October 7th, 1995. The #7 Aggies of Texas A&M traveled to Lubbock for the annual rekindling of a long-time Southwest Conference rivalry. Unfortunately for the Red Raiders, it had not been much of a rivalry. Tech football had yet to defeat A&M football in the 1990s. Some of the games were not even close. However, in 1995 things were different.
Tech entered the game with a 1-2 record. They had lost those 2 games by a grand total of 3 points. They lost the season opener to the #4 ranked Penn State in Pennsylvania by 1 point, beat Missouri in Lubbock by 37 points, and then lost to Baylor by 2 points in Waco.