Texas Longhorns Now 4-1 in No. 1 vs. No. 2 Football Matchups

Here's a piece of trivia: before the Ohio State loss on Saturday, Texas was 4-0 all-time in No. 1 vs. No. 2 matchups, with all four coming en route to the national championship. The other previous meetings were in 1963 (No. 2 Texas beat No. 1 Oklahoma 28-7), the 1964 Cotton Bowl (No. 1 Texas beat No. 2 Navy 28-6) and 1969 (No. 2 Texas beat No. 1 Arkansas 15-14).

The Goose's trivia question during the game was naming the first regular season No. 1 vs. No. 2 matchup in college football. The answer, I believe, was the 1963 game, when the Longhorns beat the Sooners.

Taking the long view, the BCS championship concept does seem to be working better than not having a BCS, if you just consider the No. 1 vs. No. 2 in a bowl. Not that there aren't problems with the BCS, but there are problems with the polls as well. There are some coaches who don't know who they voted as the No. 1 team in the nation.

I got this info off of CBS's Sportsline:
Since the AP poll started in 1936, the No. 1 and No. 2 ranked teams have met 36 times -- 21 during the regular season and 15 in bowl games. Since the first matchup in 1943, the No. 1 team has beat the No. 2 team 23 times, lost 11 and tied twice.

No. 1 vs. No. 2 in the AP Poll
Date Matchup Result Bowl
Sept. 9, 2006 No. 1 Ohio State def. No. 2 Texas 24-7
Jan. 4, 2006 No. 2 Texas def. No. 1 Southern Cal 41-38 Rose
Jan. 4, 2005 No. 1 USC def. No. 2 Oklahoma 55-19 Orange
Jan. 3, 2003 No. 2 Ohio State def. No. 1 Miami (Fla.) 31-24 (2OT) Fiesta
Jan. 4, 2000 No. 1 Florida State def. No. 2 Virginia Tech 46-29 Sugar
Jan. 4, 1999 No. 1 Tennessee def. No. 2 Florida State 23-16 Fiesta
Nov. 30, 1996 No. 2 Florida State def. No. 1 Florida 24-21
Jan. 2, 1996 No. 1 Nebraska def. No. 2 Florida 62-24 Fiesta
Jan. 1, 1994 No. 1 Florida State def. No. 2 Nebraska 18-16 Orange
Nov. 13, 1993 No. 2 Notre Dame def. No. 1 Florida State 31-24
Jan. 1, 1993 No. 2 Alabama def. No. 1 Miami (Fla.) 34-13 Sugar
Nov. 16, 1991 No. 2 Miami (Fla.) def. No. 1 Florida State 17-16
Sept. 16, 1989 No. 1 Notre Dame def. No. 2 Michigan 24-19
Nov. 26, 1988 No. 1 Notre Dame def. No. 2 USC 27-10
Jan. 1, 1988 No. 2 Miami (Fla.) def. No. 1 Oklahoma 20-16 Orange
Nov. 21, 1987 No. 2 Oklahoma def. No. 1 Nebraska 17-7
Jan. 2, 1987 No. 2 Penn State def. No. 1 Miami (Fla.) 14-10 Fiesta
Sept. 27, 1986 No. 2 Miami (Fla.) def. No. 1 Oklahoma 28-16
Oct. 19, 1985 No. 1 Iowa def. No. 2 Michigan 12-10
Jan. 1, 1983 No. 2 Penn State def. No. 1 Georgia 27-23 Sugar
Sept. 26, 1981 No. 1 USC def. No. 2 Oklahoma 38-24
Jan. 1, 1979 No. 2 Alabama def. No. 1 Penn State 14-7 Sugar
Jan. 1, 1972 No. 1 Nebraska def. No. 2 Alabama 37-6 Orange
Nov. 25, 1971 No. 1 Nebraska def. No. 2 Oklahoma 35-31
Dec. 6, 1969 No. 1 Texas def. No. 2 Arkansas 15-14
Jan. 1, 1969 No. 1 Ohio State def. No. 2 USC 27-16 Rose
Sept. 28, 1968 No. 1 Purdue def. No. 2 Notre Dame 37-22
Nov. 19, 1966 No. 1 Notre Dame tied No. 2 Michigan State 0-0
Jan. 1, 1964 No. 1 Texas def. No. 2 Navy 28-6 Cotton
Oct. 12, 1963 No. 2 Texas def. No. 1 Oklahoma 28-7
Jan. 1, 1963 No. 1 USC def. No. 2 Wisconsin 42-37 Rose
Nov. 9, 1946 No. 1 Army tied No. 2 Notre Dame 0-0
Dec. 1, 1945 No. 1 Army def. No. 2 Navy 32-13
Nov. 10, 1945 No. 1 Army def. No. 2 Notre Dame 48-0
Dec. 2, 1944 No. 1 Army def. No. 2 Navy 23-7
Nov. 20, 1943 No. 1 Notre Dame def. No. 2 Iowa Pre-Flight 14-13
Oct. 9, 1943 No. 1 Notre Dame def. No. 2 Michigan 35-12

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OldCleat