USA Today came out with a list of the best 150 college football teams of all time, the Texas Longhorns appeared seven times.
Another All-Time list, this time it comes from USA Today as they named the top 150 college football teams in history. The Texas Longhorns were well represented on the countdown with seven teams of the 150 listed. Sorry Aggie fans, this list isn’t for you. We will countdown the list starting with the Longhorns team that comes in at 125, the 1977 team.
1977 Texas Longhorns (Number 125)
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The Texas Longhorns in 1977 finished the season with a 11-1 record and a perfect conference record of 8-0. They opened the season at Texas Memorial Stadium beating Boston College 44-0. The team didn’t give up a point until their third game of the year where they beat Rice 72-15. The Longhorns beat Oklahoma in the Red River Shootout, 13-6. The Sooner were ranked number two at the time of the game.
Texas was led by team captain Earl Campbell as they marched towards the Cotton Bowl game where Notre Dame beat them 38-10 for their lone loss of the season.
On Dec. 3, 2005, Texas faced off against Colorado in the Big 12 championship game. They blew them out, 70-3, the largest win in history.
On Dec. 3, 2005, Texas faced off against Colorado in the Big 12 championship game. The two teams had already met earlier that season in Austin, with the Longhorns winning 42-17. With a national championship birth on the line, Texas blew out the Buffaloes, 70-3.
For the Longhorns, they pounded the ball on the ground, having 57 attempts for 268 yards. Six out of the nine touchdowns for Texas came on the ground. No one player, in particular, had a ridiculous amount of yards, as Jamaal Charles led the way with 62 yards. Romance Taylor, Henry Melton, Vince Young, and Selvin Young all had over 30 yards. Charles and Melton both had two touchdowns, while Vince and Selvin Young each had one.
Jamaal Charles of the Texas Longhorns scores a first-quarter touchdown versus the Colorado Buffalos in the Big 12 Championship Game at Reliant Stadium in Houston, Texas on December 3, 2005. Texas won 70-3. (Photo by G. N. Lowrance/Getty Images)
In the air that day, Vince Young had his second-most efficient day of the year. In the regular-season matchup against Colorado, he completed 86% of this throws. In the Big 12 championship, he completed 82%, going 14-17. He added 193 yards, three touchdowns, and an interception.
Colorado struggled all day, only having 191 total yards. The Buffaloes fumbled four different times, losing it three times. Quarterback Joel Klatt had an interception, making it four turnovers for Colorado. When they were not turning it over, they were punting. The Longhorn defense forced seven punts, not letting the Buffaloes get any offensive rhythm.
The scoreboard during the Texas Longhorns against the Colorado Buffalos in the Big 12 Championship at Reliant Stadium in Houston, Texas on December 3, 2005. Texas won 70-0. (Photo by G. N. Lowrance/Getty Images)
The 70-3 win is still the biggest win in the history of the Big 12 championship. Vince Young was named MVP of the game, having 250 total yards and four touchdowns. Texas improved to 13-0, setting themselves up for a matchup in the BCS Championship game against USC.
