1995 Texas Longhorns football team

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 Texas Longhorns football
Southwest Conference champion
Sugar Bowl, L 10–28 vs. Virginia Tech
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 14
APNo. 14
Record10–2–1 (7–0 SWC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorGene Dahlquist (4th season)
Defensive coordinatorGary Darnell (2nd season)
Home stadiumTexas Memorial Stadium
(Capacity: 77,809)
1995 Southwest Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 14 Texas $ 7 –0 –010 –2 –1
No. 23 Texas Tech 5 –2 –09 –3 –0
No. 15 Texas A&M 5 –2 –09 –3 –0
Baylor 5 –2 –07 –4 –0
TCU 3 –4 –06 –5 –0
Houston 2 –5 –02 –9 –0
Rice 1 –6 –02 –8 –1
SMU 0 –7 –01 –10 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule
DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 211:00 p.m.at Hawaii*No. 18
ESPN2W 38–1743,243
September 162:30 p.m.Pittsburgh*No. 15
ABCW 38–2762,875
September 2311:30 a.m.at No. 21 Notre Dame*No. 13
NBCL 27–5559,075
September 3012:00 p.m.at SMUNo. 21
RaycomW 35–1026,921
October 71:00 p.m.RiceNo. 20
  • Texas Memorial Stadium
  • Austin, Texas (rivalry)
W 37–1366,184
October 142:30 p.m.vs. No. 13 Oklahoma*No. 18
ABCT 24–2475,587
October 2112:00 p.m.No. 14 Virginia*No. 16
  • Texas Memorial Stadium
  • Austin, Texas
RaycomW 17–1670,427
November 46:30 p.m.No. 23 Texas TechNo. 13
  • Texas Memorial Stadium
  • Austin, Texas (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, Texas (rivalry)
RaycomW 27–1963,342
November 237:00 p.m.BaylorNo. 9
  • Texas Memorial Stadium
  • Austin, Texas
ESPNW 21–1358,497
December 22:30 p.m.at No. 16 Texas A&MNo. 9
ABCW 16–676,221
December 316:00 p.m.vs. No. 13 Virginia Tech*No. 9
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.#NameClass
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.#NameClass
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.#NameClass
K Phil Dawson
P Mark Schultis
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • Injured Injured
    • Redshirt Redshirt

    Season summary

    Pitt
    See also: 1995 Pitt Panthers football team
    Pitt Panthers at #15 Texas Longhorns
    Period 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
    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
    See also: 1995 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team
    #13 Texas Longhorns at #21 Notre Dame Fighting Irish
    Period 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
    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
    See also: 1995 Texas A&M Aggies football team
    #9 Texas Longhorns (9–1) at #16 Texas A&M Aggies (8–2)
    Period 1 2 34Total
    Texas 0 6 7316
    Texas A&M 0 0 336

    at Kyle Field (College Station, Texas)

    Game information

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

    Sugar Bowl
    Main article: 1995 Sugar Bowl (December)
    #13 Virginia Tech Hokies vs. #9 Texas Longhorns
    Period 1 2 34Total
    Virginia Tech 0 7 71428
    Texas 7 3 0010

    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)

    References
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