 This game marked the 112th meeting between Texas and the Texas A & M Aggies and the game is part of a multi @-@ sport rivalry called the Lone Star Showdown . It is the longest @-@ running rivalry for both the Longhorns and the Aggies and the football series is the third most @-@ played rivalries in college football . Texas came into the 2005 contest with a 72 – 34 – 5 record . During the week before the game , the Longhorns conducted their traditional Hex Rally . As a result of a tragic accident in 1999 , the Aggies did not host a school @-@ sponsored version of their traditional Bonfire but an unofficial version called " Student Bonfire " was held November 19 , 2005 despite a county @-@ wide ban on bonfires . The game 's attendance was 86 @,@ 616 , which is 4 @,@ 016 more than the official stadium capacity for Kyle Field . 
