Longhorn Notes

NO. 2 TEXAS TO TRAVEL TOWYOMING:

No. 2 Texas (1-0) will make itsfirst-ever appearance in the state of Wyomingwhen it travels to Laramie to face the Unviersityof Wyoming (1-0) at War Memorial Stadium(30,514) on Saturday, Sept. 12 (2:30 p.m./Central/Versus). When the Horns travel the1,050 miles to Laramie, it will mark the Horns’ furthest trip to the northwest since itplayed at Washington in 1975. In addition, Wyoming’s War Memorial Stadium sitsat 7,200 feet above sea level, which is the highest of any in the country, and is about1,770 feet higher than Boulder, Colo. The game will be the third meeting betweenUT and UW with both of the first two meetings taking place in Austin. They firstsquared off in 1974, when the ninth-ranked Longhorns defeated the Cowboys, 34-7.The second meeting came four years later in 1978. This time, No. 6 Texas knockedoff Wyoming, 17-3.

ALL EYES ON TEXAS:

Texas opened the 2009 season by playing in front of thelargest crowd to ever watch a football game in the state of Texas. The 101,096 atten-dance figure was a new UT record, bettering the previous number of 98,621, whichwas set last season when UT hostedTexas A&M on Thanksgiving night. Toput 101,096 fans into perspective, 56players on UT’s roster have hometownssmaller than the attendance of Texas’game versus ULM.

SEPTEMBERS TO REMEMBER:

Texas has won 27 of its last 30 gamesin the season’s first month (August/September) under Mack Brown. Theonly losses in that stretch were to KansasState in 2007, when the Horns gave up

TEXAS

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NATIONAL CHAMPIONS

• 1963, ’69, ’70, 2005 BIG 12 CHAMPIONS • 1996, 2005

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)

Consecutive 10-win seasons

1. Florida State ___________14 19872000

2. TEXAS

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8 (2001- )

Miami ___________________8 198592

NCAA RECORD BOOK

L O N G H O R N S

NCAA ALL-TIME RECORDS LISTS

All-Time Winning Percentage All-Time Victories

YEARS RECORD PCT. YEARS WINS

1. Michigan_______129____87329536 ____.7400 1. Michigan _______129_____8732. Notre Dame ____120____83228442 ____.7366

2. TEXAS

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116

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833

3. TEXAS

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116

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833-317-33

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.7179

3. Notre Dame _____120_____8324. Oklahoma ______114____79229853

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.7161 4. Nebraska _______119_____8185. Ohio State ______119____80830753 ____.7145 5. Ohio State ______119_____8086. Alabama _______114____800-316-44 ____.7086 6. Penn State ______121_____8007. Nebraska _______119____81833740 ____.7013 Alabama ________114_____800

#2/2 TEXAS (1-0, 0-0 Big 12) vs.Wyoming (1-0, 0-0 Mountain West)

War Memorial Stadium (30,514)Sat., Sept. 12 (Time: 2:30 p.m./CT/TV: Versus)

AP POLL:

Texas is ranked second in The Associated PressPoll. UT has been ranked in The AP Poll for a UTrecord andNCAAleading 143 consecutive weeks. This is the ninth time inthe last 10 years Texas has been ranked in the preseason Top 10.

COACHES POLL:

Texas is ranked second in the USA TodayCoaches Poll. UT has been ranked in the coaches’ Top 25 fora UTrecord and NCAAleading 171 weeks in a row. This isthe 10th consecutive year Texas has opened the season witha Top 10 national ranking in the poll. The 10 consecutiveappearances in the preseason poll’s Top 10 is a UT best.

THE SERIES:

This is the third meeting between Texas andWyoming and the first in Laramie. Texas won both previousmeetings, most recently by a 173 score on Sept. 23, 1978.

TELEVISION:

The game will be broadcast nationally byVersus. Joe Beninati playbyplay, Glenn Parker analystand Lindy Thackson sidelines have the call.

RADIO:

The game will be broadcast by the LonghornSports Network and KVET 1300 AM/98.1 FM on its40station network and is available online at www.yahoo.com/sports with Craig Way playbyplay, Keith Morelandcolor and Roger Wallace sidelines. A live radio broadcastfor each UT game also can be heard on XM Satellite RadioCh. 231 and on Sirius with the “Best of XM” packageSubscriber Only. Dr. Rubén Pizarro playbyplay, JesúsMendoza color and Raúl Sáenz color will have the callthis season for the Spanish Language Radio BroadcastsFlagship: 107.7 KHZS “Hitz FM” on a statewide networkand on the web at www.univision.com.

Texas Athletics Media Relations

Asst. AD/Media Relations Director:

John Bianco

E-Mail:

john.bianco@athletics.utexas.edu

Special Asst. to Head Coach:

Bill Little

E-Mail:

bill.little@athletics.utexas.edu

Asst. Media Relations Director:

Jeremy Sharpe

E-Mail:

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Asst. Media Relations Director:

Thomas Stepp

E-Mail:

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GAME 2

vs.

Mack Brown Era (1998-present)

1.

TEXAS

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116-26

2. Boise State ___________________115253. Oklahoma ___________________114314. Ohio State ___________________109305. Virginia Tech _________________10933

NCAA’S WINNINGEST TEAMS

two special teams TDs and committedfour turnovers, No. 1 Ohio State in 2006and when the Horns gave up three turn-overs versus Arkansas in 2003. Overall,the Horns have won 34 of their last 39outings in Aug./Sept.

NON-CONFERENCE STREAKS:

Witha 59-20 victory over ULM, Texas has won14 straight non-conference games, whichis the third-longest non-conference win-ning streak in the nation. The streak is thelongest in the Mack Brown era and rankssecond on UT’s all-time list. The Horns’school-record non-conference winningstreak of 15 occurred from 1945-48. UTalso had a streak of 11 straight non-conference victories from 1963-65 anda 10-game streak from 1968-70. Texasis also currently on a school-record non-conference road winning streak of nine,which bettered the previous mark of sevenfrom 1956-63.

UT IN OPENERS:

In its 117 years of football, UT is 97-17-3 (.842) in season-opening games. The Longhorns are 76-7-2(.906) when they open the year at home.Head coach Mack Brown is 11-1 in open-ers at Texas, including 10-in-a-row, andhas won 13 of his last 14 and 19 of his last22 season-opening games. Brown was 8-2in season openers at North Carolina. InBrown’s 12 openers at Texas, the Hornshave outscored their opponents by anaverage of 49-11 (Total: 585-136).

TEXAS OPENS SEASON AT NO. 2IN BOTH POLLS:

Texas was rankedsecond in both The Associated Press andUSA Today Coaches preseason polls. UThas opened the season in The AP Top Fivein four of the last five years. It is the ninthtime in the last 10 years Texas has beenranked in The AP Preseason Top 10. Thisis also the fourth time in the last five yearsthat the Longhorns have opened the seasonin the USA Today Coaches Preseason TopFive. The coaches have ranked Texas in thepreseason Top 10 for 10 consecutive sea-sons, a UT best. The Horns enter the seasonwith a No. 2 ranking in The AP poll for thefourth time (2005, 1970 and ’62) and for thefifth time (2006, ’05, ’02 and 1983) in thecoaches poll.

TEXAS RIDING A NATIONAL-LEADING STREAK OF EIGHT CON-SECUTIVE 10-WIN SEASONS:

Texashas posted at least 10 wins in each of the last eight seasons, becoming just thethird team in college football history towin at least 10 games in eight straightseasons. The Horns’ streak is tied forsecond all-time with Miami (1985-92),trailing Florida State’s streak of 14 con-secutive seasons. The current streak alsois the longest active mark in the nation.Overall, Texas’ 116 victories over the last12 years are the most in the nation. TheHorns also have won more Big 12 games(72) than any other team in the conferenceduring that time. In addition, the Hornsset a school record last season by winninga bowl game for the fifth straight yearafter defeating No. 10 Ohio State in theTostitos Fiesta Bowl. Texas is one of onlytwo schools nationally that has won fiveconsecutive bowl games. The Fiesta Bowlwin marked UT’s seventh bowl victory inthe last eight years, including three BCStriumphs and a BCS Championship Gamevictory. Mack Brown’s eight bowl victo-ries at UT are tied with Darrell Royal. Infact, UT’s eight bowl victories over thelast 11 seasons under Brown equaled theamount Texas won in the 30 years prior toBrown’s arrival.

OVERALL SERIES:

Texas leads, 2-0

SERIES RECORD IN AUSTIN:

Texas leads, 2-0

SERIES RECORD IN LARAMIE:

Never met

PREVIOUS MEETINGYear Score UT’s final record UW’s final record

1978____@ #6 Texas 17, Wyoming 3 ______9-3 (6-2/t- 2nd SWC) ___5-7 (4-3/t- 2nd WAC)1974____@ #9 Texas 34, Wyoming 7 ______8-4 (5-2/t- 2nd SWC) ____2-9 (1-6/8th WAC)

TEXAS/WYOMING ALLTIME SERIES ATAGLANCE

#2 TEXAS

Record: 1-0 (0-0 Big 12)Home: 1-0 Away: 0-0 Neutral: 0-0Sept. 5 ULM

FSNPPV

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W, 59-20

12 at Wyoming

Versus

_______2:30 p.m.

19

TEXAS TECH

ABC

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7 p.m.26

UTEP

FSN

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2:30 p.m.Oct.

10

COLORADO

*

TBA

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TBA

17 vs.

#3/3

Oklahoma*+

ABC

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24

at Missouri

*

TBA

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TBA

31

at

#9/11

Oklahoma State

*

TBA

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Nov.

7

UCF

TBA

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at Baylor

*

TBA

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TBA21

#25/NR

KANSAS

*

TBA

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26

at Texas A&M

*

ESPN

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7 p.m.

Dec.

5 Big 12 Championship

&

(ABC)

__7 p.m.

all times Central | * Big 12 game+ Cotton Bowl (Dallas) | & Cowboys Stadium (Arlington)

NOTE:

Rankings listed as The AP Poll/Coaches Poll

MACK BROWN Florida State ‘74:

Texas’ 12thyear head coach is 11626 7216 Big 12 at UT,including the 2005 National Championship, andhas a 2021001 mark over his 24year career.Brown is the Big 12’s winningest active coachDivision IA games only and his strings of 19consecutive winning seasons and 17 straight bowlappearances are the secondlongest nationally.

WYOMING

Record: 1-0 (0-0 Mountain West)Home: 1-0 Away: 0-0 Neutral: 0-0Sept. 5

WEBER STATE

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W, 29-2212

#2/2

TEXAS

(Versus)

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1:30 p.m.

19 at Colorado 

TBA

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26

UNLV*

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1 p.m.Oct.

3 at Florida Atlantic

TBA

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10 NEW MEXICO

*

(The Mtn.)

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12 p.m.

17 at Air Force*

The Mtn.

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31

at

#19/18

Utah

*

The Mtn.

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6 p.m.

Nov. 7

#20/24

BYU

*

(The Mtn.)

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12 p.m.

14

at San Diego State

*

The Mtn.

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8 p.m.

21

#17/17

TCU*

(The Mtn.)

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12 p.m.

27

at Colorado State

*

The Mtn.

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12 p.m.

all times Mountain | * Mountain West game

NOTE:

Rankings listed as The AP Poll/Coaches Poll

DAVE CHRISTENSEN Western Washington

‘85:

Head coach Dave Christensen is in his firstseason as head coach at Wyoming. Christensencame to Wyoming from Missouri, where heserved as assistant head coach, offensive coordinator and offensive line coach from 2001 to 2008.Christensen comes to Laramie on the heels of directing top ten ranked units in scoring offense,total offense and passing offense in his final twoseasons at Missouri. Christensen spent 1992 to2001 as an offensive assistant at Toledo.

Nation’s Longest Active Non-ConferenceWinning Streaks

1. LSU ___________________________202. Kentucky _______________________15

3. TEXAS

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14

4. USC ___________________________135. Missouri _______________________11

NONCONFERENCE WINNING STREAKS

FIVE HORNS ON PRESEASONWATCH LISTS:

Texas has seven playerslisted on preseason national award watchlists in C Chris Hall, DE/LB Sergio Kindle,QB Colt McCoy, LB Roddrick Muckelroy,WR Jordan Shipley, S Earl Thomas andOT Adam Ulatoski. Hall was tabbed forthe Rimington Trophy (nation’s top cen-ter) and the Outland Trophy (nation’s topinterior lineman). Kindle appeared onthree watch lists, the Nagurski Trophy(nation’s top defensive player), BednarikAward (nation’s top defensive player) andHendricks Award (nation’s top defensiveend). McCoy also was named to three watchlists, the Walter Camp Football FoundationPlayer of the Year award, which he won lastseason, the Davey O’Brien Award (nation’stop quarterback) and the Manning Award(nation’s top quarterback). Muckelroy wastabbed for the Bednarik Award (nation’stop defensive player), while Shipley earnedspots on the WCFF Player of the Yearaward and Biletnikoff Award (nation’s topwide receiver) watch lists. Thomas was rec-ognized on the Jim Thorpe Award (nation’stop defensive back) watch list and Ulatoskiwas named to the Outland Trophy (nation’stop interior lineman) watch list.

BOWL ROLL:

Texas played ina bowl game for aUT-record 11thstraight season in2008, bettering theprevious mark of nine-straight from1977-85. The Hornshave won seven of their last eight bowls and have an 8-3record under Mack Brown. In the 11 yearsprior to Brown’s arrival, Texas went tofive bowls and was 2-3. Brown is the firstUT coach since Darrell Royal, who was8-7-1 in bowl games, to post a .500 or bet-ter record. With a 24-21 victory over No.10 Ohio State in the Tostitos Fiesta Bowl,Texas has won bowl games in five consec-utive years for the first time in school his-tory (2004-08).

They are one of only twoschools nationally to accomplish that feat.

The Horns did win five straight previously(1963-64, ’66, ’68-69), but the streak wasinterrupted by seasons that did not result ina bowl.

Brown’s personal string, includingtime at North Carolina, goes back evenfurther. He has directed his teams to 17straight bowls, which is the second-longestactive streak in the nation.

NO. 2 ALL-TIME:

In 2008, Texas movedahead of Notre Dame for second place onthe NCAA all-time victory list. At 833victories, Texas trails only Michigan inall-time wins. With the Longhorns in sec-ond place on that list, it marks the firsttime since 1932 that Michigan and NotreDame do not occupy the one-two spots inall-time wins. Since Mack Brown arrivedin 1998, Texas has posted a 116-26 recordand moved ahead of Alabama, Notre Dameand Nebraska on the all-time victory chart.

TWELFTH YEAR UNDER MACKBROWN:

With Mack Brown in his12th season at Texas, he is just the fourthcoach in the 116 years of Texas football tocoach the Longhorns for at least a decadeand just the second UT coach to win 100games while at Texas. Darrell Royal, whowon 167 games, has the longest tenure at20 years, while D.X. Bible and Fred Akerseach coached in Austin for 10 seasons.Brown is the first coach in UT history topost 200 victories during a career. With a116-26 (.817) record at UT, Brown is thearchitect of the nation’s best record duringthat stretch. In addition, Brown has ledthe Horns to an 89-15 (.856) mark overthe last nine seasons, which is the nation’ssecond-best record over that timespan, andincludes five 11-win seasons (2001, ’02,’04, ’05 and ’08). The 11-win seasons arethird-best to UT’s 13-win campaign in2005 and its 12-win season in ’08. Texasis the only school in the nation that hasposted at least 10 wins in each of the lasteight seasons (a UT record). Brown isthe lone coach nationally to lead his teamto nine or more victories in 13 straightseasons. His 11 straight seasons at UT of nine or more victories are a school best.Under Brown, the Horns have posted Top10 finishes six times in the last eight years(2001, ’02, ’04, ’05, ’07 and ’08). Priorto his arrival, the last time UT finished inthe Top 10 was 1983. In addition, Texasplayed in a bowl game for a school-record11th-consecutive season, bettering the pre-vious streak of nine straight from 1977-85.Brown’s personal strings, including timeat North Carolina, go back even further.He has posted 19 consecutive winning sea-sons and taken his teams to 17 consecutivebowl games. Both of those marks are thesecond-longest active streaks in the nation.

200 CAREER VICTORIES:

With a vic-tory against Texas A&M in 2008, MackBrown became the first head coach in UThistory to reach the 200-victory plateau

(Minimum five years as FBS head coach)

1. Joe Paterno, Penn St. _________38412732. Bobby Bowden, Florida St. _____38212343. Frank Bemer, Virginia Tech ____21911344. Jim Tressel, Ohio St. __________219762

5. MACK BROWN, TEXAS

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202-100-1

NCAA ACTIVE VICTORY LEADERS

(Minimum 10 years as FBS head coach)

1. Joe Paterno ____________________3842. Bobby Bowden __________________3823. Bear Bryant ____________________3234. Pop Warner ____________________3195. Amos Alonzo Stagg ______________3146. LaVell Edwards _________________2577. Tom Osborne ___________________2558. Lou Holtz _____________________2499. Woody Hayes ___________________23810. Bo Schembechler ________________23411. Hayden Fry ____________________23212. Frank Beamer __________________21913. Jess Neely _____________________20714. Warren Woodson________________203

15. MACK BROWN

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202

Don Nehlen ____________________20217. Vince Dooley ___________________201Eddie Anderson ________________20119. Jim Sweeney ___________________200

NCAA ALLTIME VICTORY LEADERS

By victories

1. Bobby Bowden, Florida State _________186501 __________.787

2.MACK BROWN, TEXAS/UNC

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By winning percentage (min. 100 victories)

1. Bobby Bowden, Florida State _________186501 __________.787

2.

MACK BROWN, TEXAS/UNC

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.777

COACHING SUCCESS

NCAA Division I-A head coaching records since 1990

Texas is one of just two teams nationallythat has won five consecutive bowl gamesover the last five seasons. (2004-08)

TEXAS

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Fiesta Bowl (2008)*

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Holiday Bowl (2007)

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Alamo Bowl (2006)

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Rose Bowl (2005)*

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Rose Bowl (2004)*

Utah ____________________Sugar Bowl 2008*_____________________Pointsettia Bowl 2007__________________Armed Forces Bowl 2006_______________________Emerald Bowl 2005________________________Fiesta Bowl 2004*

* BCS Bowl

FIVE STRAIGHT BOWL WINS