2011 Texas Longhorns football team

American college football season

2011 Texas Longhorns football
Holiday Bowl champion
Holiday Bowl, W 21–10 vs. California
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
Record8–5 (4–5 Big 12)
Head coach
  • Mack Brown (14th season)
Co-offensive coordinatorMajor Applewhite (1st season)
Co-offensive coordinatorBryan Harsin (1st season)
Offensive schemeMultiple
Defensive coordinatorManny Diaz (1st season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumDarrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium
Seasons
← 2010
2012 →
2011 Big 12 Conference football standings
  • v
  • t
  • e
 Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 3 Oklahoma State $   8 – 1     12 – 1  
No. 15 Kansas State   7 – 2     10 – 3  
No. 13 Baylor   6 – 3     10 – 3  
No. 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  Fr
RB 11 Cody Johnson Sr
QB 14 David Ash Fr
TE 15 Darius Terrell  Fr
WR 16 Bryant Jackson  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  Fr
WR 40 Tate Gresham  Fr
FB 41 Jamison Berryhill Sr
WR 42 Dakota Haines Fr
RB 43 Heath Hohmann  Fr
RB 45 Luke Padgett Sr
G 54 Mark Buchanan Sr
G, C 54 Dominic Espinosa  Fr
OL 55 Nick Zajicek Sr
G, C 56 Tray Allen Sr
OL 65 Marcus Hutchins Fr
OL 66 Sedrick Flowers Fr
OL 68 Josh Cochran Fr
OL 68 Ryan Rodriguez  Fr
OL 69 Kyle Kreigel So
OT 70 Paden Kelley So
OL 71 Drew Russo  Fr
G 72 Mason Walters So
G, C 73 Garrett Porter So
OL 74 Taylor Doyle Fr
G 75 Trey Hopkins So
OL 76 Garrett Greenlea Fr
C 78 David Snow Sr
G 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  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  Fr
DB 38 Ben George  Fr
DB 39 Christian Randolph Sr
S 40 Matthew Zapata  Fr
DB 43 Roderick Mayberry  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  Fr
DE 80 Alex Okafor Jr
DE 83 Trevor Leeson  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  Fr
DT 95 Greg Daniels  Fr
DE 96 Chris Whaley So
DL 99 Desmond Jackson Fr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
P, PK 14 William Russ  Fr
PK, P 19 Justin Tucker Sr
PK 31 Ben Pruitt Fr
PK 33 Grant Sirgo  Fr
DS 39 Tom Newman  Fr
DS 48 Alex Zumberge Sr
DS 49 Trey Weir Sr
DS 59 John Osborn Sr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
  • Duane Akina – Assistant Head Coach/defensive backs
  • Major Applewhite – Co-offensive Coordinator/running backs
  • Bruce Chambers – Co-Recruiting Coordinator/tight ends
  • Bo Davis – Defensive tackles
  • Manny Diaz – Defensive coordinator/linebackers
  • Oscar Giles – Assistant Coach/Defensive Ends
  • Bryan Harsin – Co-offensive Coordinator/quarterbacks
  • Stacy Searles – Offensive line
  • Darrell Wyatt – Co-Recruiting Coordinator/wide receivers
  • Jeff Madden – Assistant A.D. for Strength & Conditioning
  • Bennie Wylie – Strength and Conditioning Head Coach for Football
  • Arthur Johnson – Assistant Athletics Director for Football Operations
  • Ken Rucker – Dir. of High School Relations and Player Development
  • Marcus Tubbs – Special assistant for Player Relations
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]

US college sports recruiting information for 2011 recruits
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight 40‡ Commit date
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:5/5 stars   Rivals:5/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 85
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:5/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 83
Cayleb Jones
WR 		Austin, TX Austin HS 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 4.5 Feb 27, 2011 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:5/5 stars   Rivals:5/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 83
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:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 82
Thomas Johnson
WR 		Dallas, TX Skyline HS 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 4.4 Feb 22, 2011 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 82
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:5/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 82
Peter Jinkens
OLB 		Dallas, TX Skyline HS 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 4.5 Feb 26, 2011 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 81
Bryson Echols
CB 		DeSoto, TX DeSoto HS 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 165 lb (75 kg) – Feb 26, 2011 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 81
Alex Norman
DT 		Dallas, TX Bishop Dunne HS 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 280 lb (130 kg) – Feb 12, 2011 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 80
Curtis Riser
OG 		DeSoto, TX DeSoto HS 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 290 lb (130 kg) – Feb 13, 2011 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 80
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 3   Rivals: 3  ESPN: 1
  • ‡ Refers to 40 yard dash
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height, weight and 40 time.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "Texas Football Commitment List 2012". Rivals.com. Retrieved September 13, 2011.
  • "Texas College Football Recruiting Commits 2012". Scout.com. Retrieved September 13, 2011.
  • "Texas Longhorns Commits 2012". ESPN.com. Retrieved September 13, 2011.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved September 13, 2011.
  • "2011 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved September 13, 2011.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 37:00 p.m.Rice*LHNW 34–9101,624[A 1]
September 106:00 p.m.BYU*daggerNo. 24
  • Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium
  • Austin, TX
ESPN2W 17–16100,995[7]
September 172:30 p.m.at UCLA*No. 23
ABC/ESPNW 49–2054,583[8]
October 16:00 p.m.at Iowa StateNo. 17FXW 37–1456,390[9]
October 811:00 a.m.vs. No. 3 OklahomaNo. 11
ABCL 17–5596,009[10]
October 152:30 p.m.No. 6 Oklahoma StateNo. 22
  • Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium
  • Austin, TX
ABC/ESPNL 26–38100,101[11]
October 296:00 p.m.Kansas
  • Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium
  • Austin, TX
LHNW 43–099,211[12]
November 511:00 a.m.Texas Tech
FXW 52–20100,506[13]
November 1211:00 a.m.at MissouriNo. 21FXL 5–1761,323[14]
November 197:00 p.m.No. 16 Kansas State
  • Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium
  • Austin, TX
FXL 13–17100,705[15]
November 247:00 p.m.at Texas A&MNo. 25ESPNW 27–2588,645[16]
December 32:30 p.m.at No. 19 BaylorNo. 22ABCL 24–4846,543[17]
December 287:00 p.m.vs. California*ESPNW 21–1056,313[18]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

Game summaries

Rice

Rice at #24 Texas
1 234Total
Rice 3 330 9
• #24 Texas 3 10714 34
Sources:[19]
Scoring summary
17:35RICEChris Boswell 42-yard field goalRICE 3–0
14:31TEXJustin Tucker 39-yard field goalTied 3–3
214:19TEXCody Johnson 1-yard run (Justin Tucker kick)TEX 10–3
26:00TEXJustin Tucker 23-yard field goalTEX 13–3
20:56RICEChris Boswell 49-yard field goalTEX 13–6
39:07RICEChris Boswell 26-yard field goalTEX 13–9
35:32TEXJaxon Shipley 36-yard pass from John Harris (Justin Tucker kick)TEX 20–9
413:06TEXFoswhitt Whittaker 7-yard run (John Tucker kick)TEX 27–9
45:57TEXFoswhitt Whittaker 26-yard pass from Garrett Gilbert (Justin Tucker kick)TEX 34–9

Texas was favored by 24 points.[20]

The Longhorns opened up the 2011 season against the Rice Owls of Conference USA.[21] 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.[19] 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.[19] 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.[19] Texas would hold off Rice for the rest of the game to win 34–9 victory, the seventy-first against Rice overall.

BYU

BYU at #21 Texas
1 234Total
BYU 6 730 16
• #21 Texas 0 377 17
Sources:[25]

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]

Scoring summary
Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score
Plays Yards TOP BYU Texas
1 9:33 10 45 4:02 BYU 30-yard field goal by Justin Sorensen 3 0
1 6:45 5 21 1:49 BYU 33-yard field goal by Justin Sorensen 6 0
2 11:41 12 97 5:04 BYU Ross Apo 6-yard touchdown reception from Jake Heaps, Justin Sorensen kick good 13 0
2 1:44 7 19 3:15 Texas 23-yard field goal by Justin Tucker 13 3
3 10:46 7 62 2:42 Texas Cody Johnson 1-yard touchdown run, Justin Tucker kick good 13 10
3 4:36 12 56 6:02 BYU 32-yard field goal by Justin Sorensen 16 10
4 8:46 8 52 3:18 Texas Cody Johnson 1-yard touchdown run, Justin Tucker kick good 16 17
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 16 17

UCLA

#21 Texas at UCLA
1 234Total
• #21 Texas 14 14147 49
UCLA 0 10100 20
  • Date: September 17
  • Location: Rose Bowl, Pasadena, CA
  • Game start: 2:42 pm CDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:09
  • Game attendance: 54,583
  • Game weather: 81 °F (27 °C), partly cloudy, winds S 2 mph
  • Referee: Randy Christal
  • TV announcers (ABC/ESPN): Bob Wischusen (Play-by-play), Bob Davie & Samantha Steele (Sideline)
Sources:[33]
Scoring summary
111:20TEXD.J. Grant 45-yard pass from Case McCoy (Justin Tucker kick)TEX 7–0
11:56TEXFoswhitt Whittaker 8-yard run (Justin Tucker kick)TEX 14–0
211:36TEXMalcolm Brown 16-yard run (Justin Tucker kick)TEX 21–0
26:49UCLADerrick Coleman 1-yard run (Jeff Locke kick)TEX 21–7
20:21TEXD.J. Grant 2-yard pass from Case McCoy (Justin Tucker kick)TEX 28–7
20:00UCLAJeff Locke 51-yard field goalTEX 28–10
312:39UCLAJeff Locke 49-yard field goalTEX 28–13
39:38TEXD.J. Grant 5-yard pass from Jaxon Shipley (Justin Tucker kick)TEX 35–13
34:29UCLADerrick Coleman 1-yard run (Jeff Locke kick)TEX 35–20
31:40TEXFoswhitt Whittaker 36-yard run (Justin Tucker kick)TEX 42–20
42:57TEXCody Johnson 7-yard run (Justin Tucker kick)TEX 49–20
The Texas Longhorns defense lines up against UCLA in the Rose Bowl

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 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

#17 Texas at Iowa State
1 234Total
• #17 Texas 13 2103 37
Iowa State 0 0014 14
  • Date: October 1
  • Location: Jack Trice Stadium, Ames, IA
  • Game start: 6:12 pm CDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:35
  • Game attendance: 56,390
  • Game weather: 66°, clear skies, winds SE 0–5 mph
  • Referee: Rick Loumiet
  • TV announcers (FX): Gus Johnson (Play-by-play), Charles Davis (Color) & Tim Brewster (Sideline)
Sources:[39]
Scoring summary
17:30TEXJustin Tucker 33-yard field goalTEX 3–0
15:35TEXFoswhitt Whittaker 16-yard run (Justin Tucker kick)TEX 10–0
13:23TEXJustin Tucker 33-yard field goalTEX 13–0
210:18TEXMike Davis 48-yard pass from David Ash (Justin Tucker kick)TEX 20–0
24:30TEXJosh Turner 34-yard blocked punt return (Justin Tucker kick)TEX 27–0
21:17TEXJaxon Shipley 40-yard pass from David Ash (Justin Tucker kick)TEX 34–0
411:33ISUJames White 2-yard run (Zach Guyer kick)TEX 34–7
46:31TEXJustin Tucker 29-yard field goalTEX 37–7
43:50ISUChris Young 18 yad pass from Steele Jantz (Zach Guyer kick)TEX 37–14

Texas was favored by 9 points.[40]

Oklahoma

#1 Oklahoma vs. #10 Texas
1 234Total
• #1 Oklahoma 6 28147 55
#10 Texas 3 707 17
  • Date: October 8
  • Location: Cotton Bowl, Dallas, TX
  • Game start: 11:00 am CDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:34
  • Game attendance: 96,009
  • Game weather: 78°, Mostly Cloudy with 75% Chance of Rain, winds SSE 15 mph
  • Referee: Scott Novak
  • TV announcers (ABC): Brent Musburger (Play-by-play), Kirk Herbstreit (Color), Erin Andrews (Sideline) & Tom Rinaldi (Sideline)
Sources:[41]

Oklahoma was favored by 11.5 points.[42]

Oklahoma State

#7 Oklahoma State at No. 21 Texas
1 234Total
• #7 Oklahoma State 7 14170 38
#21 Texas 0 10142 26
Sources:[43]

Oklahoma State was favored by 8 points.[44]

Kansas

Kansas at Texas
1 234Total
Kansas 0 000 0
• Texas 14 12710 43
Sources:[45]

Texas was favored by 28.5 points.[46]

Texas Tech

Texas Tech at No. 25 Texas
1 234Total
Texas Tech 3 377 20
• #25 Texas 3 28714 52
Sources:[47]
Scoring summary
17:56TTDonnie Carona 29-yard field goalTT 3–0
14:24TEXJustin Tucker 48-yard field goalTied 3–3
213:17TEXFoswhitt Whittaker 12-yard run (Justin Tucker kick)TEX 10–3
210:10TTDonnie Carona 40-yard field goalTEX 10–6
28:33TEXFoswhitt Whitaker 8-yard run (Justin Tucker kick)TEX 17–6
26:56TEXD.J. Monroe 12-yard run (Justin Tucker kick)TEX 24–6
21:46TEXJoe Bergeron 9-yard run (Justin Tucker kick)TEX 31–6
39:06TEXJoe Bergeron 5-yard run (Justin Tucker kick)TEX 38–6
33:10TTEric Ward 8-yard pass from Seth Doege (Donnie Carona kick)TEX 38–13
414:53TEXJoe Bergeron 12-yard run (Justin Tucker kick)TEX 45–13
45:48TEXDarius White 31-yard pass from Case McCoy (Justin Tucker kick)TEX 52–13
41:01TTDarrin Moore 1-yard pass from Seth Doege (Donnie Carona kick)TEX 52–20

Texas was favored by 14 points.[48]

Missouri

#20 Texas at Missouri
1 234Total
#20 Texas 3 020 5
• Missouri 0 1430 17
Sources:[49]

Texas was favored by 1.5 points.[50]

Kansas State

#17 Kansas State at Texas
1 234Total
• #17 Kansas State 3 770 17
Texas 0 373 13
Sources:[51]

Texas was favored by 7.5 points.[52]

Texas A&M

Texas at Texas A&M
1 234Total
• Texas 0 7173 27
Texas A&M 10 609 25
Sources:[53]
Scoring summary
111:31A&MBen Malena 7-yard pass from Ryan Tannehill (Randy Bullock kick)A&M 7–0
15:40A&MRandy Bullock 49-yard field goalA&M 10–0
210:50A&MRandy Bullock 52-yard field goalA&M 13–0
29:10TEXBlaine Irby 41-yard pass from Jaxon Shipley (Justin Tucker kick)A&M 13–7
24:18A&MRandy Bullock 29-yard field goalA&M 16–7
311:06TEXCarrington Byndom 58-yard interception return (Justin Tucker kick)A&M 16–14
37:44TEXJustin Tucker 23-yard field goalTEX 17–16
34:04TEXCody Johnson 1-yard run (Justin Tucker kick)TEX 24–16
45:56A&MRandy Bullock 32-yard field goalTEX 24–19
41:48A&MJeff Fuller 16-yard pass from Ryan Tannehill (pass failed)A&M 25–24
40:00TEXJustin Tucker 40-yard field goalTEX 27–25

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

Baylor

Texas at No. 18 Baylor
1 234Total
Texas 7 1430 24
• #18 Baylor 14 10177 48
Sources:

Baylor was favored by 3 points.[55]

Holiday Bowl – California

2011 Holiday Bowl: Texas vs. California
1 234Total
California 3 070 10
• Texas 0 777 21
Sources: ESPN
Scoring summary
16:06CALGiorgio Tavecchio 47-yard field goalCAL 3–0
26:08TEXDavid Ash 4-yard pass from Jaxon Shipley (Justin Tucker kick)TEX 7–3
39:47CALIsi Sofele 6-yard run (Giorgio Tavecchio kick)CAL 10–7
38:06TEXMarquise Goodwin 47-yard pass from David Ash (Justin Tucker kick)TEX 14–10
414:57TEXCody Johnson 4-yard run (Justin Tucker kick)TEX 21–10

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

Rankings

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
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314Final
APRV242319171122RVRVRV21RVRVRV—RV
Coaches24212118171021RVRV2520RVRVRV—RV
HarrisNot released20RV252420RVRV25RVNot released
BCSNot released2424211623252224Not 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.

References

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  3. ^ Litman, Laken (October 3, 2010). "Longhorns Out of Top 25 for First Time in 192 Weeks". The Dallas Morning News. Archived from the original on September 10, 2011. Retrieved September 18, 2011.
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