Texas A&M routs The Citadel 41-0
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Texas A&M routed The Citadel 41-0. Share this game
We had Texas A&M favored. It won.
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Top comment in the game thread
Give Brady hart reps with the 1s. This guy looks like an actual QB
How it swung
Before kickoff, our ratings gave Texas A&M better than a 99% chance, and the closing betting line (Texas A&M was a 46.5-point favorite) put it above 99%.
Texas A&M led by 7 after the first quarter and by 28 at the half.
Texas A&M 41-0 The Citadel
Texas A&M wonMove across the chart, or tap a numbered swing, to see any play.The Citadel 0-41 Texas A&MThe Citadel lostMove across the chart, or tap a numbered swing, to see any play.No single play moved the chance by 20 points.
No single play moved the chance by 20 points.
What fans said, play by play
The line in bold above each quote is written by our model from the thread’s comments and the play-by-play.
- Q2 10:50Texas A&M fans demand Reed benching after Gregory touchdown
I rock with Aaron Gregory ngl
r/CFB game thread - Q2 8:06Texas A&M fans mock their defense for failing to stop The Citadel's run game
Hey citadel would you mind if we got your RB in the portal
r/CFB game threadWe know an FCS team is going to run the ball every single play and we still can’t stop them
r/CFB game thread - Q2 1:26Texas A&M fans mock The Citadel and discuss Florida's game
We should play citadel every week
r/CFB game threadGood news Ags, Florida just tied the game against texas Florida: 17 texas: 17 3rd 6:50
r/CFB game thread - Q3 11:44Texas A&M fans praise Hart's throw timing over Reed
🚨Hart is getting throw calls🚨
r/CFB game thread - Q3 3:22
12th man kickoff alert!!!
r/CFB game threadARCH FUMBLE OH MY GAWD
r/CFB game thread - Q4 14:09Texas A&M fans argue Hart is better than Reed after Hart completes passesQuoted at the top of the page.
My argument for Hart: he makes the easy throws at a much higher rate than Reed.
r/CFB game thread
How to read this chart
Starts from the pregame line (Texas A&M -46.5), at 100% for Texas A&M (the play-by-play feed's kickoff number, moved to match the line; our model's and the betting line's own numbers are in “The betting line, and the fans”). Dots are the biggest swings; ticks under the chart are scores. The gray band is r/CFB game-thread activity, its loudest stretches in gold. A gold diamond marks a play fans were reacting to.Watch the plays
The bar and the arrow show Texas A&M’s chance to win after each play; the logo is the team the play helped.
- Q1, 8:56Morrow 4-yd TD runTexas A&M goes ahead 7-0Q1, 8:56 · Texas A&M 7, The Citadel 07-0score after the play7-0score after the play▶Watch from this playESPN College Football
- Q2, 14:29Morrow 1-yd TD runTexas A&M leads 14-0Q2, 14:29 · Texas A&M 14, The Citadel 014-0score after the play14-0score after the play▶Watch from this playESPN College Football
- Q2, 10:26Reed 37-yd TD pass to GregoryTexas A&M leads 21-0Q2, 10:26 · Texas A&M 21, The Citadel 021-0score after the play21-0score after the play▶Watch from this playESPN College Football
- Q4, 5:47Hart 12-yd TD pass to GregoryTexas A&M leads 41-0Q4, 5:47 · Texas A&M 41, The Citadel 041-0score after the play41-0score after the play▶Watch from this playESPN College Football
- Q4, 1:06Casuga sacked for a 5-yd lossQ4, 1:06 · Texas A&M 41, The Citadel 041-0score after the play41-0score after the play▶Watch from this playESPN College Football
Every drive
Texas A&M scored on 7 of its 9 drives; The Citadel on 0 of its 9.
Texas A&M’s drives are teal, The Citadel’s amber. A line runs from where a drive started to where it ended; a filled dot means it scored.
“Alabama is going to slaughter us”
When fans got loud
Busy
Fans saved their loudest stretch for the second quarter.
The jump was busy; the crowd was quiet.
Never in doubt.
Box score
Texas A&M 41, The Citadel 0
The Citadel covered +46.5 by 5.5. The total, 41, stayed under 56.5.
| Team totals | The Citadel | Texas A&M |
|---|---|---|
| Total yards | 183 | 501 |
| Passing | 3 of 10, 43 yds | 16 of 25, 237 yds |
| Rushing | 47 for 140 yds | 40 for 264 yds |
| First downs | 12 | 26 |
| Third down | 5 of 15 | 7 of 11 |
| Fourth down | 2 of 4 | 0 of 0 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 0 |
| Penalties | 2 for 20 yds | 5 for 38 yds |
| Time of possession | 33:59 | 26:01 |
The Citadel leaders
- Passing Nick Billoups 2 of 5, 38 yds
- Rushing Gavin Garcia 16 for 46 yds; Xavier Hill 11 for 35 yds
- Receiving Isaiah Johnson 1 for 32 yds; Whit Hobgood 2 for 11 yds
Texas A&M leaders
- Passing Marcel Reed 8 of 13, 130 yds, 1 TD
- Rushing KJ Edwards 13 for 116 yds; Jamarion Morrow 8 for 54 yds, 3 TD
- Receiving Aaron Gregory 6 for 94 yds, 2 TD; TK Norman 5 for 88 yds
No rain and calm
62° at kickoff · no rain recorded · wind 9 mph from the north-northeast, mostly at an angle to the field, gusts to 23
The usual here around this date is 74°, with about 7 in 10 games between 67° and 83°.
October game-day temperatures at Kyle Field
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Where this weather comes from
Measured at College Station airport, 2.1 miles away. Wind and rain are airport readings near the stadium, not on the field. Game times come from the play-by-play, good to a minute or two. Source: National Weather Service, through the Iowa Environmental Mesonet. Field direction from OpenStreetMap contributors.Before kickoff
Recent games, the series and the betting line below are as they stood going in; the season profile is the season so far.
Recent games
Last three games
The Citadel · 2-4
Rated 203rd in our preseason ratings, 223rd now.
1-2 in its last three, including a 3-point win over South Carolina State as a 17.5-point underdog.
W 43-41 @ Charlotte #179 of 668
won by 2 as a 20.5-point underdog
Last three games
Texas A&M · 3-3
Rated 6th in our preseason ratings, 24th now, down 18 spots.
1-2 in its last three — but nothing on this résumé beats a top-40 team yet.
Week by week
Texas A&M
- Wk 2Wvs Arizona State48-20
- Wk 3Lvs Kentucky21-31
- Wk 4Lat LSU6-35
- Wk 5Wvs Arkansas34-7
- Wk 6Lat Missouri6-27
The Citadel
- Wk 1Wat Charlotte43-41
- Wk 2Lvs Charleston Southern20-26
- Wk 4Lvs Chattanooga8-27
- Wk 5Wat South Carolina State34-31
- Wk 6Lvs East Tennessee State16-34
Power rating by week
Texas A&M is rated 17.4 points ahead as of week 6. Our power rating by week; higher is better.
The series
Texas A&M leads the series 1-0
1 meeting since 2006 · Texas A&M won the last meeting
- 2006Texas A&M 35-3
Line, fans and home field
The betting line, and the fans
Our model and the betting line agree on Texas A&M’s chances here.
Texas A&M favored by 46.5 · Total 56.5
How games like this usually go
Texas A&M by 46.5, and it went to form
Half of games8 in 10 gamesThis game
The band is where a favorite’s chance ran in the 411 games since 2025 with a favorite of 21.5 points or more.
The market
The spread moved 1 point toward Texas A&M.
Spread: −45.5 → −46.5
Home field
Texas A&M is worth +8.6 points (±3.7) more at home than on the road since 2018 — top tenth of FBS, 99th percentile.
77% at home, 37% on the road against FBS opponents (40-12 home, 13-22 away).
Our model gives every stadium the same flat 2.3-point home edge (why); the books use about 3. Against the closing line this stadium reads +2.3 at home vs. away over 94 games — inside the ±5.4 noise, so the flat number is the honest one here.
The visitors travel about 974 miles to get here.