2018 LSU vs. Texas A&M football game
The 2018 LSU vs. Texas A&M football game was a regular-season college football game played between the LSU Tigers and the Texas A&M Aggies. The game was played on November 24, 2018, at Kyle Field in College Station, Texas, and was the final regular-season game for both teams. The game set multiple National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) records, including the most combined points scored (146) in a Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) football game. The record was previously held by a game played between Western Michigan and Buffalo on October 7, 2017, which had 139 combined points over seven overtimes. The 2018 LSU–Texas A&M game went likewise to seven overtimes and lasted nearly five hours, tying the NCAA record for longest football game with four others. The 146 combined points are currently the second most in college football history since the NCAA started keeping records in 1937, behind the 161 points scored in a 2008 NCAA Division II game between Abilene Christian and West Texas A&M of the Lone Star Conference. The game also holds the record for most points scored in a Southeastern Conference game.
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| Date | November 24, 2018 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Season | 2018 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Kyle Field | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | College Station, Texas | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Favorite | Texas A&M by 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| National anthem | Fightin' Texas Aggie Band | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Referee | Matt Austin | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Halftime show | Fightin' Texas Aggie Band | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 101,501 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Network | SEC Network | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Taylor Zarzour (play-by-play) Matt Stinchcomb (analyst) Kris Budden (sideline) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
After the game-winning touchdown, Texas A&M fans ran onto the field in violation of the SEC's competition area policy. As a result, Texas A&M was fined a total of $50,000 and warned by the SEC that subsequent actions by fans in future games will result in penalties over $100,000. The game led to NCAA rule changes to overtime that were adopted the following season intended to reduce the number of plays occurring in extended overtime play.