1983, number one defense in the country. Shitty QB/offensive play all year, mostly because Fred was somehow convinced he did not need a full-time OC. One game en route to 11-0 we beat TCU 21-14 I think, and our D outscored our O. 2 defensive TDs.
Got lucky with McIvor having the game of his life to beat A and M 45-13. Georgia was ready for McIvor in CB, but most likely did not prepare for R. Morschell, great running QB. Texas receivers acted like they were allergic to the ball, as in they dropped a bunch of passes, etc. If Fred had come in with Morschell in 2nd half to run the ball with option, I am convinced we easily win the game something like 13 to 3 or 13 to 10.
Instead we messed around on O and ended up 9-3 before the worst play in Longhorn history, the punt against our D. Our D was so good Georgia decided to play field position and hope. Their hope worked out. Craig Curry tried to catch the punt because Jitter Fields yelled "you, you" at him, so he tried. Fumble, Georgia scores 3 or 4 plays later, they win 10-9. We didn't know it cost us the National Championship until after Miami upset Nebraska in Orange Bowl, one of the 5 best games I ever watched on TV. 31-30 and Osborn gained a ton of respect from just about everyone, because he could have kicked the extra point to tie the game and claim National Championship, but Osborn went for 2 to win the game.