Some of the most memorable moments in the history of the Texas Longhorns football program have come against the Horns' biggest rivals.
From walk-off field goals to send the Texas A&M Aggies to the SEC in 2011 to the high-scoring shootout between the Horns and Oklahoma Sooners in 2018, there have been a few matchups for the ages.
However, since the turn of the century, a handful of those rivalry games went so heavily in Texas's favor that they are well worth taking a look back on.
In the season that ended with Vince Young running the ball into the end zone as time ran out in the National Championship and the Longhorns clinching the BCS title, Texas also defeated the Oklahoma Sooners in resounding fashion.
In the rivalry matchup, Young racked up 241 passing yards for three touchdowns, and running back Jamaal Charles earned 116 yards for a touchdown. Michael Huff came down with an interception as the Horns held OU to just 192 total yards of offense, and even Texas kicker David Pino was 100 percent on six extra points and a field-goal try.
The Red River Rivalry ended in a resolute 45-12 victory for the Longhorns and was a perfect precursor for what was to come in the Rose Bowl.
While head coach Mack Brown and quarterback Colt McCoy would take the Longhorns back to the National Championship game just one year later, the pair's showing against the Aggies in 2008 was one for the history books.
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McCoy earned a resounding 311 passing yards and 49 rushing yards for four total touchdowns, joined by star running back Cody Johnson (112 yards) and backup quarterback John Chiles in the touchdown column.
Texas earned a 49-9 victory over Texas A&M, sending the Aggies home with a 40-point deficit to their name, and the Longhorns went on to defeat the Ohio State Buckeyes in the Fiesta Bowl.
Just a few weeks before beating Texas A&M by 40 points, the Longhorns defeated the Arkansas Razorbacks in a definitive 52-10 victory for Texas.
While McCoy only had 185 passing yards, he earned three touchdowns through the air, with two going to beloved wideout Jordan Shipley and the third going to Quan Cosby, while simultaneously earning 84 rushing yards to find the end zone two more times. Johnson also earned 43 rushing yards for a sixth offensive TD.
The Hogs eked out just 251 yards of offense as Arkansas quarterback Tyler Wilson threw an interception to Texas's Aaron Williams, who returned the ball 81 yards for a pick six.
In Brent Venables' first season as the Sooners' head coach, the Longhorns introduced him to the Red River Rivalry in the best way possible.
Behind 289 passing yards for four touchdowns from Quinn Ewers and 130 rushing yards for two touchdowns by Bijan Robinson, the Texas offense looked unstoppable against Oklahoma. Meanwhile, OU quarterback Davis Beville earned a minimal 38 passing yards for no touchdowns and an interception.
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Texas defensive backs Jahdae Barron and D'Shawn Jamison each came down with an interception as Venables tried and failed to find answers.
The Longhorns shut out the Sooners, securing a dominant 49-0 victory to properly welcome Venables to the rivalry.
In the largest deficit Texas has produced against a rival since the calendars switched from 1999 to 2000, the Longhorns waved goodbye to the Texas Tech Red Raiders and the Big 12 with a boom.
Texas Tech earned less than 200 yards of offense as Anthony Hill Jr. and Jett Bush earned two sacks, and Terrance Brooks, Malik Muhammad, and Bush each earned an interception. Keilan Robinson earned over 100 kick-return yards and a touchdown, and kicker Bert Auburn earned a whopping 21 points on five field goals and six extra points.
The Longhorns' offense wasn't quite as dominant, but Ewers still earned 196 yards for one touchdown through the air, and running back Jaydon Blue earned 121 yards for a touchdown through the air. Quintrevion Wisner and Keilan Robinson tacked on two more rushing touchdowns to push Texas to the victory.
Not only did the Horns secure the Big 12 Championship that season, but they also defeated the Red Raiders by more than seven touchdowns (and extra points), securing the 57-7 victory.
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