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When did we stop singing The Twelfth Man song?

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5:59p, 12/11/25
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I'm class of '81 and I remember singing the Twelfth Man song at games. When did this stop?

Its the one that goes:

Texas Aggies down in Aggieland
We've got Aggie Spirit to a Man
Stand United, that's the Aggie theme
We're the Twelfth Man, on the team.

When we're down, the going's tough & tough,
We just grin and yell "we've got the stuff!'
To fight together for the Aggie dream
We're the Twelfth Man on fightin Aggie team

Dos anyone know? I miss that song.
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6:01p, 12/11/25
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1981.
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6:06p, 12/11/25
poetic, yet awful..

awful, yet poetic...
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6:06p, 12/11/25
I believe it's only sung after a loss. At least that's the only time I remember singing it after a game at Kyle.
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6:06p, 12/11/25
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When we didn't run out of time.
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6:09p, 12/11/25
Right, i have heard it played after a loss, but the FTAB plays it a lot faster than they used to and everybody is filing out. Back in the 70's, 80's and 90's was a much bigger thing
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6:10p, 12/11/25
I don't remember it at all & I've been gone for >40 years.
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6:13p, 12/11/25
They changed they lyrics to that song


Now it goes....

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In reply to Gaius Rufus • 6:18p, 12/11/25
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Gaius Rufus said:
I believe it's only sung after a loss. At least that's the only time I remember singing it after a game at Kyle.

Correct Gaius,

That means it requires two things. First, that the Aggies get outscored. And second, that you actually stay for the post-game yell practice.
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In reply to Gaius Rufus • 6:35p, 12/11/25
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Gaius Rufus said:
I believe it's only sung after a loss. At least that's the only time I remember singing it after a game at Kyle.

Yeah, I remember the '95 Thanksgiving game when it took the YL's and Q's a minute to figure out what to do because they hadn't had a home loss in their careers. Not sure how many students knew the song when it was time.
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6:35p, 12/11/25
So, there you go. They didn't have to play it at Kyle this year!
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7:13p, 12/11/25
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Never heard that song and I've been to a zillion Aggie games (and I'm not exaggerating).
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7:15p, 12/11/25
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They played it during my time ('07) but I've not heard it for many years now
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7:17p, 12/11/25
I remember it in '06
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In reply to Jugstore Cowboy • 7:22p, 12/11/25
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Jugstore Cowboy said:
Gaius Rufus said:
I believe it's only sung after a loss. At least that's the only time I remember singing it after a game at Kyle.

Yeah, I remember the '95 Thanksgiving game when it took the YL's and Q's a minute to figure out what to do because they hadn't had a home loss in their careers. Not sure how many students knew the song when it was time.

That was the first time I heard that song. Not many people sang along with it.
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In reply to Jugstore Cowboy • 7:23p, 12/11/25
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I also believe a fight breaking out between CTs and sips coming out of the horseshoe trying to get on the field

Lots of WTF moments after that game
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7:30p, 12/11/25
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Back on my day the band played that song only after we ran out of time (a loss).
The last time my class played it at Kyle was after the Baylor game in 1984.
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7:35p, 12/11/25
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Class of 2014. I think only time I've heard the song is when I've seen the Singing Cadets perform.
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7:37p, 12/11/25
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Always wished we sang it more than just after a loss. We have three great songs, The Spirit of Aggieland, The Aggie War Hymn, and The 12th Man. It needs to be used more often.
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7:37p, 12/11/25
Sounds like something that was played in the 1930s and it should stay in the 1930s.
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7:40p, 12/11/25
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FIGHTING AGGIE TEAM!
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7:40p, 12/11/25
I'm class of '05. We knew it well.
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In reply to Psycho Bunny • 7:42p, 12/11/25
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Psycho Bunny said:
Sounds like something that was played in the 1930s and it should stay in the 1930s.

So were the Spirit of Aggieland and the War hymn, so I guess you don't care for them either?
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In reply to 92Falcon • 7:58p, 12/11/25
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92Falcon said:
I also believe a fight breaking out between CTs and sips coming out of the horseshoe trying to get on the field

Lots of WTF moments after that game

Yeah, I don't remember where it started. I was thinking bleachers in the South endzone, but I could be wrong.

Students started pouring down from the 1st deck to tackle the sips rushing the field, meanwhile the YL's are trying to get everyone to remain calm and sing the 12th Man Song.
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7:59p, 12/11/25
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I saw it performed as a senior in high school after the '89 Arkansas loss. It wasn't played during the five years I was a student (1990-94).
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8:48p, 12/11/25
Class of 92' and I've never even heard of that song.
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8:53p, 12/11/25
After every loss. Most people don't hang around to sing it.

I like the song. I wish we sang it between the 1st & 2nd quarters.
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In reply to dabo man • 8:59p, 12/11/25
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dabo man said:
I saw it performed as a senior in high school after the '89 Arkansas loss. It wasn't played during the five years I was a student (1990-94).


Technically that was more of a robbery than a loss.
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9:04p, 12/11/25
I want to hear it in AI. That would be special. To hear this song about Texas A and M
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9:04p, 12/11/25
BQ '23 - FTAB still plays it when we run out of time. Pretty sure the general public has no idea it exists now.
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9:19p, 12/11/25
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Thats a shame
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In reply to Dsauley • 9:22p, 12/11/25
Dsauley said:
BQ '23 - FTAB still plays it when we run out of time. Pretty sure the general public has no idea it exists now.


That's because it is now exceedingly rare for us to run out of time.
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9:28p, 12/11/25
I didn't stop. I sing it every day as I do my chores. I even have a choreographed version when I sing it to my puppies.
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9:39p, 12/11/25
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Played after losses in early to mid 00s. I'm all to familiar.
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