Top 25: No. 9 Texas A&M 47, Sam Houston State 28

By Kristie Rieken The Associated Press

Published: November 17, 2012 5:54 pm
Top 25 football • Manziel has accounted for 4,161 yards of offense this season.
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College Station, Texas • Johnny Manziel threw for 267 yards and three touchdowns and ran for 100 yards and two more scores in a bit more than a half as No. 9 Texas A&M beat Sam Houston State 47-28 on Saturday.

The redshirt freshman threw an 89-yard touchdown pass to Uzoma Nwachukwu on A&M's first offensive play of the second half. The dual-threat quarterback then attempted the extra point, but it sailed wide right, ending the Heisman hopeful's day with A&M (9-2) leading 40-0.

He broke the NCAA freshman quarterback rushing record of 1,029 set by Missouri's Brad Smith in 2002, and the freshman record for total offense of 3,827 set in 2000 by Jared Lorenzen. He also became the fifth player and first freshman in FBS history to pass for at least 3,000 yards with at least 1,000 yards rushing in a season.

His 4,161 yards are a school record for total offense in a season. —

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