TCU–Texas A&M football rivalry

TCU Horned Frogs

Texas A&M Aggies

First meeting

1897
TCU 30, Texas A&M 6

Latest meeting

December 28, 2001
Texas A&M 28, TCU 9

Statistics

Meetings total

All-time series

Texas A&M leads, 56–29–7

Largest victory

Texas A&M, 74–10 (1986)

Longest win streak

Texas A&M, 24 (1973–present)

Current win streak

Texas A&M, 24 (1973–present)

The TCU–Texas A&M football rivalry is an American college football rivalry between the TCU Horned Frogs and Texas A&M Aggies. After 72 consecutive meetings as members of the Southwest Conference (SWC) from 1924 to 1995, the series has yet to be scheduled in the regular season as a non-conference game since the SWC disbanded in 1996. In the most recent game between the two programs, the Aggies defeated the Horned Frogs 28–9 at the 2001 Galleryfurniture.com Bowl in Houston, Texas, as both teams were contractually obligated through their respective athletic conferences.

History

TCU and Texas A&M played 19 times before they were both in the Southwest Conference that was made up of Arkansas, Oklahoma, and Texas universities. Until the early 1990s the conference started to fall apart when the University of Arkansas announced that they will move to the Southeastern Conference. In 1994, Texas A&M announced with other Texas schools, that they will join the Big Eight Conference to form the Big 12 Conference. TCU did not receive an invitation to join with Texas A&M, and so TCU moved to the Western Athletic Conference in 1996, Conference USA in 2001, and then the Mountain West Conference in 2005. In 2012, TCU finally got the chance to move to the Big 12 Conference with its other Texas rivals except for one, Texas A&M. Texas A&M moved to the Southeastern Conference in 2012. The future of the rivalry is uncertain.

Over the life of the series, the Aggies have shutout the Horned Frogs 21 times, and been shutout 9 times (including scoreless ties in 1909 and 1927). The Aggies hold the largest margin of victory with a 74–10 win in College Station on November 22, 1986 (the Aggies also hold the next ten-largest margins of victory, with each ranging from 34 to 56 points). The Aggies' current winning streak of 24 games from 1973 to 1995 and including the 2001 Galleryfurniture.com Bowl is the longest in the series.

At a yell practice before the 1930 TCU game, A&M Board of Regents member Pinky Downs '06 shouted, "What are we going to do to those Horned Frogs?" His muse did not fail him as he improvised, borrowing a term from frog hunting. "Gig 'em, Aggies!" he said as he made a fist with his thumb extended straight up. The phrase stuck, and with that the first hand sign in the Southwest Conference came into being, although TCU's "Riff, Ram, Bah, Zoo" cheer appears to be older. ^[1] Interestingly, the "Hook 'em Horns" cheer was also invented by a UT cheerleader prior to the November 12, 1955 UT-TCU game. ^[2] TCU wound up winning both of these historic games.

Game results

TCU victories are shaded ██ purple. Texas A&M victories are shaded ██ maroon. Ties are white.

Date	Location	Winner	Score
1897	College Station, TX	TCU	30–6
1898	Waco, TX	Texas A&M	16–0
November 15, 1902	Waco, TX	Texas A&M	22–0
October 10, 1903	College Station, TX	Texas A&M	14–6
November 14, 1903	College Station, TX	Texas A&M	16–0
November 21, 1903	Waco, TX	Texas A&M	11–0
October 22, 1904	College Station, TX	Texas A&M	29–0
October 14, 1905	College Station, TX	Texas A&M	20–0
November 4, 1905	Waco, TX	Texas A&M	24–11
October 27, 1906	College Station, TX	Texas A&M	42–0
November 10, 1906	Waco, TX	Texas A&M	22–0
November 9, 1907	College Station, TX	Texas A&M	32–5
October 31, 1908	Waco, TX	Texas A&M	13–10
October 9, 1909	College Station, TX	Tie	0–0
October 15, 1910	College Station, TX	Texas A&M	35–0
November 5, 1910	Fort Worth, TX	Texas A&M	23–6
October 17, 1914	College Station, TX	Texas A&M	40–0
October 16, 1915	Fort Worth, TX	Texas A&M	13–10
November 15, 1919	Fort Worth, TX	Texas A&M	48–0
November 8, 1924	College Station, TX	Texas A&M	28–0
November 7, 1925	Fort Worth, TX	TCU	3–0
November 6, 1926	College Station, TX	Tie	13–13
October 22, 1927	Fort Worth, TX	Tie	0–0
October 20, 1928	College Station, TX	TCU	6–0
October 19, 1929	Fort Worth, TX	TCU	13–7
October 18, 1930	College Station, TX	TCU	3–0
October 17, 1931	Fort Worth, TX	TCU	6–0
October 15, 1932	College Station, TX	TCU	17–0
October 21, 1933	Fort Worth, TX	TCU	13–7
October 20, 1934	College Station, TX	TCU	13–0
October 19, 1935	Fort Worth, TX	TCU	19–14
October 17, 1936	College Station, TX	Texas A&M	18–7
October 16, 1937	Fort Worth, TX	Tie	7–7
October 15, 1938	College Station, TX	TCU	34–6
October 21, 1939	Fort Worth, TX	Texas A&M	20–6
October 19, 1940	College Station, TX	Texas A&M	21–7
October 18, 1941	Fort Worth, TX	Texas A&M	14–0
October 17, 1942	College Station, TX	TCU	7–2
October 16, 1943	Fort Worth, TX	Texas A&M	13–0
October 21, 1944	College Station, TX	TCU	13–0
October 20, 1945	Fort Worth, TX	TCU	13–12
October 19, 1946	College Station, TX	Texas A&M	14–0
October 18, 1947	Fort Worth, TX	TCU	26–0
October 16, 1948	College Station, TX	TCU	27–14
October 15, 1949	Fort Worth, TX	TCU	28–6
October 21, 1950	College Station, TX	Texas A&M	42–23

Date	Location	Winner	Score
October 20, 1951	Fort Worth, TX	TCU	20–14
October 18, 1952	College Station, TX	Tie	7–7
October 17, 1953	Fort Worth, TX	Texas A&M	20–7
October 16, 1954	College Station, TX	TCU	21–20
October 15, 1955	Fort Worth, TX	Texas A&M	19–16
October 20, 1956	College Station, TX	Texas A&M	7–6
October 19, 1957	Fort Worth, TX	Texas A&M	7–0
October 18, 1958	College Station, TX	TCU	24–8
October 17, 1959	Fort Worth, TX	TCU	39–6
October 15, 1960	College Station, TX	Tie	14–14
October 21, 1961	Fort Worth, TX	TCU	15–14
October 20, 1962	College Station, TX	TCU	20–14
October 19, 1963	Fort Worth, TX	Tie	14–14
October 17, 1964	College Station, TX	TCU	14–9
October 16, 1965	Fort Worth, TX	TCU	17–9
October 15, 1966	College Station, TX	Texas A&M	35–7
October 21, 1967	Fort Worth, TX	Texas A&M	20–0
October 19, 1968	College Station, TX	Texas A&M	27–7
October 18, 1969	Fort Worth, TX	TCU	16–6
October 17, 1970	College Station, TX	TCU	31–15
October 16, 1971	Fort Worth, TX	TCU	14–3
October 21, 1972	College Station, TX	TCU	13–10
October 20, 1973	Fort Worth, TX	Texas A&M	35–16
October 19, 1974	College Station, TX	Texas A&M	17–0
October 18, 1975	Fort Worth, TX	Texas A&M	14–6
November 20, 1976	College Station, TX	Texas A&M	59–10
November 19, 1977	Fort Worth, TX	Texas A&M	52–23
November 25, 1978	College Station, TX	Texas A&M	15–7
November 24, 1979	Fort Worth, TX	Texas A&M	30–7
November 22, 1980	College Station, TX	Texas A&M	13–10
November 21, 1981	Fort Worth, TX	Texas A&M	37–7
November 20, 1982	College Station, TX	Texas A&M	34–14
November 19, 1983	Fort Worth, TX	Texas A&M	20–10
November 24, 1984	College Station, TX	Texas A&M	35–21
November 23, 1985	Fort Worth, TX	Texas A&M	53–6
November 22, 1986	College Station, TX	Texas A&M	74–10
November 21, 1987	Fort Worth, TX	Texas A&M	42–24
November 19, 1988	College Station, TX	Texas A&M	18–0
September 16, 1989	Fort Worth, TX	Texas A&M	44–7
November 24, 1990	College Station, TX	Texas A&M	56–10
November 9, 1991	Fort Worth, TX	Texas A&M	44–7
November 21, 1992	College Station, TX	Texas A&M	37–10
November 20, 1993	Fort Worth, TX	Texas A&M	59–3
November 19, 1994	College Station, TX	Texas A&M	34–17
November 25, 1995	Fort Worth, TX	Texas A&M	38–6
December 28, 2001	Houston, TX	Texas A&M	28–9

Series record sources: College Football Data Warehouse.^[3]

References

↑ http://aggietraditions.tamu.edu/symbols/gigem.html
↑ https://www.texasexes.org/uthistory/traditions.aspx?tradition=hookem
↑ and College Football Data Warehouse, Retrieved June 19, 2014.

TCU Horned Frogs football

Venues	Clark Field (?–1929) Amon G. Carter Stadium (1930–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Baylor SMU Texas A&M Texas Tech

Culture & lore	Super Frog "TCU Fight" Texas Christian University Marching Band Building Dreams, Friendships, & Memories

People	Head coaches Statistical leaders

Seasons	1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

National championship seasons in bold

Texas A&M Aggies football

Venues	Kyle Field (1927–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Arkansas Baylor: Battle of the Brazos LSU TCU Texas Texas Tech

Culture & lore	Reveille "Aggie War Hymn" Aggie Band 2005 Texas game "Manziel beats Bama" 12th man Aggie Bonfire Junction Boys Sherman era

People	Head coaches Statistical leaders NFL draftees

Seasons	1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

National championship seasons in bold

Southeastern Conference football rivalry games

Conference	Iron Bowl (Alabama–Auburn) Alabama–LSU Alabama–Mississippi State Alabama–Ole Miss Third Saturday in October (Alabama–Tennessee) Arkansas–LSU Battle Line Rivalry (Arkansas–Missouri) Arkansas–Ole Miss Arkansas–Texas A&M Auburn–Florida Deep South's Oldest Rivalry (Auburn–Georgia) Auburn–LSU Auburn–Tennessee Florida–Georgia Florida–LSU Florida–Tennessee Georgia–South Carolina Georgia–Tennessee Georgia–Vanderbilt Kentucky–Mississippi State Kentucky–Tennessee Kentucky–Vanderbilt LSU–Mississippi State Magnolia Bowl (LSU–Ole Miss) LSU–Texas A&M Egg Bowl (Mississippi State–Ole Miss) Ole Miss–Vanderbilt Tennessee–Vanderbilt

Non-conference	Alabama–Penn State Arkansas–Texas Auburn–Clemson Auburn–Georgia Tech Auburn–Tulane Battle of the Brazos (Baylor–Texas A&M) Clemson–Georgia Clemson–South Carolina Florida–Florida State Florida–Miami Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate (Georgia–Georgia Tech) Georgia Tech–Tennessee Illinois–Missouri Indiana–Kentucky Iowa State–Missouri Border War (Kansas–Missouri) Centre–Kentucky Kentucky–Louisville Battle On Broadway (Kentucky–Transylvania) Battle for the Rag (LSU–Tulane) Memphis–Ole Miss Missouri–Nebraska Missouri–Oklahoma NC State–South Carolina North Carolina–South Carolina Ole Miss–Tulane Sewanee–Vanderbilt TCU–Texas A&M Texas A&M–Texas Tech Texas–Texas A&M

Big 12 Conference football rivalry games

Conference	Baylor–TCU Baylor–Texas Tech Bedlam Series (Oklahoma–Oklahoma State) Texas–Texas Tech Red River Showdown (Oklahoma–Texas) Kansas–Kansas State Iowa State–Kansas State TCU–Texas Tech Oklahoma State–Texas Tech

Non-conference	Arkansas–Texas Battle of the Brazos (Baylor–Texas A&M) Border War (Kansas–Missouri) Iowa–Iowa State Iowa State–Missouri Missouri–Oklahoma Nebraska–Oklahoma Nebraska–Texas SMU–TCU TCU–Texas A&M Texas A&M–Texas Tech Texas–Texas A&M Friends of Coal Bowl (Marshall–West Virginia) Maryland–West Virginia Penn State–West Virginia Syracuse–West Virginia Virginia Tech–West Virginia Backyard Brawl (Pittsburgh–West Virginia)

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