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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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Oct 29, 2016; Starkville, MS, USA; Mississippi State Bulldogs mascot Bully comes onto the field before the game against Samford Bulldogs at Davis Wade Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Marvin Gentry-USA TODAY Sports
Oct 29, 2016; Starkville, MS, USA; Mississippi State Bulldogs mascot Bully comes onto the field before the game against Samford Bulldogs at Davis Wade Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Marvin Gentry-USA TODAY Sports /

(4) Mississippi State Bulldogs. We complete the Power 5 conference tour with a visit to the SEC. The Longhorns and Bulldogs are tied 2-2 in a series that dates back to the 1920s.

For a more recent game, Texas won the 1999 Cotton Bowl in Ricky Williams’ final college game to cap off his Heisman season. Texas was riding a big wave of momentum and crushed the Bulldogs 38-11 on a soggy New Year’s Day.

Before the Cotton Bowl game, Texas and Miss. State played a home-and-home series in the early 1990s. David McWilliams coached the Horns to a 13-6 loss in Starkville to begin the 1991 season. Then, John Mackovic started his Texas coaching career with a 28-10 home loss in 1992.

In the 1992 opener, Peter Gardere threw for only 223 yards with 0 TDs and 2 costly INTs. It was a rough way to start the Mackovic Era in front of 70,000 disappointed Longhorns fans.

But, to get to a 2-2 tie, we have to go back to 1921. Texas dismantled the Bulldogs 54-7 in the next-to-last game of the ’21 season. Miss. State wanted nothing to do with the Longhorns after that game, creating a 70-year gap between games.

Let’s hope there is not another 70-year gap between the Cotton Bowl and the next time these teams meet. It’s time for a home-and-home series to break this tie.

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