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By: Barrientos 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.