2012 Texas Longhorns football team
2012 Texas Longhorns football | |
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Alamo Bowl champion | |
Alamo Bowl, W 31–27 vs. Oregon State | |
Conference | Big 12 Conference |
Ranking | |
Coaches | No. 18 |
AP | No. 19 |
Record | 9–4 (5–4 Big 12) |
Head coach |
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Co-offensive coordinator | Major Applewhite (2nd season) |
Co-offensive coordinator | Bryan Harsin (2nd season) |
Offensive scheme | Multiple |
Defensive coordinator | Manny Diaz (2nd season) |
Base defense | 4–3 |
Home stadium | Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium |
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No. 12 Kansas State $+ | 8 | – | 1 | 11 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 15 Oklahoma + | 8 | – | 1 | 10 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 19 Texas | 5 | – | 4 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oklahoma State | 5 | – | 4 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Baylor | 4 | – | 5 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
TCU | 4 | – | 5 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas Tech | 4 | – | 5 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
West Virginia | 4 | – | 5 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Iowa State | 3 | – | 6 | 6 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kansas | 0 | – | 9 | 1 | – | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2012 Texas Longhorns football team (variously "Texas," "UT," the "Longhorns," or the "'Horns") represented the University of Texas at Austin in the 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Longhorns were led by 15th-year head coach Mack Brown and played their home games at Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium. They were a member of the Big 12 Conference. They finished the season 9–4, 5–4 in Big 12 play to finish in a tie for third place. They were invited to the Alamo Bowl where they defeated Oregon State.
The team's motto for the season was created by Longhorns players. The motto was R.I.S.E., which stood for words Relentless, Intensity, Sacrifice/Swagger, and Emotion.[1]
Previous season
After the
Spring game
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The annual Texas Orange–White spring game took place on April 1, 2012.[8] However, the teams were named Horns and Texas. Quarterbacks David Ash, Case McCoy, and newly recruited Connor Brewer attempted passes during the game.
The Texas team won the
After
2012 NFL Draft
Three Texas players were drafted in the
Round | Pick # | Team | Player | Position |
4 | 119 | Washington Redskins |
Keenan Robinson | Linebacker |
6 | 204 | Cleveland Browns | Emmanuel Acho | Linebacker |
7 | 215 | Miami Dolphins | Kheeston Randall | Defensive tackle |
Following the draft five 2011 Texas players were signed as undrafted free agents.[10][11]
Player | Team | Position |
Blake Gideon | Arizona Cardinals | Safety |
Christian Scott | Tennessee Titans | Safety |
Cody Johnson | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Fullback |
David Snow | Buffalo Bills | Offensive linesman |
Justin Tucker | Baltimore Ravens | Kicker |
Roster
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Defense
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Special teams
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Recruiting class
During the 2011
US college sports recruiting information for 2012 recruits | ||||||
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Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | 40‡ | Commit date |
Caleb Bluiett DE |
Beaumont, TX | West Brook Senior HS
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6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 235 lb (107 kg) | 4.75 | Feb 26, 2011 |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 79 | ||||||
Paul Boyette, Jr. DT |
Humble, TX | Humble HS | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 280 lb (130 kg) | 5.0 | Feb 26, 2011 |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 80 | ||||||
Connor Brewer QB |
Scottsdale, AZ | Chaparral HS | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | 4.7 | Feb 7, 2011 |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 82 | ||||||
Malcom Brown DT |
Brenham, TX | Brenham HS | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 280 lb (130 kg) | – | Apr 3, 2011 |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 83 | ||||||
Adrian Colbert S |
Mineral Wells, TX | Mineral Wells HS
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6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 189 lb (86 kg) | Dec 10, 2011 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 79 | ||||||
Timothy Cole OBL |
Brenham, TX | Brenham HS | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 218 lb (99 kg) | 4.51 | Apr 3, 2011 |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 79 | ||||||
Bryce Cottrell DE |
Plano, TX | Plano West Senior HS | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 225 lb (102 kg) | 4.8 | Jan 30, 2012 |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 74 | ||||||
Torshiro Davis OLB |
Shreveport, LA | Woodlawn HS | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 217 lb (98 kg) | Feb 1, 2012 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 81 | ||||||
Alex De La Torre MLB |
Denton, TX | Billy Ryan HS | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 223 lb (101 kg) | 4.6 | Feb 12, 2011 |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 79 | ||||||
Bryson Echols CB |
DeSoto, TX | DeSoto HS
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5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | 165 lb (75 kg) | – | Feb 26, 2011 |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 81 | ||||||
Kennedy Estelle OT |
Pearland, TX | Glenda Dawson HS | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 310 lb (140 kg) | 5.2 | Jun 5, 2011 |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 82 | ||||||
Johnathan Gray RB |
Aledo, TX | Aledo HS | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | 4.4 | Apr 22, 2011 |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 85 | ||||||
Donald Hawkins OT |
Senatobia, MS | Northwest Mississippi CC | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 318 lb (144 kg) | Dec 7, 2011 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A | ||||||
Camhron Hughes OT |
Killeen, TX | Harker Heights HS | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 270 lb (120 kg) | Feb 26, 2011 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 79 | ||||||
Peter Jinkens OLB |
Dallas, TX | Skyline HS
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6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) | 4.5 | Feb 26, 2011 |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 81 | ||||||
Daje Johnson ATH |
Pflugerville, TX | Hendrickson HS | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | 182 lb (83 kg) | 4.34 | Jan 28, 2012 |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 80 | ||||||
Marcus Johnson WR |
League City, TX | Clear Springs HS | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 179 lb (81 kg) | 4.41 | Dec 4, 2011 |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 78 | ||||||
Cayleb Jones WR |
Austin, TX | Austin HS
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6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | 4.5 | Feb 27, 2011 |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 83 | ||||||
Nicholas "Nick" Jordan K |
Coppell, TX | Coppell HS | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | Jun 27, 2011 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 78 | ||||||
Brandon Moore DT |
Scooba, MS | East Mississippi CC | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 333 lb (151 kg) | Dec 7, 2011 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A | ||||||
Alex Norman DT |
Dallas, TX | Bishop Dunne Catholic School | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 280 lb (130 kg) | Feb 12, 2011 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 80 | ||||||
Jalen Overstreet ATH |
Dallas, TX | Bishop Dunne Catholic School | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 206 lb (93 kg) | 4.55 | Feb 12, 2011 |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 78 | ||||||
Hassan Ridgeway DE |
Mansfield, TX | Mansfield HS | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 253 lb (115 kg) | 5.0 | Feb 16, 2011 |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 80 | ||||||
Curtis Riser OG |
DeSoto, TX | DeSoto HS
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6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 290 lb (130 kg) | – | Feb 13, 2011 |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 80 | ||||||
Kendall Sanders CB |
Athens, TX | Athens HS | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | 4.39 | Dec 2, 2011 |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 80 | ||||||
Dalton Santos MLB |
Van, TX | Van HS
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6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 290 lb (130 kg) | 4.62 | Jan 29, 2012 |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 80 | ||||||
Orlando Thomas CB |
Copperas Cove, TX | Copperas Cove HS | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | 172 lb (78 kg) | 4.47 | Feb 13, 2011 |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 80 | ||||||
Kevin Vaccaro CB |
Brownwood, TX | Brownwood HS | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | Dec 11, 2011 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 75 | ||||||
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 3 Rivals: 3 ESPN: 1 | ||||||
Sources:
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Schedule
In 2012, Texas played six
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 1 | 7:00 p.m. | Wyoming* | No. 15 | LHN | W 37–17 | 101,142 | |
September 8 | 7:00 p.m. | New Mexico* | No. 17 |
| LHN | W 45–0 | 100,990 |
September 15 | 8:15 p.m. | at ESPN /LHN | W 66–31 | 61,797 | |||
September 29 | 6:50 p.m. | at Oklahoma State | No. 12 | FOX | W 41–36 | 56,709 | |
October 6 | 6:00 p.m. | No. 8 West Virginia | No. 11 |
| FOX | L 45–48 | 101,851A |
October 13 | 11:00 a.m. | vs. No. 10 ABC | L 21–63 | 92,500 | |||
October 20 | 7:00 p.m. | Baylor |
| ABC | W 56–50 | 101,353 | |
October 27 | 11:00 a.m. | at Memorial Stadium | FSN | W 21–17 | 40,097 | ||
November 3 | 2:30 p.m. | at No. 20 Texas Tech | ABC/ESPN2 | W 31–22 | 60,879B | ||
November 10 | 11:00 a.m. | Iowa State | No. 19 |
| LHN/ABC | W 33–7 | 100,018 |
November 22 | 6:30 p.m. | ESPN | L 13–20 | 99,950 | |||
December 1 | 7:00 p.m. | at No. 7 Kansas State | No. 23 | ABC | L 24–42 | 50,912 | |
December 29 | 6:45 p.m. | vs. No. 15 Oregon State* | ESPN | W 31–27 | 65,277 | ||
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- ^A Denotes the largest crowd to watch a football game at Darrell K. Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium, set earlier in 2011 in the opening game against Rice, where an attendance of 101,624 was recorded. The record would be topped on September 4, 2016, with a crowd of 102,315 vs. Notre Dame.[18]
- ^B Denotes the largest crowd to watch a football game at Jones AT&T Stadium, set earlier in 2012 against Oklahoma, where an attendance of 60,800 was recorded.[19]
Game summaries
Wyoming
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4–0 | 2010 | Texas, 34–7 |
Leading up to the game Texas was favored to win by 31.5 points.[20]
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2–0 | 1988 | Texas, 47–0 |
Ole Miss
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5–1 | 1966 | Texas, 19–0 |
Oklahoma State
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22–4 | 2011 | Oklahoma State, 26–38 |
West Virginia
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0–1 | 1956 | West Virginia, 6–7 |
Before the game, Texas was favored to win by 6.5 points over West Virginia.
Former Texas quarterback
At the start of the game Texas won the coin toss, but elected to defer, selecting to kickoff at the start of the game. The kickoff by kicker Nick Rose was returned 44 yards by
Anthony Fera scored his first field goal under the Texas Longhorns football team at the end of a
Texas runningback Joe Bergeron recorded a career-high four rushing touchdowns, which accounted for four out of five offensive touchdowns by Texas. It was the first time at least four rushing touchdowns were scored by a Longhorns player since Vince Young did so in the 2005 Rose Bowl.[23] After the loss, Texas moved down to 15th in both the Associated Press Poll and Coaches' Poll.[25]
Oklahoma
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59–42–5 | 2011 | Oklahoma, 17–55 |
Baylor
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73–24–4 | 2011 | Baylor, 24–48 |
Kansas
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9–2 | 2011 | Texas, 43–0 |
Texas Tech
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46–15 | 2011 | Texas, 52–20 |
Iowa State
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8–1 | 2011 | Texas, 34–14 |
TCU
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61–20–1 | 2007 | Texas, 34–13 |
Kansas State
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5–7 | 2011 | Kansas State, 13–17 |
Oregon State
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2–0 | 1987 | Texas, 61–16 |
Rankings
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Final |
AP | 15 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 15 | RV | RV | RV | 19 | 18 | 18 | 23 | RV | 19 |
Coaches | 15 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 15 | RV | 24 | 22 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 21 | 25 | 18 |
Harris | Not released | 15 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 20 | 24 | Not released | |||||
BCS | Not released | 25 | 23 | 23 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 23 | Not released |
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