ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) -- Jashaun Corbin had the first 100-yard kickoff return to start a game for Texas A&M since 1994, Trayveon Williams ran for 153 yards with two touchdowns and the Aggies beat Arkansas 24-17 on Saturday for coach Jimbo Fisher's first Southeastern Conference victory.
Corbin, a true freshman, fielded his first career return at the edge of the end zone and took off before shooting through an open gap across the field toward the opposite sideline. He streaked by the A&M bench and scored untouched to put the Aggies (3-2, 1-1 SEC) ahead to stay.
Williams, whose 1-yard score capped A&M's first offensive possession, had a 4-yard TD with 5 minutes left that made it 24-10 and proved to be the decisive score.
Arkansas (1-4, 0-2) was already down 17-0 after having minus-3 total yards with no first downs and punting on each of its first four offensive possessions.
But because of two interceptions thrown by Kellen Mond and two missed field goals by Seth Small, the Razorbacks still had a chance when they got the ball back with less than 2 minutes left in the game. But their attempt to force overtime for the fourth time in the last five games in the series ended when Donovan Wilson intercepted a pass by Ty Storey with 1:11 left.
Texas A&M has won seven consecutive games against former Southwest Conference rival Arkansas since they reconnected in the SEC in 2012. It's the longest winning streak by either team in the 75-game series that dates back to 1903.
POSTGAME NOTES
ABOUT THE VICTORY
- Texas A&M improved to 3-2 overall and 1-1 in SEC play with a 24-17 win over Arkansas.
- This was Texas A&M's seventh straight win over Arkansas, marking Texas A&M's longest win streak in the series. Previously, the Aggies won six straight against the Razorbacks from 1938-43.
- Texas A&M scored 14+ points for the 32nd consecutive game, the longest such streak in the SEC
NOTABLES
- Texas A&M's JaShaun Corbin's 100-yard kickoff return to open today's Southwest Classic marked the first time an Aggie has opened a game with a kickoff return TD since Leeland McElroy opened the 1994 Southern Miss game with a 100-yard TD return. It was the first kickoff return of Corbin's career.
- Junior RB Trayveon Williams posted his third 100-yard rushing game of 2018 with 152 yards on 29 carries. It was the eighth 100-yard rushing game of his career.
- Williams rushed for two touchdowns—a one-yard score in the first quarter and a four-yard run in the fourth quarter. It is the second time this season and the fourth time in his career that he has rushed for multiple touchdowns in one game.
- During today's game, Williams became the 17th player to surpass the 3,000-yard mark in career all-purpose yardage.
- Senior DT Daylon Mack made his presence felt with a QB sack and two total tackles for loss of yardage against the Hogs.
- Sophomore WR Hezekiah Jones posted his career-best game with four catches for 33 yards. He entered the game with four catches for 31 yards in his previous 15 games of action. He also posted a career-long catch of 10 yards in the game.
- Sophomore WR Camron Buckley had a career-high five receptions, gaining 72 yards.
- Today's game marked the second time this season that the Aggies' defensive crew has posted multiple QB sacks in a game. The Aggies logged a season-best five QB sacks to surpass the previous high of four QBS vs. ULM (9/15). The Aggies also posted a season-high nine tackles for loss.
- Senior DEs Landis Durham and Kingsley Keke had a season-high 1.5 sacks apiece. Durham now has a team-leading 13.0 sacks for his career and Keke is tied for second on the team with 7.5 career sacks.
- The Aggies' run defense held Arkansas to just 55 yards, and is allowing just 85.0 rushing yards per game, which ranks in the top 10 nationally.
- Texas A&M won the time of possession battle, 36:56-23:04, vs. the Hogs and has now won the time of possession battle in every game this season.
- The Aggies limited Arkansas to 11 first downs, which was a season low.
- Senior SAF Donovon Wilson clinched the game with a pickoff late in the fourth quarter. It was the Aggies' second takeaway of the season. The interception was Wilson's first of the season and seventh of his career.
