GREAT MOMENT
Texas 20, #5 Nebraska 13
Saturday, October 16, 2010
Memorial Stadium (Lincoln, Neb.)
     In the two team's last meeting as members of the Big 12 Conference, Texas held No. 5/4 Nebraska's offense to 292 yards below its season average to upset the Cornhuskers 20-13. Nebraska entered the game as the nation's only team that hadn't trailed through the season's first five games, but the Longhorns changed that, leading from start to finish in front of a sellout crowd of 85,648 at Memorial Stadium. The Longhorns improved to 8-1 against Nebraska under Mack Brown. It marked the third time in the series that an unranked Texas squad beat a Cornhuskers' team ranked in the Top 10, including twice under Coach Brown.

     The Texas' defense dominated throughout the game, holding the Cornhuskers offense, which entered the game averaging 494.4 yards per game, to 202 yards. Nebraska boasted the second-best rushing offense in the nation with 337.8 yards per game, including 7.7 yards per carry, but was limited to 125 yards on 44 carries (2.8 ypc). After trailing 17-3 at halftime, Nebraska cut the lead to 20-13 with 3:02 remaining in the fourth quarter after a 95-yard punt return by Eric Hagg. However, Texas recovered the ensuing onside kick and running back Cody Johnson converted a 24-yard run on second down to seal Texas' victory.

     Texas' quarterback Garrett Gilbert led the Longhorns' offense, rushing 11 times for 71 yards and two TDs, all career-highs, while passing for 63 yards on four completions. It was the Longhorns' fewest passing yards in a win since Nov. 12, 1983 (53 yards in a 20-14 win over TCU). Texas rushed for 209 yards on 46 carries, led by Gilbert, Johnson (11 carries for 73 yards) and running back Tre' Newton (10 rushes for 41 yards). Texas' kicker Justin Tucker connected on 2-of-2 field goals, making attempts from 27 and 28 yards.

GREAT MOMENT
Texas 27, Texas A&M 25
Thursday, Nov. 24, 2011
Kyle Field (College Station, Texas)
     In the two teams' last meeting as members of the Big 12 Conference, Texas held A&M to nearly 200 total yards under their season average of 512.4 total yards per game as the Longhorns pulled off a dramatic 27-25 victory over the Aggies in College Station. The win gave Texas a 5-1 lead in the annual State Farm Lone Star Showdown, a 10-4 lead over the Aggies during the Mack Brown era, and an overall record of 76-37-5 in the third-most played rivalry in the NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision.

     The Texas defense proved stellar, forcing a then season-high four turnovers (three interceptions and one fumble) and holding A&M to over 100 yards below its season rushing average of 218.6 yards per game. Texas A&M took a 25-24 lead inside the game's final two minutes behind a 16-yard touchdown pass from Tannehill to A&M wide receiver Jeff Fuller. A failed two-point conversion meant Texas could win the game with a field goal.

     The Longhorns, behind sophomore quarterback Case McCoy, needed to drive 71 yards with 1:48 left in the game to position themselves for the win. On third-and-one from the UT 48-yard-line, McCoy found freshman wide receiver Miles Onyegbule for four yards and a first down to the A&M 48. On the very next play, with only 44 seconds remaining, McCoy tucked the ball and ran for 25 yards to the Aggies' 23-yard line. Junior wide receiver Marquise Goodwin and Johnson each ran for no gain on successive plays, and Texas called for time with three seconds left in the game. Texas A&M burned its final timeout just prior to the field-goal attempt, but senior Justin Tucker booted a 40-yard field goal as time expired to give Texas the victory as the jubilant Longhorns spilled onto Kyle Field in celebration.

GREAT GAME
Texas 27, Texas A&M 25
Thursday, Nov. 24, 2011
Kyle Field (College Station, Texas)
     In the two teams' last meeting as members of the Big 12 Conference, Texas senior Justin Tucker booted a 40-yard field goal as time expired to give Texas a 27-25 victory over Texas A&M Thanksgiving Night in the State Farm Lone Star Showdown at Kyle Field.

     The Texas offense fought back from a 13-0 deficit in the second quarter with a 41-yard touchdown pass from true-freshman wide receiver Jaxon Shipley to senior tight end Blaine Irby, his third straight game with a touchdown reception, cutting the A&M lead to 13-7. In the third quarter, after an A&M field goal which put the Aggies up 16-7, UT sophomore cornerback Carrington Byndom picked off A&M quarterback Ryan Tannehill and returned the ball 58 yards into the endzone, cutting the A&M lead to 16-14.

     The Longhorns earned their first lead of the night later after an 81-yard punt return by freshman cornerback Quandre Diggs and a subsequent 23-yard field goal from Tucker. With 7:44 left in the third quarter and Texas holding a slim 17-16 lead, the Texas defense forced another turnover on the Aggies' next series, as junior safety Kenny Vaccaro picked off Tannehill at the A&M 24-yard line. A few plays later senior running back Cody Johnson plunged into the end zone from a yard out, and Texas took a 24-16 lead with 4:04 remaining in the third quarter.

     Texas kept Texas A&M off of the scoreboard until 5:56 remained in the fourth quarter, when A&M's Randy Bullock knocked in a 32-yard field goal to cut the Horns' lead to 24-19. Texas A&M took a 25-24 lead inside the game's final two minutes behind a 16-yard touchdown pass from Tannehill to A&M wide receiver Jeff Fuller.

     The Longhorns, behind sophomore quarterback Case McCoy, needed to drive 71 yards with 1:48 left in the game to position themselves for the win. On third-and-one from the UT 48-yard-line, McCoy found freshman wide receiver Miles Onyegbule for four yards and a first down to the A&M 48. On the very next play, with only 44 seconds remaining, McCoy tucked the ball and ran for 25 yards to the Aggies' 23-yard line. Junior wide receiver Marquise Goodwin and Johnson each ran for no gain on successive plays, and Texas called for time with three seconds left in the game. Texas A&M burned its final timeout just prior to the field-goal attempt, but Tucker converted moments later to give Texas the victory as the jubilant Longhorns spilled onto Kyle Field in celebration.

     The Texas defense was stellar, forcing a then season-high four turnovers and holding A&M to over 100 yards below its season rushing average of 218.6 yards per game, and nearly 200 total yards under their season average of 512.4 total yards per game.

     The dramatic win by Texas was witnessed by 88,645 spectators - the second largest crowd in Kyle Field history - on a crisp Thanksgiving night in what was a thrilling end to possibly the last meeting of the two teams in the 118 year-old rivalry.