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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Texas Longhorns football Texas Longhorns football For current information on this topic, see 2009 Texas Longhorn football team. Texas Longhorns football First season Athletic director Head coach 1893 DeLoss Dodds Mack Brown 11th year, 103–25 Other staff Home stadium Field Stadium capacity Stadium surface Location Conference Division All-time record Postseason bowl record Claimed national titles Conference titles Heisman winners All-Americans Current uniform Will Muschamp Major Applewhite Darrell K. Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium Joe Jamail Field 94,133 Multi-color grass Austin, Texas Big 12 South 832–316–33 (.724) 23–21–2 4 29 2 120 Colors Fight song Mascot Marching band Rivals Website Burnt orange and white Texas Fight Bevo The University of Texas Longhorn Band Oklahoma Sooners Texas A&M Aggies mackbrowntexasfootball.com The Texas Longhorns football team is the interscholastic football team at The University of Texas in Austin, Texas. On November 27, 2008, the Longhorns passed Notre Dame as the second winningest college football team, having won 832 games to Notre Dame’s 831.[1] They are one of only seven programs to have attained 800 all-time victories. The Longhorns have won four Division I-A national championships — in 1963, 1969, 1970, and 2005. Two Longhorn players have won the Heisman Trophy, college football’s highest individual honor: Earl Campbell (1977) and Ricky Williams (1998). In 2008 the Texas Longhorn football program kept its record NFL Draft streak alive by having at least one player selected in 71 consecutive drafts dating back to 1938.[2] As 1 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia of 2008, ESPN ranked the Texas Longhorns the 7th most prestigious college football program since 1936.[3] Texas football plays its home games at Darrell K. Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium, located on-campus in Austin. The current head coach of the team is Mack Brown, who is under contract through the 2016 season. When Brown retires, he will be succeeded by Will Muschamp, who was named coach-inwaiting in November 2008. Texas Longhorns football has been undergoing additional renovations and expansion since 2005. Stage one was completed in 2006 and consisting mainly of updates in accordance with newer fire safety codes. Stage two began in 2006 and consists of seating expansion and addition of new facilities in the north end zone. Those seats were completed for the 2008 season, though some work is still ongoging to the exterior facade and meeting rooms located inside the expansion.[8] Renovations began on the stadium November 14, 2005, two days following UT’s last home football game of the 2005 season. The improvements scheduled were completed before the 2006-2007 football season, and included additional seating[9] and the nation’s first high definition video display in a collegiate facility nicknamed "Godzillatron."[10] With the new bleacher seating section added behind the south endzone, the stadium’s stated capacity for the 2006 season was 85,123.[11] An attendance record of 89,442 people occurred on September 9, 2006 for the Longhorns’ 24-7 loss to the Ohio State Buckeyes. That set a new record for the greatest number of people ever to gather for a football game in the state of Texas.[12] It also set a record for the number of people watching a game at any stadium in the Big 12 Conference.[13] Due to the north end zone expansion the Longhorns have broken this record several times in 2008. An attendance record of 98,053 people occurred on August 30, 2008 for the Longhorns’ 52–10 win against Florida Atlantic University. That set a new record for the greatest number of people ever to gather for a football game in the state of Texas.[14] It also set a record for the number of people watching a game at any stadium in the Big 12 Conference.[15] The record was twice beaten later in the year, 98,383 saw the #1 ranked Longhorns defeat the #11 ranked Missouri Tigers[16] and again when 98,518 saw UT beat the #6-ranked Oklahoma State Cowboys. Current coaching staff Mack Brown has been the head coach of the Longhorns since 1998. His offensive coordinator is Greg Davis and his defensive coordinator is Will Muschamp. On January 16, 2008, former UT quarterback Major Applewhite accepted a job with Texas as assistant head coach and running backs coach.[4] Facilities Darrell K. Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium with a view of the Godzillatron The Longhorns play their home games in Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium (formerly just "Memorial Stadium" and "Texas Memorial Stadium"). The stadium is located on the campus of The University of Texas in Austin, Texas. The current official stadium capacity is 94,113,[5] making it the largest football venue in the state of Texas,[6] the largest in the Big 12 Conference,[7] and among the largest on-campus stadiums in the NCAA. The stadium has been expanded several times since its original opening, with a major expansion completed in 1999. The stadium History The University of Texas began playing football in 1893 and has traditionally been considered a college football powerhouse, having earned four National Championships, including one to conclude the 2005-06 season. From 1936 to 2008, Longhorn football teams 2 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia have finished their seasons ranked in the top ten of at least one of the two major polls 27 times, or more than one-third of the time, according to the Associated Press. The Longhorn football program experienced sustained success under the guidance of legendary head coach Darrell Royal, who led the Longhorns to three National Championships (in 1963, 1969, and 1970) during his twenty-year career with the Longhorns (1957–1976). During the late 1980s and early 1990s, the program was somewhat less successful, but Texas has since returned to prominence in college football, finishing in the top six of the AP and coaches’ polls in 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005, and 2008. Two Texas Longhorn running backs have won college football’s most prestigious individual award, the Heisman Trophy: Earl Campbell (1977) and Ricky Williams (1998). Eleven Longhorns have been inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame,[17] while four are enshrined in the NFL Hall of Fame.[18] Other Longhorn players have also received recognition for their performance. As of the end of the 2008 season, the Longhorns’ all-time record is 832-316-33 (.718). Only Notre Dame and the University of Michigan have won a greater percentage of games played than Texas,[19] and only Michigan has won more games overall. Texas recorded its 800th victory with the Longhorns’ 41-38 win over the USC Trojans in the 2006 BCS National Championship Game at the Rose Bowl. On November 27, 2008, Texas’ 49–9 victory over Texas A&M in the last game of the regular season was the 831th win for the UT football program, which surpassed Notre Dame for 2nd in the list of total wins.[20] Notre Dame lost later that week in their final regular season game, and both teams won their bowl contest, leaving Texas with 832 wins and Notre Dame with 831 until the 2009 season. The Longhorns are currently coached by Mack Brown, who came to Texas after being head coach at North Carolina. Texas Longhorns football Grounds, the game attracted a then-record 1,200 onlookers. It was a tough and spirited match, but when the dust had settled, the "University Eleven" had pulled off an 18 - 16 upset. "Our name is pants, and our glory has departed," growled the Dallas Daily News. The UT club would go on to a spotless record and earn the undisputed boast of "best in Texas."[21] Uniforms Colors The 1893 team did not wear orange; their striped uniforms were gold and white. In 1895, the UT Athletic Association moved to orange and white colors. In 1897 the Association moved to orange and maroon to save cleaning costs. The Cactus Yearbook at the time listed the University colors as either gold or orange and white until the 1899 Cactus declared the University colors to be gold and maroon. Students at the University’s medical branch in Galveston were in favor of royal blue. By 1899, a UT fan could have worn any of yellow, orange, white, red, maroon, or even blue.[21] The Board of Regents held an election in that year to decide the team colors. Students, faculty, staff and alumni were asked vote. 1,111 votes were cast, with 562 in favor of orange and white. Orange and maroon received 310, royal blue 203, crimson 10, and royal blue and crimson 11. For the next thirty years, Longhorn teams wore bright orange on their uniforms, which faded to yellow by the end of the season. By the 1920s, other teams sometimes called the Longhorn squads "yellow bellies," a term that didn’t sit well with the athletic department. In 1928, UT football coach Clyde Littlefield ordered uniforms in a darker shade of orange that wouldn’t fade, which would later become known as "burnt orange" or "Texas orange." The dark-orange color was used until the dye became too expensive during the Great Depression, and the uniforms reverted to the bright orange for another two decades, until coach Darrell Royal revived the burnt-orange color in the early 1960s.[21] Early History The University of Texas fielded its first permanent football team in 1893, and the team played four games, a pair in the fall and two more in the spring. The first was against the Dallas Foot Ball Club that claimed to be the best in the state. Held at the Dallas Fair Helmets From 1961 to 1962, the Longhorns’ helmets featured the individual player’s number on the side in burnt orange above the "Bevo" logo, which was also in burnt orange, with a 3 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Texas Longhorns football 1961 - 1962 large burnt-orange stripe down the middle of the helmet. 1969 In 1969, the helmet design commemorated the 100th anniversary of the first college football game. The player’s number was replaced by a large burnt-orange football above the Bevo logo. Inside the football was a white number "100" that indicated the anniversary year. In 1977, the team moved to the current helmet design by changing to a white facemask. This helmet design is the one that is seen in the infobox at the beginning of this article. 1963 - 1966 The burnt-orange stripe was removed in 1963 and the helmet featured only the burntorange Bevo logo below the player’s number, which was also in burnt orange. January 1, 1982 For its appearance in the 1982 Cotton Bowl game against Alabama, Texas used a special version of the longhorn logo which included between the "horns" of the Bevo logo the words "COTTON BOWL CLASSIC" and a picture of a cotton boll. A special helmet design was used in 2005 during the home game against Louisiana-Lafayette on September 3. This helmet was similar to the 1963-1966 helmet, but featured the current white facemask.[22] 1967 - 1968; 1970 - 1976 In 1967, the team abandoned the individual player’s number above the logo, and moved the burnt-orange Bevo logo to the center of the helmet’s side. With the exception of the 1969 season, this remained the team’s helmet design until 1977. 4 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Texas Longhorns football September 3, 2005 Texas Longhorns under Mack Brown Mack Brown has been the head football coach for Texas since 1998. From 1998 through the 2006–2007 season, the Longhorns had a 93–22 (81%) win-loss record. In his first six years at Texas, Brown had a winning record but he had not managed to win the Big 12 conference or to lead the Longhorn into a Bowl Championship Series game. He was often lauded for his recruiting while being criticized for failing to win championships. That changed with the 2004 Texas Longhorn football team (11–1, 2005 Rose Bowl Champions) who played in the 2005 Rose Bowl against the Wolverines of the University of Michigan. The game was the first meeting between the two storied teams and the Longhorns’ first trip to the Rose Bowl. In a classic game that featured five lead changes and three tie scores during the course of play, the Longhorns defeated the Wolverines 38–37 on a successful 37-yard field goal by place kicker Dusty Mangum as time expired. It was the first time the Rose Bowl had ever been decided on the closing play, and it earned the Longhorns a top 5 finish in the polls. Three ex-Longhorns from the 2005 Rose Bowl team — Cedric Benson, Derrick Johnson, and Bo Scaife — were selected in the 2005 NFL Draft. Brown followed up the strong 2004 season on the field with an extremely successful 2005 recruiting season by securing the topranked recruiting class (the 2005 recruiting season is for players entering the University in Fall 2006). With the exception of Cedric Benson, Derrick Johnson, and Bo Scaife, Texas returned most of their key players The 2005 Texas Longhorns in the "I formation" against Colorado in the 2005 Big 12 Championship Game from 2004–2005, including red-shirt Junior Quarterback Vince Young. The 2005 Texas Longhorn football team (13–0, BCS National Champions) was given a pre-season #2 ranking (behind defending National Champions University of Southern California) by Sports Illustrated magazine, and was also ranked second in the AP and USA Today coaches pre-season polls. They maintained those rankings throughout the entire 2005–2006 season. Texas and USC ended up winning out their seasons and faced each other in the National Championship, which Texas won, 41–38. At the conclusion of the 2005–2006 season, Sports Illustrated issued a special commemorative edition that featured Vince Young shouting in triumph amidst a storm of multi-colored confetti. Features in the special edition included a story on Vince Young’s Glory Days by author Tim Layden, as well as a story dissecting How the Rose Bowl was won by Austin Murphy. The issue was on sale nationwide alongside the regular edition of 5 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia the magazine, which also featured the Rose Bowl on the cover. The 2006 Texas Longhorn football team (10–3, 2006 Alamo Bowl Champions) hoped to repeat as national champions. The Texas Longhorns returned several offensive (7) and defensive (7) starters from their National Title team, but quarterback Vince Young elected to go the NFL which left freshman Colt McCoy as the starting quarterback. Texas opened the season with a win at home against North Texas. Their second game, against Ohio State, was one of the most anticipated college football games of the regular season.[23][24][25] The Longhorns lost that game, but then defeated Rice, Iowa State and Sam Houston State by a combined score of 145–24. After defeating number 14th ranked Oklahoma Sooners 28–10 in the Red River Rivalry, it appeared that the Longhorns were a near-certainty to once again play in the Big 12 Championship game for a chance to enter the Bowl Championship Series. However, in Texas’ next game, against unranked Kansas State, Colt McCoy suffered a neck stinger injury while rushing for a touchdown, and in the Lone Star Showdown rivalry game against unranked Texas A&M, he was knocked out of the game by a helmet-to-helmet tackle. Partially due to these injuries, Texas lost both games, 45–42 and 12-7 respectively, their first consecutive losses in over five years. As a result, the Oklahoma Sooners won the division and played in the Big 12 Championship game. The Alamo Bowl, with the 5th pick of Big 12 conference teams selected the Longhorns to play against unranked Iowa who had placed 8th in the Big Ten conference. McCoy was able to return at quarterback, and the Longhorns narrowly defeated the Iowa Hawkeyes 26–24. The 2007 Texas Longhorn football team began play on September 1, 2007. Texas entered the 2007 season ranked third in the all-time list of both total wins and winning percentage.[26][27] They were ranked in the Top 10 by numerous pre-season polls. For instance, a pre-season ranking by ESPN writer Mark Schlabach had the Longhorns ranked eighth;[28] Rivals.com had them at ninth.[29] College Football News[30] and Real Football 365[31] both had Texas ranked third. Texas started out 4–0, but with sloppy playing, edging out 4 unranked teams. Texas came particularly close to being upset when the beat unranked UCF, 38–35. Texas then Texas Longhorns football suffered losses to Kansas State (41–21) and Oklahoma (28–21). Texas then surged back into form, winning 5 games in a row. At 9−2, they were poised to gain a BCS bowl berth. However, a 30–38 loss to Texas A&M dashed these hopes. The Longhorns finished the season 10–3 with a victory in the 2007 Holiday Bowl.[32] In January 2008 NBC Sports listed the Longhorns among the seven top candidates for best team of the decade.[33] The 2008 team will begin their season against Florida Atlantic University, who won the 2007 New Orleans Bowl and set a record for the shortest amount of time between starting a football program and securing a bowl victory.[34] On November 18, 2008, The University of Texas announced that Longhorn defensive coordinator Will Muschamp would eventually succeed Mack Brown as head football coach. They agreed in principle to increase Muschamp’s salary to $900,000. There was no timetable set for Brown’s departure, and both Brown and UT said they expected Brown to stay a long time.[35] On January 5 2009, the 3rd ranked University of Texas defeated 10th ranked Ohio State, 24-21, in the Fiesta Bowl. With under a minute to play, Texas WR Quan Cosby caught the game winning touchdown. Texas finished the 2008-2009 season with a 12-1 record, with their only loss against Texas Tech. Championships National championships (4) Year Coach Selector Record 1963 Darrell Royal AP, Coaches 11-0 1969 Darrell Royal AP, Coaches 11-0 1970 Darrell Royal Coaches 2005 Mack Brown 10-1* AP, Coaches 13-0 • Texas lost to Notre Dame 11-24 in the Cotton Bowl, th rankings released prior to the bowl season. Nebraska Conference championships (29) Year 1913 1914 Texas has won a combined 29 conference championships TIAA TIAA 8-0 9-0 3-0 4-0 Conference Overall Record Conference Re 6 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Texas Longhorns football 1920 1928 1930 1942 1943 1945 1950 1952 Southwest Southwest Southwest Southwest Southwest Southwest Southwest Southwest 9-0 12-0 12-0-1 12-0 11-0-1 12-0 13-0 9-2 7-3 9-2 10-1 9-1-1 11-0 9-1-1 11-0 10-1 8-3 10-1 8-3 10-2 11-1 11-1 10-2 8-4 10-2-1 5-0 5-0 4-0 7-0 5-0 5-0 6-0 6-0 5-1 5-1 6-1 6-0-1 7-0 6-1 7-0 7-0 6-1 7-0 7-0 6-1 8-0 8-0 8-0 4-3 7-0 • Ricky Williams - 1997 Ricky Williams - 1998 Cedric Benson - 2004 • • Ricky Williams - 1998 Colt McCoy - 2008 • Scott Appleton - 1963 Tommy Nobis - 1965 Brad Shearer - 1977 • Tommy Nobis - 1965 Ricky Williams - 1998 Vince Young - 2005 • Player accomplishments Awards • Earl Campbell - 1977 Ricky Williams - 1998 • Kenneth Sims - 1981 Tony Degrate - 1984 Brian Orakpo - 2008 • Vince Young - 2005 1953† Southwest 1959† Southwest 1961† Southwest 1962 1963 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1977 1983 1990 1995 Southwest Southwest Southwest Southwest Southwest Southwest Southwest Southwest Southwest Southwest Southwest Derrick Johnson - 2004 Brian Orakpo - 2008 1968† Southwest 1975† Southwest Derrick Johnson - 2004 As of 14 March 2009, 43 Longhorns currently play or c • Cedric Benson, RB, Cincinnati Bengals • Que 1996 Big 12 8-5 6-2 • Justin Blalock, OL, Atlanta Falcons • Der 2005 Big 12 13-0 8-0 • Tarell Brown, CB, San Francisco 49ers • Nat • Jamaal Charles, RB, Kansas City Chiefs • D.D † Denotes co-champions • Tim Crowder, DE, Denver Broncos • Cul Conference affiliations • Leonard Davis, OG, Dallas Cowboys • Fra • 1893-1895: Independent • Phil Dawson, K, Cleveland Browns • Cor • 1896-1904: Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association • Derrick Dockery, OG, Washington Redskins • Bria • 1905-1912: Independent • Jermichael Finley, TE, Green Bay Packers • Sha • 1913-1917: Texas Intercollegiate Athletic Association • Brandon Foster, CB, Indianapolis Colts • Aar • 1915-1995: Southwest Conference • Cedric Griffin, CB, Minnesota Vikings • Bo • 1996-present: Big 12 Conference • Michael Griffin, S, Tennessee Titans • Jon • Ahmard Hall, FB, Tennessee Titans • Lyle Divisional championships (4) • Casey Hampton, NT, Pittsburgh Steelers • Chr Texas has made 4 appearances in the Big 12 Championship Game as Pittsburgh the Big 12 South Division winner of Steelers • Tony Hills, OT, • Kas • Michael Huff, Oakland Raiders • Lim Year Division Championship B12 CG Result Opponent PFS,PA 1996 Big 12 South 1999 Big 12 South 2001 Big 12 South 2005 Big 12 South W L L W Nebraska Rivalries27 Nebraska 37 27 6 1994† Southwest Active Longhorns in the NFL Colorado 39 37 The University’s biggest rival historically is Texas A&M in football, especially in recent years due to the promin Colorado 70 3 various sports.[40][41][42][43] 7 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Texas Longhorns football University of Oklahoma The game typically has conference or even national teams in the nation coming into 60 out of 65 games. As currently has a one-year winning streak. Five of the las (2000, 2003-2005, 2008), including national titles won Texas A&M The Texas/Texas A&M rivalry has given rise to several while Longhorns are portrayed as highbrow and arrog being televised, the annual football game with Texas A have a record of 73–36–5 against the Aggies. In an attempt to generate more attention for the riv down,[51] a trial two-year program. Essentially, each ti year, the school with the most points wins the series an Aspects of the rivalry include: • Each school mentions the other in its fight song (Te essentially the entirety of the Aggie War Hymn[53]) • The football series between the two universities is t season football game is usually reserved for their m • Each school has elaborate pre-game preparations fo • Texas has a unique lighting scheme for the UT Towe • In the past, mischief has preceded the annual game Primary Texas Lo Name of rivalry Red River Rivalry Rival Lone Star Showdown Texas A&M Aggies 115 Oklahoma Sooners 103 Games pla Others Many other schools consider UT among their biggest r Interstate 35 from UT), Texas Tech,[63] and Houston.[6 their long tenure as the two eponymous state schools o national championship in favor of the Longhorns.[66][67 Texas maintains a somewhat one-sided series with t Texas history.[68] The two schools were once conferenc mismatch in ability on the field. The Longhorns’ 28 con streak in college football. The disparity was alluded to challenge faced when Rice played Texas.[71] Since the match-up, in the 2008 game, 52–10.[72] 2006 Red River Rivalry with yellow arrow indicating the crowd split at the 50 yard line Head Coaches Coach Years Rec Texas has a long-standing rivalry with the University of Oklahoma. The football game between the Univ Mack Dallas, 1998 - Dallas is use known as the "Red River Rivalry" and is held annually in Brown Texas at the Cotton Bowl.Current 152 John Mackovic 41-2 mid-way between the two campuses. The stadium is split with each team having an 1992 - number of sup equal 1997 Texas state flags fly around the Longhorn end of the stadium and Oklahoma state flags fly 1991 around the S David McWilliams 1987 31-2 The Red River Shootout originated in 1900, while Oklahoma was still a territory of the United States Fred Akers 1977 - 1986 86-3 ball rivalry played on a neutral field.[44] Since 2005, the football game has received sponsorship dollars Darrell K. 2006 1957 - corporate na 167 Red River Rivalry"[45] (changed to AT&T Red River Rivalry inRoyal when SBC changed its 1976 cized both for its commercialism[46] and its political correctness.[47] The University1951 - 1956 of Texas holds its a Ed Price 33-2 the Red River Rivalry.[48] Blair Cherry 1947 - 1951 32-6 In recent years, this rivalry has taken on added significance, since both football programs have been Dana X. Bible 1937 - 1946 63-3 sion of the Big 12 conference. 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