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Texas football all-time roster: Defensive starters and backups

See which legends of defense made the cut in our all-time Texas Longhorns football roster.

Texas’ football program was once viewed as one of the most storied and respected programs in the country.

Although the Longhorns have failed to live up to lofty expectations of late, several individual players found their fair share of success throughout their time in Austin.

Longhorns Wire is taking a look at which legends make the cut in our all-time Texas Longhorns football roster this week. We’ve concluded the offensive side of the ball, now we’ll choose the top defensive players.

Check out our other College Wire all-time defenses: Alabama / Auburn / Clemson / Colorado / Florida / Georgia / Iowa / LSU / Michigan / Michigan State / Nebraska / North Carolina / Ohio State / Oklahoma / Oregon / Penn State / Rutgers / Tennessee / Texas A&M / USC

Chasing Colt: Where Sam Ehlinger ranks with McCoy after 45 games

The No. 1 and No. 2 passers on the Texas Longhorns school history lists are Colt McCoy and Sam Ehlinger. Ehlinger slightly ahead at 45 games

When it comes to statistical leaders at the University of Texas, Colt McCoy and Sam Ehlinger stand alone atop the leaderboards. McCoy is the No. 1 guy in most of those categories. Ehlinger is chasing him. As we have done throughout the season, we bring you the ‘Chasing Colt’ series. For this instance, we look at each quarterback through 45 games. The numbers may surprise you. Continue reading “Chasing Colt: Where Sam Ehlinger ranks with McCoy after 45 games”

Chasing Colt : Texas QB Sam Ehlinger on pace to break two McCoy records

Texas Longhorns senior quarterback Sam Ehlinger is on pace to catch two more Colt McCoy school records. Another edition of Chasing Colt.

Going into his senior year, Sam Ehlinger was looking up at one name in the school’s record books for the most part. Ehlinger grew up watching Colt McCoy and as his supposed final year draws to a close he is inching towards Texas history. One record that might be too far out of reach is the all-time passing leader in Longhorns history.

McCoy set the mark 13,253 yards in his four years as the signal caller. The original benchmark was set by Major Applewhite at 8,353 yards. Colt also broke Major’s record of touchdown passes. The record now sets at 112 total. Both records are out of reach for Ehlinger without a monster run the rest of the way. He would likely need the Big 12 Championship and a run to the National Championship game to match him.

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Ehlinger became only the second quarterback to 10,000 yards in school history this season. He sits at 10,520 with four games left in the regular season. It could easily be six if the Longhorns run the table and get into the Big 12 Championship game and their eventual bowl game. His current pace would put him at 11,620 yards total. That doesn’t include any postseason games. He would still be 1,633 yards short of the mark.

As of right now, Colt McCoy owns the mark for the most total touchdowns in Texas Longhorns history. Ehlinger is hot on his trails and could snatch that mark from him by season’s end. His current pace would put Sam at 138 total touchdowns and six more than McCoy’s mark. That would be one of many records that Colt still owns.

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The other would be his touchdowns in a single season. During the 2008 season McCoy was responsible for 45 touchdowns. He threw for 34 touchdowns and ran for 11 more during the Longhorns 12-1 season. Ehlinger is on pace to match the mark in three less games. Ehlinger is averaging 4.5 touchdowns per game this year. That puts him at 45 with a potential of two more games to play. Just one storyline to observe the rest of the way.

Texas Longhorns oldest living letterman John Henderson passed away on Friday

The Texas Longhorns family is in mourning as John Henderson passed this past Friday. He was 107 years old.

It was a sad day this past Friday as news broke of the passing of John Henderson. He was often referred to as the oldest letterman. Henderson lettered with the Texas Longhorns back in 1935 as a guard for the football team. Each year from 1932 to 2019, Henderson attended at least one game per season. That streak ended this year. He was born in 1912 and lived to the age of 107. Along with his wife Charlotte, the couple was named the oldest living couple.

The Hendersons married in 1939 during the Great Depression and spent just $7 on the hotel room for their honeymoon. They later moved to Port Arthur, where John coached and taught at a junior high school for three years. He then took a job at Humble Oil and Refinery Co., later to become Exxon, where he worked for the next 36 years, first in the controllers department, and then as head of business services. The couple celebrated 80 years of marriage on Dec. 15, 2019.

A charter member of the Longhorn Foundation and longtime season ticket holder, Henderson would travel to Austin for football games and attended at least one for 84 consecutive seasons up until 2019. In 2009, he returned to Austin as the first resident of Longhorn Village, a retirement community for the school’s alumni, where he lived until his passing.

Texas recognized Henderson as the oldest living Longhorn Letterman during Texas’ win over Louisiana Tech in 2019. He also served as the Longhorns’ honorary captain prior to a victory over Kansas State in 2013. – Texas Sports

The Longhorn community mourns the loss of John Henderson. Rest in peace to an absolute Longhorns legend.

Texas Football: A look at recent head coaches in their fourth year

Texas Longhorns head coach Tom Herman is heading into his fourth year so we journey back in time to see how recent coaches have fared.

The Texas Longhorns are going into their fourth season under Tom Herman. Herman already made Texas history after the Alamo Bowl. He became the first Longhorns head coach to win his first three bowl games. The fourth season for Herman is a monumental one for him and the future of the Texas Longhorns. Prior to the Alamo Bowl Herman relieved Tim Beck and Todd Orlando of their coordinator duties. Hiring a whole new staff essentially, Herman gets a fresh start in 2020 but not exactly clean slate.

As Chris Del Conte stated, you get one opportunity to change your staff and now Herman has to make the most of his opportunity. There is tremendous pressure to perform in his fourth year. While it doesn’t appear that Herman is currently on the hot seat but a poor performance in 2020 could light that seat ablaze in a hurry.

With so much as stake for the team in 2020, we take a journey back to how the last five head coaches have performed in their fourth year at the helm.

Mack Brown’s fourth year (2001: 11-2)

  • Lost to Oklahoma 14-3
  • Finished 1st in the Big 12 South. Lost in the Big 12 Championship Game
  • Defeated Washington (47-43) in the Holiday Bowl
  • Final Ranking-5th in Coaches and AP Poll

John Mackovic’s fourth year (1995: 10-2-1)

  • Tied Oklahoma 24-24
  • Southwest Conference Champions
  • Lost to Virginia Tech (28-10) in the Sugar Bowl
  • Final Ranking-14th in Coaches and AP Poll

David McWilliams’ fourth year (1990: 10-2)

  • Defeated Oklahoma 14-13
  • Southwest Conference Champions
  • Lost to Miami (46-3) in the Cotton Bowl
  • Final Ranking-10th in Coaches Poll 12th in AP Poll

Fred Akers’ fourth year (1980: 7-5)

  • Defeated Oklahoma 20-13
  • Finished 4th in the Southwest Conference
  • Lost to North Carolina in the Bluebonnet Bowl
  • Did not finish the season ranked

Darrell K. Royal’s fourth year (1960: 7-3-1)

  • Defeated Oklahoma 24-0
  • Finished 3rd in the Southwest Conference
  • Tied Alabama (3-3) in the Cotton Bowl
  • Final Rankings- 17th in the Coaches Poll

The pressure is on for Herman to beat Oklahoma, finish in the top two in the conference to play for the championship and of course win whatever bowl game they qualify for. With a new staff the excitement is high and now as the season approaches he will need to lean on his seniors to lead the way.

 

Texas Football: 35 FBS teams who the Longhorns are undefeated against

In Texas Longhorns history there are 35 FBS teams who still have yet to win against the boys in burnt orange.

The Texas Longhorns football history dates back to 1893. Texas started out as an independent from 1893 to 1895. Following that season the Longhorns joined the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA) until 1904 when they became independent again. After a brief two-year stint with the Texas Intercollegiate Athletic Association, the Longhorns joined the Southwest Conference where they would remain for the next 80 years.

In 1996 the school joined the Big 12 Conference where they are still members of two. This current run makes it the second-longest stint in a conference behind the old SWC. During those 124 years of college football the Longhorns have played a lot of football. Totaling 1,324 games played with a school winning percentage of 70.4.

Longhorns Wire recently published the 44 teams that the Longhorns haven’t played up until this point in time.

There were also seven teams that the Longhorns have played in their history but never beaten.

In the final piece of this series on Longhorns history, we identify the 35 FBS teams that have taken the field against Texas but have never won. Of those 35, 14 hail from the Power Five conferences. The Longhorns most recent victory over Utah gave them their second win over the Utes in their brief history.

ACC Conference up first

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Texas Football: 44 FBS teams that the Longhorns never played

Taking a look at Texas Longhorns history, who are the 44 teams that the Longhorns have never played?

The Texas Longhorns have a long history of playing the game of college football. One that stretches all the way back to 1893. Now 916 wins later, the Longhorns are one of only seven teams to reach the plateau of 900 wins in college football history. We recently discussed seven teams that the team has played but never beaten.

Using the same database, we will shift focus to the list of teams in the football subdivision (FBS) that Texas has never played. Frankly there were a few teams on this list that are downright shocking and some that make a ton of sense to never play the Longhorns.

Let’s begin over in the ACC Conference.

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Which teams has Texas never beat that they have history with?

Which college teams has Texas played but never defeated? There are seven total and we dive into each one that has evaded a Texas win.

The Texas Longhorns football program is one of the more storied in all of college football history. The beginning of the program dates all the way back to 1893 and they are one of seven programs with over 900 wins. Well, 916 to be exact.

In fact the Texas Longhorns are tied with Alabama for the third most wins in college football history. A team the Longhorns hold a winning record against going 7-1-1 in nine meetings. Those two teams will meet up for a home-and-home series in 2022 and 2023. Two schools that have a combined 1,832 wins and 21 national championships.

Despite having 916 wins all-time, there are still a handful of teams that the Longhorns have played and never beaten. Using Winsipedia, we compiled the list of teams that the Longhorns haven’t beaten in their 126-year history. We start with three teams from the ACC.

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