2020 Texas Longhorns football team

2020 Texas Longhorns football
2020 Texas Longhorns football
Alamo Bowl champion
Alamo Bowl, W 55–23 vs. Colorado
Conference	Big 12 Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 20
AP	No. 19
Record	7–3 (5–3 Big 12)
Head coach	Tom Herman (4th season);
Offensive coordinator	Mike Yurcich (1st season)
Co-offensive coordinator	Herb Hand (3rd season)
Offensive scheme	Spread
Defensive coordinator	Chris Ash (1st season)
Co-defensive coordinator	Coleman Hutzler (1st season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium
Uniform
	Seasons ← 2019 2021 →

2020 Big 12 Conference football standings
v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
No. 9 Iowa State y	8	–	1	9	–	3
No. 6 Oklahoma y$	6	–	2	9	–	2
No. 20 Oklahoma State	6	–	3	8	–	3
No. 19 Texas	5	–	3	7	–	3
TCU	5	–	4	6	–	4
West Virginia	4	–	4	6	–	4
Kansas State	4	–	5	4	–	6
Texas Tech	3	–	6	4	–	6
Baylor	2	–	7	2	–	7
Kansas	0	–	8	0	–	9
Championship: Oklahoma 27, Iowa State 21
$ – Conference champion y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll.

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.

Offseason

Coaching changes

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]

Position key

Back	B	Center	C	Cornerback	CB	Defensive back	DB
Defensive end	DE	Defensive lineman	DL	Defensive tackle	DT	End	E
Fullback	FB	Place Kicker	PK	Guard	G	Halfback	HB	Kicker	K
Kickoff returner	KR	Offensive tackle	OT	Offensive lineman	OL	Linebacker	LB
Long snapper	LS	Split end	SE	Punter	P	Punt returner	PR	Quarterback	QB
Running back	RB	Safety	S	Tight end	TE	Wide receiver	WR

Coaching staff departures

Name	Position	New Team	New Position
Tim Beck	Offensive coordinator	NC State	OC/QB
Todd Orlando	Defensive coordinator	USC	DC
Drew Mehringer	Wide Receivers	FAU	Co-Offensive Coordinator/Tight Ends

Players drafted into the NFL

Round	Pick	Player	Position	NFL team
2	51	Sam Cosmi	OT	Washington Football Team
3	69	Joseph Ossai	DE	Cincinnati Bengals
5	148	Ta'Quon Graham	DT	Atlanta Falcons
5	152	Caden Sterns	S	Denver Broncos
6	218	Sam Ehlinger	QB	Indianapolis Colts

Preseason

Big 12 media days

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

Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
Big 12 media poll^[5]
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

Schedule

Spring game

The Longhorns held spring practices in March and April 2020. The Texas football spring game took place in Austin, Texas on April 25, 2020.

Regular season

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]

Original

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 5	South Florida*	Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium Austin, TX	No Contest
September 12	at LSU*	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	No Contest
September 19	UTEP*	Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium Austin, TX	Rescheduled
October 3	at Kansas State	Bill Snyder Family Stadium Manhattan, KS	Rescheduled
October 10	vs. Oklahoma	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX (Red River Showdown)	Rescheduled
October 17	West Virginia	Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium Austin, TX	Rescheduled
October 24	at Texas Tech	Jones AT&T Stadium Lubbock, TX (rivalry)	Rescheduled
October 31	Baylor	Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium Austin, TX	Rescheduled
November 7	at Kansas	David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS	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
November 27	at Oklahoma State	Boone Pickens Stadium Stillwater, OK	Rescheduled
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll and CFP Rankings after November 3 released prior to game

^[11]

Revised

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 12	7:00 p.m.	UTEP*	No. 14	Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium Austin, TX	LHN	W 59–3	15,337
September 26	2:30 p.m.	at Texas Tech	No. 8	Jones AT&T Stadium Lubbock, TX (rivalry)	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 31–33	17,753
October 10	11:00 a.m.	vs. Oklahoma	No. 22	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX (Red River Showdown)	FOX	L 45–53 ^4OT	24,000
October 24	2:30 p.m.	Baylor		Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium Austin, TX	ESPN	W 27–16	18,202
October 31	3:00 p.m.	at No. 6 Oklahoma State		Boone Pickens Stadium Stillwater, OK	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 17–13	17,843
November 27	11:00 a.m.	No. 13 Iowa State	No. 17	Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium Austin, TX	ABC	L 20–23	16,555
December 5	11:00 a.m.	at Kansas State		Bill Snyder Family Stadium Manhattan, KS	FOX	W 69–31	9,851
December 29	8:00 p.m.	vs. Colorado*	No. 20	Alamodome San Antonio, TX (Alamo Bowl)	ESPN	W 55–23	10,822
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll and CFP Rankings after November 24 released prior to game All times are in Central time Source: Texas Sports^[12]

^ 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]

Coaching staff

Coach	Title	Year at Texas	Previous job
Tom Herman	Head Coach	4th	Houston (HC)
Chris Ash	DC/S	1st	Rutgers (HC)
Coleman Hutzler	Co-DC/LB	1st	South Carolina (LB/ST)
Herb Hand	Co-OC/OL	3rd	Auburn (OL)
Mike Yurcich	OC/QB	1st	Ohio State (PGC/QB)
Jay Boulware	AHC ST/TE	1st	Oklahoma (RB/ST)
Andre Coleman	WR	2nd	Kansas State (OC/WR)
Stan Drayton	AHC/RGC/RB	4th	Chicago Bears (RB)
Oscar Giles	DL	4th	Houston (DL)
Jay Valai	CB	1st	Rutgers (CB)
Mark Hagen	AHC D/DL	1st	Indiana (Co-DC/DL)

Game summaries

Vs. UTEP

Pregame line	Over/under
UT –42.5	58.5^[13]

UTEP Miners (1–0) vs. Texas Longhorns (0–0)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
UTEP	0	3	0	0	3
#14 Texas	21	24	7	7	59

at Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX

Date: Saturday, September 12, 2020
Game time: 7:00 p.m. CDT
Game weather: Partly Sunny, 88 °F (31 °C), Wind: ENE 4 mph (6.4 km/h)
Game attendance: 15,337
Referee: Kevin Hassell
TV announcers (LHN): Lowell Galindo (play–by–play), Andre Ware (analyst) and Kris Budden (sideline)
Box Score Recap

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

At Texas Tech

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, 2020
Game time: 2:30 p.m. CDT
Game weather: Clear, 93 °F (34 °C), Wind: S 14 mph (23 km/h)
Game attendance: 16,615
Referee: Scott Campbell
TV announcers (FOX): Tim Brando, Spencer Tillman
Box 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

Vs. TCU

TCU Horned Frogs (0–1) vs. Texas Longhorns (2–0)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
TCU	7	13	3	10	33
#9 Texas	7	7	7	10	31

at Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX

Date: Saturday, October 3, 2020
Game time: 11:00 a.m. CDT
Game weather: Sunny, 69 °F (21 °C), Wind: SE 3 mph (4.8 km/h)
Game attendance: 17,753
Referee: Brad Van Vark
TV announcers (FOX): Gus Johnson, Joel Klatt
Box Score Recap

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

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
TCU	Passing	Max Duggan	20–30, 231 yards
	Rushing	Max Duggan	17 car, 79 yards, 2 TDs
	Receiving	Quentin Johnston	3 rec, 70 yards
Texas	Passing	Sam Ehlinger	17–36, 236 yards, 4 TDs, 1 INT
	Rushing	Roschon Johnson	5 car, 63 yards
	Receiving	Jared Wiley	2 rec, 63 yards

Vs. Oklahoma

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, 2020
Game time: 11:00 a.m. CDT
Game weather: Mostly Sunny, 75 °F (24 °C), Wind: SE 2 mph (3.2 km/h)
Game attendance: 24,000
Referee: Brandon Cruse
TV announcers (FOX): Gus Johnson, Joel Klatt
Box 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

Vs. Baylor

Baylor Bears (1–1) vs. Texas Longhorns (2–2)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Baylor	3	0	0	13	16
Texas	0	13	14	0	27

at Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX

Date: Saturday, October 24, 2020
Game time: 2:30 p.m. CDT
Game weather: Cloudy, 62 °F (17 °C), Wind: 4 mph (6.4 km/h)
Game attendance: 18,202
Referee: Kevin Mar
TV announcers (ESPN): Mark Jones, Dusty Dvoracek
Box Score Recap

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.

At Oklahoma State

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, 2020
Game time: 3:00 p.m. CDT
Game weather: Sunny, 67 °F (19 °C), Wind: S 15 mph (24 km/h)
Game attendance: 14,672
Referee: David Alvarez
TV 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.

Vs. West Virginia

West Virginia Mountaineers (4–2) vs. Texas Longhorns (4–2)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
West Virginia	7	0	6	0	13
#22 Texas	7	3	7	0	17

at Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX

Date: Saturday, November 7, 2020
Game time: 11:00 a.m. CST
Game weather: Mostly Sunny, 70 °F (21 °C), Wind: 0 mph (0 km/h)
Game attendance: 17,843
Referee: Kevin Hassell
TV announcers (ABC): Joe Tessitore, Greg McElroy, Holly Rowe
Box Score Recap

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

Vs. Iowa State

Iowa State Cyclones (6–2) vs. Texas Longhorns (5–2)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
#15 Iowa State	7	3	3	10	23
#20 Texas	13	0	7	0	20

at Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX

Date: Friday, November 27, 2020
Game time: 11:00 a.m. CST
Game weather: Rainy, 69 °F (21 °C)
Game attendance: 16,555
Referee: David Alvarez
TV announcers (ABC): Matt Barrie, Mike Golic, Jr.
Box Score Recap

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

At Kansas State

Texas Longhorns (5–3) vs. Kansas State Wildcats (4–5)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Texas	17	14	35	3	69
Kansas State	7	10	14	0	31

at Bill Snyder Family Stadium • Manhattan, KS

Date: Saturday, December 5, 2020
Game time: 11:00 a.m. CST
Game weather: Sunny, 43 °F (6 °C), Wind: N 9 mph (14 km/h)
Game attendance: 9,851
Referee: M Vandervelde
TV announcers (FOX): Gus Johnson, Joel Klatt
Box Score Recap

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

At Kansas

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)

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

Date: Tuesday, December 29, 2020
Game time: 8:00 p.m. CDT
Game weather: Indoors, 74 °F (23 °C)
Game attendance: 10,822
Referee: Marc Curles
TV announcers (ESPN): Dave Pasch, Mike Golic, Sr., Kris Budden
Box Score Recap

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

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ 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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[2] Davis, Brian. "Texas coach Tom Herman fires Todd Orlando, demotes others as Longhorns chart new course". Hook'em.com. Austin American-Statesman. Archived from the original on January 1, 2020. Retrieved February 7, 2020.

[3] Estes, Taylor. "Sources: Co-DC, safeties coach Craig Naivar let go by Texas". Horns 247. CBS Interactive. Retrieved February 7, 2020.

[4] Rittenberg, Adam. "Big 12 football media days going virtual due to coronavirus". ESPN.com. ESPN, Inc. Retrieved May 9, 2020.

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[6] "Texas releases 2020 football schedule". USA Today. October 22, 2019.

[7] Moyle, Nick (August 12, 2020). "Texas releases revised football schedule for 2020 season". San Antonio Express News.

[8] Talty, John. "SEC moves to conference-only 2020 schedule, pushes back start of season". AL.com. Advance Local Media LLC. Retrieved July 30, 2020.

[kansas-rescheduled-9] "Texas Longhorns football game against Kansas Jayhawks postponed". kvue.com. KVUE. Retrieved November 18, 2020.

[10] Galloway, Matt (November 18, 2020). "KU football postpones Texas matchup to Dec. 12". The Hays Daily News.

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