Texas A&M game notes

Nov. 27, 2008

No. 4/4 Texas 49, Texas A&M 9
November 27, 2008
Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium - Austin, Texas

TEAM NOTES
- Mack Brown became the 19th Football Bowl Subdivision coach in NCAA history to earn 200 career victories.
- Texas held Texas A&M to -24 rushing yards, the sixth time since 1990 an opponent has been held for negative rushing yardage, all during the Mack Brown era.
- Texas improved its record against Texas A&M to 74-36-5, including 46-11-1 in Austin.
- Texas became the first Big 12 Conference team to record 80 league wins since the league's inception.
- Texas picked up its 831st all-time victory taking sole possession of second place on the all-time list behind Michigan (872).
- Texas has posted at least 400 yards of total offense in 70 of its last 102 games.
- Texas has posted at least 400 yards of total offense in 11 of its 12 games this season.
- Texas' Brandon Collins became the fifth different UT player to log a 100-yard receiving game this season. The Longhorns had four different players log 100-yard receiving games in a season in 1999, 2002 and 2007.
- Texas moved to 41-18-2 all-time on Thanksgiving Day.
- Texas produced its 39th 500-yard total offense performance under Mack Brown and Greg Davis (there are only 62 of them in the 116 years of Texas football).
- Texas registered 200 yards both passing and rushing for the 45th time under Mack Brown and Greg Davis.
- Texas has topped the 500-point plateau in a season for just the third time in school history. With 527 points, they currently trail on the 533 points in 2003 (13 g) and 652 points in 2005 (13 g).
- Texas' 5,717 total yards this season ranks third on UT's single-season list, trailing only the 6,657 yards in 2005 (13 g) and 6,018 yards in 2007 (13 g).
- Texas has scored at least 28 points in a UT-best 19 consecutive games.
- Texas' 3,594 passing yards this season rank second on UT's single-season list, trailing only the 3,580 yards in 13 games in 1999.
- Cody Johnson became the third different player to rush for 100 yards in a game for the Longhorns this season.
- Texas moved to a perfect 69-of-69 on extra-point attempts this season.

Mack Brown ERA MARKS
- UT is now 44-6 against teams from within the Texas border, including 29-1 at home.
- UT is now 29-7 in November.
- UT is now 96-3 when outrushing its opponent.
- UT is now 84-13 when outpassing its opponent.
- UT is now 62-0 when rushing for more than 200 yards.
- UT is now 87-16 when passing for more than 200 yards.
- UT is now 59-8 when passing for more than 250 yards.
- UT is now 93-2 when recording more than 400 total yards.
- UT is 72-5 when winning the turnover battle.
- UT is now 84-7 when scoring first.
- UT is now 110-13 when scoring more than 20 points.
- UT is 91-7 when leading at halftime.

INDIVIDUAL NOTES
Sam Acho
- Acho logged his third sack of the season and moved his career total to 4.5.

Deon Beasley
- Beasley recorded his first career QB sack near the end of the first quarter.

Brandon Collins
- Collins logged his first career 100-yard receiving game. His previous career-high was 78 yards against Missouri.
- Collins equaled a career-high with six receptions. His previous career-high was six against Missouri.
- Collins' 20-yard TD reception in the second quarter was his third of the season.

Quan Cosby
- Cosby has caught a pass in 43 consecutive games, which ranks third nationally and second on UT's all-time list.
- Cosby has caught at least three passes in 26 of his last 30 games.
- Cosby (78) and Shipley (79) became the top single-season receiving duo in school history with 157 catches, passing Kwame Cavil (100) and Ryan Nunez (56) who combined for 156 receptions in 1999.
- Cosby (952) and Shipley (982) became the top single-season receiving duo in school history with 1,934 receiving yards, passing Wane McGarity (1,087) and Kwame Cavil (775) who combined for 1,862 receptions in 1998.
- Cosby's nine-yard TD reception was his eighth of the season and the 17th of his career. The 17 career TD receptions ranks fourth on UT's all-time list.
- Cosby moved into sixth place on the UT single-season receiving yards list with 952 yards, passing Mike Adams on the list three times. Adams had 942 receiving yards in 1996, 908 in 1993 and 876 in 1995.
- Cosby moved into third place on the UT career receiving yards list with 2,427, passing B.J. Johnson who logged 2,389 yards from 2000-03.
- Cosby became the seventh player in school history to eclipse the 4,500-yard plateau in all-purpose yardage.

John Gold*
- Gold's 59-yard punt was a career long, topping the 58-yard punt he had against Kansas.

Lamarr Houston
- Houston logged his second sack of the season and moved his career total to 7.5.

Cody Johnson
- Johnson's 1-yard and 23-yard TD runs at the beginning of the fourth quarter gave him 12 of the season, tying Cedric Benson (2001) for the UT freshman rushing TD record.
- Johnson's 102 rushing yards was a career-high, topping the 57 yards he logged against Rice.
- Johnson's 61-yard run was a career long, topping the 16-yard run he had against Rice.

Hunter Lawrence
- Lawrence moved to a perfect 57-of-57 for extra-point attempts in his career.

Colt McCoy
- McCoy moved his career record as a starter to 31-7, passing Vince Young (30-2) on UT's all-time victories list.
- McCoy became the second player in UT history to log over 4,000 yards of total offense in a season. He ended the game with 4,021, trailing only Vince Young's 4,086 yards in 2005.
- With 311 passing yards, McCoy set the UT single-season record with 3,445 yards. He topped the career record of 3,357 yards set by Major Applewhite in 1999.
- McCoy has thrown for at least 300 yards in nine games, tying the UT career record set by Major Applewhite from 1998-2001.
- McCoy has thrown for at least 300 yards in five games this season, tying the record set by Major Applewhite in 1999.
- McCoy has thrown for at least 200 yards in 28 games, which ranks second on UT's all-time list behind Major Applewhite (29).
- McCoy has thrown for at least 200 yards in 11 games this season, tying the record set by Major Applewhite in 1999 and equaled by McCoy in 2007.
- McCoy has thrown at least two TD passes in 26 of his 38 career games.
- McCoy extended his streak to 16 consecutive games with a TD pass, which ranks second on UT's all-time list behind Major Applewhite's 19.
- McCoy's 14-yard TD run in the first quarter was his ninth of the year and the 15th of his career.
- McCoy moved into fourth place on UT's list for career rushing yards by a QB with 1,238. He passed Eddie Phillips (1,211) on the day.
- McCoy moved into 32nd place on UT's career rushing list with 1,238. He passed Walter Fondren (1,217), Eddie Phillips (1,211) and Rodrick Walker (1,211) on the day.
- With two passing TDs and two rushing TDs, McCoy has rushed and passed for a TD in seven games this season.
- McCoy increased his UT career passing yards record to 9,318, his career total offense yardage record to 10,556 and his career passing TDs record to 83.
- McCoy increased his UT career TDs responsible for record to 99.

Chris Ogbonnaya
- Ogbonnaya tied the single-season school record for receptions by a RB with 42. He equaled the mark set by Metcalf in 1986 and 1988.
- Ogbonnaya moved into a tie with Hodges Mitchell (1997-2000) for fourth place on the UT career list for receptions by a RB with 71, passing Cedric Benson (69 - 2001-04).

Brian Orakpo
- Orakpo logged his 10th sack of the season and moved his career total to 20.5.
- Orakpo caused his fourth fumble of the season and the sixth of his career.

Ryan Palmer
- Palmer recorded the third sack of his career, all coming this season.

Jordan Shipley
- Shipley moved into fifth place on the UT single-season receiving yards list with 982 yards, passing Mike Adams on the list twice. Adams had 942 receiving yards in 1996 and 908 in 1993.
- Shipley moved into ninth place on the UT career receiving yards list with 1,628 yards, passing Lovell Pinkney (1,580 - 1992-94) and Johnny "Lam" Jones (1,603 - 1976-79).
- Cosby (78) and Shipley (79) became the top single-season receiving duo in school history with 157 catches, passing Kwame Cavil (100) and Ryan Nunez (56) who combined for 156 receptions in 1999.
- Cosby (952) and Shipley (982) became the top single-season receiving duo in school history with 1,934 receiving yards, passing Wane McGarity (1,087) and Kwame Cavil (775) who combined for 1,862 receptions in 1998.

Attendance: 98,621 - UT's 53rd consecutive sellout. It marks the largest crowd in UT history. The Longhorns end the season with 686,324 fans (a new school record) for an average of 98,046 per game (a new school record)
Game Captains: #3 Chris Ogbonnaya, #6 Quan Cosby, #98 Brian Orakpo, #99 Roy Miller
Coin Toss: Texas A&M won the toss and deferred its choice to the second half. Texas elected to receive. Texas A&M elected to defend the South End Zone.

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