He redshirted in 2005[42] and returned to the roster for 2006. [174] Texas broke USC's winning streak (then the longest in the nation) at 34 and claimed the longest running winning streak for themselves at 20wins in a row. Royal and Brown have each received National Coach of the Year honors from at least one organization. [220] Mack Brown was named the Paul "Bear" Bryant College Football Coach of the Year, as voted on by the National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association. [160], Following the victory, the largely UT crowd stayed in the stands to celebrate the Longhorns' return to the Rose Bowlthis time for a shot at a National Championship. AUSTIN, Texas -- Steve Sarkisian hasn't forgotten, and he won't forget. In the thirdquarter, the Longhorns extended their lead with twotouchdowns to one by Texas Tech. [2] They finished the season by winning the 2006 Rose Bowl against the USC Trojans for the national championship. [14], The team set numerous school and NCAA records, including their 652points which set an NCAA record for points scored in a season. Do you have a blog? Those rumors. Find out more. But Texas slid to 30-21, including 18-17 in the Big 12, over his final. (8:46) UT David Pino 34 yard field goal. [4] At the start of the 2005 season, the Longhorns were one of the most victorious programs in college football history; they were third in total victories and fourth if measured by winning percentage. This issue included a column from Longhorn fan Matthew McConaughey as well as 15pages of photos from the Rose Bowl. In the secondquarter they scored with a 48-yard field goal by Mason Crosby and a touchdown pass from Joel Klatt to Evan Judge. Ten coaches have won conference championships with the Longhorns: Berry Whitaker, Clyde Littlefield, Bible, Cherry, Price, Royal, Akers, McWilliams, Mackovic, and Brown. [149], The game was the poorest performance of the season by the Longhorns, both offensively and defensively. [40] Receiver Jordan Shipley missed the entire season due to a pulled hamstring. The Longhorns also were the first team to beat the Buckeyes in a night game at The Horseshoe and it was UT's 10thstraight victory in a night-game road contest. [60], According to USA Today, the match-up between the Longhorns and the Ohio State Buckeyes (OSU) was one of the most-anticipated games of the 2005season. Of the 28Longhorns coaches, Bible, Royal, and Brown have been inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame. [229] The logo featured the script "National Champions" centered prominently in the center, with "MACKBROWN-TEXASFOOTBALL.COM" in the lower left and "THE OFFICIAL SITE OF THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS LONGHORNS" in the lower right. Do you have a sports website? [125] The Baylor athletic department suspended ticket sales at onepoint in an effort to limit the number of Longhorn fans who purchased tickets. With 19seconds left on the game clock, Vince Young ran for a touchdown and regained the lead for the Longhorns. Chris Ogden, a member of Texas' 2003 Final Four team who served on Chris Beard 's staff at Texas Tech before being named head coach at UT-Arlington, is leaving UTA to re-join Beard as an . The 2023 Texas Longhorns softball team represents the University of Texas at Austin during the 2023 NCAA Division I softball season. [213] Since this was a national championship, office lights were also left selectively lit in order to form a number "1" on all four sides of the tower (pictured). In the secondquarter, the Longhorns had a touchdown run by Ramonce Taylor and touchdown catches from David Thomas and Peter Ullman. [185] The Longhorns ended the season ranked third in the all-time list of both total wins and winning percentage (.7143). [184] Texas extended the winning streak to 21 before a September 9, 2006, loss to Ohio State University. This was only the 35thmeeting of the twotop-ranked teams in the history of college football, including both regular season and bowl games. The current head coach of the Longhorns is Steve Sarkisian. [18], For the fiscal year which ended in August 2005, just as the 2005 football season was starting, Texas was the nation's richest and most profitable football program, with revenue of $53.2 million, and a profit of $38.7 million. [117], Texas place at the top of the BCS rankings lasted only one week. This has been a major criticism of the BCS format, which does not use a playoff to determine the national championship. [119] Over the past threemeetings between the twoschools (20032005), the Longhorns outscored the Cowboys by a combined second-half score of 1180. "[29], The success of the 2004 team and the efforts during the off-season fueled anticipation by sports writers that Texas would play for the national championship if they could win their away game against Ohio State University[30] and end their five-game losing streak against Oklahoma. Every Sports Reference Social Media Account, Site Last Updated: Wednesday, March 1, 11:34AM. We choose to go to the moon and do the other things, not because they are easy, but because they are hard. [118] Texas retained the top spot in the computer rankings, but not by enough to stay ahead of USC in the overall BCS standings. The Alabama stint followed five seasons at Clemson, Rumph's first full-time Power 5 coaching job. [214] The school commissioned a painting titled The University of Texas National Championship 2005 by Opie Otterstad to commemorate the win in the Rose Bowl and the National Championship. Ten coaches have won conference championships with the Longhorns: Berry Whitaker, Clyde Littlefield, Bible, Cherry, Price, Royal, Akers, McWilliams, Mackovic, and Brown. Copyright 2000-2023 Sports Reference LLC. Defensive End - Brian Orakpo (RS. "[84] In addition to continuing a traditional rivalry, playing Rice in a home and away series allows for Texas to play games in Houston, Texas, an important recruiting base for UT,[85] which has a significant Texas Exes alumni population. Kansas toppled No. Texas is the first national college football champion to be featured since Nebraska was on the box in 1997. The previous high came in 1983 when third-ranked Texas pulled off a 207 upset versus fifth-ranked Auburn. Young had 108rushing yards while Smith had 57. Longhorn players from both the offense and defense set records for their performance during the season or received national recognition and awards. [135] Texas came into the 2005contest with a 72345record. [109], Of all the teams on Texas regular season schedule, Colorado had the best historical record against Texas up to the start of the season. Royal. "[158] His team lost the game 703, the most lopsided score in any college football conference championship to date. It was the thirdstraight year that Texas trailed Oklahoma State at halftime and came from behind to win by a sizable margin (4728). The game also marked the sixth time the Longhorns entered the contest ranked second nationally; they have won all six. [195][196][197], In the eightNational Championship games through the 2006Rose Bowl, the team ranked numberone prior to the game has won fivetimes, while the numbertwoteam has won threetimes. [164][165][166][167][168] This was Texas' secondtrip to the Rose Bowl in school history,[148] alongside their trip the previous season. His 467total yards set a new Rose Bowl and BCS Championship Game record. Frank Crawford has the highest winning percentage of any Longhorn coach after going 50 his only year. [115], Texas won the game 5217[115] and moved into first place in the Bowl Championship Series (BCS) standings for the first time since they were implemented in 1998. UT drove the ball 99yards in sevenplays for a secondtouchdown. [47] Donations were not accepted at the game because of a policy against official fund-raising. Question, Comment, Feedback, or Correction? As a matter of policy, Sports Reference only reports the results of games as played on the field. 5 Texas in key basketball game, but Bill Self still impressed with the Longhorns' roster. USATSI Alabama has hired former Texas and Louisville coach Charlie Strong as a defensive analyst, according to Sports Illustrated, adding yet another well-known name to take his turn through. ABC stayed with the Oklahoma vs. A&M game through the final down and then ran threefull minutes of commercials while the Texas vs. Kansas game continued. [100] Those losses had helped build a reputation that Mack Brown was not capable of winning in "Big Games". The Buckeyes controlled most of the secondquarter. Since 1945, at least one of the teams was ranked among the top 25teams in the nation coming into 60 out of 65games. [76], Texas' win, by a score of 2522,[69][76] was the lowest scoring game Texas would experience all season, both in terms of points scored by Texas and total points. Do you have a blog? All rights reserved. Texas made a field goal to trim Ohio State's lead to 1613 at the half. [207] On February 14, 2006, Bush did host the team and coaches at the White House. "[179], Texas' Rose Bowl win was the 800thvictory in school history[180] and it earned the Longhorns their fourthconsensus national championship in football. 2005 Texas Longhorns Stats Previous Year Next Year Record: 13-0 (1st of 119) ( Schedule & Results ) Rank: 1st in the Final AP poll Conference: Big 12 (South Division) Conference Record: 8-0 Coach: Mack Brown (13-0) Points For: 652 Points/G: 50.2 (1st of 119) Points Against: 213 More Team Info Texas School History 2005 Texas Statistics "[152] Greg Davis, UT's offensive coordinator, said "Ramonce is a darter. [110], Texas scored touchdowns on all five of their firsthalf possessions; these included threerushing touchdowns by Vince Young, onerushing touchdown by Selvin Young, and onetouchdown pass from Vince Young to Limas Sweed. [217] They also printed a special commemorative issue in the state of Texas with Young on the cover, shouting in triumph amidst a storm of multi-colored confetti after winning the game. The Horns set two new school records for total yardage. The men are tied with Kansas atop the league with a 12-3 record. 5 All-time series records. In the latest On Texas Football, Bobby Burton and Eric Nahlin discussed a variety of Texas Longhorns football topics including coaching vacancies, the upcoming junior day, and what both want to see during the spring. Texas extended the lead in the secondquarter with rushing touchdowns from Henry Melton, Jamaal Charles, and Ramonce Taylor. [65], The game was played in Ohio Stadium, also known as "The Horseshoe"[73] or "the Shoe". The Cajuns were able to score threepoints on a field goal by Sean Comiskey making the score Texas 6, Louisiana Lafayette 3. Our reasoning for presenting offensive logos. Or write about sports? Logos were compiled by the amazing SportsLogos.net. Rice lost yardage on their possession and failed to convert on fourth down so they turned the ball over on downs. The Cowboys scored one touchdown in the secondquarter off of a pass that was deflected by Texas, and Texas made a field goal near the end to cut into the lead, leaving Oklahoma State ahead 2812 at halftime. [116], Oklahoma State scored first, with a surprising 48yard pass from Al Pena to D'Juan Woods. Texas was given a pre-season No. [181] Since the game, the media, coaches, and other commentators have heaped praise upon the Texas team, Young, and the Rose Bowl performance. [12] The week after the game, Barnett was fired as Colorado's head coach[162] and replaced by Dan Hawkins, the former head coach of Boise State. The throwback jerseys were similar to jerseys worn during their 1963National Championship season under Coach Darrell K. Both Young and Smith led their respective team in rushing yards. [105] The Sooners' Garrett Hartley answered with a 52-yard field goal, the longest of his college career, and a 9-yard field goal. The boos from the home crowd at Sumner High School, but even the boos from his own fans at Coyle. The new law changing service academy football, and the coaches pushing back. Use without license or authorization is expressly prohibited. One year later, seven more members of this team were selected in the 2007 NFL Draft Michael Griffin (number 19 overall), Aaron Ross (number 20 overall), Justin Blalock (number 39 overall), Tim Crowder (number 56 overall), Brian Robison (number 102 overall), Tarell Brown (number 147 overall), Kasey Studdard (number 183 overall). [16] In the 2008 NFL Draft, fivemore Longhorns from this team were selected: Limas Sweed (number 53rd overall), Jamaal Charles (number 73 overall), Jermichael Finley (number 91 overall), Tony Hills (number 130 overall), and Frank Okam (number 151 overall). Texas was ranked second in each week of the BCS rankings, except for one week where Texas took the top spot with USC falling to numbertwo. Colorado was scoreless in the first quarter. [208] California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger lost a bet with Texas Governor Rick Perry on the outcome and had to send Perry a basket of "California wines, fruit and other goodies". The SPORTS REFERENCE and STATHEAD trademarks are owned exclusively by Sports Reference LLC. Up to the 2007 season, no school had won the BCS championship twice. Join our linker program. [151] and letting himself get tackled near the line of scrimmage. As of 2007 sportswriters continue to debate whether Vince Young and the other talented UT players succeeded despite Davis or because of him. Third-string quarterback Matt McCoy replaced Nordgren just past the midpoint of the fourthquarter. Assistant Head Coach/Special Teams Coordinator/Tight Ends. This page was last edited on 2 January 2023, at 22:29. In those seasons, 10coaches have led Texas to postseason bowl games: Dana X. 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