(AP) -- Blaine Gabbert threw for a 361 yards and three touchdowns and No. 21 Missouri remained undefeated with a 30-9 win over struggling Texas A&M on Saturday.
Gabbert connected with Wes Kemp for touchdowns in the first and third quarters to help the Tigers (6-0, 2-0 Big 12) improve to 6-0 for the fifth time in school history.
Missouri's defense held quarterback Jerrod Johnson and Texas A&M's spread offense in check for most of the game, harassing him into a 7-for-21 first half. Texas A&M (3-3, 0-2) finally got going in the fourth quarter, with Johnson throwing a 26-yard touchdown pass to Jeff Fuller, but it was much too late to avoid a third straight loss.
Gabbert's third touchdown pass was a 20-yard strike to T.J. Moe that made it 30-3 in the third quarter. Moe finished with six receptions for 110 yards.
The Tigers got the ball in the second half after Johnson was sacked three times on Texas A&M's first possession after halftime.
Gabbert hit Kemp for his second touchdown on a 10-yard pass that pushed Missouri's lead to 23-0.
Texas A&M had first-and-goal from the 10 after that, but the offense stalled again and the Aggies kicked a 24-yard field goal to make it 23-3.
That score ended a streak of six straight shutout quarters for Missouri's defense after a 26-0 win over Colorado last week.
It was the first time since 1967 that Missouri had held conference opponents scoreless for six straight quarters.
Johnson finished 27 of 48 for 322 yards, but was just 15 of 31 for 141 yards entering the fourth quarter.
Texas A&M didn't turn the ball over this week after losing the ball nine times in the last two games to up its season total to 18, but the offense sputtered anyway.
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