# 1995 Texas Longhorns football team

The 1995 Texas Longhorns football team represented the University of Texas at Austin during the 1995 NCAA Division I-A football season. They played in, and won the championship of, the Southwest Conference in its final year of existence. They played their home games at Texas Memorial Stadium in Austin, Texas. The team was led by head coach John Mackovic.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 2 | 11:00 p.m. | at Hawaii* | No. 18 | Aloha StadiumHalawa, HI | ESPN2 | W 38–17 | 43,243 |
| September 16 | 2:30 p.m. | Pittsburgh* | No. 15 | Texas Memorial StadiumAustin, TX | ABC | W 38–27 | 62,875 |
| September 23 | 11:30 a.m. | at No. 21 Notre Dame* | No. 13 | Notre Dame StadiumNotre Dame, IN | NBC | L 27–55 | 59,075 |
| September 30 | 12:00 p.m. | at SMU | No. 21 | Cotton BowlDallas, TX | Raycom | W 35–10 | 26,921 |
| October 7 | 1:00 p.m. | Rice | No. 20 | Texas Memorial StadiumAustin, TX (rivalry) | | W 37–13 | 66,184 |
| October 14 | 2:30 p.m. | vs. No. 13 Oklahoma* | No. 18 | Cotton BowlDallas, TX (Red River Shootout) | ABC | T 24–24 | 75,587 |
| October 21 | 12:00 p.m. | No. 14 Virginia* | No. 16 | Texas Memorial StadiumAustin, TX | Raycom | W 17–16 | 70,427 |
| November 4 | 6:30 p.m. | No. 23 Texas Tech | No. 13 | Texas Memorial StadiumAustin, TX (rivalry) | ESPN | W 48–7 | 77,809 |
| November 11 | 1:00 p.m. | at Houston | No. 11 | Houston AstrodomeHouston, TX | | W 52–20 | 32,520 |
| November 18 | 12:00 p.m. | TCU | No. 10 | Texas Memorial StadiumAustin, TX (rivalry) | Raycom | W 27–19 | 63,342 |
| November 23 | 7:00 p.m. | Baylor | No. 9 | Texas Memorial StadiumAustin, TX (rivalry) | ESPN | W 21–13 | 58,497 |
| December 2 | 2:30 p.m. | at No. 16 Texas A&M | No. 9 | Kyle FieldCollege Station, TX (rivalry) | ABC | W 16–6 | 76,221 |
| December 31 | 6:00 p.m. | vs. No. 13 Virginia Tech* | No. 9 | Louisiana SuperdomeNew Orleans, LA (Sugar Bowl) | ABC | L 10–28 | 70,283 |
| *Non-conference gameRankings from AP Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Central time |||||||||

## Game summaries
### Pittsburgh

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Pittsburgh | 7 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 27 |
| Texas | 7 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 38 |
at Texas Memorial Stadium (Austin, Texas)
* Date: September 16, 1995
* Game attendance: 62,875
* TV: ABC
* Box score

### At Notre Dame

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Texas | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 27 |
| Notre Dame | 10 | 8 | 8 | 28 | 54 |
at Notre Dame Stadium (Notre Dame, Indiana)
* Date: September 23, 1995
* Game time: 12:30 p.m. EST
* Game attendance: 59,075
* TV: NBC
* Box Score

### At Texas A&M

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Texas | 0 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 16 |
| Texas A&M | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
at Kyle Field (College Station, Texas)
* Date: December 2
* Game time: 2:30 p.m.
* Game weather: Partly cloudy, 79 °F (26 °C)
* Game attendance: 76,221
* Referee: Doyle Jackson
* TV announcers (ABC): Brent Musburger, Dick Vermeil
* Box Score
Game information :
First quarter
No scoring
Second quarter
UT – Ricky Williams 21-yard run (kick failed), 1:53. Texas 6–0. Drive: 4 plays, 70 yards, 1:21.
Third quarter
A&M – Kyle Bryant 20-yard field goal, 4:23. Texas 6–3. Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 3:09.
UT – Ricky Williams 3-yard run (Phil Dawson kick), 1:35. Texas 13–3. Drive: 9 plays, 79 yards, 2:48.
Fourth quarter
A&M – Kyle Bryant 22-yard field goal, 11:30. Texas 13–6. Drive: 15 plays, 62 yards, 5:05.
UT – Phil Dawson 26-yard field goal, 7:55. Texas 16–6. Drive: 9 plays, 56 yards, 3:35.
Top passers
UT – James Brown – 12/29, 147 yards, INT
A&M
Top rushers
UT – Ricky Williams – 24 rushes, 163 yards, 2 TD
A&M
Top receivers
UT – Mike Adams – 5 receptions, 53 yards
A&M :
Texas clinched the final SWC championship in the conference's second-to-last game.

### Sugar Bowl

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Virginia Tech | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 28 |
| Texas | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
at Louisiana Superdome (New Orleans)
* Date: December 31, 1995
* Game time: 12:00 p.m.
* Game attendance: 70,283
* Box Score