2012 Texas Longhorns football team

2012 Texas Longhorns football
Alamo Bowl Champions
Alamo Bowl vs. Oregon State, W 31–27
Conference	Big 12 Conference
Ranking
Coaches	#18
AP	#19
2012 record	9–4 (5–4 Big 12)
Head coach	Mack Brown (15th year)
Co-offensive coordinator	Major Applewhite (2nd year)
Co-offensive coordinator	Bryan Harsin (2nd year)
Offensive scheme	Multiple
Defensive coordinator	Manny Diaz (2nd year)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium (Capacity: 100,119)

2012 Big 12 football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
#12 Kansas State $+		8	–	1					11	–	2
#15 Oklahoma +		8	–	1					10	–	3
#19 Texas		5	–	4					9	–	4
Oklahoma State		5	–	4					8	–	5
Baylor		4	–	5					8	–	5
TCU		4	–	5					7	–	6
Texas Tech		4	–	5					8	–	5
West Virginia		4	–	5					7	–	6
Iowa State		3	–	6					6	–	7
Kansas		0	–	9					1	–	11
$ – BCS representative as conference champion + – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The 2012 Texas Longhorns football team (variously "Texas," "UT," the "Longhorns," or the "'Horns") represented the University of Texas at Austin in the 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Longhorns were led by 15th-year head coach Mack Brown and played their home games at Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium. They were a member of the Big 12 Conference. They finished the season 9–4, 5–4 in Big 12 play to finish in a tie for third place. They were invited to the Alamo Bowl where they defeated Oregon State.

The team's motto for the season was created by Longhorns players. The motto was R.I.S.E., which stood for words Relentless, Intensity, Sacrifice/Swagger, and Emotion.

Previous season

After the 2010 Texas Longhorns football team finished with the first losing season since 1997, Texas began the 2011 NCAA Division I FBS football season unranked in the preseason Associated Press poll for the first time since 1998, although they ranked 24th in the preseason Coaches' Poll. Texas defeated its first four opponents, including two that they had previously lost to in 2010. Texas would go on a two-game losing skid against top 10 teams Oklahoma and Oklahoma State before winning against Kansas and Texas Tech. The game against Kansas was the first shutout for a Texas football team since beating Baylor 63-0 in 2005. Texas would once again enter a two-game losing skid before beating Texas A&M in the Lone Star Showdown. The Longhorns would lose to Baylor before becoming selected to play in the 2011 Holiday Bowl. Texas would go on to win 21-10 against California, finishing the season with an 8-5 record.

Spring game

Horns vs. Texas

1 2 3 4 Total Horns 0 14 7 7 28 • Texas 14 14 7 0 35 Location: Austin, TX Game start: 2:10 pm CST Elapsed time: 1:41 Game attendance: 46,000 Game weather: 86°F (30°C), mostly cloudy, winds S 15–20 mph Referee: Randy Christal TV announcers (LHN): Danny Kanell, Lowell Galindo

The annual Texas Orange–White spring game took place on April 1, 2012. However, the teams were named Horns and Texas. Quarterbacks David Ash, Case McCoy, and newly recruited Connor Brewer attempted passes during the game.

The Texas team won the coin toss and elected to receive the kickoff at the beginning of the game. They would eventually score first on a 60–yard run by wide receiver D.J. Monroe. The Texas team would hold the Horns scoreless after scoring two more touchdowns in the first and second quarters. However, the Horns recorded their first touchdown with 5:55 left in the second quarter. The Texas team would answer on special teams after Mykkele Thompson made a touchdown on a 99–yard kickoff return.

After halftime, both Texas and the Horns would each score touchdowns, although Texas would maintain a lead. The final score of the game was on a 1–yard run by Heath Hohmann late in the fourth quarter for the Horns. However, the Horns could not score again, and the Texas team won 35–28.

2012 NFL Draft

Three Texas players were drafted in the 2012 NFL Draft. All players drafted were players on the Texas defense.

2012 NFL Draft selections

Round	Pick #	Team	Player	Position
4	119	Washington Redskins	Keenan Robinson	Linebacker
6	204	Cleveland Browns	Emmanuel Acho	Linebacker
7	215	Miami Dolphins	Kheeston Randall	Defensive Tackle

Following the draft five 2011 Texas players were signed as undrafted free agents.

Signed as Undrafted Free Agent

Player	Team	Position
Blake Gideon	Arizona Cardinals	Safety
Christian Scott	Tennessee Titans	Safety
Cody Johnson	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Fullback
David Snow	Buffalo Bills	Offensive linesman
Justin Tucker	Baltimore Ravens	Kicker

Roster

2012 Texas Longhorns football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class WR 1 Mike Davis So WR 2 Kendall Sanders Fr WR 3 DeSean Hales Sr WR 4 Cayleb Jones Fr RB 5 Jeremy Hills Sr QB 6 Case McCoy Jr QB 7 Kris Anderson Fr WR 8 Jaxon Shipley So WR 9 John Harris So WR 11 Jalen Overstreet Fr FB 13 Chet Moss So QB 14 David Ash So QB 15 Trey Holtz  Fr WR 16 Bryant Jackson So WR 17 Miles Onyegbule  So TE 18 D.J. Grant Sr WR 19 Marcus Johnson Fr RB 21 Daje Johnson Fr RB 24 Joe Bergeron So WR 27 Michael Zaring  Fr RB 28 Malcolm Brown  So WR 29 Jaren Nickleson Sr FB 30 Ryan Roberson Sr RB 32 Johnathan Gray Fr FB 36 Alex De La Torre  Fr RB 40 Tate Gresham  So WR 42 Dakota Haines  Fr RB 42 Heath Hohmann So OL 51 Donald Hawkins Jr C 55 Dominic Espinosa So OL 56 Drew Russo So OL 62 Curtis Riser Fr OL 65 Marcus Hutchins Fr OG 66 Sedrick Flowers Fr OL 68 Kennedy Estelle Fr OL 71 Camrhon Hughes Fr OG 72 Mason Walters Jr OG, C 73 Garrett Porter Jr OL 74 Taylor Doyle Fr OG, OT 75 Trey Hopkins Jr OL 76 Garrett Greenlea Fr OT 77 Luke Poehlmann Sr OT 78 Josh Cochran So OG 79 Thomas Ashcraft Jr TE 80 Jackson Crawley  Sr TE 81 Greg Daniels So TE 82 Trey Graham Jr WR 83 Chirs Giron  Jr TE 83 Trevor Leeson  So WR 84 Marquise Goodwin Sr TE 85 M.J. McFarland Fr WR 86 Cade McCary  Jr TE 89 Barrett Matthews Sr	Defense Pos. # Name Class DE 1 Shiro Davis Fr DB 2 Mykkele Thompson So LB 3 Jordan Hicks  Jr S 4 Kenny Vaccaro Sr CB 6 Quandre Diggs So LB 7 Demarco Cobbs Jr LB 8 Aaron Benson So LB 11 Tevin Jackson So DB 13 Kevin Vaccaro Fr DB 16 Bryson Echols Fr CB 17 Adrian Phillips Jr LB 19 Peter Jinkens Fr DB 21 Duke Thomas Fr CB 23 Carrington Byndom Jr LB 24 Timothy Cole Fr CB 25 Josh Turner So DB 26 Adrian Colbert Fr S 29 Sheroid Evans So CB 30 Ryan Roberts  Fr CB 31 Leroy Scott So S 32 Devin Huffines  Jr CB 33 Steve Edmond LB 35 Kendall Thompson So DB, DS 37 Nate Boyer  So DB 38 Ben George  So S 40 Matthew Zapata  So LB 41 Holt Pearlman  Fr DE 42 Caleb Bluiett Fr DE 42 Logan Mills  Fr DE 44 Jackson Jeffcoat Jr LB 45 Shawn Izadi  Jr LB 46 Brad Terry  Sr DE 47 Chris Terry  Jr LB 48 Trey Gonzales  Fr DT 50 Paul Boyette, Jr. Fr DE, DS 50 Michael Cruciani  Sr DE 52 Bryce Cottrell Fr LB 55 Dalton Santos Fr DE 57 Taylor Silguero Sr LB 58 Cody Ramirez Sr DT 69 Kyle Kriegel Jr DE 80 Alex Okafor Sr DE 81 Hassan Ridgeway Fr DT 85 Ashton Dorsey Jr DL 87 Hasen Zaydon Fr DE 88 Cedric Reed So DT 90 Malcom Brown Fr DE 92 Reggie Wilson Jr DT 92 Alex Norman Fr DT 94 Chris Whaley Jr DT 97 Brandon Moore Jr DT 99 Desmond Jackson So	Special teams Pos. # Name Class PK 9 Anthony Fera Jr P, PK 14 William Russ So P 15 Alex King Sr P 15 Alex King Sr PK 23 Nick Rose  Fr PK 28 Nick Jordon Fr PK 31 Ben Pruitt  Fr PK 33 Grant Sirgo  So PK 35 Michael Davidson Fr DS 39 Tom Newman  So DS 45 Kyle Ashby  Fr	Head coach Mack Brown (15th 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 – Director of Football Operations Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster Last update: August 5, 2012

Recruiting class

During the 2011 recruiting period, Texas recruited 18 players, including nine from the 'ESPN 150.' As a result, Texas' recruiting class was ranked third by ESPN, second by Rivals and first by Scout.

2012 recruits
Name	Home town	High school / college	Height	Weight	40‡	Commit date
Caleb Bluiett DE	Beaumont, TX	West Brook Senior HS	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	4.75	Feb 26, 2011
	Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 79
Paul Boyette, Jr. DT	Humble, TX	Humble HS	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	280 lb (130 kg)	5.0	Feb 26, 2011
	Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 80
Connor Brewer QB	Scottsdale, AZ	Chaparral HS	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	4.7	Feb 7, 2011
	Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 82
Malcom Brown DT	Brenham, TX	Brenham HS	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	280 lb (130 kg)	–	Apr 3, 2011
	Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 83
Adrian Colbert S	Mineral Wells, TX	Mineral Wells HS	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	189 lb (86 kg)	Dec 10, 2011
	Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 79
Timothy Cole OBL	Brenham, TX	Brenham HS	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	218 lb (99 kg)	4.51	Apr 3, 2011
	Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 79
Bryce Cottrell DE	Plano, TX	Plano West Senior HS	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	4.8	Jan 30, 2012
	Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 74
Torshiro Davis OLB	Shreveport, LA	Woodlawn HS	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	217 lb (98 kg)	Feb 1, 2012
	Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 81
Alex De La Torre MLB	Denton, TX	Billy Ryan HS	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	223 lb (101 kg)	4.6	Feb 12, 2011
	Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 79
Bryson Echols CB	DeSoto, TX	DeSoto HS	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	–	Feb 26, 2011
	Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 81
Kennedy Estelle OT	Pearland, TX	Glenda Dawson HS	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	310 lb (140 kg)	5.2	Jun 5, 2011
	Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 82
Johnathan Gray RB	Aledo, TX	Aledo HS	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	4.4	Apr 22, 2011
	Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 85
Donald Hawkins OT	Senatobia, MS	Northwest Mississippi CC	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	318 lb (144 kg)	Dec 7, 2011
	Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A
Camhron Hughes OT	Killeen, TX	Harker Heights HS	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	270 lb (120 kg)	Feb 26, 2011
	Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 79
Peter Jinkens OLB	Dallas, TX	Skyline HS	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	4.5	Feb 26, 2011
	Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 81
Daje Johnson ATH	Pflugerville, TX	Hendrickson HS	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	182 lb (83 kg)	4.34	Jan 28, 2012
	Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 80
Marcus Johnson WR	League City, TX	Clear Springs HS	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	179 lb (81 kg)	4.41	Dec 4, 2011
	Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 78
Cayleb Jones WR	Austin, TX	Austin HS	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	4.5	Feb 27, 2011
	Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 83
Nicholas "Nick" Jordan K	Coppell, TX	Coppell HS	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Jun 27, 2011
	Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 78
Brandon Moore DT	Scooba, MS	East Mississippi CC	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	333 lb (151 kg)	Dec 7, 2011
	Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A
Alex Norman DT	Dallas, TX	Bishop Dunne Catholic School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	280 lb (130 kg)	Feb 12, 2011
	Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 80
Jalen Overstreet ATH	Dallas, TX	Bishop Dunne Catholic School	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	206 lb (93 kg)	4.55	Feb 12, 2011
	Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 78
Hassan Ridgeway DE	Mansfield, TX	Mansfield HS	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	253 lb (115 kg)	5.0	Feb 16, 2011
	Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 80
Curtis Riser OG	DeSoto, TX	DeSoto HS	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	290 lb (130 kg)	–	Feb 13, 2011
	Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 80
Kendall Sanders CB	Athens, TX	Athens HS	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	4.39	Dec 2, 2011
	Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 80
Dalton Santos MLB	Van, TX	Van HS	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	290 lb (130 kg)	4.62	Jan 29, 2012
	Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 80
Orlando Thomas CB	Copperas Cove, TX	Copperas Cove HS	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	172 lb (78 kg)	4.47	Feb 13, 2011
	Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 80
Kevin Vaccaro CB	Brownwood, TX	Brownwood HS	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Dec 11, 2011
	Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 75
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 3   Rivals: 3  ESPN: 1
‡ Refers to 40 yard dash Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, 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:

Schedule

In 2012, Texas played six home games and five away games, as well as one game played on a neutral site. Texas began their 2012 season against two teams from the Mountain West Conference, Wyoming and New Mexico. Texas had hosted Wyoming in each of the past three years and 2012 outside of 2010. Texas then faced Ole Miss, the first time Texas faced a team from the Southeastern Conference (SEC) since the 2010 BCS National Championship Game against Alabama and the first time they faced an SEC team in the regular season since 2008. After Texas' off–conference schedule, the Longhorns enter a bye week before playing a round-robin schedule against teams from the Big 12. Another bye week occurs before the game against TCU. Three football games during the season were broadcast exclusively on the Longhorn Network. As of November 2012, eight games were broadcast nationally, and only one, against Kansas, was broadcast regionally.

Date	Time	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	7:00 PM	Wyoming*	#15	Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX	LHN	W 37–17	101,142
September 8	7:00 PM	New Mexico*	#17	Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX	LHN	W 45–0	100,990
September 15	8:15 PM	at Ole Miss*	#14	Vaught-Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, MS	ESPN/LHN	W 66–31	61,797
September 29	6:50 PM	at Oklahoma State	#12	Boone Pickens Stadium • Stillwater, OK	FOX	W 41–36	56,709
October 6	6:00 PM	#8 West Virginia	#11	Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX	FOX	L 45–48	101,851
October 13	11:00 AM	vs. #10 Oklahoma	#15	Cotton Bowl • Dallas, TX (Red River Rivalry)	ABC	L 21–63	92,500
October 20	7:00 PM	Baylor		Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX	ABC	W 56–50	101,353
October 27	11:00 AM	at Kansas		Memorial Stadium • Lawrence, KS	FSN	W 21–17	40,097
November 3	2:30 PM	at #20 Texas Tech		Jones AT&T Stadium • Lubbock, TX (Battle for the Chancellor's Spurs)	ABC/ESPN2	W 31–22	60,879
November 10	11:00 AM	Iowa State	#19	Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX	LHN/ABC	W 33–7	100,018
November 22	6:30 PM	TCU	#18	Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX	ESPN	L 13–20	99,950
December 1	7:00 PM	at #7 Kansas State	#23	Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium • Manhattan, KS	ABC	L 24–42	50,912
December 29	6:45 PM	vs. #15 Oregon State*		Alamodome • San Antonio, TX (Alamo Bowl)	ESPN	W 31–27	65,277
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

• ^A Denotes the largest crowd to watch a football game at Darrell K. Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium, set earlier in 2011 in the opening game against Rice, where an attendance of 101,624 was recorded.
• ^B Denotes the largest crowd to watch a football game at Jones AT&T Stadium, set earlier in 2012 against Oklahoma, where an attendance of 60,800 was recorded.

Game notes

Wyoming

Main article: 2012 Wyoming Cowboys football team

Wyoming at #15 Texas

1 2 3 4 Total Wyoming 9 0 0 8 17 • #15 Texas 7 17 7 6 37 Location: Austin, TX Game start: 7:07 pm CST Elapsed time: 3:08 Game attendance: 101,142 Game weather: 92°F (33°C), fair, winds SE 11–18 mph Referee: Dan Romeo TV announcers (LHN): Mark Neely, Ray Bentley, and Kaylee Hartung

Scoring summary 1 9:14 WYO Stuart Williams 33-yard field goal WYO 0–3 1 5:05 TEX Joe Bergeron 1-yard run (Nick Jordan kick) TEX 7–3 1 3:37 WYO Robert Herron 82-yard pass from Brett Smith (Stuart Williams kick) WYO 7–9 2 7:20 TEX Jaxon Shipley 16-yard pass from David Ash (Nick Jordan kick) TEX 14–9 2 3:44 TEX D.J. Monroe 7-yard run (Nick Jordan kick) TEX 21–9 2 0:03 TEX Nick Jordon 31-yard field goal TEX 24–9 3 12:39 TEX Malcolm Brown 1-yard run (Nick Jordon kick) TEX 31–9 4 9:38 WYO Robert Herron 22-yard pass from Brett Smith (Dominic Rufran pass from Brett Smith) TEX 31–17 4 2:57 TEX Joe Bergeron 17-yard run (Nick Jordan kick blocked) TEX 37–17

Overall Record	Previous Meeting	Previous Winner
4–0	2010	Texas, 34–7

Leading up to the game Texas was favored to win by 31.5 points.

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New Mexico

Main article: 2012 New Mexico Lobos football team

New Mexico at #15 Texas

1 2 3 4 Total New Mexico 0 0 0 0 0 • #15 Texas 7 10 14 14 45 Location: Austin, TX Game start: 7:08 pm CST Elapsed time: 3:09 Game attendance: 100,990 Game weather: 84°F (33°C), clear skies, winds N 7 mph Referee: Rick Loumiet TV announcers (LHN): Mark Neely, Ray Bentley, and Kaylee Hartung

Scoring summary 1 8:50 TEX David Ash 49-yard run (Nick Jordan kick) TEX 7–0 2 13:03 TEX Nick Jordan 38-yard field goal TEX 10–0 2 0:28 TEX Mike Davis 22-yard pass from David Ash (Nick Jordan kick) TEX 17–0 3 12:12 TEX Daje Johnson 45-yard pass from David Ash (Nick Jordan kick) TEX 24–0 3 5:10 TEX Joe Bergeron 1-yard run (Nick Jordan kick) TEX 31–0 4 11:06 TEX D.J. Monroe 6-yard run (Nick Jordan kick) TEX 38–0 4 3:02 TEX M.J McFarland 13-yard pass from Case McCoy (Nick Jordan kick) TEX 45–0

Overall Record	Previous Meeting	Previous Winner
2–0	1988	Texas, 47–0

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Ole Miss

Main article: 2012 Ole Miss Rebels football team

#12 Texas at Ole Miss

1 2 3 4 Total • #12 Texas 10 21 21 14 66 Ole Miss 0 10 14 7 31 Location: Oxford, MS Game start: 8:26 pm CST Elapsed time: 3:24 Game attendance: 61,797 Game weather: 79°F (26°C), fair, winds ENE 7 mph Referee: Randy Christal TV announcers (ESPN/LHN/Sports USA): Mark Jones, Brock Huard, and Jessica Mendoza (ESPN); Craig Way, Roger Wallace, Rod Babers, and Kaylee Hartung (LHN); Mark Followill and Gary Barnett (Sports USA)

Scoring summary 1 9:41 TEX Steve Edmond 22-yard interception return (Nick Jordan kick) TEX 7–0 1 3:01 TEX Nick Jordan 31-yard field goal TEX 10–0 2 14:54 MISS Randall Mackey 3-yard run (Bryson Rose kick) TEX 10–7 2 13:35 TEX Marquise Goodwin 69-yard run (Nick Jordan kick) TEX 17–7 2 8:50 MISS Bryson Rose 39-yard field goal TEX 17–10 2 6:34 TEX D.J. Grant 3-yard pass from David Ash (Nick Jordan kick) TEX 24–10 2 0:12 TEX Ryan Roberson 1-yard pass from David Ash (Nick Jordan kick) TEX 31–10 3 11:40 TEX D.J. Monroe 10-yard run (Nick Jordan kick) TEX 38–10 3 10:39 MISS Dante Moncrief 75-yard pass from Bo Wallace (Bryson Rose kick) TEX 38–17 3 6:51 TEX Malcolm Brown 5-yard run (Nick Jordan kick) TEX 45–17 3 4:41 MISS Jeff Scott 48-yard run (Bryson Rose kick) TEX 45–24 3 2:30 TEX Mike Davis 46-yard pass from David Ash (Nick Jordan kick) TEX 52–24 4 14:23 TEX Malcolm Brown 12-yard run (Nick Jordan kick) TEX 59–24 4 14:05 MISS Jaylen Walton 100-yard kickoff return (Bryson Rose kick) TEX 59–31 4 11:27 TEX Marquise Goodwin 55-yard pass from David Ash (Nick Jordan kick) TEX 66–31

Overall Record	Previous Meeting	Previous Winner
5–1	1966	Texas, 19–0

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Oklahoma State

Main article: 2012 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team

#10 Texas at #22 Oklahoma State

1 2 3 4 Total • #10 Texas 21 0 7 13 41 #22 Oklahoma State 14 3 9 10 36 Location: Stillwater, OK Game start: 6:50 pm CST Elapsed time: 3:28 Game attendance: 56,709 Game weather: 73°F (23°C), cloudy, winds ENE 6 mph Referee: Tom Walker TV announcers (FOX/Compass Media): Gus Johnson, Charles Davis, and Julie Alexandria (FOX); Gregg Daniels and Dale Hellestrae (Compass Media)

Scoring summary 1 14:21 OSU Joseph Randle 69-yard run (Quinn Sharp kick) OSU 0–7 1 9:10 TEX Jaxon Shipley 44-yard pass from David Ash (Nick Jordan kick) 7–7 1 7:31 TEX Jaxon Shipley 20-yard pass from David Ash (Nick Jordan kick) TEX 14–7 1 2:00 OSU Josh Stewart 44-yard pass from J.W. Walsh (Quinn Sharp kick) 14–14 1 1:47 TEX D.J. Monroe 100-yard kickoff return (Nick Jordan kick) TEX 21–14 2 12:34 OSU Quinn Sharp 23-yard field goal TEX 21–17 3 6:52 OSU Quinn Sharp 38-yard field goal TEX 21–20 3 0:43 TEX Jaxon Shipley 7-yard pass from David Ash (Nick Jordan kick) TEX 28–20 3 0:19 OSU John Goodlet 20-yard pass from J.W. Walsh (Two–point conversion failed) TEX 28–26 4 9:36 OSU Joseph Randle 2-yard run (Quinn Sharp kick) OSU 28–33 4 5:48 TEX Joe Bergeron 1-yard run (Two–point conversion failed) TEX 34–33 4 2:34 OSU Quinn Sharp 24-yard field goal OSU 34–36 4 0:29 TEX Joe Bergeron 2-yard run (Nick Jordan kick) TEX 41–36

Overall Record	Previous Meeting	Previous Winner
22–4	2011	Oklahoma State, 26–38

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West Virginia

Main article: 2012 West Virginia Mountaineers football team

#7 West Virginia at #9 Texas

1 2 3 4 Total • #7 West Virginia 14 13 7 14 48 #9 Texas 7 21 10 7 45 Location: Austin, TX Game start: 6:00 pm CST Elapsed time: 3:32 Game attendance: 101,851 Game weather: 66°F (23°C), cloudy, winds N 10-15 mph Referee: Greg Burks TV announcers (FOX/ESPN Radio): Gus Johnson, Charles Davis, and Julie Alexandria (FOX); Mark Neely, Ray Bentley, and Owen Fitzsimmons (ESPN Radio)

Overall Record	Previous Meeting	Previous Winner
0–1	1956	West Virginia, 6–7

Texas fans and the Showband of the Southwest at a pep rally prior to the game

Before the game, Texas was favored to win by 6.5 points over West Virginia. It was the first game against a top–10 opponent in either the AP Poll or Coaches' Poll since losing to Oklahoma State in 2011. Leading up to the game both teams were undefeated with 4–0 records, and this game was West Virginia's first road game as a Big 12 member. It was announced that kicker Anthony Fera, who had transferred to Texas before the season, would be playing after being sidelined during the start of the season because of a groin injury. Darrell K. Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium saw a record attendance of 101,851, eclipsing the record set by a game against Rice in 2011.

Former Texas quarterback Vince Young, who attended the game, was the honorary team captain. Marquise Goodwin, Carrington Byndom, and D.J. Monroe were team captains for the offense, defense, and special teams, respectively.

At the start of the game Texas won the coin toss, but elected to defer, selecting to kickoff at the start of the game. The kickoff by kicker Nick Rose was returned 44 yards by Tavon Austin to start the game. On their opening drive, West Virginia drove down the field to score the first touchdown of the game on an eight-yard pass from leading Heisman Trophy candidate quarterback Geno Smith to wide receiver Stedman Bailey. Texas responded on a two-yard rushing touchdown by Joe Bergeron, tying the game at 7–7. After the scores both teams were held scoreless on their subsequent drives. A 42–yard field goal by West Virginia kicker Tyler Bitancurt was blocked by Alex Okafor, and Texas failed to convert on fourth down on the following drive, resulting in a turnover on downs. West Virginia scored again after Geno Smith threw a 40–yard touchdown pass, this time to Tavon Austin, to let the Mountaineers lead 14–7 to end the first quarter. West Virginia scored once again to open the second quarter, this time on a rushing touchdown, to extend the Mountaineer lead to 21–7. After Marquise Goodwin lost a fumble, Texas cornerback Carrington Byndom was able to block a subsequent punt by West Virginia. Texas was able to capitalize on the blocked punt to score a touchdown and close the lead to 21–14. On the following drive, Mountaineer quarterback Geno Smith fumbled near the goal line, which was recovered by Jackson Jeffcoat and leading to a defensive touchdown, tying the game once again at 21–21. To close out the first half of play West Virginia was able to score two field goals, but the Longhorns were able to score a touchdown. Texas led at halftime 28–27.

Anthony Fera scored his first field goal under the Texas Longhorns football team at the end of a drive to begin the first quarter. However, on the subsequent drive West Virginia scored another touchdown, once again on a catch by Stedman Bailey, to reclaim the lead 34–31. Following the receiving touchdown Texas was able to respond with a four-yard touchdown run by Joe Bergeron, his fourth rushing touchdown of the game. Geno Smith connected with Stedman Bailey again for another touchdown catch, this time for six yards to give West Virginia the lead once again at 41–38 to start the fourth quarter. On the next drive the Longhorns were unable to score a touchdown. On the next drive Geno Smith lost his second fumble of the game, allowing Texas to start with good field position. However, a bad snap by center Dominique Espinosa forced Texas back further from the goal line. On the following attempted field goal, Anthony Fera missed wide–right. West Virginia took the opportunity to extend their lead with a 5–yard touchdown by Andrew Buie to lead 48–38. With just over a minute in the game, Texas was able to score with 15 seconds remaining on an eight-yard pass from David Ash to Marquise Goodwin to make the score 48–45. Texas was unable to recover the ensuing onside kick, allowing West Virginia to run out the clock and win the game.

Texas runningback Joe Bergeron recorded a career high four rushing touchdowns, which accounted for four out of five offensive touchdowns by Texas. It was the first time at least four rushing touchdowns were scored by a Longhorns player since Vince Young did so in the 2005 Rose Bowl. After the loss, Texas moved down to 15th in both the Associated Press Poll and Coaches' Poll.

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Oklahoma

Main articles: 2012 Oklahoma Sooners football team and Red River Rivalry

#15 Texas vs. #10 Oklahoma

1 2 3 4 Total #15 Texas 2 0 6 13 21 • #10 Oklahoma 13 23 10 17 63 Location: Dallas, TX Game start: 11:08 am CST Elapsed time: 3:54 Game attendance: 92,500 Game weather: 77°F (23°C), Overcast, winds S 15 mph Referee: Mike Defee TV announcers (ABC/ Compass Media Networks): Brad Nessler, Todd Blackledge, and Holly Rowe (ABC); Drew Bontadelli and Tony Hill (Compass Media)

Overall Record	Previous Meeting	Previous Winner
59–42–5	2011	Oklahoma, 17–55

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Baylor

Main article: 2012 Baylor Bears football team

Baylor at Texas

1 2 3 4 Total Baylor 21 10 12 7 50 • Texas 14 28 7 7 56 Location: Austin, TX Game start: 7:12 pm CST Elapsed time: 3:32 Game attendance: 101,353 Game weather: 84°F (29°C), clear, winds S 5-10 mph Referee: Dan Romeo TV announcers (ABC): Sean McDonough, Chris Spielman, and Quint Kessenich

Overall Record	Previous Meeting	Previous Winner
73–24–4	2011	Baylor, 24–48

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Kansas

Main article: 2012 Kansas Jayhawks football team

#23 Texas at Kansas

1 2 3 4 Total • Texas 7 0 0 14 21 Kansas 0 14 0 3 17 Location: Memorial Stadium, Lawrence, Kansas Game start: 11:06 am CST Elapsed time: 2:59 Game attendance: 40,097 Game weather: 41°F (5°C), clear, winds ENE 4 mph Referee: Scott Novak Television network: FSN

Scoring summary 1 10:53 TEX Joe Bergeron 3-yard run (Anthony Fera kick) TEX 7–0 2 12:06 KU Christian Matthews 15-yard run (Nick Prolago kick) Tied 7–7 2 7:16 KU Tony Pierson 11-yard run (Nick Prolago kick) KU 14–7 4 9:41 TEX Marquise Goodwin 11-yard run (Anthony Fera kick) Tied 14–14 4 2:28 KU Nick Prolago 29-yard field goal KU 17–14 4 0:12 TEX D.J. Grant 1-yard pass from Case McCoy (Anthony Fera kick) TEX 21–17

Overall Record	Previous Meeting	Previous Winner
9–2	2011	Texas, 43–0

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Texas Tech

Main articles: 2012 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team and Texas–Texas Tech football rivalry

Texas at Texas Tech

1 2 3 4 Total • Texas 14 10 0 7 31 Texas Tech 7 6 9 0 22 Location: Lubbock, TX Game start: 2:35 pm CST Elapsed time: 3:13 Game attendance: 60,879 Game weather: 63°F (17°C), partly cloudy, winds ENE 5 mph Referee: Reggie Smith Television network: ABC

Overall Record	Previous Meeting	Previous Winner
46–15	2011	Texas, 52–20

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Iowa State

Main article: 2012 Iowa State Cyclones football team

Iowa State at Texas

1 2 3 4 Total Iowa State 0 7 0 0 7 • Texas 14 6 3 10 33 Location: Austin, TX Game start: 11:08 AM Elapsed time: 3:11 Game attendance: 100,018 Game weather: 78°F (26°C), partly cloudy, winds S 15–20 mph Referee: Greg Burks TV announcers (LHN): Mark Neely, Ray Bentley, and Kaylee Hartung

Overall Record	Previous Meeting	Previous Winner
8–1	2011	Texas, 34–14

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TCU

Main article: 2012 TCU Horned Frogs football team

TCU at Texas

1 2 Total TCU 0 Texas 0 Location: Austin, TX Game start: 6:30 Game attendance: 99,950 TV announcers (ESPN): Rece Davis, Jesse Palmer, David Pollack & Samantha Steele

Overall Record	Previous Meeting	Previous Winner
61–20–1	2007	Texas, 34–13

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Kansas State

Main article: 2012 Kansas State Wildcats football team

Texas at Kansas State

1 2 3 4 Total Texas 0 10 7 7 24 • Kansas State 7 0 7 28 42 Location: Manhattan, KS TV announcers (Brad Nessler, Todd Blackledge & Holly Rowe): ABC

Overall Record	Previous Meeting	Previous Winner
5–7	2011	Kansas State, 13–17

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Oregon State

Main article: 2012 Oregon State Beavers football team

Texas vs Oregon State

1 2 3 4 Total • Texas 3 7 7 14 31 Oregon State 10 10 7 0 27 Location: San Antonio, TX

Overall Record	Previous Meeting	Previous Winner
2–0	1987	Texas, 61–16

Rankings

Main article: 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. ( ) = First place votes.

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Final
AP	15	17	14	12	12	11	15	RV	RV	RV	19	18	18	23	RV	19
Coaches'	15	15	12	10	10	9	15	RV	24	22	17	15	15	21	25	18
Harris	Not released						15	25	24	22	17	15	17	20	24	Not released
BCS	Not released							25	23	23	17	15	16	18	23	Not released