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2020 Texas Longhorns football
Alamo Bowl champion
Alamo Bowl, W 55–23 vs. Colorado
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 20
APNo. 19
Record7–3 (5–3 Big 12)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorMike Yurcich (1st season)
Co-offensive coordinatorHerb Hand (3rd season)
Offensive schemeSpread
Defensive coordinatorChris Ash (1st season)
Co-defensive coordinatorColeman Hutzler (1st season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumDarrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium
Uniform
Seasons
← 2019
2021 →
2020 Big 12 Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 9 Iowa State y   8 – 1     9 – 3  
No. 6 Oklahoma y$   6 – 2     9 – 2  
No. 20 Oklahoma State   6 – 3     8 – 3  
No. 19 Texas   5 – 3     7 – 3  
TCU   5 – 4     6 – 4  
West Virginia   4 – 4     6 – 4  
Kansas State   4 – 5     4 – 6  
Texas Tech   3 – 6     4 – 6  
Baylor   2 – 7     2 – 7  
Kansas   0 – 8     0 – 9  
Championship: Oklahoma 27, Iowa State 21
  • $ – Conference champion
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll.

The 2020 Texas Longhorns football team represented the University of Texas at Austin during the 2020 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Longhorns played their home games at Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium in Austin, Texas. They are a charter member of the Big 12 Conference. They were led by fourth-year head coach Tom Herman.

The Longhorns finished their season with a 5–3 conference record in Big 12 play, and 7–3 overall, having had their final regular season game against Kansas cancelled due to COVID-19 protocols. They then went on to rout the 4–1 Colorado Buffaloes in a 32-point Alamo Bowl victory to finish as the No. 19 team in the nation.

However, despite this fourth-straight bowl win, Tom Herman was fired after four years as head coach. This followed a second consecutive season that fell short of expectations and included a narrow home loss to Iowa State that eliminated Texas from Big 12 championship contention in Week 13. Initial reports had linked former Florida and Ohio State head coach Urban Meyer to Herman's hot seat job in the months prior to his firing; yet, ultimately, the post went to Alabama offensive coordinator Steve Sarkisian, who was named head coach on January 2, 2021, just hours after Herman's dismissal. Pass rusher Joseph Ossai was also named a consensus All-American.

Offseason[edit]

Coaching changes[edit]

After being demoted from his role as offensive coordinator, Tim Beck was hired by NC State as offensive coordinator.[1] Additionally, both co-defensive coordinators, Todd Orlando and Craig Naivar, were fired, along with several other coaches.[2] Orlando and Naivar were replaced by former Rutgers head coach Chris Ash and South Carolina linebackers coach Coleman Hutzler.[3]

Position key[edit]

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

Coaching staff departures[edit]

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

Players drafted into the NFL[edit]

See also: 2021 NFL Draft
Round Pick Player Position NFL team
2 51 Sam Cosmi OT Washington Football Team
3 69 Joseph Ossai DE Cincinnati Bengals
5 148 Ta'Quon Graham DT Atlanta Falcons
5 152 Caden Sterns S Denver Broncos
6 218 Sam Ehlinger QB Indianapolis Colts

Preseason[edit]

Big 12 media days[edit]

The Big 12 media days were held on July 21–22, 2020 in a virtual format due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[4]

Big 12 media poll[edit]

Big 12 media poll[5]
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 Oklahoma 80
2 Oklahoma State 6
3 Texas 4
4 Iowa State
5 Baylor
6 TCU
7 Kansas State
8 West Virginia
9 Texas Tech
10 Kansas

Schedule[edit]

Spring game[edit]

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

Regular season[edit]

Texas released its 2020 schedule on October 22, 2019. The 2020 schedule consisted of 6 home games, 4 away games and 1 neutral-site game in the regular season. The Longhorns were scheduled to host 3 non-conference games, against South Florida, LSU, and UTEP. Texas was scheduled to host West Virginia, Baylor, TCU, and Iowa State, and Texas was scheduled to travel to Kansas State, Texas Tech, Kansas, and Oklahoma State in regular season conference play.[6]

On August 12, 2020, the Longhorns' revised schedule was released.[7] Previously scheduled games against South Florida on September 5 and LSU on September 12 were both canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[8]

On November 18, 2020, the Big 12 Conference announced that the Texas–Kansas game would be rescheduled from November 21 to December 12 because of Kansas' "inability to meet the minimum position requirements established by the Big 12 Conference." A team needs 53 players to play a game, and there are also minimum numbers of players for each position group.[9] Due to the "ongoing surge in COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations across the region", Kansas suspended fan attendance at all home games from November 17 to November 30, although it did not make a decision whether the December 12 Texas–Kansas game would allow fan attendance.[10]

Original[edit]

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 5South Florida*
No Contest
September 12at LSU*
No Contest
September 19UTEP*
  • Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium
  • Austin, TX
Rescheduled
October 3at Kansas State
Rescheduled
October 10vs. Oklahoma
Rescheduled
October 17West Virginia
  • Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium
  • Austin, TX
Rescheduled
October 24at Texas Tech
Rescheduled
October 31Baylor
  • Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium
  • Austin, TX
Rescheduled
November 7at Kansas
Rescheduled
November 14TCU
  • Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium
  • Austin, TX (rivalry)
Rescheduled
November 21Iowa State
  • Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium
  • Austin, TX
Rescheduled
November 27at Oklahoma State
Rescheduled
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll and CFP Rankings after November 3 released prior to game

[11]

Revised[edit]

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 127:00 p.m.UTEP*No. 14
LHNW 59–315,337
September 262:30 p.m.at Texas TechNo. 8
FOXW 63–56 OT16,615
October 311:00 a.m.TCUNo. 9
  • Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium
  • Austin, TX (rivalry)
FOXL 31–3317,753
October 1011:00 a.m.vs. OklahomaNo. 22
FOXL 45–53 4OT24,000
October 242:30 p.m.Baylor
  • Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium
  • Austin, TX
ESPNW 27–1618,202
October 313:00 p.m.at No. 6 Oklahoma State
FOXW 41–34 OT14,672
November 711:00 a.m.West VirginiaNo. 21
  • Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium
  • Austin, TX
ABCW 17–1317,843
November 2711:00 a.m.No. 13 Iowa StateNo. 17
  • Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium
  • Austin, TX
ABCL 20–2316,555
December 511:00 a.m.at Kansas State
FOXW 69–319,851
December 298:00 p.m.vs. Colorado*No. 20
ESPNW 55–2310,822

^ 1: Due to Kansas's inability to meet minimum position requirements due to COVID-19, the game was postponed from November 21 to December 12, and was then canceled on December 10 because of a rise of COVID-19 cases in both programs.[9]

Coaching staff[edit]

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

Game summaries[edit]

Vs. UTEP[edit]

See also: 2020 UTEP Miners football team
UTEP Miners (1–0) vs. Texas Longhorns (0–0)
Period 1 2 34Total
UTEP 0 3 003
#14 Texas 21 24 7759

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

  • Date: Saturday, September 12, 2020
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: Partly Sunny, 88 °F (31 °C), Wind: ENE 4 mph (6.4 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 15,337
  • Referee: Kevin Hassell
  • TV announcers (LHN): Lowell Galindo, Ahmad Brooks
  • Box Score Recap
Game information
First Quarter
  • (14:41) UT – Joshua Moore 78 yard pass from Sam Ehlinger (Dicker kick), UT 7–0; 1 play, 78 yards, 0:19
  • (9:32) UT – Cade Brewer 20 yard pass from Sam Ehlinger (Dicker kick), UT 14–0; 10 plays, 67 yards, 3:24
  • (4:57) UT – Roschon Johnson 1 yard run (Dicker kick), UT 21–0; 8 plays, 70 yards, 3:24
Second Quarter
  • (14:10) UT – Brenden Schooler 40 yard pass from Sam Ehlinger (Dicker kick), UT 28–0; 4 plays, 76 yards, 0:50
  • (12:15) UT – Tarik Black 5 yard pass from Sam Ehlinger (Dicker kick), UT 35–0; 3 plays, 42 yards, 1:02
  • (6:16) UT – Cameron Dicker 32 yard field goal, UT 38–0; 11 plays, 54 yards, 3:07
  • (1:39) UTEP – Gavin Baechle 47 yard field goal, UT 38–3; 11 plays, 46 yards, 4:37
  • (0:06) UT – Kai Money 6 yard pass from Sam Ehlinger (Dicker kick), UT 45–3; 6 plays, 75 yards, 1:33
Third Quarter
  • (2:11) UT – Brennan Eagles 35 yard pass from Casey Thompson (Dicker kick), UT 52–3; 4 plays, 68 yards, 1:14
Fourth Quarter
  • (13:00) UT – Marc Washington 17 yard pass from Casey Thompson (Dicker kick), UT 59–3; 8 plays, 54 yards, 2:28
Statistics UTEP TEX
First Downs 14 28
Total Yards 233 689
Rushing: Att/Yds 33/43 33/208
Passing Yards 190 481
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 19–39–1 29–41–0
Time of Possession 34:17 25:43
Team Category Player Statistics
UTEP Passing Gavin Hardison 12–27, 141 yards, 1 INT
Rushing Deion Hankins 11 car, 34 yards
Receiving Justin Garrett 4 rec, 58 yards
Texas Passing Sam Ehlinger 25–33, 426 yards, 5 TDs
Rushing Keaontay Ingram 9 car, 44 yards
Receiving Joshua Moore 6 rec, 127 yards, 1 TD

At Texas Tech[edit]

See also: 2020 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team and Texas–Texas Tech football rivalry
Texas Longhorns (1–0) vs. Texas Tech Red Raiders (1–0)
Period 1 2 34OTTotal
#8 Texas 17 14 718763
Texas Tech 7 14 2114056

at Jones AT&T Stadium • Lubbock, TX

  • Date: Saturday, September 26, 2020
  • Game time: 2:30 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: Clear, 93 °F (34 °C), Wind: S 14 mph (23 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 16,615
  • Referee: Scott Campbell
  • TV announcers (FOX): Tim Brando, Spencer Tillman
  • Box Score Recap
Game information
First Quarter
  • (9:11) UT – Sam Ehlinger 2 yard run (Dicker kick), UT 7–0; 13 plays, 75 yards, 5:49
  • (7:00) TTU – KeSean Carter 13 yard pass from Alan Bowman (Wolff kick), Tied 7–7; 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:11
  • (4:24) UT – Cameron Dicker 43 yard field goal, UT 10–7; 8 plays, 32 yards, 2:23
  • (0:41) UT – Joshua Moore 31 yard pass from Sam Ehlinger (Dicker kick), UT 17–7; 7 plays, 70 yards, 3:09
Second Quarter
  • (12:11) TTU – KeSean Carter 22 yard pass from Alan Bowman (Wolff kick), UT 17–14; 3 plays, 49 yards, 1:26
  • (7:48) UT – Roschon Johnson 1 yard run (Dicker kick), UT 24–14; 9 plays, 51 yards, 4:13
  • (4:44) TTU – Erik Ezukanma 19 yard pass from Alan Bowman (Wolff kick), UT 24–21; 11 plays, 75 yards, 3:04
  • (1:08) UT – Brenden Schooler 3 yard pass from Sam Ehlinger (Dicker kick), UT 31–21; 4 plays, 19 yards, 1:27
Third Quarter
  • (14:08) TTU – Xavier Martin 0 yard fumble recovery (Wolff kick), UT 31–28
  • (12:21) UT – Jahdae Barron 2 yard blocked punt return (Dicker kick), UT 38–28
  • (0:44) TTU – T. J. Vasher 29 yard pass from Alan Bowman (Wolff kick), UT 38–35; 7 plays, 67 yards, 2:53
  • (0:00) TTU – SaRodorick Thompson 10 yard run (Wolff kick), TTU 42–38; 1 play, 10 yards, 0:04
Fourth Quarter
  • (10:47) UT – Cameron Dicker 26 yard field goal, TTU 42–41; 12 plays, 64 yards, 4:13
  • (6:12) TTU – T. J. Vasher 18 yard pass from Alan Bowman (Wolff kick), TTU 49–41; 6 plays, 56 yards, 2:13
  • (3:13) TTU – SaRodorick Thompson 75 yard run (Wolff kick), TTU 56–41; 2 plays, 78 yards, 0:59
  • (2:39) UT – Brennan Eagles 12 yard pass from Sam Ehlinger (Dicker kick), TTU 56–48; 4 plays, 59 yards, 0:34
  • (0:40) UT – Joshua Moore 18 yard pass from Sam Ehlinger (Eagles pass from Ehlinger), Tied 56–56; 6 plays, 42 yards, 1:59
Overtime
  • (15:00) UT – Joshua Moore 12 yard pass from Sam Ehlinger (Dicker kick), UT 63–56; 3 plays, 25 yards
Statistics TEX TTU
First Downs 27 24
Total Yards 476 441
Rushing: Att/Yds 48/214 24/110
Passing Yards 262 331
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 27–41–1 31–52–3
Time of Possession 34:39 25:21
Team Category Player Statistics
Texas Passing Sam Ehlinger 24–40, 262 yards, 5 TDs, 1 INT
Rushing Keaontay Ingram 12 car, 89 yards
Receiving Joshua Moore 5 rec, 73 yards, 3 TDs
Texas Tech Passing Alan Bowman 31–52, 325 yards, 5 TDs, 3 INTs
Rushing SaRodorick Thompson 19 car, 104 yards, 2 TDs
Receiving Erik Ezukanma 7 rec, 91 yards, 1 TD

Vs. TCU[edit]

See also: 2020 TCU Horned Frogs football team and TCU–Texas football rivalry
TCU Horned Frogs (0–1) vs. Texas Longhorns (2–0)
Period 1 2 34Total
TCU 7 13 31033
#9 Texas 7 7 71031

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

  • Date: Saturday, October 3, 2020
  • Game time: 11:00 a.m. CDT
  • Game weather: Sunny, 69 °F (21 °C), Wind: SE 3 mph (4.8 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 17,753
  • Referee: Brad Van Vark
  • TV announcers (FOX): Gus Johnson, Joel Klatt
  • Box Score Recap
Game information
First Quarter
  • (4:01) TCU – Darwin Barlow 1 yard run (Kell kick), TCU 7–0; 11 plays, 67 yards, 4:08
  • (0:21) UT – Jake Smith 5 yard pass from Sam Ehlinger (Dicker kick), Tied 7–7; 10 plays, 75 yards, 3:40
Second Quarter
  • (14:22) TCU – Max Duggan 5 yard run (Kell kick), TCU 14–7; 4 plays, 75 yards, 0:59
  • (13:01) UT – Brennan Eagles 45 yard pass from Sam Ehlinger (Dicker kick), Tied 14–14; 4 plays, 63 yards, 1:12
  • (1:28) TCU – Griffin Kell 27 yard field goal, TCU 17–14; 15 plays, 70 yards, 6:03
  • (0:55) TCU – Griffin Kell 32 yard field goal, TCU 20–14; 4 plays, 5 yards, 0:21
Third Quarter
  • (12:11) TCU – Griffin Kell 49 yard field goal, TCU 23–14; 6 plays, 39 yards, 2:49
  • (9:55) UT – Roschon Johnson 7 yard pass from Sam Ehlinger (Dicker kick), TCU 23–21; 8 plays, 87 yards, 2:16
Fourth Quarter
  • (13:36) TCU – Griffin Kell 28 yard field goal, TCU 26–21; 11 plays, 83 yards, 4:39
  • (9:56) UT – Malcolm Epps 7 yard pass from Sam Ehlinger (Ingram run), UT 29–26; 10 plays, 75 yards, 3:40
  • (4:01) TCU – Max Duggan 26 yard run (Kell kick), TCU 33–29; 5 plays, 43 yards, 2:15
  • (0:00) UT – Max Duggan 15 yard safety, TCU 33–31
Statistics TCU TEX
First Downs 25 16
Total Yards 458 388
Rushing: Att/Yds 51/227 24/152
Passing Yards 231 236
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 20–30–0 17–36–1
Time of Possession 24:51 25:09
Team Category Player Statistics
TCU Passing Max Duggan 20–30, 231 yards
Rushing Max Duggan 17 car, 79 yards, 2 TDs
Receiving Quentin Johnston 3 rec, 70 yards
Texas Passing Sam Ehlinger 17–36, 236 yards, 4 TDs, 1 INT
Rushing Roschon Johnson 5 car, 63 yards
Receiving Jared Wiley 2 rec, 63 yards

Vs. Oklahoma[edit]

See also: 2020 Oklahoma Sooners football team and Red River Showdown
Texas Longhorns (2–1) vs. Oklahoma Sooners (1–2)
Period 1 2 34OT2OT3OT4OTTotal
#22 Texas 0 17 014770045
Oklahoma 10 7 140770853

at Cotton Bowl • Dallas, TX

  • Date: Saturday, October 10, 2020
  • Game time: 11:00 a.m. CDT
  • Game weather: Mostly Sunny, 75 °F (24 °C), Wind: SE 2 mph (3.2 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 24,000
  • Referee: Brandon Cruse
  • TV announcers (FOX): Gus Johnson, Joel Klatt
  • Box Score Recap
Game information
First Quarter
  • (9:34) OU – Gabe Brkic 19 yard field goal, OU 3–0; 9 plays, 58 yards, 3:17
  • (6:47) OU – Marvin Mims 30 yard pass from Spencer Rattler (Brkic kick), OU 10–0; 4 plays, 60 yards, 1:33
Second Quarter
  • (13:40) UT – Cameron Dicker 34 yard field goal, OU 10–3; 4 plays, 1:20
  • (11:44) UT – Sam Ehlinger 6 yard run (Dicker kick), Tied 10–10; 2 plays, 19 yards, 0:47
  • (6:58) OU – Marcus Major 7 yard run (Brkic kick), OU 17–10; 5 plays, 5 yards, 2:07
  • (4:14) UT – Sam Ehlinger 2 yard run (Dicker kick), Tied 17–17; 8 plays, 75 yards, 2:44
Third Quarter
  • (11:40) OU – T.J. Pledger 2 yard run (Brkic kick), OU 24–17; 3 plays, 30 yards, 1:22
  • (1:27) OU – T.J. Pledger 1 yard run (Brkic kick), OU 31–17; 17 plays, 87 yards, 8:07
Fourth Quarter
  • (3:28) UT – Joshua Moore 9 yard pass from Sam Ehlinger (Dicker kick), OU 31–24; 4 plays, 50 yards, 1:10
  • (0:14) UT – Keaontay Ingram 2 yard pass from Sam Ehlinger (Dicker kick), Tied 31–31; 8 plays, 84 yards, 1:38
Overtime
  • (15:00) UT – Sam Ehlinger 3 yard run (Dicker kick), UT 38–31; 5 plays, 25 yards
  • (0:00) OU – Austin Stogner 11 yard pass from Spencer Rattler (Brkic kick), Tied 38–38; 5 plays, 25 yards
2nd Overtime
  • (15:00) OU – Spencer Rattler 1 yard run (Brkic kick), OU 45–38; 5 plays, 25 yards
  • (0:00) UT – Sam Ehlinger 25 yard run (Dicker kick), Tied 45–45; 2 plays, 25 yards
4th Overtime
  • (15:00) OU – Drake Stoops 25 yard pass from Spencer Rattler (Wease pass from Rattler), OU 53–45; 2 plays, 25 yards
Statistics TEX OU
First Downs 27 30
Total Yards 428 469
Rushing: Att/Yds 34/141 55/208
Passing Yards 287 261
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 30–53–2 28–42–1
Time of Possession 23:56 36:04
Team Category Player Statistics
Texas Passing Sam Ehlinger 30–53, 287 yards, 2 TDs, 2 INTs
Rushing Sam Ehlinger 23 car, 112 yards
Receiving Joshua Moore 8 rec, 83 yards
Oklahoma Passing Spencer Rattler 23–35, 209 yards, 3 TDs, 1 INT
Rushing T.J. Pledger 22 car, 131 yards
Receiving Austin Stogner 6 rec, 56 yards

Vs. Baylor[edit]

See also: 2020 Baylor Bears football team
Baylor Bears (1–1) vs. Texas Longhorns (2–2)
Period 1 2 34Total
Baylor 3 0 01316
Texas 0 13 14027

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

  • Date: Saturday, October 24, 2020
  • Game time: 2:30 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: Cloudy, 62 °F (17 °C), Wind: 4 mph (6.4 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 18,202
  • Referee: Kevin Mar
  • TV announcers (ESPN): Mark Jones, Dusty Dvoracek
  • Box Score Recap
Game information
First Quarter
  • (0:49) BU – John Mayers 22 yard field goal, BU 3–0; 12 plays, 67 yards, 5:35
Second Quarter
  • (12:10) UT – Cameron Dicker 42 yard field goal, Tied 3–3; 11 plays, 52 yards, 3:39
  • (6:15) UT – Cameron Dicker 23 yard field goal, UT 6–3; 9 plays, 75 yards, 3:54
  • (1:53) UT – Joshua Moore 3 yard pass from Sam Ehlinger (Dicker kick), UT 13–3; 7 plays, 80 yards, 2:32
Third Quarter
  • (10:25) UT – Sam Ehlinger 1 yard run (Dicker kick), UT 20–3; 12 plays, 75 yards, 4:35
  • (0:20) UT – Sam Ehlinger 9 yard run (Dicker kick), UT 27–3; 6 plays, 75 yards, 3:21
Fourth Quarter
  • (11:24) BU – John Lovett 3 yard pass from Charlie Brewer (Brewer pass failed), UT 27–9; 9 plays, 75 yards, 3:56
  • (7:37) BU – Gavin Holmes 7 yard pass from Charlie Brewer (Mayers kick), UT 27–16; 5 plays, 25 yards, 2:14
Statistics BAY TEX
First Downs 22 19
Total Yards 316 429
Rushing: Att/Yds 21/64 47/159
Passing Yards 252 270
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 31–44–0 15–23–1
Time of Possession 27:53 32:07
Team Category Player Statistics
Baylor Passing Charlie Brewer 30–43, 256 yards, 2 TDs
Rushing John Lovett 4 car, 21 yards
Receiving R.J. Sneed 4 rec, 62 yards
Texas Passing Sam Ehlinger 15–23, 270 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
Rushing Keaontay Ingram 16 car, 57 yards
Receiving Tarik Black 1 rec, 72 yards

For the first time since September 30, 1950, Texas wore White uniforms at home.[13] These retro/throwback style uniforms were worn to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the 1970 National Championship Team.

At Oklahoma State[edit]

See also: 2020 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team
Texas Longhorns (3–2) vs. Oklahoma State Cowboys (4–0)
Period 1 2 34OTTotal
Texas 7 13 68741
#6 Oklahoma State 14 10 73034

at Boone Pickens Stadium • Stillwater, OK

  • Date: Saturday, October 31, 2020
  • Game time: 3:00 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: Sunny, 67 °F (19 °C), Wind: S 15 mph (24 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 14,672
  • Referee: David Alvarez
  • TV announcers (FOX): Joe Davis, Mark Helfrich
  • Box Score Recap
Game information
First Quarter
  • (10:23) OSU – Tylan Wallace 11 yard pass from Spencer Sanders (Hale kick), OSU 7–0; 7 plays, 86 yards, 1:51
  • (8:31) UT – Keaontay Ingram 1 yard run (Dicker kick), Tied 7–7; 3 plays, 15 yards, 0:39
  • (1:36) OSU – Landon Wolf 5 yard pass from Spencer Sanders (Hale kick), OSU 14–7; 5 plays, 62 yards, 2:07
Second Quarter
  • (13:20) UT – Brennan Eagles 41 yard pass from Sam Ehlinger (Dicker kick), Tied 14–14; 7 plays, 75 yards, 3:16
  • (10:56) UT – Cameron Dicker 20 yard field goal, UT 17–14; 4 plays, 5 yards, 1:12
  • (8:15) OSU – Chuba Hubbard 5 yard pass from Spencer Sanders (Hale kick), OSU 21–17; 7 plays, 75 yards, 2:41
  • (1:49) OSU – Alex Hale 31 yard field goal, OSU 24–17; 13 plays, 69 yards, 4:45
  • (0:03) UT – Cameron Dicker 40 yard field goal, OSU 24–20; 3 plays, 0:21
Third Quarter
  • (8:09) OSU – Tylan Wallace 9 yard pass from Spencer Sanders (Hale kick), OSU 31–20; 10 plays, 72 yards, 3:11
  • (7:57) UT – D'Shawn Jamison 100 yard kickoff return (Dicker kick failed), OSU 31–26
Fourth Quarter
  • (4:27) UT – Jake Smith 12 yard pass from Sam Ehlinger (Brewer pass from Ehlinger), UT 34–31; 15 plays, 59 yards, 7:48
  • (0:05) OSU – Alex Hale 34 yard field goal, Tied 34–34; 7 plays, 63 yards, 1:08
Overtime
  • (15:00) UT – Joshua Moore 15 yard pass from Sam Ehlinger (Dicker kick), UT 41–34; 4 plays, 25 yards
Statistics TEX OSU
First Downs 17 32
Total Yards 287 530
Rushing: Att/Yds 40/118 51/130
Passing Yards 169 400
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 18–35–0 27–40–1
Time of Possession 30:21 29:39
Team Category Player Statistics
Texas Passing Sam Ehlinger 18–34, 169 yards, 3 TDs
Rushing Bijan Robinson 13 car, 59 yards
Receiving Jake Smith 7 rec, 70 yards, 1 TD
Oklahoma State Passing Spencer Sanders 27–39, 400 yards, 4 TDs, 1 INT
Rushing Chuba Hubbard 25 car, 72 yards
Receiving Tylan Wallace 11 rec, 187 yards, 2 TDs

This was Texas' first road win over a Top 10 opponent since beating #5 Nebraska 20–13 in Lincoln on October 16, 2010.

Vs. West Virginia[edit]

See also: 2020 West Virginia Mountaineers football team
West Virginia Mountaineers (4–2) vs. Texas Longhorns (4–2)
Period 1 2 34Total
West Virginia 7 0 6013
#22 Texas 7 3 7017

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

Game information
First Quarter
  • (12:35) UT – Brennan Eagles 7 yard pass from Sam Ehlinger (Dicker kick), UT 7–0; 7 plays, 75 yards, 2:25
  • (8:58) WVU – Leddie Brown 12 yard run (Legg kick), Tied 7–7; 9 plays, 75 yards, 3:37
Second Quarter
  • (14:55) UT – Cameron Dicker 34 yard field goal, UT 10–7; 10 plays, 74 yards, 2:24
Third Quarter
  • (10:11) WVU – Casey Legg 25 yard field goal, Tied 10–10; 11 plays, 66 yards, 4:49
  • (7:31) UT – Jake Smith 33 yard pass from Sam Ehlinger (Dicker kick), UT 17–10; 7 plays, 65 yards, 2:40
  • (0:22) WVU – Casey Legg 34 yard field goal, UT 17–13; 9 plays, 31 yards, 4:20
Statistics WVU TEX
First Downs 21 17
Total Yards 360 363
Rushing: Att/Yds 26/43 36/9
Passing Yards 317 184
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 35–50–0 15–31–0
Time of Possession 34:21 25:39
Team Category Player Statistics
West Virginia Passing Jarret Doege 35–50, 317 yards
Rushing Leddie Brown 15 car, 47 yards, 1 TD
Receiving T.J. Simmons 4 rec, 71 yards
Texas Passing Sam Ehlinger 15–31, 184 yards, 2 TDs
Rushing Bijan Robinson 12 car, 113 yards
Receiving Jake Smith 3 rec, 59 yards, 1 TD

Vs. Iowa State[edit]

See also: 2020 Iowa State Cyclones football team
Iowa State Cyclones (6–2) vs. Texas Longhorns (5–2)
Period 1 2 34Total
#15 Iowa State 7 3 31023
#20 Texas 13 0 7020

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

Game information
First Quarter
  • (11:29) UT – Cameron Dicker 21 yard field goal, UT 3–0; 8 plays, 72 yards, 3:31
  • (7:39) UT – Sam Ehlinger 17 yard run (Dicker kick), UT 10–0; 6 plays, 63 yards, 2:19
  • (4:45) ISU – Sean Shaw 35 yard pass from Brock Purdy (Assalley kick), UT 10–7; 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:54
  • (0:21) UT – Cameron Dicker 42 yard field goal, UT 13–7; 6 plays, 32 yards, 1:51
Second Quarter
  • (7:21) ISU – Connor Assalley 26 yard field goal, UT 13–10; 15 plays, 67 yards, 8:00
Third Quarter
  • (7:30) UT – Jared Wiley 7 yard pass from Sam Ehlinger (Dicker kick), UT 20–10; 8 plays, 89 yards, 3:46
  • (2:54) ISU – Connor Assalley 29 yard field goal, UT 20–13; 9 plays, 63 yards, 4:36
Fourth Quarter
  • (14:48) ISU – Connor Assalley 38 yard field goal, UT 20–16; 5 plays, 37 yards, 1:49
  • (1:25) ISU – Breece Hall 3 yard run (Assalley kick), ISU 23–20; 5 plays, 69 yards, 1:44
Statistics ISU TEX
First Downs 25 21
Total Yards 433 448
Rushing: Att/Yds 33/121 35/145
Passing Yards 312 303
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 25–36–0 18–30–0
Time of Possession 32:57 27:03
Team Category Player Statistics
Iowa State Passing Brock Purdy 26–36, 312 yards, 1 TD
Rushing Breece Hall 20 car, 91 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Charlie Kolar 6 rec, 131 yards
Texas Passing Sam Ehlinger 17–29, 298 yards, 1 TD
Rushing Sam Ehlinger 15 car, 65 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Brennan Eagles 5 rec, 142 yards

At Kansas State[edit]

See also: 2020 Kansas State Wildcats football team
Texas Longhorns (5–3) vs. Kansas State Wildcats (4–5)
Period 1 2 34Total
Texas 17 14 35369
Kansas State 7 10 14031

at Bill Snyder Family Stadium • Manhattan, KS

  • Date: Saturday, December 5, 2020
  • Game time: 11:00 a.m. CST
  • Game weather: Sunny, 43 °F (6 °C), Wind: N 9 mph (14 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 9,851
  • Referee: M Vandervelde
  • TV announcers (FOX): Gus Johnson, Joel Klatt
  • Box Score Recap
Game information
First Quarter
  • (10:34) UT – Bijan Robinson 12 yard run (Dicker kick), UT 7–0; 7 plays, 81 yards, 2:33
  • (4:38) UT – Cameron Dicker 28 yard field goal, UT 10–0; 9 plays, 54 yards, 3:20
  • (4:19) UT – Roschon Johnson 3 yard run (Dicker kick), UT 17–0; 1 play, 3 yards, 0:04
  • (0:54) KSU – Deuce Vaughn 19 yard run (Lynch kick), UT 17–7; 8 plays, 64 yards, 3:19
Second Quarter
  • (14:53) UT – Bijan Robinson 30 yard run (Dicker kick), UT 24–7; 4 plays, 59 yards, 0:52
  • (11:40) KSU – Blake Lynch 47 yard field goal, UT 24–10; 7 plays, 46 yards, 3:13
  • (8:17) UT – Roschon Johnson 7 yard run (Dicker kick), UT 31–10; 8 plays, 70 yards, 3:17
  • (1:20) KSU – Deuce Vaughn 4 yard run (Lynch kick), UT 31–17; 12 plays, 80 yards, 5:10
Third Quarter
  • (14:44) UT – Bijan Robinson 75 yard run (Dicker kick), UT 38–17; 2 plays, 75 yards, 0:16
  • (11:24) KSU – Malik Knowles 7 yard pass from Will Howard (Lynch kick), UT 38–24; 8 plays, 76 yards, 3:14
  • (11:01) UT – Roschon Johnson 1 yard run (Dicker kick), UT 45–24; 1 play, 1 yard, 0:00
  • (9:13) KSU – Malik Knowles 29 yard pass from Will Howard (Lynch kick), UT 45–31; 4 plays, 75 yards, 1:48
  • (7:01) UT – Jordan Whittington 15 yard run (Dicker kick), UT 52–31; 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:12
  • (2:18) UT – Cade Brewer 15 yard pass from Sam Ehlinger (Dicker kick), UT 59–31; 8 plays, 86 yards, 2:53
  • (1:06) UT – Malcolm Epps 32 yard pass from Sam Ehlinger (Dicker kick), UT 66–31; 1 play, 32 yards, 0:07
Fourth Quarter
  • (7:48) UT – Cameron Dicker 21 yard field goal, UT 69–31; 6 plays, 63 yards, 3:22
Statistics TEX KSU
First Downs 26 24
Total Yards 608 448
Rushing: Att/Yds 33/334 46/274
Passing Yards 274 174
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 20–27–0 16–27–2
Time of Possession 24:20 35:40
Team Category Player Statistics
Texas Passing Sam Ehlinger 20–27, 274 yards, 2 TDs
Rushing Bijan Robinson 9 car, 172 yards, 3 TDs
Receiving Jake Smith 4 rec, 55 yards
Kansas State Passing Will Howard 16–27, 174 yards, 2 TDs, 2 INTs
Rushing Deuce Vaughn 10 car, 125 yards, 2 TDs
Receiving Malik Knowles 6 rec, 95 yards, 2 TDs

At Kansas[edit]

See also: 2020 Kansas Jayhawks football team

Due to Kansas's inability to meet minimum position requirements due to COVID-19, the game was postponed from November 21 to December 12, and was then canceled on December 10 because of a rise of COVID-19 cases in both programs.[9]

Vs. Colorado (Alamo Bowl)[edit]

See also: 2020 Colorado Buffaloes football team and 2020 Alamo Bowl
Alamo Bowl: Texas Longhorns (6–3) vs. Colorado Buffaloes (4–1)
Period 1 2 34Total
#20 Texas 14 3 172155
Colorado 0 10 6723

at Alamodome • San Antonio, TX

Game information
First Quarter
  • (12:51) UT – Bijan Robinson 8 yard run (Dicker kick), UT 7–0; 4 plays, 74 yards, 0:50
  • (5:28) UT – Bijan Robinson 14 yard pass from Sam Ehlinger (Dicker kick), UT 14–0; 6 plays, 89 yards, 2:37
Second Quarter
  • (6:58) CO – Jarek Broussard 2 yard run (Price kick), UT 14–7; 10 plays, 50 yards, 5:11
  • (2:07) UT – Cameron Dicker 53 yard field goal, UT 17–7; 6 plays, 58 yards, 1:57
  • (0:43) CO – Evan Price 40 yard field goal, UT 17–10; 8 plays, 53 yards, 1:24
Third Quarter
  • (14:23) UT – Joshua Moore 13 yard pass from Casey Thompson (Dicker kick), UT 24–10; 2 plays, 79 yards, 0:37
  • (8:00) UT – Joshua Moore 25 yard pass from Casey Thompson (Dicker kick), UT 31–10; 5 plays, 80 yards, 2:10
  • (3:33) UT – Cameron Dicker 35 yard field goal, UT 34–10; 7 plays, 43 yards, 3:19
  • (1:46) CO – Jarek Broussard 3 yard run (Lewis pass failed), UT 34–16; 5 plays, 75 yards, 1:47
Fourth Quarter
  • (14:42) UT – Bijan Robinson 23 yard pass from Casey Thompson (Dicker kick), UT 41–16; 5 plays, 75 yards, 2:04
  • (11:48) CO – Brendon Lewis 2 yard run (Price kick), UT 41–23; 7 plays, 75 yards, 2:54
  • (11:01) UT – Kelvontay Dixon 73 yard pass from Casey Thompson (Dicker kick), UT 48–23; 2 plays, 75 yards, 0:47
  • (7:40) UT – Roschon Johnson 21 yard run (Dicker kick), UT 55–23; 1 play, 21 yards, 0:15
Statistics TEX CO
First Downs 26 20
Total Yards 638 378
Rushing: Att/Yds 40/303 46/182
Passing Yards 335 196
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 19–28–0 14–33–2
Time of Possession 29:02 30:58
Team Category Player Statistics
Texas Passing Casey Thompson 8–10, 170 yards, 4 TDs
Rushing Bijan Robinson 10 car, 183 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Joshua Moore 5 rec, 86 yards, 2 TDs
Colorado Passing Sam Noyer 8–23, 101 yards, 2 INTs
Rushing Jarek Broussard 27 car, 82 yards, 2 TDs
Receiving Dimitri Stanley 4 rec, 86 yards

Rankings[edit]

Further information: 2020 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes т = Tied with team above or below
Week
PollPre12345678910111213141516Final
AP1414*98 T922———22212220RV23212019
Coaches1414*89922———RV242321RV23242420
CFPNot released17—202020Not released

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