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The Battalion
Burnt orange vs. maroon and white.
The Orangebloods vs. the Twelfth Man.
“Hook 'em” vs. “Gig 'em!” Long-haired
liberals vs. crewcutted conservatives.
This can mean only one thing: Texas
vs. Texas A&M.
More than 100 years of gridiron
strife has transformed this annual
clash of Lone Star state heavyweights
into one of the nation’s most storied
college football rivalries. A look at how
the rivalry has developed over the
years shows that both schools have had
their stretches of mastery over the oth
er.
The Longhorns led the overall series
between the two teams 49-28-3, due in
large part, to dominance over the Ag
gies from 1940 to 1974. During that
lengthy period, the Aggies managed
only two wins and a tie against Texas.
One of these Aggie wins came in
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1956, when A&M halfback John!)
Crow led his underdog teammates
34-21 victory over the Longhon
Austin. The win gave the Aggies
1 record and a Southwest Confei s
championship under head coacl
“Bear” Bryant.
Crow, who would go on to wit
Heisman Trophy the next see
points to the 1956 game as as]
moment in his illustrious career.
“A&M had never won at
Stadium up to that point, and I
realize what that meant until wi ti
rived at the stadium before
Crow said. “Even back then
‘My God, this place looks old.’
just a great thing to go in
pull out a win that season.”
Darrell Royal would take oi
head coaching reigns for the
horns in 1957, and, with the effort s
outstanding players like James Stjri
Tommy Nobis and Earl Campbell,
al would lead Texas to a number of n
rious days against A&M durinf
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