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Jamal Roberts' two long runs power Missouri past Texas A&M, 27-6

Jamal Roberts ran for 222 yards and two touchdowns, including a 54-yard fourth-quarter score, as Missouri defeated Texas A&M 27-6 on Saturday.

Cody Esparza

October 11, 20261 min read

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October 10, 2026

Roberts' runs decide it

Jamal Roberts' 2-yard touchdown run in the third quarter and 54-yard touchdown run in the fourth helped Missouri pull away from Texas A&M for a 27-6 victory Saturday, Oct. 10, 2026. Roberts finished with 34 carries for 222 yards and two touchdowns for the Tigers.

Missouri was the home team at Memorial Stadium, where attendance was 63,609. The Tigers led 20-3 when Roberts broke free for his 54-yard scoring run in the fourth quarter. Blake Craig kicked after both of Roberts' touchdowns.

Missouri builds its lead

Texas A&M's David Olano opened the scoring with a 53-yard field goal in the first period, giving the visiting Aggies a 3-0 lead. Missouri answered in the second period when Austin Simmons connected with Cayden Lee on a 32-yard touchdown pass. Craig's kick put the Tigers ahead 7-3.

Craig then made a 50-yard field goal in the second period, and Missouri took a 10-3 lead into halftime. The quarter-by-quarter scoring was Texas A&M 3, 0, 0, 3 and Missouri 0, 10, 10, 7.

Craig added a 51-yard field goal in the third period before Roberts' 2-yard run made it 20-3. Olano's 27-yard field goal in the fourth period accounted for Texas A&M's final points before Roberts' long run completed Missouri's scoring.

Offensive leaders and records

Simmons completed 14 of 28 passes for 147 yards, one touchdown and one interception for Missouri. Lee had seven receptions for 94 yards and one touchdown.

For Texas A&M, Marcel Reed completed 19 of 39 passes for 187 yards and two interceptions. KJ Edwards carried six times for 20 yards, while TK Norman made three receptions for 55 yards.

Missouri improved to 5-1 after the victory. Texas A&M fell to 3-3.

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Cody Esparza

Cody Esparza covers McKinney city hall, the council, and county government.

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