Coach:
Mack Brown
18-8, 2 years
104-82-1, 15 years overall |
1999 Record: 9-5
Aug
28 |
North
Carolina State |
Lost
20-23 |
Sep 04 |
Stanford |
Won 69-17 |
Sep 11 |
@Rutgers |
Won 38-21 |
Sep 18 |
Rice |
Won 18-13 |
Sep 25 |
@Baylor |
Won 62-0 |
Oct 02 |
Kansas State |
Lost 17-35
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Oct 09 |
Oklahoma |
Won 38-28 |
Oct 23 |
Nebraska |
Won 24-20 |
Oct 30 |
@Iowa State |
Won 44-41 |
Nov 06 |
@Oklahoma State |
Won 34-21 |
Nov 13 |
Texas Tech |
Won 58-7 |
Nov 26 |
@Texas A&M |
Lost 16-20 |
Dec 04 |
@Nebraska |
Lost 6-22 |
COTTON BOWL
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Jan 01 |
Arkansas |
Lost 6-27 |
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1999
Final Rankings
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AP-21, BCS-NR,
Coaches-23
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2000 Outlook
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This season is starting to look like
it might be the start of the break through for third
year Coach Mack Brown. Eighteen starters are back on
offense and defense and even though the lineup is young
there is much talent. No opponent will be running between
the tackles this season with two All-Americans, Hampton
and Rogers, owning that area. The biggest concern in
Austin will be the recovery of QB Major Applewhite from
knee surgery and his battle for the starting role against
Chris Simms (Phil's son). The Longhorns can do no wrong
with either one. There are not too many heavy hitters
on the schedule with K-State and Nebraska missing. But
then again there is the Big 12 Championship Game where
Mack Brown should find his team once again. With 1998's
#1 rated recruiting class starting to see playing time
and Texas getting a win in the Conference finale or
a BCS game, the Longhorns will go along way in heading
towards the long term goals set by the arrival of Coach
Brown. No 14 game schedule this year with Hawaii now
gone from the list. Projected Record: 11-2.
Texas
2000 Schedule
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TEXAS
*POWER RATINGS
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Offense
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Defense
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QB - 5 |
DL - 3.5 |
RB - 3 |
LB - 4 |
WR - 2 |
DB - 4.5 |
OL - 4 |
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TEXAS LONGHORNS
2000 PRESEASON PREVIEW
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The most
comprehensive source for Longhorn news and information.
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2000
OFFENSE
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Strengths: The 1999 Big
12 Offensive Player of the year, QB Major Applewhite, is on
his way to recovering from a torn left knee injured in last
years Cotton Bowl. Coaches are confident he will be ready to
go by August. Applewhite threw for 3,357 passing yards and set
ten UT single season records last year. If not, heralded QB
Chris Simms had a solid spring going 10 for 11 in the spring
game despite a broken finger. There is great depth and talent
at the tailback spot. Senior Hodges Mitchell produced one of
the best performances in UT history last season after backing
up Heisman winner Ricky Williams for two seasons. Mitchell also
led the conference as the top receiving back. A bevy of runners
stack up behind him including last years second leading rusher
Victor Ike. Watch out for big back Ivan Williams who had a super
spring. Four out of five starters return on the offensive line.
There is some serious beef up front and leading the way is the
biggest lineman in all of the Big 12, 6-6 367 pound Leonard
Davis. The tight end position will be solid with returner Mike
Jones but word is out that backup Bo Scaife may be better. Kicker
Kris Stockton is the 8th all time leading scorer in the schools
history and is one of the nations elite. |
Weaknesses: The top three
wide receivers that produced the best receiving seasons in school
history each of the past two years have departed. Biletnikoff
Semi-finalist Kwame Cavil set Big 12 records for receptions
and total yards in '99 and Ryan Nunez, who now will suit up
on Sundays, and Jeremy Jones will be missed badly. With fullback
Chris Robertson transferring, the Longhorns do not have a returning
player that has a rushing attempt from that spot. Mack Brown
will spend alot of time this spring trying to develope talent
there. While the offensive line is solid with the front five
there is not much depth afterwards so there will be no room
for injuries in the fall. |
OFFENSIVE DEPTH CHART
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QB |
Major
Applewhite |
6-1 |
205 |
Jr. |
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Chris
Simms |
6-5 |
210 |
So. |
TB |
Hodges
Mitchell |
5-7 |
190 |
Sr. |
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Victor
Ike |
5-11 |
195 |
So. |
FB |
Matt
Trissel |
6-0 |
227 |
So. |
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Chad
Stevens |
6-4 |
245 |
So. |
WR |
Montrell
Flowers |
5-9 |
182 |
Jr. |
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Courtnee
Garcia |
5-8 |
160 |
So. |
WR |
Jamel
Thompson |
6-0 |
180 |
Sr. |
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Artie
Ellis |
6-4 |
205 |
Fr. |
T |
Leonard
Davis |
6-6 |
367 |
Sr. |
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Robbie
Doane |
6-6 |
285 |
So. |
G |
Derrick
Dockery |
6-6 |
335 |
So. |
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Tillman
Holloway |
6-3 |
297 |
Fr. |
C |
Matt
Anderson |
6-4 |
310 |
Jr. |
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Marcel
Blanchard |
6-4 |
305 |
Sr. |
G |
Antwan
Kirk-Hughes |
6-3 |
320 |
Jr. |
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Corey
Bradford |
6-1 |
296 |
Jr. |
T |
Cory
Quye |
6-6 |
325 |
Sr. |
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Mike
Williams |
6-6 |
339 |
Jr. |
TE |
Mike
Jones |
6-4 |
260 |
Jr. |
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Bo
Scaife |
6-3 |
240 |
So. |
K |
Kris
Stockton |
5-9 |
195 |
Sr. |
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Matt
McFadden |
5-11 |
180 |
Fr. |
Returning
starters in bold. |
Key
Losses: Ricky Brown-FB, Kwame Cavil-WR, Ryan Nunez-WR,
Roger Roesler-OL,
Chris Robertson-FB, Jeremy Jones-WR
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2000
DEFENSE
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Strengths: Wow! There
is not a better set of defensive tackles anywhere. Seniors Casey
Hampton, 1st Team All-American, and Shaun Rogers, 1st Team All-Conference,
are back indeed. That's 620 pounds of flesh right in the middle
and both should be All-American in 2000. All three starting
linebackers return in Jones, Lewis, and Rawls who led all linebackers
in '99 with 80 tackles. The Longhorns defensive backfield may
be the best in the conference from top to bottom as all starters
will be back. Having a tremendous spring was senior free safety
Greg Brown. Cornerback Quentin Jammer is back this season after
injuries kept him out last season. Look for Jammer to possibly
regain a starting spot. |
Weaknesses: The good news
is that both star tackles return. The bad news is that both
defensive ends are gone in Aaron Humphrey and Cedric Woodard.
Filling in at one of those end spots will be the 1998 USA Today
Defensive Player of The Year Cory Redding who was also the conference
Freshman of The Year in 1999. Coaches are still waiting though
for Redding to break through on rushing the QB and adding up
sacks. Overall, the defense is young with only three senior
starters on the depth chart. |
DEFENSIVE DEPTH CHART
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DE |
Cory
Redding |
6-5 |
245 |
So. |
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Jermain
Anderson |
6-3 |
225 |
Jr. |
DT |
Casey
Hampton |
6-1 |
305 |
Sr. |
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Marcus
Tubbs |
6-4 |
265 |
Fr. |
DT |
Shaun
Rogers |
6-4 |
315 |
Sr. |
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Stevie
Lee |
6-4 |
300 |
Fr. |
DE |
Maurice
Gordon |
6-1 |
230 |
Jr. |
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Adam
McConathy |
6-4 |
238 |
So. |
OLB |
Tyrone
Jones |
6-4 |
230 |
Jr. |
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Marcus
Wilkins |
6-2 |
225 |
Jr. |
MLB |
De'Andre
Lewis |
6-1 |
238 |
Jr. |
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Reed
Boyd |
6-3 |
220 |
Fr. |
OLB |
Everick
Rawls |
6-1 |
230 |
Jr. |
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O.J.
McClintock |
6-2 |
216 |
So. |
CB |
Ervis
Hill |
5-9 |
182 |
Jr. |
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Quentin
Jammer |
6-1 |
196 |
Jr. |
CB |
Ahmad
Brooks |
5-8 |
182 |
Jr. |
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Roderick
Babers |
5-10 |
175 |
So. |
SS |
Lee
Jackson |
6-4 |
230 |
Jr. |
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Dakarai
Pearson |
5-10 |
180 |
Fr. |
FS |
Greg
Brown |
6-2 |
200 |
Sr. |
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Phillip
Geiggar |
5-11 |
197 |
Fr. |
P |
Ryan
Long |
6-1 |
190 |
Sr. |
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Justin
Smith |
6-5 |
185 |
Fr. |
Returning
starters in bold. |
Key
Losses: Aaron Humphrey-DE, Cedric Woodard-DE, Aaron
Babino-LB, Anthony Hicks-LB
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