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Texas Longhorns

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Head coach: Mack Brown
AP Rank: 2
Coaches Rank: 2
First football game between Texas and Ohio State
Regular season game
Texas Longhorns at OSU Buckeyes		 OSU Buckeyes

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Head coach: Jim Tressel
AP Rank: 4
Coaches Rank: 4
1 2 3 4 Total
Texas 10 3 3 9 25
OSU 0 16 6 0 22
September 11, 2005
Ohio Stadium in Columbus, Ohio


2005 Texas Longhorns football
Big 12 Conference, BCS National Champions
Conference Big 12 South
Ranking
Coaches #1
AP #1
2005 Record 13-0 (9-0 Big 12)
Head Coach Mack Brown
Offensive Coordinator Greg Davis
Offensive Scheme Spread Option
Defensive Coordinator Gene Chizik & Duane Akina
Base Defense 4-3
Previous Season Next Season
2004 2006

The 2005 Texas vs Ohio State football game, played September 11, 2005, was the first-ever meeting of the two schools in a college football game.

The 2005 Texas Longhorn football team' (variously "Texas" or "UT" or the "Horns") represented The University of Texas at Austin in the college football season of 2005-2006, winning both the Big 12 Conference championship[1] and the National Championship.[2] The team was coached by head football coach Mack Brown and led on the field by quarterback Vince Young. The team played its home games at Darrell K. Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium.

The team's penultimate victory of the season, in the Big 12 Championship Game, featured the biggest margin of victory in the history of that contest. Their ultimate victory in the 2006 Rose Bowl against the University of Southern California Trojans for the national championship, as well as their overall season, have both been cited as standing among the greatest performances in college football history by publications such as College Football News,[3][4][5] the Atlanta Journal-Constitution,[6] Scout.com,[7] and Sports Illustrated.[8] The Longhorns and the Trojans were together awarded the 2006 ESPY Award by ESPN for the "Best Game" in any sport.[9] The Longhorns finished the season as the only unbeaten team, with 13 wins and zero losses overall.[10][11]

The season gave Texas its second Big 12 football championship[11] (27 conference championships total, including 25 in the Southwest Conference),[12] and fourth consensus national championship in football.[13] It was the ninth perfect season in the history of Longhorn football.[14]

The team set numerous school and NCAA records, including most points scored in a season (652). After the season ended, six Longhorns from this championship team were selected by professional football teams in the 2006 NFL Draft.[15]

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[edit] Leading into the 2005 season

One of the three most victorious programs in college football history as judged by either number of wins or winning percentage,[16] the University of Texas has traditionally been considered a college football powerhouse.[17][18] 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 has been called one of the most memorable in college football history by College Football News.[5]

The 2005 team followed on the success of the 2004 season, in which quarterback Vince Young led the team to Mack Brown's first Bowl Championship Series (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. 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 pre-season Associated Press Poll and USA Today Coaches Poll.[19]

During the summer of 2005, Vince Young and his receivers spent extra practice time working on their timing and team-work.[20] In the annual fall "Orange and White"[21] scrimmage on August 21, 2005, running back Ramonce Taylor got off to a fast start by returning the opening kickoff 94 yards for a touchdown (TD).[22] Vince Young completed 5 of 7 passing attempts for 68 yards and one touchdown.[22] Senior Richmond McGee made two 33-yard field goals and emerged as the top candidate to handle field goals, kickoffs and punts.[22] Brown said of McGee, "We've never had one person do all three, so it's a concern, but right now, he would be the guy."[22]

Prior to the start of the season, Texas was given a pre-season #2 ranking (behind defending National Champions University of Southern California) in the two major polls; the Associated Press Poll and USA Today Coaches Poll pre-season listings.[23] This created anticipation that Texas might play for the national championship if they could win their road game against Ohio State University[24] and if they could snap their five-game losing streak against Oklahoma.[25] For Texas to play in the national title game, the team had to end up ranked number one or number two at the end of the regular season.

Further information: 2005 Texas Longhorn football team#Rankings

[edit] Prior to the game

According to USA Today, the match-up between Texas and Ohio State was one of the most-anticipated games of the 2005 season.[26] 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.[27]

This meeting was also the first-ever match-up between the two storied programs.[28][29][30] For Texas, it meant playing a second Big Ten Conference powerhouse soon after winning the first-ever matchup between Texas and the University of Michigan at the end of the 2004 season.[27]

Prior to the game, it had been uncertain who would play at quarterback for Ohio State.[31] Justin Zwick had started for OSU in the 2004 season but three straight loses and an injury to Zwick gave Troy Smith a chance to start. However, an NCAA investigation found Smith took $500 from an Ohio State booster in violation of NCAA rules. Although he could have been dismissed from the team, ultimately he had to repay the money and was forced to sit out OSU's 2004 bowl game and the first game of 2005.[32] Ohio State coach Jim Tressel announced ahead of time that both Zwich and Smith would play in the game.[33]

The game was played at Ohio State University in Ohio Stadium, also known as "The Horseshoe"[34] or "the Shoe".[35] 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.[36][35] The game's attendance was 105,565, which set the all-time attendance record for Ohio Stadium.[28]

[edit] First quarter

The Buckeys got the ball to start them game and Justin Zwich was the starting quarterback. He led his team to advance only five&yards in three&plays so they punted from their own 46 yard-line to the UT eleven yard-line. Less than five minutes into the game, Texas scored first on a field goal by David Pino.[37] The 42 yard kick was a career-long for Pino and also the first of what would be a career-high three field goals.[38] Ohio State strung together 11 plays, 64 yards but had to punt. With 1:37 to play in the first quarter, Texas extended this lead to 10-0 with a five yard touchdown pass from Vince Young to Billy Pittman. Troy Smith came into the game for the first time and was still leading the Buckeys at the end of the first quarter.[37]

[edit] Second quarter

Ohio State controlled most of the second quarter. Their first score was a 45 yd field goal by Josh Huston followed by a 36 yard touchdown pass from Troy Smith to Santonio Holmes to tie the score at 10-10. They took the lead with two more field goals from Josh Huston; the first was from 36 yards and the second was from 25 yards. Following the kick-off, Texas took possesion of the ball at their own 31 yard-line with only 31 seconds remaining in the first half. Young began the drive by throwing a 36 yard pass to the Ohio State 18 yard-line and then ran out of bounds to stop the clock with 20 seconds to play. On the next play, Young rushed for six yards and was tackled in-bounds, causing Texas to use a time out with 12 seconds on the clock. On second down, OSU's A.J. Hawk sacked Vince Young for a loss of 8 yards, forcing Texas to take a another time-out with seven seconds remaining. Texas put in David Pino to complete a 37 kick with two seconds left, making the score 16-13 in favor of Ohio State. Texas kicked off and time expired on the ensuing 18 yard return by Erick Jackson.[37]

[edit] Third quarter

Texas got the ball at their 20 to start the second half. On the first play from scrimmage, Jamaal Charles rushed for three yards. On second down, Vince Young's pass was intercepted by Nate Salley at the UT 37. Two rushes by Antonio Pittman resulted in a first down at the UT 30. After a short gain on first down and an incomplete pass on second down, Troy Smith recovered his own fumble on third down to set up a successful 44 yard field goal by Huston. Texas used six plays, including a 63 yard pass to Billy Pittman before being stopped at the Ohio State eight yard-line. David Pino made the 25 yard field goal. On the ensuing kick-off by Richmond McGee, OSU's Ted Ginn took the ball at the one yard-line and ran it out to almost mid-field. The drive ended with a successful 26 yard field goal by Huston. The following three possessions (two for Texas and one for Ohio State) rusulted in punts. The third quarter expired with Ohio State leading 22 to 16 and with control of the ball near mid-field.[37]

[edit] Fourth quarter

Ohio State was unable to score and gave the ball back to Texas with 13:24 left in the game. Texas was forced to punt. On the Buckeyes' next possession they drove from their own 30 to the Texas 33 before settling for a sixth field goal attempt by Huston, this one from 50 yards out. Huston missed wide left to leave Ohio State still ahead by six points. Texas took over at their own 33 with 5:07 left in the game.[37]

On an incomplete pass to Brian Carter, Texas benefitted from a pass interference penalty which moved the ball to the UT 48. Vince Young rushed for four yards and then threw an incomplete pass to Romance Taylor before taking a timeout with 4:42 left to play. Young's next pass was complete for a first down to Jamaal Charles who went out-of-bounds to stop the clock. Vince Young rushed for one&yard to the OSU 38 and tehn took a time-out at 3:53. Young threw to Jamaal Charles who gained eight yards and went out-of-bounds. An offsides penalty by Ohio State and one yard rush by Jamaal Charles gave Texas second and nine from the Ohio State 24.[37] On second and nine with 2:37 remaining to play, Vince Young floated a touchdown pass over the head of a defender to find Limas Sweed in the end-zone.[37][38][30] It was the 23rd touchdown pass by Young, putting him seventh in the all-time school record book.[38] David Pino's kick gave Texas the lead at 23-22.[37]

Texas kicked off to the Ohio State five yard-line and Holmes returned it 26 yards to the Buckeye 31. Justin Zwick was in at quarterback for Ohio State. On first-and-ten and needing a score to win the game, Zwick rushed around the left side to the 35 but a fumble was forced by UT's Drew Kelson. Brian Robison recovered the fumble at the 30  and advanced it nine yards before being tackled by Vernon Gholston at the Ohio State 21.[37]

With 2:19 to play and nursing a one-point lead, Texas was in position to win if they could run out the clock. They began with a 12&yard rush on the left side by Jamaal Charles for a first down. Charles then carried again up the middle for a two-yard gain to the Ohio State 7. OSU called a time-out to stop the clock at 1:36. On second-and-goal, Vince Young kept the ball and gained three yards before being tackled by A.J. Hawk. The Buckeyes again called time-out with 1:23 left. Yound carried again for three yards before being brought down by B. Carpenter and A.J. Hawk just one yard short of the goal-line. This time, Texas took a time-out with 29 left to play. Following the time-out, Young handed off to Henry Melton who was stopped for no gain. Ohio State took over on downs.[37]

Troy Smith came back in as quarter-back for Ohio State. On first down, Smith was sacked for a loss of one yard by Aaron Harris.[37][39] This gave Texas a safety worth two-points, extending their lead to 25-22.[37][39] Josh Huston attempted an on-side kick but Texas was able to recover on the Ohio State 32.[37][39] Texas took a knee to end the game.[37][39]

After the game, spontaneous celebrations occurred along Guadalupe Street a.k.a. "The Drag" which runs next to the UT campus.
After the game, spontaneous celebrations occurred along Guadalupe Street a.k.a. "The Drag" which runs next to the UT campus.

Ohio State recovered three turnovers in Texas territory, but each time the Texas defense held OSU to just a field goal.[30] The five field goals by Josh Huston tied an Ohio State school and stadium record.[28][30][39] He now shares the record with Mike Nugent (at North Carolina State, September 19, 2004) and Bob Atha (vs. Indiana, 24 October 1981 in Ohio Stadium).[28][30] Wide receiver Ted Ginn, usually an important contributor for the Buckeys, was held to only nine yards receiving but he also contributed 82 yards on three kick-off returns (the longest was for 46 yards) and eight yards on one punt return.[30]

Texas won the game 25-22[28] 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 had ever beaten at the opponent's home stadium.[38] The previous high came in 1983 when third-ranked Texas pulled off a 20-7 upset at fifth-ranked Auburn.[38] 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.[38] The Longhorns also were the first team to ever beat the Buckeyes in a night game at The Horseshoe.[38] It was UT's 10th straight victory in a night game road contest.[38] ESPN and College Football Rivals each named the game one of the best football games of the season.[40][41]

[edit] Notes and references

  1. ^ "Texas Overpowers Colorado To Win Big 12 football Championship", Big 12 Conference, December 3, 2005. Retrieved on December 12, 2006.
  2. ^ "Texas Wins National Championship, Beats USC 41-38 - Vince Young scrambles for an 8-yard touchdown on fourth down with 19 seconds left to take lead.", Big 12 Conference, January 4, 2006. Retrieved on December 12, 2006.
  3. ^ Cirminiello, Richard and Harris, John. "Tuesday Question - Ten Greatest Bowl Games", College Football News, September 5, 2006. Retrieved on December 13, 2006.
  4. ^ Fiutak, Pete. "Was the 2006 Rose Bowl the best college football game ever?", College Football News, 10 January 2006. Retrieved on October 20, 2006.
  5. ^ a b Fiutak, Pete. "Formula and Calculations for All-Time Greatest Football Teams", College Football News. Retrieved on June 27, 2006.
  6. ^ Furman Bisher. "BCS enjoys 'grand cresendo'", Atlanta Journal-Constitution, 2006-01-06. Retrieved on December 12, 2006.
  7. ^ Defresne, Chris. "Is the bloom off the Rose?", Scouts.com, December 1, 2006. Retrieved on December 13, 2006.
  8. ^ Murphy, Austin. "The Night is Young's", Sports Illustrated, 5 January 2006. Retrieved on July 30, 2006.
  9. ^ Fisher, Gerren LaQuint"Texas snags ESPY trifecta - 2006 Rose Bowl voted Best Game of the year, Vince gets Best Championship Performance", The Daily Texan, 14 July 2006. Retrieved on July 25, 2006.
  10. ^ College football team records are conventionally expressed in number of wins/losses. 13-0 means 13 wins and zero losses.
  11. ^ a b All Time Big-12 Standings (PDF). MackBrownTexasFootball.com. Retrieved on June 26, 2006.
  12. ^ All Time SWC Standings (PDF). MackBrownTexasFootball.com. Retrieved on June 26, 2006.
  13. ^ Past Division I-A Football National Champions. NCAA.org. Retrieved on June 27, 2006.
  14. ^ "University of Texas - all time records", MackBrownTexasFootball.com. Retrieved on December 5, 2006.
  15. ^ Draft Tracker - Texas. NFL.com - Official website of the NFL (30 April 2006). Retrieved on July 27, 2006.
  16. ^ Wieberg, Steve. "Brown has Texas savoring the possibilities" (PDF), USA Today, 2 December 2005. Retrieved on June 27, 2006.
  17. ^ 2004-2005 NCAA football tickets. Retrieved on June 27, 2006.
  18. ^ Fitt, Aaron. "It's not about Mack", The Daily Tarheel.
  19. ^ 2005 Preseason Consensus. Stassen.com. Retrieved on July 24, 2006.
  20. ^ "Sweed redemption", MackBrownTexasFootball, November 1, 2006. Retrieved on December 14, 2006.
  21. ^ UT's colors are burnt orange and white. For scrimmages, one team wears orange while the other team wears white, leading to its name.
  22. ^ a b c d Duarte, Joseph. "Taylor shows stuff in Horns' scrimmage" (PDF), Houston Chronicle, August 21, 2005. Retrieved on December 14, 2006.
  23. ^ 2005 Preseason Consensus. Stassen.com. Retrieved on July 24, 2006.
  24. ^ "(2) Texas - (4) Ohio State", Yahoo.com, September 10, 2005. Retrieved on January 17, 2007.
  25. ^
  26. ^ Whiteside, Kelly. "Wuerffel says Katrina will not destroy ministry", USA Today, September 09, 2005. Retrieved on January 17, 2007.
  27. ^ a b Neuharth, Al. "Early power games key to college polls", USA Today. Retrieved on December 14, 2006.
  28. ^ a b c d e Postgame Notes From No. 4 Ohio State vs. No. 2 Texas. Ohio State Football. Retrieved on July 30, 2006.
  29. ^ Swagger into Ohio (PDF). Associated Press. Retrieved on July 30, 2006.
  30. ^ a b c d e f Russo, Ralph. "No. 2 Texas 25, No. 4 Ohio State 22", Associated Press. Retrieved on December 14, 2006.
  31. ^ Smith, Erick. "Columbus and Ann Arbor are the hot spots this weekend", USA Today, September 7, 2005. Retrieved on March 13, 2007.
  32. ^ "Smith strikes pose with record Heisman win - Ohio St. QB gets highest percentage of first-place votes; McFadden second", Associated Press, December 10, 2006. Retrieved on March 13, 2007.
  33. ^ {{cite news | url=http://www.usatoday.com/sports/college/football/2005-09-09-weekend-preview_x.htm | title=Texas vs. Ohio State highlights second weekend | author=Timanus, Eddie | publisher=USA Today | date=September 9 [[2005] | accessdate=2007-03-13}}
  34. ^ Ohio Stadium. Ohio State Traditions. Retrieved on July 30, 2006.
  35. ^ a b "Transcript of Mack Brown's postgame news conference", BuckeyeXtra.com, September 11, 2005. Retrieved on January 17, 2007.
  36. ^ "Too Much Noise", New York Times, 1985-11-7, p. B27. Retrieved on July 12, 2006.
  37. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n "Texas vs Ohio State (Sep 10, 2005)", MackBrownTexasFootball, 10 September 2006. Retrieved on March 12, 2007.
  38. ^ a b c d e f g h "Ohio State Game Notes", MackBrownTexasFootball, September 11, 2005. Retrieved on December 14, 2006.
  39. ^ a b c d e "Ohio State Defeated by Texas, 25-22 - Huston ties Buckeye and Ohio Stadium record with five made field goals", Ohio State University, September 11, 2006. Retrieved on March 12, 2007.
  40. ^ "The best of the best for the '05 season", ESPN. Retrieved on December 12, 2006.
  41. ^ McClellan, Bob. "Top revenge games to watch for in 2006", August 30, 2006. Retrieved on December 12, 2006.

[edit] Further reading

  • Longhorns' Perfect Drive: Texas' 2005 National Championship Season Sports Publishing (January 15, 2006) ISBN 1-596701-16-1
  • Sports Illustrated CFB Texas # Time Inc. Magazine Company (January 9, 2005) ISBN 1-580607-62-4
  • Sports Illustrated College Football Championship Commemorative Issue 2006 The Time Inc. Magazine Company (January 6, 2006) ISBN 1-580607-58-6
  • Texas Pride: Longhorn Glory Shines Through an Unforgettable Championship Season Triumph Books (January 31, 2006) ISBN 1-572438-76-2

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