have a third guy ready. On December 21, 2006, Colt McCoy was cleared to play in the Alamo Bowl. McCoy did start and played the entire game for Texas. The game was a back-and-forth affair with the 2006 Iowa Hawkeyes football team largely dominating most of the first half and Texas the second. Texas won the game 26–24. The attendance for the game was 65,875, which established a new record for the most people to gather in San Antonio to view a sporting event. After the season The Longhorns received a final-ranking of 13th in the nation by both the Associated Press AP Poll and the USA Today Coaches Poll They were ranked 19th in the Bowl Championship Series (BCS) rankings, which were issued prior to the bowl season. Seven members of this team were selected by professional football teams in the 2007 NFL Draft – Michael Griffin (number 19 overall), Aaron Ross (number 20 overall), Justin Blalock (number 39 overall), Tim Crowder (number 56 overall), Brian Robison (number 102 overall), Tarell Brown (number 147 overall), Kasey Studdard (number 183 overall). Lyle Sendlein and Selvin Young were not drafted but signed with NFL teams as free agents. References External links Texas Alamo Bowl champion seasons Texas Longhorns football seasons Texas Longhorns football