History of Texas Longhorns football
The University of Texas fielded its first permanent football team in 1893, managed by Albert Lefevra, the secretary-treasurer of the UT Athletic Association.
These two firsts set the ground for the long extensive rivalries with the Aggies and the Razorbacks over the next century in which Texas would dominate both series with the two schools including several anticipated games.
Chevigny died as a United States Marine Corps first lieutenant in the battle of Iwo Jima during World War II.
Patrick flipped a short pass to Texas' halfback Jack Crain and ran 67 yards untouched for the score in the waning seconds of the game to tie Arkansas at 13.
National championship talks began thereafter when Texas compiled their first All-American's with Malcolm Kutner, Jack Crain, and Noble Doss.
When the Longhorns arrived back at their dormitory from beating the Mustangs, "Miss Grif", the house mother, placed a long-stemmed rose on each plate at the dinner table.
In 1945, with the help of quarterback Bobby Layne and All-American Hub Bechtol, Bible led the Longhorn to their first 10-victory season which ended in a dramatic 40–27 Cotton Bowl Classic victory over Missouri.
[13] Over his tenure at Texas, Bible acquired three Southwest Conference titles in 1942, 1943, 1945, two Cotton Bowl Classic victories with a post season record of 2–0–1 while the teams of 1941 and 1945 were selected as National Champions by various polling organizations.
The trip, though reportedly very rough, didn't slow UT as Longhorn senior quarterback Bobby Layne outdueled Oregon sophomore Norm Van Brocklin in Texas’ 38–13 win.
2 Oklahoma 15–14 to end a six-game losing streak to their rival and posted a 9–1 regular season record, with a Cotton Bowl berth against top-ranked Syracuse.
In his seventh season, Royal, with the help of star linebacker Tommy Nobis and quarterback Duke Carlisle, led Texas to their first officially recognized national championship in 1963.
Royal smiled, looked into the camera and said, "We're ready", and Texas went on to dominate the Navy team, solidifying their first official national championship.
During the final game against Alabama in the 1973 Cotton Bowl, Texas quarterback Alan Lowry ran the bootleg to perfection in a come from behind 17–13 win over the Crimson Tide.
With his new staff, Akers abandoned the wishbone offense and opted to rely solely on one running back with the implementation of the "I" formation, and some help from future Heisman Trophy winner Earl Campbell; Akers led the '77 Longhorns to a perfect 11–0 regular season record, and would have acquired UT's 4th recognized national championship if not for a loss to Notre Dame in the Cotton Bowl Classic.
After a few winning seasons, Akers once again almost captured a national championship in 1981 by beating Alabama in the Cotton Bowl Classic, a remarkable 4th quarter comeback effort where Texas won 14–12 and landed his team at No.
After nine winning seasons, nine bowl games, two SWC titles and one Heisman trophy winner, Akers' tenure ended at the University of Texas with an 86–31–2 record, 3rd best in UT's history.
The first season of the Big 12 included an upset victory in the inaugural Big 12 Championship Game over then two-time defending National Champion, Nebraska where the famous fourth and inches call "roll left" occurred as Texas quarterback James Brown rolled to his left and passed to Derek Lewis for 61 yards as Texas won 37–27.
The Mack Brown era officially debuted with a 66–36 win over New Mexico State in Austin in which running back Ricky Williams would account for six rushing touchdowns.
Texas finished the year with an exciting shoot-out win in the Holiday Bowl over Washington where Major Applewhite would set a passing record of 473 yards in a come from behind 47–43 victory.
Prior to the game Buckeye linebacker, Bobby Carpenter, was quoted saying "our goal is to make sure that Vince Young is no longer a Heisman candidate after he leaves here."
However, throughout the remainder of the season, Texas dominated every team they faced including a 45–12 victory over Oklahoma which ended the five-year losing streak to their arch-rival.
Texas won 41–38 in the final 20 seconds of regulation by a Vince Young rushing touchdown on 4th down and 5, giving the Longhorns a perfect 13–0 season and an undisputed national championship.
The 2009 Texas team went undefeated (13–0) in the regular season and played Nebraska in the Big 12 Championship Game which was "a defensive battle fought to the bitter end" as Kirk Herbstreit described it.
In 2010, after losing six players to the NFL Draft, the Texas Longhorns suffered their worst season under Mack Brown, going 5–7 and finishing last in the Big 12 South.
Following a week full of speculation about his future with Texas, Mack Brown announced his retirement on December 14, 2013, following their Valero Alamo Bowl appearance versus Oregon.
The next week, Texas won a 48–45 shootout in Austin against Iowa State after Swoopes threw two clutch passes to Jaxon Shipley and John Harris to set up Nick Rose for the game-winning FG.
[44][45] The opening win gave fans hope of a turnaround season with victories over #8 Baylor but losses to Oklahoma and TCU would ultimately lead to a dismal 5–7 record finish and Texas would not qualify for a bowl game.
[55] Sarkisian arrived in Austin after directing explosive offenses during his tenure at Alabama and after winning the 2020 Broyles Award as the nation's top assistant coach.
[57] The Longhorns' 2021 season, the first under Sarkisian, began with a win over #23 Louisiana, led by redshirt freshman Hudson Card, who won the starting quarterback job over junior Casey Thompson.
[61] Ewers was injured during a close loss to Alabama in week 2, and missed the next three games before returning in a historic 49–0 blowout of the Oklahoma Sooners in the 2022 Red River Shootout, which was the most lopsided shutout in the history of the rivalry.
