[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 352 Agreed to Senate (ATS)]








109th CONGRESS
  2d Session
S. RES. 352

 Commending the University of Texas at Austin Longhorns football team 
  for winning the 2005 Bowl Championship Series national championship.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            January 25, 2006

  Mrs. Hutchison (for herself and Mr. Cornyn) submitted the following 
             resolution; which was considered and agreed to

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                               RESOLUTION


 
 Commending the University of Texas at Austin Longhorns football team 
  for winning the 2005 Bowl Championship Series national championship.

Whereas the Longhorns won the BCS national championship game, defeating the 
        University of Southern California by a score of 41-38 at the Rose Bowl 
        in Pasadena, California on January 4, 2006;
Whereas the Longhorns have now won four football national titles;
Whereas this historic victory--the 800th win in school history--marks the 
        culmination of an undefeated, 13-0 season;
Whereas, by scoring 652 points during their undefeated season, the Longhorns set 
        an NCAA record for points scored in a single season;
Whereas the University of Texas now owns the longest-active winning streak in 
        the Nation at 20 games;
Whereas, under the leadership of Coach Mack Brown, the Longhorns claimed the Big 
        12 Conference South Division title, won the Big 12 Conference 
        championship, and earned their eighth consecutive bowl game berth;
Whereas the Longhorns boast seven All-Americans, including Will Allen, Justin 
        Blalock, Aaron Harris, Michael Huff, Jonathan Scott, Rodrique Wright, 
        and Vince Young;
Whereas quarterback Vince Young--a Heisman Trophy finalist, recipient of the 
        Davey O'Brien National Quarterback Award, and the Maxwell Award winner--
        was named the Most Valuable Player of the Rose Bowl;
Whereas Vince Young scored three touchdowns and gained 467 total yards in the 
        championship game, and he became the first player in NCAA history to 
        rush for more than 1,000 yards and pass for more than 3,000 yards in the 
        same season;
Whereas the Longhorns were captained by Ahmard Hall, David Thomas, Rodrique 
        Wright, and Vince Young at the Rose Bowl;
Whereas Ahmard Hall, the male 2005 Big 12 Sportsperson of the Year, served his 
        country as a sergeant in the United States Marine Corps for four years--
        serving tours in Kosovo and Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan--
        prior to joining the team as a walk-on in 2003 and ultimately rising to 
        the position of starting fullback and team captain;
Whereas the entire Longhorns team should be commended for its inspirational 
        work, determination, and success;
Whereas the University of Texas at Austin has a long tradition of athletic and 
        academic excellence; and
Whereas the Longhorns have brought great honor to themselves, their university, 
        and the great State of Texas: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the Senate--
            (1) commends the University of Texas at Austin Longhorns 
        football team for winning the 2005 Bowl Championship Series 
        national championship;
            (2) congratulates the team for completing an undefeated, 
        13-0 season; and
            (3) directs the Secretary of the Senate to make available 
        to the University of Texas at Austin an enrolled copy of this 
        resolution for appropriate display.
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