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Ranking
Coaches	No. 9
AP	No. 9
Offensive coordinator	Tim Beck (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Todd Orlando (2nd season)
Base defense	3–4

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2018 Big 12 Conference football standings
v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
No. 4 Oklahoma y$^	8	–	1	12	–	2
No. 9 Texas y	7	–	2	10	–	4
Iowa State	6	–	3	8	–	5
No. 20 West Virginia	6	–	3	8	–	4
TCU	4	–	5	7	–	6
Baylor	4	–	5	7	–	6
Oklahoma State	3	–	6	7	–	6
Kansas State	3	–	6	5	–	7
Texas Tech	3	–	6	5	–	7
Kansas	1	–	8	3	–	9
Championship: Oklahoma 39, Texas 27
^ – College Football Playoff participant $ – Conference champion y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

The 2018 Texas Longhorns football team, known variously as "Texas", "UT", the "Longhorns", or the "Horns”, represents the University of Texas at Austin during the 2018 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Longhorns play their home games at Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium in Austin, Texas. They are a charter member of the Big 12 Conference. They are led by second-year head coach Tom Herman.

Previous season

The Longhorns finished the 2017 season 7–6, 5–4 in Big 12 play to finish in four-way tie for fourth place. They were invited to the Texas Bowl where they defeated Missouri.

Preseason

Award watch lists

Listed in the order that they were released

Award	Player	Position	Year
Rimington Trophy^[1]	Zach Shackelford	C	JR
Chuck Bednarik Award^[2]	Breckyn Hager	DE	SR
Chuck Bednarik Award^[2]	Gary Johnson	LB	SR
Fred Biletnikoff Award^[3]	Collin Johnson	WR	JR
John Mackey Award^[4]	Andrew Beck	TE	SR
Butkus Award^[5]	Gary Johnson	LB	SR
Jim Thorpe Award^[6]	Kris Boyd	DB	SR
Bronko Nagurski Trophy^[7]	Kris Boyd	DB	SR
Outland Trophy^[8]	Patrick Vahe	OL	SR
Wuerffel Trophy^[9]	Collin Johnson	WR	JR
Walter Camp Award^[10]	Collin Johnson	WR	JR
Ted Hendricks Award^[11]	Breckyn Hager	DE	SR
Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award^[12]	Collin Johnson	WR	JR

Big 12 media poll

The Big 12 media poll was released on July 12, 2018 with the Longhorns predicted to finish in fourth place.^[13]

Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
Media poll
1	Oklahoma	509 (46)
2	West Virginia	432 (2)
3	TCU	390 (1)
4	Texas	370 (1)
5	Oklahoma State	300
6	Kansas State	283 (2)
7	Iowa State	250
8	Texas Tech	149
9	Baylor	125
10	Kansas	52

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	11:00 a.m.	vs. Maryland*	No. 23	FedExField Landover, MD	FS1	L 29–34	47,641
September 8	7:00 p.m.	Tulsa*		Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium Austin, TX	LHN	W 28–21	90,563
September 15	7:00 p.m.	No. 22 USC*		Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium Austin, TX	FOX	W 37–14	103,507^‡
September 22	3:30 p.m.	No. 17 TCU		Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium Austin, TX (rivalry)	FOX	W 31–16	95,124
September 29	2:30 p.m.	at Kansas State	No. 18	Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium Manhattan, KS	FS1	W 19–14	49,916
October 6	11:00 a.m.	vs. No. 7 Oklahoma	No. 19	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX (Red River Showdown)	FOX	W 48–45	92,300
October 13	2:30 p.m.	Baylor	No. 9	Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium Austin, TX	ESPN	W 23–17	93,882
October 27	7:00 p.m.	at Oklahoma State	No. 6	Boone Pickens Stadium Stillwater, OK	ABC	L 35–38	56,790
November 3	2:30 p.m.	No. 13 West Virginia	No. 17	Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium Austin, TX	FOX	L 41–42	100,703
November 10	6:30 p.m.	at Texas Tech	No. 19	Jones AT&T Stadium Lubbock, TX (Chancellor's Spurs)	FOX	W 41–34	60,454
November 17	7:00 p.m.	No. 16 Iowa State	No. 15	Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium Austin, TX	LHN	W 24–10	102,498
November 23	11:00 a.m.	at Kansas	No. 14	David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS	FS1	W 24–17	15,219
December 1	11:00 a.m.	vs. No. 5 Oklahoma	No. 14	AT&T Stadium Arlington, TX (Big 12 Championship Game ABC	L 27–39	83,114	January 1, 2019
7:30 p.m.	v	No. 5 Georgia<ncg> 15	Mercedes-Benz Superdome	New Orleans, LA (Sugar Bowl) ESPN	W 28–21	71,449
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

Source^[14]

^‡ Largest attendance recorded at Darrell K. Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium^[15]

Game summaries

vs Maryland

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 23 Longhorns	7	15	7	0	29
Terrapins	14	10	0	10	34

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
3–1	2017	UMD, 51–41

Tulsa

	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Hurricane	0	0	7	14	21
Longhorns	14	7	0	7	28

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

USC

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 22 Trojans	14	0	0	0	14
Longhorns	3	13	21	0	37

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–5	2017	USC, 27–24

TCU

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 17 Horned Frogs	6	7	3	0	16
Longhorns	7	3	14	7	31

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
62–25–1	2017	TCU, 24–7

at Kansas State

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 18 Longhorns	7	12	0	0	19
Wildcats	0	0	7	7	14

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
8–10	2017	TEX, 40–34

Texas lost their first game on the road at Maryland and then won their next three games at home, and their last two victories came against ranked teams -- No. 22 Southern California and No. 17 TCU. But the travel games (especially in this series) have not been in the Longhorn's favor. The home team has won last six games between the two teams and Texas has not won in Manhattan since 2002.^[16]

Texas was the only team to score in the first half of play, with two touchdowns, a field goal, and a safety. Kansas State had a chance to score a touchdown on the final play of the first half when Alex Delton threw a pass to Adam Harter that was dropped in the end zone. The score at the half was Texas 19, Kansas State 0.^[17]

Kansas State fared better in the second half, holding Texas scoreless and replacing Alex Delton with Skylar Thompson. Thompson led Kansas State to score two touchdowns in the second half with 14 points. In the end, Texas held the lead with a final score of 19-14.^[18] For the next week Texas plays Oklahoma after stopping the second-half comeback by Kansas State.^[19]

vs Oklahoma

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 7 Sooners	7	10	7	21	45
No. 19 Longhorns	10	14	21	3	48

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
61–46–5	2017	OU, 29–24

The 2018 edition of this classic rivalry matchup was pivotal for both the Longhorns and the Sooners, as both had something to prove; OU was playing its first ranked opponent of the season, and Texas was trying to show that it could once again compete with the elite of the NCAA after years of very average performances. This year's game, which ended in a Longhorn victory, was the highest-scoring Red River Showdown game in history, with a combined score of 93. A memorable aspect of this game was Texas' dominance until midway through the fourth quarter, only to eventually surrender a 21-point lead to the Sooners late in the game; Heisman candidate Kyler Murray put on an incredible performance, showcasing his superior speed and accuracy. This comeback, however, did not come to fruition, as Texas kicker Cameron Dicker made a 40-yard field goal with approximately 9 seconds remaining on the clock to win the game for Texas.

Baylor

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bears	7	3	7	0	17
No. 9 Longhorns	3	20	0	0	23

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
76–26–5	2017	TEX, 38–7

at Oklahoma State

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 6 Longhorns	7	7	7	14	35
Cowboys	17	14	0	7	38

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
24–8	2017	OKST, 13–10

West Virginia

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 12 Mountaineers	10	17	0	15	42
No. 15 Longhorns	14	14	3	10	41

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
3–4	2017	TEX, 28–14

at Texas Tech

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 15 Longhorns	0	17	10	14	41
Red Raiders	7	3	0	24	34

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
50–17	2017	TTU, 27–23

Iowa State

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 16 Cyclones	3	0	0	7	10
No. 15 Longhorns	7	10	7	0	24

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
13–2	2017	TEX, 17–7

at Kansas

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 15 Longhorns	7	0	14	3	24
Jayhawks	0	0	0	17	17

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
14–3	2017	TEX, 42–27

vs Oklahoma (2018 Big 12 Championship)

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 15 Longhorns	7	7	13	0	27
No. 4 Sooners	3	17	7	12	39

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
62–46–5	2018	TEX, 48–45

vs Georgia (2019 Sugar Bowl)

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 15 Longhorns	10	10	0	8	28
No. 5 Bulldogs	0	7	0	14	21

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
3–1	1984	UGA, 10–9

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Final
AP	23	—	—	RV	18	19	9	7	6	15	15	13	11	9	14	9
Coaches	21	—	RV	RV	22	20	14	8	7	15	19	14	11	9	14	9
CFP	Not released									17	19	15	14	14	15	Not released

References

^ "Rimington Trophy Press Release". May 30, 2018. Retrieved July 14, 2018.
^ "2018 Bednarik Award Watch List - Maxwell Football Club". Maxwell Football Club. 2018-07-16. Retrieved 2018-07-17.
^ "2018 Biletnikoff Award Watch List". July 19, 2018. Retrieved July 19, 2018.
^ "2018 John Mackey Award Preseason Watch List Released" (PDF). July 20, 2018. Retrieved July 20, 2018.
^ "Butkus Award - 2018 Collegiate Watchlist". The Butkus Award. July 23, 2018. Retrieved July 23, 2018.
^ "Paycom Jim Thorpe Award Names 2018 Preseason Watchlist". July 23, 2018. Retrieved July 23, 2018.
^ "2018 Bronko Nagurski Trophy Preseason Watch List". July 24, 2018. Retrieved July 24, 2018.
^ "22018 OUTLAND TROPHY WATCH LIST UNVEILED". July 24, 2018. Retrieved July 24, 2018.
^ "Wuerffel Trophy Unveils 2018 Watch List". July 26, 2018. Retrieved July 26, 2018.
^ Carbone, Al (July 27, 2018). "Walter Camp Football Foundation Announces 2018 Player of the Year Preseason "Watch List"". Retrieved July 30, 2018.
^ "Preseason Watch List - 2018 edition of the Ted Hendricks Award" (PDF). August 14, 2018. Retrieved August 16, 2018.
^ "2018 Nominations The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award" (PDF). August 16, 2018. Retrieved August 17, 2018.
^ http://www.big12sports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=10410&ATCLID=211734508
^ http://www.fbschedules.com/ncaa-18/2018-texas-longhorns-football-schedule.php
^ "Texas football sets attendance record at Royal-Memorial Stadium". hookem.com. September 15, 2018. Retrieved September 16, 2018.
^ "Something has to change for No. 18 Texas, Kansas State". ESPN. September 25, 2018. Retrieved September 29, 2018.
^ Robinett, Kellis (September 29, 2018). "Skylar Thompson's comeback attempt falls short as Texas beats K-State 19-14". Wichita Eagle. Retrieved September 29, 2018.
^ Woods, Greg (September 29, 2018). "Thompson gets offense going in second half in loss to No. 18 Texas". Manhattan Mercury. Retrieved September 29, 2018.
^ Daeschner, Trenton (September 29, 2018). "National reaction from Texas' win over K-State: Longhorns get all they can handle from Wildcats in gritty win". Dallas Morning News. Retrieved September 30, 2018.

[1] "Rimington Trophy Press Release". May 30, 2018. Retrieved July 14, 2018.

[2] "2018 Bednarik Award Watch List - Maxwell Football Club". Maxwell Football Club. 2018-07-16. Retrieved 2018-07-17.

[3] "2018 Biletnikoff Award Watch List". July 19, 2018. Retrieved July 19, 2018.

[4] "2018 John Mackey Award Preseason Watch List Released" (PDF). July 20, 2018. Retrieved July 20, 2018.

[5] "Butkus Award - 2018 Collegiate Watchlist". The Butkus Award. July 23, 2018. Retrieved July 23, 2018.

[6] "Paycom Jim Thorpe Award Names 2018 Preseason Watchlist". July 23, 2018. Retrieved July 23, 2018.

[7] "2018 Bronko Nagurski Trophy Preseason Watch List". July 24, 2018. Retrieved July 24, 2018.

[8] "22018 OUTLAND TROPHY WATCH LIST UNVEILED". July 24, 2018. Retrieved July 24, 2018.

[9] "Wuerffel Trophy Unveils 2018 Watch List". July 26, 2018. Retrieved July 26, 2018.

[10] Carbone, Al (July 27, 2018). "Walter Camp Football Foundation Announces 2018 Player of the Year Preseason "Watch List"". Retrieved July 30, 2018.

[11] "Preseason Watch List - 2018 edition of the Ted Hendricks Award" (PDF). August 14, 2018. Retrieved August 16, 2018.

[12] "2018 Nominations The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award" (PDF). August 16, 2018. Retrieved August 17, 2018.

[13] ttp://www.big12sports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=10410&ATCLID=211734508

[14] ttp://www.fbschedules.com/ncaa-18/2018-texas-longhorns-football-schedule.php

[USCAttendance-15] "Texas football sets attendance record at Royal-Memorial Stadium". hookem.com. September 15, 2018. Retrieved September 16, 2018.

[16] "Something has to change for No. 18 Texas, Kansas State". ESPN. September 25, 2018. Retrieved September 29, 2018.

[17] Robinett, Kellis (September 29, 2018). "Skylar Thompson's comeback attempt falls short as Texas beats K-State 19-14". Wichita Eagle. Retrieved September 29, 2018.

[18] Woods, Greg (September 29, 2018). "Thompson gets offense going in second half in loss to No. 18 Texas". Manhattan Mercury. Retrieved September 29, 2018.

[19] Daeschner, Trenton (September 29, 2018). "National reaction from Texas' win over K-State: Longhorns get all they can handle from Wildcats in gritty win". Dallas Morning News. Retrieved September 30, 2018.

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 | {{tooltip|November 23|Friday}} | 11:00 a.m. |@| [[2018 Kansas Jayhawks football team|Kansas]]  | 14 | [[David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium]] | [[Lawrence, Kansas|Lawrence, KS]] | FS1 | W 24-17 | 15,219
-| December 1 | 11:00 a.m. | v | No. 5 Oklahoma  | 14 | [[AT&T Stadium]] | [[Arlington, Texas|Arlington, TX]] ([[2018 Big 12 Championship Game|Big 12 Championship Game]]/Red River Showdown) | [[ESPN College Football on ABC|ABC]] | L 27–39 | 83,114
+| December 1 | 11:00 a.m. | v | No. 5 Oklahoma  | 14 | [[AT&T Stadium]] | [[Arlington, Texas|Arlington, TX]] ([[2018 Big 12 Championship Game|Big 12 Championship Game]][[ESPN College Football on ABC|ABC]] | L 27–39 | 83,114
 | {{tooltip|January 1, 2019|Tuesday}} | 7:30 p.m. | v | No. 5 [[2018 Georgia Bulldogs football team|Georgia]]<ncg> | 15 | [[Mercedes-Benz Superdome]] | [[New Orleans, Louisiana|New Orleans, LA]] ([[2019 Sugar Bowl|Sugar Bowl]]) | ESPN | W 28–21 | 71,449}}
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