Lone Star Showdown

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Texas–Texas A&M
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LocationTexas
First meetingOctober 19, 1894 - football
Latest meetingJanuary 25, 2025 - men's basketball
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The Lone Star Showdown is the traditional rivalry for all varsity men's and women's athletics competitions between the University of Texas at Austin and Texas A&M University. The name comes from Lone Star State, which is the nickname of the state of Texas. [1] The "Lone Star Showdown" moniker was trademarked in 1996. [2]

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The schools are rivals in most major sports, and both universities boast large living alumni bases (over 665,000), along with a significant following from supporters throughout the state and nation.

Being the two oldest public universities in the State of Texas, the rivalry has a history dating back over a century, with the first competition taking place in football in 1894. Throughout the decades, the schools joined and switched conferences together, maintaining the rivalry through the Texas Intercollegiate Athletic Association (TIAA), Southwest Conference (SWC), and Big 12 Conference.

The football portion of the Lone Star Showdown ended in 2011 when Texas A&M moved to the Southeastern Conference (SEC). [3] Texas and Texas A&M still competed regularly in other sports in non-conference play.

The State Farm Lone Star Showdown started in 2004 and was created to bring more attention to the rivalry in non-major sports. The Lone Star Showdown trophy was awarded to the winning school each year based on head-to-head matchup in each sport. The final episode of the annual competition occurred during the 2011–12 academic year.

In July 2021, Texas announced that it (along with rival Oklahoma) would join the SEC no later than the 2025-26 academic year. [4] In February 2023, the Big 12 announced that Texas and Oklahoma had negotiated a combined $100 million early termination fee in order to leave for the SEC a year early. [5] The Longhorns football team competed in the Big 12 through the 2023 season before moving to the SEC in 2024, with the football edition of the Lone Star Showdown scheduled to resume in November of that year.

Game results

Football

Lone Star Showdown
Sport Football
First meetingOctober 19, 1894
Texas 38, Texas A&M 0
Latest meetingNovember 30, 2024
Texas 17, Texas A&M 7
Next meetingNovember 29, 2025 in Austin
Statistics
Meetings total119
All-time seriesTexas leads, 77–37–5 [6]
Largest victoryTexas, 48–0 (1898)
Longest win streakTexas, 10 (1957–1966)
Current win streakTexas, 2 (2011, 2024–present)
Texas victoriesTexas A&M victoriesTie games
No.DateLocationWinning teamLosing team
1 October 19, 1894 Austin Texas 38 Texas A&M 0
2 October 22, 1898 Austin Texas 48 Texas A&M 0
3 November 4, 1899 San Antonio Texas 6 Texas A&M 0
4 October 27, 1900 San Antonio Texas 5 Texas A&M 0
5 November 29, 1900[t] Austin Texas 11 Texas A&M 0
6 October 26, 1901 San Antonio Texas 17 Texas A&M 0
7 November 28, 1901[t] Austin Texas 32 Texas A&M 0
8 October 25, 1902 San Antonio Tie0Tie0
9 November 27, 1902[t] Austin Texas A&M 11 Texas 0
10 November 29, 1903 Austin Texas 29 Texas A&M 6
11 November 24, 1904[t] Austin Texas 34 Texas A&M 6
12 November 30, 1905[t] Austin Texas 27 Texas A&M 0
13 November 29, 1906[t] Austin Texas 24 Texas A&M 0
14 October 12, 1907 Dallas Tie0Tie0
15 November 28, 1907[t] Austin Texas 11 Texas A&M 6
16 November 8, 1909 Houston Texas A&M 23 Texas 0
17 November 25, 1909[t] Austin Texas A&M 5 Texas 0
18 November 14, 1910 Houston Texas A&M 14 Texas 8
19 November 13, 1911 Houston Texas 6 Texas A&M 0
20 November 19, 1915 College Station Texas A&M 13 Texas 0
21 November 30, 1916[t] Austin Texas 21 Texas A&M 7
22 November 20, 1917 College Station Texas A&M 7 Texas 0
23 November 28, 1918[t] Austin Texas 7 Texas A&M 0
24 November 27, 1919[t] College Station Texas A&M 7 Texas 0
25 November 25, 1920[t] Austin Texas 7 Texas A&M 3
26 November 24, 1921[t] College Station Tie0Tie0
27 November 30, 1922[t] Austin Texas A&M 14 Texas 7
28 November 29, 1923[t] College Station Texas 6 Texas A&M 0
29 November 27, 1924[t] Austin Texas 7 Texas A&M 0
30 November 26, 1925[t] College Station Texas A&M 28 Texas 0
31 November 25, 1926[t] Austin Texas 14 Texas A&M 5
32 November 24, 1927[t] College Station Texas A&M 28 Texas 7
33 November 29, 1928[t] Austin Texas 19 Texas A&M 0
34 November 28, 1929[t] College Station Texas A&M 13 Texas 0
35 November 27, 1930[t] Austin Texas 26 Texas A&M 0
36 November 26, 1931[t] College Station Texas A&M 7 Texas 6
37 November 24, 1932[t] Austin Texas 21 Texas A&M 0
38 November 30, 1933[t] College Station Tie10Tie10
39 November 29, 1934[t] Austin Texas 13 Texas A&M 0
40 November 28, 1935[t] College Station Texas A&M 20 Texas 6
41 November 26, 1936[t] Austin Texas 7 Texas A&M 0
42 November 25, 1937[t] College Station Texas A&M 7 Texas 0
43 November 24, 1938[t] Austin Texas 7 Texas A&M 6
44 November 30, 1939 College Station #1 Texas A&M 20 Texas 0
45 November 28, 1940 Austin Texas 7 Texas A&M 0
46 November 27, 1941[t] College Station #10 Texas 23#2 Texas A&M 0
47 November 26, 1942[t] Austin #18 Texas 12 Texas A&M 6
48 November 25, 1943[t] College Station #12 Texas 27#16 Texas A&M 13
49 November 30, 1944 Austin Texas 6 Texas A&M 0
50 November 29, 1945 College Station #10 Texas 20 Texas A&M 10
51 November 28, 1946[t] Austin #20 Texas 24 Texas A&M 7
52 November 27, 1947[t] College Station #7 Texas 32 Texas A&M 13
53 November 25, 1948[t] Austin Tie14Tie14
54 November 24, 1949[t] College Station Texas 42 Texas A&M 14
55 November 30, 1950 Austin #3 Texas 17 Texas A&M 0
56 November 29, 1951 College Station Texas A&M 22#16 Texas 21
57 November 27, 1952[t] Austin #10 Texas 32 Texas A&M 12
58 November 26, 1953[t] College Station #7 Texas 21 Texas A&M 12
59 November 25, 1954[t] Austin Texas 22 Texas A&M 13
60 November 24, 1955[t] College Station Texas 21#8 Texas A&M 6
No.DateLocationWinning teamLosing team
61 November 29, 1956 Austin #5 Texas A&M 34 Texas 21
62 November 28, 1957[t] College Station Texas 9#4 Texas A&M 7
63 November 27, 1958[t] Austin Texas 27 Texas A&M 0
64 November 26, 1959[t] College Station #4 Texas 20 Texas A&M 17
65 November 24, 1960[t] Austin Texas 21 Texas A&M 14
66 November 23, 1961[t] College Station #5 Texas 25 Texas A&M 0
67 November 22, 1962[t] Austin #4 Texas 13 Texas A&M 3
68 November 28, 1963[t] College Station #1 Texas 15 Texas A&M 13
69 November 26, 1964[t] Austin #5 Texas 26 Texas A&M 7
70 November 25, 1965[t] College Station Texas 21 Texas A&M 17
71 November 24, 1966[t] Austin Texas 22 Texas A&M 14
72 November 23, 1967[t] College Station Texas A&M 10 Texas 7
73 November 28, 1968[t] Austin #6 Texas 35 Texas A&M 14
74 November 27, 1969[t] College Station #1 Texas 49 Texas A&M 12
75 November 26, 1970[t] Austin #1 Texas 52 Texas A&M 14
76 November 25, 1971[t] College Station #12 Texas 34 Texas A&M 14
77 November 23, 1972[t] Austin #7 Texas 38 Texas A&M 3
78 November 22, 1973[t] College Station #11 Texas 42 Texas A&M 13
79 November 29, 1974 Austin #17 Texas 32#8 Texas A&M 3
80 November 28, 1975 College Station #2 Texas A&M 20#5 Texas 10
81 November 25, 1976[t] Austin #11 Texas A&M 27 Texas 3
82 November 26, 1977 College Station #1 Texas 57#12 Texas A&M 28
83 December 2, 1978 Austin #14 Texas 22 Texas A&M 7
84 December 1, 1979 College Station Texas A&M 13#6 Texas 7
85 November 29, 1980 Austin Texas A&M 24 Texas 14
86 November 26, 1981[t] College Station #7 Texas 21 Texas A&M 13
87 November 25, 1982[t] Austin #14 Texas 53 Texas A&M 16
88 November 26, 1983 College Station #2 Texas 45 Texas A&M 13
89 December 1, 1984 Austin Texas A&M 37#13 Texas 12
90 November 28, 1985[t] College Station #15 Texas A&M 42#18 Texas 10
91 November 27, 1986[t] Austin #10 Texas A&M 16 Texas 3
92 November 26, 1987[t] College Station #15 Texas A&M 20 Texas 13
93 November 24, 1988[t] Austin Texas A&M 28 Texas 24
94 December 2, 1989 College Station #16 Texas A&M 21 Texas 10
95 December 1, 1990 Austin #5 Texas 28 Texas A&M 27
96 November 28, 1991[t] College Station #10 Texas A&M 31 Texas 14
97 November 26, 1992[t] Austin #4 Texas A&M 34 Texas 13
98 November 25, 1993[t] College Station #8 Texas A&M 18 Texas 9
99 November 5, 1994 Austin #11 Texas A&M 34 Texas 10
100 December 2, 1995 College Station #9 Texas 16#16 Texas A&M 6
101 November 29, 1996 Austin Texas 51 Texas A&M 15
102 November 28, 1997 College Station #15 Texas A&M 27 Texas 16
103 November 27, 1998 Austin Texas 26#6 Texas A&M 24
104 November 26, 1999 College Station #24 Texas A&M 20#7 Texas 16
105 November 24, 2000 Austin #12 Texas 43#22 Texas A&M 17
106 November 23, 2001 College Station #5 Texas 21 Texas A&M 7
107 November 29, 2002 Austin #10 Texas 50 Texas A&M 20
108 November 28, 2003 College Station #6 Texas 46 Texas A&M 15
109 November 26, 2004 Austin #5 Texas 26#22 Texas A&M 13
110 November 25, 2005 College Station #2 Texas 40 Texas A&M 29
111 November 24, 2006 Austin Texas A&M 12#11 Texas 7
112 November 23, 2007 College Station Texas A&M 38#14 Texas 30
113 November 27, 2008[t] Austin #4 Texas 49 Texas A&M 9
114 November 26, 2009[t] College Station #3 Texas 49 Texas A&M 39
115 November 25, 2010[t] Austin #17 Texas A&M 24 Texas 17
116 November 24, 2011[t] College Station #25 Texas 27 Texas A&M 25
117November 30, 2024 College Station #3 Texas 17#20 Texas A&M 7
118 November 29, 2025 Austin
Series: Texas leads 75–37–5 [6]
[t] Thanksgiving Day game

Results by location

As of November 30, 2024

CityGamesTexas victoriesTexas A&M victoriesTiesYears played
Austin60461311894–2010, 2025
College Station50262221915–2011, 2024–present
Houston42201908–1911
San Antonio43011899–1902
Dallas10011907

Baseball

Texas–Texas A&M
Sport Baseball
First meetingApril 24, 1903
Texas 6, Texas A&M 2
Latest meetingJune 1, 2024
Texas A&M 4, Texas 2
Statistics
Meetings total381
All-time seriesTexas leads, 245–131–5
Largest victoryTexas A&M, 25–6 (April 30, 1995)
Longest win streakTexas, 15
(May 11, 1944 - April 21, 1949)
Current win streakTexas A&M, 2
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After a baseball game
Texas victoriesTexas A&M victoriesTie games

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Men's basketball

Texas–Texas A&M
Sport Men's Basketball
First meetingFebruary 23, 1917
Texas 38, Texas A&M 16
Latest meetingMarch 13, 2025
Texas 94, Texas A&M 892OT
Statistics
Meetings total227
All-time seriesTexas leads, 139–88
Largest victoryTexas, 81–36 (February 23, 1944)
Longest win streakTexas, 16
(February 12, 1994 - January 30, 2001)
Current win streakTexas, 2
Texas victoriesTexas A&M victoriesTie games

[8]

Women's basketball

Texas–Texas A&M
Sport Women's basketball
First meetingMarch 23, 1975
Texas 63, Texas A&M 62
Latest meetingFebruary 2, 2025
Texas 70, Texas A&M 50
Statistics
Meetings total87
All-time seriesTexas leads, 64–23
Largest victoryTexas, 96–50 (February 10, 1987)
Longest win streakTexas, 27
(February 13, 1978 - February 2, 1991)
Current win streakTexas, 6
Texas victoriesTexas A&M victoriesTie games

Softball

Texas–Texas A&M
Sport Softball
First meetingApril 12, 1997
Texas A&M 2, Texas 0
Latest meetingMay 26, 2024
Texas 6, Texas A&M 5
Statistics
Meetings total49
All-time seriesTexas, 26–23
Largest victoryTexas A&M, 11–1 (April 28, 2004)
Longest win streakTexas, 6
(April 10, 1998 - March 29, 2000)
Current win streakTexas, 2
Texas victoriesTexas A&M victoriesTie games

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Women's volleyball

Texas–Texas A&M
Sport Volleyball
First meetingNovember 8, 1974
Texas 2, Texas A&M 0
Latest meetingOctober 23, 2024
Texas A&M 3, Texas 2
Statistics
Meetings total100
All-time seriesTexas leads, 76–26
Longest win streakTexas, 20
(November 20, 1982 - October 9, 1991)
Current win streakTexas A&M, 1
Texas victoriesTexas A&M victoriesTie games

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Women's soccer

Texas–Texas A&M
Sport Soccer
First meetingSeptember 25, 1994
Texas A&M 2, Texas A&M 1 2OT
Latest meetingSeptember 29, 2024
Texas 2, Texas A&M 0
Statistics
Meetings total27
All-time seriesTexas A&M leads, 19–6–2
Largest victoryTexas A&M, 6–0 (October 11, 1995)
& (November 2, 2001)
Longest win streakTexas A&M, 12
(September 25, 1994 - November 1, 2002)
Current win streakTexas, 1
Texas victoriesTexas A&M victoriesTie games

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State Farm Lone Star Showdown

State Farm Lone Star Showdown
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Texas (6)Texas A&M (2)
2004–05
2005–06
2006–07
2009–10
2010–11
2011–12
2007–08
2008–09

The State Farm Lone Star Showdown started in 2004 and was created to bring more attention to the rivalry in non-major sports. The Lone Star Showdown trophy was awarded to the winning school each year based on head-to-head matchup in each sport. The final episode of the annual competition occurred during the 2011–12 academic year.

Point system

Points were awarded for all sports in which both schools maintained an intercollegiate team. Each sport was worth one point, which was awarded to the winner of the head-to-head matchup between the two teams. Each team received ½ point for a head-to-head matchup that ended in a tie. In baseball, the team that won the regular season three-game series was awarded one point (and in the rare event of a split caused by each team winning one of the first two games, and the third game being called on account of weather with the game tied or not played, each team would receive ½ point). In sports where the teams met twice during the season — softball, volleyball, and men's and women’s basketball — each contest was worth ½ point.

If the universities did not compete in head-to-head regular season competition, the team that placed higher at the Big 12 Conference Championship would earn the point, and a tie in Big 12 Conference Championship competition would result in the point being split between the two schools. In the sport of track and field, multi-school meets were not counted as head-to-head competition.

There were a total of 19 possible points in each of the annual competitions, with 10 points needed to win. When the competition ended in a 9½ to 9½ tie, the rules provided that the winner of the previous year would retain the title for the following year. [12]

Series history and standings

Previous year's winner retains title in the event of a tie, as per the tie-breaker rule.

Overall results (2004–2012)

  • Total wins: Texas 6 (63%), Texas A&M 2 (37%)
  • Total points: Texas 90.5 (60%), Texas A&M 61.5 (40%)

State Farm Scholar-Athlete

Beginning with the 2006–07 school year, State Farm began honoring a member of the home team at each Showdown event as a State Farm Scholar-Athlete for their achievements both in competition and in the classroom.

2009–10 Honorees:

2008–09 Honorees:

2007–08 Honorees:

2006–07 Honorees:

2020 Revival

In August 2020, it was announced [13] [14] that the rivalry would be revived in the name of supporting Feeding America. The event was set to take place on September 4 and coincide with the Annual College Colors Day. For each purchase of officially licensed Texas A&M or Texas merchandise, Wells Fargo would donate 100 meals to Feeding America member food banks.

See also

References

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  3. "Farmers Fight!". texasmonthly.com. Emmis Publishing. Retrieved 2012-02-23.
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  5. Dinich, Heather (February 9, 2023). "Oklahoma, Texas agree to exit Big 12 Conference after 2023-24 season". ESPN. Retrieved February 9, 2023.
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  10. "Texas Volleyball 2019 Fact Book" (PDF). Texas Sports. pp. 40–50. Retrieved December 10, 2019.
  11. "2019 Texas Soccer Fact Book" (PDF). Texas Sports. pp. 55–56. Retrieved December 10, 2019.
  12. "Lonestarshowdown.net". Archived from the original on 2008-02-29. Retrieved 2009-05-21.
  13. "Texas and Texas A&M revive Lone Star Showdown Rivalry for 2020 College Colors Day competition". Texas Athletics. Retrieved February 7, 2021.
  14. "Texas A&M, University Of Texas Reviving Lone Star Showdown Rivalry In The Form Of Helping Others". Texas A&M University Division of Marketing & Communications. 11 August 2020. Retrieved February 7, 2021.