 Texas ' win over USC was their ninth consecutive victory when facing a ranked opponent . Texas broke USC 's winning streak ( then the longest in the nation ) at 34 and claimed the longest running winning streak for themselves at 20 wins in a row . Texas ' 20 @-@ game winning streak was the second @-@ longest winning streak in school history ; Texas had 30 wins in a row from 1968 to 1970 . Texas extended the winning streak to 21 before a September 9 , 2006 , loss to Ohio State University . In beating USC , Texas defeated a No. 1 ranked team for the first time since defeating Alabama in the Orange Bowl on January 1 , 1965 . The Longhorns ended the season ranked third in the all @-@ time list of both total wins and winning percentage ( <unk> ) . 
