The Longhorns were led by 14th year head coach Mack Brown and played their home games at Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium.

After the 2009 Texas Longhorns football team lost to Alabama in the 2010 BCS National Championship Game, Texas entered the 2010 NCAA Division I FBS football season ranked fifth in the AP Poll and fourth in the Coaches Poll.

[3] Eddie Jones (Linebacker) – New York Jets John Gold (Punter) – Seattle Seahawks John Chiles (wide receiver) – Jacksonville Sharks Justin Tucker (Placekicker) – Baltimore Ravens Roster Last update: November 26, 2011 During the 2011 recruiting period, Texas recruited 18 players, including nine from the ESPN 150.

[22] Garrett Gilbert was the starting quarterback after he was selected over Case McCoy, David Ash, and Connor Wood.

[24] Each team made an additional field goal in the remaining second quarter to put the score at 13–6 with Texas leading.

[19] This marked the first time that a non-quarterback player made a touchdown pass in school history since 1998 Heisman Trophy winner Ricky Williams.

[24] In the fourth quarter, Texas held Rice scoreless while scoring two touchdowns, both of which by running back Foswhitt Whittaker.

[29][30] Garrett Gilbert, the starting quarterback, was replaced by backups Case McCoy and David Ash in the first quarter after throwing two interceptions.

In the second quarter, BYU quarterback Jake Heaps was intercepted by Texas cornerback Adrian Phillips.

But against all odds, the Texas Longhorns stunned the BYU Cougars by means of a last minute touchdown and earning the victory as a result.

'[35] Case McCoy and David Ash were selected as quarterback co-starters after Garrett Gilbert was taken out of the game against BYU.

[36] Texas started quickly into the game when UCLA quarterback Kevin Prince threw an interception.