Who was the best team the Longhorns ever lost to?

[saturdaysarebetter]

Greetings everyone. There's no shortage of great teams and national championship teams Texas has played and came up on the losing end. Who was the best team the Longhorns have ever lost to? Will Ohio State 2025 make the list? If LSU 2019 is the overwhelming choice, who was the second best team the Longhorns ever lost to?

Arkansas 1964
Arkansas 1965
Notre Dame 1970
Oklahoma 1971
Oklahoma 1972
Notre Dame 1973
Oklahoma 1973
Oklahoma 1974
Oklahoma 1975
Notre Dame 1977
Oklahoma 1978
Oklahoma 1985
Oklahoma 1986
Oklahoma 1987
Colorado 1994
Nebraska 1999
Oklahoma 2000
Oklahoma 2004
Ohio State 2006
Alabama 2009
TCU 2014
LSU 2019
Washington 2023
Ohio State 2024

 

[Baron]

That list is way too long compared to the win list.

 

[Sirhornsalot]

UCLA?

 

[63_Texas_1]

UCLA?

That is probably at the top of the list.

 

[hookemhorb]

That Miami team in '91 was pretty good. They spanked the #3 Texas team.

 

[Baron]

UCLA?

Which time?

 

[Sirhornsalot]

Which time?

The one played ini DKR

 

[Baron]

The one played ini DKR

Was that the Route 66 game?

 

[63_Texas_1]

Was that the Route 66 game?

Yes

 

[longhorndon]

I had to look it up... They had 2 close losses to start the season to Wash St and #3 Tennessee at home, then didn't lose a game to finish #5.

 

[Sirhornsalot]

Was that the Route 66 game?