2018 Football Game Notes
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TEXAS 2018 FOOTBALL GAME NOTES SCHEDULE OVERALL 3-1 HOME 3-0 | AWAY 0-1 | NEUTRAL 0-0 BIG 12 1-0 HOME 1-0 | AWAY 0-0 | NEUTRAL 0-0 AT MARYLAND L, 29-34 Sept. 1 // Landover, Md. TULSA W, 28-21 Sept. 8 // Austin, Texas 22/21 USC W, 37-14 Sept. 15 // Austin, Texas KANSAS STATE WILDCATS TEXAS LONGHORNS Record...................................................................2-2 (0-1 Big 12) Record...................................................................3-1 (1-0 Big 12) 17/17 TCU W, 31-16 Ranking (AP/Coaches) ........................................................NR/NR Ranking (AP/Coaches) ......................................................... 18/22 Sept. 22 // Austin, Texas Head Coach .................................................................. Bill Snyder Head Coach ...............................................................Tom Herman Career Record ................................................... 212-112-1 (27th) Career Record ............................................................. 32-11 (4th) Record at K-State ..................................................................same Record at Texas ............................................................ 10-7 (2nd) AT KANSAS STATE (2:30 PM CT, FS1) Sept. 29 // Manhattan, Kan. Location ............................................................... Manhattan, Kan. Location .................................................................... Austin, Texas Founded ..................................................................................1863 Founded ..................................................................................1883 VS OKLAHOMA (11 AM CT, FOX) Enrollment .......................................................................... 22,795 Enrollment .......................................................................... 51,331 Oct. 6 // Dallas, Texas // Cotton Bowl Colors ..................................................................Purple and White Colors .......................................................Burnt Orange and White BAYLOR Oct. 13 // Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium GAMEDAY INFORMATION AT OKLAHOMA STATE Oct. 27 // Stillwater, Okla. KICKOFF ..................................Saturday, Sept. 29, 2018, 2:30 pm CT LOCAL RADIO ..................................... Longhorn IMG Radio Network LOCATION ............................................................. Manhattan, Kansas .....Craig Way (PxP), Roger Wallace (analyst), Quan Cosby (sideline) WEST VIRGINIA STADIUM .................................. Bill Snyder Family Stadium (50,000) SPANISH RADIO ................................. Longhorn IMG Radio Network Nov. 3 // Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium TELEVISION ...................................................................................FS1 ....................Dr. Rubén Pizarro-Silva (PxP), Jesus Mendoza (analyst) ........ Tim Brando (PxP), Spencer Tillman (analyst), Holly Sonders (sideline) WEBSITE .................................................................. TexasSports.com AT TEXAS TECH Nov. 10 // Lubbock, Texas THE OPENING KICKOFF IOWA STATE (7 PM CT, LHN) Nov. 17 // Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium • Saturday’s game at Kansas State will kickoff at 2:30 CT • The University of Texas will pay tribute to Julius Whittier inside Bill Snyder Family Stadium and will be televised this weekend in Manhattan. The Longhorn Football AT KANSAS (11 AM CT, FS1) Nov. 23 // Lawrence, Kan. on FS1. Tim Brando (play-by-play), Spencer Tillman program lost one of its historical figures, trailblazers, (analyst) and Holly Sonders (sideline) will have the call. and true Longhorns Legend with the passing of Whittier • The Longhorns enter the game at 3-1 overall, coming off on Tuesday morning. A San Antonio native and 1969 WHAT’S INSIDE a 31-16 win to open Big 12 Conference play against TCU. Highland High School graduate, Whittier was the Longhorns’ first African-American athlete to letter in Game Information/Coverage......................... 1 UT has won three straight for the first time since 2014 and defeated the Horned Frogs for the first time since football and among the first African-Americans to receive Media Information/Schedule ........................ 2 a football scholarship when he came to UT in 1969. A Game Notes................................................3-8 2013. It is the first time since 2012 that UT is 3-1 to begin a season. three-year letterman and member of three straight 2018 Standings/Opponents’ Schedules ....... 9 Southwest Conference Championship teams (1970-72), Tom Herman/Coaching Staff..................10-11 • The Wildcats come in with a 2-2 overall record. They are Whittier played offensive tackle for the National Champion Rosters ...................................................12-13 0-1 in the Big 12 Conference after a 35-6 setback at West Longhorns in 1970 and 1971 before moving to tight end Depth Chart/Participation .......................14-16 Virginia on Saturday. KSU’s other loss came at home to for his senior season in 1972. Following an undergraduate Statistics .................................................17-33 Mississippi State. degree in philosophy, Whittier went on to earn a graduate The Last Time .............................................. 34 • Saturday’s win over TCU marks the first time since the degree from the LBJ School of Public Affairs in 1976, and 2018 Game Recaps ................................35-38 2008 season that UT has defeated ranked foes in back-to- later completed his law degree at Texas. For much of his back games. The Longhorns beat No. 22 USC last week. career, he worked as a senior prosecutor in the Dallas County District Attorney’s office before retiring in 2012. • UT improved to 18-5 (.783) all-time in Big 12 opening He earned a spot in the Longhorn Hall of Honor in 2013 @TEXASFOOTBALL games with its win over TCU. The Longhorns are 17-5 and, this past August, was inducted into the San Antonio (.773) all-time in Big 12 road openers. The Longhorns Independent School District Hall of Fame. #THISISTEXAS won at Iowa State last season to open Big 12 play on the road. MEDIA INFORMATION FOOTBALL MEDIA RELATIONS LONGHORN IMG RADIO NETWORK USE OF AUDIO/VIDEO COVERAGE Sr. Assoc. Athletics Director .................... John Bianco For complete coverage of Texas Longhorns football, Any accredited media entity collecting “video or audio ...................................john.bianco@athletics.utexas.edu tune into the Longhorn IMG Radio Network. Craig materials” (film, traditional video or audio, digital video Associate Director .................................Thomas Stepp Way (play-by-play), Roger Wallace (color) and Quan or audio, photos, etc.) from University of Texas Athletics ................................thomas.stepp@athletics.utexas.edu Cosby (sideline) call the action. Longhorn Weekly, Tom events (games, practices, post-practice/postgame Assistant Director ................................... Scott Swegan Herman’s one-hour radio show, airs Thursdays on the interviews and press conferences) may use that material ................................ [email protected] radio network. only for traditional television newscasts, web-based or print coverage (see note below regarding policy on SOCIAL MEDIA Abilene _________________ KKHR _____________ 106.3 game video on web), or other electronic transmission as WEBSITE .............................................TexasSports.com Alpine ___________________KVLF ______________1240 approved by The University in writing, with a limitation TWITTER ............................................... @TexasFootball Austin __________________ KTXX* _____________ 104.9 of up to three (3) minutes in length from any single INSTAGRAM ........................................... @TexasFootball Austin _________________ K287FG ____________ 105.3 event. That three (3)-minute package may contain no Austin __________________ KLGO ______________1260 Up-to-date information on the football team is available Austin _________________ K253AM _____________ 98.5 more than two (2) minutes of game highlights. Its on the football page at www.TexasSports.com. Quotes Austin __________________ KOKE ______________ 99.3 usage must be only as supporting edited video/audio from news conferences, releases, feature stories and Big Spring ______________ KBST ______________1490 for a reported video/audio story and not simply as a raw game notes will be available. You can also follow on Breckenridge ____________ KROO ______________1430 video post/rebroadcast/streamed highlights or interview Twitter and Instagram for the most updated content and Carthage ________________ KGAS _____________ 104.3 sessions. Accredited media entities may not offer any information. Carthage ________________ KGAS ______________1590 live video, audio or other coverage of the event (or tape Corpus Christi ___________ KEYS ______________1440 delay rebroadcast coverage in its entirety) without the WEEKLY NEWS CONFERENCE Crockett _________________KIVY _______________ 92.7 advance written permission of The University of Texas A weekly news conference with head coach Tom Herman Dallas __________________ KRLD ______________1080 athletics department. Video is for news usage only and Del Rio _________________ KWMC ______________1490 is held at 12 p.m. Central Monday on the ninth floor El Paso _________________ KROD _______________600 may not be sponsored or sold. This policy includes all of Bellmont Hall (west side of Darrell K Royal-Texas Fort Stockton