1995 Texas Longhorns football team

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1995 Texas Longhorns football
Texas Longhorns logo.svg
Southwest Conference champion
Sugar Bowl, L 10–28 vs. Virginia Tech
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 14
APNo. 14
1995 record10–2–1 (7–0 SWC)
Head coach
  • John Mackovic (4th season)
Offensive coordinatorGene Dahlquist (4th season)
Defensive coordinatorGary Darnell (2nd season)
Home stadiumTexas Memorial Stadium
(Capacity: 77,809)
Seasons
← 1994
1996 →
1995 Southwest Conference football standings
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

The 1995 Texas Longhorns football team represented the University of Texas at Austin during the 1995 NCAA Division I-A football season. They were represented in 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.

Schedule[]

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 211:00 p.m.at Hawaii*No. 18
  • Aloha Stadium
  • Honolulu, HI
ESPN2W 38–1743,243
September 162:30 p.m.Pittsburgh*No. 15ABCW 38–2762,875
September 2311:30 a.m.at No. 21 Notre Dame*No. 13
  • Notre Dame Stadium
  • South Bend, IN
NBCL 27–5559,075
September 3012:00 p.m.at SMUNo. 21
  • Cotton Bowl
  • Dallas, TX
RaycomW 35–1026,921
October 71:00 p.m.RiceNo. 20
  • Texas Memorial Stadium
  • Austin, TX (rivalry)
W 37–1366,184
October 142:30 p.m.vs. No. 13 Oklahoma*No. 18
  • Cotton Bowl
  • Dallas, TX (Red River Shootout)
ABCT 24–2475,587
October 2112:00 p.m.No. 14 Virginia*No. 16
  • Texas Memorial Stadium
  • Austin, TX
RaycomW 17–1670,427
November 46:30 p.m.No. 23 Texas TechNo. 13
  • Texas Memorial Stadium
  • Austin, TX (rivalry)
ESPNW 48–777,809
November 111:00 p.m.at HoustonNo. 11
W 52–2032,520
November 1812:00 p.m.TCUNo. 10
  • Texas Memorial Stadium
  • Austin, TX (rivalry)
RaycomW 27–1963,342
November 237:00 p.m.BaylorNo. 9
  • Texas Memorial Stadium
  • Austin, TX
ESPNW 21–1358,497
December 22:30 p.m.at No. 16 Texas A&MNo. 9
  • Kyle Field
  • College Station, TX (rivalry)
ABCW 16–676,221
December 316:00 p.m.vs. No. 13 Virginia Tech*No. 9
  • Louisiana Superdome
  • New Orleans, LA (Sugar Bowl)
ABCL 10–2870,283
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

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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 Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Season summary[]

Pitt[]

Pitt Panthers at #15 Texas Longhorns
1 2 34Total
Pitt 7 3 10727
Texas 7 7 71738

at Texas Memorial Stadium, Austin, Texas

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

at Notre Dame[]

#13 Texas Longhorns at #21 Notre Dame Fighting Irish
1 2 34Total
Texas 7 6 7727
Notre Dame 10 8 82854

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

at Texas A&M[]

#9 Texas Longhorns (9–1) at #16 Texas A&M Aggies (8–2)
1 2 34Total
Texas 0 6 7316
Texas A&M 0 0 336

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
  • Box Score

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

Sugar Bowl[]

#13 Virginia Tech Hokies vs. #9 Texas Longhorns
1 2 34Total
Virginia Tech 0 7 71428
Texas 7 3 0010

at Louisiana Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana

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

References[]

  1. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-11-01. Retrieved 2012-03-13.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)


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