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Texas' great games versus Texas A&M
11.19.2006 | Football
Texas 7, Texas A&M 3
Thursday, Nov. 25, 1920
Clark Field (Austin, Texas)
The legend of the Texas/Texas A&M rivalry took hold with this historical meeting. Texas was undefeated and had outscored opponents, 275-10. A&M was unbeaten and had not been scored on in two years. The largest crowd in state history (est. 20,000) was on hand to see the Longhorns win, 7-3.
Texas 7, Texas A&M 0
Thursday, Nov. 28, 1940
Memorial Stadium (Austin, Texas)
Noble Doss' "impossible catch" on the third play of the game set up Texas' only touchdown, a Pete Layden 1-yard run on the very next play, as the Longhorns ended Texas A&M's 19-game winning streak with a 7-0 victory at Memorial Stadium. The UT win prevented the Aggies from repeating as National Champions.
Texas 9, #4 Texas A&M 7
Thursday, Nov. 28, 1957
Kyle Field (College Station, Texas)
Darrell Royal's first Texas team dealt No. 4 A&M a loss that knocked the Aggies out of the hunt for the national title and the Sugar Bowl with a 9-7 upset in College Station.
#1 Texas 15, Texas A&M 13
Thursday, Nov. 28, 1963
Kyle Field (College Station, Texas)
No. 1 Texas needed only a win over Texas A&M in College Station to claim its first-ever national title. On a muddy field, A&M took a 13-3 lead, only to have Texas come back and win, 15-13, behind the passing of back up QB Tommy Wade. Trailing 13-9, the Longhorns drove the length of the field, with QB Duke Carlisle returning to score the winning touchdown on a 1-yard QB sneak with 1:19 left in the game. The Aggies finished 2-7-1, but nearly pulled off the shocker, which included a fumbled Aggie lateral after an interception on UT's winning drive.
#1 Texas 57, #12 Texas A&M 28
Saturday, Nov. 26, 1977
Kyle Field (College Station, Texas)
It was the Earl Campbell show as he galloped for 222 yards and four TDs against the Aggies and added the only TD reception of his career, a 60-yard screen pass. The performance all but put the Heisman Trophy on Campbell's mantle. The win gave UT its first undefeated regular season (at 11-0) since 1970.
#2 Texas 45, Texas A&M 13
Saturday, Nov. 26, 1983
Kyle Field (College Station, Texas)
Texas A&M sought to play spoiler and hang a loss on No. 2 Texas' perfect regular season record. A&M jumped out to a 13-0 lead setting the stage for an aerial assault courtesy of the right arm of Rick McIvor. McIvor led the Longhorns to 45 points in 15 minutes to turn the tide of the game.
#9 Texas 16, #16 Texas A&M 6
Saturday, Dec. 2, 1995
Kyle Field (College Station, Texas)
No. 9 Texas capped a six-game winning streak, snapped an Aggies 31-game home winning streak (the longest active streak in the nation at the time) and secured the final Southwest Conference Championship with a 16-6 victory at No. 16 Texas A&M.
Texas 51, Texas A&M 15
Friday, Nov. 29, 1996
Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium (Austin, Texas)
In one of the most lopsided games in the storied history of the rivalry and the most lopsided since 1982 (53-16), Texas beat Texas A&M, 51-15, to claim the first-ever Big 12 South Division Championship and earn a trip to the inaugural Big 12 Championship game.
Texas 26, #6 Texas A&M 24
Friday, Nov. 27, 1998
Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium (Austin, Texas)
Leading 23-7 at one point, the Longhorns saw the Aggies come back to take a 24-23 lead with only 2:20 remaining in the game, but Kris Stockton's 24-yard FG split the uprights and secured the Longhorns' 26-24 upset victory. Ricky Williams led the way, breaking Tony Dorsett's 22-year-old NCAA rushing record. Needing just 62 yards to break Dorsett's mark of 6,082 yards, Williams rushed for 259 yards and a touchdown on 44 carries.
#12 Texas 43, #22 Texas A&M 17
Friday, Nov. 24, 2000
Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium (Austin, Texas)
No. 12 Texas extended its regular season winning streak to six games with a 43-17 victory against No. 22 Texas A&M. The Longhorns entered the third quarter with a 10-7 advantage, but a 27-point outburst pushed the lead to 37-17 entering the final quarter.
#2 Texas 40, Texas A&M 29
Friday, Nov. 25, 2005
Kyle Field (College Station, Texas)
For the first time in 22 years, Texas closed out the regular season with a perfect record (11-0) after knocking off Texas A&M, 40-29. It was the Horns' sixth-straight win over the Aggies and UT's third in a row at College Station. Both of those marks are Texas' longest streaks over Texas A&M since a stretch from 1968-74, as Texas went on to its fourth National Championship.
