Texas defeats Texas A&M 27-17: Score, live updates of huge SEC matchup in the ‘Lone Star Showdown’

Buck Ringgold

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Texas defeats Texas A&M 27-17: Score, live updates of huge SEC matchup in the ‘Lone Star Showdown’ image

AUSTIN, Texas - For the first time in Southeastern Conference play, Texas A&M pays a visit to its longtime arch-rival, with plenty on the line.

The Aggies seek to wrap up an undefeated regular season and clinch its trip to next week’s SEC title game. But Texas would like nothing more than to spoil those plans when the Longhorns welcome in A&M to Darrell K. Royal-Memorial Stadium for a Black Friday showdown.

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Texas A&M comes in with a record of 11-0 and 7-0 in the SEC, and seeks its first undefeated regular season since 1992. Texas, which was ranked No. 1 in the preseason by several publications, comes in at 8-3 and still harbor faint hopes of making it into the College Football Playoff.

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In the all-time series, Texas leads 77-37-5, though it has been 19-19 over the past 50 years. A&M is making its first visit to Austin since 2010, when the Aggies posted a 24-17 win against Texas when both teams were in the Big 12 Conference.

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The Longhorns have won the last two games against A&M, both in College Station. Texas won, 27-25, on a late field goal in 2011, the Aggies’ last year in the Big 12, and then last season, when the Longhorns reunited with A&M as SEC rivals, Texas prevailed, 17-7.

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TEXAS 27, TEXAS A&M 17 FINAL 

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FOURTH QUARTER

- INTERCEPTION TEXAS. Kobe Black steps in front of an A&M receiver and comes up with the Longhorns' second pick this quarter. Looks like the Horns are going to seal the deal.

- A&M calls its final time out with 3:23 left and Texas with a fourth down. Horns punt it back to the Aggies. Now or never time for the Aggies. 

- INTERCEPTION TEXAS. Free safety Michael Taaffe, playing in his last home game, picks off a pass right in front of the goal line and it looks like the Longhorns are going to pull this one off with 3:41 left. 

- A&M moving quickly; Aggies have the ball near the Texas 30 with less than five minutes left. 

- TOUCHDOWN TEXAS. Wow, what a play by Arch Manning - not with his arm but with his feet. On third-and-3 from the A&M 35, Manning takes a keeper up the middle and outraces the Aggie secondary and into the end zone. Longhorns back up by 10. (Texas, 27-17 | 7:04, 4th) 

- TOUCHDOWN TEXAS A&M. Aggies right back in this thing. Marcel Reed completes a long pass to the Texas 13, and on the next play, EJ Smith takes it in for the score. Three-point game now. (Texas, 20-17 | 9:07, 4th) 

- Marcel Reed stopped short of a first down, but Texas is penalized for a face mask. Tack on 15 yards and A&M has a first down at the Horns' 41 with less than 10 minutes to go.

- Bethel-Roman with a third-down catch for an A&M first down, but he's called for offensive pass interference. 

- Manning overshoots his receiver on third down. Texas will punt it away. A&M still has a glimmer of hope with under 11 minutes remaining. 

- Texas A&M comes up a yard short on a third-down pass. Aggies go for it near their 40, but are flagged for delay of game. This Longhorn crowd has come unhinged. Texas up 10 and with the ball, 12:31 remaining. 

- Texas A&M was held to 35 total yards in the third quarter. Aggies must have a response. 

- TOUCHDOWN TEXAS. Longhorns extend the lead to 10 points on the opening play of the first quarter, as Nick Townsend goes in from 2 yards out. (Texas, 20-10 | 14:57, 4th)

THIRD QUARTER

- Huge play by Texas to end the third. Manning finds Jack Endries over the middle, and Endries finds space, running before he's brought down at the A&M 2. Longhorns with a chance to go up by double digits early in the fourth. 

- Wisner up to 121 yards now as he runs for a first down near midfield late in the third. 

- A false start penalty wipes out the fourth-and-short for A&M, and the Aggies will punt it away with more than three minutes left in the period. 

- Another third-and-short, but this time Texas' defense rises up. Aggies going to go for it on fourth down at midfield. 

- A&M's Rueben Owens II plows forward on third-and-short, and the Aggies have a first down near midfield. Less than five minutes to go in the quarter. 

- TOUCHDOWN TEXAS. Arch Manning looking for a receiver and launches a deep pass, and Ryan Wingo is there in the back of the end zone to grab it for a 29-yard score, completing a 6-play 70-yard drive. PAT makes it a three-point game. (Texas, 13-10 | 7:12, 3rd) 

- Wisner breaks off another solid run past midfield. He now has 98 yards on nine carries.

- Marcel Reed leads his receiver out a bit too far, overthrowing the ball on third down, and Texas A&M will be punting it away. 

- FIELD GOAL TEXAS. Arch Manning brought down on third down before throwing the ball away. Horns are flagged for grounding. That sets up a 46-yard field goal from Mason Shipley, and he drills it through the uprights. (Texas A&M, 10-6 | 11:56, 3rd) 

- First play by the Texas offense in the second half, Quintrevion Wisner rumbles 48 yards to the A&M 30.  

- A&M received the second-half kickoff but went nowhere, and the Aggies punt it away. Texas nearly blocks the punt.

HALFTIME

- A&M takes a knee to end the first half. Aggies had 177 yards of total offense while holding Texas to 112. 

SECOND QUARTER

- Arch Manning gets sacked on third down as Tyler Onyedim bursts through to bring Manning down, setting up a fourth-and-long. A&M calls time out with 12 seconds left. 

- Texas near the A&M 40 with 23 seconds left. 

- Texas not content to run out the clock. Arch Manning completes a pass for a first down; then scrambles for another. Horns near midfield with 33 seconds left. 

- TOUCHDOWN TEXAS A&M. Aggies with their first lead of the night, as KC Concepcion takes an end-around the left side and gets in from 8 yards out. (Texas A&M, 10-3 |:56, 2nd) 

- Marcel Reed zips a pass on third-and-short to KC Concepcion for 12 yards, and A&M has a first-and-goal at the 9. Time out with 1:11 remaining. 

- A&M goes for it on fourth down and Reed finds Craver to move the chains. Aggie ball at the Texas 30 with more than two minutes to go. 

- Texas punts it away, and KC Concepcion breaks off ahead huge return, going 30 yards before being brought down at the Texas 42 with more than four minutes left in the half. 

- FIELD GOAL TEXAS A&M. Marcel Reed comes back in the game and directs the Aggies to an eventual field goal, which Jared Zirkel connects from 31 yards out. (3-3 | 6:41, 2nd) 

- FIELD GOAL TEXAS. Longhorns with their first sustained drive of the night, moving 57 yards in 14 plays before stalling. Mason Shipley comes on to connect on a field goal from 41 yards out. (Texas, 3-0 | 12:04, 2nd) 

- Stats through one quarter: Texas A&M 84, Texas 41.

FIRST QUARTER

- Texas faces a third-and-5 from its 37 as the first quarter comes to an end.

- Arch Manning scrambles on third-and-10 and gets it out to the Texas 32 and a first down. 

- Running play on third down goes nowhere, and A&M attempts a 35-yard field goal, but Texas' Ethan Burke breaks through to block it. Still scoreless with less than two minutes left in the quarter. 

- After a few minutes, Marcel Reed is able to get up and is walking a bit gingerly. Miles O'Neill is coming on in this third-and-long situation. 

- Second-and-long after a procedure penalty and an incomplete pass, Reed goes up the middle but stumbles and falls on the 15. He hasn't gotten up and is being treated by A&M's medical staff. 

- Reed finds Mario Craver along the sideline for a first down, and then Texas is flagged for unnecessary roughness. Aggies now inside the red zone, at the Texas 13. 

- Reed with another keeper, taking it 6 yards to the Texas 40. A Longhorn player is shaken up but now leaves the field. 

- Marcel Reed breaks loose for the first time tonight, taking a 20-yard scramble into Texas territory, with the ball near the 45. 

- A 17-yard pass from Reed to KC Concepcion gives A&M a first down at the Aggie 34. 

- Nearly nine minutes in, here are the important stats: Total yards - Texas 24, Texas A&M 23. Punts - Texas 3, Texas A&M 2. 

- Arch Manning firing on the first play, finding Jack Endries for an 11-yard gain. Then on third down, a deep pass is broken up by a pair of A&M defenders. It will be another punt for the Longhorns, their third, with still more than six minutes left in the quarter. 

- Third-and-5 for A&M at its 30. Pass from Reed goes in and out of the hands of Ashton Roman-Bethel. Like Texas, the Aggies have to punt it away for the second straight series. 

- Third-and-8 for Texas from its 38, pass from Arch Manning goes incomplete. Texas crowd asking for a pass interference call but it's not going to happen. Horns will punt it away for the second time. 

- Marcel Reed's pass on third down goes incomplete and the Aggies will punt it away.

- A&M starts at its own 7. On the second play, Marcel Reed finds Mario Craver for a first down and the Aggies have a bit of breathing room. 

- Another third down opportunity for Texas. Manning throws a pass that goes through the hands of a receiver, but he would have been well short of the first down anyway. Horns will punt it away; A&M on offense for the first time tonight. 

- Arch Manning completes a pass on third down, and Texas will have a new set of downs at its 36. 

- The kickoff sails beyond the end zone for a touchback. Texas will start at its own 25.

PREGAME

- A&M wins the toss and defers to the second half. Texas will get the ball to start the contest. 

- A&M now coming out onto the field amid a hearty chorus of boos. 

- Texas is making its way out onto the field to the sound of AC/DC's "Hell's Bells."

- Live from Austin, Texas A&M goes for a 12-0 season and defeat Texas for the first time since 2010. It’s the first SEC game between the “Lone Star Showdown” rivals at Darrell K. Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium.

Texas A&M 2025 Schedule

Aug. 30 UTSA W 42-24

Sept. 6 Utah State W 44-22

Sept. 13 at Notre Dame W 41-40

Sept. 27 Auburn W 16-10

Oct. 4 Mississippi State W 31-9

Oct. 11 Florida W 34-17

Oct. 18 at Arkansas W 45-42

Oct. 25 at LSU W 49-25

Nov. 8 at Missouri W 38-17

Nov. 15 South Carolina W 31-30

Nov. 22 Samford W 48-0

Nov. 28 at Texas

Texas 2025 Schedule

Aug. 30 at Ohio State L 14-7

Sept. 6 San Jose State W 38-7

Sept. 13 UTEP W 27-10

Sept. 20 Sam Houston State W 55-0

Oct. 4 at Florida L 29-21

Oct. 11 vs. Oklahoma W 23-6

Oct. 18 at Kentucky W 16-13 (OT)

Oct. 25 at Mississippi State W 45-38 (OT)

Nov. 1 Vanderbilt W 34-31

Nov. 15 at Georgia L 35-10

Nov. 22 Arkansas W 52-37

Nov. 28 Texas A&M

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