Texas at Texas A&M

Tuesday, November 20, 1917

Texas A&M beat Texas 7–⁠0. It was their 24th meeting; after it, Texas led the series 9–⁠6–⁠2 in the games on file.

AwayTexas4–⁠4 in 1917
0
HomeTexas A&M8–⁠0 in 1917
7

FinalHigh 67°F, low 40°F

In the newspapers

  • The Tulsa daily world's story: TEXAS AGGIES DEFEAT L0NGH0RNS BY 7 TO 0 Long End Runs by Mahan and Higginbotham Give Chance for Only Score.

    Tulsa daily world, Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.], November 21, 1917, page 10

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    TEXAS AGGIES DEFEAT L0NGH0RNS BY 7 TO 0 Long End Runs by Mahan and Higginbotham Give Chance for Only Score. COLLEGE STATION. Texas. Nov. 20.-The Texas Agricultural and Mechanical eleven defeated Texas university here today by score OF to q III the annual game between the two elevens. The Aggies’ scoring came ir the final quarter, when long end runs by Mahan and Higginbothem brought the ball to Texas .157yard runs by Mahan and Higgingbotham Collins and ELAN gained IA yards, McMurray went over. and Collins kicked goal. Roth sides were penal lied frequently during the game. Today’s was the 25th game played between the rival elevens. Texas has won IL OF the annual battles, A. &. NJ. SIX. and three were scoreless ties. Lineup.

Public-domain newspapers from the Library of Congress’s Chronicling America, found through the American Stories dataset (Dell and Harvard, CC BY 4.0). The text is the machine reading of the page, mistakes and all.

Before kickoff

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Our ratings (scores only)

Texas A&M 69% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

Officially, Texas leads 78–⁠37–⁠5; as played, 71–⁠37–⁠5 in the 113 games on file; the official count covers all 120 meetings, counting the 96 since this game.

Recent meetings
2025Texas 27, Texas A&M 17
2024Texas 17, Texas A&M 7
2011Texas 27, Texas A&M 25
2010Texas A&M 24, Texas 17
2009Texas 49, Texas A&M 39
2008Texas 49, Texas A&M 9

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