texas ohio_state football game texas ohio_state football game played september meeting austin college football game teams came game ranked respectively second game season teams schools increasingly conservative scheduling non conference opponents high caliber meeting teams country unusual early season team winning game boost chances ultimately playing loser likely faced end national championship hopes according observers usa_today game texas anticipated games season high level anticipation espn chose game location weekly college broadcast football team variously texas horns coached head football coach brown led field quarterback football team variously ohio_state coached shared time quarterback disciplinary measures enforced smith game forth affair ultimately won texas game attendance set time attendance record game televised nationally abc drew million viewers espn observers named game best football games season texas win kept near national championship picture ultimately finished season unbeaten ncaa championships ohio_state finished season wins losses ranked nation leading season programs college football school participated college football years home nationally known traditions leaf chant ohio_state hook horns texas victorious programs college football history judged number wins winning percentage traditionally considered college football powerhouse team finished season times time according associated_press team coach fielded called memorable college football history like elite football program program produced team american players including seven winners team attempting follow success season quarterback led team bowl championship series game rose bowl finish polls exception texas returned key players including junior quarterback texas given pre season ranking defending sports_illustrated magazine ranked second pre season created anticipation texas play national championship win road game snap game losing streak started season ranked ohio_state similarly high pre season expectations ranking preseason speculation win big conference possibly chance national championship team featured dynamic duo wide receivers holmes entered junior year receiver catching pass game played season finished season yards seven touchdowns catches known explosive plays versatility instance game scored touchdowns rushing receiving punt return team play national title game team end ranked end regular season bowl championship series formed teams unbeaten going championship game time national champion unbeaten stretch claimed share title finished loss ohio_state tackle later probably undefeated teams end road probably going playing championship got treat game like super bowl opportunity prior game won home opener texas ohio_state came game ranked respectively according observers usa_today match anticipated games season teams increasingly conservative scheduling non conference opponents high caliber meeting number number teams country unusual early season high level anticipation espn chose game location weekly college broadcast meeting match programs teams combined play games meeting texas meant playing second big conference powerhouse soon winning matchup texas university_of_michigan end season entered game time record including mark years school played football won seven national championships recent finished perfect record texas came game time record victory total victory percentage highest ncaa annals won national championships recently ranked sixth time winning percentage tied alabama fifth terms total victories game uncertain play quarterback ohio_state started season straight loses injury gave chance start ncaa investigation found smith took ohio_state violation ncaa rules dismissed team ultimately repay money forced sit bowl game game ohio_state coach announced ahead time smith play game game played known shoe stadium tough visiting teams large capacity structural design create tremendous crowd noise difficult visiting team line active consecutive game non conference winning streak stadium game attendance set time attendance record game televised nationally abc drew million viewers quarter got ball start game starting quarterback led team advance yards plays yard line yard line minutes game texas scored field goal yard kick career long career high single game field goals ohio_state plays yards punt play quarter texas extended lead yard touchdown pass came game time leading end quarter second quarter ohio_state controlled second quarter score field goal followed yard touchdown pass tie score took lead field goals yards second yards following kick texas took possession ball yard line seconds remaining half young began drive throwing yard pass ohio state yard line receiver ran bounds stop clock seconds play play young rushed yards tackled bounds causing texas use time seconds clock second sacked loss yards forcing texas time seven seconds remaining texas complete yard kick seconds left making score favor ohio_state texas kicked time expired ensuing yard return halftime meeting football teams time nicknamed best damn band land nicknamed southwest performed halftime performances band performed band performed script texas ohio_state held ceremony honor longtime coaches placing east stadium quarter texas got ball start second half play rushed yards second pass intercepted rushes resulted short gain incomplete pass second recovered set successful yard field goal texas plays including yard pass stopped ohio state yard line yard field goal ensuing kick richmond took ball yard line ran mid field drive ended successful yard field goal following possessions texas ohio_state resulted quarter expired ohio_state leading control ball near mid field fourth quarter ohio_state unable score gave ball texas left game texas forced punt possession drove texas settling sixth field goal attempt yards missed wide left leave ohio_state ahead points texas took left game incomplete pass texas benefited pass interference penalty moved ball rushed yards threw incomplete pass taylor taking left play young pass complete went bounds completely stop clock rushed yard took time young threw gained yards went bounds penalty ohio_state yard rush gave texas second ohio state second remaining play passed touchdown pass head defender find end zone 23rd touchdown pass young putting seventh time school record book kick gave texas lead texas kicked ohio state yard line holmes returned yards quarterback ohio_state needing score win game rushed left forced recovered advanced yards tackled ohio state play nursing point lead texas position win run clock began yard rush left charles carried middle yard gain ohio_state called time stop clock second goal kept ball gained yards tackled called time left young carried yards brought yard short goal line time texas took time seconds left play following time young handed stopped gain ohio_state took downs came quarterback ohio_state smith sacked loss yard gave texas safety extending lead attempted kick texas able recover ohio state texas took knee end game analysis ohio_state recovered texas territory time texas defense held field goal field goals tied ohio_state school stadium record shares record september indiana october ohio stadium wide receiver usually important contributor held yards receiving contributed yards kick returns longest yards yards punt return texas win lowest scoring game team experience season terms points scored texas terms total points victory fourth ranked marked highest ranked non conference opponent beaten opponent home stadium previous high came ranked texas pulled upset fifth ranked auburn texas non conference opponent beat putting end game home victory string non conference opponents team beat night game 10th straight victory night game road contest espn observers named game best football games season game texas eventually finished season undefeated team winning conference championship penultimate victory season big championship game featured biggest margin victory history contest ultimate victory rose bowl national championship overall season cited standing greatest performances college football history publications sports_illustrated awarded award espn best game sport finished season unbeaten team wins zero losses overall season gave texas second big football championship conference championships total including fourth consensus national championship football ninth perfect season history football set numerous school ncaa records including points scored season season ended championship team selected professional football teams nfl draft ohio_state finished season appearance bowl defeated notre dame fighting irish finished season ranked nation
2005 Texas vs. Ohio State football game