2011 Texas Longhorns football team

The 2011 Texas Longhorns football team (variously "Texas," "UT," the "Longhorns," or the "'Horns") represented the University of Texas at Austin in the 2011 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Longhorns were led by 14th year head coach Mack Brown and played their home games at Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium. They are a member of the Big 12 Conference. They finished the season 8–5, 4–5 in Big 12 play to finish in a tie for sixth place improving on their disastrous 5–7 season from 2010. They were invited to the Holiday Bowl where they defeated California 21–10.

2011 Texas Longhorns football
Holiday Bowl champion
Holiday Bowl, W 21–10 vs. California
Conference	Big 12 Conference
Record	8–5 (4–5 Big 12)
Head coach	Mack Brown (14th season)
Co-offensive coordinators	Major Applewhite (1st season) Bryan Harsin (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Multiple
Defensive coordinator	Manny Diaz (1st season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium
Seasons ← 2010 2012 →

2011 Big 12 Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 3 Oklahoma State $		8	–	1					12	–	1
No. 15 Kansas State		7	–	2					10	–	3
No. 13 Baylor		6	–	3					10	–	3
No. 16 Oklahoma		6	–	3					10	–	3
Missouri		5	–	4					8	–	5
Texas		4	–	5					8	–	5
Texas A&M		4	–	5					7	–	6
Iowa State		3	–	6					6	–	7
Texas Tech		2	–	7					5	–	7
Kansas		0	–	9					2	–	10
$ – BCS representative as conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

Previous season

After the 2009 Texas Longhorns football team lost to Alabama in the 2010 BCS National Championship Game, Texas entered the 2010 NCAA Division I FBS football season ranked fifth in the AP Poll and fourth in the Coaches Poll.^[1] Texas won its first three games of the season, maintaining a top 10 status.^[2] However, the Longhorns were upset by UCLA, followed by a loss to Oklahoma.^[2] This caused Texas to be excluded from both Top 25 polls for the first time since 1998.^[3]

2011 NFL Draft

2011 NFL Draft Class

2011 NFL Draft selections

Round	Pick #	Team	Player	Position
2	4	Buffalo Bills	Aaron Williams	Cornerback
3	31	Pittsburgh Steelers	Curtis Brown	Cornerback
4	6	Arizona Cardinals	Sam Acho	Defensive End
5	33	Baltimore Ravens	Chykie Brown	Cornerback

Other signed seniors

Eddie Jones (Linebacker) – New York Jets

John Gold (Punter) – Seattle Seahawks

John Chiles (wide receiver) – Jacksonville Sharks

Justin Tucker (Placekicker) – Baltimore Ravens

Roster

2011 Texas Longhorns football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class WR 1 Mike Davis So RB 2 Foswhitt Whittaker  Sr WR 3 DeSean Hales Jr WR 4 Darius White So RB 5 Jeremy Hills Jr QB 6 Case McCoy So WR 8 Jaxon Shipley Fr WR 9 John Harris  Fr RB 11 Cody Johnson Sr QB 14 David Ash Fr TE 15 Darius Terrell  Fr WR 16 Bryant Jackson  Fr TE 18 D.J. Grant Jr QB 19 John Paul Floyd Sr TE 19 Blaine Irby Sr RB 23 Eddie Aboussie Fr RB 24 Joe Bergeron Fr RB 26 D.J. Monroe Jr RB 28 Malcolm Brown Fr WR 29 Jaren Nickleson So FB 30 Ryan Roberson Jr WR 36 Michael Wheeler  Fr WR 40 Tate Gresham  Fr FB 41 Jamison Berryhill Sr WR 42 Dakota Haines Fr RB 43 Heath Hohmann  Fr RB 45 Luke Padgett Sr G 54 Mark Buchanan Sr G, C 54 Dominic Espinosa  Fr OL 55 Nick Zajicek Sr G, C 56 Tray Allen Sr OL 65 Marcus Hutchins Fr OL 66 Sedrick Flowers Fr OL 68 Josh Cochran Fr OL 68 Ryan Rodriguez  Fr OL 69 Kyle Kreigel So OT 70 Paden Kelley So OL 71 Drew Russo  Fr G 72 Mason Walters So G, C 73 Garrett Porter So OL 74 Taylor Doyle Fr G 75 Trey Hopkins So OL 76 Garrett Greenlea Fr C 78 David Snow Sr G 79 Thomas Ashcraft So TE 80 Jackson Crawly Jr WR 81 Miles Onyegbule Fr TE 82 Trey Graham So WR 82 Will Johnson Fr OT 82 Luke Poehlmann Jr WR 84 Marquise Goodwin Jr TE 85 Ahmard Howard Sr WR 86 Cade McCrary So TE 87 Dominique Jones So WR 87 Patrick McNamara Sr TE 88 M.J. McFarland Fr TE 89 Barrett Matthews Jr	Defense Pos. # Name Class LB 1 Keenan Robinson Sr CB 2 A.J. White So LB 3 Jordan Hicks So CB 4 Eryon Barnett So S 4 Kenny Vaccaro Jr LB 5 Aaron Benson  Fr S 6 Christian Scott Sr S 7 Nolan Brewster Sr DB 7 Mykkele Thompson Fr LB, DE 9 Dravannti Johnson Jr LB 13 Chet Moss Fr LB 15 Demarco Cobbs So CB 17 Adrian Phillips So LB 18 Emmanuel Acho Sr S 21 Blake Gideon Sr CB 23 Carrington Byndom So DB 24 Sam Walker Sr DB 25 Josh Turner Fr CB 27 Josh Richardson Jr CB 28 Quandre Diggs Fr DB 29 Sheroid Evans Fr CB 30 Ryan Roberts Fr DB 31 Leroy Scott Fr S 32 Devin Huffines So LB 33 Steve Edmond Fr DB 35 Anthony D'Addeo Sr LB 35 Kendall Thompson Fr S 37 Nate Boyer  Fr DB 38 Ben George  Fr DB 39 Christian Randolph Sr S 40 Matthew Zapata  Fr DB 43 Roderick Mayberry  Fr DE 43 Logan Mills Fr DE 44 Jackson Jeffcoat So LB 46 Brad Terry Jr DE 47 Chris Terry So LB 48 Trey Gonzales Fr DE, DS 50 Michael Cruciani Jr DL 52 Luciano Martinez Sr DE 57 Taylor Silguero So LB 58 Cody Ramirez Jr DT 75 De'Aires Cotton  Fr DE 80 Alex Okafor Jr DE 83 Trevor Leeson  Fr DT 85 Ashton Dorsey So DE 88 Cedric Reed Fr DT 90 Calvin Howell So DT 91 Kheeston Randall Sr DE 92 Reggie Wilson So DT 94 Taylor Bible  Fr DT 95 Greg Daniels  Fr DE 96 Chris Whaley So DL 99 Desmond Jackson Fr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class P, PK 14 William Russ  Fr PK, P 19 Justin Tucker Sr PK 31 Ben Pruitt Fr PK 33 Grant Sirgo  Fr DS 39 Tom Newman  Fr DS 48 Alex Zumberge Sr DS 49 Trey Weir Sr DS 59 John Osborn Sr	Head coach Mack Brown (14th season) Coordinators/assistant coaches Duane Akina – Assistant Head Coach/defensive backs Major Applewhite – Co-offensive Coordinator/running backs Bruce Chambers – Co-Recruiting Coordinator/tight ends Bo Davis – Defensive tackles Manny Diaz – Defensive coordinator/linebackers Oscar Giles – Assistant Coach/Defensive Ends Bryan Harsin – Co-offensive Coordinator/quarterbacks Stacy Searles – Offensive line Darrell Wyatt – Co-Recruiting Coordinator/wide receivers Jeff Madden – Assistant A.D. for Strength & Conditioning Bennie Wylie – Strength and Conditioning Head Coach for Football Arthur Johnson – Assistant Athletics Director for Football Operations Ken Rucker – Dir. of High School Relations and Player Development Marcus Tubbs – Special assistant for Player Relations Tom Kaufman – Defensive quality control Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster Last update: November 26, 2011

Recruiting

During the 2011 recruiting period, Texas recruited 18 players, including nine from the ESPN 150.^[4] As a result, Texas' recruiting class was ranked first by ESPN and third by both Rivals and Scout.^[5][6]

College recruiting information (2011)
Name	Hometown	School	Height	Weight	40‡	Commit date
Johnathan Gray RB	Aledo, TX	Aledo HS	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	4.4	Apr 22, 2011
	Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    (85)
Malcom Brown DT	Brenham, TX	Brenham HS	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	280 lb (130 kg)	–	Apr 3, 2011
	Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    (83)
Cayleb Jones WR	Austin, TX	Austin HS	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	4.5	Feb 27, 2011
	Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    (83)
Connor Brewer QB	Scottsdale, AZ	Chaparral HS	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	4.7	Feb 7, 2011
	Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    (82)
Thomas Johnson WR	Dallas, TX	Skyline HS	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	4.4	Feb 22, 2011
	Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    (82)
Kennedy Estelle OT	Pearland, TX	Glenda Dawson HS	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	310 lb (140 kg)	5.2	Jun 5, 2011
	Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    (82)
Peter Jinkens OLB	Dallas, TX	Skyline HS	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	4.5	Feb 26, 2011
	Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    (81)
Bryson Echols CB	DeSoto, TX	DeSoto HS	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	–	Feb 26, 2011
	Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    (81)
Alex Norman DT	Dallas, TX	Bishop Dunne HS	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	280 lb (130 kg)	–	Feb 12, 2011
	Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    (80)
Curtis Riser OG	DeSoto, TX	DeSoto HS	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	290 lb (130 kg)	–	Feb 13, 2011
	Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    (80)
Overall recruit ranking:   Scout: 3    Rivals: 3    ESPN: 1
‡ Refers to 40-yard dash Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height, weight and 40 time. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "Texas Football Commitment List 2012". Rivals. Retrieved September 13, 2011. "Texas College Football Recruiting Commits 2012". Scout. Retrieved September 13, 2011. "Texas Longhorns Commits 2012". ESPN. Retrieved September 13, 2011. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout. Retrieved September 13, 2011. "2011 Team Ranking". Rivals. Retrieved September 13, 2011.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	7:00 p.m.	Rice*		Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium Austin, TX (rivalry)	LHN	W 34–9	101,624[A 1]
September 10	6:00 p.m.	BYU*	No. 24	Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium Austin, TX	ESPN2	W 17–16	100,995[7]
September 17	2:30 p.m.	at UCLA*	No. 23	Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA	ABC/ESPN	W 49–20	54,583[8]
October 1	6:00 p.m.	at Iowa State	No. 17	Jack Trice Stadium Ames, IA	FX	W 37–14	56,390[9]
October 8	11:00 a.m.	vs. No. 3 Oklahoma	No. 11	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX (Red River Rivalry, College GameDay)	ABC	L 17–55	96,009[10]
October 15	2:30 p.m.	No. 6 Oklahoma State	No. 22	Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium Austin, TX	ABC/ESPN	L 26–38	100,101[11]
October 29	6:00 p.m.	Kansas		Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium Austin, TX	LHN	W 43–0	99,211[12]
November 5	11:00 a.m.	Texas Tech		Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium Austin, TX (Chancellor's Spurs)	FX	W 52–20	100,506[13]
November 12	11:00 a.m.	at Missouri	No. 21	Faurot Field Columbia, MO	FX	L 5–17	61,323[14]
November 19	7:00 p.m.	No. 16 Kansas State		Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium Austin, TX	FX	L 13–17	100,705[15]
November 24	7:00 p.m.	at Texas A&M	No. 25	Kyle Field College Station, TX (rivalry)	ESPN	W 27–25	88,645[16]
December 3	2:30 p.m.	at No. 19 Baylor	No. 22	Floyd Casey Stadium Waco, TX (rivalry)	ABC	L 24–48	46,543[17]
December 28	7:00 p.m.	vs. California*		Qualcomm Stadium San Diego, CA (Holiday Bowl)	ESPN	W 21–10	56,313[18]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

Game summaries

Rice

See also: 2011 Rice Owls football team

Rice at #24 Texas

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
Rice	3	3	3	0	9
• #24 Texas	3	10	7	14	34

• Date: September 3
• Location: Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium, Austin, TX
• Game start: 7:08 pm CDT
• Elapsed time: 3:18
• Game attendance: 101,624
• Game weather: 100 °F (38 °C), sunny, winds NNE 15 mph
• Referee: Cooper Castleberry
• TV announcers (LHN): Mark Jones (Play-by-play), Ed Cunningham (Color) & Samantha Steele (Sideline)

Sources:^[19]

Scoring summary

1	7:35	RICE	Chris Boswell 42-yard field goal	RICE 3–0
1	4:31	TEX	Justin Tucker 39-yard field goal	Tied 3–3
2	14:19	TEX	Cody Johnson 1-yard run (Justin Tucker kick)	TEX 10–3
2	6:00	TEX	Justin Tucker 23-yard field goal	TEX 13–3
2	0:56	RICE	Chris Boswell 49-yard field goal	TEX 13–6
3	9:07	RICE	Chris Boswell 26-yard field goal	TEX 13–9
3	5:32	TEX	Jaxon Shipley 36-yard pass from John Harris (Justin Tucker kick)	TEX 20–9
4	13:06	TEX	Foswhitt Whittaker 7-yard run (John Tucker kick)	TEX 27–9
4	5:57	TEX	Foswhitt Whittaker 26-yard pass from Garrett Gilbert (Justin Tucker kick)	TEX 34–9

Texas was favored by 24 points.^[20]

The Longhorns opened up the 2011 season against the Rice Owls of Conference USA.^[21] In the previous meeting, which was also the first game that 2010 Texas Longhorns football team played against, Texas won 34–17.^[22] Garrett Gilbert was the starting quarterback after he was selected over Case McCoy, David Ash, and Connor Wood.^[23] Rice was able to hold the Longhorns to a three-and-out and attain a field goal to give Rice a 3–0 lead. However, Texas was able to respond with another field goal drive which was highlighted by a 56-yard pass from Gilbert to Mike Davis that would turn out to be the longest pass for the game, tying it at 3–3 at the end of the first quarter.^[19] In the second quarter, Rice's Xavier Webb fumbled a punt that was recovered by the Texas team deep inside the Owls' side of the field, setting up the first touchdown of the game and putting Texas at a 10–3 lead.^[24] Each team made an additional field goal in the remaining second quarter to put the score at 13–6 with Texas leading.

To start the second half, the Owls were able to narrow the Longhorns' lead to 13–9 after driving 46 yards to make a field goal, but on the ensuing drive Texas was able to increase the lead once again with a touchdown highlighted by a 36-yard pass by John Harris to Jaxon Shipley.^[19] This marked the first time that a non-quarterback player made a touchdown pass in school history since 1998 Heisman Trophy winner Ricky Williams.^[24] In the fourth quarter, Texas held Rice scoreless while scoring two touchdowns, both of which by running back Foswhitt Whittaker.^[19] Texas would hold off Rice for the rest of the game to win 34–9 victory, the seventy-first against Rice overall.

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BYU

See also: 2011 BYU Cougars football team

BYU at #21 Texas

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
BYU	6	7	3	0	16
• #21 Texas	0	3	7	7	17

• Date: September 10
• Location: Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium, Austin, TX
• Game start: 6:07 pm CDT
• Elapsed time: 3:06
• Game attendance: 100,995
• Game weather: 99 °F (37 °C), sunny, winds NNE 8 mph
• Referee: Dan Romeo
• TV announcers (ESPN2): Mark Jones (Play-by-play), Ed Cunningham (Color) & Samantha Steele (Sideline)

Sources:^[25]

Texas was favored by 8 points.^[26]

Texas remained at home to face BYU.^[27] Prior to the game, the two teams had only met twice, in 1988 and 1987. In both games, BYU won with scores of 47–6 and 22–17, respectively.^[28] In the first quarter, BYU held Texas scoreless with two punts, answering with two field goals.^[29][30] Garrett Gilbert, the starting quarterback, was replaced by backups Case McCoy and David Ash in the first quarter after throwing two interceptions.^[31] To answer Gilbert's second interception, the Cougars were able to drive 97 yards to score the only touchdown of the first half.^[31] After the touchdown, BYU lead Texas 13–0. In the second quarter, BYU quarterback Jake Heaps was intercepted by Texas cornerback Adrian Phillips.^[32] This set up a Texas field goal that would be Texas' first score of the game with 1:44 left in the half, cutting the BYU lead to 10 points.^[27] The Cougars would keep possession for the remaining second quarter to keep the score at 13–3 at halftime, with BYU still leading. But against all odds, the Texas Longhorns stunned the BYU Cougars by means of a last minute touchdown and earning the victory as a result.^[30]

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP BYU Texas 1 9:33 10 45 4:02 BYU 30-yard field goal by Justin Sorensen 3 0 1 6:45 5 21 1:49 BYU 33-yard field goal by Justin Sorensen 6 0 2 11:41 12 97 5:04 BYU Ross Apo 6-yard touchdown reception from Jake Heaps, Justin Sorensen kick good 13 0 2 1:44 7 19 3:15 Texas 23-yard field goal by Justin Tucker 13 3 3 10:46 7 62 2:42 Texas Cody Johnson 1-yard touchdown run, Justin Tucker kick good 13 10 3 4:36 12 56 6:02 BYU 32-yard field goal by Justin Sorensen 16 10 4 8:46 8 52 3:18 Texas Cody Johnson 1-yard touchdown run, Justin Tucker kick good 16 17 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 16 17

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UCLA

See also: 2011 UCLA Bruins football team

#21 Texas at UCLA

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
• #21 Texas	14	14	14	7	49
UCLA	0	10	10	0	20

• Date: September 17
• Location: Rose Bowl, Pasadena, CA
• Game start: 2:42 pm CDT
• Elapsed time: 3:09
• Game attendance: 54,583
• Game weather: 81 °F (27 °C), partly cloudy, winds S 2 mph
• Referee: Randy Christal
• TV announcers (ABC/ESPN): Bob Wischusen (Play-by-play), Bob Davie & Samantha Steele (Sideline)

Sources:^[33]

Scoring summary

1	11:20	TEX	D.J. Grant 45-yard pass from Case McCoy (Justin Tucker kick)	TEX 7–0
1	1:56	TEX	Foswhitt Whittaker 8-yard run (Justin Tucker kick)	TEX 14–0
2	11:36	TEX	Malcolm Brown 16-yard run (Justin Tucker kick)	TEX 21–0
2	6:49	UCLA	Derrick Coleman 1-yard run (Jeff Locke kick)	TEX 21–7
2	0:21	TEX	D.J. Grant 2-yard pass from Case McCoy (Justin Tucker kick)	TEX 28–7
2	0:00	UCLA	Jeff Locke 51-yard field goal	TEX 28–10
3	12:39	UCLA	Jeff Locke 49-yard field goal	TEX 28–13
3	9:38	TEX	D.J. Grant 5-yard pass from Jaxon Shipley (Justin Tucker kick)	TEX 35–13
3	4:29	UCLA	Derrick Coleman 1-yard run (Jeff Locke kick)	TEX 35–20
3	1:40	TEX	Foswhitt Whittaker 36-yard run (Justin Tucker kick)	TEX 42–20
4	2:57	TEX	Cody Johnson 7-yard run (Justin Tucker kick)	TEX 49–20

The Texas Longhorns defense lines up against UCLA in the Rose Bowl

Texas was favored by 4 points.^[34]

The Longhorns played UCLA for their first away game on September 17. In the previous 3 matches, UCLA won in large blowouts, most notably in 1997 when they won 66–3 in what became known as 'Rout 66.'^[35] Case McCoy and David Ash were selected as quarterback co-starters after Garrett Gilbert was taken out of the game against BYU.^[36] Texas started quickly into the game when UCLA quarterback Kevin Prince threw an interception.^[37] On the ensuing Longhorn drive, Case McCoy threw a 45-yard pass to D.J. Grant, giving Texas a 7–0 lead.^[38] Kevin Prince would throw 2 additional interceptions, both of which Texas scored upon, before taken out of the game.^[37]

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Iowa State

See also: 2011 Iowa State Cyclones football team

#17 Texas at Iowa State

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
• #17 Texas	13	21	0	3	37
Iowa State	0	0	0	14	14

• Date: October 1
• Location: Jack Trice Stadium, Ames, IA
• Game start: 6:12 pm CDT
• Elapsed time: 3:35
• Game attendance: 56,390
• Game weather: 66°, clear skies, winds SE 0–5 mph
• Referee: Rick Loumiet
• TV announcers (FX): Gus Johnson (Play-by-play), Charles Davis (Color) & Tim Brewster (Sideline)

Sources:^[39]

Scoring summary

1	7:30	TEX	Justin Tucker 33-yard field goal	TEX 3–0
1	5:35	TEX	Foswhitt Whittaker 16-yard run (Justin Tucker kick)	TEX 10–0
1	3:23	TEX	Justin Tucker 33-yard field goal	TEX 13–0
2	10:18	TEX	Mike Davis 48-yard pass from David Ash (Justin Tucker kick)	TEX 20–0
2	4:30	TEX	Josh Turner 34-yard blocked punt return (Justin Tucker kick)	TEX 27–0
2	1:17	TEX	Jaxon Shipley 40-yard pass from David Ash (Justin Tucker kick)	TEX 34–0
4	11:33	ISU	James White 2-yard run (Zach Guyer kick)	TEX 34–7
4	6:31	TEX	Justin Tucker 29-yard field goal	TEX 37–7
4	3:50	ISU	Chris Young 18 yad pass from Steele Jantz (Zach Guyer kick)	TEX 37–14

Texas was favored by 9 points.^[40]

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Oklahoma

See also: 2011 Oklahoma Sooners football team and Red River Rivalry

#1 Oklahoma vs. #10 Texas

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
• #1 Oklahoma	6	28	14	7	55
#10 Texas	3	7	0	7	17

• Date: October 8
• Location: Cotton Bowl, Dallas, TX
• Game start: 11:00 am CDT
• Elapsed time: 3:34
• Game attendance: 96,009
• Game weather: 78°, Mostly Cloudy with 75% Chance of Rain, winds SSE 15 mph
• Referee: Scott Novak
• TV announcers (ABC): Brent Musburger (Play-by-play), Kirk Herbstreit (Color), Erin Andrews (Sideline) & Tom Rinaldi (Sideline)

Sources:^[41]

Oklahoma was favored by 11.5 points.^[42]

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Oklahoma State

See also: 2011 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team

#7 Oklahoma State at No. 21 Texas

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
• #7 Oklahoma State	7	14	17	0	38
#21 Texas	0	10	14	2	26

• Date: October 15
• Location: Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium, Austin, TX
• Game start: 2:33 pm CDT
• Elapsed time: 3:27
• Game attendance: 100,101
• Game weather: 83°, clear skies, winds S 8 mph
• Referee: Mike Defee
• TV announcers (ABC/ESPN): Sean McDonough (Play-by-play), Matt Millen (Color) & Samantha Steele (Sideline)

Sources:^[43]

Oklahoma State was favored by 8 points.^[44]

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Kansas

See also: 2011 Kansas Jayhawks football team

Kansas at Texas

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
Kansas	0	0	0	0	0
• Texas	14	12	7	10	43

• Date: October 29
• Location: Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium, Austin, TX
• Game start: 6:06 pm CDT
• Elapsed time: 3:06
• Game attendance: 99,211
• Game weather: 66°, clear skies, winds S 3 mph
• Referee: Reggie Smith
• TV announcers (LHN): Dave LaMont (Play-by-play), Tim Brown (Color) & Samantha Steele (Sideline)

Sources:^[45]

Texas was favored by 28.5 points.^[46]

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Texas Tech

See also: 2011 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team and Texas–Texas Tech football rivalry

Texas Tech at No. 25 Texas

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
Texas Tech	3	3	7	7	20
• #25 Texas	3	28	7	14	52

• Date: November 5
• Location: Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium, Austin, TX
• Game start: 11:11 am CDT
• Elapsed time: 3:10
• Game attendance: 100,506
• Game weather: 59°, Sunny, winds SSE 5mph
• Referee: Scott Novak
• TV announcers (FX): Gus Johnson, Charles Davis (Color) & Tim Brewster (Sideline)

Sources:^[47]

Scoring summary

1	7:56	TT	Donnie Carona 29-yard field goal	TT 3–0
1	4:24	TEX	Justin Tucker 48-yard field goal	Tied 3–3
2	13:17	TEX	Foswhitt Whittaker 12-yard run (Justin Tucker kick)	TEX 10–3
2	10:10	TT	Donnie Carona 40-yard field goal	TEX 10–6
2	8:33	TEX	Foswhitt Whitaker 8-yard run (Justin Tucker kick)	TEX 17–6
2	6:56	TEX	D.J. Monroe 12-yard run (Justin Tucker kick)	TEX 24–6
2	1:46	TEX	Joe Bergeron 9-yard run (Justin Tucker kick)	TEX 31–6
3	9:06	TEX	Joe Bergeron 5-yard run (Justin Tucker kick)	TEX 38–6
3	3:10	TT	Eric Ward 8-yard pass from Seth Doege (Donnie Carona kick)	TEX 38–13
4	14:53	TEX	Joe Bergeron 12-yard run (Justin Tucker kick)	TEX 45–13
4	5:48	TEX	Darius White 31-yard pass from Case McCoy (Justin Tucker kick)	TEX 52–13
4	1:01	TT	Darrin Moore 1-yard pass from Seth Doege (Donnie Carona kick)	TEX 52–20

Texas was favored by 14 points.^[48]

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Missouri

See also: 2011 Missouri Tigers football team

#20 Texas at Missouri

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
#20 Texas	3	0	2	0	5
• Missouri	0	14	3	0	17

• Date: November 12
• Location: Faurot Field, Columbia, MO
• Game start: 11:00 am CST
• Elapsed time: 3:08
• Game attendance: 61,323
• Game weather: 54°, Overcast, winds S 19mph
• Referee: Dan Romeo
• TV announcers (FX): Craig Bolerjack (Play-by-play), Joel Klatt (Color) & Petros Papadakis (Sideline)

Sources:^[49]

Texas was favored by 1.5 points.^[50]

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Kansas State

See also: 2011 Kansas State Wildcats football team

#17 Kansas State at Texas

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
• #17 Kansas State	3	7	7	0	17
Texas	0	3	7	3	13

• Date: November 19
• Location: Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium, Austin, TX
• Game start: 7:12 pm CST
• Elapsed time: 3:06
• Game attendance: 100,705
• Game weather: 77°, Cloudy, winds SSE 13mph
• Referee: Cooper Castleberry
• TV announcers (FX): Gus Johnson (Play-by-play), Charles Davis (Color) & Tim Brewster (Sideline)

Sources:^[51]

Texas was favored by 7.5 points.^[52]

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Texas A&M

See also: 2011 Texas A&M Aggies football team and Texas–Texas A&M football rivalry

Texas at Texas A&M

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
• Texas	0	7	17	3	27
Texas A&M	10	6	0	9	25

• Date: November 24
• Location: Kyle Field, College Station, TX
• Game start: 7:10 pm CST
• Elapsed time: 3:48
• Game attendance: 88,645
• Game weather: 61°, Clear, winds E 7mph
• Referee: Scott Novak
• TV announcers (ESPN): Rece Davis (Play-by-play), Craig James (Color), Jesse Palmer (Color) & Jenn Brown (Sideline)

Sources:^[53]

Scoring summary

1	11:31	A&M	Ben Malena 7-yard pass from Ryan Tannehill (Randy Bullock kick)	A&M 7–0
1	5:40	A&M	Randy Bullock 49-yard field goal	A&M 10–0
2	10:50	A&M	Randy Bullock 52-yard field goal	A&M 13–0
2	9:10	TEX	Blaine Irby 41-yard pass from Jaxon Shipley (Justin Tucker kick)	A&M 13–7
2	4:18	A&M	Randy Bullock 29-yard field goal	A&M 16–7
3	11:06	TEX	Carrington Byndom 58-yard interception return (Justin Tucker kick)	A&M 16–14
3	7:44	TEX	Justin Tucker 23-yard field goal	TEX 17–16
3	4:04	TEX	Cody Johnson 1-yard run (Justin Tucker kick)	TEX 24–16
4	5:56	A&M	Randy Bullock 32-yard field goal	TEX 24–19
4	1:48	A&M	Jeff Fuller 16-yard pass from Ryan Tannehill (pass failed)	A&M 25–24
4	0:00	TEX	Justin Tucker 40-yard field goal	TEX 27–25

Texas A&M was favored by 8 points.^[54]

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Baylor

See also: 2011 Baylor Bears football team

Texas at No. 18 Baylor

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
Texas	7	14	3	0	24
• #18 Baylor	14	10	17	7	48

• Date: December 3
• Location: Floyd Casey Stadium, Waco, TX
• Game start: 2:30 pm CST
• Elapsed time: 3:22
• Game attendance: 46,543
• Game weather: 66°, Cloudy w/ chance of rain, winds S 17mph
• Referee: Reggie Smith
• TV announcers (ABC): Sean McDonough (Play-by-play), Matt Millen (Color) & Samantha Steele (Sideline)

Sources:

Baylor was favored by 3 points.^[55]

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Holiday Bowl – California

Main article: 2011 Holiday Bowl

See also: 2011 California Golden Bears football team

2011 Holiday Bowl: Texas vs. California

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
California	3	0	7	0	10
• Texas	0	7	7	7	21

• Date: December 28
• Location: Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, CA
• Game start: 7:11 pm CST
• Elapsed time: 3:32
• Game attendance: 56,313
• Game weather: 56°, Clear, winds NW 7mph
• Referee: Matt Moore
• TV announcers (ESPN): Rece Davis (Play-by-play), Jesse Palmer (Color) & Jenn Brown (Sideline)

Sources: ESPN

Scoring summary

1	6:06	CAL	Giorgio Tavecchio 47-yard field goal	CAL 3–0
2	6:08	TEX	David Ash 4-yard pass from Jaxon Shipley (Justin Tucker kick)	TEX 7–3
3	9:47	CAL	Isi Sofele 6-yard run (Giorgio Tavecchio kick)	CAL 10–7
3	8:06	TEX	Marquise Goodwin 47-yard pass from David Ash (Justin Tucker kick)	TEX 14–10
4	14:57	TEX	Cody Johnson 4-yard run (Justin Tucker kick)	TEX 21–10

Texas was favored by 3 points. Most valuable players were David Ash (QB) and Keenan Robinson (LB).

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Rankings

See also: 2011 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings

The Texas Longhorns began the season unranked for the first time since 1998 in the AP Poll, although it was ranked twenty-fourth in the Coaches Poll.^[56] After wins against Rice and BYU, Texas would slowly increase in the rankings before jumping four spots in the AP Poll and three in the Coaches Poll after winning against UCLA. After the bye week Texas once again jumped another 2 spots in the AP Poll and one in the Coaches Poll.^[57] In the final BCS rankings, Texas was twenty-fourth.^[58] In both the Associated Press' final rankings and USA Today's final rankings, Texas was unranked.^[59][60]

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Final
AP	RV	24	23	19	17	11	22	RV	RV	RV	21	RV	RV	RV	—	RV
Coaches	24	21	21	18	17	10	21	RV	RV	25	20	RV	RV	RV	—	RV
Harris	Not released						20	RV	25	24	20	RV	RV	25	RV	Not released
BCS	Not released							24	24	21	16	23	25	22	24	Not released

Notes

1. Denotes the largest crowd to watch a football game at Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium (beating a previous record set during the 2010 Texas Longhorns season against the UCLA Bruins). The record would be topped on October 6, 2012 with a crowd of 101,851 vs West Virginia.