TEXAS LONGHORNS 2016 FOOTBALL GAME NOTES FOUR-TIME NATIONAL CHAMPIONS • 28-TIME CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS • THIRD MOST WINS IN COLLEGE FOOTBALL HISTORY SATURDAY KICKOFF 5 11:00 NOVEMBER LUBBOCK, TX TEXAS TECH JONES AT&T STADIUM [LUBBOCK, TEXAS] TEXAS RED RAIDERS CAPACITY: 60,454 LONGHORNS Record ________________4-4 (2-3) WATCH LISTEN LISTEN Record ________________4-4 (1-3) Ranking (AP/Coaches) ______ NR/NR Ranking (AP/Coaches) ______ NR/NR Head Coach _________ Kliff Kingsbury Head Coach _________ Charlie Strong Career Record _________ 23-23 (4th) Career Record _________ 52-34 (7th) Record at TTU _____________ same Record at Texas ________ 15-18 (3rd) Location ___________ Lubbock, Texas Tim Brando (PxP) Craig Way (PxP) Dr. Rubén Pizarro-Silva (PxP) Location ____________ Austin, Texas Founded ________________ 1923 Spencer Tillman (Color) Roger Wallace (Color) Jesus Mendoza (Color) Founded ________________ 1883 Enrollment ______________ 50.950 Enrollment ______________ 35,893 Bruce Feldman (Sideline) Quan Cosby (Sideline) Colors ______________ Black & Red Colors ________Burnt Orange & White FOLLOW THE HORNS THE OPENING KICKOFF • The University of Texas Longhorns are back on the road Saturday for a matchup with Big 12 Conference foe Texas Twitter: _____________@Longhorn_FB Tech. Both teams enter the game with identical records of 4-4 overall and 2-3 in conference play. • Texas is coming off a 35-34 win over No. 8/6 Baylor on Saturday at Darrell K Royal - Texas Memorial Stadium. Kicker Twitter: ___________ @Strong_TexasFB Trent Domingue made a 39-yard field goal with just 46 seconds left to give the Bears their first loss. • Texas Tech enters the game off a double-overtime win on the road at TCU. The Red Raiders came away with a 27-24 Instagram: ________@LonghornsFootball victory over the Horned Frogs to get back to .500 on the season. Facebook: ______________@UTFootball THE ALL-TIME SERIES Snapchat: _________________@TexFB • Saturday’s matchup at Jones AT&T Stadium will mark the 66th meeting all-time between the two programs. • UT has enjoyed success in the rivalry, owning a record of 49-16 against the Red Raiders. • In Lubbock, the Longhorns have a record of 19-10. Saturday’s matchup will be the 30th meeting all-time in Lubbock. WHAT’S INSIDE • The Longhorns have won 14 of the last 17 matchups, including a 34-13 victory in Lubbock two seasons ago. Last Game Information/Coverage ______________ 1 year, Texas Tech won 48-45 on Thanksgiving Night. 2016 Schedule/Weekly Schedule/Series Info _____ 2 Game Notes _______________________ 3-9 Charlie Strong/Coaching Staff ___________10-11 NATIONAL GAME COVERAGE 2016 Standings/Opponents’ Schedules ________12 • Saturday’s game between the Longhorns and Red Raiders will kickoff at 11:00 a.m. on Fox Sports 1. Tim Brando Media Policies _______________________13 will deliver the play-by-play and be joined by booth analyst Spencer Tillman. Bruce Feldman will report from the Roster/Depth Chart __________________14-16 sidelines. Statistics ________________________17-36 • Beginning two hours prior to kickoff, tune into Longhorn Network’s Texas GameDay show live from Darrell K Royal Recaps _________________________37-44 - Texas Memorial Stadium. • A Texas radio broadcast can be heard nationally on Sirius channel 81, XM channel 81 and online channel 81. MEDIA RELATIONS Assoc. AD/Media Relations Director: John Bianco A TEXAS WIN WOULD... E-Mail: [email protected] • Make the Longhorns 5-4 overall and 3-3 in the Big 12 Conference Assoc. Media Relations Director: Thomas Stepp • Be their first away from home in 2016 E-Mail: [email protected] • Improve UT’s record to 50-16 all-time against Texas Tech, including a mark of 20-10 in Lubbock • Make Texas’ all-time record 891-356-33 Assoc. Media Relations Director: Joe Hernandez E-Mail: [email protected] FOUR IN A ROW AGAINST AP TOP 12 TEAMS Asst. Media Relations Director: Scott Swegan • With Saturday’s win over No. 8/6 Baylor, Texas has now won four straight against AP Top-12 ranked teams. E-Mail: [email protected] • The four-game winning streak is the second longest in the nation behind Alabama. • The four wins in the last two seasons mark the most in a two-year stretch at UT since winning five in 2007-08. TEXAS LONGHORNS 2016 GAME NOTES TEXAS GAME WEEK SCHEDULE 31 • MONDAY 1 • TUESDAY 2 • WEDNESDAY 3 • THURSDAY 4 • FRIDAY 5 • SATURDAY 6 • SUNDAY No Practice Closed Practice Closed Practice Closed Practice TRAVEL GAME DAY Closed Practice 9:50 a.m.>> After practice>> No Media Availability 7:00 p.m.>> No Media Availability at Texas Tech No Media Availability Strong on Big 12 Teleconference Sterlin Gilbert Availability Charlie Strong Coaches Show 11:00 a.m. 11:00 a.m. >> (Moncrief) (Pluckers on Rio Grande) Strong Press Conference Select Players not at Monday Postgame>> (Centennial Room) availability Media Availability w/ Charlie 11:30 a.m.>> Strong, Sterlin Gilbert and select Player Media Availabillity players (Centennial Room) 2016 RECORD/RESULTS VS OTRE AME (Sept. 4) OVERALL: 4-4 BIG 12: 2-3 #10/9 N D W, 50-47 Darrell K Royal - Texas Memorial Stadium (Austin, Texas) F/2OT HOME: 4-0 BIG 12 HOME: 2-0 Notes: UT beats No. 10 Notre Dame in front of record-breaking sellout crowd at DKR AWAY: 0-3 BIG 12 AWAY: 0-2 NEUTRAL: 0-1 BIG 12 NEUTRAL: 0-1 VS UTEP (Sept. 10) W, 41-7 Darrell K Royal - Texas Memorial Stadium (Austin, Texas) HOME AWAY NEUTRAL Notes: Texas improves to 2-0 for first time since 2012 with win over UTEP INSIDE THE SERIES AT CALIFORNIA (Sept. 17) L, 43-50 vs. Texas Tech California Memorial Stadium (Berkeley, Calif.) Notes: Texas had a season-high 90 plays for 568 total yards in the loss Texas heads to Lubbock for a showdown with Texas Tech on Saturday. Kickoff is scheduled for AT OKLAHOMA STATE (Oct. 1) L, 31-49 11:00 a.m. between the Longhorns and Red Boone Pickens Stadium (Stillwater, Okla.) Raiders. Notes: The Longhorns registered 568 yards for the second straight game Saturday’s matchup will be the 66th all-time VS #20/22 OKLAHOMA (Oct. 8) L, 40-45 meeting between the two schools. Texas leads Cotton Bowl (Dallas, Texas) the series 49-16, including a 19-10 advantage in Notes: UT forced a season-high four turnovers and scored 27 points in the second half Lubbock. VS IOWA STATE (Oct. 15) W, 27-6 UT has won 15 of the last 20 matchups, but was Darrell K Royal - Texas Memorial Stadium (Austin, Texas) defeated 48-45 on Thanksgiving night last season. Notes: Texas held Iowa State to 98 rushing yards and registered a season-high eight sacks ALL-TIME SERIES: TEXAS LEADS 49-16 AT KANSAS STATE (Oct. 22) L, 21-24 AT TEXAS: TEXAS LEADS 30-6 Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium (Manhattan, Kan.) AT TEXAS TECH: TEXAS LEADS 19-10 Notes: Longhorns defense forced three K-State turnovers in the second half LAST 20 MatCHUPS VS #8/6 BAYLOR (Oct. 29) W, 35-34 Season Location Result Darrell K Royal - Texas Memorial Stadium (Austin, Texas) 1996 Away W, 38-32 Notes: Placekicker Trent Domingue made a game-winning field goal with 46 seconds left 1997 Home L, 10-24 1998 Away L, 35-42 1999 Home W, 58-7 AT TEXAS TECH (Nov. 5 • 11:00 am • FS1) 2000 Away W, 29-17 Jones AT&T Stadium (Lubbock, Texas) 2001 Home W, 42-7 Notes: UT is 49-16 against Texas Tech all-time and has won five of the last six in Lubbock 2002 Away L, 38-42 2003 Home W, 43-40 2004 Away W, 51-21 VS #14/15 WEST VIRGINIA (Nov. 12) 2005 Home W, 52-17 Darrell K Royal - Texas Memorial Stadium (Austin, Texas) 2006 Away W, 35-31 Notes: Texas owns a 145-142 scoring advantage in four Big 12 Conference matchups vs. WVU 2007 Home W, 59-43 2008 Away L, 33-39 2009 Home W, 34-24 AT KANSAS (Nov. 19) 2010 Away W, 24-14 Memorial Stadium (Lawrence, Kan.) 2011 Home W, 52-20 2012 Away W, 31-22 Notes: The Longhorns have won 13 consecutive over the Jayhawks 2013 Home W, 41-16 2014 Away W, 34-13 VS TCU (Nov. 25 • 2:30 pm CT • FOX or FS1) 2015 Home L, 45-48 Darrell K Royal - Texas Memorial Stadium (Austin, Texas) Notes: Texas owns a 62-23-1 record and won 24 straight from 1968-91 PAGE 2 GAME 9 • TEXAS TECH • NOV. 5, 2016 TEXAS LONGHORNS 2016 GAME NOTES HEAD COACH CHARLIE STRONG THE OFFENSIVE TURNAROUND LONGHORNS’ HONOR ROLL • Charlie Strong is in the middle of the his third season as • First-year offensive coordinator Sterlin Gilbert was the head coach at Texas, compiling a record of 15-18 since brought to Texas to reinvigorate the Longhorns offense PAUL BOYETTE JR. • DT • SR. coming to the 40 Acres. and install his up-tempo system on the 40 Acres. • Senior Bowl preseason watch list • He is in his seventh season overall as a head coach, with • Through eight games, Texas’ offensive numbers are up a career mark of 52-34. He spent the four years prior to across the board. In most categories, the Longhorns have SHANE BUECHELE • QB • FR. Texas at Louisville. improved by a significant margin over each of the last two • Big 12 Newcomer of the Week (Sept. 6) • Texas’ 35-34 victory over Baylor on Saturday night seasons. • Big 12 Newcomer of the Week (Sept. 12) marked their fourth-straight over an AP Top-12 ranked • UT’s 36.0 points per game ranks 29th nationally while • Manning Award watch list opponent.