2012 Texas Longhorns football team

2012 Texas Longhorns football
Alamo Bowl champion
Alamo Bowl, W 31–27 vs. Oregon State
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 18
APNo. 19
Record9–4 (5–4 Big 12)
Head coach
Co-offensive coordinatorMajor Applewhite (2nd season)
Co-offensive coordinatorBryan Harsin (2nd season)
Offensive schemeMultiple
Defensive coordinatorManny Diaz (2nd season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumDarrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium
Seasons
← 2011
2013 →
2012 Big 12 Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 12 Kansas State $+   8 1     11 2  
No. 15 Oklahoma +   8 1     10 3  
No. 19 Texas   5 4     9 4  
Oklahoma State   5 4     8 5  
Baylor   4 5     8 5  
TCU   4 5     7 6  
Texas Tech   4 5     8 5  
West Virginia   4 5     7 6  
Iowa State   3 6     6 7  
Kansas   0 9     1 11  
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2012 Texas Longhorns football team (variously "Texas," "UT," the "Longhorns," or the "'Horns") represented the University of Texas at Austin in the 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Longhorns were led by 15th-year head coach Mack Brown and played their home games at Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium. They were a member of the Big 12 Conference. They finished the season 9–4, 5–4 in Big 12 play to finish in a tie for third place. They were invited to the Alamo Bowl where they defeated Oregon State.

The team's motto for the season was created by Longhorns players. The motto was R.I.S.E., which stood for words Relentless, Intensity, Sacrifice/Swagger, and Emotion.[1]

  1. ^ CBS Interactive (June 13, 2012). "Mack Brown summer press conference". Retrieved September 1, 2012.