2004 Texas Longhorns football team

2004 Texas Longhorns football
Rose Bowl champion
Rose Bowl, W 38–37 vs. Michigan
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
DivisionSouth
Ranking
CoachesNo. 4
APNo. 5
Record11–1 (7–1 Big 12)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorGreg Davis (7th season)
Offensive schemeSpread
Defensive coordinatorGreg Robinson (1st season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumDarrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium
(Capacity: 80,092)
Seasons
← 2003
2005 →
2004 Big 12 Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
North Division
Colorado xy   4 4     8 5  
Iowa State x   4 4     7 5  
Nebraska   3 5     5 6  
Missouri   3 5     5 6  
Kansas   2 6     4 7  
Kansas State   2 6     4 7  
South Division
No. 3 Oklahoma xy$   8 0     12 1  
No. 5 Texas  %   7 1     11 1  
Texas A&M   5 3     7 5  
No. 18 Texas Tech   5 3     8 4  
Oklahoma State   4 4     7 5  
Baylor   1 7     3 8  
Championship: Oklahoma 42, Colorado 3
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
  • % – BCS at-large representative
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2004 Texas Longhorns football team represented the University of Texas at Austin in the 2004 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team was coached by head football coach Mack Brown and led on the field by quarterback Vince Young. Ranked third in wins in Division I-A college football history,[1] the University of Texas has traditionally been considered a college football powerhouse,[2][3] but Brown had not managed to lead the Longhorns into a Bowl Championship Series (BCS) game. The 2004 season included some controversy related to the selection of Texas as an at-large team to attend the 2005 Rose Bowl.[4] Brown coached the team to win that game with a thrilling last-second victory. The victory brought the Longhorns to 11 wins and 1 loss for the season (11–1) and it earned the Longhorns a top 5 finish in the polls.

  1. ^ Wieberg, Steve (December 2, 2005). "Brown has Texas savoring the possibilities" (PDF). USA Today. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 7, 2005. Retrieved June 27, 2006.
  2. ^ "2004–2005 NCAA football tickets". Archived from the original on June 30, 2006. Retrieved June 27, 2006.
  3. ^ Fitt, Aaron. "It's not about Mack". The Daily Tarheel. Archived from the original on February 13, 2008.
  4. ^ "Roses are red, Texas is in – Last-minute changes to standings send Longhorns to the Rose Bowl". The Daily Texan. December 6, 2004. Retrieved July 30, 2006.[dead link]