What Happened the Last Time the LSU Tigers Played the Texas A&M Aggies

Week 4 of the 2026 college football campaign will bring the LSU Tigers back to Baton Rouge, where they will be pitted up against an SEC team that they are all too familiar with, the Texas A&M Aggies.

The Tigers hold a lead in the all-time series, 32-25-3, which has brought along some legendary contests, including the seven-overtime classic at Kyle Field in 2018 that resulted in a 74-72 A&M win.

Last year's edition of the rivalry wasn't exactly the barn burner that the 2018 game was, but it was certainly one to remember for LSU... for the wrong reasons.

What Happened Between LSU and Texas A&M?

Last year saw the No. 20 Tigers welcome the undefeated No. 3 Aggies to "Death Valley," where the Maroon and White hadn't tasted victory since 1994.

After the Tigers were stopped on their first drive, Texas A&M quarterback Marcel Reed set the tone early with a 41-yard quarterback keeper for the touchdown.

LSU was able to get on the point directly after that with a touchdown pass from Garrett Nussmeier to tight end Trey'Dez Green to knot the game at seven, only for Reed to drive the Aggies down and hook up with KC Concepcion for a 15-yard score shortly before the first quarter ended.

The Tigers were able to put together a very productive second quarter that featured a safety from a blocked punt, a seven-yard scoring run by Harlem Berry, and a Damian Ramos field goal to give LSU an 18-14 lead heading into the locker rooms for halftime.

And that's really where the good times stopped for Brian Kelly and the Tigers.

Reed opened up the second half with a drive that resulted in a five-yard scamper into the end zone for his second score of the night, and Concepcion also found the end zone for the second time with a 79-yard punt return touchdown, and running back Jamarion Morrow scored off of a 24-yard pass from the Heisman candidate to go up 35-18.

And that was just the end of the third quarter, when there were significantly more Texas A&M fans in the stands than LSU.

The fourth quarter saw A&M tight end Nate Boerkircher catch a one-yard score, and Morrow ran in an 11-yard score to give himself a multi-score night.

The Tigers finally showed life via a 12-yard pass from backup quarterback Michael Van Buren Jr. to Kyle Parker with 59 seconds left, but in garbage time, it was simply stat padding at that point.

The Aggies would remain undefeated with a 49-25 win, turn Tiger Stadium into Kyle Field East, and LSU handed Brian Kelly his walking papers not 24 hours after the clock hit zero.

Hoping to avoid a repeat with Lane Kiffin now at the helm, the Tigers host the Aggies on September 26.

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