2022 Texas Longhorns football team

2022 Texas Longhorns football
Alamo Bowl, L 20–27 vs. Washington
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 25
APNo. 25
Record8–5 (6–3 Big 12)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorKyle Flood (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorPete Kwiatkowski (2nd season)
Co-defensive coordinatorJeff Choate (2nd season)
Home stadiumDarrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium
Uniform
Seasons
← 2021
2023 →
2022 Big 12 Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 2 TCU y^   9 0     13 2  
No. 14 Kansas State y$   7 2     10 4  
No. 25 Texas   6 3     8 5  
Texas Tech   5 4     8 5  
Oklahoma State   4 5     7 6  
Baylor   4 5     6 7  
Oklahoma   3 6     6 7  
Kansas   3 6     6 7  
West Virginia   3 6     5 7  
Iowa State   1 8     4 8  
Championship: Kansas State 31, TCU 28OT
  • ^ – College Football Playoff participant
  • $ – Conference champion
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2022 Texas Longhorns football team represented the University of Texas at Austin as a member of the Big 12 Conference during the 2022 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Led by second-year head coach Steve Sarkisian, the Longhorns played their home games at Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium in Austin, Texas.

Offseason

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Positions key
C Center CB Cornerback DB Defensive back DE Defensive end[a]
DL Defensive lineman DT Defensive tackle FB Fullback FS Free safety
G Guard[b] K Kicker[c] KR Kickoff returner LB Linebacker
LS Long snapper MLB Middle linebacker[d] OT Offensive tackle OL Offensive lineman
OLB Outside linebacker[a] NT Nose tackle P Punter PR Punt returner
QB Quarterback RS Return specialist RB Running back S Safety
SS Strong safety TE Tight end WR Wide receiver
  1. ^ a b May sometimes be referred to as an edge rusher (EDGE)
  2. ^ Also known as offensive guard (OG)
  3. ^ Also known as placekicker (PK)
  4. ^ Also known as inside linebacker (ILB)

Departures

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Over the course of the off-season, Texas lost 46 total players. 23 players graduated, while the other 24 entered the transfer portal. Of the 47 lost, 16 were starters for multiple games last season including starting quarterback Casey Thompson.

Team departures

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2022 Texas Offseason departures[1]
Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Jacoby Jones 3 LB 6'4 255 Senior St. Louis, MO Graduated
Darion Dunn 4 DB 6'1 192 Senior Oakdale, LA Graduated
Ben Davis 6 LB 6'4 236 Senior Gordo, AL Graduated
Josh Thompson 9 DB 6'0 191 Senior Nacogdoches, TX Graduated
Brenden Schooler 14 DB 6'2 206 Senior Dana Point, CA Graduated
Cameron Dicker 17 K 6'1 216 Senior Hong Kong Graduated
Jarrett Smith 23 RB 5'7 206 Junior Webster, TX Graduated
Skyler Bonneau 27 RB 6'1 220 Senior Coppell, TX Graduated
Daniel Young 32 RB 6'0 220 Senior Houston, TX Graduated
Gabriel Watson 33 RB 6'2 235 Senior Piedmont, CA Graduated
Erwin Von Nacher 38 K 6'1 167 Redshirt Freshman Monterrey, Mexico Graduated
Montrell Estell 39 WR 6'1 196 Senior Hooks, TX Graduated
Ray Thornton 46 LB 6'3 238 Senior Killeen, TX Graduated
Chandler Kelehan 47 LS 6'1 195 Junior Marshall, TX Graduated
Carlton Smith 53 LB 6'3 237 Senior Houston, TX Graduated
Justin Mader 54 DS 6'2 236 Senior Magnolia, TX Graduated
Tope Imade 67 OL 6'6 361 Senior Arlington, TX Graduated
Derek Kerstetter 68 OL 6'5 310 Senior San Antonio, TX Graduated
Denzel Okafor 78 OL 6'4 322 Senior Lewisville, TX Graduated
Cade Brewer 80 TE 6'4 243 Senior Austin, TX Graduated
Kartik Akkihal 82 WR 6'2 192 Junior Austin, TX Graduated
Kai Money 83 WR 6'0 179 Junior South Padre Island, TX Graduated
Travis West 84 WR 6'0 174 Junior Dallas, TX Graduated

Outgoing transfers

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Name No. Pos. Height Weight Hometown Year New school
Al'Vonte Woodard 9 WR 6'2 193 Houston, TX Junior Sam Houston State[2]
B.J. Foster 25 DB 6'2 199 Angleton, TX Senior Sam Houston State[3]
Casey Thompson 11 QB 6'1 200 Oklahoma City, OK Junior Nebraska[4]
Chris Adimora 1 DB 6'1 204 Long Beach, CA Junior SMU[5]
David Abiara 55 EDGE 6'4 259 Mansfield, TX Redshirt Freshman SMU[6]
Jared Wiley 18 TE 6'7 251 Temple, TX Junior TCU[7]
Kelvontay Dixon 16 WR 6'0 182 Carthage, TX Sophomore SMU[8]
Marques Caldwell 24 DB 6'1 198 Alvin, TX Sophomore Navarro
Marcus Tillman Jr. 13 LB 6'1 239 Orlando, FL Sophomore Navarro
Marcus Washington 15 WR 6'2 195 St. Louis, MO Senior Nebraska[9]
Myron Warren 92 DL 6'2 273 Many, LA Junior Texas State[10]
Ryan Bujcevski 8 P 6'0 177 Sydney, Australia Senior SMU[11]
Terrence Cooks 35 LB 6'2 220 Pearland, TX Freshman TCU[12]
Tyler Johnson 72 OL 6'6 325 Conroe, TX Junior Houston[13]
Tyler Owens 44 S 6'2 203 Plano, TX Junior Texas Tech[14]
Ayodele Adeoye 40 LB 6'1 240 St. Louis, MO Junior Sacramento State[15]
Dajon Harrison 30 WR 5'10 176 Hutto, TX Redshirt Freshman UConn[16]
Jaden Hullaby 29 LB 6'2 237 Dallas, TX Sophomore New Mexico[17]
Rafiti Ghirmai 74 OL 6'5 296 Frisco, TX Junior Abilene Christian[18]
Jordon Thomas 50 EDGE 6'3 274 Port Arthur, TX Redshirt Freshman Stephen F. Austin[19]
Jaylen Garth 77 OL 6'5 309 Port Neches, TX Sophomore Houston
Joshua Moore 6 WR 6'1 168 Yoakum, TX Junior [a]
Tremayne Prudhomme 38 DB 6'1 187 Houston, TX Junior
Turner Symonds 39 DB 6'1 178 Fort Worth, TX Junior

Note: Players with a dash in the new school column didn't land on a new team for the 2022 season.

  1. ^ Moore entered the transfer portal. However, decided to sign with the Houston Gamblers of the USFL.

Coaching staff departures

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During the off-season, Texas lost 2 position coaches and 3 support staff members. The two position coaches that departed the team were running backs coach Stan Drayton and wide receivers coach Andre Coleman. Drayton took an upgrade by becoming the 32nd head coach at Temple, while Coleman was relieved of his duties at Texas. Furthermore, Drayton and Coleman were the final 2 coaches that were under both previous head coach Tom Herman and current head coach Steve Sarkisian.

Name Position New Team New Position
Stan Drayton[20] RB Temple Head Coach
Andre Coleman[21] WR
Jake Kostner[22] GA Limestone OC/QB
Quinshon Odom[23] GA Green Bay Packers Coaching Assistant
Cole Moore[24] Assistant DPP Oregon State DPP
Cordae Hankton[25] Senior Analyst Charlotte Running Backs coach
Shawn Lewis[26] Wide Receiver Quality Control Angelo State Running Backs coach

Note: Andre Coleman didn't find a new coaching job at the collegiate level for the 2022 season.

Acquisitions

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Incoming transfers

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Over the off-season, Texas added 7 players from the transfer portal. According to 247 Sports, Texas had the 8th ranked transfer class in the country.[27] The first transfer was quarterback Quinn Ewers. Ewers transferred from Ohio State and was the highest ranked recruit since former Longhorn quarterback Vince Young.[28] On the offensive side, Texas also added Alabama tight end Jahleel Billingsley, Alabama wide receiver Agiye Hall, Wyoming wide receiver Isaiah Neyor, and Iowa State wide receiver Tarique Milton. However, Texas only took 2 defensive transfers in Ohio State defensive back Ryan Watts and JMU linebacker Diamonte Tucker-Dorsey.

Name Pos. Height Weight Hometown Year Prev school
Quinn Ewers QB 6'2 200 Southlake, TX Freshman Ohio State[29]
Ryan Watts DB 6'3 205 Little Elm, TX Sophomore Ohio State[30]
Jahleel Billingsley TE 6'4 230 Chicago, IL Senior Alabama[31]
Isaiah Neyor WR 6'3 210 Fort Worth, TX Junior Wyoming[32]
Agiye Hall WR 6'3 195 Valrico, FL Freshman Alabama[33]
Tarique Milton WR 5'10 188 Bradenton, FL Senior Iowa State[34]
Diamonte Tucker-Dorsey LB 5'10 214 Norfolk, VA Senior JMU[35]

2022 recruits

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
DJ Campbell
OT
Arlington, TX Bowie High School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 310 lb (140 kg) Feb 2, 2022 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:5/5 stars   247Sports:5/5 stars    ESPN:5/5 stars   ESPN grade: 91
Kelvin Banks Jr.
OT
Humble, TX Summer Creek High School 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 300 lb (140 kg) Dec 11, 2021 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:5/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 87
Neto Umeozulu
OL
Allen, TX Allen High School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 300 lb (140 kg) Dec 13, 2021 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 86
Bryan Allen Jr.
S
Aledo, TX Aledo High School 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Feb 28, 2021 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 85
Justice Finkley
EDGE
Trussville, AL Hewitt-Trussville High School 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 250 lb (110 kg) Sep 9, 2021 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 84
Jaray Bledsoe
DL
Marlin, TX Marlin High School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 270 lb (120 kg) Aug 30, 2021 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 83
Brenen Thompson
WR
Spearman, TX Spearman High School 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Oct 6, 2021 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 83
Terrance Brooks
DB
Little Elm, TX Little Elm High School 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Dec 15, 2021 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 83
J'mond Tapp
EDGE
Donaldsonville, LA Ascension Catholic High School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 240 lb (110 kg) Aug 30, 2021 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 83
Kristopher Ross
DL
Houston, TX North Shore Senior High School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 265 lb (120 kg) Mar 23, 2021 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 83
Derrick Brown
EDGE
Texarkana, TX Texas High School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jul 31, 2021 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 82
Austin Jordan
S
Denton, TX Billy Ryan High School 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jul 14, 2021 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 82
Larry Turner-Gooden
S
Mission Hills, CA Bishop Alemany High School 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 179 lb (81 kg) Jan 8, 2022 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 81
Maalik Murphy
QB
Gardena, CA Junípero Serra High School 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Feb 13, 2021 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 81
Jaydon Blue
RB
Houston, TX Klein Cain High School 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Feb 2, 2021 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 81
Jaylon Guilbeau
DB
Port Arthur, TX Memorial High School 5 ft 11.5 in (1.82 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Nov 25, 2021 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 81
Cameron Williams
OT
Duncanville, TX Duncanville High School 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 360 lb (160 kg) Dec 12, 2021 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 81
Malik Agbo
OT
Federal Way, WA Todd Beamer High School 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 320 lb (150 kg) Dec 15, 2021 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 80
Aaron Bryant
DL
Southaven, MS Southaven High School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 295 lb (134 kg) Aug 26, 2021 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 80
Cole Hutson
OL
Frisco, TX Frisco High School 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 290 lb (130 kg) Jul 2, 2021 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 80
Xavion Brice
ATH
Arlington, TX Seguin High School 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Dec 15, 2021 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 80
Trevell Johnson
LB
Arlington, TX Martin High School 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Feb 13, 2021 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 80
Zac Swanson
DL
Phoenix, AZ Brophy College Preparatory 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 255 lb (116 kg) Apr 26, 2021 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 79
Connor Robertson
OL
Austin, TX Westlake High School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 295 lb (134 kg) Jul 2, 2021 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 78
Ethan Burke
EDGE
Austin, TX Westlake High School 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Dec 15, 2021 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 76
Will Stone
K
Austin, TX Regents School of Austin 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jun 15, 2021 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 75
Savion Red
WR
Grand Prairie, TX Grand Prairie High School 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Dec 15, 2021 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 74
Lance St. Louis
LS
Gilbert, AZ Williams Field High School 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jun 7, 2021 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:2/5 stars   247Sports:2/5 stars    ESPN:2/5 stars   ESPN grade: 69
Overall recruiting rankings:   Rivals: 5  247Sports: 5  ESPN: 4
  • 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:

  • "Rivals commits". Rivals.com. Retrieved December 18, 2021.
  • "ESPN commits". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 18, 2021.
  • "2022 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved December 18, 2021.
  • "247Sports commits". 247sports.com. Retrieved December 18, 2021.

2022 overall class ranking

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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 [36] #5 #1 2 20 6 0 0 0
Rivals[37] #5 #1 1 17 9 1 0 0
247 Sports[38] #5 #1 2 18 7 1 0 0
ESPN[39] #4 #1 1 21 5 1 0 0

2023 recruits

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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: Rivals:5/5 stars   247Sports:5/5 stars    ESPN:5/5 stars   ESPN grade: 93
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: Rivals:5/5 stars   247Sports:5/5 stars    ESPN:5/5 stars   ESPN grade: 90
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: Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:5/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 86
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: Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:5/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 86
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: Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 86
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: Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 86
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: Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 86
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: Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 85
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: Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 84
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: Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 84
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: Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 83
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: Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 82
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: Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 81
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: Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 81
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: Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 80
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: Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 80
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: Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 80
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: Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 80
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: Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 80
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: Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 79
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: Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 78
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: Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 78
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: Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 78
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: Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 77
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: Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 77
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

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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 [40] #3 #1 3 13 9 0 0 0
Rivals[41] #3 #1 2 15 8 0 0 0
247 Sports[42] #3 #1 4 14 9 0 0 0
ESPN[43] 2 17 6 0 0 0

Walk-ons

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Name Pos. Height Weight Hometown High school
Hamilton McMartin DB 5'11 182 Katy, TX Katy High School
Gus Asel WR 6'2 211 Frisco, TX Reedy High School
Joe Tatum QB 5'11 174 Los Angeles, CA Loyola High School
Ky Woods RB 5'10 169 League City, TX Clear Springs High School
Colin Page RB 5'11 210 Austin, TX Anderson High School
Carson Marshall DB 6'0 189 Katy, TX Katy High School
Koby Kidd LB 6'2 215 Weatherford, TX Weatherford High School
Quinn Merritt WR 6'1 190 Los Gatos, CA Los Gatos High School
Graham Gillespie DB 6'2 190 Cypress, TX Bridgeland High School
Remy Patson WR 5’9 164 Austin, TX Regents School of Austin
Ben Armstrong EDGE 6'4 258 Leander, TX Rouse High School
Joshua Egbuna EDGE 6'4 248 Mansfield, TX Lake Ridge High School
Charles Feris K 6'2 214 Houston, TX Cypress Ranch High School
Michael Flanagan LB 6'3 228 Frisco, TX Wakeland High School
Patrick McBroom OL 6'2 296 Fort Worth, TX All Saints School
Myles Hill TE 6'4 204 Arlington, TX Martin High School
Gabe Sulser WR 5'9 167 Billings, MT Billings Senior High School
Reece Beauchamp WR 6'2 190 Austin, TX Vandegrift High School

Coaching staff additions

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Name New Position Previous Team Previous Position Source
Tashard Choice Running Backs coach Georgia Tech Running Backs coach [44]
Brennan Marion Wide Receivers coach Pittsburgh Wide Receivers coach [45]
Gary Patterson Special Assistant to the head coach TCU Head Coach [46]
Ray Pickering Quality Control Coach Lane College Offensive Coordinator [47]
Robert Merritt Assistant Director - Player Personnel Scouting Edmonton Elks Assistant General Manager [48]
Austin Shelton Assistant Director - Player Personnel NC State Assistant Director of player personnel [49]
Joey Thomas Analyst FAU Wide Receivers coach [50]
Tyler Johnson Recruiting Operations Coordinator Jacksonville State On-Campus Recruiting Coordinator [51]

NFL undrafted free agents

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No Longhorns were selected in the 2022 NFL Draft, a first since 2014.[52] However, 6 players were signed as undrafted free agents.

Player Position Team Source
Brenden Schooler S New England Patriots [53]
Cade Brewer TE Seattle Seahawks [54]
Cameron Dicker K Los Angeles Rams [55]
Denzel Okafor OL Jacksonville Jaguars [56]
Derek Kerstetter OL Buffalo Bills [57]
Josh Thompson DB Jacksonville Jaguars [58]

NFL Draft Combine

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2022 NFL Combine Participants
Name POS HT WT Arms Hands 40 Bench Press Vert Jump Broad Jump 3 Cone Drill 20-yd Shuttle 60-yd Shuttle Ref
Cameron Dicker K 6'1" 220 lbs 30" 9" DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP [59]
Josh Thompson DB 5'11 1/2" 194 lbs 30 7/8" 9 3/8" 4.40 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP [60]

† Top performer

DNP = Did not participate

Returning starters

[edit]

Texas returns 7 starters on offense, 12 starters on defense, and 1 starter on special teams. 3 of the 7 offensive starters are seniors, 9 of the 12 defensive starters are seniors, and the lone special teams player is a senior.

Offense

Preseason

[edit]

The preseason poll was released on July 7, 2022.[61]

Big 12 media poll
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 Baylor 365 (17)
2 Oklahoma 354 (12)
3 Oklahoma State 342 (9)
4 Texas 289 (2)
5 Kansas State 261
6 Iowa State 180 (1)
7 TCU 149
8 West Virginia 147
9 Texas Tech 119
10 Kansas 48

Award watch lists

[edit]

Listed in the order that they were released

Award Player Position Year Source
Maxwell Award Bijan Robinson RB Junior [62]
Xavier Worthy WR Sophomore
Doak Walker Award Bijan Robinson RB Junior [63]
Roschon Johnson Senior
Biletnikoff Award Xavier Worthy WR Sophomore [64]
Isaiah Neyor Junior
John Mackey Award Ja'Tavion Sanders TE Sophomore [65]
Butkus Award DeMarvion Overshown LB Senior [66]
Wuerffel Trophy Bijan Robinson RB Junior [67]
Paul Hornung Award D'Shawn Jamison DB Senior [68]
Walter Camp Award Bijan Robinson RB Junior [69]
Xavier Worthy WR Sophomore
Bronko Nagurski Trophy DeMarvion Overshown LB Senior [70]
Rotary Lombardi Award DeMarvion Overshown LB Senior [71]
Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award Bijan Robinson RB Junior [72]

Preseason Big-12 awards

[edit]
Big 12 Offensive Player of the Year
Player No. Position Class Source
Bijan Robinson 5 RB Junior [73]

2022 Preseason All-Big 12 teams

Position Player Class
Offense
RB Bijan Robinson Junior
WR Xavier Worthy Sophomore
Defense
LB DeMarvion Overshown Senior

Source:[74]

Preseason All-Americans

[edit]
First Team All-Americans
Player No. Position Class Selector(s) Source(s)
Bijan Robinson 5 RB Junior AP
CBS
CFN
PFF
Walter Camp
Sporting News
Athlon Sports
[75]
[76]
[77]
[78]
[79]
[80]
[81]
Second Team All-Americans
Player No. Position Class Selector(s) Source(s)
Xavier Worthy 8 WR Sophomore AP
CFN
PFF
Walter Camp
Sporting News
Athlon Sports
[82]
[83]
[84]
[85]
[86]
[87]

Schedule

[edit]

Texas and the Big 12 announced the 2022 football schedule on December 1, 2021.[88][89] Texas will play 7 home games, 4 away games, and 1 neutral site game. The 7 home games will be played against Louisiana-Monroe, Alabama, UTSA, West Virginia, Iowa State, TCU, and Baylor. The 4 away games will be played against Texas Tech, Oklahoma State, Kansas State, and Kansas. The 1 neutral site game will be played against Oklahoma at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas, Texas in the annual Red River Showdown.[90]

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 311:00 a.m.Louisiana–Monroe*LHNW 52–1094,873
September 1011:00 a.m.No. 1 Alabama*
FOXL 19–20105,213[a]
September 177:00 p.m.UTSA*No. 21
  • Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium
  • Austin, TX
LHNW 41–20102,520[b]
September 242:30 p.m.at Texas TechNo. 22ESPNL 34–37 OT60,975
October 16:30 p.m.West Virginia
  • Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium
  • Austin, TX
FS1W 38–20100,740
October 811:00 a.m.vs. OklahomaABCW 49–092,100
October 1511:00 a.m.Iowa StateNo. 22
  • Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium
  • Austin, TX
ABCW 24–21100,072
October 222:30 p.m.at No. 11 Oklahoma StateNo. 20ABCL 34–4155,509
November 56:00 p.m.at No. 13 Kansas StateNo. 24FS1W 34–2751,216
November 126:30 p.m.No. 4 TCUNo. 18
ABCL 10–17104,203[c]
November 192:30 p.m.at KansasFS1W 55–1438,246
November 2511:00 a.m.BaylorNo. 23
  • Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium
  • Austin, TX
ESPNW 38–2794,076
December 298:00 p.m.vs. No. 12 Washington*No. 20ESPNL 20–2762,730
  1. ^ 105,213 sets new all-time attendance record at Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium, breaking the previous record of 103,507 set on September 15, 2018 vs USC.[91]
  2. ^ 102,520 is the 3rd largest attendance to date at Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium, passing the 102,498 crowd set on November 17, 2018 vs Iowa State. This is also the largest crowd that UTSA has played in front of.[92]
  3. ^ 104,203 is the 2nd largest attendance to date at Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium, passing the 103,507 crowd set on September 15, 2018 vs USC.

Personnel

[edit]

Coaching staff

[edit]

Source: [95]

Texas Head Coach Steve Sarkisian when he was the head coach at Washington
Coach Title Years at Texas Previous job
Steve Sarkisian Head Coach 2nd Alabama (OC)
Jeff Banks AHC/TE/ST 2nd Alabama (TE/ST)
Kyle Flood OC/OL 2nd Alabama (OL)
A. J. Milwee QB 2nd Alabama (offensive analyst)
Tashard Choice RB 1st Georgia Tech (RB)
Brennan Marion WR/PGC 1st Pittsburgh (WR)
Pete Kwiatkowski DC/OLB 2nd Washington (DC/OLB)
Jeff Choate Co-DC, ILB 2nd Montana State (HC)
Bo Davis DL 2nd Detroit Lions (DL)
Terry Joseph DB 2nd Notre Dame (DB)
Blake Gideon S 2nd Ole Miss (ST)
Torre Becton S&C 2nd California (S&C)

Support staff

[edit]
  • Jason grooms – Chief of Staff
  • Matt smidebush – Director of operations
  • Jason rodriquez – Assistant operations coordinator
  • Billy glasscock – Director of player personnel
  • Chris gilbert – Director of high school relations
  • Brandon Harris – Director of Recruiting
  • John michael jones – Assistant director, Player Personnel, Offense
  • Robert merritt – Assistant director, Player Personnel, Scouting
  • Austin shelton – Assistant director, Player Personnel, Defense
  • Taylor searels – Director of Recruiting Operations
  • Tyler Johnson — Coordinator of Recruiting Operations
  • Kevin washington – Director of player development
  • Michael Huff – Assistant director of player development
  • Matt Rutherford — Director, Equipment Operations
  • Trevor Cook — Assistant Equipment Manager
  • Joshua Peterson — Assistant Equipment Manager
  • Derek Ochoa — Director of Football Creative Media
  • Kyle Barkle — Assistant Director of Creative Media
  • Patrick Perala — Senior Graphic Designer
  • Michael Good — Content Creator
  • James Bray — Head Team Physician
  • Donald Nguyen — Senior Associate Athletic Trainer, Head Athletic Trainer
  • Daryl Faulkner — Associate Athletic Trainer
  • Johnathan Tran — Assistant Athletic Trainer
  • Stephen Galvan — Assistant Athletic Trainer
  • Cory Castro — Assistant Coach, Athletic Performance
  • Isaiah Gonzales — Assistant Coach, Athletic Performance
  • Markus James — Assistant Coach, Athletic Performance
  • Joe Vaughn — Assistant Coach, Athletic Performance
  • Jeff Nelson — Director of Football Academic Services
  • Amy Culp — Assistant Athletic Director, Sports Dietitian and Clinical Wellness
  • Kirsten Gregurich — Assistant Sports Dietitian
  • DJ Welte — Director, Football Video Operations
  • Bob Napoles — Senior Video Coordinator
  • Desmond Dildy — Video Coordinator
  • Esmee Smiley — Video Coordinator
  • Kyrah mccowan – Director, Football Administration and Program Relations
  • Amy Biegel — Assistant Program Administrator

Analysts

[edit]
  • Gary Patterson – Special assistant to the head coach
  • David Brock — Senior Analyst, Offense
  • Greg McMahon — Analyst, Special Teams
  • Jeff crosby – Senior Analyst, Special Teams
  • Henry fernandez – Senior Analyst, Defense
  • Joey thomas – Senior Analyst, Defense
  • John dozier dean – Analyst, Offense
  • Michael bimonte – Analyst, Offense
  • Ray pickering – Analyst, Offense

Graduate assistants

[edit]
  • Tyler Fambrough — Offense
  • Mitch Zoloty — Offense
  • Tevis Bartlett — Defense
  • Nico Johnson — Defense

[96]

Roster

[edit]

Source:[97]

2022 Texas Longhorns Football Roster

Quarterback

  • 1 Hudson Cardsophomore (6'2, 201)
  • 3 Quinn EwersRedshirt freshman (6'2, 206)
  • 6 Maalik Murphyfreshman (6'5, 227)
  • 14 Charles Wright – Redshirt freshman (6'1, 202)
  • 16 Ben Ballard – senior (5'11, 202)
  • 19 Cole Lourd – Redshirt freshman (6'2, 220)
  • 25 Joe Tatum – freshman (5'11, 174)

Running back

Wide receiver

  •  4 Jordan Whittingtonjunior (6'1, 203)
  •  8 Xavier Worthysophomore (6'1, 163)
  • 11 Brenen Thompson – freshman (5'11, 162)
  • 13 Jaden Alexis – Redshirt freshman (6'0, 187)
  • 15 Agiye Hallsophomore (6'3, 194)
  • 16 Tarique Milton – senior (5'10, 192)
  • 17 Savion Red – freshman (5'11, 206)
  • 18 Isaiah NeyorInjuredjunior (6'3, 216)
  • 21 Troy Omeire – sophomore (6'3, 221)
  • 35 Quinn Merritt – freshman (6'1, 190)
  • 38 Remy Patson – freshman (5’9, 164)
  • 39 Hamilton McMartin – freshman (5'11, 179)
  • 49 Thatcher Milton – Redshirt freshman (5'10, 182)
  • 82 Gus Asel – junior (6'2, 211)
  • 83 Gabe Sulser – senior (5'9, 167)
  • 84 Reece Beauchamp – freshman (6'2, 190)
  • 86 Paxton Anderson – sophomore (6'4, 215)
  • 87 Parker Alford – senior (5'10, 177)
  • 88 Casey Cain – Redshirt freshman (6'3, 195)

Tight end

  •  0 Ja'Tavion Sanderssophomore (6'4, 249)
  • 9 Jahleel Billingsleysenior (6'4, 219) [a]
  • 42 Nathan Hatter – junior (6'2, 241)
  • 48 Patrick Bayouth – junior (6'4, 276)
  • 80 Myles Hill – freshman (6'4, 204)
  • 81 Juan Davis – sophomore (6'4, 219)
  • 85 Gunnar Helmsophomore (6'5, 254)
  • 89 Brayden Liebrock – junior (6'4, 232)

Kicker/Punter

  • 15 Will Stone - K – freshman (6'0, 186)
  • 35 Daniel Trejo - P – senior (6'2, 195)
  • 45 Bert Auburn - K – Redshirt freshman (6'0, 177)
  • 47 Charles Feris - K – freshman (6'0, 214)
  • 49 Isaac Pearson - P – Redshirt freshman (6'2, 213)
  • 96 Gabriel Lozano – K – sophomore (6'0, 179)

Deep Snapper

  • 43 Zach Edwards – senior (5'11, 213)
  • 57 Christian Rizzi – Redshirt freshman (5'11, 224)
  • 58 Lance St. Louis – freshman (6'1, 213)
 

Offensive line

  • 52 DJ Campbellfreshman (6'3, 321)
  • 54 Cole Hutson – freshman (6'5, 303)
  • 56 Cameron Williamsfreshman (6'7, 374)
  • 61 Sawyer Goram-Welch – sophomore (6'4, 294)
  • 62 Connor Robertson – freshman (6'4, 298)
  • 63 Patrick McBroom – freshman (6'2, 296)
  • 64 Michael Balis – senior (6'5, 278)
  • 65 Jake Majorssophomore (6'3, 315)
  • 66 Chad Wolf – junior (6'3, 271)
  • 67 Malik Agbo – freshman (6'6, 337)
  • 69 Andrej Karic – sophomore (6'4, 305)
  • 70 Christian Jonessenior (6'6, 328)
  • 71 Logan Parr – Redshirt freshman (6'4, 309)
  • 72 Neto Umeozulu – freshman (6'5, 314)
  • 75 Junior AngilauInjuredsenior (6'6, 320)
  • 76 Hayden Conner – sophomore (6'5, 318)
  • 78 Kelvin Banks Jr.freshman (6'5, 318)
  • 79 Max Merril – Redshirt freshman (6'4, 295)

Defensive line

  • 45 Vernon Broughton – sophomore (6'4, 292)
  • 53 Aaron Bryant – freshman (6'4, 307)
  • 86 Zac Swanson – freshman (6'4, 250)
  • 90 Byron Murphy IIsophomore (6'1, 309)
  • 93 T'Vondre Sweatsenior (6'4, 340)
  • 94 Jaray Bledsoe – freshman (6'4, 261)
  • 95 Alfred Collinsjunior (6'5, 288)
  • 97 Kristopher Ross – freshman (6'3, 265)
  • 98 Moro Ojomosenior (6'3, 281)
  • 99 Keondre Coburnsenior (6'2, 343)

EDGE

  • 1 Justice Finkley – freshman (6'2, 245)
  • 17 J'mond Tapp – freshman (6'3, 247)
  • 18 Ovie Oghoufosenior (6'3, 242)
  • 32 Prince Dorbah – sophomore (6'3, 243)
  • 40 Ben Armstrong – freshman (6'4, 258)
  • 42 D.J. Harris Jr. – Redshirt freshman (6'2, 234)
  • 46 Joshua Egbuna – freshman (6'4, 248)
  • 52 Chris Hannon – senior (6'2, 219)
  • 88 Barryn Sorrell – sophomore (6'3, 256)
  • 91 Ethan Burkefreshman (6'7, 234)
 

Linebacker

  •  0 DeMarvion OvershownSenior (6'4, 224)
  •  2 Diamonte Tucker-Dorsey – Senior (5'10, 219)
  • 9 Derrick Brown – freshman (6'4, 206)
  • 25 Trevell Johnson – freshman (6'1, 186)
  • 30 Devin Richardson – senior (6'3, 235)
  • 33 David Gbenda – junior (6'0, 235)
  • 35 Koby Kidd – freshman (6'2, 215)
  • 41 Jaylan Fordjunior (6'2, 238)
  • 43 Jett Bush – senior (6'2, 245)
  • 47 Luke Brockermeyer – senior (6'3, 226)
  • 50 Michael Flanagan – freshman (6'3, 228)
  • 51 Marshall Landwehr – Redshirt freshman (6'0, 223)

Defensive back

  • 3 Larry Turner-Gooden – freshman (6'0, 196)
  • 4 Austin Jordan – freshman (6'0, 197)
  •  5 D'Shawn Jamisonsenior (5'10, 187)
  • 6 Ryan Wattsjunior (6'3, 206)
  • 7 B.J. Allen Jr. – freshman (6'0, 205)
  • 8 Terrance Brooks – freshman (5'11, 198)
  • 11 Anthony Cooksenior (6'1, 195)
  • 13 Jaylon Guilbeau – freshman (6'0, 182)
  • 14 X'avion Brice – freshman (6'1, 176)
  • 19 Ishmael Ibraheem – Redshirt freshman (6'1, 162) (S)[b]
  • 21 Kitan Crawford – junior (5'11, 198)
  • 23 Jahdae Barronjunior (5'11, 188)
  • 27 JD Coffey III – sophomore (6'0, 188)
  • 28 Jerrin Thompson – junior (6'0, 190)
  • 29 Carson Marshall – freshman (6'0, 189)
  • 31 Jamier Johnson – sophomore (6'0, 174)
  • 36 Michael Taaffe – Redshirt freshman (6'0, 186)
  • 37 Morice Blackwell Jr. – sophomore (6'1, 203)
  • 37 Doak Wilson – junior (6'0, 192)
  • 38 Graham Gillespie – freshman (6'2, 190)
  • 44 Tannahill Love – sophomore (5'11, 229)

Legend

  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt
  1. ^ Jahleel Billingsley departed the team 11 games into the season.[98]
  2. ^ Ishmael Ibraheem was indefinitely suspended in September.[99]

Roster outlook

[edit]

(*)Redshirt

Senior Junior Sophomore Freshman
Anthony Cook
Ben Ballard
Chris Hannon
Christian Jones
Daniel Trejo
DeMarvion Overshown
Devin Richardson
Diamonte Tucker-Dorsey
D'Shawn Jamison
Gabe Sulser
Jahleel Billingsley
Jett Bush
Junior Angilau
Keondre Coburn
Luke Brockermeyer
Michael Balis
Moro Ojomo
Ovie Oghoufo
Parker Alford
Roschon Johnson
Tarique Milton
T'Vondre Sweat
Zach Edwards
Alfred Collins
Bijan Robinson
Brayden Liebrock
Chad Wolf
Christian Tschauner
David Gbenda
Doak Wilson
Gus Asel
Isaiah Hookfin
Isaiah Neyor
Jahdae Barron
Jaylan Ford
Jerrin Thompson
Jordan Whittington
Keilan Robinson
Kitan Crawford
Myron Warren
Nathan Hatter
Patrick Bayouth
Ryan Watts
Agiye Hall
Andrej Karic
Anton Simieou
Barryn Sorrell
Byron Murphy II
Gabriel Lozano
Gunnar Helm
Hayden Conner
Hudson Card
Jake Majors
Jamier Johnson
Ja'Tavion Sanders
JD Coffey III
Juan Davis
Morice Blackwell Jr.
Paxton Anderson
Prince Dorbah
Sawyer Goram-Welch
Tannahill Love
Troy Omeire
Vernon Broughton
Xavier Worthy
Aaron Bryant
Austin Jordan
B.J. Allen Jr.
Ben Armstrong
Bert Auburn*
Brenen Thompson
Cameron Williams
Carson Marshall
Casey Cain*
Charles Feris
Charles Wright*
Christian Rizzi*
Cole Hutson
Cole Lourd*
Colin Page
Connor Robertson
DJ Campbell
D.J. Harris Jr.*
David Abiara*
Derrick Brown
Ethan Burke
Graham Gillespie
Hamilton McMartin
Isaac Pearson*
Ishmael Ibraheem*
Jaden Alexis*
Jaray Bledsoe
Jaydon Blue
Jaylon Guilbeau
J'Mond Tapp
Joe Tatum
Jonathon Brooks*
Joshua Egbuna
Justice Finkley
Kelvin Banks Jr.
Koby Kidd
Kristopher Ross
Ky Woods
Lance St. Louis
Larry Turner-Gooden
Logan Parr*
Maalik Murphy
Malik Agbo
Marshall Landwehr*
Max Merril*
Michael Flanagan
Michael Taaffe*
Myles Hill
Neto Umeozulu
Patrick McBroom
Quinn Ewers*
Quinn Merritt
Reece Beauchamp
Remy Patson
Savion Red
Terrance Brooks
Thatcher Milton*
Trevell Johnson
Will Stone
X'avion Brice
Zac Swanson

Game summaries

[edit]

Vs. Louisiana–Monroe

[edit]
1 234Total
ULM 3 007 10
Texas 14 10217 52
Pregame line Over/under
-37.5 64.5
Statistics ULM Texas
First downs 12 22
Total yards 259 383
Rushing yards 92 134
Passing yards 167 249
Turnovers 1 1
Time of possession 35:26 24:34
Team Category Player Statistics
ULM Passing Chandler Rogers 14–19, 108 yards, 0 TD, 1 INT
Rushing Zach Martin 4 carries, 39 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Jevin Frett 4 receptions, 61 yards, 0 TD
Texas Passing Quinn Ewers 16–24, 225 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT
Rushing Bijan Robinson 10 carries, 71 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Ja'Tavion Sanders 6 receptions, 85 yards, 1 TD
Scoring summary
Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score
Plays Yards TOP ULM TEX
1st 13:12 TEX Keilan Robinson (#7) 12-yard touchdown off blocked punt, Bert Auburn (#45) kick good 0 7
1st 05:11 10 34 04:24 ULM 25-yard field goal by Calum Sutherland (#31) 3 7
1st 01:47 7 64 03:19 TEX Ja'Tavion Sanders (#1) 19-yard touchdown reception from Quinn Ewers (#3), Bert Auburn (#45) kick good 3 14
2nd 10:50 5 73 01:49 TEX Roschon Johnson (#2) 16-yard touchdown run, Bert Auburn (#45) kick good 3 21
2nd 03:14 7 25 03:10 TEX 41-yard field goal by Bert Auburn (#45) 3 24
3rd 13:08 6 52 01:46 TEX Bijan Robinson (#5) 16-yard touchdown reception from Quinn Ewers (#3), Bert Auburn (#45) kick good 3 31
3rd 09:41 5 50 01:26 TEX Bijan Robinson (#5) 9-yard touchdown run, Bert Auburn (#45) kick good 3 38
3rd 07:13 1 69 00:13 TEX Interception returned 69 yards for touchdown by D'Shawn Jamison (#5), Bert Auburn (#45) kick good 3 45
4th 06:24 11 62 05:22 TEX Jonathon Brooks (#24) 19-yard touchdown run, Bert Auburn (#45) kick good 3 52
4th 03:39 5 83 02:36 ULM Zach Martin (#22) 23-yard touchdown run, Calum Sutherland (#31) kick good 10 52
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. ULM 10 TEX 52

Vs. No. 1 Alabama

[edit]
1 234Total
• No. 1 Alabama 10 0010 20
Texas 3 736 19
Pregame line Over/under
+20 65.0
Statistics Alabama Texas
First downs 16 25
Total yards 374 371
Rushing yards 161 79
Passing yards 213 292
Turnovers 0 0
Time of possession 29:16 30:44
Team Category Player Statistics
Alabama Passing Bryce Young 27–39, 213 yards, 1 TD
Rushing Jase McClellan 6 carries, 97 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Jahmyr Gibbs 9 receptions, 74 yards, 1 TD
Texas Passing Hudson Card 14–22, 158 yards, 0 TD
Rushing Bijan Robinson 21 carries, 57 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Xavier Worthy 5 receptions, 97 yards, 0 TD

ESPN College GameDay announced that they were returning to Austin for the 8th time, and the first time since 2019. They were set up at the LBJ Lawn.

Fox brought their Big Noon Kickoff pregame show to Austin for the first time, it was set up at the Winship Circle as part of the "Hook 'Em Hangout".

Scoring summary
Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score
Plays Yards TOP ALA TEX
1st 9:00 11 57 6:13 ALA 52-yard field goal by Will Reichard (#16) 3 0
1st 2:51 14 67 5:56 TEX 26-yard field goal by Bert Auburn (#45) 3 3
1st 2:34 1 81 0:17 ALA Jase McClellan (#2) 81-yard touchdown run, Will Reichard (#16) kick kick good 10 3
2nd 14:55 6 75 2:39 TEX Bijan Robinson (#5) 1-yard touchdown run, Bert Auburn (#45) kick kick good 10 10
3rd 6:37 6 24 3:12 TEX 33-yard field goal by Bert Auburn (#45) 10 13
4th 12:55 12 65 5:47 TEX 24-yard field goal by Bert Auburn (#45) 10 16
4th 8:29 11 75 4:26 ALA Jahymr Gibbs (#1) 7-yard touchdown reception from Bryce Young (#9), Will Reichard kick kick good 17 16
4th 1:29 8 44 2:26 TEX 49-yard field goal by Bert Auburn (#45) 17 19
4th 0:10 9 61 1:19 ALA 33-yard field goal by Will Reichard (#16) 20 19
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. ALA 20 TEX 19

Vs. UTSA

[edit]
1 234Total
UTSA 3 1430 20
No. 21 Texas 0 171410 41
Pregame line Over/under
-13.5 59.0
Statistics UTSA Texas
First downs 29 21
Total yards 408 459
Rushing yards 139 298
Passing yards 269 161
Turnovers 1 0
Time of possession 36:21 23:39
Team Category Player Statistics
UTSA Passing Frank Harris 24–35, 222 yards, 0 TD, 1 INT
Rushing Brenden Brady 21 carries, 70 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Zakhari Franklin 6 receptions, 84 yards, 1 TD
Texas Passing Hudson Card 15–23, 161 yards, 1 TD
Rushing Bijan Robinson 20 carries, 183 yards, 3 TD
Receiving Jordan Whittington 4 receptions, 56 yards, 0 TD
Scoring summary
Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score
Plays Yards TOP UTSA TEX
1st 03:28 20 74 8:27 UTSA 24-yard field goal by Jared Sackett (#42) 3 0
2nd 14:03 10 75 4:25 TEX Roschon Johnson (#2) 11-yard touchdown reception from Hudson Card (#1), Bert Auburn (#45) kick good 3 7
2nd 10:07 10 65 3:56 UTSA Brenden Brady (#5) 2-yard touchdown run, Jared Sackett (#42) kick good 10 7
2nd 09:36 2 52 0:31 UTSA Zakhari Franklin (#4) 35-yard touchdown reception from Brenden Brady (#5), Jared Sackett (#42) kick good 17 7
2nd 05:20 11 67 4:08 TEX Bijan Robinson (#5) 3-yard touchdown run, Bert Auburn (#45) kick good 17 14
2nd 00:12 11 62 2:03 TEX 44-yard field goal by Bert Auburn (#45) 17 17
3rd 11:56 2 80 0:40 TEX Bijan Robinson (#5) 78-yard touchdown run, Bert Auburn (#45) kick good 17 24
3rd 03:21 13 74 5:38 UTSA 30-yard field goal by Jared Sackett (#42) 20 24
3rd 00:18 1 44 0:08 TEX Interception returned 44 yards for touchdown by Jahdae Barron (#23), Bert Auburn (#45) kick good 20 31
4th 09:36 4 71 2:10 TEX Bijan Robinson (#5) 41-yard touchdown run, Bert Auburn (#45) kick good 20 38
4th 04:59 7 48 3:21 TEX 26-yard field goal by Bert Auburn (#45) 20 41
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. UTSA 20 TEX 41

At Texas Tech

[edit]
Battle For The Chancellor's Spurs
1 234OTTotal
No. 22 Texas 10 14730 34
• Texas Tech 7 710103 37
Pregame line Over/under
-7 61.0
Statistics Texas Texas Tech
First downs 20 31
Total yards 426 479
Rushing yards 149 148
Passing yards 277 331
Turnovers 2 0
Time of possession 24:06 34:02
Team Category Player Statistics
Texas Passing Hudson Card 20–30, 277 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT
Rushing Bijan Robinson 16 carries, 101 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Jordan Whittington 4 receptions, 53 yards, 0 TD
Texas Tech Passing Donovan Smith 38–56, 331 yards, 2 TD
Rushing SaRodorick Thompson 17 carries, 70 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Myles Price 13 receptions, 98 yards, 0 TD
Scoring summary
Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score
Plays Yards TOP TEX TTU
1st 13:36 3 62 01:24 TEX Keilan Robinson (#7) 35-yard touchdown reception from Hudson Card (#1), Bert Auburn (#45) kick good 7 0
1st 05:41 18 75 07:55 TTU Donovan Smith (#7) 4-yard touchdown run, Trey Wolff (#36) kick good 7 7
1st 01:52 10 43 03:49 TEX 40-yard field goal by Bert Auburn (#45) 10 7
2nd 12:06 13 83 02:54 TTU Tahj Brooks (#28) 17-yard touchdown reception from Donovan Smith (#7), Trey Wolff (#36) kick good 10 14
2nd 06:07 6 69 02:49 TEX Xavier Worthy (#8) 39-yard touchdown reception from Hudson Card (#1), Bert Auburn (#45) kick good 17 14
2nd 00:24 12 82 04:11 TEX Bijan Robinson (#5) 8-yard touchdown run, Bert Auburn (#45) kick good 24 14
3rd 08:16 15 59 04:32 TTU 27-yard field goal by Trey Wolff (#36) 24 17
3rd 04:27 8 75 03:49 TEX Bijan Robinson (#5) 40-yard touchdown run, Bert Auburn (#45) kick good 31 17
3rd 01:55 10 75 02:32 TTU SaRodorick Thompson (#4) 1-yard touchdown run, Trey Wolff (#36) kick good 31 24
4th 07:54 5 30 01:29 TTU Baylor Cupp (#88) 19-yard touchdown reception from Donovan Smith (#7), Trey Wolff (#36) kick good 31 31
4th 00:21 11 56 05:05 TTU 45-yard field goal by Trey Wolff (#36) 31 34
4th 00:00 4 46 00:21 TEX 48-yard field goal by Bert Auburn (#45) 34 34
OT 00:00 5 23 00:00 TTU 20-yard field goal by Trey Wolff (#36) 34 37
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. TEX 34 TTU 37

Vs. West Virginia

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1 234Total
West Virginia 0 7013 20
Texas 14 1473 38
Pregame line Over/under
-7.5 61.0
Statistics West Virginia Texas
First downs 22 25
Total yards 314 446
Rushing yards 61 110
Passing yards 253 336
Turnovers 0 0
Time of possession 32:10 27:50
Team Category Player Statistics
West Virginia Passing JT Daniels 29–48, 253 yards, 1 TD
Rushing Justin Johnson Jr. 10 carries, 42 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Bryce Ford-Wheaton 8 receptions, 93 yards
Texas Passing Hudson Card 21–27, 303 yards, 3 TD
Rushing Bijan Robinson 21 carries, 101 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Xavier Worthy 7 receptions, 119 yards, 2 TD
Scoring summary
Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score
Plays Yards TOP WVU TEX
1st 06:08 7 60 03:08 TEX Xavier Worthy (#8) 15-yard touchdown reception from Hudson Card (#1), Bert Auburn (#15) kick good 0 7
1st 00:34 6 74 02:22 TEX Ja'Tavion Sanders (#0) 33-yard touchdown reception from Xavier Worthy (#8), Bert Auburn (#15) kick good 0 14
2nd 11:54 6 71 02:14 TEX Bijan Robinson (#5) 1-yard touchdown run, Bert Auburn (#15) kick good 0 21
2nd 04:22 6 87 03:13 TEX Ja'Tavion Sanders (#0) 13-yard touchdown reception from Hudson Card (#1), Bert Auburn (#15) kick good 0 28
2nd 00:13 13 83 04:04 WVU Kaden Prather (#3) 8-yard touchdown reception from JT Daniels (#18), Casey Legg (#48) kick good 7 28
3rd 13:03 5 70 01:51 TEX Xavier Worthy (#8) 44-yard touchdown reception from Hudson Card (#1), Bert Auburn (#15) kick good 7 35
4th 14:56 18 65 07:31 WVU Tony Mathis (#24) 1-yard touchdown run, Casey Legg (#48) kick good 14 35
4th 10:22 10 48 04:34 TEX 45-yard field goal by Bert Auburn (#15) 14 38
4th 04:31 14 75 05:51 WVU Justin Johnson Jr. (#26) 4-yard touchdown run, 2-point failed 20 38
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. WVU 20 TEX 38

Vs. Oklahoma

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Red River Showdown
1 234Total
Texas 7 21147 49
Oklahoma 0 000 0
Pregame line Over/under
-7 65.5
Statistics Texas Oklahoma
First downs 36 11
Total yards 585 195
Rushing yards 296 156
Passing yards 289 39
Turnovers 1 2
Time of possession 32:59 27:01
Team Category Player Statistics
Texas Passing Quinn Ewers 21–31, 289 yards, 4 TD, 1 INT
Rushing Bijan Robinson 22 carries, 130 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Jordan Whittington 5 receptions, 97 yards
Oklahoma Passing Davis Beville 6–12, 38 yards, 1 INT
Rushing Jalil Farooq 5 carries, 60 yards
Receiving Brayden Willis 2 receptions, 25 yards

Largest margin of victory versus Oklahoma.
Oklahoma was shutout for the first time since November 7, 1998 versus Texas A&M.
Texas shutout Oklahoma for the first time since October 9, 1965.
Most points scored (49) versus Oklahoma all-time, surpassing the 48 scored October 6, 2018.

Scoring summary
Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score
Plays Yards TOP TEX OU
1st 6:48 12 90 4:31 TEX Bijan Robinson (#5) 2-yard touchdown run, Bert Auburn (#15) kick good 7 0
2nd 12:40 8 92 3:03 TEX Xavier Worthy (#8) 10-yard touchdown reception from Quinn Ewers (#3), Bert Auburn (#15) kick good 14 0
2nd 7:31 9 80 3:10 TEX Keilan Robinson (#7) 15-yard touchdown reception from Quinn Ewers (#3), Bert Auburn (#15) kick good 21 0
2nd 0:18 9 79 2:48 TEX Ja'Tavion Sanders (#0) 24-yard touchdown reception from Quinn Ewers (#3), Bert Auburn (#15) kick good 28 0
3rd 5:01 7 76 3:07 TEX Bijan Robinson (#5) 11-yard touchdown run, Bert Auburn (#15) kick good 35 0
3rd 1:57 6 47 2:07 TEX Ja'Tavion Sanders (#0) 18-yard touchdown reception from Quinn Ewers (#3), Bert Auburn (#15) kick good 42 0
4th 12:11 5 54 2:37 TEX Jonathon Brooks (#24) 18-yard touchdown run, Bert Auburn (#15) kick good 49 0
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. TEX 49 OU 0

Vs. Iowa State

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1 234Total
Iowa State 7 077 21
No. 22т Texas 0 1437 24
Pregame line Over/under
-16.5 49.5
Statistics Iowa State Texas
First downs 20 23
Total yards 403 363
Rushing yards 74 191
Passing yards 329 172
Turnovers 2 0
Time of possession 28:43 31:17
Team Category Player Statistics
Iowa State Passing Hunter Dekkers 25–36, 329 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT
Rushing Hunter Dekkers 8 carries, 38 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Xavier Hutchinson 10 receptions, 154 yards
Texas Passing Quinn Ewers 17–26, 172 yards, 3 TD
Rushing Bijan Robinson 28 carries, 141 yards
Receiving Xavier Worthy 8 receptions, 72 yards, 2 TD
Scoring summary
Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score
Plays Yards TOP ISU TEX
1st 00:57 11 84 05:28 ISU Jaylin Noel (#13) 5-yard touchdown reception from Hunter Dekkers (#12), Jace Gilbert (#20) kick good 7 0
2nd 05:48 9 80 03:20 TEX Xavier Worthy (#8) 15-yard touchdown reception from Quinn Ewers (#3), Bert Auburn (#15) kick good 7 7
2nd 00:13 9 80 03:28 TEX Jordan Whittington (#4) 5-yard touchdown reception from Quinn Ewers (#3), Bert Auburn (#15) kick good 7 14
3rd 10:07 13 75 04:43 TEX 45-yard field goal by Bert Auburn (#15) 7 17
3rd 04:27 2 62 00:37 ISU Jaylin Noel (#13) 54-yard touchdown reception from Hunter Dekkers (#12), Jace Gilbert (#20) kick good 14 17
4th 14:56 13 73 05:39 ISU Hunter Dekkers (#12) 11-yard touchdown run, Jace Gilbert (#20) kick good 21 17
4th 04:43 11 75 06:15 TEX Xavier Worthy (#8) 3-yard touchdown reception from Quinn Ewers (#3), Bert Auburn (#15) kick good 21 24
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. ISU 21 TEX 24

At No. 11 Oklahoma State

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1 234Total
No. 20 Texas 14 1730 34
• No. 11 Oklahoma State 10 14314 41
Pregame line Over/under
-6.5 58.5
Statistics Texas Oklahoma State
First downs 21 32
Total yards 523 535
Rushing yards 204 142
Passing yards 319 393
Turnovers 3 2
Time of possession 27:00 33:00
Team Category Player Statistics
Texas Passing Quinn Ewers 19–49, 319 yards, 2 TD, 3 INT
Rushing Bijan Robinson 24 carries, 140 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Xavier Worthy 4 receptions, 78 yards, 1 TD
Oklahoma State Passing Spencer Sanders 34–57, 391 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT
Rushing Jaden Nixon 8 carries, 64 yards
Receiving Bryson Green 5 receptions, 133 yards, 1 TD
Scoring summary
Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score
Plays Yards TOP TEX OSU
1st 13:21 4 -2 0:51 OSU 48-yard field goal by Tanner Brown 0 3
1st 12:01 4 71 1:14 TEX Bijan Robinson 42-yard touchdown run, Bert Auburn kick good 7 3
1st 9:39 6 75 2:22 OSU Dominic Richardson 4-yard touchdown run, Tanner Brown kick good 7 10
1st 4:21 4 52 1:51 TEX Xavier Worthy 12-yard touchdown reception from Quinn Ewers, Bert Auburn kick good 14 10
2nd 13:28 2 42 0:38 TEX Bijan Robinson 41-yard touchdown reception from Quinn Ewers, Bert Auburn kick good 21 10
2nd 11:16 8 75 2:12 OSU Dominic Richardson 1-yard touchdown run, Tanner Brown kick good 21 17
2nd 8:04 7 40 3:02 TEX 37-yard field goal by Bert Auburn 24 17
2nd 3:43 7 80 1:32 TEX Roschon Johnson 52-yard touchdown run, Bert Auburn kick good 31 17
2nd 2:41 3 85 0:57 OSU Dominic Richardson 2-yard touchdown run, Tanner Brown kick good 31 24
3rd 2:10 4 5 1:07 TEX 33-yard field goal by Bert Auburn 34 24
3rd 0:29 7 52 1:41 OSU 40-yard field goal by Tanner Brown 34 27
4th 9:54 12 66 4:53 OSU Brennan Presley 10-yard touchdown reception from Spencer Sanders, Tanner Brown kick good 34 34
4th 3:09 6 72 1:48 OSU Bryson Green 41-yard touchdown reception from Spencer Sanders, Tanner Brown kick good 34 41
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. TEX 34 OSU 41

At No. 13 Kansas State

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1 234Total
No. 24 Texas 14 1703 34
No. 13 Kansas State 7 3710 27
Pregame line Over/under
-2.5 54.5
Statistics Texas Kansas State
First downs 22 25
Total yards 466 468
Rushing yards 269 139
Passing yards 197 329
Turnovers 2 2
Time of possession 27:27 32:33
Team Category Player Statistics
Texas Passing Quinn Ewers 18–31, 197 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Bijan Robinson 30 carries, 209 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Ja’Tavion Sanders 5 receptions, 54 yards
Kansas State Passing Adrian Martinez 24–36, 329 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT
Rushing Deuce Vaughn 19 carries, 73 yards
Receiving Malik Knowles 3 receptions, 93 yards
Scoring summary
Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score
Plays Yards TOP TEX KSU
1st 12:30 8 75 2:30 TEX Bijan Robinson 36-yard touchdown run, Bert Auburn kick good 7 0
1st 8:41 7 65 3:42 KSU Deuce Vaughn 28-yard touchdown reception from Adrian Martinez, Ty Zentner kick good 7 7
1st 65:20 8 75 3:21 TEX Roschon Johnson 9-yard touchdown run, Bert Auburn kick good 14 7
2nd 13:40 16 84 6:33 KSU 22-yard field goal by Ty Zentner 14 10
2nd 10:24 8 75 3:16 TEX Xavier Worthy 13-yard touchdown reception from Quinn Ewers, Bert Auburn kick good 21 10
2nd 1:35 7 74 2:02 TEX 28-yard field goal by Bert Auburn 24 10
2nd 0:13 7 27 0:54 TEX Xavier Worthy 3-yard touchdown reception from Quinn Ewers, Bert Auburn kick good 31 10
3rd 8:37 4 24 1:57 KSU Adrian Martinez 1-yard touchdown run, Ty Zentner kick good 31 17
4th 14:54 4 71 1:03 KSU Kade Warner 25-yard touchdown reception from Adrian Martinez, Ty Zentner kick good 31 24
4th 10:29 11 64 4:25 TEX 29-yard field goal by Bert Auburn 34 24
4th 4:26 13 65 6:03 KSU 28-yard field goal by Ty Zentner 34 27
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. TEX 34 KSU 27

Vs. No. 4 TCU

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TCU–Texas football rivalry
1 234Total
• No. 4 TCU 0 377 17
No. 18 Texas 0 037 10
Pregame line Over/under
-7.5 65.0
Statistics TCU Texas
First downs 20 14
Total yards 283 199
Rushing yards 159 28
Passing yards 124 171
Turnovers 1 1
Time of possession 37:22 22:38
Team Category Player Statistics
TCU Passing Max Duggan 19–29, 124 yards, 1 TD
Rushing Kendre Miller 21 carries, 138 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Quentin Johnston 3 receptions, 66 yards, 1 TD
Texas Passing Quinn Ewers 19–39, 171 yards, 1 INT
Rushing Bijan Robinson 12 carries, 29 yards
Receiving Jordan Whittington 6 receptions, 78 yards

ESPN College GameDay returned to Austin for the 2nd time of the season, and 9th time overall.

Scoring summary
Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score
Plays Yards TOP TCU TEX
2nd 1:20 14 57 6:45 TCU 34-yard field goal by Griffin Kell 3 0
3rd 5:08 4 93 1:50 TCU Kendre Miller 75-yard touchdown run, Griffin Kell kick good 10 0
3rd 0:58 12 71 4:10 TEX 22-yard field goal by Bert Auburn 10 3
4th 12:36 9 80 3:18 TCU Quentin Johnston 31-yard touchdown reception from Max Duggan, Griffin Kell kick good 17 3
4th 4:25 TEX Fumble recovery returned 48 yards for touchdown by Jahdae Barron, Bert Auburn kick good 17 10
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. TCU 17 TEX 10

At Kansas

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1 234Total
Texas 14 171014 55
Kansas 0 077 14
Pregame line Over/under
-9 64.0
Statistics Texas Kansas
First downs 28 15
Total yards 539 346
Rushing yards 427 104
Passing yards 112 242
Turnovers 0 1
Time of possession 31:58 28:02
Team Category Player Statistics
Texas Passing Quinn Ewers 12–21, 107 yards, 1 TD
Rushing Bijan Robinson 25 carries, 243 yards, 4 TD
Receiving Jordan Whittington 6 receptions, 56 yards
Kansas Passing Jalon Daniels 17–26, 230 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT
Rushing Devin Neal 13 carries, 51 yards
Receiving Quentin Skinner 4 receptions, 98 yards
Scoring summary
Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score
Plays Yards TOP TEX KU
1st 07:50 9 68 03:58 TEX Bijan Robinson 2-yard touchdown run, Bert Auburn kick good 7 0
1st 05:33 2 28 00:26 TEX Bijan Robinson 17-yard touchdown run, Bert Auburn kick good 14 0
2nd 12:18 12 46 04:40 TEX 28-yard field goal by Bert Auburn 17 0
2nd 04:56 7 80 02:27 TEX Keilan Robinson 15-yard touchdown reception from Quinn Ewers, Bert Auburn (#15) kick good 24 0
2nd 00:00 9 60 02:08 TEX Bijan Robinson 1-yard touchdown run, Bert Auburn kick good 31 0
3rd 11:03 5 61 01:51 TEX Bijan Robinson 32-yard touchdown run, Bert Auburn kick good 38 0
3rd 05:16 10 28 04:12 TEX 40-yard field goal by Bert Auburn 41 0
3rd 01:55 7 80 03:16 KU Torry Locklin 14-yard touchdown reception from Jalon Daniels, Owen Piepergerdes kick good 41 7
4th 11:36 12 65 05:11 TEX Jonathon Brooks 3-yard touchdown run, Bert Auburn kick good 48 7
4th 10:33 4 74 00:59 KU Luke Grimm 12-yard touchdown reception from Jalon Daniels, Owen Piepergerdes kick good 48 14
4th 09:09 3 75 01:24 TEX Jonathon Brooks 70-yard touchdown run, Bert Auburn kick good 55 14
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. Tex 55 KU 14

Vs. Baylor

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1 234Total
Baylor 9 1009 28
No. 23 Texas 14 3714 38
  • Date: November 25
  • Location: Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium (Austin, TX)
  • Game start: 11:00 a.m.
  • Game attendance: 94,076
  • Game weather: Rain
  • Referee: Kevin Mar
  • TV announcers (ESPN): Mark Jones (play-by-play), Robert Griffin III (color), Quint Kessenich (sideline)
Pregame line Over/under
-8.5 56.0
Statistics Baylor Texas
First downs 18 22
Total yards 280 402
Rushing yards 101 208
Passing yards 179 194
Turnovers 1 1
Time of possession 33:24 26:36
Team Category Player Statistics
Baylor Passing Blake Shapen 18–36, 179 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT
Rushing Richard Reese 15 carries, 54 yards
Receiving Josh Cameron 4 receptions, 48 yards
Texas Passing Quinn Ewers 12–16, 194 yards
Rushing Bijan Robinson 29 carries, 179 yards, 2 TDs
Receiving Ja'Tavion Sanders 4 receptions, 65 yards
Scoring summary
Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score
Plays Yards TOP Baylor Texas
1st 9:44 BAY Intentional Grounding in the endzone on Quinn Ewers 2 0
1st 6:54 5 62 2:43 BAY Jaylen Ellis 47-yard touchdown reception from Blake Shapen, John Mayers kick good 9 0
1st 3:54 7 75 3:00 TEX Quinn Ewers 3-yard touchdown run, Will Stone kick good 9 7
1st 1:35 3 29 1:20 TEX Bijan Robinson 2-yard touchdown run, Will Stone kick good 9 14
2nd 7:54 18 63 8:41 BAY 30-yard field goal by John Mayers 12 14
2nd 5:50 6 55 2:04 TEX 38-yard field goal by Bert Auburn 12 17
2nd 0:40 5 45 0:32 BAY Ben Sims 14-yard touchdown reception from Blake Shapen, John Mayers kick good 19 17
3rd 2:21 10 78 3:19 TEX Roschon Johnson 1-yard touchdown run, Bert Auburn kick good 19 24
4th 13:30 BAY Fumble recovery returned 16 yards for touchdown by Gabe Hall, 2-point pass good 27 24
4th 8:25 11 75 5:05 TEX Bijan Robinson 1-yard touchdown run, Bert Auburn kick good 27 31
4th 3:48 6 42 2:40 TEX Roschon Johnson 11-yard touchdown run, Bert Auburn kick good 27 38
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. BAY 27 TEX 38

Vs. No. 12 Washington (Alamo Bowl)

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2022 Alamo Bowl
1 234Total
No. 20 Texas 3 0710 20
No. 12 Washington 10 377 27
  • Date: December 29
  • Location: Alamodome (San Antonio, TX)
  • Game start: 8:00 p.m.
  • Game attendance: 62,730
  • Game weather: Indoor
  • Referee: Gary Patterson
  • TV announcers (ESPN): Tom Hart (play-by-play), Jordan Rogers (color), Cole Cubelic (sideline)
Pregame line Over/under
-3 67
Statistics Texas Washington
First downs 19 25
Total yards 420 445
Rushing yards 51 158
Passing yards 369 287
Turnovers 0 1
Time of possession 24:14 35:46
Team Category Player Statistics
Texas Passing Quinn Ewers 31–47, 369 yards, 1 TD
Rushing Keilan Robinson 8 carries, 27 yards
Receiving Casey Cain 4 receptions, 108 yards
Washington Passing Michael Penix Jr. 32–54, 287 yards, 2 TDs, 1 INT
Rushing Wayne Taulapapa 14 carries, 108 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Jalen McMillan 8 receptions, 58 yards, 1 TD
Scoring summary
Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score
Plays Yards TOP TEX WASH
1st 11:44 4 1 0:56 WASH 46-yard field goal by Peyton Henry 0 3
1st 7:52 10 78 3:46 TEX 30-yard field goal by Bert Auburn 3 3
1st 3:17 10 88 4:30 WASH Wayne Taulapapa 42-yard touchdown run, Peyton Henry kick good 3 10
2nd 0:00 16 74 4:50 WASH 23-yard field goal by Peyton Henry 3 13
3rd 12:31 7 75 2:29 TEX Jonathon Brooks 34-yard touchdown reception from Quinn Ewers, Bert Auburn kick good 10 13
3rd 6:44 13 75 5:47 WASH Taj Davis 6-yard touchdown reception from Michael Penix Jr., Peyton Henry kick good 10 20
4th 13:08 14 90 6:57 WASH Jalen McMillan 8-yard touchdown reception from Michael Penix Jr., Peyton Henry kick good 10 27
4th 9:50 11 74 3:11 TEX Jonathon Brooks 3-yard touchdown run, Bert Auburn kick good 17 27
4th 1:40 10 55 2:41 TEX 26-yard field goal by Bert Auburn 20 27
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. TEX 20 WASH 27

Statistics

[edit]

Team statistics

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Individual statistics

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Offense

[edit]
Passing statistics
# NAME POS RAT CMP ATT YDS AVG/G CMP% TD INT LONG
3 Quinn Ewers QB 132.6 172 296 2177 217.7 58.1% 15 6 49
1 Hudson Card QB 158.1 75 108 928 77.33 69.44% 6 1 45
8 Xavier Worthy WR 707.2 1 1 33 2.75 100.00% 1 0 33
TOTALS 140.8 248 405 3138 241.38 61.23% 22 7 49

Defense

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Defense statistics
# NAME POS SOLO AST TOT TFL-YDS INT BU QBH FR FF BLK SAF TD
41 Jaylan Ford LB 61 58 119 10.0-41 4 2 2 2 3 0 0 0
0 DeMarvion Overshown LB 49 47 96 10.0-37 0 5 2 0 0 0 0 0
28 Jerrin Thompson DB 50 33 83 0.5-1 1 7 0 0 0 0 0 0
23 Jahdae Barron DB 43 35 78 11.5-32 2 3 1 1 0 0 0 2
11 Anthony Cook DB 35 26 61 3.5-8 0 5 0 0 1 0 0 0
18 Ovie Oghoufo EDGE 20 34 54 8.5-22 0 3 4 0 2 0 0 0
6 Ryan Watts DB 33 18 51 4.0-17 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0
88 Barryn Sorrell EDGE 16 28 44 9.0-55 0 1 7 0 1 0 0 0
2 Diamonte Tucker-Dorsey LB 22 22 44 3.0-13 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0
98 Moro Ojomo DL 16 16 32 5.5-29 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
93 T'Vondre Sweat DL 10 20 30 2.5-6 0 4 7 0 0 0 0 0
99 Keondre Coburn DL 10 18 28 3.0-11 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0
90 Byron Murphy II DL 9 17 26 3.0-13 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
36 Michael Taaffe DB 13 13 26 0.5-0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
21 Kitan Crawford DB 17 8 25 0-0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 1
5 D'Shawn Jamison DB 21 4 25 2.0-3 2 7 0 0 0 1 0 0
13 Jaylon Guilbeau DB 8 11 19 0.5-1 0 2 4 0 0 0 0 0
43 Jett Bush LB 10 7 17 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
95 Alfred Collins DL 7 10 17 3.0-10 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0
33 David Gbenda LB 8 4 12 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
37 Morice Blackwell Jr. DB 7 4 11 1.0-1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0
30 Devin Richardson LB 6 5 11 1.5-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Terrance Brooks DB 5 4 9 0-0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Roschon Johnson RB 5 3 8 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
45 Vernon Broughton DL 5 2 7 1.0-1 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0
32 Prince Dorbah EDGE 3 4 7 1.0-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 Justice Finkley EDGE 1 6 7 0.5-5 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
9 Austin Jordan DB 4 3 7 0.5-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
91 Ethan Burke EDGE 5 1 6 1.5-1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
27 JD Coffey III DB 3 3 6 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
31 Jamier Johnson DB 4 1 5 0-0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Keilan Robinson RB 4 0 4 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
5 Bijan Robinson RB 3 0 3 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
97 Kristopher Ross DL 0 2 2 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 Will Stone K 2 0 2 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
94 Jaray Bledsoe DL 0 1 1 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 0 1
47 Luke Brockermeyer LB 1 0 1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
24 Jonathon Brooks RB 0 1 1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
29 Zach Edwards DS 0 1 1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
42 D.J. Harris Jr. EDGE 0 1 1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
86 Zac Swanson DL 1 0 1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 J'Mond Tapp EDGE 0 1 1 0-0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
45 Bert Auburn K 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Quinn Ewers QB 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
19 Ishmael Ibraheem DB 0 0 0 0-0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 Ja'Tavion Sanders TE 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Jordan Whittington WR 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 Xavier Worthy WR 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TOTALS 518 472 990 87.0-312 10 52 46 3 9 4 0 4

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

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Kicking statistics
# NAME POS XPM XPA XP% FGM FGA FG% 1–19 20–29 30–39 40–49 50+ LNG
45 Bert Auburn K 55 55 100.00% 21 26 80.77% 0-0 8-9 6-8 7-9 0-0 49
TOTALS 55 55 100.00% 21 26 80.77% 0-0 8-9 6-8 7-9 0-0 49

Awards and honors

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National awards and honors

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Individual Yearly Awards
Player Position Award Ref.
Bijan Robinson RB Doak Walker Award [100]
Weekly honors
Honors Player Position Date Awarded Ref.
Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week Jahdae Barron DB September 19, 2022 [101]
Big 12 Newcomer of the Week Quinn Ewers QB October 10, 2022 [102]
247Sports True Freshman of the Week Kelvin Banks OL October 10, 2022 [103]
Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week Jaylan Ford LB October 17, 2022 [104]
Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week Jaylan Ford LB November 7, 2022 [105]
Bronko Nagurski National Defensive Player of the Week Jaylan Ford LB November 8, 2022 [106]
Big 12 Offensive Player of the Week Bijan Robinson RB November 21, 2022 [107]
Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award Player of the Week Bijan Robinson RB November 22, 2022 [108]
Big 12 Co-offensive Player of the Week Bijan Robinson RB November 28, 2022 [109]
Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week Jaylan Ford LB November 28, 2022

Conference honors

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All-Big 12 Team
Player Position Class Team Ref.
Bijan Robinson RB Junior 1st [110]
Ja'Tavion Sanders TE Sophomore
Jaylan Ford LB Junior
DeMarvion Overshown LB Senior
Xavier Worthy WR Sophomore 2nd
Kelvin Banks Jr. OL Freshman
Keondre Coburn DL Senior

All-Americans

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All Star games

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All Star Games
Game Name Player Position Class Ref.
Senior Bowl DeMarvion Overshown LB Senior [111]
Roschon Johnson RB Senior

TV ratings

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Opponent Outlet Viewers Rating
Louisiana–Monroe LHN
Alabama Fox 10.60M 5.7
UTSA LHN
@ Texas Tech ESPN 2.28M 1.3
West Virginia FS1 1.19M 0.58
Oklahoma ABC 3.36M 1.8
Iowa State ABC 2.35M 1.3
@ Oklahoma State ABC 4.46M 2.5
@ Kansas State FS1 1.25M 0.58
TCU ABC 5.03M 1.25
@ Kansas FS1 940K 0.48
Baylor ESPN 2.69M 1.4
Washington ESPN 4.78M 2.6

All totals via Sports Media Watch.[112] Streaming numbers not included. † - Data not available.

Rankings

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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes т = Tied with team above or below ( ) = First-place votes
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314Final
APRVRV212222T20RVRV18RV24212125
Coaches18 (1)222019RVRV2421RVRV18RV24212125
CFPNot released2418232020Not released

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