This gave Texas its second Big 12 football championship (26 conference championships total, including 24 in the Southwest Conference), and fourth consensus National Football Championship.
One of the three winningest programs in college football history, the University of Texas has traditionally been considered a college football powerhouse. From 1936 to 2004, the team finished the season in the top ten 23 times, or one-third of the time, according to the Associated Press. The team that coach Mack Brown fielded in 2005 is one of the most memorable in college football history. They followed on the success of the 2004 season, in which quarterback Vince Young led the team to Mack Brown's first BCS game in the 2005 Rose Bowl and a top 5 finish in the polls.
With the exception of Cedric Benson, Derrick Johnson, and Bo Scaife, Texas returned most of their key players from 2004–2005, including redshirt junior quarterback Vince Young. Therefore, expectations were high coming into the 2005 season.
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Prior to the game, a special appeal was made for donations to help those suffering in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.
During the game, freshman running backJamaal Charles set the UT rushing record for a debut game with 135 yards and a rushing touchdown alongside one reception for 18 yards, as he started for injured running back Selvin Young. Freshman runningback Henry Melton also saw his first action at the college level.
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The matchup between Texas and Ohio State was considered to be the best football game of the early season. Teams have become increasingly conservative in scheduling non-conference opponents of a high caliber, so a meeting of the number 2 and number 4 teams in the country is unusual this early in the season.
This meeting was also the first-ever matchup between the two storied programs. For Texas fans, it was especially exciting to be playing a second Big Ten Conference powerhouse so soon after winning the first-ever matchup between Texas and the University of Michigan.
The game was played at Ohio State, in the stadium known as Ohio Stadium, also known as "The Horseshoe". This stadium is notoriously difficult for visiting teams, as its large capacity and structural design create a tremendous amount of crowd noise which can make it hard for the visiting team to call audibles at the line of scrimmage.
Texas won the game 25-22 in the lowest scoring game Texas would experience all season, both in terms of points scored by Texas and in terms of total points.
UT's victory against fourth-ranked OSU marked the highest ranked non-conference opponent the Longhorns have ever beaten at the opponent's home stadium. The previous high came in 1983 when number 3 Texas pulled off a 20-7 upset at number 5 Auburn. Texas became the first non-conference opponent to beat The Buckeyes in Ohio Stadium since 1990, putting an end to a 36-game home victory string over non-conference opponents. The Longhorns also were the first team to ever beat the Buckeyes in a night game at The Horseshoe. It was UT's 10th straight victory in a night-game road contest.
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Texas and Rice would meet in 2005 for the 88th time. Texas held a 65-21-1 lead in the series, which began in 1914. The series is the fourth oldest (by number of games) in Texas history.
Texas and Rice were once conference foes in the Southwest Conference, despite the usual mismatch in ability on the field. This was alluded to by John F. Kennedy when he compared the challenge of going to the moon to the challenge faced when Rice played Texas. In addition to renewing a traditional rivalry, playing Rice in a "home and away" series allows for Texas to play games in Houston, Texas, a city that is an important recruiting base for UT, along with having a significant Texas Exes alumni population.
Texas won the game 51-10.
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The matchup with Missouri was touted as showcasing two of the best dual-threat quarterbacks currently playing in college football, pitting Missouri quarterback Brad Smith against Vince Young of Texas.
Texas won the game 51-20, to extend its series lead over Missouri to 15-5.
The annual football game between Texas and the Oklahoma Sooners is considered to be one of the greatest rivalry games in all of college sports. The matchup is now officially called the Red River Rivalry, but it is better known by its traditional name, the Red River Shootout. It is played at a neutral site at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas, Texas, amid the atmosphere of the Texas State Fair which is held adjacent to the Cotton Bowl. Dallas is approximately mid-way between the two school campuses, and the stadium is divided down the 50 yard line, with half of the stadium clad in the crimson and cream of Oklahoma, and the other half wearing the burnt orange of Texas. Three rivalry trophies are presented to the winning of each year's contest. The anticipation for the 2005 meeting was especially keen since it marked the 100th Red River Shootout.
The game typically has conference or even national significance. Since 1945, one or both of the two teams has been ranked among the top 25 teams in the nation coming into 60 out of 65 games. Coming into the game, Texas held an advantage in the all-time series 55-39-5, with a 43-35-4 edge in Dallas, but Oklahoma had won 5 consecutive games, including the worst loss ever for a Texas team in the series.
Texas won the game 45-12, tying the biggest margin of victory for the Longhorns in the 100 game history of the matchup. The game also marked the 6th time the Longhorns have entered the contest ranked 2nd nationally, and they have won all six times. With the win, Texas started their the season 5-0 for the first time since 1983. That also happened to be the last time UT had legitimate national title hopes, ending the regular season 11-0 before losing to Georgia in the Cotton Bowl.
With Texas' trip to Pasadena to cap the 2005 season, four of the last six Red River Shootouts have featured one of the participants in the Bowl Championship Series National Championship Game (2000, 2003-5).
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Of all the teams on Texas' regular season schedule, Colorado had the best record against Texas at the start of the season. The all-time record was tied at 7-7, and the Big 12 record was tied at 3-3.
On this day Vince Young had perhaps the best statistical performance of his career to date, going 25-29 passing for 336 yards and 2 passing TD's in addition to 58 yards rushing and 3 rushing TD's. His 86.2% completion percentage set a new single-game record for UT quarterbacks, breaking his previous record of 85.7% set against Oklahoma State in 2004. After the game, Colorado Head Coach Gary Barnett said of Young's passing performance, "We can’t do that in practice against air.”
Texas led 35-7 at halftime and defeated Colorado by a final score of 42-17.
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Texas Tech came into the game ranked number 10 in the nation, with high hopes of not only beating Texas but possibly even winning out the season and playing for a national championship themselves.
Texas won the game 52-17.
After the win over previously undefeated Texas Tech, Texas moved into first place in the Bowl Championship Series (BCS) standings for the first time since their creation. The BCS formula, which takes into account strength of schedule, allowed Texas to advance in the rankings since they beat an unbeaten team, while University of Southern California beat Washington, a 1-6 team.
The week between the Texas Tech game and the Oklahoma State game was marked by celebrations of the 50th anniversary of the “Hook 'em Horns” hand gesture, one of the most widely recognized hand signs in college sports.Clark, Noelene (October 21, 2005) [50 years of 'Hook 'em Horns'- Hand-sign creator to emcee anniversary event with other cheerleading alumni] Daily Texan (the student newspaper of the University of Texas at Austin).
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Texas' place at the top of the BCS rankings lasted only one week. On October 29th, Texas beat an Oklahoma State University Cowboys team that had struggled through the season so far. Despite OSU's 0-5 start to conference play, Texas found themselves behind 28-9 early in the game. It was the third straight year that Texas found themselves trailing Oklahoma State at halftime, and for the third straight year, Texas came from behind to win by a sizable margin (47-28). Vince Young set a school record for total yards in one game with 506 yards (239 passing, 267 rushing) while leading the team to victory. Over the past three meetings between the two schools, the Longhorns outscored the Cowboys by a combined second-half score of 118 to 0.
Texas retained the top spot in the computer rankings, but not by enough to stay ahead of USC in the overall BCS standings.
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The game against Baylor was played in Waco, Texas, a short drive up Interstate 35 from Austin. Because home UT games are usually a sell-out, recent games against Baylor have found numerous Texas fans driving to Waco to see the game. The Baylor athletic department actually suspended ticket sales at one point in an effort to limit how many Longhorn fans were purchasing tickets.
Texas won the game 62-0, the only shutout of the 2005 season for the Longhorns.
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In the 2004 game against Kansas, Texas had to convert a 4th-and-18 situation on their final offensive possession. The 2005 game would provide much less drama, as Texas led 52-0 by halftime and defeated Kansas 66-14.
Like the matchup with Missouri, this game was touted as showcasing two of the best dual-threat quarterbacks currently playing in college football. However Texas A&M quarterback Reggie McNeal did not play in the game as freshman quarterback Stephen McGee made his first start.
The game was the poorest performance of the season by the Longhorns, both offensively and defensively. On offense Vince Young had only 162 yards of offense, his lowest output of the season. On defense the Longhorns held A&M to only 118 yards passing but gave up 277 yards rushing, which was the highest total given up on the season. However despite the poor outing, Texas won by a final score of 40-29 to finish the regular season undefeated.
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Although they lost their last two games of the regular season, Colorado still had the best record of the North Division of the Big 12 Conference. Had Kansas not defeated Iowa State, the latter would have been in representing the North in the Big 12 Conference championship Game. Prior to the game, Colorado head coach Gary Barnett said, "I don't think anybody expects us to come in here and beat Texas." His team lost the game 70-3, the most lopsided score in any college football conference championship to date.
Following the victory, the largely UT crowd stayed in the stands to celebrate the Longhorns return to the Rose Bowl, this time for a shot at a National Championship. As players circled the stadium giving high-fives and handshakes to fans, a section of the railing collapsed, spilling fans onto the sidelines. At least one person suffered injuries and was removed from the field on a stretcher.
The week after the game, Barnett was fired as head coach and has not yet found a new position.
USC (Rose Bowl)
The 2006 Rose Bowl had been called the most-anticipated matchup in college football history. This was Texas' 2nd trip to the Rose Bowl in two years (and second trip in the history of UT football).
A few weeks before the game, USC's Reggie Bush had won the Heisman trophy ahead of second place finisher Vince Young. Bush had the second highest number of first place votes in Heisman history (O.J. Simpson), while Young had a record number of second place votes. Bush's 933-point margin of victory was the 17th highest in the history of the Heisman voting. The other finalist was USC's Matt Leinart, who had won the Heisman trophy in 2004. This meant that the Rose Bowl would mark the first time that two Heisman trophy winners had ever played in the same backfield.
In the 2006 BCS national championship game, UT beat USC by the score of 41 to 38 and ended USC's 34-game win streak.
Vince Young completed 30 of 40 passes for 267 yards and carried the ball 19 times for 200 yards and 3 rushing touchdowns. He was named Rose Bowl MVP for the second consecutive year, joining Ron Dayne, Bob Schloredt, and Charles White as the only two-time winners. Young's 467 total yards set a new Rose Bowl record as well as a BCS Championship Game record. He also ran in the winning touchdown with 19 seconds left on the game clock, and followed up by running the ball into the end zone for the two-point conversion. David Thomas set a UT record for most receptions in a game by a tight end with 10.
Prior to the game, some commentators had postulated that the 2005 USC team was one of the best college football teams of all time, if not the best. ESPN analysts were virtually unanimous in their declaration of the 2005 USC Trojans as the best offense in the history of college football, despite the fact that they did not lead the nation in points scored (Texas did). ESPN analysts Mark May and Kirk Herbstreit declared, before the 2005 Rose Bowl had even been played, that the 2005 USC Trojans were the 2nd best college football team of the past 50 years (May placing them behind only '95 Nebraska; Herbstreit behind only '01 Miami). This led to Texas fans at the Rose Bowl ironically chanting "Best...Team...Ever" during the post-game celebration.
Since the game, the media, coaches, and other commentators have heaped praise upon the Texas team, Vince Young, and the Rose Bowl performance. For instance, Sports Illustrated called the game "perhaps the most stunning bowl performance ever".Murphy, Austin [The Night is Young's] Sports Illustrated, January 5, 2006
First football championship by any university in Texas since the 1970 UT championship season
Texas completes its first undefeated season since 1969.
Texas' Rose Bowl win is the 800th in school history.
Texas defeated a No. 1 ranked team for the first time since defeating Alabama in the Orange Bowl on January 1, 1965.
Texas now owns the longest active winning streak in the nation at 20 games.
Texas' 20-game winning streak is the second-longest winning streak in school history (Texas had 30 wins in a row 1968-70).
With a 13-0 win-loss record, Texas has won 13 games in a season for the first time in school history.
Texas broke USC's winning streak (then the longest in the nation) at 34
Extended the Longhorn winning streak to 20 games (the longest in the nation going into the 2006 season)
Texas has defeated nine straight ranked opponents.
Texas' 652 points are an NCAA record for points scored in a season. The previous was 624 by Nebraska in 1983.
Texas had four players rush for at least 10 touchdowns (V. Young 12, Charles 11, Taylor 12, Melton 10).
The 2005 Texas team set a new single-season total yards record with 6,657, passing the 2003 team (5,709). Texas finished the Rose Bowl with 556 yards for 6,657 and its first 6,000 yard total offense season.
UT has posted back-to-back 11-win seasons, five consecutive 10-win seasons and eight consecutive nine (or more) win campaigns for the first time in school history, though it must be noted that seasons are generally longer than they had been in the past
Vince Young stands as the first player in NCAA history to rush for 1,000 yards (1,050) and throw for 2,500 yards (3,036) in a single season. He is also the first to pass for 3,000 yards and rush for 1,000.
Vince Young reached a win/loss record as a starter of 30-2 as of January 5, 2006, ranking him #1 of all UT quarterbacks by number of wins. His .938 winning percentage as a starting quarterback ranks sixth best in Division I history.
Vince’s career passing completion percentage is the best in UT history, 60.8%.
Passed for 40 TDs (No. 4 in UT history) while rushing for 2,851 yards (No. 1 on UT’s all-time QB rushing list/No. 7 on UT’s all-time list) and 33 TDs (No. 5 on UT’s all-time rushing TDs list/T-No. 1 among QBs)
Vince Young won the Rose Bowl MVP award, joining Ron Dayne, Bob Schloredt, and Charles White as the only two-time winners and the only from outside the Big Ten or Pac 10.
In the 2006 NCAA national championship game, Vince Young completed 30 of 40 passes for 267 yards and carried the ball 19 times for 200 yards and 3 rushing touchdowns. Young's 467 total yards set a new Rose Bowl and BCS Championship Game record.
With 5 rushing TDs scored in the Rose Bowl, Texas has 55 for the season, setting a new single-season record (52; 1969 and 1970)
Commending the University of Texas at Austin Longhorns football team for winning the 2005 Bowl Championship Series national championship.
Whereas the Longhorns won the BCS national championship game, defeating the University of Southern California by a score of 41-38 at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California on January 4, 2006;
Whereas the Longhorns have now won four football national titles;
Whereas this historic victory—the 800th win in school history—marks the culmination of an undefeated, 13-0 season;
Whereas, by scoring 652 points during their undefeated season, the Longhorns set an NCAA record for points scored in a single season;
Whereas the University of Texas now owns the longest-active winning streak in the Nation at 20 games;
Whereas, under the leadership of Coach Mack Brown, the Longhorns claimed the Big 12 Conference South Division title, won the Big 12 Conference championship, and earned their eighth consecutive bowl game berth;
Whereas the Longhorns boast seven All-Americans, including Will Allen, Justin Blalock, Aaron Harris, Michael Huff, Jonathan Scott, Rodrique Wright, and Vince Young;
Whereas quarterback Vince Young—a Heisman Trophy finalist, recipient of the Davey O'Brien National Quarterback Award, and the Maxwell Award winner—was named the Most Valuable Player of the Rose Bowl;
Whereas, Vince Young scored three touchdowns and gained 467 total yards in the championship game, and he became the first player in NCAA history to rush for more than 1,000 yards and pass for more than 3,000 in the same season;
Whereas the Longhorns were captained by Ahmard Hall, David Thomas, Rodrique Wright, and Vince Young at the Rose Bowl;
Whereas Ahmard Hall, the male 2005 Big 12 Sportsperson of the Year, served his country as a Sergeant in the United States Marine Corps for four years—serving tours in Kosovo and Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan—prior to joining the team as a walk-on in 2003 and ultimately rising to the position of starting fullback and team captain;
Whereas the entire Longhorns team should be commended for its inspirational work, determination, and success;
Whereas the University of Texas at Austin has a long tradition of athletic and academic excellence; and
Whereas the Longhorns have brought great honor to themselves, their university, and the great State of Texas: Now, therefore, be it
:Resolved, That the Senate—
:# commends the University of Texas at Austin Longhorns football team for winning the 2005 Bowl Championship Series national championship;
:# congratulates the team for completing an undefeated, 13-0 season; and
:# directs the Secretary of the Senate to make available to the University of Texas at Austin an enrolled copy of this resolution for appropriate display.
No. 1 vs no. 2
Texas was given a pre-season #2 ranking (behind defending National Champions University of Southern California) by Sports Illustrated magazine, and was also ranked second in the AP and USA Today coaches pre-season polls. The two teams maintained those rankings throughout the entire 2005 - 2006 regular season. Texas also was ranked second in each week of the BCS rankings, except for one week where Texas took the top spot with USC number falling to number 2. The BCS rankings during 2005 were based on a formula which factored in the votes of two human polls (the USA Today coach's poll and the Harris Interactive poll), combined with a variety of computer rankings. The computer rankings favored Texas as the number 1 team throughout the entire season, due partly to Texas' wins over ranked programs such as Ohio State University and Texas Tech University.
On October 24, Texas passed USC in the Bowl Championship Series rankings due to a strong showing in the computer rankings, which favored the Longhorns because of the overall strength of their opponents as well as the previous week's win over previously unbeaten Texas Tech. The first place ranking was the first ever for UT in the BCS era, and the first top ranking in any major football poll since October 8th, 1984, when they were atop both the Associated Press and Coaches polls. Veyhl, Jake [Longhorns Number 1 for First Time in BCS Rankings] October 25, 2005 The Daily Texan The 0.0007 percent margin separating Texas from USC was the slimmest margin between the top two teams since the inception of BCS rankings.Harmonson, Todd [Texas ascends to No. 1 in BCS ahead of USC] October 25, 2005 The San Diego Union-Tribune
The stay at the top was short-lived. With the October 31st BCS rankings, Texas remained first in the computer rankings, with Virginia Tech actually pulling even with USC for number 2 in the computer rankings. However, USC remained atop both human polls and was able to reclaim the top overall ranking. Texas and USC ended up winning out their seasons and faced each other in the National Championship, which Texas won 41-38.
The 2005 season marks only the 8th time in 50 years that exactly 2 teams have gone into the bowl season undefeated. This has been a major criticism of the BCS format, which does not use a playoff to determine the national championship. Therefore, unless there are exactly two unbeaten teams, a judgment call is needed to determine which two teams will be selected to play in the championship.
In the five National Championship games since 2000, the team ranked #1 prior to the game has won 3 times, while the #2 team (including Texas in 2005) has won twice. In the eight years since the inception of the BCS, no school has won the BCS championship twice.
After the season
Head Coach Mack Brown received a congratulatory call from United States PresidentGeorge W. Bush. "Congratulations on a wonderful moment," he said, according to press secretary Scott McClellan. "Tell the team congratulations, we're proud of them." The president, known for going to bed early, apparently fell asleep during the game but woke up in time for the exciting ending. McClellan said Bush wished Brown and the Longhorns all the best, and said that he looked forward to having them visit the White House soon. Bush is a former governor of the state of Texas. His daughter Jenna is a UT graduate.[Bush calls Mack Brown to congratulate Longhorns] The Daily Texan, January 4, 2006
California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger lost a bet with Texas Gov. Rick Perry on the outcome and had to send Perry a basket of "California wines, fruit and other goodies." The food will be donated to National Guard troops in Texs. Both governors also offered autographed, handmade cowboy boots that will be auctioned off with the proceeds going to charity. Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, lost a bet with Austin Mayor Will Wynn and had to send a basket of produce, such as avocados, from a local farmer's market. Wynn had bet Texas's finest barbecue.
Seconds after Texas beat Southern California 41-38, the university lit the UT tower orange, the traditional signal of victory on the campus. Texas students and fans spilled onto the streets of Austin and made their way to a campus for an impromptu celebration. Though police were out in force, there were no immediate reports of problems.
ESPN declared the Rose Bowl Game an "instant classic" and reaired it within a week of the original broadcast.
Mack Brown was named the Paul "Bear" Bryant College Football Coach of the Year, as voted on by the National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association. Brown became the first winner of the award from UT since Darrell Royal in 1963.
Vince Young announced that he would forgoe his final year of NCAA eligibility and made himself eligible for the 2006 National Football League draft. He was chosen by the Tennessee Titans as the third overall draft pick.
Sports Illustrated held up their regular weekly edition to await the results of the Rose Bowl. They finally went to press with a cover showing Young diving into the endzone with the label "Superman" (pictured). Analysis inside the issue gives Vince Young a large part of the credit for the win. They also printed a special commemorative edition (also pictured) in the state of Texas with Vince Young on the cover, shouting in triumph amidst a storm of multi-colored confetti after winning the game. Features in the special edition included a story on Vince Young's Glory Days by author Tim Layden, as well as a story disecting How the Rose Bowl was won by Austin Murphy. The issue was on sale alongside the regular edition of the magazine.
Dave Campbell's Texas Football put out a 45,000 copy special issue (pictured) titled One for the Ages - Vince Young Leads Longhorns to the Fourth National Title. This issue features an exclusive column from Longhorn fan Mathew McConaughey as well as 15 pages of photos from the Rose Bowl. The cover features Vince Young kissing the "crystal football" national championship trophy (pictured).
The official website of UT football posted a special logo (pictured) proclaiming the Longhorns as the national champions. The logo featured the script "National Champions" centered prominantly in the center, with "MACKBROWN-TEXASFOOTBALL.COM" in the lower left and "THE OFFICIAL SITE OF THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS LONGHORNS" in the lower right. In the background is an image of a rose, with a small Longhorn symbol appearing in front of the rose and between the two sections of the smaller print. In the upper right-hand side, the years "1963, 1969, 1970, 2005" appear, with the "2005" given special emphasis. These year's correspond to the four consensus national championships won by the UT football team. The special logo was removed after a few months.
Fullback Ahmard Hall was re-united with quarterback Vince Young in the NFL, playing for the Tennessee Titans.
Quotes
Former Texas head coach Darrell Royal - "Amazing," Darrell Royal said quietly. "There's just no other word for it. Amazing.", commenting on the Rose Bowl.
USC head coach Pete Carroll - "The quarterback just ran all over the place," he said. "He's a fantastic player. He was the difference. And how classic was it," Carroll added, "that he ran it in on the last play?"
USC head coach Pete Carroll - [speaking about Vince Young] "That's the best single-game performance I've ever had against me."
Texas head coach Mack Brown - "We never, ever, really thought we'd lose the ballgame,"
Texas quarterback Vince Young - "It's so beautiful," Young said as he received the MVP crystal. "Don't you think that's beautiful? It's coming home all the way to Austin, Texas."
USC quarterback Matt Leinart - "This is what it's all about, 41-38 in the final game," said Leinart, the Trojans quarterback and Heisman winner a year ago. "You couldn't ask for anything better. This was a great football game. We gave our hearts, they gave their hearts, and they came out on top."
Dennis Dodd of CBS SportsLine.com - "What you saw Wednesday night was the best player in University of Texas history. That's the state university of the state that thinks it invented the game."
After the Rose Bowl, former USC and NFL safety Ronnie Lott said "Vince Young is the greatest quarterback to ever play college football".
John Ryan - San Jose Mercury News - "when the Rose Bowl chooses their "all century team", the quarterback will not be from the Big-10 or Pac-10, it will be Vince Young of Texas."
Zemek, Mathew - Fox Sports - "In a once-in-a-lifetime national championship game, Vince Young became a once-in-a-lifetime college football legend...Vince Young is easily the greatest single player in the history of the Rose Bowl (a mouthful of a statement in its own right), and likely the owner of the greatest single-game performance in the 137-year history of Division I-A college football."
