Texas A&M Football: A Journey Through Aggie Bowl History
@CoachSumlin YESSIR for a great 2012 season and 2013 Cotton Bowl. Thanks for being exactly what this program needed. pic.twitter.com/BxicZQ6f
— ASP_ aggies (@AggieAlbert) January 5, 2013
2012 Cotton Bowl
The AT&T Cotton Bowl Classic played on January 4, 2013 against Oklahoma at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, was the cherry on top of Johnny Manziel‘s Heisman season.
Landry Jones had led the Sooners to an impressive 10-2 record, ending the 2012 season as Co-Champions of the Big 12. Both No. 12 Texas A&M and No. 10 Oklahoma had tremendous offensive production during the season but sub-par defenses.
Despite the expectations of a high scoring game, the score remained close and low throughout the first half. At half time the teams were nearly even with the Aggies leading 14-13. But the Aggies soon pulled ahead, shutting out the Sooners with 27 unanswered points in the second half to finish the game 41-13.
After rushing for a 23 yard touchdown on the first drive of the game, Johnny Football kept the momentum going all night. Manziel tallied 516 yards of total offense that evening, 229 on the ground and 287 through the air.
A packed crowd of 87,025 were privileged to watch the Heisman trophy winner topple an old conference foe in stunning fashion. Texas A&M’s victory marked the fifth consecutive Cotton Bowl win for the SEC.