Mack Brown
Mack Brown at the Mack Brown Women's Football Clinic
Title	Head coach
College	Texas
Sport	Football
Team record	103–25
Born	August 27, 1951 (1951-08-27) (age 56)
Place of birth	Cookeville, TN
Annual salary	$2,910,000[1]
Career highlights
Overall	189–99–1
Coaching stats
College Football DataWarehouse
Championships
2005 National Championship 2005 Big 12 Championship
Awards
2006 Paul "Bear" Bryant Award
Playing career
1969-1970 1972-1973	Vanderbilt Florida State
Position	RB
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1979 1980-1981 1982 1983 1984 1985-1987 1988-1997 1998-present	Iowa State (WR) Iowa State (OC) Louisiana State (QB) Appalachian State Oklahoma (OC) Tulane North Carolina Texas

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Prior to coaching at Texas, Brown coached at Appalachian State, Tulane, and North Carolina. Appalachian State University is a comprehensive ( Master's L) public, Coeducational University located in Boone, North Carolina Tulane University is a private, Nonsectarian, Coeducational Research university located in New Orleans, Louisiana. The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill ( UNC, North Carolina, or simply Carolina) is a public, Coeducational Research Brown is credited with revitalizing the Texas and North Carolina football programs, and is well-known for being a successful recruiter. The Longhorns beat Michigan in the 2005 Rose Bowl, Ohio State at The Horseshoe in September 2005, and division rival Oklahoma in 2005 and 2006. The Michigan Wolverines comprise 24 varsity sports teams at the University of Michigan which compete in the NCAA 's Division I and in the Big Ten The Rose Bowl Game is an annual American College football Bowl game, usually played on January 1 ( New Year's Day) at the Rose The Ohio State University ( OSU) is a Coeducational public Research university in the state of Ohio. Ohio Stadium (also known as The Horseshoe, simply The ’Shoe and The House Harley Built) is the home of the Buckeyes football University of Oklahoma, abbreviated OU, is a Coeducational public Research university located in the U The 2005 season was capped off by victories over Colorado and USC to win the Big 12 conference and national championships, respectively. The University of Colorado at Boulder ( CU-Boulder, UCB officially Colorado and CU colloquially is the Flagship University The phrase "USC Trojans" also refers to the University of Southern California student body in general In 2006 he was awarded the Paul "Bear" Bryant Award for "Coach of the Year". The Paul 'Bear' Bryant Award is an award that has been given annually since 1986 to NCAA College football 's national coach ^[2] Brown is one of the five highest-paid coaches in the sport. ^[3]

Early life

Brown was born in the middle of three children (brothers Mel, youngest, and Watson) on August 27, 1951 in Cookeville, Tennessee. Events 479 BC - Greco-Persian Wars: Persian forces led by Mardonius are routed by Pausanias, the Spartan Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January Cookeville is a city in Putnam County, Tennessee, United States. Tennessee ( is a state located in the Southern United States. During his teenage years, he attended Putnam County High School. He was the product of a disciplined home with an early curfew. It might also be said that he had football in his veins. His grandfather, Eddie Watson, was a legendary athlete at Tennessee Tech and coach at Putnam County High School for more than three decades. Tennessee Technological University, popularly known as Tennessee Tech, is an accredited Public university located in Cookeville Tennessee, US His father, Melvin Brown, was also a coach and an administrator. Mack's older brother Watson also caught the coaching bug, and is the current head football coach at Tennessee Tech. Lester Watson Brown is currently the Head coach of the Tennessee Tech University College football team Tennessee Technological University, popularly known as Tennessee Tech, is an accredited Public university located in Cookeville Tennessee, US

Brown attended Vanderbilt University and later graduated from Florida State University in 1974, starting his coaching career as a student coach after an injury ended his playing career. Vanderbilt University is a private, Nonsectarian, Coeducational Research University in Nashville, Tennessee, Florida State University (commonly referred to as Florida State or FSU) is a public Research University located in Tallahassee He then received a graduate degree from The University of Southern Mississippi in 1976. The University of Southern Mississippi ( USM, but frequently referred to as Southern Miss) is a four-year public University located primarily During his undergraduate years, Brown was a member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity. Sigma Alpha Epsilon (also known as SΑΕ) is a secret letter social college fraternity ^[4]

Coaching career

Early positions

Brown's first experience coaching came as a student coach of wide receivers at Florida State University, a position he held in 1973 and 1974. A wide receiver is an offensive position in American and Canadian football Florida State University (commonly referred to as Florida State or FSU) is a public Research University located in Tallahassee From 1975 to 1977 he was the Wide Receivers Coach at Southern Miss. The University of Southern Mississippi ( USM, but frequently referred to as Southern Miss) is a four-year public University located primarily This was followed by a one-year stint as Wide Receivers Coach at Memphis State. The University of Memphis is an American public Research university located in the Normal Station neighborhood of Memphis, Tennessee For the 1979 season, he joined the staff of Iowa State, again as a Wide Receivers Coach, before a promotion to Offensive Coordinator. The Iowa State University of Science and Technology, more commonly known as Iowa State University (ISU is a public land-grant and space-grant university In 1982, he moved to LSU as the Quarterbacks Coach. Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College, generally known as Louisiana State University or LSU, is a public, Coeducational Quarterback ( QB) is a position in American and Canadian football.

Brown's first head coaching job came in 1983 when he led Appalachian State to a 6-5 record. Appalachian State University is a comprehensive ( Master's L) public, Coeducational University located in Boone, North Carolina After losing out to Bill Arnsparger for the vacant head coaching position at LSU, Brown then moved back to a supporting role, but for a much more illustrious program, as offensive coordinator for the Oklahoma Sooners during the 1984 season, where one of his quarterbacks was future NFL Hall of Famer Troy Aikman. Bill Arnsparger (born December 16, 1926) is a former football coach who was primarily an assistant but served as head coach at both the professional University of Oklahoma, abbreviated OU, is a Coeducational public Research university located in the U Troy Kenneth Aikman (born November 21 1966 in West Covina California) is a former American football Quarterback for the Dallas Cowboys of the

His second head coaching position came with Tulane in 1985. Tulane University is a private, Nonsectarian, Coeducational Research university located in New Orleans, Louisiana. Despite a slow start (a 1-10 record in his first year), he helped turn around the program and led the Green Wave to a 4-7 in 1986 and, in 1987, to a 6-6 record and a trip to the Independence Bowl, Tulane's fifth bowl game in over 40 years. The Independence Bowl is a post-season NCAA -sanctioned Division I College football Bowl game that is played annually at Independence Stadium

University of North Carolina

In 1988, Brown took the head coaching job at North Carolina. The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill ( UNC, North Carolina, or simply Carolina) is a public, Coeducational Research Saddled with a thin recruiting base inherited from his predecessor, Dick Crum, Brown's first two teams finished with identical 1-10 records. This article refers to the dancer For Dick Crum the football coach see Dick Crum (football coach Richard D

However, the next two years saw a relatively quick return to respectability. In 1990, the Tar Heels finished 6-4-1, including a tie of Georgia Tech that proved to be the Yellow Jackets' only non-win that season (en route to a share of the national championship). Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) The Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team represents the Georgia Institute of Technology in collegiate level football. In 1991, the Tar Heels finished 7-4, narrowly missing a bowl bid. Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar.

Everything finally came together for the Tar Heels in 1992. Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) They finished 8-3 in the regular season and second in the Atlantic Coast Conference, and with a victory over the Mississippi State in the Peach Bowl, they finished the season at 9-3. The Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC is a collegiate athletic league in the United States. The Mississippi State Bulldogs are the athletic teams of Mississippi State University. The Chick-fil-A Bowl, formerly called the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl, and before that simply (and perhaps more familiarly called the Peach Bowl, is an annual The Peach Bowl was the program's first bowl appearance since 1986, first bowl win since 1982, and first appearance in a final Top 25 poll since 1982. Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar)

The 1992 season was the start of UNC's most successful period since the Charlie Justice era in the late 1940s. Charles Ronald "Choo-Choo" Justice ( May 18, 1924 &ndash October 17, 2003) was an American football halfback Brown led the Tar Heels to five consecutive bowl games, including UNC's only two New Year's Day bowl games in more than half a century (or three, if one counts the 1992/93 Peach Bowl, which was played the day after New Year's to avoid a conflict with the Sugar Bowl). New Year's Day is the first day of the Year. On the modern Gregorian calendar, it is celebrated on January 1, as it was also in ancient Rome (though They also finished in the AP Top 25 in four out of five years, including two straight appearances in the top 10. They also won 10 regular-season games in 1993 and 1997--only the second and third times the Tar Heels have accomplished this, ever. Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar

Brown's time at UNC also saw renewed popularity for a team that had long played in the shadow of the school's powerhouse basketball team. Games at Kenan Stadium were almost always sold out, the highlight being a standing room only crowd of 62,000 that watched the Tar Heels play Florida State in 1997. Florida State Seminoles are the men's and women's sports teams of Florida State University in Tallahassee Florida. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Brown also spearheaded a major renovation to Kenan Stadium that featured upgraded team facilities and an expansion to 60,000 seats.

The improved performance of the Tar Heels under Brown's leadership garnered him increased attention as well. However, his inability to win big games or overtake Florida State for the ACC title resulted in increased criticism, including a "Mr. Football" moniker from then-Florida head coach Steve Spurrier. Stephen Orr Spurrier (born April 20, 1945 in Miami Beach Florida) is a former American football player and currently the head coach

Season records under Brown

His year-by-year records and bowl appearances while at North Carolina are as follows:

University of Texas at Austin

Move to Texas

While Brown informed his North Carolina team and the media that he had no plans to leave North Carolina for the recently-vacated job at the University of Texas, he was soon identified (over the objections of Longhorn Athletic Director DeLoss Dodds) by the Texas search committee as one of only two men they were interested in hiring. DeLoss Dodds is the current men's Athletic director of The University of Texas at Austin. At the time, the Tar Heels had just completed their most successful season in years. The 1997 Tar Heels notched a 10-1 record--only the third 10-win regular season in school history. They were slated to appear in the Gator Bowl for the second year in a row--only their second (or third) New Year's Day bowl game since the Justice era. The Gator Bowl is an annual College football Bowl game that is played at Jacksonville Municipal Stadium in Jacksonville Florida. They were also all but assured of their highest final ranking in the AP Poll in half a century.

On December 2, 1997, Brown was contacted while at the ACC's football banquet in Atlanta. Events 1409 - The University of Leipzig opens 1755 - The second Eddystone Lighthouse is destroyed by fire Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar He agreed to meet with the hiring committee, which included Dodds, Texas coaching legend Darrell Royal, several former Texas players, and several important boosters, most notably Tom Hicks (owner of the Dallas Stars and Texas Rangers), who donated time, energy and the use of his private jet corps to the coaching search that also included an exploratory meeting with Northwestern's Gary Barnett in Chicago. Darrell K Royal (born July 6, 1924 in Hollis Oklahoma) is a College Football Hall of Fame member and is the winningest football Thomas O Hicks Sr (born 1946 in Dallas Texas but later moved to Port Arthur Texas) is a Dallas Businessman According to Forbes Magazine The Dallas Stars are a National Hockey League team based in Dallas Texas. The Texas Rangers are an American professional baseball team based in Arlington Texas, United States, representing the Dallas-Ft Gary Barnett (born May 23, 1946 in Lakeland FL) is a college football Head coach. Chicago (ʃɪˈkɑːgoʊ is the largest City by population in the state of Illinois and the American Midwest of the United States.

Brown met the committee on December 3 in the Four Seasons hotel in Atlanta. Events 1800 - War of the Second Coalition: Battle of Hohenlinden, French Four Seasons Hotels Inc is a five-star Canadian -based international luxury Hotel chain A hotel is an establishment that provides paid lodging usually on a short-term basis

The committee was impressed with Brown and Dodds offered him the job on the spot. The offer included a sizable pay raise to about $750,000 a year (which could climb to as high as $1 million with incentives), and a similar amount to recruit assistant coaches.

Brown tentatively accepted, but wanted to speak with North Carolina Athletic Director Dick Baddour and the North Carolina football team before making an official decision. The following day Brown met with Baddour, who had been told by the Chancellor to offer Brown a ten-year contract, as Brown relates in his autobiography:

[NC AD Dick Baddour] came over to our house. . . The university offered me [a salary equal to the basketball head coach's], but Baddour made it clear that it would create a real hardship on the department if I took it. He also said, "If you want football to be equal to basketball, you should go to Texas. " . . . [Baddour] told us the chancellor had said to offer a ten-year contract. . . . He did add that he didn't feel the Board of Trustees would approve the long-term deal. ^[5]

Brown called Deloss Dodds to officially accept the head coaching position on December 4, 1997 at 2:30 PM, then informed Dick Baddour of his decision fifteen minutes later. At 3:00 PM, Brown held a meeting with the Tar Heel players to inform them of his decision. ^[6]

That Thursday night, Brown flew to Austin. He was introduced to an enthusiastic Longhorn crowd on Friday.

As a consequence of taking the Texas post, Brown was not on the sidelines during the Tar Heel's 42-3 rout of Virginia Tech in the 1998 Gator Bowl, having been replaced as head coach by defensive coordinator Carl Torbush. Carl William Torbush (born October 11, 1951 in East Spencer North Carolina) is a former College football Head coach for Louisiana North Carolina credits the 1997 regular season to Brown and the Gator Bowl to Torbush.

Season records under Brown

Brown's year-by-year records as head coach of the Texas Longhorns (with bowl appearances) are as follows:

Early seasons

In his early years at UT, Mack Brown was sometimes referred to as "Coach February", a nickname that indicated he performed well during the important recruiting season, but failed to follow up with equally impressive wins on the field. ^[7] His detractors felt that with all the resources at his disposal at Texas, combined with the talent he was recruiting from high school programs, that he should have more to show for it than appearances in the Holiday Bowl or Cotton Bowl. The Holiday Bowl is a post-season NCAA -sanctioned Division I-A College football Bowl game that has been played annually at Qualcomm Stadium The Cotton Bowl Classic is a United States College football Bowl game played annually since 1937 at the self-named stadium in Dallas Texas They felt that he should be playing for Big 12 titles or even National Championships instead.

In five of the first eight seasons under Brown, the Longhorns were all but eliminated from either of these two goals due to losses in October to Big 12 rival Oklahoma. University of Oklahoma, abbreviated OU, is a Coeducational public Research university located in the U Since the two teams play in the same division of the Big 12, a loss by Texas to Oklahoma means that Texas cannot win the south half of the conference unless Oklahoma loses at least two conference games. 2001 was an exception that did little to ease the criticism. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. In that year's campaign, the Longhorns lost to the Sooners but were given another chance when the Sooners lost to both Nebraska and Oklahoma State. Texas made it to the Big 12 Conference Championship Game, losing to Colorado, a school they had beaten by a substantial margin earlier in the year. The Big 12 Conference is a college athletic conference of twelve schools located mostly in the central United States. The University of Colorado at Boulder ( CU-Boulder, UCB officially Colorado and CU colloquially is the Flagship University Many felt that Texas would have played in the BCS Championship game had they beaten Colorado. A similar opportunity presented itself in 2002. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. After Oklahoma beat Texas, they lost to Texas A&M and Oklahoma State. Texas A&M University, often called A&M or TAMU, is a Coeducational public Research University located in College Station However, Texas had suffered a heart-breaking loss to Texas Tech so they did not make the championship game. Texas Tech University is a public, coeducational research university in Lubbock Texas.

In 2003, Texas finished the regular season with a 10-2 regular season record and most observers felt they had the resume to reach their first BCS bowl under Brown. However, when South Champion (and #1 ranked) Oklahoma lost to North Champion Kansas State in the Big 12 championship game, Kansas State received the Big 12 conference's automatic BCS bid as conference champion and joined Oklahoma in the BCS. The BCS rules specified that no more than 2 teams from a single conference could go. Texas was frozen out.

Although Brown consistently led the Longhorns to a bowl game to cap off each season, his first six years he was not able to lead them to a Bowl Championship Series game, having to settle each year for the Holiday Bowl or Cotton Bowl. The Bowl Championship Series ( BCS) is a selection system designed to give the top two teams in the NCAA FBS Bowl Subdivision System an opportunity to compete in a "national The Holiday Bowl is a post-season NCAA -sanctioned Division I-A College football Bowl game that has been played annually at Qualcomm Stadium The Cotton Bowl Classic is a United States College football Bowl game played annually since 1937 at the self-named stadium in Dallas Texas His record in these games was 3 and 3, with two of the 3 losses coming at the hands of supposedly inferior teams as judged by the rankings headed into the games.

2004 season

Main article: 2004 Texas Longhorn football team

In 2004, the Longhorns began the season with a #7 ranking nationally and started out with a 65-0 blowout of North Texas, setting several UT school records in the process. The 2004 Texas Longhorn football team represented The University of Texas (UT in the College football season of 2004-2005. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " This was followed by a narrow 22-20 win against unranked Arkansas. The University of Arkansas, often shortened to U of A or just UA, is a public Co-educational Land-grant university They defeated Rice and Baylor 35-13 and 44-14 respectively. William Marsh Rice University (commonly called Rice University and opened in 1912 as The William Marsh Rice Institute for the Advancement of Letters Science and Art Baylor University is a private, Baptist -affiliated Research University located in Waco Texas.

This left them ranked fifth coming into the annual matchup with then #2 Oklahoma in the Red River Shootout. Atmosphere There are three Red River Shootout trophies exchanged based on the outcome of the game Oklahoma shut-out the Longhorns 12-0. Texas dropped to #9, before rebounding with wins over #24 Missouri 28-20, at #24 Texas Tech 51-21, and at Colorado 31-7. The University of Missouri (also known as the University of Missouri–Columbia, Mizzou, or MU) is a public land-grant and research

Then Texas set a record for the largest come from-behind-win in school history, beating #19 Oklahoma State 56-35 after falling behind 7-35. After this performance, Texas again fell behind against Kansas but squeaked out a win 27-23. The University of Kansas (often referred to as KU or just Kansas) is a public research university with campuses located in Lawrence, Kansas City Kansas head coach Mark Mangino stirred up controversy by claiming that the officials were biased in favor of Texas. Mark Thomas Mangino (born in New Castle Pennsylvania) is the Head coach of the Kansas Jayhawks College football team which he has coached

The series of victories brought Texas back up to #5 in the rankings as they welcomed arch-rival Texas A&M to Austin and won 26-13. However, Oklahoma stood undefeated, which meant the Sooners would represent the Big 12 South in the Championship game against a much lower ranked team from the North Division. Once again, the loss to Oklahoma had kept Texas out of playing for a National or Conference Title, and had seemingly destined them to non-Bowl Championship Series bowl as well.

However, Brown began lobbying the voters in the two polls based on human voters (one on college football coaches, the other on Associated Press writers) to place the Longhorns high enough in the rankings to ensure they received a Bowl Championship Series (BCS) bowl-bid. The Associated Press ( AP) is an American News agency. The AP is a Cooperative owned by its contributing Newspapers radio The Bowl Championship Series ( BCS) is a selection system designed to give the top two teams in the NCAA FBS Bowl Subdivision System an opportunity to compete in a "national The arcane rules of the BCS were such that Texas might get left out of the 8 chosen teams even though they ranked 5th nationally. A lackluster win by Cal over Southern Miss gave the Longhorns the sufficient swing votes they needed to make it into the Rose Bowl, one of the four BCS bowls. The University of California Berkeley (also referred to as Cal, Berkeley and UC Berkeley) is a major research university located in Berkeley The University of Southern Mississippi ( USM, but frequently referred to as Southern Miss) is a four-year public University located primarily The Rose Bowl Game is an annual American College football Bowl game, usually played on January 1 ( New Year's Day) at the Rose This lobbying effort and ensuing result led to criticism of Brown for playing politics to get his team into a top bowl. Thus, he was no longer criticized for failing to get into a top bowl, he was criticized for doing so.

The appearance in the "Grand-daddy" of all bowl games was the first visit by the Longhorns, due mainly to the fact that the Rose Bowl traditionally pitted the winner of the Pac 10 against the winner of the Big Ten. The Pacific-10 Conference ( Pac-10) is a college athletic conference which operates in the western United States. Texas' opponent was Michigan, whom Texas was playing for the very first time. The University of Michigan Ann Arbor ( U of M, U-M, UM or simply Michigan) is a top-ranked Coeducational public research Texas won the game 38-37 on a last second field goal kick by Longhorn Dusty Mangum in what had been called one of the greatest Rose Bowl games of all time. Dustin Ross Mangum is a former Placekicker for the University of Texas at Austin 's College football team (The Texas Longhorns) from 2001 to 2004 ^{[8][9][10][11][12]}

Ironically, Brown followed up a strong 2004 season on the field with a less successful 2005 recruiting season. Brown, who long had been criticized for recruiting top talent but not achieving the highest possible results, began to receive criticism for missing out on top recruits, especially for missing out on quarterback Ryan Perrilloux, who ended up not following through on his verbal commitment to sign with Texas. Ryan Anthony Perrilloux (born January 1, 1987 in LaPlace Louisiana) is an American football player currently playing for the Jacksonville

Despite the success of the 2004 season, Coach Brown's resume was still lacking a conference championship, let alone a national championship. The 2005 season offered an opportunity to add those credentials.

2005 season

Main article: 2005 Texas Longhorn football team

Save for redshirt Junior Quarterback Vince Young, many of Texas' key players from the previous season, including running back Cedric Benson, linebacker Derrick Johnson and tight end Bo Scaife, did not return for the 2005 season. The 2005 Texas Longhorn football team (variously "Texas" "UT" or the "Horns" represented The University of Texas at Austin during the College Vincent Paul Young Jr (born May 18 1983 in Houston Texas) commonly Vince Young, or " VY " is an award-winning American football Cedric Myron Benson (born December 28, 1982 in) is an American football Running back for the Cincinnati Bengals of the National Derrick "DJ" O'Hara Johnson (born November 22, 1982 in Waco Texas) is an American football Linebacker for the Oliver Edward "Bo" Scaife III (born January 6, 1981 in Denver Colorado) is an American football Tight end for the However, Texas was given a pre-season #2 ranking (behind defending National Champions University of Southern California) by Sports Illustrated magazine, and was also ranked second in the AP and USA Today coaches pre-season polls. The University of Southern California (commonly referred to as USC, SC, Southern California, and incorrectly Sports Illustrated is an American Sports Magazine owned by media conglomerate Time Warner. The Associated Press ( AP) is an American News agency. The AP is a Cooperative owned by its contributing Newspapers radio USA TODAY is a national American daily Newspaper published by the Gannett Company.

The UT Tower lit in a special configuration in honor of the 2005 National Championship football team

* Rankings are from the Associated Press poll released prior to each game.
† First national championship since 1970 (BCS, AP).

Texas scored a decisive 45-12 victory over Oklahoma. That marked the 6th time the Longhorns have entered the contest ranked 2nd nationally, and they have won all six times. With the win, Texas started the season 5-0 for the first time since 1983. That was the last time UT had national title hopes, ending the regular season 11-0 before losing to Georgia in the Cotton Bowl. The Cotton Bowl Classic is a United States College football Bowl game played annually since 1937 at the self-named stadium in Dallas Texas

After the win over previously undefeated Texas Tech, Texas moved into first place in the Bowl Championship Series (BCS) standings for the first time since their creation. The Bowl Championship Series ( BCS) is a selection system designed to give the top two teams in the NCAA FBS Bowl Subdivision System an opportunity to compete in a "national The BCS formula, which takes into account strength of schedule, allowed Texas to advance in the rankings since they defeated a previously unbeaten team, while University of Southern California beat Washington, a 1-6 team. The University of Southern California (commonly referred to as USC, SC, Southern California, and incorrectly

Texas' place at the top of the BCS rankings lasted only one week. On October 29, Texas beat an Oklahoma State University Cowboys team that had struggled so far that season. Events 437 - Valentinian III, Western Roman Emperor, marries Licinia Eudoxia, daughter of his cousin Theodosius II Despite OSU's 0-5 start to conference play, Texas found themselves behind early in the game and for the third straight year, Texas found themselves trailing a lower-ranked Oklahoma State team at half-time. For the third straight year, Texas came from behind to win by a sizable margin. Vince Young set a school record for rushing yards in a game by a quarterback with 267, and accounted for 506 total yards of offense to lead the team to victory. Vincent Paul Young Jr (born May 18 1983 in Houston Texas) commonly Vince Young, or " VY " is an award-winning American football Over the past 3 meetings between the two schools, the Longhorns outscored the Cowboys by a combined second-half score of 118 to 0.

Texas retained the top spot in the computer rankings, but not by enough to stay ahead of USC overall. ^[13] After both teams won all their remaining games, USC and Texas were ranked 1 and 2, respectively; Texas then defeated USC 41-38 in the Rose Bowl, winning the National Championship. The Rose Bowl Game is an annual American College football Bowl game, usually played on January 1 ( New Year's Day) at the Rose

Perhaps, it is the "LIVE THE DREAM 2006" campaign that excites the Longhorn community throughout Austin, Texas that sums up Coach Mack Brown's post Rose Bowl words to the BCS National Champions:

"Don't let this be the best thing that ever happens in your life. . . . Maybe it'll be the best sports event, but don't let it be the best thing. Make sure you're a better father than this today. Make sure you're a better husband than this today. Because this goes away. . . . It's a game. "

When Brown was introduced as the new head football coach at University of Texas at Austin, it was said to begin "The Brown Era" at The Burnt Orange University. On January 11, 2006 the Brown Era became legend as Coach Mack Brown was named the Paul "Bear" Bryant College Football Coach of the Year. ^[2] Not since Darrell Royal's victory in 1963 has a coach from The University of Texas at Austin been given this honor. Voted by the National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association, this award not only affirms the talent, skills and vision of Coach Mack Brown but strengthens the athletic and academic record achieved during his UT tenure. Eighteen players on the 2006 Rose Bowl roster entered the game with the coursework for their college degree complete.

2006 season

Main article: 2006 Texas Longhorn football team

As the defending national champions, Texas began the season ranked #2 in the polls, but having to replace the NFL-departed quarterback Vince Young with freshman Colt McCoy. The 2006 Texas Longhorn football team represented the University of Texas in the College football season of 2006-2007. After winning their opener, the Longhorns in game two lost convincingly to #1 ranked Ohio State in Austin. The Horns rebounded to win seven straight (including a second straight win over nemesis Oklahoma) to climb into the Big 12 South driver's seat and entertain thoughts of a rematch with Ohio State in the national championship. However, in the season's 10th game, McCoy was injured and Texas was shocked on the road by Kansas State. After the loss, the Horns returned home still needing just one win to clinch the Big 12 South. However, even though McCoy returned Texas was again shocked, losing 12-7 to intrastate rival Texas A&M. The loss snapped UT's 6 game winning streak over the Aggies. Settling for the Alamo Bowl, Texas defeated a 6-6 Iowa team in a close game.

2007 season

Main article: 2007 Texas Longhorn football team

As Mack Brown entered his 10th season as the head coach of the Texas Longhorns he had a won/loss record of 93 22 and he had the best winning percentage (. The 2007 Texas Longhorn football team (variously "Texas" or "UT" or the "Horns" represented The University of Texas at Austin in the 2007&ndash2008 809) of any coach in Longhorn history. The 2007 Texas Longhorn football team began play on September 1, 2007. The 2007 Texas Longhorn football team (variously "Texas" or "UT" or the "Horns" represented The University of Texas at Austin in the 2007&ndash2008 Events 462 - Possible start of first Byzantine indiction cycle. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Texas entered the 2007 season ranked third in the all-time list of both total wins and winning percentage. They are ranked in the Top 10 by numerous pre-season polls. Three human polls and one Formulaic ranking make up the 2007 NCAA Division I FBS (Football Bowl Subdivision football rankings, in addition to various publications' preseason For instance, a pre-season ranking by ESPN writer Mark Schlabach has the Longhorns ranked eighth;^[14] Rivals. ESPN, originally an acronym for Entertainment and Sports Programming Network, is an American Cable television network dedicated to Mark Schlabach is an author and columnist for ESPNcom. Schlabach joined ESPN com has them at ninth. ^[15] College Football News^[16] and Real Football 365^[17] both have the Longhorns ranked third. College Football News is a magazine and website published by College Football News Inc The Longhorns come into the season ranked fourth in both the Coaches Poll^[18] and AP Poll. The USA Today Coaches' Poll is the current name for a weekly ranking of the top 25 NCAA Division I-A College football and Division I ^[19]

Prior to the season, two Longhorns were arrested for driving while intoxicated and will serve three-game suspensions; two other players were arrested on armed robbery charges and were removed from the team. Drunk driving is the act of operating and/or driving a Motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol and/or Drugs to the degree that mental and Robbery is the Crime of seizing Property through Violence or Intimidation. ^{[20][21][22][23]} Brown said “I am extremely disappointed that four of our student-athletes have had issues with the law this summer. That is not reflective of the high standard of class, character and integrity we have established at Texas for many years. It’s a shame that these recent events have generated a great deal of negative attention, because I do think that overall, this is as good of a group of kids that I’ve ever coached. I think that will show over time. ”^[22]

For the second straight year, UT merchandise were the top-selling products among clients of Collegiate Licensing Company. The Collegiate Licensing Company (CLC is an American Collegiate trademark licensing and marketing company ^[24] UT is using part of the money to give Mack Brown a raise. The University of Texas Board of Regents voted unanimously to raise Brown's salary by $300,000. The University of Texas System comprises fifteen Educational institutions in Texas, of which nine are for academy universities and six are Health This brings his annual compensation to $2. 81 million and keeps him among the five highest paid coaches in the sport. The package also includes up to $3 million dollars in bonuses, including "$100,000 if he wins the Big 12 Championship and $450,000 if he wins this year's national championship, as well as bonuses based on the percent of players who graduate. "^[3] Brown's contract is good through the 2016 season and includes buy-out clauses should another school attempt to hire Brown. ^[3]

Texas won their first four games although three of them were closer than analysts had expected. ^{[25][26][27][28][29]} Following that, Texas was upset by the Kansas State Wildcats 41–21. An upset occurs in a Competition, frequently in electoral Politics or Sports, when the party popularly expected to win (the favourite Kansas State had no turnovers and scored 21 points on defense and special teams. ^[30] They scored one touchdown on a punt return, one on a kick return, and one on an interception. Previously, Texas had never allowed all three types of scores in a single season. ^[31] The 41 points were the most scored against Texas in Austin since UCLA handed the Longhorns a 66–3 loss in 1997,^[32] and it was the worst home defeat in the Mack Brown era at Texas. ^[33] Texas lost again the following week in the 2007 Red River Shootout, 28–21. Atmosphere There are three Red River Shootout trophies exchanged based on the outcome of the game ^[34] With that loss, Texas opened conference play 0–2 for the first time since 1956, when they were in the Southwest Conference and one year before Darrell Royal became head coach of the Longhorns. This page is about the now defunct Southwest Conference (SWC For the unrelated and currently still active conference abbreviated as the SWAC see Southwestern Athletic Conference Darrell K Royal (born July 6, 1924 in Hollis Oklahoma) is a College Football Hall of Fame member and is the winningest football ^[34] In their ninth regular season game, Texas outscored Nebraska 28-25, marking Brown's 100th win at Texas. The Nebraska Cornhuskers represent the University of Nebraska–Lincoln in College football. In their next two games, the Longhorns would defeat Oklahoma State and Texas Tech, but in their final matchup against archrival Texas A&M, the Longhorns lost 30–38. Oklahoma State Cowboys ( Cowgirls for women's teams are the athletic teams that represent Oklahoma State University. The Texas Tech Red Raiders are the athletic teams that represent Texas Tech University. The 2007 Texas A&M Aggies football team (often referred to as " A&M " or the " Aggies " represented Texas A&M University in This marked the Longhorns' second straight loss to the Aggies. Despite the loss, Texas went to the Holiday Bowl to defeat 11th-ranked Arizona State 52–34. The 2007 Pacific Life Holiday Bowl was a College football Bowl game played December 27[[ 007]] in San Diego California. The 2007 Arizona State Sun Devils football team represented Arizona State University in the college football season of 2007-2008 The Longhorns finished the season 10–3, marking their seventh consecutive 10-win season. This streak became the third highest in FBS history, trailing Florida State's 14 from 1987–00 and Miami's 8 from 1985–92. Division I (or D-I) is the highest level of intercollegiate athletics sanctioned by the National Collegiate Athletic Association in the United States The Florida State Seminoles football team is a College football program that competes in NCAA Division I-FBS and the Atlantic Division The University of Miami Hurricanes football team is a collegiate football program that represents the University of Miami. ^[35]

Notable statistics and accomplishments

• 2005 NCAA Football National Championship (game played in January, 2006)
• 2005 Big 12 Conference Championship
• 16 consecutive winning seasons
• 14 consecutive bowl game appearances
• Big 12 Conference record 21 consecutive conference wins from 2004-2006. Athletics (track and field For an extensive coverage see 2006 in athletics (track and field Track Athletics (track and field For an extensive coverage see 2005 in athletics (track and field Track The Big 12 Conference is a college athletic conference of twelve schools located mostly in the central United States. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar.
• Player awards at Texas under Brown include a Heisman Trophy winner (Ricky Williams), two Maxwell Award winners (Ricky Williams, Vince Young), a Davey O'Brien Award Winner, two Doak Walker Award winners, a Butkus Award winner, two Thorpe Award winners and four national player of the year honors. Errick Lynne Williams Jr (born May 21, 1977 in San Diego, California) is an American football Running back for the The Maxwell Award is presented annually to the collegiate American football player adjudged by a panel of Sportscasters Sportswriters and Named after the SMU and Detroit Lions football player Doak Walker, the Doak Walker Award, first awarded in 1990 The Butkus Award, instituted in 1985 is given annually to the top linebacker in College football. Texas has also had 23 All-Americans, 37 first-team All-Big 12 selections, two Big 12 Offensive Players of the Year, two Big 12 Conference Defensive Players of the Year and seven Big 12 Freshman of the Year honorees. The Big 12 Conference is a college athletic conference of twelve schools located mostly in the central United States.
• UT has posted back-to-back 11-win seasons, five consecutive 10-win seasons and ten consecutive 9-win campaigns for the first time in school history, though it must be noted that seasons are generally longer than they had been in the past
• The Longhorns under Brown have featured the only 3,000-yard passer, the only 2,000-yard rusher, the only 1,000-yard receivers and the only 1,000-yard passer/rusher in UT history.
• Brown is one of only three head coaches in NCAA Division I-A history who has coached players that recorded a 2,000-yard rushing season, a 1,000-yard receiving season and a 3,000-yard passing season. Also, Vince Young stands as the first player in NCAA history to rush for 1,000 yards (1,050) and throw for 2,500 yards (3,036) in a single season. Vincent Paul Young Jr (born May 18 1983 in Houston Texas) commonly Vince Young, or " VY " is an award-winning American football
• Under Brown's tenure, only four players have left the Texas team for the NFL Draft with any eligibility remaining. The NFL Draft is an annual Sports draft in which NFL teams select newly-eligible players for their rosters The first was Kwame Cavil who went undrafted. Kwame Cavil (born May 3, 1979 in Waco Texas) is a Canadian Football League Wide receiver that is an unrestricted free agent in the ^[36] Vince Young was drafted third overall in the 2006 NFL Draft. Vincent Paul Young Jr (born May 18 1983 in Houston Texas) commonly Vince Young, or " VY " is an award-winning American football The 2006 National Football League Draft, the 71st in league history took place in New York City at Radio City Music Hall on April Jamaal Charles and Jermichael Finley both announced they would enter the 2008 NFL Draft. Jamaal RaShaad Charles (born December 27, 1986 in) is an American football Running back for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Jermichael Decorean Finley (born March 26, 1987 in) is an American football Tight end for the Green Bay Packers of the National The 2008 NFL Draft took place at Radio City Music Hall in New York City on April 26 and April 27 2008 ^[37][38] Other players, such as Jevan Snead have elected to transfer to other schools. Jevan Bryce Snead (born September 2, 1987, in San Angelo Texas) is the current starting Quarterback for the Ole Miss Rebels college
• From 2001 through 2007, Brown has won 10 or more games each year. This is the longest active streak of seasons with 10+ wins in the nation.
• The Longhorns under Brown are 19-11 against their three main rivals-Oklahoma, Texas A&M, and Texas Tech. University of Oklahoma, abbreviated OU, is a Coeducational public Research university located in the U Texas A&M University, often called A&M or TAMU, is a Coeducational public Research University located in College Station Texas Tech University is a public, coeducational research university in Lubbock Texas.
• The Longhorns are 7-3 in Bowl games under Brown.
• In terms of consecutive winning seasons, Brown is second among all active coaches with 17, behind only Bobby Bowden with 30. ^[39]

On 27 October 2007 the Texas Longhorns defeated the Nebraska Cornhuskers 28-25 for Texas coach Mack Brown , the win was No. 100 with the Longhorns.

Outside of football

Mack Brown is married to his wife, Sally. They have 4 children: Matt Jessee, Katherine Brown, Barbara Wilson, and Chris Jessee.

In Austin, the Browns continue to be active in community affairs, serving as honorary co-chairpersons of the Capital Campaign for the Helping Hands of Austin. The Brown's have been instrumental in the opening of The Rise School of Austin (an early childhood education program that integrates children who have disabilities with their typically developing peers) and serve on the schools Board of Directors. They lent their name along with legendary UT QB James Street to the First Annual James Street/Mack Brown Golf Tournament benefiting The Rise School.

The Browns' have endorsed [a] new Texas license plate, which is designed to raise public awareness for child abuse and neglect and the need for Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) volunteers. After the Aggie Bonfire tragedy at Texas A&M in 1999, the couple initiated a blood drive on the UT campus that attracted more than 250 blood donors. Aggie Bonfire was a long-standing tradition at Texas A&M University as part of the College rivalry with the University of Texas at Austin. Texas A&M University, often called A&M or TAMU, is a Coeducational public Research University located in College Station Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) "^[40]

In October 2006, Mack Brown made a cameo appearance in the television pilot for Friday Night Lights. Friday Night Lights is an Award-winning American serial Drama television series adapted by Peter Berg, Brian Grazer and Early in the show, a resident is heard to say "Who does he think he is? He ain't no Mack Brown. " Later in the pilot, the real Mack Brown plays the role of a local football booster quizzing high-school coach Eric Taylor on his pre-game preparation. ^[41][42][43]

Notes

External links

• Official bio at Mack Brown - Texas Football.com
• Coverage of the Texas Longhorns at Austin American-Statesman
• Videos of and Phone Calls from Mack Brown