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2007 Texas Longhorn football team

2007 Texas Longhorns football
Texas Longhorn logo.svg
Holiday Bowl champion
Holiday Bowl, W 52–34 vs. Arizona State
Conference Big 12 Conference
Division South
Ranking
Coaches No. 10
AP No. 10
2007 record 10–3 (5–3 Big 12)
Head coach Mack Brown (10th year)
Offensive coordinator Greg Davis (10th year)
Offensive scheme Spread
Co-defensive coordinator Duane Akina (3rd year)
Co-defensive coordinator Larry Mac Duff (1st year)
Base defense 4–3
Home stadium Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium
(Capacity: 85,123)
Seasons
← 2006
2008 →
2007 Big 12 football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
Northern Division
#4 Missouri xy   7 1         12 2  
#7 Kansas x%   7 1         12 1  
Colorado   4 4         6 7  
Kansas State   3 5         5 7  
Nebraska   2 6         5 7  
Iowa State   2 6         3 9  
Southern Division
#8 Oklahoma xy$   6 2         11 3  
#10 Texas   5 3         10 3  
#22 Texas Tech   4 4         9 4  
Oklahoma State   4 4         7 6  
Texas A&M   4 4         7 6  
Baylor   0 8         3 9  
Championship: Oklahoma 38, Missouri 17
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
  • % – BCS at-large representative
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll
Arkansas State at #4 Texas
1 2 3 4 Total
Arkansas St 3 0 0 10 13
Texas 14 0 7 0 21
#19 TCU at #7 Texas
1 2 3 4 Total
TCU 0 10 0 3 13
Texas 0 0 10 24 34
  • Date: September 8
  • Location: Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium, Austin, TX
  • Game attendance: 84,621
  • Television network: FSN
#6 Texas at UCF
1 2 3 4 Total
Texas 10 10 3 12 35
UCF 7 3 7 15 32
Rice at #6 Texas
1 2 3 4 Total
Rice 0 7 0 7 14
Texas 10 31 14 3 58
  • Date: September 22
  • Location: Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium, Austin, TX
  • Game attendance: 84,571
  • Television network: FSN
Kansas State at #7 Texas
1 2 3 4 Total
Kansas State 7 17 10 7 41
Texas 7 7 7 0 21
  • Date: September 29
  • Location: Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium, Austin, TX
  • Game attendance: 84,864
  • Television network: ABC
#10 Oklahoma vs. #16 Texas
1 2 3 4 Total
Oklahoma 7 7 7 7 28
Texas 0 14 0 7 21
#22 Texas at Iowa State
1 2 3 4 Total
Texas 14 14 21 7 56
Iowa St 0 3 0 0 3
#18 Texas at Baylor
1 2 3 4 Total
Texas 3 7 7 14 31
Baylor 0 7 0 3 10

The 2007 Texas Longhorn football team (variously "Texas" or "UT" or the "Horns") represented the University of Texas at Austin in the 2007 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was coached by Mack Brown. The Longhorns played their home games in Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium (DKR).

The Longhorns entered the 2007 season ranked third on all-time college football lists in both total wins and winning percentage. A pre-season ranking by ESPN writer Mark Schlabach had the Longhorns ranked eighth, while College Football News ranked Texas third. The Longhorns came into the season ranked fourth in both the Coaches Poll and AP Poll. During the preceding summer five players had been disciplined for legal infractions, another suspended for NCAA rule violations, and a coach had undergone surgery for cancer. Additional players were suspended during the season.

The Longhorns played games against two opponents they had never faced previously: Arkansas State University and the University of Central Florida (UCF). The Longhorns narrowly achieved a victory in their home opener with Arkansas State, and in their first road game of the season, Texas was the inaugural opponent for the UCF Knights in their new stadium. In preseason speculation, games against Texas Christian University (TCU) and Oklahoma (OU) were considered among the top 20 games to watch during the 2007 college football season.

The Longhorns lost conference games to the Kansas State Wildcats, the Oklahoma Sooners, and the Texas A&M Aggies. In two close games, they avoided upset attempts by lower-ranked Nebraska and Oklahoma State, the latter game involving a 21-point fourth quarter comeback by the Horns. Texas concluded its season by winning the 2007 Holiday Bowl against the Arizona State Sun Devils—another first-time opponent for Texas—bringing their season record to 10–3.


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