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Texas A&M Football: Top 10 Lonestar Showdown games

By Mary Catherine McCord

AUSTIN, TX - NOVEMBER 24: Quarterback Stephen McGee #7 of the Texas A&M Aggies runs for a touchdown against the Texas Longhorns at Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium November 24, 2006 in Austin, Texas. The Aggies defeated the Longhorns 12-7. (Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images)
AUSTIN, TX - NOVEMBER 24: Quarterback Stephen McGee #7 of the Texas A&M Aggies runs for a touchdown against the Texas Longhorns at Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium November 24, 2006 in Austin, Texas. The Aggies defeated the Longhorns 12-7. (Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images) /
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6. 2006 Football: A&M 12, No. 11 Texas 7

If you were unfortunate enough to be an Aggie fan during the 2000s (i.e. me), this was probably a bright spot for you. The game filled with turnovers – there were five between the two teams; Longhorn QB Colt McCoy threw three interceptions, back up QB Jevan Snead threw one in relief for McCoy who was injured, during the game, and Texas A&M running back Kerry Franklin fumbled once.

The Aggie fumble resulted in the Longhorn’s lone score of the game and put the Longhorns up 7-6. That looked to be the game winner for the home team; it took a roughly eight minute drive in the 4th quarter for the Aggies to get down the field and punch the ball in for the game winning score. After two Jorvorski Lane rushing attempts put the Aggies inside the 10, quarterback Stephen McGee ran the ball in virtually untouched to stun No. 11 Texas in Austin.

The win probably saved coach Dennis Franchione’s job; at the very least it snapped Texas’ six-game winning streak – A&M hadn’t beaten Texas since the 1999 Bonfire game in College Station. In three full seasons prior to 2006 with the Aggies, Franchione had just a 10-14 record in conference play and hadn’t finished higher than 3rd in the South.

The Aggies were 9-3 heading into this game and while they were already out of the conference race, the game would affect what bowl the Aggies would play in that season. The win over Texas gave A&M a third place finish in the South, and sent them to San Diego to face California in the Holiday Bowl.