Final
Thomas leads K-State to 62-14 rout over Texas A&M
Oct 18, 2009 - 2:49 AM By JOHN MARSHALL AP Sports WriterMANHATTAN, Kan.(AP) -- Daniel Thomas ran for four touchdowns in the first half and Brandon Banks returned the second-half kickoff 97 yards for another score, leading Kansas State to an improbable 62-14 rout over Texas A&M Saturday night.
A week after allowing 66 points and more than 700 yards in a disheartening loss to Texas Tech, Kansas State (4-3, 2-1 Big 12) steamrolled Texas A&M on both sides of the ball for its most lopsided conference win since beating Iowa State 58-7 in 2002.
The Wildcats led 38-0 at halftime after Thomas scored on runs of 7, 3, 9 and 17 yards, then scored 21 points over the first 5:12 of the third quarter before Texas A&M (3-3, 0-2) finally started to put points on the board.
Keithen Valentine ran for a pair of touchdowns in the second half and Grant Gregory was steady after being replaced by Carson Coffman last week, throwing for 147 yards and a touchdown on 10-of-13 passing.
Embarrassed by Texas Tech, Kansas State's defense took it out on Texas A&M, forcing five turnovers while holding the Aggies to 70 first-half yards and minus-13 yards rushing overall.
The Wildcats also harassed Jerrod Johnson, the Big 12's total offense leader, with six sacks and three interceptions, ending his Big 12 record at 242 pass attempts without throwing a pick. He finished with 314 yards passing and threw two touchdowns to Uzoma Nwachukwu - both after Kansas State had built a 59-0 lead.
The defensive dominance gave the Wildcats a short field most of the game and they took advantage, scoring on six of seven drives for their most points in a half since scoring 50 against New Mexico State in 2001.
Kansas State kept the pressure up from there, with Banks getting his school-record third kickoff return for a TD this season and Valentine scoring on runs of 9 and 20 yards to put away any thought of a comeback.
Texas A&M was in trouble from the start.
Running back Jamie McCoy fumbled on Aggies' second play from scrimmage and Kansas State's Troy Butler recovered at the Aggies' 29. Thomas scored four plays later on a 7-yard run up the middle.
Texas A&M's next two drives ended in punts and good field position for Kansas State. Josh Cherry put the Wildcats up 10-0 with a 23-yard field goal, then Thomas - after a 24-yard punt return by Banks and a face-mask penalty - went around right end for an easy 3-yard touchdown run when the Aggies blew outside containment on an option.
Nearly a touchdown underdog at home, Kansas State led 17-0 after the first quarter.
And the Wildcats weren't done. Far from it.
Tysyn Hartman ended Johnson's single-season conference record of no interceptions at 225 passes with a pick in the second quarter, setting up Thomas' fourth TD of the half.
Trying to run out the clock in the closing seconds, Johnson and Christine Michael had a bad exchange on a handoff and Kansas recovered the fumble. Gregory hit Collin Klein on a 16-yard touchdown pass on the next play to give the Wildcats more points in the first half than they had scored in five of six games this season.
- NCAAF FINAL
1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
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TEXASAM 0 0 14 0 14
KANSASST 17 21 21 3 62 FINAL
SCORING SUMMARY
1ST QUARTER: KANSAS ST - TD, DANIEL THOMAS 7 YD RUN (JOSH
CHERRY KICK), 2:00. KANSASST
7-0
KANSAS ST - FG, JOSH CHERRY 23 YD, 8:09.
KANSASST 10-0
KANSAS ST - TD, DANIEL THOMAS 3 YD RUN (JOSH
CHERRY K
Oct 17 10:22 PM - NCAAF
TEXASAM 14
KANSASST 62 0:00 LEFT, 4TH QTR
Oct 17 10:22 PM - NCAAF
TEXASAM 14
KANSASST 59 0:00 LEFT, 3RD QTR
Oct 17 9:37 PM
TD TEXAS A&M UZOMA NWACHUKWU 23 YD PASS FROM JERROD JOHNSON (RANDY BULLOCK KICK)
Texas A&M 14, Kansas State 59 3rd - 5:01Oct 17 9:24 PM
TD TEXAS A&M UZOMA NWACHUKWU 23 YD PASS FROM JERROD JOHNSON (RANDY BULLOCK KICK)
Texas A&M 14, Kansas State 59 3rd - 5:01Oct 17 9:24 PM
TD TEXAS A&M UZOMA NWACHUKWU 23 YD PASS FROM JERROD JOHNSON (RANDY BULLOCK KICK)
Texas A&M 14, Kansas State 59 3rd - 5:01Oct 17 9:24 PM
TD TEXAS A&M UZOMA NWACHUKWU 66 YD PASS FROM JERROD JOHNSON (RANDY BULLOCK KICK)
Texas A&M 7, Kansas State 59 3rd - 9:34Oct 17 9:14 PM
TD TEXAS A&M UZOMA NWACHUKWU 66 YD PASS FROM JERROD JOHNSON (RANDY BULLOCK KICK)
Texas A&M 7, Kansas State 59 3rd - 9:34Oct 17 9:14 PM
TD TEXAS A&M UZOMA NWACHUKWU 66 YD PASS FROM JERROD JOHNSON (RANDY BULLOCK KICK)
Texas A&M 7, Kansas State 59 3rd - 9:34Oct 17 9:14 PM
TD KANSAS ST KEITHEN VALENTINE 19 YD RUN (JOSH CHERRY KICK)
Texas A&M 0, Kansas State 59 3rd - 9:48Oct 17 9:10 PM
TD KANSAS ST KEITHEN VALENTINE 19 YD RUN (JOSH CHERRY KICK)
Texas A&M 0, Kansas State 59 3rd - 9:48Oct 17 9:10 PM
TD KANSAS ST KEITHEN VALENTINE 9 YD RUN (JOSH CHERRY KICK)
Texas A&M 0, Kansas State 52 3rd - 13:50Oct 17 8:59 PM
TD KANSAS ST KEITHEN VALENTINE 9 YD RUN (JOSH CHERRY KICK)
Texas A&M 0, Kansas State 52 3rd - 13:50Oct 17 8:59 PM
TD KANSAS ST BRANDON BANKS 96 YD KICKOFF RETURN (JOSH CHERRY KICK)
Texas A&M 0, Kansas State 45 3rd - 14:46Oct 17 8:54 PM
TD KANSAS ST BRANDON BANKS 96 YD KICKOFF RETURN (JOSH CHERRY KICK)
Texas A&M 0, Kansas State 45 3rd - 14:46Oct 17 8:54 PM- NCAAF
TEXASAM 0
KANSASST 38 0:00 LEFT, 2ND QTR
Oct 17 8:33 PM
TD KANSAS ST COLLIN KLEIN 16 YD PASS FROM GRANT GREGORY (JOSH CHERRY KICK)
Texas A&M 0, Kansas State 38 2nd - 0:10Oct 17 8:31 PM
TD KANSAS ST COLLIN KLEIN 16 YD PASS FROM GRANT GREGORY (JOSH CHERRY KICK)
Texas A&M 0, Kansas State 38 2nd - 0:10Oct 17 8:31 PM
TD KANSAS ST COLLIN KLEIN 16 YD PASS FROM GRANT GREGORY (JOSH CHERRY KICK)
Texas A&M 0, Kansas State 38 2nd - 0:10Oct 17 8:31 PM
TD KANSAS ST DANIEL THOMAS 17 YD RUN (JOSH CHERRY KICK)
Texas A&M 0, Kansas State 31 2nd - 1:02Oct 17 8:25 PM
TD KANSAS ST DANIEL THOMAS 17 YD RUN (JOSH CHERRY KICK)
Texas A&M 0, Kansas State 31 2nd - 1:02Oct 17 8:25 PM
TD KANSAS ST DANIEL THOMAS 8 YD RUN (JOSH CHERRY KICK)
Texas A&M 0, Kansas State 24 2nd - 8:19Oct 17 8:10 PM
TD KANSAS ST DANIEL THOMAS 8 YD RUN (JOSH CHERRY KICK)
Texas A&M 0, Kansas State 24 2nd - 8:19Oct 17 8:10 PM- NCAAF
TEXASAM 0
KANSASST 17 0:00 LEFT, 1ST QTR
Oct 17 7:46 PM
TD KANSAS ST DANIEL THOMAS 3 YD RUN (JOSH CHERRY KICK)
Texas A&M 0, Kansas State 17 1st - 3:31Oct 17 7:40 PM
TD KANSAS ST DANIEL THOMAS 3 YD RUN (JOSH CHERRY KICK)
Texas A&M 0, Kansas State 17 1st - 3:31Oct 17 7:40 PM
TD KANSAS ST DANIEL THOMAS 7 YD RUN (JOSH CHERRY KICK)
Texas A&M 0, Kansas State 7 1st - 13:00Oct 17 7:17 PM
TD KANSAS ST DANIEL THOMAS 7 YD RUN (JOSH CHERRY KICK)
Texas A&M 0, Kansas State 7 1st - 13:00Oct 17 7:17 PM
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