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1 LONGHORNS TEXAS NATIONAL CHAMPIONS 1963, 69, 70, 2005 BIG 12 CHAMPIONS 1996, 2005 SOUTHWEST CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS 1920, 28, 30, 42, 43, 45, 50, 52, 53*, 59*, 61*, 62, 63, 68*, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 75*, 77, 83, 90, 94*, 95 (*co-champs) Athletics Media Relations Department P.O. Box 7399 Austin, TX Office: 512/ Fax: 512/ AT&T RED RIVER RIVALRY #7 TEXAS (4-1, 1-0 Big 12) vs. #14/#13 OKLAHOMA (3-1, 0-0 Big 12) Cotton Bowl (75,500) Dallas, Texas Sat., Oct. 7 (Time: 2:30 p.m./ct/tv: ABC) AP POLL: Texas is ranked seventh in the Associated Press Poll. The Horns have been ranked among The AP Top 10 for 41 straight weeks, breaking the school record of 40 from UT has been ranked in The AP Poll for 98 consecutive weeks. COACHES POLL: Texas is ranked seventh in the USA Today Coaches Poll. The Horns have been ranked among the Coaches Top 10 for 28 straight weeks and 40 of the last 41. UT has been ranked in the USA Today s Top 25 for school-record 126 weeks in a row. HARRIS POLL: Texas is ranked eighth in the Harris Interactive Poll. THE SERIES: Texas and Oklahoma are meeting for the 101st time in a series that began in UT leads the series, , including a win last year. TELEVISION: The game will be broadcast nationally by ABC. Brad Nessler (play-by-play), Bob Griese (analyst), Paul Maguire (analyst) and Bonnie Bernstein (sidelines) will have the call. RADIO: The game will be broadcast nationally by Sports USA Radio. Larry Kahn (play-by-play), John Robinson (analyst) and Troy West (sidelines) will have the call. It will also be broadcast by the Longhorn Sports Network and KVET (1300 AM/98.1 FM) on its 35-station network and is available online at with Craig Way (play-by-play), Keith Moreland (color) and Roger Wallace (sidelines). Dr. Rubén Pizarro-Silva (play-by-play), Jesús Mendoza (color) and Raúl Sáenz (color) will have the call for the Spanish Language Radio Broadcasts of all games this season on a 10-station network with a flagship of ESPN Deportes KWNX 1260 AM. Broadcasts can also be heard on the Internet at Deportes1260.com. Texas Athletics Media Relations Asst. AD/Media Relations Director: John Bianco john.bianco@athletics.utexas.edu Special Asst. to FB Coaches: Bill Little bill.little@athletics.utexas.edu Asst. Media Relations Director: Jeremy Sharpe jeremy.sharpe@athletics.utexas.edu Asst. Media Relations Director: Thomas Stepp thomas.stepp@athletics.utexas.edu Web Site: MackBrown-TexasFootball.com 101ST AT&T RED RIVER RIVALRY GAME 6 GAME: A classic matchup is once again in place as one of the nation s oldest and mostunique rivalries the Texas/Oklahoma series is set for its 101st renewal on Saturday at the Cotton Bowl (2:30 p.m. CT/ABC). The rivalry, which pits the two Big 12 Conference foes on a neutral field with the crowd split evenly, is in its first year of sponsorship with AT&T and is officially tagged the AT&T Red River Rivalry. This year has No. 7 Texas (4-1/1-0 Big 12) meeting No. 14 Oklahoma (3-1/0-0 Big 12) in a Big 12 South Division showdown. This marks the second consecutive season that Texas enters the game as the higher ranked squad. The two teams alternate as hosts of the game and the Longhorns are the visiting team this year. Texas will wear white jerseys and be seated on the visitor s bench (opposite the press box). BIG-TIME RIVALRY: There is no rivalry quite like the Texas/Oklahoma series, which is being played for the 101st time this season. The series, which began in NCAA S WINNINGEST TEAMS 1900, has been played in Dallas since Mack Brown Era (1998-present) 1912 and at the Cotton Bowl since 1. TEXAS Dallas Cotton Bowl is located an 2. Boise State equal distance from Austin and 3. Miami (Fla.) Norman, Okla. The stadium is split 4. Oklahoma evenly among Longhorn and Sooner fans at the 50-yard line. It is the secondoldest UT series and tied for the 23rd 5. Florida State Last Six Years most-played rivalry in NCAA history. 1. TEXAS USC Only Texas A&M has met Texas on Boise State more occasions (112 times). Since Oklahoma , the only years Texas and 5. Georgia Oklahoma have not met were 1918, NCAA ALL-TIME RECORDS LISTS All-Time Winning Percentage All-Time Victories YEARS RECORD PCT. YEARS WINS 1. Michigan Michigan Notre Dame Notre Dame TEXAS TEXAS Oklahoma Nebraska Ohio State Ohio State Alabama Alabama Nebraska Penn State

2 TEXAS/OKLAHOMA ALL-TIME SERIES AT-A-GLANCE OVERALL SERIES: Texas leads, SERIES RECORD IN DALLAS: Texas leads, SERIES RECORD SINCE 1990: Texas leads, LAST 10 MEETINGS, OKLAHOMA LEADS, 6-4 Year Score UT s final record OU s final record 2005 #2 Texas 45, Oklahoma (8-0/Big 12 Champs) 8-4 (6-2/t-2nd Big 12 S) 2004 #2 Oklahoma 12, #5 Texas (7-1/2nd Big 12 S) 12-1 (8-0/1st Big 12 S) 2003 #1 Oklahoma 65, #11 Texas (7-1/2nd Big 12 S) 12-2 (8-0/1st Big 12 S) 2002 #2 Oklahoma 35, #3 Texas (6-2/t-1st Big 12 S) 12-2 (6-2/Big 12 Champs) 2001 #3 Oklahoma 14, #5 Texas (7-1/1st Big 12 S) 10-2 (6-2/2nd Big 12 S) 2000 #10 Oklahoma 63, #11 Texas (7-1/2nd Big 12 S) 13-0 (8-0/Big 12 Champs) 1999 #23 Texas 38, Oklahoma (6-2/2nd Big 12 S) 7-5 (5-3/t-2nd Big 12 S) 1998 Texas 34, Oklahoma (6-2/t-4th Big 12 S) 5-6 (3-5/t-4th Big 12 S) 1997 Texas 27, Oklahoma (2-6/t-4th Big 12 S) 4-8 (2-5/t-5th Big 12 S) 1996 Oklahoma 30, #25 Texas 27 (OT) 8-5 (7-2/Big 12 Champs) 3-8 (4-3/t-5th Big 12 S) 20, 21 and The series resumed in 1929 at the State Fair of Texas and has remained a fixture since. THE TEXAS-OU SERIES: Texas and Oklahoma first met in 1900 in Austin with the Longhorns registering a 28-2 victory. Including that meeting, the two teams have met 100 times. Texas holds a series lead and the Longhorns are the only Big 12 Conference team that holds an alltime series lead against the Sooners. With its victory last season, 45-12, Texas is now 4-6 over the last 10 years of the series and over the last 20 years. As for records by decade, the Horns were against Oklahoma in the 1990s. That comes after the Sooners held a advantage in the 1980s. The rest of the series records by decade saw UT lead in the 1900s; OU lead 6-3 in the 1910s; UT lead 3-0 in the 1920s; UT lead in the 1930s; UT lead 8-2 in the 1940s; OU lead 7-3 in the 1950s; UT lead 9-1 in the 1960s; and OU lead in the 1970s. TEXAS VERSUS OU TRENDS: Since the AP Poll was established in 1936, the higher ranked team coming into the Red River Rivalry is UT has SEVEN-FOR-SEVEN entered the game as the higher ranked team 24 times and the Horns have posted an record (.771) this is the second consecutive year that Texas enters the game as the higher ranked team at least one of the teams is entering this year s game ranked among the Top 25 for the eighth straight year and for the 58th time (out of 70 possible games since the poll began in 1936) in series history in series history, either UT or OU has entered as a Top 10 team on 45 occasions Texas has been ranked in the Top 10 in 27 of the 45 games and is in those contests. TEXAS VERSUS THE FIELD: Prior to Texas victory last season, Oklahoma had Texas number, but the Sooners were the only team in the Big 12 that could make that claim. The Longhorns have won 24 straight Big 12 games against teams other than OU with the last other league team to beat UT being Texas Tech in Lubbock in 2002 (42-38). As a matter of fact, over the last seven years, the Tech loss is the Horns only other Big 12 regular season defeat. Since 2000, the Longhorns are 44-2 (.977) against Big 12 teams other than Oklahoma with the two losses having come by a combined total of six points. If you include Texas is the only team to be ranked in each of the last seven BCS Final Polls. Schools ranked in the last seven BCS Final Polls. PROGRAM TEXAS 15th 12th 7th 10th 6th 4th 2nd Schools ranked in the last six BCS Final Polls. PROGRAM TEXAS 15th 12th 7th 10th 6th 4th 2nd Miami (Fla.) -- 3rd 1st 1st 9th 14th 8th Oklahoma -- 1st 11th 7th 1st 2nd 23rd #7 TEXAS Record: 4-1 (1-0, Big 12 ) Home: 3-1 Away: 1-0 Neutral: 0-0 Sept. 2 NORTH TEXAS (FSN) W, #1/#1 OHIO STATE (ABC) L, at Rice^ (ESPN2) W, IOWA STATE* (ABC) W, SAM HOUSTON STATE (PPV) W, 56-3 Oct. 7 vs. #14/#13 Oklahoma*+ (ABC) 2:30 p.m. 14 BAYLOR* TBA 21 at #22/#22 Nebraska* TBA 28 at NR/#24 Texas Tech* TBA Nov. 4 OKLAHOMA STATE* TBA 11 at Kansas State* TBA 24 TEXAS A&M* (ABC) 11 a.m. Dec. 2 Big 12 Championship& (ABC) 7 p.m. all times Central * Big 12 game ^ Reliant Stadium (Houston) + Cotton Bowl (Dallas) & Arrowhead Stadium (Kansas City) NOTE: Rankings listed as The AP Poll/Coaches Poll MACK BROWN (Florida State 74): Texas ninth-year head coach is (55-10 Big 12) at UT, including the 2005 National Championship, and has a mark over his 23-year career. Brown is the Big 12 s winningest active coach (Division I-A games only) and his strings of 16 consecutive winning seasons and 14 straight bowl appearances are the second-longest nationally. #14/13 OKLAHOMA Record: 3-1 (0-0, Big 12) Home: 3-0 Away: 0-1 Neutral: 0-0 Sept. 2 UAB (TBS) W, WASHINGTON (ABC) W, at #18 Oregon (ABC) L, MIDDLE TENNESSEE (PPV) W, 59-0 Oct. 7 vs. #7 Texas+* (ABC) 2:30 p.m. 14 IOWA STATE* TBA 21 COLORADO* TBA 28 at #23/25 Missouri* TBA Nov. 4 at Texas A&M* TBA 11 NR/#24 TEXAS TECH* TBA 18 at Baylor* TBA 25 at Oklahoma State* (FSN) 1:30 p.m. Dec. 2 Big 12 Championship& (ABC) 7 p.m. all times Central * Big 12 game + Cotton Bowl (Dallas) & Arrowhead Stadium (Kansas City) NOTE: Rankings listed as Coaches Poll/The AP Poll BOB STOOPS (IOWA 83): Oklahoma head coach Bob Stoops is in his eighth season at Oklahoma.

3 RED RIVER RIVALRY Series by decade 2000s - Oklahoma s - Texas s - Oklahoma s - Oklahoma s - Texas s - Oklahoma s - Texas s - Texas s - Texas s - Oklahoma s - Texas non-conference opponents since 2000, Texas has posted a record of 68-7 (.907) against all of its challengers other than OU. Four of those seven losses have come by five points or less and the defeats have been by an average of seven points. The 68 victories have come by an average of 28.5 points. LEAGUE LEADERS: Texas 43 regular season conference wins since 2000 are the most of any Big 12 team with OU right on its heals with 42. Texas is 43-6 (.878) and Oklahoma is 42-6 (.875) in regular season RED RIVER RIVALRY Longest series winning streaks 1. Texas ( ) 8 Texas ( ) 8 3. Oklahoma ( ) 6 Texas ( ) 6 5. Oklahoma ( ) 5 Oklahoma ( ) 5 7. Texas ( ) 4 Oklahoma ( ) 4 Texas ( ) 4 Texas ( ) 4 league contests during that stretch. No other league team is within 13 victories of the Horns and Sooners in that category since the year As a matter of fact, the Longhorns and Sooners combined 12 Big 12 regular season defeats over the last seven years are fewer than any other individual conference program. Colorado and Nebraska are tied with the third-best record during that time span at TRADITIONAL POWERS: Texas and Oklahoma are two of the four winningest programs in NCAA history. UT and OU have combined to produce a record of BIG 12 S WINNINGEST TEAMS Records during the Mack Brown era 1. TEXAS Oklahoma Kansas State Nebraska , (.714) over 226 years of football. The Longhorns rank third in alltime winning percentage ( /.715), while Oklahoma is close behind in fourth ( /.713). Texas currently ranks third in all-time wins and Oklahoma stands eighth. Texas has played in 45 bowl games and Oklahoma has made 39 bowl appearances. SOLD OUT: This year s game is sold out, marking the 61st consecutive sellout with the current stadium capacity 76,000. SOONER TIES: UT head coach Mack Brown is one of the few head coaches who has seen the Texas/Oklahoma rivalry from both schools sidelines. Brown was the offensive coordinator at Oklahoma in 1984 when No. 1 Texas and No. 2 Oklahoma played to a 15-all tie. Longtime UT staff THE LAST TIME - #2 TEXAS 45, OKLAHOMA 12 Dallas, Texas, Oct. 8, 2005: No. 2 Texas scored its most points ever and matched its largest margin of victory in the 100-game history of the Red River Rivarly with a win over Oklahoma. The 33-point win tied the Horns most lopsided series win set in 1941(40-7). It was the Longhorns 12th straight victory (second-longest active streak in the nation), matching UT s third-longest winning streak in school history and its best since Texas opened the season with five straight wins for just the second time since 1983 (2002 was the other) and kicked-off Big 12 play with back-to-back wins for the first time since The Horns offense continued to hit on all cylinders, registering its second straight balanced game of 200 yards both rushing (203) and passing (241) while posting 444 yards of offense and 6.6 yards per play on the game. Texas posted 14 plays of 10 or more yards and nine of at least 15 yards. Six different Longhorns produced a play of 15 or more yards and four of UT s wideouts had a reception of 20 or more yards. Texas had 299 yards on 37 plays (8.1 ypp) by halftime. The Longhorns production was in stark contrast to Oklahoma s as the UT defense was at its stingiest. Texas held Oklahoma to just 171 yards on 66 plays (2.6 ypp) and the Sooners rushing attack, which was averaging yards per game, to just 77. The 171 yards was the Horns top defensive effort against the Sooners since holding them to 158 total yards in OU managed just five plays of 10 or more yards, all of which came in the fourth quarter after UT had mounted a 38-6 lead. The Horns didn t allow the dramatic difference in field position affect them as the Sooners started five of 12 possessions in UT territory. Oklahoma s three scoring drives averaged 23 yards while UT s six scoring drives netted on average 63.5 yards. Led by Vince Young s 5-of-5 passing for 67 yards, UT s opening drive covered 82 yards in 12 plays capped by a Young to Ramonce Taylor 15-yard TD strike. Young threw for 241 yards and three TDs on 14-of-27 (51.9%) passing, including a 64-yarder and a 27-yarder to sophomore WR Billy Pittman, and rushed for 45 yards to tally 286 yards of offense. The 241 passing yards were the third-most by a Longhorn QB in the series history. Pittman caught four passes for 100 yards and two TDs. Jamaal Charles, who became the first UT freshman running back to rush for 100 yards against the Sooners, registered 116 yards on nine carries. His 80- yard first quarter TD run was the second-longest run ever by a UT freshman (equaling the 10th best by any UT player) and the longest by a Longhorn against OU ever. It also put the Horns up Selvin Young added 45 yards on the ground and a TD. TE David Thomas matched his career high with five catches, tallying 50 yards. The Texas defense harassed Oklahoma QB Rhett Bomar into just 12-of-33 passing (36.4%) for 94 yards, while picking him off once. They also held Oklahoma's rushing attack to just 77 yards on 33 attempts (2.3 yards per carry). The highlight of their performance produced the Horns final score when DE Brian Robison sacked Bomar, jarring the ball loose, and DT Rodrique Wright scooped it up and returned it 67 yards for the first TD of his career. Senior CB Cedric Griffin led Texas with 13 tackles and a pass break up, while senior LB Aaron Harris recorded nine tackles, including a sack. Junior S Michael Griffin added 10 more tackles, his third 10-tackle game of the season, to go along with the second interception of his career. Senior S Michael Huff notched seven tackles while batting down three passes. Linebacker Rashad Bobino added five tackles including a sack, while LB Robert Killebrew notched four tackles including two for loss to go along with a PBU.

4 COACHING CONSISTENCY Coaches with an active streak of at least 16 consecutive winning seasons 1. Bobby Bowden, Florida State MACK BROWN, TEXAS/UNC 16 Coaches with an active streak of at least 14 consecutive bowl appearances 1. Bobby Bowden, Florida State MACK BROWN, TEXAS/UNC 14 member Bill Little will be working his 38th consecutive Texas-Oklahoma game and his 428th consecutive game overall. University of Texas benefactor Frank Denius, for whom the Longhorns practice facility is named, will be attending his 60th Texas-OU game. CONFERENCE FOES: For the first time in 77 years, Texas and Oklahoma met as conference opponents in The Longhorns and Sooners first met as league foes when the Sooners were a member of the Southwest Conference from and now have conference bragging rights on the line for the 10th year as members of the Big 12. OU holds a 6-4 advantage in Big 12 games and a 9-5 lead in all-time conference games against the Longhorns. OFF TO THE FAIR: The Texas/Oklahoma game is once again a part of a state festival with the State Fair of Texas surrounding the event. That continues a tradition which began in That year, the game was played in an old wooden structure called Fair Park Stadium, which was located on what is now a parking lot at Fair Park. A new stadium, also named Fair Park Stadium, was built in 1930 and renamed in 1936 as the Cotton Bowl. The name change came about because, at the time, Dallas was the largest interior spot cotton market in the world. LIGHTS, CAMERA, ACTION: ABC Sports is broadcasting this year s game, which marks the 54th time the Texas/Oklahoma matchup will be televised. ABC will be carrying the game for the 15th time in the past 16 years. FOX Sports Southwest s telecast of the 1998 game snapped a string of seven consecutive contests carried by ABC. Thirty-five UT/OU games have been network telecasts. The first-ever television appearance came in 1948 when a Fort Worth station FIVE-PEAT Texas is the only NCAA Division I-A program with 10 or more wins the last five seasons Program TEXAS carried the game live. Excluding OU television probation years ( and 89), the game is being televised for the 31st year in a row. THE BATTLE LINE: One of the unique characteristics of the Texas/OU rivalry is the colors. With the tickets divided equally, burnt orange and crimson split the battle lines down the middle. OU claims the south horseshoe from the 50-yard line and UT the horseshoe north of midfield. The Longhorns, the visiting team, will wear their white jerseys and occupy the east bench area with that role reversing next season. The Oklahoma media relations office will handle the press box operations and stat crew. THE GOLDEN HAT: To the victor goes the Golden Hat, a rotating trophy representing the winner of the Texas/Oklahoma contest. It s a gold cowboy hat mounted on a large block of wood and it has been a part of the series since the State Fair of Texas donated it in The only change has been the actual color. When it first arrived, it was known as the Bronze Hat and actually was bronze. When that hat was reworked in the 1970s, it came out gold, hence it is now officially known as the Golden Hat. GOVERNOR S CUP: The Governor s Cup is exchanged by the Governors of Texas and Oklahoma following the Red River Rivalry. The tradition started when Texas Governor Dolph Briscoe donated the trophy and each year the trophy is transported from the office of the previous year s winning Governor to Dallas. It is displayed in the Hall of State on game day and then transported to the office of that year s winning Governor after it has received its engraving. UT/OU TORCHLIGHT PARADE: The annual Torchlight Parade is set for Wednesday night at 8 p.m. at the Main Mall on the UT campus. Head coach Mack Brown and the Longhorns squad will be on hand at the Littlefield Fountain at approximately 9 p.m. UT RECORD BOOK Longest Winning Streaks ; ; ; Longest Home Winning Streaks UT s 42-game home winning streak from is the sixthlongest in NCAA history. 16-IN-A-ROW: The Longhorns have won a UT-record 16 straight games against Big 12 opponents. That breaks Kansas State s record (15, ) for the Big 12 s longest streak and is the league's longest active streak. The next longest active streak of Big 12 victories is three by Nebraska. The Horns longest conference winning streak was 21 from in the Southwest Conference. Texas also holds the league s longest home intraconference winning streak. The Horns have won 24 straight home games against league foes. Kansas State ( ), Nebraska ( ) and Oklahoma (2002-present) have the second-longest home streaks in league history at 14 games. BIG 12 WINNING STREAKS (Note: All streaks are intraconference) Active winning streaks 1. TEXAS Nebraska 3 Longest streaks (including Big 12 Championship) 1. TEXAS (2004-) Kansas State ( ) Oklahoma ( ) Oklahoma ( ) 10 Longest streaks (regular season) 1. Kansas State ( ) Nebraska ( ) 17 Oklahoma ( ) TEXAS (2004-) Oklahoma ( ) 13 Longest home streaks 1. TEXAS (1999-) Kansas State ( ) 14 Nebraska ( ) 14 Oklahoma (2002-) 14

5 BIG 12 S WINNINGEST TEAMS All-time Intraconference Records 1. TEXAS Nebraska Oklahoma Kansas State Colorado Texas Tech Texas A&M Missouri Oklahoma State Iowa State Kansas Baylor 9-72 UT S BIG 12 SUCCESS AT HOME: Texas win over Iowa State to open Big 12 play marked the Horns 24th straight home victory over a Big 12 opponent. The last time UT lost a home game against a league foe was 1999 (35-17 to No. 13 Kansas State). As a matter of fact, that is the lone home loss to a Big 12 opponent that Texas has suffered in the Mack Brown era. The Horns are 28-1 (.966) at home versus league opponents since SEPTEMBERS TO REMEMBER: Texas has won 19 of its last 21 games in the season s first month (August/September) under Mack Brown. The only losses in that stretch were to No. 1 Ohio State earlier this season and when the Horns gave up three turnovers and were outrushed vs. Arkansas (38-28) in Overall, the Horns have won 26 of their last 30 outings in Aug./ Sept. STRING OF SUCCESS: With the 2005 No. 1 ranking, Texas has finished the year ranked among the nation s Top Six four of the last five seasons and among the Top 12 in each of the last six seasons, a Longhorn best. You have to go back to Darrell Royal s string of success in the late 1960s, when the Horns finished among the Top Five four times out of five years ( ), to equal that consistency in UT history. NINTH YEAR UNDER BROWN: With an (.813) record in nine seasons at UT, Mack Brown is off to the best coaching start in UT history and has posted the nation s top record during that stretch. Even more impressive, Brown has led the Horns to a 60-9 (.870) mark over the last six seasons, which is also the best nationally and includes four 11-win seasons ( and ). The 11-win seasons set the bar at Texas before the Horns record-setting, 13-win campaign last season. Texas is the only school in the nation that has posted at least 10 wins in each of the last five seasons (a UT record), and Brown is the lone coach to lead his team to nine-plus victories in 10 straight seasons. His eight straight nine-plus victory campaigns at UT are a school best. Under Brown, the Horns have posted Top Six finishes four times in the last five years ( and ). Prior to his arrival, the last time UT finished in the Top 10 was The Horns string of eight straight bowl games is the longest for UT since it went to nine in a row from Brown s personal strings, including time at North Carolina, go back even further. He has posted 16 consecutive winning seasons and has directed his teams to 14 straight bowl games. Both of those marks are the second-longest active streaks in the nation. UT S NO. 2 ALL-TIME: With Texas victory over Sam Houston State, Mack Brown has now won 87 games while head coach of the Longhorns. That puts him in second place on UT s alll-time list behind only Darrell Royal, who tallied 167 victories from The 87th victory moved Brown ahead of Fred Akers, who posted 86 wins from Other notables on the victory list are Dana X. Bible (63) and Clyde Littlefield (44). BRYANT COACH OF THE YEAR: Mack Brown was named the Paul "Bear" Bryant College Football Coach of the Year for 2005, as voted by the National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association. He became the first winner of the award from UT since Darrell Royal in He also was tabbed Big 12 Coach of the Year. CONFERENCE COMPETITION: Mack Brown, who guided the Horns to the 2005 Big 12 Championship and has won or shared the Big 12 South Division Championship four times, is (.846) in nine seasons of Big 12 play. That is the best league record over that span, ahead of Oklahoma (50-14), Kansas State (41-24) and Nebraska (41-24). UT has won 16 straight and 23 of its last 24 against Big 12 foes. That is a significant improvement from the 8-8 (.500) mark Texas produced in Big 12 competition the two years prior to his arrival, UT s first in the conference. At 63-18, Texas has the top intraconference record since the Big 12 formed in UT S LAST 10 AGAINST TOP 25 OPPONENTS DATE OPPONENT RESULT 9/9/06 #1 Ohio State L, /4/06 vs. #1 USC* W, /22/05 #10 Texas Tech W, /15/05 #24 Colorado W, /10/05 at #4 Ohio State W, /1/05 vs. #13 Michigan* W, /26/04 #22 Texas A&M W, /6/04 #19 Oklahoma State W, /23/04 at #24 Texas Tech W, /16/04 #24 Missouri W, *Rose Bowl UT AND THE AP TOP 10, 41 AND COUNTING: With its No. 7 ranking in The Associated Press Poll, Texas extended its string in the Top 10 to 41 weeks in a row. The last time the Horns were not among The AP Top 10 was in the final poll of the 2003 season. The 41 straight weeks make up the second-longest active streak in the nation, trailing only USC with 61. It's also the longest for the Horns in the Mack Brown era. The current streak surpassed the Horns run of 40 straight Top 10s from The longest Texas streak in The AP Top 10 is 60 weeks from BROWN'S TOP 10 HORNS: Mack Brown revived the Horns as a Top 10 regular beginning with a No. 5 preseason ranking in Since then, the Horns have earned a Top 10 standing in 78 of the last 89 AP polls. All totaled, UT has spent 85 weeks ranked among the Top 10 since Brown arrived in In the same eightyear stretch prior to his arrival, UT spent just 16 weeks rated amongst the Top 10. Brown has led the Horns to a final Top 10 ranking in four of the last five seasons. In 2005, he led UT to its first No. 1 ranking since 1984 and its first No. 1 ranking to end the season since Before Brown took over the program, the last time UT earned a Top 10 finish was From the start of the 1984 season to Brown's arrival in 1998, UT was in the Top 10 just 28 times in 14 seasons. WIRE-TO-WIRE: Texas is the nation s only school that has both started and finished the season ranked among the nation s Top 12 teams in each of the last six seasons.

6 NATIONAL RANKINGS The Associated Press (As of Oct. 1) Rk Team (1st) Record Points LW 1. Ohio State (62) 5-0 1, Auburn (1) 5-0 1, USC 4-0 1, West Virginia (2) 4-0 1, Florida 5-0 1, Michigan 5-0 1, TEXAS 4-1 1, Louisville 4-0 1, LSU 4-1 1, Georgia Oregon Notre Dame Tennessee Oklahoma Clemson California Florida State Georgia Tech Iowa Boise State Virginia Tech Nebraska Missouri Rutgers Boston College NR USA Today Coaches (As of Sept. 24) Rk Team (1st) Record Points LW 1. Ohio State (62) 5-0 1, USC 4-0 1, Auburn (1) 5-0 1, West Virginia 4-0 1, Florida 5-0 1, Michigan 5-0 1, TEXAS 4-1 1, Louisville 4-0 1, Georgia 5-0 1, LSU 4-1 1, Oregon Notre Dame Oklahoma Tennessee Clemson Florida State California Virginia Tech Iowa Georgia Tech NR 21. Boise State Nebraska Rutgers Texas Tech Missouri NR LW: Last week s ranking Bold: UT Opponents SIX STRAIGHT TOP 12 FINISHES: Texas No. 1 ranking in 2005 marked the sixth straight year the Horns finished the year ranked among the nation s Top 12. That is the first time UT has ever accomplished the feat. The 2005 standing followed a No. 5 ranking in 2004, No. 12 ranking in 2003, a No. 6 ranking in 2002, No. 5 ranking in 2001 and No. 12 ranking in AP TOP 25 STREAK AT 98 WEEKS: Texas has now been ranked among The Associated Press Top 25 for 98 straight weeks. That s the nation s longest active streak and the Horns longest stint in that poll since a 114-week streak from Texas has finished the year ranked among The AP Top 25 in each of Mack Brown s first eight years in Austin. The last time the Horns posted eight straight AP Top 25 finishes was from UT-RECORD 126 STRAIGHT WEEKS IN COACHES POLL: UT has been ranked among the USA Today Coaches Poll for 126 straight weeks dating back to late in the 1998 season. The 126 straight weeks is the longest UT streak in any poll and the nation s longest active streak in the coaches poll. The next longest active streak is Georgia s 77-week streak. The next longest streak for the Horns in the coaches poll was 54 weeks from Texas has been ranked in the first and last coaches poll in all eight of Mack Brown s seasons in Austin. ONE OF TWO: Texas posted at least nine victories for a UT record eighth straight season in The Longhorns and Miami (Fla.) are the only NCAA Division I-A schools that have won at least nine games in each of the last eight seasons. THE ONE AND ONLY: Texas is the only school in the nation to record at least 10 wins in each of the last five seasons. FAN -TASTIC: Texas has been one of the best-attended programs in the nation over the past eight years, drawing nearly 82,000 fans per game. The Horns, who have played in front of a sellout crowd in their last 36 home games, have attracted the top 10 crowds in UT history since Mack Brown took over in Texas school-record season-ticket sales of 74,000 in 2006 are over 34,000 more than the 39,743 sold in 1997, the year prior to Mack NCAA LEADERS Consecutive Polls Ranked - AP as of Sept. 24, 2006 Rk. Team Streak Last Time NR 1. TEXAS 98 10/15/00 2. Georgia 83 9/29/01 Brown s arrival, and increased by almost 8,000 tickets from last season s all-time high. Texas set a new attendance record when it hosted Ohio State at Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium earlier this season with 89,422 fans, which was also the largest crowd to ever see a football game in the state of Texas. The previous mark of 85,123 was set in the 2006 season opener against North Texas. Despite only playing five home games in 2005, Texas attendance totaled 416,663, an average of 83,333 per game, which was good for 11th nationally. The Horns set school records for total attendance (500,034) and attendance per game (83,339) thanks to six home games in OFFENSIVE EXPLOSION: In the previous eight seasons under Mack Brown and offensive coordinator Greg Davis, UT s offense has produced six of the top seven passing seasons, seven of the top nine total yardage campaigns and the top five scoring years in school history. Now, as Brown is in his ninth season, the Longhorns have registered 27 school records, twenty-nine 50-point games and four of the top six total offense games on school record. Since Brown took over in 1998, UT has produced twenty-eight 500- yard total offense performances (there are only 51 of them in the 113 years of Texas football) and has recorded eight of the school s eighteen 600-yard total offense games. The Horns balanced attack has produced at least 400 yards of offense in 47 of its last 69 games and has registered 200 yards both passing and rushing 34 times under Brown and Davis. Texas has scored at least 25 points in 24 of its last 25 games. 2006: Texas ranks fourth nationally in scoring offense (41.6 ppg), 14th in rushing offense (205.2 ypg) and 20th in total offense (417.4 ypg). UT opened the 2006 season against North Texas by racking up 410 total yards (212 rushing) and scored TDs on eight of their 11 possessions. They followed that by posting 326 yards against Ohio State, including 172 yards rushing.

7 OFFENSIVE EXPLOSION Texas 500-yard total offense games in school history 692 vs. Rice at SMU vs. North Texas vs. TCU at Baylor at Kansas vs. Houston vs. Oklahoma State vs. Kansas vs. Rice at Houston vs. Kansas State at SMU at Oklahoma State vs. Kansas vs. Texas A&M at Houston vs. Oklahoma State vs. Navy* vs. Texas A&M vs. Washington* vs. La.-Lafayette at Baylor at Baylor at Missouri vs. Iowa State at Kansas vs. New Mexico State at TCU at Iowa State at Texas Tech at North Carolina at Rice vs. Kansas vs. Stanford at SMU vs. USC* vs. Oklahoma at Texas Tech at Houston vs. Rice at Rice vs. Tulane vs. Baylor vs. Baylor at Colorado vs. Baylor vs. Oklahoma State vs. Texas Tech vs. Nebraska at Oklahoma State 2003 Mack Brown era in bold // * bowl game Against Rice, Texas racked up 493 yards of total offense and 330 yards rushing. The Horns had 308 yards of total offense and 211 yards rushing by halftime. UT had two players, Jamaal Charles (109) and Selvin Young (101), eclipse the 100-yard rushing mark for the first time since the 2004 Kansas game. The Horns went over 400 total yards for the third game of 2006 by racking up 439 against Iowa State. UT threw for over 200 yards for the first time behind Colt McCoy s 212 yards passing. Texas also posted 193 rushing yards against a Cyclone defense that had only been giving up 85 yards per game. The Horns then had their first 300-yard passing game when McCoy (178) and Jevan Snead (122) combined to throw for 300 yards on 20-of-24 passing (83.3%) against Sam Houston State. Since 1998: In 2005, UT led the nation in scoring offense (50.2 ppg), ranked second in rushing offense (274.9 ypg) and finished third in total offense (512.1 ypg). The Horns produced at least 600 yards of total offense three times last season, which was a first in UT history. Texas also came close to having three more 600-yard games with 591 against La.-Lafayette, 585 at Missouri and 556 in the Rose Bowl versus USC. UT's 600-yard games came in three consecutive contests against Oklahoma State (606), Baylor (645) and Kansas (617). Texas rushed for at least 300 yards six times in 2005, matching 2004 s total for the most by a Texas team since UT averaged a balanced rushing yards and passing yards in 2005, marking just the fifth time in school history the Horns averaged better than 200 yards both rushing and passing. In 2004, UT ranked second in the nation in rushing (299.2 ypg), seventh in total offense (464.4 ypg) and 12th in scoring (35.3 ppg). The Horns posted at least 600 yards of offense twice in They recorded 673 yards of offense (third-most in UT history) versus North Texas and 600 total yards against No. 19 Oklahoma State. In 2003, Texas averaged rushing yards (eighth NCAA) and passing yards, which was the fourth time in school history UT averaged better than 200 yards for each. Texas also averaged yards of offense (20th NCAA) while averaging 41.0 points per game (sixth NCAA) in That came one year after UT averaged passing yards and 33.8 points per game (16th NCAA) in In 2001, the Horns led the Big 12 in scoring (39.2 ppg/sixth NCAA) and pass efficiency (136.1 rating/27th NCAA). Brown s first UT squad produced a school-best 692 yards against Rice in RECORD-BREAKING YEAR: Texas not only set records, it shattered them, in DRIVING EFFICIENCY Long scoring drives in the Mack Brown era By Plays 19 vs. Iowa State at Nebraska vs. Colorado at Oklahoma State at Texas Tech vs. Kansas vs. Washington State* at Iowa State at Oklahoma State 1999 *2003 Holiday Bowl By Yards 99 vs. Rice vs. Missouri vs. Oklahoma vs. Louisiana-Lafayette vs. Oklahoma vs. Mississippi State^ at Nebraska 2002 ^ 1999 Cotton Bowl By Time of Possession 9:04 vs. Iowa State :55 vs. New Mexico State :52 vs. Michigan :51 at Oklahoma State :51 at Baylor :46 at Iowa State :45 at Nebraska :40 vs. Colorado 2005 several team offensive categories in The Longhorns set an NCAA record for points scored in a season with 652. The previous high was 624 by Nebraska in 1983, and the previous UT record was 533 in The team also set school marks with 50.2 points per game (41.4, 1969), 6,657 total yards (5,709, 2003), yards per game (472.1, 1969), 5.91 yards per carry (5.84, 2004) and a 64.9 completion percentage (59.5, 2001). UT became one of only four teams in NCAA history to average 50 or more points and 500 or more yards per game for a season, and the first to do it since Texas 26 TD passes also tied the single-season record with 2000, 01 and 02. Texas scored at least 40 points in each of its last 11 games and 12-of-13 contests on the season. In 2005, only one other team in the nation (USC) scored 40 points in more than nine games. Texas scored at least 50 points in a game seven times in UT was the only school in the nation besides USC to accomplish that (versus NCAA Div. I-A). That is the most 50-point games the Horns have ever had in a season, surpassing the previous best of four set in As for 60-point games, Texas registered at least 60 points four times last season, which is also a UT first,

8 and increased the games of 60 (or more) points under Brown to 10. PRODUCTIVE PERFORMERS: Since Mack Brown and offensive coordinator Greg Davis took over UT s offense in 1998, Texas has produced its only 2,000- yard rusher (2,124, Ricky Williams, 1998), 1,000-yard receivers (1,087, Wane McGarity, 1999/1,188, Kwame Cavil, 1999/1,142, Roy Williams, 2002/1,079, Roy Williams, 2003), 3,000-yard passers (3,357, Major Applewhite, 1999/3,207, Chris Simms, 2002/3,036 Vince Young, 2005) and 1,000 yard rusher/passer (Vince Young, 2004 and 05) in a season in school history. UT has seen players record school single-season bests for rushing touchdowns (28, Ricky Williams, 1998), TD passes (26, Chris Simms, 2002/Vince Young, 2005), TD receptions (12, Roy Williams, 2002), total TDs (38, Vince Young, 2005), receptions (100, Kwame Cavil, 1999), scoring (168, Ricky Williams, 1998) and total offense (4,086, Vince Young, 2005). Cedric Benson became the fifth player in NCAA history to rush for over 1,000 yards in four straight seasons and finished his career ranked sixth on the NCAA all-time rushing list (5,540 yards). Vince Young became the first player in UT history to rush (1,079 yards) and pass (1,849 yards) for more than 1,000 yards in the same season in 2004 and then repeated the feat in 2005 with 1,050 yards rushing and 3,036 yards passing. He became the first player in NCAA history to rush for 1,000 yards or more and pass for 2,500 yards or more in the same season. He came within two rushing yards of becoming just the third freshman QB in NCAA history to post 1,000 yards rushing and passing in a season in The Longhorns freshman records for rushing yards (1,053, Cedric Benson, 2001), rushing TDs (12, Cedric Benson, 2001), total TDs (13, Cedric Benson, 2001), 100-yard rushing games (5, Cedric Benson, 2001), passing yards (2,453, Major Applewhite, 1998), receptions (41, B.J. Johnson, 2000), receiving yards (809, Roy Williams, 2000), TD catches (8, Roy Williams, 2000) and TD passes (18, Major Applewhite, 1998) have also been set in the Brown era. BROYLES AWARD WINNERS: Texas coaching staff features the past two Frank Broyles Award winners, an honor that goes to the nation s top assistant coach. Offensive coordinator Greg Davis, who was a finalist for the award in 1999, was named the winner after a record-setting season in UT's co-defensive coordinator Gene Chizik won the Broyles Award in 2004 while coaching at Auburn. Texas staff is the first in the award s history to have back-to-back winners active on the same coaching staff. GRAND STREAK: Texas has featured a 1,000-yard rusher in each of the last 11 seasons, which is the NCAA s longest active streak ( ) and is only one season behind the NCAA record of 12 set by North Carolina ( ). The streak was maintained when Vince Young posted 1,050 yards in Prior to that in 2004, both Cedric Benson (1,834) and Vince Young (1,079) rushed for 1,000 yards. Benson (1,360) and Young (998) just missed posting double 1,000-yard seasons in Shon Mitchell started the 11-year streak when he ran for 1,099 yards in That snapped a UT draught of seven straight years without a 1,000-yard rusher. Ricky Williams nearly eclipsed the 1,000- yard mark that year as well, rushing for 990 yards as a freshman. DEFENSIVE DOMINANCE: After inheriting a program that ranked among the NCAA s bottom half in total defense for the five seasons prior to his arrival, Mack Brown, along with Gene Chizik, Duane Akina and the Longhorns staff, have reversed that trend. Texas has ranked among the nation s top 25 in total defense for seven consecutive years. ON THE DEFENSIVE Texas top defensive efforts since 1990 Total Yards 67 vs. Kansas vs. NORTH TEXAS vs. Baylor vs. North Texas at Colorado vs. Baylor vs. SMU vs. North Texas vs. Houston at Baylor vs. Texas Tech at SMU at Oklahoma State at Texas A&M at RICE vs. OKLAHOMA vs. North Carolina State vs. Texas A&M vs. Nebraska at SMU vs. COLORADO^ vs. SAM HOUSTON STATE at Rice at Baylor at Rice vs. Oklahoma vs. Houston 2000 Rushing Yards (-17) at Texas Tech 2004 (-12) at RICE 2006 (-7) vs. Texas A&M vs. SMU at Colorado vs. NORTH TEXAS at Baylor at Rice vs. Baylor vs. Houston vs. Oklahoma at Texas Tech vs. IOWA STATE vs. Texas Tech vs. Kansas vs. Houston vs. Iowa State vs. Texas Tech vs. North Texas at Kansas vs. Baylor at Texas Tech at Houston 1991 Mack Brown era in BOLD ^ 2005 Big 12 Championship game 2006: Texas ranks fourth nationally in total defense (225.2 ypg), second against the run (36.6 ypg) and 10th in scoring defense (11.0 ppg). Against North Texas, the UT defense held the Mean Green to just eight yards rushing and 95 total yards for the game. In the first half, Texas held UNT to minus-four yards rushing and only nine total yards en route to a 28-0 lead at the break. Overall, Texas forced three-andouts on nine of North Texas 12 drives and stopped them for negative yardage on 11 of UNT s 47 plays. In the second game of the season, UT held Ohio State to only 79 yards rushing and gave up 348 total yards to Ohio State, its lowest ouput in eight games. Texas held Rice to minus-12 yards rushing, which is the second-best performance since 1990, and just 168 total yards of offense. UT forced Rice into three-andouts on seven of the first nine drives, five of which went for zero yards or less. Rice posted 81 of its 168 yards of total offense in the fourth quarter after the Horns had taken a 45-0 lead. UT continued to dominate the line of scrimmage against Iowa State by holding the Cyclones to just 21 yards rushing. The Horns defense also pro-

9 duced seven sacks, spread among five different players, 13 QB pressures and 72 yards in lost yardage. Texas held the Cyclones to 4-of-14 on third down (35%) as well. Against Sam Houston State, the Horns defense gave up only 192 yards of total offense, including just 105 yards through the air. Since 2001: In 2005, the Longhorns ranked 10th nationally in total defense (302.9 ypg), eighth in scoring defense (16.4 ppg), eighth in passing defense (172.0 ypg) and 33rd in rushing defense (130.9 ypg). Texas only allowed opponents to reach 300 yards of total offense five times in 2005 and held the remaining eight opponents to 267 yards or less. Statistically, UT's best defensive performance came against Oklahoma in the Red River Rivalry as the Sooners could only manage 171 total yards and one TD. The Longhorns weren t far off that pace by allowing only 191 yards and one field goal to Colorado in the Big 12 Championship game. The Horns also recorded one shutout in defeating Baylor In 2004, Texas held its opponents to yards (23rd NCAA), 17.9 points (18th NCAA) and yards per game (16th NCAA). Texas ranked 25th nationally in total defense (329.8 ypg) and allowed just 21.1 points per game in 2003 and held its opponents to yards (16th NCAA) and 16.3 points per game (eighth NCAA) in UT was one of only two teams to post three shutouts against NCAA Division I-A opponents in The Longhorns defense went from ranking 85th nationally in total defense in 1997, the year prior to Brown s arrival, to back-to-back top 10 finishes in total defense in and captured an NCAA statistical title in total defense in 01. UT s yards per game allowed that season were the fewest it had allowed since 1983 (212.0 ypg). It marked the first time since 83 and only the third time in school history that UT led the nation in total defense. Texas also led the Big 12 in rushing (89.5 ypg/sixth NCAA), passing (146.7 ypg/third NCAA) and scoring defense (13.7 ppg/third NCAA) while establishing itself as one of only two LONGHORNS DEFENSIVE PROGRESS REPORT RUSH DEFENSE PASS EFFICIENCY TOTAL DEFENSE SCORING DEF. YEAR YPG (NCAA) RATING (NCAA) YPG (NCAA) PPG (NCAA) (2nd) (58th) (4th) 11.0 (10th) (33rd) 96.7 (4th) (10th) 16.4 (8th) (16th) (31st) (23rd) 17.9 (18th) (58th) (18th) (25th) 21.5 (32nd) (47th) 96.1 (7th) (16th) 16.3 (8th) (6th) 88.0 (4th) (1st) 13.7 (3rd) (12th) 88.3 (1st) (7th) 17.9 (11th) (17th) (12th) (6th) 20.6 (30th) (45th) (92nd) (56th) 29.6 (83rd) (104th) (75th) (85th) 33.3 (96th) (86th) (27th) (65th) 22.3 (44th) (67th) (35th) (55th) 18.9 (26th) (64th) (35th) (55th) 23.6 (52nd) (80th) (27th) (82nd) 24.5 (55th) bold italics denotes Mack Brown era defenses ranked among the nation s top 10 in every major defensive category in AIR DEFENSE: Texas pass defense has been among the nation s premier units during the past seven seasons allowing opponents to complete just 46 percent (1,138- of-2,478) of their passes for only passing yards per game (13,970 in 81 games) while intercepting 97 passes (1.2 pg). 2006: UT opened the 2006 season by holding North Texas to just 87 passing yards on 9-of-19 passing (47%) for the game. With the starters seeing action mainly in the first half, North Texas was 3-of-6 passing for only 13 yards. Texas held Rice to just 84 yards passing through the first three quarters, while the Horns took a 45-0 lead. Against Iowa State, the Longhorns came up with their first two INTs of the season. Texas added two more INTs against Sam Houston State, while allowing just 105 yards passing. Since 1998: In 2005, UT ranked among the top 10 for the fifth time in six years, finishing eighth (172.0 ypg) in the nation. The Horns also finished fourth nationally in pass efficiency defense (96.7 rating) in Opponents averaged only 5.13 yards per pass attempt, which led the nation, and threw for only 10 TDs compared to UT s 11 INTs. The opposition only completed EIGHT IN A ROW NCAA Division I-A programs with eight consecutive nine-win seasons PROGRAM Miami (Fla.) TEXAS of-436 (51.1%) passes last season. In 13 games, Texas allowed only two teams, Texas Tech and USC, to throw for over 200 yards. Both of those teams finished in the top five in passing offense. The UT defense also held opponents under 100 yards passing on three occasions and below 50% completion percentage nine times. The Horns intercepted 13 passes and ranked 31st nationally in pass efficiency defense (114.3 rating) in Texas allowed opponents to complete just 167- of-364 passes (45.9%/third NCAA) for 2,305 yards (177.3 ypg/ninth NCAA) and ranked 18th nationally in pass efficiency defense (106.5 rating) in UT s recent pass defense efforts continue a turnaround that started when Mack Brown took over the Longhorns program in That year, UT was coming off a season that saw it rank 75th nationally in pass efficiency defense (132.7 rating). In just their third season (2000), UT led the nation in pass efficiency defense (88.3 rating). The Horns limited opponents to the second-lowest completion percentage in the nation (45.2%/171-of-378), yards per game, 5.36 yards per pass attempt (second NCAA), while allowing just eight TD passes that season. The Horns put up comparable numbers in 2001, holding a schedule that featured several high-powered passing attacks to a Big 12-low passing yards per game (third NCAA) and ranked fourth nationally in pass efficiency defense (88.0). Texas held its opponents to a NCAA-low 4.77 yards per attempt and just six TDs (t-second NCAA) in In 2002, Texas allowed opponents to complete just 192-of-400 passes