American college football season
The 2020 Texas Longhorns football team represented the University of Texas at Austin during the 2020 NCAA Division I FBS football season . The Longhorns played their home games at Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium in Austin, Texas . They are a charter member of the Big 12 Conference . They were led by fourth-year head coach Tom Herman .
The Longhorns finished their season with a 5–3 conference record in Big 12 play, and 7–3 overall, having had their final regular season game against Kansas cancelled due to COVID-19 protocols. They then went on to rout the 4–1 Colorado Buffaloes in a 32-point Alamo Bowl victory to finish as the No. 19 team in the nation.
However, despite this fourth-straight bowl win, Tom Herman was fired after four years as head coach. This followed a second consecutive season that fell short of expectations and included a narrow home loss to Iowa State that eliminated Texas from Big 12 championship contention in Week 13. Initial reports had linked former Florida and Ohio State head coach Urban Meyer to Herman's hot seat job in the months prior to his firing; yet, ultimately, the post went to Alabama offensive coordinator Steve Sarkisian , who was named head coach on January 2, 2021, just hours after Herman's dismissal. Pass rusher Joseph Ossai was also named a consensus All-American.
After being demoted from his role as offensive coordinator, Tim Beck was hired by NC State as offensive coordinator.[ 1] Additionally, both co-defensive coordinators, Todd Orlando and Craig Naivar, were fired, along with several other coaches.[ 2] Orlando and Naivar were replaced by former Rutgers head coach Chris Ash and South Carolina linebackers coach Coleman Hutzler.[ 3]
Coaching staff departures [ edit ]
Players drafted into the NFL [ edit ]
The Big 12 media days were held on July 21–22, 2020 in a virtual format due to the COVID-19 pandemic .[ 4]
Big 12 media poll [ 5]
Predicted finish
Team
Votes (1st place)
1
Oklahoma
80
2
Oklahoma State
6
3
Texas
4
4
Iowa State
5
Baylor
6
TCU
7
Kansas State
8
West Virginia
9
Texas Tech
10
Kansas
The Longhorns held spring practices in March and April 2020. The Texas football spring game took place in Austin, Texas on April 25, 2020.
Texas released its 2020 schedule on October 22, 2019. The 2020 schedule consisted of 6 home games, 4 away games and 1 neutral-site game in the regular season. The Longhorns were scheduled to host 3 non-conference games, against South Florida , LSU , and UTEP . Texas was scheduled to host West Virginia, Baylor, TCU, and Iowa State, and Texas was scheduled to travel to Kansas State, Texas Tech, Kansas, and Oklahoma State in regular season conference play.[ 6]
On August 12, 2020, the Longhorns' revised schedule was released.[ 7] Previously scheduled games against South Florida on September 5 and LSU on September 12 were both canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic .[ 8]
On November 18, 2020, the Big 12 Conference announced that the Texas–Kansas game would be rescheduled from November 21 to December 12 because of Kansas' "inability to meet the minimum position requirements established by the Big 12 Conference." A team needs 53 players to play a game, and there are also minimum numbers of players for each position group.[ 9] Due to the "ongoing surge in COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations across the region", Kansas suspended fan attendance at all home games from November 17 to November 30, although it did not make a decision whether the December 12 Texas–Kansas game would allow fan attendance.[ 10]
Date Opponent Site Result September 5 South Florida * No Contest
September 12 at LSU * No Contest
September 19 UTEP * Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium Austin, TX Rescheduled
October 3 at Kansas State Rescheduled
October 10 vs. Oklahoma Rescheduled
October 17 West Virginia Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium Austin, TX Rescheduled
October 24 at Texas Tech Rescheduled
October 31 Baylor Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium Austin, TX Rescheduled
November 7 at Kansas Rescheduled
November 14 TCU Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium Austin, TX (rivalry ) Rescheduled
November 21 Iowa State Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium Austin, TX Rescheduled
at Oklahoma State Rescheduled
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll and CFP Rankings after November 3 released prior to game
[ 11]
Date Time Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance September 12 7:00 p.m. UTEP * No. 14 LHN W 59–315,337
September 26 2:30 p.m. at Texas Tech No. 8 FOX W 63–56 OT 16,615
October 3 11:00 a.m. TCU No. 9 Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium Austin, TX (rivalry ) FOX L 31–3317,753
October 10 11:00 a.m. vs. Oklahoma No. 22 FOX L 45–53 4OT 24,000
October 24 2:30 p.m. Baylor Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium Austin, TX ESPN W 27–1618,202
October 31 3:00 p.m. at No. 6 Oklahoma State FOX W 41–34 OT 14,672
November 7 11:00 a.m. West Virginia No. 21 Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium Austin, TX ABC W 17–1317,843
11:00 a.m. No. 13 Iowa State No. 17 Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium Austin, TX ABC L 20–2316,555
December 5 11:00 a.m. at Kansas State FOX W 69–319,851
8:00 p.m. vs. Colorado * No. 20 ESPN W 55–2310,822
^ 1: Due to Kansas's inability to meet minimum position requirements due to COVID-19, the game was postponed from November 21 to December 12, and was then canceled on December 10 because of a rise of COVID-19 cases in both programs.[ 9]
Pregame line
Over/under
UT –42.5
58.5 [ 13]
Game information
First Quarter
(14:41) UT – Joshua Moore 78 yard pass from Sam Ehlinger (Dicker kick), UT 7–0 ; 1 play, 78 yards, 0:19
(9:32) UT – Cade Brewer 20 yard pass from Sam Ehlinger (Dicker kick), UT 14–0 ; 10 plays, 67 yards, 3:24
(4:57) UT – Roschon Johnson 1 yard run (Dicker kick), UT 21–0 ; 8 plays, 70 yards, 3:24
Second Quarter
(14:10) UT – Brenden Schooler 40 yard pass from Sam Ehlinger (Dicker kick), UT 28–0 ; 4 plays, 76 yards, 0:50
(12:15) UT – Tarik Black 5 yard pass from Sam Ehlinger (Dicker kick), UT 35–0 ; 3 plays, 42 yards, 1:02
(6:16) UT – Cameron Dicker 32 yard field goal, UT 38–0 ; 11 plays, 54 yards, 3:07
(1:39) UTEP – Gavin Baechle 47 yard field goal, UT 38–3 ; 11 plays, 46 yards, 4:37
(0:06) UT – Kai Money 6 yard pass from Sam Ehlinger (Dicker kick), UT 45–3 ; 6 plays, 75 yards, 1:33
Third Quarter
(2:11) UT – Brennan Eagles 35 yard pass from Casey Thompson (Dicker kick), UT 52–3 ; 4 plays, 68 yards, 1:14
Fourth Quarter
(13:00) UT – Marc Washington 17 yard pass from Casey Thompson (Dicker kick), UT 59–3 ; 8 plays, 54 yards, 2:28
Statistics
UTEP
TEX
First Downs
14
28
Total Yards
233
689
Rushing: Att/Yds
33/43
33/208
Passing Yards
190
481
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
19–39–1
29–41–0
Time of Possession
34:17
25:43
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
UTEP
Passing
Gavin Hardison
12–27, 141 yards, 1 INT
Rushing
Deion Hankins
11 car, 34 yards
Receiving
Justin Garrett
4 rec, 58 yards
Texas
Passing
Sam Ehlinger
25–33, 426 yards, 5 TDs
Rushing
Keaontay Ingram
9 car, 44 yards
Receiving
Joshua Moore
6 rec, 127 yards, 1 TD
Texas Longhorns (1–0) vs. Texas Tech Red Raiders (1–0)
Quarter
1
2
3 4 OT Total
#8 Texas
17
14
7 18 7 63
Texas Tech
7
14
21 14 0 56
at Jones AT&T Stadium • Lubbock, TX
Date : Saturday, September 26, 2020Game time : 2:30 p.m. CDT Game weather : Clear, 93 °F (34 °C), Wind: S 14 mph (23 km/h)Game attendance : 16,615Referee : Scott CampbellTV announcers (FOX ) : Tim Brando, Spencer TillmanBox Score Recap
Game information
First Quarter
(9:11) UT – Sam Ehlinger 2 yard run (Dicker kick), UT 7–0 ; 13 plays, 75 yards, 5:49
(7:00) TTU – KeSean Carter 13 yard pass from Alan Bowman (Wolff kick), Tied 7–7 ; 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:11
(4:24) UT – Cameron Dicker 43 yard field goal, UT 10–7 ; 8 plays, 32 yards, 2:23
(0:41) UT – Joshua Moore 31 yard pass from Sam Ehlinger (Dicker kick), UT 17–7 ; 7 plays, 70 yards, 3:09
Second Quarter
(12:11) TTU – KeSean Carter 22 yard pass from Alan Bowman (Wolff kick), UT 17–14 ; 3 plays, 49 yards, 1:26
(7:48) UT – Roschon Johnson 1 yard run (Dicker kick), UT 24–14 ; 9 plays, 51 yards, 4:13
(4:44) TTU – Erik Ezukanma 19 yard pass from Alan Bowman (Wolff kick), UT 24–21 ; 11 plays, 75 yards, 3:04
(1:08) UT – Brenden Schooler 3 yard pass from Sam Ehlinger (Dicker kick), UT 31–21 ; 4 plays, 19 yards, 1:27
Third Quarter
(14:08) TTU – Xavier Martin 0 yard fumble recovery (Wolff kick), UT 31–28
(12:21) UT – Jahdae Barron 2 yard blocked punt return (Dicker kick), UT 38–28
(0:44) TTU – T. J. Vasher 29 yard pass from Alan Bowman (Wolff kick), UT 38–35 ; 7 plays, 67 yards, 2:53
(0:00) TTU – SaRodorick Thompson 10 yard run (Wolff kick), TTU 42–38 ; 1 play, 10 yards, 0:04
Fourth Quarter
(10:47) UT – Cameron Dicker 26 yard field goal, TTU 42–41 ; 12 plays, 64 yards, 4:13
(6:12) TTU – T. J. Vasher 18 yard pass from Alan Bowman (Wolff kick), TTU 49–41 ; 6 plays, 56 yards, 2:13
(3:13) TTU – SaRodorick Thompson 75 yard run (Wolff kick), TTU 56–41 ; 2 plays, 78 yards, 0:59
(2:39) UT – Brennan Eagles 12 yard pass from Sam Ehlinger (Dicker kick), TTU 56–48 ; 4 plays, 59 yards, 0:34
(0:40) UT – Joshua Moore 18 yard pass from Sam Ehlinger (Eagles pass from Ehlinger ), Tied 56–56 ; 6 plays, 42 yards, 1:59
Overtime
(15:00) UT – Joshua Moore 12 yard pass from Sam Ehlinger (Dicker kick), UT 63–56 ; 3 plays, 25 yards
Statistics
TEX
TTU
First Downs
27
24
Total Yards
476
441
Rushing: Att/Yds
48/214
24/110
Passing Yards
262
331
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
27–41–1
31–52–3
Time of Possession
34:39
25:21
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Texas
Passing
Sam Ehlinger
24–40, 262 yards, 5 TDs, 1 INT
Rushing
Keaontay Ingram
12 car, 89 yards
Receiving
Joshua Moore
5 rec, 73 yards, 3 TDs
Texas Tech
Passing
Alan Bowman
31–52, 325 yards, 5 TDs, 3 INTs
Rushing
SaRodorick Thompson
19 car, 104 yards, 2 TDs
Receiving
Erik Ezukanma
7 rec, 91 yards, 1 TD
Game information
First Quarter
(4:01) TCU – Darwin Barlow 1 yard run (Kell kick), TCU 7–0 ; 11 plays, 67 yards, 4:08
(0:21) UT – Jake Smith 5 yard pass from Sam Ehlinger (Dicker kick), Tied 7–7 ; 10 plays, 75 yards, 3:40
Second Quarter
(14:22) TCU – Max Duggan 5 yard run (Kell kick), TCU 14–7 ; 4 plays, 75 yards, 0:59
(13:01) UT – Brennan Eagles 45 yard pass from Sam Ehlinger (Dicker kick), Tied 14–14 ; 4 plays, 63 yards, 1:12
(1:28) TCU – Griffin Kell 27 yard field goal, TCU 17–14 ; 15 plays, 70 yards, 6:03
(0:55) TCU – Griffin Kell 32 yard field goal, TCU 20–14 ; 4 plays, 5 yards, 0:21
Third Quarter
(12:11) TCU – Griffin Kell 49 yard field goal, TCU 23–14 ; 6 plays, 39 yards, 2:49
(9:55) UT – Roschon Johnson 7 yard pass from Sam Ehlinger (Dicker kick), TCU 23–21 ; 8 plays, 87 yards, 2:16
Fourth Quarter
(13:36) TCU – Griffin Kell 28 yard field goal, TCU 26–21 ; 11 plays, 83 yards, 4:39
(9:56) UT – Malcolm Epps 7 yard pass from Sam Ehlinger (Ingram run), UT 29–26 ; 10 plays, 75 yards, 3:40
(4:01) TCU – Max Duggan 26 yard run (Kell kick), TCU 33–29 ; 5 plays, 43 yards, 2:15
(0:00) UT – Max Duggan 15 yard safety, TCU 33–31
Statistics
TCU
TEX
First Downs
25
16
Total Yards
458
388
Rushing: Att/Yds
51/227
24/152
Passing Yards
231
236
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
20–30–0
17–36–1
Time of Possession
24:51
25:09
Texas Longhorns (2–1) vs. Oklahoma Sooners (1–2)
Quarter
1
2
3 4 OT 2OT 3OT 4OT Total
#22 Texas
0
17
0 14 7 7 0 0 45
Oklahoma
10
7
14 0 7 7 0 8 53
at Cotton Bowl • Dallas, TX
Date : Saturday, October 10, 2020Game time : 11:00 a.m. CDT Game weather : Mostly Sunny, 75 °F (24 °C), Wind: SE 2 mph (3.2 km/h)Game attendance : 24,000Referee : Brandon CruseTV announcers (FOX ) : Gus Johnson, Joel KlattBox Score Recap
Game information
First Quarter
(9:34) OU – Gabe Brkic 19 yard field goal, OU 3–0 ; 9 plays, 58 yards, 3:17
(6:47) OU – Marvin Mims 30 yard pass from Spencer Rattler (Brkic kick), OU 10–0 ; 4 plays, 60 yards, 1:33
Second Quarter
(13:40) UT – Cameron Dicker 34 yard field goal, OU 10–3 ; 4 plays, 1:20
(11:44) UT – Sam Ehlinger 6 yard run (Dicker kick), Tied 10–10 ; 2 plays, 19 yards, 0:47
(6:58) OU – Marcus Major 7 yard run (Brkic kick), OU 17–10 ; 5 plays, 5 yards, 2:07
(4:14) UT – Sam Ehlinger 2 yard run (Dicker kick), Tied 17–17 ; 8 plays, 75 yards, 2:44
Third Quarter
(11:40) OU – T.J. Pledger 2 yard run (Brkic kick), OU 24–17 ; 3 plays, 30 yards, 1:22
(1:27) OU – T.J. Pledger 1 yard run (Brkic kick), OU 31–17 ; 17 plays, 87 yards, 8:07
Fourth Quarter
(3:28) UT – Joshua Moore 9 yard pass from Sam Ehlinger (Dicker kick), OU 31–24 ; 4 plays, 50 yards, 1:10
(0:14) UT – Keaontay Ingram 2 yard pass from Sam Ehlinger (Dicker kick), Tied 31–31 ; 8 plays, 84 yards, 1:38
Overtime
(15:00) UT – Sam Ehlinger 3 yard run (Dicker kick), UT 38–31 ; 5 plays, 25 yards
(0:00) OU – Austin Stogner 11 yard pass from Spencer Rattler (Brkic kick), Tied 38–38 ; 5 plays, 25 yards
2nd Overtime
(15:00) OU – Spencer Rattler 1 yard run (Brkic kick), OU 45–38 ; 5 plays, 25 yards
(0:00) UT – Sam Ehlinger 25 yard run (Dicker kick), Tied 45–45 ; 2 plays, 25 yards
4th Overtime
(15:00) OU – Drake Stoops 25 yard pass from Spencer Rattler (Wease pass from Rattler ), OU 53–45 ; 2 plays, 25 yards
Statistics
TEX
OU
First Downs
27
30
Total Yards
428
469
Rushing: Att/Yds
34/141
55/208
Passing Yards
287
261
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
30–53–2
28–42–1
Time of Possession
23:56
36:04
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Texas
Passing
Sam Ehlinger
30–53, 287 yards, 2 TDs, 2 INTs
Rushing
Sam Ehlinger
23 car, 112 yards
Receiving
Joshua Moore
8 rec, 83 yards
Oklahoma
Passing
Spencer Rattler
23–35, 209 yards, 3 TDs, 1 INT
Rushing
T.J. Pledger
22 car, 131 yards
Receiving
Austin Stogner
6 rec, 56 yards
Game information
First Quarter
(0:49) BU – John Mayers 22 yard field goal, BU 3–0 ; 12 plays, 67 yards, 5:35
Second Quarter
(12:10) UT – Cameron Dicker 42 yard field goal, Tied 3–3 ; 11 plays, 52 yards, 3:39
(6:15) UT – Cameron Dicker 23 yard field goal, UT 6–3 ; 9 plays, 75 yards, 3:54
(1:53) UT – Joshua Moore 3 yard pass from Sam Ehlinger (Dicker kick), UT 13–3 ; 7 plays, 80 yards, 2:32
Third Quarter
(10:25) UT – Sam Ehlinger 1 yard run (Dicker kick), UT 20–3 ; 12 plays, 75 yards, 4:35
(0:20) UT – Sam Ehlinger 9 yard run (Dicker kick), UT 27–3 ; 6 plays, 75 yards, 3:21
Fourth Quarter
(11:24) BU – John Lovett 3 yard pass from Charlie Brewer (Brewer pass failed), UT 27–9 ; 9 plays, 75 yards, 3:56
(7:37) BU – Gavin Holmes 7 yard pass from Charlie Brewer (Mayers kick), UT 27–16 ; 5 plays, 25 yards, 2:14
Statistics
BAY
TEX
First Downs
22
19
Total Yards
316
429
Rushing: Att/Yds
21/64
47/159
Passing Yards
252
270
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
31–44–0
15–23–1
Time of Possession
27:53
32:07
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Baylor
Passing
Charlie Brewer
30–43, 256 yards, 2 TDs
Rushing
John Lovett
4 car, 21 yards
Receiving
R.J. Sneed
4 rec, 62 yards
Texas
Passing
Sam Ehlinger
15–23, 270 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
Rushing
Keaontay Ingram
16 car, 57 yards
Receiving
Tarik Black
1 rec, 72 yards
For the first time since September 30, 1950, Texas wore White uniforms at home.[ 14] These retro/throwback style uniforms were worn to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the 1970 National Championship Team .
Texas Longhorns (3–2) vs. Oklahoma State Cowboys (4–0)
Quarter
1
2
3 4 OT Total
#19 Texas
7
13
6 8 7 41
#6 Oklahoma State
14
10
7 3 0 34
at Boone Pickens Stadium • Stillwater, OK
Date : Saturday, October 31, 2020Game time : 3:00 p.m. CDT Game weather : Sunny, 67 °F (19 °C), Wind: S 15 mph (24 km/h)Game attendance : 14,672Referee : David AlvarezTV announcers (FOX ) : Joe Davis (play-by-play), Mark Helfrich (analyst)Box Score Recap
Game information
First Quarter
(10:23) OSU – Tylan Wallace 11 yard pass from Spencer Sanders (Hale kick), OSU 7–0 ; 7 plays, 86 yards, 1:51
(8:31) UT – Keaontay Ingram 1 yard run (Dicker kick), Tied 7–7 ; 3 plays, 15 yards, 0:39
(1:36) OSU – Landon Wolf 5 yard pass from Spencer Sanders (Hale kick), OSU 14–7 ; 5 plays, 62 yards, 2:07
Second Quarter
(13:20) UT – Brennan Eagles 41 yard pass from Sam Ehlinger (Dicker kick), Tied 14–14 ; 7 plays, 75 yards, 3:16
(10:56) UT – Cameron Dicker 20 yard field goal, UT 17–14 ; 4 plays, 5 yards, 1:12
(8:15) OSU – Chuba Hubbard 5 yard pass from Spencer Sanders (Hale kick), OSU 21–17 ; 7 plays, 75 yards, 2:41
(1:49) OSU – Alex Hale 31 yard field goal, OSU 24–17 ; 13 plays, 69 yards, 4:45
(0:03) UT – Cameron Dicker 40 yard field goal, OSU 24–20 ; 3 plays, 0:21
Third Quarter
(8:09) OSU – Tylan Wallace 9 yard pass from Spencer Sanders (Hale kick), OSU 31–20 ; 10 plays, 72 yards, 3:11
(7:57) UT – D'Shawn Jamison 100 yard kickoff return (Dicker kick failed), OSU 31–26
Fourth Quarter
(4:27) UT – Jake Smith 12 yard pass from Sam Ehlinger (Brewer pass from Ehlinger), UT 34–31 ; 15 plays, 59 yards, 7:48
(0:05) OSU – Alex Hale 34 yard field goal, Tied 34–34 ; 7 plays, 63 yards, 1:08
Overtime
(15:00) UT – Joshua Moore 15 yard pass from Sam Ehlinger (Dicker kick), UT 41–34 ; 4 plays, 25 yards
Statistics
TEX
OSU
First Downs
17
32
Total Yards
287
530
Rushing: Att/Yds
40/118
51/130
Passing Yards
169
400
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
18–35–0
27–40–1
Time of Possession
30:21
29:39
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Texas
Passing
Sam Ehlinger
18–34, 169 yards, 3 TDs
Rushing
Bijan Robinson
13 car, 59 yards
Receiving
Jake Smith
7 rec, 70 yards, 1 TD
Oklahoma State
Passing
Spencer Sanders
27–39, 400 yards, 4 TDs, 1 INT
Rushing
Chuba Hubbard
25 car, 72 yards
Receiving
Tylan Wallace
11 rec, 187 yards, 2 TDs
This was Texas' first road win over a Top 10 opponent since beating #5 Nebraska 20–13 in Lincoln on October 16, 2010 .
Game information
First Quarter
(12:35) UT – Brennan Eagles 7 yard pass from Sam Ehlinger (Dicker kick), UT 7–0 ; 7 plays, 75 yards, 2:25
(8:58) WVU – Leddie Brown 12 yard run (Legg kick), Tied 7–7 ; 9 plays, 75 yards, 3:37
Second Quarter
(14:55) UT – Cameron Dicker 34 yard field goal, UT 10–7 ; 10 plays, 74 yards, 2:24
Third Quarter
(10:11) WVU – Casey Legg 25 yard field goal, Tied 10–10 ; 11 plays, 66 yards, 4:49
(7:31) UT – Jake Smith 33 yard pass from Sam Ehlinger (Dicker kick), UT 17–10 ; 7 plays, 65 yards, 2:40
(0:22) WVU – Casey Legg 34 yard field goal, UT 17–13 ; 9 plays, 31 yards, 4:20
Statistics
WVU
TEX
First Downs
21
17
Total Yards
360
363
Rushing: Att/Yds
26/43
36/9
Passing Yards
317
184
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
35–50–0
15–31–0
Time of Possession
34:21
25:39
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
West Virginia
Passing
Jarret Doege
35–50, 317 yards
Rushing
Leddie Brown
15 car, 47 yards, 1 TD
Receiving
T.J. Simmons
4 rec, 71 yards
Texas
Passing
Sam Ehlinger
15–31, 184 yards, 2 TDs
Rushing
Bijan Robinson
12 car, 113 yards
Receiving
Jake Smith
3 rec, 59 yards, 1 TD
Game information
First Quarter
(11:29) UT – Cameron Dicker 21 yard field goal, UT 3–0 ; 8 plays, 72 yards, 3:31
(7:39) UT – Sam Ehlinger 17 yard run (Dicker kick), UT 10–0 ; 6 plays, 63 yards, 2:19
(4:45) ISU – Sean Shaw 35 yard pass from Brock Purdy (Assalley kick), UT 10–7 ; 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:54
(0:21) UT – Cameron Dicker 42 yard field goal, UT 13–7 ; 6 plays, 32 yards, 1:51
Second Quarter
(7:21) ISU – Connor Assalley 26 yard field goal, UT 13–10 ; 15 plays, 67 yards, 8:00
Third Quarter
(7:30) UT – Jared Wiley 7 yard pass from Sam Ehlinger (Dicker kick), UT 20–10 ; 8 plays, 89 yards, 3:46
(2:54) ISU – Connor Assalley 29 yard field goal, UT 20–13 ; 9 plays, 63 yards, 4:36
Fourth Quarter
(14:48) ISU – Connor Assalley 38 yard field goal, UT 20–16 ; 5 plays, 37 yards, 1:49
(1:25) ISU – Breece Hall 3 yard run (Assalley kick), ISU 23–20 ; 5 plays, 69 yards, 1:44
Statistics
ISU
TEX
First Downs
25
21
Total Yards
433
448
Rushing: Att/Yds
33/121
35/145
Passing Yards
312
303
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
25–36–0
18–30–0
Time of Possession
32:57
27:03
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Iowa State
Passing
Brock Purdy
26–36, 312 yards, 1 TD
Rushing
Breece Hall
20 car, 91 yards, 1 TD
Receiving
Charlie Kolar
6 rec, 131 yards
Texas
Passing
Sam Ehlinger
17–29, 298 yards, 1 TD
Rushing
Sam Ehlinger
15 car, 65 yards, 1 TD
Receiving
Brennan Eagles
5 rec, 142 yards
Game information
First Quarter
(10:34) UT – Bijan Robinson 12 yard run (Dicker kick), UT 7–0 ; 7 plays, 81 yards, 2:33
(4:38) UT – Cameron Dicker 28 yard field goal, UT 10–0 ; 9 plays, 54 yards, 3:20
(4:19) UT – Roschon Johnson 3 yard run (Dicker kick), UT 17–0 ; 1 play, 3 yards, 0:04
(0:54) KSU – Deuce Vaughn 19 yard run (Lynch kick), UT 17–7 ; 8 plays, 64 yards, 3:19
Second Quarter
(14:53) UT – Bijan Robinson 30 yard run (Dicker kick), UT 24–7 ; 4 plays, 59 yards, 0:52
(11:40) KSU – Blake Lynch 47 yard field goal, UT 24–10 ; 7 plays, 46 yards, 3:13
(8:17) UT – Roschon Johnson 7 yard run (Dicker kick), UT 31–10 ; 8 plays, 70 yards, 3:17
(1:20) KSU – Deuce Vaughn 4 yard run (Lynch kick), UT 31–17 ; 12 plays, 80 yards, 5:10
Third Quarter
(14:44) UT – Bijan Robinson 75 yard run (Dicker kick), UT 38–17 ; 2 plays, 75 yards, 0:16
(11:24) KSU – Malik Knowles 7 yard pass from Will Howard (Lynch kick), UT 38–24 ; 8 plays, 76 yards, 3:14
(11:01) UT – Roschon Johnson 1 yard run (Dicker kick), UT 45–24 ; 1 play, 1 yard, 0:00
(9:13) KSU – Malik Knowles 29 yard pass from Will Howard (Lynch kick), UT 45–31 ; 4 plays, 75 yards, 1:48
(7:01) UT – Jordan Whittington 15 yard run (Dicker kick), UT 52–31 ; 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:12
(2:18) UT – Cade Brewer 15 yard pass from Sam Ehlinger (Dicker kick), UT 59–31 ; 8 plays, 86 yards, 2:53
(1:06) UT – Malcolm Epps 32 yard pass from Sam Ehlinger (Dicker kick), UT 66–31 ; 1 play, 32 yards, 0:07
Fourth Quarter
(7:48) UT – Cameron Dicker 21 yard field goal, UT 69–31 ; 6 plays, 63 yards, 3:22
Statistics
TEX
KSU
First Downs
26
24
Total Yards
608
448
Rushing: Att/Yds
33/334
46/274
Passing Yards
274
174
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
20–27–0
16–27–2
Time of Possession
24:20
35:40
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Texas
Passing
Sam Ehlinger
20–27, 274 yards, 2 TDs
Rushing
Bijan Robinson
9 car, 172 yards, 3 TDs
Receiving
Jake Smith
4 rec, 55 yards
Kansas State
Passing
Will Howard
16–27, 174 yards, 2 TDs, 2 INTs
Rushing
Deuce Vaughn
10 car, 125 yards, 2 TDs
Receiving
Malik Knowles
6 rec, 95 yards, 2 TDs
Due to Kansas's inability to meet minimum position requirements due to COVID-19, the game was postponed from November 21 to December 12, and was then canceled on December 10 because of a rise of COVID-19 cases in both programs.[ 9]
Vs. Colorado (Alamo Bowl)[ edit ]
Alamo Bowl: Texas Longhorns (6–3) vs. Colorado Buffaloes (4–1)
Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
#20 Texas
14
3
17 21 55
Colorado
0
10
6 7 23
at Alamodome • San Antonio, TX
Game information
First Quarter
(12:51) UT – Bijan Robinson 8 yard run (Dicker kick), UT 7–0 ; 4 plays, 74 yards, 0:50
(5:28) UT – Bijan Robinson 14 yard pass from Sam Ehlinger (Dicker kick), UT 14–0 ; 6 plays, 89 yards, 2:37
Second Quarter
(6:58) CO – Jarek Broussard 2 yard run (Price kick), UT 14–7 ; 10 plays, 50 yards, 5:11
(2:07) UT – Cameron Dicker 53 yard field goal, UT 17–7 ; 6 plays, 58 yards, 1:57
(0:43) CO – Evan Price 40 yard field goal, UT 17–10 ; 8 plays, 53 yards, 1:24
Third Quarter
(14:23) UT – Joshua Moore 13 yard pass from Casey Thompson (Dicker kick), UT 24–10 ; 2 plays, 79 yards, 0:37
(8:00) UT – Joshua Moore 25 yard pass from Casey Thompson (Dicker kick), UT 31–10 ; 5 plays, 80 yards, 2:10
(3:33) UT – Cameron Dicker 35 yard field goal, UT 34–10 ; 7 plays, 43 yards, 3:19
(1:46) CO – Jarek Broussard 3 yard run (Lewis pass failed), UT 34–16 ; 5 plays, 75 yards, 1:47
Fourth Quarter
(14:42) UT – Bijan Robinson 23 yard pass from Casey Thompson (Dicker kick), UT 41–16 ; 5 plays, 75 yards, 2:04
(11:48) CO – Brendon Lewis 2 yard run (Price kick), UT 41–23 ; 7 plays, 75 yards, 2:54
(11:01) UT – Kelvontay Dixon 73 yard pass from Casey Thompson (Dicker kick), UT 48–23 ; 2 plays, 75 yards, 0:47
(7:40) UT – Roschon Johnson 21 yard run (Dicker kick), UT 55–23 ; 1 play, 21 yards, 0:15
Statistics
TEX
CO
First Downs
26
20
Total Yards
638
378
Rushing: Att/Yds
40/303
46/182
Passing Yards
335
196
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
19–28–0
14–33–2
Time of Possession
29:02
30:58
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Texas
Passing
Casey Thompson
8–10, 170 yards, 4 TDs
Rushing
Bijan Robinson
10 car, 183 yards, 1 TD
Receiving
Joshua Moore
5 rec, 86 yards, 2 TDs
Colorado
Passing
Sam Noyer
8–23, 101 yards, 2 INTs
Rushing
Jarek Broussard
27 car, 82 yards, 2 TDs
Receiving
Dimitri Stanley
4 rec, 86 yards
Ranking movementsLegend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked RV = Received votes т = Tied with team above or below Week Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Final AP 14 14* 9 8 T 9 22 — — — 22 21 22 20 RV 23 21 20 19 Coaches 14 14* 8 9 9 22 — — — RV 24 23 21 RV 23 24 24 20 CFP Not released 17 — 20 20 20 Not released
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