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Texas Football: The Top 5 Dream Non-Conference Games To Break A Series Tie

By James Caldwell

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March 20, 2015; Seattle, WA, USA; March 20, 2015; Seattle, WA, USA; Iowa Hawkeyes mascot performs during the first half of the second round of the 2015 NCAA Tournament at KeyArena. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports
March 20, 2015; Seattle, WA, USA; March 20, 2015; Seattle, WA, USA; Iowa Hawkeyes mascot performs during the first half of the second round of the 2015 NCAA Tournament at KeyArena. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports /

(3) Iowa Hawkeyes. From the ACC to the Pac-12 to the Big 10 for another tie to break. Texas and Iowa are deadlocked 1-1 in their limited series, and the Longhorns and Hawkeyes have never met outside of a bowl game.

The first matchup was the first-ever Freedom Bowl in Southern California to close 1984. Texas, which climbed as high as #1 during the season, got steamrolled by QB Chuck Long. This was a close game at halftime, but Iowa put 31 points on the board in the third quarter. Iowa won 55-17 in a game that was marred by a driving rain. In Anaheim, where it rarely rains.

But, Texas Football beat Iowa in the 2006 Alamo Bowl by a slim margin of 26-24. This was Colt McCoy’s first year as Texas QB after the Longhorns’ National Title victory in 2005.

It was the first of three consecutive bowl victories for McCoy, but his final game as a Longhorn was the 2010 National Title game loss against Alabama where he was hurt in the first quarter. McCoy has much better bowl memories in the Alamo Bowl.

Texas and Iowa State have played enough times in the Big 12 conference, so now it’s time for Texas to experience a different flavor of Iowa. And, the Hawkeyes need to visit Austin for the first time. This tie needs to be broken.

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