October 16, 2021 Week 7 · Regular Season Belt defended

Texas A&M defends the belt, 35–14, on the road at Missouri.

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Recap

Texas A&M's defense dominated the first quarter, forcing two early interceptions while the Aggies' offense exploded for three touchdowns to build a commanding 21-0 lead. Missouri managed to answer with Tyler Badie's 32-yard touchdown run in the second quarter, but Texas A&M extended their advantage with another Ainias Smith touchdown pass to reach 28-7 by halftime. The Tigers showed some offensive life in the third quarter with Dominic Lovett's touchdown reception cutting it to 28-14, but Texas A&M's ground game proved too powerful down the stretch as they held on for the 35-14 victory and retained the belt.

Two Bazelak interceptions in Q1 (Jones and Johnson) set the tone early and led directly to two Aggie TDs
Isaiah Spiller's 48-yard TD run in Q1 and Devon Achane's explosive rushing performances established A&M's dominance on the ground
Ainias Smith's two TD receptions (2 yards and 11 yards) gave Texas A&M multiple scoring options and extended their lead
Missouri's defensive adjustments in Q3 with Lovett's TD brought them closer, but too late to mount a comeback

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

MissouriTexas A&M

Total yards328431

Rushing yards98283

Passing yards230148

First downs1929

3rd down conv.6/172/8

Turnovers21

Penalties–yards13–1065–54

Time of possession30:0329:57

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 13:23	Missouri	+17 yd	Connor Bazelak pass intercepted Jaylon Jones return for 17 yds to the Misso 22
Q1 11:25	Texas A&M	+2 yd	Zach Calzada pass complete to Ainias Smith for 2 yds for a TD (Seth Small KICK)
Q1 7:55	Texas A&M	+48 yd	Isaiah Spiller run for 48 yds for a TD (Seth Small KICK)
Q1 4:25	Texas A&M	+20 yd	Devon Achane run for 20 yds to the Misso 34 for a 1ST down
Q1 2:43	Texas A&M	+20 yd	Devon Achane run for 20 yds for a TD (Seth Small KICK)
Q1 1:54	Missouri	+22 yd	Michael Cox run for 22 yds to the Misso 26 for a 1ST down
Q1 0:53	Missouri	+6 yd	Connor Bazelak pass intercepted Antonio Johnson return for 6 yds to the Misso 30
Q2 14:19	Texas A&M	+54 yd	Seth Small 54 yd FG MISSED
Q2 8:09	Missouri	+32 yd	Tyler Badie run for 32 yds for a TD (Harrison Mevis KICK)
Q2 6:12	Texas A&M	+27 yd	Zach Calzada pass complete to Devon Achane for 27 yds to the Misso 22 for a 1ST down
Q2 4:45	Texas A&M	+11 yd	Zach Calzada pass complete to Ainias Smith for 11 yds for a TD (Seth Small KICK)
Q2 1:28	Texas A&M	+37 yd	Zach Calzada pass intercepted Jaylon Carlies return for 27 yds to the Misso 1 MISSOURI Penalty, Illegal Block (Trajan Jeffcoat) to the Misso 18
Q3 12:32	Missouri	+24 yd	Connor Bazelak pass complete to Tauskie Dove for 24 yds to the Misso 30 for a 1ST down
Q3 9:35	Missouri	+26 yd	Connor Bazelak pass complete to Tauskie Dove for 26 yds to the TexAM 13 for a 1ST down
Q3 8:12	Missouri	+7 yd	Dominic Lovett run for 7 yds for a TD (Harrison Mevis KICK)
Q3 2:33	Texas A&M	+1 yd	Devon Achane run for 1 yd for a TD (Seth Small KICK)
Q3 5:27	Texas A&M	+21 yd	Zach Calzada pass complete to Ainias Smith for 21 yds to the Misso 34 for a 1ST down
Q3 2:24	Missouri	+34 yd	Connor Bazelak pass complete to Tyler Badie for 34 yds to the TexAM 41 for a 1ST down
Q4 11:33	Texas A&M	+46 yd	Seth Small 46 yd FG MISSED
Q4 7:12	Texas A&M	+20 yd	Isaiah Spiller run for 20 yds to the TexAM 32 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

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	QBR
Connor BazelakMissouri	29/43	230	5.3	0	2	55.3
Zach CalzadaTexas A&M	13/25	148	5.9	2	1	65.2

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Tyler BadieMissouri	22	68	3.1	1	32
Michael CoxMissouri	2	24	12.0	0	22
Dominic LovettMissouri	2	17	8.5	1	10
Micah WilsonMissouri	1	2	2.0	0	2
Connor BazelakMissouri	3	-13	-4.3	0	5
Isaiah SpillerTexas A&M	20	168	8.4	1	48
Devon AchaneTexas A&M	16	124	7.8	2	20
LJ Johnson Jr.Texas A&M	2	5	2.5	0	5
Amari DanielsTexas A&M	2	5	2.5	0	6
TeamTexas A&M	1	-2	-2.0	0	0
Zach CalzadaTexas A&M	1	-17	-17.0	0	0

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Tauskie DoveMissouri	5	65	13.0	0	26
Tyler BadieMissouri	7	53	7.6	0	34
Chance LuperMissouri	6	40	6.7	0	9
Javian HesterMissouri	2	26	13.0	0	13
Dominic LovettMissouri	3	22	7.3	0	10
Niko HeaMissouri	4	16	4.0	0	7
Daniel ParkerMissouri	2	8	4.0	0	6
Ainias SmithTexas A&M	3	34	11.3	2	21
Jalen WydermyerTexas A&M	3	29	9.7	0	12
Devon AchaneTexas A&M	1	27	27.0	0	27
Chase LaneTexas A&M	2	21	10.5	0	11
Jalen PrestonTexas A&M	1	11	11.0	0	11
Isaiah SpillerTexas A&M	1	10	10.0	0	10
Max WrightTexas A&M	1	8	8.0	0	8
Demond DemasTexas A&M	1	8	8.0	0	8

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Defense

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HUR
Allie Green IVMissouri	7	6	0	0	1	0
Martez ManuelMissouri	6	6	1	1	0	0
Shawn RobinsonMissouri	5	5	0	1	0	0
Akayleb EvansMissouri	5	4	0	1	1	0
Jaylon CarliesMissouri	4	2	0	0	0	0
Mehki WingoMissouri	3	3	0	0	0	0
Blaze AlldredgeMissouri	3	2	0	0	0	0
Jamie PettwayMissouri	3	2	0	0	0	0
Darius RobinsonMissouri	3	2	0	0	0	0
Chad BaileyMissouri	2	2	0	0	0	0
Isaiah McGuireMissouri	2	2	0	1	0	0
DJ JacksonMissouri	2	2	0	0	0	0
Trajan JeffcoatMissouri	2	1	0	1	0	0
Hyrin WhiteMissouri	1	1	0	0	0	0
Jatorian HansfordMissouri	1	1	0	0	0	0
Tauskie DoveMissouri	1	1	0	0	0	0
Chris ShearinMissouri	1	1	0	0	0	0
Devin NicholsonMissouri	1	1	0	0	0	0
Dominic LovettMissouri	1	1	0	0	0	0
Edgerrin CooperTexas A&M	8	7	0	1	0	0
Aaron HansfordTexas A&M	7	7	0	2	1	0
Demani RichardsonTexas A&M	7	5	0	0	0	1
DeMarvin LealTexas A&M	6	5	1	2	0	0
Tyreek ChappellTexas A&M	6	5	0	0	0	0
Antonio JohnsonTexas A&M	4	4	0	0	0	0
Tyree JohnsonTexas A&M	3	3	1	1	0	0
Leon O'Neal Jr.Texas A&M	3	3	0	0	0	0
Erick YoungTexas A&M	3	3	0	0	0	0
Andre White Jr.Texas A&M	3	3	0	0	0	0
Micheal ClemonsTexas A&M	2	2	0	1	0	0
Jaylon JonesTexas A&M	2	1	0	0	0	0
Jalen WydermyerTexas A&M	1	1	0	0	0	0
Adarious JonesTexas A&M	1	1	0	0	0	0
McKinnley JacksonTexas A&M	1	1	0	0	0	0

Interceptions

Player	INT	YDS
Jaylon CarliesMissouri	1	27
Jaylon JonesTexas A&M	1	17
Antonio JohnsonTexas A&M	1	6

Kick Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Jaylon CarliesMissouri	1	11	11.0	11	0
Kris Abrams-DraineMissouri	1	9	9.0	9	0

Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Harrison MevisMissouri	0/0	0.0	0	2/2	2
Seth SmallTexas A&M	0/2	0.0	0	5/5	5

Punt Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
D'ionte SmithMissouri	2	1	0.5	1	0

Punting

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Grant McKinnissMissouri	6	235	39.2	0	4	60
Nik ConstantinouTexas A&M	3	144	48.0	0	1	56

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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