 Texas ' win , by a score of 25 – 22 , was the lowest scoring game Texas would experience all season , both in terms of points scored by Texas and total points . Fourth @-@ ranked OSU became the highest @-@ ranked non @-@ conference opponent the Longhorns had ever beaten at an opponent 's home stadium . The previous high came in 1983 when third @-@ ranked Texas pulled off a 20 – 7 upset versus fifth @-@ ranked Auburn . Texas became the first non @-@ conference opponent to beat the Buckeyes in Ohio Stadium since 1990 , putting an end to a 36 @-@ game home victory string over non @-@ conference opponents . The Longhorns also were the first team to beat the Buckeyes in a night game at The Horseshoe and it was UT 's 10th straight victory in a night @-@ game road contest . ESPN and College Football Rivals each named the game one of the best football games of the season . 
