LONGHORNS ’59*, ’61*, ’62, ’63, ’68*, ’69, ’70, ’71 , ’72, ’73, ’75*, ’77, ’83, ’90, ’94*, ’95 (*Co-Champs)
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NATIONALTEXAS CHAMPIONS • 1963, ’69, ’70, 2005 BIG 12 CHAMPIONS • ‘96, ‘05, ‘09 SOUTHWEST CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS • 1920, ’28, ’30, ’42, ’43, ’45, ’50, ’52, ’53*, LONGHORNS ’59*, ’61*, ’62, ’63, ’68*, ’69, ’70, ’71 , ’72, ’73, ’75*, ’77, ’83, ’90, ’94*, ’95 (*co-champs) Athletics Media Relations Department • P.O. Box 7399 • Austin, TX 78713-7399 • Office: 512/471-6036 • Fax: 512/471-6040 TEXAS RETURNS HOME SATURDAY Texas made its first trip to Morgantown GAME 10 TO FACE WEST VIRGINIA: After last year and came away with a 47-40 splitting a pair of road games, Texas is overtime win, just the second extra-session back home Saturday to face nationally- contest in school history. The 2012 game ranked West Virginia, which is coming featured 93 points which is tied for the off a last-second 31-30 loss to TCU that ninth-most combined points of any con- snapped a four-game winning streak. The test in UT history. SATURDAY, NOV. 8 Longhorns, looking to become bowl eli- TEXAS (4-5, 3-3 Big 12) gible, play two of their final three games at VETERANS DAY GAME: The Longhorns vs. home. The Mountaineers are a perfect 3-0 will recognize Veteran’s Day during on the road this year. Saturday’s game vs. West Virginia, as well #24/25 West Virginia as during the week: (6-3, 4-2 Big 12) HORNS EARN ROAD WIN, KNOCK • Recognition will begin at 3 p.m. Thursday with a ceremonial wreath laying at the Darrell K Royal - Texas Memorial Stadium/ OFF TEXAS TECH: Senior Malcolm Frank Denius Veterans Plaza, located out- Joe Jamail Field (100,119) Brown led a potent rushing attack and the side the northwest corner (San Jacinto Kickoff: 2:35 p.m. Central • TV: FS1 Texas defense shut down Texas Tech’s pro- lific offense in the second half to claim a Blvd. and 23rd Street) of Darrell K Royal- THE SERIES: West Virginia leads 2-1 34-13 road victory Saturday. Brown tallied Texas Memorial Stadium. a season-high 116 yards on 22 carries with • The Army Golden Knights Jump Team TELEVISION: The game will be shown two touchdowns as Texas took control in will bring the American flag, the State of nationally on FOX Sports 1. Craig Bolerjack the second half to pull away from the Red Texas flag and the Longhorn flag prior to (play-by-play) and Ryan Nece (color) have kickoff. The group will also present a baton the call. Longhorn Network airs a pregame Raiders, who entered the game ranked show beginning at 12:30 p.m. and a one-hour among the top 25 nationally in both total to University President Bill Powers. postgame show. offense (483.8 yards per game) and pass- • The Commemorative Air Force will per- ing yards, but were held to 381 yards of form a flyover just before to kickoff. RADIO: All games are broadcast on the offense. UT held Tech’s offense to just 149 • The Darrell K Royal-Memorial Stadium Longhorn IMG Radio Network on its 38-sta- total yards in the second half and built on Veterans Committee will be recognized tion network which includes flagship KVET a 17-13 halftime lead. Walk-on freshman prior to kickoff. (1300 AM/98.1 FM) in Austin. Pregame Vincent Testaverde was limited to 116 • Vice Admiral William F. “Bill” Moran begins one hour before kickoff. The game yards passing for Tech after coming in to (US Navy) will serve as the honorary cap- is also available online at TexasSports.com. tain. Craig Way (play-by-play), Roger Wallace relieve an injured Patrick Mahomes, who (color) and Quan Cosby (sideline) will call was already starting in place of banged the action. A live radio broadcast for each up Davis Webb. While the Texas offense game also can be heard on SiriusXM Satellite: rolled up a season-high 241 rushing yards, XM 202; Sirius 117; Internet 969; Spanish XM the defense took advantage of a pair of 550. Dr. Rubén Pizarro-Silva (play-by-play) inexperienced quarterbacks by posting a WHAT’S INSIDE... and John Jagou (color) have the call for the season-nest 10 pass breakups and forc- pgs. 1-13 Notes pg. 15 Coaching Staff Spanish Language Broadcasts. ing eight punts in the Longhorns’ sixth- pg. 2 2014 Schedule pg. 16 Media Info. pg. 2 Opponent pgs. 17-30 2014 Statistics straight win over the Red Raiders. Series Info pg. 31-39 Game Recaps pg. 6 NCAA/Big 12 pgs. 40-41 Roster CONNECTING WITH THE HORNS THE WEST VIRGINIA SERIES: Texas Rankings pg. 41 Pronunciations Twitter: ____________________ @Longhorn_FB and West Virginia are meeting for the just pg. 13 Horns in the NFL _________________________ @Strong_TexasFB the fourth time, with the Mountaineers pg. 11 2014 Indvidual Facebook: _ www.facebook.com/TexasLonghorns winning two of the three prior games. Honors ________________www.facebook.com/utfootball pg. 14 By The Numbers YouTube: _______________________________ WVU won 7-6 in 1956 and 48-45 in 2012, __ www.youtube.com/user/TexasLonghornsVideo their first-ever meeting as conference foes. as of Nov. 6 www.TexasSports.com TEXAS-WEST VIRGINIA ALL-TIME SERIES AT-A-GLANCE OVERALL SERIES: West Virginia leads 2-1 SERIES RECORD IN AUSTIN: West Virginia leads 2-0 SERIES RECORD IN MORGANTOWN: Texas leads 1-0 TEXAS Record: 4-5 (3-3, Big 12) Home: 2-2 Away: 2-1 Neutral: 0-2 ALL-TIME MEETINGS Year Score UT’s final record WVU’s final record Aug. 30 NORTH TEXAS (LHN) _____ W, 38-8 2013_____Texas 47, @ West Virginia 40, OT ________ 8-5 (7-2/t- 2nd Big 12) _4-8 (2-7/t-7th Big 12) Sept. 6 BYU (FS1) ________________L, 7-41 2012_____#8/7 West Virginia 48, @ #11/9 Texas 45 ___ 9-4 (5-4/t- 3rd Big 12) __7-6 (4-5/t-5th Big 12) 13 vs. #12/12 UCLA% (FOX) ____ L, 17-20 1956 ____ West Virginia 7, @ Texas 6 ______________ 1-9 (0-6/7th SWC) _____6-4 (5-0/1st SoCon) 27 at Kansas* ______________ W, 23-0 Oct. 4 #7/6 BAYLOR* ____________L, 7-28 FIRST-AND-GOAL: a season-high 512 total yards vs. Iowa State. 11 vs. #11/9 Oklahoma*+ (ABC) ___ L, 26-31 • Texas ranks 37th in the FBS in total The output in those two games was the best 18 IOWA ST.* (LHN) ________ W, 48-45 defense (352.4 yards per game), No. 9 in conference play since the 2011 season 25 at #11/11 Kansas St.* (ESPN) ____ L, 0-23 in passing defense (177.3 ypg), No. 14 when UT rolled up 590 yards vs. Kansas Nov. 1 at Texas Tech* (FS1) _______ W, 34-13 in yards allowed per play (4.61), 14th in (Oct. 29) and then 595 vs. Texas Tech (Nov. 8 #24/25 WEST VIRGINIA* (FS1) _ 2:30 p.m. passing efficiency defense (105.09 rating) 5). 15 at Oklahoma St.* (FOX) _____ 6:30 p.m. and tied for 18th in sacks (3.0 pg). The • QB Tyrone Swoopes has emerged as the 27 #6/7 TCU* (FS1) _________ 6:30 p.m. Horns held Kansas QB Montell Cozart focal point of the offense in just his second all times Central | * Big 12 game | + Cotton Bowl (Dallas) | to a rating of just 50.84, Baylor’s Bryce season. Swoopes has directed the offense %AT&T Stadium (Arlington) NOTE: Rankings listed as The AP Poll/Coaches Poll Petty to a career-low rating of 104.20 and the last eight games, completing 156 of 263 Oklahoma’s Trevor Knight to a season- passes (59.3 percent) for 1,723 yards with CHARLIE STRONG (Central Arkansas ‘82): low 129 passing yards. The Longhorns nine TDs and five interceptions. His pass- Strong, who is in his first season at UT, has will be facing another potent offensive ing yardage total is the fourth-best mark compiled a 41-21 (.661) career record. He attack. Texas Tech entered last week’s in school history after eight starts, while spent the previous four years as head coach at Louisville, leading the Cardinals to two Big game ranked 23rd nationally in total yards his 1,960 total yards is fourth (see chart on East Championships and four bowl appear- (483.8 per game) and 10th in passing page 5). He posted career highs in comple- ances. A two-time Big East Coach of the Year, yards (332.3 pg). West Virginia comes into tions (27), attempts (44) and passing yards Strong spent 11 seasons as a defensive coor- Saturday’s contest ranked 12th nationally (334) vs. Oklahoma and followed up by dinator (1999-02 at South Carolina; 2003-09 in total offense (508.2 ypg) and 11th in recording career highs in total offense at Florida). passing yards (325.8 pg). (416) and rushing yards (95) vs. Iowa State. • After averaging 319.2 yards of total His passing yards and total offense (384) offense over the first five games, the outputs were the most ever by a Longhorn Longhorns have posted an average of 414.8 in the Oklahoma series. WEST VIRGINIA yards over the last four contests. They rank • Jaxon Shipley (51) and John Harris (48) Record: 6-3 (4-2, Big 12) No. 99 nationally in total offense (361.7 are leading the team in receptions. They Home: 3-2 Away: 3-0 Neutral: 0-1 ypg), but their average over the last four rank eighth (5.7 pg) and tied for ninth (5.3), games would be No.