2004 Texas Longhorns football team

The 2004 Texas Longhorns football team represented the University of Texas at Austin in the 2004 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team was coached by head football coach Mack Brown and led on the field by quarterback Vince Young. Ranked third in wins in Division I-A college football history, the University of Texas has traditionally been considered a college football powerhouse, but Brown had not managed to lead the Longhorns into a Bowl Championship Series (BCS) game. The 2004 season included some controversy related to the selection of Texas as an at-large team to attend the 2005 Rose Bowl. Brown coached the team to win that game with a thrilling last-second victory. The victory brought the Longhorns to 11 wins and 1 loss for the season (11–1) and it earned the Longhorns a top 5 finish in the polls.

2004 Texas Longhorns football
Rose Bowl champion
Rose Bowl, W 38–37 vs. Michigan
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
DivisionSouth
Ranking
CoachesNo. 4
APNo. 5
Record11–1 (7–1 Big 12)
Head coach
  • Mack Brown (7th season)
Offensive coordinatorGreg Davis (7th season)
Offensive schemeSpread
Defensive coordinatorGreg Robinson (1st season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumDarrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium
(Capacity: 80,092)
2004 Big 12 Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
North Division
Colorado xy  4 4   8 5  
Iowa State x  4 4   7 5  
Nebraska  3 5   5 6  
Missouri  3 5   5 6  
Kansas  2 6   4 7  
Kansas State  2 6   4 7  
South Division
No. 3 Oklahoma xy$  8 0   12 1  
No. 5 Texas  %  7 1   11 1  
Texas A&M  5 3   7 5  
No. 18 Texas Tech  5 3   8 4  
Oklahoma State  4 4   7 5  
Baylor  1 7   3 8  
Championship: Oklahoma 42, Colorado 3
  • $ BCS representative as conference champion
  • % BCS at-large representative
  • x Division champion/co-champions
  • y Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll
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