2006 Texas A & M Aggies football team The 2006 Texas A & M Aggies football team completed the season with a 9 – 4 record . The Aggies had a regular season Big 12 record of 5 – 3 . Game notes . Texas Tech . The game was close throughout the first three quarters , with the most notable play being a 95 - yard kickoff return by A & M ' s Kerry Franks . When Tech was trailing by 3 late in the game , Graham Harrell threw what appeared to be an interception that would ice the game for the Aggies . However , video replay showed that the ball skipped off the ground before Mark Dodge coralled it , so the play was overturned . Tech went on to take the lead with less than a minute left on the clock . This close loss would prove to be devastating to A & M , as they would have won the Big 12 South had Dodge ' s interception been allowed . Dennis Franchione fell to 1 – 3 against the rival Red Raiders . Oklahoma . This game was Bob Stoops ' s 100th as head coach at Oklahoma ; it was also the 25th meeting between the programs . The Sooners hold a narrow 15 – 10 lead in the series , though A & M has won five of the eight played in College Station . The Sooners have won their last four games while the Texas A & M Aggies came in with a four - game winning streak . The two programs are very similar in their offensive philosophies . Texas A & M came in averaging a very balanced 213 . 7 yards per game rushing and 209 . 1 passing while the Sooners averaged 178 . 4 yards on the ground and 204 . 8 through the air . Oklahoma was surrendering an average of 36 fewer yards per game on defense . The game started well for the Sooners . Allen Patrick had 101 yards on 14 carries and Oklahoma scored two touchdowns in the first quarter to A & M ' s one field goal . After Oklahoma failed to recover an early surprise onside kick , however , the Aggies closed the gap to 4 points with a scoring drive capped by a one yard rumble from running back Jorvorskie Lane . The defenses stiffened in the second half and both teams had to settle for field goals in the third and fourth quarters . In his second risky call of the game , Stoops had the Sooners attempt to convert a fourth - and - inches with 1 : 29 left to play and the ball almost to the offense ' s 30 yard line . The run by Thompson was successful but unnecessary as A & M was penalized for having too many men on the field and Oklahoma was able to run out the clock . Paul Thompson had a disappointing day as he completed only three of his twelve passing attempts for a total of 39 yards . A & M ' s Stephen McGee was slightly better completing 8 of 18 for 63 yards , though he was picked off by Marcus Walker in the third quarter ; Garrett Hartley kicked a field goal after the Sooners offense could not advance the ball after the turnover . The Aggies forced two fumbles of their own ( one from Patrick and one from Thompson ) , but they were forced to punt after their own offense was also stymied . The player of the game was Allen Patrick ; he finished the day with a career - high 173 yards on 32 carries and one touchdown , however , he suffered a sprained ankle during the last minutes of the game . Coach Wilson questioned whether he will be 100 % for the next game . Texas A & M coach Dennis Franchione is now 0 – 4 against the Sooners . On the day of the game , ESPN ' s " College GameDay " broadcast from College Station . Texas . This game marked the 113th meeting between Texas and the Texas Aggies in college football and the game is part of a multi - sport rivalry called the Lone Star Showdown . It is the Longhorns ' longest - running rivalry and Texas lead the series 73 – 34 – 5 , including the last six in a row . During the week before the game , the Longhorns conducted their traditional Hex Rally while the Aggies had an off - campus version of their traditional Bonfire . and also staged a parade just prior to the game . The Longhorns announced that starting quarterback Colt McCoy , who was injured in the game against Kansas State , was cleared to play the game against the Aggies . Since the series began in 1894 it has traditionally played on Thanksgiving Day or Thanksgiving weekend . The 2006 game marked the thirteenth straight game to be scheduled the day after Thanksgiving . On Thanksgiving Day ( one day prior to the game ) , the sports line in Vegas casinos had Texas favored by 13 to 13½ points while the weather forecast called for mostly sunny skies , a high near , and winds up to from the South . The 2006 meeting was the first time in eight years that both teams entered the game with at least eight wins coming into the match - up . Going back to 1999 when UT lost the final three games of the season , the Longhorns had gone 87 games without losing back - to - back games . That was the longest active streak for any college or professional football team . During 2006 , the Texas A & M defensive coordinator was Gary Darnell who had been fired as defensive coordinator at the University of Texas under John Mackovic . The pre - game activities consisted of a military flyby performed by AH - 1 Cobra helicopters from the Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron HMLA - 773 from Atlanta . Texas A & M won the coin toss and deferred , Texas elected to receive , and Texas A & M chose to defend the south end - zone . Kick - off was delayed while ABC side - line reporter Stacey Dales did her pre - game report from the north end - zone . Texas ' s first drive of the game ended when Henry Melton was stopped on a fourth - and - one run at the Aggie eight - yard who was led with a big push by freshman Tony Portillo . ( 7 m ) line . The Aggies drove the ball the length of the field to score a touchdown , but missed on the extra point to leave the game at 6 – 0 . With about four minutes to play in the first half , McCoy connected with Limas Sweed for an apparent five - yard ( 5 m ) touchdown pass . However , Sweed was flagged for a " questionable " pass interference call . According to the Austin American - Statesman the referee blew the call as replays showed that both players were involved in some " hand checking while the ball was in the air , but neither player appeared to push or be guilty of interference " . All three broadcasters working the game for ABC also spoke out against the penalty call . In an ABC half - time interview , Mack Brown said “ I thought it was a bad call , ” but added “ There ’ s nothing we can do about that . We should ’ ve done a better job on third down . ” Immediately after the penalty , Colt McCoy threw an interception near the Texas A & M goal line and the Aggies were able to run out the clock to take the 6 – 0 lead into half - time . The zero score marked the first time the Longhorns had been held scoreless in the first half of play since the 2004 season . The only score in the third quarter was a rushing touchdown by Jamaal Charles , his seventh of the season . In the fourth quarter , Texas A & M made a long - drive that took up nearly nine minutes . Texas A & M quarterback Stephen McGee had taken so many hard hits that he was throwing up during the game , but he managed to make an touchdown run with 2 : 32 left to play . A & M was unable to convert their two - point attempt after the touchdown . With 1 : 21 seconds left in the game and Texas trailing 12 – 7 , McCoy threw his third interception of the game . Following the change of possession and sometime near the whistle signalling the end of the play on the field , Aggie Kellen Heard knocked McCoy to the ground as McCoy walked along the field unbuckling his chin strap . Heard was ejected from the game as a result of the " cheap - shot late hit " and the Aggies were penalized fifteen yards ( 14 m ) . McCoy was later quoted as saying that the tackle had not been a cheap shot . Texas A & M ' s coach Dennis Franchione later apologized for what he called a " late hit " saying " We do not teach this type of play or condone it . " Texas held the Aggies to three - and - out and used all three of their time - outs in order to preserve game time . Texas got the ball back with 48 seconds left in the game . With 20 seconds remaining in the game , Colt was injured by a " vicious , stadium hushing tackle " as Aggies defensive end Michael Bennett connected with his helmet under McCoy ' s jaw just as McCoy released a pass . Replays showed both on television and in the stadium revealed the hit included " helmet - to - helmet " contact which , if intentional , is illegal in NCAA football . No flag was thrown on the play . When the replay was shown in the stadium , the Longhorn fans erupted in boos before lapsing back into silence as McCoy lay on the ground for 10 minutes before being taken off the field on a cart . Mack Brown said after the game " I didn ' t see it , but it sounded like 88 , 000 ( fans ) thought it was dirty . " Fellow Longhorn Selvin Young said he thought the hit was clean calling it a " textbook hit " . McCoy was taken to Brackenridge Hospital where he spent more than three hours undergoing an evaluation that included an X - Ray , MRI , and a CAT scan . Longhorns trainer Kenny Boyd said the injury was a severe pinched nerve in McCoy ' s neck . Boyd said that McCoy was expected to make a full recovery , but no timetable was set for McCoy to return to play . Months later , the Big 12 announced that their officials failed to make the correct call and that a late hit penalty should have been called against A & M ' s Michael Bennett . Colt McCoy , in a November 2007 interview , stated that neither this nor the earlier Heard tackle had been cheap shots . Following the injury to McCoy , back - up quarterback Jevan Snead threw an interception on his first play of the game . With the clock rolling on the change of possession , time expired without the Aggies needing to take a play . The Aggies amassed 244 rushing yards against the nation ' s top - ranked rushing defense . Texas , normally a potent running team , produced only four rushing first downs and did not have a single run longer than nine yards ( 8 m ) . Jamaal Charles , in a later interview , stated " We were looking weak . We thought they ' d let up because we ' re Texas . " The 12 – 7 victory was the first time for the Aggies to win in Austin in 12 years . " They shattered all our dreams , " declared Longhorn defensive end Brian Orakpo . The game was the 40th consecutive home sell - out for the Longhorns and Justin Blalock became the first player in Texas history to start 50 consecutive game . Pacific Life Holiday Bowl – California . The 2006 Pacific Life Holiday Bowl was the Aggies ' first bowl game since the 2004 SBC Cotton Bowl . This was Dennis Franchione ' s second bowl appearance in his four years of coaching at Texas A & M . The game in sunny San Diego , California began with Stephen McGee hooking up with Chad Schoeder for a 14 yard TD , but it was all California from then on out . Marshawn Lynch , DeSean Jackson , and Nate Longshore ripped the Aggie defense for 31 points in the second half .