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LONGHORNS RETURN HOME TO FACE GAME 9 #16 TEXAS (6-2, 3-1) NO. 12 NEBRASKA: In a matchup of two of vs. the winningest programs in college football his- #12 NEBRASKA (7-1, 3-1) tory, the No. 16 Longhorns (6-2/3-1 Big 12) hit the midway point of their conference schedule Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium (80,082) vs. with a Top 25 matchup against No. 12 Nebraska Austin, Texas Sat., Nov. 1 (Time: 11:00 a.m./TV: ABC) (7-1/3-1 Big 12) on Saturday (11 a.m./ABC- split national) at Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium. It marks the 10th meeting between RANKINGS: Texas is ranked 16th in both The the two schools that have a combined 1,547 all-time victories. Texas is the only Big Associated Press poll and the USA Today/ESPN 12 school that can claim a series lead over Nebraska, with a slight 5-4 advantage. The Coaches poll. UT has been ranked among the USA last time both Texas and Nebraska entered the game ranked among the Top 25, the Today/ESPN Top 25 for 78 weeks in a row and The AP Poll for 53 consecutive weeks. Nebraska is ranked No. 18 Longhorns knocked off the No. 3 Huskers in Austin, 24-20, in 1999. Texas 12th in The Associated Press poll and ninth in the enters the game having won four of its last six Top 25 matchup games (both teams USA Today/ESPN Coaches poll. ranked among the Top 25), with the only losses coming to No. 2 Oklahoma last season and the top-ranked Sooners earlier this year. With a 56-0 victory at Baylor last TELEVISION: The game will be televised regionally week, the Longhorns became bowl eligible. A bowl berth would be UT’s sixth in-a- by ABC (split national). row, marking the longest bowl streak for the Horns since they earned nine consecutive bowl berths from 1977-85. RADIO: The game will be broadcast nationally on Westwood One Radio with Chuck Cooperstein and HORNS AT HOME: After having a streak of 20 consecutive victories at home Shea Walker on the call. The Longhorn Sports Network and KVET (1300 AM/98.1 FM) broadcast snapped in a 38-28 loss to Arkansas earlier this year, UT bounced back with a 63-18 each UT game on its 36-station network. Craig Way win over Tulane (9/27) and a 24-20 victory over No. 16 Kansas State (10/4) in its last (play-by-play), Keith Moreland (color) and Brian two home outings. Texas is 30-3 (.909) at Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium Jones (sidelines) call the action. under Mack Brown. Kansas State’s 35- 17 win in Austin in 1999 is the only Big NCAA’S WINNINGEST TEAMS: UT PRESS CONFERENCE ON SATELLITE: Mack 12 home defeat of a Mack Brown THE LAST THREE SEASONS Brown’s weekly press conference is available via squad. UT’s recent 20-game home-win- 1. Miami (Fla.) ______31-1 satellite each Monday (contact the media relations ning streak was the program’s longest 2. Oklahoma ______31-4 office for coordinates) at 11 a.m. (Central). The press since a 42-gamer from 1968-76 (No. 7 conference airs live nationally on ESPNEWS and 3. TEXAS ______28-6 locally on News 8 Austin. News 8 Austin also re-airs on the NCAA all-time list). The home- Ohio State ______28-6 the press conference each Monday at 10:10 p.m. winning streak also was tied for the Georgia ______28-6 third longest in UT history. In Brown’s

Texas Athletics Media Relations NCAA ALL-TIME RECORDS LISTS 2101 San Jacinto All-Time Winning Percentage All-Time Victories Bellmont Hall, Room 327 YEARS RECORD PCT. YEARS WINS Austin, Texas 78705 1. Notre Dame ____114 ____793-255-42 ____.7468 1. Michigan ______123 ____830 2. Michigan ______123 ____830-271-36 ____.7458 2. Notre Dame ____114 ____793 Fax: 512/471-6040 3. Alabama ______108 ____757-290-44 ____.7140 3. Nebraska ______113 ____778 4. Oklahoma ______108 ____733-282-53 ____.7111 4. TEXAS ______110 ____772 5. Ohio State ______113 ____752-293-53 ____.7090 5. Alabama ______108 ____757 Asst. AD/Media Relations Director: John Bianco 6. TEXAS ______110____772-308-33 __.7084 6. Penn State ______115 ____755 Phone: 512/471-1346 Cell: 512/748-9315 7. Nebraska ______113 ____778-309-40 ____.7081 7. Ohio State ______113 ____752 E-Mail: [email protected] Web Site: www.MackBrown-TexasFootball.com TEXAS/NEBRASKA ALL-TIME SERIES AT-A-GLANCE OVERALL SERIES: Texas leads, 5-4 SERIES RECORD IN AUSTIN: Series tied, 1-1 SERIES RECORD IN LINCOLN: Texas leads, 3-1 #16 TEXAS SERIES RECORD AT NEUTRAL SITES: Nebraska leads, 2-1 Record: 6-2 (3-1 Big 12) CURRENT SERIES WIN STREAK: Texas, 1 Home: 3-1 Away: 3-0 Neutral: 0-1 AS CONFERENCE OPPONENTS: Texas leads, 4-1 Aug. 31 NEW MEXICO ST. (FSN) __W, 66-7 SERIES HISTORY Sept.13 ARKANSAS (ABC)______L, 28-38 Year Score UT’s final record NU’s final record 20 at Rice* (ESPN2)______W, 48-7 2002____#7 Texas 27, Nebraska 24 ______11-2 (6-2 Big 12/t-1st S) __7-7 (3-5 Big 12/4th N) 27 TULANE (TBS) ______W, 63-18 1999^ __#3 Nebraska 22, #12 Texas 6 ____9-5 (6-2 Big 12/1st S) __12-1 (7-1 Big 12/1st N) Oct. 4 #16 KANSAS STATE (ABC) __W, 24-20 1999____@ #18 Texas 24, #3 Nebraska 20 __9-5 (6-2 Big 12/1st S) __12-1 (7-1 Big 12/1st N) 11 vs. #1 Oklahoma+ (ABC) ____L, 13-65 1998____Texas 20, @ #7 Nebraska 16 ____9-3 (6-2 Big 12/2nd S) __9-4 (5-3 Big 12/t-2nd N) 18 at Iowa State ______W, 40-19 1996^ __Texas 37, #3 Nebraska 27 ______8-5 (6-2 Big 12/1st S*) __11-2 (8-0 Big 12/1st N) 25 at Baylor ______W, 56-0 1973+ __#12 Nebraska 19, #8 Texas 3 ______8-3 (7-0 SWC/t-1st) __9-2-1 (4-2-1 Big 8/t-2nd) Nov. 1#12 NEBRASKA ______TBA 1960____Nebraska 14, @ #4 Texas 13 ____7-3-1 (5-2 SWC/t-2nd)____4-6 (2-5 Big 8/t-6th) 8at #14 Oklahoma State ______TBA 1959____#17 Texas 20, @ Nebraska 0 ______9-2 (5-1 SWC/t-1st) ____4-6 (2-4 Big 7/6th) 15 TEXAS TECH ______TBA 1933____@ Nebraska 26, Texas 0 ______4-5-2 (2-3-1 SWC/5th) ____8-1 (5-0 Big 6/1st) 28 at Texas A&M (ABC) ______2:30 p.m. ^ Big 12 Championship | S - denotes Big 12 South Division | N - denotes Big 12 North Division | * Big 12 Champions | + Cotton Bowl Dec. 6 Big 12 Championship (ABC) __7 p.m.

all times Central // + at Cotton Bowl (Dallas) // *at first year at Texas in 1998, the Longhorns recorded a perfect 6-0 slate at Royal-Texas Reliant Stadium Memorial Stadium — UT’s first undefeated home season since 1995. UT repeated that MACK BROWN (FLORIDA STATE ’74): Texas’ feat in posting a 6-0 home record in 2000 and were 5-0 at home in 2001. UT posted its sixth-year head coach has won 75 of his last 95 third consecutive perfect home slate (fourth in five years under Brown) with a 6-0 mark games (.789) and led his teams to a 109-35 (.757) last year. The last time the Longhorns recorded three consecutive perfect home records record the last 11 years. Brown, who is 55-17 (35- was 1973-75. UT was 5-0 at home in 1973 and ’74 and 6-0 at Royal-Texas Memorial 9 Big 12) in his six years at UT, has a 141-91-1 Stadium in ’75. The Longhorns have posted a 308-88-10 (.771) record in 80 seasons at mark in 20 years overall. With 11 wins last sea- Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium. Including games played at Clark Field through 1924, son, he secured a 13th consecutive winning sea- UT is 456-110-13 (.799) all-time at home. son and 11th straight bowl berth. Brown is the Big 12’s winningest active Division IA coach and his string of 11 straight bowl appearances is the HOME FIELD DOMINANCE: Texas has been dominant at home in winning more than longest among league mentors. 90 percent of its games at Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium under Mack Brown. During its recent 20-game winning streak, UT outscored the opposition, 851-185, or an average victory of 43-9. During that stretch, the Longhorns recorded 8,473 yards of offense (423.7 ypg) to their opponents’ 4,864 (243.2 ypg). The Longhorns scored at least 40 points on 16 occasions during the streak and did not allow an opponent to score more than 20 points. In 33 home games under Brown, Texas has outscored its opponents, 1,258-452, or an average of 38-13. Arkansas became just the sixth team in the last 33 #12 NEBRASKA games to score 24 or more points against UT at home. Texas has scored 24 or more points 27 times during that stretch. Record: 7-1 (3-1, Big 12) Home: 6-0 Away: 1-1 Neutral: 0-0

“FAN”-TASTIC: Texas has been one of the best-attended programs in the nation over Aug. 30 OKLAHOMA STATE ______W, 17-7 the past five years, drawing nearly 82,000 fans per game. The Horns, who have played in Sept. 6 UTAH STATE ______W, 31-7 front of a sellout home crowd in their last 20 home games, have attracted nine of the top 13 PENN STATE ______W, 18-10 10 crowds in UT history since Mack Brown took over the program in 1998. All Longhorn 25 @ Southern Miss ______W, 38-14 games are sold out in 2003 and UT opened the season by drawing its largest crowd to a Oct. 4 TROY STATE ______W, 30-0 season opener in UT history (83,096) in a 66-7 win over New Mexico State. Texas’ crowd 11 @ Missouri ______L, 24-41 of 83,271 against Arkansas was the eighth-largest in school-history. UT drew 83,120 for 18 TEXAS A&M______W, 48-12 the Tulane game (10th-largest crowd in UT history). Texas’ crowd for the Kansas State 25 IOWA STATE ______W, 28-0 Nov. 1 @ #16 Texas ______11 a.m. game was the sixth-largest in school-history (83,643). The Horns increased their season 8@ Kansas ______TBA ticket sales by 2,500 to a school-best 66,500 (25,757 more than the record set prior to 15 KANSAS STATE ______TBA Brown’s arrival) heading into the 2003 season. That comes on the heels of a record-set- 22 @ Colorado ______11 a.m. ting season in 2002 when UT sold 63,000 season tickets. In 1999, Texas sold a record 48,300 season tickets, a total that was nearly 9,000 more than the previous all-time sea- FRANK SOLICH (NEBRASKA ‘66): Frank son ticket record of 39,743 set in 1997. In 2000, the Longhorns upped that total to 53,617 Solich has posted a 56-17 record in his six sea- season tickets sold, and in 2001, UT broke the record again, upping the total to 56,350. sons as head coach at Nebraska. On top of that, the Longhorns have sold out all 66 of their stadium suites and have a wait- ing list of more than 20 seeking to lease a suite. Texas ranked eighth nationally in home attendance by drawing a UT record of 83,150 fans per game in 2002. The Horns’ season UT’S 2003 NCAA RANKINGS total of 498,901 fans in six home games stands as the highest total in UT history. The Horns’ total of 71,804 fans per game over a 13-game schedule also was a school-best TEAM (previous: 71,281 set in 1998). The Longhorns’ average attendance of 83,062 (No. 9 NCAA) in ’01 eclipsed the previous average home attendance record of 82,673 set in Category Rank Avg./G 1999 (No. 8 NCAA). The Longhorns average home attendance of 82,216 (No. 9 nation- Rushing Offense ______16 (5) __205.13 ally) in 2000 ranked second on the school’s all-time list. Including the 2002 season, Texas Passing Offense______56 (5) __221.38 has posted the top four total home attendance marks on school record during the past four Pass Efficiency Offense ____9 (3) __155.28 years. The Longhorns’ 1999 total home attendance (496,036) broke the previous record Total Offense______26 (5) __426.50 of 464,642 set in 1998. UT posted a total home attendance mark of 493,642 in 2000, Scoring Offense ______3 (3) __42.25 Rushing Defense ______76 (7) __166.25 which ranks as the third-best mark in UT history. Pass Defense ______6 (3) __156.75 Pass Efficiency Defense __24 (3) __108.05 A TRADITION-RICH MATCHUP: Two of the winningest programs in NCAA history Total Defense ______27 (4) __323.00 will face off on Saturday when Texas (fourth/772 victories) and Nebraska (third/778 Scoring Defense ______47 (5) __21.75 wins) meet in Austin. UT also is the sixth-winningest program in NCAA history (772- Net Punting ______40 (7) __37.36 308-33/70.84%) and ranks third on the NCAA all-time bowl games list (42). The Huskers Punt Returns ______11 (4) __14.65 are the seventh-winningest program (778-309-40/70.81%) rank in a fourth-place tie (41) Kickoff Returns ______68 (10) __20.08 on that chart. Turnover Margin ______32 (4) ____.63

INDIVIDUAL THE LAST TIME: Nov. 2, 2002, #7 Texas 27, Nebraska 24 at Memorial Stadium (Lincoln, Neb.): Chris Simms passed for a UT-record 419 yards and Nathan Vasher inter- Cedric Benson, Jr., RB cepted Jammal Lord's pass at the 1-yard line with 10 seconds remaining to give No. 7 • Rushing ______72 (12) __71.14 Texas a 27-24 win at Nebraska. The Longhorns snapped the Cornhuskers’ national-best • Scoring ______17 (4) __9.43 26-game winning streak at Memorial Stadium. In front of the largest crowd in school history (78,176), UT handed Nebraska just its second home loss since 1991. On Oct. 31, Derrick Johnson, Jr., LB 1998, the Longhorns came into Lincoln and won 20-16, snapping Nebraska's school- • Interceptions per game ____43 (6) __0.38 record streak of 47 consecutive victories at home (No. 5 in NCAA history). The Huskers had won 74 of its previous 75 home games and the Longhorns, led by head coach Mack Dusty Mangum, Jr., K Brown, are the only team to win in Lincoln during that stretch. Nebraska’s defense was • Field Goals ______100 (11) ____.50 • Scoring______93 (19) __6.00 unable to contain Roy Williams, who hauled in a UT-record 13 passes for 161 yards and two touchdowns. When Simms was unable to find Williams, he found Ivan Williams — Richmond McGee, So., P who had a career-best six receptions for a UT-fullback record 111 yards — open in the • Punting ______59 (8) __41.10 flat. The Longhorns appeared in position to run out the clock when Simms hit Roy Williams for a 10-yard gain on third-and-seven with 1:34 remaining and Nebraska out of Chance Mock, Jr.,QB timeouts, but Roy Williams was called for offensive pass interference, setting up a third- • Pass efficiency______6 (3) 166.77 and-22 from Nebraska’s 27-yard line. After a Simms 3-yard sneak, the Longhorns punt- • Total offense per game __96 (10) 146.00 ed to DeJuan Groce, who weaved his way 44 yards up the right sideline to the UT 16- yard line with less than a minute left. Two plays later, Lord tried to hit Wilson Thomas Nathan Vasher, Sr., CB/PR • Interceptions per game ____17 (3) __0.50 on the right side, but his pass was picked off by Vasher to seal the victory. Texas was • Punt returns ______11 (3) __14.67 clinging to a 20-17 lead late in the game when Groce was flagged for pass interference on Roy Williams to give the Longhorns a first down at the Huskers 22 with 4:43 left. Roy Williams, Sr., WR Cedric Benson scored from three yards out three plays later to cap a 10-play, 81-yard • Receiving yards per game__42 (8) __79.50 drive that put the Longhorns ahead 27-17. However, Nebraska responded with a scoring • Receptions per game ____65 (10) __5.00 drive capped by Dahrran Diedrick's 2-yard run to pull the Huskers to within three at 27- 24 with 2:34 left. The teams traded field goals in the first half, but the Huskers failed to Selvin Young, So., RB seize momentum when they were stopped on fourth down in Texas territory twice. Dusty • Kickoff returns ______17 (4) __26.89 Mangum hit from 25 and 41 yards and the Longhorns led 6-3 at halftime. Nebraska’s Vince Young, RS-Fr., QB offense found its stride on the opening drive of the second half, marching 79 yards in • Scoring ______64 (14) __6.86 seven plays and taking a 10-6 lead when Lord executed the play-action to perfection and • Rushing ______53 (9) __78.57 lofted a 2-yard score to Jon Bowling. The Longhorns wasted no time answering. On first- • Total offense per game __89 (10) 159.57 and-10 from the UT 31, Simms found Ivan Williams in the left flat. Williams broke a pair of tackles, tip-toed the sideline and raced 49 yards before being pushed out of bounds at Note: Big 12 ranking in ( ) Nebraska’s 31-yard line. Two plays later, Simms hooked up with Roy Williams for a 16- yard touchdown. Texas had a 13-10 lead late in the third quarter when Simms led the Longhorns on a 17-play, 97-yard drive, capped by a 2-yard touchdown pass to Roy Williams. Simms completed 7-of-8 passes on the drive, which chewed 7:45 off the clock and put the Longhorns up 20-10. Nebraska responded with a four-play, 80-yard drive, capped by Lord's 60-yard scoring toss to tight end Matt Herian that made it 20-17 with 14:31 left. Simms established career highs in attempts (47) and completions (29) and took over sole possession of fifth place on UT's career quarterback victories list (23). Benson ran for 86 yards on 28 carries to put him over the 1,000-yard mark for the year (1,020). Simms' performance overshadowed a career day for Lord, who ran for a Nebraska quarterback-record 234 yards and threw a 60-yard TD pass. 2002 TEXAS-NEBRASKA GAME NOTES: The Longhorns snapped Nebraska’s national-leading 26-game home winning streak … UT is the only team to beat Nebraska at Memorial Stadium since 1991 … the last team other than Texas to beat the Huskers in Lincoln was when Washington claimed a 36-21 victory on Sept. 21, 1991 … the attendance of 78,268 was a Memorial Stadium record … Texas has won four of the past five meetings against Nebraska (all in Big 12 play) … The Horns went over the 25,000-point plateau in school history and now have scored 25,015 points in 110 years of football … UT blocked its eighth kick of the season when senior CB Rod Babers blocked Josh Brown’s 49-yard field goal attempt as time ran out in the first half … Cedric Benson topped the 1,000-yard rushing mark for the season (1,020), giving Texas a 1,000-yard rusher for the eighth consecutive season … UT’s 17-play, 97-yard third- quarter scoring drive was the team's longest drive of the season in terms of yards and second-longest in terms of plays … Roy Williams caught a UT-record 13 passes (previous: 12, Eric Metcalf, vs. Arkansas, 1988) for 161 yards (eighth career 100-yard performance) and two TDs … Ivan Williams established career highs in receptions (six) and receiving yards (111), his receiving yards were the most ever by a UT fullback and he became just the third player in UT history to post a 100-yard rushing and 100-yard receiving game during their career … Williams was the first Longhorn since Eric Metcalf (1985-88) to accomplish the feat (Johnny “Lam” Jones (1976-79) is the other Longhorn to so) … the last time two Longhorns had 100 yards receiving in the same game was the 2001 Holiday Bowl (157, B.J. Johnson; 134, Roy Williams) … Chris Simms passed for a UT-record 419 yards (previous: 408, Major Applewhite, at Oklahoma State, 1998) and set new career highs in attempts (47) and completions (29) … Simms also took over sole possession of fifth on UT’s career QB victories chart with his 23rd career win.

THE LAST TIME IN AUSTIN: Oct. 23, 1999, #18 Texas 24, #3 Nebraska 20, Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium (Austin, Texas): Before a record-setting crowd of 84,082 at Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium, the No. 18 Longhorns upset No. 3 Nebraska, 24-20, for the third time in four seasons. Texas, which trailed 13-3 at the half, overcame a double-digit deficit for the second time in as many games en route to the win. UT tallied three second-half TDs on a Cornhusker defense which entered the game ranked third nationally in total defense (230.8) and fourth in scoring defense (9.7). The Horns had rallied from a 17-0 first-quarter deficit to defeat Oklahoma 38-28 two weeks earlier in the Red River Shootout. Keyed by a 33-yard run from RB Hodges Mitchell, the Horns took the opening kickoff and drove to the Nebraska 18-yard line. But when PK Kris Stockton’s 44-yard field goal attempt hit off the left upright, UT came away with nothing. The Horns did go up 3-0 on their next drive. DT Casey Hampton’s forced fumble of QB Eric Crouch at the Cornhusker 42-yard line led to Stockton’s 43-yard field with 9:04 remaining in the first quarter. The teams then traded punts before Nebraska took over at its own seven-yard line and went on a 14-play drive, advancing the ball to the Longhorn 35-yard line. The Texas defense stiffened and on fourth-and-four, Crouch was stopped on the option for a one-yard loss by WLB Everick Rawls. After a Texas punt, NU went to work, this time from its own 12-yard line. The Huskers moved all the way to the Longhorn 10 in just four plays, highlighted by Crouch’s 49-yard pass play to TE Tracey Wistrom. UT’s defense again came up big when DE Cedric Woodard’s hit on Crouch forced the ball free and Rawls recovered his second fumble of the half. However, the UT offense was pushed back to its own seven and the Horns were forced to punt out of a very difficult situation. A short UT punt and a 21-yard return gave the Cornhuskers the ball at the UT 17. Despite reaching a first-and-goal at the six, NU was unable to put the ball in the endzone and had to settle for a Josh Brown 22-yard field goal. That tied the score at 3-3 with 6:21 left in the first half. Just over a minute later Nebraska took over at its own 36 and moved into UT territory before the defense shut down NU. The Huskers settled for a 6-3 lead on a Brown 32-yard field goal. After Texas was unable to muster any offense on its next drive, NU took over at the UT 32 with just over a minute remaining in the half. Crouch hit RB Correll Buckhalter on a 26-yard completion and Buckhalter then went in for a score from five yards out to extend the Husker lead to 13-3 at the half. After posting just 92 total yards in the first half, the Longhorn offense showed its quick strike ability in the second half. After a short NU punt, UT went to work at the Cornhusker 35. QB Major Applewhite, who was 17-of-30 for 213 yards and two TDs on the day, hit Mitchell in the flat and he weaved his way 36 yards to the one-yard line. Short-yardage specialist RB Chris Robertson then dived in for the TD on the next play to pull Texas within 13-10. Two possessions later, the Horns took their first lead of the game. Taking over at its own 42-yard line, Applewhite hit wideout WR Kwame Cavil (eight receptions/84 yards) on passes of 18 and 27 yards before the duo connected on a 13-yard TD pass. The three-play Applewhite to Cavil drive took just 41 seconds off the clock and put the Horns ahead 17-13 with slightly over two minutes to go in the third quarter. On the ensuing possession, Nebraska was thwarted again inside the Longhorn 10-yard line when RB Dan Alexander, who rushed for 136 yards on the day, fumbled at the one and Casey Hampton recovered. However, the Cornhuskers would not be denied on their next possession, driving 44 yards in four plays and scoring on Crouch’s nine-yard option run. That TD gave Nebraska a 20-17 lead with 7:52 left in the game. The ensuing kickoff return would prove to be a pivotal play in the game. Jeremy Jones took the kickoff three yards deep in the endzone and returned it to the 25-yard line, but a 15-yard face mask penalty on NU gave UT the ball at their own 40. Applewhite, who was eight-of-nine for 166 yards in the second half, made NU pay on the next play as he hit a streaking Ryan Nunez on a 39-yard pass play. After two Hodges Mitchell runs netted just three yards, Applewhite, on third-and-six, connected with TE Mike Jones in the left flat for a 17-yard TD pass. Jones, who broke three tackles on his way to the endzone, gave the Horns a 24-20 advantage FIVE IN A ROW with 5:51 to go in the game. That four-play, 60-yard drive took just 2:01. On NCAA Division I-A programs with the next possesion, the Cornhuskers made two first downs and had the ball first- five consecutive nine-win seasons and-10 at the UT 41 before the Longhorn defense stiffened. After an Alexander run, three straight Crouch incompletions under heavy pressure from the Horns PROGRAM 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 front seven gave Texas the ball on downs. The Horns then ran out the clock for Miami (Fla.) 9-3 9-4 11-1 12-0 12-1 their first victory over a Top Five ranked opponent in Austin since 1990 (UT TEXAS 9-3 9-5 9-3 11-2 11-2 defeated No. 3 Houston, 45-24). 1999 TEXAS-NEBRASKA GAME NOTES: Texas has beaten Nebraska three straight times, marking the first time the Cornhuskers have lost three in a row to a single opponent since losing four straight to Florida State (1987, 89, 92, 93), and the first time against a conference opponent since falling to Oklahoma four straight years (1984-87) ... the Longhorns recovered from a double-digit deficit in back-to-back games (17 vs. Oklahoma/10 vs. Nebraska) for the first time in school history. This marks just the third season in UT history in which the Horns have won after being behind by 10 or more points (1983/1959) ... Kwame Cavil’s eight receptions not only eclipsed his single-season personal-best set last year (51 receptions), but also tied Wane McGarity (58) for the UT single-season record (1998) ... Nebraska running back Dan Alexander (136 rushing yards) became the first opposing back to post over 100 yards on the ground vs. the Longhorns this season ... Chris Robertson’s third-quarter one-yard TD run was his sixth rushing touchdown of the season (on 12 carries) and marked the first TD on the ground vs. the Nebraska first-team defense this season (26 quarters) ... Mike Jones’ 17-yard TD catch extended his streak to eight straight games with a catch.

CONFERENCE COMPETITION: Mack Brown, who has won or shared the Big 12 South Division Championship three times, is 35- 9 (.795) in five seasons of Big 12 Conference play. That is a significant improvement from the 8-8 (.500) mark Texas produced in Big 12 competition the two years prior to his arrival. In 86 years of league play, Texas is 377-166-14 (.688) against conference competition, including marks of 334-150-14 (.685) in the Southwest Conference and 43-16 (.729) in the Big 12.

THE NEBRASKA SERIES: This weekend will mark the 10th meeting between the Longhorns and Huskers in a series that dates back to 1933. Texas leads the series 5-4 and the Longhorns have won four of the past five meetings (all as Big 12 Conference foes). The series is tied at 1-1 in games played in Austin. No. 18 Texas upset No. 3 Nebraska, 24-20, the last time the two teams met in Austin. Nebraska leads 2-1 in neutral site meetings, including a 1-1 record in Big 12 Championship games and a 1-0 mark in the Cotton Bowl. UT is a rare team that can claim a series lead in Lincoln with a 2-1 advantage. That includes last year’s 27-24 win that snapped a 26- game Husker home winning streak and a 20-16 victory in 1998 that ended Nebraska’s national-best 47-game home winning streak (No. 5 in NCAA history). Texas has delivered two of the Huskers’ three losses in Lincoln since Big 12 play began in 1996.

SERIES TIES: The 1933 Nebraska squad that beat Texas, 26-0, was coached by the legendary D.X. Bible, who later gained fame as UT’s head coach and athletics director. Bible ranks third in career victories on both the Texas and Nebraska all-time lists. He posted a 50-15-7 record and claimed six league titles in eight seasons with Nebraska (1929-36) and turned in a 63-31-3 mark and claimed three Southwest Conference titles in 10 years at Texas from 1937-46.

NO. 19 TEXAS SHUTSOUT BAYLOR: Texas picked up its sixth win of the season, improving to 6-2 (3-1 Big 12), with a 56-0 win at Baylor. The Longhorns held the Bears scoreless for the second consecutive season and extended their string of 10 consecutive scoreless quarters against Baylor going back to halftime of the 2001 game. It was UT’s sixth straight win over Baylor and its 10th win in the last 11 meetings against the Bears. The Longhorns used a balanced offensive attack (248 rushing/229 passing), an explosive special teams and a stingy defense (260 yards on 74 plays/3.5 ypp) in the victory. With Baylor moving the ball on its opening drive, Mike Williams stripped the ball from Baylor quarterback Aaron Karas at the UT 44-yard line and Derrick Johnson picked up the loose ball before tossing a lateral to teammate Nathan Vasher, who returned it to the Baylor 11. Four plays later, Brett Robin, starting in place of Cedric Benson, who did not play in the game, took the ball in from one yard out for his first touchdown of the season and a 7-0 Texas lead. The Longhorns next possession began at their own 25 following a Baylor punt. After moving 74 yards in 10 plays, highlighted by a 17-yard, third down completion from Vince Young to Sloan Thomas, Young went over the top from one yard out for a 14-0 lead. Texas struck again early in the second quarter as Nathan Vasher returned a Baylor punt 53 yards to the BU 18. From there, Selvin Young had a 16-yard rush, which was followed by Vince Young’s second rushing touchdown of the night, this time from two yards out, extend- ing the lead to 21-0 with 10:11 to go in the half. Young finished the night with 101 yards and two touchdowns on the ground, while completing 7-of-13 passes for 65 yards. The Longhorns would get on the board twice more in the second quarter, moving 48 yards in nine plays on their next possession with Selvin Young taking the ball in from one-yard out. Chance Mock then led Texas 76 yards in six plays on its next drive, completing 5-of-6 passes, including a 41-yard touchdown pass to Roy Williams with 1:53 remaining before the half, giving Texas a 35-0 halftime lead. Williams caught three passes for a team-best 60 yards receiving for the game. On the second possession of the third quarter, Vince Young pulled down the ball on the sixth play of the drive and ran for 64 yards to the Baylor one-yard line. It was the second-longest run by a quarterback (longest-ever by a freshman QB) in Texas history. Brett Robin finished the drive on the next play with his second rushing touchdown of the night (he ran for 61yards in the game), for a 42-0 lead. It was Mock at quarterback again for the Longhorns’ next scoring drive, taking the team 80 yards in seven plays and finding David Thomas, who broke a tackle up the middle en route to a 34-yard touchdown reception with 14:25 to go in the game. DE Mike Williams closed out the scoring when he recovered a fumble and sprinted 33-yards before soaring into the end zone for the 56-0 win.

Mack Brown is the ONLY active NCAA Division I-A head coach that has won at least nine games in each of the past seven seasons

Head Coach (Schools) 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 Total (Pct.) MACK BROWN (TEXAS/NORTH CAROLINA) ______10-2 ____10-1 ______9-3 ______9-5 ______9-3 ______11-2 ____11-2____69-18 (79.3%) UT-BAYLOR GAME NOTES: Texas defeated Baylor for the sixth straight time and the 10th time in the last 11 meetings ... Texas’ 56-0 win marked the Longhorns second straight shutout over the Bears (41-0 in 2002) ... UT has now held Baylor scoreless for 10 consecutive quarters dating back to halftime of the game in 2001 ... Texas has now outscored its opponents, 157-40, in the second quarter this season, including a 21-0 margin versus Baylor ... a season-high nine different Longhorns caught passes in the game ... Texas’ defense and special teams produced their seventh touchdown this season ... the Longhorns won their 24th straight game under Mack Brown when rushing for 200 yards and their 44th straight when outrushing their opponent ... Texas’ 248 yards rushing and 229 yards passing marked the 17th time UT has gained more than 200 yards in each category under Mack Brown ... Texas won for the 15th time in its last 16 road games (not including neutral site games) ... the Horns produced a season-best eight sacks and 25 QB pressures in the game ... Derrick Johnson’s fumble recovery in the first quarter was his third of the season and sixth of his career, putting him in a tie for seventh on UT’s all-time fumble recovery list ... Roy Williams’ 41-yard TD catch put him alone in third place on UT’s total touchdowns list (37) and also put him alone in eighth place on the Longhorns all-time scoring list with 222 points ... Williams’ second quarter TD catch was his seventh of the season and tied him for seventh on UT’s single-season TD reception list. He now has four of the top seven single season TD reception totals in Texas history ... Williams extended his school record streak of consecutive games with a reception to 42 ... Vince Young had two TD runs, increasing his season total to eight and moving into a tie for second on the UT freshman rushing TDs list. The pair of scores also moved him into a tie for third on the freshman total touchdowns list ... Young has now thrown or rushed for a touchdown in all seven games in which he has appeared ... with 101 yards rushing, Young increased his 2003 total to 550 and moved into seventh place on the UT all-time freshman rushing list, passing Butch Hadnot, who had 541 in 1990 ... Young’s 64-yard run in the third quarter was a career long and was the second-longest run by a quarterback (longest by a freshman QB) in UT history. He now has three of the five longest runs by a QB in school history. The run was also the ninth-longest run by a freshman on school record ... with his 101 yards rushing and 65 yards passing, Young became the first player since Alan Lowry in 1972 and just the third in UT history to rush and pass for more than 500 yards in the same season. Eddie Phillips in 1970 was the third. Young now has 550 yards rushing and 567 yards passing ... Young’s 101 yards rushing marked his second game of 100 yards or more and the 14th time a UT quarterback has run for 100 yards or more in a game. The two 100-yard rushing games ties him for a UT record for 100-yard rushing games by a QB in a season (Marty Akins - 1975, Alan Lowry - 1972, Eddie Phillips - 1970) ... Nathan Vasher’s 53- yard punt return marked the fifth time in his career he has returned a punt for more than 50 yards ... Vasher accomplished that against a Baylor punting unit that ranked 13th nationally in net punting (40.2 ypp) and was allowing just 8.1 yards per punt return on the year ... Vasher’s third-quarter interception was the 15th of his career, putting him in a tie for third on UT’s career interceptions list with Derrick Hatchett. He is now two shy of Noble Doss’ Longhorn career mark of 17 set from 1939-41 ... with four pass breakups, Vasher moved alone into third place on UT’s career pass breakups list with 51 ... Aaron Harris’ three sacks in the game were the first of his career ... David Thomas’ 34-yard touchdown reception with 14:25 remaining in the game was his second of the season and fourth of 2003 TEXAS HONOR ROLL his career. The 34-yard catch was also a career long reception, his previous long catch Big 12 Player of the Week was 21 yards last season versus Oklahoma State ... Thomas’ 57 receiving yards (on two Aug. 31 __Selvin Young (Special Teams) catches) were a career-high ... Mike Williams’ 33-yard fumble return for a touchdown Sept. 27 __Derrick Johnson (Defensive) marked his first fumble recovery and touchdown of his career ... in his first career start, Oct. 4 __Phillip Geiggar (Defensive) Brett Robin matched his career rushing TD total with two against the Bears. Darrell K Royal Award (UT Offensive Player of the Week) DAVID THOMAS TABBED UT’S DARRELL K ROYAL OFFENSIVE PLAYER Aug. 31 __Roy Williams OF THE WEEK: Sophomore TE David Thomas was selected as UT’s Darrell K Royal Sept. 20 __Tillman Holloway Offensive Player of the Week after catching two passes for a career-best 57 yards in a 56- Sept. 27 __Brett Robin 0 win at Baylor. It was the first time in his career that he had been individually honored Oct. 4 __Vince Young as Texas’ Offensive Player of the Week. He shared the award along with the offensive Oct. 18 __B.J. Johnson line, fullbacks and his fellow tight ends following the Horns 52-21 win at North Carolina Oct. 25 __David Thomas last season. Thomas hauled in a 23-yard catch in the second quarter before catching a Mike Campbell “Across the Bow” Award short pass in the middle of the field, breaking a tackle and sprinting to the end zone for a (UT Defensive Player of the Week) career-long 34-yard TD in helping the Horns register 229 passing yards. He also had five Aug. 31 __Derrick Johnson, Kalen Thornton knockdown blocks in aiding in the Horns 248 rushing yards and five rushing TDs against Sept. 20 __Derrick Johnson, Dakarai Pearson the Bears. Sept. 27 __Derrick Johnson Oct. 4 __Phillip Geiggar, Kalen Thornton Oct. 18 __Phillip Geiggar MIKE WILLIAMS TABBED UT’S MIKE CAMPBELL DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF Oct. 25 __Mike Williams THE WEEK: In his first career start, sophomore DE Mike Williams had a tremendous game en route to helping Texas post a 56-0 win at Baylor and earning UT’s Mike Frank Denius Award Campbell Defensive Player of the Week. It was Williams’ first UT Defensive Player of (UT Special Teams Player of the Week) the Week honor. Williams filled the stat sheet, posting three tackles, a sack, one TFL, a Aug. 31 __Selvin Young Sept. 20 __Nathan Vasher caused fumble, one pass breakup and five QB pressures, but his most spectacular play Sept. 27 __Richmond McGee came when he recovered a fumble and sped 33 yards before soaring into the end zone for Oct. 4 __Michael Huff his first career TD. He helped UT hold Baylor to 260 yards of offense and just 3.5 yards Oct. 18 __Richmond McGee, Dusty Mangum per play in the win. Williams and his teammates posted a season-high eight sacks against Oct. 25 __Nathan Vasher the Bears. NATHAN VASHER NAMED FRANK DENIUS SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF NATIONAL RANKINGS THE WEEK: Senior punt returner Nathan Vasher turned in a solid day in helping Texas post a 56-0 win at Baylor and was named UT’s Frank Denius Special Teams Player of the THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Week. It was the seventh time in his career that Vasher has been tabbed UT’s Special (10/26/03 Poll) Teams Player of the Week. Facing a Baylor unit that ranked 13th nationally in net punt- Team (1st) Record Points LW ing (40.2 yards per punt) and was allowing just 8.1 yards per punt return, Vasher returned 1. Oklahoma (62)____8-0 ____1,622 __1 three punts for 57 yards (19.0 ypr). His 53-yard return early in the second quarter gave 2. Miami (3) ______7-0 ____1,563 __2 Texas the ball at the Baylor 18-yard line and set up a TD drive that put the Horns up 21- 3. USC ______7-1 ____1,470 __5 0. It was Vasher’s fifth career punt return of 50 or more yards and improved his season 4. Georgia ______7-1 ____1,378 __4 average to 14.7 yards per return (11th NCAA). He is averaging 14.4 yards per punt return 5. Florida State ______7-1 ____1,320 __6 for his career and has posted a UT record 1,170 career punt return yards. 6. Washington State __7-1 ____1,260 __6 7. LSU ______7-1 ____1,241 __9 8. Ohio State ______7-1 ____1,226 __8 SIXTH YEAR UNDER MACK BROWN: In winning the season opening game over 9. Michigan State ____7-1 ____1,041 __11 New Mexico State, Mack Brown registered his 50th victory in just six seasons at Texas, 10. Virginia Tech______6-1 ____1,026 __3 establishing himself as the fastest coach to 50 wins in Longhorn history. He is now 55-17 11. Michigan ______7-2 ____939 __13 (.764) in six seasons at UT. One of only two teams nationally (joining Miami, Fla.) rid- 12. Nebraska ______7-1 ____924 __14 ing a string of five consecutive nine (or more) win seasons, Texas entered 2003 on the 13. Iowa ______6-2 ____762 __16 heels of the school’s first-ever back-to-back 11-victory campaigns. The Longhorns, who 14. Oklahoma State __7-1 ____750 __18 finished both 2001 and ‘02 with an 11-2 record are one of only six NCAA Div. I-A 15. TCU ______8-0 ____727 __15 schools that have won at least 11 games in each of the last two seasons. The Longhorns 16. TEXAS ______6-2 ____605 __19 17. Bowling Green ____7-1 ____577 __23 finished the year ranked fifth nationally in 2001 and sixth in 2002. UT’s back-to-back Top 18. Purdue ______6-2 ____487 __10 10 rankings is a first for the Horns dating back to 1977-78. 19. Tennessee ______5-2 ____449 __22 20. Mississippi ______6-2 ____278 __NR BACK-TO-BACK TOP 10 FINISHES: Texas’ Top 10 finish in 2002 came on the heels 21. Missouri ______6-2 ____265 __NR of a No. 5 national ranking from both polls in ’01 and marked the Horns’ first consecu- 21. Northern Illinois __7-1 ____265 __12 tive Top 10 finishes since 1977-78. Texas finished among the Top Seven in the final AP 23. Florida ______5-3 ____246 __25 poll in back-to-back seasons for the first time since 1969-70. The Longhorns enter 2003 24. Minnesota ______7-2 ____149 __NR seeking to post a third-straight Top 10 finish for the first time since 1968-70. 25. Pittsburgh ______5-2 ____131 __NR

USA TODAY/ESPN COACHES STREAKS ON THE LINE IN 2003: UT’s string of nine-plus win seasons and consec- (10/26/03 Poll) utive Top 10 finishes aren’t the only successful streaks that continued in 2002. With six wins in 2003 the Horns are elibible for a sixth straight bowl and UT registered their fifth Team (1st) Record Points LW final Top 25 national ranking in a row in 2002. The string of bowl games is the longest at 1. Oklahoma (58)____8-0 ____1,570 __1 2. Miami (5) ______7-0 ____1,517 __2 UT since the Longhorns earned nine consecutive bowl berths from 1977-85. Texas’ streak 3. USC ______7-1 ____1,436 __4 of Top 25 rankings is the longest since it recorded eight straight Top 25 finishes from 4. Georgia ______7-1 ____1,348 __5 1968-75. Head coach Mack Brown, who has posted the best head coaching start in UT 5. Florida State ______7-1 ____1,265 __7 history (55-17 in six years), owns streaks that go back even further. He posted his 13th 6. Washington State __7-1 ____1,237 __6 consecutive winning season in 2002 and led his team to a bowl game for the 11th straight 7. Ohio State ______7-1 ____1,209 __8 year. Both of those marks are the second-longest streaks among active NCAA Division I- 8. LSU ______7-1 ____1,166 __9 A head coaches. 9. Nebraska ______7-1 ____984 __11 10. Michigan State ____7-1 ____968 __12 AND THEN THERE WERE TWO: Texas posted at least nine victories for the fifth 11.Virginia Tech______6-1 ____963 ____3 12. Michigan ______7-2 ____893 __15 straight season in 2002, joining Miami (Fla.) as the only NCAA Division I-A schools that 13. TCU ______8-0 ____816 __13 can claim such a streak. The Longhorns’ active string of nine (or more) victory campaigns 14. Iowa ______6-2 ____757 __16 is a UT record. 15. Oklahoma State __7-1 ____664 __19 16. TEXAS ______6-2 ____639 __18 THE ONE AND ONLY: After posting back-to-back nine (or more) win seasons at North 17. Purdue ______6-2 ____499 __10 Carolina prior to taking over at Texas in 1998, Mack Brown now has posted at least nine 18. Tennessee ______5-2 ____457 __22 victories for seven consecutive seasons. He is the only active NCAA Division I-A head 19. Minnesota ______7-2 ____375 __24 coach currently riding a string of seven nine (or more) victory campaigns in a row. 20. Bowling Green ____7-1 ____310 __NR 21. Florida ______5-3 ____200 __25 22. Northern Illinois __7-1 ____174 __14 AP RANKINGS: Texas entered 2003 riding its first back-to-back Top 10 finishes in The 23. Pittsburgh ______5-2 ____141 __NR AP Poll since 1977-78. The Horns also are in the midst of an active string of five straight 24. Missouri ______6-2 ____140 __NR Top 25 finishes in that poll for the first time since 1971-75. The Horns began 2003 ranked 25. Louisville ______7-1 ____136 __NR No. 5, marking UT’s third straight appearance in the preseason Top Five and its fourth LW: Last week’s ranking // Bold: Big 12 Conference straight preseason Top 10 ranking. After a 66-7 win over New Mexico State, the Horns schools dropped one spot to No. 6. Texas fell to No. 13 after a 38-28 loss to Arkansas. Texas dropped one more spot to No. 14 after a 48-7 win at Rice. The Horns remained at No. 13 after a 63-18 win over Tulane. Texas moved up to No. 11 after a 24-20 win over No. 16 Kansas State. The Horns fell to No. 20 after a 65-13 lost to No. 1 Oklahoma. Texas moved up one spot to No. 19 after a 40-19 victory over Iowa State. The Horns climbed three places to No. 16 after defeating Baylor 56-0. UT has been ranked in The AP Top 25 for 53 weeks in a row and 62 of the last 63 weeks overall. Texas’ 53 straight weeks in The AP Poll matches its longest stint in that poll since the Horns posted a school-best string of 113 weeks from Sept. 30, 1968 through Sept. 13, 1976. The Longhorns have been listed in the Top 25 in 75 of the last 79 weeks under Mack Brown. UT had a streak of 49 straight week- ings in the Top 15 snapped after the OU loss. That was the program’s longest stretch in the nation’s Top 15 since 1977-80 (51 weeks). During Mack Brown’s tenure, the Horns have climbed as high as No. 2 in The AP Poll. That is the highest the Horns have been ranked in that poll since Nov. 3, 1984. At the end of the 2001 season and to start the ’02 season, Brown’s teams were ranked in the Top Five for eight consecutive weeks, which was UT’s longest stretch in the Top Five since 1983-84 when it was ranked there for 25 consecutive weeks.

USA TODAY/ESPN COACHES POLL: Texas, which entered 2003 ranked No. 4 in the USA Today/ESPN Coaches Poll, has posted consecutive Top 10 finishes in the coaches’ poll for the first time since 1977-78. After a 66-7 win over New Mexico State, Texas remained at No. 4 in the coaches poll. After falling 38-28 to Arkansas, UT dropped to No. 13. The Horns remained at No. 13 after a 48-7 win at Rice and remained in that spot after a 63-18 win over Tulane. The Horns moved up two spots to No. 11 after a 24-20 win over No. 14 Kansas State. Texas fell to No. 20 after a loss to Oklahoma. Texas moved up two spots to No. 18 after a 40-19 victory over Iowa State. The Horns climbed two spots to No. 16 with a 56-0 win at Baylor. UT has been ranked among the USA Today/ESPN Top 25 Poll for 78 consecutive weeks.

OFFENSIVE EXPLOSION: In six seasons under Mack Brown and offensive coordinator Greg Davis, UT’s explosive offense has produced five of the top six passing seasons, five of the top seven total yardage campaigns and the top four scoring years in school history. Over the last six years, the Longhorns have registered 22 offensive school records and fifteen 50-point games. Since Brown took over in 1998, UT has produced sxteen 500-yard total offense performances (there are only 39 of them in the 110 years of Texas football). The Horns’ balanced attack has pro- OFFENSIVE EXPLOSION duced at least 400 yards of offense in 19 of its last 30 games and has registered 200 yards Texas’ 500-yard total offense games both passing and rushing 17 times in six seasons under Brown and Davis. The Longhorns in school history 692 ____vs. Rice ______1998 are averaging a balanced 205.1 yards rushing (16th NCAA) and 221.4 passing (56th 676 ____at SMU ______1969 NCAA) in 2003. Texas is averaging 426.5 yards per game (26th NCAA) and ranks third 651 ____vs. TCU ______1969 in the nation with an average of 42.3 points per game this season. The Horns 15.1 yards 637 ____at Kansas ______2000 per completion ranks 12th-best nationally, it’s 24 rushing TDs are tied for the third-most 626 ____vs. Houston ______1990 in the country and its five interceptions thrown are the fifth-fewest in NCAA Div. I-A. 624 ____vs. Oklahoma State ______1996 Texas tallied 477 yards of offense (248 rushing/229 passing) in a 56-0 win at Baylor last 617 ____vs. Rice ______1977 week. UT recorded 578 yards of offense (235 rushing/343 passing) at Iowa State. The 614 ____at Houston ______1995 Horns registered 515 yards offense (322 rushing/193 passing) at Rice and again against 611 ____vs. Kansas State ______1942 Tulane (302 rushing/213 passing) earlier this year. That marked the first time since 1998 609 ____at SMU ______1973 606 ____vs. Kansas______2001 (Rice/Iowa State) that the Horns posted consecutive 500-yard total offense games. It also 603 ____vs. Texas A&M ______1970 was the first time since that same two-game stretch that Texas posted consecutive 300- 601 ____at Houston ______1987 yard rushing games. Texas ran for 434 yards and produced a school-best 692 yards of 595 ____vs. Navy* ______1969 offense vs. Rice and gained 336 yards on the ground and produced 584 yards of offense 594 ____vs. Texas A&M ______1996 vs. Iowa State that year. UT averaged 250.1 passing yards and 385.6 yards of offense 592 ____vs. Washington* ______2001 while averaging 33.8 points per game (16th NCAA) in 2002. Texas tallied 569 yards of 592 ____at Baylor______1994 offense vs. North Carolina that year. In ’01, the Horns’ high-powered offensive attack led 586 ____at Baylor ______1999 the Big 12 in scoring at 39.2 points per game (sixth NCAA) and pass efficiency with a 584 ____vs. Iowa State ______1998 rating of 136.1 (27th NCAA). The Horns registered 606 yards of offense (No. 11 on UT’s 580 ____vs. New Mexico State ____1998 579 ____at TCU ______1980 all-time list) vs. Kansas, 592 yards vs. Washington in the Holiday Bowl and 534 yards 578 ____at Iowa State______2003 against Houston that year. Texas produced its top performance of the 2000 season with 575 ____at Texas Tech ______1996 637 yards of offense (No. 4 on UT’s all-time list) at Kansas. In 1999, UT posted 586 569 ____at North Carolina ______2002 yards at Baylor, 558 yards against Stanford, 553 yards vs. Oklahoma and 504 yards 566 ____at Rice ______1993 against both Texas Tech and Oklahoma State. Brown’s first UT squad produced a school- 562 ____vs. Kansas ______1997 best 692 yards against Rice in 1998 and also recorded 584 yards against Iowa State and 558 ____vs. Stanford ______1999 580 yards vs. New Mexico State. 558 ____at SMU ______1995 553 ____vs. Oklahoma ______1999 BALANCED ATTACK: Texas, which produced 930 yards (524 rushing/406 passing) 549 ____at Texas Tech ______1992 534 ____at Houston ______2001 during a two-game stretch against Tulane and Rice, enters the Nebraska contest averag- 515 ____at Rice ______2003 ing 205.1 yards rushing and 221.4 yards passing per game. Texas 24 rushing TDs are tied 515 ____vs. Tulane ______2003 for third-best nationally and it’s 15.1 yards per completion is the 12th-best average in the 512 ____vs. Baylor ______1993 country. The Longhorns attack features a rare balance compared to most NCAA offens- 510 ____vs. Baylor ______1996 es. Texas is one of only 10 schools nationally that is currently averaging at least 200 yards 508 ____at Colorado______1993 both rushing and passing this season. The last time the Horns averaged 200 yards on the 504 ____vs. Oklahoma State ______2000 ground and through the air in a season was 1998 (204.2 rush/266.5 pass). As a matter of 504 ____vs. Texas Tech ______1999 fact, Texas has managed to post 200 yards rushing and passing just three times in school 503 ____vs. Nebraska ______1996 history. UT also accomplished that feat in 1996 (209.9 rush/250.5 pass) and 1995 (207.0 Mack Brown era in bold // * bowl game rush/226.3 pass). PRODUCTIVE PERFORMERS: Since Mack Brown and offensive coordinator Greg Davis took over UT’s offense in 1998, the Horns have produced the 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) and 3,000-yard passers (3,357, Major Applewhite, 1999/3,207, Chris Simms, 2002) in a season in school history. UT also has seen players record school single-season bests for rushing touchdowns (28, Ricky Williams, 1998), TD passes (26, Chris Simms, 2002), TD receptions (12, Roy Williams, 2002), total TDs (30, Chris Simms, 2002), receptions (100, Kwame Cavil, 1999), scoring (168, Ricky Williams, 1998) and total offense (3,211, Major Applewhite, 1999). The Longhorns’ freshman records for rushing yards (1,053, Cedric Benson, 2001), rushing TDs (12, Cedric Benson, 2001), total TDs (13, Cedric Benson, 2001), 100-yard rushing games (5, Cedric Benson, 2001), passing yards (2,453, Major Applewhite, 1998), receptions (41, B.J. Johnson, 2000), receiving yards (809, Roy Williams, 2000), TD receptions (8, Roy Williams, 2000) and TD passes (18, Major Applewhite, 1998) also have been set during the Brown era.

OFFENSIVE/DEFENSIVE BALANCE: Texas is winning with success on both offense and defense in 2003. The Longhorns rank 26th nationally in total offense (426.5 ypg) and 27th nationally in total defense (323.0 ypg) on the year. That is a rare balance among programs nationally. Texas is one of only 12 schools that rank among the top 30 in both total offense and total defense. The others are Bowling Green (2nd offense/19th defense), Connecticut (7th offense/25th defense), Florida State (27th offense/8th defense), Kansas State (30th offense/12th defense), Minnesota (4th offense/29th defense), Miami of Ohio (5th offense/28th defense), Miami of Florida (23rd offense/10th defense), Michigan (16th offense/7th defense), Navy (25th offense/23rd defense), Oklahoma (14th offense/5th defense) and Oregon State (21st offense/22nd defense).

DEFENSIVE SUCCESS: After inheriting a program that ranked among the NCAA’s bottom half in total defense for the previous five seasons, Mack Brown and the Longhorns staff have reversed that trend. Entering 2003, Texas has posted four straight years of ranking among the nation’s top 20 in total ON THE DEFENSIVE defense. UT is allowing 323.0 yards per game (27th/NCAA) and ranks sixth nationally Texas’ top defensive efforts since 1990 in pass defense (156.8) in 2003. The Horns picked up right where they left off last year, Total Yards holding New Mexico State to 225 yards on 70 plays (3.2 ypp) in the 2003 season open- 67______vs. Kansas ______2001 er. The Horns also forced seven fumbles (recovering two) and intercepted three passes 127 ____vs. Baylor ______2002 (two returned for scores) in the season-opening win. Texas held Rice to just 192 yards of 133 ____at Colorado ______2000 offense. Of that yardage, the Owls gained 81 yards and scored their only points in the 134 ____vs. Baylor ______2000 fourth quarter of a 48-7 UT win. UT held a Tulane offense that was averaging 338.8 pass- 143 ____vs. SMU ______1990 ing yards per game (eighth NCAA) and 436.3 yards of offense per game to 186 yards 145 ____vs. North Texas ______2002 passing and 342 total yards in a 63-18 win. The Horns held a No. 16 Kansas State squad 152 ____vs. Houston ______2002 that was averaging 437.2 yards of offense per game (22nd NCAA) to 298 in a 24-20 win. 159 ____at Baylor ______1999 160 ____vs. Texas Tech ______1999 UT held Iowa State to 277 yards in a 40-19 victory. The Horns held the Cyclones to 45 160 ____at SMU ______1991 yards on 24 plays in mounting a 27-0 first half lead. UT held Baylor to 260 yards (91 162 ____at Oklahoma State ______2001 rushing/169 passing) in a 56-0 win at Baylor in Waco. Texas entered 2003 coming off a 165 ____at Texas A&M ______2001 season where it held its opponents to 307.7 yards (16th NCAA) and 16.3 points per game 172 ____vs. North Carolina State ____1999 (eighth NCAA). UT also ranked eighth nationally in passing (165.2 ypg) and seventh in 173 ____vs. Texas A&M ______1998 pass efficiency defense (96.1 rating) and was one of only two teams to post three shutouts 188 ____at SMU ______1995 against NCAA Division I-A opponents in 2002. The Longhorns defense went from rank- 192 ____at Rice ______2003 ing 85th nationally in total defense in 1997, the year prior to Brown’s arrival, to back-to- 195 ____at Baylor ______2001 back top-10 finishes in total defense in 1999-2000 and captured an NCAA statistical title 195 ____at Rice______1990 197 ____vs. Oklahoma ______1998 in total defense in ’01. UT’s 236.2 yards per game allowed that season were the fewest 198 ____vs. Houston ______2000 it had allowed since 1983 (212.0 ypg). It marked the first time since ’83 and the third time in school history that UT led the nation in total defense. Texas also led the Big 12 Rushing Yards Conference in rushing (89.5 ypg/sixth NCAA), passing (146.7 ypg/third NCAA) and (-7) ____vs. Texas A&M ______1998 scoring defense (13.7 ppg/third NCAA), while establishing itself as one of only two 2 ______vs. SMU ______1992 8 ______at Baylor ______2001 defenses that ranked among the nation’s top 10 (the only school among the top six in all 8 ______at Rice______1990 categories) in every major defensive category in ’01. 12______vs. Baylor ______1999 13______vs. Houston ______2000 15______vs. Oklahoma ______1999 HORNS DEFENSE ON THE ATTACK 17______at Texas Tech______2000 23______vs. Texas Tech ______1999 Texas’ aggressive defensive attack has made dramatic improvement in the Mack Brown era. Under 27______vs. Kansas ______2001 the guidance of defensive coordinator Carl Reese, UT’s defense has put much more pressure on its 31______vs. Houston ______2002 opponents and improved in virtually every statistical category. 36______vs. Iowa State ______1998 TALE OF THE TAPE (LONGHORNS DEFENSIVE IMPROVEMENT) 37______vs. Texas Tech ______2001 41______vs. Baylor ______2002 FumblesFumbles BlockedForced 41______at Texas Tech ______1990 Period Rec. Caused INTs Sacks TFLs PBUs Kicks TOs 42______at Houston ______1991 Previous 72 games __53 ______93 ____71 ____142 ____486 ____282 ____9 ____126 Last 72 games ____92 ______134 ____85 ____230 ____704 ____376 ____34 ____177 Mack Brown era in BOLD 200-YARD BARRIER HAS BEEN TOUGH MARK FOR UT FOES: The Longhorns’ defensive dominance is back on track in 2003 as UT has held two opponents to less than 225 yards of offense. UT held New Mexico State to 92 yards in the first half and 225 yards on the game in a 66-7 season-opening win. The Horns limited Rice to 51 yards in mounting a 41-0 first half lead and allowed just 192 yards for the game. UT held Iowa State to 277 yards in a 40-19 win. The Horns held the Cyclones to just 45 yards on 25 plays in building a 27-0 first half lead. Texas held Baylor to 260 yards in a 56-0 win. Those efforts came on the heels of a 2002 season that saw UT hold three opponents to less than 200 yards of total offense (127, vs. Baylor/145, vs. North Texas/152, vs. Houston). The Longhorns also held Tulane to just 215 yards, Kansas State to 261, Oklahoma State to 273 and Iowa State to 285 yards. Texas has held 16 opponents to 200 yards or less in six seasons under Mack Brown and defensive coordinator Carl Reese. Prior to their arrival in 1998, Texas had limited just six opponents to 200 yards or less in the previous 10 seasons. Texas held four opponents to less than 200 yards of offense en route to ranking first nationally in total defense and leading the Big 12 in every defensive category in 2001. The four sub- 200-yard efforts were the most since the 1983 squad (which also led the nation in total defense at 212.0 ypg) held five opponents to less than 200 yards. The Longhorns defensive success steadily has been building since Mack Brown took over the program in 1998. Texas limited opponents to 278.3 yards per game and 4.0 yards per play in 2000. That was the Horns’ top total defense season since 1991 (258.9 ypg/3.7 ypp) as UT held three opponents to less than 200 yards of total offense that year. Among those efforts was the Longhorns holding Colorado to just 133 yards of offense. The three sub-200-yard defensive efforts matched the number UT recorded in 1999. Texas held two opponents to less than 200 yards of offense in 1998.

AIR DEFENSE: Texas’ pass defense has been among the nation’s premier units over the previous three seasons, ranking among the top 10 in pass efficiency defense in each of those campaigns, and 2003 has the potential to be another successful year. Texas has allowed its opponents to complete just 47.7 percent (628-of-1,316) of its passes for an average of 159.7 passing yards per game (7,188 yards in 45 games) while intercepting 63 passes over the last four seasons. The Longhorns rank sixth in the nation in pass defense (156.8 ypg) this season. In eight games, UT’s opponents have completed 84 of 180 passes (46.7%) and the Horns have allowed seven TD passes. The 46.7% pass completion defense mark ranks as the third-best nationally. UT opened 2003 by holding New Mexico State to just 75 yards passing (8-of-15 attempts) and intercepting three passes (two of which were returned for TDs) in a 66-7 win. Texas held Rice to just two-of-eight passing for 27 yards. UT held a Tulane squad that was averaging 338.8 yards per game (8th NCAA) and completing 63.4 percent of its passes to 13 of 29 passing for 186 yards and posted a pair of interceptions in a 63-18 win. Texas limited Green Wave QB J.P. Losman, who entered the game with an NCAA-leading 15 TD passes, 353.0 yards of offense per game (No. 2 NCAA) and riding a string of four straight 300-yard passing games to 13 of 29 passing for 186 yards and just one TD. UT held a No. 16 Kansas State squad that was averaging 218.4 yards per game through the air to just 5-of-18 passing for 89 yards and intercepted two passes. Texas held Iowa State to 11-of-34 passes for 172 yards. UT held ISU to just 6-of-16 passing for 49 yards in building a 27- 0 first half lead. The Horns are coming off a season where they allowed opponents to complete just 192-of-400 passes (48.0%) for 2,147 yards (165.2 pg/eighth NCAA). UT also ranked seventh nationally in pass efficiency defense (96.1 rating) and allowed just nine passes of more than 30 yards. Texas’ 22 interceptions were tied for the fourth-most nationally, while its 22 picks in 400 opponent pass attempts (one every 18.2 attempts) was tied for the third-best ratio in the nation (5.5%). In addition, the opposition’s average of just 5.37 yards per pass attempt was the third lowest in the nation. The 2002 pass defense effort continued a turnaround that started when head coach Mack Brown and defensive coordinator Carl Reese joined the Longhorns program prior to the 1998 season. That year, UT was coming off a season that saw it rank 75th nationally in pass efficiency defense (132.7 rating). In just their third season (2000), they directed a pass defense that led the nation in pass efficiency (88.3 rating). The Horns limited opponents to the second-lowest completion percentage in the nation (45.2%/178-of-378), 184.3 yards per game and 5.36 yards per pass attempt (second-lowest in the nation), 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 a Big 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 an NCAA-low 4.77 yards per attempt (only school to hold opponents to less than five yards per attempt) and just six TDs (tied for the second-fewest nationally). Texas ranked 92nd nationally in pass efficiency defense (138.7 rating) in 1998 and improved to 12th in 1999 (101.6 rating).

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 and have turned that around dramatically over the last six seasons. Texas held a ground-oriented New Mexico State squad to 150 yards rushing on 55 carries (2.7 ypc) in its season-opening 66-7 victory. The Aggies had just 53 yards on 28 carries as UT mounted a 31-7 halftime advantage. UT limited a Rice squad that ranked fifth nationally in rushing (276.0 ypg) to 165 yards on 44 carries. The Owls gained 54 of their yards in the fourth quarter of a 48-7 UT victory. Tulane ran for 156 yards, 89 in the second half, as UT posted a 63-18 victory. Texas held Baylor to 91 yards on 40 carries in a 56-0 win. The Horns have limited 14 of their last 32 opponents to less than 100 yards rushing and allowed just fourteen 100-yard rushers in the past 59 games. Injuries on the defensive front wreaked havoc on the Horns’ run defense in a few games in 2002, but when healthy, it was again very effective in limiting six of its opponents to less than 100 yards rushing. UT allowed 142.5 rushing yards per game (47th NCAA) on the year. After inheriting a unit that ranked 104th nationally and allowed 241.5 rushing yards per game in 1997, defensive coordinator Carl Reese and company guided the Horns to the nation’s 17th-best run defense (105.7 ypg) in 1999 and the 12th-best ground defense (94.0 ypg) in 2000. UT’s 94.0 rushing yards allowed per game that season 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 yards per game (sixth NCAA) and just 2.8 yards per carry. The 89.5 rushing yards per game was the Horns’ best effort since limiting foes to 84.4 rushing yards per game in 1964. SHORT DRIVES: The Texas defense has prevented its opponents from moving the LONGHORNS DEFENSIVE PROGRESS REPORT chains on nearly 41 percent of their drives RUSH DEFENSE PASS EFFICIENCY TOTAL DEFENSE SCORING DEF. over the past three seasons. During that YEAR YPG (NCAA) RATING (NCAA) YPG (NCAA) PPG (NCAA) time, UT has forced 182 three-and-outs in 2003 ______166.35 (76th) ______108.1 (24th) ______323.0 (27th) ______21.8 (47th) 448 possessions (40.6%). Including a crit- 2002______142.5 (47th) ______96.1 (7th) ______307.7 (16th) ______16.3 (8th) ical stop on a fourth down play against No. 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) 16 Kansas State, UT has forced 36 three- 1999______105.7 (17th) ______101.6 (12th)______286.7 (6th) ______20.6 (30th) and-outs in 107 possessions (33.6%) this 1998______143.5 (45th) ______138.7 (92nd) ______364.4 (56th)______29.6 (83rd) season. Texas forced New Mexico State 1997 ______241.5 (104th)______132.7 (75th) ______399.2 (85th) ______33.3 (96th) into six three-and-outs on 14 possessions 1996 ______203.4 (86th) ______102.8 (27th) ______373.0 (65th) ______22.3 (44th) in its 2003 season opener. The Horns 1995 ______173.8 (67th) ______108.7 (35th) ______366.3 (55th) ______18.9 (26th) stopped Rice without a first down seven 1994 ______171.4 (64th) ______111.1 (35th) ______363.4 (55th) ______23.6 (52nd) times in 12 possessions. UT forced a three- 1993 ______194.4 (80th) ______111.2 (27th)______401.4 (82nd) ______24.5 (55th) and-out or better on six of 14 possessions bold italics denotes Mack Brown and defensive coordinator Carl Reese era against Tulane. Kansas State did not move the chains on eight of its 16 possessions. The Horns held Iowa State to a three-and-out on five of 12 possessions. UT posted just two three-and-outs on 14 possessions at Baylor, but the Bears mannaged just four possessions of more than 20 yards. In 176 possessions in 2002, Longhorns’ foes were forced to give the ball up in three plays or less on 73 occasions (41.4%). That came one year after the Longhorns forced 73 three-and-outs in 165 drives (44.2%) in 2001.

FORCING TURNOVERS: Texas’ aggressive defense has forced 148 turnovers over the past six seasons (58 games/2.6 per game). UT has forced 20 turnovers (T-22nd NCAA) in eight games this season and ranks 32nd nationally in turnover margin (+0.63 pg). Texas’ 11 fumble recoveries are tied for the 13th-most nationally and it has nine interceptions this season. The Horns got off to a quick start in 2003, forcing five turnovers (three interceptions/two fumbles) and returning a pair of interceptions for scores in a 66-7 win over New Mexico State. Texas also returned a fumble 77 yards for a score against Arkansas. UT recorded an interception and recovered a fumble at Rice. The Horns forced four turnovers against Tulane, three of which set up scoring drives of 29 yards or less. Texas intercepted a pair of passes and recovered a fumble in a 24-20 win over No. 16 Kansas State. The fumble recovery set up the Horns game winning drive in that contest. Texas forced three turnover (one interception/two fumbles) in a 56-0 win at Baylor. That attacking unit pro- vided several big plays in forcing 35 turnovers (T-12th NCAA) in 2002. The Longhorns combined for 22 interceptions (T-No. 4 NCAA) by eight different players and also recovered 13 fumbles in 2002. UT forced 26 fumbles last year.

CAPITAL GAINS: Texas is not only forcing turnovers, but they are capitalizing on them. Led by Derrick Johnson’s six forced turnovers (three interceptions/three fumble recoveries), all of which set up short TD scoring drives or resulted in a TD, Texas has generated 100 points on 20 turnovers. That is an average of 5.0 points per turnover. In contrast, UT’s opponents have generated 38 points on 15 Longhorn miscues or 2.5 points per turnover.

SACK ATTACK: UT’s pass rush has been one of the most productive nationally the past four seasons. The Longhorns, which posted eight sacks at Baylor last week, have registered 148 sacks during that span. That total ranks as the fourth-most nationally during that period. Texas, which posted five sacks in their 2003 season-opener with New Mexico State and at Iowa State, as well as four against Tulane, has 28 sacks (3.5 pg) in 2003. UT recorded 36 sacks in 2001 and a Big 12-best 43 in ’00. UT was at it again in ’02, registering 41 sacks to up their three-year total to 120 (40 per season). Eighteen different Longhorns posted a sack in 2002.

BUILDING UNDER BROWN: Mack Brown, who took over a program that was coming off a 4-7 season in 1997 and had posted just three winning seasons in the seven years prior to his arrival, is off to the best coaching start in Longhorns’ history with a 55-17 (76.4%) mark through his first six seasons. He has won or shared the Big 12 South Division Championship three times and is 35-9 (.795) in his six seasons of Big 12 Conference play. That is a significant improvement from the 8-8 (.500) mark the Longhorns produced in Big 12 competition the two years prior to his arrival. Brown is the first coach in UT history to lead his team to five straight nine (or more) win seasons and is the only coach on school record that has led UT to back-to-back 11-win campaigns. He also has led the Horns to back- to-back Top 10 finishes for the first time since 1977-78 and has led UT to five Top 25 finishes in a row for the first time since ’71-75. The winningest active coach (NCAA Div. I-A games only) in the Big 12 (141-91-1/20 years), Brown entered 2003 riding a streak of 13 straight winning seasons and 11 consecutive bowl berths. Both of those marks are the second-longest active streaks in NCAA Division I-A. His 120 victories since 1990 are the second-most among active head coaches.

LONGHORN PRESEASON HONORS: Several Longhorns enter 2003 listed among the candidates for various individual national awards. The group listed among the official awards watch lists are junior RB Cedric Benson (Doak Walker Award), senior TE Brock Edwards (John Mackey Award), junior LB Derrick Johnson (Butkus/Lombardi/Nagurski Awards), senior FS Dakarai Pearson (Thorpe Award), senior DT Marcus Tubbs (Nagurski/Outland Trophy), senior TE Bo Scaife (Mackey) and senior CB Nathan Vasher (Thorpe). Longhorns’ honors candidates who were listed among awards favorites in preseason publications are junior Benson (Heisman Trophy), senior WR B.J. Johnson (Biletnikoff), senior DE Kalen Thornton (Ted Hendricks Award), senior WR Roy Williams (Biletnikoff/Heisman) and sophomore DT Rodrique Wright (Nagurski/Outland). DERRICK JOHNSON TABBED BUTKUS AWARD SEMIFINALIST: Junior LB Derrick Johnson was selected as one of 11 semifinalists for the 2003 Butkus Award, the Downtown Athletic Club of Orlando, announced on Thur., Oct. 16. Johnson became the first Longhorn in school history to be named a semifinalist for the award in consecutive years. He joins D.D. Lewis (2001) as just the second UT player ever to earn a spot among the semifinalist for the annual award that has honored the nation’s outstanding linebacker since 1985. Texas has never had a Butkus Award finalist. A 2003 preseason All-American and 2002 first-team All-Big 12 selection, the 6-foot-4, 230-pounder leads Texas with 79 tackles and nine tackles for loss, and is second on the team in interceptions with three (T- No. 5 on UT's single-season interceptions by a LB list). His three interceptions are the most among this year’s Butkus semifinalists. He has also registered three fumble recoveries, two sacks, four quarterback pressures, and four pass breakups. Johnson was named the Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week after recording six tackles, two interceptions, two pass breakups and fumble recovery versus Tulane on Sept. 27. He had 13 tackles and a takle for loss against No. 1 Oklahoma (Oct. 11) and has posted at least 10 tackles in five of eight games this season. The semifinalists were determined by confidential balloting of the 28-member Butkus Award Selection Committee, comprised of the nation's foremost media members. The selection committee made their choices from the initial Butkus Award watch list of 90 collegiate linebackers, which was announced on Aug. 21. On Thursday, Nov. 13, 2003, DACO will announce the three finalists for this year's Butkus Award. The 2003 Butkus Award winner will be presented with the trophy by the award's name- sake, Dick Butkus, at the Butkus Award Presentation Ceremony on Friday, Dec. 12, 2003, at the Renaissance Orlando Resort at Sea World. The other semifinalist are: Michael Boulware (Florida State), Josh Buhl (Kansas State), Karlos Dansby (Auburn), Rod Davis (Southern Mississippi), Matt Grootegoed (USC), Teddy Lehman (Oklahoma), Jonathan Vilma (Miami), Courtney Watson (Notre Dame), Demorrio Williams (Nebraska) and D.J. Williams (Miami).

SENIOR LEADERS: One of Mack Brown’s most experienced squads during his tenure at Texas will take the field for the Longhorns in 2003. Fourteen Longhorn seniors have played key roles and 11 (6 offense/5 defense) of UT’s returning starters are seniors. Although one of the seniors, RB Ivan Williams, who returned to action from an off-season knee injury against Tulane, the other 10 (LB Reed Boyd, FB Brock Edwards, G Tillman Holloway, WR B.J. Johnson, FS Dakarai Pearson, WR Sloan Thomas, DE Kalen Thornton, DT Marcus Tubbs, CB Nathan Vasher and WR Roy Williams) are starters or competing for starting jobs. Four other UT seniors have either started or played significant rolls during their careers (DT Adam Doiron, RB Brett Robin, DS Cullen Loeffler and TE Bo Scaife). All totaled, the Longhorn roster features 20 seniors.

LONGHORN GRAND THREE: With three players racing up the Longhorn receiving record books that each have produced at least 1,000 career receiving yards, UT features a wideout unit that was projected as the nation’s best entering 2003 by The Sporting News. The senior trio of Roy Williams, B.J. Johnson and Sloan Thomas form statistically the best receiving threesome in Longhorns’ history. Williams (211-3,423-34), Johnson (142-2,239-15) and Thomas (79-1,255-11) have teamed to catch 432 passes for 6,917 yards (16.0 ypc) and 60 TDs in four seasons. They have combined to catch 71 passes for 1,264 yards and 11 TDs in eight games this season. Williams had a UT record streak of seven straight games with 100 or more yards receiving end at Rice and six consective games with a TD catch snapped against Arkansas earlier this season. He has hauled in 40 passes for 636 yards and seven TDs (T-7th on the UT all- time single-season list). Johnson has 20 catches for 399 yards and three TDs while Thomas has added 11 grabs for 229 yards. Williams has posted a UT-record 15 career 100-yard receiving games, while Johnson is tied for second on that list with nine. Johnson (84t, 2002/92t & 79t, 2001/71t & 70t, 2000) and Williams (75t, 75 & 73t, 2002/68t, 2001/96t & 65t, 2000), who posted 100-yard receiving games in the same contest for the third time in their careers against Arkansas earlier this year, have posted 11 receptions of 60 or more yards in their four seasons. When you add in Thomas (60, 2003/55, 2002/55t, 2000), all three receivers have posted at least one catch of 60 or more yards in their careers. All totaled, the grand three have produced 38 receptions of 40 or more yards in their time at Texas. That total includes a 56-yard connection from Williams to Johnson on a flanker pass at Iowa State this year. The trio has teamed to post 31 touchdown receptions of 40 or more yards in four seasons. Led by Williams’ 64 catches (No. 3 on UT’s single-season list) for 1,142 yards (No. 2) and school-record 12 TDs, the trio combined to catch 134 passes for 2,128 yards and 19 TDs in 2002. Williams (six), Johnson (two) and Thomas (one) combined to produce nine 100-yard receiving games in 2002. Williams posted 67 catches (No. 2 on UT’s single-season list), Johnson had 41 receptions and Thomas hauled in 29 passes as the trio recorded 137 receptions for 1,810 yards (150.8 ypg) and 16 TDs in 2001. Johnson (41-698-3), Williams (40-809-8) and Thomas (9-208-3) all made immediate impacts as true freshmen in 2000, combining for 90 catches for 1,715 yards (19.1 ypc) and 14 TDs. The duo of Johnson and Williams — both of whom earned second-team Freshman All-America honors from The Sporting News — set a UT freshmen receiving tandem record for receptions (81) and receiving yards (1,507) and ranked one-two on the school’s all-time rookie receptions and receiving yardage lists.

AFTER THE CATCH: Texas’ receiving duo of Roy Williams and B.J. Johnson are not only among the top pass catchers in the country, but they’re also two of the most explosive receivers after the catch. Williams and Johnson have produced 420 of their 1,035 receiving yards (40.6%) after the catch this season. Williams has posted 305 of his 636 yards (48.0%) after the catch this season. Johnson has tallied 115 of his 399 yards (28.8%) after the catch. Of Williams’ 104 yards in the season opener, 29 came after the catch. Sixty- seven of his 117 receiving yards (57.3%) came after the catch against Arkansas, while 45 of Johnson’s team-high 123 receiving yards against the Hogs came after he caught the ball. Williams tallied 44 of his 69 yards after the catch and nine of Johnson’s 23 yards came after the catch at Rice. Of Williams’ 84 yards against Tulane, 35 came after the catch. Against Oklahoma, and a pass defense that ranked fourth-best nationally, Williams produced 43 of his 89 receiving yards after the catch. Johnson registered 48 of his 187 yards and Williams recorded 42 of his 91 yards after the catch against Iowa State. Of Williams 60 yards at Baylor, 44 came after the catch while 11 of Johnson’s 39 came after the catch. ARE YOU READY 4 THIS?: When Longhorn teammates, TEXAS TRIO’S TOP 40 40-yard receptions by Texas’ senior WR trio (2000-03) coaches and opponents alike discuss the rare combination of speed, power and “catcher’s mitts for hands” that senior Roy 96t ____Roy Williams (from Major Applewhite), vs. Oklahoma State, 2000 Williams puts to great use, they simply say he is a “freak of 92t ____B.J. Johnson (from Chris Simms), at Houston, 2001 84t ____B.J. Johnson (from Simms), at Texas Tech, 2002 nature.” Since working his way into the starting lineup as a true 79t ____B.J. Johnson (from Applewhite), vs. Colorado, 2001* freshman and earning Big 12 Freshman of the Year and 75 ____Roy Williams (from Simms), vs. LSU, 2002+ Freshman All-America honors in 2000, Williams’ success has 75t ____Roy Williams (from Simms), vs. Texas A&M, 2002 been “freakish” as he has steadily developed into one of the 73t ____Roy Williams (from Simms), vs. Baylor, 2002 nation’s premier pass catchers. A two-time first-team All-Big 12 71t ____B.J. Johnson (from Applewhite), at Stanford, 2000 pick and 2003 preseason All-American, Williams was listed 70t ____B.J. Johnson (from Simms), vs. Texas A&M, 2000 among the favorites for the Biletnikoff Award and Heisman 68t ____Roy Williams (from Simms), vs. Kansas, 2001 Trophy by a number of news outlets entering the season. He sur- 65t ____Roy Williams (from Simms), at Kansas, 2000 prised the college football world when he passed on being a cer- 60 ____Sloan Thomas (from Vince Young), vs. New Mexico State, 2003 58t ____Roy Williams (from Simms), at North Carolina, 2002 tain top 10 choice in the 2003 NFL Draft to return for his senior 56 ____B.J. Johnson (from Roy Williams), at Iowa State, 2003 season at Texas. But Williams, despite battling through a ham- 55 ____B.J. Johnson (from Chance Mock), vs. Arkansas, 2003 string injury while posting his most productive season of his 55 ____Sloan Thomas (from Simms), vs. Oklahoma State, 2002 career in 2002, simply said he made a commitment to Mack 55t ____Sloan Thomas (from Simms), vs. Texas A&M, 2000 Brown and aspired to be the best. His 2003 season is off to a 53t ____Roy Williams (from Mock), vs. New Mexico State, 2003 impressive start. He posted consecutive 100-yard receiving 53 ____B.J. Johnson (from Simms), at Kansas State, 2002 games to start the year and has tallied 40 receptions for 636 51t ____Sloan Thomas (from Mock), vs. Kansas State, 2003 yards and seven TDs (T-No. 7 on the UT all-time single-season 51t ____Roy Williams (from Simms), vs. LSU, 2002+ list) in eight games. Williams had a UT record streak of seven 50 ____B.J. Johnson (from Mock), at Iowa State, 2003 48t ____Roy Williams (from Applewhite), vs. Missouri, 2000 straight 100-yard receiving games snapped when he caught five 46 ____Roy Williams (from Young) at Iowa State, 2003 balls for 69 yards and a TD in a 48-7 win over Rice. He had his 46 ____Roy Williams (from Simms) at Baylor, 2001 school-best string of six consecutive games with a TD reception 45 ____Sloan Thomas (from Simms), vs. Colorado, 2001* snapped against Arkansas. Williams hauled in four passes for 45 ____B.J. Johnson (from Applewhite), vs. Baylor, 2000 104 yards and two scores against New Mexico State. He fol- 45 ____Sloan Thomas (from Simms), vs. Baylor, 2000 lowed that with 10 receptions for 117 yards against an Arkansas 44t ____B.J. Johnson (from Simms), vs. Texas A&M, 2002 secondary that was considered one of the nation’s best. Williams 44 ____Roy Williams (from Simms), vs. Oklahoma, 2002 caught four passes for 84 yards and two TDs against Tulane. He 44 ____Sloan Thomas (from Simms), vs. Houston, 2000 had seven catches for 89 yards against No. 1 Oklahoma and its 43t ____B.J. Johnson (from Applewhite), vs. Washington, 2001^ 43 ____Roy Williams (from Simms), at Kansas, 2000 pass defense that ranked fourth-best nationally (141.2 ypg). 42t ____Roy Williams (from Applewhite), at Colorado, 2000 Williams caught four passes for 91 yards, including a 30-yard 41t ____Roy Williams (from Mock), at Baylor, 2003 TD catch, and also completed a 56-yard pass (his first career 41 ____B.J. Johnson (from Simms), at Tulane, 2002 pass) to B.J. Johnson on a flanker pass at Iowa State. Although 40t ____Roy Williams (from Simms), vs. Texas Tech, 2001 he had three catches for 60 yards in a 56-0 win at Baylor, one of 40 ____Roy Williams (from Simms), vs. Texas A&M, 2000 them was a 41-yard TD. In 2002, he proved to be among the 40 ____Roy Williams (from Applewhite) vs. Louisiana-Lafayette, 2000 best, sharing UT’s Most Valuable Offensive Player honor and a * Big 12 Championship game // +Cotton Bowl // ^ Holiday Bowl spot among the semifinalists for the Biletnikoff Award (nation’s top receiver). In 12 games last season, Williams posted 64 receptions (No. 3 on UT’s single-season list) for 1,142 yards (No. 2) and a UT-record 12 TDs. Of his 64 receptions, 24 (37.5%) came on third down (22 were good for a third-down conversion or touchdown). He was at his best after returning to full speed over the final five games of the year. During that time, Williams hauled in 39 catches for 741 yards and nine TDs, including TD catches of 73 yards (at Texas Tech), 75 yards (vs. Texas A&M) and 51 yards (Cotton Bowl vs. LSU). Williams has a catch in a school-record 35 consecutive games (tied for the longest active streak in the nation) and posted at least two TD catches seven times in his career. He opened the 2002 season with 11 receptions for 242 yards (22.0 ypc) and three TDs in his first two games before being sidelined with a hamstring injury in the first quarter of the Houston game, which slowed him for the next five contests. Williams capped the 2002 season by turn- ing in a UT-record fifth straight 100-yard receiving game when he caught four passes for 142 yards, including a 75-yard grab and a 51- yard TD, en route to Cotton Bowl Offensive MVP honors against LSU. He also scored on a 39-yard TD run to register 181 yards on five plays (36.1 ypp). The Tigers defense ranked second nationally in passing yards allowed (152.7 ypg) and fifth in pass efficiency defense (93.9 rating) in 2002.

HOT HANDS: Roy Williams had his school-record streak of seven-straight 100-yard receiving games snapped when he caught five balls for 69 yards and a TD in a 48-7 win at Rice. He had a string of six consecutive games with a TD catch snapped against Arkansas. The senior wideout opened 2003 with four receptions for 104 yards and two scores against New Mexico State and followed that with 10 receptions for 117 yards versus Arkansas. Williams added four catches for 84 yards and a pair of TDs against Tulane and added seven receptions for 89 yards against Oklahoma. At Iowa State, Williams caught four passes for 91 yards, including a 30-yard TD. Williams had three catches for 60 yards, including a 41-yard TD grab, at Baylor. He has 80 receptions (6.2 rpg) for 1,377 yards (105.9 ypg/17.2 ypc) and 16 TDs (17 total TDs) in the last 13 games. Williams returned to full speed from a hamstring injury at Nebraska (Nov. 2) last season and posted a UT-record 13 catches (previous: 12, Eric Metcalf, Arkansas, 1988) for 161 yards and two TDs in a 27-24 victory. He went on to catch 39 passes for 741 yards and nine TDs in the season’s RECORD WATCH final five games. Williams followed his effort at Nebraska with eight catches for 172 Senior WR Roy Williams has caught at least one yards, including a 73-yard TD catch, against Baylor. He caught eight passes for 117 yards pass in a UT-record 42 consecutive games. Fellow and three TDs at Texas Tech and hauled in six passes for 149 yards (including 75 and 38- senior WR B.J. Johnson caught a pass in the first yard TD catches) against Texas A&M. He capped the year by catching four passes for 142 27 games of his Longhorns career, which was the yards (including a 75-yard catch and a 51-yard TD grab) and scored on a 39-yard run en previous record and a UT record to start a career. route to Offensive MVP honors at the Cotton Bowl. In the seven games he was healthy Consecutive Games w/ Reception last year, Williams caught 49 passes (7.0 rpg) for 958 yards (136.0 ypg) and 11 scores. 1. ROY WILLIAMS (2000-) ______42 2. B.J. JOHNSON (2000-02) ______27 ROY’S RECORDS: Atwo-time first-team All-Big 12 choice, Roy Williams has tallied 3. Mike Adams (1995-96)______26 211 receptions for 3,423 yards and 34 TDs — all of which are UT records — in 43 career NCAA LEADERS games (35 starts). Williams extended his school-best streak to 42 straight games with a reception against Baylor (tied for the second-longest active streak in the nation). He’s NCAA ACTIVE STREAK LEADERS averaging 16.2 yards per catch for his career. Williams has posted two of the top three Consecutive Games with a Reception reception seasons and three of the top 10 receiving yardage and TD campaigns in 1. ROYWILLIAMS (2000-) ______42 Longhorns history. He has 19 career catches of 40 or more yards and averages 31.3 yards Kunle Patrick, Northwestern ______42 (1,065) per TD catch. Williams has seven career multi-TD reception games, including Wes Welker, Texas Tech ______42 two in 2003. Texas’ all-time leader with 14 career 100-yard receiving games, Williams is 4. Derek Abney, Kentucky ______41 Fred Stamps, Louisiana-Lafayette ____41 the only receiver in UT history that has posted at least 170 yards four times in his career. He has hauled in four or more receptions 35 times, including 28 of the last 33 outings. CAREER RECORD WATCH Williams also has run 15 reverses for 232 yards (15.5 avg.) and three TDs during his career. On his first career pass attempt, he completed a 56-yard flanker pass to B.J. Receptions Johnson at Iowa State this season. Williams’ 37 career total TDs rank third on the UT all- 1. ROY WILLIAMS (2000-) ______211 time list. He posted 67 catches (No. 2 on UT’s single-season chart) for 836 yards (No. 8) 1. Mike Adams (1992-96) ______177 and seven TDs (T-No. 7) in 2001. A second-team freshman All-American and the Big 12 3. Kwame Cavil (1997-99)______174 Offensive Freshman of the Year in 2000, Williams’ 809 receiving yards (No. 9 on UT’s 4. B.J. JOHNSON (2000-) ______142 5. Eric Metcalf (1985-88) ______125 single-season list) and eight TD catches (tied for No. 4 on UT’s single-season chart) were UT freshman records, while his 40 receptions rank second only to Johnson on the Receiving Yards Longhorns’ freshman list. He also ran two reverses for 75 yards and a pair of TDs. He 1. ROY WILLIAMS (2000-) ______3,423 ranked first among NCAA Division I-A true freshmen receivers in receiving yards per 2. Mike Adams (1992-96) ______3,032 game (809 yards/73.5 ypg), TD catches (eight) and yards per catch (20.2). He ranked 3. Kwame Cavil (1997-99) ______2,279 4. B.J. JOHNSON (2000-) ______2,239 third nationally among true freshmen in receptions per game (40 receptions/3.6 rpg). 5. Tony Jones (1986-89) ______1,842 Williams became the first freshman in UT history to register 100 receiving yards in his initial game, catching six passes for 105 yards against Louisiana-Lafayette in UT’s 2000 Touchdown Receptions season opener. His 96-yard TD catch (second-longest pass play in UT history) against 1. ROY WILLIAMS (2000-)______34 Oklahoma St. was a Longhorns’ freshman record. 2. Mike Adams (1992-96) ______16 3. B.J. JOHNSON (2000-) ______15 Lovell Pinkney (1992-94) ______15 B + J = BIG PLAY: Since tallying a UT freshman-record 41 receptions as a true fresh- 4. Wane McGarity (1995-98) ______14 man in 2000, senior WR B.J. Johnson, rated as a candidate for the 2003 Biletnikoff Award Johnny “Lam” Jones (1976-79) ______14 by some preseason publications, has proven to be one of the Big 12’s most explosive NR SLOAN THOMAS (2000-) ______11 receivers. The 6-foot-1, 200-pound two-time honorable mention All-Big 12 selection has 20 catches for 399 yards and three TDs on the year. After getting shutout in the opener, 100-Yard Receiving Games 1. ROYWILLIAMS (2000-)______14 he bounced back and caught six passes for 123 yards and two TDs against Arkansas. He 2. B.J. JOHNSON (2000-) ______9 registered a 55-yard catch in that game. Johnson posted seven receptions, matched his Mike Adams (1992-96) ______9 career-high of 187 yards and had a 13-yard TD catch at Iowa State. He registered a 56- 4. Kwame Cavil (1997-1999)______7 yard and 50-yard catch in that game. He has nine career catches of 50 or more yards. Wane McGarity (1995-98) ______7 Johnson has hauled in 142 receptions (No. 4 on UT’s all-time list) for 2,239 yards (No. Tony Jones (1986-89) ______7 4 on UT’s all-time list) and 15 TDs (tied for third on the Longhorn career chart) in 44 career games (40 starts). He is averaging 15.8 yards per catch and has recorded 13 catch- Consecutive 100-Yard Receiving Games es of 40 or more yards during his career. Johnson’s nine career 100-yard receiving games 1. Roy Williams (2002-03) ______7 are tied for second on UT’s all-time list. His streak of 27 consecutive games with a catch 2. Mike Adams (1993) ______4 (second-longest in UT history) was snapped against Houston in 2002. He has caught a Total Touchdowns pass in 42 of 46 career games (including bowl games) and averages 37.8 yards per TD 1. Ricky Williams (1995-98) ______75 catch for his career (including five of 70 or more yards). Johnson caught 40 passes for 2. Earl Campbell (1974-77) ______41 603 yards and five TDs in 2002. As a sophomore, he posted 41 catches for 539 yards and 3. ROY WILLIAMS (2000-)______37 four TDs en route to honorable mention All-Big 12 honors. He capped that year by reg- 4. CEDRIC BENSON (2001-) ______36 Steve Worster (1968-70) ______36 istering six catches for 157 yards and a TD in the Holiday Bowl. A second-team fresh- Jim Bertelsen (1969-71) ______33 man All-American (The Sporting News) in 2000, Johnson set single-game freshman records for receptions (nine, vs. Baylor) and receiving yards (187, vs. Texas A&M) that Mack Brown era in bold year. His 41 receptions in 2000 topped UT’s all-time freshman list, while his 698 receiving yards ranked second. He registered two of the top four UT fresh- DYNAMIC DUO man receiving yardage games and six of the top 14 freshman recep- Texas’ senior receiving duo of Roy Williams and B.J. Johnson already has tion efforts in 2000. Johnson ranked second nationally among true established itself as one of the most productive tandems in UT history. In freshmen receivers with 63.5 receiving yards and 3.7 receptions per four seasons, the pair has combined for 353 receptions for 5,662 yards game that year. and 49 TDs. TEXAS’ TOP RECEIVING DUOS NUMBER ONE THREAT: Senior WR Sloan Thomas may have seen less action among Texas’ receiving trio as a true freshman, but Single-Season Receiving Yards the Longhorn that wears jersey No. 1 has proven to be a perfect com- 1. 1,862 ______Wane McGarity (58-1,087-9 TDs) ______1998 pliment to Roy Williams and B.J. Johnson. A big, strong and acro- Kwame Cavil (51-775-3 TDs) batic wideout, Thomas has caught 79 passes for 1,255 yards (15.9 2. 1,745 ______Roy Williams (64-1,142-12 TDs) ______2002 B.J. Johnson (40-603-5 TDs) ypc) and 11 TDs in 42 career games (15 starts). Thomas, who also is 3. 1,667 Kwame Cavil (95-1,098-6 TDs) ______1999 handling kickoff returns for the Longhorns this year, has 11 catches Ryan Nunez (53-569-3 TDs) for 229 yards (20.8 ypc) this season. He has two catches of 50 or 4. 1,594 ______Mike Adams (52-908-7 TDs) ______1993 more yards on the year. Thomas kicked off 2003 with two catches for Lovell Pinkney (47-686-5 TDs) 67 yards, including a career-long catch of 60 yards in a win over New 5. 1,507 ______Roy Williams (40-809-8 TDs) ______2000 Mexico State. He had a 36-yard catch against Tulane. He turned in a B.J. Johnson (41-698-3 TDs) 51-yard TD catch and caught two balls for 57 yards against Kansas 6. 1,375 ______Roy Williams (67-836-7 TDs) ______2001 State. In the Horns win at Baylor, Thomas caught three balls for 43 B.J. Johnson (41-539-4 TDs) yards. Thomas has registered seven career receptions of 40 or more Single-Season Receptions yards, four of which have gone for at least 50 yards. In eight games 1. 148______Kwame Cavil (95-1,098-6 TDs) ______1999 as a true freshman in 2000, the 6-foot-2, 200-pounder hauled in nine Ryan Nunez (53-569-3 TDs) passes for 208 yards (team-high 23.1 ypc) and three TDs. Since then, 2. 109______Wane McGarity (58-1,087-9 TDs) ______1998 Thomas has caught 67 passes for 992 yards and eight TDs over his Kwame Cavil (51-775-3 TDs) last 30 games. Despite being slowed by a hamstring injury for the 3. 108 ______Roy Williams (67-836-7 TDs) ______2001 better part of the 2002 season, he still managed to register 30 recep- B.J. Johnson (41-539-4 TDs) tions for 383 yards and two TDs. Thomas posted a team-best 19 4. 104 ______Roy Williams (64-1,142-12 TDs) ______2002 catches for 274 yards and two TDs in the first five games of the 2002 B.J. Johnson (40-603-5 TDs) 99 ______Mike Adams (52-908-7 TDs) ______1993 season before straining his hamstring that slowed him down for the Lovell Pinkney (47-686-5 TDs) next six games. Thomas recorded 29 catches for 435 yards and five 6. 85 ______Johnny Walker (55-785-4 TDs) ______1989 TDs as a sophomore in 2001. As a freshman, Thomas turned in one Tony Jones (30-449-2 TDs) of his most productive outings in a big game, catching two passes for 7. 84 ______Tony Jones (42-838-3 TDs) ______1988 74 yards, including a 55-yard TD vs. Texas A&M. He also matched Eric Metcalf (42-333-2 TDs) the UT freshman single-game record with two TDs against Missouri. 8. 81 ______B.J. Johnson (41-698-3 TDs) ______2000 Roy Williams (40-809-8 TDs) FOUR-WHEELIN’: Look for Texas’ Grand Three receivers to offi- cially introduce another member to the group in 2003. Steadily- developing junior Tony Jeffery, a former prep quarterback, has made an impact beyond his numbers his first two years of action (he redshirted in 2000) at Texas. Now, after a solid spring and outstanding preseason camp, 2003 could be a breakout year for the smooth- running junior. He made the biggest play of his career when he hauled in a 52-yard strike from Vince Young to set up the game winning score against No. 16 Kansas State. Jeffery has five receptions for 76 yards and one TD on the season. He also recovered a blocked punt for a TD in that game. Jeffery also had two receptions for 14 yards and a TD against Arkansas. He has caught 21 passes for 262 yards and three TDs and has run 16 reverses for 70 yards in 31 career games. Jefferey registered a career-high three receptions (for 35 yards) at Nebraska last season. A special teams standout as well, Jeffery has blocked three punts and recovered two blocked punts for scores in his career.

KICKIN’ IT WITH THE HORNS: B.J. Johnson and Sloan Thomas do more than compliment one another on the field. The Texas receiving duo also hosts a weekly internet show, “Kickin’ it with the Horns,” on www.MackBrown-TexasFootball.com that is equally as entertaining as their performances on the field.

“NUFF” CED: Junior Cedric Benson, a preseason candidate for the Doak Walker Award (nation’s top running back) and listed among several preseason Heisman Trophy lists, is off to one of the best starts by a running back in UT history. He is one of just five backs in school history to surpass 1,000 rushing yards in consecutive seasons and the first to do it as a freshman and sophomore. Benson has posted 2,844 yards (No. 6 on UT’s all-time list) in his first 32 games. Although he missed the Baylor game, Benson has rushed for 498 yards and 10 TDs on 122 carries and caught eight passes for 108 yards and a score in 2003. With 11 TDs in seven games, Benson ranks 17th nationally (4th Big 12) in scoring (9.4 ppg). He has a team-high 616 all-purpose yards on the year. The junior tailback scored a rushing TD for the seventh straight game as the Horns posted a 66-7 win over New Mexico State in the 2003 season opener. That streak was snapped against Arkansas. He registered his first 100-yard rushing game of 2003 with 130 yards on 18 carries at Rice. Benson also scored on a 59-yard pass (10th-longest reception by a running back in UT history), the second longest reception of his career, in registering 189 yards on 19 plays (9.9 ypp) against the Owls. He has registered two of the top 10 longest receptions by a running back in UT history during his career. On just 18 carries he posted 86 yards and three TDs against Tulane. Against No. 16 Kansas State, he ran for 54 yards on 17 carries and caught a pair of passes for 16 yards. He turned in his second 100-yard game of 2003 when he rushed for 140 yards and three TDs on 32 carries at Iowa State. Benson has rushed for 34 TDs (No. 4 on the UT all-time list) on 650 carries and caught 46 passes for 430 yards and two TD in three seasons at UT. His 36 total career TDs are tied for the third-most in UT history. Benson has tallied 2,658 yards (98.4 ypg) and 31 TDs on 606 carries in 27 career starts. Benson has posted 11 career 100-yard games (T-No. 5 on UT’s all-time list). The first freshman in UT history to earn the team’s Offensive MVP award, Benson was tabbed a first-team Freshman All-American (The Sporting News), the Big 12 Offensive Freshman of the Year and third-team All-Big 12 after setting 13 UT freshman records as a true freshman. He broke the freshman season records CLIMBING THE CHARTS of Longhorns’ Heisman Trophy winners Earl Campbell and Ricky Williams in rushing yards (1,053/previous record: 990, Williams, 1995), rushing TDs (12/previous record: Career Rushing Yards eight, Williams and two others), 100-yard rushing games (five/previous record: four, 1. Ricky Williams (1995-98) ______6,279 Campbell, 1974), consecutive 100-yard games (five/previous record: Williams, 2. Earl Campbell (1974-77) ______4,443 3. Chris Gilbert (1966-68)______3,231 Campbell, two) and all-purpose yards (1,256/previous record: 1,214, Williams). Despite 4. Roosevelt Leaks (1972-74) ______2,923 battling turf toe, rib and shoulder injuries that slowed him for most of the 2002 season, 5. A.J. “Jam” Jones (1978-81)______2,874 Benson posted a second consecutive 1,000-yard rushing campaign and earned third-team 6. CEDRIC BENSON (2001-) ______2,844 All-Big 12 honors. He tallied 1,293 yards (99.5 ypg/38th NCAA) and 12 TDs on 305 car- 7. Hodges Mitchell (1997-2000) ____2,664 ries on the year. The 1,293 rushing yards rank sixth on UT’s single-season list. Benson 8. Eric Metcalf (1985-88) ______2,661 registered his second career 200-yard rushing game (208 yards and two TDs on a then- 9. Jim Bertelsen (1969-71) ______2,510 career-high 31 carries) and was named the Big 12 Offensive Player of the Week at North 10. Adrian Walker (1989-92) ______2,473 Carolina last season. Career 100-Yard Games 1. Ricky Williams (1995-98) ______27 PROTECTING THE PIGSKIN: Cedric Benson not only has been one of the most pro- 2. Earl Campbell (1974-77) ______20 ductive backs in the country since starting as a true freshman in 2001, but he also has 3. Chris Gilbert (1967-69)______15 been among the most dependable. Benson had a streak of 225 straight carries without a 4. A.J. “Jam” Jones (1978-81) ______14 fumble snapped at Tulane in 2002. He had a streak of 113 carries without a fumble 5. CEDRIC BENSON (2001-) ______11 snapped in the Horns’ 2003 season opener. In 650 career carries, he has fumbled just nine Hodges Mitchell (1997-2000)______11 Roosevelt Leaks (1972-74) ______11 times (one every 72 carries). 8. Eric Metcalf (1985-88) ______10 Steve Worster (1968-70) ______10 BENSON’S BREAKING TACKLES: One of Cedric Benson’s most productive traits 10. Jim Bertelsen (1969-71) ______9 on display during his career has been his ability to make yards after contact. For his career, Benson has gained 1,545 of his 2,844 career rushing yards (54.3%) after contact. Rushing Yards ( first two years) Two-hundred-fifty of his 498 yards (50.2%) in 2003 have come after contact. Benson reg- 1. Roosevelt Leaks (1972-73) ______2,514 2. CEDRIC BENSON (2001-02) ______2,346 istered 754 of his 1,293 yards (58.3%) in 2002 after contact. Of his Texas freshman- 3. Ricky Williams (1995-96) ______2,262 record 1,053 yards in 2001, 541 (51.4%) came after initial contact. 4. Chris Gilbert (1966-67)______2,099 5. Earl Campbell (1974-75) ______2,046 POSITIVE GROUND PRODUCTION: Another dependable trait of Cedric Benson is his ability to (as the UT coaches say) “run downhill.” Rarely does he lose yardage on a Single-Season Rushing Yards 1. Ricky Williams (1998) ______2,124 carry. During his career, Benson has been tackled for a loss on just 50 of his 650 career 2. Ricky Williams (1997) ______1,893 carries (once in every 13 carries). He has reached the line of scrimmage or registered pos- 3. Earl Campbell (1977) ______1,744 itive yardage on 438 of his last 477 carries (92.0%). He has been dropped for a loss 11 4. Rooselvelt Leaks (1973) ______1,415 times on 122 carries (one in every 11.1 carries) in 2003. Not including a fumble that 5. Hodges Mitchell (1999) ______1,343 resulted in a two-yard loss versus Tulane, Benson had a streak of 64 straight carries with- 6. CEDRIC BENSON (2002) ______1,293 out being tackled for a loss snapped against Oklahoma. Benson was stopped behind the 7. Ricky Williams (1996) ______1,272 line of scrimmage only 21 times in 305 carries (once in every 16.1 carries) last year. He 8. Eric Metcalf (1987) ______1,161 had a string of 47 consecutive carries without being tackled for a loss snapped when he 9. Chris Gilbert (1968) ______1,132 was dropped for a one-yard loss in the first quarter at North Carolina last season. The 10. Hodges Mitchell (2000) ______1,118 Earl Campbell (1975) ______1,118 streak dated back to the fourth quarter of the 2001 Texas A&M game. He reached the line of scrimmage or gained yardage on all but 19 of his 223 carries as a true freshman (2001). Mack Brown era in bold NCAA LEADERS ANOTHER GRAND SEASON: Cedric Benson ran for 1,293 yards (No. 6 on the UT single-season list) as a sophomore in 2002, marking his second straight 1,000-yard rush- DOUBLE PLAY ing season. He registered a UT freshman record 1,053 yards (No. 15 on UT’s single-sea- Longhorn junior Cedric Benson is among a small son list) as a true freshman in 2001. He is just the fifth player in UT history to post back- group of NCAA Division I-A players that have posted 1,000 yards rushing in each of the past two to-back 1,000-yard rushing seasons and just the sixth Longhorn to register two 1,000- seasons. Here are the three players that have yard rushing campaigns during their career. Benson is the first Longhorn to post at least accomplished that feat. 1,000 yards rushing as a freshman and sophomore. He joins Chris Gilbert (1,080, 1966/1,019, 1967) and Roosevelt Leaks (1,099, 1972/1,415, 1973) as the only Longhorns CEDRIC BENSON (TEXAS) to rush for 1,000 yards in their initial two seasons at UT. Gilbert and Leaks accomplished Anthony Davis (Wisconsin) Mewelde Moore (Tulane) the feat in their sophomore and junior seasons because freshmen were not eligible to compete at that time. YOUNG GUN: Sophomore Selvin Young provides a speedy and explosive one-two punch in relief of Cedric Benson. Young rushed for 408 yards on 85 carries (4.8 ypc) and five TDs as Benson’s backup as a true freshman last year. He missed the Tulane and Kansas State games with a groin injury, but has 99 yards and three TDs on 27 carries in 2003. Young opened the year with 19 yards and a TD on four carries against New Mexico State. He had 32 yards and a TD on seven carries at Baylor. Those numbers are solid, but it was on special teams that he has made his greatest impact. Young, who is averaging 21.0 yards on six punt returns and 25.1 yards on 21 kickoff returns in his career, scored on a 97-yard kickoff return (second-longest in UT history) and on a 39-yard punt return in UT’s 2003 season-opening win over New Mexico State. He was tabbed the Big 12 Special Teams Player of the Week for his effort in that game. It marked the first time in Longhorn history that a player scored on a kickoff and punt return in the same game. It also was Young’s school-record-tying second career punt return for a score. With Nathan Vasher sidelined with an ankle injury, Young saw his first extended action as the Longhorns’ punt returner at Tulane in 2002 and quickly made his mark. On just his third career punt return, Young sprinted 71 yards down the sideline for a touchdown against the Green Wave shared the Big 12’s Special Teams Player of the Week honor after that game. It was the fifth-longest punt return in UT history (longest by a freshman) and the school’s longest punt return since Jim Moore took a punt back 94 yards for a score against SMU in 1973. He had a 55-yard kickoff return against Oklahoma as a freshman.

BIG GAME FOR YOUNG: Sophomore Selvin Young earned the Big 12 Conference and UT’s Frank Denius Special Teams Player of the Week awards after becoming the first player in UT history to return a kickoff and a punt for a TD in the same game as the Longhorns won their season opener over New Mexico State (66-7). Not only did it mark the first time a UT player had returned a kickoff and punt for a TD in the same game, but it was the first time a Longhorn had accomplished that in a single season and just the second time a player had pulled off the double in school history. Raymond Clayborn accomplished it in returning two punts and a kickoff for a score from 1974-76. As a matter of fact, he and Young are now tied for the UT career record for kick returns for TDs at three, each having two career punt return TDs and a kickoff return for a score. Young gave Texas its first points of the 2003 season when he received an Aggies kickoff on the 3-yard line and proceeded up the left sideline for a 97- yard score. The kickoff return for Young was the first by at UT player since Victor Ike in the 2000 Holiday Bowl and is the second longest in school history, trailing only Johnny DRIVING EFFICIENCY “Lam” Jones who had a 100-yard return versus SMU in 1978. It also was the first kick- Long scoring drives in the Mack Brown era off return for the Horns during the regular season and at Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium since Jones’ record return 26 years ago. By Plays 19 ______vs. Iowa State ______2002 17 ______at Nebraska ______2002 BRAGGING ON BRETT: If you are looking for the ideal student-athlete, check out UT 16 ______at Oklahoma State ______2001 senior RB Brett Robin. An unselfish player who is not only a significant member of the 15______at Iowa State ______2003 15 ______at Oklahoma State ______1999 Longhorns special teams (he’s a starter on all four special teams units), but also as a third- 14 ______several times______— down specialist at tailback. Robin has squeezed a lifetime of experience into his short college career. A member of the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll in each of his first eight By Yards semesters at UT and a first-team Verizon Academic All-District VI selection in 2002, 99 ______vs. Missouri ______2000 99 ______vs. Oklahoma ______1999 Robin is a pre-med major who maintains a 3.75 grade point average. He spent the pre- 98 ______vs. Louisiana-Lafayette ______2000 season racing to MCAT (Medical College Admission Test) exam preparation and the 98 ______vs. Oklahoma ______1998 exam itself while preparing for the 2003 season. He also volunteers time at the Seton 97 ______vs. Mississippi State^ ______1998 Medical Center emergency room, spent the summer of 2002 providing medical care with 97 ______at Nebraska ______2002 ^ 1999 Cotton Bowl his father, Dr. Sid Robin, on a mission to Africa and regularly visits patients at the Austin Children’s Hospital. Robin is a husband as well, having married Jenny Scott on May 24, By Time of Possession 2003. He aspires to one day be an athletics team physician. Oh, and by the way, he has 9:04 ______vs. Iowa State ______2002 played in 44 career games, caught 36 passes for 353 yards and one touchdown and rushed 7:55 ______vs. New Mexico State ______2001 7:51 ______at Baylor______1999 74 times for 358 yards and four scores. He has a career-best 215 yards and two TDs on 7:46 ______at Iowa State ______2003 37 carries (5.8 ypc) in 2003. He had a career-high 87 yards on 15 carries against Tulane. 7:45 ______at Nebraska ______2002 Robin registered 61 yards and two TDs on 10 carries in his first career start at Baylor. On 7:38 ______at Oklahoma State ______2001 special teams, he led UT with 15 special teams tackles last season and has 30 career special teams tackles, one caused and one recovered fumble. CONSECUTIVE PASSES WITHOUT AN PASSING EFFICIENCY: With junior Chance Mock and redshirt freshman Vince Young, both first year starters, directing the offense, Texas has completed 117-of-200 INTERCEPTION passes for 1,771 yards and 16 TDs (four interceptions) in 2003 and ranks ninth nationally in passing efficiency (155.3 rating). Texas is averaging 221.4 yards passing per game 1. Major Applewhite (1999) ______156 and its four passes intercepted are tied for the fifth-fewest in the nation. The Longhorns 2. Major Applewhite (1999) ______138 15.1 yards per pass completion is tied for the 12th-best average in the country. 3. CHANCE MOCK (2001-03) ______106 4. Chris Simms (2000-01)______88 5. Chris Simms (2001) ______87 PERFECTION: In just his third career game as a starter, Chance Mock accomplished 6. James Brown (1995) ______74 something a UT quarterback hasn’t in decades. When Mock completed all eight of his 7. Shea Morenz (1994) ______72 passing attempts against Rice, it marked the first time since 1970 (5-of-5, Eddie Phillips 8. Chris Simms (2001-02)______67 vs. SMU, 1970) that a Longhorn QB completed a game without an incompletion. CHANCE MOCK: A former Parade prep All-American and the son of a college and NFL linebacker (Mike Mock), junior Chance Mock is an athletic, strong-armed quarterback who has shown that he can be effective as a runner and passer. He was so determined to get on the field early in his career that he volunteered to work with the scout team at receiver and even saw a few plays of action at that position as a redshirt freshman (at Baylor). Mock, who started the first six games of the season, has helped the Longhorns offense rank third nationally in points per game (42.3 ppg) and average 426.5 yards per game (26th NCAA). He has completed 75-of-129 passes (58.1%) for 1,142 yards and 14 TDs (one interception) on the year. His 14-to-1 TD to interception ratio on the year is the second- best in the nation (Ryan Dinwiddie, Boise State leads the nation at 18-to-1). He is averaging 146.0 yards of total offense per game. In two games as the backup QB, Mock has completed 18-of-25 passes for 309 yards and three TDs (no interceptions). Mock has had at least one 50-yard pass play in five of eight games this season. He had a string of five straight games with a TD pass snapped against No. 1 Oklahoma and has tossed a TD pass in seven of eight games this year. Mock ranks sixth nationally in passing efficiency (166.8 rating) in eight games and he’s averaged 15.2 yards per pass completion. He had a streak of 106 career passes without an interception (longest stretch in UT history to start a career and the third longest streak on UT record) snapped when he threw his first career pick against No. 1 Oklahoma. The junior signal caller has completed 81-of-138 passes (58.7%) for 1,207 yards and 15 TDs (one interception) for his career. Mock kicked off his career as a starter by completing 7-of-15 passes for 156 yards and two TDs (no interceptions) in leading Texas to a 66-7 win over New Mexico State in his first career start. He followed that up by completing 21-of-40 for 264 yards and three TDs (no interceptions) against Arkansas. Mock was a perfect 8-of-8 for 159 yards and two TDs (no interceptions) in a 48-7 win over Rice. Mock completed 10-of-16 for 145 yards and three TDs (no interceptions) in a 63-18 win over Tulane. He completed seven of 16 passes for 88 yards, includng a 51-yard TD strike to Sloan Thomas, in a 24-20 win over No. 16 Kansas State. Mock completed four of nine passes for 21 yards and threw his first career interceptions against the No. 1-rated Sooners and their defense that ranked second-best nationally (245.4 ypg). Rotating in with the starting Vince Young at Iowa State, Mock completed 7-of-10 passes for 151 yards and a TD (no interceptions). He connected on a 50-yard strike to B.J. Johnson in that game. Mock was good on 11- of-15 passes for 158 yards and two TDs (no intercpetions) at Baylor. He hit Roy Williams with a 41-yard TD pass in that game.

FAB FRESHMAN: Redshirt freshman QB Vince Young, who like Mock TOP RUSHING GAMES BY A was a Parade All-American as a prepster, is off to a spectacular start to his TEXAS QUARTERBACK UT career. In seven games (two starts) of action, Young, who started his first Name Yards Game career game at Iowa State, has rushed for 550 yards (No. 7 on the UT all- 1. Marty Akins 188 @ Rice, 1974 time freshman chart) and eight TDs (T-No. 2 on the UT all-time freshman 2. Eddie Phillips 164 vs. Arkansas, 1972 list) on 66 carries (8.3 ypc). Young ranks 53rd nationally in rushing (78.6 3. Alan Lowry 156 vs. Arkansas, 1972 ypg/4th-best among QBs) and his 8.3 yards per carry are by far the best 4. Alan Lowry 145 vs. Utah State, 1972 among the nation’s top 100 rushers (closest is 6.9 by Laurence Maroney of 5. Eddie Phillips 142 @ UCLA, 1971 Minnesota). The eight rushing TDs are the most by a freshman QB in UT 6. Marty Akins 140 @ Washington, 1975 7. Marty Akins 135 @ Arkansas, 1975 history and are tied with three others (most recently Ricky Williams in 8. Eddie Phillips 129 vs. California, 1970 1995) on the UT all-time freshman chart. He has completed 40-of-68 pass- 9. Vince Young 127 vs. Oklahoma, 2003 es (58.8%) for 567 yards and two TDs (three interceptions) on the year. He Eddie Phillips 127 @Texas Tech, 1970 is the first player since Alan Lowry in 1972 (just the third in UT 10. Bobby Layne 125 vs. Oklahoma State, 1946 history/Eddie Phillips, 1970) to rush for 500 yards and pass for 500 in the 10. James Street 121 @SMU, 1969 same season. He is averaging a team-high 159.6 yards of total offense per 11. Donnie Wigginton 120 vs. Rice, 1971 game. Young ran for a game-high and UT freshman-best by a QB 127 yards 12. Donnie Little 119 @ TCU, 1980 (T-13th on the UT all-time freshman single-game rushing list) and a TD on 13. Mark McBath 118 vs. Arkansas, 1976 15 carries against an Oklahoma defense that was allowing just 104.2 yards per game. The 127 rushing yards were tied for the ninth-most ever UT RECORD BOOK by a UT quarterback and marked the first time a Longhorn signal caller ran for 100 yards since Donnie Little (119 vs. TCU, 1980). Long Runs by a Quarterback Young’s 59-yard run in that game was the fifth-longest by a QB 1. ____74t ______Bret Stafford ______vs. Stanford ______1985 2. ____64______VINCE YOUNG* __vs. Baylor ______2003 in UT history. Young ran for 101 yards and two TDs on nine car- 3. ____63______Eddie Phillips ____vs. Notre Dame____1971# ries at Baylor. He had a 64-yard run in that game (second-longest 4. ____60______VINCE YOUNG* __vs. TULANE ______2003 by a QB in UT history/longest-ever by a UT freshman QB/ninth- 5. ____59______VINCE YOUNG* __vs. Oklahoma ____2003 longest run by a freshman on school record) and now has three of 6. ____55______Marty Akins ______vs. Arkansas ______1975 the top five runs by a QB on Longhorn record. Young is just the 7. ____52______Bret Stafford ______vs. Air Force______1985+ fourth UT QB to rush for 100 yards twice in the same season. His 8. ____50t ______Peter Gardere ____vs. Texas A&M ____1990 52-yard strike to Tony Jeffery set up the game-winning TD 9. ____44t ______Donnie Wigginton__vs. Oklahoma ______1971 against No. 16 Kansas State. Young has already posted eight ______44______James Street ______vs. SMU ______1969 career runs of 20 or more yards (64 at Baylor; 59 and 27 vs. 11. ____43______Jimmy Saxton* ____vs. SMU ______1990 ______43______Donnie Little* ____vs. TCU ______1978 Oklahoma; 30 vs. Kansas State; 60 vs. Tulane; 20 and 22 at Rice ______43______Mark McBath ____vs. Virginia______1977 and 23 vs. NMSU) and has 11 rushes of at least 15 yards (17 at 14. ____41______Marvin Kristynik __vs. TCU ______1964 Baylor; 15 at Iowa State; 16t vs. NMSU). He turned in the fourth- 15. ____40______Peter Gardere ____vs. SMU ______1992 longest run by a QB in UT history when he dashed 60 yards ______40______Donnie Wigginton__vs. Texas A&M ____1970 against Tulane (record: 74t, Bret Stafford vs. Stanford, 1985). His *Freshman | +Bluebonnet Bowl | #Cotton Bowl first career pass was a 60-yard connection to Sloan Thomas. He led Texas to a touchdown on the first five drives he directed and has led the Horns to points on 22 (21 TDs/1 FG) of 40 drives (55%) on the year. He has led Texas to an average of 3.8 points per drive he’s directed. Young produced a number of big plays in his debut as Mock’s backup against New Mexico State. Entering the game in the fourth quarter with Texas up 45-7, Young led the Horns on a seven-play, 47-yard scoring drive on his first series as a UT QB. He capped that drive with a 16-yard TD run on a draw play. He finished the game with a team-high 61 rushing yards (sixth-best rushing debut by a freshman in UT history) and two TDs on five carries and completed his only pass for 60 yards to Sloan Thomas. He directed UT on five drives at Rice and rushed for 54 yards and a TD on seven carries and completed 3-of-5 passes for 34 yards. Young led three drives (all TDs) against Tulane and completed 4-of-7 passes for 68 yards and his first career TD pass (2 yards to David Thomas). He also ran for 69 yards and a TD on three carries. Young was tabbed Texas’ Offensive Player of the Game after rushing for 80 yards and a TD on 17 carries and completing 3-of-6 passes for 69 yards in a 24-20 victory over No. 16 Kansas State. He set up the game-winning score with a 52-yard completion to Tony Jeffery and capped off that drive with a one-yard sneak on fourth and goal. Young produced 262 yards of total offense (127 rushing/135 passing) against an Oklahoma defense that was allowing just 245.4 yards per game (2nd NCAA). In his first career start at Iowa State, Young ran for 58 yards on 10 carries and completed 11-of-15 passes for 136 yards and a TD. He led the offense to scores on four (all TDs) of seven drives in that game. He started again at Baylor and ran for 101 yards and two TDs on nine carries while completing 7-of-13 passes for 65 yards in a 56-0 win. Young led the Horns to TDs on five of six drives in that game.

500 HORNS CLUB: With 101 yards rushing and 65 passing at Baylor, Vince Young joined a rare club in Longhorn history. The freshman upped his season totals to 567 yards passing and 550 yards rushing (No. 7 on the UT all-time freshman list) and became just the third QB in UT history (first freshman QB ever) to post 500 yards passing and rushing in the same season. The last Longhorn to accomplish the feat was Alan Lowry (766 pass/661 rush) in 1972. Eddie Phillips was the first Longhorn to pull off the double 500-yard season when he passed for 695 yards and rushed for 666 in 1970.

DOUBLE TROUBLE: Vince Young ran for 127 yards (most-ever by a UT freshman QB/T-9th-best rushing total ever by a UT QB/No. 13 on the UT all-time single-game freshman rushing list) and completed 11 of 21 passes for 135 yards against No. 1 Oklahoma. The Sooners entered the game allowing just 245.4 yards per game (2nd NCAA) and only 104.2 rushing yards per contest (27th NCAA). That established the redshirt freshman as just the fourth QB in UT history (first freshman QB) to produce 100 yards rushing and passing in the same game. Donnie Little was the last Longhorn to accomplish the feat, rushing for 119 yards and passing for 215 against TCU in 1980. Eddie Phillips pulled off the double versus Notre Dame in the 1971 Cotton Bowl by rushing for 164 yards and passing for 199. James Street ran for 108 and passed for 100 yards against Baylor in 1968.

TIGHT ENDS A PLENTY: Injuries have ravaged the Longhorns tight end unit in recent years, but in 2003 UT has a wealth of talent at its disposal. So much so that senior Brock Edwards, who has started 16 games at tight end the last three seasons, was finally freed up to move to fullback (H-Back) where his versatility can provide the Horns with another potent weapon. Edwards has 32 receptions for 422 yards and four TDs in 41 career games. After missing the 2002 season with a knee injury, senior TE Bo Scaife, a former All- Big 12 pick, returned to his big-play form in the 2003 season-opening win over New Mexico State. Despite not taking the field in 20 months, Scaife turned in a career-long catch (39 yards) and caught two passes for 45 yards in his first game back since the 2001 Holiday Bowl. Scaife, who has 10 catches for UT RECORD BOOK 131 yards and a TD in 2003, now has 43 receptions (No. 8 on the UT all-time TE list) Career Receptions by a Tight End for 575 yards (No. 7 on the UT all-time TE list) and two TDs in 27 career games (10 1. Pat Fitzgerald (1994-96) ______80 starts). Scaife and Edwards were both listed among the 2003 preseason candidates for the 2. Kerry Cash (1987-90) ______71 John Mackey Award (nation’s top tight end). Joining Scaife as an explosive weapon is 3. Lawrence Sampleton (1978-81) ____57 rapidly developing sophomore David Thomas and redshirt freshman Neale Tweedie, who 4. Williams Harris (1983-85) ______49 also has worked at offensive tackle. Thomas caught nine passes for 105 yards and two 5. Derek Lewis (1995-98) ______47 Pete Lammons (1963-65) ______47 TDs as a true freshman in 2002, topped off by four catches for 49 yards in the Cotton 7. Steven Clark (1986-88; '90) ______46 Bowl. In eight games (all starts) this season, he has eight receptions for 126 yards and 8. BO SCAIFE (1999; 2001-)______43 two TDs. He caught his first pass of 2003, a 20-yarder, at Rice and added three grabs for 9. Randy Peschel (1967-69) ______40 27 yards and a score against Tulane. Thomas added two catches for 22 yards at Iowa 10. Mike Jones (1998-2001) ______35 State. At Baylor, Thomas had his best game of his career, grabbing two passes for 57 NR BROCK EDWARDS (2000-) ______32 yards, including a career-long 34-yard TD catch. He has 17 career catches for 231 yards Career Receiving Yards by a Tight End and four TDs. 1. Pat Fitzgerald (1994-96)______1,106 2. Lawrence Sampleton (1978-81) __1,071 HOLLOWAY, SCOTT LEAD FRESH-FACED OFFENSIVE LINE: With the loss of 3. Kerry Cash (1987-90) ______979 starters RT/RG Derrick Dockery (now with Washington Redskins) and LT Robbie Doane 4. Williams Harris (1983-85) ______909 (now with Minnesota Vikings), as well as versatile backup and part-time starter C/G 5. Pete Lammons (1963-65) ______706 Beau Baker, the Longhorns entered the season without the services of a trio that produced 6. Randy Peschel (1967-69) ______644 65 career starts. The offensive line of 2003 features a young unit that has started a com- 7. BO SCAIFE (1999; 2001-) ______575 bined 84 games among them and includes only three upperclassmen (one senior/two jun- 8. Derek Lewis (1995-98) ______551 9. BROCK EDWARDS (2000-) ____422 iors) on its two-deep depth chart. Three returning starters are leading the way with sen- 10. Mike Jones (1998-2001) ______373 ior LG Tillman Holloway (32 starts) and sophomore LT Jonathan Scott (15 starts), who moved from right tackle (Chris Simms’ blindside) to left tackle to protect Vince Young’s/Chance Mock’s blindside. Junior C Jason Glynn has started the last 21 games. UT’S FRESHMAN RECORDS Sophomore Will Allen, who was pushing Glynn for the starting center job before a thumb Tackles For Loss injury in the preseason forced him to move to guard, has started all eight games at right 1. Tony Brackens (1993) ______16 guard. Redshirt freshman RT Justin Blalock has steadily improved and started each of the 2. Tim Campbell (1977) ______15 first eight games of 2003. Along with the returning starters, the Longhorns have plenty 3. DERRICK JOHNSON (2001) ______13 of talent, many of which came from a gifted class of offensive linemen signees in 2001, RODRIQUE WRIGHT (2002) ______13 all of whom redshirted their first season. Among that group, Scott is a starter, either Allen 5. ^MARCUS TUBBS (2000) ______10 or G Mike Garcia is seeing significant action at the right guard position, RT Will Winston 6. ^MICHAEL HUFF (2002) ______9 is pushing for time and G Terrence Young is Holloway’s top backup. Redshirt freshman Doug Shankle (1978) ______9 8. BRYAN PICKRYL (2002) ______8 Neale Tweedie is Scott’s top backup at left tackle. KALEN THORNTON (2000) ______8 Kenneth Sims (1978) ______8 PAVING THE WAY: After a slow start, Texas’ offensive line unit has paved the way for the Horns to rush for 1,411 yards (232.6 ypg) and 21 TDs on 284 carries (5.0 ypc) over Sacks the past six games. UT rushed for 230 yards on 62 carries (3.7 ypc) in the first two games 1. Tim Campbell (1977) ______13 2. Tony Brackens (1993) ______10 of 2003. Texas posted back-to-back 300-yard rushing games (322 vs. Rice/302 vs. 3. ^MARCUS TUBBS (2000) ______5.5 Tulane) at one point and has registered at least 200 yards on the ground in three of the 4. BRYAN PICKRYL (2002) ______4.5 last five games. The consecutive 300-yard rushing games marked the first time since RODRIQUE WRIGHT (2002) ______4.5 1998 (434 vs. Rice and 336 vs. Iowa State) that UT has posted back-to-back 300-yard DERRICK JOHNSON (2001) ______4.5 rushing games. The Horns allowed just two sacks in the passing game for a unit that post- 7. ^Bobby Rhodes (1986) ______4 ed back-to-back 515-yard total offense efforts during that stretch. The consecutive 500- 8. KALEN THORNTON (2000) ______3.5 yard total offense games were a UT first dating back to the same stretch in 1998 (692 vs. Lance Gunn (1989) ______3.5 Rice/584 vs. Iowa State). UT tallied 578 yards (No. 22 in UT history) in a 40-19 win at 10. Rod Babers (1999) ______3 Iowa State. The Horns ran for 248 yards and five TDs on 40 carries at Baylor. Texas cur- ^D.D. Lewis (1998) ______3 Ty Allert (1982) ______3 rently ranks 16th nationally in rushing (205.1 ypg) and 26th in total offense (426.5 ypg). Kenneth Sims (1978) ______3 The Longhorns are one of only 10 teams nationally averaging better than 200 yards rush- Robin Sendlein (1977) ______3 ing and passing (221.3) this season. Texas’ 24 rushing TDs on the season are tied for the third-most nationally. Interceptions 1. Chris Carter (1993)______4 2. ^Dakarai Pearson (2000) ______3 THORNTON HAPPY AND HEALTHY: After being slowed by injuries to his knee and Kyle Richardson (1994) ______3 ankle over the past two seasons, senior DE Kalen Thornton is happy to be healthy for the 4. ^MICHAEL HUFF (2002) ______2 first time since starring as a true freshman in 2000. He also was ranked as the fifth-best ^Mark Berry (1988) ______2 end in the nation entering 2003 by The Sporting News and is a candidate for the Ted Willie Mack Garza (1988) ______2 Hendricks Award (nation’s top defensive end). Thornton, the son of former NFL defen- Bryant Westbrook (1993) ______2 sive lineman Bruce Thornton, has produced 27 tackles (22 solo), five TFLs, two sacks, Pass Breakups 12 QB pressures and batted down a pass in 2003. He rested a knee injury and didn’t play 1. ^Mark Berry (1988) ______14 at Baylor. Thornton kicked off the season in spectacular fashion with seven tackles, three 2. Willie Mack Garza (1988) ______10 tackles for loss, a sack and two QB pressures against New Mexico State. He shared UT’s 3. ^MICHAEL HUFF (2002) ______9 Defensive Player of the Week Award for his effort in that game. He added five stops, a pressure and a batted down pass against Arkansas. In a 48-7 win at Rice, he played just Total Touchdowns 1. CEDRIC BENSON (2001) ____13 (12r/1p) 35 snaps and produced one tackle and two pressures as Texas held the Owls to 192 yards 2. ROY WILLIAMS (2000) ______10 (8p/2r) of offense (51 yards in the first half). He had four tackles and four pressures as the Horns 3. VINCE YOUNG (2003) ______8 (8r) held a Tulane offense that was averaging 338.8 passing yards (8th NCAA), 436.3 yards Ricky Williams (1995) ______8 (8r) of offense (26th NCAA) and 35.8 points per game to 342 total yards (156 rushing/186 Butch Hadnot (1990) ______8 (8r) passing). In a 24-20 win over No. 16 Kansas State, he posted eight tackles, a TFL and Graylon Wyatt (1974) ______8 (8r) three pressures as the Horns held a Wildcat offense that was averaging 437.2 yards per 7. SELVIN YOUNG (2002) ______6 (5r/1pr) game (22nd NCAA) and 39.2 points per game (11th NCAA) to 298 yards of offense. He Victor Ike (1999) ______6 (5r/1p) shared the Horns’ Defensive Player of the Week award for his efforts in that game. He Earl Campbell (1974) ______6 (6r) had two tackles and a sack against No. 1 Oklahoma. He played on 11 snaps in a 40-19 ^ redshirt freshman // Mack Brown era in BOLD win at Iowa State. Thornton has registered 131 tackles, 12 sacks, 29 TFLs and 66 QB pressures in 39 career games (29 starts). After offseason knee surgery in 2002, Thornton gradually worked his way back into the Longhorns lineup in 2002. It took time, but following a 10-tackle, one-sack and three QB pressures effort against Oklahoma, he returned to the starting lineup in Texas’ 17-14 win at Kansas State. He tallied four tackles, three QB pressures, deflected a pass and blocked an extra point in that game. Over a four-game stretch in the middle of the season, Thornton posted 23 tackles, a sack, two TFLs and eight pressures before injuries limited him for the rest of the year. All totaled, he posted 28 tackles (18 solo), five TFLs, 2.5 sacks and 14 QB pressures in 10 games as a junior. Thornton’s career got off to a super start as he posted 32 tackles (17 solo), 3.5 sacks (T-No. 5 on UT’s freshman chart), eight TFLs (No. 5 on UT’s all-time freshman list) and 20 QB pressures (third on the team) en route to first-team Freshman All-America (The Sporting News) honors in 2000. In his second season, Thornton earned honorable mention All-Big 12 honors despite battling injuries for much of the year in 2001. An outstanding student who maintains a better than-3.0 grade-point average, he also is a two-time Verizon Academic All-District performer. AUSTIN POWER AND WRIGHT: Texas’ defensive tackle tandem of senior Marcus Tubbs and Rodrique Wright form one of the nation’s top interior duos. Tubbs is tied for second on the team with 55 stops while Wright is fourth with 51. Tubbs (8) and Wright (8) are tied for second on the squad in tackles for loss. Tubbs and Wright have combined to produce 106 tackles, 16 TFLs, seven sacks, 36 pressures and three forced fumbles for a Longhorn squad that ranks 27th nationally in total defense (323.0 ypg).

TUBBS IN THE TRENCHES: Senior DT Marcus Tubbs, like Kalen Thornton, has been slowed by injuries the past two years. That makes it even more rewarding that voters see his promise and have selected him to the preseason Nagurski Award (nation’s top defensive player) and Outland Trophy (nation’s top lineman) watch lists. The 6-foot-4, 310-pound former prep tight end, who didn’t start playing football until his junior year of high school, is back to his dominant self in posting 55 tackles (tied for second on team), eight tackles for loss (tied for second on team), 2.5 sacks, a batted down pass and 17 QB pressures in eight games this season. He had six tackles, one TFL, a half sack, two QB pressures and caused a fumble in the Horns’ 2003 season opener against New Mexico State. Tubbs added a career-high 11 stops and registered a TFL and two pressures against Arkansas. At Rice, Tubbs posted four tackles as Texas held the Owls to 192 yards offense (51 yards in the first half) in a 48-7 win. Tubbs was in on just 30 snaps against the Owls. He posted seven tackles, two TFLs, one sack, four QB pressures and blocked an extra point against Tulane. UT held a Tulane offense that was averaging 338.8 passing yards per game (eighth NCAA) and 436.3 yards of offense per game to 186 yards passing and 342 total yards in a 63-18 win. In a 24-20 win over No. 16 Kansas State, he posted six tackles, a TFL and three pressures as the Horns held a Wildcat offense that was averaging 437.2 yards per game (22nd NCAA) and 39.2 points per game (11th NCAA) to 298 yards of offense. Tubbs registered eight tackles, a TFL and three pressures against No. 1 Oklahoma. In a 40-19 win at Iowa State, Tubbs registered six tackles, one-half sack, a tackle for loss, one pressure and batted down a pass. UT held the Cyclones to just 277 yards in that game. ISU managed just 45 yards on 25 plays as UT build a 27-0 first half lead. Tubbs tallied seven tackles, a half-sack, one TFL and two pressures as the Horns held Baylor to just 260 yards in a 56-0 win. He has posted 185 tackles, 12.5 sacks, 37 TFLs, 57 QB pressures, four forced fumbles and a fumble recovery in 41 career games (30 starts). Tubbs also has blocked three kicks (two field goals/one PAT) and is one shy of the school record in that category. Despite missing significant action due to a series of injuries, Tubbs proved to be one of the Big 12’s most productive linemen when he was healthy in 2002. Tubbs missed the better part of seven games (he did- n’t suit up for the Houston, Baylor and Texas Tech contests, missed the second half of the North Carolina and Nebraska games and was sidelined for nearly the entire Texas A&M and Cotton Bowl tilts) but still managed to post 43 tackles, seven TFLs, 2.5 sacks, 14 QB pressures, a forced fumble and two blocked kicks last season. His blocked field goal on Kansas State’s final drive of the game secured Texas’ 17-14 win in Manhattan in 2002. The senior tackle has been a mainstay on the line since filling in for Shaun Rogers (now with the Detroit Lions) as a redshirt freshman in 2000. He recorded 37 tackles, 5.5 sacks (No. 3 on UT’s freshman list), 10 TFLs (No. 5 on UT’s freshman list) and seven QB pressures that year. A two-time second-team All-Big 12 selection by The Dallas Morning News and Houston Chronicle, Tubbs registered 50 tackles, two sacks, 12 TFLs and 18 QB pressures as a sophomore in 2001.

THE WRIGHT STUFF: Sophomore DT Rodrique Wright is one of the nation’s premier young defensive players. He was listed as a preseason candidate for the Nagurski Award and Outland Trophy by several preseason publications in 2003. Wright has 51 tackles (fourth on team), eight tackles for loss (tied for second on team), a team-high 4.5 sacks, a team-best 19 QB pressures, a batted down pass and two forced fumbles in eight games this season. He started off the year as he finished in 2002, posting five tackles, a tackle for loss, one half-sack and three QB pressures against New Mexico State. Wright added seven tackles, a TFL and two pressures versus Arkansas. Despite playing just 30 snaps, Wright tallied four tackles and a pressure as the Horns held Rice to 192 yards of offense (51 in the first half) in a 48-7 win. Wright posted six tackles, three TFLs, a sack, five pressures and forced a fumble against Tulane. UT held a Tulane offense that was averaging 338.8 passing yards per game (eighth NCAA) and 436.3 yards of offense per game to 186 yards passing and 342 total yards in a 63-18 win. In a 24-20 win over No. 16 Kansas State, he posted six tackles and three pressures as the Horns held a Wildcat offense that was averaging 437.2 yards per game (22nd NCAA) and 39.2 points per game (11th NCAA) to 298 yards of offense. Wright registered seven tackles, a sack, one TFL and a pressure against No. 1 Oklahoma. In a 40-19 win at Iowa State, Wright registered five tackles and one pressure. UT held the Cyclones to just 277 yards in that game. ISU managed just 45 yards on 25 plays as UT built a 27-0 first half lead. Wright matched his career-high with 11 tackles and added 1.5 sacks, two TFLs, three pressures and caused a fumble as UT held Baylor to 260 yards of offense in a 56-0 win. He now has 116 tackles, 21 TFLs, nine sacks and 34 QB pressures in 21 career games (16 starts). Wright made his mark when he worked his way into the Longhorns’ starting lineup and earned first-team Freshman All-America (Football Writers Association of America/The Sporting News) and Big 12 Defensive Freshman of the Year honors in 2002. He played in all 13 games (nine starts) and posted 65 tackles, 13 TFLs (-42 yards), 4.5 sacks, 15 QB pressures and two forced fumbles. His 13 TFLs (tied for second on the team) tied for third on UT’s freshman list, while his 4.5 sacks (tied for third on the team) tied for fourth on the Longhorns’ freshman chart. He was at his best against the best, registering 33 tackles, 10 TFLs, three sacks and six pressures over a four-game stretch against three Top 25 opponents and at Nebraska. He tallied 53 tackles, 13 TFLs, 4.5 sacks and 12 QB pressures over the last eight games of his freshman season.

A D.J. DID YOU KNOW?: All six of Derrick Johnson’s turnovers forced this season (three interceptions/three fumble recoveries) have either resulted in TDs (he returned a pick 47 yards for a score against New Mexico State) or set up short TD drives. The longest Texas had to drive to capitalize on a Johnson interception was 29 yards (vs. Tulane) and the shortest was one yard (vs. Tulane). His fumble recoveries have resulted in a 14-yard TD drive (at Rice), 13-yard TD drive (vs. Tulane) and 11-yard TD drive (at Baylor). JUST CALL HIM “D.J.”: One of the nation’s premier defensive players, junior Derrick UT RECORD BOOK Johnson is bigger (10 pounds), stronger and just as explosive as ever in 2003. D.J. is com- Career Interceptions by a Linebacker ing off a season where he became just the second Longhorn to earn a spot among the 1. Fred Edwards (1964-66) ______8 Butkus Award semifinalists while also garnering first-team All-Big 12 honors. He entered 2. DERRICK JOHNSON (2001-) ______7 2003 as a member of the Butkus Award (nation’s top linebacker) and Nagurski Award 3. Tommy Nobis (1963-65) ______7 (nation’s top defensive player) watch lists and a preseason All-American. He was tabbed Kyle Richardson (1994-97) ______5 a semifinalist for the Butkus Award for the second straight year on Oct. 16. Johnson has Glen Gaspard (1971-73) ______5 posted a team-high 79 tackles, nine TFLs, two sacks, four QB pressures, three intercep- 6. six others tied at ______4 tions (T-No. 5 on the UT all-time interceptions by a LB list), three fumble recoveries and Single-Season Interceptions by a Linebacker four pass breakups in eight games this season. Johnson has had at least 10 tackles in six 1. DERRICK JOHNSON (2002) ______4 of the last nine games and has six TFLs in his last four contests. He registered a team- Tommy Woodard (1971)______4 high 11 tackles, a tackle for loss, one sack and returned an interception a career-best 47 Fred Edwards (1966) ______4 yards for a TD against New Mexico State. Johnson led the Horns again with 14 stops, Tommy Nobis (1965) ______4 two TFLs and a pressure versus Arkansas. Despite playing just 38 snaps, he recorded 11 Mack Brown era in bold stops and recovered a fumble that set up a short TD drive as Texas held Rice to 192 yards (51 in the first half) in a 48-7 victory. Johnson registered six tackles, two interceptions, two pass breakups and recovered a fumble against Tulane and earned Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week honors. UT held a Tulane offense that was averaging 338.8 passing yards per game (eighth NCAA) and 436.3 yards of offense per game to 186 yards passing and 342 total yards in a 63-18 win. In a 24-20 win over No. 16 Kansas State, he posted a team-high 10 tackles and three TFLs as well as a PBU as the Horns held a Wildcat offense that was averaging 437.2 yards per game (22nd NCAA) and 39.2 points per game (11th NCAA) to 298 yards of offense. He registered a team-high 13 tackles and a TFL against No. 1 Oklahoma. In a 40-19 win at Iowa State, Johnson registered nine tackles (seveon solo) and a tackle for loss. UT held the Cyclones to just 277 yards in that game. ISU managed just 45 yards on 25 plays as UT built a 27-0 first half lead. He recorded five tackles, a sack, one TFL, two pressures and recovered a fumble as Texas held Baylor to 260 yards of offense in a 56-0 win.

DESTRUCTIVE FORCE: In three seasons at Texas, Derrick Johnson, the Big 12 co-Defensive Freshman of the Year in 2001, has developed into one of the nation’s most destructive defensive forces. In 33 career games (23 starts), the junior linebacker has registered 282 tackles, 35 TFLs, 8.5 sacks, 23 QB pressures, six fumble recoveries (T-No. 7 on the UT all-time list) and seven interceptions (T- No. 2 on UT’s all-time interceptions by a LB list). He also has recorded 17 pass breakups and one forced fumble. Johnson has registered 13 career 10-tackle games and has posted at least six stops in 26 contests. He also has returned his seven career interceptions an average of 22.7 yards. Johnson ranked second on the team with 120 tackles, including a team-high 73 solo stops, last season. He also registered 13 TFLs, two sacks, 10 pass breakups, 10 QB pressures and tied the UT record for linebackers with four interceptions in 2002. As a true freshman in 2001, Johnson earned first-team Freshman All-America honors (The Sporting News and Football Writer’s Association of America) after making an immediate impact on a Longhorns defense that held its opponents to an NCAA-leading 236.2 total yards and a conference-low 89.5 rushing yards per contest (sixth NCAA). Johnson posted two 10-tackle games and was second on the team with 83 tackles (57 solo) that year. His 83 stops rank eighth on the UT freshman list. He also ranked third on the squad with 13 TFLs (No. 3 on UT’s freshman list) and fourth with 4.5 sacks (No. 4 on UT’s frosh chart). Johnson added nine QB pressures, three pass breakups, a forced fumble and two recovered fumbles. His 13 TFLs eclipsed Doug Shankle’s (1978) school-best of nine among LBs on the all-time freshman list, while his 4.5 sacks surpassed Bobby Rhodes’ (1986) high of four among freshman LBs on the UT chart.

BOYD BOUNCES OUTSIDE: After spending his first two seasons at UT as a special teams standout and working at all three linebacker spots, senior Reed Boyd claimed the starting middle linebacker job in spring 2002. He moved to the strongside linebacker spot midway through 2003 spring drills and has spent the season as the starter there. Boyd has registered 46 tackles, two sacks, four tackles for loss, a forced fumble and seven QB pressures this season. He posted five tackles and a TFL against New Mexico State and five tackles, one TFL and a pressure versus Arkansas. Boyd added four stops and a pressure as Texas held Rice to 192 yards of offense (51 in the first half) in a 48-7 win at Rice. He posted six tackles, a sack and one TFL as UT held a Tulane offense that was averaging 338.8 passing yards per game (eighth NCAA) and 436.3 yards of offense per game to 186 yards passing and 342 total yards in a 63-18 win. Boyd recorded seven tackles and forced a fumble in Texas’ 24-20 win over No. 16 Kansas State. The Horns held Kansas State to just 298 yards of offense, more than 100 below its average entering the game (437.2/No. 22 NCAA), in that win. Boyd registered 10 tackles against No. 1 Oklahoma. He posted three tackles and three pressures as Texas held Iowa State to just 277 yards in a 40-19 win. ISU managed just 45 yards on 25 plays as UT build a 27-0 first half lead. Boyd posted six tackles, a sack, one TFL and two pressures as Texas held Baylor to 260 yards of offense in a 56-0 win. In 44 career games (21 starts) Boyd has tallied 222 tackles, 14 TFLs, 5.5 sacks, two interceptions, two forced fumbles and 30 QB pressures. He has nine career 10-tackle games. Boyd solidified himself as a starter after posting double-digit tackle games in four of his first five starts and went on to start all 13 games in 2002. He registered seven games with 10 or more tackles and led the Horns with 123 tackles as a junior. Boyd also recorded eight TFLs, two sacks, 16 QB pressures, one interception and a forced fumble last season.

DYNAMIC DUO: Longhorns seniors CB Nathan Vasher and FS Dakarai Pearson have established themselves as one of the nation’s top defensive backfield tandems. UT’s DB duo both entered the year as members of the Thorpe Award (nation’s top defensive back) watch list. The third-year starters are climbing the Longhorns’ all-time interceptions and pass breakups lists in 2003. Vasher and Pearson have combined to post 331 tackles, 24 interceptions and 71 PBUs in 80 career UT RECORD BOOK games (59 starts). They are heading a unit that ranks sixth nationally in pass defense Single-Season Interceptions (156.8 ypg) this season. In eight games, UT’s opponents have completed 84 of 180 pass- 1. NATHAN VASHER (2001) ______7 es (46.7%) and the Horns have allowed seven TD passes. The 46.7% pass completion Jerry Gray (1984) ______7 defense mark ranks as the third-best nationally. Texas’ DB duo registered a combined 11 William Graham (1981) ______7 tackles, one interception and a PBU as they helped hold New Mexico State to just 8-of- Jack Crain (1940) ______7 15 passing for 75 yards in the season opener. They posted 16 tackles and Pearson returned Noble Doss (1940) ______7 a fumble 77 yards for a score as Arkansas completed nine of 18 passes for 173 yards. 6. DAKARAI PEARSON (2002) ______6 Pearson and Vasher teamed to post 15 tackles, one TFL, an interception and a caused Chris Carter (1995)______6 Stephen Braggs (1988) ______6 fumble as the Horns held Rice to just two of eight passes for 27 yards. They combined to Stanley Richard (1988) ______6 post five tackles and a pair of PBUs as the Horns held a Tulane squad that was averaging Mossy Cade (1983) ______6 338.8 yards per game (eight NCAA) and completing 63.4 percent of its passes to 13 of Derek Hatchett (1979) ______6 29 passing for 186 yards and posted a pair of interceptions in a 63-18 win. Texas limited Tom Campbell (1969) ______6 Green Wave QB J.P. Losman, who entered the game with an NCAA-leading 15 TD pass- Bobby Ray Raley (1951) ______6 es, 353.0 yards of offense per game (No. 2 NCAA) and riding a string of four straight Career Interceptions 300-yard passing games to 13 of 29 passing for 186 yards and just one TD. Although 1. Noble Doss (1939-41) ______17 Pearson was limited to just 15 plays while nursing a shoulder injury, the pair combined 2. Jerry Gray (1981-84) ______16 for five tackles, one interception, a TFL and three PBUs in a 24-20 win over No. 16 3. NATHAN VASHER (2000-) ______15 Kansas State. The Horns limited a KSU passing attack that was averaging 178.4 yards per Derrick Hatchett (1977-80) ______15 game and completing 50 percent of its passes (77-of-154) to just 5-of-18 passing for 89 5. Chris Carter (1993-96) ______13 yards and registered a pair of interceptions. Pearson missed the Iowa State game with a Stanley Richard (1987-90)______13 shoulder injury, but Vasher posted four tackles, a TFL and three PBUs in the Horn 40-19 Johnnie Johnson (1976-79) ______13 win. UT held ISU to just 11-of-34 passing for 172 yards in the game. Despite Pearson Bobby Dillon (1949-51)______13 9. Mossy Cade (1981-83) ______11 missing the Baylor game, Vasher recorded four tackles, four PBUs and an interception as William Graham (1979-81) ______11 the Horns held Baylor to 16-of-34 passing for 169 yards in a 56-0 victory. Vasher and NR DAKARAI PEARSON (2000-) ______9 Pearson teamed to register 95 stops, 10 interceptions and 28 PBUs in 2002. Single-Season Pass Breakups “NASTY NATE”: One of the nation’s most explosive cornerbacks and kick returners, 1. Quentin Jammer (2001) ______24 senior CB Nathan Vasher has been dubbed “Nasty Nate” by his teammates for the uncan- 2. Vance Bedford (1981) ______22 3. Rod Babers (2002) ______21 ny big-play ability. A two-time second-team All-Big 12 selection, Vasher entered 2003 as Mossy Cade (1983) ______21 one of the leading candidates for the Thorpe Award. The UT senior has posted 30 tackles 5. Quentin Jammer (2000) ______20 (24 solo), five tackles for loss, four interceptions (T-17th NCAA) and 13 pass breakups 6. Eric Jeffries (1986) ______19 this season. Vasher is a leader on a unit that ranks sixth nationally in pass defense (156.8 7. NATHAN VASHER (2001) ______18 ypg) in 2003. He registered an interception, a pass breakup and a tackle for loss in the Derrick Hatchett (1980) ______18 Horns’ victory over New Mexico State. Vasher tallied six stops against Arkansas. In help- 9. Rod Babers (2001) ______17 ing the Horns limit Rice to two of eight passes for 27 yards, Vasher posted four tackles, William Graham (1981) ______17 a TFL and intercepted a pass. Vasher registered two solo stops and a PBU as the Horns NR NATHAN VASHER (2002) ______15 held a Tulane squad that was averaging 338.8 yards per game (eight NCAA) and com- Career Pass Breakups pleting 63.4 percent of its passes to 13-of-29 passing for 186 yards and posted a pair of 1. Quentin Jammer (1997-2001) ______57 interceptions in a 63-18 win. Texas limited Green Wave QB J.P. Losman, who entered the 2. Derrick Hatchett (1977-80) ______55 game with an NCAA-leading 15 TD passes, 353.0 yards of offense per game (No. 2 3. NATHAN VASHER (2000-) ______51 NCAA) and riding a string of four straight 300-yard passing games to 13 of 29 passing 4. Rod Babers (1999-) ______49 for 186 yards and just one TD. He posted three tackles, a TFL, one interception and three 5. Vance Bedford (1977-81) ______47 6. Stanley Richard (1987-90)______44 PBUs in a 24-20 win over No. 16 Kansas State. Vasher’s interception in that game halt- 7. Mark Berry (1988-91) ______43 ed a KSU drive that preserved a 17-3 UT halftime lead. The Horns limited a KSU passing attack that was averaging 178.4 yards per game and completing 50 percent of its pass- Mack Brown era in bold es (77-of-154) to just 5-of-18 passing for 89 yards and registered a pair of interceptions. He posted four tackles, a TFL and broke up three passes as the Horns held Iowa State to just 11-of-34 passing for 172 yards. Vasher recorded four tackles, four PBUs and one interception as the Horns held Baylor to 16-of- 34 passing for 169 yards in a 56-0 win.

VASHER’S CAREER: Nathan Vasher has 142 tackles (109 solo), 14 TFLs, 51 PBUs (No. 3 on UT’s career list) and 15 interceptions (T-No. 3 on UT’s all-time chart) in 42 career games (33 starts). Vasher, who moved from strong safety to his more natural cornerback position in spring 2002, missed two games with an ankle injury and was slowed by that injury in several other contests last season. A second-team All-Big 12 pick, he still managed to tally 33 tackles, four TFLs, a sack, four interceptions, 15 PBUs and a fumble recovery in 11 games. He made a TD-saving interception deep in Longhorns’ territory to save UT’s 27-24 victory at Nebraska last season. Vasher, who also returned a punt 60 yards for a score against Texas A&M and is tied for the UT record for career punt returns for TDs (2), had two picks against the Cornhuskers. Playing strong safety to allow the Horns to get their best four defensive backs on the field his sophomore season, Vasher registered a school-record-tying seven interceptions. He also posted 56 tackles and 18 PBUs (T-No. 6 on UT’s all-time list) en route to second-team All-Big 12 recognition. Vasher recorded 20 tackles, three TFLs, a sack and five PBUs in 10 games as a cornerback and special teams standout as a true freshman in 2000. “ESPN3”: Along with serving as a key cog in the Longhorns’ secondary and as a sec- UT RECORD BOOK ond-team All-Big 12 cornerback in 2002, Nathan Vasher also is one of the nation’s pre- Single-Season Punt Return Yards mier punt returners. Tabbed “ESPN3” by his teammates for his highlight-reel returns, he 1. NATHAN VASHER (2001) ______554 has averaged 14.4 yards per return (a UT record 1,170 yards on 81 returns) and has taken 2. Johnnie Johnson (1977) ______538 a UT-record-tying two punts back for scores during his career. Vasher broke UT’s career 3. Hodges Mitchell (2000) ______427 record for punt return yardage in the Kansas State game (Previous Record: 1,076, Eric 4. NATHAN VASHER (2002) ______370 Metcalf, 1985-88). Twelve of his career returns have gone for 30 yards or more and he 5. Raymond Clayborn (1976) ______335 has posted four of the 15 longest punt returns on school record, including a pair of 60- Single-Season Punt Return Average yarders, two 59-yard returns and a 53-yarder. He has returned 15 punts for an average of (min. 1.2 returns per team game) 14.7 yards (11th NCAA), including a 59-yarder at Rice and a 53-yarder at Baylor, in 1. Bobby Dillon (1950) ______22.3 (15-334) 2003. The Longhorns rank 11th nationally in punt returns (14.7 ypr) this season. A third- 2. Dean Campbell (1971) ______16.6 (14-232) team All-Big 12 choice as a kick returner in 2002, Vasher ranked 19th nationally with a 3. NATHAN VASHER (2001) __15.0 (37-554) 14.2-yard per punt return average (fifth-best average on UT’s single-season list) on 26 4. Mike Adams (1995) ______14.7 (14-206) returns for 370 yards (No. 4 on UT’s single-season chart). He capped off the regular sea- 5. NATHAN VASHER (2003) __14.7 (15-220) 6. NATHAN VASHER (2002) __14.2 (26-370) son in style, taking one of his returns back 60-yards for a TD against Texas A&M. Vasher was tabbed second-team All-Big 12 both as a kick returner and as a defensive back in ’01 Career Punt Returns for TDs and also earned third-team All-America honors as a kick returner from The Sporting 1. NATHAN VASHER (2000-) ______2 News. He ranked sixth nationally with an average of 15.0 yards per punt return (No. 3 on SELVIN YOUNG (2002-) ______2 UT’s single-season list) and had six returns of 30 or more yards as a sophomore. His 554 Mike Adams (1992-93; ‘95-96)______2 punt return yards that year eclipsed Johnnie Johnson’s UT record of 538 set in 1977. He Raymond Clayborn (1973-76) ______2 returned seven punts for a UT single-game record 173 yards (24.7 avg.) at Baylor and Jim Moore (1971-73) ______2 matched his career-best with a 60-yard return in that game. Vasher set a UT and Big 12 Mack Brown era in bold record with eight punt returns for a then-UT record 153 yards (19.1 avg.) against North Carolina and was tabbed Big 12 Special Teams Player of the Week in 2001. He returned one of those punts 44 yards for a score and took another back 59 yards before stumbling out of bounds at the 5-yard line.

PEARSON PATROL: In his third year as a starter, senior Dakarai Pearson has steadily developed into one of the nation’s top safeties. A former prep quarterback who serves as the Horns’ quarterback of the defense at free safety, Pearson entered 2003 as a member of the Thorpe Award’s (nation’s top defensive back) watch list. In six games this season, Pearson, who missed the Iowa State and Baylor games with a shoulder injury, has posted 40 tackles, a pass breakup, one forced fumble and a fumble recovery. He is a leader on a unit that ranks sixth nationally in pass defense (156.8 ypg) this season. In the Longhorns opener against New Mexico State, he posted 10 tackles and helped the Horns limit New Mexico State to just 75 yards passing and 225 yards of total offense in 70 plays on the day (3.2 ypp). He tallied 10 stops and returned a fumble 77 yards for a TD against Arkansas. He recorded 11 and a forced fumble as UT held Rice to two of eight passes for 27 yards in a 48-7 win. Against Tulane, he posted three tackles and a pass breakup as the Horns held a Tulane squad that was averaging 338.8 yards per game (eight NCAA) and completing 63.4 percent of its passes to 13 of 29 passing for 186 yards and posted a pair of interceptions in a 63-18 win. Texas limited Green Wave QB J.P. Losman, who entered the game with an NCAA-leading 15 TD passes, 353.0 yards of offense per game (No. 2 NCAA) and riding a string of four straight 300-yard passing games to 13 of 29 passing for 186 yards and just one TD. He registered two stops in 15 plays against No. 16 Kansas State. Pearson has recorded 187 tackles, five TFLs, 21 PBUs, nine interceptions and five fumble recoveries in 42 career games (30 starts). After starting at free safety as a redshirt freshman in 2000, Pearson served as a backup in 2001 before reclaiming his starting free safety job last season. He went on to start all 13 games and earned UT’s Most Consistent Defensive Player award after posting a team-high six interceptions (T-21st NCAA/0.5 pg) in 2002. The six interceptions are tied for the sixth-most in a season in UT history. Pearson also recorded 62 tackles, 13 PBUs, a TFL and recovered one fumble. He had a pair of two-interception games (at North Carolina/vs. Oklahoma) and picked off a pass and recovered a fumble against Texas A&M in 2002. He played in 12 games and started two, posting 38 tackles, a TFL, two PBUs and a fumble recovery as a sophomore in 2001. Pearson entered his redshirt freshman season in ’00 as a nickel back, but worked his way into the starting lineup by the third game. He started the remainder of the year and registered 47 tackles, a sack, three TFLs, three interceptions (T-No. 2 on UT’s freshman list), five PBUs and a pair of fumble recoveries in 11 games (nine starts), earned second-team Freshman All-American honors (The Sporting News).

FOUR CORNERS: In an effort to get more speed on the field, defensive coordinator Carl Reese and secondary coach Duane Akina elected to incorporate what they tagged the “four corners” approach to the defensive backfield beginning in 2001. The transition has come with great success. The Longhorns rank sixth nationally in pass defense (156.8 ypg) in 2003. In eight games, UT’s opponents have completed 84-of-180 passes (46.7%) and the Horns have allowed seven TD passes. The 46.7% pass completion defense mark ranks as the third-best nationally. Texas led the nation in total defense (236.2 ypg), and despite facing several explosive passing offens- es, allowed a Big 12-low 146.7 passing yards per game (third NCAA) and registered a pass efficiency defense rating of 88.0 (fourth NCAA) the first year. The Horns gave up just six TD passes (tied for second-lowest in the NCAA) and their 4.77 yards per pass attempt allowed was by far the nation’s lowest total in 2001. UT followed up that year with a “four corners” unit that helped the Longhorns limit opponents to just 165.2 passing yards per game (eighth NCAA), a pass efficiency rating of 96.1 (seventh NCAA) and 307.7 yards of offense per game (16th NCAA). Opponents completed just 192-of-400 passes (48.0%) for 2,147 yards (5.37 yards per attempt/third- lowest in nation) in 2002. The Horns got the 2003 season off to a terrific start, limiting New Mexico State to 8-of-15 passing for 75 yards and no TDs while intercepting three passes. Sophomore SS Michael Huff returned a pick 55 yards for a score in that game. Arkansas completed 9-of-18 passes for 173 yards against the Horns. Texas held Rice to two of eight passing for 27 yards in a 48-7 win. Vasher had an interception and Pearson forced a fumble in that game. UT held a Tulane squad that was averaging 338.8 yards per game (eight NCAA) and completing 63.4 percent of its passes to 13 of 29 passing for 186 yards and posted a pair of interceptions in a 63- 18 win. Texas limited Green Wave QB J.P. Losman, who entered the game with an NCAA-leading 15 TD passes, 353.0 yards of offense per game (No. 2 NCAA) and riding a string of four straight 300-yard passing games to 13 of 29 passing for 186 yards and just one TD. The Horns limited a KSU passing attack that was averaging 178.4 yards per game and completing 50 percent of its passes (77-of-154) to just 5-of-18 for 89 yards and registered a pair of interceptions. They teamed to register 95 stops, 10 interceptions and 28 PBUs in 2002. Texas held a K-State squad that was averaging 437.2 yards of offense per game to 298. The Horns held Iowa State to just 11-of- 34 passing for 172 yards in a 40-19 win.

FIRST-CLASS SECONDARY: UT’s “four corners” defense is led by two of the BACK-TO-BACK nation’s top defensive backs in seniors CB Nathan Vasher and FS Dakarai Pearson. The veteran duo is supported by returning starter sophomore SS Michael Huff, a third-team NCAA Division I-A programs with Freshman All-American who started 10 games at SS and three at CB (replacing the 10 wins the last two seasons injured Vasher in the starting lineup against Houston, Tulane and Oklahoma State) as a PROGRAM 2001 2002 redshirt freshman in 2002. Huff has 42 tackles, one interception, five pass breakups and Miami (Fla.) ______12-0______12-1 a caused fumble in 2003. The sophomore also blocked a punt that was recovered for a Oklahoma ______11-2______12-2 score against Kansas State. He registered seven tackles, one interception (returned 55 TEXAS ______11-2 ____11-2 yards for a TD) and a PBU in UT’s 2003 season opener against New Mexico State. Huff Marshall ______11-2______11-2 had nine stops, one PBU and caused a fumble against Arkansas. At Rice, Huff posted two Maryland ______10-2______11-3 stops in the Horns 48-7 win. Huff tallied three stops against Tulane. He registered seven Washington State ______10-2______10-3 stops, broke up a pass and blocked a punt that was recovered for a score in a 24-20 win over No. 16 Kansas State. Huff tallied three tackles and broke up a pass at Iowa State. In COACHING CONSISTENCY a 56-0 win at Baylor, he registered eight tackles and a PBU. He has posted 112 tackles, 15 PBUs and returned all three of his career interceptions for TDs (tied for the UT record Coaches with an active streak of at least for career interception returns for TDs) in 21 career games (all starts). He posted 70 tack- 13 consecutive winning seasons les (43 solo), 10 TFLs (T-No. 5 on UT’s freshman list), two interceptions (No. 4 on the 1. Bobby Bowden, Florida State______26 UT freshman list), both of which he returned for TDs (tying the UT single-season record 2. MACK BROWN, TEXAS/UNC ______13 for interception returns for a score in a season), and 10 PBUs (No. 2 on UT’s freshman chart) last season. Sophomore Cedric Griffin, who has started 14 career games (three at Coaches with an active streak of at least SS/three at nickel back/eight at CB), claimed the starting cornerback spot that was vacat- 11 consecutive bowl appearances ed by 2002 senior Rod Babers. In his first eight games as a starting corner, he has record- 1. Bobby Bowden, Florida State______21 ed 26 tackles, one interception and a TFL. He posted four tackles against New Mexico 2. MACK BROWN, TEXAS/UNC ______11 State and five versus Arkansas. At Rice, Griffin registered three tackles and a TFL. He Phillip Fulmer, Tennessee ______11 had two tackles against Tulane. The sophomore added three tackles and intercepted his first career pass in a 24-20 win over No. 16 Kansas State. In a 56-0 win at Baylor, he reg- LONGHORNS W/L RECORD istered five tackles. Griffin now has 98 career stops. Griffin led the secondary with 73 vs. unranked opponents tackles as a redshirt freshman last season. He scooped up a blocked field goal and returned it 56 yards for a TD at Tulane (first UT blocked field goal return for a score in In 2003 ______5-1 Longhorns history) in 2002. An added bonus to the secondary mix this season is the In 2002 ______9-1 In 2001 ______9-0 return of junior SS Phillip Geiggar, who started the 2003 season opener and will contin- In 2000 ______8-1 ue to compete with Huff for playing time. Geiggar worked primarily on special teams as In 1999 ______8-1 a freshman and sophomore in 2000 and 2001 before redshirting last year. He performed In 1998 ______6-1 well last spring and continued to improve in the preseason and is now playing a key role All-time ______419-96-6 in the secondary. Geiggar, who has started three games this season and has twice been At home ______232-46-2 named UT’s defensive player of the week, is tied for second on the team with 55 tackles On the road ______154-45-2 (including a team-high 10 on special teams). He also has four TFLs, one sack, a QB pres- Neutral______33-5-2 sure and two pass breakups this season. He posted nine tackles (a team-high four on special teams) in the Horns’ 2003 season opener against New Mexico State. Gieggar added a team-best three special teams tackles against Arkansas. He tallied five tack- UT’S MACK BROWN ERA les (two on special teams) and a TFL at Rice. Geiggar registered seven tackles (six RECORDS solo) against Tulane. He turned in the best game of his career in posting seven tack- 44-0 ____when outrushing an opponent les and causing and recovering a fumble in a 24-20 win over No. 16 Rice. His 24-0 ____when rushing for more than 200 yards caused/recovered fumble set up a fourth quarter TD that put the Horns ahead for 40-2 ____when recording more than 400 total yards good against Kansas State, earning him both UT and Big 12 Defensive Player of the 41-5 ____when scoring first Week honors. He registered eight tackles, two TFls and a sack against No. 1 39-5 ____when forcing more turnovers than opponent Oklahoma. Geiggar posted eight tackles (seven solo) and a PBU in helping the 30-6 ____when passing for more than 250 yards Horns post a 40-19 win at Iowa State. He tallied seven tackles and a pressure as 51-8 ____when scoring more than 20 points Texas shutout Baylor, 56-0. 50-6 ____when leading at halftime MANGUM’S ON THE MARK: Junior Dusty Mangum has proven to be a steady and UT RECORD BOOK reliable kicker since claiming those duties as a true freshman in 2001. He has made 36- Single-Season Scoring of-53 field goals and 144-of-146 PATs, including a UT-record streak of 121 in a row at 1. Ricky Williams (1998) ______168 one point (previous: 57, Kris Stockton, 1998-99), in 32 career games. Mangum’s career 2. Ricky Williams (1997)______152 field goal accuracy of 67.9% ranks fifth ont he UT all-time list. His 121 straight PATs 3. Len Barrell (1914) ______121 streak was snapped against Oklahoma. Mangum is tied for sixth on the UT all-time scor- 4. Earl Campbell (1977) ______114 ing list with 252 points and has posted two of the top 10 scoring seasons on UT record in 5. Phil Dawson (1996)______108 his first two years. He has made all four of his field goal attempts and 36-of-37 extra 6. Kris Stockton (2000) ______107 points for 48 points in 2003. His 22-yard field goal in the second quarter of the Kansas Kris Stockton (1999) ______107 State game was UT’s first field goal attempt in 15 quarters. Mangum connected on 16- 8. DUSTY MANGUM (2002) ______102 of-26 field goals (1.2 pg/1st Big 12/T-32nd NCAA) and all 54 extra point attempts in tal- DUSTY MANGUM (2001) ______102 10. Michael Pollak (1990) ______99 lying a team-high 102 points (7.8 pg/36th NCAA) last season. The 102 points are tied for eighth on UT’s single-season list. Mangum hit the game-winning 27-yard field goal with Single-Season Kick Scoring 1:32 remaining at Kansas State and connected on a 25- and 41-yarder in the Horns’ 27- 1. Phil Dawson (1996)______108 24 win at Nebraska. He was tabbed the Big 12 Special Teams Player of the Week for his 2. Kris Stockton (2000) ______107 game-winning kick at Kansas State. With the loss of its most accurate kicker in school Kris Stockton (1999) ______107 history in Kris Stockton, one of the Longhorns’ major concerns entering 2001 was the 4. DUSTY MANGUM (2002) ______102 kicking game. Enter true freshman Mangum, who along with three other kickers, walked- DUSTY MANGUM (2001) ______102 on in August to join a pair of returnees in a battle for the Longhorns’ kicking chores. He came out on top and turned in one of the best freshman kicking seasons on UT record. Career Scoring 1. Ricky Williams (1995-98)______452 Mangum made his first seven field goal attempts and was good on 16-of-23 attempts, 2. Phil Dawson (1994-97) ______339 including two kicks of 50 or more yards. Mangum’s 1.3 field goals per game tied for 23rd 3. Kris Stockton (1996-2000) ______308 nationally, while his 16 field goals were a UT freshman record. He also made 54-of-55 4. Jeff Ward (1983-86)______282 PATs and led the team and ranked 21st nationally with a UT freshman-record 102 points 5. Russell Erxleben (1975-78) ______267 (8.5 ppg/fifth Big 12). The 102 points rank eighth on UT’s single-season scoring chart 6. DUSTY MANGUM (2001-) ______252 (fourth-most among kickers). Earl Campbell (1974-77) ______246 8. ROY WILLIAMS (2000-) ______222 TRIPLE PLAY: Along with a punt and kickoff return for a score against New Mexico 9. CEDRIC BENSON (2001-) ______216 State, Texas also added a pair of interception returns for TDs (47 yards, Derrick 10. Steve Worster (1968-70) ______216 Johnson/55 yards, Michael Huff), marking the first time in school history that the Horns Career Kick Scoring registered a punt, kickoff and interception return for a TD in the same game. 1. Phil Dawson (1994-97) ______339 2. Kris Stockton (1996-2000) ______308 FIVE FRESHMEN SEE ACTION: Five Longhorn true freshmen have seen action in 3. Jeff Ward (1983-86)______282 Texas’ first eight games this season. The group includes DE Tim Crowder — who has 4. Russell Erxleben (1975-78) ______267 started the last four games — (17 tackles/nine pressures/two pass breakups), LB Eric 5. DUSTY MANGUM (2001-) ______252 Foreman (15 tackles/one TFL/five QB pressure/one fumble recovery), CB Tarell Brown (four tackles/one pass breakup), S Michael Griffin (33 tackles/two sacks/three TFLs/one Mack Brown era in bold PBU/one forced fumble) and CB Aaron Ross (15 tackles/one PBU).

MORE FRESHMEN: In addition to the true freshmen, the Longhorns have had several redshirt freshmen see their first game action, including starting RT Justin Blalock, as well as backups WR Eric Enard (seven special teams tackles/one reception for six yards), RB Albert Hardy (61 yards rushing), DT Tully Janszen (three tackles/one pressure/one forced fumble), DT Marco Martin (five tackles/one TFL/one fumble recovery), S Matt Melton (six tackles/one TFL), LB Marcus Myers (11 tackles), DE Chase Pittman (nine tackles/three TFLs/1.5 sacks/two pressures), LB Brian Robison (31 tackles/four TFLs/two blocked field goals/five QB pressures/one PBU/one forced fumble), C Lyle Sendlein, OG Kasey Studdard, TE Neale Tweedie, OT Brett Valdez and QB Vince Young (550 yards rushing, 8 TDs/40-of-68 for 567 yards and two TDs passing).

BATTING 1.000: Sophomore SS Michael Huff kept his interception streak alive when he returned a pick 55 yards for a score vs. New Mexico State. It was Huff’s third career UT RECORD BOOK interception, all of which he has taken to the end zone. His three career interception Career Interceptions Returns for TDs returns for scores tied the UT all-time record in that category. 1. Rod Babers (1999-2002) ______3 Greg Brown (1998-2000) ______3 SCORING DEFENSE: Texas’ defense/special teams have been scoring machines over MICHAEL HUFF (2002-) ______3 the past five seasons. During that time, those units have accounted for 241 points. The 4. Alan Lowry (1970-72)______2 Horns defense/special teams have scored 49 points this season. UT got off to a quick start with the Horns’ registering 28 points off defense/special teams (two INT returns/one punt Interception Returns for TDs in a season return/one kickoff return) in a 2003 season-opening 66-7 victory over New Mexico State. 1. MICHAEL HUFF (2002) ______2 Greg Brown (2000) ______2 Texas also scored on a Dakarai Pearson 77-yard fumble return against Arkansas. Texas Alan Lowry (1971) ______2 defense and special teams streak of four straight dating back to last year was snapped at Mack Brown era in bold Rice, although a fumble recovery at the Rice 14-yard line set up a TD drive. UT’s defense didn’t score against Tulane, but they did force three turnovers that set MACK BROWN BY THE NUMBERS up scoring drives by giving the Horns the ball at the 29-yard line or closer. Texas registered a special teams score when Michael Huff Active NCAA Division I-A head coaches other than Mack Brown who blocked a punt that was recovered in the end zone by Tony Jeffery in 0: have led their teams to seven consecutive nine (or more) victory seasons. a 24-20 win over No. 16 Kansas State. DE Mike Williams scored on a 33-yard fumble return and Derrick Johnson’s fumble recovery set 2: Coaches other than Mack Brown who have tutored a player that pro- up an 11-yard TD drive in a 56-0 win at Baylor. The Horns duced a 3,000-yard passing season, a 2,000-yard rushing season and a defense/special teams tallied 56 points in 2002, its second-most dur- 1,000-yard receiving season during their careers as a head coach (John ing the recent four-year stretch. The group accounted for a four-year Robinson of USC, and Dan McCarney of Iowa State are the others). high of 58 points in 2000, while registering 48 points in 2001 and 30 in 1999. Texas’ defense and special teams have scored in 25 of the 3: Number of Big 12 South Championships Mack Brown has won or last 53 games. shared in his five seasons at Texas.

Here’s a breakdown of the non-conventional scoring success: 3: Longhorns victories against Top 10-ranked teams under Mack Brown Texas’ Def./Spec. Teams Has Scored in 25 of the Last 53 Games (compared to one UT win over a Top 10 foe in the five years prior to his ¥ Beau Trahan 5-yd fumble recovery, at Iowa State (10/30/99) arrival). ¥ Greg Brown 31-yd INT return, at Oklahoma State (11/6/99) 7: Players Mack Brown has had selected in the first round of the last five ¥ Lee Jackson 22-yd INT return, vs. Texas Tech (11/13/99) NFL Drafts. ¥ Lee Jackson PAT return, at Texas A&M (11/26/99) ¥ Ahmad Brooks 20-yd fumble recovery, vs. Nebraska (12/4/99) 10: Mack Brown has coached a 1,000-yard rusher in 10 of his last 15 sea- ¥ Casey Hampton safety, at Stanford (9/16/00) sons as a head coach. ¥ Dakarai Pearson 42-yd INT return, vs. Houston (9/23/00) ¥ Michael Ungar 1-yd fumble recovery, vs. Houston (9/23/00) 11: Mack Brown has directed his teams to 11 consecutive bowl games. ¥ O.J. McClintock 23-yd INT return, vs. Houston (9/23/00) He is one of only three active NCAA Division I-A head coaches that have ¥ Rod Babers 15-yd INT return, vs. Missouri (10/21/00) led their squads to 11 straight bowl games. Florida State's Bobby Bowden ¥ Marcus Tubbs fumble recovery, vs. Missouri (10/21/00) (21) and Tennessee's Phillip Fulmer (11) are the others. ¥ Greg Brown 10-yd INT return, vs. Texas A&M (11/24/00) ¥ Greg Brown 23-yd INT return, vs. Oregon (12/29/00) 13: With 11 wins in 2002, Mack Brown now has coached his teams to 13 ¥ Victor Ike 93-yd kickoff return, vs. Oregon (12/29/00) winning seasons in a row. He is one of only two active NCAA Division I- ¥ Phillip Geiggar blocked punt TD in end zone, vs. NMSU(9/1/01) Acoaches who have led their squads to at least 13 straight winning seasons. Florida State’s Bobby Bowden is the other (26). ¥ Cory Redding 22-yd INT return, vs. North Carolina (9/8/01) ¥ Maurice Gordon safety, vs. North Carolina (9/8/01) 15: Number of 50-point games the Longhorns have had in the Mack ¥ Nathan Vasher 44-yd punt return, vs. North Carolina (9/8/01) Brown era. ¥ Dakarai Pearson fumble recovery in end zone, at Baylor (11/3/01) ¥ Michael Ungar safety, vs. Kansas (11/10/01) 16: Of the 39 games of 500 or more yards of total offense in UT history, ¥ Marcus Tubbs safety, vs. Kansas (11/10/01) Mack Brown’s Longhorns squads have produced 16 of them. Texas had 23 ¥ Tony Jeffery 23-yd blocked punt return, at Texas A&M (11/23/01) games of 500-plus yards of total offense in the 105 years of Longhorns ¥ Rod Babers 54-yd INT return, vs. Colorado (12/1/01) football prior to his arrival. ¥ Beau Trahan 24-yd fake field goal, vs. Houston (9/21/02) ¥ Michael Huff 27-yd INT return, vs. Houston (9/21/02) 20: Longhorn home winning streak from 1999-2003, ranking third- ¥ Selvin Young 71-yd punt return, at Tulane (9/28/02) longest in UT history ¥ Cedric Griffin 56-yd blocked field goal return, at Tulane (9/28/02) ¥ Rod Babers 73-yd INT return, vs. Oklahoma (10/12/02) 24: Texas is 24-0 under Mack Brown when it rushes for at least 200 ¥ Nathan Vasher 60-yard punt return, vs. Texas A&M (11/29/02) yards. ¥ Michael Huff 28-yard INT return, vs. Texas A&M (11/29/02) ¥ Lee Jackson 46-yard fumble return, vs. LSU (1/1/03) 28: The Longhorns have played in front of sellout crowds in the 28 of ¥ Selvin Young 97-yard kickoff return, vs. NMSU(8/31/03) the last 30 games at Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium. ¥ Derrick Johnson 47-yard interception return, vs. NMSU (8/31/03) ¥ Michael Huff 55-yard interception return, vs. NMSU(8/31/03) 44: Texas is 44-0 during the Mack Brown era when it outrushes the ¥ Selvin Young 39-yard punt return, vs. NMSUe (8/31/03) opposition. ¥ Dakarai Pearson 77-yard fumble return, vs. Arkansas (9/13/03) Mack Brown’s 75 victories during the past seven seasons rank tied ¥ Tony Jeffery blocked punt recovery in end zone, vs. Kansas State 75: for second nationally among active NCAA Division I-A coaches. (10/4/03) ¥ Mike Williams 33-yard fumble return at Baylor (10/25/03) 87.1: Texas has scored on 87.1% (270-of-310) of its trips inside the opponent’s 20-yard line during the Mack Brown era.

122: Mack Brown’s 122 wins and 73.8 winning percentage since 1990 rank among the top three nationally among active NCAA Division I-A coaches. RED ZONE SCORING SUCCESS: Texas has been extremely successful when penetrating the “Red Zone” having scored on 269 of 308 trips (87.3%) inside the “Red Zone” during the Mack Brown era. Texas has scored on 35 (31 TDs/88.6%) of 39 trips (89.7%) inside the “Red Zone” this season. The Horns scored on all five trips inside the “Red Zone” (4 TDs/1 FG) in the 2003 season-opening win over New Mexico State. UT followed that by tallying scores on three of its four trips inside the “Red Zone” (three TDs) against Arkansas. The Horns registered six TDs in six trips inside the “Red Zone” at Rice. UT registered points on eight (all TDs) of nine trips inside the “Red Zone” against Tulane. The Horns scored on two of three trips inside the “Red Zone” against No. 16 Kansas State. UT was good on one of two trips inside the “Red Zone” against No. 1 Oklahoma. Texas scored on all six (four TDs) of its trips inside the “Red Zone” at Iowa State. UT scored on all five trips (all TDs) inside the “Red Zone” at Baylor. If you exclude the Horns taking a knee at the two-yard line against Tulane, Texas has scored on 22-of-23 (21 TDs) of its possessions on first and goal this season. UT scored on 46 (33 TDs/13 FGs) of 54 trips (85.2%) into the “Red Zone” in 2002. That came one year after UT scored on 51-of-58 (41 TDs/10 field goals) — 87.9% — of its trips inside the opponents’ 20-yard line. Texas scored on all 25 of its possessions (20 TDs/five FGs) on first-and-goal last season. The Longhorns registered points on 38-of-39 (33 TDs/five field goals) of their possessions on first-and-goal in 2001. In 2000, the Horns scored on 47 (30 TDs/17 FGs) of their 51 drives inside the opponents’ 20-yard line (92.7%) and also scored on 27 of their 29 possessions (93.1%/20 TDs/seven FGs) on first and goal. In 1999, UT scored on 51 of 60 trips (85.0%) inside the opponents’ 20-yard line. Of those 51 scores, 37 were touchdowns (25 rush/12 pass). Texas was even more productive inside the opponents’ 10-yard line, where the Horns tallied 23 TDs and five field goals in 28 attempts on first-and-goal. UT’s “Red Zone” success is a continuation of what Mack Brown’s squad accomplished in his first season at Texas. In 1998, UT scored on 39 (31 TDs) of 46 trips (84.8%) inside the opponents’ 20-yard line.

UT’S OPPONENT 2002 BIG-PLAY BREAKDOWN UT’S 2002 BIG-PLAY BREAKDOWN

YARDS RUSH PASS TOTAL YARDS RUSH PASS TOTAL 1-9 yards ______205 ______34______239 1-9 yards ______231 ______43______274 10-19 yards ______38 ______28 ______66 10-19 yards ______37 ______39 ______76 20-29 yards ______4 ______5 ______9 20-29 yards ______6 ______12 ______18 30-39 yards ______1 ______6 ______7 30-39 yards ______1 ______6 ______7 40-49 yards ______1 ______3 ______4 40-49 yards ______0 ______2 ______2 50-59 yards ______1 ______2 ______3 50-59 yards ______1 ______7 ______8 60-69 yards ______1 ______0 ______1 60-69 yards ______2 ______1 ______3 70-79 yards ______0 ______1 ______1 70-79 yards ______0 ______0 ______0 80-89 yards ______0 ______0 ______0 80-89 yards ______0 ______0 ______0 90+ yards ______0 ______0 ______0 90+ yards ______0 ______0 ______0 TEXAS’ NATIONAL RANKINGS SINCE 1998 UT STATISTICAL BREAKDOWN BY CLASS 2003 AP USA Today/ESPN 8/27 ______7th ______8th Preseason ______5th ______4th 9/3 ______6th ______8th Passing Yards 8/31 ______6th ______4th 9/10 ______5th ______6th Seniors______3.1% 9/7 ______6th ______5th 9/17 ______15th ______15th Juniors ______64.4% 9/14 ______13th ______13th 9/24 ______13th ______13th Sophomores______3.3% 9/21 ______14th ______13th 10/1 ______11th ______10th Freshmen ______32.0% 9/28 ______13th ______13th 10/8 ______25th ______23rd 10/5 ______11th ______11th 10/15 ______NR ______21st Rushing Yards 10/12 ______20th ______20th 10/22 ______22nd ______20th Seniors ______16.4% 10/19 ______19th ______18th 10/29 ______20th ______20th Juniors ______33.5% 10/26 ______16th ______16th 11/5 ______19th ______19th Sophomores______7.4% 11/12 ______14th ______15th Freshmen ______42.7% 2002 AP USA Today/ESPN 11/19 ______12th ______13th Receiving Yards Preseason ______4th ______2nd 11/26 ______12th ______12th Seniors ______80.7% 8/26 ______3rd ______2nd 12/3 ______12th ______12th Juniors ______10.6% 9/2 ______3rd ______2nd 1/4 ______12th ______12th Sophomores______8.2% 9/8 ______3rd ______2nd Freshmen ______3.3% 9/15 ______3rd ______2nd 1999 AP USA Today/ESPN 9/22 ______3rd ______2nd Preseason______17th ______16th Scoring 9/29 ______2nd ______2nd 8/29 ______NR ______No Poll Seniors ______26.6% 10/6 ______3rd ______2nd 9/5 ______NR ______23rd Juniors ______39.0% 10/13 ______8th ______8th 9/12 ______NR ______23rd Sophomores ______20.1% 10/20 ______7th ______7th 9/19______22nd ______20th Freshmen ______14.2% 10/27 ______7th ______7th 9/26 ______15th ______15th Tackles 11/3 ______4th ______4th 10/3 ______23rd ______23rd Seniors ______28.1% 11/10 ______4th ______3rd 10/10 ______19th ______19th Juniors ______22.7% 11/17 ______11th ______11th 10/17 ______18th ______18th Sophomores ______27.6% 11/24 ______10th ______10th 10/24 ______12th ______12th Freshmen ______21.5% 12/1 ______9th ______8th 10/31 ______11th ______11th 11/7 ______10th ______10th 12/8 ______9th ______9th Sacks 11/14 ______6th ______6th 1/4 ______6th ______7th Seniors ______23.2% 11/21 ______7th ______5th Juniors ______17.8% 2001 AP USA Today/ESPN 11/28 ______12th ______12th Sophomores ______46.4% Preseason ______5th ______6th 12/5 ______14th ______18th Freshmen ______12.5% 8/27 ______5th ______6th 1/4 ______21st______23rd 9/2 ______4th ______6th Tackles for Loss 1998 AP USA Today/ESPN 9/9 ______5th ______6th Seniors ______30.1% Preseason ______NR ______NR 9/16 ______NP ______NP Juniors ______21.9% 8/30 ______NR ______NR 9/23 ______5th ______5th Sophomores ______30.1% 9/6 ______23rd ______22nd 9/29 ______5th ______5th Freshmen ______17.8% 10/7 ______11th ______11th 9/13 ______NR ______NR 10/14 ______9th ______8th 9/20 ______NR ______NR Interceptions 10/21 ______7th ______7th 9/27 ______NR ______NR Seniors ______44.4% 10/28 ______5th ______5th 10/4 ______NR ______NR Juniors ______33.3% 11/4 ______5th ______5th 10/11 ______NR ______NR Sophomores ______22.2% 11/11 ______5th ______5th 10/18 ______NR ______NR Freshmen ______0.0% 11/18 ______5th ______5th 10/25 ______NR ______NR 11/25 ______3rd ______3rd 11/1______20th______23rd SCORING STREAK 12/2 ______10th ______10th 11/8______18th______21st 11/15 ______25th ______NR 12/9 ______9th ______9th ♦ Texas has scored in a Big 12-record 273 11/22 ______NR ______NR 1/5 ______5th ______5th games in a row, dating back to a 16-0 loss 11/29 ______20th______23rd at Baylor (1980). That is the second- 2000 AP USA Today/ESPN 12/6______20th______23rd longest active streak in the nation (BYU: Preseason ______7th ______8th 1/4 ______15th______16th 357). ♦ UT has scored in 149 consecutive home games (dating back to a 30-0 loss to Houston in 1976) and in 149 straight road contests (including neutral site contests). ♦ The Horns have scored a Big 12-record 176 conference games in a row. TEXAS BY THE NUMBERS

2: UT-record career punt returns for touchdowns Nathan Vasher has 31.3: Roy Williams’ career average yards per TD catch (34 for 1,065 produced. yards).

2: Texas is riding a string of back-to-back Top 10 finishes in The AP 32.3: Average yards per career TD reception for Texas’ senior receiv- poll for the first time since 1977-78. ing trio of B.J. Johnson, Sloan Thomas and Roy Williams (60 for 1,936 yards). 3: Number of shutouts the Texas defense posted last year, its most in a season since 1982. The Longhorns were one of only two teams to regis- 34: Rushing yards the Longhorns lost to graduation from last year’s ter three shutouts against Division I-A opponents in 2002. squad (of 1,762/1.9%).

3.2: Rushing yards per carry opponents have averaged against the UT 35: Roy Williams has caught at least four passes in 35 of 44 career defense the last 66 games (2,514 rushes for 8,056 yards) dating back to games (including bowl games) and in 27 of the past 32 contests overall. 1998. 37.8: B.J. Johnson’s career average yards per touchdown catch (15 3.4: Sacks the Longhorns defense has averaged per game during the for 567 yards). last 65 contests (220). 40: Victory total of the 2002 senior class, the most by a class in a four- 4.5: Percentage of receiving yardage missing from last year’s year stretch since freshman became eligible in 1972. Longhorn squad (148 of 3,251). 41: Team-best consecutive starts WR B.J. Johnson has made. 5: Texas’ current streak of consecutive bowl games is the school’s most since 1977-85. 42: Roy Williams has caught a pass in a UT-record 42 consecutive games (previous: 27, B.J. Johnson, 2000-02). That is second in the nation. 6: All six of Derrick Johnson’s turnovers forced (3 INT/3 FR) this season have either resulted in a TD (47-yd INT return vs. NMSU) or set up 42.25: Texas’ scoring average, which ranks third in the NCAA. short TD drives. 69.7: Yards per kickoff return Phillip Geiggar averaged, including a 8.3: Vince Young’s yards per carry, which ranks highest among the 95-yard TD, during three 2003 preseason scrimmages. nation’s top 100 rushers (7.0 - Brad Smith, Missouri) 78: Consecutive weeks the Longhorns have been ranked among the 9: UT is riding a school-record streak of five consecutive nine (or USA Today/ESPN Top 25. more) win seasons. 100: Percentage of his career interceptions that SS Michael Huff has 11: UT posted back-to-back 11 win seasons for the first time in school returned for TDs (3-of-3). The three interceptions returned for TDs are history in 2001-02. The 11 victories tied the school record for wins in a tied for the UT all-time list in that category. season. The Horns also won 11 games in 2001, 1983, 1977, 1965 and 1963. 156.75: Yards per game allowed by Texas’ pass defense, which ranks sixth in the NCAA. 15: 100-yard rushers UT’s defense has allowed in the last 59 games, compared to five in 1998, seven in ’97 and nine in ’96. 121: PK Dusty Mangum’s UT-record streak of consecutive extra points made, which finally was snapped versus Oklahoma on 10/11/03. 16.0: Yards per touch Roy Williams has averaged during his career (214 touches for 3,427 yards). 195: Combined starts of the departed Longhorn starters from last year’s sqauds (106 defense/89 offense). 19: The Longhorns defense has limited 19 of its last 30 opponents to less than 300 yards of total offense and allowed only 273.6 yards per 1,035: Yards combined for Roy Williams and B.J. Johnson on 60 game during that span (8,207 yards). receptions.

19: Straight home sellouts at Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium. 1,332: Passing yards the Longhorns returning quarterbacks have combined to produce, compared to the 15,994 passing yards registered 24: Combined interceptions the senior DB duo of FS Dakarai Pearson by UT since Mack Brown took over the program in 1998. and CB Nathan Vasher have produced in their careers. 1,545: Number of RB Cedric Benson’s 2,844 career rushing yards 28: Victories UT has recorded the last three years (tied for third-most that have come after initial contact (54.3%). nationally). 5,662: Career yards combined for Roy Williams and B.J. Johnson on 34: Kicks UT has blocked in 74 games under Mack Brown, compared 353 receptions. to nine in the 74 games prior to his arrival. 2003 BIG 12 CONFERENCE STANDINGS

NORTH DIVISION

CONFERENCE OVERALL

Team W L Pct. PF PA W L Pct. PF PA Nebraska ______3 ______1 ____.750____117 ____60 ______7 ______1 ____.875____234 ____91 Missouri ______2 ______2 ____.500____130 ____124 ______6 ______2 ____.750____265 ____186 Kansas State ____2 ______2 ____.500____145 ____88 ______6 ______3 ____.667____341 ____169 Kansas ______2 ______2 ____.500____116 ____127 ______5 ______3 ____.625____265 ____220 Colorado ______1 ______3 ____.250____120 ____172 ______3 ______5 ____.375____211 ____315 Iowa State ______0 ______4 ____.000 ____47 ____173 ______2 ______6 ____.250____149 ____267

SOUTH DIVISION

CONFERENCE OVERALL

Team W L Pct. PF PA W L Pct. PF PA Oklahoma ______4 ______0 ____1.000 __186 ____53 ______8 ______0 ____1.000 __354 ____121 Oklahoma State __3 ______1 ____.750____134 ____110 ______7 ______1 ____.875____332 ____146 TEXAS ______3 ______1 ____.750____133 ____104 ______6 ______2 ____.750____338 ____174 Texas Tech ______2 ______2 ____.500____191 ____162 ______5 ______3 ____.625____361 ____294 Baylor ______1 ______3 ____.250 ____73 ____187 ______3 ______5 ____.375____143 ____276 Texas A&M ______1 ______3 ____.250____123 ____155 ______3 ______5 ____.375____222 ____264

THIS WEEK’S SCHEDULE

Saturday, Nov. 1 *Nebraska at Texas (ABC), 11 a.m. *Kansas at Texas A&M, 12:30 p.m. *Baylor at Kansas State, 1:10 p.m. *Oklahoma State at Oklahoma (ABC), 2:30 p.m. *Colorado at Texas Tech (FSN), 6 p.m.

BIG 12 ACTIVE COACHING VICTORY LEADERS

Head coach (years) Record (Pct.) 1. MACK BROWN, TEXAS (19) ______141-91-1 (.607) 2. Bill Snyder, Kansas State (14) ______119-53-1 (.691)

NCAA WINNINGEST ACTIVE COACHES: LAST SEVEN YEARS

1. Bobby Bowden ______Florida State ______80-16 ____.833 2. MACK BROWN ____TEXAS/N. CAROLINA ____75-20 ____.789 Phillip Fulmer ______Tennessee ______75-20 ____.789 4. Bill Snyder ______Kansas State ______76-21 ____.784 5. Lloyd Carr ______Michigan ______74-21 ____.779 MEDIA INFORMATION

UT ON THE INTERNET LONGHORN SPORTS CENTER LONGHORN SPORTS NETWORK www.MackBrown-TexasFootball.com WITH MACK BROWN For complete coverage of Texas Longhorns foot- Up-to-date information on UT’s football team is Catch UT football action each week on Longhorn ball, tune into the Longhorn Sports Network. available on the Internet 24 hours a day at Sports Center with Mack Brown. The 30-minute Craig Way (play-by-play), Keith Moreland (color) www.MackBrown-TexasFootball.com. Quotes show airs two times each week starting September and Brian Jones (sidelines) call the action. from press conferences, releases, feature stories 2. Below is this year’s schedule. City Call Letters Frequency and game notes will be available on the Web site. Sunday ______10:30 a.m.______KTBC (FOX 7) Alpine ______KVLF ______1240 AM Amarillo ______KPUR ______1440 AM CYBERCAST Sunday ______7 p.m. ______News 8 Austin Wednesday __1:30 p.m. ____FOX Sports Net SW Austin ______KVET ______1300 AM Acybercast featuring real time play-by-play, game ______KVET ______98.1 FM statistics and much more is available for each UT Big Spring______KBST ______1490 AM game at www.MackBrown-TexasFootball.com. INTERVIEW POLICIES Postgame Brownwood ______KXYL ______96.9 FM The Longhorns’ locker room is closed. Interview Bryan/College Stat. __KZNE ______1150 AM UT WEEKLY PRESS CONFERENCE FEED Carthage ______KGAS ______1590 AM The University of Texas’ weekly Monday press con- requests should be given to Assistant AD/Media Relations Director John Bianco. Requested players Coleman ______KSTA ______102.3 FM ference with head coach Mack Brown is available Corpus Christi ______KSIX ______1230 AM via satelite and on the web beginning at 11 a.m. will be brought to the Moncrief-Neuhaus Athletics Complex meeting rooms following home contests Crockett ______KIVY ______1290 AM (Central). Soundbites from the press conference Dallas ______KESN ______103.3 FM can taped and re-aired (please credit ESPN and and to a designated interview area at road games. NO INTERVIEWS ARE TO BE CONDUCTED ON El Paso______KHEY ______1380 AM News 8 Austin for any video use) at SBS6, Fort Stockton ______KFST ______860 AM transponder 16. Audio of the press conference can THE FIELD FOLLOWING THE GAME. After a NCAA required and team-enforced 10-minute Houston ______KILT ______610 AM be heard live on www.MackBrown- Liberty ______KSHN ______99.9 FM TexasFootball.com. cooling off period, players and coaches will be escorted to the interview area. Failure to abide by Llano ______KBEY ______92.5 FM Longview ______KFRO ______1370 AM BIG 12 SATELLITE FEED this rule will result in the termination of your press credential. Lubbock ______KKAM ______1340 AM University of Texas and Big 12 Conference high- Lufkin ______KUEZ ______100.1 FM lights are available weekly on the Big 12 satellite Practice Marshall ______KCUL ______92.3 FM feed. The feed is available on Tuesday from 3:30- Players and coaches are available for interviews Midland ______KMND______1510 AM 4:30 p.m. (CT) throughout the season on Telstar 4- following UT football practices. Your requests Odessa ______KRIL ______1410 AM C, transponder 11, orbital slot 89W, 3920MHz- should be given to Assistant AD/Media Relations Orange ______KOGT ______1600 AM Vertical, standard audio channels 6.2-6.8 MHz. Director John Bianco. The coaches and players will Plainview______KREW ______1090 AM be brought to a designated interview area. NO Raymondville ______KSOX ______1240 AM VIDEO CLIPS INTERVIEWS ARE ALLOWED DURING PRAC- Rusk______KTLU ______1580 AM For Texas Longhorns video clips, please contact TICE OR ON THE FIELD PRIOR TO PRACTICE. San Angelo ______KKSA ______1260 AM Mike Miller at Earl Miller Productions (512/458- San Antonio ______WOAI ______1200 AM 4343/Fax: 512/458-4485). Phone San Saba ______KBAL ______1410 AM Phone interviews with Longhorns players should Texarkana ______KCMC ______740 AM PHOTOGRAPHY be requested at least 24 hours in advance through Temple______KTEM ______1400 AM Action shots of UT student-athletes can be Assistant AD/Media Relations Director John Tyler______KTBB ______600 AM requested by contacting the UT Athletics Bianco (office: 512/471-1346/cell: 512/748-9315). Uvalde ______KVOU ______1400 AM Photography Department at 512/471-6573. Based on the players’ schedules, the call will either Waco ______KBCT ______94.5 FM be made following practice or at an assigned time. NOTE: Broadcasts also are available at www.MackBrown- TEAMLINE The last chance for player interviews is after TexasFootball.com. TRZ Sports Services provides live radio play-by- Wednesday’s practice. Phone interviews with play of all UT football games. Please call 800/846- coaches and staff members should be requested at 4700 to access the Longhorn Sports Network least 24 hours in advance through Bill Little broadcast. (office: 512/471-6062/cell: 512/422-8520). Coaches and staff members are available through Little until Thursday.

CONFERENCE CALL Head coach Mack Brown hosts a conference call each Sunday at 2:30 pm (CT). Contact the Texas Athletics Media Relations at 512/471-6036 for the teleconference access number. Brown also partici- pates in the Big 12 Conference’s weekly coaches conference call each Monday from 11:20-11:30 a.m. Contact Big 12 Media Relations Director Bo Carter at 214/742-1212 for the teleconference access number.