Quick Takes: Baylor
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" ..... The Longhorns haven’t been considered this big an underdog at Royal-Memorial Stadium in the last 20 years. They started the week as 14-point underdogs, and then the line jumped to 16 and even inched up to 17 briefly.
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Over the last 20 years, the biggest point spread that proved dead wrong was the 1996 Big 12 championship. The Longhorns were 20-point underdogs to No. 3 Nebraska. Thanks to Priest Holmes, James Brown and “Roll Left,†coach John Mackovic’s group shocked the Huskers and won 37-27.
The Horns also stuck it to the Huskers again in 1998 when they were 16-point underdogs in Lincoln. Mack Brown’s team won 20-16 as running back Ricky Williams received a standing ovation from the red-clad crowd.
Texas has been 16-point underdogs two other times in the last two decades, including last year’s game against Baylor in Waco. UT was also a 14-point underdog in the Alamo Bowl against Oregon."
Last 20 years -- Date;Opponent;Spread;Final score (home games bolded)
Sept. 19, 1998, at No. 5 Kansas State (KSU by 23). Texas lost, 48-7
Dec. 7, 1996, vs. No. 3 Nebraska (Nebraska by 20). Texas won, 37-27
Nov. 28, 1997, at No. 15 Texas A&M (A&M by 16). Texas lost, 27-16
Oct. 31, 1998, at No. 7 Nebraska (Nebraska by 16). Texas won, 20-16
Dec. 7, 2013, at No. 9 Baylor (Baylor by 16). Texas lost, 30-10
Saturday, vs. No. 7 Baylor (Baylor by 15). Kickoff at 2:30 p.m.
Dec. 30, 2013, vs. No. 10 Oregon (Oregon by 14). Texas lost, 30-7
http://longhorns.blog.statesman.com/2014/10/03/longhorns-face-biggest-underdog-status-at-dkr-in-20-years/
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Over the last 20 years, the biggest point spread that proved dead wrong was the 1996 Big 12 championship. The Longhorns were 20-point underdogs to No. 3 Nebraska. Thanks to Priest Holmes, James Brown and “Roll Left,†coach John Mackovic’s group shocked the Huskers and won 37-27.
The Horns also stuck it to the Huskers again in 1998 when they were 16-point underdogs in Lincoln. Mack Brown’s team won 20-16 as running back Ricky Williams received a standing ovation from the red-clad crowd.
Texas has been 16-point underdogs two other times in the last two decades, including last year’s game against Baylor in Waco. UT was also a 14-point underdog in the Alamo Bowl against Oregon."
Last 20 years -- Date;Opponent;Spread;Final score (home games bolded)
Sept. 19, 1998, at No. 5 Kansas State (KSU by 23). Texas lost, 48-7
Dec. 7, 1996, vs. No. 3 Nebraska (Nebraska by 20). Texas won, 37-27
Nov. 28, 1997, at No. 15 Texas A&M (A&M by 16). Texas lost, 27-16
Oct. 31, 1998, at No. 7 Nebraska (Nebraska by 16). Texas won, 20-16
Dec. 7, 2013, at No. 9 Baylor (Baylor by 16). Texas lost, 30-10
Saturday, vs. No. 7 Baylor (Baylor by 15). Kickoff at 2:30 p.m.
Dec. 30, 2013, vs. No. 10 Oregon (Oregon by 14). Texas lost, 30-7
http://longhorns.blog.statesman.com/2014/10/03/longhorns-face-biggest-underdog-status-at-dkr-in-20-years/
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