S.C.R. No. 1  




SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
	WHEREAS, The Legislature of the State of Texas proudly joins 
the citizens of Texas in congratulating The University of Texas 
Longhorn football team on winning the Rose Bowl and claiming the 
2005 National Championship; and
	WHEREAS, Living their dream in defeating the University of 
Southern California, by a score of 41-38 and before a crowd of 
93,986, the Longhorns beat the unbeatable and did the unthinkable, 
further deepening the lore of Texas football; and
	WHEREAS, The Big 12 champion and second-ranked Longhorns met 
the PAC-10 champion and top-ranked University of Southern 
California Trojans in a contest touted as the game of the century; 
the victory gave the Longhorns the second-longest winning streak in 
school history and brought the university its fourth national 
championship; and
	WHEREAS, The perfect 13-0 season saw the Longhorns ranked 
number one in the nation in scoring and number six in total defense; 
the dream team gave the university its 20th straight win, chalked up 
back-to-back Rose Bowl victories, and rounded the overall school 
record to 800 wins; and
	WHEREAS, Most valuable offensive player of the game honors 
went to Longhorn quarterback Vince Young, who led the team's 
fourth-quarter comeback from a 12-point deficit by scoring two 
rushing touchdowns and a game-clinching two-point conversion; he 
was aided by a superb offensive line that did not allow a single 
quarterback sack; and
	WHEREAS, The Longhorns' tenacious defensive line held the 
University of Southern California on two key fourth-down plays; 
Texas defensive back Michael Huff's outstanding performance earned 
him the title of most valuable defensive player of the game; since 
taking the field in 2002 as a redshirt freshman, Huff has started in 
every game and has amassed a career 304 tackles; he added to his 
already prestigious first-team All America honors by being named 
the 2005 Jim Thorpe Award winner, a first for a University of Texas 
player; and
	WHEREAS, Head Coach Mack Brown's inspired leadership and the 
support of his excellent staff enabled the Longhorns to "live the 
dream"; instilling "one heartbeat" into the team's philosophy 
melded the 121 team members into the 2005 National Champions and 
Rose Bowl victors; and
	WHEREAS, The triumphant culmination of the Longhorns' banner 
season has brought great honor to the team, The University of Texas 
at Austin, and the State of Texas; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the 79th Legislature of the State of Texas, 
3rd Called Session, hereby congratulate The University of Texas 
Longhorns on their Rose Bowl and 2005 National Championship 
victories; and, be it further
	RESOLVED, That a copy of this resolution be prepared for the 
team as an expression of high regard from the Texas Legislature.

                                                                              





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President of the Senate             Speaker of the House
	I hereby certify that S.C.R. No. 1 was adopted by the Senate 
on April 24, 2006.




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   Secretary of the Senate             
	I hereby certify that S.C.R. No. 1 was adopted by the House 
on May 1, 2006.  




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   Chief Clerk of the House            



Approved:


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            Date



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          Governor