2011 Texas Longhorns football team

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2011 Texas Longhorns football
Texas Longhorn logo.svg
Holiday Bowl Champions
Holiday Bowl vs. California, W 21–10
Conference Big 12 Conference
2011 record 8–5 (4–5 Big 12)
Head coach Mack Brown (14th year)
Co-offensive coordinator Major Applewhite (1st year)
Co-offensive coordinator Bryan Harsin (1st year)
Offensive scheme Multiple
Defensive coordinator Manny Diaz (1st year)
Base defense 4–3
Home stadium Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium
Seasons
« 2010 2012 »
2011 Big 12 football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
#3 Oklahoma State $   8 1         12 1  
#15 Kansas State   7 2         10 3  
#13 Baylor   6 3         10 3  
#16 Oklahoma   6 3         10 3  
Missouri   5 4         8 5  
Texas   4 5         8 5  
Texas A&M   4 5         7 6  
Iowa State   3 6         6 7  
Texas Tech   2 7         5 7  
Kansas   0 9         2 10  
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2011 Texas Longhorns football team (variously "Texas," "UT," the "Longhorns," or the "'Horns") represented the University of Texas at Austin in the 2011 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Longhorns were led by 14th year head coach Mack Brown and played their home games at Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium. They are a member of the Big 12 Conference. They finished the season 8–5, 4–5 in Big 12 play to finish in a tie for sixth place improving on their disastrous 5-7 season from 2010. They were invited to the Holiday Bowl where they defeated California 21–10.

Previous season

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.[1] Texas won its first three games of the season, maintaining a top 10 status.[2] However, the Longhorns were upset by UCLA, followed by a loss to Oklahoma.[2] This caused Texas to be excluded from both Top 25 polls for the first time since 1998.[3]

2011 NFL Draft

2011 NFL Draft Class

2011 NFL Draft selections
Round Pick # Team Player Position
2 4 Buffalo Bills Aaron Williams Cornerback
3 31 Pittsburgh Steelers Curtis Brown Cornerback
4 6 Arizona Cardinals Sam Acho Defensive End
5 33 Baltimore Ravens Chykie Brown Cornerback

Other signed seniors

Eddie Jones (Linebacker) – New York Jets

John Gold (Punter) – Seattle Seahawks

John Chiles (Wide Receiver) – Jacksonville Sharks

Roster

2011 Texas Longhorns football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
WR 1 Mike Davis So
RB 2 Foswhitt Whittaker Injured Sr
WR 3 DeSean Hales Jr
WR 4 Darius White So
RB 5 Jeremy Hills Jr
QB 6 Case McCoy So
WR 8 Jaxon Shipley Fr
WR 9 John Harris Redshirt.svg Fr
RB 11 Cody Johnson Sr
QB 14 David Ash Fr
TE 15 Darius Terrell Redshirt.svg Fr
WR 16 Bryant Jackson Redshirt.svg Fr
TE 18 D.J. Grant Jr
QB 19 John Paul Floyd Sr
TE 19 Blaine Irby Sr
RB 23 Eddie Aboussie Fr
RB 24 Joe Bergeron Fr
RB 26 D.J. Monroe Jr
RB 28 Malcolm Brown Fr
WR 29 Jaren Nickleson So
FB 30 Ryan Roberson Jr
WR 36 Michael Wheeler Redshirt.svg Fr
WR 40 Tate Gresham Redshirt.svg Fr
FB 41 Jamison Berryhill Sr
WR 42 Dakota Haines Fr
RB 43 Heath Hohmann Redshirt.svg Fr
RB 45 Luke Padgett Sr
OG 54 Mark Buchanan Sr
OG, C 54 Dominic Espinosa Redshirt.svg Fr
OL 55 Nick Zajicek Sr
OG, C 56 Tray Allen Sr
OL 65 Marcus Hutchins Fr
OL 66 Sedrick Flowers Fr
OL 68 Josh Cochran Fr
OL 68 Ryan Rodriguez Redshirt.svg Fr
OL 69 Kyle Kreigel So
OT 70 Paden Kelley So
OL 71 Drew Russo Redshirt.svg Fr
OG 72 Mason Walters So
OG, C 73 Garrett Porter So
OL 74 Taylor Doyle Fr
OG 75 Trey Hopkins So
OL 76 Garrett Greenlea Fr
C 78 David Snow Sr
OG 79 Thomas Ashcraft So
TE 80 Jackson Crawly Jr
WR 81 Miles Onyegbule Fr
TE 82 Trey Graham So
WR 82 Will Johnson Fr
OT 82 Luke Poehlmann Jr
WR 84 Marquise Goodwin Jr
TE 85 Ahmard Howard Sr
WR 86 Cade McCrary So
TE 87 Dominique Jones So
WR 87 Patrick McNamara Sr
TE 88 M.J. McFarland Fr
TE 89 Barrett Matthews Jr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
LB 1 Keenan Robinson Sr
CB 2 A.J. White So
LB 3 Jordan Hicks So
CB 4 Eryon Barnett So
S 4 Kenny Vaccaro Jr
LB 5 Aaron Benson Redshirt.svg Fr
S 6 Christian Scott Sr
S 7 Nolan Brewster Sr
DB 7 Mykkele Thompson Fr
LB, DE 9 Dravannti Johnson Jr
LB 13 Chet Moss Fr
LB 15 Demarco Cobbs So
CB 17 Adrian Phillips So
LB 18 Emmanuel Acho Sr
S 21 Blake Gideon Sr
CB 23 Carrington Byndom So
DB 24 Sam Walker Sr
DB 25 Josh Turner Fr
CB 27 Josh Richardson Jr
CB 28 Quandre Diggs Fr
DB 29 Sheroid Evans Fr
CB 30 Ryan Roberts Fr
DB 31 Leroy Scott Fr
S 32 Devin Huffines So
LB 33 Steve Edmond Fr
DB 35 Anthony D'Addeo Sr
LB 35 Kendall Thompson Fr
S 37 Nate Boyer Redshirt.svg Fr
DB 38 Ben George Redshirt.svg Fr
DB 39 Christian Randolph Sr
S 40 Matthew Zapata Redshirt.svg Fr
DB 43 Roderick Mayberry Redshirt.svg Fr
DE 43 Logan Mills Fr
DE 44 Jackson Jeffcoat So
LB 46 Brad Terry Jr
DE 47 Chris Terry So
LB 48 Trey Gonzales Fr
DE, DS 50 Michael Cruciani Jr
DL 52 Luciano Martinez Sr
DE 57 Taylor Silguero So
LB 58 Cody Ramirez Jr
DT 75 De'Aires Cotton Redshirt.svg Fr
DE 80 Alex Okafor Jr
DE 83 Trevor Leeson Redshirt.svg Fr
DT 85 Ashton Dorsey So
DE 88 Cedric Reed Fr
DT 90 Calvin Howell So
DT 91 Kheeston Randall Sr
DE 92 Reggie Wilson So
DT 94 Taylor Bible Redshirt.svg Fr
DT 95 Greg Daniels Redshirt.svg Fr
DE 96 Chris Whaley So
DL 99 Desmond Jackson Fr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
P, PK 14 William Russ Redshirt.svg Fr
PK, P 19 Justin Tucker Sr
PK 31 Ben Pruitt Fr
PK 33 Grant Sirgo Redshirt.svg Fr
DS 39 Tom Newman Redshirt.svg Fr
DS 48 Alex Zumberge Sr
DS 49 Trey Weir Sr
DS 59 John Osborn Sr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster
Last update: November 26, 2011

Recruiting

During the 2011 recruiting period, Texas recruited 18 players, including nine from the ESPN 150.[4] As a result, Texas' recruiting class was ranked first by ESPN and third by both Rivals and Scout.[5][6]

Schedule

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
September 3 7:00 PM Rice* Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial StadiumAustin, TX LHN W 34–9   101,624[A 1]
September 10 6:00 PM BYU*dagger #24 Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX ESPN2 W 17–16   100,995[7]
September 17 2:30 PM at UCLA* #23 Rose BowlPasadena, CA ABC/ESPN W 49–20   54,583[8]
October 1 6:00 PM at Iowa State #17 Jack Trice StadiumAmes, IA FX W 37–14   56,390[9]
October 8 11:00 AM vs. #3 Oklahoma #11 Cotton BowlDallas, TX (Red River Rivalry) ABC L 17–55   96,009[10]
October 15 2:30 PM #6 Oklahoma State #22 Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX ABC/ESPN L 26–38   100,101[11]
October 29 6:00 PM Kansas Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX LHN W 43–0   99,211[12]
November 5 11:00 AM Texas Tech Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX (Chancellor's Spurs) FX W 52–20   100,506[13]
November 12 11:00 AM at Missouri #21 Faurot FieldColumbia, MO FX L 5–17   61,323[14]
November 19 7:00 PM #16 Kansas State Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX FX L 13–17   100,705[15]
November 24 7:00 PM at Texas A&M #25 Kyle FieldCollege Station, TX (Lone Star Showdown) ESPN W 27–25   88,645[16]
December 3 2:30 PM at #19 Baylor Floyd Casey StadiumWaco, TX ABC L 24–48   46,543[17]
December 28 7:00 PM vs. California* Qualcomm StadiumSan Diego, CA (Holiday Bowl) ESPN W 21–10   56,313[18]
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time[19].

Game notes

Rice

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Rice at #24 Texas
1 2 3 4 Total
Rice 3 3 3 0 9
#24 Texas 3 10 7 14 34
Sources:[20]
Overall Record Last Meeting Result
71–21–1 2010 Texas, 34–17

Texas was favored by 24 points.[21]

The Longhorns opened up the 2011 season against the Rice Owls of Conference USA.[19] In the previous meeting, which was also the first game that 2010 Texas Longhorns football team played against, Texas won 34–17.[22] Garrett Gilbert was the starting quarterback after he was selected over Case McCoy, David Ash, and Connor Wood.[23] Rice was able to hold the Longhorns to a three-and-out and attain a field goal to give Rice a 3–0 lead. However, Texas was able to respond with another field goal drive which was highlighted by a 56-yard pass from Gilbert to Mike Davis that would turn out to be the longest pass for the game, tying it at 3–3 at the end of the first quarter.[20] In the second quarter, Rice's Xavier Webb fumbled a punt that was recovered by the Texas team deep inside the Owls' side of the field, setting up the first touchdown of the game and putting Texas at a 10–3 lead.[24] Each team made an additional field goal in the remaining second quarter to put the score at 13–6 with Texas leading.

To start the second half, the Owls were able to narrow the Longhorns' lead to 13–9 after driving 46 yards to make a field goal, but on the ensuing drive Texas was able to increase the lead once again with a touchdown highlighted by a 36-yard pass by John Harris to Jaxon Shipley.[20] 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.[20] Texas would hold off Rice for the rest of the game to win 34–9 victory, the seventy-first against Rice overall.


BYU

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BYU at #21 Texas
1 2 3 4 Total
BYU 6 7 3 0 16
#21 Texas 0 3 7 7 17
Sources:[25]
Overall Record Last Meeting Result
1–2 1988 BYU, 47–6

Texas was favored by 8 points.[26]

Texas remained at home to face BYU.[27] Prior to the game, the two teams had only met twice, in 1988 and 1987. In both games, BYU won with scores of 47–6 and 22–17, respectively.[28] In the first quarter, BYU held Texas scoreless with two punts, answering with two field goals.[29][30] Garrett Gilbert, the starting quarterback, was replaced by backups Case McCoy and David Ash in the first quarter after throwing two interceptions.[31] To answer Gilbert's second interception, the Cougars were able to drive 97 yards to score the only touchdown of the first half.[31] After the touchdown, BYU lead Texas 13–0. In the second quarter, BYU quarterback Jake Heaps was intercepted by Texas cornerback Adrian Phillips.[32] This set up a Texas field goal that would be Texas' first score of the game with 1:44 left in the half, cutting the BYU lead to 10 points.[27] The Cougars would keep possession for the remaining second quarter to keep the score at 13–3 at halftime, with BYU still leading. 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.[30]


UCLA

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#21 Texas at UCLA
1 2 3 4 Total
#21 Texas 14 14 14 7 49
UCLA 0 10 10 0 20
Sources:[33]
File:UCLA Texas 2011.jpg
The Texas Longhorns defense lines up against UCLA in the Rose Bowl
Overall Record Last Meeting Result
3–3 2010 UCLA, 12–34

Texas was favored by 4 points.[34]

The Longhorns played UCLA for their first away game on September 17. In the previous 3 matches, UCLA won in large blowouts, most notably in 1997 when they won 66–3 in what became to be known as 'Rout 66.'[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.[37] On the ensuing Longhorn drive, Case McCoy threw a 45-yard pass to D.J. Grant, giving Texas a 7–0 lead.[38] Kevin Prince would throw 2 additional interceptions, both of which Texas scored upon, before taken out of the game.[37]


Iowa State

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#17 Texas at Iowa State
1 2 3 4 Total
#17 Texas 13 21 0 3 37
Iowa State 0 0 0 14 14
Sources:[39]
Overall Record Last Meeting Result
8–1 2010 Iowa State, 21–28

Texas was favored by 9 points.[40]


Oklahoma

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#1 Oklahoma vs. #10 Texas
1 2 3 4 Total
#1 Oklahoma 6 28 14 7 55
#10 Texas 3 7 0 7 17
Sources:[41]
Overall Record Last Meeting Result
59–41–5 2010 Oklahoma, 20–28

Oklahoma was favored by 11.5 points.[42]


Oklahoma State

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#7 Oklahoma State at No. 21 Texas
1 2 3 4 Total
#7 Oklahoma State 7 14 17 0 38
#21 Texas 0 10 14 2 26
Sources:[43]
Overall Record Last Meeting Result
22–4 2010 Oklahoma State, 16–33

Oklahoma State was favored by 8 points.[44]


Kansas

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Kansas at Texas
1 2 3 4 Total
Kansas 0 0 0 0 0
Texas 14 12 7 10 43
Sources:[45]
Overall Record Last Meeting Result
9–2 2009 Texas, 51–20

Texas was favored by 28.5 points.[46]


Texas Tech

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Texas Tech at No. 25 Texas
1 2 3 4 Total
Texas Tech 3 3 7 7 20
#25 Texas 3 28 7 14 52
Sources:[47]
Overall Record Last Meeting Result
46–15 2010 Texas, 24–14

Texas was favored by 14 points.[48]


Missouri

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#20 Texas at Missouri
1 2 3 4 Total
#20 Texas 3 0 2 0 5
Missouri 0 14 3 0 17
Sources:[49]
Overall Record Last Meeting Result
17–6 2009 Texas, 41–7

Texas was favored by 1.5 points.[50]


Kansas State

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#17 Kansas State at Texas
1 2 3 4 Total
#17 Kansas State 3 7 7 0 17
Texas 0 3 7 3 13
Sources:[51]
Overall Record Last Meeting Result
5–7 2010 Kansas State, 14–39

Texas was favored by 7.5 points.[52]


Texas A&M

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Texas at Texas A&M
1 2 3 4 Total
Texas 0 7 17 3 27
Texas A&M 10 6 0 9 25
Sources:[53]
Overall Record Last Meeting Result
76–37–5 2010 Texas A&M, 17–24

Texas A&M was favored by 8 points.[54]

But ultimately, it was the Texas longhorns who won and getting some sense of revenge against the Texas A&M Aggies who beat Texas last year.


Baylor

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Texas at No. 18 Baylor
1 2 3 4 Total
Texas 7 14 3 0 24
#18 Baylor 14 10 17 7 48
Sources:
Overall Record Last Meeting Result
73–23–4 2010 Baylor, 22–30

Baylor was favored by 3 points.[55]


Holiday Bowl – California

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2011 Holiday Bowl: Texas vs. California
1 2 3 4 Total
California 3 0 7 0 10
Texas 0 7 7 7 21
Sources: ESPN
Overall Record Last Meeting Result
4–0–0 1970 Texas, 56–15

Texas was favored by 3 points. Most valuable players were David Ash (QB) and Keenan Robinson (LB).


Rankings

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The Texas Longhorns began the season unranked for the first time since 1998 in the AP Poll, although it was ranked twenty-fourth in the Coaches Poll.[56] After wins against Rice and BYU, Texas would slowly increase in the rankings before jumping four spots in the AP Poll and three in the Coaches Poll after winning against UCLA. After the bye week Texas once again jumped another 2 spots in the AP Poll and one in the Coaches Poll.[57] In the final BCS rankings, Texas was twenty-fourth.[58] In both the Associated Press' final rankings and USA Today's final rankings, Texas was unranked.[59][60]


Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. ( ) = First place votes.
Week
Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Final 
AP RV 24 23 19 17 11 22 RV RV RV 21 RV RV RV NR RV 
Coaches' 24 21 21 18 17 10 21 RV RV 25 20 RV RV RV NR RV 
Harris Not released 20 RV 25 24 20 RV RV 25 RV Not released 
BCS Not released 24 24 21 16 23 25 22 24 Not released


Notes

  1. Denotes the largest crowd to watch a football game at Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium (beating a previous record set during the 2010 Texas Longhorns season against the UCLA Bruins). The record would be topped on October 6, 2012 with a crowd of 101,851 vs West Virginia.

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