November 6, 2021 Week 10 · Regular Season Belt defended

Texas A&M defends the belt, 20–3, at home over Auburn.

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Texas A&MAP No. 13 20

Away · Challenger

AuburnAP No. 12 3

AP poll, week 10: Auburn No. 12 at Texas A&M No. 13 · No. 1 that week: Georgia. The belt vs. the polls →

Belt context

Where this game sits in the lineage

Texas A&M came in 28 days into reign #316, which began with a win over Alabama, with 2 defenses already behind it; this was its third defense. It was the last defense: Ole Miss took the belt in the very next belt game, on November 13, 2021.

For Auburn this was its 18th shot at the belt; it had held the belt 9 times before.

This is the only time Auburn and Texas A&M have met with the belt on the line.

AI-Written

Recap

Texas A&M's defense dominated Auburn in Kyle Field, forcing two crucial turnovers to secure a 20-3 victory and retain the belt. The Aggies' offense moved the ball methodically, with Seth Small providing a steady kicking game that resulted in four successful field goals throughout the contest. Auburn managed only two field goals despite decent yardage totals, as their offense sputtered when it mattered most, particularly a costly Bo Nix interception to Jaylon Jones with 2:43 remaining in the fourth quarter. A pivotal moment came when Jayden Peevy forced another Nix fumble in the fourth quarter, with Texas A&M recovering and converting it to a two-point play to extend their lead to 20-3. The Aggies' ability to control time of possession and limit Auburn's third-down efficiency proved decisive in keeping their lineal claim alive.

Seth Small's four field goals (21, 29, 47, 37 yards) providing all of Texas A&M's scoring and establishing early field position
Jayden Peevy's forced fumble on Bo Nix in Q4 leading to a recovered fumble and subsequent two-point conversion extending Texas A&M's lead to 20-3
Bo Nix's interception to Jaylon Jones with 2:43 left in Q4 sealing the game for Texas A&M
Auburn's offensive struggles reflected in only two field goals despite 226 total yards and inability to convert opportunities into touchdowns

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&MAuburn

Total yards409226

Rushing yards21773

Passing yards192153

First downs1817

3rd down conv.3/134/16

Turnovers12

Penalties–yards4–305–35

Time of possession30:0429:56

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 9:33	Texas A&M	+25 yd	Zach Calzada pass complete to Jalen Wydermyer for 25 yds to the Aub 36 for a 1ST down
Q1 7:12	Texas A&M	+21 yd	Seth Small 21 yd FG GOOD
Q1 0:20	Auburn	+32 yd	Anders Carlson 32 yd FG GOOD
Q2 12:50	Auburn	-3 yd	Bo Nix sacked by Tyree Johnson for a loss of 3 yards to the 50 yard line Bo Nix fumbled, forced by Tyree Johnson, recovered by Aub Bo Nix , return for 0 yards to the 50 yard line
Q2 3:15	Texas A&M	+42 yd	Seth Small 42 yd FG MISSED
Q3 9:16	Auburn	+33 yd	Anders Carlson 33 yd FG MISSED
Q3 3:39	Texas A&M	+29 yd	Seth Small 29 yd FG GOOD
Q3 8:26	Texas A&M	+49 yd	Zach Calzada pass complete to Caleb Chapman for 49 yds to the Aub 32 for a 1ST down
Q4 13:40	Texas A&M	+47 yd	Seth Small 47 yd FG GOOD
Q3 1:51	Texas A&M	+23 yd	Isaiah Spiller run for 23 yds to the TexAM 35 for a 1ST down
Q4 13:04	Auburn	+24 yd	Bo Nix sacked by Jayden Peevy for a loss of 11 yards Bo Nix fumbled, forced by Jayden Peevy, recovered by TexAM Micheal Clemons , return for 0 yards , return for 24 yds, (Zach Calzada pass to Ainias Smith for Two-Point Conversion)
Q4 11:27	Texas A&M	+68 yd	Devon Achane run for 68 yds to the Aub 5 Devon Achane fumbled, forced by Donovan Kaufman, recovered by Aub Roger McCreary
Q4 3:15	Texas A&M	+37 yd	Seth Small 37 yd FG GOOD
Q4 2:43	Auburn	+0 yd	Bo Nix pass intercepted Jaylon Jones return for no gain to the Aub 40

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

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	QBR
Zach Calzada	15/29	192	6.6	0	0	41.9

Auburn

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	QBR
Bo Nix	20/41	153	3.7	0	1	27.9

Rushing

Texas A&M

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	LONG
Isaiah Spiller	21	112	5.3	23
Devon Achane	10	98	9.8	68
Zach Calzada	2	8	4.0	10
Ainias Smith	1	1	1.0	1
Team	1	-2	-2.0	0

Auburn

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	LONG
Tank Bigsby	15	69	4.6	11
Jarquez Hunter	4	14	3.5	14
Shaun Shivers	3	8	2.7	7
Bo Nix	7	-18	-2.6	11

Receiving

Texas A&M

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	LONG
Caleb Chapman	3	77	25.7	49
Jalen Wydermyer	5	53	10.6	25
Ainias Smith	4	44	11.0	18
Demond Demas	1	16	16.0	16
Isaiah Spiller	1	3	3.0	3
Devon Achane	1	-1	-1.0	0

Auburn

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	LONG
John Samuel Shenker	4	50	12.5	13
Shaun Shivers	6	40	6.7	12
Tank Bigsby	4	16	4.0	10
Luke Deal	1	15	15.0	15
Demetris Robertson	1	10	10.0	10
Kobe Hudson	1	8	8.0	8
Shedrick Jackson	2	8	4.0	5
Ze'Vian Capers	1	6	6.0	6

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Defense

Texas A&M

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HUR
Aaron Hansford	9	3	0	0	0	0
Andre White Jr.	9	2	0	0	0	0
Edgerrin Cooper	7	6	0	1	0	0
Leon O'Neal Jr.	7	3	0	0	0	1
DeMarvin Leal	6	2	0	0	0	0
Jaylon Jones	4	4	0	0	2	0
Demani Richardson	4	3	1	1	0	2
Micheal Clemons	3	3	0	0	0	1
Antonio Johnson	3	2	0	1	0	0
Jayden Peevy	3	1	1	1	0	0
Tyree Johnson	2	2	2	2	0	0
Tyreek Chappell	2	2	0	0	3	1
Chris Russell	1	1	0	0	0	0

Auburn

Player	TOT	SOLO	TFL	PD	QB HUR
Smoke Monday	9	6	1	1	0
Ladarius Tennison	8	6	1	0	0
Donovan Kaufman	5	4	0	0	0
Zakoby McClain	4	3	0	1	0
Jaylin Simpson	4	3	1	1	0
Chandler Wooten	4	2	0	0	0
Owen Pappoe	3	3	0	0	0
Derick Hall	3	2	0.5	0	0
T.D. Moultry	3	1	0	0	0
Colby Wooden	3	1	0	0	1
J.J. Pegues	2	2	0	0	0
Andrew Leota	2	1	0	0	0
Roger McCreary	2	1	0	1	0
Shedrick Jackson	1	1	0	0	0
Dylan Brooks	1	1	0	0	0
Tony Fair	1	0	0.5	0	0
Jacob Quattlebaum	1	0	0	0	0
Elijah Canion	1	0	0	0	0

Fumbles

Texas A&M

Player	FUM	LOST	REC
Micheal Clemons	0	0	1
Devon Achane	1	1	0

Auburn

Player	FUM	LOST	REC
Roger McCreary	0	0	1
Bo Nix	2	1	0
Team	1	0	0

Interceptions

Texas A&M

Player	INT	YDS	TD
Jaylon Jones	1	0	0

Auburn

No recorded stats in this category.

Kick Returns

Texas A&M

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Devon Achane	1	10	10.0	10	0

Auburn

No recorded stats in this category.

Kicking

Texas A&M

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Seth Small	4/5	80.0	47	0/0	12

Auburn

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Anders Carlson	1/2	50.0	32	0/0	3

Punt Returns

Texas A&M

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Ainias Smith	3	5	1.7	2	0

Auburn

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Demetris Robertson	3	23	7.7	12	0

Punting

Texas A&M

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Nik Constantinou	4	187	46.8	0	1	54

Auburn

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Oscar Chapman	7	320	45.7	0	4	63

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 401282126) · This game in the downloadable dataset

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