1995 Texas Longhorns football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 1995 Texas Longhorns football Texas Longhorns logo.svg 150 Southwest Conference SWC 14 14 10–2–1 7–0 John Mackovic 4th Gene Dahlquist 4th Gary Darnell 2nd Texas Memorial Stadium SWC Champion Sugar Bowl L 10–28 vs. Virginia Tech The 1995 Texas Longhorns football team represented the University of Texas at Austin as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1995 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by fourth-year head coach John Mackovic, the Longhorns compiled an overall record of 10–2–1 with a mark of 7–0 in conference play, winning the SWC title. Texas was invited to the Sugar Bowl, where the Longhorns lost to Virginia Tech. The team played home games at Texas Memorial Stadium in Austin, Texas. 1995 was the final season for the SWC. At the end of the season, Texas, along with Baylor University, Texas A&M University, and Texas Tech University, joined the members of the Big Eight Conference to form the Big 12 Conference, which began play in 1996. Schedule 1995 AP Central September 2 11:00 p.m. w y y 18 Hawaii Aloha Stadium Halawa, HI ESPN2 38–17 43,243 September 16 2:30 p.m. w y 15 Pittsburgh Texas Memorial Stadium Austin, TX ABC 38–27 62,875 September 23 11:30 a.m. l y y 13 Notre Dame 21 Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN NBC 27–55 59,075 September 30 12:00 p.m. w y 21 SMU Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX Raycom 35–10 26,921 October 7 1:00 p.m. w 20 Rice Texas Memorial Stadium Austin, TX rivalry 37–13 66,184 October 14 2:30 p.m. t y y 18 Oklahoma 13 Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX Red River Shootout ABC 24–24 75,587 October 21 12:00 p.m. w y 16 Virginia 14 Texas Memorial Stadium Austin, TX Raycom 17–16 70,427 https://www.newspapers.com/article/san-angelo-standard-times-texas-beats-ra/140597417/ San Angelo Standard-Times Texas beats ranked team for first time in 1995 October 22, 1995 February 9, 2024 Newspapers.com November 4 6:30 p.m. w 13 Texas Tech 23 Texas Memorial Stadium Austin, TX rivalry ESPN 48–7 77,809 November 11 1:00 p.m. w y 11 Houston Houston Astrodome Houston, TX 52–20 32,520 November 18 12:00 p.m. w 10 TCU Texas Memorial Stadium Austin, TX rivalry Raycom 27–19 63,342 November 23 7:00 p.m. w 9 Baylor Texas Memorial Stadium Austin, TX rivalry ESPN 21–13 58,497 December 2 2:30 p.m. w y 9 Texas A&M 16 Kyle Field College Station, TX rivalry ABC 16–6 76,221 December 31 6:00 p.m. l y y 9 Virginia Tech 13 Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, LA Sugar Bowl ABC 10–28 70,283 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-daily-advertiser-swc-champion-longho/140600794/ The Daily Advertiser SWC champion Longhorns fall to Virginia Tech in Sugar Bowl January 1, 1996 February 9, 2024 Newspapers.com http://www.mackbrown-texasfootball.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/all-time-results.html All-Time Results mackbrown-texasfootball.com 2012-03-13 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20101101042752/http://mackbrown-texasfootball.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/all-time-results.html 2010-11-01 Game summaries Pittsburgh 1995 Pitt Panthers football team Texas Longhorns 2; text-align:center collapsed Pittsburgh Panthers at No. 15 Texas Longhorns September 16, 1995 Pittsburgh 7 3 10 7 Texas 7 7 7 17 Texas Memorial Stadium (Austin, Texas) 62,875 ABC Box score 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) At Notre Dame 1995 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team Texas Longhorns 2; text-align:center collapsed No. 13 Texas Longhorns at No. 21 Notre Dame Fighting Irish September 23, 1995 12:30 p.m. EST Texas 7 6 7 7 Notre Dame 10 8 8 28 Notre Dame Stadium (Notre Dame, Indiana) 59,075 NBC Box Score 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) At Texas A&M 1995 Texas A&M Aggies football team Texas Longhorns 2; text-align:center collapsed No. 9 Texas Longhorns (9–1) at No. 16 Texas A&M Aggies (8–2) December 2 2:30 p.m. Texas 0 6 7 3 Texas A&M 0 0 3 3 Kyle Field (College Station, Texas) 76,221 Partly cloudy, 79 F C Doyle Jackson ABC Brent Musburger, Dick Vermeil Box Score 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 Texas clinched the final SWC championship in the conference's second-to-last game. Sugar Bowl 1995 Sugar Bowl (December) Texas Longhorns 2; text-align:center collapsed No. 13 Virginia Tech Hokies vs. No.9 Texas Longhorns December 31, 1995 12:00 p.m. Virginia Tech 0 7 7 14 Texas 7 3 0 0 Louisiana Superdome (New Orleans, Louisiana) 70,283 ABC Box Score 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) Roster 1995 Texas Longhorns y Ben Adams OL Mike Adams WR y Mike Adams (wide receiver) Octavius Bishop OL Steve Bradley TE Corby Brooks OL Jr James Brown QB y James Brown (quarterback) Dom Bustamante OL Jeffrey Clayton RB Matt Davis WR John Elmore OL Ryan Fiebiger OL Pat Fitzgerald TE Wane McGarity RB y Justin McLemore WR Shon Mitchell RB Dan Neil OL Mike Scarborough WR Josh Sumner RB Quinton Wallace WR Richard Walton QB Bryan White WR Fr Ricky Williams RB y Darrell Wilson RB Chris Akins DL Taje Allen DB Tony Brackens DL y Chris Carter DB Stonie Clark DL Robert Crenshaw DB Tyson King LB Kenny Lewis LB Robert Reed LB Jason Reeves LB Kyle Richardson LB Shane Rink DL Tre Thomas DB Bryant Westbrook DB y Phil Dawson K y Mark Schultis P John Mackovic References Texas Category:Texas Longhorns football seasons Category:Southwest Conference football champion seasons Texas Longhorns football Category:Long stubs with short prose