2009 Texas Longhorn football team

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Team=Texas Longhorns

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Conference=Big 12 Conference
Division=South
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HeadCoach=Mack Brown
OffCoach= Greg Davis
DefCoach= Will Muschamp
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StadiumArena=Darrell K. Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium
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BowlTourneyResult=The 2009 Texas Longhorn football team (variously "Texas" or "UT" or the "Horns") will represent The University of Texas at Austin in the college football season of 2009–2010. The team will be coached by head football coach Mack Brown, who has a contract lasting through the 2016 season. The Longhorns play their home games in Darrell K. Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium (DKR), which during 2006–2008 is undergoing renovations to improve older sections as well as to add extra seating capacity.cite web | author=Haurwitz, Ralph K.M.|year=1998|title=UT stadium expansion to include renewed emphasis on veterans|format=HTML|work=Austin American-Statesman|url=http://www.statesman.com/sports/content/sports/stories/longhorns/02/10texstadium.html| accessdate=2007-01-23]

Before the season

The Longhorns have enjoyed considerable success in recent seasons. The 2004 team had the first Bowl Championship Series win for any Texas teamcite news | url= http://texas.scout.com/2/336787.html | title=Hollywood ending! | work=Scout.com | publisher=College Football News | author=Frisbie, Bill | date=January 2 2006 | accessdate=2007-09-14] and the 2005 team won the National Championship (the fourth for the UT football program).cite web | url=http://www.ncaa.org/champadmin/ia_football_past_champs.html | title=Past Division I-A Football National Champions | work=NCAA.org | accessdate=2007-01-23] The 2006 team finished with 10 wins, 3 losses, including a victory in the 2006 Alamo Bowl. They received a final-ranking of 13th in the nation by both the Associated Press AP Poll and the USA Today Coaches Pollcite news | url=http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/rankingsindex | title=2006 College Football Rankings - Week 17 | publisher=ESPN | accessdate=2007-01-23] Texas entered the 2007 season ranked third in the all-time list of both total wins and winning percentage. [cite news | url=http://www.ncaa.org/library/records/football/football_records_book/2007/2007_d1_football_records_book.pdf | title=All-Time Team Won-Lost Records | work=2007 Football Division I records book | publisher=NCAA | format=PDF | date=2007 Fall | accessdate=2007-10-05] cite news | url=http://www.mackbrown-texasfootball.com/doc_lib/fb_notes_082806.pdf | title=Texas - Game 1 | publisher=MackBrownTexasFootball | accessdate=2006-10-22] The Longhorns finished the season 10–3 with a victory in the 2007 Holiday Bowl. [cite news | url=http://media.www.dailytexanonline.com/media/storage/paper410/news/2007/12/12/BreakingNews/Texas.Wins.Holiday.Bowl-3145548.shtml | title=Texas wins Holiday Bowl - Longhorns blow out Sun Devils in San Diego | author=Treon, Ricky | date=December 282007 | accessdate=2007-12-31
cite news | url=http://www.signonsandiego.com/sports/college_football/20071228-9999-1s28hbnotes.html | title=McCoy and Orakpo take MVP trophies | author=Center, Bill | work=SignOnSanDiego.com | publisher=Copley Press | date=December 282007 | accessdate=2007-12-29
cite news | url=http://www.signonsandiego.com/sports/college_football/20071228-9999-7s28holiday.html | title=Horns have a ball - Texas rides record-breaking first quarter to high-scoring rout of Arizona State | author=Schrotenboer, Brent | work=SignOnSanDiego.com | publisher=Copley Press | date=December 282007 | accessdate=2007-12-29
cite news | url= http://www.signonsandiego.com/sports/college_football/20071228-9999-1s28quarters.html | title= Highlights by quarter | author=Carter, Bill Brent | work=SignOnSanDiego.com | publisher=Copley Press | date=December 282007 | accessdate=2007-12-29
cite news | url= http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/playbyplay?gameId=273610251&period=0 | title=(11) Arizona State 34, (19) Texas 52 – Complete Play-by-Play | work=ESPN.com | publisher=The Disney Company | date=December 272007 | accessdate=2007-12-29
cite news | url=http://www.signonsandiego.com/sports/sullivan/20071228-9999-1s28sullivan.html | title=Blooper of Year: Brown's stepson makes colossal goof | author=Sullivan, Tim Brent | work=SignOnSanDiego.com | publisher=Copley Press | date=December 282007 | accessdate=2007-12-29
cite news | url=http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/recap?gameId=273610251 | title=(11) Arizona State 34, (19) Texas 52 – McCoy fumbles four times, but Texas still routs Arizona State in Holiday Bowl | work=ESPN.com | publisher=The Disney Company | date=December 272007 | accessdate=2007-12-29
cite news | title=Holiday Bowl broadcast| author= Musburger, Brent | work=ESPN | publisher=The Disney Company | date=December 272007 | accessdate=2007-12-29
cite news | url= http://www.azcentral.com/sports/asu/articles/1227asufoot1228.html | title= Texas dominates ASU | work=AZCentral.com | publisher=The Arizona Republic | author=Metcaffe, Jeff | date=December 282007 | accessdate=2007-12-30
cite news | url=http://www.signonsandiego.com/sports/canepa/20071228-9999-1s28canepa.html | title=Un-Holiday Bowl end as 'Horns hook, line, sink 'em | author=Canepa, Nick | work=SignOnSanDiego.com | publisher=Copley Press | date=December 282007 | accessdate=2007-12-29
cite news | url= http://www.signonsandiego.com/sports/college_football/20071228-9999-1s28hbrail.html | title= Holiday Bowl highlights | work=SignOnSanDiego.com | publisher=Copley Press | date=December 282007 | accessdate=2007-12-29
cite news | url=http://www.statesman.com/sports/content/sports/stories/longhorns/12/28/1228texthird.html | title=Longhorns report - The (sometimes warped) view from the press box | work=Austin American-Statesman | publisher=Cox Enterprises | date=December 282007 | accessdate=2007-12-29
cite news | url=http://www.statesman.com/sports/content/sports/stories/longhorns/12/28/1228texscoring.html | title=Longhorns Report – Texas 52, Arizona State 34 – Scoring Summary | work=Austin American-Statesman | publisher=Cox Enterprises | date=December 282007 | accessdate=2007-12-29
cite news | url=http://www.statesman.com/sports/content/sports/stories/longhorns/12/28/1228texside2.html | title=Brown's stepson made bizarre appearance - Sideline incident momentarily changed game's momentum | author=Cantu, Rick | work=Austin American-Statesman | publisher=Cox Enterprises | date=December 282007 | accessdate=2007-12-29
cite news | url=http://www.statesman.com/sports/content/sports/stories/longhorns/12/28/1228texfoot.html | title=Texas wins wild Holiday Bowl - Weird play involving Brown's stepson doesn't stop Longhorns | work=Austin American-Statesman | publisher=Cox Enterprises | date=December 282007 | accessdate=2007-12-29
cite news | url=http://www.statesman.com/sports/content/sports/stories/longhorns/12/28/1228bohls.html | title=Better late than never - Solid win shows what Longhorns could've been | author=Bohls, Kirk | work=Austin American-Statesman | publisher=Cox Enterprises | date=December 282007 | accessdate=2007-12-29
cite news | url= http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/drivechart?gameId=273610251 | title=(11) Arizona State 34, (19) Texas 52 – Drive summaries | work=ESPN.com | publisher=The Disney Company | date=December 272007 | accessdate=2007-12-29
cite news | url=http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/headline/sports/5407950.html | title=One Holiday to remember - Texas overcomes bizarre interference by Brown's stepson in 52-34 victory | author=Duarte, Josheph | work=Chron.com | publisher=Hearst Corporation | date=December 282007 | accessdate=2007-12-29
cite news | url=http://www.signonsandiego.com/sports/college_football/20071228-9999-1s28hbhist.html | title=Holiday Bowl game history | work=SignOnSanDiego.com | publisher=Copley Press | date=December 282007 | accessdate=2007-12-29] The Longhorns were ranked tenth in the final AP poll [cite news | url=http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/rankings?seasonYear=2007&weekNumber=1&seasonType=3&pollId=1 | title=2007 NCAA Football Rankings - Final - Associated Press | work=ESPN.com | publisher=The Disney Company | accessdate=2008-01-08] and in the USA Today coaches poll. [cite news | url=http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/rankings?seasonYear=2007&weekNumber=1&seasonType=3&pollId=2 | title=2007 NCAA Football Rankings - Final - Coaches Poll | work=ESPN.com | publisher=The Disney Company | accessdate=2008-01-08]

Quarterback Colt McCoy will be a senior in 2009 if he stays for his final year of eligibility. He was the starting quarterback for the Longhorns in 2006 and 2007. [ [http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/football/ncaa/03/28/qb.powerrankings/index.html Rivals.com's QB Power Rankings] , CNNSI.com, April 2, 2007.] He also made the Athlon Sports first-team All Big 12 [cite book | title=2007 Preview – Big12 edition | publisher=Athlon Sports | year=2007 | pages=101]

Facilities and equipment

Following the final home game of 2006, construction workers demolished the north end of Darrell K. Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium. This section is being rebuilt to make the lowest seats closer to the field while adding luxury boxes and an upper-deck.cite news | url=http://www.statesman.com/sports/content/sports/stories/longhorns/11/25/25texnotes.html | title=Longhorns notebook - Holiday Bowl loves Aggies | publisher=Austin American-Statesman | date=24 November 2006 | accessdate=2006-11-25] The lower deck is planned to be rebuilt for 2007, while the upper deck is planned to be ready for 2008.cite news | url=http://www.statesman.com/sports/content/sports/stories/longhorns/11/25/25texnotes.html | title=Longhorns notebook - Holiday Bowl loves Aggies | publisher=Austin American-Statesman | date=24 November 2006 | accessdate=2006-11-25] The modifications put the north end-zone seats thirty yards closer to the field of play. This results in several game day changes, such as Smokey the Cannon moving to the south end-zone near Bevo.cite news | url=http://www.statesman.com/sports/content/sports/stories/longhorns/09/01/0901stadium.html | title=Face of change at UT's stadium - Time for kickoff, but scramble isn't over for Horns' construction chief. | work=Austin American-Statesman | author=Maher, John | publisher=Cox Enterprises | date=September 1 2007 | accessdate=2007-09-01]

Coaches

In 2007 the University of Texas Board of Regents voted unanimously to raise head coach Mack Brown's salary by $300,000. This brings his annual compensation to $2.81 million and keeps him among the five highest paid coaches in the sport. The package also includes up to $3 million dollars in bonuses, including "$100,000 if he wins the Big 12 Championship and $450,000 if he wins this year's national championship, as well as bonuses based on the percent of players who graduate."cite news | url=http://media.www.dailytexanonline.com/media/storage/paper410/news/2007/08/29/TopStories/Mack-Browns.Raise.Approved.By.Ut.Regents-2941770.shtml | title=Mack Brown's raise approved by UT regents | author=Collier, Kiah | work=The Daily Texan | publisher=Texas Student Media | date=August 29 2007 | accessdate=2007-08-30] Brown's contract is good through the 2016 season and includes buy-out clauses should another school attempt to hire Brown.

Greg Davis is the team's offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach; As of 2008 Davis is in his eleventh season at Texas.cite news | url=http://www.mackbrown-texasfootball.com/index.php?s=&url_channel_id=32&url_subchannel_id=&url_article_id=1329&change_well_id=2 | title=Coaching Staff | work=MackBrownTexasFootball.com | publisher=University of Texas & Host Interactive | accessdate=2007-09-04] In 2007, Duane Akina was the defensive co-coordinator along with Larry Mac Duff. [cite news | url=http://www.statesman.com/sports/content/sports/stories/longhorns/09/01//0901texfoot.html | title=The main man - Akina rises to role as Brown's top defensive lieutenant. | work=Austin American-Statesman | publisher=Cox Enterprises | author=Halliburton, Suzanne | date=September 1 2007 | accessdate=2007-09-01] Mac Duff left Texas at the end of the 2007 seasoncite news | url=http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/draft08/news/story?id=3177593 | title=Charles leaving school to enter NFL draft | work=ESPN.com | publisher=The Disney Company | date=January 22008 | accessdate=2008-01-03] and Akina was demoted to "Assistant Head Coach/Defensive Backs".cite web | url=http://www.statesman.com/sports/content/sports/stories/longhorns/01/05/0105texfoot.html | title=Muschamp to lead Texas defense - Brown hauls in highly regarded coach for $425,000 | work=Austin American-Statesman | publisher=Cox Enterprises | author=Halliburton, Suzanne | date=January 52008 | accessdate=2008-01-08] [cite news | url=http://www.mackbrown-texasfootball.com/index.php?s=&url_channel_id=32&url_subchannel_id=&url_article_id=1329&change_well_id=2 | title=Coaching staff | work=MackBrown-TexasFootball.com | publisher=University & Host Interactive | accessdate=2008-01-08] The Longhorns hired Will Muschamp as defensive coordinator; he will also coach UT's linebackers in 2008. [cite news | url=http://www.mackbrown-texasfootball.com/index.php?s=&url_channel_id=32&url_subchannel_id=&url_article_id=3551&change_well_id=2 | title=Will Muschamp | work=MackBrown-TexasFootball.com | publisher=University of Texas & Host Interactive | accessdate=2008-01-08] Muschamp was previously defensive coordinator at Auburn and will make a $425,000 salary at Texas. Running backs coach Ken Rucker transferred to a newly created position with the athletic department where he will act as a liaison to high school athletic programs. On January 162008 Texas replaced Rucker by hiring former UT quarterback Major Applewhite.cite news | url=http://www.statesman.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/austin/bohls/entries/2008/01/16/applewhite_acce.html | title=Applewhite accepts job | author=Bohls, Kirk | date=January162008|accessdate=2008-01-16]

Recruiting

Recruits cannot officially commit to a University until National Signing Day, 2008 but the Longhorns have received several verbal commitments.

chedule

The 2009 Texas Longhorn football schedule as listed at the official UT football site is: [cite news | url=http://www.mackbrown-texasfootball.com/index.php?s=&url_channel_id=33&url_subchannel_id=&url_article_id=14&change_well_id=2 | title=Future schedules: 2009 | work=MackBrown-TexasFootball.com | publisher=University of Texas & Host Interactive | date=March 112008 | accessdate=2008-03-11] CFB Schedule Entry
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On February 252008, UT and A&M announced that their annual game would move onto Thanksgiving Day for 2008 and 2009.cite news | url=http://www.mackbrown-texasfootball.com/index.php?s=&url_channel_id=40&url_article_id=3658&url_subchannel_id=&change_well_id=2 | title=Texas-Texas A&M rivalry returns to Thanksgiving night | work=MackBrown-TexasFootball.com | publisher=University of Texas & Host Interactive | date=February 252008 | accessdate=2008-03-11] The game will be televised by ESPN. [cite news | url=http://www.mackbrown-texasfootball.com/index.php?s=&url_channel_id=40&url_subchannel_id=&url_article_id=3657&change_well_id=2 | title=ESPN reaches two-Year agreement to televise Big 12 regular-season college football | work=MackBrown-TexasFootball.com | publisher=University of Texas & Host Interactive | date=February 252008 | accessdate=2008-03-11] The same day, Texas announced that Arkansas wants to drop Texas in order to software the 2009 schedule for the Razorbacks. [cite news | url=http://www.statesman.com/sports/content/sports/stories/longhorns/02/25/0225texfoot.html | title=Texas-Arkansas football game for 2009 likely to be postponed: Razorbacks request swap to soften non-conference schedule; UT agrees to change, awaits final word. | author=Bohls, Kirk and Suzanne Halliburton | work=Austin American-Statesman | publisher=Cox Enterprises | date=February 252008 | accessdate=2008-03-11]

Game notes

Arkansas

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H4=As of 2008 the Arkansas Razorbacks are coached by Bobby Petrino who was introduced as the new coach on December 112007. Petrino follows the nine season tenure of Houston Nutt who resigned November 262007 after a year marked by off-the-field turmoil. [cite web |url=http://www.hogwired.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=6100&ATCLID=1351537 |title=Bobby Petrino Named Razorback Football Coach |date=2007-12-11 |accessdate=2007-12-11] In 1964, the Razorbacks were the only team to go through the regular season and a bowl game undefeated, and they were awarded the Football Writers Association of America National Championship. [cite news | url=http://homepages.cae.wisc.edu/~dwilson/rsfc/history/kirlin/FWAA.html | title=Football Writers Association of America - Grantland Rice Award National Championship | work=Wisconsin.edu | publisher=University of Wisconsin | accessdate=2008-01-01] The 1969 Razorbacks, led by challenged Texas for a national championship in the Game of the Century. Texas won 15–14 to claim the national championship. [cite book | title=Horns, Hogs and Nixon Coming | author=Frei, Terry FreiISBN 074-3-22-4477]

The Longhorns will play the Razorbacks on September 132008. In the most recent match-up between the two programs, the 2004 Longhorns achieved a 22–20 win against an unranked Arkansas team.cite web | url=http://www.mackbrown-texasfootball.com/index.php?s=&url_channel_id=36&url_subchannel_id=&url_article_id=1349&change_well_id=2 | title=All-Time Results | publisher=MackBrown-TexasFootball| accessdate=2007-10-29] Texas leads the series 55–21–0. The two schools were once conference foes in the Southwest Conferencecite web | url=http://www.texasalmanac.com/history/highlights/swc/ | title=Texas History Highlights - A Look Back at the Southwest Conference | work=Texas Almanac | accessdate=2006-07-30]

Central Florida

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UTEP

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H4=The 2008 game will mark the first meeting between the Longhorns and the UTEP Miners and the 2009 game will be the first occasion for the Miners to visit Austin.

Colorado

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H4=Texas will play Colorado on October 42007. Previously, Texas' most recent game against Colorado was in 2005 and they faced each other twice: once in the regular season, and once in the Big 12 Championship Game. In the first game, the Longhorns established a lead early in the game and never lost it; they led 35–10 at halftime and defeated the 2005 Colorado team by a final score of 42–17.cite news | url=http://www.mackbrown-texasfootball.com/000_stats/05/ut6.htm | title=Colorado vs Texas |date=October 15 2005 | work=MackBrown-TexasFootball.com | publisher=University of Texas & Host Interactive | accessdate=2006-07-30] Texas scored touchdowns on all five of their first half possessions. Vince Young had the best statistical performance of his career to date, completing 25 of 29 passing attempts for 336 yards and 2 passing touchdowns in addition to 58 yards rushing and 3 rushing touchdowns.cite news | url=http://www.mackbrown-texasfootball.com/000_stats/05/ut6.htm | title=Colorado vs Texas (Oct 15, 2005) | work=MackBrown-TexasFootball.com | publisher=University of Texas & Host Interactive | accessdate=2006-07-30] His 86.2% completion percentage set a new single-game record for UT, breaking his previous record of 85.7% set against Oklahoma State in 2004. After the game, Colorado Head Coach Gary Barnett said of Young's passing performance, "We can’t do that in practice against air”, . meaning that his team would not have been able to complete 86.2% of their passes even if playing unopposed.cite news | url=http://www.dallasnews.com/s/dws/nwsltr/sports/ut/stories/120205dnspoutletter.2db1bd29.html | title=Promising Young delivers | date=14 December 2005 | accessdate=2006-07-30 | work=The Dallas Morning News | publisher=Belo Corp]

The championship game pits the Big 12 North Division champion against the South Division champion in a game held after the regular season has been completed. [cite news | url=http://www.big12sports.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/big12-footbl-championship-07.html | title=Big 12 Conference Championship Game | work=Big12Sports.com | publisher=Big 12 Conference | accessdate=2007-09-05] Despite losing the last two games of the regular season, Colorado retained the best record in the North Division of the Big 12 Conference. [cite news | url=http://media.www.iowastatedaily.com/media/storage/paper818/news/2005/11/29/Sports/David.Vs.Goliath-1114717.shtml | title=David vs. Goliath | author=Wall, Grant | work=IowaStateDaily.com | publisher=Iowa State University | date=November 29 2005 | accessdate=2007-09-04] [cite news | url=http://media.www.dailytexanonline.com/media/storage/paper410/news/2005/11/29/Sports/No.Time.For.WakeUp.Calls-1114801.shtml | title=No time for wake-up calls | author=Veyhl, Jake | work=The Daily Texan | publisher=Texas Student Media | date=November 29 2005 | accessdate=2007-09-04] cite news | title=Colorado got help, may need more | work=Daily Camera | publisher=Scripps newspaper group | date=December 3 2006 | page=E1] Texas won the 2005 Big12 Championship 70–3, the most lopsided score in any college football conference championship to date.cite news | url=http://media.www.dailytexanonline.com/media/storage/paper410/news/2005/12/05/Sports/Longhorns.Become.First.Texas.Team.To.Reach.6000.Yards-1120735.shtml | title=Longhorns become first Texas team to reach 6,000 yards - Texas quarterback becomes all-time touchdown leader | work=The Daily Texan | publisher=Texas Student Media | author=Ranson, Eric | date=December 5 2007 | accessdate=2007-08-21] cite news | url=http://www.mackbrown-texasfootball.com/000_stats/05/ut12.htm | title=Texas vs Colorado (Dec 03, 2005) | work=MackBrown-TexasFootball.com | publisher=University of Texas & Host Interactive | accessdate=2006-07-30] Texas earned its second Big 12 football championshipcite news | url=http://www.mackbrown-texasfootball.com/doc_lib/06_records_3_big12.pdf | format = PDF | title=All Time Big-12 Standings | work=MackBrown-TexasFootball.com | publisher=University of Texas & Host Interactive | accessdate=2006-06-26] to make 27 conference championships total, including 25 in the Southwest Conference).cite news| url=http://www.mackbrown-texasfootball.com/doc_lib/06_records_3_swc.pdf | format = PDF | title=All Time SWC Standings | work=MackBrown-TexasFootball.com | publisher=University of Texas & Host Interactive | accessdate=2006-06-26] The week after the game, Barnett was fired as Colorado's head coachcite news |url=http://www.suntimes.com/output/couch/cst-spt-greg092.html | title=Colorado's message: Scandals are OK, but not losses | work=Chicago Sun Times | publisher=Sun-Times Media Group | date=9 December 2005 | accessdate=2006-07-30] and replaced by Dan Hawkins, the former head coach of Boise State. [cite news | url=http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=2261324 | title=Colorado introduces Hawkins as head coach | work=ESPN.com | publisher=The Walt Disney Company | author= | date=December 19 2006 | accessdate=2007-03-05] Entering 2008, Texas leads the series with Colorado 9–7–0.

Oklahoma

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The game against the 2007 Oklahoma Sooners football team marked the 102nd meeting of the Red River Shootout, which has been called one of the greatest sports rivalries.cite news | url=http://www.usatoday.com/sports/college/columnist/weekendforecast/2005-10-05-column_x.htm | title=Full plate of Big 12, SEC showdowns worth feasting on | publisher=USA Today | author=Smith, Erick | date=October 5 2005 |accessdate=2007-01-17] It is the second longest running rivalry for the Longhorns, behind the one with Texas A&M. Since 1929 the game has been held at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas, Texas typically in mid-October with the State Fair of Texas occurring adjacent to the stadium.cite news | url=http://www.statesman.com/sports/content/sports/stories/longhorns/10/08/8texnotes.html | title=Notebook: Reversal of fortunes | work = Austin American Statesman | date=8 October 2006 | accessdate=2007-10-06] Prior to 2007, Texas led the series 57–39–5, including the two consecutive wins. The 2006 match-up was a 28–10 Longhorn victory.

In the week prior to facing the Oklahoma Sooners, UT fans conduct their traditional Torchlight Parade and Rally.cite news | url=http://media.www.dailytexanonline.com/media/storage/paper410/news/2006/10/06/Sports/Rivalry.Still.A.Big.Deal.For.Football.Team.Fans-2335969.shtml?sourcedomain=www.dailytexanonline.com&MIIHost=media.collegepublisher.com | title=Rivalry still a big deal for football team, fans - Winner of Red River shootout has gone on to national title game three of last seven years | publisher=The Daily Texan | author=Millares, Joseph | date=6 October 2006 | accessdate=2007-04-02] [cite news | url=http://media.www.dailytexanonline.com/media/storage/paper410/news/2007/10/05/TopStories/horns.Prepare.For.Anticipate.Ou.Weekend-3015006.shtml | title='Horns prepare for, anticipate OU weekend | author=Dechant, Larry | work=The Daily Texan | publisher=Texas Student Media | date=October 52007|accessdate=2007-10-08] The rally first took place in 1916 prior to a game versus Texas A&M, but since 1986 it has been an annual event held exclusively during the week prior to the Texas–OU game.cite news | url=http://www.dailytexanonline.com/media/storage/paper410/news/2006/10/05/TopStories/Student.Groups.Pump.Up.Crowd.At.Annual.Parade-2333393.shtml?norewrite200610061158&sourcedomain=www.dailytexanonline.com | title=Student groups pump up crowd at annual parade | publisher=The Daily Texan | author=West, Michelle | date=5 October 2006 | accessdate=2007-04-02] cite web | url=http://www.mackbrown-texasfootball.com/index.php?s=&url_channel_id=39&url_subchannel_id=&url_article_id=43&change_well_id=2 | title=Torchlight Parade | work=Mack Brown Texas Football | accessdate=2007-04-02] Another annual tradition is the running of game balls by the schools' Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) programs.cite news | url=http://www.dailytexanonline.com/media/storage/paper410/news/2006/10/06/TopStories/Rotc-Members.Run.Game.Ball.To.Dallas.For.Ou.Matchup-2336378.shtml?norewrite200610080257&sourcedomain=www.dailytexanonline.com | title=ROTC members run game ball to Dallas for OU matchup | date=6 October 2006 | author=Furman, Evan | accessdate=2007-04-02] [cite news | url=http://www.mackbrown-texasfootball.com/index.php?s=&url_channel_id=40&url_subchannel_id=&url_article_id=3297&change_well_id=2 | title=Texas Naval ROTC Unit commemorates 25th annual Run-to-Dallas event | work=MackBrown-TexasFootball.com | publisher=University of Texas & Host Interactive | date=October 32007|accessdate=2007-10-08] Each school's ROTC program uses a relay running system to run one game ball all the way from their respective campus to Dallas. Once there, they participate against each other in a football scrimmage, with the winner taking home a rivalry trophy and bragging rights.cite news | url=http://www.dailytexanonline.com/media/storage/paper410/news/2006/10/06/TopStories/Rotc-Members.Run.Game.Ball.To.Dallas.For.Ou.Matchup-2336378.shtml?norewrite200610080257&sourcedomain=www.dailytexanonline.com | title=ROTC members run game ball to Dallas for OU matchup | date=6 October 2006 | author=Furman, Evan | accessdate=2007-04-02] [cite news | url=http://www.mackbrown-texasfootball.com/index.php?s=&url_channel_id=40&url_subchannel_id=&url_article_id=3297&change_well_id=2 | title=Texas Naval ROTC Unit commemorates 25th annual Run-to-Dallas event | work=MackBrown-TexasFootball.com | publisher=University of Texas & Host Interactive | date=October 32007 | accessdate=2007-10-06]

The 2007 game was a back-and-forth affair that was ultimately won by Oklahoma 28–21. OU's freshman quarterback, Sam Bradford, was 21–of–32 for 244 yards and 3 touchdowns. UT's McCoy was 19–of–26 for 324 yards and two touchdowns. That was the most passing yardage against an Oklahoma team since the 2004 National Championship game vs. USC. [cite news | url=http://www.statesman.com/sports/content/sports/stories/longhorns/10/12/1012askbeatwriters.html | title=Ask the beat writers: Questions on the Longhorn secondary, linebackers and Vondrell McGee | author=Halliburton, Suzanne | work=Austin American-Statesman | publisher=Cox Enterprises | date=October 112007|accessdate=2007-11-12] The Longhorns committed two costly turnovers. McCoy threw one interception and Jamaal Charles lost a fumble inside the Oklahoma 5 yard-line on what would otherwise have been a touchdown scoring run.cite news | url=http://scores.espn.go.com/ncf/recap?gameId=272790251 | title=Bradford's steady play steers Sooners past Horns | work=ESPN.com | publisher=The Disney Company | date=October 62007 | accessdate=2007-10-06] For the second straight week, the Texas defense did not cause any turnovers.cite news | url=http://www.statesman.com/sports/content/sports/stories/longhorns/10/07/1007texnotes.html | title=Comings and goings at end | work=Austin American-Statesman | publisher=Cox Enterprises | date=October 72007|accessdate=2007-10-07] With the loss, Texas opened conference play 0–2 for the first time since 1956, when they were in the Southwest Conference and one year before Darrell Royal became head coach of the Longhorns.

Missouri

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Sportscasters touted the 2005 contest with the Missouri Tigers as a showcase between two of the best dual-threat quarterbacks playing in college football, pitting Missouri quarterback Brad Smith against Vince Young of Texas.cite news | url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2005/writers/john_walters/09/30/weekend.pickoff/index.html | title=Hot Stuff | work=Sports Illustrated | publisher=Time Warner | date=September 30 2006 | author=Walters, John | accessdate=2006-12-14] cite news | url=http://www.columbiatribune.com/2006/May/20060517Spor007.asp | title=Putting their feet up | work=ColumbiaTribune.com | publisher=Columbia Daily Tribune | date=May 17 2006 | author=Matter, Dave | accessdate=2006-12-14] The two players combined for 582 yards total offense. Both Young and Smith led their respective team in rushing yards. Young had 108 rushing yards while Smith had 57. Young had 236 passing yards compared to Smith's 181. Texas won the game 51–20cite news | url=http://www.mackbrown-texasfootball.com/000_stats/05/ut4.htm | title=Texas vs Missouri Tigers | date=Oct 01 2005 | work=MackBrown-TexasFootball.com | publisher= University of Texas & Host Interactive | accessdate=2006-07-30] to extend its series lead over Missouri to 15–5.cite news | url=http://www.mackbrown-texasfootball.com/index.php?s=&url_channel_id=36&url_subchannel_id=&url_article_id=298&change_well_id=2 | title=All-Time Records vs. Opponents | work=MackBrown-TexasFootball.com | publisher= University of Texas & Host Interactive | accessdate=2006-07-30] The two teams did not face each other in 2006 or 2007.

Oklahoma State

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Texas has played the Oklahoma State Cowboys football (OSU) program 21 times and holds a 19–2–0 record from 1916 through 2006. Texas has a nine game active winning streak against OSU, with the Cowboys most recent victory occurring in 1997. In the 2007 game OSU led by 21 points entering the fourth quarter but Texas scored 24 unanswered points to secure a 38–35 victory.cite news | url=http://www.stillwater-newspress.com/osusports/local_story_307235716.html | title=How much can one football fanbase take? | author=Moore, Roger | work=Stillwater-newspress.com | publisher=Stillwater News Press | date=November 32007|accessdate=2007-11-03]

Texas Tech

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The series with the Texas Tech Red Raiders began in 1928 and the Longhorns' record through 2006 is 42–14–0. In the 2006 contest, #5 ranked Texas barely came away with a 35–31 win over an unranked Texas Tech team. In the 2007 game #14 Texas won 59–43. During his post-game press conference, Texas Tech's Mike Leach used most of his time to rail against the officiating crew for incompetence and bias. [cite news | url=http://www.lubbockonline.net/blogs/RR_Don/index.php?entry=entry071110-233952 | title=More on Leach's Rail Against Officials | work=LubbockOnline.net | publisher=Lubbock Avalanche-Journal|date=November 112007|accessdate=2007-11-11] cite news | url=http://www.redraiders.com/updates/postgame_update1.shtml | title=Texas rolls over Tech | | author=Williams, Don | work=RedRaiders.com | publisher=Lubbock Avalanche-Journal|date=November 112007|accessdate=2007-11-11] He speculated that the officials may have favored Texas because the head official lives in Austin, because they are incompetent, or possibly because the conference wants Texas to appear in a BCS bowl because of the increased appearance fees that such a bowl generates for the conference. [cite news | url=http://www.statesman.com/sports/content/sports/stories/other/11/11/1111golden.html | title=Leach goes off deep end with comments on officiating - Expect Tech coach to be fined, at least. | author=Golden, Cedric | work=Austin American-Statesman |publisher=Cox Enterprises | date=November 112007|accessdate=2007-11-11] cite news | url=http://www.statesman.com/sports/content/gen/ap/FBC_Texas_Tech_Leach_Rant.html | title=Texas Tech coach Leach rips officials after 59-43 loss to Texas | author=Vertuno, Jim | work=Austin American-Statesman |publisher=Cox Enterprises | date=November 112007|accessdate=2007-11-11] Jim Vertuno of the Associated Press wrote "Leach was upset officials disallowed two Tech touchdowns in the third quarter. The first was overruled when video replay clearly showed the receiver let the ball hit the ground. On the next play, a touchdown pass was negated by a holding penalty. Leach also wanted, but didn't get, a flag for roughing the quarterback." [cite news | url=http://www.signonsandiego.com/sports/college_football/20071110-2036-fbc-texastech-leachrant.html |title=Texas Tech coach Leach rips officials after 59-43 loss to Texas | author=Vertuno, Jim | work=SignOnSanDiego.com |publisher=San Diego Union Tribune | date=November 112007|accessdate=2007-11-11] The "Lubbock Avalanche-Journal" reported, "Big 12 policy prohibits coaches from commenting publicly about game officials, so Leach’s actions leave him open to reprimand, fine or worse." ESPN reported, "Leach's rant will likely draw a fine from the league and possibly a suspension." [cite news | url=http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=3104347 | title=Texas Tech coach Leach suggests Texas bias after loss | work=ESPN.com | publisher=The Disney Company |date=November 112007|accessdate=2007-11-10] The Big12 fined Leach $10,000, the largest fine in conference history. [cite news | url= http://www.usatoday.com/sports/college/football/2007-11-13-2774327870_x.htm | title= Texas Tech's Mike Leach fined record $10,000 for criticizing officials after loss | work=USA Today | publisher=Gannett Company | author=Blaney, Betsy | date=November 132007 | accessdate=2007-11-13]

Baylor

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The Longhorns first played the Baylor Bears in 1901 and faced them annually during the days of the Southwest Conference. In the 97 meetings through 2007, Texas' record with the Bears was 71 wins, 22 losses, and 4 ties. This is Texas' third-longest rivalry by number of games: only Oklahoma and Texas A&M have faced Texas more often on the football field. Texas won the 2006 game 63–31. The 2007 game was initially a close fought contest, but Texas outlasted the Bears for a 31–10 victory.cite news | url=http://www.statesman.com/sports/content/sports/stories/longhorns/10/21/1021texscore.html | title=Texas 31, Baylor 10 | work=Austin American-Statesman | publisher=Cox Enterprises | date=October 202007|accessdate=2007-10-21]

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H4=In order to win the 2004 game against the Kansas Jayhawks, Texas had to convert a 4th-and-18 situation and complete a touchdown pass with only eleven seconds remaining on the clock.cite news | url=http://kuathletics.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/recaps/111304aaa.html | title=Texas Escapes with a 27–23 Win Over Kansas | work=CSTV.com | publisher=CSTV Networks, Inc. | date=November 13 2004 | accessdate=2007-03-17] The 2005 game provided much less on-field drama, as Texas led 52–0 by halftime and defeated Kansas 66–14.cite news | url=http://www.mackbrown-texasfootball.com/000_stats/05/ut10.htm | title=Kansas vs Texas (Nov 12, 2005) | work=MackBrown-TexasFootball.com | publisher=University of Texas & Host Interactive | accessdate=2007-09-04] The two teams did not face each other in 2006 or 2007.

Texas A&M

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H4=This game marks the 116th meeting between Texas and the Texas A&M Aggies and it will be the fifth year as part of a multi-sport rivalry called the Lone Star Showdown. The football rivalry began in 1894 and it is the longest-running rivaly for both the Longhorns and the Aggies and it is also the third most-played rivalry in Division I-A college football. [cite news | url=http://www.1122productions.com/rivalries/t.html | title=College Football Rivalries | accessdate-2007-03-31] Texas entered into the 2007 contest with a 73–35–5 record.cite news | url=http://www.mackbrown-texasfootball.com/index.php?s=&url_channel_id=36&url_subchannel_id=&url_article_id=298&change_well_id=2 | title=All Time Record vs. Opponents | publisher=MackBrownTexasFootball | accessdate=2007-03-31] Since the series began in 1900, the game has traditionally been played on Thanksgiving Day or Thanksgiving weekend.cite news | url=http://www.mackbrown-texasfootball.com/doc_lib/2006_atm_notes.pdf | title=Game Notes - Texas A&M | publisher=MackBrownTexasFootball | accessdate=2006-11-23] The 2007 game marked the twelfth straight game to be scheduled the day after Thanksgiving.cite news | url=http://www.mackbrown-texasfootball.com/doc_lib/2006_atm_notes.pdf | title=Game Notes - Texas A&M | publisher=MackBrownTexasFootball | accessdate=2007-04-02] The two schools have agreed to move the game back to Thanksgiving day for the 2008 and 2009 contests. The 2008 game marks the first televised by ESPN since the 1993 season. The game was not televised in the 1994 season, and ABC had taken the role from 1995–2007. The game was first televised by ESPN in the 1984 season, when the Aggies upset the Longhorns at Austin. From then, the Aggies won six consecutive games up until the 1990 matchup, when CBS broadcasted the Aggie loss. ESPN broadcasted the subsequent Aggie victories from the 1991–93 seasons. This makes the Aggies 9–0 all-time in ESPN-televised matchups. [cite press release|url=http://www.aggieathletics.com/pressRelease.php?SID=&PRID=13998|title=Thanksgiving Football for Aggies and Longhorns|publisher=Texas A&M Athletics|accessdate=2008-02-25|date=2008-02-25]

The 2006 meeting was the first time in eight years that both teams entered the game with at least eight wins coming into the match-up.cite news | url=http://www.statesman.com/sports/content/sports/stories/longhorns/11/20/20texfoot.html | title=Aggies and Longhorns need Friday's game to rid themselves of November melancholy | publisher=Austin American-Statesman | author=Halliburton, Suzanne | date=20 November 2006 | accessdate=2006-11-23] That game came one week after UT's loss to Kansas State and the Longhorns suffered a 7–12 loss to the Aggies.cite news | url=http://www.mackbrown-texasfootball.com/index.php?s=&url_channel_id=&url_article_id=2643&change_well_id=2 | title=Texas A&M Game notes | publisher=MackBrownTexasFootball | date=24 November 2006 | accessdate=2007-04-02] Going back to 1999 when UT lost the final three games of the season, the Longhorns had gone 87 games without losing back-to-back games.cite news | url=http://www.mackbrown-texasfootball.com/doc_lib/2006_atm_notes.pdf | title=Game Notes - Texas A&M | publisher=MackBrownTexasFootball | accessdate=2007-04-02] That was the longest active streak for any college or professional football team.cite news | url=http://www.mackbrown-texasfootball.com/doc_lib/2006_atm_notes.pdf | title=Game Notes - Texas A&M | publisher=MackBrownTexasFootball | accessdate=2007-04-02]

During the week before the game, the Longhorns will hold their traditional Hex Rally. As a result of a tragic accident in 1999, the Aggies can no longer hold a school sponsored version of their traditional Bonfire [cite news | url=http://media.www.thebatt.com/media/storage/paper657/news/2005/11/16/MailCall/Bonfire.Needs.Support.Of.Student.Body-1058980.shtml | title=Bonfire needs support of student body | publisher=The Battalion | date=November 16 2005 | author=Dugan, Patrick | accessdate=2007-03-31] but an unofficial "Student Bonfire" is planned. [cite news | url=http://www.studentbonfire.com/pages/about.html | title=About student bonfire | publisher=Student Bonfire | accessdate=2007-03-31]

2007 was a turbulent year for the Aggies. A&M head coach Dennis Franchione spent much of the season being criticized for his coaching performance. [*cite news|url=http://cbs.sportsline.com/columns/story/10381361/1|title=Start spreading the newsletter: Pink slip for Franchione, now|publisher="CBS Sports"|accessdate=2007-09-30|date=2007-09-30|author=Doyel, Gregg
*cite news|url=http://www.aggiesports.com/stories/100107/cessna_20071001034.php|title=Cessna: Talk around town all about Franchione |publisher="The Bryan-College Station Eagle"|accessdate=2007-10-01|date=2007-10-01|author=Cessna, Robert
*cite news|url=http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/headline/sports/5168353.html|title=Franchione fends off negative vibes|publisher="Houston Chronicle"|accessdate=2007-09-28|date=2007-09-27|author=Harris, Terrance
*cite news|url=http://www.statesman.com/sports/content/sports/stories/other/09/26/0926aggies.html|title=Dark clouds in Aggieland|Austin American-Statesman"|accessdate=2007-09-28|date=2007-09-27
*cite news|url=http://www.star-telegram.com/college_sports/story/245307.html|title=Franchione safe for now, but not forever|publisher="Fort Worth Star-Telegram"|accessdate=2007-09-28|date=2007-09-24|author=Burch, Jimmy
*cite news|url=http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/spt/columnists/jtaylor/stories/092107dnspotaylor.3811d35.html|title=Aggies trip on big stage again|publisher="Dallas Morning News"|accessdate=2007-09-28|date=2007-09-21|author=Taylor, Jean-Jacques] [cite news|url=http://sports.yahoo.com/ncaaf/news;_ylt=Aj881XR5BFAPLJZqVMc4E2EcvrYF?slug=franchionesbreachoftrust&prov=tsn&type=lgns|title=Franchione's breach of trust won't be forgiven|publisher=Yahoo! Sports|accessdate=2007-09-30|author=Dienhart, Tom
*cite news|url=http://www.star-telegram.com/college_sports/story/265471.html|title=The Aggies' recent struggles, not e-mails, are Fran's ticket out|publisher="Fort Worth Star-Telegram"|accessdate=2007-10-13|date=2007-10-12|author=Engel, Jennifer Floyd] Criticism intensified in late September as it became known that Franchione had been selling a secret email newsletter to athletic boosters who paid US$1,200 annually for team information that Franchione has refused to release to the public. The newsletter, called "VIP Connection", had been written by Franchione's personal assistant, Mike McKenzie, and included specific injury reports and Franchione's critical assessments of players. [cite news|url=http://www.mysanantonio.com/sports/stories/MYSA101207.06D.FBC_aggie_recipients.en.38f1a57.html|title=College Football: List of A&M's VIP Connections recipients|publisher="San Antonio Express-News"|accessdate=2007-10-13|date=2007-10-12
*cite news | url = http://www.mysanantonio.com/sports/big12/stories/MYSA092807.01D.FBC.Aggies.Franchione.en.34050d6.html | title = Big 12 Football: Franchione stops selling A&M info | work = San Antonio Express-News | accessdate = 2007-09-28 | date = 2007-09-27 | last = Zwerneman | first = Brent
*cite news | url = http://www.usatoday.com/sports/college/football/2007-09-28-167356469_x.htm | title = Texas A&M coach Franchione sold insider knowledge to boosters in newsletter | work = USA Today | accessdate = 2007-09-28 | date = 2007-09-28 | author = Associated Press
*cite news | url = http://sports.yahoo.com/ncaaf/news;_ylt=AkTy4O9Cd2vY4P7NUY4FRBYcvrYF?slug=dw-092807franchione&prov=yhoo&type=lgns | title = Paper trail | work = Yahoo! Sports | accessdate = 2007-09-28 | date = 2007-09-28 | last = Wetzel | first = Dan | authorlink = Dan Wetzel
*cite news | url = http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/sports/5172712.html | title = Franchione stops selling inside info to big boosters| work = Houston Chronicle | accessdate = 2007-09-28 | date = 2007-09-28 | last = Harris | first = Terrance ] [cite news | url = http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/dn/latestnews/stories/092907dnspofrannewsletter.ea6643.html | title = A&M coach sold insider info to boosters | work = Dallas Morning News | accessdate = 2007-09-28 | date = 2007-09-28 | last = Davis | first = Bryan
*cite news | url = http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/spt/colleges/topstories/stories/093007dnspobaylorsider.2b6f40d.html | title = Franchione tells players newsletter a mistake | work = Dallas Morning News | accessdate = 2007-09-30 | date = 2007-09-30 | last = Davis | first = Bryan
*cite news|url=http://www.star-telegram.com/college_sports/story/265437.html|title=Online aide gets ax from Aggies|publisher="Fort Worth Star-Telegram"|accessdate=2007-10-13|date=2007-10-12|author=Miller, John
*cite news | url = http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=3058459 | title = A&M coach admonished for producing secretive newsletter | author = Associated Press | work = ESPN.com | accessdate = 2007-10-11 | date = 2007-10-05
*cite news | url = http://www.star-telegram.com/college_sports/story/264491.html | title = A&M reprimands Franchione, shuts down his Web site | work = Fort Worth Star-Telegram | accessdate = 2007-10-12 | date = 2007-10-11 | last = Miller | first = John ] A bright spot was their defeat of the Longhorns, 38–30.cite news | url=http://www.aggieathletics.com/sports/games/boxscores/MFB_2160_TA12-UT.HTM#GAME.PLY | title=Box Score| publisher=Texas A&M Athletics Department | date=November 23 2007 | accessdate=2007-11-25] At the beginning of the post-game press conference, Franchione announced his resignation effective immediately.cite news | url=http://www.aggieathletics.com/pressRelease.php?SID=MFB&PRID=13659 | title=Darnell Named Interim Head Football Coach | publisher=Texas A&M Athletics Department | date=November 24 2007 | accessdate=2007-11-25]

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References

External links

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