2017 FOOTBALL MEDIA GUIDE GREAT GAMES & GREAT MOMENTS In honor of the Centennial Year of Texas Football, a Blue Ribbon committee Bohn Hilliard went off tackle for an 8-yard . Hilliard added GREAT MOMENT met in the summer of 1992 to select great games and moments in Texas the extra point for all the scoring UT would need. Said Coach Chevigny football history. Additional games from 1992-present have been added to addressing a basketball crowd at Gregory Gym nine months earlier, “I Texas 7, Texas A&M 0 the list. These were their selections. shall do my best to make the flag of Texas fly high among those of the Thursday, November 28, 1940 GREAT GAME schools of the nation.” Memorial (, Texas) GREAT MOMENT Noble Doss’ incredible over-the-shoulder pass reception on the third Texas 18, 16 play of the 1940 Texas/Texas A&M game led to the winning TD in the Thursday, November 30, 1893 Texas 7, Notre Dame 6 7-0 Longhorns victory that ended the Aggies’ bid for back-to-back Fairgrounds Park (Dallas) Saturday, October 6, 1934 National Championships. Notre Dame Stadium (South Bend, Ind.) Texas’ very first football game was an astounding upset, as the varsity GREAT GAME sent a band of 15 or 16 players (the exact number was not recorded) Bohn Hilliard stepped through the Notre Dame defense for an eight- north to face the “Champions of Texas” Dallas Foot Club. The Dallas yard score that brought a 7-6 Longhorns victory in 1934. Hilliard’s #4 Texas 71, Oregon 7 team, which had been undefeated for several years and unscored on followed Jack Gray’s recovery of a Fighting Irish on the game’s Saturday, December 6, 1941 for quite some time as well, fell to the boys from Texas, 18-16. The opening kickoff. Memorial Stadium (Austin, Texas) Thanksgiving Day battle was witnessed by nearly 2,000 fans, the largest crowd to see a Dallas game up to that time. GREAT MOMENT Texas took out its frustration of not being awarded a Rose Bowl bid by overwhelming Oregon, 71-7, at Memorial Stadium. Less than 24 hours GREAT GAME #2 Minnesota 47, Texas 19 later, the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor. November 14, 1936 Texas 7, Texas A&M 3 Memorial Stadium (Minneapolis) GREAT GAME Thursday, November 25, 1920 (Austin, Texas) Hugh Wolfe’s 95-yard kickoff return was the lone bright spot as Texas #11 Texas 14, #5 Georgia Tech 7 fell to the eventual National Champions. The return stood as a UT record Friday, January 1, 1943 The legend of the Texas/Texas A&M rivalry took hold with this historical for 42 years. Said Wolfe, “The kickoff return was a fluke. I picked out the (Dallas) meeting. Texas was undefeated and had outscored opponents 275-10. biggest one and ran straight at him, faked left, cut right to see nothing A&M was unbeaten and had not been scored on in two years. The but daylight and the man who held the ball for the kick. He was just Texas’ very first bowl game was a success, as the Longhorns defeated largest crowd in state history (est. 20,000) was on hand to see the getting to his feet when I said “good-bye.” Shirley Temple could have fifth-ranked Georgia Tech, 14-7. Backs Roy Dale McKay and Jackie Field Longhorns win 7-3. The winning score was set up by a tackle-eligible made that TD.” led the way to the win. Texas, not in the Top 10 at the time, was looked pass play in which Tom Dennis made an astounding one-handed catch. on with contempt by many in the media. Said International News Francis Domingues rammed the ball over the goal line on the next play GREAT GAME Services’ Lawton Carver before the game: “Texas doesn’t belong in the for the winning score. Said the Cactus yearbook: “ on Clark Field, same league with Georgia Tech.” the largest crowd that had ever witnessed a football game in Texas had Texas 14, Arkansas 13 assembled to view the annual clash of the Longhorns and Farmer, a October 21, 1939 GREAT GAME clash upon which the championship of the Southwest depended. And Memorial Stadium (Austin, Texas) when Old Sol completed his journey across the sky, and the curtain had #7 Texas 23, #1 SMU 20 been rung down on the 1920 football season, that same crowd had seen With Texas trailing 13-7 and just 30 seconds remaining in the game, Saturday, November 4, 1950 the Red and White of A&M bow down before the Orange and White of many of the crowd of 17,000 were heading for the exits when UT Memorial Stadium (Austin, Texas) Varsity in one of the greatest games ever staged in these parts. fullback R.B. Patrick flipped a short pass to Jack Crain. Sixty-seven dramatic yards later, those same fans were pouring from the stands Seventh-ranked Texas defeated the top-ranked Mustangs, 23-20. The “Thanksgiving Day, 1920, will forever be remembered in the annals after Crain crossed the goal line with the tying score. After several Longhorns limited SMU great Kyle Rote to minus-three of Texas football history, at Varsity at least, for the 7-3 drubbing that minutes, the field was cleared and Crain booted the extra point. It was yards on seven carries. marked the close of an undefeated season for the Longhorns and that UT’s first SWC-opening win since 1933, and the win -handedly gave the Aggies the first taste of defeat they had in two long years.” revitalized the Texas program. GREAT MOMENT GREAT MOMENT GREAT MOMENT #5 Texas 27, Baylor 20 Saturday, November 11, 1950 Texas 16, Vanderbilt 0 Texas 14, Arkansas 13 Baylor Stadium (Waco, Texas) October 20, 1923 October 21, 1939 The Fairgrounds (Dallas) Memorial Stadium (Austin, Texas) In a pivotal game for the conference championship, stubborn Baylor tied the game at 20 late in the final quarter. That’s when All-American Facing powerful Vanderbilt at Dallas’ State Fair, one of Texas’ finest With 30 seconds on the clock, Jack Crain pulled in a short pass from safety Bobby Dillon changed the complexion of the game with a teams gave a great performance. The highlight was an incredible run, R.B. Patrick and weaved his way to a 67-yard touchdown to defeat sparkling 84-yard return for a touchdown with 5:41 left. For right along the sideline, by UT’s great back, Oscar Ekhardt. Onlookers favored Arkansas 14-13 in 1939. The moment was the turning point good measure, Dillon intercepted a last-ditch Baylor pass attempt to said, “he flattened tacklers like dominoes,” until almost down at the in what became the “Renaissance game” of the Dana X. Bible coaching seal the win. 8-yard line. He regained his balance with one hand and plowed over for era at Texas. the score that led to a 16-0 victory. Said the Fort Worth Star-Telegram GREAT GAME of Eckhardt’s run, “Eckhardt, knocked to earth, rose like a phoenix and GREAT GAME blazed down the line until he crossed the thin white marker. In all, he #13 Texas 35, Baylor 33 drove 20 yards through the gold and black to put his name in the Texas Texas 7, Texas A&M 0 Saturday, November 8, 1952 Varsity hall of fame.” Thursday, November 28, 1940 Baylor Stadium (Waco, Texas) Memorial Stadium (Austin, Texas) GREAT GAME In a wild offensive show, Texas edged the Bears 35-33 at Waco. Billy Noble Doss’ “impossible catch” on the third play of the game set up Quinn capped a 74-yard drive with a 1-yard run with 39 seconds on the Texas 7, Notre Dame 6 Texas’ only touchdown, a clock for the UT win. The game featured 46 and 54-yard touchdown Saturday, October 6, 1934 1-yard run on the very next play, as the Longhorns ended Texas A&M’s runs by Texas and a 67-yard punt return and 28-yard pass play for Notre Dame Stadium (South Bend, Ind.) 19-game winning streak with a 7-0 victory at Memorial Stadium. The scores by Baylor. UT win prevented the Aggies from repeating as National Champions and Texas defeated the Irish, 7-6, in a game that brought UT to national also knocked A&M from a sure Rose Bowl appearance. Texas finished prominence. The defeat was Notre Dame’s first opening-game setback the season 8-2, its best record since 1932. since 1896. Texas’ future All-America basketballer Jack Gray recovered a Fighting Irish fumble on the opening kickoff, and four plays later,

185 TEXASSPORTS.COM HISTORY 2017 TEXAS FOOTBALL MEDIA GUIDE GREAT GAMES & GREAT MOMENTS GREAT GAME Mississippi’s 17-pound weight advantage per lineman was too much GREAT GAME for Texas to handle. However, it was the UT defense that held on to a #10 Texas 16, #8 Tennessee 0 12-0 halftime lead and stymied the vaunted Ole Miss passing game. #2 Texas 28, #1 7 Thursday, January 1, 1953 and halfback James Saxton led the offense, Saturday, October 12, 1963 Cotton Bowl (Dallas) while Defensive MVP Bob Moses, Don Talbert and Johnny Treadwell led Cotton Bowl (Dallas) the defensive charge to Royal’s first bowl triumph. With memories of a 20-14 Cotton Bowl setback to Tennessee in 1951 No. 1 Oklahoma and No. 2 Texas met in what at the time was called still fresh in their minds, the Longhorns went out and dominated the GREAT GAME the “Game of the Century.” The Texas ground game, with Tommy Ford Volunteers, 16-0. The hard-charging UT defense, led by Harley Sewell carrying the ball, led the Longhorns to a 14-0 halftime lead. UT picked and Carlton Massey, limited the Vols to six first downs and an amazing #1 Texas 7, #7 Arkansas 3 up where it left off in the second half and cruised to a 28-7 win. A large total of minus-14 rushing yards. The game was the first Cotton Bowl to Saturday, October 20, 1962 crowd of fans greeted the Longhorns in Austin following the win. Darrell be nationally televised (by NBC Sports). Memorial Stadium (Austin, Texas) Royal was named UPI “Coach of the Week” and earned AP “Lineman of the Week” honors for his 18-tackle performance against GREAT GAME No. 1 Texas and No. 7 Arkansas, both undefeated at 4-0, teed it up the Sooners. Royal also had high praise for his sophomore guard/ in Austin in the first of what was to be a memorable string of games . “I knew Tommy was a good one, but I had no Texas 35, TCU 34 between the Longhorns and Razorbacks in the 1960s. Arkansas jumped idea a sophomore could come up and play as well as he has.” With the Saturday, November 13, 1954 out to a 3-0 lead and carried that advantage into the third quarter. It was win, Texas obtained the No. 1 ranking and never relinquished it in on Amon Carter Stadium (Fort Worth, Texas) then that the Hogs mounted a drive that took them to the Texas 5-yard the way to its first National Championship. line. With Arkansas first-and-goal, UT linebacker Johnny Treadwell told Texas erased a 27-7 deficit with 21 fourth-quarter points as Buck his teammates, “All right, we’ve got them right where we want them. GREAT GAME Lansford’s dramatic extra point caromed off the right goal post for the They have run out of room. They can’t throw a long pass. They’ve got deciding margin. The game produced 813 yards of . UT to come right at us.” Two plays later, Arkansas fullback Danny Brabham #1 Texas 28, #2 Navy 6 scored its final TD on a 4-yard run by Delano Womack with 2:20 left to rammed into the line from the three and was met by Treadwell and Wednesday, January 1, 1964 set the stage for Lansford’s game-winning kick. Pat Culpepper. Culpepper’s helmet popped the football loose from Cotton Bowl (Dallas) Brabham and Texas recovered in the for a . The GREAT GAME Longhorns turned the ball back over but again stopped the Hogs, this “Tune in your television to the Cotton Bowl and you’ll laugh time on fourth-and-one at the Texas 12-yard line. It was after a 2-yard yourself silly … Texas is the biggest fraud ever perpetrated on the #16 Texas 15, #2 Oklahoma 14 loss by quarterback that Texas began a 20-play, 90-yard football public,” Eastern sports writer Myron Cope said. Never mind Saturday, October 11, 1958 drive that culminated in a game-winning 3-yard touchdown run by that Texas was ranked No. 1 by AP and UPI and had already been Cotton Bowl (Dallas) Tommy Ford with 36 seconds remaining. Prior to Texas’ “Big Drive,” the awarded the MacArthur Trophy by the National Football Foundation. Longhorns had just one first down in the second half. The Longhorns still had something to prove. No. 2 Navy, darling of the Texas, a 13-point underdog, came into the Oklahoma game having lost east led by Heisman Trophy winner Roger Staubach, had scrambled its six in a row and nine of the last 10 to its hated neighbors to the north. GREAT MOMENT way to the Cotton Bowl where they were just two-point underdogs to The Longhorns struck first on a 10-yard TD pass from to the Longhorns. Led by Duke Carlisle’s aerial assault, Texas rolled to a Rene Ramirez and surprised the Sooners by converting a two-point #1 Texas 7, #7 Arkansas 3 convincing 28-6 win to put an exclamation point on its first National conversion for an 8-0 lead. Bud Wilkinson’s Sooners cut the lead to Saturday, October 20, 1962 Championship season. 8-6 with a third-quarter TD. Then, with Texas starting a drive from its Memorial Stadium (Austin, Texas) own 24-yard-line, the Sooners’ Jim Davis picked a fumbled ball off the GREAT GAME back of Texas’ Mike Dowdle and raced 24 yards for a touchdown to put “The tackle,” a vicious hit by Johnny Treadwell and Pat OU up 14-8 with 12:52 to play. Texas, which had not registered a first Culpepper that stopped Arkansas’ Danny Brabham cold on the Texas #5 Texas 21, #1 Alabama 17 down in the second half, took over on its own 26 with 6:50 left in the 3-yard line, was the biggest play in No. 1 UT’s 7-3 win. On the third- Friday, January 1, 1965 game. Substitute QB Vince Matthews drove the Longhorns to the OU quarter play, Culpepper’s helmet met the ball squarely and forced Orange Bowl (Miami) 7-yard-line. On third down, Royal replaced Matthews with Lackey, and a fumble that Texas recovered in the end zone for a touchback. The on his first play back, Lackey hit Bobby Bryant with a jump pass to tie fired-up Longhorns turned the momentum gained from that play into For the second time in two years, the Longhorns faced one of the all- the game. With 3:10 to go, Lackey added the extra point for the one- a 20-play, 90-yard, game-winning touchdown drive to defeat No. 7 time quarterback greats in a bowl game. This time it was Joe Namath point Texas lead. Lackey then completed a trifecta by intercepting an Arkansas, 7-3. and top-ranked Alabama Crimson Tide, who were undefeated. No. 5 Oklahoma pass in the waning moments to seal the win. Texas was anxious to take its shot at the team set to succeed them GREAT MOMENT as National Champions in the first major bowl played at night. Texas GREAT MOMENT jumped out to a 21-7 halftime lead and hung on for a 21-17 win. The #1 Texas 7, Baylor 0 courageous Namath, playing on one good leg, managed to complete #3 Texas 27, SMU 0 Saturday, November 9, 1963 18-of-37 passes for 255 yards and two , but the Texas Saturday, November 4, 1961 Memorial Stadium (Austin, Texas) ground game, outgaining Alabama 212-49, proved to be the difference. Cotton Bowl (Dallas) Ernie Koy led UT’s rushers with 133 yards on 24 carries. Arkansas, who In the biggest play of Texas’ National Championship season, Duke defeated Texas 14-13 earlier in the season, benefited most from the Halfback James Saxton ran wild in Texas’ 27-0 win. The senior scatback Carlisle made a sensational leaping of what looked like a UT upset as the Football Writer’s Association of America and Helms rushed for 173 yards on 16 carries to help improve the Longhorns’ sure last-minute, game-tying Baylor . With 29 seconds Foundation — two groups who waited until after the season — record to 7-0. “I don’t believe there are three backs in the United States remaining in the game and Baylor at the Texas 19-yard-line, Bears named the Razorbacks National Champions. who could have made that run,” SMU coach Bill Meek said of Saxton’s quarterback dropped back looking for his favorite receiver, 80-yard, third-quarter scamper that jump-started UT. The game was Lawrence Elkins. Elkins, running a post pattern, eluded UT’s Joe Dixon GREAT GAME a watershed for Texas in the Royal Era, as upsets of Michigan State and looked to be wide open as he approached the goal line. It was and Mississippi that day propelled the Longhorns to a No. 1 national then that Carlisle, who had covered nearly 15 yards since the ball left Texas 26, Oklahoma 20 ranking. It made the ’61 squad the first under Royal to assume the top Trull’s hand, closed on Elkins to make the miraculous interception. Saturday, October 12, 1968 spot in the country. “Thank you, Duke. You saved my life,” said Dixon to Carlisle after the Cotton Bowl (Dallas) game. Texas went on to finish the season 11-0 and win its first National GREAT GAME Championship in school history. Texas’ “Wishbone” offense came of age in this 26-20 defeat of the Sooners. With the Longhorns trailing 20-19 at their own 15-yard- #3 Texas 12, #5 Mississippi 7 line and 2:37 left in the game, quarterback James Street stepped Monday, January 1, 1962 under center anxious to start UT’s sputtering offense. Four big pass Cotton Bowl (Dallas) completions put the Longhorns at the OU 21 with 55 seconds left to play. It was then that UT took to the ground. Fullback No. 3 Texas and No. 5 Mississippi hooked up in Texas’ first bowl game carried for 14 yards and on the next play rumbled seven yards for the victory under . The Longhorns, despite their national winning score with 39 seconds remaining. The drive was the turning ranking, went into the game as three-point underdogs. Many felt point for the wishbone.

186 HISTORY @TEXASFOOTBALL 2017 TEXAS FOOTBALL MEDIA GUIDE GREAT GAMES & GREAT MOMENTS GREAT MOMENT coming at the Notre Dame 10-yard-line when James Street completed with 8:08 remaining. It was then that Oklahoma started at its own a clutch pass to Cotton Speyrer that took the UT to the two. From there, 20-yard-line and advanced to the UT 4-yard line facing a fourth-and- Texas 26, Oklahoma 20 it took three plays before Billy Dale pushed the ball over for the win and one with 4:10 to go. OU quarterback rolled left and cut Saturday, October 12, 1968 cemented Texas’ second National Championship. “I thought of going for upfield where he was met by All-Americans Brad Shearer and Johnny Cotton Bowl (Dallas) the and a tie fleetingly, but that was the conservative in me Johnson for no gain. OU then held Texas at its own six when Erxleben, and it didn’t come through strong enough to make me do it,” Royal said forced to punt from his own end zone, boomed a 69-yarder to put It was only a 7-yard run, but it meant the world to Texas and its new of the final fourth-and-two. Texas out of danger. had a great day on the ground for “Wishbone” offense. Steve Worster’s touchdown run to cap a 85-yard the Longhorns with 124 yards on 23 carries, including a 24-yard run for drive established UT’s wishbone offense as not just the one-dimensional GREAT MOMENT UT’s only touchdown. “run only” threat. The drive, which began with four pass completions by James Street, was a masterful mesh of pass and run that instilled #2 Texas 20, #13 UCLA 17 GREAT GAME confidence in the Longhorns players. That confidence translated into 28 Saturday, October 3, 1970 more wins in a row, including the 1969 National Championship. Memorial Stadium (Austin, Texas) #1 Texas 57, #2 Texas A&M 28 Saturday, November 26, 1977 GREAT GAME In one of the most dramatic plays in school history, quarterback Eddie (College Station, Texas) Phillips and Cotton Speyrer combined on a 45-yard catch- #1 Texas 15, #2 Arkansas 14 and-run to raise UT’s unbeaten streak to 23 games, eclipsing the old It was the Earl Campbell show as the Tyler Rose galloped for 222 Saturday, December 6, 1969 mark of 22 set by Arkansas in 1963-65. On third-and-19 with 20 seconds yards and four touchdowns against the Aggies in a wild UT win. For Razorback Stadium (Fayetteville, Ark.) left, Texas called for “86 pass, Ted crossing, Sam post.” Speyrer, who good measure, the 220-pound fullback added the only TD reception lined up at right end, angled over the middle, jumped and hauled in the of his career when he toted a 60 yards. The performance Texas was undefeated in 18 games while Arkansas had won 15 in a row. pass at the 20-yard-line, then raced to the end zone with 12 seconds all but put the Heisman Trophy on Campbell’s mantle, as the game The Longhorns was ranked No.1 by AP and Arkansas was at No. 2. UT remaining on the clock. The Memorial Stadium crowd erup-ted as yet was witnessed by a national television audience. Campbell wasn’t the was leading the nation in rushing and Arkansas was atop the national another Darrell Royal gamble paid off for the Longhorns. only offensive star for the Longhorns, as quarterback Randy McEachern list for scoring defense. President Richard Nixon was on hand to proclaim threw for a school record-tying four touchdowns. Texas’ 57-point total the winner National Champion. Something had to give. Arkansas scored GREAT GAME still stands as the most points scored by either team in this storied first and took a 7-0 lead to the locker room at halftime. Arkansas’ Bill rivalry. The win gave the Longhorns their first undefeated regular Montgomery passed to Chuck Dicus for a 29-yard touchdown in the #7 Texas 17, #4 Alabama 13 season (at 11-0) since 1970. UT’s bid for a national title was sidetracked third quarter to up the Razorbacks lead to 14-0. Late in the third period, Saturday, January 1, 1973 by Notre Dame, who defeated the Longhorns 38-10 in the Cotton Bowl. Texas QB James Street led the Longhorns on an 80-yard drive capped by Cotton Bowl (Dallas, Texas) a 42-yard touchdown gallop by the senior quarterback. After converting GREAT MOMENT the two-point conversion, UT trailed 14-8. Arkansas drove right back to No. 7 Texas capped an outstanding 10-1 season with a 17-13 defeat of the Texas 7-yard line and was poised to score when UT defensive back No. 4 Alabama. Quarterback ’s 34-yard touchdown run on a Earl Campbell Wins the Heisman Trophy Danny Lester picked off a Montgomery pass in the end zone. Texas bootleg with 4:22 left in the game proved to be the difference in UT’s Saturday, December 8, 1977 fumbled on its next possession but got the ball back 62 yards from the upset of the favored Crimson Tide. Alabama, led by offensive tackle The Heisman Room — Downtown Athletic Club Arkansas goal line with 7:58 to play. Three plays netted seven yards, John Hannah and running back Wilbur Jackson, jumped out to a 13-3 (New York) and on fourth-and-three from the 43, Street called a time out. Royal halftime lead, but Texas, behind its star tackle and top called for the “53 pass,” and seconds later, tight end Randy Peschel running back Roosevelt Leaks, stormed back in the second half. Lowry, Live television entered the life of the Heisman Trophy the day Earl was on the receiving end of a 44-yard strike from Street. Two plays who ran for 117 yards on 16 carries and tossed for 61 more yards on Campbell became Texas’ first winner of the award in 1977. After a later, Jim Bertlesen slammed over from two yards out as the stunned 5-of-11 passing, beat out Leaks, who rushed for 120 yards on 25 carries, number of top finishers just missed the brass ring for the Longhorns, Arkansas crowd looked on. added the extra point and Tom for Outstanding Offensive Performer honors. Royal was especially proud UT’s first winner spent a laid-back Dec. 8 lounging in his hotel room in Campbell’s interception of a Montgomery pass at the Texas 21-yard-line of this team’s performance. After all, he had called the team “average a “bull session” with members of the media—waiting for the first-ever with 1:22 left sealed the victory. as a day’s wash” in the preseason. prime-time telecast of the announcement of the award. After years of announcing the award in a quiet formality at the end of the annual GREAT MOMENT GREAT MOMENT dinner sponsored by the Downtown Athletic Club of New York, the 1977 Heisman moved uptown to the New York Hilton. There, with #1 Texas 15, #2 Arkansas 14 #7 Texas 17, #4 Alabama 13 entertainers Connie Stevens and Leslie Uggams escorted on stage Saturday, December 6, 1969 Saturday, January 1, 1973 by a dancing troupe dressed in cheerleader outfits, the award was Razorback Stadium (Fayetteville, Ark.) Cotton Bowl (Dallas, Texas) announced to the nation at the end of an hour-long CBS-TV special. The hosts for the telecast were actor Elliot Gould and O. J. Simpson. It was fourth-and-three with Texas down 14-8 when head coach Darrell With 4:22 left in the game, quarterback Alan Lowry called a bootleg and BThe one-hour special, which was greatly panned by TV critics of the Royal called for the “53 veer pass.” It was a play that had been called took off from the Alabama 34-yard line. Not known as an exceptional day, climaxed in the naming of Campbell over finalists running back only a few times all season with tight end Randy Peschel in the game sprinter, the 4.7 40-yard dash man turned the corner and headed down Terry Miller of Oklahoma State and Notre Dame tight end Ken MacAfee. and it hadn’t met with much success. “Although this pass is supposed the sideline for the winning score. Replays and photos show that Lowry Campbell thanked his mother, Ann, who had reared Earl and 10 other to be long, if you can’t get open, cut outside or do something to get may have caught the sideline at the 10-yard-line when he cut back to children on money she made raising roses in Tyler, his teammates, enough for a first down,” Street said to Peschel in the huddle. “But if elude the final Crimson Tide tackler. But it didn’t matter, as the winning and God. “I really don’t have words to express my feelings,” he said. you can get behind him [the halfback], run like hell.” Peschel ran by touchdown stood and UT finished the season at 10-1. “I hope I can represent what it stands for and will do everything I can Arkansas defensive back Jerry Moore and the ball arrived in the UT tight toward that aim.” Mrs. Campbell and head coach both were end’s hands 44 yards later. The play deflated the Razorbacks and gave GREAT GAME among the small contingent of Texans who made the trip to New York. the Longhorns the momentum to pull out the victory. Campbell wore a yellow rose in the lapel of his tuxedo, emblematic of #5 Texas 13, #2 Oklahoma 6 his nickname, “The Tyler Rose.” GREAT GAME Saturday, October 8, 1977 Cotton Bowl (Dallas) #1 Texas 21, #9 Notre Dame 17 Thursday, January 1, 1970 No. 5 Texas ended six years of frustration by defeating Oklahoma for Cotton Bowl (Dallas) the first time since 1970. It was the storybook style with which the Longhorns did it that makes this game stand out. Starting quarterback No. 1 Texas took on No. 9 Notre Dame, which was ending a 44-year Mark McBath and backup John Aune both went down in the first self-imposed bowl moratorium. The Irish, despite being seven-point quarter with season-ending injuries setting the stage for little-used underdogs, outweighed the Longhorns by nearly 20 pounds per man, junior Randy McEachern, who went into the season not even listed but that was not enough to prevent UT from registering the 500th win in the UT media guide. McEachern proceeded to lead the Longhorns in school history. Trailing 17-14 with 6:52 left to play, the Longhorns on an 80-yard touchdown drive just before the half to give UT a 10-3 took over at their own 24 yard-line. In the 17-play, 76-yard TD drive lead at intermission. Russell Erxleben put the Longhorns up 13-6 with that followed, UT converted two fourth-and-two situations, the last a 58-yard field goal (he knocked through a 64-yarder in the first half)

187 TEXASSPORTS.COM HISTORY 2017 TEXAS FOOTBALL MEDIA GUIDE GREAT GAMES & GREAT MOMENTS GREAT GAME Texas suffered a heartbreaking 10-9 loss to Georgia in the Cotton Bowl In 1990, it was a different story. The UT defense, that would go on to to dash its National Championship hopes. finish the season ranked No. 1 nationally in pass defense, grounded the #6 Texas 14, #3 Alabama 12 Cougars in impressive fashion. At the same time, Texas rolled up 626 Friday, January 1, 1982 GREAT MOMENT yards of total offense of its own, the most by a Longhorns team since Cotton Bowl (Dallas) 1969. In all, UT intercepted Klingler four times and held the Cougars to Texas 16, #15 Arkansas 14 81 yards on 31 plays when the game was being decided in the second No. 3 Alabama and No. 6 Texas teed it up in the 1982 Cotton Bowl Saturday, October 17, 1987 and third quarters. In the meantime, UT quarterback with identical 9-1-1 records. It marked the last chance for Paul “Bear” War Memorial Stadium (Little Rock, Ark.) completed 20-of-28 passes for 322 yards and fullback Butch Hadnot Bryant to beat Texas while at Alabama. On the other hand, UT coach rushed for 134 yards and two TDs to lead the Longhorns. A raucous Fred Akers was looking for his first Cotton Bowl victory. Alabama took a Texas, down 14-10, started at its own 44-yard-line with 1:48 left on the sellout crowd enjoyed every minute of the win that helped propel Texas 10-0 lead into the fourth quarter, before Texas finally got on the board. clock and one timeout to spare. In keeping with the great tradition of into the 1990 Cotton Bowl. With 10:38 remaining in the game, quarterback Robert Brewer called a exciting Texas/Arkansas matchups, quarterback answered timeout with Texas facing third and long at the Alabama 30-yard-line. the call and led the Longhorns on a 11-play, 56-yard drive that GREAT MOMENT Brewer stunned the Crimson Tide with a quarterback draw on the next culminated in a 18-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Tony Jones play, racing to the end zone untouched. On UT’s next possession, Terry with no time left on the clock. #15 Texas 17, #16 Oklahoma 10 Orr scored from eight yards out to cap an 11-play, 80-yard drive to put Saturday, October 8, 1994 UT up 14-10 with 2:05 remaining. Alabama’s Joey Jones returned the Jones, who made the reception just inside the goal line, took a couple Cotton Bowl (Dallas) ensuing kickoff to the Texas 38, and ‘Bama QB Walter Lewis took over of hard hits just as he caught the ball, but the 5-foot-7, 140-pounder with 1:54 left. On the very next play, UT’s William Graham picked off a somehow managed to hang on. The game was the first in UT history to In a game filled with drama surrounding the first career start of UT Lewis pass at the one. The Longhorns took a safety to insure better field be decided on the final play of the game. redshirt freshman quarterback James Brown, the future Longhorns all- position and make the final margin 14-12. Texas finished the season time passing leader, the 1994 version of the UT/OU “Red-River Classic” ranked No. 2 by AP and fourth by UPI. GREAT GAME came down to the final drive. Brown’s spectacular job (17-of-22 passing for 148 yards and a TD/51 rushing yards and a score) in replacing GREAT MOMENT Texas 28, #15 Oklahoma 24 the injured , became the side note when the Longhorns Saturday, October 14, 1989 defense produced the game-winning stand. With UT leading 17-10 with #6 Texas 14, #3 Alabama 12 Cotton Bowl (Dallas) 43 seconds remaining in the game, Oklahoma lined up for a fourth-and- Friday, January 1, 1982 goal play from UT’s 3-yard line. Sooners QB Garrick McGee pulled out on Cotton Bowl (Dallas) Texas hadn’t beaten Oklahoma since 1983, and it looked as though that what appeared to be an option right, then, to the Longhorns’ surprise streak would stay intact when freshman QB Peter Gardere broke the UT handed back to RB James Allen running left. Allen seemed to have a It was a play that looked as though it was drawn up on dirt in the huddle at the Longhorns 34-yard-line with 3:42 left. Having seen its clear route to the corner of the end zone until Longhorns LB Robert playground — so simple, yet so effective. No. 3 Texas was trailing No. 21-7 halftime lead turn into a 24-21 Sooners advantage, the UT half of Reed met him, turned the play inside and got a piece of Allen’s legs. 6 Alabama 10-0 in the fourth quarter, when fans began to wonder if the Cotton Bowl rallied behind the Longhorns for one last drive. Four “Something told me,” Reed said. “Robert, take a seat right where you the Longhorns would ever score. But Robert Brewer’s quarterback draw Gardere completions later, the Horns were at the Oklahoma 25-yard- are. Wait. The play is coming back to you.” Allen still appeared destined on third-and- long surprised everyone in the stadium. The 30-yard line with a little more than two minutes left in the game. Then, on for the end zone before UT 343-pound NG Stonie Clark dealt a crushing touchdown run, that saw Brewer score untouched, gave Texas the second-and-10, Gardere rifled a strike to an outstretched Johnny Walker blow that sent Allen to the turf just one foot shy of a game-tying score. momentum it needed to pull off a 14-12 victory in the 1982 Cotton at the goal line for the winning score. On the seven-play drive, Gardere “I saw the reverse, got on my horse and got over there. As soon as I Bowl. went 5-of-5 for 58 yards. Two Wayne Clements field goals, a 44-yard TD saw him turn it inside, my eyes lit up,” Clark said. Brown’s first start run with a fumbled punt by Mical Padgett, a Gardere to Tony Jones TD against the Sooners marked the first time in 30 years a Longhorns QB GREAT GAME pass and a two-point conversion after a blocked PAT rounded out the UT had his debut as a starter against OU. Andy White filled in for injured Bill scoring on the wild afternoon. Gardere would go on to defeat OU three Bradley in 1966, but OU won that game, 18-9. #2 Texas 15, #9 SMU 12 more times, making him the first quarterback in Texas history to lead Saturday, October 22, 1983 the Longhorns to four wins against the Sooners. GREAT GAME (Irving, Texas) GREAT GAME Texas 63, Baylor 35 No. 2 Texas took sole possession of the lead Thursday, November 24, 1994 with a 15-12 win at the No. 9 Mustangs. Both SMU and Texas entered Texas 14, #4 Oklahoma 13 Floyd Casey Stadium (Waco, Texas) the game with undefeated 5-0 records and with nationally-ranked Saturday, October 13, 1990 defenses. Texas had to come from behind two times and survive six Cotton Bowl (Dallas) In a roller coaster season that saw the Longhorns lose four games in a turnovers en route to the win. The teams traded field goals throughout six-game stretch midway through the year, the Baylor game revitalized the first three quarters before came off the bench to It was a case of lightning striking twice, as for the second consecutive the spirits of the UT football program. Led by a splendid quarterbacking engineer a 62-yard scoring drive. Dodge’s 7-yard touchdown pass to year, Texas mounted a late fourth-quarter drive to beat No. 4 Oklahoma. performance by redshirt freshman James Brown, the Longhorns Bill Boy Bryant put the Longhorns up 13-6 early in the fourth quarter. This time, UT took over at its own nine-yard line with 7:12 left, having manhandled the Bears 63-35 in claiming a share of the Southwest SMU then drove 80 yards to tie the game, but Jerry Gray was able to bat mustered just more than 100 yards of total offense to that point. Twelve Conference title and earning a spot in the . Despite a 10 a.m. down SMU QB Lance McIlhenny’s two-point conversion pass attempt. plays later, sparked by the runs of freshman Butch Hadnot, UT faced kickoff on Thanksgiving Day, Brown was hot from the start, completing UT added a safety for the final margin. The win snapped SMU’s 21-game fourth-and-seven at the Oklahoma 16-yard-line. After a Longhorns 18-of-25 passes for 289 yards and a school-record five TDs. With the unbeaten streak. timeout, quarterback Peter Gardere dropped back, and given extra time game tied at 21 with three minutes left in the half, Brown began a from a great block by halfback Phil Brown, spotted Keith Cash in the 35-0 scoring spree over the next one-and-a-half quarters which put the GREAT GAME end zone. The 16-yard scoring pass ended the drive that ate up 5:12 Bears away. In that span, Brown threw four TD passes as UT mounted off the game clock. Wayne Clements’ extra point gave the Longhorns a a 56-21 lead. With the win, Texas upped its record to 7-4 and claimed #2 Texas 45, Texas A&M 13 14-13 lead with two minutes to go. OU managed a valiant drive to the a share of its first of three consecutive conference titles. The Longhorns Saturday, November 26, 1983 UT 29-yard-line, but with time running out, the Sooners’ R.D. Lashar went on to earn their first bowl bid since 1990 and in a stunning 35-31 Kyle Field (College Station, Texas) watched his 46-yard field goal attempt sail wide left. come-from-behind victory over No. 19 North Carolina at the Sun Bowl, posted their first bowl victory in eight years. With a national television audience looking on, Texas A&M sought GREAT GAME to play spoiler and hang a loss on No. 2 Texas’ perfect regular season record. A&M jumped out to a 13-0 lead setting the stage for an aerial Texas 45, #3 24 assault courtesy of the right arm of Rick McIvor, who entered the game Saturday, November 10, 1990 just before the half. McIvor led the Longhorns to 45 points in 15 minutes Memorial Stadium (Austin, Texas) to turn the tide of the game. He completed 8-of-12 passes for 170 yards and four touchdowns, tying the UT record for TD passes in a game. Undefeated, third-ranked Houston rolled into Austin with its When you add receiver Bill Boy Bryant’s touchdown pass off a unstoppable “run-and-shoot” offense led by Heisman Trophy candidate reverse, the five total TD passes set a new school team record. The win David Klingler. In the previous three years, UH had run up 173 points marked Fred Akers’ second unbeaten regular season in seven years. (57.7 per game) on the Longhorns in winning three consecutive games.

188 HISTORY @TEXASFOOTBALL 2017 TEXAS FOOTBALL MEDIA GUIDE GREAT GAMES & GREAT MOMENTS GREAT MOMENT three touchdowns by fifth-year senior Priest Holmes helped lead the GREAT MOMENT Longhorns to the stirring win against the two-time defending National #16 Texas 17, #14 Virginia 16 Champions in St. Louis. The pivotal play of the game came on a fourth- Texas 54, Iowa State 33 Saturday, October 21, 1995 and-inches call with 2:48 remaining from the Longhorns 28-yard-line. Saturday, October 3, 1998 Memorial Stadium (Austin, Texas) Brown faked the run, rolled left and tossed a pass that TE Derek Lewis DKR-Texas Memorial Stadium (Austin, Texas) took for a 61-yard gain to set up the game-clinching touchdown. In a pivotal game that ignited a six-game winning streak, a run to the Holmes scored from 11 yards out on the very next play and UT pulled In a game filled with emotion, Ricky Williams placed a No. 37 decal on final Southwest Conference Championship and a berth in the Nokia off the upset and earned a spot in one of the four Alliance Bowls for his helmet to honor his fallen friend Doak Walker who passed away on , Phil Dawson became the first Longhorns place-kicker to the second year in a row (Tostitos Fiesta Bowl). That was the first time Sunday, Sept. 27. After dedicating his season to the memory of Walker, win a game on the final play when he connected on a 50-yard field goal since 1972-73 that the Longhorns advanced to back-to-back New Williams went on to for a UT record and match the 11th-best into a stiff 20 mph headwind to lift No. 16 Texas past No. 14 Virginia, Year’s Day bowl games. It also secured the Longhorns’ third consecutive rushing day in NCAA history with 350 yards (eclipsing Roosevelt Leaks 17-16. It marked the first time in history that the Longhorns claimed a conference title, marking the first time since 1971-73 that a UT team UT mark of 342 yards set against SMU in 1973) in a 54-33 victory over victory in a home game on the final play and only the second time on had accomplished that feat. Iowa State. The game marked Williams’ initial assault on the NCAA record that UT won a game as time expired. The Longhorns’ final series, record book. a 14-play, 47-yard drive, was loaded with dramatic plays. With less than GREAT MOMENT one minute left, UT was faced with a fourth-and-one at its own 43-yard- The future Heisman Trophy winner, who rushed for 350 yards and five line. Wane McGarity kept the drive alive by diving over left tackle and Texas 37, #3 Nebraska 27 touchdowns on 37 carries and caught two passes for 17 yards, set or barely getting the first down. After three incomplete passes, Texas was Saturday, December 7, 1996 tied six NCAA records on the day. Williams’ 1-yard TD run with 6:37 faced with a fourth-and-10 with 30 seconds left. James Brown patiently Inaugural Big 12 Championship remaining in the fourth quarter was his 65th career TD run and 66th waited, stepped up in the pocket and found Mike Adams on the sideline Trans World Airlines Dome (St. Louis) career TD overall, pushing him ahead of Anthony Thompson as the for 12 yards and the first down. Brown stopped the clock by spiking the NCAA’s all-time leader in rushing TDs and total TDs. He also set NCAA ball. With 10 seconds left, on a designed play, Brown then gained 11 “Roll left” was a staple of the Longhorns’ goal-line and short-yardage records for scoring among non-kickers and rushing yards in consecutive yards on a keeper to set up Dawson’s dramatic kick. offense. Leading two-time defending National Champion Nebraska games (668, 318 vs. Rice; 350 vs. Iowa State) and tied the NCAA marks 30-27 with 2:40 left in the inaugural and for fastest to 1,000 rushing yards in a season (five games) and TDs in GREAT GAME the ball sitting at its own 28-yard-line, Texas put “roll left” to work consecutive games (11). in turning out one of the most courageous fourth-and-inches plays #9 Texas 16, #16 Texas A&M 6 in history. “I was prepared to punt, but when they Williams set five UT records in the game as well. Including his single- Saturday, December 2, 1995 stretched the chain and we needed two inches, I thought, heck, if game rushing record, he also eclipsed UT marks for all-purpose yards Kyle Field (College Station, Texas) you’re going to be a champion you have to go for it. You have to seize (367), consecutive 300-yard rushing games (two), career all-purpose the day,” head coach John Mackovic said. “Come to run,” QB James yards (6,015) and fastest to 1,000 yards (five games/on 144 carries). No. 9 Texas capped a six-game winning streak, snapped an Aggies Brown was told, meaning his first inclination should be to the two 31-game home winning streak (the longest active streak in the nation inches necessary for the first down and let the Longhorns’offense try GREAT MOMENT at the time) and secured the final Southwest Conference Championship to run out the rest of the clock. Brown quickly stepped under center with a 16-6 victory at No. 16 Texas A&M. The victory gave the Longhorns and received the ball immediately. He was prepared to run after Texas 34, Oklahoma 3 a perfect conference record (7-0) for the first time since 1990 and faking a handoff to Priest Holmes and pivoting to his left. The Saturday, October 10, 1998 earned them a berth in one of the four Alliance Bowls (Nokia Sugar seemed plenty big enough, especially after Ricky Williams knocked Cotton Bowl (Dallas) Bowl). Led by true freshman Ricky Williams’ 163 yards rushing and two down linebacker Ryan Terwilliger. But the junior signal caller stunned touchdowns and the courageous effort of junior quarterback James everyone when he stopped and lofted a pass downfield to a wide open The 1998 season produced a number of touching stories, but none was Brown, playing on a badly sprained ankle, the Longhorns claimed Derek Lewis for what turned into a 61-yard completion. “It was sitting more important than the tremendous bond formed between the 1997 their first victory in College Station since 1983 and stopped an Aggies there as big as the sun, so long that I swear I said, ‘Come on, get here,’” Doak Walker Award winner Ricky Williams and the man for whom the four-game series winning streak. The Longhorns rushed for 246 yards Lewis said afterward. “You can’t stop that play if we execute it,” Brown award was named. against an A&M defense that was allowing just 91.8 yards per game. On added. “The defense doesn’t have enough people to cover everybody.” defense, the Longhorns forced six turnovers and were the first opponent The play, later voted College Football’s Play of the Year, set up Priest Walker, the Heisman Trophy winner at SMU in 1948 and a NFL Hall of to keep the Aggies out of the end zone since 1987. Holmes’ third TD run of the game and allowed the three-TD underdogs Famer, had befriended Williams just prior to being paralyzed in a skiing to claim their first Big 12 Championship with a 37-27 victory. accident (Jan. 30, 1998) at age 71 that would lead to his death. A week GREAT GAME after Walker died (Sept. 27, 1998), Williams wore a No. 37 sticker on GREAT MOMENT his helmet in his honor against Iowa State. The following week against Texas 51, Texas A&M 15 Oklahoma, Williams, who normally wore No. 34, chose to wear 37 in Friday, November 29, 1996 Ricky Williams Announced He Walker’s honor. DKR-Texas Memorial Stadium (Austin, Texas) Will Return For Senior Season Thursday, January 8, 1998 “I met him and he made a big impact on my life. He was so humble. He In one of the most lopsided games in the storied history of the kept fighting back through good and bad. He lived the way I want to live rivalry, Texas pounded Texas A&M 51-15 to claim the first-ever Big After leading the nation in rushing and scoring, winning the Dr Pepper my life.” Williams said. “When I looked down at his number before the 12 South Division Championship and earn a trip to the inaugural Big Doak Walker Award (nation’s outstanding running back) and finishing game, I started to get real emotional. It was an extremely special day.” 12 Championship game. James Brown turned in one of his finest fifth in the Heisman Trophy voting, Ricky Williams made a startling personal performances as a Longhorn with 336 passing yards and four announcement that he would wait on NFL riches and return for his The game was against Oklahoma and played in Dallas’ historic Cotton TDs as Texas won its fifth consecutive game. Ricky Williams added 145 senior season at Texas. Bowl, known as “The House That Doak Built.” Williams rushed for 139 rushing yards and a TD as the Longhorns rolled up 594 yards of offense yards and two touchdowns on 31 carries in Texas’ 34-3 victory. After and allowed the Aggies just 227 in the most lopsided series win since On January 8, 1998, in Bellmont Hall’s Carpenter-Winkel Centennial his first scoring run, a 20-yard dash with 4:39 left in the first quarter, 1982 (53-16). Room, Williams stunned the press conference crowd and kicked off a Williams pointed to his heart and then to the sky in tribute to Walker. history-making season with his declaration that he would pass on a He later repeated the tribute on a 78-yard run, but unfortunately GREAT GAME certain top five selection in the NFL Draft to return to Austin. “When that play was called back for holding. “I wanted that one for Doak,” I came to Texas three years ago, I set personal and team goals. I also Williams said. Texas 37, #3 Nebraska 27 wanted to get my degree from The University of Texas and that’s Saturday, December 7, 1996 why I’m staying another year.” Williams’ went on to say he delayed Following the victory, and the Longhorns team presented Inaugural Big 12 Championship becoming a millionaire for his love of the college experience and that Doak Walker’s children and their families, who witnessed the game, Trans World Airlines Dome (St. Louis) he hoped his decision would set a good example for kids in emphasizing with the game ball in an emotional dressing room ceremony and the value of education. “There’s certain things money can’t buy, like Williams honored the family with his soiled game jersey. “We dedicated In one of the biggest upsets of the 1996 college football season and camaraderie and the team being together and loyalty,” Williams added. this game to Doak Walker and his memory,” Brown said. “It was a very one of the greatest wins in recent UT football history, the unranked “Money can’t buy those things.” Mack Brown praised the decision emotional game. The team gave the Walker family the game ball and and three- touchdown underdog Longhorns stunned No. 3 Nebraska of what he said assured a successful recruiting class. “What a great Ricky gave the family his jersey and apologized for it being as blood- 37-27 to claim the first-ever Big 12 Championship. A career-best 353 statement for college football, that a guy would turn down all that stained and dirty as it was.” yards on 19-of-28 passes by James Brown and 120 yards rushing and money to stay in college.

189 TEXASSPORTS.COM HISTORY 2017 TEXAS FOOTBALL MEDIA GUIDE GREAT GAMES & GREAT MOMENTS GREAT GAME Williams led the way, breaking Tony Dorsett’s 22-year-old NCAA GREAT MOMENT rushing record in style. The senior running back, who entered the game Texas 20, #7 Nebraska 16 needing just 62 yards to break Dorsett’s mark of 6,082 yards, rushed for Ricky Williams Wins Heisman Trophy Saturday, October 31, 1998 259 yards and a touchdown on 44 carries. That effort came against an Saturday, December 12, 1998 Memorial Stadium/Tom Osborne Field Aggies defense that was allowing just 250.8 yards of total offense (No. The Heisman Room (Lincoln, Nebraska) 2 nationally) and 104.8 rushing yards per game (No. 13 NCAA) on the Downtown Athletic Club (New York) year. Applewhite completed 24-of-35 passes for 232 and a score, but Texas faced a daunting task in playing their third Top 10 opponent it was the Longhorns defense that may have saved the game. UT held Upon his arrival at Texas, Ricky Williams said that Earl Campbell’s of the season and facing Nebraska’s national-leading 47-game home the Aggies to minus-seven rushing yards on 25 attempts (the lowest Heisman Trophy looked lonely in a trophy case and vowed to fill the winning streak. However, on the back of their future Heisman Trophy output by a Longhorns opponent since SMU had minus-23 yards on 28 void. winning running back, the arm of their redshirt freshman quarterback attempts in 1991) and held A&M to just 173 yards of offense on the day. and the heels of their top defensive effort of the year, the Longhorns Many thought the opportunity was lost after Williams felt shunned and took a major step toward respectability in a stunning 20-16 upset of No. GREAT MOMENT disappointed in finishing fifth and failing to even earn a trip to New 7 Nebraska in Lincoln. “The key thing that we did was come in here to York after leading the nation in rushing and scoring as a junior. Instead win the ballgame,” Ricky Williams said. “We didn’t come to get a moral Texas 26, #6 Texas A&M 24 a motivated Williams, who was a big fan of the college experience, victory or to play a good game. We came to win and we believed that Friday, November 27, 1998 stunned everyone by passing on NFL millions to return for his senior we would win. That’s the reason we beat them.” DKR-Texas Memorial Stadium (Austin, Texas) year. He followed with a dramatic and emotional record-setting season that was rewarded with the 64th Heisman Memorial Trophy. UT pulled a rare feat in Lincoln, jumping out to a 7-0 lead on its first Needing only 11 yards to break Tony Dorsett’s 22-year old NCAA rushing possession and controlling the game with a 10-3 halftime lead. The yardage record, Ricky Williams surpassed the mark in dramatic fashion, In a storybook season that couldn’t have been scripted better in Huskers responded by claiming a 13-10 lead in the third quarter, but breaking three tackles and sprinting 60 yards for a touchdown on a run Hollywood, Williams claimed the coveted trophy in a landslide victory. the Longhorns didn’t crater. On the UT’s first possession of the final that was voted The College Football Play of The Year. He captivated the country with a dramatic return to college. He period and facing a third-and-10 play from its own 19-yard-line, Major honored his fallen friend Doak Walker, who was being recognized for Applewhite connected with little-used WR Bryan White on a 76-yard With 1:58 remaining in the first quarter, the Longhorns snapped the his 50th anniversary of winning the Heisman Trophy in 1998. Williams pass play. The throw set up Kris Stockton’s 19-yard field goal that ball on a first-and-10 from their own 40-yard-line. With Dorsett among also broke Tony Dorsett’s 22-year old NCAA rushing record en route to knotted the game at 13. a star-studded cast of sideline witnesses and a then-UT record crowd of eclipsing 21 NCAA marks as well as 46 UT standards while transforming 83,687 looking on, Williams displayed all of the traits that established a struggling 4-7 Longhorns team in 1997 to one of the nation’s top Nebraska claimed a 16-13 advantage with 8:33 remaining in the game. him as one of the greatest players in college football history as he turnaround seasons in 1998. The first player in UT history to finish Facing one of the nation’s top defenses, Texas took over at its own rushed to NCAA history. Offensive coordinator Greg Davis signaled the among the Heisman Trophy’s top five vote getters twice, Williams’ 15-yard-line and White again made the big play. On third-and-21 from play, ‘L King Zin 53’ and quarterback made the call. route to the trophy featured the greatest percentage of votes cast (43% the UT 35-yard-line, White skirted the in catching a 37-yard Williams took the handoff on the isolation play over left guard, slipped of 920 voters) in the prestigious award’s history. He also secured the pass that gave the Longhorns a first-and-10 at the Huskers 28. Williams past lunging Aggies linebacker Warrick Holdman and darted through third-most points (2,355) and first-place votes (714), as well as the rushed five consecutive times to move the ball to the Nebraska 2-yard- the hole formed by left tackle Leonard Davis and left guard Roger fourth-largest margin of victory (1,563 points) in history. line, where on third-and-goal, Applewhite found Wane McGarity Roesler. Following the lead block of fullback Ricky Brown, Williams working his way back across the end zone on a 2-yard TD pass with 2:47 charged toward the left sideline and broke through the tackle of A&M Although the ceremony appeared to be a formality, it didn’t put remaining. The play was tabbed the College Football Play of the Week. strong safety Rich Coady. “I had a smile after I broke that one tackle,” a damper on the enthusiasm. As Williams nervously awaited the Williams said. “I knew I had broken the record.” The future Heisman announcement in New York, his teammates’ reaction was being fed The game served as a significant mark in Ricky Williams run for the Trophy winner then sprinted down the sideline, and at the 12-yard- from the Moncrief-Neuhaus Athletics Complex team meeting room Heisman Trophy as he rushed 37 times for 150 yards against Nebraska’s line, set up the block of wide receiver Wane McGarity and overpowered live via satellite to ESPN. When their teammate’s name was called, the vaunted “Black Shirt” defense, which entered the game ranked 17th Jason Webster’s tackle attempt at the goal line as he room erupted. Williams was quick to thank his teammates, coaches and nationally (106.5 ypg) against the run. Applewhite completed 14-of-26 plunged into the end zone. family in his acceptance speech. passes for 269 yards and two TDs, but possibly the most surprising effort came from the Longhorns defense, which behind a 13-tackle, two-sack, “I was standing on the sideline saying, ‘Go, go, go!’” Dorsett said. “What “This is a team award,” Williams said. “You can’t become a finalist five TFLs effort from LB Anthony Hicks held Nebraska to 311 yards of a way to break a record that has been standing for so many years. Before without the effort and hard work of the whole team. The best part of offense, more than 100 yards below its season average (412.5 ypg). the game I thought ‘Wouldn’t it be great if he broke it on a long run’ this entire season is that I was a part of a Texas team that won eight and he did.” GREAT GAME games.” After being mobbed by his teammates and receiving Dorsett’s UT later went on to post its ninth victory of the season against No. 25 Texas 26, #6 Texas A&M 24 handshake, the action was halted to present Williams with the historic Mississippi State in the 1999 Cotton Bowl (38-11). Friday, November 27, 1998 game ball. DKR-Texas Memorial Stadium (Austin, Texas) GREAT GAME “He got it the right way,” head coach Mack Brown said. “That’s a run Although the Longhorns’ loss to Texas Tech on Nov. 14 prevented the that I will remember for the rest of my life.” #20 Texas 38, #25 Mississippi State 11 UT/Texas A&M rivalry from being a battle for the Big 12 South Division Friday, January 1, 1999 title, there was no lack of enthusiasm as the two teams met for the “I’ve just seen something that people will be talking about for a long Cotton Bowl (Dallas) 105th time. The atmosphere at Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium time,” said five-time Cy Young Award winner Roger Clemens, who was was electric as a record crowd of 83,687 fans were on hand, a national on the sidelines. “What a way to end it.” The remarkable success of the 1998 was marked audience tuned in via ABC Sports and a star-studded cast lined the by a burning desire of a team to erase a bad memory of the previous sidelines as Ricky Williams rushed to history and the Longhorns waged Later Williams surpassed another major record as he racked up 295 all- season by “being champions.” They accomplished that with a rousing war with the No. 6 Aggies. purpose yards to break Napolean McCallum’s NCAA career all-purpose 38-11 victory against No. 25 Mississippi State in the 1999 Southwestern Leading 23-7 at one point, the Longhorns saw their rival come charging yardage mark. He did that, astonishingly, without returning a kick. Bell Cotton Bowl. The much-anticipated return to Dallas by the No. 20 from behind to take a 24-23 lead with only 2:20 remaining in the game. Longhorns marked their first New Year’s Day bowl victory since the Texas made one of the most dramatic drives of the season as it took Williams, who finished his career with 21 NCAA marks and 46 UT 1982 Cotton Bowl and climaxed a 9-3 season that found UT winning over at its own 23-yard-line. The drama began as Major Applewhite records, was honored with a video tribute and a presentation on the eight of its final nine games and rebounding from a 4-7 season in 1997. converted on a 6-yard strike to TE Derek Lewis on third-and-two pass field following the game. “It has been a special year because of Ricky The enthusiasm surrounding the Longhorns program was evident as with 1:22 left in the contest. Again facing third-and-two, Applewhite Williams,” Brown said. “He’s the greatest player that I have ever seen. I Texas fans helped sell out the Cotton Bowl Stadium in 48 hours after moved the ball to midfield on a 4-yard pass to Bryan White with less think he’s one of the best, if not the best, college football player ever.” the pairings were announced. than a minute left. Then, following a 7-yard toss to Wane McGarity, Applewhite found Kwame Cavil on a 25-yard pass which moved the “I hope I’m considered one of the best,” Williams said. “I’m just happy ball to A&M’s 19-yard-line. Williams 7-yard run set up Kris Stockton’s that I can make people proud, but I never thought when I was a second game-winning field goal of the season. Stockton’s 24-yarder freshman that things would turn out this way.” split the uprights and secured the Longhorns’ 26-24 upset victory.

190 HISTORY @TEXASFOOTBALL 2017 TEXAS FOOTBALL MEDIA GUIDE GREAT GAMES & GREAT MOMENTS GREAT GAME the two-time consensus first-team All-American on the Moncrief- GREAT MOMENT Neuhaus Athletics Complex in the south end of the stadium. #18 Texas 24, #3 Nebraska 20 Cole Pittman Dedication Game Saturday, October 23, 1999 “I want to say that it is an honor and a pleasure to be standing on this #4 Texas 44, North Carolina 14 DKR-Texas Memorial Stadium (Austin, Texas) wonderful field one more time,” Williams said in addressing the crowd. Saturday, September 8, 2001 DKR-Texas Memorial Stadium (Austin, Texas) With a record crowd of 84,082 on hand at Darrell K Royal-Texas The No. 13 Longhorns presented Williams with a game ball following Memorial Stadium and the ESPN GameDay set on location, No. 18 Texas their convincing 42-7 victory against the Oklahoma State Cowboys. Somehow, somewhere, somebody knew. It was the most poignant upset No. 3 Nebraska 24-20, marking the third consecutive victory for of moments as No. 4 Texas played North Carolina in 2001 in a game the Longhorns against the Huskers. UT overcame a 13-3 halftime deficit GREAT GAME dedicated to the memory of Longhorn player Cole Pittman, whose life to out score Nebraska 21-7 in the final 30 minutes and deliver the had tragically been taken in a car accident the previous spring. In an Huskers what would be their only loss of the season. #12 Texas 43, #22 Texas A&M 17 emotional pre-game ceremony, Pittman’s family had been honored. Friday, November 24, 2000 Much had been made of honoring Pittman’s number, No. 44, so it The game-winning play came with the Longhorns trailing 20-17 DKR-Texas Memorial Stadium (Austin, Texas) seemed that fate took a hand as the Longhorns put their last touchdown midway through the fourth quarter. Two plays after Major Applewhite on the board. As the team gathered for an extra point kick attempt, connected with Ryan Nunez on a 39-yard strike, UT capped its victory- No. 12 Texas extended its regular season winning streak to six games the Texas bench scurried furiously with another plan. As all of the clinching drive with a 17-yard touchdown pass from Applewhite to with a 43-17 victory against No. 22 Texas A&M. Sophomore QB Chris players held up four fingers in tribute to No. 44, Mack Brown ordered Mike Jones with 5:51 remaining in the game. Texas’ defense pressured Simms completed 18-of-24 passes for 383 yards (No. 3 on UT’s all- quarterback Major Applewhite onto the field for what appeared to be Nebraska quarterback into three consecutive incomplete time chart and the most by a Longhorn against the Aggies) and three a two point attempt. Instead, Applewhite, ironically a Louisiana native passes on the final drive and the Longhorns secured their first victory touchdowns as UT finished the regular season with a 9-2 (7-1, Big 12 as Pittman was, stepped back and knelt down on one knee. Then, as over a Top Five-ranked opponent in Austin since 1990. South) record. emotion spread through the stadium, folks realized what was going on. Through a strange accumulation of points, which included safeties and The Longhorns scored 14 third-quarter points in the win. Texas’ first Simms, who was making his second start against the Aggies and his several other quirks in scoring, the Texas total after the final touchdown score came after the Longhorns pinned the Huskers deep in their own fifth start of the season, led UT to touchdowns on each of its four stood at 44. And that is how Cole Pittman’s former teammates chose to territory and forced a short punt. Taking over at its own 35, UT drove for possessions and completed all eight of his passes for a school-record leave it, in a 44-14 victory that forever memorialized their fallen friend a score in four plays capped by a Chris Robertson 1-yard TD plunge. Two 234 yards in the third quarter alone. The Longhorns entered that frame and teammate. possessions later, UT took over at its own 42-yard-line and Applewhite with a 10-7 advantage, but their 27-point outburst pushed the lead to connected with Kwame Cavil three times in a row, including a 13-yard 37-17 entering the final quarter. GREAT GAME scoring pass to give the Longhorns their first lead (17-13) since the opening quarter. True freshmen receivers B.J. Johnson and were Simms’ #8 Texas 17, #17 Kansas State 14 favorite targets on the day. Johnson caught six passes for a UT Saturday, October 19, 2002 Nebraska reclaimed the lead with just less than eight minutes freshman-record 187 yards and a 70-yard touchdown, while Williams KSU Stadium (Manhattan, Kansas) remaining, which set up UT’s game-winning drive. had four grabs for 85 yards and a score. Williams also scored on a 20-yard reverse as the Longhorns ammassed 492 yards of offense The challenge was clear — one week after losing a Top Five showdown GREAT MOMENT against a tough Aggies defense. with Oklahoma, the 2002 Texas Longhorns found themselves with the daunting task of playing a rapidly rising Kansas State team on the road. #12 Texas 44, Iowa State 41 GREAT GAME En route to an 11-2 season, the Horns rose to the occasion, snapping the Saturday, October 30, 1999 Wildcats’ eight-game home win streak with a 17-14 victory. Jack Trice Stadium (Ames, Iowa) #9 Texas 47, #21 Washington 43 Friday, December 28, 2001 It was Texas’ first victory over K-State, which finished the year ranked Fresh off of its dramatic victory against No. 3 Nebraska, No. 12 Texas’ Qualcomm Stadium (San Diego) No. 7 nationally, in their three games in Big 12 competition. But more battle at 4-3 Iowa State came down to the final play. As time expired, importantly it dramatically swung the momentum of Texas’ second PK Kris Stockton capped a nine-play, 71-yard drive with an 18-yard field In what was the biggest comeback in Texas football history, the No. straight 11-win season. goal that allowed the Longhorns to escape with a 44-41 victory. 9 Longhorns overcame a 19-point third-quarter deficit en route to a thrilling 47-43 victory against No. 21 Washington in the Culligan The win marked just the third time in school history that the Longhorns . An ESPN television audience saw the Longhorns’ post Dusty Mangum’s 27-yard field goal with 1:32 remaining gave Texas the won a game on the final play. It was just the second time on UT record their first 11-win season since 1983 and their first Top 10 national finish final margin, but it took a blocked field goal attempt on the game’s final that a field goal as time expired secured a UT victory. (No. 5) in 19 seasons. play to secure its sixth victory of the year. Texas, which held a 41-27 fourth quarter lead, saw Iowa State charge Texas fell behind 13-0 midway through the second quarter before GREAT MOMENT back to tie the game at 41 with 3:20 remaining. On the Longhorns’ final bouncing back to claim a 14-13 lead with 1:55 left in the half. possesion, Major Applewhite connected with Ryan Nunez on a 38-yard The Longhorns, who trailed 36-17 at the 3:51 mark of the third #8 Texas 17, #17 Kansas State 14 strike on the first . Then, Hodges Mitchell carried period, rallied for scores on four (three TDs/one FG) of their final five Saturday, October 19, 2002 the ball seven times for 33 yards to take UT to the 1-yard line and set up possessions in posting a 30-7 advantage in the final quarter-and-a-half. KSU Stadium (Manhattan, Kansas) Stockton’s game-winning kick. Senior QB Major Applewhite set UT bowl game records in completing With seven seconds ticks left on the clock, overtime seemed almost GREAT MOMENT 37-of-55 passes for 473 yards and four touchdowns. He was named inevitable as 17th-ranked Kansas State lined up for a 36-yard field goal the game’s co-Most Outstanding Offensive Player. The Longhorns that would tie the game. Texas, clinging to a 17-14 lead that had come #13 Texas 45, Oklahoma State 17 tallied a UT all-time bowl game best 592 total yards and 47 points and from Dusty Mangum’s 27-yard field goal with 1:32 left to play, had Saturday, September 30, 2000 sophomore WR Roy Williams set a Longhorns bowl game record with 11 played admirably in the wake of a tough loss to Oklahoma the week DKR-Texas Memorial Stadium (Austin, Texas) receptions (for 134 yards). Classmate B.J. Johnson added six catches for before. Now, with just seconds remaining, the Wildcats’ Jared Brite 157 yards and freshman LB Derrick Johnson, the game’s Defensive MVP, prepared for a field goal that would tie the 2002 meeting between the With a sellout crowd of 81,692 on hand, The University of Texas honored posted nine tackles, a sack and registered a fourth-quarter interception two Big 12 powers in Manhattan. As the ball was snapped, Longhorn 1998 Heisman Trophy winner Ricky Williams by retiring the jersey he that set up the scoring drive that put UT ahead 40-36 with six minutes tackle Marcus Tubbs crashed through the middle of the Wildcat defense made famous, No. 34, when he rushed into the NCAA record books as a left in the game. and blocked the kick. As the ball bounced harmless a few yards down senior. Williams joined 1977 Heisman Trophy winner Earl Campbell as field, the Longhorns fell on it with one-second left to seal the victory. the only Longhorns to have their jersey number retired. After that score, the Huskies went 80 yards in seven plays to reclaim the lead at 43-40 on a Willie Hurst 34-yard TD run with 1:49 left in the game. However, Washington left too much time for Applewhite and In a pregame ceremony, Williams was joined by his mother, Sandy, and the UT offense. Keyed by 25 and 32-yard receptions by Johnson, the Longhorns head coach Mack Brown as UT remembered its star with a Longhorns covered 80 yards on seven plays and ran 1:11 off the clock to video documentary and the presentation of a commemorative framed secure the thrilling, come-from-behind victory. jersey. The event was capped off by the unveiling of a banner featuring

191 TEXASSPORTS.COM HISTORY 2017 TEXAS FOOTBALL MEDIA GUIDE GREAT GAMES & GREAT MOMENTS GREAT GAME GREAT MOMENT GREAT GAME #7 Texas 27, Nebraska 24 #6 Texas 43, Texas Tech 40 #6 Texas 56, #19 Oklahoma State 35 Saturday, November 2, 2002 Saturday, November 15, 2003 Saturday, November 6, 2004 Memorial Stadium (Lincoln, Nebraska) DKR-Texas Memorial Stadium (Austin) DKR-Texas Memorial Stadium (Austin) Before the largest crowd (78,268) in Nebraska’s Memorial Stadium It was a storybook ending for a game that took on all of the trappings of Sixth-ranked Texas turned in the biggest comeback in Longhorn history history, Texas snapped the Cornhuskers’ national leading 26-game an Old West shootout. And in the end, the moment belonged to a guy by rallying from 28 points down to defeat No. 19 Oklahoma State, home winning streak with a 27-24 victory in 2002. It was only the who, as a kid, had appeared on a poster promoting the team he was 56-35. Trailing 35-7 with 1:21 left in the first half, Texas scored 49 second home loss in 11 years for Nebraska. In 1998, Texas had ended about to beat. ’s roots were at Texas Tech, where his Dad unanswered points. The comeback surpassed the UT record of 19 points the Huskers’ 47-game home winning streak. was an outstanding player. But when it came time to choose a college, set in a 47-43 win over Washington in the 2001 Holiday Bowl and was he picked Texas. And on a night when the two teams combined for over just three points shy of the largest in NCAA history. passed for a UT record 419 yards and Roy Williams had a 1,000 yards of offense, it was his “chance” (if you’ll pardon the play on school best 13 catches for 161 yards and two touchdowns. But Williams’ words) to shine. QB and TE Bo Scaife sparked the run by connecting on a biggest catch, a 10-yard completion with 1:34 remaining that would five-yard TD pass with three seconds to go in the first half to cut the lead have given Texas a first down and allowed them to run out the clock, Texas Tech had come from two touchdowns behind to take a 40-35 lead to 35-14. The Longhorns scored on their final seven drives of the game was nullified by an offensive pass interference call. Nebraska’s DeJuan and only 2:03 remained when Mack Brown inserted Mock, a junior who and were able to tie the score at 35 with 3:44 left in the third quarter Groce returned the insuring punt 44 yards to the UT 16 and two snaps had been the ‘Horns starter at the first of the season, in the game. The on a 48-yard TD run by freshman RB . UT ended up later set up the games most dramatic play. With only 10 seconds Longhorns had the ball at their own 14. with 600 yards of total offense as RB accounted for 141 remaining, and Nebraska camped deep in Texas territory, Nathan rushing yards and five rushing TDs. Meanwhile, Young set UT records Vasher leaped high to pick off Husker QB Jammal Lord’s pass at the Mock’s first pass was incomplete, but on his second try, he connected for consecutive completions with 12 and single-game completion UT one-yard line. Vasher’s interception foiled a brilliant comeback by with Roy Williams for 54 yards to the Tech 32. On third down from the percentage at 85.7 (18-of-21) en route to 278 yards passing and 401 the Cornhuskers, who had trailed, 27-17 with less than three minutes Tech 30, he hit a critical 10-yard pass to Tony Jeffrey, and then one for yards of total offense. remaining. 11 yards to the Raider nine. GREAT MOMENT It was a big game for fullback Ivan Williams, who had six pass receptions Only 46 seconds remained when Mock connected with B. J. Johnson for for 111 yards (most-ever by a UT fullback), and Cedric Benson set the a touchdown that gave the ‘Horns the lead. He then rushed for the two- #6 Texas 27, Kansas 23 tone on the ground with 86 yards on 28 carries as the Horns registered point conversion that netted the final score of 43-40. Of the 86 yards to Saturday, November 13, 2004 498 yards of offense. victory, Mock had either passed or run for 85 of them. Memorial Stadium (Lawrence, Kansas)

GREAT MOMENT GREAT GAME For the second straight week, No. 6 Texas had its back against the wall attempting to avoid a loss that would damage hopes of a BCS Bowl #7 Texas 27, Nebraska 24 #16 Texas 31, #12 Nebraska 7 bid. Down to what was potentially their final play, the Longhorns Saturday, November 2, 2002 Saturday, November 1, 2003 faced 4th-and-18 on their own 45 with just over one minute left. QB Memorial Stadium (Lincoln, Nebraska) DKR-Texas Memorial Stadium (Austin) Vince Young dropped back, surveyed the field and took off to his right. When Young calmly stepped , 22 yards and a Jayhawk One more shot into the endzone, thought Nebraska coach Frank Solich, defender were behind him. Four plays later, he found WR Tony Jeffery and then, kick a short field goal that would tie the game and send it In one of their more dominant victories over a good opponent in the in the left side of the end zone for a game-winning 21-yard TD with into overtime. As quarterback Jammal Lord faded back to pass from early part of the 21st century, Texas re-established itself as a contender 11 seconds left. the Texas 16-yard line, he saw a wide-open receiver near the goal line for Big 12 and national honors as it crushed No. 12 ranked Nebraska, at the right side of the field. Texas, which had broken the Cornhuskers’ 31-7. 47-game home winning streak back in 1998, was trying to end a similar 26-game run in 2002. The Horns held on to a 27-24 lead as Lord threw Quarterback Vince Young and running back Cedric Benson became the and Longhorn corner back Nathan Vasher responded. Vasher, with a first tandem in UT history to rush for over 150 yards each and the Texas tremendous burst and leap, broke in front of the receiver, and came defense held Nebraska to just 175 total yards. Texas also controlled down with the game-saving interception. time of possession, keeping the football for over 11 minutes in both the GREAT MOMENT first and fourth quarters of the game. Benson rushed for 174 yards and three touchdowns on 28 carries, and #13 Texas 24, #16 Kansas State 20 Young added 163 yards and one TD on 14 carries. Saturday, October 4, 2003 DKR-Texas Memorial Stadium (Austin) In a battle of two of college football’s winningest teams, the Longhorns’ stretched their record to 5-1 over the ‘Huskers. Moments before, it had appeared Texas’ hopes in a nationally televised game, complete with an ESPN GameDay appearance in Austin, were The victory was the third in a string of six straight wins that carried fading fast. But Phillip Geiggar’s great strip and recovery of a Kansas Texas to a No. 5 national ranking at the end of the regular season. State fumble had given the ‘Horns a chance. GREAT MOMENT Trailing 20-17 with 9:55 left in the fourth quarter, Texas was on its own 12 when redshirt freshman Vince Young came on the field as the #7 Texas 22, Arkansas 20 Longhorn signal caller. From there, Young went to work. Saturday, September 11, 2004 Razorback Stadium (Fayetteville, Arkansas) In 10 plays, the highlight of which was a 52-yard pass from Young to Tony Jeffrey, Texas consumed 4:36 on the clock. Young scored what With the seventh-ranked Longhorns holding a 22-20 lead at Arkansas, proved to be the winning touchdown on a one-yard run. the Razorbacks moved from their own 48-yard line to the Texas 15 with 2:54 remaining. Following a timeout, the Texas defense forced Kansas State would go on to win the Big 12 Championship and Arkansas QB Matt Jones from the pocket and DT Larry Dibbles punched earn a BCS bid, but the moment gave Texas its first glimpse of the the ball from his grasp. Safety Michael Griffin was there for the recovery competitiveness and clutch play of Young. to prevent Arkansas from an opportunity at a go-ahead score. The Razorbacks got one last chance, but S Phillip Geiggar intercepted the desperation heave as time expired. The Texas defense forced turnovers on all three Arkansas possessions in the final 9:58 after the Razorbacks had pulled within two.

192 HISTORY @TEXASFOOTBALL 2017 TEXAS FOOTBALL MEDIA GUIDE GREAT GAMES & GREAT MOMENTS GREAT GAME The game turned into the classic it was expected to be and when QB including a 64-yarder, as he recorded 100 receiving yards for the game. Vince Young hit WR for a 24-yard touchdown with just #6 Texas 38, #13 Michigan 37 over two minutes to play, an exciting comeback win was set. The Texas wasted no time establishing itself, as Young led the Horns on a Saturday, January 1, 2005 Longhorns secured a 25-22 victory, snapping Ohio State’s 36-game 12-play, 82-yard drive, going 5-of-5 for 60 yards, including a 15-yard Rose Bowl (Pasadena, California) non-conference home winning streak. It was also the highest ranked TD pass to Ramonce Taylor. The Longhorns’ second scoring drive was team Texas had ever beaten on the road. virtually the same distance, but used a little less time, as Charles spun It was one of the great games played on one of the grandest stages in free of several defenders on the first play and sprinted 80 yards up the college football. Two of the game’s most storied programs met for the Young was named the National Player of the Week for his performance middle for a 14-6 lead. first time as No. 6 Texas outdueled No. 13 Michigan, 38-37, for the Rose after racking up 346 yards of total offense. He went 18-of-29 for Bowl Championship. 270 yards and two TDs and rushed for another 76 yards. But more After a David Pino FG, Young and Pittman struck with just 17 seconds to importantly, Young brought Texas back from a fourth-quarter deficit go in the half. Pittman broke free down the left sideline and Young hit The combination of Doak Walker Award-winning RB Cedric Benson and for the fifth time in his career. him in stride for a 64-yard score and a 24-6 halftime lead. QB Vince Young proved to be too much for the Wolverines to contain. Texas finished with 264 yards rushing, including a UT quarterback With the nation watching, Texas jumped out to a 10-0 lead behind a It was Young and Pittman again in the third quarter, this time on a record 192 yards from Young, who recorded four rushing TDs for the David Pino 42-yard field goal and a 10-play, 84-yard TD drive that was 27-yard pass to cap a six-play, 53-yard drive. The lead pushed to 38-6 second time in the season. capped by a five-yard strike from Young to WR . early in the fourth quarter after a five-yard TD run by . After a 38-yard Sooner scoring drive that was set up by two UT penalties, the Young broke a 14-14 halftime tie by hitting the right sideline for a The momentum swayed towards Ohio State in the second quarter. The final score of the game was left to the Texas defense. 60-yard TD run just over two minutes into the third quarter. Michigan Buckeyes started three of their four drives in Texas territory, but the answered 30 seconds later with a 50-yard TD pass from QB Chad Henne stingy Longhorns defense managed to hold them to three field goals After Oklahoma moved from midfield to the Texas 23-yard line, DE to the Biletnikoff Award winner, WR Braylon Edwards, his third TD catch and only one TD. On the last drive of the half, Pino connected on his broke free and jarred the ball loose from Sooner QB Rhett of the game. The Wolverines added 10 consecutive points and took a second field goal of the game to make the score 16-13 at halftime. Bomar. DT Rod Wright scooped the fumble and rumbled 67 yards to 31-21 lead into the fourth quarter. push the final to 45-12 and move the Longhorns to 5-0 for the first Ohio State opened the second half by forcing a turnover and got the ball time since 2002. However, the Longhorns were determined that their first appearance in at the Texas 37, but again the UT defense held and forced a field goal to the Rose Bowl would not be a loss. During a spectacular 10-yard TD run, make the score 19-13. The teams exchanged field goals and the score GREAT GAME Young appeared to have his legs wrapped by a Michigan defender in remained 22-16 throughout most of the fourth quarter. the pocket, but spun away and found the right corner of the end zone. #2 Texas 52, #10 Texas Tech 17 Sandwiched between two field goals by UM’s Garrett Rivas, Young After forcing Ohio State to miss a field goal Texas took over at their Saturday, October 22, 2005 added a 23-yard TD run down the left sideline with just under five own 33 with five minutes to play. The Longhorns drove down the field DKR-Texas Memorial Stadium (Austin) minutes left. With Texas trailing, 37-35, and 2:58 showing on the clock, to the Ohio State 24-yard line setting up Young’s game-winning TD the stage was set for a legendary finish. pass to Sweed. In the national game of the week, No. 10 Texas Tech came to Austin in Starting at the Longhorn 34, Young rushed on five of UT’s next seven The Longhorns defense forced a fumble and notched a safety on Ohio a battle of undefeated teams, but it was No. 2 Texas that stayed that plays, collecting 34 yards. Benson added three rushes, the last of which State’s final two possessions to help secure the victory. way, 52-17. placed the ball just inside the Texas 20 with two seconds left. Following a series of timeouts, PK Dusty Mangum sent the Longhorns and their GREAT MOMENT WR Billy Pittman had a career day in receiving yards with 138, while faithful into a frenzy as his 37-yard FG attempt found its way through catching both of QB Vince Young’s TD passes. RB Selvin Young rushed the uprights as time expired. #2 Texas 25, #4 Ohio State 22 for two scores and 77 yards in a game that featured quick strikes from Saturday, September 10, 2005 the Texas offense and big plays from the defense that held the nation’s GREAT MOMENT Ohio Stadium (Columbus, Ohio) top-ranked offense to 17 points. #6 Texas 38, #13 Michigan 37 With just under three minutes left in a hard-fought battle between two PK David Pino put Texas on the board first with a 40-yard field goal, but Saturday, January 1, 2005 of the countries best teams, Texas stood at the Ohio State 24-yard line, it was the Red Raiders who would grab early momentum when a Vince Rose Bowl (Pasadena, California) down by six points. The Longhorns had already moved the ball 43 yards Young interception was returned to the UT 21-yard line. Four plays on the current drive and had plenty of time to score, but QB Vince Young later, Tech scored on a pass, and Texas trailed for just the second time The Longhorns secured their first BCS Bowl win and Rose Bowl wanted to take the lead on the next play. that season, 7-3. Later in the first quarter, a punt return Championship in their first appearance in either on the game’s final placed the Longhorns at the Red Raider eight, and from there, freshman play as PK Dusty Mangum’s 37-yard FG attempt went through as time Texas lined up on the left with three wide receivers on eventually scored on a one-yard run. expired in No. 6 Texas’ 38-37 win over No. 13 Michigan. a 2nd-and-9. Young, in the shotgun, took the and saw that WR Limas Sweed, who was lined up on the short side of the field, Mangum’s kick from the left hash came with two seconds remaining had beaten his man off the line. Young lofted a perfectly placed ball Texas Tech answered with a FG, but that would be its last score before and capped one of the great games in UT and college football history. between the Ohio State cornerback and safety and into the hands of a a 28-0 Texas run. Selvin Young and Pittman took turns scoring with Following what seemed to be an eternity of timeouts with the leaping Sweed at the front corner of the end zone for the touchdown, a 10-yard TD run by Young, a 15-yard TD reception by Pittman that Wolverines attempting to ice the senior, Mangum delivered and was giving Texas a lead it would not relinquish. followed a blocked punt by Michael Griffin and a seven-yard TD run hoisted onto his teammates’ shoulders as the Longhorns celebrated. by Young that followed a interception. When it was Before the timeouts, head coach Mack Brown had simply said, “You’re GREAT GAME Pittman’s turn again, it was Vince Young that found him over the the luckiest person in the world, you get to be the hero in the Rose middle on a crossing route on the third play of the second half, and Bowl.” #2 Texas 45, Oklahoma 12 Pittman headed to the end zone for a 75-yard score, effectively putting Saturday, October 8, 2005 the game out of reach and giving the Longhorns a 7-0 record for the GREAT GAME Cotton Bowl (Dallas) first time since 1983. #2 Texas 25, #4 Ohio State 22 The Red River Rivalry celebrated its 100th meeting, as Texas snapped a Saturday, September 10, 2005 five-game losing streak to Oklahoma in a big way, 45-12. The 33-point Ohio Stadium (Columbus, Ohio) margin of victory matched the Longhorns’ largest in the series, and the 45 points are a series high for UT. In an early season match-up, the second-ranked Longhorns traveled to Columbus to face the fourth-ranked Buckeyes in a game that would Texas mixed an explosive offense with suffocating defense, out-gaining shape the race for the National Championship. For the second time in Oklahoma in total offense, 444-171. The 171 yards was OU’s lowest three games, Texas was taking on one of the Big Ten’s finest programs output in the series since 1979. The Longhorns had three scoring plays for the first time in school history after having defeated Michigan in the of 60 or more yards, as Vince Young completed 14-of-27 passes for previous year’s Rose Bowl. 241 yards and three TDs and rushed for 116 yards and a TD. WR Billy Pittman was the recipient of two of Young’s TD passes,

193 TEXASSPORTS.COM HISTORY 2017 TEXAS FOOTBALL MEDIA GUIDE GREAT GAMES & GREAT MOMENTS GREAT GAME GREAT GAME GREAT GAME #2 Texas 47, Oklahoma State 28 #2 Texas 41, #1 Southern California 38 #7 Texas 28, #14 Oklahoma 10 Saturday, October 29, 2005 Wednesday, January 4, 2006 Saturday, October 7, 2006 Boone-Pickens Stadium (Stillwater, Okla.) Rose Bowl (Pasadena, California) Cotton Bowl (Dallas) National Championship Texas headed to Stillwater to face what appeared to be a struggling Texas registered 131 yards on 14 plays and scored TDs on its first two Oklahoma State team that was 0-4 in conference play, but instead Texas entered their second consecutive Rose Bowl riding a 19-game possessions of the second half to rally from a 10-7 halftime deficit and ended up facing a 19-point first-half deficit. QB Vince Young turned in winning streak and set to play for its first National Championship since post a 28-10 victory. It was the second straight victory for the Horns in one of the best single-game performances in NCAA history, and, for the 1970. Despite coming into the game as an underdog to the defending the Red River Rivalry. second straight year against the Cowboys, the Longhorns rebounded in National Champion USC Trojans, who were on a 34-game winning incredible fashion. Trailing 28-9 with just over five minutes left in the streak, Texas won its fourth National Title with a thrilling come-from- UT forced turnovers on all four (two /two ) of OU’s first half, Texas scored 38 unanswered points to win, 47-28, tying the behind 41-38 victory in what many people have called the greatest fourth-quarter possessions to prevent any hope of a comeback. second-largest deficit overcome in school history. college football game of all time. Offensively, UT set the tone on the first two drives of the third quarter. It was just a year earlier against OSU that the Longhorns found Vince Young was named the Offensive MVP for the second consecutive Colt McCoy (11-of-18/108 yards/2 TDs/0 INTs), completed all five of his themselves down, 35-7, before rallying for the largest comeback on UT year, becoming only the fourth player in Rose Bowl history to do so, third-quarter passes, including a 33-yard score to Limas Sweed and record with 49 unanswered points for a 56-35 win. Even more, in the after posting a Rose Bowl record 467 total yards, scoring three TDs and a seven-yard TD toss to . On the ground, Selvin Young 2003 game, Texas had trailed, 16-7, and posted 48 unanswered points. recording the sixth fourth-quarter comeback victory of his career. (11-60-1 TD) and Jamaal Charles (12-65) combined to pound out 125 Over the three-year span, the Longhorns outscored the Cowboys in the yards on 23 carries. second half, 118-0. After a back-and-forth affair that saw Texas lead by as many as nine and trail by 12 with just under seven minutes left, the game came down to UT held an OU offense that was averaging 416.5 yards and 38.3 points Young rushed for a career-high 267 yards and two TDs, while passing for 4th-and-5 at the Texas eight-yard line with UT trailing 38-33. Texas per game to 333 yards and 10 points. In addition to his eight tackles, 239 yards and two more scores en route to a UT-record 506 yards of total QB Vince Young dropped back, went through his progressions, saw an made three of the four fourth-quarter game-sealing plays. offense. He became the first player in NCAA history to rush for over 250 opening on the right side and took off. With the help of a crushing block He started by returning a fumble for a score then he intercepted passes yards and pass for over 230 in the same game. Tight end David Thomas by right tackle , he raced passed the USC defense and on the Sooners final two drives to help seal the victory. also put together one of the better games at his position in UT history scampered into the right corner of the end zone to give Texas a 39-38 with 104 yards and a TD on six receptions. lead with only 19 seconds remaining. Young capped the scoring with a The Longhorn secondary limited OU’s leading receiver, two-point conversion to produce the final margin of 41-38. (94.8 receiving yards per game/10th NCAA), to just 31 yards on two A bizarre first half featured everything for the Cowboys from a quick- catches. S Michael Griffin led the way with 11 tackles and forced and snap 49-yard TD pass on 4th-and-1 to a 17-yard QB draw TD following With 6:42 left in the game, the Horns title hopes were in jeopardy after recovered a fumble. CB added nine stops, a pass breakup an interception to a 29-yard TD pass that was snatched from the air off USC’s Matt Leinart hit Dwayne Jarrett to give the Trojans a 38-26 lead. and a forced fumble. a ricochet from the UT defense. That play itself followed a Texas fumble, But, on the very next possession, Young drove the Longhorns 69 yards which had followed a blocked field goal (one of four blocked kicks for in 2:39, completing 5-of-6 passes and rushing twice for 25 yards, to cut After allowing Heisman Trophy candidate Adrian Peterson to rush for UT), and gave Oklahoma State its 28-9 lead. the lead to five. 71 yards and a TD on 12 carries as OU took a 10-7 halftime lead, UT’s vaunted ground defense came back to hold the nation’s third-leading A field goal by PK David Pino just before the half cut the lead before On its ensuing possession, USC moved the ball to the Texas 45 and rusher to just 38 yards on 13 carries during the second half. Young opened the second half with one of the most memorable found itself facing 4th-and-2 with the game hanging in the balance. highlights of the season. On 3rd-and-10 at the Texas 20, Young rolled The Trojans decided to go for it, but the Texas defense, which had right, pump-faked a defender off of his feet and hit the sideline for an already forced a earlier in the game, came up with 80-yard TD run. a huge stop, giving Texas the ball back with 2:09 and setting up the winning drive. Just like that, Texas was within single digits at 28-19 and would even regain the lead before the end of the third quarter. Two TDs on an eight- Overall, Texas’ defense held USC 12 points below its season average, yard run by Young, and a 21-yard TD pass to TE Neale Tweedie, plus a made two fourth-down stops and picked off a pass in the end zone. two-point conversion, put the Horns ahead, 34-28. RB/WR Ramonce Defensive MVP led the Longhorns in tackles with 12, Taylor added the final two scores with TD runs of 57 and 12 yards for including a TFL, and recovered a fumble. On offense, Young had 200 the 47-28 final. yards rushing and 267 yards passing, while TE David Thomas finished GREAT MOMENT his UT career with 10 catches for 88 yards. GREAT MOMENT #2 Texas 70, Colorado 3 Saturday, December 3, 2005 #2 Texas 41, #1 Southern California 38 Reliant Stadium (Houston) Wednesday, January 4, 2006 Big 12 Championship Rose Bowl (Pasadena, California) National Championship As Texas arrived at the Big 12 Championship in Houston to face Colorado for the second time in the 2005 season, no one could have predicted the After helping to bring Texas to within one score and thanks to the dominating performance that took place in a 70-3 win. defense being able to get the ball back with just over two minutes left in the game, Vince Young was set up to pull out another victory for the Seeking the first 12-win season in school history, the Longhorns hit 70 Longhorns, but this time it was for the National Championship. points with 7:36 remaining in the third quarter and the defense was just as strong in holding the CU offense to three points. When the clock hit With UT down five and facing a 4th-and-5 from the eight-yard line, zero, Mack Brown had the first conference championship of his career Young checked with his three receivers in the pattern, but everyone and roses were abound as Texas had punched its ticket to the 2006 Rose was covered. He saw an opening on the right side. It was just enough Bowl and BCS National Championship game. room for him to scamper eight yards for the game-winning TD and bring Texas’ fourth National Championship back to Austin.

194 HISTORY @TEXASFOOTBALL 2017 TEXAS FOOTBALL MEDIA GUIDE GREAT GAMES & GREAT MOMENTS GREAT GAME field goals (27, 43), while McCoy hit Sweed for a 20-yard score and to defeat Oklahoma State, 38-35, in Stillwater. Ryan Bailey hit a 40-yard Jamaal Charles for a 72-yard TD. But, Iowa struck back with a TD late field goal as time expired to secure the win. #5 Texas 22, #17 Nebraska 20 in the third quarter. Texas answered on its next drive, but failed on a Saturday, October 22, 2006 two-point conversion attempt to make the score 26-21. Iowa kicked a After OSU jumped out to a 21-0 lead just over a quarter into the game, Memorial Stadium (Lincoln, Nebraska) field goal to make the score 26-24, but some timely defense kept the Texas outscored the Cowboys 38-14 over the final 44:36 of the game. Hawkeyes from threatening the rest of the game. After giving up TDs Texas also trailed by 21, 35-14, with 8:40 left in the third quarter. It On his first-ever college attempt, walk-on sophomore PK Ryan Bailey on the first two drives, the Texas defense settled down and held Iowa to marked just the fourth time in UT history that Texas posted a victory stepped in for injured P/PK Greg Johnson and hit a 22-yard field goal five plays or less on nine of their last 11 drives. The Longhorns finished on the games’ final play. The Horns recorded 311 yards en route to with 23 seconds remaining to lift No. 5 Texas to a 22-20 win at No. 17 the game with three sacks and nine TFL. Michael Griffin and Roy Miller outscoring OSU, 24-0, in the final period. Nebraska. It was the Horns’ third straight win at Nebraska, 19th straight led the team in tackles with 10, while Scott Derry added seven tackles, The rally didn’t come easy as the Horns were pinned inside the 10-yard conference victory and 16th consecutive road win. including three TFL. Aaron Ross finished with three tackles, an INT and line twice and scored on fourth-quarter drives of 59, 99, 91 and 57 a PBU. yards. The field goal drive was set up by a spectacular defensive play. With the Huskers clinging to a 20-19 lead and facing a third-down and three, GREAT GAME Jamaal Charles sparked the surge, rushing for 125 yards and two TDs on Nebraska completed a pass in the but Aaron Ross’ hit knocked the seven carries (17.9 ypc) in the fourth quarter. With Texas trailing 35-14 ball loose. recovered the fumble and UT took over at the #17 Texas 28, Nebraska 25 entering the last quarter, Charles scored on TD runs of 18 and 75 yards to NU 45-yard line. Saturday, October 27, 2007 pull the Horns within a touchdown at 35-28 with 7:30 left. Colt McCoy, DKR-Texas Memorial Stadium (Austin) who completed 8-of-9 fourth quarter passes (including eight straight at Fueled by a Quan Cosby 14-yard catch and a Selvin Young 12-yard run, one point) for 145 yards and a TD, completed a 60-yard strike to Jordan the Horns drove 39 yards in eight plays to set up the winning field goal. After trailing Nebraska, 17-3, in the third quarter, Texas scored 25 Shipley to set up Vondrell McGee’s one-yard TD run that tied the game straight points to claim a 28-17 lead with 3:34 left in the game and at 35-all with 3:22 left. After OSU missed a 32-yard field goal with 1:13 The game-saving forced fumble topped off another terrific outing by would eventually defeat the Cornhuskers, 28-25. The victory was Mack remaining, McCoy’s 30-yard completion to and his the UT defense, holding a Husker Big 12-leading ground game that Brown’s 100th at Texas, adding him to a Longhorn list that includes 14-yard run were the key plays on an eight-play, 57-yard drive that set was averaging 207.7 yards per game (11th NCAA) to just 38 yards on 24 only Darrell Royal. up Bailey’s game winning field goal. carries and forcing three turnovers. UT also held Nebraska to 340 yards, which was more than 100 yards below their average of 448.3, and 17 Jamaal Charles rushed for 216 yards and three TDs in the fourth quarter Led by an offense that featured a pair of 100-yard rushers, Texas points below their scoring average (37 ppg/9th NCAA). alone to lead Texas to the come-from-behind victory. The 216 yards in recorded 589 yards (307 rushing/282 passing). Charles led the way, a quarter were a UT record and just six yards shy of the NCAA mark for rushing for 180 yards and three TDs on 16 rushes (11.2 ypc). McCoy Scott Derry led the defense with nine tackles and Michael and Marcus rushing yards in a quarter (222, Corey Dillon, Washington vs. San Jose completed 20-of-27 passes for 282 yards and a TD. He also ran for Griffin each chipped in eight stops. State, 1996). career-high 106 yards on 16 rushes to tally 388 yards of total offense. Offensively, Texas’ balanced attack threw for 220 yards and rushed for With Texas trailing 17-9 with 13:13 left in the game, Charles ignited Defensively, the Horns stood tall down the stretch as well. After 128. Colt McCoy completed 25-of-39 passes for 220 yards and two TDs the Horns’ final surge by capping a four-play, 74-yard drive with a allowing TD drives on four of the first seven drives of the game, UT held (no INTs). He increased his season TD passes total to 20, breaking the UT 25-yard TD run that brought the score to 17-15. He followed up that the Cowboys scoreless over the final 21:20 of the game (five drives). freshman season record. effort with a spectacular, career-long 86-yard TD run two possessions Marcus Griffin (12 tackles) led a group of four Longhorns that recorded Limas Sweed caught a career-high eight passes for 119 yards, including later to give the Horns their first lead since early in the second quarter. double-digit tackles. Roddrick Muckelroy posted 11 tackles, while a 55-yard TD grab. Young (14-50) and Jamaal Charles (9-63) paced the Charles completed his scoring onslaught with a 40-yard TD run that Rashad Bobino and Ishie Oduegwu each notched 10 stops. running game, combining for 113 yards on 23 carries. put UT up 28-17. Behind Charles’ career-high 290-yard rushing day, the Horns rushed for GREAT MOMENT a season-high 364 yards and recorded 545 total yards. The 290 rushing yards were the most by any player ever against the Huskers. Charles #5 Texas 22, #17 Nebraska 20 rushed for 237 second-half yards, just four yards less than Hodges Saturday, October 22, 2006 Mitchell’s UT record of 241 yards in a half versus Kansas in 2000. Memorial Stadium (Lincoln, Nebraska) The Horns’ defense forced five punts and recovered a fumble on the six With regular place-kicker Greg Johnson hampered by injuries and the possessions during the comeback. The defensive play of the game came Horns down by one point with 23 seconds remaining, sophomore walk- with UT clinging to a 21-17 lead and Nebraska at the Longhorn 29-yard on Ryan Bailey was called upon to kick the game-winning field goal at line. charged through the line, sacked Nebraska QB Sam Nebraska. It would be the first field goal he ever attempted in a Texas Keller and forced and recovered a fumble. He returned the fumble to uniform. With the wind and snow swirling around Memorial Stadium, the UT 43-yard line, setting up the TD drive that put Texas up 28-17. Bailey prepared for the 22-yard attempt. As the snap was about to come, Nebraska decided to challenge the previous play, in effect, icing GREAT MOMENT the kicker. But, it didn’t work. After the review, Bailey lined up and calmly drilled the game-winner, giving Texas a 22-20 victory. #17 Texas 28, Nebraska 25 Saturday, October 27, 2007 GREAT GAME DKR-Texas Memorial Stadium (Austin) #18 Texas 26, Iowa 24 With the victory against Nebraska, head coach Mack Brown joined Saturday, December 30, 2006 Darrell Royal as just the second coach in UT history to reach the Alamo Bowl (, Texas) 100-victory plateau. At the time, he became one of only nine active coaches at NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) schools to win 100 The Texas Longhorns rallied for a 26-24 victory over Iowa in the Alamo games at their current school. Of the 79 coaches that have ever won 100 Bowl in front of a bowl-record crowd of 65,875. The game ended games at a FBS school, Brown is the 13th fastest to reach the century up being the most watched bowl game in ESPN history. The victory mark (124 games) and the second-fastest among active coaches. marked Texas’ fifth bowl win in the last six years and the Longhorns won a bowl game in three consecutive seasons for the first time in GREAT GAME school history. Colt McCoy finished 26-of-40 for 308 yards and two TDs. The two TD passes gave him 29 on the season, which tied the NCAA #14 Texas 38, Oklahoma State 35 freshman record set by Nevada’s David Neill in 1998. Jermichael Finley Saturday, November 3, 2007 led Texas with a career-high eight receptions for 46 yards. Quan Cosby (Stillwater, Okla.) added seven catches, while Limas Sweed posted three receptions for a team-high 70 yards. Iowa jumped out to an early 14-0 lead in the Texas rallied from 21 points down to post its biggest fourth-quarter first quarter, before Texas scored the next 20. Ryan Bailey kicked two comeback in school history (second-largest second-half comeback ever)

195 TEXASSPORTS.COM HISTORY 2017 TEXAS FOOTBALL MEDIA GUIDE GREAT GAMES & GREAT MOMENTS GREAT GAME took the opening kickoff of the half and moved 80 yards on 15 plays, McCoy completed 21-of-39 passes for 127 yards and a TD and gained capped by a 14-yard TD run by QB Colt McCoy. 33 yards on the ground. #5 Texas 45, #1 Oklahoma 35 Saturday, October 11, 2008 McCoy earned Offensive MVP honors for the third time in three bowl Marquise Goodwin caught his first career TD pass, a 14-yarder from Cotton Bowl (Dallas, Texas) wins as a starting quarterback, setting UT and BCS records with 41 McCoy in the third quarter. He also had a key 17-yard reception in the completions on 58 attempts for the 414 yards, which ranked second fourth quarter to set up UT’s game-winning field goal. No. 5 Texas trailed by as many as 11 points twice before putting on a in BCS history and third in UT history. Both of his passing TDs were to 25-7 second-half surge in knocking off No. 1 Oklahoma, 45-35, at Dallas’ WR Quan Cosby with the first coming on a seven-yard reception with GREAT MOMENT Cotton Bowl. It was UT’s first regular season victory over a No. 1 team 1:04 left in the third quarter. For the game, Cosby set a career high and since a 28-7 win over Oklahoma on Oct. 12, 1963. a UT bowl record with 14 receptions for a career-high 171 yards, the #3 Texas 51, Kansas 20 second-highest total in UT bowl history. WR Jordan Shipley also reached Saturday, November 21, 2009 After pulling within 21-20 at halftime, Oklahoma pushed its lead back double-figure receptions with 10 for 78 yards. DKR-Texas Memorial Stadium (Austin) to eight to open the second half, but the Longhorns responded with its 25-7 run. The Horns’ 45 points matched a series high. Offensively, Following Texas’ run, Ohio State returned the favor with a 15-0 run to With his 43rd career victory as a starting quarterback, Colt McCoy set Texas registered 438 total yards against an Oklahoma defense that was open the fourth quarter. Buckeyes RB Dan Herron finished a drive with a the NCAA record for career wins by a QB, passing Georgia’s David Greene allowing just 256 total yards per game. 15-yard TD run and the two-point attempt again failed for a 21-17 Ohio (42-10). McCoy completed 32-of-41 (78.0%) passes for 396 yards and State lead with just 2:05 remaining. That would be all the time McCoy four TDs. In the first half alone, McCoy completed 18-of-22 (81.8%) for WR Jordan Shipley had a career day, setting highs in receptions (11) would need to lead Texas 78 yards on 11 plays in just 1:42, including 238 yards and two TDs as UT built a 27-6 lead. and all-purpose yards (225), including 112 receiving yards, one TD the conversion of a fourth-and-three where McCoy found WR James reception and a Red River Rivalry record 96-yard kickoff return TD that Kirkendoll, who fought off a Buckeye defender and stretched for the first GREAT GAME cut Oklahoma’s lead to 14-10. He also had a 37-yard, fourth-quarter down. reception that positioned UT at the one-yard line for a TD to take the #3 Texas 13, #21 Nebraska 12 lead for good, 38-35. WR Quan Cosby had 122 receiving yards and QB Following a 14-yard completion to WR Brandon Collins, the Longhorns Saturday, December 5, 2009 Colt McCoy finished the game 28-of-35 for 277 yards and one TD and had the ball at the OSU 26-yard line. McCoy found Cosby on a slant Cowboys Stadium (Dallas, Texas) rushed for 31 more yards. RB Chris Ogbonnaya tallied 15 carries for 127 to the middle of the field where he broke away from a defender and Big 12 Championship yards, including a career-long 62-yarder that set up the final of three streaked 20 yards to the end zone with 16 seconds left. With the Cody Johnson rushing TDs to give the Horns a 10-point advantage with ensuing kickoff returned to the OSU 45-yard line, the Buckeyes had 11 Hunter Lawrence nailed a 46-yard field goal as time expired giving 4:02 to play. seconds left, but DE sacked Todd Boeckman for a 10-yard Texas a 13-12 win over Nebraska and its third Big 12 Conference title. It loss. Orakpo finished the game with two tackles, one sack and three also marked the Longhorns’ 28th conference championship overall. The Defensively, Texas held Oklahoma to just one TD in the final 26:15 and pressures, while DT Roy Miller earned Defensive MVP honors, holding victory gave Texas 13 wins for the second time in school history, with limited it to more than 100 yards below its season average and 14 the middle of the line, while recording three tackles, one sack and two the other coming in 2005. points under its scoring average. UT held the Sooners to only 48 rushing pressures. yards on 26 attempts and starting tailback DeMarco Murray was held The Longhorns defense was dominant, holding Nebraska to just five to six yards on seven carries. In all, the Longhorns recorded three sacks, GREAT GAME first downs and 106 yards of total offense for the game. The 106 yards two INTs and three forced fumbles. DE Brian Orakpo recorded two sacks of total offense for Nebraska was their lowest output since at least 1984 and added two more TFL, while LB Roddrick Muckelroy led the team in #3 Texas 16, #20 Oklahoma 13 and the 13th-lowest total given up by Texas since 1944. tackles with 16. Freshman safety Earl Thomas posted two INTs. Saturday, October 17, 2009 Cotton Bowl (Dallas, Texas) UT held Nebraska to 2-of-16 on third-down conversions for the game GREAT MOMENT and limited the Cornhuskers to 26 yards on 27 plays during their nine Texas rode a strong defense to a 16-13 win over Oklahoma, giving the drives in the second and third quarters. The Longhorns built a 7-6 lead #4 Texas 49, Texas A&M 9 Longhorns their fourth win in five Red River Rivalry games. at the half by holding Nebraska to just two first downs and 32 yards of Saturday, November 27, 2008 total offense on 28 plays (1.1 ypp). DKR-Texas Memorial Stadium (Austin) The Sooners entered the contest averaging 35.0 points, 187.8 rushing yards and 457.0 total yards per game, but were only able to manage Texas’ pass defense intercepted three passes and held NU to just With a victory against Texas A&M, Mack Brown became the first head 13 points, minus-16 rushing yards and 311 total yards against Texas’ six completions and 39 passing yards, the lowest totals in Big 12 coach in UT history to reach the 200-victory plateau during a career. stifling defense. The minus-16 rushing yards was the lowest amount Championship history. Brown became just the 19th coach, who has spent at least 10 years at any team had ever allowed in the Red River Rivalry and the ninth- a NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) school, to win 200 games and lowest total ever given up by a UT defense. Colt McCoy rushed for the game’s only TD in the second quarter. He the seventh-youngest coach to do so. Of the 80 coaches who have won completed 20 passes for 184 yards and went 8-of-10 for 84 yards on the 100 games at a FBS school, Brown was the 14th fastest to reach the The Horns caused five turnovers in the game. Texas held Oklahoma Horns’ final two drives, one of which was the game-winning FG drive. century mark (124 games). to 3-of-15 on third-down conversions, including 0-of-5 in the second half and 1-of-9 after the opening quarter. Sergio Kindle led Texas’ Jordan Shipley caught seven passes for 71 yards, including a 19-yarder GREAT GAME defense, logging three TFL and two pressures to go with his six tackles. on the game’s final drive to set up the game-winning field goal. In the Earl Thomas grabbed the game-sealing INT with 3:31 remaining in the game, Shipley set the UT single-season receptions record, finishg the #3 Texas 24, #10 Ohio State 21 game. He also had seven tackles, two TFL and a forced fumble. Aaron contest with 106 for the year. Monday, January 5, 2009 Williams grabbed an INT and added three tackles and one sack. University of Phoenix Stadium (Glendale, Ariz.) Tostitos Fiesta Bowl Trailing at halftime, the Horns were able to wrestle the lead from the Sooners with some timely offense. After converting just 1-of-9 third Texas played in its third BCS bowl in five years in the 2009 Fiesta Bowl, down attempts and rushing for 40 yards on 16 carries in the first half, and kept its record perfect in those games, along with winning a UT Texas converted 4-of-10 third downs in the second half (including record fifth-straight bowl overall, with a thrilling 24-21 win over No. 10 3-of-5 in the third quarter) and rushed for 102 yards on 24 carries after Ohio State. The win resulted in the Longhorns finishing the season 12-1, the intermission. the second 12-win season in school history, For the game, Texas rushed for 142 yards against an Oklahoma unit The Longhorns amassed 486 total yards, including 414 passing yards, that entered the contest ranked third in the nation in rushing defense against the Buckeyes, who entered the game ranked in the Top 10 (53.6 ypg). Fozzy Whittaker and Cody Johnson led the ground assault. nationally in scoring defense, total defense and passing defense. After Whittaker gained 52 of his 71 yards in the second half and Johnson moving the ball, but struggling to score in the first half, Texas entered rushed five times for 31 yards (6.2 ypc), all in the second half. the third quarter trailing, 6-3. In that frame, the Longhorns scored 14 unanswered points and outgained their total yardage from the first half, Colt McCoy joined Peter Gardere and as the only QBs in while the defense held the Buckeyes to a total of two yards. Texas also school history to post at least three wins against Oklahoma. Playing held an 11:09-3:51 advantage in time of possession. The Longhorns with an injured finger on his throwing hand for much of the game,

196 HISTORY @TEXASFOOTBALL 2017 TEXAS FOOTBALL MEDIA GUIDE GREAT GAMES & GREAT MOMENTS GREAT GAME attempt, but senior Justin Tucker booted a 40-yard field goal as time Greg Daniels for a 47-yard gain. In addition, the team honored Royal by expired to give Texas the victory as the jubilant Longhorns spilled onto wearing special “DKR” decals on its helmets on that game and until the Texas 20, #5 Nebraska 13 Kyle Field in celebration. end of the season. His initials also adorned the logo at midfield and a Saturday, October 16, 2010 GREAT GAME video tribute was shown at halftime. Memorial Stadium (Lincoln, Neb.) GREAT GAME In the two teams’ last meeting as members of the Big 12 Conference, Texas 27, Texas A&M 25 Texas held No. 5/4 Nebraska’s offense to 292 yards below its season Thursday, Nov. 24, 2011 Texas 31, #15 Oregon State 27 average to upset the Cornhuskers 20-13. Kyle Field (College Station, Texas) Saturday, December 29, 2012 Alamo Bowl (San Antonio) Nebraska entered the game as the nation’s only team that hadn’t trailed In the two teams’ last meeting as members of the Big 12 Conference, through the season’s first five games, but the Longhorns changed that, Texas senior Justin Tucker booted a 40-yard field goal as time expired Though the Longhorns were in a 10-point deficit heading into the leading from start to finish in front of a sellout crowd of 85,648 at to give Texas a 27-25 victory over Texas A&M Thanksgiving Night in the fourth quarter of the Valero Alamo Bowl, the offense surged and Memorial Stadium. at Kyle Field. defense rallied and they emerged with a 31-27 comeback victory over No. 15 Oregon State. The Longhorns improved to 8-1 against Nebraska under Mack Brown. The Texas offense fought back from a 13-0 deficit in the second quarter It marked the third time in the series that an unranked Texas squad with a 41-yard touchdown pass from true-freshman wide receiver Quarterback David Ash threw two touchdown passes in the final beat a Cornhuskers’ team ranked in the Top 10, including twice under Jaxon Shipley to senior tight end Blaine Irby, his third straight game quarter and completed his final seven passes, including a 36-yard TD Coach Brown. with a touchdown reception, cutting the A&M lead to 13-7. In the to Marquise Goodwin with 2:24 left to give Texas its first lead of the third quarter, after an A&M field goal which put the Aggies up 16-7, UT game. Before the game-winning touchdown, freshman Johnathan The Texas’ defense dominated throughout the game, holding the sophomore cornerback Carrington Byndom picked off A&M quarterback Gray carried the ball for 3 yards out of the Wild formation to convert on Cornhuskers offense, which entered the game averaging 494.4 yards and returned the ball 58 yards into the endzone, cutting fourth-and-1 and keep the win within reach. per game, to 202 yards. Nebraska boasted the second-best rushing the A&M lead to 16-14. offense in the nation with 337.8 yards per game, including 7.7 yards per Gray scored the other fourth-quarter touchdown after Ash avoided carry, but was limited to 125 yards on 44 carries (2.8 ypc). The Longhorns earned their first lead of the night later after an 81-yard a sack attempt, scrambled to his left and hit Gray for a 15-yard punt return by freshman cornerback and a subsequent touchdown reception, his first touchdown catch of his career. That score After trailing 17-3 at halftime, Nebraska cut the lead to 20-13 with 23-yard field goal from Tucker. With 7:44 left in the third quarter and with 8:12 left in the game, cut the deficit to 27-24. 3:02 remaining in the fourth quarter after a 95-yard punt return by Eric Texas holding a slim 17-16 lead, the Texas defense forced another Hagg. However, Texas recovered the ensuing and running turnover on the Aggies’ next series, as junior safety Kenny Vaccaro In the first half, the Beavers outgained the Longhorns by more than back Cody Johnson converted a 24-yard run on second down to seal picked off Tannehill at the A&M 24-yard line. A few plays later senior 100 yards and had 16 first downs to Texas’ four. With the help of a the Texas’ victory. running back Cody Johnson plunged into the end zone from a yard out, 9-yard run from Terron Ward, Oregon State scored the final 10 points and Texas took a 24-16 lead with 4:04 remaining in the third quarter. of the first half to earn a 20-10 advantage heading into the break. A Texas’ quarterback led the Longhorns’ offense, rushing 64-yard double-reverse TD run by Goodwin was Texas’ only production 11 times for 71 yards and two TDs, all career-highs, while passing for 63 Texas kept Texas A&M off of the scoreboard until 5:56 remained in the in the first half. yards on four completions. It was the Longhorns’ fewest passing yards fourth quarter, when A&M’s Randy Bullock knocked in a 32-yard field in a win since Nov. 12, 1983 (53 yards in a 20-14 win over TCU). Texas goal to cut the Horns’ lead to 24-19. Texas A&M took a 25-24 lead inside But the second half was a completely different story for the Longhorns. rushed for 209 yards on 46 carries, led by Gilbert, Johnson (11 carries the game’s final two minutes behind a 16-yard touchdown pass from The defense came alive and only allowed 69 total yards, including for 73 yards) and running back Tre’ Newton (10 rushes for 41 yards). Tannehill to A&M wide receiver Jeff Fuller. minus-4 in the fourth quarter. In his last game as a Longhorn, senior Alex Okafor set an Alamo Bowl record with 4 1/2 of Texas’ 10 sacks. Texas’ kicker Justin Tucker connected on 2-of-2 field goals, making The Longhorns, behind sophomore quarterback Case McCoy, needed to It was also tied for the third-highest sack total in bowl game history. attempts from 27 and 28 yards. drive 71 yards with 1:48 left in the game to position themselves for the Quandre Diggs and Peter Jinkens each had an interception. win. On third-and-one from the UT 48-yard-line, McCoy found freshman GREAT MOMENT wide receiver Miles Onyegbule for four yards and a first down to the The Longhorns forced three turnovers and Beavers quarterback Cody A&M 48. On the very next play, with only 44 seconds remaining, McCoy Vaz was held to 194 yards passing and two interceptions. Oregon State Texas 27, Texas A&M 25 tucked the ball and ran for 25 yards to the Aggies’ 23-yard line. Junior entered the game ranked 34th in the country in total offense, while Thursday, Nov. 24, 2011 wide receiver Marquise Goodwin and Johnson each ran for no gain on Texas ranked 37th. Kyle Field (College Station, Texas) successive plays, and Texas called for time with three seconds left in the game. Texas A&M burned its final timeout just prior to the field-goal Ash hurdled over the goal line to begin the scoring in the second half In the two teams’ last meeting as members of the Big 12 Conference, attempt, but Tucker converted moments later to give Texas the victory but Beaver running back Storm Woods countered the score with a Texas held A&M to nearly 200 total yards under their season average of as the jubilant Longhorns spilled onto Kyle Field in celebration. 2-yard touchdown run in the final seconds of the third quarter to regain 512.4 total yards per game as the Longhorns pulled off a dramatic 27-25 a 10-point lead. That was the last time the Beavers found the end zone. victory over the Aggies in College Station. The win gave Texas a 5-1 The Texas defense was stellar, forcing a then season-high four turnovers lead in the annual State Farm Lone Star Showdown, a 10-4 lead over and holding A&M to over 100 yards below its season rushing average The Beavers got the ball back with 2:24 remaining with a four-point the Aggies during the Mack Brown era, and an overall record of 76-37-5 of 218.6 yards per game, and nearly 200 total yards under their season deficit, but couldn’t convert and Vaz was sacked by Okafor and then in the third-most played rivalry in the NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision. average of 512.4 total yards per game. Kendall Thompson on the final two plays of the game.

The Texas defense proved stellar, forcing a then season-high four The dramatic win by Texas was witnessed by 88,645 spectators - the Ash kneeled three times to end the game and give Texas its ninth bowl turnovers (three interceptions and one fumble) and holding A&M to second largest crowd in Kyle Field history - on a crisp Thanksgiving night win in its last 11 appearances. Goodwin was named offensive MVP and over 100 yards below its season rushing average of 218.6 yards per in what was a thrilling end to possibly the last meeting of the two teams Okafor was the defensive MVP. game. Texas A&M took a 25-24 lead inside the game’s final two minutes in the 118 year-old rivalry. behind a 16-yard touchdown pass from Tannehill to A&M wide receiver Jeff Fuller. A failed two-point conversion meant Texas could win the GREAT MOMENT game with a field goal. Texas 33, Iowa State 7 The Longhorns, behind sophomore quarterback Case McCoy, needed to Saturday, November 10, 2012 drive 71 yards with 1:48 left in the game to position themselves for the DKR- Texas Memorial Stadium (Austin) win. On third-and-one from the UT 48-yard-line, McCoy found freshman wide receiver Miles Onyegbule for four yards and a first down to the The Longhorn family lost a legend with the passing of former head A&M 48. On the very next play, with only 44 seconds remaining, McCoy coach Darrell K Royal. The Saturday after his death, the Longhorns tucked the ball and ran for 25 yards to the Aggies’ 23-yard line. Junior honored Royal on their first play from scrimmage against Iowa State by wide receiver Marquise Goodwin and Johnson each ran for no gain on lining up in the Wishbone formation, which Royal pioneered. The Horns successive plays, and Texas called for time with three seconds left in the went with a and quarterback David Ash handed the ball off to game. Texas A&M burned its final timeout just prior to the field-goal Jaxon Shipley. Shipley threw the ball back to Ash who threw the ball to

197 TEXASSPORTS.COM HISTORY 2017 TEXAS FOOTBALL MEDIA GUIDE GREAT GAMES & GREAT MOMENTS GREAT GAME GREAT GAME GREAT GAME Texas 36, #10 Oklahoma 20 Texas 24, #9 Oklahoma 17 Texas 50, #10 Notre Dame 47 (2OT) Saturday, October 12, 2013 Saturday, October 10, 2015 Sunday, September 4, 2016 Cottom Bowl (Dallas) Cottom Bowl (Dallas) DKR- Texas Memorial Stadium (Austin) Four different Longhorns scored touchdowns as Texas improved to 4-2 For the second time in three seasons, the Texas Longhorns defeated a In front of a Darrell K Royal - Texas Memorial Stadium record crowd of with a 36-20 victory over No. 12/10 Oklahoma in the annual AT&T Red top-10 Oklahoma team to come away victorious in the annual AT&T 102, 315, Texas defeated No. 10 Notre Dame on Sunday night Sept. 4 River Rivalry in the Cotton Bowl. , 24-17. The win, which marked UT’s highest over during Opening Weekend of college football. A national TV audience an AP-ranked team under , was also the Longhorns’ sixth on ABC witnessed the thrilling game as the Longhorns knocked off the Case McCoy threw for 190 yards and two touchdowns, while Jonathan victory in the last 11 meetings, improving Texas’ all-time record against Fighting Irish 50-47 in double-overtime. Gray and Malcolm Brown both topped 100 yards rushing in the game. Oklahoma to 61-44-5. The Longhrons never trailed as they led wire-to-wire to defeat the Texas led 21-14 at halftime, and took the lead late in the fourth quarter Sooners for the first time since 2009. The Longhorns rushed for a season-high 313 yards and its defense on a D’Onta Foreman touchdown run. But, the ensuing extra point was posted a season-best six sacks to go along with eight tackles for loss in blocked by Notre Dame and returned for two points, tying the score at Texas also scored two non-offensive touchdowns in one game for the win. Two different Longhorns rushed for over 100 yards, as D’Onta 35 apiece to force overtime. the first time since 2009 - one on a 31-interception return from Chris Foreman and combined for 232 rushing yards. The 313 Whaley and another on an 85-yard punt return from Daje Johnson. yards on the ground marked the most for Texas since rushing for 359 in scored in the first overtime to give Texas the lead, a win over New Mexico State on Aug. 31, 2013. but Notre Dame answered with a touchdown on the first play of their Oklahoma finished 2-of-13 on third down while Texas was 13-of-20 in OT possession. After a Fighting Irish field goal, Swoopes once again the win. Most importantly, the Longhorns were even in the turnover GREAT GAME found the end zone, diving across the goal line to give the Longhorns battle after being plagued by those miscues during their three-game the victory. losing streak to the Sooners. Texas 23, #12 Baylor 17 Saturday, December 5, 2015 GREAT MOMENT GREAT GAME McLane Stadium (Waco) #11 West Virginia 24, Texas 20 Texas 33, #24 West Virginia 16 Heading into the regular season finale, the No. 12 Baylor Bears had Saturday, November 12, 2016 Saturday, November 8, 2014 scored on their first drive of every game during the 2015 season. The DKR- Texas Memorial Stadium (Austin) DKR-Texas Memorial Stadium (Austin) Texas Longhorns stuffed the Bears’ first drive and all of their other drives in the first half to grab a 23-17 road victory in Waco to finish the 2015 With Longhorn Legend Earl Campbell in attendance, running back Jonathan Gray and Malcolm Brown combined for 191 rushing yards and season on a high note and carry momentum into the offseason. D’Onta Foreman tied the school record with his 11th consecutive 100- three touchdowns and the Texas defense held No. 24/25 West Virginia’s yard rushing performance. With the record already tied by halftime, the high-powered offense in check in a 33-16 win at Darrell K Royal-Texas Texas was able to keep the nation’s top offense at bay for much of the 1977 Heisman Trophy winner congratulated Foreman on the field as he Memorial Stadium. contest as Baylor was held scoreless in the first half for the first time headed to the locker room for halftime. since Oct. 29, 2011. Texas used a strong rushing attack for the second consecutive week, Foreman would break the record the following week at Kansas and piling up 227 yards in the victory. Cedric Reed led a defesnsive effort The Longhorns quickly stole momentum, jumping out to a 20-0 finished his Longhorn career with 13 consecutive 100-yard games. that saw the Longhorns hold WVU to a season-low in points, well below halftime lead and holding on for an impressive road victory. its season average of 36.1. Reed was disruptive throughout, totaling 12 tackles, four for a loss and three sacks while forcing a fumble. The Longhorns used a big second quarter and led 24-3, and held the Mountaineers scoreless in the third quarter to maintain the large lead.

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