Texas Football Team History
Texas Longhorns
The University of Texas
Austin, TX
Founded: 1883 Stadium: Royal-Memorial Stadium Capacity: 94,113 Colors: Orange & White Coach: Mack Brown Conference: Big 12-
2001 Season Highlights
Mack Brown enters his 4th season as Head Coach at Texas.
The Longhorns won the Big 12 Conference Championship.
2001 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 1 vs.
New Mexico State
41
7
W
Sat., Sep. 8 vs.
North Carolina
44
14
W
Sat., Sep. 22 @
Houston
53
26
W
Sat., Sep. 29 vs.
Texas Tech
42
7
W
Sat., Oct. 6 vs.
Oklahoma
3
14
L
@ Dallas, TX
Sat., Oct. 13 @
Oklahoma State
45
17
W
Sat., Oct. 20 vs.
Colorado
41
7
W
Sat., Oct. 27 @
Missouri
35
16
W
Sat., Nov. 3 @
Baylor
49
10
W
Sat., Nov. 10 vs.
Kansas
59
0
W
Fri., Nov. 23 @
Texas A&M
21
7
W
Sat., Dec. 1 vs.
Colorado
37
39
L
@ Dallas, TX
Fri., Dec. 28
Washington
47
43
W
@ San Diego, CA
Holiday Bowl
2001 Season Totals
Record 11-2
Points Scored 517
Scoring Average 39.8
Points Allowed 207
Defense Average 15.9
Opponents Record 81-74
Conference Record 7-2
Home Record 5-2
Away Record 5-0
2001 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
5 11-2-0
AP
5 11-2-0
Coaches
5 11-2-0
USA Today/ESPN
2001 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
2001 All Big 12 Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
The forward pass first appeared in college football in 1906. It was introduced in an attempt to increase scoring and reduce injuries.