Battle of the Brazos
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The Battle of the Brazos is the official collegiate sports rivalry between the Baylor Bears and Texas A&M Aggies. The rivalry is named for the Brazos River[1] that flows by the two schools, which are only 90 miles apart. The Battle of the Brazos has been played since 1899, the year the first football game was played.[2]
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[edit] History
[edit] Football
The football rivalry between the Bears and the Aggies had been dormant since 1985, the last time the Bears won a football game against the Aggies before 2004. In 2004, however, the rivalry revived when an underdog Bear team, which was the worst team in the Big 12[3] at the time, defeated the No. 16 ranked Aggies[4] 35-34 in overtime. The rivalry again became bitter in 2005 when the Aggies had to complete two fourth down conversions in order to win a home game 16-13 in overtime.[5]
The largest football game winning streak made by the Bears is 3, whereas the Aggies' largest is 13. Texas A&M currently leads the football series 64-30-9.[2]
[edit] Football record
| Texas A&M (64) | Baylor (30) |
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| 1899 1901 1902 1902 1903 1903 1904 1904 1905 1905 1909 1911 1912 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1925 1931 1933 1934 1939 1940 1941 1945 1946 1947 1955 1956 1957 1958 1961 1962 1966 1967 1969 1971 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1982 1986 1987 1988 1989 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2005 2006 |
1901 1901 1908 1922 1924 1926 1935 1937 1942 1948 1949 1950 1952 1953 1954 1959 1960 1963 1964 1965 1968 1970 1972 1978 1979 1980 1981 1984 1985 2004 |
[edit] Basketball
[edit] Basketball record
[edit] References
- ^ "Big-play Bennett keeps Texas A&M a step ahead of Baylor", CBS, 2006-10-28. Retrieved on 2007-03-25.
- ^ a b All-Time Football Scores:Baylor. Texas A&M Athletics. Retrieved on 2007-03-25.
- ^ Irby, Ryan. "Aggies searching for seventh win against Baylor", The Battalion, 2004-10-29. Retrieved on 2007-03-25.
- ^ Parchman, Will. "Rivalry stands test of time", The Baylor Lariat, 2006-10-26. Retrieved on 2007-03-25.
- ^ "Battle of Brazos becoming bitter", Sporting News, 2006-10-27. Retrieved on 2007-03-25.
[edit] External links
| Rivalries of the Big 12 Conference |
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| Battle of the Brazos (Baylor - Texas A&M) • Bedlam Series (Oklahoma - Oklahoma State) • Border Showdown (Kansas - Missouri) • Lone Star Showdown (Texas - Texas A&M) • Red River Rivalry (Oklahoma - Texas) • Sunflower Showdown (Kansas - Kansas State) |
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