The 2011 Texas Longhorns football team (variously "Texas," "UT," the "Longhorns," or the "'Horns") represented the University of Texas at Austin in the 2011 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Longhorns were led by 14th year head coach Mack Brown and played their home games at Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium. They are a member of the Big 12 Conference. They finished the season 8–5, 4–5 in Big 12 play to finish in a tie for sixth place improving on their disastrous 5-7 season from 2010. They were invited to the Holiday Bowl where they defeated California 21–10.
Previous season
After the 2009 Texas Longhorns football team lost to Alabama in the 2010 BCS National Championship Game, Texas entered the 2010 NCAA Division I FBS football season ranked fifth in the AP Poll and fourth in the Coaches Poll.[1] Texas won its first three games of the season, maintaining a top 10 status.[2] However, the Longhorns were upset by UCLA, followed by a loss to Oklahoma.[2] This caused Texas to be excluded from both Top 25 polls for the first time since 1998.[3]
2011 NFL Draft
2011 NFL Draft Class
Other signed seniors
Eddie Jones (Linebacker) – New York Jets
John Gold (Punter) – Seattle Seahawks
John Chiles (Wide Receiver) – Jacksonville Sharks
Roster
Recruiting
During the 2011 recruiting period, Texas recruited 18 players, including nine from the ESPN 150.[4] As a result, Texas' recruiting class was ranked first by ESPN and third by both Rivals and Scout.[5][6]
2011 recruits |
Name |
Home town |
High school / college |
Height |
Weight |
40‡ |
Commit date |
Johnathan Gray
RB |
Aledo, TX |
Aledo HS |
5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
190 lb (86 kg) |
4.4 |
Apr 22, 2011 |
Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 85 |
Malcom Brown
DT |
Brenham, TX |
Brenham HS |
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
280 lb (130 kg) |
– |
Apr 3, 2011 |
Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 83 |
Cayleb Jones
WR |
Austin, TX |
Austin HS |
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
195 lb (88 kg) |
4.5 |
Feb 27, 2011 |
Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 83 |
Connor Brewer
QB |
Scottsdale, AZ |
Chaparral HS |
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
190 lb (86 kg) |
4.7 |
Feb 7, 2011 |
Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 82 |
Thomas Johnson
WR |
Dallas, TX |
Skyline HS |
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
180 lb (82 kg) |
4.4 |
Feb 22, 2011 |
Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 82 |
Kennedy Estelle
OT |
Pearland, TX |
Glenda Dawson HS |
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) |
310 lb (140 kg) |
5.2 |
Jun 5, 2011 |
Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 82 |
Peter Jinkens
OLB |
Dallas, TX |
Skyline HS |
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
210 lb (95 kg) |
4.5 |
Feb 26, 2011 |
Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 81 |
Bryson Echols
CB |
DeSoto, TX |
DeSoto HS |
5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) |
165 lb (75 kg) |
– |
Feb 26, 2011 |
Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 81 |
Alex Norman
DT |
Dallas, TX |
Bishop Dunne HS |
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
280 lb (130 kg) |
– |
Feb 12, 2011 |
Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 80 |
Curtis Riser
OG |
DeSoto, TX |
DeSoto HS |
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
290 lb (130 kg) |
– |
Feb 13, 2011 |
Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 80 |
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 3 Rivals: 3 ESPN: 1 |
- ‡ Refers to 40 yard dash
- Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height, weight and 40 time.
- In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.
Sources:
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Schedule
Date |
Time |
Opponent# |
Rank# |
Site |
TV |
Result |
Attendance |
September 3 |
7:00 PM |
Rice* |
|
Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX |
LHN |
W 34–9 |
101,624[A 1] |
September 10 |
6:00 PM |
BYU* |
#24 |
Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX |
ESPN2 |
W 17–16 |
100,995[7] |
September 17 |
2:30 PM |
at UCLA* |
#23 |
Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA |
ABC/ESPN |
W 49–20 |
54,583[8] |
October 1 |
6:00 PM |
at Iowa State |
#17 |
Jack Trice Stadium • Ames, IA |
FX |
W 37–14 |
56,390[9] |
October 8 |
11:00 AM |
vs. #3 Oklahoma |
#11 |
Cotton Bowl • Dallas, TX (Red River Rivalry) |
ABC |
L 17–55 |
96,009[10] |
October 15 |
2:30 PM |
#6 Oklahoma State |
#22 |
Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX |
ABC/ESPN |
L 26–38 |
100,101[11] |
October 29 |
6:00 PM |
Kansas |
|
Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX |
LHN |
W 43–0 |
99,211[12] |
November 5 |
11:00 AM |
Texas Tech |
|
Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX (Chancellor's Spurs) |
FX |
W 52–20 |
100,506[13] |
November 12 |
11:00 AM |
at Missouri |
#21 |
Faurot Field • Columbia, MO |
FX |
L 5–17 |
61,323[14] |
November 19 |
7:00 PM |
#16 Kansas State |
|
Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX |
FX |
L 13–17 |
100,705[15] |
November 24 |
7:00 PM |
at Texas A&M |
#25 |
Kyle Field • College Station, TX (Lone Star Showdown) |
ESPN |
W 27–25 |
88,645[16] |
December 3 |
2:30 PM |
at #19 Baylor |
|
Floyd Casey Stadium • Waco, TX |
ABC |
L 24–48 |
46,543[17] |
December 28 |
7:00 PM |
vs. California* |
|
Qualcomm Stadium • San Diego, CA (Holiday Bowl) |
ESPN |
W 21–10 |
56,313[18] |
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time[19]. |
Game notes
Rice
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Rice at #24 Texas
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Rice |
3 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
9 |
• #24 Texas |
3 |
10 |
7 |
14 |
34 |
Sources:[20] |
|
Scoring summary |
|
1 |
7:35
|
RICE |
Chris Boswell 42-yard field goal |
RICE 3-0 |
|
1 |
4:31
|
TEX |
Justin Tucker 39-yard field goal |
Tied 3-3 |
|
2 |
14:19
|
TEX |
Cody Johnson 1-yard run (Justin Tucker kick) |
TEX 10-3 |
|
2 |
6:00
|
TEX |
Justin Tucker 23-yard field goal |
TEX 13-3 |
|
2 |
0:56
|
RICE |
Chris Boswell 49-yard field goal |
TEX 13-6 |
|
3 |
9:07
|
RICE |
Chris Boswell 26-yard field goal |
TEX 13-9 |
|
3 |
5:32
|
TEX |
Jaxon Shipley 36-yard pass from John Harris (Justin Tucker kick) |
TEX 20-9 |
|
4 |
13:06
|
TEX |
Foswhitt Whittaker 7-yard run (John Tucker kick) |
TEX 27-9 |
|
4 |
5:57
|
TEX |
Foswhitt Whittaker 26-yard pass from Garrett Gilbert (Justin Tucker kick) |
TEX 34-9 |
|
Overall Record |
Last Meeting |
Result |
71–21–1 |
2010 |
Texas, 34–17 |
Texas was favored by 24 points.[21]
The Longhorns opened up the 2011 season against the Rice Owls of Conference USA.[19] In the previous meeting, which was also the first game that 2010 Texas Longhorns football team played against, Texas won 34–17.[22] Garrett Gilbert was the starting quarterback after he was selected over Case McCoy, David Ash, and Connor Wood.[23] Rice was able to hold the Longhorns to a three-and-out and attain a field goal to give Rice a 3–0 lead. However, Texas was able to respond with another field goal drive which was highlighted by a 56-yard pass from Gilbert to Mike Davis that would turn out to be the longest pass for the game, tying it at 3–3 at the end of the first quarter.[20] In the second quarter, Rice's Xavier Webb fumbled a punt that was recovered by the Texas team deep inside the Owls' side of the field, setting up the first touchdown of the game and putting Texas at a 10–3 lead.[24] Each team made an additional field goal in the remaining second quarter to put the score at 13–6 with Texas leading.
To start the second half, the Owls were able to narrow the Longhorns' lead to 13–9 after driving 46 yards to make a field goal, but on the ensuing drive Texas was able to increase the lead once again with a touchdown highlighted by a 36-yard pass by John Harris to Jaxon Shipley.[20] This marked the first time that a non-quarterback player made a touchdown pass in school history since 1998 Heisman Trophy winner Ricky Williams.[24] In the fourth quarter, Texas held Rice scoreless while scoring two touchdowns, both of which by running back Foswhitt Whittaker.[20] Texas would hold off Rice for the rest of the game to win 34–9 victory, the seventy-first against Rice overall.
BYU
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BYU at #21 Texas
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
BYU |
6 |
7 |
3 |
0 |
16 |
• #21 Texas |
0 |
3 |
7 |
7 |
17 |
Sources:[25] |
Overall Record |
Last Meeting |
Result |
1–2 |
1988 |
BYU, 47–6 |
Texas was favored by 8 points.[26]
Texas remained at home to face BYU.[27] Prior to the game, the two teams had only met twice, in 1988 and 1987. In both games, BYU won with scores of 47–6 and 22–17, respectively.[28] In the first quarter, BYU held Texas scoreless with two punts, answering with two field goals.[29][30] Garrett Gilbert, the starting quarterback, was replaced by backups Case McCoy and David Ash in the first quarter after throwing two interceptions.[31] To answer Gilbert's second interception, the Cougars were able to drive 97 yards to score the only touchdown of the first half.[31] After the touchdown, BYU lead Texas 13–0. In the second quarter, BYU quarterback Jake Heaps was intercepted by Texas cornerback Adrian Phillips.[32] This set up a Texas field goal that would be Texas' first score of the game with 1:44 left in the half, cutting the BYU lead to 10 points.[27] The Cougars would keep possession for the remaining second quarter to keep the score at 13–3 at halftime, with BYU still leading. But against all odds, the Texas Longhorns stunned the BYU Cougars by means of a last minute touchdown and earning the victory as a result.[30]
Scoring summary |
Quarter |
Time |
Drive |
Team |
Scoring information |
Score |
Plays |
Yards |
TOP |
BYU |
Texas |
1 |
9:33 |
10 |
45 |
4:02 |
BYU |
30-yard field goal by Justin Sorensen |
3 |
0 |
1 |
6:45 |
5 |
21 |
1:49 |
BYU |
33-yard field goal by Justin Sorensen |
6 |
0 |
2 |
11:41 |
12 |
97 |
5:04 |
BYU |
Ross Apo 6-yard touchdown reception from Jake Heaps, Justin Sorensen kick good |
13 |
0 |
2 |
1:44 |
7 |
19 |
3:15 |
Texas |
23-yard field goal by Justin Tucker |
13 |
3 |
3 |
10:46 |
7 |
62 |
2:42 |
Texas |
Cody Johnson 1-yard touchdown run, Justin Tucker kick good |
13 |
10 |
3 |
4:36 |
12 |
56 |
6:02 |
BYU |
32-yard field goal by Justin Sorensen |
16 |
10 |
4 |
8:46 |
8 |
52 |
3:18 |
Texas |
Cody Johnson 1-yard touchdown run, Justin Tucker kick good |
16 |
17 |
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. |
16 |
17 |
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UCLA
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#21 Texas at UCLA
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
• #21 Texas |
14 |
14 |
14 |
7 |
49 |
UCLA |
0 |
10 |
10 |
0 |
20 |
Sources:[33] |
|
Scoring summary |
|
1 |
11:20
|
TEX |
D.J. Grant 45-yard pass from Case McCoy (Justin Tucker kick) |
TEX 7-0 |
|
1 |
1:56
|
TEX |
Foswhitt Whittaker 8-yard run (Justin Tucker kick) |
TEX 14-0 |
|
2 |
11:36
|
TEX |
Malcolm Brown 16-yard run (Justin Tucker kick) |
TEX 21-0 |
|
2 |
6:49
|
UCLA |
Derrick Coleman 1-yard run (Jeff Locke kick) |
TEX 21-7 |
|
2 |
0:21
|
TEX |
D.J. Grant 2-yard pass from Case McCoy (Justin Tucker kick) |
TEX 28-7 |
|
2 |
0:00
|
UCLA |
Jeff Locke 51-yard field goal |
TEX 28-10 |
|
3 |
12:39
|
UCLA |
Jeff Locke 49-yard field goal |
TEX 28-13 |
|
3 |
9:38
|
TEX |
D.J. Grant 5-yard pass from Jaxon Shipley (Justin Tucker kick) |
TEX 35-13 |
|
3 |
4:29
|
UCLA |
Derrick Coleman 1-yard run (Jeff Locke kick) |
TEX 35-20 |
|
3 |
1:40
|
TEX |
Foswhitt Whittaker 36-yard run (Justin Tucker kick) |
TEX 42-20 |
|
4 |
2:57
|
TEX |
Cody Johnson 7-yard run (Justin Tucker kick) |
TEX 49-20 |
|
Overall Record |
Last Meeting |
Result |
3–3 |
2010 |
UCLA, 12–34 |
Texas was favored by 4 points.[34]
The Longhorns played UCLA for their first away game on September 17. In the previous 3 matches, UCLA won in large blowouts, most notably in 1997 when they won 66–3 in what became to be known as 'Rout 66.'[35] Case McCoy and David Ash were selected as quarterback co-starters after Garrett Gilbert was taken out of the game against BYU.[36] Texas started quickly into the game when UCLA quarterback Kevin Prince threw an interception.[37] On the ensuing Longhorn drive, Case McCoy threw a 45-yard pass to D.J. Grant, giving Texas a 7–0 lead.[38] Kevin Prince would throw 2 additional interceptions, both of which Texas scored upon, before taken out of the game.[37]
Iowa State
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#17 Texas at Iowa State
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
• #17 Texas |
13 |
21 |
0 |
3 |
37 |
Iowa State |
0 |
0 |
0 |
14 |
14 |
Sources:[39] |
|
Scoring summary |
|
1 |
7:30
|
TEX |
Justin Tucker 33-yard field goal |
TEX 3-0 |
|
1 |
5:35
|
TEX |
Foswhitt Whittaker 16-yard run (Justin Tucker kick) |
TEX 10-0 |
|
1 |
3:23
|
TEX |
Justin Tucker 33-yard field goal |
TEX 13-0 |
|
2 |
10:18
|
TEX |
Mike Davis 48-yard pass from David Ash (Justin Tucker kick) |
TEX 20-0 |
|
2 |
4:30
|
TEX |
Josh Turner 34-yard blocked punt return (Justin Tucker kick) |
TEX 27-0 |
|
2 |
1:17
|
TEX |
Jaxon Shipley 40-yard pass from David Ash (Justin Tucker kick) |
TEX 34-0 |
|
4 |
11:33
|
ISU |
James White 2-yard run (Zach Guyer kick) |
TEX 34-7 |
|
4 |
6:31
|
TEX |
Justin Tucker 29-yard field goal |
TEX 37-7 |
|
4 |
3:50
|
ISU |
Chris Young 18 yad pass from Steele Jantz (Zach Guyer kick) |
TEX 37-14 |
|
Overall Record |
Last Meeting |
Result |
8–1 |
2010 |
Iowa State, 21–28 |
Texas was favored by 9 points.[40]
Oklahoma
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#1 Oklahoma vs. #10 Texas
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
• #1 Oklahoma |
6 |
28 |
14 |
7 |
55 |
#10 Texas |
3 |
7 |
0 |
7 |
17 |
Sources:[41] |
Overall Record |
Last Meeting |
Result |
59–41–5 |
2010 |
Oklahoma, 20–28 |
Oklahoma was favored by 11.5 points.[42]
Oklahoma State
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#7 Oklahoma State at No. 21 Texas
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
• #7 Oklahoma State |
7 |
14 |
17 |
0 |
38 |
#21 Texas |
0 |
10 |
14 |
2 |
26 |
Sources:[43] |
Overall Record |
Last Meeting |
Result |
22–4 |
2010 |
Oklahoma State, 16–33 |
Oklahoma State was favored by 8 points.[44]
Kansas
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Kansas at Texas
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Kansas |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
• Texas |
14 |
12 |
7 |
10 |
43 |
Sources:[45] |
Overall Record |
Last Meeting |
Result |
9–2 |
2009 |
Texas, 51–20 |
Texas was favored by 28.5 points.[46]
Texas Tech
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Texas Tech at No. 25 Texas
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Texas Tech |
3 |
3 |
7 |
7 |
20 |
• #25 Texas |
3 |
28 |
7 |
14 |
52 |
Sources:[47] |
|
Scoring summary |
|
1 |
7:56
|
TT |
Donnie Carona 29-yard field goal |
TT 3-0 |
|
1 |
4:24
|
TEX |
Justin Tucker 48-yard field goal |
Tied 3-3 |
|
2 |
13:17
|
TEX |
Foswhitt Whittaker 12-yard run (Justin Tucker kick) |
TEX 10-3 |
|
2 |
10:10
|
TT |
Donnie Carona 40-yard field goal |
TEX 10-6 |
|
2 |
8:33
|
TEX |
Foswhitt Whitaker 8-yard run (Justin Tucker kick) |
TEX 17-6 |
|
2 |
6:56
|
TEX |
D.J. Monroe 12-yard run (Justin Tucker kick) |
TEX 24-6 |
|
2 |
1:46
|
TEX |
Joe Bergeron 9-yard run (Justin Tucker kick) |
TEX 31-6 |
|
3 |
9:06
|
TEX |
Joe Bergeron 5-yard run (Justin Tucker kick) |
TEX 38-6 |
|
3 |
3:10
|
TT |
Eric Ward 8-yard pass from Seth Doege (Donnie Carona kick) |
TEX 38-13 |
|
4 |
14:53
|
TEX |
Joe Bergeron 12-yard run (Justin Tucker kick) |
TEX 45-13 |
|
4 |
5:48
|
TEX |
Darius White 31-yard pass from Case McCoy (Justin Tucker kick) |
TEX 52-13 |
|
4 |
1:01
|
TT |
Darrin Moore 1-yard pass from Seth Doege (Donnie Carona kick) |
TEX 52-20 |
|
Overall Record |
Last Meeting |
Result |
46–15 |
2010 |
Texas, 24–14 |
Texas was favored by 14 points.[48]
Missouri
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#20 Texas at Missouri
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
#20 Texas |
3 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
5 |
• Missouri |
0 |
14 |
3 |
0 |
17 |
Sources:[49] |
Overall Record |
Last Meeting |
Result |
17–6 |
2009 |
Texas, 41–7 |
Texas was favored by 1.5 points.[50]
Kansas State
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#17 Kansas State at Texas
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
• #17 Kansas State |
3 |
7 |
7 |
0 |
17 |
Texas |
0 |
3 |
7 |
3 |
13 |
Sources:[51] |
Overall Record |
Last Meeting |
Result |
5–7 |
2010 |
Kansas State, 14–39 |
Texas was favored by 7.5 points.[52]
Texas A&M
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Texas at Texas A&M
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
• Texas |
0 |
7 |
17 |
3 |
27 |
Texas A&M |
10 |
6 |
0 |
9 |
25 |
Sources:[53] |
|
Scoring summary |
|
1 |
11:31
|
A&M |
Ben Malena 7-yard pass from Ryan Tannehill (Randy Bullock kick) |
A&M 7-0 |
|
1 |
5:40
|
A&M |
Randy Bullock 49-yard field goal |
A&M 10-0 |
|
2 |
10:50
|
A&M |
Randy Bullock 52-yard field goal |
A&M 13-0 |
|
2 |
9:10
|
TEX |
Blaine Irby 41-yard pass from Jaxon Shipley (Justin Tucker kick) |
A&M 13-7 |
|
2 |
4:18
|
A&M |
Randy Bullock 29-yard field goal |
A&M 16-7 |
|
3 |
11:06
|
TEX |
Carrington Byndom 58-yard interception return (Justin Tucker kick) |
A&M 16-14 |
|
3 |
7:44
|
TEX |
Justin Tucker 23-yard field goal |
TEX 17-16 |
|
3 |
4:04
|
TEX |
Cody Johnson 1-yard run (Justin Tucker kick) |
TEX 24-16 |
|
4 |
5:56
|
A&M |
Randy Bullock 32-yard field goal |
TEX 24-19 |
|
4 |
1:48
|
A&M |
Jeff Fuller 16-yard pass from Ryan Tannehill (pass failed) |
A&M 25-24 |
|
4 |
0:00
|
TEX |
Justin Tucker 40-yard field goal |
TEX 27-25 |
|
Overall Record |
Last Meeting |
Result |
76–37–5 |
2010 |
Texas A&M, 17–24 |
Texas A&M was favored by 8 points.[54]
But ultimately, it was the Texas longhorns who won and getting some sense of revenge against the Texas A&M Aggies who beat Texas last year.
Baylor
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Texas at No. 18 Baylor
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Texas |
7 |
14 |
3 |
0 |
24 |
• #18 Baylor |
14 |
10 |
17 |
7 |
48 |
Sources: |
Overall Record |
Last Meeting |
Result |
73–23–4 |
2010 |
Baylor, 22–30 |
Baylor was favored by 3 points.[55]
Holiday Bowl – California
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2011 Holiday Bowl: Texas vs. California
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
California |
3 |
0 |
7 |
0 |
10 |
• Texas |
0 |
7 |
7 |
7 |
21 |
Sources: ESPN |
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Scoring summary |
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1 |
6:06
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CAL |
Giorgio Tavecchio 47-yard field goal |
CAL 3-0 |
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2 |
6:08
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TEX |
David Ash 4-yard pass from Jaxon Shipley (Justin Tucker kick) |
TEX 7-3 |
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3 |
9:47
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CAL |
Isi Sofele 6-yard run (Giorgio Tavecchio kick) |
CAL 10-7 |
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3 |
8:06
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TEX |
Marquise Goodwin 47-yard pass from David Ash (Justin Tucker kick) |
TEX 14-10 |
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4 |
14:57
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TEX |
Cody Johnson 4-yard run (Justin Tucker kick) |
TEX 21-10 |
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Overall Record |
Last Meeting |
Result |
4–0–0 |
1970 |
Texas, 56–15 |
Texas was favored by 3 points. Most valuable players were David Ash (QB) and Keenan Robinson (LB).
Rankings
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The Texas Longhorns began the season unranked for the first time since 1998 in the AP Poll, although it was ranked twenty-fourth in the Coaches Poll.[56] After wins against Rice and BYU, Texas would slowly increase in the rankings before jumping four spots in the AP Poll and three in the Coaches Poll after winning against UCLA. After the bye week Texas once again jumped another 2 spots in the AP Poll and one in the Coaches Poll.[57] In the final BCS rankings, Texas was twenty-fourth.[58] In both the Associated Press' final rankings and USA Today's final rankings, Texas was unranked.[59][60]
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. ( ) = First place votes.
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Week |
Poll |
Pre |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
11 |
12 |
13 |
14 |
Final |
AP |
RV |
24 |
23 |
19 |
17 |
11 |
22 |
RV |
RV |
RV |
21 |
RV |
RV |
RV |
NR |
RV |
Coaches' |
24 |
21 |
21 |
18 |
17 |
10 |
21 |
RV |
RV |
25 |
20 |
RV |
RV |
RV |
NR |
RV |
Harris |
Not released |
20 |
RV |
25 |
24 |
20 |
RV |
RV |
25 |
RV |
Not released |
BCS |
Not released |
24 |
24 |
21 |
16 |
23 |
25 |
22 |
24 |
Not released |
Notes
- ↑ Denotes the largest crowd to watch a football game at Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium (beating a previous record set during the 2010 Texas Longhorns season against the UCLA Bruins). The record would be topped on October 6, 2012 with a crowd of 101,851 vs West Virginia.
References
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