Texas A&M came into this game at 7-2 and was ranked 15th in the Nation. At first glance, this might not seem like that big of an upset. You would be wrong. Before this game, the Aggies best victory was over Mississippi State and they had lost to the best two teams that they had played (Florida and LSU). The Aggies also had the reputation, earned under the previous coaching regime, of being a team that struggled to finish games and underachieved. Alabama came into this game at 9-0 and was on a 13 game win streak. Alabama was a 14 point favorite to win and they were also playing on their home field.
The Aggies came into Bryant-Denny Stadium and jumped all over the Crimson Tide. By the end of the first quarter, the Aggies were up 20-0 and Alabama fans were trying to figure out what had just happened.
Predictably, Alabama climbed back into the game and seemed to seize all of the momentum as they pulled to within 20-17 going into the fourth quarter. The combination of Johnny Manziel (253 yds passing, 92 yds rushing) and Ryan Swope (11 rec, 111 yds receiving) proved too much for the Tide on this afternoon. Up six in the fourth quarter, Manziel and Swope connected on a key 42 yard pass play and one play later Manziel hit Malcome Kennedy for a 24 yard TD pass and that would be enough as the Aggies held on to win 29-24.
This win was a huge upset and also marked the Aggies arrival as a player in the SEC and cemented Johnny Manziel as a top contender for the Heisman Trophy..
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Biggest Upsets of 2012
#11 Oregon State 10 Wisconsin 7
#10 San Diego State 21 Boise State 19
#8 Pittsburgh 35 Virginia Tech 17
#5 Middle Tennessee 48 Georgia Tech 29
#3 Youngstown State 31 Pittsburgh 17
#1 Texas A&M 29 Alabama 24
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