Scores

Final

(25) Utah 26

(1-1, 0-1 away)

Texas A&M 28

(2-0, 2-0 home)

8:00 PM ET, September 6, 2003

Kyle Field, COLLEGE STATION, TX

1 2 3 4 T
#25UTAH 0 0 13 1326
TA&M 14 7 0 728

TEXAS A&M 28, UTAH 26

COLLEGE STATION, Texas (Ticker) -- Courtney Lewis rushed for 100 yards and a touchdown on 16 carries as Texas A&M held on for a 28-26 victory over Utah.

Lewis' 28-yard TD run gave the Aggies (2-0) a 28-13 lead with 13:07 remaining before the Utes (1-1) scored twice in the final six minutes.

Utah closed to 28-26 on Brett Elliott's 45-yard TD pass to John Madsen with eight seconds left, but Elliot was stopped short on the two-point conversion attempt.

Reggie McNeal completed 12-of-18 passes for 145 yards for Texas A&M, which opened a 14-0 lead in the first quarter on Terren Murphy's 80-yard scamper and Keith Joseph's one-yard plunge.

The Aggies increased their lead to 21-0 on McNeal's four-yard TD to toss to Quin Germany with 10:41 left in the first half.

The Aggies overcame a strong effort by Utah's Brand Warfield, who ran for 181 yards on 36 carries. Warfield's one-yard run pulled the Utes within 28-20 with 6:13 to go.

The teams were facing each other for the first time since 1936, when Texas A&M posted a 20-7 victory in the only previous meeting.

First-year Texas A&M coach Dennis Franchione improved to 4-3 in his career against Utah.

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Team Stat Comparison

 
UTAH
TA&M
1st Downs2216
Total Yards415368
Passing210145
Rushing205223
Penalties12-708-53
3rd Down Conversions7-221-9
4th Down Conversions4-60-1
Turnovers33
Possession37:2322:37

Passing Leaders

UtahC/ATTYDSAVGTDINT
Elliott18/402105.310
Texas A&MC/ATTYDSAVGTDINT
McNeal12/181458.110

Rushing Leaders

UtahCARYDSAVGTDLG
Warfield361815.0330
Elliott16382.4010
Texas A&MCARYDSAVGTDLG
Lewis161006.3128
Murphy18080.0180

Receiving Leaders

UtahRECYDSAVGTDLG
Moa4358.8013
Savoy4348.5017
Texas A&MRECYDSAVGTDLG
Taylor6599.8015
Murphy47619.0050

Scoring Summary

FIRST QUARTERUTAHTA&M
TD9:56TERRENCE MURPHY 80 YD RUN (TODD PEGRAM KICK)
Drive info: 4 plays, 93 yards.
07
TD4:42KEITH JOSEPH 1 YD RUN (TODD PEGRAM KICK)
Drive info: 7 plays, 84 yards.
014
SECOND QUARTERUTAHTA&M
TD10:41QUINLIN GERMANY 4 YD PASS FROM REGGIE MCNEAL (TODD PEGRAM KICK)
Drive info: 1 plays, 4 yards.
021
THIRD QUARTERUTAHTA&M
TD10:48BRANDON WARFIELD 2 YD RUN (MISSED KICK)
Drive info: 11 plays, 73 yards.
621
TD5:42BRANDON WARFIELD 6 YD RUN (BRYAN BORRESON KICK)
Drive info: 4 plays, 18 yards.
1321
FOURTH QUARTERUTAHTA&M
TD13:07COURTNEY LEWIS 28 YD RUN (TODD PEGRAM KICK)
Drive info: 4 plays, 47 yards.
1328
TD6:13BRANDON WARFIELD 1 YD RUN (BRYAN BORRESON KICK)
Drive info: 14 plays, 76 yards.
2028
TD0:08JOHN MADSEN 45 YD PASS FROM BRETT ELLIOTT (FAILED 2PT RUSH)
Drive info: 8 plays, 76 yards.
2628