CHorn427 Posted October 15 Share Posted October 15 Looked over UGA’s previous schedules going back to before the AP poll era. I don’t think they’ve ever (EVER) played an away game at AP #1. On the Texas side, this is the first time Texas has hosted a Top 5 matchup as #1 since 1970 (vs #4 Arkansas). First time ever at night (1970 Arkansas game was an afternoon kick according to Wikipedia). So we can say this is the first time #1 Texas has ever hosted a Top 5 matchup at night in prime time. People have pointed and will point to the 2006 game against Ohio State (1v2) as a high profile game, but in my opinion that game doesn’t stack up to this game vs UGA or the 1970 Arkansas game. 2006 Texas was not a true Top 5 team; preseason ranking due to 2005 team’s accomplishments. This current game and the 1970 Arkansas game were mid to late season matchups featuring teams that have/had earned their rankings (to a degree). Please feel free to fact check and let me know if I overlooked something! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burnt Orange Horn Posted October 16 Share Posted October 16 On 10/15/2024 at 12:27 PM, CHorn427 said: Looked over UGA’s previous schedules going back to before the AP poll era. I don’t think they’ve ever (EVER) played an away game at AP #1. On the Texas side, this is the first time Texas has hosted a Top 5 matchup as #1 since 1970 (vs #4 Arkansas). First time ever at night (1970 Arkansas game was an afternoon kick according to Wikipedia). So we can say this is the first time #1 Texas has ever hosted a Top 5 matchup at night in prime time. People have pointed and will point to the 2006 game against Ohio State (1v2) as a high profile game, but in my opinion that game doesn’t stack up to this game vs UGA or the 1970 Arkansas game. 2006 Texas was not a true Top 5 team; preseason ranking due to 2005 team’s accomplishments. This current game and the 1970 Arkansas game were mid to late season matchups featuring teams that have/had earned their rankings (to a degree). Please feel free to fact check and let me know if I overlooked something! What was Arky rated in 1964? I think that was a night game. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHorn427 Posted October 17 Author Share Posted October 17 22 hours ago, Burnt Orange Horn said: What was Arky rated in 1964? I think that was a night game. Arkansas was #9 for that game (so Top10 matchup, not Top5), not sure about the time of the game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burnt Orange Horn Posted October 18 Share Posted October 18 9 hours ago, CHorn427 said: Arkansas was #9 for that game (so Top10 matchup, not Top5), not sure about the time of the game. Ah, thanks. The Texas Orange Bowl victory over Alabama in 1965 helped Arkansas get #1 for that year for any who voted after bowl games (UPI?). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
horns96 Posted October 18 Share Posted October 18 On 10/15/2024 at 12:27 PM, CHorn427 said: Looked over UGA’s previous schedules going back to before the AP poll era. I don’t think they’ve ever (EVER) played an away game at AP #1. On the Texas side, this is the first time Texas has hosted a Top 5 matchup as #1 since 1970 (vs #4 Arkansas). First time ever at night (1970 Arkansas game was an afternoon kick according to Wikipedia). So we can say this is the first time #1 Texas has ever hosted a Top 5 matchup at night in prime time. People have pointed and will point to the 2006 game against Ohio State (1v2) as a high profile game, but in my opinion that game doesn’t stack up to this game vs UGA or the 1970 Arkansas game. 2006 Texas was not a true Top 5 team; preseason ranking due to 2005 team’s accomplishments. This current game and the 1970 Arkansas game were mid to late season matchups featuring teams that have/had earned their rankings (to a degree). Please feel free to fact check and let me know if I overlooked something! 2006 was 1 vs. 2 at home at night, but you're arbitrarily excluding it because.... why? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHorn427 Posted October 20 Author Share Posted October 20 On 10/18/2024 at 12:11 AM, horns96 said: 2006 was 1 vs. 2 at home at night, but you're arbitrarily excluding it because.... why? I said this is the first time #1 Texas was hosting a Top 5 matchup at night. Texas was #2 in 2006. That was also a preseason ranking that Texas had not earned and clearly wasn’t actually a top 5 team that year Still- what I said holds up. #1 Texas had not hosted a Top 5 game since 1970, and that game was in the afternoon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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