LSU to play Texas A&M in Cotton Bowl
ARLINGTON, Dec. 5th, 2010 – A Classic rivalry will be revived at the 75th AT&T Cotton Bowl Classic. Louisiana State University accepted an invitation from the AT&T Cotton Bowl Classic to represent the Southeastern Conference (SEC) against Texas A&M from the Big 12. A crowd of over 80,000 is expected when LSU faces the Aggies in the 50th meeting of the two storied programs.
“This was one of those years where everything really fell into place,” Tommy Bain, Chairman of the AT&T Cotton Bowl Classic said. “Once LSU accepted our invitation today, the Tigers took all the remaining tickets to make the 75th Classic a hard sellout. I can’t wait to see the atmosphere at Cowboys Stadium in primetime on January 7th.”
The 10th-ranked Tigers will face No. 18 Texas A&M for the first time since 1995. The rivalry dates back to 1899 when the Aggies posted a 52-0 victory in College Station. LSU owns the series lead, 26-20-3, but Texas A&M has won the last five. The two schools have met in a bowl game just once with LSU winning, 19-14, in the 1944 Orange Bowl.
The Aggies accepted the invitation to the Classic on Tuesday. They are making their 12th trip to the AT&T Cotton Bowl and first since 2005. Texas A&M defeated Auburn in the 50th Classic in 1986. The Aggies are 4-7-0 in the Classic and 13-18 in overall bowl appearances.
