LSU–Texas A&M football rivalry

LSU–Texas A&M rivalry
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Teams	LSU Tigers Texas A&M Aggies
Originated	1899
Series	LSU leads 27–20–3
LSU (27)	Texas A&M (20)
1908 1916 1921 1942 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1967 1968 1969 1971 1972 1973 1986 1987 1988 1990 2011	1899 1906 1907 1914 1917 1922 1923 1943 1944 1955 1956 1970 1974 1975 1989 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995
Ties (3) 1913 1920 1966

The LSU-Texas A&M rivalry is an American college football rivalry game played annually by the LSU Tigers football team of the Louisiana State University and the Texas A&M Aggies football team of Texas A&M University. The first game between the Tigers and the Aggies was played in 1899. With the admission of Texas A&M as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) in 2012, the rivalry is now an annually scheduled game between fellow members of the SEC's Western Division.

History

The Aggies have matched up against the LSU Tigers more than any other non-conference opponent until joining LSU in the SEC in 2012 (though they were both members of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association from 1903–1908 and 1912–1914). The Aggies first played the Tigers in College Station in 1899, winning the game 52–0. The Tigers are the Aggies' seventh-oldest collegiate-football rivalry.

Over the years, the two teams have built strong home-field advantages, and the series' record is reflective of these reputations. The Aggies are 7–1–1 in College Station, 10–22–1 in Baton Rouge, and 3–4–1 at neutral sites (including the losses in the 1944 Orange Bowl in Miami and the 2011 Cotton Bowl Classic in Arlington, Texas). Through 1923, the Aggies built a 7–3–2 advantage (which included neutral site games in New Orleans in 1908, Houston in 1913, Dallas in 1914, Galveston in 1916, and San Antonio in 1917). The Aggies and Tigers next played every year from 1942 to 1949 during the regular season with all of the games held in Baton Rouge. The Aggies were 2–6 in those match-ups. In addition to the regular season match-up in 1943, the Aggies and Tigers also faced each other in the first bowl match-up of their rivalry. Though the Aggies won the regular season game by a score of 28–13, the Tigers won the January 1, 1944, Orange Bowl by a final score of 19–14.

The Aggies and Tigers met twice more in 1955 and 1956 with the Aggies taking both match-ups (the 1955 game was held at a neutral site in Dallas, and the 1956 game was held in Baton Rouge). From 1960 to 1975, the Aggies and Tigers produced the most consecutive match-ups of the series, playing every year, with all of the games played in Baton Rouge. The Aggies were 3–12–1 over this span. After a nine-year absence, the rivalry renewed in 1986 and continued until their last regular season meeting in 1995, this time with the games alternating between Baton Rouge and College Station. The Aggies were 6–4 over this span, winning the last five meetings, and winning six of the last seven meetings. The most recent regular season contest was won by the Aggies on September 2, 1995, by the score of 33–17.

Finally, after a 15-year absence, the Aggies and Tigers faced each other once more on January 7, 2011, in the Cotton Bowl Classic. It was only the second time the two have faced each other in a bowl game. The Aggies lost 24–41.

Over the life of the series, the Aggies have claimed the largest margin of victory with a 63–9 final score in 1914 (the Aggies also have the next two largest margins of victory with the 52–0 win in 1899 and the 47–0 win in 1922). The Aggies have shut-out the Tigers 7 times (including the Aggies' non-university recognized National Championship Season of 1917 when they did not surrender a point during 8 games, and beat the Tigers 27–0). The Tigers have shut-out the Aggies 9 times (including the Tigers' non-university recognized National Championship season of 1908, when they beat the Aggies 26–0, and the Tigers' non-university recognized National Championship season of 1962, when they beat the Aggies 21–0). Add to those totals the game in which the Aggies and Tigers shut each other out, with a final score of 0–0 in 1920. The Tigers hold the series' longest winning streak of 6 games from 1960 to 1965, which were all played in Baton Rouge. That winning streak was part of a 10-game unbeaten streak for the Tigers from 1960 to 1969 which included a 7–7 tie in 1966 (with all of the games played in Baton Rouge).

The series resumed in 2012 when Texas A&M joined the Southeastern Conference.

Game results

LSU victories are colored ██purple. Texas A&M victories are colored colored ██ maroon. Ties are white.

Pre-SEC

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SEC

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