1995 Texas Longhorns football team

1995 Texas Longhorns football
1995 Texas Longhorns football
Southwest Conference champion
Sugar Bowl, L 10–28 vs. Virginia Tech
Conference	Southwest Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 14
AP	No. 14
Record	10–2–1 (7–0 SWC)
Head coach	John Mackovic (4th season);
Offensive coordinator	Gene Dahlquist (4th season)
Defensive coordinator	Gary Darnell (2nd season)
Home stadium	Texas Memorial Stadium
	Seasons ← 1994 1996 →

The 1995 Texas Longhorns football team represented the University of Texas at Austin during the 1995 NCAA Division I-A football season. They played in, and won the championship of, the Southwest Conference in its final year of existence. They played their home games at Texas Memorial Stadium in Austin, Texas. The team was led by head coach John Mackovic.

1995 Southwest Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 14 Texas $	7	–	0	–	0	10	–	2	–	1
No. 23 Texas Tech	5	–	2	–	0	9	–	3	–	0
No. 15 Texas A&M	5	–	2	–	0	9	–	3	–	0
Baylor	5	–	2	–	0	7	–	4	–	0
TCU	3	–	4	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
Houston	2	–	5	–	0	2	–	9	–	0
Rice	1	–	6	–	0	2	–	8	–	1
SMU	0	–	7	–	0	1	–	10	–	0

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 2	11:00 p.m.	at Hawaii*	No. 18	Aloha Stadium Halawa, HI	ESPN2	W 38–17	43,243
September 16	2:30 p.m.	Pittsburgh*	No. 15	Texas Memorial Stadium Austin, TX	ABC	W 38–27	62,875
September 23	11:30 a.m.	at No. 21 Notre Dame*	No. 13	Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN	NBC	L 27–55	59,075
September 30	12:00 p.m.	at SMU	No. 21	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX	Raycom	W 35–10	26,921
October 7	1:00 p.m.	Rice	No. 20	Texas Memorial Stadium Austin, TX (rivalry)		W 37–13	66,184
October 14	2:30 p.m.	vs. No. 13 Oklahoma*	No. 18	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX (Red River Shootout)	ABC	T 24–24	75,587
October 21	12:00 p.m.	No. 14 Virginia*	No. 16	Texas Memorial Stadium Austin, TX	Raycom	W 17–16	70,427	^[1]
November 4	6:30 p.m.	No. 23 Texas Tech	No. 13	Texas Memorial Stadium Austin, TX (rivalry)	ESPN	W 48–7	77,809
November 11	1:00 p.m.	at Houston	No. 11	Houston Astrodome Houston, TX		W 52–20	32,520
November 18	12:00 p.m.	TCU	No. 10	Texas Memorial Stadium Austin, TX (rivalry)	Raycom	W 27–19	63,342
November 23	7:00 p.m.	Baylor	No. 9	Texas Memorial Stadium Austin, TX	ESPN	W 21–13	58,497
December 2	2:30 p.m.	at No. 16 Texas A&M	No. 9	Kyle Field College Station, TX (rivalry)	ABC	W 16–6	76,221
December 31	6:00 p.m.	vs. No. 13 Virginia Tech*	No. 9	Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, LA (Sugar Bowl)	ABC	L 10–28	70,283	^[2]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

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Game summaries

Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh Panthers at #15 Texas Longhorns

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Pittsburgh	7	3	10	7	27
Texas	7	7	7	17	38

at Texas Memorial Stadium (Austin, Texas)

Date: September 16, 1995
Game attendance: 62,875
TV: ABC
Box score

Game information

First quarter

PITT - D. Jells 8 pass from J. Ryan (C. Ferencik kick)
TEX - S. Mitchell 19 run (P.Dawson kick)

Second quarter

PITT - FG C. Ferencik 22
TEX - P. Fitzgerald 15 pass from J. Brown (P. Dawson kick)

Third quarter

PITT - C. Schneider 1 run (C. Ferencik kick)
TEX - M. Adams 33 pass from J. Brooks (P. Dawson kick)
PITT - FG C. Ferencik 32

Fourth quarter

TEX - FG P. Dawson 35
PITT - D. Harris 18 run (C. Ferencik kick)
TEX - Ri. Williams 1 run (P. Dawson kick)
TEX - J. Reeves 45 interception return (P. Dawson kick)

At Notre Dame

#13 Texas Longhorns at #21 Notre Dame Fighting Irish

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Texas	7	6	7	7	27
Notre Dame	10	8	8	28	54

at Notre Dame Stadium (Notre Dame, Indiana)

Date: September 23, 1995
Game time: 12:30 p.m. EST
Game attendance: 59,075
TV: NBC
Box Score

Game information

First quarter

ND - FG Kopka 27
ND - Mosley 64 punt return (Kopka kick)
TEX - Fitzgerald 1 pass from J Brown (Dawson kick)

Second quarter

ND - Mayes 11 pass from Powlus (Kopka kick)
TEX - Fitzgerald 15 pass from J Brown (kick failed)
ND - 2 point defensive conversion by A Rossum

Third quarter

TEX - S Bradley 1 pass from J Brown (Dawson kick)
ND - Kinder 3 run (Edwards run for two-point conversion)

Fourth quarter

ND - Edwards 3 run (Kopka kick)
ND - Edwards 12 pass from Powlus (Kopka kick)
TEX - Fitzgerald 19 pass from J Brown (Dawson kick)
ND - Edwards 27 run (Kopka kick)
ND - A Rossum 29 interception return (Kopka kick)

At Texas A&M

#9 Texas Longhorns (9–1) at #16 Texas A&M Aggies (8–2)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Texas	0	6	7	3	16
Texas A&M	0	0	3	3	6

at Kyle Field (College Station, Texas)

Date: December 2
Game time: 2:30 p.m.
Game weather: Partly cloudy, 79 °F (26 °C)
Game attendance: 76,221
Referee: Doyle Jackson
TV announcers (ABC): Brent Musburger, Dick Vermeil
Box Score

Game information

First quarter

No scoring

Second quarter

UT – Ricky Williams 21-yard run (kick failed), 1:53. Texas 6–0. Drive: 4 plays, 70 yards, 1:21.

Third quarter

A&M – Kyle Bryant 20-yard field goal, 4:23. Texas 6–3. Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 3:09.
UT – Ricky Williams 3-yard run (Phil Dawson kick), 1:35. Texas 13–3. Drive: 9 plays, 79 yards, 2:48.

Fourth quarter

A&M – Kyle Bryant 22-yard field goal, 11:30. Texas 13–6. Drive: 15 plays, 62 yards, 5:05.
UT – Phil Dawson 26-yard field goal, 7:55. Texas 16–6. Drive: 9 plays, 56 yards, 3:35.

Top passers

UT – James Brown – 12/29, 147 yards, INT
A&M

Top rushers

UT – Ricky Williams – 24 rushes, 163 yards, 2 TD
A&M

Top receivers

UT – Mike Adams – 5 receptions, 53 yards
A&M

Texas clinched the final SWC championship in the conference's second-to-last game.

Sugar Bowl

#13 Virginia Tech Hokies vs. #9 Texas Longhorns

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Virginia Tech	0	7	7	14	28
Texas	7	3	0	0	10

at Louisiana Superdome (New Orleans)

Date: December 31, 1995
Game time: 12:00 p.m.
Game attendance: 70,283
Box Score

Game information

First quarter

TEX - Fitzgerald 4-yard pass from Brown (Dawson kick)

Second quarter

TEX - Dawson 52-yard field goal
VT - Still 60-yard punt return (Larsen kick)

Third quarter

VT - Parker 2-yard run (Larsen kick)

Fourth quarter

VT - Still 54-yard pass from Druckenmiller (Larsen kick)
VT - Baron 20-yard fumble return (Larsen kick)

Personnel

1995 Texas Longhorns football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
OL		Ben Adams
WR		Mike Adams
OL		Octavius Bishop
TE		Steve Bradley
OL		Corby Brooks
QB		James Brown
OL		Dom Bustamante
RB		Jeffrey Clayton
WR		Matt Davis
OL		John Elmore
OL		Ryan Fiebiger
TE		Pat Fitzgerald
RB		Wane McGarity
WR		Justin McLemore
RB		Shon Mitchell
OL		Dan Neil
WR		Mike Scarborough
RB		Josh Sumner
WR		Quinton Wallace
QB		Richard Walton
WR		Bryan White
RB		Ricky Williams
RB		Darrell Wilson

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
DL		Chris Akins
DB		Taje Allen
DL		Tony Brackens
DB		Chris Carter
DL		Stonie Clark
DB		Robert Crenshaw
LB		Tyson King
LB		Kenny Lewis
LB		Robert Reed
LB		Jason Reeves
LB		Kyle Richardson
DL		Shane Rink
DB		Tre Thomas
DB		Bryant Westbrook

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class
K		Phil Dawson
P		Mark Schultis

Head coach

John Mackovic

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Redshirt

References

^ "Texas beats ranked team for first time in 1995". San Angelo Standard-Times. October 22, 1995. Retrieved February 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "SWC champion Longhorns fall to Virginia Tech in Sugar Bowl". The Daily Advertiser. January 1, 1996. Retrieved February 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on November 1, 2010. Retrieved March 13, 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

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[1] "Texas beats ranked team for first time in 1995". San Angelo Standard-Times. October 22, 1995. Retrieved February 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.

[2] "SWC champion Longhorns fall to Virginia Tech in Sugar Bowl". The Daily Advertiser. January 1, 1996. Retrieved February 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.

[3] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on November 1, 2010. Retrieved March 13, 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

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