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
Conference	Southwest Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 14
AP	No. 14
Record	10–2–1 (7–0 SWC)
Head coach	John Mackovic (4th season)
Offensive coordinator	Gene Dahlquist (4th season)
Defensive coordinator	Gary Darnell (2nd season)
Home stadium	Texas Memorial Stadium
Seasons ← 1994 1996 →

1995 Southwest Conference football standings

v t e	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

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 2	11:00 p.m.	at Hawaii*	No. 18	Aloha Stadium Halawa, HI	ESPN2	W 38–17	43,243
September 16	2:30 p.m.	Pittsburgh*	No. 15	Texas Memorial Stadium Austin, TX	ABC	W 38–27	62,875
September 23	11:30 a.m.	at No. 21 Notre Dame*	No. 13	Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN	NBC	L 27–55	59,075
September 30	12:00 p.m.	at SMU	No. 21	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX	Raycom	W 35–10	26,921
October 7	1:00 p.m.	Rice	No. 20	Texas Memorial Stadium Austin, TX (rivalry)		W 37–13	66,184
October 14	2:30 p.m.	vs. No. 13 Oklahoma*	No. 18	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX (Red River Shootout)	ABC	T 24–24	75,587
October 21	12:00 p.m.	No. 14 Virginia*	No. 16	Texas Memorial Stadium Austin, TX	Raycom	W 17–16	70,427	[1]
November 4	6:30 p.m.	No. 23 Texas Tech	No. 13	Texas Memorial Stadium Austin, TX (rivalry)	ESPN	W 48–7	77,809
November 11	1:00 p.m.	at Houston	No. 11	Houston Astrodome Houston, TX		W 52–20	32,520
November 18	12:00 p.m.	TCU	No. 10	Texas Memorial Stadium Austin, TX (rivalry)	Raycom	W 27–19	63,342
November 23	7:00 p.m.	Baylor	No. 9	Texas Memorial Stadium Austin, TX	ESPN	W 21–13	58,497
December 2	2:30 p.m.	at No. 16 Texas A&M	No. 9	Kyle Field College Station, TX (rivalry)	ABC	W 16–6	76,221
December 31	6:00 p.m.	vs. No. 13 Virginia Tech*	No. 9	Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, LA (Sugar Bowl)	ABC	L 10–28	70,283	[2]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

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Game summaries

Pittsburgh

See also: 1995 Pitt Panthers football team

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Pittsburgh	7	3	10	7	27
Texas	7	7	7	17	38

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)

Pittsburgh Panthers at #15 Texas Longhorns

at Texas Memorial Stadium (Austin, Texas)

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

At Notre Dame

See also: 1995 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Texas	7	6	7	7	27
Notre Dame	10	8	8	28	54

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)

#13 Texas Longhorns at #21 Notre Dame Fighting Irish

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

See also: 1995 Texas A&M Aggies football team

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Texas	0	6	7	3	16
Texas A&M	0	0	3	3	6

Game information

First quarter No scoring Second quarter UT – Ricky Williams 21-yard run (kick failed), 1:53. Texas 6–0. Drive: 4 plays, 70 yards, 1:21. Third quarter A&M – Kyle Bryant 20-yard field goal, 4:23. Texas 6–3. Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 3:09. UT – Ricky Williams 3-yard run (Phil Dawson kick), 1:35. Texas 13–3. Drive: 9 plays, 79 yards, 2:48. Fourth quarter A&M – Kyle Bryant 22-yard field goal, 11:30. Texas 13–6. Drive: 15 plays, 62 yards, 5:05. UT – Phil Dawson 26-yard field goal, 7:55. Texas 16–6. Drive: 9 plays, 56 yards, 3:35. Top passers UT – James Brown – 12/29, 147 yards, INT A&M Top rushers UT – Ricky Williams – 24 rushes, 163 yards, 2 TD A&M Top receivers UT – Mike Adams – 5 receptions, 53 yards A&M

#9 Texas Longhorns (9–1) at #16 Texas A&M Aggies (8–2)

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
• TV announcers (ABC): Brent Musburger, Dick Vermeil
• Box Score

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

Sugar Bowl

Main article: 1995 Sugar Bowl (December)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Virginia Tech	0	7	7	14	28
Texas	7	3	0	0	10

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)

#13 Virginia Tech Hokies vs. #9 Texas Longhorns

at Louisiana Superdome (New Orleans)

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

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 Redshirt

References

1. "Texas beats ranked team for first time in 1995". San Angelo Standard-Times. October 22, 1995. Retrieved February 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
2. "SWC champion Longhorns fall to Virginia Tech in Sugar Bowl". The Daily Advertiser. January 1, 1996. Retrieved February 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on November 1, 2010. Retrieved March 13, 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)