Saturday’s Texas-Texas A&M game will be the 16th time since 1934, when the Southwest Conference began round-robin play, that the outcome will have a direct bearing on a conference championship. The winner on Saturday will reach the SEC title game.
Big 12
2001: No. 5 Texas 21, Texas A&M 7
Having lost to Oklahoma earlier in the season, the Longhorns needed a win to clinch the Big 12 South title.
Southwest Conference
1995: No. 9 Texas 16, No. 16 Texas A&M 6
The Aggies could have tied Texas for the conference title with a win, but the Longhorns prevailed in the final SWC season.
1994: No. 11 Texas A&M 34, Texas 10
A&M was on NCAA probation and ineligible for the title, but Texas could have broken an eventual five-way tie with a victory over the Aggies.
1993: No. 8 Texas A&M 18, Texas 9
A Texas win would have given the Longhorns a share of the conference title with A&M.
1987: No. 15 Texas A&M 20, Texas 13
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Southwest Conference
1995: No. 9 Texas 16, No. 16 Texas A&M 6
The Aggies could have tied Texas for the conference title with a win, but the Longhorns prevailed in the final SWC season.
1994: No. 11 Texas A&M 34, Texas 10
A&M was on NCAA probation and ineligible for the title, but Texas could have broken an eventual five-way tie with a victory over the Aggies.
1993: No. 8 Texas A&M 18, Texas 9
A Texas win would have given the Longhorns a share of the conference title with A&M.
1987: No. 15 Texas A&M 20, Texas 13
NO. 3 TEXAS AT NO. 20 TEXAS A&M
When: 6:30 p.m. Saturday
Where: Kyle Field, College Station
TV: ABC
Radio: 790 AM (Texas broadcast), 92.5 FM and 97.5 FM (A&M broadcast)
A Texas win would have given the Longhorns a share of the conference title with A&M.
1985: No. 15 Texas A&M 42, No. 18 Texas 10
The Aggies won their first league title under Jackie Sherrill by beating the Longhorns, who would have been outright champions with a win.
1979: Texas A&M 13, No. 6 Texas 7
A&M’s upset knocked the Longhorns out of a three-way title tie with Houston and Arkansas and cost the Longhorns a Sugar Bowl berth.
1977: No. 1 Texas 57, Texas A&M 28
Earl Campbell’s four touchdowns helped Texas win an outright title and cost the Aggies a three-way championship tie with Texas and Arkansas.
1975: No. 2 Texas A&M 20, No. 5 Texas 10
Texas would have been outright champions with a victory and the Aggies lost their chance at an outright title a week later by losing to Arkansas, creating a three-way tie with the Longhorns and Razorbacks.
1974: No. 17 Texas 32, No. 8 Texas A&M 3
The Longhorns’ win gave Baylor an outright championship.
1971: No 12 Texas 34, Texas A&M 14
An A&M win would have given the conference title to Arkansas over the Longhorns.
1967: Texas A&M 10, Texas 7
The Aggies won their first conference title since 1956 by beating Texas, which would have tied the Aggies and Texas Tech with a victory.
1963: No. 1 Texas 15, Texas A&M 13
En route to the national title, the Longhorns scored late to win the SWC title and avoid a co-championship with Baylor.
1955: Texas 21, No. 8 Texas A&M 6
A win would have clinched the SWC title for Bear Bryant’s second A&M squad.
1943: No. 12 Texas 27, No. 16 Texas A&M 13
Both teams entered the season finale undefeated in conference play.