The Zeitgeist List · Rivalries

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Texas71-37-5Texas A&M
Power Program I#9 of 138–Power Program II#18 of 138–
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Next meeting: Fri Nov 27 · 7:30 pm ET, 23 days away.

2 players crossed straight to the rival since 2021 — the turncoat ledger →

Texas leads the all-time series 71-37-5. They've met 113 times since 1902. Texas has won the last 3.

Current season

Vegas win totals and transfer-portal swing right now, plus what fans are actually saying — not history, this year.

Texas
Win total
9.5
Vegas over/under
Transfer portal
-1
portal net points (weighted) · raw ledger: -21
What fans are saying · player performance
fans believe Arch Manning is being unfairly blamed for Texas's struggles
Texas sucks. Arch Manning is not the savior. It’s like he doesn’t know the playbook. He misses tons of reads.
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Texas A&M
Win total
5.5
Vegas over/under
Transfer portal
-1
portal net points (weighted) · raw ledger: +10
What fans are saying · player performance
One fan believes Hart has not reached his peak performance yet
Gotta see if Hart & Casuga have any potential to start next year…. And no you don’t know anything off of them based off one drive of a game.
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Stature & the series, 1902–2025

Both programs’ standing over time, each line named at its end, with every meeting beneath — read down to see who was bigger and who won. (Stature is each program’s season-by-season standing on the Zeitgeist List, 1936–present — one score blending on-field performance, program achievement, and roster talent.)

program stature over timeTexasTexas A&Mevery meeting (bar height = margin; dark: Texas won, gray: Texas A&M won)192019401960198020002020

The identity war

Texas A&M has been the more pass-heavy program more often than not.

Across 23 seasons of real play-level data (2004–2026), Texas led 9 and Texas A&M led 14.

more passmore runTexasTexas A&M2004200620082010201220142016201820202022202420262015Texas A&M 16.6 pts2004Texas A&M 15.7 ptsTexas won 26-132011Texas A&M 13.6 ptsTexas won 27-25
Source team_season_stats (CFBD season totals) · pass rate = passAttempts ÷ (passAttempts + rushingAttempts)

Texas once won 10 in a row. The biggest win was Texas by 40 in 2008. The biggest crowd, 109,028, was in 2024.

The coaching duels

Dana Bible vs Homer Norton8-2
Darrell Royal vs Gene Stallings6-1
John Mackovic vs R.C. Slocum2-4
Darrell Royal vs Emory Bellard3-2
Fred Akers vs Jackie Sherrill2-3
Mack Brown vs R.C. Slocum4-1

The draft ledger

Every NFL Draft pick either program has produced since the modern era began, decade by decade.

Draft picks
201-191
Texas leads
1st-rounders
39-32
Since
1967
First CFBD-carried draft class
TexasTexas A&M
1960s5-4
1970s24-25
1980s36-29
1990s26-38
2000s39-31
2010s29-34
2020s42-30

Best picks, either side

1978Earl Campbell Running Back · Houston OilersRd 1, pick 1#1 overall
1982Kenneth Sims Defensive Tackle · New England PatriotsRd 1, pick 1#1 overall
2017Myles Garrett Defensive End · Cleveland BrownsRd 1, pick 1#1 overall
1980Johnny "Lam" Jones Wide Receiver · New York JetsRd 1, pick 2#2 overall
2001Leonard Davis Offensive Tackle · Arizona CardinalsRd 1, pick 2#2 overall
2013Luke Joeckel Offensive Tackle · Jacksonville JaguarsRd 1, pick 2#2 overall
1992Quentin Coryatt Linebacker · Indianapolis ColtsRd 1, pick 2#2 overall
2011Von Miller Outside Linebacker · Denver BroncosRd 1, pick 2#2 overall

Recent meetings

2025Texas27-17Texas A&M — both ranked, Texas A&M routed by 10
2024Texas17-7Texas A&M — both ranked
2011Texas27-25
2010Texas A&M24-17
2009Texas49-39
2008Texas49-9
2007Texas A&M38-30
2006Texas A&M12-7
2005Texas40-29
2004Texas26-13Texas A&M — both ranked
2003Texas46-15
2002Texas50-20
2001Texas21-7
2000Texas43-17

Every meeting since 2018, play by play

Each line is Texas’s chance to win through that meeting. The loudest meeting for fans was 2025: roaring.

2025Texas 27-17Texas won 27-17 vs Texas A&M. Chance to win started at 49%, low 20%, high better than 99%.Roaring
2024Texas 17-7Texas won 17-7 at Texas A&M. Chance to win started at 63%, low 51%, high 99%.Roaring
“We may not make the playoffs, and Arch may not be what we wanted him to be, but if we beat the Sooners and A&M this year I'm calling it a great first season”
A Texas fan
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  • 2025
    “We may not make the playoffs, and Arch may not be what we wanted him to be, but if we beat the Sooners and A&M this year I'm calling it a great first season”
    A Texas fan

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Meetings with their own story page

2 meetings in our archive, 2024 to 2025.