Texas Longhorns football

The Texas Longhorns football program is the intercollegiate team representing the University of Texas at Austin (variously Texas or UT) in the sport of American football. The Longhorns compete in the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (formerly Division I-A) as a member of the Big 12 Conference. Their home games are played at Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium in Austin, Texas.

Texas Longhorns football
2020 Texas Longhorns football team
First season	1893
Athletic director	Chris Del Conte
Head coach	Steve Sarkisian 1st season, 0–0 (–)
Stadium	Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium (Capacity: 100,119[1])
Field	Campbell-Williams Field
Field surface	FieldTurf
Location	Austin, Texas
NCAA division	Division I FBS
Conference	Big 12 Conference
All-time record	923–378–33 (.704)
Bowl record	31–24–2 (.561)
Claimed national titles	4 (1963, 1969, 1970, 2005)
Unclaimed national titles	5 (1914, 1941, 1968, 1977, 1981)
Conference titles	32
Rivalries	Oklahoma (rivalry) Texas Tech (rivalry) Arkansas (rivalry; dormant) Nebraska (rivalry; dormant) Texas A&M (rivalry; dormant) TCU (rivalry)
Heisman winners	2
Consensus All-Americans	61[2]
Current uniform
Colors	Burnt Orange and White[3]
Fight song	Texas Fight
Mascot	Bevo
Marching band	The University of Texas Longhorn Band
Outfitter	Nike
Website	texassports.com

With over 900 wins, and an all-time win-loss percentage of .705, the Longhorns rank 3rd and 7th on the all-time wins and win-loss records lists, respectively. Additionally, the iconic program claims 4 national championships, 32 conference championships, 100 First Team All-Americans (61 consensus), and 2 Heisman Trophy winners.

History

Beginning in 1893, the Texas Longhorns football program is one of the most highly regarded and historic programs of all time.[4] From 1936 to 1946 the team was led by Hall of Fame coach Dana X. Bible,[5] and then from 1957 to 1976 the team was led by Hall of Fame coach Darrell K Royal,[6] who won three national championships.[7] The first championship was in 1963 and the second was in 1969.[6] In 2009, ESPN ranked Texas as the seventh-most prestigious college football program since 1936.[8] In 2012, the football program was valued at $805 million,[9] more than the calculated value of several NFL teams. Texas is known for their post-season appearances, ranking second in number of bowl game appearances (55),[10] fourth in bowl game victories (29), most Southwest Conference football championships (27), and most Cotton Bowl Classic appearances[11] and victories. Other NCAA records include 108 winning seasons out of 122 total seasons, 24 seasons with 10 or more wins, 9 undefeated seasons, and 26 seasons with at most one loss or tie. From 1936 to 2012, the Longhorns football teams have been in the AP or coaches' rankings 66 out of 76 seasons (86.8% of the time), finishing those seasons ranked in the top twenty-five 48 times and the top ten 28 times. Texas claims four Division I-A national championships (1963, 1969, 1970 and 2005) and 32 conference championships (3 Big 12 Conference, 27 Southwest Conference, and 2 Texas Intercollegiate Athletic Association).

A total of 129 (53 consensus and 22 unanimous) Texas players have been named to College Football All-America Teams, while two Longhorn players, Earl Campbell (1977) and Ricky Williams (1998), have won the Heisman Trophy,[12] "College football's most prestigious individual honor".[13] Seventeen Longhorns have been inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame, while four are enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

In the beginning of the 2019 season, Texas' all-time record was 909–371–33 (.705), which ranked as the third-most wins[14][15] at the end of the same season Texas' record was 916–375–33 (.704) losing a spot and ending up in fourth in NCAA Division I FBS history.[16]

Conference affiliations

Texas has been affiliated with four conferences and twice been an independent.[17]

• Independent (1893–1895, 1905–1912)
• Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (1896–1904)
• Texas Intercollegiate Athletic Association (1913–1914)
• Southwest Conference (1915–1995)
• Big 12 Conference (1996–present)

Championships

National championships

Texas has been selected national champion in 9 seasons from NCAA-designated major selectors.[18]^:107–109 The 1963, 1969, 1970, and 2005 championships are claimed by the school, while the remainder are not claimed.[19]

Year	Coach	Selectors	Record	Bowl
1914	David Allerdice	Billingsley Report[18]^:111	8–0
1941	Dana X. Bible	Berryman, Williamson System[18]^:112	8–1–1
1963	Darrell Royal	AP, Berryman, Billingsley, DeVold, Dunkel, FB News, Football Research, FW, Helms, Litkenhous, National Championship Foundation, NFF, Poling, Sagarin, Sagarin (ELO-Chess), UPI (Coaches), Williamson[18]^:113	11–0	W Cotton
1968	Darrell Royal	Devold System, Matthews Grid Ratings, Sagarin[18]^:113	9–1–1	W Cotton
1969	Darrell Royal	AP, Berryman, Billingsley, DeVold, Dunkel, FACT, FB News, Football Research, FW, Helms, Litkenhous, National Championship Foundation, NFF, Poling, Sagarin, UPI (coaches),[18]^:113 POTUS[20]	11–0	W Cotton
1970	Darrell Royal	Berryman, FACT, Litkenhous, NFF, UPI (coaches)[18]^:113	10–1	L Cotton
1977	Fred Akers	Berryman, FACT, Sagarin (ELO-Chess)[18]^:114	11–1	L Cotton
1981	Fred Akers	National Championship Foundation[18]^:114	10–1–1	W Cotton
2005	Mack Brown	BCS, AP, Berryman, Billingsley, Colley, DeVold, Dunkel, Eck, FACT, FW, Massey, Matthews, NFF, Sagarin, Sagarin (ELO-Chess), Seattle Times, Sporting News, USA Today (coaches), Wolfe[18]^:115	13–0	W Rose

Claimed national championships

Conference championships

Texas has won 32 conference championships, 26 outright and six shared, spanning three conferences, the Texas Intercollegiate Athletic Association, the Southwest Conference, and their current conference, the Big 12 Conference.[21][17]

Year	Conference	Coach	Overall record	Conference record
1913	TIAA	Dave Allerdice	7–1	3–0
1914	TIAA	Dave Allerdice	8–0	4–0
1916	Southwest Conference	Eugene Van Gent	7–2	5–1
1918	Southwest Conference	William Juneau	9–0	4–0
1920	Southwest Conference	Berry Whitaker	9–0	5–0
1928	Southwest Conference	Clyde Littlefield	7–2	5–1
1930	Southwest Conference	Clyde Littlefield	8–1–1	4–1
1942	Southwest Conference	Dana X. Bible	9–2	5–1
1943	Southwest Conference	Dana X. Bible	7–1–1	5–0
1945	Southwest Conference	Dana X. Bible	10–1	5–1
1950	Southwest Conference	Blair Cherry	9–2	6–0
1952	Southwest Conference	Ed Price	9–2	6–0
1953†	Southwest Conference	Ed Price	7–3	5–1
1959†	Southwest Conference	Darrell Royal	9–2	5–1
1961†	Southwest Conference	Darrell Royal	10–1	6–1
1962	Southwest Conference	Darrell Royal	9–1–1	6–0–1
1963	Southwest Conference	Darrell Royal	11–0	7–0
1968†	Southwest Conference	Darrell Royal	9–1–1	6–1
1969	Southwest Conference	Darrell Royal	11–0	7–0
1970	Southwest Conference	Darrell Royal	10–1	7–0
1971	Southwest Conference	Darrell Royal	8–3	6–1
1972	Southwest Conference	Darrell Royal	10–1	7–0
1973	Southwest Conference	Darrell Royal	8–3	7–0
1975†	Southwest Conference	Darrell Royal	10–2	6–1
1977	Southwest Conference	Fred Akers	S 11–1	8–0
1983	Southwest Conference	Fred Akers	S 11–1	8–0
1990	Southwest Conference	David McWilliams	10–2	8–0
1994†	Southwest Conference	John Mackovic	8–4	4–3
1995	Southwest Conference	John Mackovic	10–2–1	7–0
1996	Big 12 Conference	John Mackovic	8–5	6–2
2005	Big 12 Conference	Mack Brown	13–0	8–0
2009	Big 12 Conference	Mack Brown	13–1	8–0

† Co-champions

Division championships

Texas has won a share of 7 Big 12 South titles, 5 of which resulted in an appearance in the Big 12 Championship Game. Texas is 3–2 in those appearances. As of 2011, the new ten team Big 12 Conference ceased to have divisions and conference championship games.[22]

Year	Division	Opponent	CG result	Notes
1996	Big 12 South	Nebraska	W 37–27	notes
1999	Big 12 South	Nebraska	L 6–22	notes
2001	Big 12 South	Colorado	L 37–39	notes
2002†	Big 12 South	N/A lost tiebreaker to Oklahoma		notes
2005	Big 12 South	Colorado	W 70–3	notes
2008†	Big 12 South	N/A lost tiebreaker to Oklahoma		notes
2009	Big 12 South	Nebraska	W 13–12	notes

† Co-champions

Bowl games

At the end of the 2018 season, Texas is tied for second in all time bowl appearances in the NCAA FBS at 55, matching Georgia and trailing Alabama's 70 appearances.[23] (Note: Some years Texas went to two bowls although they were in different seasons)

Bowl game	No. of appearances	First year	Last year	Bowl record
Cotton Bowl	22	1943	2003	11–10–1
Bluebonnet Bowl†	6	1960	1987	3–2–1
Holiday Bowl	5	2000	2011	3–2–0
Sun Bowl	4	1978	1994	2–2–0
Sugar Bowl	4	1948	2019	2–2–0
Alamo Bowl	5	2006	2020	4–1–0
Orange Bowl	2	1949	1965	2–0–0
Fiesta Bowl	2	1997	2009	1–1–0
Rose Bowl	2^	2005	2006^	2–0–0^
BCS National Championship	2^	2006^	2010	1–1–0^
Gator Bowl	1	1974	1974	0–1–0
Freedom Bowl‡	1	1984	1984	0–1–0
Texas Bowl†	2	2014	2017	1–1–0
Total bowl appearances	57	Total bowl record		31–24–2

^ The 2006 Rose Bowl was both the Rose Bowl Game and the sanctioned BCS National Championship Game, after that season the BCS NCG became a separate game unaffiliated with the major bowl games.

† The Bluebonnet Bowl in Houston was discontinued in 1988, but was replaced by the Houston Bowl (2000–2001) and the Texas Bowl (2006–current).

‡ The Freedom Bowl merged with the Holiday Bowl in 1995.

New Year's Six bowls and Bowl Championship Series games

Texas has played in four Bowl Championship Series games (including two BCS National Championships) and one New Year's Six bowl. Texas also played in two Bowl Alliance games (the precursor to the BCS): the 1995 Sugar Bowl and the 1997 Fiesta Bowl.

Season	Game	Opponent	Result
2004	Rose Bowl	No. 12 Michigan	W 38–37
2005	Rose Bowl (BCS National Championship Game)	No. 1 USC	W 41–38
2008	Fiesta Bowl	No. 10 Ohio State	W 24–21
2009	BCS National Championship Game	No. 1 Alabama	L 21–37
2018	Sugar Bowl	No. 5 Georgia	W 28–21

Head coaches

There have been 31 head coaches since the inaugural team in 1893, with Steve Sarkisian being the current head coach of the Longhorns.[24]

No.	Coach	Seasons	Years	Record	Pct
	No coach	1	1893	4–0	1.000
1	Reginald DeMerritt Wentworth	1	1894	6–1	.857
2	Frank Crawford	1	1895	5–0	1.000
3	Harry Orman Robinson	1	1896	4–2–1	.643
4	Walter F. Kelly	1	1897	6–2	.750
5	David Farragut Edwards	1	1898	5–1	.833
6	Maurice Gordon Clarke	1	1899	6–2	.750
7	Samuel Huston Thompson	2	1900–1901	14–2–1	.853
8	J. B. Hart	1	1902	6–3–1	.650
9	Ralph Hutchinson	3	1903–1905	16–7–2	.680
10	H. R. Schenker	1	1906	9–1	.900
11	W. E. Metzenthin	2	1907–1908	11–5–1	.676
12	Dexter W. Draper	1	1909	4–3–1	.563
13	Billy Wasmund	1	1910	6–2	.750
14	Dave Allerdice	5	1911–1915	33–7	.825
15	Eugene Van Gent	1	1916	7–2	.778
16	William Juneau	3	1917–1919	19–7	.731
17	Berry Whitaker	3	1920–1922	22–3–1	.865
18	E. J. Stewart	4	1923–1926	24–9–3	.708
19	Clyde Littlefield	7	1927–1933	44–18–6	.691
20	Jack Chevigny	3	1934–1936	13–14–2	.483
21	Dana X. Bible	10	1937–1946	63–31–3	.665
22	Blair Cherry	4	1947–1950	32–10–1	.756
23	Ed Price	6	1951–1956	33–27–1	.549
24	Darrell Royal	20	1957–1976	167–47–5	.774
25	Fred Akers	10	1977–1986	86–31–2	.731
26	David McWilliams	5	1987–1991	31–26	.544
27	John Mackovic	6	1992–1997	41–28–2	.592
28	Mack Brown	16	1998–2013	158–48	.767
29	Charlie Strong	3	2014–2016	16–21	.432
30	Tom Herman	4	2017–2020	32–18	.640
31	Steve Sarkisian	1	2021–present	0–0	–

Home stadium

Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium with a view of the Godzillatron

The Longhorns have played their home games in Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium (formerly just "Memorial Stadium" and "Texas Memorial Stadium") on Campbell-Williams Field[25] since 1924. The stadium is located on the campus of The University of Texas in Austin, Texas. The current official stadium capacity is 100,119,[26] making it the second largest football venue in the state of Texas,[27] the largest in the Big 12 Conference,[28] the fifth largest on-campus stadium in the NCAA, and the seventh largest non-racing stadium in the world.

The stadium has been expanded several times since its original opening, and now includes 100,119 permanent seats, the nation's first high definition video display in a collegiate facility nicknamed "Godzillatron,"[29] and a newly renovated Joe Jamail Field with FieldTurf. The current DKR-Texas Memorial Stadium and Big 12 attendance record was set on September 15, 2018 against USC with 103,507 spectators.

The final planned phase of the stadium's expansion includes the construction of permanent seating and an upper deck in the south end zone, completely enclosing the playing field. The stadium's seating capacity is expected to reach 112,000 once the south end zone is fully enclosed, which would mean DKR-Texas Memorial Stadium would surpass Michigan Stadium as the largest football stadium in North America.[30] However, the date of the final construction phase to fully enclose the south end zone has not been set nor have any funds been raised. Varying sources claim this phase may not take place for upwards of 10 to 15 years, though on March 11, 2014 an announcement was made that an exploratory committee has been formed regarding the expansion of the stadium in conjunction with the construction of the Dell Medical School on campus.

Before the Longhorns football team moved to DKR, they played their home games at Clark Field from 1887[31] to 1924. Clark Field was a wooden-structured stadium located on the University of Texas campus.[32] The Longhorns last game at Clark Field before moving to brand new Memorial Stadium occurred on October 25, 1924. The Longhorns battled the Florida Gators to a 7–7 tie that day.[33] Texas finished with a record of 135–23–3 during their time at Clark Field.[34]

Rivalries

Oklahoma

2006 Red River Rivalry with yellow arrow indicating the crowd split at the 50-yard line

Texas has a long-standing rivalry with the University of Oklahoma. The football game between the University of Texas and Oklahoma is commonly known as the "Red River Rivalry" and is held annually in Dallas at the Cotton Bowl. Dallas is used as a "neutral site" since it is approximately midway between the two campuses. The stadium is split, with each team having an equal number of supporters on each side of the 50 yard line. Texas state flags fly around the Longhorn end of the stadium and Oklahoma state flags fly around the Sooner end. This border rivalry is often considered to be one of the top five current rivalries in the NCAA. The Red River Shootout originated in 1900, while Oklahoma was still a territory of the United States, and it is the longest-running college-football rivalry played on a neutral field.[35] Since 2005, the football game has received sponsorship dollars in return for being referred to as the "SBC Red River Rivalry"[36] (changed to AT&T Red River Rivalry in 2006 after SBC merged with AT&T), a move which has been criticized both for its commercialism[37] and its political correctness.[38] The University of Texas holds its annual Torchlight Parade during the week of the Red River Rivalry.[39] In 2005, the Dallas Morning News did an opinion poll of the 119 Division 1A football coaches as to the nations top rivalry game in college football. The Texas-OU game was ranked third.[40] The game typically has conference or even national significance. Since 1945, one or both of the two teams has been ranked among the top 25 teams in the nation coming into 60 out of 65 games. Twice Texas has defeated the Sooners a record eight straight times from 1940–1947 and 1958–1965. One of the most significant meetings was in 1963 with Oklahoma ranked No. 1 and Texas ranked No. 2, the game won by Texas 28–7 en route to their first officially recognized national championship. The series has also had its share of games that came down to the wire and comebacks most recently in 2009 when Texas cemented a 16–13 victory in the fourth quarter over OU. The game has also been the result of controversy. The meeting in 1976 was a heated affair as the Oklahoma staff was accused of spying on Texas' practices, a move later confirmed by former OU head coach Barry Switzer. In the 2008 season Texas scored 45 points over then No. 1 Oklahoma for the win, but even with the victory Texas would not go on to the Big 12 Championship game due to BCS rankings. Six of the last ten showings featured one of the participants in the BCS National Championship Game (2000, 2003–2005, 2008, 2009), including national titles won by Oklahoma in 2000 and by Texas in 2005. On October 6, 2018 the Longhorns and Sooners squared off in a Red River Rivalry game that will go down in history. After giving up a 21-point 4th Quarter lead, the Longhorns found themselves tied at 45 with the Sooners with just over two minutes left to play in the game. As the Longhorns began to systematically march down the field, time began to run out. However, a Cameron Dicker 40 yard field goal sealed a 48–45 win for the Longhorns and finally ended the 2-year drought in the Red River Rivalry.

Texas leads the all-time series 62–48–5 through the 2019 season.[41]

Texas Tech

The Chancellor's Spurs is the traveling trophy between the Longhorns and Texas Tech Red Raiders

The first meeting between the Texas Longhorns and Texas Tech Matadors (as the team was known until 1937) was in 1928, a 12–0 win for Texas. The teams only faced each other nine times before 1960 with Texas holding an 8-1 record over Tech at the time.[42] From 1960 to 1995, both schools played annually as members of the Southwest Conference. Since 1996, both schools have played as members of the Big 12 Conference.[43] In 1996, the Texas Tech University System was established and the system's first chancellor, John T. Montford, a former member of the Texas State Senate, started the exchange of a traveling trophy between the two universities called the Chancellor's Spurs.[44][45] The spurs are gold and silver and engraved with Texas Tech's Double T and Texas' interlocking UT logo and were first awarded to Texas after a 38-32 victory over the Red Raiders in Lubbock.[45]

Texas leads the all-time series 52–17 through the 2019 season.[46]

Arkansas

Old Southwest Conference rivals, Texas and Arkansas first met in 1894, a 54–0 win by Texas. In the days of the Southwest Conference, the game between the two schools usually decided which team would win the conference championship. Overall, Texas won the game about 71% of the time, which led to an incredibly fierce and intense rivalry. The two programs have met 78 times, with Texas holding a 56–22–0 advantage, and have had many big games. The meeting in 1969 is the true Game of the Century commemorating the 100th year of college football, which led to the Longhorns' 1969 national championship. This game still does not sit well with Razorback fans to this day.[47] The game saw Arkansas lead throughout only to have Texas come from behind and win in the final minutes, 15–14. The game also saw former President Richard Nixon attend the game and crown the Longhorns the National Champion in the locker room. Although the 1969 Texas-Arkansas game is also commonly known as The Big Shootout, it has not been played annually since Arkansas's departure from the Southwest Conference to the Southeastern Conference in 1991. However, many Longhorn and Razorback fans still consider this matchup an important rivalry. Texas and Arkansas played in September 2008, with Texas winning, 52–10. Texas and Arkansas also played in the 2014 Texas Bowl, which Arkansas won, 31–7. Texas and Arkansas have a scheduled regular season meeting in the 2021 season.

Texas leads the series 56–22 through the 2017 season.[48]

Nebraska

The rivalry is known for the tension between the two programs. Almost every game between the two could have gone either way, with Texas stealing many of the victories in heartbreaking fashion.

Texas leads the series 10–4 through the 2018 season.[49]

Texas A&M

The first meeting between the football squads of the University of Texas and Texas A&M was in 1894, a 38–0 win for Texas. In fact, Texas won its first seven games against the Aggies, all of them by shutout. By 1915 Texas held a 15–4–2 advantage against the Aggies. The game was a back and forth affair for the next twenty years as the home team usually took the victory in the game, however Texas still maintained the series lead. In 1940, Texas shutout the Aggies 7–0 and kept them from receiving the Rose Bowl bid that year. From that year forward Texas would go on to win 33 of the next 38 games over A&M. It was not until the mid-1980s that A&M developed a win streak over Texas and in the late 1990s and 2000s the rivalry would again go back to Longhorns.[50] The Texas/Texas A&M rivalry has given rise to several stereotypes on both sides: Texas A&M is generally portrayed as the rural smaller school while Texas is portrayed as the urban-wealthy larger school. With the exception of the 1994 game, when A&M's probation restricted the Aggies from being televised, the annual football game with Texas A&M traditionally takes place on Thanksgiving Day or the day after each year. This iconic in-state rivalry is often considered one of the top college rivalries of all time. In July 2011, Texas A&M elected to join the Southeastern Conference beginning in 2012, as the Aggies wanted to play in a financially and competitively better conference, which Texas refused to join. The move to switch conferences resulted in the ending of the 118-year rivalry game between the two schools. On November 24, 2011, Texas faced Texas A&M in College Station in the final scheduled meeting of the rivalry as of January 2019. Texas defeated Texas A&M 27-25 on a last second field goal to win the final meeting. In an attempt to generate more attention for the rivalry in sports other than football, the two schools created the Lone Star Showdown[51] in 2004. Essentially, each time the two schools meet in a sport, the winner of the matchup gets a point. At the end of the year, the school with the most points wins the series and receives the Lone Star Trophy.

Texas leads the series 76–37–5 through the 2018 season.[52]

TCU

Texas leads the series with TCU 63–26–1 through the 2019 season.[53]

Baylor

Baylor and Texas have created a rivalry in the last 15 years after Baylor established themselves as a major contender in the Big 12 Conference,

Rice

All-time Series Records

Big 12 Opponents[54]

Opponent	First Meeting	Last Meeting	Overall	Big 12	Rivalry
Baylor	1901	2020	TEX 79-27-4	TEX 19-6
Iowa State	1979	2019	TEX 14-3	TEX 13-3
Kansas	1901	2019	TEX 16-3	TEX 16-1
Kansas State	1913	2020	TEX 11-10	KSU 9-8
Oklahoma	1900	2020	TEX 62-49-5	OU 16-10	Red River Showdown
Oklahoma State	1916	2020	TEX 26-9	TEX 17-8
TCU	1897	2020	TEX 63-27-1	TCU 7-2	Texas-TCU Rivalry
Texas Tech	1928	2020	TEX 53-17	TEX 19-6	Chancellor's Spurs
West Virginia	1956	2020	Tied 5-5	Tex 5-4

Former Big 12 and SWC Opponents[55]

Opponent	First Meeting	Last Meeting	Overall	Big 12	SWC	Rivalry
Arkansas	1894	2014	TEX 56-22	-	TEX 46-19	Texas-Arkansas Rivalry
Colorado	1940	2009	TEX 11-7	TEX 8-3	-
Houston	1953	2002	TEX 16-7-2	-	TEX 12-7-1
Missouri	1894	2017	TEX 18-6	TEX 7-2	-
Nebraska	1933	2010	TEX 10-4	TEX 9-1	-	Texas-Nebraska Rivalry
Rice	1914	2019	TEX 73-21-1	-	TEX 59-21-1	Texas-Rice Rivalry
SMU	1916	1995	TEX 47-22-4	-	TEX 46-22-4
Texas A&M	1894	2011	TEX 76-37-5	TEX 11-5	TEX 50-28-3	Lone Star Showdown

Individual accomplishments

National awards and honors

The University of Texas has had 129 Longhorns selected to the College Football All-America Team including 53 Consensus and 22 Unanimous; Texas also has 17 players and coaches that have been inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame.[56]

Major honors Heisman Trophy Most Outstanding Player Earl Campbell – 1977 Ricky Williams – 1998 Maxwell Award Best Football Player Tommy Nobis – 1965 Ricky Williams – 1998 Vince Young – 2005 Colt McCoy – 2009 Walter Camp Award Player of the Year Ricky Williams – 1998 Colt McCoy – 2008, 2009 Chic Harley Award College Football Player of the Year Earl Campbell – 1977 Ricky Williams – 1998 Colt McCoy – 2009 Archie Griffin Award Most Valuable Player Vince Young – 2005 Colt McCoy – 2009 AT&T ESPN All-America Player Fans Most Valuable Player Cedric Benson – 2004 Vince Young – 2005 Colt McCoy – 2009 AP Player of the Year Most Outstanding Player Ricky Williams – 1998 SN Player of the Year Top Collegiate Football Player Earl Campbell – 1977 Ricky Williams – 1998 Colt McCoy – 2009 UPI Player of the Year NCAA Coaches Player of the Year Earl Campbell – 1977 Freshman of the Year Top Quarterback Colt McCoy – 2006 University honors Retired Jersey Numbers University Honor Bobby Layne (No. 22) – 1944–1947 Tommy Nobis (No. 60) – 1963–1965 Earl Campbell (No. 20) – 1974–1977 Ricky Williams (No. 34) – 1995–1998 Vince Young (No. 10) – 2003–2005 Colt McCoy (No. 12) – 2006–2009

Offensive honors Doak Walker Award Best Running Back Ricky Williams – 1997, 1998 Cedric Benson – 2004 D'Onta Foreman – 2016 Jim Brown Trophy Top Running Back Ricky Williams – 1997, 1998 Paul Warfield Trophy Top Wide Receiver Jordan Shipley – 2009 Davey O'Brien Award Best Quarterback Vince Young – 2005 Colt McCoy – 2009 Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award Outstanding Senior Quarterback Colt McCoy – 2009 Manning Award Best Quarterback Vince Young – 2005 Colt McCoy – 2009 Quarterback of the Year Top Quarterback Colt McCoy – 2009 Coaching Honors AFCA Award Coach of the Year Darrell Royal – 1963, 1970 Eddie Robinson Award Coach of the Year Darrell Royal – 1961, 1963 SN National Coach of the Year Coach of the Year Darrell Royal – 1963, 1969 Paul "Bear" Bryant Award Coach of the Year Mack Brown – 2005 Bobby Dodd Award Coach of the Year Mack Brown – 2008 Broyles Award Best Assistant Coach Greg Davis – 2005 AFCA Award Assistant Coach of the Year Mac McWhorter – 2008

Defensive honors Lombardi Award Best Defensive Player Kenneth Sims – 1981 Tony Degrate – 1984 Brian Orakpo – 2008 Nagurski Trophy Top Defensive Player Derrick Johnson – 2004 Brian Orakpo – 2008 Outland Trophy Top Interior Lineman Scott Appleton – 1963 Tommy Nobis – 1965 Brad Shearer – 1977 Dick Butkus Award Best Linebacker Derrick Johnson – 2004 Jack Lambert Trophy Top Linebacker Derrick Johnson – 2004 Jim Thorpe Award Top Defensive Back Michael Huff – 2005 Aaron Ross – 2006 Ted Hendricks Award Top Defensive End Brian Orakpo – 2008 Jackson Jeffcoat – 2013 Ray Guy Award Top Punter Michael Dickson – 2017 Bill Willis Trophy Top Defensive Lineman Brian Orakpo – 2008 UPI Lineman of the Year Lineman of the Year Scott Appleton – 1963 Kenneth Sims – 1981 Other honors Draddy Trophy (Academic Heisman) Best On and Off Field Performance Dallas Griffin – 2007 Sam Acho – 2010 Nils V. "Swede" Nelson Award Best Sportsmanship Pat Culpepper – 1962 Wuerffel Trophy Athletics, Academics, & Community Service Sam Acho – 2010 Today's Top VIII Award Outstanding Senior Student-Athletes Kenneth Sims – 1982 Amos Alonzo Stagg Award Outstanding Service for College Football Dana X. Bible – 1954 (Head Coach and Athletic Director) Darrell Royal – 2010 (Head Coach and Athletic Director) Disney Spirit Award College Football's Most Inspirational Figure Nate Boyer – 2012

Conference awards

As of 2016, the Texas Longhorns have had 570 All-Conference Player selections since 1915, including 292 in the Southwest Conference and 278 in the Big 12 where Longhorn players have been named 78 times to the first team and 65 to the second team.[57]

Big 12 Offensive Player of the Year Ricky Williams, RB, 1997 & 1998 Major Applewhite, QB, 1999 Vince Young, QB, 2005 Colt McCoy, QB, 2009 Big 12 Offensive Freshman of the Year Major Applewhite, QB, 1998 Roy Williams, WR, 2000 Cedric Benson, RB, 2001 Vince Young, QB, 2003 Jamaal Charles, RB, 2005 Colt McCoy, QB, 2006 Big 12 Offensive Lineman of the Year Justin Blalock, 2006 Big 12 Defensive Lineman of the Year Brian Orakpo, DL, 2008 Poona Ford, DL, 2017 Charles Omenihu, DL, 2018

Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year Casey Hampton, DL, 2000 Derrick Johnson, LB, 2004 Aaron Ross, DB, 2006 Brian Orakpo, DL, 2008 Jackson Jeffcoat, DE, 2013 Malik Jefferson, LB, 2017 Big 12 Defensive Freshman of the Year Cory Redding, DL, 1999 Derrick Johnson, LB, 2001 Rodrique Wright, DL, 2002 Brian Orakpo, DL, 2005 Quandre Diggs, DB, 2011 Malik Jefferson, LB, 2015 Caden Sterns, DB, 2018 Big 12 Special Teams Player of the Year Michael Dickson, P, 2016 & 2017 Big 12 Coach of the Year Mack Brown, 2005 & 2009

Longhorns in the NFL

317 Longhorns have been drafted into the NFL, including 43 in the 1st round.[58]
As of May 5, 2020, The Longhorns have 32 players active on NFL rosters.[59]

Calvin Anderson, OT, Denver Broncos Andrew Beck, TE/FB, Denver Broncos Kris Boyd, CB, Minnesota Vikings Malcolm Brown, RB, Los Angeles Rams Malcom Brown, DT, New Orleans Saints Michael Dickson, PT, Seattle Seahawks Quandre Diggs, CB, Seattle Seahawks Devin Duvernay, WR, Baltimore Ravens DeShon Elliott, FS, Baltimore Ravens Poona Ford, DT, Seattle Seahawks Marquise Goodwin, WR, Philadelphia Eagles Jordan Hicks, LB, Arizona Cardinals Holton Hill, CB, Minnesota Vikings Trey Hopkins, OG/C, Cincinnati Bengals Lil'Jordan Humphrey, WR, New Orleans Saints

Malik Jefferson, OLB, San Diego Chargers Collin Johnson, WR, Jacksonville Jaguars Marcus Johnson, WR, Indianapolis Colts Brandon Jones, FS, Miami Dolphins Colt McCoy, QB, New York Giants Alex Okafor, LB, Kansas City Chiefs Charles Omenihu, DE, Houston Texans Adrian Phillips, S, New England Patriots Hassan Ridgeway, DT, Philadelphia Eagles Malcolm Roach, DT, New Orleans Saints Zach Shackelford, C, Tampa Bay Buccaneers Earl Thomas, S, Baltimore Ravens Justin Tucker, K, Baltimore Ravens Kenny Vaccaro, S, Tennessee Titans Connor Williams, OG, Dallas Cowboys

Uniforms

Texas' home uniform (2007)

Colors

The 1893 team did not always wear orange. They also wore gold and white uniforms. In 1895, the Texas Athletic Association moved to orange and white colors. In 1897, the Association moved to orange and maroon to save cleaning costs. The Cactus Yearbook at the time listed the University colors as either gold or orange and white until the 1899 Cactus declared the University colors to be gold and maroon. Students at the University's medical branch in Galveston (UTMB) were in favor of royal blue. By 1899, a UT fan could have worn any of yellow, orange, white, red, maroon, or even blue.[60]

The Board of Regents held an election in that year to decide the team colors. Students, faculty, staff and alumni were asked to vote. 1,111 votes were cast, with 562 in favor of orange and white. Orange and maroon received 310, royal blue 203, crimson 10, and royal blue and crimson 11. For the next 30 years, Longhorn teams wore bright orange on their uniforms, which faded to yellow by the end of the season. By the 1920s, other teams sometimes called the Longhorn squads "yellow bellies," a term that didn't sit well with the athletic department. In 1928, UT football coach Clyde Littlefield ordered uniforms in a darker shade of orange that wouldn't fade, which would later become known as "burnt orange" or "Texas orange." The dark-orange color was used until the dye became too expensive during the Great Depression, and the uniforms reverted to the bright orange for another two decades, until coach Darrell K Royal revived the burnt-orange color in the early 1960s.[60]

For the 2009 Lone Star Showdown, the Longhorns wore a Nike Pro Combat uniform.

Helmets

Colt McCoy hands the ball to Jamaal Charles.

From 1961 to 1962, the Longhorns' helmets featured the individual player's number on the side in burnt orange above the "Bevo" logo, which was also in burnt orange, with a large burnt-orange stripe down the middle of the helmet. The burnt-orange stripe was removed in 1963 and the helmet featured only the burnt-orange Bevo logo below the player's number, which was also in burnt orange. In 1967, the team abandoned the individual player's number above the logo, and moved the burnt-orange Bevo logo to the center of the helmet's side. With the exception of the 1969 season, this remained the team's helmet design until 1977.In 1969, the helmet design commemorated the 100th anniversary of the first college football game. The player's number was replaced by a large burnt-orange football above the Bevo logo. Inside the football was a white number "100" that indicated the anniversary year.

Traditions

The University of Texas is a tradition-rich school, and many of those traditions are associated with athletics events, especially football. Some Longhorn traditions include:

• Bevo – the school mascot, a live Texas longhorn steer present for football games and other special events. It is a common misconception that the mascot's name came from Texas students altering a 13-0 branding a group of Aggies gave the steer. In actuality, Bevo received his name several months before the Aggies could vandalize the steer in a Texas alumni magazine. His name came from the slang term for a steer that is destined to become food, beeve, and in a common practice for the 00's and 10's, an "O" was added at the end, similar to Groucho or Harpo Marx.[61]
• Big Bertha – Claimed by the University to be the world's largest drum, however Purdue University makes a similar claim about their drum.
• "The Eyes of Texas" – the school song, traditionally led by the Orange Jackets on the football field, sung to the tune of I've Been Working on the Railroad
• Hook 'em Horns – the school hand signal, was introduced at a pep rally in 1955.[62] Sports Illustrated featured the Hook 'em Horns symbol in front of a Texas pennant on the cover of their September 10, 1973 issue (pictured).[63]
• "Texas Fight" – the school fight song
• Smokey the Cannon – fired in celebration on game day at the moment of kickoff and after Texas scores
• The University of Texas Longhorn Band - nicknamed The Showband of the Southwest
• The World's Largest Texas Flag is run on the field prior to home football games, bowl games, and other sporting events. It is also dropped from the President's Balcony during pep rallies. It is owned by the UT Alpha Rho chapter of Alpha Phi Omega.
• Lighting the Tower (also known as the Main Building) in orange for various types of sporting victories. After National Championship victories, windows are lighted in the main building to display a large number "1".[64]

Future non-conference opponents

Announced schedules as of February 13, 2020.[65]

2021	2022	2023	2024	2025	2026	2027	2028	2029	2030	2031	2032	2033
vs Louisiana	vs Louisiana–Monroe	vs Rice	vs Colorado State	at Ohio State	vs Texas State		vs Georgia	at Georgia
at Arkansas	vs Alabama	at Alabama	vs Michigan	vs San Jose State	vs Ohio State	at Michigan			at Florida	vs Florida	at Arizona State	vs Arizona State
vs Rice	vs UTSA	vs Wyoming	vs UTSA	vs UTEP	vs UTSA	vs UTEP	vs UTSA	vs UTEP	vs UTSA	vs UTEP

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External links

• Official website