No. 15 Texas A&M (8-3, 4-3) at LSU (5-6, 2-5)
6 p.m. CST Sunday (ESPN)
Tiger Stadium in Baton Rouge, Louisiana
1 Team in the nation has two players with at least 850 rushing yards apiece this season -- Texas A&M. Isaiah Spiller has run for 984 yards and six TDs on 168 carries and Devon Achane has run for 861 yards and nine TDs on 118 carries for the Aggies in 2021.
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1 SEC player in this century can match Texas A&M WR Ainias Smith’s stats in the four all-purpose categories. Smith has 1,284 receiving yards, 524 punt-return yards, 372 rushing yards and 257 kickoff-return yards in his career. The only SEC player in the 2000s who exceeds each of those is former Kentucky QB/WR Randall Cobb.
6 Consecutive victories for Texas A&M over LSU when the Aggies are ranked and the Tigers are not, as is the case this season. Last season, No. 5 Texas A&M defeated unranked LSU 20-7 to extend a winning streak that started after the Tigers’ 17-8 victory over the No. 11 Aggies on Sept. 29, 1990.
16 Rushing yards are needed by Texas A&M RB Isaiah Spiller to post the 18th 1,000-yard season in Aggies’ history and his second in a row. Spiller has run for 984 yards and six TDs on 168 carries in 2021. Last season, Spiller ran for 1,036 yards and nine TDs on 188 carries.
16 100-yard rushing games for Texas A&M RB Isaiah Spiller, including five this season. Spiller has the most 100-yard rushing games for a Texas A&M player since the Aggies entered the SEC in 2012. Last season, Spiller ran for 134 yards and one TD on a career-high 28 carries in the Aggies’ 20-7 victory over LSU.
22 Years since LSU lost six conference games or seven games overall in a season. If the Tigers lose on Saturday, they would have six conference losses and seven overall losses in a season for the first time since 1999, when LSU posted a 3-8 record.
24 Victories without a loss for Texas A&M under coach Jimbo Fisher when the Aggies held the lead at the end of the first quarter. When Texas A&M hasn’t been in front after one period, its record under Fisher is 10-13.
34 Consecutive games with a reception for Texas A&M’s Jalen Wydermyer. With 114 receptions for 1,444 yards and 16 TDs, Wydermyer is Texas A&M’s career leader among tight ends in all three statistical categories.
34 Victories, 22 losses and three ties for LSU against Texas A&M. The Tigers have won seven of the nine meetings as SEC West rivals.
40 Consecutive LSU games have featured at least one TD pass. The Tigers have had a TD pass in every game since a 29-0 loss to Alabama on Nov. 3, 2018.
50 Victories in 70 games as LSU’s coach for Ed Orgeron. The fourth LSU coach to win 50 games, Orgeron will coach in Tiger Stadium for the last time on Saturday and perhaps coach the Tigers for the last time. Orgeron is being let go at the end of the season, and LSU needs a victory to become bowl-eligible.
81 Rushing yards are needed by LSU RB Tyrion Davis-Price to record the 22nd 1,000-yard season in school history. Davis-Price has 919 yards and six TDs on 192 rushing attempts in the 2021 season.
125 Tackles for LSU linebacker Damone Clark this season, the most in the nation. He has 18 more tackles than any other player in the SEC in 2021.
371 Points have been scored by Texas A&M K Seth Small, the most in school history. Small became the Aggies’ career scoring leader in last week’s game, when he passed Randy Bullock’s record of 365 points scored from 2008 through 2011. Small has made a school-record 70 field goals along with 161 extra points.
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Mark Inabinett is a sports reporter for Alabama Media Group. Follow him on Twitter at @AMarkG1.
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