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Texas Longhorns
Location: Austin, Texas
University Founded: 1883
Enrollment: 49,696
Nickname: Longhorns
Mascot:
Bevo the longhorn steer
School Colors:
Burnt Orange and White
Joined the BIG 12: 1996
University President:
William C. Powers, Jr.
Director of Athletics:
DeLoss Dodds
Head Coach:
Mack Brown (since 1998)
Conference Champions:
1996, 2005
Stadium: Darrell K. Royal-Texas Memorial (since 1924)
Current Capacity: 85,123
First Year of Football: 1893 |
After some bony years that caught several head coaching changes and a conference move (the SWAC became the Big 12 Conference), a young coach from North Carolina named Mack Brown was hired to take over the program. He brought position back to the program that mixed up the alumni and the state's high school teams, to make Texas more of an in-house program.
Texas has a rough road as anyone in the Big 12 this year. The 'Horns open at home against Florida Atlantic, play at UTEP and then back home for two more against Arkansas and Rice.
The league slate kicks off on October 4th at Colorado then moves into a challenging section with back-to-back games versus Oklahoma and Missouri. November bouts with Texas Tech, Kansas and rival Texas A&M could make or break the Longhorns' season.
Whether this is a successful campaign or not depends on many elements, not the least of which is whether or not the ground attack can produce and the defense can hold its own.
Texas Longhorns 2008 Schedule
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