Texas–Texas A&M football rivalry

Texas–Texas A&M football rivalry
Texas Longhorns Texas A&M Aggies
Total meetings 118
Series record Texas leads, 76–37–5
First meeting October 19, 1894
Texas 38, Texas A&M 0
Last meeting November 24, 2011
Texas 27, Texas A&M 25
Largest win Texas, 48–0 (1898)
Longest win streak Texas, 10 (1957–66)
Current win streak Texas, 1

The Texas–Texas A&M football rivalry was an American college football rivalry between the Texas Longhorns and Texas A&M Aggies. The rivalry was played every year between 1915 and 2011, until A&M left the Big 12 Conference to join the Southeastern Conference. Texas leads the series 76–37–5.

History

The first meeting was in 1894. By 1911, Texas led the series 15–4–2. The series went back and forth until 1939, but Texas still led 27–15–4. After that, Texas went 36–7–1. A&M then won 10 of the next 11 games in the series. Texas would then win 12 of the last 17 games in the rivalry.

In July 2011, A&M elected to join the Southeastern Conference beginning in 2012. The move to switch conferences resulted in the ending of the rivalry. On November 24, 2011, Texas faced A&M in College Station in the final scheduled meeting of the rivalry. Texas won 27–25 on a field goal as time expired. In January 2013, a Texas state legislator filed a bill that would require them to play each other every year.[1] The bill was referred to the House Committee on Higher Education on February 18, 2013.[2]

Aspects of the rivalry

Each school mentions the other in its fight song ("and it's goodbye to A&M" in Texas Fight; the whole second verse of the Aggie War Hymn is about Texas). The football series was the third longest in college football. Since 1900, the last regular season football game was usually reserved for the match-up. Each school has elaborate pregame preparations for the annual football clash, including the Aggie Bonfire and Hex Rally. Texas has a unique lighting scheme for the UT Tower after beating Texas A&M.

Series record

Texas victoriesTexas A&M victoriesTie games
#DateLocationWinning teamLosing teamSeries
1October 19, 1894 AustinTexas 38Texas A&M0Texas 1–0
2October 22, 1898 AustinTexas 48Texas A&M0Texas 2–0
3November 4, 1899 San AntonioTexas 6Texas A&M0Texas 3–0
4October 27, 1900 San AntonioTexas 5Texas A&M0Texas 4–0
5November 29, 1900 AustinTexas 11Texas A&M0Texas 5–0
6October 26, 1901 San AntonioTexas 17Texas A&M0Texas 6–0
7November 28, 1901[t] AustinTexas 32Texas A&M0Texas 7–0
8October 25, 1902 San AntonioTexas 0Texas A&M0Texas 7–0–1
9November 27, 1902[t] AustinTexas A&M 11Texas 0Texas 7–1–1
10November 29, 1903 AustinTexas 29Texas A&M6Texas 8–1–1
11November 24, 1904[t] AustinTexas 34Texas A&M6Texas 9–1–1
12November 22, 1905 AustinTexas 27Texas A&M0Texas 10–1–1
13November 29, 1906 AustinTexas 24Texas A&M0Texas 11–1–1
14October 12, 1907 DallasTexas 0Texas A&M0Texas 11–1–2
15November 28, 1907[t] AustinTexas 11Texas A&M6Texas 12–1–2
16November 9, 1908 HoustonTexas 24Texas A&M8Texas 13–1–2
17November 29, 1908 AustinTexas 28Texas A&M12Texas 14–1–2
18November 8, 1909 HoustonTexas A&M 23Texas0Texas 14–2–2
19November 25, 1909[t] AustinTexas A&M 5Texas0Texas 14–3–2
20November 14, 1910 HoustonTexas A&M 14Texas8Texas 14–4–2
21November 13, 1911 HoustonTexas 6Texas A&M0Texas 15–4–2
22November 19, 1915 College StationTexas A&M 13Texas0Texas 15–5–2
23November 30, 1916 AustinTexas 21Texas A&M7Texas 16–5–2
24November 20, 1917 College StationTexas A&M 7Texas0Texas 16–6–2
25November 28, 1918[t] AustinTexas 7Texas A&M0Texas 17–6–2
26November 27, 1919[t] College StationTexas A&M 7Texas0Texas 17–7–2
27November 25, 1920[t] AustinTexas 7Texas A&M3Texas 18–7–2
28November 24, 1921[t] College StationTexas 0Texas A&M0Texas 18–7–3
29November 30, 1922 AustinTexas A&M 14Texas7Texas 18–8–3
30November 29, 1923 College StationTexas 6Texas A&M0Texas 19–8–3
31November 27, 1924[t] AustinTexas 7Texas A&M0Texas 20–8–3
32November 26, 1925[t] College StationTexas A&M 28Texas0Texas 20–9–3
33November 25, 1926[t] AustinTexas 14Texas A&M5Texas 21–9–3
34November 24, 1927[t] College StationTexas A&M 28Texas7Texas 21–10–3
35November 29, 1928 AustinTexas 19Texas A&M0Texas 22–10–3
36November 28, 1929[t] College StationTexas A&M 13Texas0Texas 22–11–3
37November 27, 1930[t] AustinTexas 26Texas A&M0Texas 23–11–3
38November 26, 1931[t] College StationTexas A&M 7Texas6Texas 23–12–3
39November 24, 1932[t] AustinTexas 21Texas A&M0Texas 24–12–3
40November 30, 1933 College StationTexas 10Texas A&M10Texas 24–12–4
41November 29, 1934 AustinTexas 13Texas A&M0Texas 25–12–4
42November 28, 1935[t] College StationTexas A&M 20Texas6Texas 25–13–4
43November 26, 1936[t] College StationTexas 7Texas A&M0Texas 26–13–4
44November 25, 1937[t] College StationTexas A&M 7Texas0Texas 26–14–4
45November 24, 1938[t] AustinTexas 7Texas A&M6Texas 27–14–4
46November 30, 1939 College Station#1 Texas A&M 20Texas0Texas 27–15–4
47November 28, 1940[t] AustinTexas 7Texas A&M0Texas 28–15–4
48November 27, 1941[t] College Station#10 Texas 23#2 Texas A&M0Texas 29–15–4
49November 26, 1942[t] Austin#18 Texas 12Texas A&M6Texas 30–15–4
50November 25, 1943[t] College Station#12 Texas 27#16 Texas A&M13Texas 31–15–4
51November 30, 1944 AustinTexas 6Texas A&M0Texas 32–15–4
52November 29, 1945 College Station#10 Texas 20Texas A&M10Texas 33–15–4
53November 28, 1946[t] Austin#20 Texas 24Texas A&M7Texas 34–15–4
54November 27, 1947[t] College Station#7 Texas 32Texas A&M13Texas 35–15–4
55November 25, 1948[t] AustinTexas 14Texas A&M14Texas 35–15–5
56November 24, 1949[t] College StationTexas 42Texas A&M14Texas 36–15–5
57November 30, 1950 Austin#3 Texas 17Texas A&M0Texas 37–15–5
58November 29, 1951 College StationTexas A&M 22#16 Texas21Texas 37–16–5
59November 27, 1952[t] Austin#10 Texas 32Texas A&M12Texas 38–16–5
60November 26, 1953[t] College Station#7 Texas 21Texas A&M12Texas 39–16–5
61November 25, 1954[t] AustinTexas 22Texas A&M13Texas 40–16–5
62November 24, 1955[t] College StationTexas 21#8 Texas A&M6Texas 41–16–5
63November 29, 1956 Austin#5 Texas A&M 34Texas21Texas 41–17–5
64November 28, 1957[t] College StationTexas 9#4 Texas A&M7Texas 42–17–5
65November 27, 1958[t] AustinTexas 27Texas A&M0Texas 43–17–5
66November 26, 1959[t] College Station#4 Texas 20Texas A&M17Texas 44–17–5
67November 24, 1960[t] AustinTexas 21Texas A&M14Texas 45–17–5
68November 23, 1961[t] College Station#5 Texas 25Texas A&M0Texas 46–17–5
69November 22, 1962[t] Austin#4 Texas 13Texas A&M3Texas 47–17–5
70November 28, 1963[t] College Station#1 Texas 15Texas A&M13Texas 48–17–5
71November 26, 1964[t] Austin#5 Texas 26Texas A&M7Texas 49–17–5
72November 25, 1965[t] College StationTexas 21Texas A&M17Texas 50–17–5
73November 24, 1966[t] AustinTexas 22Texas A&M14Texas 51–17–5
74November 27, 1967 College StationTexas A&M 10Texas7Texas 51–18–5
75November 28, 1968[t] Austin#6 Texas 35Texas A&M14Texas 52–18–5
76November 27, 1969[t] College Station#1 Texas 49Texas A&M12Texas 53–18–5
77November 26, 1970[t] Austin#1 Texas 52Texas A&M14Texas 54–18–5
78November 25, 1971[t] College Station#12 Texas 34Texas A&M14Texas 55–18–5
79November 23, 1972[t] Austin#7 Texas 38Texas A&M3Texas 56–18–5
80November 22, 1973[t] College Station#11 Texas 42Texas A&M13Texas 57–18–5
81November 29, 1974 Austin#17 Texas 32#8 Texas A&M3Texas 58–18–5
82November 28, 1975 College Station#2 Texas A&M 20#5 Texas10Texas 58–19–5
83November 25, 1976[t] Austin#11 Texas A&M 27Texas3Texas 58–20–5
84November 26, 1977 College Station#1 Texas 57#12 Texas A&M28Texas 59–20–5
85December 2, 1978 Austin#14 Texas 22Texas A&M7Texas 60–20–5
86December 1, 1979 College StationTexas A&M 13#6 Texas7Texas 60–21–5
87November 29, 1980 AustinTexas A&M 24Texas14Texas 60–22–5
88November 26, 1981[t] College Station#7 Texas 21Texas A&M13Texas 61–22–5
89November 25, 1982[t] Austin#14 Texas 53Texas A&M16Texas 62–22–5
90November 26, 1983 College Station#2 Texas 45Texas A&M13Texas 63–22–5
91December 1, 1984 AustinTexas A&M 37#13 Texas12Texas 63–23–5
92November 28, 1985[t] College Station#15 Texas A&M 42#18 Texas10Texas 63–24–5
93November 27, 1986[t] Austin#10 Texas A&M 16Texas3Texas 63–25–5
94November 26, 1987[t] College Station#15 Texas A&M 20Texas13Texas 63–26–5
95November 24, 1988[t] AustinTexas A&M 28Texas24Texas 63–27–5
96December 2, 1989 College Station#16 Texas A&M 21Texas10Texas 63–28–5
97December 1, 1990 Austin#5 Texas 28Texas A&M27Texas 64–28–5
98November 28, 1991[t] College Station#10 Texas A&M 31Texas14Texas 64–29–5
99November 26, 1992[t] Austin#4 Texas A&M 34Texas13Texas 64–30–5
100November 25, 1993[t] College Station#8 Texas A&M 18Texas9Texas 64–31–5
101November 5, 1994 Austin#11 Texas A&M 34Texas10Texas 64–32–5
102December 2, 1995 College Station#9 Texas 16#16 Texas A&M6Texas 65–32–5
103November 29, 1996 AustinTexas 51Texas A&M15Texas 66–32–5
104November 28, 1997 College Station#15 Texas A&M 27Texas16Texas 66–33–5
105November 27, 1998 AustinTexas 26#6 Texas A&M24Texas 67–33–5
106November 26, 1999 College Station#24 Texas A&M 20#7 Texas16Texas 67–34–5
107November 24, 2000 Austin#12 Texas 43#22 Texas A&M17Texas 68–34–5
108November 23, 2001 College Station#5 Texas 21Texas A&M7Texas 69–34–5
109November 29, 2002 Austin#10 Texas 50Texas A&M20Texas 70–34–5
110November 28, 2003 College Station#6 Texas 46Texas A&M15Texas 71–34–5
111November 26, 2004 Austin#5 Texas 26#22 Texas A&M13Texas 72–34–5
112November 25, 2005 College Station#2 Texas 40Texas A&M29Texas 73–34–5
113November 24, 2006 AustinTexas A&M 12#11 Texas7Texas 73–35–5
114November 23, 2007 College StationTexas A&M 38#14 Texas30Texas 73–36–5
115November 27, 2008[t] Austin#4 Texas 49Texas A&M9Texas 74–36–5
116November 26, 2009[t] College Station#3 Texas 49Texas A&M39Texas 75–36–5
117November 25, 2010[t] Austin#17 Texas A&M 24Texas17Texas 75–37–5
118November 24, 2011[t] College Station#25 Texas 27Texas A&M25Texas 76–37–5
[t] Thanksgiving Day game

In popular culture

In October 2006, General Mills announced they would honor the then third-longest running college football rivalry with a special edition Wheaties box. The box featured the helmets of Texas and Texas A&M and their respective home stadiums, Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium and Kyle Field, on either side. Although several individual college basketball and football teams had been featured previously on special edition boxes, this was the first time Wheaties had honored a rivalry series.[3]

The game's tradition figures into the plot of the 1978 stage musical The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas and its film adaptation; in the show, each year the game's winners (in the story, the Aggies) would celebrate at the "Chicken Ranch," until an overzealous news reporter (a character based on Marvin Zindler) endeavors to close the legendary brothel.

References

  1. ↑ http://www.usatoday.com/story/gameon/2013/01/29/texas-texas-am-legislator-bill-renew-rivalry/1873713/
  2. ↑ http://legiscan.com/TX/bill/HB778/2013
  3. ↑ "Wheaties Honors Historic Collegiate Football Rivalry" (Press release). General Mills. 2006-10-18. Archived from the original on 2007-12-25. Retrieved 2007-04-18.

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