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 78713-7399 Office: 512/471-6036 Fax: 512/471-6040 #3/2 TEXAS (5-0, 2-0 Big 12) vs. #20/18 Oklahoma (3-2, 1-0 Big 12) Cotton Bowl (92,200) Sat., Oct. 17 (Time: 11:00 a.m./ct/tv: ABC) AP POLL: Texas is ranked third in The Associated Press Poll. UT has been ranked in The AP Poll for a UT-record and NCAA-leading 148 consecutive weeks. COACHES POLL: Texas is ranked second in the USA Today Coaches Poll. UT has been ranked in the coaches Top 25 for a UT-record and NCAA-leading 176 weeks in a row. THE SERIES: This is 104th meeting between Texas and Oklahoma. Texas leads the all-time series 58-40-5, and has won three of the last four. Texas took last year s meeting, 45-35. TELEVISION: The game will be broadcast nationally by ABC. Brent Musberger (play-by-play), Kirk Herbstreit (analyst) and Lisa Salters (sidelines) have the call. RADIO: The game will be broadcast nationally by Westwood One. Chuck Cooperstein (play-byplay) and Tony Boselli (analyst) have the call. The game will be broadcast locally by the Longhorn Sports Network and KVET (1300 AM/98.1 FM) on its 40-station network and is available online at www.yahoo.com/sports with Craig Way (play-by-play), Keith Moreland (color) and Roger Wallace (sidelines). A live radio broadcast for each UT game also can be heard on XM Satellite Radio (Ch. 231) and on Sirius with the Best of XM package (Subscriber Only). Dr. Rubén Pizarro (play-by-play) and Jesús Mendoza (color) will have the call this season for the Spanish Language Radio Broadcasts (Flagship: 107.7 KHZS Hitz FM ) on a statewide network and on the web at www.univision.com. Texas Athletics Media Relations Asst. AD/Media Relations Director: John Bianco E-Mail: john.bianco@athletics.utexas.edu Special Asst. to Head Coach: Bill Little E-Mail: bill.little@athletics.utexas.edu Assoc. Media Relations Director: Jeremy Sharpe E-Mail: jeremy.sharpe@athletics.utexas.edu Assoc. Media Relations Director: Thomas Stepp E-Mail: thomas.stepp@athletics.utexas.edu Web Site: MackBrown-TexasFootball.com Twitter: twitter.com/mbtexasfootball 104TH AT&T RED RIVER RIVALRY 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 104th renewal on Saturday, October 17 at the Cotton Bowl (11 a.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 fourth year of sponsorship with AT&T and is officially tagged the AT&T Red River Rivalry. This year has No. 3/2 Texas (5-0/2-0 Big 12) meeting No. 20/18 Oklahoma (3-2/1-0 Big 12) in a Big 12 South Division showdown. Both teams enter the game ranked among The Associated Press Top 25 for the 33rd time since the poll began in 1936 with Oklahoma holding a 16-13-3 edge. UT is looking to win its fourth Red River Rivalry in the last five years. The two teams alternate as hosts of the game and the Longhorns are the home team this year. Texas will wear orange jerseys and be seated on the home bench (press box side). The Horns are off to a 5-0 start for the fourth time in the Mack Brown era with two of those teams earning berths in the Big 12 title game (2001 and 05). Prior to Mack Brown s arrival in 1998, Texas failed to open the year with at least five straight wins for 14 consecutive seasons, dating back to 1983. Texas is coming off a 38-14 victory over Colorado, while Oklahoma defeated Baylor, 33-7. GAMEDAY REGULARS: ESPN College GameDay is set to cover the Longhorns for the second time this season and the 13th time overall when No. 3/2 Texas takes on No. 20/18 Oklahoma in Dallas. This will be the fourth time GameDay has covered a game in this series, including last year s 45-35 Texas victory. That game was the first of three time over a four-week span that Texas was NCAA ALL-TIME RECORDS LISTS All-Time Winning Percentage GAME 6 NCAA RECORD BOOK Consecutive 10-win seasons 1. Florida State 14 (1987-2000) 2. TEXAS 8 (2001- ) Miami 8 (1985-92) NCAA S WINNINGEST TEAMS Mack Brown Era (1998-present) 1. TEXAS 120-26 2. Boise State 119-25 3. Oklahoma 117-32 4. Virginia Tech 114-33 5. Ohio State 113-31 All-Time Victories YEARS RECORD PCT. YEARS WINS 1. Michigan 130 876-297-36.7395 1. Michigan 130 876 2. Notre Dame 121 835-285-42.7367 2. TEXAS 117 837 3. TEXAS 117 837-317-33.7190 3. Notre Dame 121 835 4. Oklahoma 115 795-299-53.7162 4. Nebraska 120 821 5. Ohio State 120 812-308-53.7148 5. Ohio State 120 812 6. Alabama 115 805-316-44.7099 6. Alabama 115 805 7. Nebraska 120 821-338-40.7014 7. Penn State 122 804
TEXAS/OKLHOMA ALL-TIME SERIES AT-A-GLANCE OVERALL SERIES: Texas leads, 58-40-5 SERIES RECORD IN DALLAS: Texas leads, 48-36-4 SERIES RECORD IN AUSTIN: Texas leads, 7-2-1 SERIES RECORD IN NORMAN: Texas leads, 3-2 TEXAS VS. OKLAHOMA (LAST 10 MEETINGS - OKLAHOMA LEADS, 6-4) Year Score UT s final record OU s final record 2008 #5 Texas 45, vs. #1 Oklahoma 35 12-1 (7-1/t- 1st Big 12 S) 12-2 (7-1/Big 12 Champs) 2007 #10 Oklahoma 28, vs. #19 Texas 21 10-3 (5-3/2nd Big 12 S) 11-3 (6-2/Big 12 Champs) 2006 #7 Texas 28, vs. #14 Oklahoma 10 10-3 (6-2/2nd Big 12 S) 11-3 (7-1/Big 12 Champs) 2005 vs. #2 Texas 45, Oklahoma 12 13-0 (8-0/Big 12 Champs) 8-4 (6-2/t- 2nd Big 12 S) 2004 vs. #2 Oklahoma 12, #5 Texas 0 11-1 (7-1/2nd Big 12 S) 12-1 (8-0/Big 12 Champs) 2003 #1 Oklahoma 65, vs. #11 Texas 13 10-3 (7-1/2nd Big 12 S) 12-2 (8-0/1st Big 12 S) 2002 vs. #2 Oklahoma 35, #3 Texas 24 11-2 (6-2/t- 1st Big 12 S) 12-2 (6-2/Big 12 Champs) 2001 #3 Oklahoma 14, vs. #5 Texas 3 11-2 (7-1/1st Big 12 S) 11-2 (6-2/2nd Big 12 S) 2000 vs. #10 Oklahoma 63, #11 Texas 14 9-3 (7-1/2nd Big 12 S) 13-0 (8-0/Big 12 Champs) 1999 vs. #23 Texas 38, Oklahoma 28 9-5 (6-2/1st Big 12 S) 7-5 (5-3/t- 2nd Big 12 S) S - Denotes Big 12 South Division #3/2 TEXAS Record: 5-0 (2-0 Big 12) Home: 4-0 Away: 1-0 Neutral: 0-0 Sept. 5 ULM (FSN-PPV) W, 59-20 12 at Wyoming (Versus) W, 41-10 19 TEXAS TECH (ABC) W, 34-24 26 UTEP (FSN) W, 64-7 Oct. 10 COLORADO* (ESPN) W, 38-14 17 vs. #19/21 Oklahoma*+ (ABC) 11 a.m. 24 at #NR/24 Missouri* (TBA) TBA 31 at #16/14 Oklahoma State* (TBA)_ TBA Nov. 7 UCF (TBA) TBA 14 at Baylor* (TBA) TBA 21 #17/15 KANSAS* (TBA) TBA 26 at Texas A&M* (ESPN) 7 p.m. Dec. 5 Big 12 Championship& (ABC)_ 7 p.m. all times Central * Big 12 game + Cotton Bowl (Dallas) & Cowboys Stadium (Arlington) NOTE: Rankings listed as The AP Poll/Coaches Poll one of the featured teams for GameDay. It marked just the second time in the history of the show that a program had been a part of the featured game three times over a four-week stretch. Ohio State also accomplished that in 2006. GameDay also was present for the 56-31 win over No. 11 Missouri in Austin on Oct. 18 and UT s 39-33 loss to No. 6 Texas Tech in Lubbock on Nov. 1. Overall, Texas is 8-4 with the GameDay crew in attendance. Previously, GameDay has visited Austin six times, Dallas, for the Oklahoma game, three times, on the road at Ohio State (2005) and Texas Tech (2008) and was in attendance for the 2005 BCS National Championship Game. BIG-TIME RIVALRY: There is no rivalry quite like the Texas/Oklahoma series, which is being played for the 104th time this season. The series, which began in 1900, has been played in Dallas since 1912 and at the Cotton Bowl since 1929. Dallas Cotton Bowl is located an equal distance from Austin and Norman, Okla. The stadium is split evenly among Longhorn and Sooner fans at the 50-yard line. It is the second-oldest UT series and tied for the 19th most-played rivalry in NCAA history. Only Texas A&M has met Texas on more occasions (114 times). Since 1900, the only years Texas and Oklahoma have not met were 1918, 20, 21 and 1924-28. 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 103 times. Texas holds a 58-40-5 series lead and the Longhorns are the only Big 12 Conference team that holds an all-time series lead against the Sooners. Oklahoma leads the series, 6-4, over the last 10 years, but Texas has the advantage, 11-8-1, over the last 20 years. As for records by decade, the Horns were 7-2-1 against Oklahoma in the 1990s. That comes after the Sooners held a 5-4-1 advantage in the 1980s. The rest of the series records by decade saw UT lead 9-2-1 in the 1900s; OU lead 6-3 in the 1910s; UT lead 3-0 in the 1920s; UT lead 6-3-1 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 6-3-1 in the 1970s. TEXAS VERSUS OU TRENDS: UT has entered the game ranked in the Top Five 25 times and has gone 18-6-1 in those matchups at least one of the teams is entering this year s game ranked among the Top 25 for the 11th straight year and for the 61st time (out of 73 possible games since the poll began in 1936) in series history since the AP Poll was established in 1936, the higher ranked team coming into the Red River Rivalry is 44-14-3 either UT or OU has entered as a Top 10 team on 48 occasions in series history Texas has been ranked in the Top 10 in 29 of the 48 games and is 20-8-1 in those contests. MACK BROWN (Florida State 74): Texas 12th-year head coach is 120-26 (.822) (74-16 Big 12) at UT, including the 2005 National Championship, and has a 206-100-1 (.673) mark over his 24-year career. Brown is the Big 12 s winningest active coach (Division I-A games only) and his strings of 19 consecutive winning seasons and 17 straight bowl appearances are the second-longest nationally. #20/18 OKLAHOMA Record: 3-2 (0-0 Big 12) Home: 3-0 Away: 0-1 Neutral: 0-1 Sept. 5 vs. #18/19 BYU& (ESPN) L, 13-14 12 IDAHO STATE (FSN-PPV) W, 64-0 19 TULSA (FSN) W, 45-0 Oct. 3 at #9/11 Miami (ABC) L, 20-21 10 BAYLOR* (ABC) W, 33-7 17 at #3/2 Texas*+ (ESPN) 11 a.m. 24 at #17/15 Kansas* TBA 31 KANSAS STATE* TBA Nov. 7 at #15/17 Nebraska* TBA 14 TEXAS A&M* TBA 21 at Texas Tech* TBA 28 #16/14 OKLAHOMA STATE* TBA Dec. 5 Big 12 Championship& (ABC) 7 p.m. all times Central * Big 12 game + Cotton Bowl (Dallas) & Cowboys Stadium (Arlington) NOTE: Rankings listed as The AP Poll/Coaches Poll BOB STOOPS (Iowa 83): Head coach Bob Stoops is 110-24 in his 11th season at Oklahoma. Prior to coming to Norman, Stoops was assistant head coach and defensive coordinator at Florida from 1996-98, and codefensive coordinator at Kansas State from 1991-95.
COACHING SUCCESS NCAA Division I-A head coaching records since 1990 By victories 1. Bobby Bowden, Florida State 188-54-1.776 2. MACK BROWN, TEXAS/UNC 186-52-1.780 By winning percentage (min. 100 victories) 1. MACK BROWN, TEXAS/UNC 186-52-1.780 Bobby Bowden, Florida State 188-54-1.776 TOP 25 TREND: Both teams enter the game ranked among The Associated Press Top 25 for the 33rd time since the poll began in 1936. Oklahoma holds a 16-13-3 edge. Breaking it down further, UT is 8-2-1 in Top 25 matchups when it enters the game as the higher-ranked team and 5-14-2 when it is the lower-rated team. Texas and OU have met 25 times when both teams were ranked among the Top 15. The Sooners hold a 13-11-1 advantage in those Top 15 matchups. UT is 7-1-1 in Top 15 matchups when it enters the game as the higher ranked team and 4-12 when it is the lower rated team. The Horns and Sooners have met 10 times when both teams were ranked in the Top Five. Texas has been the lower ranked team in nine of the 10 Top Five match-ups and has gone 4-5. The Horns and Sooners tied the one Top- Five game when Texas entered as the higher ranked team. TRADITIONAL POWERS: Texas and Oklahoma are two of the four winningest programs in NCAA history based on winning percentage. UT and OU have combined to produce a record of 1,632-616-86 (.718) over 232 years of football. The Longhorns rank third in all-time winning percentage (837-317-33/.7190), while Oklahoma is close behind in fourth (795-299-53/.7162). Texas currently ranks second in all-time wins and Oklahoma stands eighth. Texas has played in 48 bowl games and Oklahoma has made 42 bowl appearances. LEAGUE LEADERS: Texas 74 regular season conference wins since 1998 are the most of any Big 12 team, while OU ranks second with 71. Texas is 74-16 (.822) and Oklahoma is 71-18 (.798) in regular season league contests during that stretch. No other league team is within 19 victories of the Horns during that span. As a matter of fact, the Longhorns and Sooners combined 34 Big 12 regular season defeats over the last 12 years are fewer than any other conference program. Nebraska has the third-best record during that time span at 54-35, while Texas Tech has posted a 53-38 record. SOLD OUT: This year s game is sold out, marking the 64th consecutive sellout at the Cotton Bowl, which has a current stadium capacity of 92,200. SOONER TIES: UT head coach Mack Brown is one of the few who have 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 member Bill Little will be working his 41st consecutive Texas-Oklahoma game and his 455th consecutive game overall. University of Texas benefactor Frank Denius, for whom the Longhorns practice facility is named, will be attending his 63rd Texas-OU game. CONFERENCE FOES: Texas and Oklahoma met as conference opponents in 1996 for the first time in 77 years. The Longhorns and Sooners first met as league foes when the Sooners were a member of the Southwest Conference from 1915-19 and now have conference bragging rights on the line for the 14th year as members of the Big 12. OU holds a 7-6 advantage in Big 12 games and a 10-7 lead in all-time conference games against the Longhorns. THE LAST TIME - NO. 5 TEXAS 45, NO. 1 OKLAHOMA 35 Dallas, Texas, October 11, 2008- No. 5 Texas trailed by as many as 11 points twice before putting on a 25-7 second-half surge in knocking off No. 1 Oklahoma, 45-35, at Dallas Cotton Bowl. It was UT s first regular season victory over a No. 1 team since a 28-7 win over Oklahoma on Oct. 12, 1963. The win marked the Longhorns third in the Red River Rivalry in the last four years and provided Texas with its second 6-0 start in the Mack Brown era. The Longhorns trailed by as many as 11 points on two occasions in the first half, but answered each challenge to pull within 21-20 at halftime. Oklahoma pushed its lead back to eight to open the second half, but the Longhorns responded to close the game on its 25-7 run. The Horns 45 points matched a series high with the 2005 team, which won 45-12. Offensively, Texas registered 438 total yards on 70 plays (6.3 ypp), including 277 in the air and 161 on the ground, against an Oklahoma defense that was allowing just 256 total yards per game. The Longhorns had 17 plays of 10 or more yards and mounted four TD drives of at least 74 yards. Once inside the red zone, Texas converted on all seven of its chances. WR Jordan Shipley had a career day, setting highs in receptions (11) and all-purpose yards (225), including 112 receiving yards, one TD reception and a Red River Rivalry record 96-yard kickoff return TD (third longest in UT history). He also had a 37-yard, fourth-quarter reception that positioned the offense at the one-yard line for a TD to give Texas the lead for good at 38-35. For his performance, he earned national offensive player of the week honors from the Walter Camp Football Foundation. Shipley paired with fellow receiver Quan Cosby (122 receiving yards) to become the first duo to post 100-plus receiving yards in the same game since Sept. 13, 2003, when B.J. Johnson (123) and Roy Williams (117) did so against Arkansas. Cosby s 122 yards were the eighth-most by a player in the Red River Rivalry and the fourth-most by a Longhorn in the series. With nine receptions, Cosby joined with QB Colt McCoy to set the UT career record for completions between a QB and WR with 140. Cosby also became the fifth player in UT history to reach the career 2,000-yard receiving plateau with 2,013. McCoy finished the game 28-of-35 for 277 yards and one TD and rushed for 31 more yards to give him his second-consecutive 300-yard total offense game. He registered a pass efficiency rating of 155.9 against a Sooner defense that entered the game leading the nation in pass efficiency defense (85.6 rating). He also became the fifth Longhorn QB to clear the 1,000-yard career rushing mark with 1,010. RB Chris Ogbonnaya tallied his second straight career game with highs of 15 carries for 127 yards (8.5 ypc), including a career-long 62-yarder that set up the final of three Cody Johnson rushing TDs to give the Horns a 10-point advantage with 4:02 to play. Johnson s TDs give him nine for the season, which is fifth on the UT single-season freshman list. Defensively, Texas held Oklahoma to just one TD in the final 26:15 of the game and limited them to more than 100 yards below its season average and 14 points under its scoring average. UT held the Sooners to only 48 rushing yards on 26 attempts (1.8 ypc) and held OU to zero yards or less on 21 of its 67 plays. Oklahoma had only one run of more than 10 yards in the game and starting tailback DeMarco Murray was held to six yards on seven carries. In all, the Longhorns recorded three sacks, two INTs and three forced fumbles. DE Brian Orakpo recorded two of those sacks for minus-15 yards and added two more tackles for loss, two hurries and a forced fumble to go with seven tackles. One of his sacks on Sooners QB Sam Bradford came in the third quarter and stalled an OU drive, which allowed the Longhorns to take possession for a field goal and their first lead of the game at 30-28. LB Roddrick Muckelroy led the team in tackles with a career high of 16, while fellow LB Sergio Kindle notched five tackles and a sack. Despite losing CB Ryan Palmer to an injury in the second quarter, Texas young secondary held firm against Oklahoma, led by freshman safeties Earl Thomas and Blake Gideon. Thomas had three tackles, a forced fumble and picked off Bradford twice, including a second-quarter interception that allowed UT s offense to drive for a field goal to cut the Sooners lead to 21-20 at the half. Gideon finished second on the team in tackles with eight and one PBU. The Longhorn special teams lived up to their name as K Hunter Lawrence stepped into his first action in the Red River Rivalry and was perfect on FGs of 26, 33 and 28 yards and all four PATs. He is still perfect in both categories for the season (7-of-7 FG/28-of-28 PATs). P John Gold averaged 46.5 yards on four punts with a long of 51. In all, Oklahoma s first six drives and 9-of-12 overall started inside its own 30.
RED RIVER RIVALRY Series by decade 2000s - Oklahoma 6-3 1990s - Texas 7-2-1 1980s - Oklahoma 5-4-1 1970s - Oklahoma 6-3-1 1960s - Texas 9-1 1950s - Oklahoma 7-3 1940s - Texas 8-2 1930s - Texas 6-3-1 1920s - Texas 3-0 1910s - Oklahoma 6-3 1900s - Texas 9-2-1 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 1929. 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 57th time the Texas/Oklahoma matchup will be televised. ABC will be carrying the game for the 18th time in the past 19 years. FOX Sports Southwest s telecast of the 1998 game snapped a string of seven consecutive contests carried by ABC. Thirtyeight UT/OU games have been network telecasts. The first-ever television appearance came in 1948 when a Fort Worth station carried the game live. Excluding OU television probation years (1974-75 and 89), the game is being televised for the 34th year in a row. FIVE STRAIGHT BOWL WINS Texas is one of just two teams nationally that has won five consecutive bowl games over the last five seasons. (2004-08) TEXAS Fiesta Bowl (2008)* Holiday Bowl (2007) Alamo Bowl (2006) Rose Bowl (2005)* Rose Bowl (2004)* Utah Sugar Bowl (2008)* Pointsettia Bowl (2007) Armed Forces Bowl (2006) Emerald Bowl (2005) Fiesta Bowl (2004)* * BCS Bowl 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 down the middle. OU claims the south horseshoe from the 50-yard line and UT the horseshoe north of midfield. As the home team, the Longhorns will wear orange jerseys and occupy the west bench area with that role reversing next season. The Texas 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 1941. 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 it 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. TEXAS RIDING A NATIONAL- LEADING STREAK OF EIGHT CON- SECUTIVE 10-WIN SEASONS: Texas has posted at least 10 wins in each of the last eight seasons, becoming just the third team in college football history to win at least 10 games in eight straight seasons. The Horns streak is tied for second alltime with Miami (1985-92), trailing Florida State s streak of 14 consecutive seasons. The current streak also is the longest active mark in the nation. Overall, Texas 120 victories over the last 12 years are the most in the nation. The Horns also have won more Big RED RIVER RIVALRY Longest series winning streaks 1. Texas (1958-65) 8 Texas (1940-47) 8 3. Oklahoma (1952-57) 6 Texas (1922-32) 6 5. Oklahoma (2000-04) 5 Oklahoma (1971-75) 5 7. Texas (1989-92) 4 Oklahoma (1985-88) 4_ Texas (1967-70) 4 Texas (1900-02) 4 12 games (74) than any other team in the conference during that time. In addition, the Horns set a school record last season by winning a bowl game for the fifth straight year after defeating No. 10 Ohio State in the Tostitos Fiesta Bowl. Texas is one of only two schools nationally that has won five consecutive bowl games. The Fiesta Bowl win marked UT s seventh bowl victory in the last eight years, including three BCS triumphs and a BCS Championship Game victory. Mack Brown s eight bowl victories at UT are tied with Darrell Royal. In fact, UT s eight bowl victories over the last 11 seasons under Brown equals the amount Texas won in the 30 years prior to Brown s arrival. BOWL ROLL: Texas played in a bowl game for a UT-record 11th straight season in 2008, bettering the previous mark of nine-straight from 1977-85. The Horns have won seven of their last eight bowls and have an 8-3 record under Mack Brown. In the 11 years prior to Brown s arrival, Texas went to five bowls and was 2-3. Brown is the first UT coach since Darrell Royal, who was 8-7-1 in bowl games, to post a.500 or better record. With a 24-21 victory over No. 10 Ohio State in the Tostitos Fiesta Bowl, Texas has won bowl games in five consecutive years for the first time in school history (2004-08). They are one of only two schools nationally to accomplish that feat. The Horns did win five straight previously (1963-64, 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 17 straight bowls, which is the second-longest active streak in the nation. NINE HORNS ON AWARD WATCH LISTS: Texas has nine players listed on national award watch lists in DE Sam Acho, C Chris Hall, DE/LB Sergio Kindle, PK Hunter Lawrence, QB Colt McCoy,
NCAA ACTIVE VICTORY LEADERS (Minimum 10 years as FBS head coach) 1. Joe Paterno, Penn St. 388-128-3 2. Bobby Bowden, Florida St. 384-127-4 3. Frank Beamer, Virginia Tech_ 224-113-4 4. MACK BROWN, TEXAS_ 206-100-1 LB Roddrick Muckelroy, WR Jordan Shipley, S Earl Thomas and OT Adam Ulatoski. Acho is listed on the Lott Trophy (Defensive IMPACT Player of the Year) watch list, while Hall was tabbed for the Rimington Trophy (nation s top center) and the Outland Trophy (nation s top interior lineman). Kindle appeared on three watch lists, the Nagurski Trophy (nation s top defensive player), Bednarik Award (nation s top defensive player) and Hendricks Award (nation s top defensive end). Lawrence is a member of the Lou Groza Award watch list (nation s top place-kicker). McCoy was named to three watch lists, the Walter Camp Football Foundation Player of the Year award, which he won last season, the Davey O Brien Award (nation s top quarterback) and the Manning Award (nation s top quarterback). Muckelroy was tabbed for the Bednarik Award (nation s top defensive player), while Shipley earned spots on the WCFF Player of the Year award and Biletnikoff Award (nation s top wide receiver) watch lists. Thomas was recognized on the Jim Thorpe Award (nation s top defensive back) watch list and Ulatoski was named to the Outland Trophy (nation s top interior lineman) watch list. NO. 2 ALL-TIME: In 2008, Texas moved ahead of Notre Dame for second place on the NCAA all-time victory list. At 837 victories, Texas trails only Michigan in all-time wins. With the Longhorns in second place on that list, it marks the first time since 1932 that Michigan and Notre Dame do not occupy the one-two spots in all-time wins. Since Mack Brown arrived in 1998, Texas has posted a 120-26 record and moved ahead of Alabama, Notre Dame and Nebraska on the all-time victory chart. TWELFTH YEAR UNDER MACK BROWN: With Mack Brown in his 12th season at Texas, he is just the fourth coach in the 117 years of Texas football to coach the Longhorns for at least a decade and just the second UT coach to win 100 games while at Texas. Darrell Royal, who won 167 games, has the longest tenure at 20 years, while D.X. Bible and Fred Akers each coached in Austin for 10 seasons. Brown is the first coach in UT history to post 200 victories during a career. With a 120-26 (.822) record at UT, Brown is the architect of the nation s best record during that stretch. In addition, Brown has led the Horns to a 93-15 (.861) mark over the last nine seasons, which is the nation s second-best record over that timespan, and includes five 11-win seasons (2001, 02, 04, 05 and 08). The 11-win seasons are third-best to UT s 13-win campaign in 2005 and its 12-win season in 08. Texas is the only school in the nation that has posted at least 10 wins in each of the last eight seasons (a UT record). Brown is the lone coach nationally to lead his team to nine or more victories in 13 straight seasons. His 11 straight seasons at UT of nine or more victories are a school best. Under Brown, the Horns have posted Top 10 finishes six times in the last eight years (2001, 02, 04, 05, 07 and 08). Prior to his arrival, the last time UT finished in the Top 10 was 1983. In addition, Texas played in a bowl game for a school-record 11th-consecutive season, bettering the previous streak of nine straight from 1977-85. Brown s personal strings, including time at North Carolina, go back even further. He has posted 19 consecutive winning seasons and taken his teams to 17 consecutive bowl games. Both of those marks are the second-longest active streaks in the nation. 200 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 (206-100-1/.673) during a career. 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 four active coaches, who has spent at least 10 years at an FBS school, to reach the 200-victory mark. In addition, Brown is one of only 10 active coaches at FBS schools who have won 100 games at their current school (120-26/.822). Of the 80 coaches that have ever won 100 games at a FBS school, Brown is the 14th fastest to reach the century mark (124 games) and the third-fastest among active coaches. With 206 victories, Brown ranks 14th on the NCAA all-time victories list. NCAA ALL-TIME VICTORY LEADERS (Minimum 10 years as FBS head coach) 1. Joe Paterno 388 2. Bobby Bowden 384 3. Bear Bryant 323 4. Pop Warner 319 5. Amos Alonzo Stagg 314 6. LaVell Edwards 257 7. Tom Osborne 255 8. Lou Holtz 249 9. Woody Hayes 238 10. Bo Schembechler 234 11. Hayden Fry 232 12. Frank Beamer 224 13. Jess Neely 207 14. MACK BROWN 206 15. Warren Woodson 203 16. Don Nehlen 202 17. Vince Dooley 201 Eddie Anderson 201 19. Jim Sweeney 200 UT S NO. 2 ALL-TIME: Mack Brown has won 120 games at Texas. He is in second place on UT s all-time list behind only Darrell Royal, who tallied 167 victories from 1957-76. Brown moved ahead of Fred Akers, who posted 86 wins from 1977-86, during the 2006 season. NINE-WIN SEASONS: Texas has posted at least nine victories for 11 straight seasons. The streak of 11 straight seasons of nine or more victories is a UT first and the longest active string in the nation. In addition, with 10 wins in his final two seasons at North Carolina, Mack Brown is the lone coach nationally to lead his team to nine or more victories in 13 straight seasons. STRING OF SUCCESS: With a 2008 No. 3 final ranking, Texas has finished the year ranked among the nation s Top 15 in each of the last nine seasons, a Longhorn best. In addition, UT has finished in the Top 10 in six of the last eight seasons (2001, 02, 04, 05, 07 and 08). 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 out of five years (1968-72), to equal that consistency in UT history. NCAA S WINNINGEST COACHES Last 14 years 1. MACK BROWN, TEXAS/N. CAROLINA 140-29.828 2. Bobby Bowden, Florida State 125-45.735
NATIONAL RANKINGS The Associated Press (October 11, 2009) Rk Team (1st) Record_ Points LW 1 Florida (50) 5-0 1,490 1 2 Alabama (10) 6-0 1,430 3 3 TEXAS 5-0 1,395 2 4 Virginia Tech 5-1 1,283 5 5 Boise State 5-0 1,199 6 6 USC 4-1 1,161 7 7 Ohio State 5-1 1,048 9 8 Cincinnati 5-0 1,038 8 9 Miami (FL) 4-1 970 11 10 LSU 5-1 947 4 11 Iowa 6-0 919 12 12 TCU 5-0 917 10 13 Oregon 5-1 776 13 14 Penn State 5-1 597 14 15 Nebraska 4-1 576 21 16 Oklahoma State 4-1 559 15 17 Kansas 5-0 551 16 18 Brigham Young 5-1 490 18 19 Georgia Tech 5-1 453 22 20 Oklahoma 3-2 432 19 21 South Florida 5-0 330 23 22 South Carolina 5-1 319 25 23 Houston 4-1 192 NR 24 Utah 4-1 76 NR 25 Notre Dame 4-1 75 NR USA Today Coaches (October 11, 2009) Rk Team (1st) Record Points LW 1 Florida (53) 5-0 1,468 1 2 TEXAS (1) 5-0 1,402 2 3 Alabama (5) 6-0 1,378 3 4 Virginia Tech 5-1 1,241 5 5 USC 4-1 1,175 7 6 Boise State 5-0 1,170 6 7 Ohio State 5-1 1,122 8 8 TCU 5-0 979 9 9 Cincinnati 5-0 973 10 10 LSU 5-1 944 4 11 Miami (FL) 4-1 847 11 12 Iowa 6-0 785 14 13 Penn State 5-1 782 12 14 Oklahoma State 4-1 676 13 15 Kansas 5-0 640 15 16 Oregon 5-1 620 17 17 Nebraska 4-1 491 22 18 Oklahoma 3-2 447 21 19 Brigham Young 5-1 441 20 20 Georgia Tech 5-1 420 23 21 South Florida 5-0 305 24 22 South Carolina 5-1 279 NR 23 Houston 4-1 96 NR 24 Missouri 4-1 90 18 25 Notre Dame 4-1 76 NR LW: Last week s ranking REWRITE THE RECORD BOOK: During Mack Brown s 12-year tenure at Texas, the Horns have set 215 school records. The offense has led the way by setting 136 team, individual, game, season and career records. UT also has set 14 defensive records, 32 special teams records and 28 freshman records under Brown. In addition, the Horns have set every major school attendance record during the Mack Brown era. BROWN S TOP 10 HORNS: Mack Brown revived the Horns as a Top 10 regular beginning with a No. 5 preseason ranking in 2001. Since then, the Horns have earned a Top 10 standing in 112 of the last 135 AP polls. All totaled, UT has spent 119 weeks ranked among the Top 10 since Brown arrived in 1998. In the same 12-year stretch prior to his arrival, UT spent just 16 weeks rated among the Top 10. Brown has led the Horns to a final Top 10 ranking in six of the last eight seasons. In 2008, Brown led Texas to its first regular-season No. 1 ranking since 1984. In 2005, he led UT to its first No. 1 ranking to end the season since 1969. Before Brown took over the program, the last time UT earned a Top 10 finish was 1983. 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. 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 secondlongest streak in the nation and bettered the Horns run of 40 straight weeks from 1968-71. It also was the longest for the Horns in the Mack Brown era. The longest Texas streak in The AP Top 10 is 60 weeks from 1961-65. Currently, Texas has an active streak of 22 consecutive weeks ranked in the Top 10. In addition, the Horns have been ranked in The AP Top 5 for 19 consecutive weeks, which is the longest active streak in the nation and is tied for the longest streak in the Mack Brown era (19 weeks, 2005-06). UT S LAST 20 AGAINST TOP 25 OPPONENTS (Record: 17-3/85.0%) DATE OPPONENT RESULT 1/5/09 vs. #10 Ohio State! W, 24-21 11/1/08 at #6 Texas Tech L, 33-39 10/25/08 #7 Oklahoma State W, 28-24 10/18/08 #11 Missouri W, 56-31 10/11/08 vs. #1 Oklahoma W, 45-35 12/27/07 vs. #12 Arizona St.^ W, 52-34 10/6/07 vs. #10 Oklahoma L, 21-28 9//8/07 #19 TCU W, 34-13 10/21/06 at #17 Nebraska W, 22-20 10/7/06 vs. #14 Oklahoma W, 28-10 9/9/06 #1 Ohio State L, 7-24 1/4/06 vs. #1 USC* W, 41-38 10/22/05 #10 Texas Tech W, 52-17 10/15/05 #24 Colorado W, 42-17 9/10/05 at #4 Ohio State W, 25-22 1/1/05 vs. #13 Michigan* W, 38-37 11/26/04 #22 Texas A&M W, 26-13 11/6/04 #19 Oklahoma State W, 56-35 10/23/04 at #24 Texas Tech W, 51-21 10/16/04 #24 Missouri W, 28-20 ^ Holiday Bowl, *Rose Bowl,! Fiesta Bowl EIGHT STRAIGHT TOP 15 FINISHES: Texas No. 3 ranking in 2008 marked the ninth straight year the Horns finished ranked among the nation s Top 15. That is the first time UT has ever accomplished that feat. The 2008 standing followed 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 2000. WIRE-TO-WIRE: Texas is the nation s only school that has both started and finished the season ranked among the nation s Top 15 in each of the last nine seasons. TACKLING THE TOP 25: Texas is 23-6 (.793) in its last 29 games versus Top 25 opponents, including a 17-3 mark (.850) in its last 20 match-ups with all three losses coming 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 12 years in Austin, UT is 30-17 (.638) versus Top 25 opponents. That compares to a 14-31- 2 (40.5%) mark in the 12 years before Brown arrived. In fact, the Longhorns have posted a winning record against ranked opponents in each of the last seven seasons as compared to just two seasons in the 12 prior to Brown s arrival.
NCAA LEADERS Consecutive Polls Ranked - AP as of Oct. 11, 2009 Rk. Team Streak Last Time NR 1. _TEXAS 148* 10/15/00 2. USC 123 1/4/02 * - NCAA leading 19 straight weeks in Top 5 AP TOP 25 STREAK AT UT RECORD 148 STRAIGHT WEEKS: Texas has been ranked among The Associated Press Top 25 for a UT-record and nation-leading 148 straight weeks, bettering a 114-week streak from 1968-76. The next longest active streak is USC s 123 weeks. In addition, the Horns have been ranked in The AP Top 5 for 19 consecutive weeks, which is the longest active streak in the nation and is tied for the longest streak in the Mack Brown era (19 weeks, 2005-06). Texas has finished the year ranked among The AP Top 25 in each of Mack Brown s 11 years in Austin. That marks the first time in school history Texas has finished in The AP Top 25 for 11 straight years, bettering the previous record of eight straight seasons from 1968-75. Dating back to his days at UNC, Brown s teams have finished the year ranked among The AP Top 25 in each of the last 13 seasons, including eight Top 10 finishes. UT-RECORD 176 STRAIGHT WEEKS IN COACHES POLL: UT has been ranked among the USA Today Coaches Poll for 176 straight weeks dating back to late in the 1998 season. The 176 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 USC s 121 weeks. The Horns previous longest streak in the coaches poll was 54 weeks from 1977-80. Texas has been ranked in the first and last coaches poll in all 11 of Mack Brown s seasons in Austin, a UT best. Dating back to his days at UNC, Brown s teams have finished the year ranked among the coaches Top 25 in each of the last 13 seasons, including eight Top 10 finishes. JAMAIL FIELD ADVANTAGE Highest Winning Pct. in Home Games Since 2003 1. Oklahoma 40-1.976 2. Boise State 38-1.974 USC 37-1.974 4. TEXAS 38-4.905 5. Ohio State 41-5.891 CONFERENCE COMPETITION: Mack Brown, who has guided the Horns to the 2005 Big 12 Championship and has won or shared the Big 12 South Division Championship five times, is 74-16 (.822) in 12 seasons of Big 12 play. That is the best league record over that span, ahead of Oklahoma (71-18), Nebraska (54-35) and Texas Tech (53-37). UT has won 42 of its last 49 games (.857) against Big 12 foes. The Horns had tied the school record by winning 21 straight conference games from 2004-06 before the streak was snapped at Kansas State in 2006. The record of 21 straight conference victories was set from 1968-71 when Texas was competing in the Southwest Conference. The 21-straight Big 12 victories also marked the longest streak in league history. At 82-24 (.774), Texas has the top intraconference record since the Big 12 formed in 1996. JAMAIL FIELD ADVANTAGE: During Mack Brown s 12-year tenure, Texas has won 63 of its 69 games (.913) at Royal- Texas Memorial Stadium/Jamail Field. The Horns.905 home winning percentage (38-4) since 2003 ranks fourth nationally. That is a dramatic improvement from the Horns 40-23-1 record in the 12 seasons prior to Brown s arrival. Under Brown, the Horns have outscored their opponents by an average of 43-16 and outgained them by an average of 467.4 yards to 284.5 at home. JAMAIL FIELD STREAKS: Texas is currently on a 13-game home winning streak, which is the sixth-longest streak on UT record and is tied for the third-longest active streak in the nation with Utah behind Oklahoma (26) and Boise St. (22). In addition, the Horns have posted two of the five-longest home winning streaks in school history during the Mack Brown era. The Horns won 20 in a row at home from 1999-2003 (third-longest in school history). Then, from 2003-06, Texas won 16-straight home games, which tied for the fourth-best string on UT record. The longest home winning streak in school history is a 41-game streak from 1968-76. Texas also holds the Big 12 record for longest home intraconference winning streak with a 26-game streak from 1999-2006. UT S BIG 12 SUCCESS AT HOME: Texas is 38-3 (.927) at Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium/Jamail Field versus league opponents during the Mack Brown NCAA ACTIVE STREAKS Active Home Winning Streaks 1. Oklahoma 26 (2005-) 2. Boise State 22 (2006-) 3. TEXAS 13 (2007-) Utah 13 (2007-) 5. Virginia Tech 12 (2007-) Texas Tech 12 (2007-) 7. Houston 11 (2007-) USC 11 (2007-) era. The 38 home victories are the most by any team in the conference over the last 12 years. In addition, the Horns set the league record with a 26-game home winning streak over Big 12 opponents, which was snapped in 2006. Prior to 2006, the last time UT had lost a home game against a league foe was 1999 (35-17 to No. 13 Kansas State). ROAD WARRIORS: Texas is 55-20 (.733) away from home (road and neutral sites) over the last 12 years compared to a 36-38-1 (.487) record in the 12 years prior to Mack Brown s arrival in 1998. The Horns 53-17 (.757) mark in road and neutral-site games since 1999 is the nation s best record over that span. Texas is 42-9 (.824) on the road (not including neutralsite games) and 36-5 (.878) versus unranked road foes during the Mack Brown era. Of the nine true-road-game losses in Brown s 12-year tenure, two came in his first three games at UT. Prior to Brown s arrival, UT posted just four winning road records in the 12 seasons leading up to 1998. All totalled during that time, UT was just 27-30 (.474) in true road games. The Longhorns have won 37 of their last 41 true road games (.902). The only losses during that stretch were a group of shootouts, 42-38 at Texas Tech in 2002, 45-42 at Kansas State in 2006, 38-30 at Texas A&M in 2007 and 39-33 at No. 6 Texas Tech in 2008. UT s loss at KSU in 06 snapped a school-record streak of 17 consecutive road wins. The 17-straight road wins eclipsed the previous record of 13 set from 1981-84. UT also won 12 consecutive road games from 2000-02. In addition, UT is currently on a streak of 10 consecutive non-conference road wins, which is a school record, bettering the previous streak of seven from 1956-63. SUCCESS AWAY FROM HOME Highest Winning Pct. in Road and Neutral-Site Games Since 1999 1. TEXAS 53-17.757 2. USC 50-19.725 3. Boise State 49-19.721 4. Georgia 47-21.691 5. Oklahoma 49-23.681
BIG 12 S WINNINGEST TEAMS All-time Intraconference Records 1. TEXAS 82-24 2. Oklahoma 76-29 3. Nebraska 69-36 4. Kansas State 63-43 5. Texas Tech 61-45 6. Colorado 56-49 7. Texas A&M 55-50 8. Missouri 48-57 9. Oklahoma State 44-61 10. Kansas 35-70 11. Iowa State 28-78 12. Baylor 13-92 During the Mack Brown era (1998-present) 1. TEXAS 74-16 2. Oklahoma 71-18 3. Nebraska 54-35 4. Texas Tech 53-37 5. Kansas State 49-40 BIG 12 ROAD SUCCESS: Texas has won 27 of its last 31 (.871) true Big 12 Conference road games (not including neutral-site games), including a league-record 13 consecutive conference road wins from 2002-06. The Horns are 31-6 (.838) 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). CAPS AND GOWNS: In 11 seasons under Mack Brown, the Longhorn football program has had a great deal of success when it comes to graduating its student-athletes. Over the last four years, that success in the classroom has reached an all-time high. BIG 12 WINNING STREAKS (Note: All streaks are intraconference) Longest Streaks* 1. TEXAS (2004-06) 21 2. Kansas State (1997-98) 15 3. Oklahoma (1999-2001) 14 4. Oklahoma (2004-05) 10 Longest Home Streaks 1. TEXAS (1999-06) 26 2. Oklahoma (2002-) 24 3. Kansas State (1996-2000) 14 Nebraska (1998-2002) 14 Longest Road Streaks 1. TEXAS (2002-06) 13 2. Kansas State (1997-99) 10 3. Nebraska (1996-97) 8 4. Kansas State (2003-05) 8 * Includes Big 12 Championship By the end of the 2009 spring semester, 84 of Texas 99 (84.8%) seniors, who completed their eligibility at Texas during that stretch, earned their degrees. During the Horns National Championship season in 2005, 24 of 29 (89.7%) seniors earned their degrees by last May. Eighteen of those seniors had received their diplomas prior to UT s victory over USC. The early graduation has been a positive trend at UT as well. Over the last four years, nearly 50 percent (48-of-99) of Texas seniors have graduated prior to the Longhorns bowl game. The Longhorns 2008 class of seniors featured 19-of-23 (82.6%) graduates by the end of spring with all 23 on schedule to complete their degrees by the Spring of 2010. Twenty-two of 24 seniors (91.7%) from the class of 2007 have graduated with the other two on pace to complete their degrees in 2009. From the 2006 group of 23 seniors, 19 (82.6%) have graduated and four more are less than two semesters short of their degrees. EARLIER GRADUATION: Another growing trend has been Longhorns earning their degrees in three and a half years. Over the last two seasons, six Longhorns have graduated in that timespan. In 2007, WR Nate Jones, who is now with the St. Louis Rams, S Drew Kelson, DT Derek Lokey, who was on the Kansas City Chiefs roster in 2008, and DT Frank Okam, who plays with the Houston Texans, earned their degrees in under four years. In 2008, DT Roy Miller received his degree in communications studies after just three and a half years, and RB Chris Ogbonnaya finished his degree in history in the same timeframe. LONGHORNS IN THE NFL: The Texas Football program is not only one of the best at the collegiate level, but since Mack Brown s arrival, it has become one of the premier sources of talent for the NFL as well. Currently, Texas has 42 players on NFL rosters, including five from last year s team. The 42 players is tied for the most nationally and easily leads the Big 12. And, they aren t just roster players either. Of the 33 Longhorns on rosters prior to this season, 30 have started games during their NFL careers, including 23 who were 2008 starters and 24 that started as rookies. Among that group of 33, seven have earned a spot in a Pro Bowl and seven have played in a Super Bowl with four coming away as Super Bowl Champions. LONGHORNS IN THE NFL Most active players in the NFL nationally 1. TEXAS 42 LSU 42 3. Miami, Fla. 41 4. Ohio St. 40 5. Georgia 38 Most active players in the NFL among Big 12 schools 1. TEXAS 42 2. Nebraska 27 Oklahoma 27 4. Texas A&M 18 5. Kansas St. 17 In addition, Texas has the most Top 10 and Top Five picks in the NFL Draft since 1999. The Horns eight Top 10 picks are tied with USC and their six Top Five picks lead LSU, Miami, Penn State and USC (three). DKR S 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. 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 NFL DRAFT Top 10 NFL Draft Picks (last 10 years) SCHOOL Draft Picks 1. TEXAS 8 USC 8 3. Miami (Fla.) 6 Top Five NFL Draft Picks (last 10 years) SCHOOL Draft Picks 1. TEXAS 6 2. LSU 3 Miami (Fla.) 3 Penn State 3 USC 3
ACADEMIC ALL-BIG 12 Total selections from 2006-08 (first team selections in parenthesis) 1. TEXAS 69 (47) 2. Nebraska 55 (39) 3. Baylor 47 (28) 4. Texas Tech 45 (29) 5. Kansas 37 (25) 6. Missouri 33 (23) Oklahoma State 33 (16) 8. Oklahoma 31 (19) 9. Colorado 30 (19) 10. Iowa State 26 (13) 11. Kansas State 18 (12) Texas A&M 18 (13) the time, the scoreboard was the nation s largest high-definition video display board thanks to DAKtronics. The $8-million Prostar Video Board is 55 feet high by 134 feet wide. In addition, the interior of the Moncrief-Neuhaus Athletics Complex, most notably the players lounge, is consistently being upgraded. Prior to this season, a new academic center was constructed. It is approximately three times the size of the old one at Moncrief-Neuhaus. It features writing, math and computer labs, numerous tutoring areas, a multimedia classroom and academic staff office space. It is all part of a $176.5-million renovation project at the Longhorns stadium. UT S GAMES DECIDED BY 3 POINTS OR LESS UNDER MACK BROWN (Record: 17-4/81.0%) DATE OPPONENT RESULT 1/5/09 vs. #10 Ohio State! W, 24-21 11/3/07 at Oklahoma State W, 38-35 10/27/07 Nebraska W, 28-25 9/15/07 at UCF W, 35-32 12/30/06 vs. Iowa^ W, 26-24 11/11/06 at Kansas State L, 42-45 10/21/06 at #17 Nebraska W, 22-20 1/4/06 vs. #1 USC* W, 41-38 9/10/05 at #4 Ohio State W, 25-22 1/1/05 vs. #12 Michigan* W, 38-37 9/11/04 at Arkansas W, 22-20 11/15/03 Texas Tech W, 43-40 11/2/02 at Nebraska W, 27-24 10/19/02 at #17 Kansas State W, 17-14 10/5/02 Oklahoma State W, 17-15 12/1/01 vs. #9 Colorado@ L, 37-39 9/16/00 at Stanford L, 24-27 10/30/99 at Iowa State W, 44-41 8/28/99 North Carolina State L, 20-23 11/27/98 #6 Texas A&M W, 26-24 11/7/98 Oklahoma State W, 37-34 @ Big 12 Championship * Rose Bowl, ^ Alamo Bowl! Fiesta Bowl FAN -TASTIC: Texas has been one of the best-attended programs in the nation over the past 10 years, drawing over 84,000 fans per game. The Horns, who have played in front of a sellout crowd in their last 57 home games, have attracted 49 of the top 50 crowds in UT history since Mack Brown took over in 1998. Texas school-record season-ticket sales of 84,100 in 2009 are more than double the 39,743 sold in 1997, the UT record when Brown arrived. With the completion of the stadium expansion project, the Horns opened 2009 against ULM by hosting 101,096 fans. They upped the single-game attendance record to 101,297 during the Texas Tech game, which is the largest crowd to see a college sporting event in the Southwest. UT s previous single-game attendance record of 98,621 was established when it hosted Texas A&M on Thanksgiving night last season. Texas also set a season-attendance record in 2008 with a total of 686,324, which bettered the Horns previous season best of 619,534, set in 2006. Overall, the top 23 home crowds at Texas have come since 06. On top of that, Texas has attracted record crowds in six of its road games over the past four seasons, at Texas Tech (56,333, 2008 and 56,158, 2006), vs. Oklahoma in the Cotton Bowl (92,182, 2008), at UTEP (53,415, 2008), at Texas A&M (88,253, 2007) and at Nebraska (85,187, 2006). HORNS FINISHING TOUCH: One of the mantras of the Texas football program under Mack brown is finish, and the Horns have done just that since Brown arrived. Over Brown s 12-year tenure, UT has gone 25-5 (.833) in games decided by four points or less and 17-4 (.810) in games decided by three points or less. The Longhorns have won 14 of their last 15 (.933) games decided by three points or less. The only loss came in a shootout at Kansas State, 45-42, in 2006, when Colt McCoy was sidelined by injury after the opening drive. The success under Brown is an improvement from the 12 years prior to his arrival when UT went 18-15-2 (.543) in games decided by four points or less and 16-11-2 (.586) in games decided by three points or less. COMEBACKS UNDER MACK BROWN: During Mack Brown s 12 seasons at Texas, the Horns have registered 22 second-half comebacks, including 12 fourth-quarter comebacks. UT has recorded the six largest comebacks in school history during the Mack Brown era. UT RECORD BOOK W/L vs. ranked opponents All-time* 123-121-8 Home 47-31-4 Away 34-43-0 Neutral 42-47-4 Top 25 matchup 102-70-5 As the higher-ranked team+ 68-33-2 As the lower-ranked team+ 34-38-3 Mack Brown Era 30-17 (63.8%) 2008 4-1 2007 2-1 2006 2-1 2005 4-0 2004 5-1 2003 3-2 2002 3-1 2001 2-2 2000 1-2 1999 1-4 1998 3-2 * 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* 449-109-8 Home 252-44-3 Away 171-59-3 Neutral 26-6-2 Mack Brown Era 88-9 (90.7%) Home 48-4 Away 35-5 Neutral 5-0 vs. NO. 10 OHIO STATE (2008): Texas trailed 6-3 at the half before taking a 17-6 lead entering the fourth quarter. But, the Buckeyes ran off 15 straight points to take a 21-17 lead with just 2:05 remaining. From there, Colt McCoy led an 11-play, 78-yard drive that culminated with a 26-yard TD pass to Quan Cosby with 16 seconds left to give UT the 24-21 victory. vs. NO. 1 OKLAHOMA (2008): The Horns erased two 11-point deficits in the first half and trailed by one, 21-20, at halftime. OU went up 28-20 before Texas scored 10 straight to take a 30-28 lead late in the third quarter. OU answered with a TD early in the fourth to make it 35-30, but UT scored the game s final 15 points over the last 7:37 to win, 45-35. In total, Texas went on a 25-7 run to seal the victory. TEXAS HEAT WAVE Here is a quick glance at some of the numbers surrounding the Texas heat wave in 2009: 100 Degree Days in June: 16 100 Degree Days in July: 26 100 Degree Days in August: 25 Total Number of Days over 100: 68 All-Time Record for 100 degree days: 69 Avg. Daily High in July: 102.2* Avg. Daily High in August: 101.7 Avg. Temp between June and Aug.: 88.4! * - hottest month ever recorded in Texas! - hottest summer ever recorded in Texas