At least it wasn’t 77-0 again.
In fact after falling behind 21-0 before the game was nine minutes old and trailing 28-7 at the end of the first quarter, the Ags rallied to make quite a game of it. Unfortunately, the 36-30 defeat almost certainly condemns A&M to a losing 2005 campaign and a seat on the couch for the bowl season. At 5-5, the Aggies need a highly improbable win against rival and second-ranked Texas on Nov. 25. To compound the difficulties, starting quarterback Reggie McNeal may be lost for the game against the Longhorns, leaving the Oklahoma game in the third quarter with an ankle injury.
In a Big 12 shocker, thirteenth-ranked Texas Tech went down to a 24-17 defeat at the hands of Oklahoma State. Tech entered the game as 23-point favorites and fresh off crushing A&M, but the Cowboys jumped out to a 17-0 third-quarter lead. The Raiders rallied to tie, but Oklahoma State scored the deciding points in the final minute of the game for the huge upset and their first Big 12 win of the year.