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Game Notes

Texas travels to College Station on Friday, November 27, 2026 — the day after Thanksgiving — for the Lone Star Showdown, with kickoff at 6:30 p.m. CT on ABC. The game is officially branded the Cotton Holdings Lone Star Showdown under a title sponsorship announced in August 2024 that covers head-to-head competition across up to 19 sports.

Texas at Texas A&M: A Look at the 2026 Matchup at Kyle Field

Game Details

• Date: Friday, November 27, 2026
• Kickoff: 6:30 p.m. CT
• TV: ABC
• Venue: Kyle Field, College Station, TX
• Address: 756 Houston Street, College Station, TX 77843
• Capacity: 102,733

Series History

Texas leads the all-time series 78–37–5, and the Longhorns have won three straight — 2011, 2024 and 2025.

The rivalry’s largest margin belongs to Texas, a 48–0 win in 1898. Texas A&M’s biggest was 42–10 in 1985. Texas holds the longest winning streak in the series at ten, from 1957 to 1966; A&M’s best run was six straight from 1984 to 1989.

The most remembered game in the series is the November 1999 meeting at Kyle Field, played eight days after the Aggie Bonfire collapse killed twelve. Texas A&M won 20–16, and the Longhorn Band’s halftime tribute to the victims is still cited as one of the great acts of sportsmanship in college football.

The 2011 meeting was the last before the hiatus — Texas won 27–25 at Kyle Field on a Justin Tucker field goal as time expired.

What Sets This Matchup Apart

The series lapsed for thirteen years. Texas A&M left the Big 12 for the SEC in 2012 and the rivalry went dormant after the 2011 game. It resumed only when Texas joined the SEC in 2024, making it a conference game again. Student referenda at both schools showed over 88 percent support for bringing it back. The first game after the break was November 30, 2024, a 17–7 Texas win at Kyle Field that clinched a spot in the SEC Championship Game.

The most recent meeting was November 28, 2025 in Austin, where No. 16 Texas beat No. 3 Texas A&M 27–17, snapping the Aggies’ eleven-game winning streak and ending their unbeaten season.

Texas A&M finished 2025 at 11–2 and ranked eighth, losing to Miami in the first round of the playoff. Quarterback Marcel Reed returned for 2026 after throwing 25 touchdowns in 2025. Mike Elko enters his third season.

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Seating and Ticket Notes

This is the most expensive road game on Texas’s 2026 schedule. Vivid Seats listed a get-in price near $525 in late July 2026, second only to the Ohio State home game.

For context on how this game prices when it lands on a holiday weekend: StubHub reported an average price of $1,100 for the 2024 meeting at Kyle Field, against roughly $330 for a typical A&M home game that season, with sales volume 81 percent higher than the Iron Bowl the same weekend. Those are 2024 figures, not 2026 — but they show the shape of demand.

A Friday night game the day after Thanksgiving concentrates demand from both fan bases traveling for the holiday. Visiting Texas fans are typically allocated seating in the upper deck of one end zone. If you want lower-bowl seats on the Texas side, the resale market is effectively the only route.

Atmosphere and Traditions

Kyle Field opened in 1927 and holds 102,733 after the 2015 renovation. The record football crowd is 110,633, set against Ole Miss in 2014.

The 12th Man tradition dates to January 1922, when basketball player E. King Gill was called down from the press box as injuries thinned the roster, put on an injured player’s uniform and stood ready for the rest of the game. Today roughly 38,000 students stand for the entire game. Midnight Yell Practice takes place at Kyle Field the night before home games — gates open around 10:45 p.m. and it starts at midnight, drawing crowds over 25,000.

During the Aggie War Hymn, the student body links arms and legs and sways side to side to mimic a saw blade — a reference to “saw Varsity’s horns off,” Varsity being Texas’s football team name before the Longhorn mascot. It is aimed squarely at this opponent.

Final Thoughts

The Lone Star Showdown is the biggest ticket on Texas’s road schedule and one of the most in-demand games in the SEC each November. Texas has won three straight in the series and beat an undefeated Texas A&M team a year ago. A Friday night kickoff at Kyle Field on Thanksgiving weekend will not get cheaper as it approaches.

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