TEXAS NATIONAL CHAMPIONS • 1963, ’69, ’70 BIG 12 CHAMPIONS • 1996 SOUTHWEST CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS • 1920, ’28, ’30, ’42, ’43, ’45, ’50, ’52, ’53*, ’59*, ’61*, ’62, ’63, ’68*, ’69, ’70, ’71 , ’72, ’73, ’75*, ’77, ’83, ’90, ’94*, ’95 (*co-champs) LONGHORNS Athletics Media Relations Department • P.O. Box 7399 • Austin, TX 78713-7399 • Office: 512/471-7437 • Fax: 512/471-6040 #8 TEXAS (6-1, 3-1 Big 12) NO. 8 TEXAS HITS THE ROAD FOR A GAME 8 SECOND STRAIGHT WEEK: On the heels vs. of a 51-21 victory at Texas Tech (No. 24 in the COLORADO (4-3, 1-3 Big 12) USA Today/ESPN Coaches Poll), No. 8 Texas (6-1, 3-1 Big 12) heads to Colorado (4-3, 1-3 Folsom Field (53,750) vs. Boulder, Colorado Big 12) this Saturday (2:30 p.m./Central/ABC). Sat., Oct. 30 (Time: 2:30 p.m. CST/TV: ABC) UT is off to a 6-1 start for the third time in the last four years. Prior to Mack Brown’s arrival in 1998, UT had opened the year with RANKINGS: Texas is ranked eighth in The six wins in its first seven games just once (1990) in more than a decade (from 1985- Associated Press poll and ninth in the USA 97). Colorado, which holds a 7-6 advantage in series games with UT, is the only Big Today/ESPN Coaches poll. UT has been ranked among the USA Today/ESPN Top 25 for 95 weeks in 12 school that has posted a winning record against the Horns. As a matter of fact, the a row and The AP Poll for 69 consecutive weeks. Buffaloes are the only opponent that the Horns have met at least a dozen times and holds a series lead. The victory in Lubbock improved Texas’ record to 25-1 in regu- THE SERIES: Texas and Colorado are meeting for lar-season games following a loss to Oklahoma over the last five years. The lone loss the 14th time in series history. The Longhorns have was a 42-38 defeat in Lubbock in 2002. The Longhorns have won five straight league won two of the previous three matchups, including a games at opponents home stadiums dating back to the 2002 loss in Lubbock. UT has 28-14 victory in Boulder in 2000. won 14 of the last 15 Big 12 contests at opponents home stadiums and is 18-4 in league road games (not including neutral site contests) under Mack Brown. TELEVISION: The game will be broadcast regional- ly on ABC. Terry Gannon (play-by-play), Jamal ROAD WARRIORS: Anderson (color) and Mark Morgan (sidelines) will The Longhorns have the call. have won 19 of their last 20 road games NCAA’S WINNINGEST TEAMS: (not including neutral-site contests) and LAST FOUR SEASONS RADIO: The Longhorn Sports Network and KVET are 24-6 (.800) overall on the road 1. Oklahoma __________________42-6 (1300 AM/98.1 FM) broadcast each game on its 35- under Mack Brown. Texas has won 14 2. Miami (Fla.) ________________41-3 station network. Games will also be available on of its last 15 Big 12 Conference road 3. Boise State ________________41-6 Sirius Satellite Radio. Craig Way (play-by-play), games and is 18-4 (.818) in league road 4. TEXAS____________________38-8 Keith Moreland (color) and Roger Wallace (sidelines) contests under Mack Brown. The 5. Georgia____________________38-9 have the call. The Longhorns Sports Network will Longhorns were 2-5 in Big 12 road 6. Ohio State ________________36-10 offer Spanish Language Radio Broadcasts of all 7. LSU______________________36-11 games this season on a four-station network. Dr. games prior to Brown’s arrival in 1998. 8. Marshall __________________34-11 Rubén Pizarro-Silva (play-by-play) and Raúl Sáenz UT’s 12 consecutive road victories 9. Maryland ________________34-12 (color) will have the call. from 2000-02, which was snapped in a 42-38 loss at Texas Tech in 2002, was 10. Washington State __________33-12 UT PRESS CONFERENCE ON TV/WEB: Mack Brown’s weekly press conference is available live each NCAA ALL-TIME RECORDS LISTS Monday at 11 a.m. (Central) on MackBrown- TexasFootball.com and News 8 Austin. All-Time Winning Percentage All-Time Victories YEARS RECORD PCT. YEARS WINS 1. Michigan ______124 ____840-273-36 ____.7467 1. Michigan ______124 ____840 2. Notre Dame ____115 ____801-260-42 ____.7452 2. Notre Dame ____115 ____801 Texas Athletics Media Relations 3. Alabama ______109 ____764-295-44 ____.7133 3. Nebraska ______114 ____785 2101 San Jacinto 4. Oklahoma ______109 ____744-284-53 ____.7128 4. TEXAS ________111 ____782 Bellmont Hall, Room 327 5. TEXAS ________111____782-310-33 __.7098 5. Alabama ________109 ____764 Austin, Texas 78705 6. Ohio State ______114 ____760-297-53 ____.7086 6. Ohio State ______114 ____760 Fax: 512/471-6040 7. Nebraska ______114 ____785-323-40 ____.7012 7 Penn State ______116 ____758 Asst. AD/Media Relations Director: John Bianco Phone: 512/471-1346 Cell: 512/748-9315 E-Mail: [email protected] Web Site: MackBrown-TexasFootball.com TEXAS/COLORADO ALL-TIME SERIES AT-A-GLANCE OVERALL SERIES: Colorado leads, 7-6 SERIES RECORD IN BOULDER: Colorado leads, 3-2 SERIES RECORD IN AUSTIN: tied, 3-3 #8 TEXAS SERIES RECORD IN NEUTRAL SITES: tied, 1-1 Record: 6-1 (3-1, Big 12) TEXAS VS. COLORADO (LAST 10 MEETINGS - COLORADO LEADS, 7-3) Home: 4-0 Away: 2-0 Neutral: 0-1 Year Score Texas’ final record Colorado’s final record Sept. 4 NORTH TEXAS (PPV) ______W, 65-0 2001* ____#9 Colorado 39, #3 Texas 37 ______11-2 (7-1 Big 12 S/1st) ____10-3 (7-1/T-1st Big 12 N) 11 at Arkansas (ESPN) ________W, 22-20 2001 ____#9 Texas 28, @ #14 Colorado 14 __11-2 (7-1 Big 12 S/1st) ____10-3 (7-1/T-1st Big 12 N) 25 RICE (FSN) ____________ W, 35-13 2000 ____#25 Texas 28, @ Colorado 14 ____9-3 (7-1/2nd Big 12 S) ______3-8 (3-5/4th Big 12 N) Oct. 2 BAYLOR (PPV)____________W, 44-14 1997 ____Colorado 47, @ Texas 30 ________4-7 (2-6/T-4th Big 12 S)______5-6 (3-5/6th Big 12 N) 9 vs. #2 Oklahoma+ (ABC) ______L, 12-0 1996 ____@ #8 Colorado 28, Texas 24 ______8-5 (6-2/1st Big 12 S) ______10-2 (7-1/2nd Big 12 N) 16 MISSOURI (ABC) ________W, 28-20 1994 ____#4 Colorado 34, @ #16 Texas 31 ____8-4 (4-3/T-1st SWC)________11-1 (6-1/2nd Big 8) 23 at Texas Tech (TBS) ______W, 51-21 1993 ____@ #11 Colorado 36, Texas 14 ____5-5-1 (5-2/T-2nd SWC)______8-3-1 (5-1-1/2nd Big 8) 30 at Colorado (ABC) ________2:30 p.m. 1990 ____#20 Colorado 29, @ #22 Texas 22 __10-2 (8-0/1st SWC)________11-1-1 (7-0/1st Big 8) Nov. 6 #20 OKLAHOMA STATE ______TBA 1989 ____@ #14 Colorado 27, Texas 6 ______5-6 (4-4/T-4th SWC) ________11-1 (7-0/1st Big 8) 13 at Kansas __________________TBA 1975^ ____#9 Texas 38, #10 Colorado 21 ____10-2 (6-1/T-1st SWC) ______9-3 (5-2/T-3rd Big 8) 26 #16 TEXAS A&M (ABC)____2:30 p.m. * Big 12 Championship - Irvine, Texas; ^ Bluebonnett Bowl - Houston, Texas all times Central // + at Cotton Bowl (Dallas, Texas) MACK BROWN (Florida State ‘74): Texas’ sev- its longest road victory string since 1981- tered 512.4 yards of offense (299.2 rush- enth-year head coach has won 85 of his last 107 84 when the Horns tallied 13 straight road ing/213.2 passing) per contest. games (.794) and led his teams to a 119-37 (.763) wins. The Longhorns, who ended record the last 11 years. Brown, who is 65-19 (42- Nebraska’s national-best 26-game home CONFERENCE COMPETITION: 10 Big 12) in his seventh year at UT, has a 151-93- winning streak in 2002, have won 21 of Mack Brown, who has won or shared the 1 mark in 20 years overall. With 10 wins last sea- their last 24 road contests under Brown. Big 12 South Division Championship son, he secured a 14th consecutive winning sea- Prior to Brown’s arrival, UT posted just three times, is 42-10 (.808) in seven sea- son and 12th straight bowl berth. Brown is the two winning road records in the 10 seasons sons of Big 12 Conference play. That is a Big 12’s winningest active coach (Division I-A leading up to 1998 (the first year under significant improvement from the 8-8 games only), and his string of 12 straight bowl appearances is the longest among league men- Brown). All totalled during that time, UT (.500) mark Texas produced in Big 12 tors. was just 23-25 in road games. Although competition the two years prior to his the Longhorns were 1-3 on the road in arrival. Brown’s first year at Texas, that record fea- tured losses at No. 6 UCLA and No. 5 THE TEXAS-COLORADO SERIES: Kansas State in two of his first three games The 13-game series that began in 1940 has as UT’s head coach. It also included a vic- the Buffaloes holding a slight 7-6 advan- tory at No. 7 Nebraska that snapped a tage ... of opponents the Horns have played COLORADO Huskers’ 47-game home winning streak. at least 12 times, Colorado is the only team UT, which won all of its road games in to hold a series edge ..