American college football season
The 2023 Texas Longhorns football team represented the University of Texas at Austin as a member of the Big 12 Conference during the 2023 NCAA Division I FBS football season . They were led by third-year head coach Steve Sarkisian . The Longhorns played their home games at Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium in Austin, Texas .
The season marked the team's last season as members of the Big 12 Conference before joining the Southeastern Conference on July 1, 2024.
Offseason [ edit ] ^ Also known as offensive guard (OG) ^ Also known as placekicker (PK) ^ Also known as inside linebacker (ILB) Departures [ edit ] Team departures [ edit ] 2023 Texas Offseason departures[1] Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes Anthony Cook 11 CB 6’1” 195 lbs Senior Houston, TX Graduated Bijan Robinson 5 RB 6'0” 222 lbs Junior Tucson, AZ Declared for 2023 NFL draft Brayden Liebrock 89 TE 6’4” 228 lbs Junior Chandler, AZ Retired Chris Hannon 52 EDGE 6’2” 219 lbs Senior Houston, TX Graduated Daniel Trejo 35 P 6’2” 195 lbs Senior Fort Worth, TX Graduated DeMarvion Overshown 0 LB 6’4” 220 lbs Senior Arp, TX Graduated Diamonte Tucker-Dorsey 3 LB 5’10” 219 lbs Senior Norfolk, VA Graduated D'Shawn Jamison 5 5’10” 187 lbs Senior Houston, TX Graduated Gabe Sulser 83 WR 5’9” 163 lbs Senior Billings, MT Graduated Keondre Coburn 99 DT 6’2” 344 lbs Senior Houston, TX Graduated Luke Brockermeyer 47 LB 6’3” 224 lbs Senior Fort Worth, TX Graduated Michael Balis 64 OL 6’5” 275 lbs Senior Plano, TX Graduated Moro Ojomo 98 DT 6’3” 284 lbs Senior Katy, TX Graduated Parker Alford 87 WR 5’10” 176 lbs Senior Dripping Springs, TX Graduated Roschon Johnson 2 RB 6’2” 222 lbs Senior Port Arthur, TX Graduated Tarique Milton 16 WR 5’10” 192 lbs Senior Bradenton, FL Graduated Zach Edwards 29 DS 5’11” 212 lbs Senior Azle, TX Graduated
Outgoing transfers [ edit ] Name No. Pos. Height Weight Hometown Year New school Source Agiye Hall 15 WR 6'3” 196 lbs Valrico, FL Sophomore — [2] Andrej Karic 69 OL 6’5” 306 lbs Southlake, TX Sophomore Tennessee [3] [4] Ben Ballard 16 QB 5’11” 203 lbs Austin, TX Senior FAU [5] [6] Brenen Thompson 11 WR 5’10” 163 lbs Spearman, TX Freshman Oklahoma [7] D.J. Harris Jr. 42 EDGE 6’2” 235 lbs New Caney, TX Redshirt Freshman USF [8] [9] Devin Richardson 30 LB 6’3” 234 lbs Klein, TX Senior Washington State [10] [11] Hudson Card 1 QB 6’2” 201 lbs Austin, TX Sophomore Purdue [12] [13] Isaac Pearson 49 P 6’2” 223 lbs Newcastle, AUS Redshirt Freshman SMU [14] Ishmael Ibraheem 19 DB 6’2” 169 lbs Dallas, TX Redshirt Freshman Marshall [15] Jaden Alexis 13 WR 6’0” 186 lbs Pompano Beach, FL Redshirt Freshman USF [16] Jamier Johnson 31 DB 6’0” 175 lbs Pasadena, CA Sophomore Indiana [17] [18] JD Coffey III 27 DB 6’0” 189 lbs Kennedale, TX Sophomore San Diego State [19] [20] Junior Angilau 75 OL 6’6” 311 lbs Salt Lake City, UT Senior Oregon [21] [22] Logan Parr 71 OL 6’4” 314 lbs Helotes, TX Sophomore SMU [23] [24] Ovie Oghoufo 18 EDGE 6’3” 239 lbs Lathrup Village, MI Senior LSU [25] [26] Prince Dorbah 32 EDGE 6’3” 232 lbs Dallas, TX Sophomore Arizona State [27] [28] Troy Omeire 21 WR 6’3” 213 lbs Sugar Land, TX Sophomore Arizona State [29] [30] Zach Edwards 29 DS 5'11” 212 lbs Azle, TX Senior — [31]
Note: Players with a dash in the new school column didn't land on a new team for the 2023 season.
Coaching staff departures [ edit ] Name Position New Team New Position Source Brennan Marion Wide Receivers Coach/passing game coordinator UNLV Offensive Coordinator [32] Ray Pickering Offensive Analyst Norfolk State Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach [33]
Acquisitions [ edit ] Incoming transfers [ edit ] Name Pos. Height/Weight Hometown Year Prev school Source Gavin Holmes DB 5'11", 175 lbs New Orleans, LA Sophomore Wake Forest [34] Jalen Catalon DB 5'10", 201 lbs Mansfield, TX Arkansas [35] Ryan Sanborn P 6'3", 207 lbs San Diego, CA Senior Stanford [36] Adonai Mitchell WR 6'4", 190 lbs Missouri City, TX Sophomore Georgia [37] DeAngelo "Trill" Carter DT 6'2", 300 lbs Leesburg, GA Graduate Student Minnesota [38]
2023 recruits [ edit ] US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date Arch Manning QB New Orleans, LA Isidore Newman School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jun 23, 2022 Recruiting star ratings :Scout : N/A Rivals :247Sports :ESPN : Anthony Hill LB Denton, TX Billy Ryan High School 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Dec 15, 2022 Recruiting star ratings :Scout : N/A Rivals :247Sports :ESPN : Johntay Cook II WR DeSoto, TX DeSoto High School 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jun 29, 2022 Recruiting star ratings :Scout : N/A Rivals :247Sports :ESPN : Cedric Baxter Jr. RB Orlando, FL Edgewater High School 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Aug 10, 2022 Recruiting star ratings :Scout : N/A Rivals :247Sports :ESPN : Derek Williams S New Iberia, LA Westgate High School 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jun 27, 2022 Recruiting star ratings :Scout : N/A Rivals :247Sports :ESPN : Malik Muhammad CB Dallas, TX South Oak Cliff High School 5 ft 11.5 in (1.82 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jul 20, 2022 Recruiting star ratings :Scout : N/A Rivals :247Sports :ESPN : Sydir Mitchell DL Oradell, NJ Bergen Catholic High School 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 335 lb (152 kg) Jul 3, 2022 Recruiting star ratings :Scout : N/A Rivals :247Sports :ESPN : DeAndre Moore Jr. WR Bellflower, CA St. John Bosco High School 6 ft 00 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Dec 22, 2022 Recruiting star ratings :Scout : N/A Rivals :247Sports :ESPN : Ryan Niblett WR Houston, TX Eisenhower High School 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Apr 23, 2022 Recruiting star ratings :Scout : N/A Rivals :247Sports :ESPN : Tausili Akana EDGE Lehi, UT Skyridge High School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Dec 21, 2022 Recruiting star ratings :Scout : N/A Rivals :247Sports :ESPN : Derion Gullette LB Teague, TX Teague High School 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Aug 5, 2022 Recruiting star ratings :Scout : N/A Rivals :247Sports :ESPN : Colton Vasek EDGE Austin, TX Westlake High School 6 ft 5.5 in (1.97 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Nov 8, 2022 Recruiting star ratings :Scout : N/A Rivals :247Sports :ESPN : S'Maje Burrell LB Fort Worth, TX North Crowley High School 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Apr 2, 2022 Recruiting star ratings :Scout : N/A Rivals :247Sports :ESPN : Jelani McDonald ATH Waco, TX Connally High School 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 197 lb (89 kg) Jan 7, 2023 Recruiting star ratings :Scout : N/A Rivals :247Sports :ESPN : Warren Roberson DB Red Oak, TX Red Oak High School 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Feb 7, 2023 Recruiting star ratings :Scout : N/A Rivals :247Sports :ESPN : Payton Kirkland OT Orlando, FL Dr. Phillips High School 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 345 lb (156 kg) Jul 23, 2022 Recruiting star ratings :Scout : N/A Rivals :247Sports :ESPN : Tre Wisner RB DeSoto, TX DeSoto High School 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Apr 23, 2022 Recruiting star ratings :Scout : N/A Rivals :247Sports :ESPN : Connor Stroh OT Frisco, TX Wakeland High School 6 ft 6.5 in (1.99 m) 345 lb (156 kg) Jun 26, 2022 Recruiting star ratings :Scout : N/A Rivals :247Sports :ESPN : Jaydon Chatman IOL Harker Heights, TX Harker Heights High School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 300 lb (140 kg) Jun 26, 2022 Recruiting star ratings :Scout : N/A Rivals :247Sports :ESPN : Liona Lefau LB Kahuku, HI Kahuku High School 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jun 25, 2022 Recruiting star ratings :Scout : N/A Rivals :247Sports :ESPN : Spencer Shannon TE Santa Ana, CA Mater Dei High School 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 240 lb (110 kg) Jun 13, 2022 Recruiting star ratings :Scout : N/A Rivals :247Sports :ESPN : Andre Cojoe IOL Arlington, TX Mansfield Timberview High School 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 330 lb (150 kg) Jun 26, 2022 Recruiting star ratings :Scout : N/A Rivals :247Sports :ESPN : Billy Walton EDGE Dallas, TX South Oak Cliff High School 6 ft 2.5 in (1.89 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jun 28, 2022 Recruiting star ratings :Scout : N/A Rivals :247Sports :ESPN : Will Randle TE New Orleans, LA Isidore Newman School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jun 19, 2022 Recruiting star ratings :Scout : N/A Rivals :247Sports :ESPN : Trevor Goosby OT Melissa, TX Melissa High School 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 280 lb (130 kg) Jun 26, 2022 Recruiting star ratings :Scout : N/A Rivals :247Sports :ESPN : Overall recruiting rankings: Rivals : 3 247Sports : 5 Note : In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources:
2023 overall class ranking [ edit ] Website National rank Conference rank 5 star recruits 4 star recruits 3 star recruits 2 star recruits 1 star recruits No star ranking On3 Recruits[39] #3 #1 3 13 9 0 0 0 Rivals[40] #3 #1 2 15 8 0 0 0 247 Sports[41] #3 #1 4 16 8 0 0 0 ESPN[42] — — 2 16 7 0 0 0
Walk-ons [ edit ] Name Pos. Height Weight Hometown High school Brady Sarkisian LB 6’1” 230 lbs Newport Beach, CA Corona del Mar High School Brooks Kieschnick Jr. OL 6’3” 242 lbs San Antonio, TX Alamo Heights High School Bryce Chambers WR 6’1” 203 lbs Austin, TX Westlake High School Dorian Black DL 5'10” 270 lbs Harker Heights, TX Harker Heights High School Ian Ratliff P 5'11” 177 lbs Humble, TX Atascocita High School Ja’Faar Johnson Jr. DB 5'11” 186 lbs Bastrop, TX Cedar Creek High School Reed Malphurs K 6'6” 194 lbs Dallas, TX Hillcrest High School Rett Andersen WR 5'11” 188 lbs San Antonio, TX Alamo Heights High School Robert Sweeney OL 6'5” 269 lbs Dallas, TX Highland Park High School Tate Harver DS 6'0” 226 lbs Westlake Village, CA Oaks Christian High School Ty Boatright WR 6'0” 178 lbs Kingwood, TX Kingwood High School
Coaching staff additions [ edit ] Entered 2023 NFL draft [ edit ] Returning starters [ edit ] The Longhorns return 18 starters from the previous season. They return 9 on offense, 6 on defense, and 3 on special teams. Offense
Defense
Special teams
Player Class Position Bert Auburn Sophomore K Will Stone Sophomore K Lance St. Louis Sophomore DS
Preseason [ edit ] Big 12 media poll Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place) 1 Texas 886 (41) 2 Kansas State 858 (14) 3 Oklahoma 758 (4) 4 Texas Tech 729 (4) 5 TCU 727 (3) 6 Baylor 572 7 Oklahoma State 470 (1) 8 UCF 463 9 Kansas 461 10 Iowa State 334 11 BYU 318 12 Houston 215 13 Cincinnati 202 14 West Virginia 129
Award watch lists [ edit ] Listed in the order that they were released
Preseason Big-12 awards [ edit ] Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year Player No. Position Class Source Jaylan Ford 41 LB Senior [66]
2023 Preseason All-Big 12 teams
Source: [67]
Preseason All-Americans [ edit ] Schedule [ edit ] Date Time Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance September 2 2:30 p.m. Rice * No. 11 FOX W 37–1098,017 September 9 6:00 p.m. at No. 3 Alabama * No. 11 ESPN W 34–24100,077 September 16 7:00 p.m. Wyoming * No. 4 Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium Austin, TX LHN W 31–10101,777[a] September 23 6:30 p.m. at Baylor No. 3 ABC W 38–649,165[b] September 30 2:30 p.m. No. 24 Kansas No. 3 Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium Austin, TX ABC W 40–14102,986[c] October 7 11:00 a.m. vs. No. 12 Oklahoma No. 3 ABC L 30–3492,100 October 21 3:00 p.m. at Houston No. 8 FOX W 31–2442,812[d] October 28 2:30 p.m. BYU No. 7 Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium Austin, TX ABC W 35–6101,670[e] November 4 11:00 a.m. No. 23 Kansas State No. 7 FOX W 33–30 OT 102,846[f] November 11 6:30 p.m. at TCU No. 7 ABC W 29–2650,812[g] November 18 7:00 p.m. at Iowa State No. 7 FOX W 26–1661,500[h] 6:30 p.m. Texas Tech No. 7 ABC W 57–7102,452 [i] December 2 11:00 a.m. vs. No. 18 Oklahoma State No. 7 ABC W 49–2184,523[j] 7:45 p.m. vs. No. 2 Washington * No. 3 ESPN L 31–3768,791
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^ 101,777 is the 8th highest attendance for a game at Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium to date, later dropped to 9th after September 30 vs Kansas and to 10th after November 4 vs Kansas State and to 11th after November 24 vs Texas Tech ^ 49,165 is the 3rd highest attendance for a game at McLane Stadium to date ^ 102,986 is the 4th highest attendance for a game at Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium to date ^ 42,812 is the 2nd highest attendance for a game at TDECU Stadium to date ^ 101,670 is the 10th highest attendance for a game at Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium to date, later dropped to 11th after November 4 vs Kansas State and to 12th after November 24 vs Texas Tech ^ 102,846 is the 5th highest attendance for a game at Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium to date ^ 50,812 is the 3rd highest attendance for a game at Amon G. Carter Stadium to date ^ Reported attendance of 61,500 is considered a sellout and a Record Attendance at Jack Trice Stadium , the 15th sellout in its current configuration (since 2015) ^ 102,452 is the 8th highest attendance for a game at Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium to date ^ 84,523 set the attendance record for the Big 12 Championship Game , surpassing the previous record of 83,114 Personnel [ edit ] Coaching staff [ edit ] Source: [72] [73]
Source: [74]
2023 Texas Longhorns Football Roster Quarterback
3 – Quinn Ewers – Sophomore (6'2, 195) 6 – Maalik Murphy – 14 – Charles Wright – Sophomore (6'1, 203) 16 – Arch Manning – Freshman (6'4, 212) 18 – Joe Tatum – Sophomore (5'11, 180) 19 – Cole Lourd – Junior (6'2, 216) Running back
4 – CJ Baxter – Freshman (6'1, 218) 7 – Keilan Robinson – Senior (5'9, 188) 17 – Savion Red – Sophomore (5'10, 214) 23 – Jaydon Blue – Sophomore (6'0, 191) 24 – Jonathon Brooks – Sophomore (6'0, 207) 26 – Quintrevion Wisner – Freshman (6'0, 185) 27 – Colin Page – Sophomore (5'10, 206) 29 – Ky Woods – Sophomore (5'9, 175) Wide receiver
1 – Xavier Worthy – Junior (6'1, 172) 2 – Johntay Cook II – Freshman (6'0, 186) 5 – Adonai Mitchell – Junior (6'4, 196) 8 – Casey Cain – Sophomore (6'3, 197) 9 – Isaiah Neyor – Senior (6'3, 215) 11 – DeAndre Moore Jr. – Freshman (6'0, 194) 13 – Jordan Whittington – Senior (6'1, 204) 18 – Ryan Niblett – Freshman (5'10, 183) 35 – Rett Andersen – Freshman (5'11, 188) 36 – Quinn Merritt – Sophomore (6'1, 194) 37 – Bryce Chambers – Freshman (6'1, 203) 38 – Remy Patson – Sophomore (5'9, 172) 39 – Hamilton McMartin – Sophomore (6'0, 174) 49 – Thatcher Milton – Junior (5'10, 183) 84 – Reece Beauchamp – Sophomore (6'2, 189) 86 – Paxton Anderson – Senior (6'4, 213) 89 – Ty Boatright – Freshman (6'0, 178) Tight end
0 – Ja'Tavion Sanders – Junior (6'4, 243) 48 – Patrick Bayouth – Senior (6'4, 281) 81 – Juan Davis – Junior (6'4, 219) 82 – Gus Asel – Senior (6'1, 226) 83 – Spencer Shannon – Freshman (6'7, 241) 85 – Gunnar Helm – Junior (6'5, 250) 87 – Will Randle – Freshman (6'4, 235) Kicker/Punter
15 – Will Stone – Sophomore (6'0, 194) (K) 27 – Ryan Sanborn – Senior (6'3, 211) (P) 43 – Reed Malphurs – Freshman (6'6, 194) (K) 45 – Bert Auburn – Junior (6'0, 183) (K) 47 – Charlie Feris – Sophomore (6'2, 196) (K) 49 – Ian Ratliff – Freshman (5'11, 177) (P) 96 – Gabriel Lozano – Deep Snapper
52 – Tate Haver – Freshman (6'0, 226) 57 – Christian Rizzi – Junior (5'11, 225) 58 – Lance St. Louis – Sophomore (6'0, 219) Offensive line
52 – DJ Campbell – Sophomore (6'3, 343) 54 – Cole Hutson – Sophomore (6'5, 318) 56 – Cameron Williams – Sophomore (6'5, 369) 61 – Sawyer Goram-Welch – Junior (6'4, 307) 62 – Connor Robertson – 63 – Rick McBroom – Sophomore (6'2, 305) 64 – Robert Sweeney – Freshman (6'5, 269) 65 – Jake Majors – Junior (6'3, 315) 67 – Malik Agbo – 68 – Brooks Kieschnick Jr. – Freshman (6'3, 242) 70 – Christian Jones – Senior (6'6, 321) 71 – Payton Kirkland – Freshman (6'6, 350) 72 – Neto Umeozulu – 73 – Max Merril – Sophomore (6'4, 294) 74 – Trevor Goosby – Freshman (6'7, 285) 75 – Jaydon Chatman – Freshman (6'4, 308) 76 – Hayden Conner – Junior (6'5, 320) 77 – Andre Cojoe – Freshman (6'6, 355) 78 – Kelvin Banks Jr. – Sophomore (6'4, 324) 79 – Connor Stroh – Freshman (6'7, 364) Defensive line
42 – Ben Armstrong – Sophomore (6'3, 264) 45 – Vernon Broughton – Junior (6'4, 291) 53 – Aaron Bryant – 90 – Byron Murphy II – Junior (6'1, 308) 93 – T'Vondre Sweat – Senior (6'4, 362) 94 – Jaray Bledsoe – 95 – Alfred Collins – Senior (6'5, 317) 96 – Zac Swanson – 97 – Kristopher Ross – 98 – Trill Carter – Senior (6'2, 300) 99 – Sydir Mitchell – Freshman (6'6, 335) EDGE
1 – Justice Finkley – Sophomore (6'2, 250) 17 – J'Mond Tapp – 31 – Billy Walton III – Freshman (6'3, 225) 46 – Tausili Akana – Freshman (6'4, 209) 88 – Barryn Sorrell – Junior (6'4, 261) 91 – Ethan Burke – Sophomore (6'6, 257) 92 – Colton Vasek – Freshman (6'5, 242) Linebacker
0 – Anthony Hill Jr. – Freshman (6'3, 234) 15 – S'Maje Burrell – Freshman (6'0, 219) 18 – Liona Lefau – Freshman (6'1, 227) 32 – Brady Sarkisian – Freshman (6'1, 240) 33 – David Gbenda – Senior (6'0, 225) 37 – Morice Blackwell Jr. – Junior (6'1, 208) 40 – Derion Gullette – Freshman (6'3, 231) 41 – Jaylan Ford – Senior (6'3, 242) 43 – Jett Bush – Senior (6'2, 242) 44 – Tannahill Love – Senior (5'11, 225) 50 – Michael Flanagan – Sophomore (6'2, 241) 51 – Marshall Landwehr – Junior (6'0, 226) 55 – Winston Smith – Sophomore (6'1, 202) Defensive back
2 – Derek Williams Jr. – Freshman (6'2, 191) 3 – Larry Turner-Gooden – 4 – Austin Jordan – Sophomore (6'0, 198) 5 – Malik Muhammad – Freshman (6'0, 181) 6 – Ryan Watts – Senior (6'3, 206) 7 – B.J. Allen Jr. – 8 – Terrance Brooks – Sophomore (6'0, 200) 9 – Gavin Holmes – Junior (5'11, 177) 11 – Jalen Catalon – Senior (5'10, 202) 13 – Jaylon Guilbeau – Sophomore (6'0, 180) 14 – X'Avion Brice – 16 – Michael Taaffe – Sophomore (6'0, 189) 21 – Kitan Crawford – Senior (5'11, 200 23 – Jahdae Barron – Senior (5'11, 192) 24 – Warren Roberson – Freshman (6'0, 193) 24 – Jelani McDonald – Freshman (6'2, 198) 28 – Jerrin Thompson – Senior (6'0, 191) 29 – Carson Marshall – Sophomore (6'0, 188) 38 – Graham Gillespie – Sophomore (6'0, 197) 39 – Ja'Faar Johnson – Sophomore (5'11, 186) Legend
(C) Team captain(S) Suspended(I) Ineligible
Game summaries [ edit ] Pregame line Over/under Texas -35.5 59[77]
The Longhorns were heavily favored by sportsbooks in their season opener against the Rice Owls , with a spread of 35.5 points (a roughly five-touchdown margin) in favor of Texas.[78] kickoff , Texas failed to convert on fourth down , resulting in a turnover on downs on their own 33-yard line that led to Rice taking a 3–0 lead following a subsequent field goal . Texas's following drive culminated in a 37-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Quinn Ewers to runningback Jonathon Brooks. Brooks later dropped a potential touchdown pass in the second quarter, forcing to Texas to settle for a field goal.[79] intercepting the Owls twice.[79] [80] [79] [81] [82]
Texas widened their lead in the third quarter, with quarterback Ewers scoring two passing touchdowns and one rushing touchdowns to give Texas a 37–3 lead by the end of the quarter.[82] [80] fumble at the end of the third quarter but missed a 56-yard field goal to end the ensuing drive.[80] [82] [80] AP poll and rose two ranks to No. 10 in the Coaches Poll following the game.[83] [84]
Statistics Rice Texas First downs 8 24 Plays–yards 51–176 75–458 Rushes–yards 25–27 39–158 Passing yards 149 300 Passing: comp–att–int 14–26–2 22–36–0 Time of possession 28:24 31:36
Team Category Player Statistics Rice Passing JT Daniels 14–26, 149 yards, 1 TD, 2 INT Rushing Dean Connors 8 carries, 19 yards, 0 TD Receiving Braylen Walker 2 receptions, 47 yards, 0 TD Texas Passing Quinn Ewers 19–30, 260 yards, 3 TD, 0 INT Rushing Jaydon Blue 10 carries, 55 yards, 0 TD Receiving Xavier Worthy 7 receptions, 90 yards, 0 TD
Scoring summary Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP Rice Texas 1st 10:07 6 8 2:53 Rice 43-yard field goal by Tim Horn 3 0 1st 7:27 6 75 2:40 Texas Jonathon Brooks 37-yard touchdown reception from Quinn Ewers, Bert Auburn kick good 3 7 2nd 12:59 9 50 2:02 Texas 27-yard field goal by Bert Auburn 3 10 2nd 7:51 7 36 2:02 Texas 46-yard field goal by Bert Auburn 3 13 2nd 0:00 16 66 4:25 Texas 49-yard field goal by Bert Auburn 3 16 3rd 9:37 8 62 3:40 Texas Adonai Mitchell 9-yard touchdown reception from Quinn Ewers, Bert Auburn kick good 3 23 3rd 5:33 1 44 0:08 Texas Ja'Tavion Sanders 44-yard touchdown reception from Quinn Ewers, Bert Auburn kick good 3 30 3rd 0:57 9 54 3:35 Texas Quinn Ewers 1-yard touchdown run, Bert Auburn kick good 3 37 4th 3:04 14 62 9:24 Rice Luke McCaffrey 15-yard touchdown reception from JT Daniels, Tim Horn kick good 10 37 "TOP" = time of possession . For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football . 10 37
at No. 3 Alabama [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total • No. 11 Texas 3 10 0 21 34 No. 3 Alabama 0 6 10 8 24
Pregame line Over/under Alabama -7 53.5
Texas played at Alabama in week 2 of the 2023 season, constituting the second game in the home-and-home series between the two teams.[87] NCAA and Fox Sports named the matchup as one of the most important non-conference games of the season.[88] [89] College GameDay [90] TCU in 2022.[91] [92] [93] [94]
Texas's first drive after receiving the opening kickoff ended in a punt . On the Alabama Crimson Tide's ensuing drive, Longhorns nickelback Jahdae Barron intercepted Crimson Tide quarterback Jalen Milroe . Texas would subsequently advance into the red zone but would end the drive with a 32-yard field goal after wide receiver Xavier Worthy failed to catch a pass in the end zone . Alabama advanced downfield and scored a 42-yard field goal to tie the game at 3–3 early in the second quarter. The Longhorns scored their first touchdown of the game the following drive with a 44-yard touchdown pass from Ewers to Worthy. Neither team scored a touchdown for the remainder of the first half, exchanging punts and field goals before Texas entered halftime leading 13–6.[95] ineligible man downfield .[96]
Alabama received the ball to start the second half. The Crimson Tide had an opportunity to tie the game at 13 points apiece, but a holding penalty negated a 32-yard touchdown, forcing Crimson Tide to settle for a 51-yard field goal.[95] [96] Jermaine Burton , giving Alabama a 16–13 lead – their first of the game – entering the fourth quarter.[95] [97] [98] Ja'Tavion Sanders and a 7-yard touchdown pass from Ewers to Adonai Mitchell to give Texas the lead. Longhorns safety Jerrin Thompson intercepted Milroe on the following drive, returning the ball 32 yards to set up a touchdown run by Jonathon Brooks to give Texas a 27–16 lead. The Crimson Tide subsequently scored off of a 39-yard touchdown pass and successfully converted a two-point conversion to bring the score to 27–24 with Texas narrowly leading.[95] [99] first down twice on its final drive, forcing Alabama to exhaust its three timeouts and successfully running out the clock to secure the Longhorns's 34–24 victory.[95]
The win marked Texas's first against Alabama since the 1982 Cotton Bowl and the first against a team ranked in the top 3 of AP poll since 2008.[100] [101] Associated Press and the Houston Chronicle [102] [103] Walter Camp Foundation Offensive Player of the Week and the Big 12 Offensive Player of the Week.[104] [105] [106]
Statistics Texas Alabama First downs 23 18 Plays–yards 75–454 62–362 Rushes–yards 37–105 35–107 Passing yards 349 255 Passing: comp–att–int 24–38–0 14–27–2 Time of possession 32:31 27:29
Team Category Player Statistics Texas Passing Quinn Ewers 24-38, 349 yards, 3 TD, 0 INT Rushing Jonathon Brooks 14 carries, 57 yards, 1 TD Receiving Ja'Tavion Sanders 5 receptions, 114 yards, 0 TD Alabama Passing Jalen Milroe 14-27, 255 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT Rushing Jase McClellan 12 carries, 45 yards, 0 TD Receiving Kobe Prentice 5 receptions, 68 yards, 0 TD
Scoring summary Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP Texas Alabama 1st 04:42 10 26 03:45 Texas 32-yard field goal by Bert Auburn 3 0 2nd 14:55 12 51 04:47 Alabama 51-yard field goal by Will Reichard 3 3 2nd 13:26 4 75 01:29 Texas Xavier Worthy 44-yard touchdown reception from Quinn Ewers, Bert Auburn kick good 10 3 2nd 04:05 14 82 06:25 Texas 29-yard field goal by Bert Auburn 13 3 2nd 00:00 8 50 01:34 Alabama 30-yard field goal by Will Reichard 13 6 3rd 11:04 7 42 03:56 Alabama 51-yard field goal by Will Reichard 13 9 3rd 00:14 5 59 02:38 Alabama Jermaine Burton 49-yard touchdown reception from Jalen Milroe, Will Reichard kick good 13 16 4th 14:05 3 75 01:09 Texas Adonai Mitchell 7-yard touchdown reception from Quinn Ewers, Bert Auburn kick good 20 16 4th 13:50 1 5 00:04 Texas Jonathon Brooks 5-yard touchdown run, Bert Auburn kick good 27 16 4th 11:08 6 75 02:42 Alabama Amari Niblack 39-yard touchdown reception from Jalen Milroe, 2-point pass good 27 24 4th 08:23 7 75 02:45 Texas Adonai Mitchell 39-yard touchdown reception from Quinn Ewers, Bert Auburn kick good 34 24 "TOP" = time of possession . For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football . 34 24
Wyoming [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total Wyoming 7 0 3 0 10 • No. 4 Texas 3 7 0 21 31
101,777 is the 8th highest attendance for a game at Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium to date. This would later drop to 9th after September 30 vs Kansas and to 10th after November 4 vs Kansas State
Pregame line Over/under Texas -30 48.5
Statistics Wyoming Texas First downs 17 13 Plays–yards 66–291 52–316 Rushes–yards 38–155 31–185 Passing yards 136 131 Passing: comp–att–int 17–28–1 11–21–0 Time of possession 38:47 21:13
Team Category Player Statistics Wyoming Passing Evan Svoboda 17–28, 136 yards, 0 TD, 1 INT Rushing Harrison Waylee 18 carries, 110 yards, 1 TD Receiving Wyatt Wieland 8 receptions, 62 yards, 0 TD Texas Passing Quinn Ewers 11–21, 131 yards, 2 TD, 0 INT Rushing Jonathon Brooks 21 carries, 164 yards, 0 TD Receiving Xavier Worthy 4 receptions, 56 yards, 1 TD
Scoring summary Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP Wyoming Texas 1st 12:45 5 75 02:15 Wyoming Harrison Waylee 62-yard touchdown run, John Hoyland kick good 7 0 1st 09:46 5 19 01:27 Texas 37-yard field goal by Bert Auburn 7 3 2nd 11:45 17 90 08:03 Texas Byron Murphy II 1-yard touchdown reception from Quinn Ewers, Bert Auburn kick good 7 10 3rd 00:20 17 77 10:22 Wyoming 36-yard field goal by John Hoyland 10 10 4th 14:12 4 75 01:01 Texas Xavier Worthy 44-yard touchdown reception from Quinn Ewers, Bert Auburn kick good 10 17 4th 09:01 6 75 02:54 Texas Quinn Ewers 5-yard touchdown run, Bert Auburn kick good 10 24 4th 08:46 1 27 00:00 Texas Interception returned 27 yards for touchdown by Jerrin Thompson, Bert Auburn kick good 10 31 "TOP" = time of possession . For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football . 10 31
at Baylor [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total • No. 3 Texas 7 21 10 0 38 Baylor 3 3 0 0 6
49,165 is the 3rd highest attendance for a game at McLane Stadium to date
Pregame line Over/under Texas -14.5 49
Statistics Texas Baylor First downs 24 19 Plays–yards 59–503 84–365 Rushes–yards 34–175 31–60 Passing yards 328 305 Passing: comp–att–int 19–25–0 29-53-1 Time of possession 26:30 33:30
Team Category Player Statistics Texas Passing Quinn Ewers 18-23, 293 yards, 1 TD, 0 INT Rushing Jonathon Brooks 18 carries, 106 yards, 2 TD Receiving Ja'Tavion Sanders 5 receptions, 110 yards, 0 TD Baylor Passing Sawyer Robertson 20-35, 203 yards, 0 TD, 1 INT Rushing RJ Martinez 3 carries, 22 yards, 0 TD Receiving Monaray Baldwin 3 receptions, 81 yards, 0 TD
Scoring summary Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP Texas Baylor 1st 05:15 2 55 00:46 Texas Jonathon Brooks 40-yard touchdown run, Bert Auburn kick good 7 0 1st 01:07 9 70 04:08 Baylor 22-yard field goal by Isaiah Hankins 7 3 2nd 09:07 9 75 03:28 Texas Quinn Ewers 29-yard touchdown run, Bert Auburn kick good 14 3 2nd 07:03 2 42 00:32 Texas CJ Baxter 7-yard touchdown run, Bert Auburn kick good 21 3 2nd 02:26 5 46 01:49 Texas Jonathon Brooks 2-yard touchdown run, Bert Auburn kick good 28 3 2nd 00:44 4 2 00:50 Baylor 36-yard field goal by Isaiah Hankins 28 6 3rd 12:24 6 55 02:36 Texas 37-yard field goal by Bert Auburn 31 6 3rd 05:36 7 95 03:28 Texas Xavier Worthy 21-yard touchdown reception from Quinn Ewers, Bert Auburn kick good 38 6 "TOP" = time of possession . For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football . 38 6
No. 24 Kansas [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total No. 24 Kansas 0 7 7 0 14 • No. 3 Texas 10 3 13 14 40
The 661 yards of total offense were the most in Texas history in a Big 12 conference game.[109]
The announced attendance of 102,986 was the 4th highest attendance in program history, to date.
Pregame line Over/under Texas -15.5 61.5[110]
Statistics Kansas Texas First downs 11 33 Plays–yards 46–260 86–661 Rushes–yards 25–124 51–336 Passing yards 136 325 Passing: comp–att–int 9–21–0 25–35–1 Time of possession 18:27 39:41
Team Category Player Statistics Kansas Passing Jason Bean 9–21, 136 yards, 1 TD, 0 INT Rushing Devin Neal 8 carries, 45 yards, 0 TD Receiving Trevor Wilson 1 reception, 58 yards, 1 TD Texas Passing Quinn Ewers 25–35, 325 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT Rushing Jonathon Brooks 20 carries, 217 yards, 2 TD Receiving Adonai Mitchell 10 receptions, 141 yards, 1 TD
Scoring summary Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP Kansas Texas 1st 10:06 7 88 02:45 Texas Quinn Ewers 30-yard touchdown run, Bert Auburn kick good 0 7 1st 01:52 14 76 06:26 Texas 26-yard field goal by Bert Auburn 0 10 2nd 14:05 5 75 00:55 Kansas Daniel Hishaw 18-yard touchdown run, Seth Keller kick good 7 10 2nd 11:15 5 63 02:50 Texas 30-yard field goal by Bert Auburn 7 13 3rd 13:28 5 71 01:31 Texas Jonathon Brooks 54-yard touchdown run, Bert Auburn kick good 7 20 3rd 11:36 4 75 01:52 Kansas Trevor Wilson 58-yard touchdown reception from Jason Bean, Seth Keller kick good 14 20 3rd 02:33 5 32 01:52 Texas Jonathon Brooks 1-yard touchdown run, 2-point pass failed 14 26 4th 13:06 8 72 03:25 Texas Adonai Mitchell 9-yard touchdown reception from Quinn Ewers, Bert Auburn kick good 14 33 4th 05:34 12 75 05:51 Texas Quinn Ewers 1-yard touchdown run, Bert Auburn kick good 14 40 "TOP" = time of possession . For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football . 14 40
vs. No. 12 Oklahoma [ edit ] Pregame line Over/under Texas -5.5 60.5[113]
Statistics Oklahoma Texas First downs 28 25 Plays–yards 81–486 78–527 Rushes–yards 43–201 40–156 Passing yards 285 371 Passing: comp–att–int 23–38–0 32–38–2 Time of possession 27:49 32:11
Team Category Player Statistics Oklahoma Passing Dillon Gabriel 23–38, 285 yards, 1 TD, 0 INT Rushing Dillon Gabriel 14 carries, 113 yards, 1 TD Receiving Jalil Farooq 5 receptions, 130 yards Texas Passing Quinn Ewers 31–37, 346 yards, 1 TD, 2 INT Rushing Jonathon Brooks 22 carries, 129 yards, 1 TD Receiving Jordan Whittington 10 receptions, 115 yards
Scoring summary Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP Oklahoma Texas 1st 13:11 5 22 01:03 Oklahoma Dillon Gabriel 9-yard touchdown run, Zach Schmit kick good 0 7 1st 09:02 — — — Texas Malik Muhammad 0-yard return of blocked punt, Bert Auburn kick good 7 7 2nd 14:14 13 78 04:34 Oklahoma 27-yard field goal by Zach Schmit 10 7 2nd 9:27 9 85 04:41 Texas Gunnar Helm 22-yard touchdown reception from Quinn Ewers, Bert Auburn kick good 10 14 2nd 05:23 10 75 05:23 Oklahoma Tawee Walker 1-yard touchdown run, Zach Schmit kick good 17 14 2nd 01:53 10 68 03:30 Texas 25-yard field goal by Bert Auburn 17 17 2nd 00:00 9 67 01:53 Oklahoma 26-yard field goal by Zach Smith 20 17 3rd 10:21 13 75 04:39 Oklahoma Tawee Walker 1-yard touchdown run, Zach Schmit kick good 27 17 3rd 01:53 10 67 04:17 Texas 45-yard field goal by Bert Auburn 27 20 4th 06:10 5 73 01:45 Texas Jonathon Brooks 29-yard touchdown run, Bert Auburn kick good 27 27 4th 01:17 11 58 03:32 Texas 47-yard field goal by Bert Auburn 27 30 4th 00:15 5 75 01:02 Oklahoma Nic Anderson 3-yard touchdown reception from Zach Schmit, Zach Schmit kick good 34 30 "TOP" = time of possession . For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football . 34 30
at Houston [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total • No. 8 Texas 14 7 3 7 31 Houston 0 14 7 3 24
Date: October 21, 2023Location: TDECU Stadium (Houston, TX )Game start: 3:05 p.m. Game attendance: 42,812Game weather: Sunny, 93 °F (34 °C), wind SW at 5 mph (8.0 km/h)Referee: Michael VanderVeldeTV announcers (FOX): Tim Brando and Spencer Tillman
42,812 is the 2nd highest attendance for a game at TDECU Stadium to date
Pregame line Over/under Texas -23.5 61[116]
Statistics Texas Houston First downs 19 20 Plays–yards 69–360 65–392 Rushes–yards 37–141 19–14 Passing yards 219 378 Passing: comp–att–int 25–32–0 32–46–1 Time of possession 31:58 28:02
Team Category Player Statistics Texas Passing Quinn Ewers 23–29, 211 yards, 2 TD Rushing Jonathon Brooks 20 carries, 99 yards Receiving Xavier Worthy 6 receptions, 92 yards, 1 TD Houston Passing Donovan Smith 32–46, 378 yards, 3 TD, 1 INT Rushing Parker Jenkins 9 carries, 23 yards Receiving Joseph Manjack IV 6 receptions, 88 yards, 1 TD
Scoring summary Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP Texas Houston 1st 10:02 11 75 04:58 Texas Adonai Mitchell 14-yard touchdown reception from Quinn Ewers, Bert Auburn kick good 7 0 1st 06:56 4 62 01:36 Texas Xavier Worthy 42-yard touchdown reception from Quinn Ewers, Bert Auburn kick good 14 0 2nd 12:49 9 58 04:31 Texas Savion Red 1-yard touchdown run, Bert Auburn kick good 21 0 2nd 06:07 4 71 01:26 Houston Matthew Golden 32-yard touchdown reception from Donovan Smith, Jack Martin kick good 21 7 2nd 00:26 9 75 02:07 Houston Joseph Manjack IV 21-yard touchdown reception from Donovan Smith, Jack Martin kick good 21 14 3rd 12:29 6 49 02:24 Houston Matthew Golden 3-yard touchdown reception from Donovan Smith, Jack Martin kick good 21 21 3rd 03:17 11 31 03:49 Texas 25-yard field goal by Bert Auburn 24 21 4th 07:43 7 68 03:49 Houston 40-yard field goal by Jack Martin 24 24 4th 05:37 6 53 01:58 Texas CJ Baxter 16-yard touchdown run, Bert Auburn kick good 31 24 "TOP" = time of possession . For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football . 31 24
1 2 3 4 Total BYU 0 3 3 0 6 • No. 7 Texas 14 7 0 14 35
101,670 is the 10th highest attendance for a game at Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium to date. This would later drop to 11th after November 4 vs Kansas State.
Pregame line Over/under Texas -17.5 51[119]
Statistics BYU Texas First downs 17 16 Plays–yards 66–292 60–354 Rushes–yards 26–95 35–194 Passing yards 197 170 Passing: comp–att–int 25–40–2 16–25–1 Time of possession 33:06 26:54
Team Category Player Statistics BYU Passing Kedon Slovis 25–40, 197 yards, 2 INT Rushing Aidan Robbins 17 carries, 56 yards Receiving Darius Lassiter 5 receptions, 75 yards Texas Passing Maalik Murphy 16–25, 170 yards, 2 TD Rushing Jonathon Brooks 16 carries, 98 yards, 1 TD Receiving Adonai Mitchell 3 receptions, 59 yards, 2 TD
Scoring summary Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP BYU Texas 1st 12:08 — — — Texas Punt returned 74 yards for touchdown by Xavier Worthy, Bert Auburn kick good 0 7 1st 04:10 6 26 03:07 Texas Jonathon Brooks 4-yard touchdown run, Bert Auburn kick good 0 14 2nd 04:57 16 64 09:57 BYU 24-yard field goal by Will Ferrin 3 14 2nd 00:58 10 75 03:59 Texas Adonai Mitchell 30-yard touchdown reception from Maalik Murphy, Bert Auburn kick good 3 21 3rd 07:58 7 68 03:43 BYU 32-yard field goal by Will Ferrin 6 21 4th 09:07 1 8 00:04 Texas Adonai Mitchell 13-yard touchdown reception from Maalik Murphy, Bert Auburn kick good 6 28 4th 01:43 3 39 00:58 Texas Jaydon Blue 34-yard touchdown run, Bert Auburn kick good 6 35 "TOP" = time of possession . For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football . 6 35
No. 23 Kansas State [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 OT Total No. 23 Kansas State 0 7 7 16 0 30 • No. 7 Texas 10 7 10 3 3 33
Fox's Big Noon Kickoff show was on Texas's campus for the first time this season.[122]
102,846 is the 5th highest attendance for a game at Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium to date
Pregame line Over/under Texas -3.5 50[123]
Statistics Kansas State Texas First downs 20 18 Plays–yards 73–360 74–478 Rushes–yards 29–33 37–230 Passing yards 327 248 Passing: comp–att–int 26–41–1 19–37–2 Time of possession 27:52 32:08
Team Category Player Statistics Kansas State Passing Will Howard 26–42, 327 yards, 4 TD, 1 INT Rushing Treshuan Ward 9 carries, 30 yards Receiving Jayce Brown 4 receptions, 77 yards, 1 TD Texas Passing Maalik Murphy 19–37, 248 yards, 1 TD, 2 INT Rushing Jonathon Brooks 22 carries, 112 yards, 1 TD Receiving Adonai Mitchell 8 receptions, 149 yards, 1 TD
Scoring summary Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP Kansas State Texas 1st 08:36 3 47 01:13 Texas Adonai Mitchell 37-yard touchdown reception from Maalik Murphy, Bert Auburn kick good 0 7 1st 01:06 9 79 03:58 Texas 32-yard field goal by Bert Auburn 0 10 2nd 11:34 4 63 02:37 Texas CJ Baxter 54-yard touchdown run, Bert Auburn kick good 0 17 2nd 00:54 4 42 00:41 Kansas State Phillip Brooks 6-yard touchdown reception from Will Howard, Chris Tennant kick good 7 17 3rd 09:21 1 5 00:05 Texas Jonathon Brooks 5-yard touchdown run, Bert Auburn kick good 7 24 3rd 04:13 7 41 03:07 Texas 49-yard field goal by Bert Auburn 7 27 3rd 00:00 8 75 04:13 Kansas State Phillip Brooks 26-yard touchdown reception from Will Howard, Chris Tennant kick good 14 27 4th 13:33 2 12 00:15 Kansas State Keagan Johnson 12-yard touchdown reception from Will Howard, Chris Tennant kick good 21 27 4th 12:37 1 32 00:07 Kansas State Jayce Brown 32-yard touchdown reception from Will Howard, 2-point run failed 27 27 4th 06:03 14 69 06:27 Texas 34-yard field goal by Bert Auburn 27 30 4th 00:01 10 33 01:17 Kansas State 45-yard field goal by Chris Tennant 30 30 OT — 4 1 — Texas 42-yard field goal by Bert Auburn 30 33 "TOP" = time of possession . For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football . 30 33
50,812 is the 3rd highest attendance for a game at Amon G. Carter Stadium to date
Pregame line Over/under Texas -12.5 55[126]
Statistics Texas TCU First downs 22 22 Plays–yards 74–482 64–390 Rushes–yards 41–165 28–88 Passing yards 317 302 Passing: comp–att–int 22–33–1 24–36–1 Time of possession 34:18 25:42
Team Category Player Statistics Texas Passing Quinn Ewers 22–33, 317 yads, 1 TD, 1 INT Rushing Jonathon Brooks 21 carries, 104 yards, 2 TD Receiving Xavier Worthy 10 receptions, 137 yards TCU Passing Josh Hoover 24–36, 302 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT Rushing Emani Bailey 21 carries, 98 yards, 1 TD Receiving Savion Williams 11 receptions, 164 yards, 1 TD
Scoring summary Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP Texas TCU 1st 07:41 7 29 02:42 TCU 41-yard field goal by Griffin Kell 0 3 1st 06:53 2 75 00:48 Texas Jonathon Brooks 2-yard touchdown run, Bert Auburn kick good 7 3 1st 04:35 5 37 02:18 TCU 56-yard field goal by Griffin Kell 7 6 2nd 14:50 6 52 02:32 Texas 30-yard field goal by Bert Auburn 10 6 2nd 08:32 9 43 05:03 Texas 32-yard field goal by Bert Auburn 13 6 2nd 01:01 13 85 04:54 Texas Adonai Mitchell 6-yard touchdown reception from Quinn Ewers, 2-point pass failed 19 6 2nd 00:12 5 43 00:39 Texas Jonathon Brooks 22-yard touchdown run, Bert Auburn kick good 26 6 4th 14:02 6 74 02:00 TCU Emani Bailey 17-yard touchdown run, Griffin Kell kick good 26 13 4th 08:53 10 44 05:09 Texas 49-yard field goal by Bert Auburn 29 13 4th 05:51 9 75 03:02 TCU JP Richardson 3-yard touchdown reception from Josh Hoover, 2-point pass failed 29 19 4th 03:28 3 36 00:35 TCU Savion Williams 17-yard touchdown reception from Josh Hoover, Griffin Kell kick good 29 26 "TOP" = time of possession . For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football . 29 26
at Iowa State [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total • No. 7 Texas 0 6 9 11 26 Iowa State 3 0 6 7 16
Pregame line Over/under Texas -7.5 44.5[129]
Statistics Texas Iowa State First downs 23 16 Plays–yards 67–404 53–332 Rushes–yards 34–123 21–9 Passing yards 281 323 Passing: comp–att–int 23–33–0 24–32–1 Time of possession 31:18 28:42
Team Category Player Statistics Texas Passing Quinn Ewers 23–33, 281 yards, 2 TD Rushing CJ Baxter 20 carries, 117 yards Receiving Xavier Worthy 4 receptions, 77 yards Iowa State Passing Rocco Becht 24–32, 323 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT Rushing Abu Sama 7 carries, 11 yards Receiving Jayden Higgins 7 receptions, 104 yards
Scoring summary Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP Texas Iowa State 1st 03:27 11 53 05:47 Iowa State 45-yard field goal by Chase Contreraz 0 3 2nd 11:17 7 11 03:31 Texas 39-yard field goal by Bert Auburn 3 3 2nd 00:00 10 58 02:25 Texas 50-yard field goal by Bert Auburn 6 3 3rd 05:53 9 91 04:25 Texas Jordan Whittington 23-yard touchdown reception from Quinn Ewers, Bert Auburn kick good 13 3 3rd 02:13 7 83 03:34 Iowa State Eli Sanders 23-yard touchdown reception from Rocco Becht, Chase Conteraz kick blocked 13 9 3rd 02:13 — — — Texas Austin Jordan 82-yard blocked point after touchdown return 15 9 4th 14:52 3 57 01:06 Texas Gunnar Helm 31-yard touchdown reception from Quinn Ewers, 2-point pass to Jordan Whittington good 23 9 4th 12:44 4 75 02:08 Iowa State Easton Dean 66-yard touchdown reception from Rocco Becht, Chase Contreraz kick good 23 16 4th 06:14 11 56 06:26 Texas 42-yard field goal by Bert Auburn 26 16 "TOP" = time of possession . For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football . 26 16
Texas Tech [ edit ] Texas Kicker Bert Auburn was 5 for 5 in field goal kicking, tying the program record of 5 field goals in a game.[132] Phil Dawson and Anthony Fera as well as passing Hunter Lawrence (24 FGs) for most field goals in a single season at 28. With 5 field goals and 6 PATs, Auburn also set a single game record of 21 points for a kicker.
Pregame line Over/under Texas -14 53[133]
Statistics Texas Tech Texas First downs 14 27 Plays–yards 64–198 75–528 Rushes–yards 28–110 43–302 Passing yards 88 226 Passing: comp–att–int 19–36–3 19–32–1 Time of possession 27:00 33:00
Team Category Player Statistics Texas Tech Passing Behren Morton 19–36, 88 yards Rushing Tahj Brooks 19 carries, 95 yards Receiving Coy Eakin 4 receptions, 27 yards Texas Passing Quinn Ewers 17–26, 196 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT Rushing Jaydon Blue 10 carries, 121 yards, 1 TD Receiving Xavier Worthy 4 receptions, 49 yards, 1 TD
Scoring summary Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP Texas Tech Texas 1st 10:29 7 56 03:37 Texas Keilan Robinson 10-yard touchdown run, Bert Auburn kick good 0 7 1st 02:15 5 27 01:21 Texas 34-yard field goal by Bert Auburn 0 10 1st 00:29 4 44 01:37 Texas Tech Behren Morton 2-yard touchdown run, Gino Garcia kick good 7 10 2nd 14:50 2 74 00:34 Texas Jaydon Blue 69-yard touchdown run, Bert Auburn kick good 7 17 2nd 10:07 4 1 00:56 Texas 37-yard field goal by Bert Auburn 7 20 2nd 02:44 7 33 02:29 Texas 26-yard field goal by Bert Auburn 7 23 2nd 00:00 5 19 00:31 Texas 44-yard field goal by Bert Auburn 7 26 3rd 14:46 — — — Texas Kickoff returned 95 yards for touchdown by Keilan Robinson, Bert Auburn kick good 7 33 3rd 09:15 6 6 02:13 Texas 54-yard field goal by Bert Auburn 7 36 3rd 04:44 6 62 02:36 Texas Xavier Worthy 19-yard touchdown reception from Quinn Ewers, Bert Auburn kick good 7 43 3rd 03:26 — — — Texas Interception returned 43 yards for touchdown by Jett Bush, Bert Auburn kick good 7 50 4th 00:38 13 91 07:59 Texas Quintrevion Wisner 10-yard touchdown run, Bert Auburn kick good 7 57 "TOP" = time of possession . For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football . 7 57
vs. No. 18 Oklahoma State (Big 12 Championship) [ edit ] Quinn Ewers passed for 452 yards and 4 touchdowns, setting the Big 12 Championship Game record for passing yards and tying the record for passing touchdowns.[136]
Pregame line Over/under Texas -14.5 56.5
Statistics Oklahoma State Texas First downs 13 33 Plays–yards 56–281 87–662 Rushes–yards 18–31 40–198 Passing yards 250 464 Passing: comp–att–int 22–38–1 36–47–1 Time of possession 19:54 40:06
Team Category Player Statistics Oklahoma State Passing Alan Bowman 22/38, 250 yards, 3 TD, INT Rushing Ollie Gordon II 13 carries, 34 yards Receiving Brennan Presley 9 receptions, 93 yards, TD Texas Passing Quinn Ewers 35/46, 452 yards, 4 TD, INT Rushing Keilan Robinson 4 carries, 75 yards, 2 TD Receiving Ja'Tavion Sanders 8 receptions, 105 yards, TD
Scoring summary Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP Oklahoma State Texas 1st 12:52 4 39 01:29 Texas Adonai Mitchell 10-yard touchdown reception from Quinn Ewers, Bert Auburt kick good 0 7 1st 08:34 4 84 01:54 Texas Ja'Tavion Sanders 24-yard touchdown reception from Quinn Ewers, Bert Auburn kick good 0 14 1st 05:36 8 75 02:58 Oklahoma State Brennan Presley 5-yard touchdown reception from Alan Bowman, Logan Ward kick good 7 14 1st 01:41 9 77 03:49 Texas T'Vondre Sweat 2-yard touchdown reception from Quinn Ewers, Bert Auburn kick good 7 21 2nd 11:40 7 95 03:12 Texas CJ Baxter 10-yard touchdown run, Bert Auburn kick good 7 28 2nd 05:50 2 3 01:16 Oklahoma State Rashod Owens 7-yard touchdown reception from Alan Bowman, Logan Ward kick good 14 28 2nd 02:11 10 82 03:34 Texas Jaydon Blue 8-yard touchdown reception from Quinn Ewers, Bert Auburn kick good 14 35 3rd 03:33 6 79 03:07 Texas Keilan Robinson 57-yard touchdown run, Bert Auburn kick good 12 42 4th 10:38 15 88 06:47 Texas Keilan Robinson 11-yard touchdown run, Bert Auburn kick good 14 49 4th 06:26 10 89 04:05 Oklahoma State Rashod Owens 3-yard touchdown reception from Alan Bowman, Logan Ward kick good 21 49 "TOP" = time of possession . For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football . 21 49
vs. No. 2 Washington (Sugar Bowl-CFP Semifinal) [ edit ] Pregame line Over/under Texas -4.5 62.5
Statistics TEX WASH First downs 23 25 Plays–yards 71–498 70–532 Rushes–yards 28–180 31–102 Passing yards 318 430 Passing: comp–att–int 24–43–0 29–39–0 Time of possession 23:40 36:20
Team Category Player Statistics Texas Passing Quinn Ewers 24-43, 318 yards, 1 TD Rushing CJ Baxter 9 carries, 64 yards, 1 TD Receiving Ja'Tavion Sanders 6 receptions, 75 yards Washington Passing Michael Penix Jr. 29-38, 430 yards, 2 TD Rushing Dillon Johnson 21 carries, 49 yards, 2 TD Receiving Rome Odunze 6 receptions, 125 yards
Scoring summary Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP Texas Washington 1 11:01 4 89 2:59 WASH Dillon Johnson 2-yard touchdown run, Grady Gross kick good 0 7 1 7:06 7 75 3:55 TEX Jaydon Blue 5-yard touchdown run, Bert Auburn kick good 7 7 2 13:08 9 80 4:26 WASH Dillon Johnson 1-yard touchdown run, Grady Gross kick good 7 14 2 10:08 3 22 1:37 TEX Byron Murphy II 1-yard touchdown run, Bert Auburn kick good 14 14 2 1:27 9 76 4:28 WASH Ja'Lynn Polk 29-yard touchdown reception from Michael Penix Jr. , Grady Gross kick good 14 21 2 0:17 10 72 1:10 TEX CJ Baxter 1-yard touchdown run, Bert Auburn kick good 21 21 3 10:30 8 70 4:30 WASH Jalen McMillan 19-yard touchdown reception from Michael Penix Jr., Grady Gross kick good 21 28 3 7:44 5 2 2:30 WASH 26-yard field goal by Grady Gross 21 31 4 14:51 12 58 5:48 WASH 40-yard field goal by Grady Gross 21 34 4 7:23 10 72 3:56 TEX Adonai Mitchell 1-yard touchdown reception from Quinn Ewers , kick good 28 34 4 2:40 10 65 4:43 WASH 27-yard field goal by Grady Gross 28 37 4 1:09 8 68 1:31 TEX 25-yard field goal by Bert Auburn 31 37 "TOP" = time of possession . For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football . 31 37
Awards and honors [ edit ] National awards and honors [ edit ] Weekly honors Honors Player Position Date Awarded Ref. Walter Camp National Player of the Week Quinn Ewers QB September 10, 2023 [137] Davey O'Brien National Quarterback of the Week Quinn Ewers QB September 12, 2023 [138] Maxwell Player of the Week Quinn Ewers QB East-West Shrine Bowl’s Texas Star of the Week Jahdae Barron DB [139] Shaun Alexander Freshman of the Week Anthony Hill LB [140] John Mackey Tight End of the Week Ja'Tavion Sanders TE September 13, 2023 [141] Reese’s Senior Bowl Defensive Player of the Week Jaylan Ford LB September 25, 2023 [142]
Conference honors [ edit ] Weekly honors Honors Player Position Date Awarded Ref. Big 12 Offensive Player of the Week Quinn Ewers QB September 11, 2023 [144] Big 12 Newcomer of the Week Adonai Mitchell WR Big 12 Offensive Player of the Week Jonathon Brooks RB October 2, 2023 [145] Big 12 Newcomer of the Week Adonai Mitchell WR Big 12 Special Teams Player of the Week Xavier Worthy WR October 30, 2023 [146] Big 12 Newcomer of the Week Adonai Mitchell WR November 6, 2023 [147] Big 12 Special Teams Player of the Week Bert Auburn K
Big 12 Individual Awards Honors Player Position Class Ref. Defensive Player of the Year T'Vondre Sweat DT Senior [148] CO-Defensive Freshman of the Year Anthony Hill Jr. LB Freshman Defensive Lineman of the Year Byron Murphy II DT Junior Offensive Newcomer of the Year Adonai Mitchell WR Junior Honorable Mention - Offensive Lineman of the Year Kelvin Banks Jr. OL Sophomore Honorable Mention - Offensive Freshman of the Year CJ Baxter RB Freshman Honorable Mention - Offensive Player of the Year Jonathon Brooks RB Junior Honorable Mention - Defensive Newcomer of the Year Trill Carter DL Senior Honorable Mention - Special Teams Player of the Year Kitan Crawford DB Senior Big 12 Championship Game Most Valuable Player Quinn Ewers QB Sophomore
All-Americans [ edit ] Statistics [ edit ] Team Statistics Texas Opponents Total Points 501 265 Total Points per game 35.8 18.9 Total Touchdowns 59 30 Total First Downs 323 248 Rushing 128 72 Passing 180 156 Penalties 15 20 Rushing Total Yards 2,919 yds 1,482 yds Rushing yards for loss 281 yds 329 yds Rushing Attempts 527 397 Average Per Rushing ATTs 5.0 2.9 Average Per Game 188.4 82.4 Rushing TDs 29 9 Passing total yards 4,047 yds 3,561 yds Comp–Att-INTs 317-475-9 307-503-16 Average Per Game 289.1 254.4 Average per attempt 8.5 7.1 Passing TDs 25 21 Total Offensive plays 1,002 900 Total Yards 6,685 yds 4,714 yds Average per plays 6.7 5.2 Average per games 477.5 336.7 Kickoff Returns: # – Yards- TDs 31-636-1 31-614-0 Average per kickoff 20.5 19.8 Punt Returns: # – Yards- TDs 25-393-2 15-87-0 Average per punt 15.7 5.8 INT Returns: # – Yards- TDs 16-210-0 9-137-0 Average per interceptions 13.1 15.2 Punt Yards 1,828 3,124 Punt average per games 44.6 42.2 Punt net. average 41.5 36.9 FG: FGM - FGA 29-35 19-22 Onside kicks 0-1 0-0 Penalties – Yards 92-731 63-485 Average per games (YRDS) 52.2 34.6 Time of possession 07:17:04 06:41:04 Average per game 31:13 28:39 Miscellaneous: 3rd–Down Conversion % 38.4% 26.6% Miscellaneous:4th–Down Conversion % 61.3% 46.4% Sacks - Yards 32–220 28–165 Fumbles – Fumbles Lost 19-9 14–8 Miscellaneous: Yards 82 0 Red Zone: Score attempts 49-61 31-42 Red Zone: Touchdowns 31-61 19-42
Individual statistics [ edit ] Passing statistics # NAME POS RAT CMP ATT YDS AVG/G CMP% TD INT LONG 3 Quinn Ewers QB 158.6 272 394 3,479 289.9 69.0% 22 6 73 6 Maalik Murphy QB 118.3 40 71 477 68.1 56.3% 3 3 47 1 Xavier Worthy WR 197.0 1 2 35 2.5 50.0% 0 0 35 16 Arch Manning QB 90.4 2 5 30 15.0 40.0% 0 0 17 17 Savion Red RB 310.0 1 1 25 2.1 100.0% 0 0 25 27 Ryan Sanborn P 108.4 1 1 1 0.07 100.0% 0 0 1 TOTALS 151.9 317 475 4,047 289.1 66.7% 25 9 73
Rushing statistics # NAME POS ATT GAIN AVG TD LONG AVG/G 24 Jonathon Brooks RB 187 1,139 6.1 10 67 103.6 4 CJ Baxter RB 138 659 4.8 5 54 50.7 23 Jaydon Blue RB 65 398 6.1 3 69 28.4 7 Keilan Robinson RB 12 134 11.2 3 57 10.3 17 Savion Red RB 30 131 4.4 1 24 10.9 3 Quinn Ewers QB 59 75 1.3 5 30 6.3 26 Quintrevion Wisner RB 12 73 6.1 1 21 5.2 1 Xavier Worthy WR 4 35 8.8 0 16 2.5 13 Jordan Whittington WR 3 18 6.0 0 20 1.3 16 Arch Manning QB 3 7 2.3 0 12 3.5 5 Adonai Mitchell WR 2 1 0.5 0 5 0.1 90 Byron Murphy II DL 1 1 1.0 1 1 0.1 6 Maalik Murphy QB 1 -18 -18.0 0 0 -2.6 TOTALS 527 2,638 5.0 29 69 188.4
Receiving statistics # NAME POS REC YDS AVG TD LONG AVG/G 1 Xavier Worthy WR 75 1,014 13.5 5 54 72.4 5 Adonai Mitchell WR 55 845 15.4 11 62 60.4 0 Ja'Tavion Sanders TE 45 682 15.2 2 50 48.7 13 Jordan Whittington WR 42 505 12.0 1 41 36.1 24 Jonathon Brooks RB 25 286 11.4 1 73 26.0 85 Gunnar Helm TE 14 192 13.7 2 31 13.7 4 CJ Baxter RB 24 156 6.5 0 31 12.0 2 Johntay Cook II WR 8 136 17.0 0 51 9.7 23 Jaydon Blue RB 14 135 9.6 1 19 9.6 7 Keilan Robinson RB 8 56 7.0 0 16 4.3 9 Isaiah Neyor WR 1 14 14.0 0 14 14.0 8 Casey Cain WR 1 13 13.0 0 13 1.4 80 Malik Agbo OL 1 6 6.0 0 6 0.4 3 Quinn Ewers QB 1 3 3.0 0 3 0.3 93 T'Vondre Sweat DL 1 2 2.0 1 2 0.1 45 Bert Auburn K 1 1 1.0 0 1 0.7 90 Byron Murphy II DL 1 1 1.0 1 1 0.7 TOTALS 317 4,047 12.8 25 73 289.1
Defense [ edit ] Defense statistics # NAME POS SOLO AST TOT TFL-YDS SACK-YDS INT BU QBH FR FF BLK SAF TD 41 Jaylan Ford LB 46 55 101.0 10.5-30 1.0-9 2 2 6 1 1 0 0 0 0 Anthony Hill Jr. LB 40 27 67.0 8.0-31 5.0-27 0 2 4 0 1 0 0 0 23 Jahdae Barron DB 32 29 61.0 4.5-15 0.0-0 1 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 33 David Gbenda LB 23 27 50.0 3.5-19 1.5-15 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 16 Michael Taafe DB 28 20 48.0 2.5-6 0.0-0 3 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 93 T'Vondre Sweat DL 18 27 45.0 8.0-22 2.0-10 0 4 7 0 0 1 0 0 2 Derek Williams Jr. DB 24 18 42.0 2.0-2 0.0-0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 91 Ethan Burke EDGE 21 20 41.0 9.0-41 5.5-35 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 28 Jerrin Thompson DB 19 19 38.0 0.5-0 0.0-0 3 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 Ryan Watts DB 30 8 38.0 1.0-1 0.0-0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 88 Barryn Sorrell EDGE 17 20 37.0 4.5-33 4.0-32 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 5 Malik Muhammad DB 21 10 31.0 0.0-0 0.0-0 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 90 Byron Murphy II DL 13 16 29.0 8.5-40 5.0-32 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 21 Kitan Crawford DB 18 6 24.0 1.0-2 0.0-0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 95 Alfred Collins DL 12 10 22.0 2.0-12 2.0-12 0 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 37 Morice Blackwell Jr. LB 12 9 21.0 3.0-5 0.0-0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 8 Terrance Brooks DB 13 7 20.0 0.0-0 0.0-0 3 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 45 Vernon Broughton DL 7 10 17.0 4.5-8 1.0-3 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 43 Jett Bush LB 8 9 17.0 3.0-20 2.0-17 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 11 Jalen Catalon DB 15 2 17.0 1.0-1 0.0-0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 9 Gavin Holmes DB 13 3 16.0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Justice Finkley EDGE 8 6 14.0 3.0-25 2.0-23 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 98 Trill Carter DL 2 7 9.0 1.5-5 1.0-5 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 17 J'Mond Tapp EDGE 5 3 8.0 1.5-8 0.0-0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 Jaylon Guilbeau DB 4 3 7.0 1.0-2 0.0-0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 Liona Lefau LB 3 4 7.0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 Quintrevion Wisner RB 3 4 7.0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 Will Stone K 5 0 5.0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 94 Jaray Bledsoe DL 2 2 4.0 1.0-2 0.0-0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 4 Austin Jordan DB 1 3 4.0 0.0-0 0.0-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 99 Sydir Mitchell DL 3 0 3.0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 Jonathon Brooks RB 2 0 2.0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 25 Jelani McDonald DB 1 1 2.0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 Keilan Robinson RB 1 1 2.0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Xavier Worthy WR 2 0 2.0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 78 Kelvin Banks Jr. OL 1 0 1.0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 23 Jaydon Blue RB 1 0 1.0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 X'Avion Brice DB 1 0 1.0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 53 Aaron Bryant DL 1 0 1.0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 76 Hayden Conner OL 1 0 1.0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 85 Gunnar Helm TE 1 0 1.0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 44 Tannahill Love LB 1 0 1.0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 97 Kristopher Ross DL 0 1 1.0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 58 Lance St. Louis DS 0 1 1.0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 Jordan Whittington WR 1 0 1.0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 29 Ky Woods RB 1 0 1.0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 TOTAL 481 388 869.0 85.0-330 32.0-220 16 50 55 8 8 3 0 0
Key: POS: Position, SOLO: Solo Tackles, AST: Assisted Tackles, TOT: Total Tackles, TFL: Tackles-for-loss, SACK: Quarterback Sacks, INT: Interceptions, BU: Passes Broken Up, PD: Passes Defended, QBH: Quarterback Hits, FR: Fumbles Recovered, FF: Forced Fumbles, BLK: Kicks or Punts Blocked, SAF: Safeties, TD : Touchdown
Special teams [ edit ] Kicking statistics # NAME POS XPM XPA XP% FGM FGA FG% 1–19 20–29 30–39 40–49 50+ LNG 45 Bert Auburn K 56 56 100.0% 29 35 82.9% 0/0 8/9 10/10 9/12 2/4 54 TOTALS 56 56 100.0% 29 35 82.9% 0/0 8/9 10/10 9/12 2/4 54
Kickoff statistics # NAME POS KICKS YDS AVG TB OB 15 Will Stone K 96 6,130 63.9 49 1 27 Ryan Sanborn P 1 65 65.0 1 0 TOTALS 97 6,195 63.9 50 1
Punting statistics # NAME POS PUNTS YDS AVG LONG TB I–20 50+ BLK 27 Ryan Sanborn P 40 1,828 45.7 64 2 15 15 0 TOTALS 41 1,828 44.5 64 2 15 15 1
Kick return statistics # NAME POS RTNS YDS AVG TD LNG 7 Keilan Robinson RB 22 494 22.5 1 95 23 Jaydon Blue RB 3 80 26.7 0 31 17 Savion Red RB 2 29 14.5 0 21 13 Jordan Whittington WR 2 18 9.0 0 14 11 DeAndre Moore Jr. WR 1 15 15.0 0 15 43 Jett Bush LB 1 0 0.0 0 0 TOTALS 31 636 20.5 1 95
Punt return statistics # NAME POS RTNS YDS AVG TD LONG 1 Xavier Worthy WR 22 371 16.9 1 74 16 Michael Taafe DB 1 12 12.0 0 12 21 Kitan Crawford DB 1 7 7.0 0 7 13 Jordan Whittington WR 1 3 3.0 0 3 5 Malik Muhammad DB 0 0 0.0 1 0 TOTALS 25 393 15.7 2 74
Rankings [ edit ] 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 Final AP 11 11 4 (2) 3 (3) 3 (2) 3 (10) 9 8 7 7 7 7 7 7 3 3 Coaches 12 10 6 6 5 4 (1) 11 8т 7 6 7 7 7 7 4т 4 CFP Not released 7 7 7 7 7 3 Not released
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