Thoughts On Yet Another Northwestern Bowl Loss
Bad offensive line, bad secondary, bad coaching.
| Final - 12.31.2011 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas A&M Aggies | 3 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 33 |
| Northwestern Wildcats | 0 | 7 | 0 | 15 | 22 |
Bad offensive line, bad secondary, bad coaching.
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| FINAL | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas A&M | 3 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 33 |
| Northwestern | 0 | 7 | 0 | 15 | 22 |
| Scoring Drives |
|---|
| Quarter 1 |
| 5:46 left: Texas A&M Field Goal - 24-yarder by Randy Bullock. |
| Quarter 2 |
| 10:12 left: Northwestern Touchdown - 2-yard run by Venric Mark. (Jeff Budzien extra point is good). |
| 10:12 left: |
| 7:58 left: Texas A&M Touchdown - 1-yard run by Ben Malena. (Randy Bullock extra point is good). |
| 7:58 left: |
| 1:31 left: Texas A&M Touchdown - 26-yard pass from Ryan Tannehill to Jeff Fuller. (Randy Bullock extra point is good). |
| 1:31 left: |
| 0:00 left: Texas A&M Field Goal - 40-yarder by Randy Bullock. |
| Quarter 3 |
| 10:00 left: Texas A&M Touchdown - 19-yard run by Ben Malena. (Randy Bullock extra point is good). |
| 10:00 left: |
| 5:59 left: Texas A&M Field Goal - 47-yarder by Randy Bullock. |
| Quarter 4 |
| 11:15 left: Northwestern Touchdown - 1-yard run by Kain Colter. (Jeremy Ebert pass to Demetrius Fields for the two-point conversion). |
| 11:15 left: |
| 5:22 left: Northwestern Touchdown - 2-yard pass from Kain Colter pass to Tim Riley. (Jeff Budzien extra point is good). |
| 5:22 left: |
| 0:30 left: Texas A&M Field Goal - 31-yarder by Randy Bullock. |
| Team statistics | Texas A&M | Northwestern |
|---|---|---|
| Time of Possession | 26:41 | 33:19 |
| First Downs | 22 | 24 |
| Passing Yards Completions-Attempts Interceptions | 27-40 1 | 27-40 0 |
| Rushing Yards Attempts | 80 27 | 52 38 |
| Punt Return Yards | 54 | 50 |
| Turnovers Fumbles-Lost Interceptions | 1 2-0 1 | 0 2-0 0 |
| Penalties-Yards | 7-67 | 8-67 |
| Punts-Average | 4-45.0 | 8-42.1 |