We can’t erase these games from our memory as much as we’d hope to.
While Texas has had several exhilarating wins over the past 20 years, they’ve also suffered numerous heartbreaking losses. There are many other games not included on this list where the Longhorns have been blown out by their competition, but this particular list takes into account the hype surrounding the game along with the shocking outcome.
“How did that just happen?” or “Did they really just lose the game that way?” are a few of the phrases that may have popped into your mind during these matchups. True heartbreak fashion.
Honorable mentions for this list include the Big 12 Championship game in 2018 against Oklahoma and the Kansas loss in 2014 under head coach Charlie Strong, the first loss to the Jayhawks since the Big 12 formed and one of the lowest moments in Texas football history.
If you’d like to cautiously relive the top five most heartbreaking losses over the past 20 years, we’ve ranked them in order beginning on the next page.