Numerous publications have cited this victory as standing among the greatest performances in college football history,[3][4][5][6][7] and ESPN awarded the 2006 ESPY Award for the "Best Game" in any sport to the Longhorns and the Trojans. The extra point attempt by Richmond McGee was no good. It is the longest-running rivalry for both the Longhorns and the Aggies and the football series is the third most-played rivalry in college football. On October 29, 2005, Texas initially trailed but rallied to beat an Oklahoma State Cowboys team that had held a losing record through the season so far. Of the 6,657yards, 556yards were earned in the Rose Bowl. Fourth-ranked OSU became the highest-ranked non-conference opponent the Longhorns had ever beaten at an opponent's home stadium. In the weeks leading up to the 2006 Rose Bowl, the game was described by numerous publications as one of the most-anticipated match-ups in college football history and even as the greatest college football game of all time. These years correspond to the four consensus national championships won by the UT football team. Our reasoning for presenting offensive logos. [4] Sports-writers at College Football News also consider the 2006 Rose Bowl to be the best college football game ever played. As a matter of policy, Sports Reference only reports the results of games as played on the field. [64] Teams have become increasingly conservative in scheduling highly ranked non-conference opponents, so a meeting of the number 2 and number 4 teams in the country was unusual this early in the season. [65], The game was played in Ohio Stadium, also known as "The Horseshoe"[73] or "the Shoe". [15] Besides Young, five other Longhorns from this championship team joined professional teams through the 2006 NFL Draft Michael Huff (number 7 overall), Cedric Griffin (number 48 overall), David Thomas (number 86 overall), Jonathan Scott (number 141 overall) and Rodrique Wright (number 222 overall). [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. [44] Also in December, the police announced they were investigating a Longhorn player in a separate incident that occurred in September. Why, 35 years ago, fly the Atlantic? Join our linker program. [151][152] Taylor was criticized for running backwards and sideways in an effort to gain yards, instead of moving ahead and breaking tackles. The boos from the home crowd at Sumner High School, but even the boos from his own fans at Coyle. Realignment chatter: How the Pac-12 holds the key to it all. 1ranked team for the first time since defeating Alabama in the Orange Bowl on January 1, 1965. The Buckeyes controlled most of the secondquarter. The 2005 Texas Longhorns football team represented the University of Texas at Austin during the 2005 NCAA Division I-A football season, winning the Big 12 Conference championship and the national championship. Longhorns offensive coordinator/offensive line coach Kyle Flood and special teams coordinator/tight ends coach Jeff Banks followed Sarkisian from Alabama. [15] Sevenmore Longhorns followed suit in the 2007 NFL Draft and they were joined by twofree agents. (8:46) UT David Pino 34 yard field goal. In the secondquarter they scored with a 48-yard field goal by Mason Crosby and a touchdown pass from Joel Klatt to Evan Judge. For the Longhorns this series ranks fourth in number of games played, behind Texas A&M, Oklahoma, and Baylor. [8] Texas became the first non-conference opponent to beat the Buckeyes in Ohio Stadium since 1990, putting an end to a 36-game home victory string over non-conference opponents. The SPORTS REFERENCE and STATHEAD trademarks are owned exclusively by Sports Reference LLC. [80] The two schools were once conference foes in the Southwest Conference[81][82] and have maintained a rivalry despite the fact that Texas enjoys a sizable lead in the series. They finally went to press with a cover showing Young diving into the end zone with the label "Superman". [206] Bush was formerly a Governor of Texas and his daughter Jenna is a UT graduate. [129], UT fans were unhappy with ABC's television coverage of the event. [156][157][158] Prior to the game, Colorado head coach Gary Barnett said, "I do not think anybody expects us to come in here and beat Texas. [150] The Daily Texan predicted that the game could hurt Young's chances for the Heisman, but they also quoted UT head coach Mack Brown as saying "Looking at the numbers from what Reggie Bush did last week and Vince did today, Reggie probably leads, but next week, Vince plays at noon, and Reggie at 3, so I think voters will wait and watch to see what happens. Texas is the first national college football champion to be featured since Nebraska was on the box in 1997. This was only the 35thmeeting of the twotop-ranked teams in the history of college football, including both regular season and bowl games. Texas won the 2005game 620[123] making it the only shutout of the 2005season for the Longhorns. And they may well ask why climb the highest mountain. [2][159], The Longhorns scored tentouchdowns in their first elevenpossessions. 2005 Football Roster - University of Texas Athletics University of Texas Athletics Name, Image, & Likeness (NIL) Sports Men's Sports Baseball Schedule Roster News Twitter Instagram Tickets YouTube Basketball: Men Schedule Roster News Facebook Twitter Instagram Tickets YouTube Football Schedule Roster News Facebook Twitter Instagram Tickets YouTube This issue included a column from Longhorn fan Matthew McConaughey as well as 15pages of photos from the Rose Bowl. Kansas toppled No. Young had 236passing yards compared to Smith's 181. [128] The 2005game provided much less on-field drama, as Texas led 520 by halftime and defeated Kansas 6614. Taylor scored another touchdown. A few assistant coaches such as Jeff Banks, Brennan Marion, Tashard Choice and others are bound. [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. Their home record under Mack Brown improved to 39wins and 3losses. [225] As a result, fullback Ahmard Hall was re-united with his former teammate Vince Young in the NFL, playing for Tennessee. [141] The elevenpoint win was their second slimmest margin of victory of the regular season to that point,[148] and they lost points in all threemajor polls but still remained solidly in secondplace. 2005 Texas Longhorns Roster 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 [200], Analysts labeled the team, their season, and their championship victory as the greatest or among the greatest in the history of the sport. [172], The game's outcome was in doubt until the final minute of play. Colorado was scoreless in the first quarter. This left thousands of UT fans who assembled to watch the game in Darrell K. Royal Texas Memorial Stadium stranded without coverage for much of the game. 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Ten coaches have won conference championships with the Longhorns: Berry Whitaker, Clyde Littlefield, Bible, Cherry, Price, Royal, Akers, McWilliams, Mackovic, and Brown. Texas regained the lead when Henry Melton rushed for a touchdown. [92][93] Though officially called the Red River Rivalry,[94] it remains better known by its traditional name, the Red River Shootout; the 2005 match-up was the 100th in the series. [195], The 2005season marks only the eighthtime in 50years that exactly twoteams have gone into the bowl season undefeated. It should also be noted that Vince Young predicted that the Longhorns would return to the Rose Bowl next season in a post game interview where he proclaimed, "We'll be back!" Royal is the all-time leader in games coached (219), years coached (20) and total wins (167). [131], The lopsided victory allowed Texas to play several less-experienced players. [143][144][145][146] However, Texas A&M's starting quarterback Reggie McNeal missed the game due to an ankle injury; instead, freshman quarterback Stephen McGee made his first start. The game also marked the sixth time the Longhorns entered the contest ranked second nationally; they have won all six. White said that Young is "an inspiration to all Houstonians, both young and old. [164][165][166][167][168] This was Texas' secondtrip to the Rose Bowl in school history,[148] alongside their trip the previous season. The first was a new single-season total-yardage record with 6,657, passing the previous record of 5,709 set in 2003. [187] The two teams maintained those rankings throughout the entire 2005regular season. He has head coaching stints with Louisville, (2010-13), Texas (2014-16) and USF (2017-19). "[5] Scout.com called it "one of the best national title games ever",[6] while Kevin Hench of Fox Sports called it "perhaps the greatest college football game ever played. [27] The fall Orange and White intra-team scrimmage was held on August 21, 2005, as an event open to the public. [173], Young completed 30of 40passes for 267yards and carried the ball 19times for 200yards and 3rushing touchdowns. Since 1945, at least one of the teams was ranked among the top 25teams in the nation coming into 60 out of 65games. Analysis inside the issue gave Young a large part of the credit for the win. [47] Donations were not accepted at the game because of a policy against official fund-raising. The old record of 52touchdowns was set in 1969 and equaled in 1970. [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. Posted at 01:41h . Dave Campbell's Texas Football put out a 45,000-copy special issue titled One for the Ages Vince Young Leads Longhorns to the Fourth National Title. [198] In the final polls after the bowl games, Texas received all 62first place votes in the Coaches Poll[199] and all 65first place votes in the AP Poll. [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. "[219] On January 15, 2006, 51,244Texas fans gathered in Darrell K. Royal Texas Memorial Stadium to celebrate the team and their victorious season. 2005 USC Coaching Staff Head Coach: Pete Carroll Offensive Coordinator: Lane Kiffin & Steve Sarkisian Defensive Coordinator: Pete Carroll Other Assistant Coaches: Steve Sarkisian (QB Coach) Lane Kiffin (PGC/OC) Best Players on the 2005 USC Trojans Football Team QB Matt Leinart QB John David Booty RB Reggie Bush RB Lendale White WR Dwayne Jarrett Missouri was scoreless for 40minutes of play until they scored a touchdown with 3:54 left to play; it was their only score of the secondhalf. The team's penultimate victory of the season, the Big 12 Championship Game, featured the biggest margin of victory in the history of that contest. [190][191], On October 24, 2005, Texas passed USC in the BCS rankings due to a strong showing in the computer rankings, which favored the Longhorns because of the overall strength of their opponents as well as the October 22, 2005, win over previously unbeaten Texas Tech. The team has had 28head coaches since it started playing organized football in 1893 with the nickname Longhorns, although they played without a head coach in their first season. Arizona State Sun Devils. An * indicates that the player is a "walk-on" (a non-scholarship player). Rankings from NFCA/USA Today. Texas' seventhtouchdown came with 6:30 left in the game and it was the last points scored in the game. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. Rice lost yardage on their possession and failed to convert on fourth down so they turned the ball over on downs. [137] As a result of a tragic accident in 1999, the Aggies did not host a school-sponsored version of their traditional Bonfire[138] but an unofficial version called "Student Bonfire" was held November 19, 2005[139] despite a county-wide ban on bonfires. The 2022-23 carousel was relatively quiet for Texas, but Sarkisian did have to make two important hires. 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. After Texas: Two days after signing day in 2015, Rumph left Texas to take over as defensive line . But Texas slid to 30-21, including 18-17 in the Big 12, over his final. [ 15 ] Sevenmore Longhorns followed suit in the Rose Bowl in doubt until the minute. 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