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- Head coach: Mack Brown
- Inaugural season: 1893
- Joined league: 1996
- National titles: Four (last in 2005)
- Home: Darrell K. Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium
- Capacity: 85,123
- All-time: 810-313-33
- Colors: Burnt Orange and White
- Fight song: Texas Fight
- Bitter rival: Oklahoma
- 2008 W-L: Conf: 7-1; overall: 11-1
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One of only four schools to win 800 college football games, the Texas Longhorns play in the South Division of the Big 12 Conference. The school has won four national championships, the most recent came in the 2005 season. The program has also produced two Heisman Trophy winners, Earl Campbell in 1977 and Ricky Williams in 1998. The team plays their home games at Darrell K. Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium on the school's campus in Austin, Texas.
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Hook 'em Horns
Three national championships in school history came under legendary coach Darrell Royal in 1963, 1969 and 1970. The school also won 29 conference championships, 25 of them in the old Southwest Conference. Other great players in team history include Tommy Nobis, Vince Young, Kenneth Sims, Derrick Johnson, Cedric Benson, Roy Williams and Raymond Clayborn. -
Red River Shootout
The Longhorns have long-standing rivalries with several regional schools such as Texas A&M, Texas Tech and Arkansas. But their primary rivalry is with the Oklahoma Sooners. Each October, the two schools play at the Cotton Bowl stadium in what is referred to as the Red River Shootout, one of the most heated and longest lasting rivalries in the college football.Players in the NFL
- Cedric Benson (Running Back)
- Justin Blalock (Offensive Lineman)
- Tarell Brown (Cornerback)
- Jamaal Charles (Running Back)
- Tim Crowder (Defensive End)
- Leonard Davis (Guard)
- Phil Dawson (Place kicker)
- Derrick Dockery (Guard)
- Jermichael Finley (Tight End)
- Cedric Griffin (Cornerback)
- Michael Griffin (Safety)
- Ahmard Hall (Fullback)
- Casey Hampton (Nose Tackle)
- Tony Hills (Offensive Tackle)
- Michael Huff (Safety)
- Quentin Jammer (Cornerback)
- Derrick Johnson (Linebacker)
- D.D. Lewis (Linebacker)
- Cullen Loeffler (Center)
- Derek Lokey (Defensive Tackle)
- Frank Okam (Defensive Tackle)
- Cory Redding (Defensive Tackle)
- Brian Robison (Defensive End)
- Shaun Rogers (Defensive Tackle)
- Aaron Ross (Cornerback)
- Bo Scaife (Tight End)
- Jonathan Scott (Offensive Tackle)
- Lyle Sendlein (Center)
- Chris Simms (Quarterback)
- Kasey Studdard (Guard)
- Limas Sweed (Wide Receiver)
- David Thomas (Tight End)
- Nathan Vasher (Cornerback)
- Ricky Williams (Running Back)
- Roy Williams (Wide Receiver)
- Rodrique Wright (Defensive Tackle)
- Vince Young (Quarterback)
- Selvin Young (Running Back)
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Texas Longhorns Football Leadership
- Mack Brown
- 1998-present: Head Coach
- 1988-97: University of North Carolina
- 1985-87: University of Tulane
- 1983: Appalachian State
- 1998-present: Head Coach
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