Rhenk6768 Posted October 29 Share Posted October 29 I will be updating this thread throughout the next few weeks with obscure but true Texas vs. Texas A&M facts. Feel free to pitch in Fact #1: In the first seven games of the rivalry, Texas kept the Aggies scoreless while scoring 157 unanswered points. A&M reached 157 points during their 32nd meeting 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TexasMDcoach Posted October 29 Share Posted October 29 76-37-5 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhenk6768 Posted October 29 Author Share Posted October 29 (edited) Fact #2: Texas has scored more points against A&M than any other school in history The Longhorns have scored 2,297 points against the Aggies in their 118 matchups averaging 19.5 points a game, while A&M averages 12.3 points a game against the Longhorns Edited October 29 by Rhenk6768 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators CJ Vogel Posted October 29 Moderators Share Posted October 29 I am really rooting for this game to be a top 10 matchup. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhenk6768 Posted October 29 Author Share Posted October 29 4 minutes ago, CJ Vogel said: I am really rooting for this game to be a top 10 matchup. Shaping up that way as long as we clean up the trash and take care of business 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhenk6768 Posted October 29 Author Share Posted October 29 Fact #3: The most points A&M has ever scored against the Longhorns is 42 points (1985). The Longhorns have scored 42 points or more against the Aggies 14 different times, with their largest score coming in 1977 when they won 57-28. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhenk6768 Posted October 29 Author Share Posted October 29 Fact #5: Rice has a more recent conference championship than A&M 1 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhenk6768 Posted October 29 Author Share Posted October 29 Fact #6: By 1952 the Longhorns had already beaten the Aggies more times than they would ever beat the Longhorns in the rivalry history (38) 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhenk6768 Posted October 30 Author Share Posted October 30 Fact #7: A&M has given up 921 points to the Longhorns while only scoring 778 against them. Their record at home is 22-25-2 for a 46.9 win percentage Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhenk6768 Posted October 30 Author Share Posted October 30 (edited) Fact #8: UTEP has a winning record over only one power 5 team in their history. They have 0 wins over blue bloods, 0 heisman winners, 0 heisman finalists, 0 Division 1 titles and 0 weeks ranked #1 But they still have a more recent conference championship than texas A&M Edited October 30 by Rhenk6768 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhenk6768 Posted October 31 Author Share Posted October 31 Fact #9: Darrell K. Royal coached the Texas Longhorns from 1957-1976, where he never had a losing season. During his tenure, Texas won 11 conference championships, made 16 bowl appearances and had as many national championships (3) as losses to A&M (3). 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhenk6768 Posted October 31 Author Share Posted October 31 Fact #10: Only two A&M head coaches have a winning record over Texas during their tenure. 12 A&M head coaches never saw a single victory over the Longhorns. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhenk6768 Posted October 31 Author Share Posted October 31 Fact #11: Not counting pre-integration stats, Texas has: 34 more wins, 8 more 10 win seasons, 22 more All-Americans, 19 more weeks ranked #1, 8 more top 5 finishes, 7 more top 10 finishes, 5 more conference titles, 5 more bowl wins, 3 more BCS/NY6 wins, 2 more national titles, 5 more heisman winners/runners up than Texas A&M Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Purplehorn3 Posted October 31 Share Posted October 31 College Station Chapter of "White Dudes For Kamala" 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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