2001 Texas Longhorns football team

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
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
DivisionSouth Division
Ranking
CoachesNo. 5
APNo. 5
Record11–2 (7–1 Big 12)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorGreg Davis (4th season)
Defensive coordinatorCarl Reese (4th season)
Home stadiumDarrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium
Seasons
← 2000
2002 →
2001 Big 12 Conference football standings
Conf Overall
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

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 16:00 p.m.New Mexico State*No. 5
FSNW 41–782,856[1]
September 811:00 a.m.North Carolina*No. 4
  • Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium
  • Austin, TX
ABCW 44–1483,106[1]
September 228:00 p.m.at Houston*No. 5
ESPN2W 53–2631,784[1]
September 296:00 p.m.Texas TechNo. 5
FSNW 42–783,081[1]
October 62:30 p.m.vs. No. 3 OklahomaNo. 5
ABCL 3–1475,587[1]
October 1311:30 a.m.at Oklahoma StateNo. 11
FSNW 45–1747,390[1]
October 202:30 p.m.No. 14 ColoradoNo. 9
  • Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium
  • Austin, TX
ABCW 41–783,156[1]
October 271:00 p.m.at MissouriNo. 7
W 35–1651,123[1]
November 311:30 a.m.at BaylorNo. 5
FSNW 49–1040,451[1]
November 1011:30 a.m.KansasNo. 5
  • Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium
  • Austin, TX
W 59–083,111[1]
November 2311:00 a.m.at Texas A&MNo. 5
ABCW 21–787,555[1]
December 17:00 p.mvs. No. 9 ColoradoNo. 3
ABCL 37–3965,675[1]
December 287:30 p.mvs. No. 21 Washington*No. 9
ESPNW 47–4360,548[1]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

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Roster

2001 Texas Longhorns football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
QB 2 Chris Simms Jr
WR 4 Roy Williams So
QB 11 Major Applewhite Sr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DE 40 Cory Redding Jr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "Cumulative Season Statistics". University of Texas–Austin Department of Athletics. Archived from the original on May 8, 2012. Retrieved July 25, 2012.
  2. ^ All Time Results Archived November 1, 2010, at the Wayback Machine


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