Never Retreat, Never Surrender | A Texas Longhorns Dynasty

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Damn bad stretch of games for you.

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Well, finally headed offshore today...see you guys in a few weeks.

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Headed back home Monday, can't wait to get this thing started again!

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WEEK FOURTEEN


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TEXAS LONGHORNS (7-4, 5-3)
VS.
TCU HORNED FROGS (6-4, 4-4)


TURNOVER WOES CONTINUE AS TCU STOMPS TEXAS
THE LONGHORNS COMMITTED SIX TURNOVERS IN THEIR REGULAR SEASON FINALE LOSS

A promising season ended in disappointment on Saturday as the Longhorns lost their third straight game to an in-state foe in as many weeks. Up against Big XII newcomer TCU, Texas committed six costly turnovers in a lopsided 42-14 loss. Case McCoy continued to struggle at quarterback, completing just 7 of 24 passes for 88 yards, and throwing four interceptions. Groundwise, Malcolm Brown and Joe Bergeron combined for 120 yards and a touchdown off 27 carries. Texas' defense recorded two sacks and an interception, and limited the Horned Frogs to 316 total offensive yards, but the offensive turnovers negated all of their hard work. As for TCU, junior quarterback Casey Pachall completed 75% of his 20 passes for 122 yards, two touchdowns, and one interception, and also rushed for 33 yards and another score while runningbacks Matthew Tucker and Waymon James combined for 156 yards and two touchdowns off 34 carries. With a turnover differential of -11, the Longhorns finished 116th in the league in that category. After matching their win total from a year ago, the Longhorns will rest in the final week of the regular season as they await the news of which bowl they will be heading to in the postseason.

Texas Longhorns at TCU Horned Frogs
Nov 24, 2012	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
Texas Longhorns (7-5, 5-4)	7	7	0	0	14
TCU Horned Frogs (7-4, 5-4)	7	14	7	14	42

Team Stats Comparison
	TEX	TCU
Total Offense	216	316
Rushing Yards	128	194
Passing Yards	88	122
First Downs	13	21
Punt Return Yards	33	10
Kick Return Yards	176	72
Total Yards	425	398
Turnovers	6	1
3rd Down Converstion	6-15 (40%)	4-9 (44%)
4th Down Conversion	2-3 (66%)	0-0 (0%)
2-Point Conversion	0-0 (0%)	0-0 (0%)
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	2-2-0 (100%)	8-5-0 (62%)
Penalties	12-89	7-53
Posession Time	27:25	32:35

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INAUGURAL BIG EAST TITLE GAME SET
The first Big East conference championship game is set in stone, as #21 Cincinnati (10-2, 7-2) will take on conference newcomer #6 Tulsa (11-1, 9-0) at Lincoln Financial Field in two weeks.


FIU MEETS RICE FOR C-USA TITLE
An impromptu C-USA conference championship game will take place next Saturday as FIU (9-2, 5-1) faces off against Rice (6-5, 5-1) for the right to call themselves C-USA champions.


WASHINGTON ST. CLINCHES MOUNTAIN WEST TITLE
In their first year with the conference, the Washington St. Cougars (9-2, 7-0) have won the Mountain West championship after finishing undefeated in conference play.

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AROUND THE LEAGUE
-WEEK FIFTEEN-

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CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP WEEKEND

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2012 AWARDS CEREMONY

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TEXAS TO FACE INDIANA IN MEINEKE CAR CARE BOWL
The Texas Longhorns will end the 2012 season on December 31st in the Meineke Car Care Bowl of Texas in Houston where they will face off against the Indiana Hoosiers (7-5, 4-5).


KANSAS ST. GETS CONTROVERSIAL NATIONAL TITLE BERTH
Following their 26-21 win over #1 Oklahoma in the Big XII conference championship game, the #2 Kansas St. Wildcats (10-2, 8-2) have been selected to play in the BCS national championship game against #1 USC (11-1, 9-1). The Wildcats received the bid over one-loss BCS teams Nebraska and Tulsa, who also won their respective conference title games.

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MEINEKE CAR CARE BOWL OF TEXAS


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INDIANA HOOSIERS (7-5, 4-5)
VS.
TEXAS LONGHORNS (7-5, 5-4)

In a case of the final score not truly telling the full story, the Longhorns walked away from the Meineke Car Care Bowl with a 32-20 victory over Indiana, but dominated their opponents in every fact of the game. Case McCoy led the offense like a seasoned pro, Malcolm Brown was nearly unstoppable on the ground, and the defense was a brick wall as Texas ended 2012 on a high note with their 8th win of the season.

Hoping to solidify his spot as the team's starter next year, junior quarterback Case McCoy completed 21 of his 39 passes for 279 yards, three touchdowns, and one interception to finish with a QB rating of 134.1. His go-to man was true sophomore Jaxon Shipley, who had a team-leading nine catches for 74 yards and two touchdowns, while senior Marquise Goodwin went out on top with four catches for 117 yards and a score. On the ground, true sophomore Malcolm Brown capped off a great season with 164 yards and a touchdown off 23 carries, averaging 7.1 yards per touch, and senior backup runningback Joe Bergeron ended his collegiate career with 61 yards off 12 carries. Defensively, the Longhorns recorded one sack, limited Indiana to 215 total offensive yards, allowed just one successful conversion on nine 3rd down tries, held their opponent to six points in two redzone trips, and did not allow a single offensive touchdown. Indiana returned an interception and a kickoff for touchdowns in the game.

On the other side of the ball, there wasn't much to be happy about. Sophomore QB Tre Robinson completed just 6 of 21 passes for 104 yards, and managed only 29 rushing yards on nine carries. Speaking of the ground game, junior runningback Stephen Houston was limited to 62 yards off 11 carries. Defensively, the Hoosiers recorded six sacks and an interception, and must also be applauded for allowing only 32 points despite giving up 524 total offensive yards.

Another year of Longhorns football is in the books, but there will be plenty of work in the offseason. The future of Major Applewhite as the team's head coach is still up in the air, and the quarterback position is still not entirely settled. But most of the team's key players will be returning next year, so look for a much improved squad that will hope to compete for a Big XII title in 2013.

Indiana Hoosiers at Texas Longhorns
Dec 31, 2012	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
Indiana Hoosiers (7-6, 4-5)	0	10	7	3	20
Texas Longhorns (8-5, 5-4)	7	6	13	6	32

Team Stats Comparison
	IND	TEX
Total Offense	215	524
Rushing Yards	111	245
Passing Yards	104	279
First Downs	9	29
Punt Return Yards	32	19
Kick Return Yards	167	105
Total Yards	414	648
Turnovers	0	1
3rd Down Converstion	1-11 (9%)	7-17 (41%)
4th Down Conversion	0-0 (0%)	2-2 (100%)
2-Point Conversion	0-0 (0%)	0-1 (0%)
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	2-0-2 (100%)	6-3-2 (83%)
Penalties	6-54	8-75
Posession Time	19:32	40:28

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BOWL GAMES OF INTEREST

2013 BCS NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP GAME
Jan 7, 2013	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
#2 Kansas State Wildcats (10-3, 8-2)	6	7	7	0	20
#1 USC Trojans (12-1, 9-1)	0	7	7	7	21

Team Stats Comparison
	KSU	USC
Total Offense	342	266
Rushing Yards	238	151
Passing Yards	104	115
First Downs	24	15
Punt Return Yards	39	17
Kick Return Yards	89	81
Total Yards	470	364
Turnovers	3	1
3rd Down Converstion	4-14 (28%)	5-13 (38%)
4th Down Conversion	3-3 (100%)	0-0 (0%)
2-Point Conversion	0-0 (0%)	0-0 (0%)
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	3-2-0 (66%)	2-2-0 (100%)
Penalties	9-68	5-89
Posession Time	34:41	25:19

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GILBERT IMPRESSIVE IN FIRST YEAR WITH SMU
Junior quarterback and former Longhorns player Garrett Gilbert has just wrapped up his first season with SMU. He completed 51% of his passes for 4,074 yards, 37 TDs, and 10 INTs in his first season, leading the team to a 7-6 (6-3) record in the Big East. In the Mustangs' 37-13 win over FIU in the Autozone Liberty Bowl, Gilbert completed 22 of 40 passes for 444 yards and three touchdowns with no interceptions. Gilbert led the nation with 37 passing touchdowns, and was one of just two quarterbacks to throw for more than 4,000 yards.


HEISMAN WINNER LATTIMORE CAPS OFF GREAT 2012 SEASON
Junior runningback Marcus Lattimore followed his Heisman trophy up with a BCS bowl victory. In the team's 20-16 win over Oregon in the Allstate Sugar Bowl, Lattimore rushed for 123 yards and a touchdown off 17 carries, and also had three catches for 79 yards. He finished the season with 239 carries for 1,414 yards and a league-leading 21 touchdowns, averaging 5.9 yards per touch.


WASHINGTON ENDS CAREER WITH DISAPPOINTING LOSS
Senior quarterback Tevin Washington ended his collegiate career with a 34-31 loss to LSU in the Chick-Fil-A Bowl, but his accomplishments will always be remembered in the record books. In 2012, the Heisman runner-up completed 55% of his passes for 1,795 yards, 15 touchdowns, and 11 interceptions, and also rushed for an incredible 1,586 yards and another 18 touchdowns.

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2012 SEASON STATS