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NO. 2 TEXAS TO TRAVEL TO

WYOMING: No. 2 Texas (1-0) will make its

first-ever appearance in the state of Wyoming

when it travels to Laramie to face the Unviersity

of Wyoming (1-0) at War Memorial Stadium

(30,514) on Saturday, Sept. 12 (2:30 p.m./

Central/Versus). When the Horns travel the

1,050 miles to Laramie, it will mark the Horns furthest trip to the northwest since it

played at Washington in 1975. In addition, Wyomings War Memorial Stadium sits

at 7,200 feet above sea level, which is the highest of any in the country, and is about

1,770 feet higher than Boulder, Colo. The game will be the third meeting between

UT and UW with both of the first two meetings taking place in Austin. They first

squared off in 1974, when the ninth-ranked Longhorns defeated the Cowboys, 34-7

The second meeting came four years later in 1978. This time, No. 6 Texas knocked

off Wyoming, 17-3.

ALL EYES ON TEXAS: Texas opened the 2009 season by playing in front of the

largest crowd to ever watch a football game in the state of Texas. The 101,096 atten-

dance figure was a new UT record, bettering the previous number of 98,621, which

was set last season when UT hosted

Texas A&M on Thanksgiving night. To

put 101,096 fans into perspective, 56players on UTs roster have hometowns

smaller than the attendance of Texas

game versus ULM.

SEPTEMBERS TO REMEMBER:

Texas has won 27 of its last 30 games

in the seasons first month (August/

September) under Mack Brown. The

only losses in that stretch were to Kansas

State in 2007, when the Horns gave up

TEXASAthletics Media Relations Department P.O. Box 7399 Austin, TX 78713-7399 Office: 512/471-6036 Fax: 512/471-6040

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)

Consecutive 10-win seasons1. Florida State ___________ 14 198720002. TEXAS _______________ 8 (2001- )

Miami ___________________ 8 198592

NCAA RECORD BOOK

L

ONGHORNS

NCAA ALL-TIME RECORDS LISTS

All-Time Winning Percentage All-Time Victories

YEARS RECORD PCT. YEARS WINS

1. Michigan_______ 129____ 87329536 ____ .7400 1. Michigan _______129_____873

2. Notre Dame ____ 120____ 83228442 ____ .7366 2. TEXAS_________ 116 ___ 833

3. TEXAS ______ 116 __ 833-317-33 _ .7179 3. Notre Dame _____ 120_____8324. Oklahoma ______ 114____ 79229853____ .7161 4. Nebraska _______119_____818

5. Ohio State ______ 119____ 80830753 ____ .7145 5. Ohio State ______ 119_____808

6. Alabama _______114____ 800-316-44 ____ .7086 6. Penn State ______ 121_____800

7. Nebraska _______119____ 81833740 ____ .7013 Alabama ________ 114_____800

#2/2 TEXAS (1-0, 0-0 Big 12)vs.

Wyoming (1-0, 0-0 Mountain West)

War Memorial Stadium (30,514)

Sat., Sept. 12 (Time: 2:30 p.m./CT/TV: Versus)

AP POLL: Texas is ranked second in The Associated PressPoll. UT has been ranked in The AP Poll for a UTrecord and

NCAAleading 143 consecutive weeks. This is the ninth time inthe last 10 years Texas has been ranked in the preseason Top 10.

COACHES POLL: Texas is ranked second in the USA TodayCoaches Poll. UT has been ranked in the coaches Top 25 fora UTrecord and NCAAleading 171 weeks in a row. This isthe 10th consecutive year Texas has opened the season witha Top 10 national ranking in the poll. The 10 consecutiveappearances in the preseason polls Top 10 is a UT best.

THE SERIES: This is the third meeting between Texas andWyoming and the first in Laramie. Texas won both previousmeetings, most recently by a 173 score on Sept. 23, 1978.

TELEVISION: The game will be broadcast nationally by

Versus. Joe Beninati playbyplay, Glenn Parker analystand Lindy Thackson sidelines have the call.

RADIO: The game will be broadcast by the LonghornSports Network and KVET 1300 AM/98.1 FM on its40station network and is available online at www.yahoo.com/sports with Craig Way playbyplay, Keith Morelandcolor and Roger Wallace sidelines. A live radio broadcastfor each UT game also can be heard on XM Satellite RadioCh. 231 and on Sirius with the Best of XM packageSubscriber Only. Dr. Rubn Pizarro playbyplay, JessMendoza color and Ral Senz color will have the callthis season for the Spanish Language Radio BroadcastsFlagship: 107.7 KHZS Hitz FM on a statewide networkand on the web at www.univision.com.

Texas Athletics Media RelationsAsst. AD/Media Relations Director: John Bianco

E-Mail: [email protected] Asst. to Head Coach: Bill LittleE-Mail: [email protected]

Asst. Media Relations Director: Jeremy SharpeE-Mail: [email protected]

Asst. Media Relations Director: Thomas SteppE-Mail: [email protected]

Web Site: MackBrownTexasFootball.comTwitter: twitter.com/MBTexasFootball

GAME 2

vs.

Mack Brown Era (1998-present)

1. TEXAS __________________116-262. Boise State ___________________ 115253. Oklahoma ___________________ 114314. Ohio State ___________________ 109305. Virginia Tech _________________ 10933

NCAAS WINNINGEST TEAMS


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two special teams TDs and committed

four turnovers, No. 1 Ohio State in 2006

and when the Horns gave up three turn-

overs versus Arkansas in 2003. Overall,

the Horns have won 34 of their last 39

outings in Aug./Sept.

NON-CONFERENCE STREAKS: With

a 59-20 victory over ULM, Texas has won

14 straight non-conference games, which

is the third-longest non-conference win-

ning streak in the nation. The streak is thelongest in the Mack Brown era and ranks

second on UTs all-time list. The Horns

school-record non-conference winning

streak of 15 occurred from 1945-48. UT

also had a streak of 11 straight non-

conference victories from 1963-65 and

a 10-game streak from 1968-70. Texas

is also currently on a school-record non-

conference road winning streak of nine,

which bettered the previous mark of seven

from 1956-63.

UT IN OPENERS: In its 117 years offootball, UT is 97-17-3 (.842) in season-

opening games. The Longhorns are 76-7-2

(.906) when they open the year at home.

Head coach Mack Brown is 11-1 in open-

ers at Texas, including 10-in-a-row, and

has won 13 of his last 14 and 19 of his last

22 season-opening games. Brown was 8-2

in season openers at North Carolina. In

Browns 12 openers at Texas, the Horns

have outscored their opponents by an

average of 49-11 (Total: 585-136).

TEXAS OPENS SEASON AT NO. 2

IN BOTH POLLS: Texas was ranked

second in both The Associated Press and

USA Today Coaches preseason polls. UT

has opened the season in The AP Top Five

in four of the last five years. It is the ninth

time in the last 10 years Texas has been

ranked in The AP Preseason Top 10. This

is also the fourth time in the last five years

that the Longhorns have opened the season

in the USA Today Coaches Preseason Top

Five. The coaches have ranked Texas in the

preseason Top 10 for 10 consecutive sea-

sons, a UT best. The Horns enter the season

with a No. 2 ranking in The AP poll for thefourth time (2005, 1970 and 62) and for the

fifth time (2006, 05, 02 and 1983) in the

coaches poll.

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 all-time with Miami (1985-92),trailing Florida States streak of 14 con-

secutive seasons. The current streak also

is the longest active mark in the nation.

Overall, Texas 116 victories over the last

12 years are the most in the nation. The

Horns also have won more Big 12 games

(72) 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 UTs seventh bowl victory in

the last eight years, including three BCS

triumphs and a BCS Championship Game

victory. Mack Browns eight bowl victo-

ries at UT are tied with Darrell Royal. In

fact, UTs eight bowl victories over the

last 11 seasons under Brown equaled the

amount Texas won in the 30 years prior to

Browns arrival.

OVERALL SERIES: Texas leads, 2-0

SERIES RECORD IN AUSTIN: Texas leads, 2-0

SERIES RECORD IN LARAMIE: Never met

PREVIOUS MEETING

Year Score UTs final record UWs final record

1978____@ #6 Texas 17, Wyoming 3 ______ 9-3 (6-2/t- 2nd SWC) ___ 5-7 (4-3/t- 2nd WAC)

1974____@ #9 Texas 34, Wyoming 7 ______ 8-4 (5-2/t- 2nd SWC) ____ 2-9 (1-6/8th WAC)

TEXAS/WYOMING ALLTIME SERIES ATAGLANCE

#2 TEXASRecord: 1-0 (0-0 Big 12)

Home: 1-0 Away: 0-0 Neutral: 0-0

Sept. 5 ULM FSNPPV __________ W, 59-20 12 at Wyoming Versus_______ 2:30 p.m. 19 TEXAS TECH ABC ________ 7 p.m.

26 UTEP FSN_____________ 2:30 p.m.Oct. 10 COLORADO* TBA __________TBA 17 vs. #3/3 Oklahoma*+ ABC_____11 a.m.

24 at Missouri* TBA ___________ TBA31 at #9/11 Oklahoma State*TBA ___TBA

Nov. 7 UCFTBA _________________TBA14 at Baylor* TBA______________ TBA21 #25/NR 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

MACK BROWN Florida State 74: Texas 12thyear head coach is 11626 7216 Big 12 at UT,including the 2005 National Championship, andhas a 2021001 mark over his 24year career.Brown is the Big 12s winningest active coachDivision IA games only and his strings of 19consecutive winning seasons and 17 straight bowlappearances are the secondlongest nationally.

WYOMINGRecord: 1-0 (0-0 Mountain West)

Home: 1-0 Away: 0-0 Neutral: 0-0

Sept. 5 WEBER STATE _________ W, 29-2212 #2/2 TEXAS (Versus) _______ 1:30 p.m.19 at Colorado TBA ________ 1:30 p.m.

26 UNLV*__________________ 1 p.m.Oct. 3 at Florida Atlantic TBA______ 2 p.m. 10 NEW MEXICO* (The Mtn.) ___ 12 p.m. 17 at Air Force* The Mtn. _______12 p.m. 31 at #19/18 Utah* The Mtn. ______ 6 p.m.Nov. 7 #20/24 BYU* (The Mtn.)_______ 12 p.m.

14 at San Diego State* The Mtn. __ 8 p.m. 21 #17/17 TCU* (The Mtn.)_______ 12 p.m.

27 at Colorado State* The Mtn. ___12 p.m.all times Mountain | * Mountain West game

NOTE: Rankings listed as The AP Poll/Coaches Poll

DAVE CHRISTENSEN Western Washington85: Head coach Dave Christensen is in his firstseason as head coach at Wyoming. Christensencame to Wyoming from Missouri, where heserved as assistant head coach, offensive coordinator and offensive line coach from 2001 to 2008.Christensen comes to Laramie on the heels ofdirecting top ten ranked units in scoring offense,total offense and passing offense in his final twoseasons at Missouri. Christensen spent 1992 to2001 as an offensive assistant at Toledo.

Nations Longest Active Non-ConferenceWinning Streaks

1. LSU ___________________________ 202. Kentucky _______________________ 153. TEXAS ________________________ 144. USC ___________________________ 135. Missouri _______________________ 11

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FIVE HORNS ON PRESEASONWATCH LISTS: Texas has seven players

listed on preseason national award watch

lists in C Chris Hall, DE/LB Sergio Kindle,

QB Colt McCoy, LB Roddrick Muckelroy,

WR Jordan Shipley, S Earl Thomas and

OT Adam Ulatoski. Hall was tabbed for

the Rimington Trophy (nations top cen-

ter) and the Outland Trophy (nations top

interior lineman). Kindle appeared on

three watch lists, the Nagurski Trophy

(nations top defensive player), Bednarik

Award (nations top defensive player) and

Hendricks Award (nations top defensive

end). McCoy also was named to three watch

lists, the Walter Camp Football Foundation

Player of the Year award, which he won last

season, the Davey OBrien Award (nations

top quarterback) and the Manning Award

(nations top quarterback). Muckelroy was

tabbed for the Bednarik Award (nations

top defensive player), while Shipley earned

spots on the WCFF Player of the Year

award and Biletnikoff Award (nations top

wide receiver) watch lists. Thomas was rec-

ognized on the Jim Thorpe Award (nationstop defensive back) watch list and Ulatoski

was named to the Outland Trophy (nations

top interior lineman) watch list.

B O W L R O L L :

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 oftheir last eight bowls and have an 8-3

record under Mack Brown. In the 11 years

prior to Browns 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 bet-

ter record. With a 24-21 victory over No.

10 Ohio State in the Tostitos Fiesta Bowl,

Texas has won bowl games in five consec-

utive years for the first time in school his-

tory (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. Browns 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.

NO. 2 ALL-TIME: In 2008, Texas moved

ahead of Notre Dame for second place on

the NCAA all-time victory list. At 833

victories, Texas trails only Michigan in

all-time wins. With the Longhorns in sec-ond 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 116-26 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 116 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

116-26 (.817) record at UT, Brown is the

architect of the nations best record during

that stretch. In addition, Brown has led

the Horns to an 89-15 (.856) mark over

the last nine seasons, which is the nationssecond-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 UTs 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 pre-

vious streak of nine straight from 1977-85

Browns personal strings, including time

at North Carolina, go back even further.

He has posted 19 consecutive winning sea-

sons and taken his teams to 17 consecutive

bowl games. Both of those marks are thesecond-longest active streaks in the nation

200 CAREER VICTORIES: With a vic-

tory against Texas A&M in 2008, Mack

Brown became the first head coach in UT

history to reach the 200-victory plateau

(Minimum five years as FBS head coach)

1. Joe Paterno, Penn St. _________38412732. Bobby Bowden, Florida St. _____38212343. Frank Bemer, Virginia Tech ____21911344. Jim Tressel, Ohio St. __________ 219762

5. MACK BROWN, TEXAS __202-100-1

NCAA ACTIVE VICTORY LEADERS

(Minimum 10 years as FBS head coach)

1. Joe Paterno ____________________ 3842. Bobby Bowden __________________ 3823. Bear Bryant ____________________ 3234. Pop Warner ____________________ 3195. Amos Alonzo Stagg ______________ 314

6. LaVell Edwards _________________ 2577. Tom Osborne ___________________ 2558. Lou Holtz _____________________ 2499. Woody Hayes ___________________ 23810. Bo Schembechler ________________ 23411. Hayden Fry ____________________ 23212. Frank Beamer __________________ 21913. Jess Neely _____________________ 20714. Warren Woodson________________ 203

15. MACK BROWN _____________202Don Nehlen ____________________ 202

17. Vince Dooley ___________________ 201Eddie Anderson ________________ 201

19. Jim Sweeney ___________________ 200

NCAA ALLTIME VICTORY LEADERS

By victories1. Bobby Bowden, Florida State _________ 186501 __________.787

2. MACK BROWN, TEXAS/UNC____ 182521 ________ .777

By winning percentage (min. 100 victories)1. Bobby Bowden, Florida State _________ 186501 __________.787

2. MACK BROWN, TEXAS/UNC____ 182521 ________ .777

COACHING SUCCESSNCAA Division I-A head coaching records since 1990

Texas is one of just two teams nationallythat 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

FIVE STRAIGHT BOWL WINS


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(202-100-1/.668) 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 five 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 havewon 100 games at their current school

(116-26/.817). Of the 80 coaches that have

ever won 100 games at a FBS school,

Brown is the 14th fastest to reach the cen-

tury mark (124 games) and the third-fastest

among active coaches. With 202 victories,

Brown is tied with Don Nehlen for 15th on

the NCAA all-time victories list.

UTS NO. 2 ALL-TIME: Mack Brown

has won 116 games at Texas. He is in

second place on UTs all-time list behindonly Darrell Royal, who tallied 167 victo-

ries 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 sea-

sons. The streak of 11 straight seasons of

nine or more victories is a UT first and the

longest active string in the nation. In addi-

tion, with 10 wins in his final two seasons

at North Carolina, Mack Brown is the lonecoach 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 nations 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 Royals 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 consis-

tency in UT history.

REWRITE THE RECORD BOOK:

During Mack Browns 11-year tenure at

Texas, the Horns have set 214 school

records. The offense has led the way by

setting 135 team, individual, game, sea-

son and career records. UT also has set

14 defensive records, 32 special teams

records and 28 freshman records underBrown. In addition, the Horns have set

every major school attendance record dur-

ing the Mack Brown era.

TACKLING THE TOP 25: Texas is 23-5

(.821) in its last 28 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. Thats a

continuation of the success the Longhorns

have had against ranked foes during the

Mack Brown era. In his 11 years in AustinUT is 30-17 (.638) versus Top 25 oppo-

nents. In fact, the Longhorns have posted

a winning record against ranked opponents

in each of the last seven seasons.

AP TOP 25 STREAK AT UTRECORD 143 STRAIGHT WEEKS:Texas has been ranked among TheAssociated Press Top 25 for a UT-recordand nation-leading 143 straight weeksbettering a 114-week streak from 1968-76The next longest active streak is USCs117 weeks. Texas has finished the year

ranked among The AP Top 25 in each ofMack Browns 11 years in Austin. Thatmarks the first time in school historyTexas has finished in The AP Top 25 for

The Associated Press2009 Preseason Poll

Rk Team (1st) Record_Points LW1 Florida 58 _______ 00 __ 1,498 ___NR

2 TEXAS 2 _______ 00 __ 1,424 __ NR

3 Oklahoma ________ 00 __ 1,370 ___NR4 USC ____________ 00 __ 1,313 ___NR

5 Alabama _________ 00 __ 1,156 ___NR6 Ohio State ________ 00 __ 1,113 ___NR7 Virginia Tech _____ 00 __ 1,054 ___NR8 Mississippi _______ 00 __ 1,047 ___NR

9 Oklahoma State ____ 00 ___989 ____NR9 Penn State ________ 00 ___989 ____NR11 LSU ____________ 00 ___914 ____NR12 California ________ 00 ___746 ____NR

13 Georgia __________ 00 ___714 ____NR14 Boise State _______ 00 ___659 ____NR15 Georgia Tech ______ 00 ___593 ____NR

16 Oregon __________ 00 ___587 ____NR17 TCU ____________ 00 ___521 ____NR

18 Florida State ______ 00 ___307 ____NR19 Utah ____________ 00 ___289 ____NR

20 Brigham Young ____ 00 ___267 ____NR21 North Carolina ____ 00 ___261 ____NR22 Iowa ____________ 00 ___229 ____NR23 Notre Dame ______ 00 ___225 ____NR

24 Nebraska_________ 00 ___ 207 ____NR25 Kansas __________ 00 ___134 ____NR

USA Today Coaches2009 Preseason Poll

Rk Team (1st) Record Points LW

1 Florida 53 _______ 00 __ 1,524 __ NR2 TEXAS (4) _______ 0-0 __ 1,386 __ NR3 Oklahoma 1 _____ 00 __ 1,358 __ NR4 USC 1 __________ 00 __ 1,321 __ NR

5 Alabama _________ 00 __ 1,134 __ NR6 Ohio State ________ 00 __ 1,126 __ NR7 Virginia Tech _____ 00 __ 1,020 __ NR

8 Penn State ________ 00 ___988 ___ NR9 LSU ____________ 00 ___917 ___ NR10 Mississippi _______ 00 ___904 ___ NR11 Oklahoma State ____ 00 ___861 ___ NR

12 California ________ 00 ___711 ___ NR13 Georgia __________ 00 ___707 ___ NR14 Oregon __________ 00 ___694 ___ NR

15 Georgia Tech ______ 00 ___559 ___ NR16 Boise State _______ 00 ___542 ___ NR17 TCU ____________ 00 ___461 ___ NR18 Utah ____________ 00 ___404 ___ NR

19 Florida State ______ 00 ___371 ___ NR20 North Carolina ____ 00 ___293 ___ NR21 Iowa ____________ 00 ___257 ___ NR22 Nebraska ________ 00 ___236 ___ NR

23 Notre Dame ______ 00 ___194 ___ NR24 Brigham Young ____ 00 ___178 ___ NR25 Oregon State ______ 00 ___165 ___ NR

LW: Last weeks ranking

NATIONAL RANKINGS

Consecutive Polls Ranked - AP

as of Sept. 8, 2009

Rk. Team Streak Last Time NR

1. _TEXAS _______ 143 ______ 10/15/00

2. __USC __________ 117 __________ 1/5/01

NCAA LEADERS

DATE OPPONENT RESULT1/5/09 _____vs. #10 Ohio State! _____W, 242111/1/08 ____at #6 Texas Tech ______ L, 333910/25/08 ___#7 Oklahoma State ____W, 282410/18/08 ___#11 Missouri _________W, 563110/11/08 ___vs. #1 Oklahoma ______W, 453512/27/07 ___vs. #12 Arizona State^ __W, 523410/6/07 ____vs. #10 Oklahoma _____ L, 2128

9//8/07 ____#19 TCU ____________W, 341310/21/06 ___at #17 Nebraska ______W, 222010/7/06 ____vs. #14 Oklahoma _____W, 28109/9/06 _____#1 Ohio State _________ L, 7241/4/06 _____vs. #1 USC* __________W, 413810/22/05 ___#10 Texas Tech _______W, 521710/15/05 ___#24 Colorado ________ W, 42179/10/05 ____at #4 Ohio State _______W, 25221/1/05 _____vs. #13 Michigan* _____W, 383711/26/04 ___#22 Texas A&M ______W, 261311/6/04 ____#19 Oklahoma State ____W, 563510/23/04 ___at #24 Texas Tech _____ W, 512110/16/04 ___#24 Missouri _________W, 2820^ Holiday Bowl, *Rose Bowl, ! Fiesta Bowl

UTS LAST 20 AGAINSTTOP 25 OPPONENTS


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11 straight years, bettering the previousrecord of eight straight seasons from 1968-75.

UT-RECORD 171 STRAIGHT WEEKS

IN COACHES POLL: UT has beenranked among the USA Today CoachesPoll for 171 straight weeks dating back tolate in the 1998 season. The 171 straightweeks is the longest UT streak in any polland the nations longest active streak inthe coaches poll. The next longest activestreak is USCs 116 weeks. The Hornsprevious longest streak in the coaches pollwas 54 weeks from 1977-80. Texas hasbeen ranked in the first and last coachespoll in all 11 of Mack Browns seasons in

Austin.

BROWNS TOP 10 HORNS: MackBrown 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 107 of

the last 130 AP polls. All totaled, UT has

spent 114 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 sea-

sons. 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 rank-

ing 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 Browns

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 second-

longest 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 lon-gest Texas streak in The AP Top 10 is 60

weeks from 1961-65. Currently, Texas has

an active streak of 18 consecutive weeks

ranked in the Top 10.

EIGHT STRAIGHT TOP 15 FINISHES:

Texas No. 3 ranking in 2008 marked the

ninth straight year the Horns finished

ranked among the nations 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. 5ranking 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 nationsonly school that has both started andfinished the season ranked among thenations Top 15 in each of the last nineseasons.

CONFERENCE COMPETITION:

Mack Brown, who has guided the Horns

to the 2005 Big 12 Championship and haswon or shared the Big 12 South Division

Championship five times, is 72-16 (.818)

in 11 seasons of Big 12 play. That is the

best league record over that span, ahead of

Oklahoma (70-18), Nebraska (53-35) and

Texas Tech (52-36). UT has won 40 of

its last 47 games against Big 12 foes. The

Horns had tied the school record by win-

ning 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-straighBig 12 victories also marked the longest

streak in league history. At 80-24 (.769)

Texas has the top intraconference record

since the Big 12 formed in 1996.

JA MA IL FIELD A D V A N T A GE

During Mack Browns 12-year tenure

Texas has won 60 of its 66 games (.909)

at Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium/Jamai

Field, including two of the five-longest

home winning streaks in UT history. The

Horns .897 home winning percentage (35-4) since 2003 ranks fifth nationally. That is

a dramatic improvement from the Horns

40-23-1 record in the 12 seasons prior to

Browns arrival. The Horns won 20 in a

row at home from 1999-2003 (third-lon-

gest in school history). Then, from 2003-

All-time Intraconference Records1. TEXAS ___________________80-242. Oklahoma ____________________ 75293. Nebraska _____________________ 68364. Kansas State___________________ 62425. Texas Tech ___________________ 60446. Colorado _____________________ 56487. Texas A&M ___________________ 5549

8. Missouri _____________________ 48569. Oklahoma State ________________ 436110. Kansas _______________________ 347011. Iowa State ____________________ 287612. Baylor _______________________ 1391

During the Mack Brown era (1998-present)1. TEXAS ___________________72-162. Oklahoma ____________________ 70183. Nebraska _____________________ 53354. Texas Tech ___________________ 52365. Kansas State___________________ 4939

BIG 12S WINNINGEST TEAMS

(Note: All streaks are intraconference)

Longest Streaks*1. TEXAS 200406 _____________212. Kansas State 199798 _____________ 153. Oklahoma 19992001 _____________ 144. Oklahoma 200405 ______________ 10

Longest Home Streaks1. TEXAS (1999-06)______________262. Oklahoma 2002 ________________ 243. Kansas State 19962000 ___________ 14

Nebraska 19982002 _____________ 14

Longest Road Streaks1. TEXAS (2002-06)______________132. Kansas State 199799 _____________ 103. Nebraska 199697 ________________ 84. Kansas State 200305 ______________ 8

* Includes Big 12 Championship

BIG 12 WINNING STREAKS

W/L vs. ranked opponents

Alltime* _____________________ 1231218Home ________________________ 47314Away ________________________ 34430Neutral _______________________ 42474

Top 25 matchup ________________ 102705As the higherranked team+ _______ 68332As the lowerranked team+ ________ 34383

Mack Brown Era ____________ 3017 63.8%2008 ____________________________ 412007 ____________________________ 212006 ____________________________ 212005 ____________________________ 402004 ____________________________ 512003 ____________________________ 322002 ____________________________ 312001 ____________________________ 222000 ____________________________ 121999 ____________________________ 141998 ____________________________ 32

* as ranked by either The AP Poll or Coaches Poll+ both teams ranked in Top 25

W/L vs. unranked opponents since 1936

Alltime* _____________________ 4451098Home _______________________ 249443Away _______________________ 170593Neutral ________________________ 2662

Mack Brown Era _____________ 849 90.3%Home ___________________________454Away ___________________________345Neutral __________________________ 50

UT RECORD BOOK


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06, Texas won 16-straight home games,which tied for the fourth-best string on

UT record. Under Brown, the Horns have

outscored their opponents by an average

of 43-16 and outgained them by an aver-

age of 469.1 yards to 288.3 at home.

UTS BIG 12 SUCCESS AT HOME:Texas is 36-3 (.923) at Royal-TexasMemorial Stadium/Jamail Field versusleague opponents during the Mack Brownera. The 36 home victories are the mostby any team in the conference over the

last 11 years. In addition, the Horns setthe league record with a 26-game homewinning streak over Big 12 opponents,which was snapped in 2006. Prior to2006, the last time UT had lost a homegame against a league foe was 1999 (35-17 to No. 13 Kansas State).

ROAD WARRIORS: Texas is 52-17(.754) away from home (road and neutralsites) over the last 10 years, which is thenations best record over that span. TheHorns have lost only nine true road games(not including neutral-site games) inMack Browns 11-year tenure, with twoof them coming in his first three games atUT. The Longhorns have won 36 of theirlast 40 true road games (.900). The onlylosses during that stretch were a group ofshootouts, 42-38 at Texas Tech in 2002,45-42 at Kansas State in 2006, 38-30 atTexas A&M in 2007 and 39-33 at No. 6Texas Tech in 2008. UTs loss at KSU in06 snapped a school-record streak of 17consecutive road wins. The 17-straightroad wins eclipsed the previous recordof 13 set from 1981-84. UT also won 12

consecutive road games from 2000-02.Overall, Texas is 41-9 (.820) on the road(not including neutral-site games) and

35-5 (.875) versus unranked road foesduring the Mack Brown era. In addition,UT is currently on a streak of nine con-secutive non-conference road wins, whichis a school record, bettering the previousstreak of seven from 1956-63.

BIG 12 ROAD SUCCESS: Texas haswon 27 of its last 31 (.871) true Big12 Conference road games (not includ-

ing neutral-site games), including aleague-record 13 consecutive confer-ence road wins from 2002-06. The Hornsare 31-6 (.838) in league road contestsunder Mack Brown. Highlighting theHorns road record under Brown arevictories at Nebraska (1998) to end theHuskers nation-best 47-game home win-ning streak, another win that snapped aNebraska 26-game home winning streak(2002) and a victory to break OklahomaStates 10-game winning streak (2003).Prior to Browns arrival, UT posted just

two winning road records in the 11 sea-sons leading up to 1998 (the first yearunder Brown). All totalled during thattime, UT was just 24-28 in road games.

CAPS AND GOWNS: In 11 seasons

under Mack Brown, the Longhorn foot-

ball 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. By the end of the 2009

spring semester, 84 of Texas 99 (84.9%)

seniors, who completed their eligibilityat Texas during that stretch, earned their

degrees. The top year in that time came

during the Horns National Championship

season in 2005. From that group, 26 of 29

(89.7%) seniors earned their degrees by

this May. Eighteen of those seniors had

received their diplomas prior to UTs vic-

tory 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 featured19-of-23 (82.6%) graduates by the end of

spring with all 23 on schedule to complete

their degrees by the Fall of 2009. Twenty-

one of 24 seniors (87.5%) from the class

of 2007 have graduated with two more on

pace to complete their degrees in 2009.

From the 2006 group of 23 seniors, 18

(78.3%) have graduated and four more

are less than two semesters short of their

degrees.

EARLIER GRADUATION: Another

growing trend has been Longhorns earn-

ing 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, DTDerek Lokey, who is on the Kansas City

Chiefs roster, 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 Browns arrival, it has

become one of the premier sources of

talent for the NFL as well. Currently,

Texas has 46 players on NFL rosters,

including five from last years team. The

46 players are the most among Big 12

schools and rank eighth nationally. And,

they arent just roster players either. Of

the 40 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 40,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. 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).

Total selections from 2006-08(first team selections in parenthesis)

1. TEXAS _________________ 69 (47)2. Nebraska ____________________ 55 393. Baylor ______________________ 47 284. Texas Tech __________________ 45 295. Kansas ______________________ 37 256. Missouri ____________________ 33 23

Oklahoma State _______________ 33 168. Oklahoma ___________________ 31 199. Colorado ____________________ 30 1910. Iowa State ___________________ 26 1311. Kansas State__________________ 18 12

Texas A&M __________________ 18 13

ACADEMIC ALLBIG 12

Highest Winning Pct. in Road and

Neutral-Site Games Since 1999

1. TEXAS _________ 52-17 __________ .754

2. USC ___________ 4818 ___________.727

3. Boise State _______ 4719 ___________.712

4. Georgia _________ 4620 ___________.697

SUCCESS AWAY FROM HOME

Highest Winning Pct. in Home Games Since 2003

1. Boise State ________ 371 ____________.974

Oklahoma ________ 371 ____________.974

3. USC ____________ 361 ____________.973

4. Ohio State ________ 394 ____________.907

5. TEXAS __________ 35-4 ___________ .897

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DKRS RENOVATIONS: As Texas foot-

ball 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 foot-

ball. Following the 2008 season, Texas

installed FieldTurf as its playing surface

and bleachers were added to the south

end of the stadium. Combined with theprevious years 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 stadium of any kind 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 upgradewas made prior to 2007, when a new video

board was installed at the south end of the

stadium. The scoreboard is the nations

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 consis-

tently 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.

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

54 home games, have attracted 48 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 2009against ULM by setting the single-game

attendance record of 101,096, which is

the largest crowd to ever see a football

game in the state of Texas. UTs 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 21 home crowds

at Texas have come since 06. On top of

that, Texas has attracted record crowds insix of its road games over the past three

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).

COMEBACKS UNDER MACK

BROWN: During Mack Browns 12 sea-

sons at Texas, the Horns have registered

22 second-half comebacks, including 12

fourth-quarter comebacks. UT has recordedthe six largest comebacks in school history

during the Mack Brown era.

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 thefirst 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 games 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.

at OKLAHOMA STATE (2007): Texas

erased two fourth-quarter deficits and a

second-half deficit, including the largest

fourth-quarter comeback in school history

against Oklahoma State. The Horns trailed

35-14 entering the final stanza before scor-

ing 24 unanswered points to win, 38-35.

NEBRASKA (2007): Texas trailed

Nebraska, 17-9, entering the fourth quarter

before running off 19 straight points to win

28-25. After falling behind 17-3 early in

the third quarter, Texas produced 336 total

yards and 25 points in the second half to

help seal the victory.

at TEXAS TECH (2006): After trailing the

Texas Tech, 21-0, in the first quarter, the

Horns closed the gap to 31-21 at halftimeand 31-28 entering the fourth quarter, before

going on to win 35-31.

at NO. 4 OHIO STATE (2005): The Horns

trailed the Buckeyes, 22-16, entering the

final quarter, but Vince Young connected

with Limas Sweed for a 24-yard TD with

2:37 remaining to give Texas a 23-22 lead

A late safety gave the Horns a 25-22 victory

vs. NO. 1 USC (2005): The Longhorns

trailed 38-26 with 6:42 remaining in the

game before Vince Young led two TD drives

including his game-winning eight-yard TD

run with just 19 seconds left, to secure the

win and the National Championship.

Prior to 2005: The Horns notched four

second-half comebacks and a fourth-quarter

comeback in 2004, including a 28-point

comeback against Oklahoma State, the larg-

est in school history. UT also registered a

halftime comeback in 02, a fourth-quarter

comeback in 01, two halftime comebacks

in 1999 and two fourth-quarter comebacks

in 98.

Top 10 NFL Draft Picks (last 10 years)SCHOOL __________________ Draft Picks

1. TEXAS ____________________ 8USC ___________________________8

3. Miami Fla._____________________6

Top Five NFL Draft Picks (last 10 years)SCHOOL __________________ Draft Picks

1. TEXAS ____________________ 62. LSU ___________________________3Miami Fla._____________________3Penn State ______________________3USC ___________________________3

NFL DRAFT

Most players in the NFL among Big 12 schools

1. TEXAS ________________________ 462. Nebraska _______________________ 413. Oklahoma ______________________ 404. Texas A&M _____________________ 285. Colorado _______________________ 27

BIG 12 PLAYERS IN THE NFL

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

AllTime 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

TEXAS HEAT WAVE


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OFFENSIVE EXPLOSION: In 11 com-

pleted seasons under Mack Brown andoffensive coordinator Greg Davis, UTs

offense has produced nine of the top 10

passing seasons, 10 of the top 12 total

yardage campaigns and the top eight scor-

ing years in school history. The Horns

have also averaged at least 200 yards both

rushing and passing in four of the 11 sea-

sons. During their tenure, the Longhorns

have registered 135 school records, thirty-

eight 50-point games and four of the top

six total offense games on school record.

In addition, UT has produced forty 500-

yard total offense performances (there areonly 63 of them in the 116 years of Texas

football) and has recorded nine of the

schools nineteen 600-yard total offense

games. The Horns balanced attack has

produced at least 400 yards of offense in

72 of its last 104 games and has regis-

tered 200 yards both passing and rushing

45 times under Brown and Davis. Texas

has scored at least 25 points in 53 of its

last 60 games. In addition, the Horns had

scored at least 28 points in a UT best 19

consecutive games, bettering the previousmark of 12 straight (2005-06), prior to last

seasons Fiesta Bowl. Texas also posted

an 11-game streak from 2000-01. Prior

to Browns arrival, the longest streak of

scoring at least 28 points was seven games.

2009: The Longhorns opened the season

by posting 562 yards of total offense(363p/199r), including 311 total yards in

the first half, against ULM. It marked the

fifth time in the Mack Brown era that UTeclipsed the 500-yard mark in a season

opener. The Horns produced nine scoring

drives, including three 10-play drives andan 11-play drive. UT scored on all seven of

its red-zone possessions, including six TDs

and a FG to end the first half.

2008: Texas averaged 42.4 points pergame (fifth NCAA), 475.8 total yards

(ninth NCAA), 308.3 passing yards (sev-enth NCAA) and 167.5 rushing yards(41st NCAA). UT posted at least 400 yardsof total offense in 12 of its 13 games, atleast 500 yards in five games and posteda 600-yard game against Rice. Overall,Texas 4,008 passing yards set a schoolrecord by almost 500 yards, while its 551points and 6,185 total yards rank secondon UTs single-season list. Texas rankedthird nationally on third down, converting95-of-173 (54.9%), and 16th in red zoneoffense after converting 61-of-68 chances

(90.0%, 52 TDs/nine FGs).

2007: The Texas offense finished the2007 campaign as one of only 10 teamsnationally to average 200 yards passingand 200 yards rushing. The Horns posted255.4 yards passing (39th NCAA), 207.5

yards rushing (17thNCAA), 462.9 totalyards (13th NCAA)and 37.2 points pergame (14th NCAA).UT produced at least

400 yards of total offense in nine gamesand at least 500 yards in five, while scoringat least 30 points in nine of the 13 gamesUT eclipsed the 200-yard rushing plateau

on seven occasions and reached at least300 yards rushing in three of its last fivegames.

2006: Texas finished the 2006 seasonranked sixth nationally in scoring offense(35.9 ppg), ninth in passing efficiency(155.9 rating) and 22nd in total offense(391.5 ypg). The Horns registered at least400 yards in seven of the 13 games andscored at least 35 points in eight contests.

2005: UT led the nation in scoring offense

(50.2 ppg), ranked second in rushingoffense (274.9 ypg) and finished third intotal offense (512.1 ypg). The Horns pro-duced at least 600 yards of offense threetimes in 2005, which was a first in UT his-tory. Texas also came close to having threemore 600-yard games with 591 againstLa.-Lafayette, 585 at Missouri and 556 inthe Rose Bowl versus No. 1 USC. UTs600-yard games came in three consecutivecontests against Oklahoma State (606)Baylor (645) and Kansas (617). Texasrushed for at least 300 yards six times in

LONGHORNS OFFENSIVE PROGRESS REPORT

RUSH OFFENSE PASS OFFENSE TOTAL OFFENSE SCORING OFFENSEYEAR YPG NCAA YPG NCAA YPG NCAA PPG NCAA2009 _______ 199.0 (38th) _______ 363.0 (6th) ________ 562.0 (9th)_________ 59.0 (5th)2008 _______ 167.5 (41st) _______ 308.3 (7th) ________ 475.8 (9th)_________ 42.4 (5th)2007_______ 207.5 (17th) _______ 255.4 (39th)_______ 462.9 (13th) _______ 37.2 (14th)2006_______ 162.6 (34th) _______ 228.9 (33rd)_______ 391.5 (22nd) ________ 35.9 (6th)2005 _______ 274.9 (2nd) _______ 237.2 (40th)________ 512.1 (3rd)_________ 50.2 (1st)2004 _______ 299.2 (2nd) ______ 165.3 (106th) _______ 464.4 (7th)________ 35.3 (12th)

2003 _______ 232.5 (8th) _______ 206.6 (70th)_______ 439.2 (20th) ________ 41.0 (6th)2002 _______ 135.5 (74th) _______ 250.1 (34th)_______ 385.6 (48th) _______ 33.8 (16th)2001 _______ 162.3 (51st) _______ 250.3 (34th)_______ 412.6 (38th) ________ 39.2 (6th)2000 _______ 145.5 (60th) _______ 293.2 (14th)_______ 438.6 (14th) ________ 38.6 (8th)1999 _______ 135.3 (73rd) _______ 274.8 (17th)_______ 410.1 (29th) _______ 34.2 (13th)1998 _______ 204.2 (21st) _______ 266.5 (19th)_______ 470.6 (11th) _______ 36.3 (11th)1997 _______201.5 22nd _______ 196.1 69th ________397.5 39th ________25.7 55th1996 _______ 209.9 24th _______ 250.5 23rd ________460.4 11th ________36.0 12th1995 _______207.0 22nd _______ 226.3 36th ________433.3 17th ________31.7 18th1994 _______ 136.9 76th _______ 224.4 30th ________361.3 59th ________35.0 58th1993 _______ 162.9 50th _______ 231.6 33rd ________ 394.5 41st ________37.7 17th

bold italicsdenotes Mack Brown era

Last 12 years

1. MACK BROWN, TEXAS/N. CAROLINA___ 13629 ___ .8242. Bobby Bowden, Florida State________________ 12341 _____.750

NCAAS WINNINGEST COACHES

Single-Season Points Scored

1. 652 __________________ 2005 (13 g)2. 551 __________________ 2008 (13 g)

3. 533 __________________ 2003 (13 g)4. 484 __________________ 2007 (13 g)5. 470 __________________ 2001 (13 g)6. 467 __________________ 2006 (13 g)7. 444 __________________ 1999 (13 g)8. 439 __________________ 2002 (13 g)9. 432 ___________________1996 (12 g)

10. 431 ___________________1977 (11 g)

Single-Season Total Offense

1. 6,657 _________________ 2005 (13 g)2. 6,185 _________________ 2008 (13 g)3. 6,018 _________________ 2007 (13 g)4. 5,709 _________________ 2003 (13 g)5. 5,573 _________________ 2004 (12 g)

6. 5,525 __________________1996 (12 g)7. 5,336 _________________ 1999 (13 g)

8. 5,199 __________________1995 (12 g)9. 5,177 _________________ 1998 (11 g)

10. 5,089 _________________ 2006 (13 g)

Single-Season Passing Yards

1. 4,008 _________________ 2008 (13 g)2. 3,580 _________________ 1999 (13 g)

3. 3,320 _________________ 2007 (13 g)4. 3,251 _________________ 2002 (13 g)5. 3,229 _________________ 2000 (11 g)6. 3,083 _________________ 2005 (13 g)7. 3,019 _________________ 2008 (10 g)8. 3,006 __________________1996 (12 g)9. 3,003 _________________ 2001 (12 g)

10. 2,975 _________________ 2006 (13 g)

Mack Brown era in bold

Prior to Mack Brown era in italics

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2005, matching 2004s total for the mostby a Texas team since 1977. UT averageda balanced 274.9 rushing yards and 237.2passing yards in 2005, marking just thefifth time in school history the Horns aver-aged better than 200 yards both rushingand passing.

Prior to 2005: UT ranked second in the

nation in rushing (299.2 ypg), seventh intotal offense (464.4 ypg) and 12th in scor-

ing (35.3 ppg) in 2004. The Horns posted

at least 600 yards of offense twice. They

recorded 673 yards of offense (third-most

in UT history) versus North Texas and 600

total yards against No. 19 Oklahoma State.

In 2003, Texas averaged 232.5 rushing

yards (eighth NCAA) and 206.6 passing

yards, which was the fourth time in school

history UT averaged better than 200 yards

for each. Texas also averaged 439.2 yards

of offense (20th NCAA) while averaging

41.0 points per game (sixth NCAA) in

2003. That came one year after UT aver-

aged 250.1 passing yards and 33.8 points

per game (16th NCAA) in 2002. In 2001,

the Horns led the Big 12 in scoring (39.2

ppg/sixth NCAA) and pass efficiency

(136.1 rating/27th NCAA). Browns first

UT squad produced a school-best 692

yards against Rice in 1998 and averaged

a balanced 266.5 yards passing per game

and 204.2 yards rushing per game.

SCORING SPREE: Texas has averaged39.2 points per game this decade, which

ranks second nationally and first among

BCS conference schools. The Horns have

averaged at least 35 ppg in eight of the

nine seasons this decade, including three

seasons of at least 40 ppg. In 2005, UT set

a then-NCAA record with 652 total points

and a school record by averaging 50.2

ppg. During the Mack Brown era, Texas

has averaged at least 34 ppg in each of his

11 seasons. In contrast, Texas averaged at

least 30 ppg only 12 times in the 45 sea-sons prior to Browns arrival.

RECORD-BREAKING YEAR: In 2005,

Texas not only set records, it shattered

them, in several team offensive categories.

The Longhorns set an NCAA record for

points scored in a season with 652. The

previous high was 624 by Nebraska in

1983, and the previous UT record was 533

in 2003. The team also set school marks

with 50.2 points per game (41.4, 1969),

6,657 total yards (5,709, 2003), 512.1

yards per game (472.1, 1969) and 5.91

yards per carry (5.84, 2004). UT became

one of only four teams in NCAA history

to average 50 or more points and 500 or

more yards per game for a season, and the

first to do it since 1995. Texas scored at

least 40 points in each of its last 11 games

and 12-of-13 contests on the season. In

2005, only one other team in the nation

(USC) scored 40 points in more than nine

games. Texas scored at least 50 points in

a game seven times in 2005. UT was the

only school in the nation besides USC to

accomplish that (versus NCAA Div. I-A)

That is the most 50-point games the Horns

have ever had in a season, surpassing the

previous best of four set in 2003. As for

60-point games, Texas registered at least 60

points four times, which was also a UT first

PRODUCTIVE PERFORMERS: Since

Mack Brown and offensive coordinator

Greg Davis took over UTs offense in

1998, Texas has produced its only 2,000-

yard rusher (2,124, Ricky Williams

1998), 1,000-yard receivers (1,087, Wane

McGarity, 1998/1,188, Kwame Cavil

1999/1,142, Roy Williams, 2002/1,079

Roy Williams, 2003/1,123, Quan Cosby

2008/1,060, Jordan Shipley, 2008)

3,000-yard passers (3,859, Colt McCoy

2008/3,357, Major Applewhite, 1999/3,303

Colt McCoy, 2007/3,207, Chris Simms

2002/3,036 Vince Young, 2005) and 1,000

yard rusher/passer (Vince Young, 2004

and 05) in a season in school history

UT has seen players record school single-

season bests for rushing touchdowns (28

Ricky Williams, 1998), TD passes (32

OFFENSIVE EXPLOSIONTexas 500-yard total offense

games in school history

692_____vs. Rice________________ 1998676 _____at SMU ________________ 1969673_____vs. North Texas _________ 2004651 _____vs. TCU ________________ 1969645_____at Baylor ______________ 2005637_____at Kansas ______________ 2000

626 _____vs. Houston _____________ 1990624 _____vs. Oklahoma State _______ 1996617_____vs. Kansas _____________ 2005617 _____vs. Rice ________________ 1977614 _____at Houston _____________ 1995611 _____vs. Kansas State __________ 1942609 _____at SMU ________________ 1973606_____at Oklahoma State _______ 2005606_____vs. Kansas _____________ 2001603 _____vs. Texas A&M __________ 1970601 _____at Houston _____________ 1987600_____vs. Rice________________ 2008600_____vs. Oklahoma State_______ 2004595 _____vs. Navy* ______________ 1969594 _____vs. Texas A&M __________ 1996

592_____vs. Washington*_________ 2001592 _____at Baylor _______________ 1994591_____vs. Missouri ____________ 2008591_____vs. La.-Lafayette _________ 2005589_____at Oklahoma State _______ 2007586_____at Baylor ______________ 1999585_____at Missouri_____________ 2005584_____vs. Iowa State ___________ 1998581_____at Kansas ______________ 2004580_____vs. New Mexico State _____ 1998579 _____at TCU ________________ 1980578_____at Iowa State ___________ 2003575 _____at Texas Tech ___________ 1996569_____at North Carolina ________ 2002566 _____at Rice_________________ 1993562_____vs. ULM _______________ 2009562 _____vs. Kansas ______________ 1997560_____vs. Rice________________ 2007558_____vs. Stanford ____________ 1999558 _____at SMU ________________ 1995556_____vs. USC* _______________ 2005553_____vs. Oklahoma ___________ 1999551_____vs. Texas Tech __________ 2007549 _____at Texas Tech ___________ 1992545_____vs. Nebraska____________ 2007536_____vs. Texas A&M __________ 2008534_____at Houston _____________ 2001525_____vs. Rice________________ 2004515_____at Rice ________________ 2003515_____vs. Tulane______________ 2003514_____at Iowa State ___________ 2007

512 _____vs. Baylor ______________ 1993510_____vs. Oklahoma State_______ 2006510 _____vs. Baylor ______________ 1996508 _____at Colorado _____________ 1993507_____vs. Baylor ______________ 2004504_____vs. Oklahoma State_______ 2008504_____vs. Oklahoma State_______ 2000504_____vs. Texas Tech __________ 1999503_____vs. Florida Atlantic_______ 2008503 _____vs. Nebraska ____________ 1996502_____at Oklahoma State _______ 2003

Mack Brown era in bold// * bowl game In 142 games under Mack Brown, Texas has

won 85-of-92 (92.4%) when scoring first.

DID YOU KNOW?

Average Points Per Game Since 2000

1. Boise State _____________________ 41.3

2. TEXAS _______________________ 39.2

3. Oklahoma _____________________ 37.9

4. Texas Tech ____________________ 37.2

5. Louisville ______________________ 35.5

6. USC __________________________ 35.4

7. Hawaii ________________________ 35.3

8. Florida________________________ 34.7

9. Kansas State ____________________ 33.6

10. Oregon _______________________ 32.9

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Colt McCoy, 2008), TD receptions (12,

Roy Williams, 2002/Limas Sweed, 2006),total TDs (45, Colt McCoy, 2008), passing

yards (3,859, Colt McCoy, 2008), recep-

tions (100, Kwame Cavil, 1999), scoring

(168, Ricky Williams, 1998) and total

offense (4,420, Colt McCoy, 2008). In

addition, Colt McCoy set the NCAA sin-

gle-season completion percentage record

at 76.7% (332-of-433) in 2008. 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 becamethe first player in UT history to rush (1,079

yards) and pass (1,849 yards) for more

than 1,000 yards in the same season in

2004 and then repeated the feat in 2005

with 1,050 yards rushing and 3,036 yards

passing. He became the first player in

NCAA history to rush for 1,000 yards or

more and pass for at least 3,000 yards in

the same season. He came within two rush-

ing yards of becoming just the third fresh-

man QB in NCAA history to post 1,000

yards rushing and passing in a season in

2003. The Longhorns freshman records

for rushing yards (1,053, Cedric Benson,

2001), rushing TDs (12, Cedric Benson,

2001/12, Cody Johnson, 2008), total TDs

(13, Cedric Benson, 2001), 100-yard rush-

ing games (5, Cedric Benson, 2001), pass-

ing yards (2,570, Colt McCoy, 2006), total

offense (2,740, Colt McCoy, 2006), recep-

tions (41, B.J. Johnson, 2000), receiving

yards (809, Roy Williams, 2000), TD

catches (8, Roy Williams, 2000) and TD

passes (29, Colt McCoy, 2006) have also

been set in the Brown era. In addition,

McCoys 29 TD passes in 2006 tied theNCAA record for freshmen.

MUSCHAMPS STINGY SCORING D:

In his first season at Texas, defensive coor-

dinator Will Muschamp led a Longhorn

defense that held all 13 opponents under

their season scoring averages and seven

teams under 14 points. Thats a trend that

goes back a few years for one of the

nations premier defensive coordinators.

Over the last four seasons at Auburn and

Texas, Muschamp has led defenses that

have allowed 21 points or less in 31 of thelast 40 games, including 14 or less 21 times.

On average, his units are giving up just

16.7 points per game during that stretch.

In 2008, UTs defense allowed just 18.8

points per game (18th NCAA/first Big 12).

Previously, while at Auburn, Muschamp led

a group that finished sixth nationally after

allowing just 16.9 points per game in 2007.

The Tigers held opponents to 20 points

or less in 10 of their 13 games, including

six games with 13 points or less. In 2006,

Muschamps D ranked seventh nationally

after allowing just 13.9 points per game,

including seven games with 14 points or

less and two shutouts.

DEFENSIVE DOMINANCE: After

inheriting a program that ranked among

the NCAAs bottom half in total defense

for the five seasons prior to his arrival,

Mack Brown and the Longhorns staff

have reversed that trend. Texas has ranked

among the nations top 25 in total defense

in eight of the last 11 seasons.

2009: The Texas defense allowed 298 total

yards (197p/101r) in the season opener

against ULM. Over the first three quarters

Texas only gave up 188 yards and eight first

downs. If you subtract ULMs long play of

75 yards, the Horns gave up just 223 yards

on 64 plays for an average of 3.5 yards per

play. UTs defense allowed just five third-

down conversions on 15 attempts, includ-

ing 1-of-8 in the first half. ULM had threedrives that started inside the UT 40-yard

line, but the Texas D stiffened and only

allowed three points. On one of the series

UT defended six plays inside the 10-yard

line and forced a turnover thanks to a Nolan

Brewster INT.

2008: The Texas defense led the Big 12 in

scoring defense (18.8 ppg/18th NCAA)

total defense (342.9 ypg/51st NCAA) and

rushing defense (83.5 ypg/third NCAA)

and was second in the conference in pass

efficiency defense (124.2 rating). In addi-tion, the Horns led the nation in sacks with

3.62 per game (47 total sacks) and posted at

least four sacks in five of UTs 13 games

The unit gave up just 29 TDs, which tied

for the 18th fewest nationally and were 12

fewer than any other Big 12 team. UTs

opponents converted on only 64 of their

183 third-down attempts (35.0%) and the

Horns allowed only 31 scores on 42 red-

zone possessions (74.0%), which tied for

11th nationally, and gave up just 20 TDs

(47.6%).

2007: Texas allowed 25.3 points, 371.2

total yards and 93.4 rushing yards per

game (sixth NCAA) in 2007, while hold-

ing opponents to a 127.5 passer rating. UT

held seven teams under 100 yards rushing

including three games of 10 yards or less

Texas held Rice to -11 yards rushing, which

marked the fourth-best performance by the

Longhorn D since 1990. The Horns also

held five opponents to 14 points or fewer.

2006: Texas finished 2006 ranked third

nationally against the run (61.2 ypg), 22nd in

total defense (297.4 ypg) and 26th in scoring

defense (18.3 ppg). The Horns only allowed

two teams to rush for 100 yards and held

seven opponents to 14 points or fewer. The

2006 UT defense produced the schools sec-

ond-best effort since 1990 by holding North

Texas to just 95 total yards. UT also held

Rice to -12 yards rushing, which marked the

fourth time since 1990 that UT held a team

to negative yards rushing. In fact, seven of

UTs top 22 performances against the rush

since 1990 came during the 2006 campaign

LONGHORNS DEFENSIVE PROGRESS REPORT

RUSH DEFENSE PASS EFFICIENCY TOTAL DEFENSE SCORING DEF.YEAR YPG NCAA RATING NCAA YPG NCAA PPG NCAA2009 _______101.0 (52nd)_______ 106.19 (47th)________ 298.0 (46th)______ 20.0 (60th)2008 ________83.5 (3rd)_________124.2 (59th) ________ 342.9 (51st)______ 18.7 (18th)2007________ 93.4 (6th) _________127.5 (70th) ________ 371.2 (52nd) _____ 25.3 (45th)2006________61.2 (3rd)_________131.8 (75th) ________ 297.4 (22nd) _____ 18.3 (26th)2005 _______ 130.9 (33rd) ________ 96.7 (4th) _________ 302.9 (10th)_______ 16.4 (8th)2004 _______ 107.4 (16th) ________ 114.3 (31st) ________ 320.1 (23rd) _____ 17.9 (18th)

2003 _______ 152.5 (58th) ________106.5 (18th) ________ 329.8 (25th)______ 21.5 (32nd)2002 _______ 142.5 (47th) ________ 96.1 (7th) _________ 307.7 (16th)_______ 16.3 (8th)2001 ________ 89.5 (6th) _________ 88.0 (4th) __________ 236.2 (1st) _______ 13.7 (3rd)2000 _______ 94.0 (12th) _________88.3 (1st) __________278.3 (7th) ______ 17.9 (11th)1999 _______ 105.7 (17th) ________101.6 (12th) _________286.7 (6th) ______ 20.6 (30th)1998 _______ 143.5 (45th) _______ 138.7 (92nd) ________ 364.4 (56th)______ 29.6 (83rd)1997 _______241.5 104th ________ 132.7 75th ________ 399.2 85th _______33.3 96th1996 _______ 203.4 86th ________102.8 27th ________ 373.0 65th _______22.3 44th1995 _______ 173.8 67th ________108.7 35th ________ 366.3 55th _______18.9 26th1994 _______ 171.4 64th ________ 111.1 35th ________ 363.4 55th ______ 23.6 52nd1993 _______ 194.4 80th ________111.2 27th ________ 401.4 82nd_______24.5 55th

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2005: The Longhorns ranked 10th nationally

in total defense (302.9 ypg), eighth in scoring

defense (16.4 ppg), eighth in passing defense

(172.0 ypg) and 33rd in rushing defense

(130.9 ypg). Texas only allowed opponents to

reach 300 yards of total offense five times and

held the remaining eight opponents to 267yards or fewer. Statistically, UTs best defen-

sive performance came against Oklahoma

in the Red River Rivalry. The Sooners only

managed 171 total yards and one TD. The

Longhorns werent far off that pace by allow-

ing only 191 yards and one field goal to

Colorado in the Big 12 Championship game.

Prior to 2005: Texas held its opponents to

320.1 yards (23rd NCAA), 17.9 points (18th

NCAA) and 107.4 yards per game (16th

NCAA). Texas ranked 25th nationally in total

defense (329.8 ypg) and allowed just 21.1points per game in 2003, while holding its

opponents to 307.7 yards (16th NCAA) and

16.3 points per game (eighth NCAA) in 2002.

UT was one of only two teams to post three

shutouts against NCAA Division I-A oppo-

nents in 2002. The Longhorns defense went

from ranking 85th nationally in total defense

in 1997, the year prior to Browns arrival, to

back-to-back top 10 finishes in total defense

in 1999-2000 and captured an NCAA statisti-

cal title in total defense in 2001. UTs 236.2

yards per game allowed that season were the

fewest it had allowed since 1983 (212.0 ypg).

It marked the first time since 83 and only

the third time in school history that UT led

the nation in total defense. Texas also led the

Big 12 in rushing (89.5 ypg/sixth NCAA),

passing (146.7 ypg/third NCAA) and scoring

defense (13.7 ppg/third NCAA) while

establishing itself as one of only two

defenses ranked among the nations top

10 in every major defensive category

in 2001.

AIR DEFENSE: Texas pass defense

has been ranked in the Top 10 in five

of the last nine seasons. It has allowed

opponents to complete 52.9 percent

(1,996-of-3,770) of their passes for

only 200.8 yards per game (23,093 in

116 games), while intercepting 130

passes (1.1 pg).

2009: Texas opened the season byholding ULMs quarterback to 14-of-

30 passing for 197 yards, while inter-

cepting one pass and breaking up

eight. ULM managed just 6.6 yards

per attempt. If you subtract their long

completion of 75 yards, the Horns

allowed just 122 yards passing on 29

attempts (4.2 yards per attempt).

2008: The Texas secondary had to replace

three of its four starters from 2007 and it did

so with a senior, a junior and four under-

classmen, including two true freshmen.Overall, the Horns had eight members of its

secondary see significant action. UT gave up

259.4 yards per game, but held opponents to

a 124.2 passer rating, which ranked second

in the Big 12. The Horns held five teams to

220 yards passing or less. In addition, on 69

attempts, the Horns defense only allowed

13 conversions of third down and 10 or more

(18.8%).

2007: UT allowed 277.8 yards passing per

game, held opponents to a 127.5 passer rat-

ing and intercepted 17 passes on the season.Marcus Griffin led the team in tackles (99)

and INTs (five), while Ryan Palmer (80

tackles, 14 PBU) and Brandon Foster (71

tackles, four INTs, 12 PBU) finished second

and third on the team in tackles.

2006: The 2006 campaign saw Aaron Ross

win the Thorpe Award as the nations top

defensive back. It marked the second con-

secutive season that a Longhorn won the

award after Michael Huff did so in 2005.

Ross six INTs helped UT total 13 for

the season, and he also finished second

nationally with 25 passes defended. Michael

Griffin led the team in tackles for the sec-

ond consecutive year and, along with Ross,

earned All-America and first-team All-Big

12 honors.

2005: UT finished eighth nationally in pass

defense (172.0 ypg). The Horns also fin-

ished fourth nationally in pass efficiency

defense (96.7 rating) that year. Opponents

averaged only 5.13 yards per pass attempt

which led the nation, and threw for only

10 TDs compared to UTs 11 INTs. In

13 games, Texas allowed only two teams

Texas Tech and USC, to throw for over 200

yards. Both of those teams finished in the topfive nationally in passing offense.

Prior to 2005: The Horns intercepted 13

passes and ranked 31st nationally in pass

efficiency defense (114.3 rating) in 2004

Texas allowed opponents to complete just

167-of-354 passes (47.2%/third NCAA) for

2,305 yards (177.3 ypg/ninth NCAA) and

ranked 18th nationally in pass efficiency

defense (106.5 rating) in 2003. UTs recent

pass defense efforts continue a turnaround

that started when Mack Brown took over

the Longhorns program in 1998. That yearUT was coming off a season that saw it rank

75th nationally in pass efficiency defense

(132.7 rating). In just their third season

(2000), UT led the nation in pass efficiency

defense (88.3 rating). The Horns limited

opponents to the second-lowest completion

percentage in the nation (45.2%/171-of-

378), 184.3 yards per game, 5.36 yards

per pass attempt (second NCAA), while

allowing just eight TD passes that season

The Horns put up comparable numbers

in 2001, holding a schedule that featured

several high-powered passing attacks to aBig 12-low 146.7 passing yards per game

(third NCAA) and ranked fourth nationally

in pass efficiency defense (88.0). Texas held

its opponents to a NCAA-low 4.77 yards

per attempt and just six TDs (t-2nd NCAA)

in 2001. In 2002, Texas allowed opponents

to complete just 192-of-400 passes (48.0%)

for 2,147 yards (165.2 ypg/eighth NCAA)

UT also ranked seventh nationally in pass

efficiency defense (96.1 rating). Texas 22

interceptions were tied for the fourth-most

nationally and second-most in UT history

The Horns ranked 92nd nationally in pass

efficiency defense (138.7 rating) in 98 and

improved to 12th in 99 (101.6 rating) before

leading the nation in 2000.

U

973 ____when outrushing an opponent630 ____when rushing for more than 200 yards8613 ___when outpassing an opponent8916 ___when passing for more than 200 yards618 ____when passing for more than 250 yards952 ____when recording more than 400 total yards725 ____when forcing more turnovers than opponent857 ____when scoring first

11213 __when scoring more than 20 points967 ____when leading at halftime1816 ___when trailing at the half23 _____when tied at the half1035 ___when leading after three quarters1019 ___when trailing after three quarters32 _____when tied after three quarters

UTS MACK BROWN ERA RECORDS

ELEVEN IN A ROWTexas is the only NCAA Division I-A program with 11 consecutive nine-win seasons

PROGRAM 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008

TEXAS 9-3 9-5 9-3 11-2 11-2 10-3 11-1 13-0 10-3 10-3 12-1


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GROUND PATROL: Mack Brown and

his staff inherited a ground defense that had

ranked no better than 64th nationally in the

five seasons prior to their arrival. In 12 sea-

sons at Texas, they have turned that around

dramatically. The Horns have limited 52 of

their last 101 opponents to fewer than 100

yards rushing and allowed just twenty-eight

100-yard rushers in the last 128 games. In

addition, at home over the last three seasons(21 games), Texas has only allowed six

teams to break the 100-yard plateau and has

only allowed three individual 100-yard rush-

ers. In true road games over the last three

seasons (11 games), Texas has only allowed

five teams to reach 100 yards rushing and

just two individual 100-yard rushers. Texas

has held its opponent under 50 yards rush-

ing 35 times during the Mack Brown era.

During the last nine seasons (104 games),

UT has held opponents to just 106.8 rushing

yards per game (11,109 yards on 3,426 car-

ries) and 3.2 yards per carry.

2009: Texas allowed 101 yards rushing on

35 carries in the season opener against ULM

for a 2.9 yards-per-carry average.

2008: Texas gave up just 83.5 yards rush-

ing per game (third NCAA/first Big 12) and

allowed just eight rushing TDs, which tied

for eighth nationally and was 11 fewer than

the next best Big 12 team. Overall, Texas

gave up just 1,086 rushing yards on 356 car-

ries (3.1 ypc) and forced its opponents into

522 lost yards on sacks and TFL. The Hornsallowed only five teams to rush for over

100 yards and just three individual 100-yard

rushers, while holding the other eight oppo-

nents to less than 50 yards rushing.

2007: Texas allowed just 93.4 yards per

game to rank sixth nationally. The Horns

held seven of their 13 opponents under 100

yards rushing and gave up just 2.9 yards per

carry. Highlighting the season were games

against No. 19 TCU (43 yards), Rice (-11

yards), Baylor (eight yards), Texas Tech (10

yards) and Arizona State (22 yards). All five

games rank in UTs top 35 performances

since 1990. In fact, the minus-11 yards by

Rice were the fourth-fewest since 1990

and the fifth time UT has held an opponent

to negative rushing yards in that span. All

five occasions have come during the Mack

Brown era.

2006: The Horns rush defense gave up just

61.2 yards per game in 2006 (third NCAA),

turning in the best performance on school

record since 1942 (57.5 ypg). They gave up

only 795 yards rushing on 345 carries (2.3

ypc). UT allowed just two teams to rush for

100 yards and held six teams to 27 yards

or less, including two games in which the

opponent rushed for negative yards (Texas

Tech, -13; Rice, -12). In addition, seven of

UTs top 22 performances against the rush

since 1990 came during the 2006 campaign.

2005: Texas allowed 130.9 ypg on the

ground, 3.7 ypc and gave up only 15 rush-

ing TDs, while holding nine of their 13opponents to under 120 yards.

Prior to 2005: The Horns ranked 16th

nationally in rushing defense (107.4 ypg)

in 2004, allowing just 60.0 yards per game

over the final six contests. UT held six foes

to 70 (or fewer) yards rushing that season.

After inheriting a unit that ranked 104th

nationally and allowed 241.5 yards per

game in 1997, Brown and company guided

the Horns to the nations 17th-best run

defense (105.7 ypg) in 1999 and the 12th-

best ground defense (94.0 ypg) in 2000.

UTs 94.0 yards allowed rushing per game

in 2000 was, at the time, the fewest allowed

by a Longhorns squad since 1977 (91.1

ypg). UT followed that effort up in 2001

by allowing a Big 12-low 89.5 rushing ypg

(sixth NCAA) and just 2.8 yards per carry.

GUARDING THE END ZONE: Texasdefense has made it difficult for opponentsto reach the end zone over the last 10 sea-sons. Since 2000, the Horns have allowed

only 242 TDs in 116 games (2.1 TDs pergame), which ranks sixth nationally. Miamihas allowed the fewest TDs, giving up only212. UTs best season came in 2001, whenthe Horns top-ranked unit gave up only 19TDs. Texas has allowed 29 TDs or fewerin six of the last nine seasons. Conversely,Texas has scored at least 45 TDs in eachof the last nine seasons, with a high of 81scores in 2005. The Horns scored 74 TDsin 2008 and 537 TDs over the 10-year span,averaging 4.6 TDs per game.

ON THE DEFENSIVETexas top defensive efforts since 1990

Total Yards67______vs. Kansas _______________ 200195______vs. North Texas ___________ 2006127 _____vs. Baylor ________________ 2002130 _____vs. North Texas ___________ 2004133 _____at Colorado ______________ 2000134 _____vs. Baylor ________________ 2000

143 _____vs. SMU __________________ 1990145 _____vs. North Texas ___________ 2002152 _____vs. Houston ______________ 2002159 _____at Baylor ________________ 1999160 _____vs. Texas Tech ____________ 1999160 _____at SMU ___________________1991162 _____at Oklahoma State _________ 2001165 _____at Texas A&M ____________ 2001168 _____at Rice __________________ 2006171 _____vs. Oklahoma _____________ 2005172 _____vs. North Carolina State _____ 1999173 _____vs. Texas A&M ____________ 1998175 _____vs. Nebraska______________ 2003188 _____at SMU ___________________1995191 _____vs. Arkansas ______________ 2008191 _____vs. Colorado^_____________ 2005192 _____vs. Sam Houston State ______ 2006192 _____at Rice __________________ 2003195 _____at Baylor ________________ 2001195 _____at Rice____________________1990197 _____vs. Oklahoma _____________ 1998198 _____vs. Houston ______________ 2000

Rushing Yards(-24)____vs. Texas A&M ____________ 2008(-17)____at Texas Tech _____________ 2004(-13)____at Texas Tech _____________ 2006(-12)____at Rice __________________ 2006(-11)____vs. Rice__________________ 2007(-7)_____vs. Texas A&M ____________ 19982 _______vs. SMU __________________19923_______at Colorado ______________ 2004

8_______at Baylor ________________ 20078_______vs. North Texas ___________ 20068_______at Baylor ________________ 20018 _______at Rice____________________199010______vs. Texas Tech ____________ 200711______vs. Arkansas ______________ 200812______vs. Baylor ________________ 199913______vs. Houston ______________ 200015______vs. Oklahoma _____________ 199917______vs. Rice__________________ 200817______at Texas Tech _____________ 200021______vs. Iowa State _____________ 200623______at Kansas State____________ 200623______vs. Texas Tech ____________ 199927______vs. Baylor ________________ 2006

27______vs. Kansas _______________ 200130______vs. Missouri ______________ 200831______vs. Houston ______________ 200236______vs. Iowa State _____________ 199837______vs. Texas Tech ____________ 200137______vs. Florida Atlantic_________ 200838______at Nebraska ______________ 200638______vs. North Texas ___________ 200440______at Kansas ________________ 200441______vs. Baylor ________________ 200241 ______at Texas Tech ______________199042 ______at Houston ________________199143______vs. TCU _________________ 2007

Mack Brown era in BOLD

^ 2005 Big 12 Championship game

TDs Allowed on Defense Since 2000

1. Miami Fla._____________________ 212

2. Virginia Tech ____________________ 217

3. Oklahoma ______________________ 228

4. Florida State ____________________ 231

5. Georgia ________________________ 239

6. TEXAS ________________________ 242

7. Southern Mississippi ______________ 247

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FORCING TURNOVERS: Texas

defense has forced 307 turnovers during the

Mack Brown era (142 games/2.2 per game),

while only giving up 237 turnovers for a

plus-70 turnover margin. Overall, the Horns

have averaged a plus-six turnover margin

per season during Browns tenure. In the

2009 season opener, Texas recovered two

fumbles and notched an INT. Last season,Texas forced 16 turnovers (10 fumbles/six

INTs), while giving up 14 (six fumbles/

eight INTs). In 2007, Texas forced 27 turn-

overs (10 fumbles/17 INTs), while giving

up 26 (seven fumbles/19 INTs). In 2006,

UT forced 32 turnovers (19 fumbles/13

INTs), while only giving up 23 (14 fumbles/

nine INTs), for a plus-nine margin (T-No.

13 NCAA). The 32 takeaways were tied

for the sixth-most in the nation and the 19

fumble recoveries tied for the most nation-

ally. In 2005, UT forced 27 turnovers (16

fumbles/11 INTs). Three of those 27 turn-overs were returned or recovered for scores,

and the 16 fumble recoveries ranked fourth

nationally. The Horns finished the season

with a plus-nine turnover margin. Texas

had a plus-five turnover margin, forcing 23

turnovers (10 fumbles/13 INTs) and losing

18, in 2004. UT forced 29 turnovers (14

fumbles/15 INTs) in 2003. UTs attacking

unit provided several big plays in forcing

35 turnovers (T-No. 12 NCAA) in 02. The

Longhorns combined for 22 INTs (T-No.

4 NCAA) by eight different players and

recovered 13 fumbles.

UNEXPECTED OFFENSE: Even though

Texas offense is one of the most potent in

the country, it has received help from the

rest of the team when it comes to scoring

TDs. Since 1999, UT has scored 64 TDs

via returns, turnovers and blocked kicks.

The 64 scores during that stretch rank third

nationally behind Virginia Tech (72) and

Kansas State (68). UT opened 2009 with

one non-offensive TD, an 89-yard kickoff

return TD by D.J. Monroe. Texas posted

five non-offensive TDs in 2008 behind

two INT returns, a fumble return, a kick-

off return and a punt return. In 2007, UT

posted five non-offensive TDs on three

INT returns, a fumble return and a kickoff

return, which was UTs first since 2003.

The Horns scored eight non-offensive TDs

in 2006 with four coming off fumble recov-eries, two from punt returns, one on an INT

return and one on a blocked punt recovery

in the end zone. In the nine-season stretch,

Texas scored the most non-offensive TDs

in 2003 (nine).

SCORING DEFENSE: Texas defense

has been a scoring machine since 1999.

During that time, the defense has accounted

for 246 points and scored in 36 of the 130

games. The Horns defense has scored at

least three TDs in nine of the last 10 sea-

sons, led by the seven TDs scored in 2000.That defense tallied 46 points, which is the

most over the nine-year stretch. The 2003

unit scored six TDs, while the 2006 unit

scored five TDs.

SHORT DRIVES: The Texas defense hasprevented its opponents from moving thechains on 36.3 percent of their drives overthe last eight seasons (104 games). Duringthat time, UT has forced 482 three-and-outsor better in 1,331 possessions. UT openedthe 2009 season against ULM by forcing

five three-a

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