2001 Texas Longhorns football team

2001 Texas Longhorns football
2001 Texas Longhorns football
Big 12 South champion; Holiday Bowl champion
Big 12 Championship Game, L 37–39 vs. Colorado
Holiday Bowl, W 47–43 vs. Washington
Conference	Big 12 Conference
	South Division
Ranking
Coaches	No. 5
AP	No. 5
Record	11–2 (7–1 Big 12)
Head coach	Mack Brown (4th season);
Offensive coordinator	Greg Davis (4th season)
Defensive coordinator	Carl Reese (4th season)
Home stadium	Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium
	Seasons ← 2000 2002 →

2001 Big 12 Conference football standings
v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
North Division
No. 9 Colorado xy$	7	–	1	10	–	3
No. 8 Nebraska x%	7	–	1	11	–	2
Iowa State	4	–	4	7	–	5
Kansas State	3	–	5	6	–	6
Missouri	3	–	5	4	–	7
Kansas	1	–	7	3	–	8
South Division
No. 5 Texas xy	7	–	1	11	–	2
No. 6 Oklahoma	6	–	2	11	–	2
Texas Tech	4	–	4	7	–	5
Texas A&M	4	–	4	8	–	4
Oklahoma State	2	–	6	4	–	7
Baylor	0	–	8	3	–	8
Championship: Colorado 39, Texas 37
$ – BCS representative as conference champion % – BCS at-large representative x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

The 2001 Texas Longhorns football team represented the University of Texas during the 2001 NCAA Division I-A football season. They were represented in the Big 12 Conference in the South Division. They played their home games at Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium in Austin, Texas. The team was coached by head coach Mack Brown.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	6:00 p.m.	New Mexico State*	No. 5	Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium Austin, TX	FSN	W 41–7	82,856^[1]
September 8	11:00 a.m.	North Carolina*	No. 4	Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium Austin, TX	ABC	W 44–14	83,106^[1]
September 22	8:00 p.m.	at Houston*	No. 5	Robertson Stadium Houston, TX	ESPN2	W 53–26	31,784^[1]
September 29	6:00 p.m.	Texas Tech	No. 5	Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium Austin, TX (Battle for the Chancellor's Spurs)	FSN	W 42–7	83,081^[1]
October 6	2:30 p.m.	vs. No. 3 Oklahoma	No. 5	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX (Red River Shootout) (College GameDay)	ABC	L 3–14	75,587^[1]
October 13	11:30 a.m.	at Oklahoma State	No. 11	Lewis Field Stillwater, OK	FSN	W 45–17	47,390^[1]
October 20	2:30 p.m.	No. 14 Colorado	No. 9	Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium Austin, TX	ABC	W 41–7	83,156^[1]
October 27	1:00 p.m.	at Missouri	No. 7	Faurot Field Columbia, MO		W 35–16	51,123^[1]
November 3	11:30 a.m.	at Baylor	No. 5	Floyd Casey Stadium Waco, TX	FSN	W 49–10	40,451^[1]
November 10	11:30 a.m.	Kansas	No. 5	Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium Austin, TX		W 59–0	83,111^[1]
November 23	11:00 a.m.	at Texas A&M	No. 5	Kyle Field College Station, TX (rivalry)	ABC	W 21–7	87,555^[1]
December 1	7:00 p.m	vs. No. 9 Colorado	No. 3	Texas Stadium Irving, TX (Big 12 Championship Game)	ABC	L 37–39	65,675^[1]
December 28	7:30 p.m	vs. No. 21 Washington*	No. 9	Qualcomm Stadium San Diego, CA (Holiday Bowl)	ESPN	W 47–43	60,548^[1]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time