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1 LONGHORNS TEXAS NATIONAL CHAMPIONS 1963, 69, 70, 2005 BIG 12 CHAMPIONS 96, 05, 09 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/ GAME 1 #15/15 TEXAS (0-0, 0-0 Big 12) vs. New Mexico St. (0-0, 0-0 Independent) Darrell K Royal - Texas Memorial Stadium/ Joe Jamail Field (100,119) Sat., Aug. 31 (Kickoff: 7:00 p.m. CT/ TV: LHN) RANKINGS: Texas: AP - 15, USA Today -15 New Mexico St.: Not ranked THE SERIES: Texas leads 4-0. TELEVISION: The game will be shown on Longhorn Network. Dave Lamont (play-by-play), Ray Bentley (color) and Kaylee Hartung (sidelines) have the call. RADIO: All games are broadcast on the Longhorn IMG Radio Network on its 32-station network which includes flagship KVET (1300 AM/98.1 FM) in Austin. The game is also is available online at TexasSports.com. Craig Way (pxp), Roger Wallace (color) and Rod Babers (sidelines) will call the action. A live radio broadcast for each game also can be heard on SiriusXM Satellite: XM 117; Sirius 202; Internet 969; Spanish 970. Dr. Rubén Pizarro (pxp) and Jesus Mendoza (color) have the call for the Spanish Language Radio Broadcasts. TEXAS WELCOMES NEW MEXICO STATE FOR SEASON OPENER: Texas will open its 16th season under Mack Brown by playing host to New Mexico State on Saturday, Aug. 31. The Longhorns won all four of the previous meetings with the Aggies. The teams last met 10 years ago with UT rolling to a 66-7 win in Austin. Texas posted a 9-4 record in 2012 which ended with a thrilling victory over No. 15/14 Oregon State in the Valero Alamo Bowl. The Longhorns ended the year ranked No. 19 in the Associated Press poll and No. 18 in the USA Today Coaches poll. They are ranked No. 15 in both preseason polls. The Aggies were 1-11 last season and are in their first season playing as an Independent since the WAC is not sponsoring football in UT IN OPENERS: In its previous 120 years of football, UT is (.846) in season-opening games. The Longhorns are (.908) when opening the year at home. Head Coach Mack Brown is 14-1 in openers at Texas, including 13 wins in a row, victories in 16 of his last 17, and 22 of his last 25 season-opening games. Brown was 8-2 in season openers at North Carolina. In Brown s 15 openers at Texas, the Horns have outscored their opponents by an average of (Total: ). FIRST NATIONAL TITLE TO BE RECOGNIZED: Throughout the 2013 season, the Longhorns will recognize the 1963 National Championship team which went a perfect 11-0 under head coach Darrell K Royal. The Horns ascended to No. 1 in the polls after knocking off topranked Oklahoma, 28-7, in their annual showdown on Oct. 12. UT went on to down No. 2 Navy, 28-6, in the Cotton Bowl. Several former players will be present during a ceremony before the New Mexico State game. In addition, player numbers will be placed above the steerhead on the game helmets. STARTERS RETURNING: Texas has 19 positional starters back from 2012, including 10 on offense and nine on defense. There are 16 offensive players on the roster who have started at least one game while the defense includes 18 players with one or more starts in their career. STARTERS LOST: Texas will have to replace one primary starter on offense and two on defense as WR Marquise Goodwin, S Kenny Vaccaro and DE Alex Okafor departed for the NFL. Several other players who made at least one start last season also finished their UT careers, including OT/TE Luke Poehlmann, TE D.J. Grant, FB Ryan Roberson and RB D.J. Monroe, along with DT Brandon Moore, who elected to turn pro as a junior. On special teams, P Alex King completed his one season of eligibility after transferring from Duke as graduate student. LETTERWINNERS RETURNING: The Longhorns return a total of 52 letterwinners from last season with 23 on offense, 23 on defense and six specialists. Meanwhile, Texas lost only 13 letterwinners, including nine on offense, three on defense and one specialist. pg. 2 pg. 2 pg. 4 pgs. 4-5 pgs pg. 6 pgs WHAT S INSIDE Schedule/ Results pg. 17 Opponent pg. 19 Series Info 2012 Team/ pg. 20 Ind. Rankings 2013 Preaseason pg. 22 Honors Team Notes pg. 24 National Polls pgs Individual pg. 41 Notes Pronunciations 2012 Season Honors Horns in the NFL By The Numbers Media Info Statistics Depth Chart as of Aug. 26

2 TEXAS-NEW MEXICO ST. ALL-TIME SERIES AT-A-GLANCE OVERALL SERIES: Texas leads, 4-0 SERIES RECORD IN AUSTIN: Texas leads, 4-0 SERIES RECORD IN LAS CRUCES: None SERIES HISTORY Year Score UT s final record NMS s final record 1996 Texas 41, New Mexico State (6-2/T-3rd in Big 12) 1-10(0-5/6th in Big West) 1998 Texas 66, New Mexico State (6-2/3rd in Big 12) 3-8 (1-4/6th in Big West) 2001 Texas 41, New Mexico State (7-1/2nd in Big 12) 5-7 (4-2/3rd in Sun Belt) 2003 Texas 66, New Mexico State (7-1/2nd in Big 12) 3-9 (2-5/7th in Sun Belt) LAST TIME VS. NEW MEXICO STATE: There were a number of milestones when the Longhorns downed New Mexico State, 66-7, on Aug. 31, Head coach Mack Brown notched his 50th win at Texas, Longhorn legend Vince Young made his college debut, Selvin Young set a school record with a pair of special teams scores, and the defense forced five turnovers, including two interception returns for TDs. Vince Young played just the fourth quarter, but ended up leading the team with 61 rushing yards. Selvin Young became the first player in UT history to return both a kickoff (97 yards) and a punt (39 yards) for a touchdown in the same season, and the only one to ever do it in the same game. During the 2008 season, Jordan Shipley had kickoff return (vs. Oklahoma) and punt return (at Texas Tech) for touchdowns. BREAKING DOWN THE 2013 SCHEDULE: UT will play nine of its 12 games this season against teams that made a bowl appearance in Nine of the opponents registered at least seven wins and six had eight or more victories. Last season, Texas played eight teams that were in bowl games in The Horns ended up playing six ranked teams in 2012, the most since 2004 (also six). It was sixth time in school history UT played as many as six ranked teams in a season. The Longhorns played a schoolrecord seven in UT opens 2013 with some home-cooking, playing three of its first four games in Austin. The Horns close the season with two of their final three at Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium. Texas will visit BYU for just the second time ever on Sept. 7 and West Virginia for the first time on Nov. 9. Ole Miss will travel to Austin for the first time since Texas 2013 Opponents Opponent Bowl, Result 2012 Record N. Mexico St. None BYU Poinsettia, W 8-5. Ole Miss BBVA Compass, W 7-6 K-State Fiesta, L 11-2 Iowa State None 6-7 Oklahoma Cotton, L 10-3 TCU Buffalo Wild Wings, L 7-6 Kansas None 1-11 W. Virginia Pinstripe, L 7-6 Oklahoma St. Heart of Dallas, W 8-5 Texas Tech Meineke Car Care, W 8-5 Baylor Holiday, W 8-5 QUARTERBACKS: Texas returns two quarterbacks with starting experience headlined by junior David Ash, a preseason All-Big 12 pick and member of the watch lists for the 2013 Maxwell, Davey O Brien, Manning and Earl Campbell Tyler Rose awards. Last year, Ash started 12 games of 13 games, completing 214 of 318 pass attempts with 19 TDs and eight interceptions. He ranked 15th in the FBS in completion percentage (67.3) and 21st in passing efficiency ( rating). For his career, Ash has now made 18 starts with a 12-6 record, including wins in 10 of his last 13. He ranks eighth on the UT career passing yards list (3,778), and is ninth in TD passes (23). Senior Case McCoy served as the backup in 2012, starting one game (vs. Kansas State), and opens 2013 as the No. 2 signal-caller. Last year, he completed 54 of 76 passes (71.1 percent) for 722 yards with six TDs and three INTs. He also led a game-winning drive at Kansas. He has six career starts in 21 appearances and has thrown for 1,756 and 13 TDs. Along with Ash and McCoy, true freshman Tyrone Swoopes enrolled in January and began practicing with the team in the spring. He is listed as the No. 3 quarterback. Jalen Overstreet moved from QB to tailback in the offseason. 15/15 TEXAS Record: 0-0 (0-0, Big 12) Home: 0-0 Away: 0-0 Neutral: 0-0 Aug. 31 NEW MEXICO ST. (LHN) 7 p.m. Sept. 7 at BYU (ESPN2) 6 p.m. 14 OLE MISS (LHN) 7 p.m. 21 KANSAS STATE* TBA Oct. 3 at Iowa State* (ESPN) 6:30 p.m. 12 vs. #16/16 Oklahoma*+ TBA 26 at #20/20 TCU* TBA Nov. 2 KANSAS* (LHN) 2:30 p.m. 9 at West Virginia* TBA 16 #13/14 OKLAHOMA STATE* TBA 28 TEXAS TECH* (FS1) 6:30 p.m. Dec. 7 at Baylor* TBA all times Central * Big 12 game + Cotton Bowl (Dallas) NOTE: Rankings listed as The AP Poll/Coaches Poll MACK BROWN (Florida State 74): Texas 16th-year head coach is (.777), including in the Big 12. He led UT to the 2005 National Championship, and has a (.668) mark over his 29-year career. Brown is the Big 12 s winningest active coach (FBS/ Division I-A games only) and has three BCS bowl wins in four appearances. NEW MEXICO STATE Record: 0-0 (0-0 Independent) Home: 0-0 Away: 0-0 Neutral: 0-0 Aug. 31 at #15/15 Texas 6 p.m. Sept. 7 MINNESOTA 6 p.m. 14 UTEP 6 p.m. 21 at #21/21 UCLA TBA 28 SAN DIEGO STATE 6 p.m. Oct. 5 at New Mexico 5 p.m. 19 RICE 6 p.m. 26 ABILENE CHRISTIAN 6 p.m. Nov. 2 at Louisiana 3 p.m. 9 BOSTON COLLEGE 1:30 p.m. 23 at Florida Atlantic TBA 30 IDAHO* 1:30 p.m. all times Mountain NOTE: Rankings listed as The AP Poll/Coaches Poll DOUG MARTIN (Kentucky 85): Martin is in his first season with the Aggies. He was named the 34th head coach on Feb. 1, He previously served as the head coach at Kent State University for seven seasons ( ). This is his second stint with the Aggies. He was their offensive coordinator during the 2011 season. That season, the Aggies ranked 47th nationally in total offense and 26th in passing offense Texas Football Notes vs. New Mexico State [Aug. 31]

3 WIDE RECEIVERS: Texas returns its two leaders in receptions, receiving yards and receiving TDs from Junior Jaxon Shipley led in receptions with 59 (No. 10 on UT single-season list), just two ahead of senior Mike Davis, who led with 939 receiving yards and seven TDs, just ahead of Shipley s 737 yards and six TDs. Davis and Shipley are both on the preseason watch list for the 2013 Biletnikoff Award. Davis 16.5 yards per catch ranked third in the Big 12 and 21st in the FBS. For his career, Davis ranks seventh on both the UT receptions list (149) and career receiving yards chart (2,026). Juniors Bryant Jackson and John Harris, along with sophomores Kendall Sanders and Marcus Johnson all contributed to the receiving corps in In addition, sophomore Daje Johnson could see time at wideout. Chevoski Collins, Montrel Meander, Jake Oliver and Jacorey Warrick are true freshmen who could see action. RUNNING BACKS: Texas running backs corps features depth and versatility, returning four backs who each rushed for at least 200 yards last season. Sophomore Johnathan Gray led the group in his true freshman year with 701 yards and three TDs on 149 carries (4.7 ypc), while junior Joe Bergeron racked up 16 rushing TDs (No. 15 in FBS) to give him 21 for his career. He also has 1,030 career rushing yards after netting 567 in Junior Malcolm Brown enters 2013 with the most career starts (eight), despite starting only one game in 2012 due to injury. Brown rushed for 324 yards and four TDs on just 61 carries (5.3 ypc), while contributing in eight games. He also returns as the leading rusher with 1,066 career yards to go along with nine TDs. Gray and Brown both led Texas in rushing as true freshmen and were the first to do so since Cedric Benson in Sophomore Daje Johnson is the fourth player in the group to surpass 200 rushing yards with 203 on 27 carries NCAA ALL-TIME TEAM RECORDS LISTS YEARS RECORD PCT. 1. Michigan Notre Dame Boise State Oklahoma TEXAS Ohio State Alabama USC (7.5 ypc). He was also the leading receiver of the group with 287 yards on 19 receptions. Brown, Gray and Bergeron combined for 35 receptions for 347 yards. Jalen Overstreet is a new addition to the tailback corps, having been moved from QB over the summer. The redshirt freshman gives the Horns an additional threat. Texas also returns two of its three primary contributors at fullback in Alex De La Torre and Chet Moss. Both have been contributors on special teams as well. TIGHT ENDS: Texas lost its top receiving tight end from each of the last two seasons in D.J. Grant, however, junior Greg Daniels returns after starting eight games in 2012, along with sophomore M.J. McFarland, who started four times last season. McFarland had fewer receptions than Grant, but tied him for the team lead in TE receiving yards with 125 to go along with one TD. The Longhorns also received a boost at the position in the offseason with the addition of juniorcollege transfer Geoff Swaim. He enrolled in January and participated in spring practice. Swaim played the last two seasons at Butte Community College. He was the fourth-ranked JUCO tight end by ESPN. com in OFFENSIVE LINE: All five primary starters return to an offensive line that helped the Horns post the 23rd-best scoring offense in the country (35.7 ppg) and rank 40th in total yards (434.6 pg), as well as allowing just 4.1 tackles for loss per game (No. 3 in the FBS) and 1.23 sacks (22nd in FBS) in Those five (junior OT Josh Cochran, senior OG Mason Walters, junior C Dominic Espinosa, senior OG Trey Hopkins and senior OT Donald Hawkins) combined for 62 of a possible 65 starts at those positions. They have also played in a combined 139 career games, led by Walters, who has started 38 of 39 career games, and Hopkins, who has started 29 YEARS WINS 1. Michigan TEXAS Notre Dame Nebraska Ohio State Oklahoma Alabama Tennessee of 37 career games. Hopkins and Walters were both placed on the preseason watch list for the Outland Trophy. The Longhorns also return several players who could contribute this season, including senior Garrett Porter, sophomores Sedrick Flowers, Taylor Doyle, and Kennedy Estelle, and redshirt freshmen Camrhon Hughes and Curtis Riser. There are also five newcomers, including Desmond Harrison, a juniorcollege transfer, and true freshmen Rami Hammad, Darius James, Jake Raulerson and Kent Perkins. DEFENSIVE END: Along the defensive line, Jackson Jeffcoat and Cedric Reed return at the defensive end spot following the loss of Alex Okafor, who led the Big 12 and tied for ninth in the FBS in sacks (0.96 pg) last season. Reed started the last six games of 2012 for an injured Jeffcoat, contributing 2.5 sacks, eight TFL and 13 pressures to go along with Jeffcoat s four sacks and 11 TFL, both of which were still second on the team despite his shortened season. For his career, Jeffcoat has played in 27 games with 20 starts and should be in the running for postseason awards. He is on the preseason watch lists for the 2013 Bednarik Award, Nagurski Trophy, Lott Trophy and Ted Hendricks Award. Senior Reggie Wilson and sophomore Shiro Davis also made significant contributions in Redshirt freshmen Caleb Bluiett and Bryce Cottrell give the Horns two more athletic choices at end. MACK BROWN ERA SUCCESS ( ) 15 Yrs Before First 15 Yrs Mack Brown Under Brown 10-win seasons win seasons win seasons 6 14 Top 25 finishes 6 13 Top 10 finishes 1 7 Top 5 finishes 1 5 Bowl Victories 2 10 UT history Brown Prior to Mack Brown Era 12-win seasons win seasons 4 6 *Brown s 2005 National Championship was the first in 35 years at Texas. 3

4 DEFENSIVE TACKLE: On the interior of the defensive line, the Longhorns return three players who started games in 2012, led by junior Desmond Jackson (11 starts) and senior Chris Whaley (nine starts). Senior Ashton Dorsey also started two games. That group, combined with sophomore Malcom Brown, tallied 23 TFL with 10 by Dorsey, seven by Jackson, four by Whaley and two by Brown. A trio of redshirt freshmen - Paul Boyette Jr., Alex Norman and Hassan Ridgeway - will also look to have an impact this season. LINEBACKERS: After losing two of its most experienced players to the NFL entering 2012, the linebacking corps quickly lost a third with an injury to Jordan Hicks three games into the season. But that injury allowed a number of players to see their snaps increase. The Horns have seven linebackers on the roster with 10 or more career games played. Junior Steve Edmond started 12 games last year, while junior Kendall Thompson started seven and senior Demarco Cobbs started six. Peter Jinkens also emerged during his true freshman season to start three contests in addition to junior Tevin Jackson (two starts) and sophomore Dalton Santos (one start). Edmond finished second on the team with 103 tackles, followed by Thompson with 60. The group also lost Cobbs to injury late in the year, however as a unit, the LBs combined for 30 TFLs. Junior Aaron Benson also returns, while freshman Timothy Cole will look to contribute following his redshirt year. True freshmen Deoundrei Davis and Naashon Hughes are newcomers who could figure into the rotation. Davis enrolled in January, though he was limited due to a knee injury suffered last fall. SECONDARY: Three starters in seniors Carrington Byndom and Adrian Phillips, along with junior Quandre Diggs, return to positions in the secondary, in addition to junior Mykkele Thompson who saw significant starts when the Longhorns opened in the nickel. That group has combined to play in 127 career games, including 71 starts. Junior S Josh Turner also started one game in 2012 while adding 49 tackles and two INTs. Diggs, a preseason All-American and candidate for the Nagurski Trophy and Thorpe Award, led the team with four INTs and seven PBUs, while Byndom, a preseason All-Big 12 pick and Thorpe Award candidate, added three INTs and six PBUs. Phillips also had two INTs and finished third on the team in tackles with 72. The secondary also saw contributions from juniors Leroy Scott and Sheroid Evans, along with sophomore Duke Thomas, while redshirt freshmen Adrian Colbert and Bryson Echols will contend for snaps. True freshmen Antwuan Davis and Eric Huhn could vie for time. SPECIALISTS: The Longhorns return a number of specialists in 2013, many of whom played key roles as freshmen in Both sophomore Nick Jordan and ROYAL-TEXAS MEMORIAL STADIUM/JAMAIL FIELD RENOVATIONS As Texas football proceeds through the 21st century, Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium continues to evolve as a state of the-art facility at the forefront of college football. Following the 2008 season, Texas installed FieldTurf as its playing surface and permanent bleachers were added to the south end of the stadium. Combined with the previous year s north end zone project, DKR-Texas Memorial Stadium now has a stadium capacity of 100,119, which is the fifth-largest college stadium in the country and the largest college stadium in the southwest. Prior to the 2013 season, the field surface was replaced and seats throughout the lower bowl were replaced. The north end zone expansion project that was completed prior to the 2008 season featured an upper deck, club seating, an academic center and a war memorial plaza. The expansion added approximately 2,108 club seats and 47 suites. The lower deck of the north end zone was completed for the 2007 season. Another major upgrade was made prior to 2007, when a new video board was installed at the south end of the stadium. At the time, the scoreboard was the nation s largest high-definition video display board thanks to Daktronics. The $8-million Prostar Video Board is 56 feet high by 134 feet wide. Then after the 2012 season, UT worked with Daktronics to provide an upgrade to the video and audio capabilities in the stadium. In addition, the interior of the Moncrief Athletics Complex, most notably the players lounge, is consistently being upgraded. Prior to 2009, a new academic center was constructed. It is approximately three times the size of the previous center. It features writing, math and computer labs, numerous tutoring areas, a multimedia classroom and academic staff office space. In the summer of 2011, the Longhorns locker room was renovated. It was all part of a $176.5 million renovation project at the stadium. senior Anthony Fera are back after handling the place-kicking duties. Fera worked at punter in the spring after the loss of Alex King to graduation. Holding for the kickers is senior Cade McCrary, who has handled those duties for the last three seasons. Both primary snappers also return in junior short snapper Nate Boyer and sophomore long snapper Kyle Ashby. Sophomore Nick Rose is back after kicking off on 82 of Texas 85 attempts last season. Sophomore K Ben Pruitt and junior P Will Russ are also back this season. PRESEASON NATIONAL AWARD WATCH LISTS: Texas is well represented on the preseason watch lists for national awards. The Horns have 11 players represented a total of 26 times on 15 award lists. Bednarik Award (Nation s Defensive Player of the Year) Jackson Jeffcoat Biletnikoff Award (Nation s Most Outstanding Receiver) Mike Davis Jaxon Shipley Bronko Nagurski Trophy (Nation s Most Outstanding Defensive Player ) Quandre Diggs Jordan Hicks Jackson Jeffcoat UT S 2012 NCAA/BIG 12 RANKINGS TEAM Category NCAA Big 12 Avg./G Rushing Offense Passing Offense Passing Efficiency Total Offense Scoring Offense Tackles For Loss Allowed_ T Sacks Allowed Off. 3rd-down Eff % Off. Red-Zone Eff. T % Off. Red Zone TD % Fumbles Lost T total Turnovers Lost T total Rushing Defense Pass Defense Pass Efficiency Defense Total Defense Scoring Defense Tackles For Loss Sacks Def. 3rd-down Eff % Net Punting Punt Returns Kickoff Returns Turnover Margin T Fewest Penalties T Fewest Penalty Yards Texas Football Notes vs. New Mexico State [Aug. 31]

5 CFPA Offensive Awards (Top Offensive. Players in Nation) David Ash Joe Bergeron Greg Daniels Mike Davis CFPA Defensive Awards (Top Defensive Players in Nation) Carrington Byndom Quandre Diggs Jackson Jeffcoat Davey O Brien Award (Nation s Top QB) David Ash Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award (Top offensive player in nation from state of Texas) David Ash Jim Thorpe Award (Nation s Best Defensive Back) Carrington Byndom Quandre Diggs Lombardi Award (College Lineman of the Year ) Jackson Jeffcoat Mason Walters Lott Trophy (Nation s Top Impact Player) Jackson Jeffcoat Manning Award (Nation s Top QB) David Ash Maxwell Award (College Player of the Year) David Ash Outland Trophy (Nation s Most Outstanding Interior Lineman) Trey Hopkins Mason Walters Ted Hendricks Award (Nation s Top DE) Jackson Jeffcoat Walter Camp Award (Nation s Top Player) Jackson Jeffcoat 2012 REWIND: The Horns ended the year ranked No. 23 in the nation in scoring (35.7 ppg) and 40th in total offense (434.6 ypg). Texas scored more than 40 points in five games and posted 400 or more total yards nine times. The Longhorns ranked 10th in the nation in passing efficiency (154.4 rating), led by David Ash who was 21st (153.3). Texas was 14th in the FBS in offensive third-down efficiency, converting OF 14 IN THE BCS percent (87 off 179) of its attempts. Johnathan Gray was the top freshman rusher in the Big 12, averaging 53.9 yards per game, a mark that was 11th overall. Gray ranked 18th nationally among freshman rushers. Joe Bergeron ranked second in the league in rushing TDs (16). Junior Mike Davis ranked third in the Big 12 and 21st in the FBS in yards per reception at 16.5 (minimum 40 catches). Senior DE Alex Okafor led the Big 12 and tied for ninth in the FBS in sacks (0.96 pg). He was also second in the league and tied for 27th nationally in tackles for loss (1.27 pg). He had a TFL in all but three games and 11.5 sacks in the last 11 games. Safety Kenny Vaccaro (107) and LB Steve Edmond (103) ranked first and second on the team in tackles. Vaccaro s tackle total was the most by a Texas DB since Michael Griffin had 126 in The Longhorns ended the year ranked sixth in the FBS in tackles for loss (7.69 per game) and No. 19 in sacks (2.69 pg). The team s 10 sacks in the Alamo Bowl were tied for second most nationally on the 2012 single-game list. Texas was tied for third in the FBS with seven blocked kicks. The Horns ranked No. 37 in the nation in kickoff returns (23.2 ypr), led by D.J. Monroe who was No. 36 (24.5 ypr). DEFENSIVE IMPROVEMENT: While the offense was consistent throughout the 2012 season with nine games of more than 400 total yards, the defense, with just two seniors on the two-deep and three starters out with season-ending injuries took time to come together as the season progressed. Over the final six contests, the defense showed quite a bit of improvement: First Last 7 Games 6 Games Points Allowed 35.0 pg 22.5 pg Rushing Yards pg pg Passing Yards pg pg Total Yards pg pg Yards per Play Opp. Comp. % Red-Zone TDs 61% (19/31) 56% (15/25) Texas is the only team in the nation to be ranked in 13 of the last 14 BCS Final Polls. YEAR TEXAS 15th 12th 7th 10th 6th 4th 2nd 19th 19th 3rd 2nd 24th 23rd Since halftime of the Kansas game (final 22 quarters of the season), the Longhorns allowed just 121 points. In the 22 previous quarters, opponents scored 242 points. 16TH YEAR UNDER MACK BROWN: Mack Brown, who is in his 16th season at Texas, is just the fourth coach in the 120 years of Texas football to lead the team for at least a decade and just the second coach to win 100 games while at the school. Darrell Royal, who won 167 games ( ), has the longest tenure at 20 years. Brown is the first coach in UT history to post more than 200 victories during a career (150 at Texas). Brown moved ahead of Fred Akers, who posted 86 wins from , during the 2006 season. Texas Most Victories at UT 1. Darrell Royal Mack Brown Fred Akers 86 Texas Seasons at UT (Completed) 1. Darrell Royal Mack Brown D.X. Bible 10 Fred Akers 10 NO. 2 ALL-TIME: In 2008, Texas moved ahead of Notre Dame for second place on the NCAA all-time victory list. At 867 victories, Texas trails only Michigan in all-time wins. With the Longhorns in second place on that list, it marked the first time since 1932 that Michigan and Notre Dame did not occupy the one-two spots in all-time wins. Since Mack Brown arrived in 1998, Texas has posted a (.777) record and moved ahead of Alabama, Notre Dame and Nebraska on the all-time victory chart. NCAA Most Wins 1998-present 1. Boise State Oklahoma Texas Ohio State BROWN ON NATIONAL SCENE: With a (.777) record at UT, Mack Brown has led Texas to the nation s thirdmost victories over the last 15 years. In addition, Brown has guided the Horns to a (.794) mark over the last 11-plus seasons, which is the nation s third-best winning percentage over that time span, and includes six 11-win seasons (2001, 02, 04, 05, 08 and 09). The 11-win seasons are fourth-best to UT s 13-win campaigns in 2005 and 09, and its 12-win season in

6 6 NATIONAL RANKINGS The Associated Press (2013 Preseason) Rk Team (1st) Record_ Points LW 1 Alabama (58) 0-0 1,498 NR 2 Ohio State (1) 0-0 1,365 NR 3 Oregon 0-0 1,335 NR 4 Stanford 0-0 1,294 NR 5 Georgia (1) 0-0 1,249 NR 6 South Carolina 0-0 1,154 NR 7 Texas A&M 0-0 1,104 NR 8 Clemson 0-0 1,083 NR 9 Louisville 0-0 1,042 NR 10 Florida NR 11 Florida State NR 12 LSU NR 13 Oklahoma State NR 14 Notre Dame NR 15 Texas NR 16 Oklahoma NR 17 Michigan NR 18 Nebraska NR 19 Boise State NR 20 TCU NR 21 UCLA NR 22 Northwestern NR 23 Wisconsin NR 24 USC NR 25 Oregon State NR USA Today Coaches (2012 Preseason Rankings) Rk Team (1st) Record Points LW 1 Alabama (58) 0-0 1,545 NR 2 Ohio State (3) 0-0 1,427 NR 3 Oregon 0-0 1,397 NR 4 Stanford 0-0 1,262 NR 5 Georgia 0-0 1,250 NR 6 Texas A&M (1) 0-0 1,215 NR 7 South Carolina 0-0 1,136 NR 8 Clemson 0-0 1,047 NR 9 Louisville 0-0 1,010 NR 10 Florida NR 11 Notre Dame NR 12 Florida State NR 13 LSU NR 14 Oklahoma State NR 15 Texas NR 16 Oklahoma NR 17 Michigan NR 18 Nebraska NR 19 Boise State NR 20 TCU NR 21 UCLA NR 22 Northwestern NR 23 Wisconsin NR 24 USC NR 25 Oregon State NR LW: Last week s ranking NCAA Active Victory Leaders 1. Frank Beamer, Va. Tech Mack Brown NCAA COACHES SINCE 1990: Since the 1990 season Mack Brown has recorded more wins (217) than any other head coach in the country and also has the highest winning percentage (.758) in the nation during that span. NCAA Victories Since Mack Brown, Texas/UNC Frank Beamer, Va. Tech NCAA Highest Win Pct. Since Mack Brown, Texas/UNC Frank Beamer, Va. Tech CAREER VICTORIES: With a victory against Texas A&M in 2008, Mack Brown became the first head coach in UT history to reach the 200-victory plateau during a career, and he currently has a career record of (.668). In 2012, Brown moved from 14th to 11th on the NCAA all-time victories list, passing Bo Schembechler, Hayden Fry and Jim Tressel, and sitting only two wins behind Woody Hayes. Brown became just the 19th coach who has spent at least 10 years at a NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) school, to win 200 games and the seventh-youngest coach to do so. He also is one of only three active coaches who have reached the 200-victory mark while coaching at an FBS school. In addition, Brown is one of only seven active coaches at FBS schools who have won 100 games at their current school (150-43/.777). Of the coaches who have won 100 games at the same FBS school, Brown is the 12thfastest to reach the century mark (124 games) and the fourth-quickest among active coaches. NCAA 200-Win Club 1. Bobby Bowden Pop Warner Bear Bryant Amos Alonzo Stagg Joe Paterno LaVell Edwards Tom Osborne Frank Beamer Lou Holtz Woody Hayes Mack Brown Bo Schembechler Chris Ault Hayden Fry Jim Tressel Steve Spurrier Texas Football Notes vs. New Mexico State [Aug. 31] Jess Neely Warren Woodson Don Nehlen Vince Dooley 201 Eddie Anderson Jim Sweeney 200 Active Coaches in Italics 10-WIN SEASONS: Texas is one of just two teams in college football history to win at least 10 games in nine straight seasons ( ). The Horns streak trailed only Florida State s streak of 14 consecutive seasons in NCAA history. In addition, Texas posted 12-win seasons in back-toback years for the first time in school history. Prior to Brown s arrival, the Horns had never before posted consecutive 11-win campaigns let alone consecutive 12-win seasons. Brown has led the Horns to six seasons with 11 or more wins. That compares to the four 11-win seasons (1963, 69, 77 and 83) in Texas history before Brown s arrival. NCAA Consecutive 10-Win Seasons 1. Florida State 14 ( ) 2. Texas 9 ( ) 3. Virginia Tech 8 ( ) Miami 8 ( ) MACK BROWN SUCCESS: Under Brown, the Horns have posted Top 10 finishes seven times in the last 10 years (2001, 02, 04, 05, 07, 08 and 09). Prior to his arrival, the last time UT finished in the Top 10 was In addition, Texas played in a bowl game for a school-record 12 consecutive seasons from , bettering the previous streak of nine straight from Brown s personal strings, including time at North Carolina, go back even fur- MACK BROWN ERA RECORDS when outrushing an opponent 76-2 when rushing for 200+ yards when outpassing an opponent when passing for 200+ yards when passing for 250+ yards when recording 400+ total yards 91-5 when winning turnover margin when scoring first when scoring more than 20 points when leading at halftime when trailing at the half 3-4 when tied at the half when leading after three quarters when trailing after three quarters 4-2 when tied after three quarters in games decided by 5 points or less 21-5 in games decided by 3 points or less

7 ther. He has posted winning seasons in 22 out of the last 23 years and taken his teams to 20 bowl games in the last 21 seasons. His 22 winning seasons in the last 23 years is the best active streak in the nation and his 20 bowl games in the last 21 seasons is tied for the best active streak in the nation with Frank Beamer. STRING OF SUCCESS: Texas has finished the year ranked among the nation s top 15 in 10 of the last 13 seasons, which includes a string of 10 straight, a Longhorn record. In addition, UT has finished in the top 10 in seven of the last 12 seasons (2001, 02, 04, 05, 07, 08 and 09) and in the top Five in four of the last nine ( 04, 05, 08 and 09). You have to go back to Darrell Royal s string of success in the late 1960s, when the Horns finished among the top five in four out of five years ( ), to equal that consistency in UT history. BOWL SUCCESS: Texas has played in bowl game 14 times in Mack Brown s 15 years. That stretch included a UT-record stretch of 12 straight from , which bettered the previous mark of nine consecutive from The Horns have won nine of their last 11 bowls and have an 10-4 record under Brown. In the 15 years prior to Brown s arrival, Texas went to eight bowls and was 2-6. Brown is the first UT coach since Darrell Royal, who was in bowl games, to post a.500 or better bowl record. With a victory over No. 10 Ohio State in the 2009 Tostitos Fiesta Bowl, Texas won bowl games in five consecutive years for the first time in school history ( ). The Horns did win five straight previously ( , 66, 68-69), but the streak was interrupted by seasons that did not result in a bowl. Brown s personal string, including time at North Carolina, goes back even further. He has directed his teams to 20 bowls in the last 21 seasons, which is tied for the longest active streak in the nation with Frank Beamer of Virginia Tech. UT S BIG 12 SUCCESS AT HOME: Texas is (.796) at Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium/Jamail Field vs. league opponents during the Mack Brown era. The 43 home victories are the second-most by any team in the league over the last 15 years. In addition, the Horns set the league record with a 26-game home winning streak over Big 12 opponents, which was snapped in Prior to 2006, the last time UT had lost a home game against a league foe was 1999 (35-17 to No. 13 K-State). BIG 12 ROAD SUCCESS: Texas has won 38 of its last 46 (.826) true Big 12 road games (excluding neutral-site games), including a league-record 13 consecutive conference road wins from The Horns are (.808) in league road contests under Mack Brown. Highlighting the Horns road record under Brown are victories at Nebraska (1998) to end the Huskers nation-best 47-game home winning streak, another win that snapped a Nebraska 26-game home winning streak (2002), and a victory to break Oklahoma State s 10-game winning streak (2003). CONFERENCE COMPETITION: Mack Brown, who has guided the Horns to the 2005 and 2009 Big 12 Championships and has won or shared the Big 12 South Division title six times, is (.746) in 15 seasons of Big 12 play. That is the second-best league record over that span behind Oklahoma (95-27/.779) and betters Nebraska (65-39), Kansas State (70-52) and Texas Tech (66-56). At (.717), Texas has the second-best intraconference record since the Big 12 formed in Big 12 Intraconference Records 1. Oklahoma TEXAS Kansas State Nebraska* Texas Tech Texas A&M# Missouri# Oklahoma State Colorado* Iowa State Kansas Baylor TCU West Virginia 4-5 *Departed the conference in 2010 #Departed the conference in 2012 FRESHMEN IN ACTION Number of true freshmen that have played in the Mack Brown era UT S LAST 40 AGAINST TOP 25 OPPONENTS (Record: 24-16/.600) DATE OPPONENT RESULT 12/29/12 vs. 15/14 Oregon State W, /1/12 at #7/7 Kansas State L, /3/12 at #20/20 Texas Tech W, /13/12 vs. #13/10 Oklahoma L, /6/12 vs. #8/7 West Virginia L, /29/12 at #RV/22 Oklahoma St. W, /03/11 vs. #19/12 Baylor L, /19/11 vs. #13/16 Kansas State L, /15/11 vs #6/7 Oklahoma State L, /8/11 vs. #3/1 Oklahoma L, /25/10 vs. #17/17 Texas A&M L, /13/10 vs. #10/12 Oklahoma St. L, /30/10 vs. #25/25 Baylor L, /16/10 at #5/4 Nebraska W, /2/10 vs. #8/8 Oklahoma L, /7/10 vs. #1/1 Alabama% L, /5/09 vs. #22/21 Nebraska W, /31/09 at #14/13 Oklahoma St. W, /17/09 vs. #20/18 Oklahoma W, /5/09 vs. #10/10 Ohio State! W, /1/08 at #7/6 Texas Tech L, /25/08 #6/7 Oklahoma State W, /18/08 #11/12 Missouri W, /11/08 vs. #1/1 Oklahoma W, /27/07 vs. #11/12 Arizona St.^ W, /6/07 vs. #10/10 Oklahoma L, //8/07 #19/19 TCU W, /21/06 at #17/16 Nebraska W, /7/06 vs. #14/13 Oklahoma W, /9/06 #1/1 Ohio State L, /4/06 vs. #1/1 USC* W, /22/05 #10/8 Texas Tech W, /15/05 #24/24 Colorado W, /10/05 at #4/7 Ohio State W, /1/05 vs. #13/12 Michigan* W, /26/04 #22/22 Texas A&M W, /6/04 #19/19 Oklahoma State W, /23/04 at #NR/24 Texas Tech W, /16/04 #NR/24 Missouri W, /9/04 #2/2 Oklahoma L, 0-12 ^ Holiday Bowl, *Rose Bowl,! Fiesta Bowl, % BCS Champ., Rankings are AP/Coaches Big 12 League Records Since Oklahoma TEXAS Kansas State Texas Tech TOTAL 12 of of 28 8 of 25 6 of 22 9 of 28 5 of 25 7 of 22 7 of 15 9 of 24 9 of 23 9 of of of of of of

8 OFFENSIVE EXPLOSION Texas 500-yard total offense games in school history 692 vs. Rice at Ole Miss at SMU vs. North Texas vs. TCU at Baylor vs. UTEP at Kansas vs. Houston vs. Oklahoma State vs. Kansas vs. Rice at Houston vs. Kansas State vs. Iowa State at SMU at Oklahoma State vs. Kansas vs. Texas A&M at Houston vs. Rice vs. Oklahoma State at Texas A&M vs. Navy* vs. Texas Tech vs. Texas A&M vs. Washington* at Baylor vs. Missouri vs. La.-Lafayette vs. Kansas at Oklahoma State 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. ULM vs. Kansas vs. Rice vs. Stanford at SMU at Baylor vs. USC* vs. Oklahoma vs. Texas Tech at Texas Tech vs. Nebraska at Wyoming vs. UCF vs. Texas A&M at Houston vs. Kansas vs. Baylor vs. Rice vs. Florida Atlantic vs. Tulane at Iowa State vs. Baylor vs. Oklahoma State vs. Baylor at Colorado vs. Baylor vs. Rice vs. Oklahoma State vs. Oklahoma State vs. Texas Tech vs. Florida Atlantic vs. Nebraska at Oklahoma State 2003 Mack Brown era in bold // * bowl game BIG 12 WINNING STREAKS: The Horns tied the school record by winning 21 straight conference games from before the streak was snapped at Kansas State in The record of 21 straight conference victories was set from when Texas was competing in the Southwest Conference. The 21 straight Big 12 victories also marked the longest streak in league history. Texas also has the second-longest home winning streak in Big 12 history with 26 straight victories from and the longest road winning streak in conference play with 13 straight wins from Big 12 Longest Winning Streaks 1. TEXAS ( ) Kansas State ( ) Oklahoma ( ) TEXAS ( ) Oklahoma ( ) 10 Big 12 Longest Home Winning Streaks 1. Oklahoma ( ) TEXAS ( ) Kansas State ( ) 14 Nebraska ( ) 14 Big 12 Longest Road Winning Streaks 1. TEXAS ( ) Kansas State ( ) Nebraska ( ) 8 Kansas State ( ) 8 FAN -TASTIC: Texas home games have been among the best-attended in the nation over the past 10 years. The Horns, who have played in front of a sellout crowd in 73 of their last 78 home games, have attracted the top 40 crowds, and 58 of the top 59, in UT history since Mack Brown took over in In addition, the top 30 home crowds at Texas have come since 08. Texas school-record seasonticket sales of 84,071 in 2010 are more than double the 39,743 sold in 1997, the UT record when Brown arrived. Texas set the single-game attendance record against West Virginia in 2012 with a crowd of 101,851 and have drawn 100,000 or more 22 times in school history. The West Virginia game had the largest crowd to see a college sporting event in the Southwest. The single-season record for home attendance is 704,580 set in Texas Crowds of 100, vs. West Virginia (2012) 101, vs. Rice (2011) 101, vs. UCLA (2010) 101, vs. Kansas (2009) 101, vs. Baylor (2012) 101, vs. Wyoming (2010) 101, vs. Texas Tech (2009) 101, vs. Colorado (2009) 101, vs. UTEP (2009) 101, vs. Wyoming (2012) 101, vs. Louisiana-Monroe (2009) 101, vs. Central Florida (2009) 101, vs. BYU (2011) 100, vs. New Mexico (2012) 100, vs. Texas A&M (2010) 100, vs. Kansas State (2011) 100, vs. Oklahoma State (2010) 100, vs. Texas Tech (2011) 100, vs. Baylor (2010) 100, vs. Iowa State (2010) 100, vs. Oklahoma State (2011) 100, vs. Iowa State (2012) 100, games in bold JAMAIL FIELD STREAKS: The Horns have posted three of the six-longest home winning streaks in school history during the Mack Brown era. The Horns won 20 in a row at home from (third- UT S GAMES DECIDED BY 3 POINTS OR LESS UNDER MACK BROWN (Record: 21-5/80.8%) DATE OPPONENT RESULT 10/6/12 vs. West Virginia L, /26/11 at Texas A&M W, /10/11 vs. BYU W, /5/09 vs. #21 Nebraska W, /17/09 vs. #20 Oklahoma W, /5/09 vs. #10 Ohio State! W, /3/07 at Oklahoma State W, /27/07 Nebraska W, /15/07 at UCF W, /30/06 vs. Iowa^ W, /11/06 at Kansas State L, /21/06 at #17 Nebraska W, /4/06 vs. #1 USC* W, /10/05 at #4 Ohio State W, /1/05 vs. #12 Michigan* W, /11/04 at Arkansas W, /15/03 Texas Tech W, /2/02 at Nebraska W, /19/02 at #17 Kansas State W, /5/02 Oklahoma State W, /1/01 vs. #9 Colorado@ L, /16/00 at Stanford L, /30/99 at Iowa State W, /28/99 North Carolina State L, /27/98 #6 Texas A&M W, /7/98 Oklahoma State W, Big 12 Championship; * Rose Bowl; ^ Alamo Bowl;! Fiesta Bowl Texas Football Notes vs. New Mexico State [Aug. 31]

9 longest in school history). Then, from , Texas won 16 straight home games, which is tied for the fourth-best string. UT had another 16-game string from The longest streak in school history is a 42-game stretch from Texas 26-game home intraconference winning streak from is the second-longest in Big 12 history. DRAWING FANS ON THE ROAD: UT has attracted record crowds in 12 of its road games over the past seven seasons: at Oklahoma State (58,516, 2009), vs. Oklahoma in the Cotton Bowl (96,009, and 92,182, 2008), at Texas Tech (60,879, 2012; 60,454, 2010; 56,333, 2008 and 56,158, 2006), at UTEP (53,415, 2008), at Texas A&M (88,253, 2007) and at Nebraska (85,187, 2006). The attendance at the Ole Miss game (9/15) was 61,797, the fourth largest in school history and most since a school-record 62,657 fans at the 2009 Alabama game. It was also the largest crowd ever for a non-conference game in Vaught-Hemingway Stadium. The Horns were part of another record vs. Texas Tech. The Red Raiders had Jones AT&T Stadiumrecord crowd of 60,879 on Nov. 3. ROAD WARRIORS: Texas is (.725) away from home (road and neutral sites) over the last 15 years compared to a (.526) record in the 15 years prior to Mack Brown s arrival in The Horns (.740) mark in road and neutral-site games since 1999 is the nation s second-best record over that span. Texas is (.812) on the road (excluding neutral-site games) and 47-7 (.870) vs. unranked road foes during the Mack Brown era. Prior to Brown s arrival, UT posted just six winning road records in the 15 seasons leading up to During that time, UT was just (.521) in true road games. The Longhorns have won 51 of their last 59 true road games (.864). In addition, UT is currently on a streak of 13 consecutive non-conference road wins, which is a school record, bettering the previous streak of seven from NCAA Highest Road/Neutral Win Pct. Since Boise State (72-22) TEXAS (71-25).740 BCS RANKINGS: Following the loss to Iowa State in 2010, Texas had its streak of 56 consecutive weeks in the BCS rankings snapped, which had been the longest active streak in the nation. The Horns, No. 23 in the final rankings of the season, still lead the nation with 102 all-time appearances. BCS Most All-Time Appearances 1. TEXAS Florida 93 Oklahoma Virginia Tech LSU 81 TOP 25 TEXAS: Under Mack Brown, Texas has been one of only two schools in the nation to finish ranked in the Top 25 of both polls in 13 of the last 15 years with the other being Virginia Tech. It is one of only three schools to do so in the Associated Press poll, with the third being Georgia, and is also one of only three to do so in the coaches poll, including Florida. AP TOP 25 FINISHES: Texas has finished the year ranked among the AP Top 25 in 13 of Mack Brown s 15 completed years in Austin, making the Horns one of three team to accomplish that with Virginia Tech and Georgia. The run also includes a string of 12 straight, marking the first time in school history Texas had finished in the AP Top 25 for 12 straight years, bettering the previous record of eight straight ( ). Dating back to his days at UNC, Brown s teams have finished the year ranked among the AP Top 25 in 15 of the last 17 seasons, including nine Top 10 finishes. COACHES POLL FINISHES: Texas has been ranked in the first and last coaches poll in 13 of Mack Brown s 15 seasons in Austin. The Longhorns are one of only three teams in the nation to finish in the Top 25 in 13 of the last 15 years, including Virginia Tech and Florida. Dating back to his days at UNC, Brown s teams have finished the year ranked among the coaches Top 25 in 15 of the last 17 seasons, including nine Top 10 finishes. UT AND THE AP TOP 10: As a result of its loss at Kansas State in 2006, Texas had its string of 46 straight weeks in the AP Top 10 snapped. Prior to that, the last time the Horns were not among the AP Top 10 was in the final poll of the 2003 season. The 46 straight weeks was the longest for the Horns in the Mack Brown era. The longest Texas streak in the AP Top 10 is 60 weeks from With its loss to UCLA in 2010, Texas had a streak of 33 consecutive weeks ranked in the Top 10 broken. In addition, prior to the poll on Sept. 12, 2010, the Horns had been ranked in the AP Top 5 for 30 consecutive weeks, which was the longest active streak in the nation and is the longest streak in the Mack Brown era, bettering a 19-week streak from UT ALL-TIME RECORDS W/L vs. ranked opponents All-time* Home Away Neutral Top 25 matchup As the higher-ranked team As the lower-ranked team Mack Brown Era (58.7%) Home 15-8 Away 10-6 Neutral * as ranked by either The AP Poll or Coaches Poll + both teams ranked in Top 25 W/L vs. unranked opponents (since 1936) All-time* Home Away Neutral Mack Brown Era (89.0%) Home 62-7 Away 45-7 Neutral

10 MACK BROWN PERFORMERS 2,000-Yard Rusher 1. Ricky Williams (1998)... 2,124 1,000-Yard Receivers 1. Jordan Shipley (2009)... 1, Kwame Cavil (1999)... 1, Roy Williams (2002)... 1, Quan Cosby (2008)... 1, Wane McGarity (1998)... 1, Roy Williams (2003)... 1, Jordan Shipley (2008)... 1,060 3,000-Yard Passer 1. Colt McCoy (2008)... 3, Major Applewhite (1999)... 3, Colt McCoy (2009)... 3, Colt McCoy (2007)... 3, Chris Simms (2002)... 3, Vince Young (2005)... 3,036 1,000-Yard Rusher/Passer 1. Vince Young (2004)...1,079/1, Vince Young (2005)...1,050/3,036 NCAA Record 1. Comp %...Colt McCoy,.767, FR Pass TD...Colt McCoy, 29, 2006 UT School Records 1. Rush TD...Ricky Williams, 28, Pass TD...Colt McCoy, 32, Rec TD... Roy Williams, 12, Limas Sweed, 12, Tot TD...Colt McCoy, 45, Pass Yds...Colt McCoy, 3,859, Catches...Kwame Cavil, 100, Rec Yds...Jordan Shipley, 1,292, Scoring...Ricky Williams, 168, Tot Off...Colt McCoy, 4,420, 2008 UT Freshman Records 1. Rush Yds. Cedric Benson, 1,053, Rush TD... Cedric Benson, 12, Cody Johnson, 12, Tot TD... Cedric Benson, 13, Pass Yds...Colt McCoy, 2,570, Pass TD...Colt McCoy, 29, Tot Yds...Colt McCoy, 2,740, Catches...Mike Davis, 47, Rec Yds... Roy Williams, 809, Rec TD... Roy Williams, 8, 2000 OTHER NOTABLE PERFORMERS UNDER BROWN: Colt McCoy is one of just five QBs in NCAA history to post four seasons with at least 2,500 yards passing. 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 NCAA history to rush for 1,000 yards and pass for 3,000 yards in one season. 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 125 of the last 177 AP polls. All totaled, UT has spent 132 weeks ranked among the AP Top 10, and 137 weeks ranked in the Coaches Top 10 since Brown arrived in That Coaches poll streak resumed in the Oct. 2, 2011 poll when the Longhorns returned with a No. 10 ranking and they spent three weeks in the top 10 in In the previous 15-year stretch prior to his arrival, UT spent just 38 weeks rated among the Top 10. Brown has led the Horns to a final Top 10 ranking in seven of the last 12 seasons. In 2008, Brown led Texas to its first regular-season No. 1 ranking since In 2005, he led UT to 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. TACKLING THE TOP 25: Texas is (.625) in its last 48 games vs. Top 25 opponents. Nine of those losses have come to Top-10 ranked teams. That s a continuation of the success the Longhorns have had against ranked foes during the Mack Brown era. In Brown s 15 years in Austin, UT is (.561) vs. Top 25 opponents. That compares to a (.392) mark in the 15 years before Brown arrived. In fact, the Longhorns have posted a winning record against ranked opponents in nine of the last 12 seasons as compared to only four times in the 15 years prior to Brown s arrival. TEN STRAIGHT TOP 15 FINISHES: Texas No. 2 ranking in 2009 marked the 10th straight year the Horns finished ranked among the nation s Top 15. That is the first time UT had ever accomplished that feat. The 2009 standing followed a No. 3 ranking in 2008, a No. 10 ranking in 2007, a No. 13 ranking in 2006, a No. 1 ranking in 2005, a No. 5 ranking in 2004, a No. 12 ranking in 2003, a No. 6 ranking in 2002, a No. 5 ranking in 2001 and a No. 12 ranking in UT IN THE AP TOP 25 POLL: Texas finished the 2012 season ranked 19 in the Associated Press Poll. The Longhorns were ranked as high as No. 11 in the AP Top 25 both this season and in Texas returned to the poll in 2011 after its nation-leading and UT-record streak of 162 straight weeks in the poll was snapped following the loss to Oklahoma in The streak bettered a 114-week stretch from It was the sixth-longest streak in the history of the poll. Prior to the poll on Sept. 12, 2010, the Horns had been ranked in the AP Top 5 for 30 consecutive weeks, which was the longest active streak in the nation and the longest streak in the Mack Brown era. UT IN THE COACHES POLL: Texas finished the 2012 season ranked 18th in the Coaches Poll. The Longhorns were ranked as high as ninth during the season, which gave them 137 weeks total in the Top 10 during the Mack Brown era. Prior to Texas loss to Oklahoma in 2010, UT had been ranked among the USA Today Coaches Poll for 190 straight weeks dating back to late in the 1998 season. The 190 straight weeks was the longest UT streak in any poll and the nation s longest active streak in the poll at that time. The Horns previous longest streak in the coaches poll was 54 weeks from HORNS FINISHING TOUCH: One of the mantras of the program under Mack Brown is finish, which the Horns have done since Brown arrived. Over Brown s 15-year tenure, UT has gone 31-7 (.816) in games decided by four points or less and 21-5 (.808) in games decided by three points or less. The Longhorns have won 18 of their last 20 (.900) games decided by three points or less. The only losses came in shootouts against West Virginia in 2012, 48-45, and at Kansas State in 2006, 45-42, when Colt McCoy was sidelined by injury after the opening drive. The success under Brown is an improvement from the 15 years prior to his arrival when UT went (.513) in games decided by four points or less and (.531) in games decided by three points or less. The 45 points scored versus West Virginia were the most ever by a Texas team in a loss. The previous record was the 42 vs. Kansas State in SCORING OFFENSE LAST 13 YEARS: Since 2000, Texas is averaging points per game to rank sixth nationally during that time frame. Since the 2002 season Texas has scored 771 touchdowns to rank fourth most in the NCAA. Boise State leads the way with 899 touchdowns scored during that period Texas Football Notes vs. New Mexico State [Aug. 31]