Texas Dominates Early, Holds Off Texas A&M 17-7
Texas defeated Texas A&M 17-7 in Week 14, with the Longhorns controlling the game through an explosive first half. Texas scored 17 points in the first two quarters before the offenses stalled in the second half.
Quinn Ewers led Texas's passing attack with 218 yards, connecting with receivers including Matthew Golden on a 44-yard completion in the second quarter that set up a first down. Jaydon Blue rushed for 7 yards for the Longhorns.
Texas A&M's defense created several turnovers but couldn't capitalize on scoring opportunities. Will Lee III's 93-yard interception return for a touchdown in the third quarter proved to be the game's most impactful defensive play. Jabre Barber led the Aggies' receiving corps with 8 catches.
The game featured six lead changes and remained competitive throughout, with Texas's win probability fluctuating significantly. Texas covered the 4.5-point spread, and the final score of 24 total points came well under the 50-point over/under line.
AI-generated recap · Aug 26, 2026
| Team | 1Q | 2Q | 3Q | 4Q | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Texas | 7 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
 Texas A&M | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
Scoring Timeline
Drive Chart
Box Score
| Statistic | Texas | Texas A&M |
|---|---|---|
| Passing | 17-28 | 16-23 |
| Pass Yards | 218 | 146 |
| Rush Yards | 243 | 102 |
| Total Yards | 461 | 248 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 2 |
| 3rd Down | 7-15 | 4-11 |
| Penalties | 5-25 | 6-60 |
| Possession | 34:44 | 25:16 |
Player Leaders
Player Leaders
Play-by-Play
Amari Daniels run for 2 yds to the TA&M 27
Marcel Reed pass complete to Terry Bussey for 27 yds to the TEX 46 for a 1ST down
Texas A&M Penalty, False Start (-5 Yards) to the TA&M 49
Amari Daniels run for 4 yds to the TEX 47
Marcel Reed run for 7 yds to the TEX 40
Texas Penalty, Defensive Offside (Barryn Sorrell) to the TEX 35 for a 1ST down
Marcel Reed pass complete to Jahdae Walker for 16 yds to the TEX 19 for a 1ST down
Amari Daniels run for 5 yds to the TEX 14
Terry Bussey run for 3 yds to the TEX 11
Amari Daniels run for 1 yd to the TEX 10
Amari Daniels run for no gain to the TEX 10
Quinn Ewers pass incomplete to Isaiah Bond
Quintrevion Wisner run for 3 yds to the TEX 13
Quinn Ewers pass incomplete to Gunnar Helm
Michael Kern punt for 37 yds, fair catch by Terry Bussey at the 50 yard line
Amari Daniels run for 4 yds to the TEX 46
Marcel Reed pass complete to Jahdae Walker for 6 yds to the TEX 40 for a 1ST down
Marcel Reed pass intercepted Michael Taaffe return for no gain to the TEX 7
Wisner, Quintrevion rush for loss of 2 yards to the TEX5, PENALTY TA&M personal foul 15 yards to the TEX22, NO PLAY, 1ST DOWN TEX.
Quinn Ewers pass complete to Quintrevion Wisner for a loss of 3 yards to the TEX 19
Quinn Ewers pass complete to Gunnar Helm for 3 yds to the TEX 22
Quinn Ewers run for 26 yds to the TEX 48 for a 1ST down
Quinn Ewers pass complete to Gunnar Helm for a loss of 4 yards to the TEX 44
Quintrevion Wisner run for 22 yds to the TA&M 34 for a 1ST down
Quintrevion Wisner run for 11 yds to the TA&M 23 for a 1ST down
Quinn Ewers pass complete to DeAndre Moore Jr. for a loss of 2 yards to the TA&M 25
Quintrevion Wisner run for 10 yds to the TA&M 15
Quinn Ewers pass incomplete to DeAndre Moore Jr., broken up by Will Lee III
Arch Manning 15 Yd Run (Bert Auburn Kick)
Amari Daniels run for 2 yds to the TA&M 27
Marcel Reed run for 7 yds to the TA&M 34
Jahdae Walker run for 2 yds to the TA&M 36 for a 1ST down
Marcel Reed run for 6 yds to the TA&M 42
Rueben Owens run for 4 yds to the TA&M 46 for a 1ST down
Rueben Owens run for 2 yds to the TA&M 48
Marcel Reed pass complete to Noah Thomas for 10 yds to the TEX 42 for a 1ST down
Marcel Reed pass incomplete to Noah Thomas
Marcel Reed sacked by Vernon Broughton for a loss of 7 yards to the TEX 49
Marcel Reed pass complete to Amari Daniels for no gain to the TEX 49
Tyler White punt for 49 yds for a touchback
Jaydon Blue run for no gain to the TEX 20
Isaiah Bond run for 3 yds to the TEX 23
Quinn Ewers pass complete to Gunnar Helm for 14 yds to the TEX 37 for a 1ST down
Quinn Ewers sacked by Taurean York for a loss of 4 yards to the TEX 33
Quinn Ewers pass complete to Matthew Golden for 44 yds to the TA&M 23 for a 1ST down
Quinn Ewers pass complete to Amari Niblack for 2 yds to the TA&M 21 for a 1ST down Texas A&M Penalty, Roughing Passer (10 Yards) to the TA&M 11 for a 1ST down
Jaydon Blue run for 4 yds to the TA&M 7
Jaydon Blue 7 Yd pass from Quinn Ewers (Bert Auburn Kick)
Texas Penalty, False Start (Freddie Dubose) to the TA&M 8
Will Stone kickoff for 60 yds , Terry Bussey return for 19 yds to the TA&M 24
Amari Daniels run for 4 yds to the TA&M 28
Marcel Reed sacked by Vernon Broughton for a loss of 1 yard to the TA&M 27
Marcel Reed pass complete to Jabre Barber for 4 yds to the TA&M 31
Tyler White punt for 69 yds for a touchback
Quintrevion Wisner run for 9 yds to the TEX 29
Quintrevion Wisner run for 3 yds to the TEX 32 for a 1ST down
Jaydon Blue run for 3 yds to the TEX 35
Quinn Ewers pass complete to Ryan Wingo for 35 yds to the TA&M 30 for a 1ST down
Quinn Ewers run for a loss of 4 yards to the TA&M 34
Quinn Ewers pass incomplete to Jaydon Blue
Quinn Ewers pass complete to Gunnar Helm for 22 yds to the TA&M 12 for a 1ST down
Arch Manning run for 2 yds to the TA&M 10
Quintrevion Wisner run for 2 yds to the TA&M 8
Quintrevion Wisner run for 3 yds to the TA&M 5
Texas Penalty, Delay of Game (-5 Yards) to the TA&M 10
Bert Auburn 28 Yd Field Goal
Marcel Reed run for 2 yds to the TA&M 27
Marcel Reed pass complete to Tre Watson for 6 yds to the TA&M 33
Marcel Reed pass complete to Jabre Barber for 4 yds to the TA&M 37 for a 1ST down
Marcel Reed run for 1 yd to the TA&M 38
Marcel Reed run for 8 yds to the TA&M 46
EJ Smith run for 4 yds to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down
Marcel Reed pass complete to Theo Melin Ohrstrom for 4 yds to the TEX 46
Marcel Reed pass complete to EJ Smith for 4 yds to the TEX 42
Marcel Reed pass complete to EJ Smith for a loss of 1 yard to the TEX 43
Marcel Reed run for 1 yd to the TEX 42
Quintrevion Wisner run for 1 yd to the TEX 43
Quinn Ewers pass incomplete to DeAndre Moore Jr.
Quinn Ewers pass complete to Quintrevion Wisner for 24 yds to the TA&M 33 for a 1ST down
Quinn Ewers pass incomplete to Isaiah Bond
Quintrevion Wisner run for 3 yds to the TA&M 30
Bert Auburn 48 yd FG MISSED
End of 2nd Quarter
Jared Zirkel kickoff for 64 yds , Matthew Golden return for 27 yds to the TEX 28
Quinn Ewers pass complete to Gunnar Helm for 8 yds to the TEX 36
Quintrevion Wisner run for 2 yds to the TEX 38 for a 1ST down
Ewers, Quinn pass incomplete to Bond, Isaiah, PENALTY TA&M pass interference (Mayes, BJ) 15 yards to the TA&M47, NO PLAY, 1ST DOWN TEX.
Quinn Ewers pass incomplete to Gunnar Helm, broken up by Albert Regis
Quintrevion Wisner run for 7 yds to the TA&M 40
Quinn Ewers pass incomplete to Quintrevion Wisner
Michael Kern punt for 40 yds for a touchback
Amari Daniels run for 4 yds to the TA&M 24
Marcel Reed run for 24 yds to the TA&M 48 for a 1ST down
Terry Bussey run for 2 yds to the 50 yard line
Marcel Reed pass incomplete to Jahdae Walker, broken up by Alfred Collins
Marcel Reed pass incomplete to Amari Daniels
Tyler White punt for 35 yds, fair catch by Silas Bolden at the TEX 15
Quinn Ewers pass complete to Matthew Golden for 4 yds to the TEX 19
Quintrevion Wisner run for 17 yds to the TEX 36 for a 1ST down
Quinn Ewers pass incomplete to Amari Niblack
Quintrevion Wisner run for 2 yds to the TEX 38
Quinn Ewers run for 8 yds to the TEX 46 for a 1ST down
Quintrevion Wisner run for 12 yds to the TA&M 42 for a 1ST down
Quintrevion Wisner run for 4 yds to the TA&M 38
Quinn Ewers pass complete to Matthew Golden for 25 yds to the TA&M 13 for a 1ST down
Texas Penalty, False Start (-5 Yards) to the TA&M 18
Arch Manning run for a loss of 3 yards to the TA&M 21
Quinn Ewers pass complete to Ryan Wingo for 14 yds to the TA&M 7
Will Lee III 93 Yd Interception Return (Randy Bond Kick)
Quintrevion Wisner run for 6 yds to the TEX 31
Quintrevion Wisner run for 2 yds to the TEX 33
Quintrevion Wisner run for 4 yds to the TEX 37 for a 1ST down
Jaydon Blue run for 4 yds to the TEX 41
Jerrick Gibson run for 4 yds to the TEX 45
Texas A&M Penalty, 12 Men on the Field (5 Yards) to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down
Quinn Ewers pass complete to Gunnar Helm for 13 yds to the TA&M 37 for a 1ST down
Quintrevion Wisner run for 6 yds to the TA&M 31
Quinn Ewers pass complete to DeAndre Moore Jr. for 12 yds to the TA&M 19 for a 1ST down
Quintrevion Wisner run for 6 yds to the TA&M 13
Quintrevion Wisner run for 6 yds to the TA&M 7 for a 1ST down
Quintrevion Wisner run for a loss of 3 yards to the TA&M 10
Quinn Ewers run for a loss of 1 yard to the TA&M 11 Quinn Ewers fumbled, forced by Cashius Howell, recovered by TA&M Taurean York
Marcel Reed pass incomplete to Noah Thomas, broken up by Michael Taaffe
Texas Penalty, Defensive Offside (Jaylon Guilbeau) to the TA&M 16
Marcel Reed run for 6 yds to the TA&M 22 Marcel Reed fumbled, recovered by TA&M
Marcel Reed run for 1 yd to the TA&M 23
Rueben Owens run for 4 yds to the TA&M 27
Marcel Reed pass complete to Terry Bussey for 13 yds to the TA&M 40 for a 1ST down
Marcel Reed pass complete to Tre Watson for 16 yds to the TEX 44 for a 1ST down
Marcel Reed pass incomplete to Noah Thomas
Amari Daniels run for a loss of 3 yards to the TEX 47
Marcel Reed pass incomplete to Tre Watson, broken up by Andrew Mukuba
Tyler White punt for 47 yds for a touchback
Quintrevion Wisner run for 8 yds to the TEX 28
Quintrevion Wisner run for 16 yds to the TEX 44 for a 1ST down
Quintrevion Wisner run for 8 yds to the TA&M 48
Quintrevion Wisner run for a loss of 5 yards to the TEX 47
Quinn Ewers pass incomplete to Isaiah Bond
TEAM punt blocked by Jahdae Walker
Marcel Reed pass complete to Noah Thomas for 8 yds to the TEX 11
Texas A&M Penalty, Offensive Holding (-10 Yards) to the TEX 21
Marcel Reed pass complete to Tre Watson for 16 yds to the TEX 5 for a 1ST down
Marcel Reed run for 3 yds to the TEX 2
Amari Daniels run for 1 yd to the TEX 1
Amari Daniels run for no gain to the TEX 1
Amari Daniels run for a loss of 3 yards to the TEX 4
Quintrevion Wisner run for 9 yds to the TEX 13
Quintrevion Wisner run for no gain to the TEX 13
Quintrevion Wisner run for 5 yds to the TEX 18 for a 1ST down
Quintrevion Wisner run for 6 yds to the TEX 24
Quintrevion Wisner run for 1 yd to the TEX 25
Quintrevion Wisner run for no gain to the TEX 25
Michael Kern punt for 43 yds , Terry Bussey returns for 10 yds to the TA&M 42
Marcel Reed pass complete to Noah Thomas for 13 yds to the TEX 45 for a 1ST down
Marcel Reed run for 2 yds to the TEX 43 Marcel Reed fumbled, forced by Trey Moore, recovered by TEX Vernon Broughton
TEAM run for a loss of 1 yard to the TEX 42
TEAM run for a loss of 1 yard to the TEX 41
TEAM run for a loss of 1 yard to the TEX 40