LSU still owns the edge in the Texas A&M series, but the Aggies are carrying real momentum into Saturday’s trip to Tiger Stadium.
The all-time numbers favor the Tigers, 36-25-3, yet Texas A&M has taken the last two meetings and done it in convincing fashion. The Aggies won 38-23 at Kyle Field in 2024, then followed that up with a 49-25 victory in Baton Rouge in 2025. Now they head back to Tiger Stadium looking for a third straight win in the series.
That most recent meeting was never really in doubt after halftime. Texas A&M went to Baton Rouge unbeaten in October 2025 and trailed 18-14 at the break, but the game flipped quickly in the second half.
Marcel Reed punched in his second rushing touchdown of the night to put the Aggies ahead, then KC Concepcion broke things open with a 79-yard punt return touchdown. By the time the fourth quarter arrived, A&M had stretched the lead to 49-18 before LSU added a late score.
Reed was at the center of everything. He finished with 202 passing yards and 108 rushing yards, and he accounted for two touchdowns through the air and two on the ground.
Concepcion found the end zone both as a receiver and on special teams, while Texas A&M’s defense piled up seven sacks and limited LSU to one second-half touchdown. That 49-25 result was Texas A&M’s first win at Tiger Stadium since 1994.
The series itself goes back a long way. Texas A&M and LSU first played in 1899, then met regularly in stretches from 1960 to 1975 and again from 1986 to 1995.
After a long pause, they squared off in the 2011 Cotton Bowl and have played every season since Texas A&M entered the SEC in 2012. The matchup has produced some wild finishes, including the 74-72, seven-overtime classic in 2018.
Reed has been the headline act in the most recent chapters. He came off the bench and rushed for three touchdowns in A&M’s 2024 comeback win, then led the Aggies to last year’s victory in Baton Rouge. After a difficult game against Kentucky, Saturday gives him another shot to show the same form that carried Texas A&M to the last two wins in the series.
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