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36 days until Texas Football: The Longhorns enter the season with 936 wins

Steve Habelby:Steve Habel•07/28/23•

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Steve Sarkisian (Will Gallagher/Inside Texas)

Inside Texas is putting a new twist on long-time photographer Will Gallagher’s time-honored countdown to Texas football kickoff. In addition to Will’s great pictures, the Inside Texas staff will go through every player on the roster by jersey number and offer a season outlook on each, from five-star to walk-on. 

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We’ll also look back at other greats to wear that day’s number, with special reverence to some of Texas’ best. 

Today is 36 days until kickoff. No. 36 for the Longhorns this season will be worn by Quinn Merritt, a sophomore walk-on wide receiver. We’ll also look at the Longhorns’ all-time win total, which currently sits at 936.

936-390-33

The Longhorns are one of a select few teams with 1) over 900 wins 2) fewer than 400 losses 3) a .700 or higher winning percentage and 4) fewer than 40 ties.

Texas’ 936 wins is good for fifth among college football programs at any level. In 1359 games, Texas is 936-390-33 with a .701 win percentage.

The current top 15 among Division I teams, both FBS and FCS, is

  • No. 1 Michigan – 989-353-36
  • No. 2 Ohio State – 953-331-53
  • No. 2 Alabama – 953-335-43
  • No. 4 Notre Dame – 938-334-42
  • No. 5 Texas – 936-390-33
  • No. 6 Oklahoma – 934-338-53
  • No. 7 Yale – 929-387-55
  • No. 8 Penn State – 920-406-41
  • No. 9 Nebraska – 912-417-40
  • No. 10 Harvard – 893-409-50
  • No. 11 Penn – 872-509-42
  • No. 12 Georgia – 868-428-54
  • No. 13 USC – 867-363-54
  • No. 14 Princeton – 857-416-50
  • No. 15 Tennessee – 856-410-53

Texas’ 2023 schedule features two teams in the top six in Alabama and Oklahoma. A standout season could put the Longhorns into the No. 4 spot, depending on how the Fighting Irish’s year goes.

No matter what, only a select handful of programs have won more games than the Longhorns. 950 wins is on the table, but the march to 1000 wins continues this season for Texas.

Quinn Merritt season outlook

Merritt will contribute on the scout team this year helping the Longhorns prepare for opponents.

Merritt did not see any game action during the 2022 season. He was a member of the Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll (fall 2022).

Recent player to wear No. 36: Lamarr Houston

Lamarr Houston (Will Gallagher/Inside Texas)

Houston spent two years as a starting defensive tackle after playing his first two years at defensive end. He played in 50 career games, starting 33, at defensive tackle (21) and defensive end (12) and notched 170 tackles, 15 sacks, 43 tackles for a loss, 65 pressures, 13 passed defended, two fumble recoveries and a forced fumble for his career.

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Houston was a first-team All-Big 12 selection in 2009 after garnering honorable mention all-conference honors in 2007. He was a second-team Academic All-Big 12 selection in 2006 and a three-time member of the Texas Athletics Director’s Honor Roll.

Houston was selected with the 12th pick in the second round (44th overall) by Oakland Raiders in the 2010 NFL Draft.

Joe Cook co-authored this article

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