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NATIONAL CHAMPIONS • 1963, ’69, ’70, 2005 BIG 12 CHAMPIONS • ‘96, ‘05, ‘09 SOUTHWESTTEXAS CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS • 1920, ’28, ’30, ’42, ’43, ’45, ’50, ’52, ’53*, LONGHORNS ’59*, ’61*, ’62, ’63, ’68*, ’69, ’70, ’71 , ’72, ’73, ’75*, ’77, ’83, ’90, ’94*, ’95 (*co-champs) Athletics Media Relations Department • P.O. Box 7399 • Austin, TX 78713-7399 • Office: 512/471-6036 • Fax: 512/471-6040 TEXAS WINS FOURTH STRAIGHT: • Mike Davis ranks first in the Big 12 and BYE WEEK Texas piled up 609 yards of total offense, seventh in the FBS in yards per reception including a career-high 364 passing yards at 18.6 (minimum 30 catches). from David Ash, in an emotional 33-7 • The Longhorns ranks tied for 18th in the victory over Iowa State Saturday. The FBS in turnover margin (+0.80 per game). Longhorns won for the fourth-straight The Horns have forced 16 turnovers and time on a day they remembered former committed just eight (fifth fewest in the Next Up: coach Darrell Royal, who died last week, FBS). They have turned those miscues into points, outscoring the opposition 77-10 #18/15 TEXAS (8-2, 5-2 Big 12) and recognized Veteran’s Day. While Ash this season off turnovers. Texas has not vs. was completing 25 of 31 passes, includ- ing a 61-yard TD pass to Mike Davis, the committed a turnover in its last nine quar- TCU (6-4, 3-4 Big 12) defense held the Cyclones to 277 total ters of action. • Texas is fourth in the FBS in offensive Darrell K Royal - Texas Memorial Stadium/ yards, including just 64 in the second half. third-down efficiency, converting 52.9 per- Joe Jamail Field (100,119) FINAL HOME GAME: Texas will play Thurs., Nov. 22 (Time: 6:30 p.m./CT/TV: cent (74 of 140) of its attempts, including 8 its final home game of the season on ESPN) of 14 (57.1 percent) vs. Iowa State. Thanksgiving when TCU visits Darrell • The Texas defense ranks 13th in the FBS RANKINGS: K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium for in tackles for loss (7.5 per game), while the Texas: BCS - 15; AP - 17, USA Today - 15 a nationally-televised game which will offense has surrendered just 3.7 pg which mark the final appearance in Austin of 14 is third fewest in the nation. Texas is one THE SERIES: Texas leads TCU 61-20-1. seniors. The former Southwest Conference of three teams in the nation ranked in the foes will be meeting for the first time as top 15 in both categories (also Stanford, N. TELEVISION: The game will be telecast Big 12 members. Illinois). nationally by ESPN. Rece Davis (play-by- • Alex Okafor ranks tied for second in the play), Jesse Palmer (color), David Pollack FIRST-AND-GOAL: Big 12 and tied for 20th in the FBS in sacks (color) and Samantha Steele (sidelines) will • Texas, which is in third place in the Big (0.8 pg). He is also tied for third in the call the game. 12 (5-2), is bowl eligible for the 14th time league in tackles for loss (1.2 pg). He has in Mack Brown’s 15 seasons. a TFL in all but one game and seven sacks RADIO: All games are broadcast on the • The Horns, who have scored over 40 in the last eight games. Longhorn IMG Radio Network on its 32-sta- points in five games this season, rank 14th • Texas is tied for second in the FBS this tion network which includes flagship KVET in the FBS in scoring (39.6 ppg), 30th in (1300 AM/98.1 FM) in Austin. The game is season with seven blocked kicks. total offense (457.9 ypg) and the rushing also is available online at TexasSports.com. Craig Way (pxp), Roger Wallace (color) and attack is No. 36 (192.7 ypg). Texas has Rod Babers (sidelines) will call the action. A eight games with more than 400 yards of Texas Athletics Media Relations live radio broadcast for each game also can be total offense. The Horns will be facing a Assoc. AD/Media Relations Director: John Bianco heard on SiriusXM Satellite: XM 202; Sirius 117; TCU defense surrendering just 326.3 ypg, E-Mail: [email protected] Internet 969; Spanish 970. Dr. Rubén Pizarro which ranks 22nd in the nation. The rush- Special Asst. to Head Coach: Bill Little (pxp) and Jesus Mendoza (color) have the call ing defense (98.4 ypg) leads the Big 12 E-Mail: [email protected] for the Spanish Language Radio Broadcasts. and ranks eighth in the country. Assoc. Media Relations Director: Thomas Stepp • David Ash ranks ninth in the FBS in E-Mail: [email protected] passing efficiency with a rating of 161.68. Assoc.. Media Relations Director: Joe Hernandez • Johnathan Gray (eighth/60.7) and Joe E-Mail: [email protected] Bergeron (10th/55.0 ypg) rank among the Asst. Media Relations Director: Shawn Nestor top 10 in the Big 12 in rushing with Gray E-Mail: [email protected] the top freshman rusher (No. 13 in FBS). Web Site: MackBrown-TexasFootball.com Bergeron is also fifth in the league and tied Twitter: twitter.com/MBTexasFootball for 17th in the FBS in scoring (9.6 ppg). Release as of Nov. 13 www.MackBrown-TexasFootball.com TEXAS/TCU ALL-TIME SERIES AT-A-GLANCE OVERALL SERIES: Texas leads, 61-20-1 SERIES RECORD IN AUSTIN: Texas leads, 32-11-1 18/15 TEXAS SERIES RECORD IN FT. WORTH: Texas leads, 29-9 Record: 8-2 (5-2, Big 12) LAST 10 MEETINGS (TEXAS LEADS 9-1) Home: 4-1 Away: 4-0 Neutral: 0-1 Year Score UT’s final record TCU’s final record Sept. 1 WYOMING (LHN) ________ W, 37-17 2007_____@ #7 Texas 34, #19 TCU 13 __________10-3 (5-3/2nd Big 12-S) ___8-5 (4-4/5th MW) 8 NEW MEXICO (LHN) ______ W, 45-0 1995_____@ #10 Texas 27, TCU 19 _____________10-2-1 (7-0/1st SWC) _____6-5 (3-4/5th SWC) 1994_____#15 Texas 34, @ TCU 18 _____________8-4 (4-3/t-1st SWC) ______7-5 (4-3/t-1st SWC) 15 at Ole Miss (ABC) _________ W, 66-31 1993_____@Texas 24, TCU 3 __________________5-5-1 (5-2/t-2nd SWC) ____4-7 (2-5/6th SWC) 29 at RV/22 Oklahoma St.* (FOX) __ W, 41-36 1992_____@ TCU 23, #20 Texas 14 _____________6-5 (4-3/t-2nd SWC) _____2-8-1 (1-6/8th SWC) Oct. 6 #8/7 WEST VIRGINIA* (FOX) _ L, 45-48 1991_____@ Texas 32, TCU 0 _________________5-6 (4-4/t-5th SWC) _____7-4 (4-4/t-5th SWC) 13 vs. #13/10 Oklahoma*+ (ABC) _ L, 21-63 1990_____#7 Texas 38, @ TCU 10 ______________10-2 (8-0/1st SWC) ______5-6 (3-5/t-4th SWC) 20 BAYLOR* (ABC) __________ W, 56-50 1989_____@ Texas 31, TCU 17 ________________5-6 (4-4/t-4th SWC) ______4-7 (2-6/t-6th SWC) 27 at Kansas* (FSN) __________ W, 21-17 1988_____Texas 30, @ TCU 21 ________________4-7 (2-5/t-4th SWC) _____7-7 (2-5/t-4th SWC) Nov. 3 at #20/20 Texas Tech* (ABC) __ W, 31-22 1987_____@ Texas 24, TCU 21 ________________7-5 (5-2/t-2nd SWC) _____5-6 (3-4/t-5th SWC) 10 IOWA STATE* (LHN) ______ W, 33-7 22 TCU* (ESPN) _____________ 6:30 p.m. HONORING DARRELL K ROYAL with 609 vs. Iowa State (tied for 15th on the Dec. 1 at #2/2 Kansas State* (TBA) ______TBA (1924-2012): The Longhorn family suf- all-time list). Twelve of those have occurred all times Central | * Big 12 game | + Cotton Bowl (Dallas) fered a tragic loss last week with the during Mack Brown’s tenure. NOTE: Rankings listed as The AP Poll/Coaches Poll passing of Darrell K Royal who not only • After a season-low 63 passing yards vs. MACK BROWN (Florida State ‘74): Texas’ 15th- produced the most wins of any coach in Kansas, David Ash bounced back by com- year head coach is 149-41 (.784), including Texas football history, but was also a pleting 36 of 50 passes (72 percent) for 628 91-29 in the Big 12. He led the Horns to the legend in the college football coaching fra- yards with five touchdowns and no picks 2005 National Championship, and has a 235- ternity. He spent 20 years (1957-76) as the the last two games. His passing efficiency 115-1 (.672) mark over his 28-year career. Brown is the Big 12’s winningest active coach Texas head coach, leading the Longhorns rating over the last two weeks is 201.5 and (FBS/Division I-A games only) and has three to three National Championships (1963, he’s averaged 34.0 yards per TD pass. BCS bowl wins in four appearances. ’69, ’70), 11 Southwest Conference titles • With a career-high 364 passing yards vs. (1959, 1961-63, 1968-73, ’75) and 16 bowl Iowa State (10th on the UT all-time single- games. Royal’s record of 167-45-5 was the game list), Ash moved into ninth on the UT best mark in the nation during his Texas career passing yards list (3,433). He passed coaching tenure. His teams finished in the Bobby Layne (1944-47/3,145) and Garrett Top 10 nationally 11 times, he coached 77 Gilbert (2009-11/3,301).