Rose Bowl
2005
Texas 38
Michigan 37
PASADENA, Calif. (AP) -- A winning kick put the controversy to rest.
The Texas Longhorns proved they did indeed belong in the Rose Bowl.
Dusty Mangum made a 37-yard field goal as time expired and No. 6 Texas,
behind quarterback Vince Young, edged No. 13 Michigan 38-37 Saturday in
the first matchup of two of college football's elite programs (video).
With flashbulbs popping throughout the Rose Bowl, Mangum sent a wobbly
kick through the uprights as the final two seconds ticked off and the
Longhorns players rushed the field. The kick came after Michigan took
its final two timeouts.
Young ran for 192 yards and four touchdowns while passing for 180 yards
and another score. He led the final drive to Mangum's kick, giving coach
Mack Brown his biggest win in seven years at Texas.
Michigan freshman quarterback Chad Henne tied a Rose Bowl record with
four touchdown passes, three to All-American wide receiver Braylon
Edwards.
Garrett Rivas kicked three field goals, the last a 42-yarder that
squeezed just inside the right upright with 3:04 left to give Michigan a
37-35 lead.
All week, Brown and his Texas players were barraged by questions about
their worthiness to play in a Bowl Championship Series game. The
Longhorns (11-1) earned their trip West when they leapfrogged
fourth-ranked California in the final BCS standings, helped by Brown's
public pleas. By bumping Cal, Texas also crashed the Rose Bowl's
long-standing tradition that the ``Granddaddy'' of bowl games pits a
Pac-10 team against the Big Ten champ.
Michigan (9-3) ranks No. 1 in college football with 842 wins and Texas
No. 3 with 787. And while it took more than 100 years for them to meet
on the field, their first was a doozy. With Young's razzle-dazzle on
touchdown runs of 20, 60, 10 and 23 yards and Henne's scoring throws to
Edwards, the game was an offensive showcase that simply came down to who
had the ball last.
Michigan's Steve Breaston set a Rose Bowl record with 315 yards total
between his catches and kick returns, breaking the mark of 276 set by
O.J. Simpson back in 1969.
The Wolverines nearly spoiled it for Texas, but Young simply wouldn't
let them. Michigan was vulnerable against mobile quarterbacks all season
and never came close to containing Young, who calls his ability to avoid
tacklers in the open field the ``Texas Two-Step.''
Young ran for a TD and passed for another in the first half, and Henne
matched him with a pair of scoring strikes to Edwards that made it 14-14
at halftime (video). But the fun had only just
begun. Young's second TD was a longer version of his first. Dropping
back to pass, he took a quick read of the field then took off. He shook
off a tackle 15 yards upfield and then outraced All-America safety
Ernest Shazor to the end zone to make 21-14 (video).
Breaston, who gave the Wolverines good field position with his kick
returns all afternoon, brought the ball out to the 50. Three plays
later, he hauled in a pass from Henne and sprinted for the end zone,
diving for the pylon to make it 21-all.
By early in the third quarter, Texas had taken the lead three times only
to have Michigan tie it. The Longhorns came in having outscored
opponents 105-3 in the third quarter but gave up two touchdowns on
Michigan's first two drives of the second half. The Wolverines took
their first lead when Henne hit Edwards from 9 yards out and stretched
it to 31-21 when Rivas kicked a 44-yard field.
But the Michigan defense had nothing left to stop Young from running
wild. After Rivas kicked a field goal that made it 34-28, Young
scrambled again for the end zone, leaving the Wolverines either punching
the air in frustration or bending over and gasping for breath as Texas
took a 35-34 lead before the frenetic ending (video).
Attendance: 86,848
Scoring Summary
First Quarter
UT- Young 20 yard run (Mangum kick)
Second Quarter
UM- Edwards 39 yd pass from Henne (Rivas kick)
UT- Thomas 11 yd pass from Young (Mangum kick)
UM- Edwards 8 yd pass from Henne (Rivas kick)
Third Quarter
UT- Young 60 yard run (Mangum kick)
UM- Breaston 50 yd pass from Henne Henne (Rivas kick)
UM- Edwards 9 yard pass from Henne (Rivas kick)
UM- FG Rivas 45
Fourth Quarter
UT- Young 10 yard run (Mangum kick)
UM- FG Rivas 32
UT- Young 23 yard run (Mangum kick)
UM- FG Rivas 42
UT- FG Mangum 37
Individual Statistics
Rushing
UM- Hart 21-82, Martin 3-18
UT- Young 21-193, Benson 23-67
Passing
UM- Henne 20-36-245
UT- Young 16-28-183
Receiving
UM- Edwards 10-118, Breaston 4-85
UT- Scaife 5-68, Thomas 4-56, Jeffery 4-39
