Hashtag Posted September 24 Share Posted September 24 (edited) I'll go year by year but I'm also only listing top 10 matchups for this. Assuming 2024 Georgia/Texas being a 1/2 matchup or a top 5 matchup that will be the most recent. 2019: 9 Texas vs 6 LSU 2008: 1 Texas vs 6 Oklahoma St 2007: 2 Texas vs 1 Ohio St 2005: 2 Texas vs 10 Texas Tech 1996: 6 Texas vs 9 Notre Dame 1980: 10 Texas vs 6 Arkansas 1978: 8 Texas vs 3 Arkansas 1970: 1 Texas vs 4 Arkansas 1964: 1 Texas vs 8 Arkansas 1962: 1 Texas vs 7 Arkansas 1950: 7 Texas vs 1 SMU 1949: 10 Texas vs 9 Rice Once you get to the early 1930s and 1920s it gets harder to find information but the above according to my quick research are the biggest games played in DKR history involving two top 10 rankings. There were a handful or more games with either Texas or the opponent ranked 11th. 1984 Texas vs Penn St a 1v4 matchup was a neutral site game. Edited September 24 by Hashtag 10 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tuco Ramirez Posted September 24 Share Posted September 24 Remember when Arkansas had great teams? Yeah, I wasn’t alive then either. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators CJ Vogel Posted September 24 Moderators Share Posted September 24 Pretty cool research right there! 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoHorns1 Posted September 24 Share Posted September 24 Ohio State vs Texas was 2006 not 2007. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArizonaLonghorn Posted September 24 Share Posted September 24 4 hours ago, Tuco Ramirez said: Remember when Arkansas had great teams? Yeah, I wasn’t alive then either. LOL - I'm so old (as are a handful of others here) that I remember the 1969 "Game of the Century". # 1 Texas vs # 2 Arkansas, President Nixon in the stands, Texas rallied from a 14-0 deficit to win late 15-14, keyed by a fourth down 44 yard pass (the forward pass had recently been invented). I wasn't even a student at Texas then (I came 4 years later for grad school) but I still remember that game. According to Wikipedia (so who knows how accurate) "With a Nielsen rating of 52.1 (a 74 share), this was and remains as of 2023, the highest TV rating in American football history, college or professional." 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmk4pres Posted September 24 Share Posted September 24 1990 UH game? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmk4pres Posted September 24 Share Posted September 24 Just now, cmk4pres said: 1990 UH game? Oh I guess we weren't ranked high yet that year Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hashtag Posted September 24 Author Share Posted September 24 25 minutes ago, cmk4pres said: Oh I guess we weren't ranked high yet that year Correct, we were 14 at the time of that game. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jc Dobbs Posted September 24 Share Posted September 24 44 minutes ago, ArizonaLonghorn said: LOL - I'm so old (as are a handful of others here) that I remember the 1969 "Game of the Century". # 1 Texas vs # 2 Arkansas, President Nixon in the stands, Texas rallied from a 14-0 deficit to win late 15-14, keyed by a fourth down 44 yard pass (the forward pass had recently been invented). I wasn't even a student at Texas then (I came 4 years later for grad school) but I still remember that game. According to Wikipedia (so who knows how accurate) "With a Nielsen rating of 52.1 (a 74 share), this was and remains as of 2023, the highest TV rating in American football history, college or professional." I'm right there with you... I was a high school freshman in 1969 and followed the Longhorns with my father that magical burnt orange season. He took me to the OU game at the State Fair ( and told me his father had taken him to the State Fair in 1936 when he was ten years old ) and the '36 Fair celebrated the Texas Centennial and the Fairgrounds sported the new Art Deco exhibit buildings. Later that season, we went back to the Cotton Bowl to see Texas smash SMU who played their home games in the Cotton Bowl Stadium. I was taken with how the Fairgrounds were empty for the SMU game because the State Fair had ended right after the Texas -OU game. There was a big crowd, but not a sellout for SMU and the Texas fans far outnumbered the Pony fans. Oh, and no Fletcher's Corny Dogs at the SMU game. We later went to Fort Worth to see the Horns demolish TCU. I remember Texas 69 and TCU maybe 7. Steve Worster had a great game at Amon Carter Stadium. We caught the Baylor game in person and watched the Longhorns best the Aggies on TV at Thanksgiving. Just as you described, I watched "the Big Shootout" against #2 Arkansas in Fayetteville on TV in the living room with my parents. At the dinner table I told the family I was going to college at Texas. I followed through and was the first in my family to earn BA and MA degrees. UT 1976 and 1978. Street to Peschel on fourth down in Fayetteville made a big impression on me and I never regretted attending the University of Texas. Hook 'Em! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hashtag Posted September 25 Author Share Posted September 25 (edited) When I was quickly going through this I realized I had wrong year for the 1v2 Ohio St game and that I was missing the 1978 Houston game. Those have been added. 2019: 9 Texas vs 6 LSU 2008: 1 Texas vs 6 Oklahoma St 2006: 2 Texas vs 1 Ohio St 2005: 2 Texas vs 10 Texas Tech 1996: 6 Texas vs 9 Notre Dame 1980: 10 Texas vs 6 Arkansas 1978: 8 Texas vs 3 Arkansas 1978 - 6 Texas vs 8 Houston 1970: 1 Texas vs 4 Arkansas 1964: 1 Texas vs 8 Arkansas 1962: 1 Texas vs 7 Arkansas 1950: 7 Texas vs 1 SMU 1949: 10 Texas vs 9 Rice And to follow up here are some games that were just outside of the top 10 2012 - 11 Texas vs 8 West Virginia 2008 - 1 Texas vs 11 Missouri 1984 - 4 Texas vs 11 Auburn 1982 - 12 Texas vs 6 Arkansas 1968 - 4 Texas vs 11 Houston 1968 - 11 Texas vs 13 SMU 1951 - 11 Texas vs 6 Kentucky Biggest road games in program history using similar criteria from above(Excludes neutral site games): 2024 - 3 Texas at 10 Michigan 2023 - 11 Texas at 3 Alabama 2008 - 1 Texas at 6 Texas Tech 2005 - 2 Texas at 4 Ohio St 1984 - 10 Texas at 12 TCU 1983 - 3 Texas at 5 Auburn 1983 - 2 Texas at 9 SMU 1981 - 10 Texas at 8 SMU 1979 - 4 Texas at 5 Missouri 1979 - 2 Texas at 10 Arkansas 1979 - 8 Texas at 5 Houston 1977 - 2 Texas at 8 Arkansas 1977 - 1 Texas at 12 A&M 1975 - 5 Texas at 2 A&M 1969 - 1 Texas at 2 Arkansas 1967 - 5 Texas at 4 USC 1965 - 1 Texas at 3 Arkansas 1961 - 3 Texas at 10 Arkansas 1959 - 3 Texas at 12 Arkansas 1954 - 4 Texas at 2 Notre Dame 1947 - 3 Texas at 8 SMU 1941 - 10 Texas at 2 A&M Edited September 25 by Hashtag 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burnt Orange Horn Posted September 27 Share Posted September 27 On 9/24/2024 at 12:00 PM, Hashtag said: I'll go year by year but I'm also only listing top 10 matchups for this. Assuming 2024 Georgia/Texas being a 1/2 matchup or a top 5 matchup that will be the most recent. 2019: 9 Texas vs 6 LSU 2008: 1 Texas vs 6 Oklahoma St 2007: 2 Texas vs 1 Ohio St 2005: 2 Texas vs 10 Texas Tech 1996: 6 Texas vs 9 Notre Dame 1980: 10 Texas vs 6 Arkansas 1978: 8 Texas vs 3 Arkansas 1970: 1 Texas vs 4 Arkansas 1964: 1 Texas vs 8 Arkansas 1962: 1 Texas vs 7 Arkansas 1950: 7 Texas vs 1 SMU 1949: 10 Texas vs 9 Rice Once you get to the early 1930s and 1920s it gets harder to find information but the above according to my quick research are the biggest games played in DKR history involving two top 10 rankings. There were a handful or more games with either Texas or the opponent ranked 11th. 1984 Texas vs Penn St a 1v4 matchup was a neutral site game. Think you missed Arkansas 1964. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waxahorn Posted October 14 Share Posted October 14 On 9/24/2024 at 5:28 PM, ArizonaLonghorn said: LOL - I'm so old (as are a handful of others here) that I remember the 1969 "Game of the Century". # 1 Texas vs # 2 Arkansas, President Nixon in the stands, Texas rallied from a 14-0 deficit to win late 15-14, keyed by a fourth down 44 yard pass (the forward pass had recently been invented). I wasn't even a student at Texas then (I came 4 years later for grad school) but I still remember that game. According to Wikipedia (so who knows how accurate) "With a Nielsen rating of 52.1 (a 74 share), this was and remains as of 2023, the highest TV rating in American football history, college or professional." I remember it well. It's a big deal when the president's helicopter lands just outside the stadium before kickoff, and then he comes into the winner's locker room with his own #1 plaque to present. And oh yea, the teams are ranked #1 and #2. The Horns played terrible for 3 quarters and woke up early in the 4th quarter. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marathon Posted October 14 Share Posted October 14 On 9/24/2024 at 12:00 PM, Hashtag said: 1970: 1 Texas vs 4 Arkansas In 1970, one year after the game of the century, Royal and the Horns beat the hell out of Arkansas 42-7. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inspired73 Posted October 15 Share Posted October 15 21 hours ago, marathon said: In 1970, one year after the game of the century, Royal and the Horns beat the hell out of Arkansas 42-7. Yes.........and my ticket draw was right behind the tuba section! Deaf for 3 days after that! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TexasMDcoach Posted October 15 Share Posted October 15 On 9/24/2024 at 5:28 PM, ArizonaLonghorn said: LOL - I'm so old (as are a handful of others here) that I remember the 1969 "Game of the Century". # 1 Texas vs # 2 Arkansas, President Nixon in the stands, Texas rallied from a 14-0 deficit to win late 15-14, keyed by a fourth down 44 yard pass (the forward pass had recently been invented). I wasn't even a student at Texas then (I came 4 years later for grad school) but I still remember that game. According to Wikipedia (so who knows how accurate) "With a Nielsen rating of 52.1 (a 74 share), this was and remains as of 2023, the highest TV rating in American football history, college or professional." Huge game but it was not at DKR. We are getting old my friend. :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArizonaLonghorn Posted October 15 Share Posted October 15 2 minutes ago, TexasMDcoach said: Huge game but it was not at DKR. We are getting old my friend. :-) True, and I didn't say it was ... I realize this thread is about DKR games but I simply was responding to a post from one of our younger viewers who wrote "Remember when Arkansas had great teams? Yeah, I wasn’t alive then either." And Arky did have great teams for a few years back then. 🤘 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TexasMDcoach Posted October 15 Share Posted October 15 1 hour ago, ArizonaLonghorn said: True, and I didn't say it was ... I realize this thread is about DKR games but I simply was responding to a post from one of our younger viewers who wrote "Remember when Arkansas had great teams? Yeah, I wasn’t alive then either." And Arky did have great teams for a few years back then. 🤘 I see. More than anything though I was looking to joke with you on our age. I watched that game and thought it was the greatest ever at the time...until seeing the VY national championship game. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burnt Orange Horn Posted October 16 Share Posted October 16 On 10/14/2024 at 4:08 PM, Waxahorn said: I remember it well. It's a big deal when the president's helicopter lands just outside the stadium before kickoff, and then he comes into the winner's locker room with his own #1 plaque to present. And oh yea, the teams are ranked #1 and #2. The Horns played terrible for 3 quarters and woke up early in the 4th quarter. Freddy's PI tackle of Burnett saved that game for Texas. He must have had no strength in that leg which was removed a week later. 🤘🏻🏈🤘🏼🏈🤘🏈🤘🏽🏈🤘🏾🏈🤘🏿 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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