Schedule
On February 25, 2008, UT and A&M announced that their annual game would move onto Thanksgiving Day for 2008 and 2009. The game was televised by ESPN. The same day, Texas announced that Arkansas dropped Texas from the 2009 schedule.
| Date | Time | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 5 | 6:00 PM | Louisiana-Monroe* | #2 | Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX | FSN PPV | W 59–20 | 101,096A | |
| September 12 | 2:30 PM | at Wyoming* | #2 | War Memorial Stadium • Laramie, WY | Versus | W 41–10 | 31,017 | |
| September 19 | 7:00 PM | Texas Tech | #2 | Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX (Battle for the Chancellor's Spurs) | ABC | W 34–24 | 101,297 | |
| September 26 | 2:30 PM | UTEP* | #2 | Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX | FSN | W 64–7 | 101,114 | |
| October 10 | 6:15 PM | Colorado | #2 | Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX | ESPN | W 38–14 | 101,152 | |
| October 17 | 11:00 AM | vs. #18 Oklahoma | #3 | Cotton Bowl Stadium • Dallas, TX (Red River Rivalry) | ABC | W 16–13 | 96,009 | |
| October 24 | 7:00 PM | at Missouri | #3 | Faurot Field • Columbia, MO | ABC | W 41–7 | 71,004 | |
| October 31 | 7:00 PM | at #13 Oklahoma State | #3 | Boone Pickens Stadium • Stillwater, OK | ABC/ESPN2 | W 41–14 | 58,516 | |
| November 7 | 11:00 AM | Central Florida* | #2 | Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX | FSN | W 35–3 | 101,003 | |
| November 14 | 11:00 AM | at Baylor | #2 | Floyd Casey Stadium • Waco, TX | FSN | W 47–14 | 44,372 | |
| November 21 | 7:00 PM | Kansas | #3 | Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX | ABC | W 51–20 | 101,357B | |
| November 26 | 7:00 PM | at Texas A&M | #3 | Kyle Field • College Station, TX (Lone Star Showdown) | ESPN | W 49–39 | 84,671 | |
| December 5 | 7:00 PM | vs. #21 Nebraska | #3 | Cowboys Stadium • Arlington, TX (Big 12 Championship Game) | ABC | W 13–12 | 76,211 | |
| January 7 | 7:30 PM | vs. #1 Alabama | #2 | Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA (BCS Championship Game) | ABC | L 21–37 | 94,906 | |
- ^A Denotes the largest crowd to watch a football game in the state of Texas, at a Big 12 Conference Stadium, or in the Southwest region (beating record set at DKR during the 2008 Texas Longhorns season).
- ^B Denotes the largest crowd to watch a football game at DKR set earlier in 2009. The largest crowd to watch a game in the state of Texas and Southwest region records were broken on September 20 when the Dallas Cowboys played in front of 105,121 at Cowboys Stadium.
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