Alabama Crimson Tide vs Texas A&M Aggies Match Player Stats On Oct 17, 2015

The Sports Xchange
Oct 17, 2015

COLLEGE STATION, Texas - Running back Derrick Henry rushed for a career-high 236 yards and two touchdowns while freshman defensive back Minkah Fitzpatrick returned a pair of interceptions for touchdowns as No. 10 Alabama trounced No. 9 Texas A&M 41-23 before 105,733 fans at Kyle Field.

Defensive back Eddie Jackson also returned an interception for a touchdown as the Crimson Tide (6-1, 3-1 SEC) recorded the second game with multiple touchdowns on interceptions in school history.

Quarterback Kyle Allen was 20 of 40 for 263 yards with three interceptions and one touchdown for the Aggies (5-1, 2-1).

A special teams blunder by Alabama set up a Texas A&M touchdown early in the third quarter. Senior defensive back Cyrus Jones fumbled the ball on a punt return, which led to a 3-yard touchdown pass from Allen to Ricky Seals-Jones to cut it to 28-20.

The Aggies' special teams also blocked a punt in the third, but the offense stalled despite the great field position. Texas A&M ultimately missed a 52-yard field goal attempt.

On the ensuing drive, the Crimson Tide sustained a six-minute possession, but could only come away with three points as kicker Adam Griffith made a 32-yard attempt to make it 31-20.

Griffith was good on a 20-yard attempt early in the fourth quarter which pushed the score to 34-20. The Aggies added a field goal to make it 34-23 before Fitzpatrick's second touchdown sealed it.

With the offense stalling on its first drive, Alabama's defense struck first as Fitzpatrick intercepted an overthrown pass from Allen and returned it 33 yards for a touchdown to make it 7-0.

Two drives later, Henry found the end zone on a 59-yard burst up the middle for a 14-0 lead. Henry had 153 yards in the first quarter, eclipsing his career high for a game of 148.

Texas A&M's Taylor Bertolet drilled a 54-yard field goal with 1:14 left in the first quarter to cut the deficit to 14-3.

Henry punished the Aggies again at the start of the second quarter, capping a five-play, 68 yard drive with a 6-yard touchdown while dragging two Texas A&M defenders into the end zone to make it 21-3.

Bertolet drilled another long kick, a 52-yarder, to bring the score to 21-6 early in the second quarter.

The Crimson Tide received another defense score when safety Eddie Jackson returned an interception 93 yards to increase the lead to 28-6.

The Aggies responded on special teams with a 68-yard punt return for a score by freshman Christian Kirk. The wide receiver shook a couple defenders before sprinting down the left side with a wall of blockers escorting him to the end zone to make it 28-13 at the half.

NOTES: Alabama center Ryan Kelly was ruled out of the game with a concussion. He was replaced by sophomore J.C. Hassenauer. ... Alabama RB Kenyan Drake left the game in the first half with a right quad/thigh injury, but returned midway through the fourth quarter. ... Alabama only previous game with multiple interception returns for a touchdown occurred against Arkansas in 2008. ... Texas A&M fell to 1-6 versus ranked teams at home under coach Kevin Sumlin. ... Alabama sophomore LB Shaun Dion Hamilton was disqualified in the first half for targeting.