Jeremy Tabuyo for 33 yds to the Alab 25 for a 1ST down
Q3 12:54	Texas A&M	+25 yd	Trevor Knight pass complete to Christian Kirk for 25 yds for a TD, (Daniel LaCamera KICK)
Q3 6:33	Alabama	+4 yd	Jalen Hurts pass complete to Calvin Ridley for 4 yds for a TD, (Adam Griffith KICK)
Q3 12:54	Texas A&M	+23 yd	Braden Mann kickoff for 65 yds , ArDarius Stewart return for 23 yds to the Alab 23
Q3 0:21	Texas A&M	+30 yd	Keith Ford run for a loss of 8 yards Keith Ford fumbled, recovered by Alab Jonathan Allen , return for 30 yds, (Two-Point Conversion failed )
Q4 14:50	Texas A&M	-12 yd	Trevor Knight sacked by TEAM for a loss of 12 yards to the TexAM 9 Trevor Knight fumbled, recovered by TexAM , return for 0 yards
Q4 12:27	Alabama	+37 yd	Jalen Hurts run for 37 yds for a TD, (Adam Griffith KICK)
Q4 12:27	Alabama	+32 yd	Adam Griffith kickoff for 65 yds , Christian Kirk return for 32 yds to the TexAM 32

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

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	QBR
Jalen HurtsAlabama	15/25	164	6.6	2	2	56.5
Trevor KnightTexas A&M	14/31	164	5.3	2	1	49.4

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Damien HarrisAlabama	17	128	7.5	0	30
Jalen HurtsAlabama	21	93	4.4	1	37
Bo ScarbroughAlabama	8	33	4.1	0	16
Josh JacobsAlabama	11	33	3.0	0	8
Keith FordTexas A&M	15	62	4.1	0	15
Trevor KnightTexas A&M	13	24	1.8	0	27
Trayveon WilliamsTexas A&M	9	23	2.6	0	11
Kendall BusseyTexas A&M	1	5	5.0	0	5

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
O.J. HowardAlabama	8	69	8.6	1	21
ArDarius StewartAlabama	2	57	28.5	0	45
Calvin RidleyAlabama	4	27	6.8	1	9
Josh JacobsAlabama	1	11	11.0	0	11
Christian KirkTexas A&M	9	58	6.4	1	25
Jeremy TabuyoTexas A&M	1	33	33.0	0	33
Josh ReynoldsTexas A&M	2	27	13.5	1	18
Ricky Seals-JonesTexas A&M	1	25	25.0	0	25
Keith FordTexas A&M	1	21	21.0	0	21

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Defense

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HUR
Reuben FosterAlabama	12	8	0	0.5	0	0
Ronnie HarrisonAlabama	6	4	0	1	0	0
Jonathan AllenAlabama	6	3	1	1	0	4
Ryan AndersonAlabama	4	4	0	3	0	1
Hootie JonesAlabama	4	4	0	0	1	0
Eddie JacksonAlabama	3	3	0	0	0	0
Marlon HumphreyAlabama	3	3	0	1	1	0
Minkah FitzpatrickAlabama	3	3	0	0	0	0
Tim WilliamsAlabama	3	2	2	2	0	1
Dalvin TomlinsonAlabama	3	1	1	1.5	1	0
Anthony AverettAlabama	2	2	0	0	0	0
Mack WilsonAlabama	2	2	0	0	0	0
Tony BrownAlabama	2	1	0	0	0	0
Da'Ron PayneAlabama	2	1	0	0	1	0
Terrell LewisAlabama	2	1	0	0	0	0
Da'Shawn HandAlabama	1	1	1	1	0	2
Rashaan EvansAlabama	1	1	0	0	0	0
Christian MillerAlabama	1	1	0	0	0	1
Damien HarrisAlabama	1	1	0	0	0	0
Joshua FrazierAlabama	1	0	0	0	0	0
Derek KiefAlabama	1	0	0	0	0	0
Trevon DiggsAlabama	1	0	0	0	0	0
Shaan WashingtonTexas A&M	11	7	0	0.5	0	1
Armani WattsTexas A&M	8	7	0	1.5	0	0
Myles GarrettTexas A&M	7	3	0	3.5	0	1
Nick HarveyTexas A&M	6	5	0	0	0	0
Daeshon HallTexas A&M	6	4	0	0.5	0	1
Otaro AlakaTexas A&M	6	4	0	1.5	0	0
Justin EvansTexas A&M	4	4	0	0	0	0
Daylon MackTexas A&M	4	3	0	0	0	0
Zaycoven HendersonTexas A&M	4	1	0.5	1	0	0
Kingsley KekeTexas A&M	3	3	1	2	1	0
Priest WillisTexas A&M	3	3	0	0	0	0
Alex SezerTexas A&M	3	2	0	0	0	0
Tyrel DodsonTexas A&M	3	2	0	0	0	0
Qualen CunninghamTexas A&M	3	1	0	0	0	0
Claude GeorgeTexas A&M	3	1	0.5	0.5	0	0
Donovan WilsonTexas A&M	2	2	0	0	0	0
Reggie ChevisTexas A&M	2	1	0	0	0	0
Clifford ChattmanTexas A&M	2	1	0	0	0	0
Jarrett JohnsonTexas A&M	1	1	1	1	0	0
Richard MooreTexas A&M	1	1	0	0	0	0
Noel EllisTexas A&M	1	0	0	0	0	0
Hardreck WalkerTexas A&M	1	0	0	0	0	0
Larry PryorTexas A&M	1	0	0	0	0	0
Roney ElamTexas A&M	1	0	0	0	0	0

Fumbles

Player	FUM	LOST
Bo ScarbroughAlabama	1	0
Keith FordTexas A&M	1	1
Trevor KnightTexas A&M	1	0

Interceptions

Player	INT	YDS
Marlon HumphreyAlabama	1	0
Claude GeorgeTexas A&M	1	6
Justin EvansTexas A&M	1	0

Kick Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG
ArDarius StewartAlabama	1	23	23.0	23
Dakota BallAlabama	1	13	13.0	13
Justin EvansTexas A&M	2	33	16.5	17
Christian KirkTexas A&M	1	32	32.0	32
Keith FordTexas A&M	1	18	18.0	18
Speedy NoilTexas A&M	1	14	14.0	14

Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Adam GriffithAlabama	2/3	66.7	32	3/3	9
Daniel LaCameraTexas A&M	0/0	0.0	0	2/2	2

Punt Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Eddie JacksonAlabama	2	21	10.5	17	0
Christian KirkTexas A&M	1	2	2.0	2	0

Punting

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
JK ScottAlabama	2	107	53.5	0	0	60
Shane TripuckaTexas A&M	6	255	42.5	0	0	53

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

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