After The Game
Texas eventually finished the season of 2005–2006 as the only undefeated team, winning both the Big 12 Conference championship and the National Championship.
The Longhorns' penultimate victory of the season, in the Big 12 Championship Game, featured the biggest margin of victory in the history of that contest. Their ultimate victory in the 2006 Rose Bowl against the University of Southern California Trojans for the national championship, as well as their overall season, have both been cited as standing among the greatest performances in college football history by publications such as College Football News, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Scout.com, and Sports Illustrated. The Longhorns and the Trojans were together awarded the 2006 ESPY Award by ESPN for the "Best Game" in any sport. The Longhorns finished the season as the only unbeaten team, with 13 wins and zero losses overall.
The season gave Texas its second Big 12 football championship (27 conference championships total, including 25 in the Southwest Conference), and fourth consensus national championship in football. It was the ninth perfect season in the history of Longhorn football.
UT set numerous school and NCAA records, including most points scored in a season (652). After the season ended, six Longhorns from this championship team were selected by professional football teams in the 2006 NFL Draft.
With the loss, the Aggies ended up with a losing record for the regular season and consequently they were not bowl eligible. That meant that this game concluded the season for Texas A&M. However, their close defeat in 2005 was followed by an upset victory in 2006 as the 2006 Aggies defeated the 2006 Longhorns to snap a six-game losing streak.
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