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] Todd Orlando and Craig Naivar, were fired, along with several other coaches.[ 2] 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] 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] [ 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
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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
^ 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] 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]
[ 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 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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