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2007 Texas

10–⁠3 (5–⁠3 Big 12), coached by Mack Brown, finished No. 10 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Texas in 2007, game by game: won vs. Arkansas State 21–13; won vs. No. 19 TCU 34–13; won at UCF 35–32; won vs. Rice 58–14; lost vs. Kansas State 21–41; lost vs. No. 10 Oklahoma 21–28; won at Iowa State 56–3; won at Baylor 31–10; won vs. Nebraska 28–25; won at Oklahoma State 38–35; won vs. Texas Tech 59–43; lost at Texas A&M 30–38; won vs. No. 13 Arizona State 52–34+53−20Won 21–13 vs. Arkansas State+8Arkansas StateWon 34–13 vs. No. 19 TCU+21No. 19 TCUWon 35–32 at UCF+3UCFWon 58–14 vs. Rice+44RiceLost 21–41 vs. Kansas State-20Kansas StateLost 21–28 vs. No. 10 Oklahoma-7No. 10 OklahomaWon 56–3 at Iowa State+53Iowa StateWon 31–10 at Baylor+21BaylorWon 28–25 vs. Nebraska+3NebraskaWon 38–35 at Oklahoma State+3Oklahoma StateWon 59–43 vs. Texas Tech+16Texas TechLost 30–38 at Texas A&M-8Texas A&MWon 52–34 vs. No. 13 Arizona State+18No. 13 Arizona State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 1vsArkansas StateW 21–⁠1385%
Sep 8vs19TCUW 34–⁠1361%
Sep 15atUCFW 35–⁠3277%
Sep 22vsRiceW 58–⁠1489%
Sep 29vsKansas StateL 21–⁠4180%
Oct 6vs10OklahomaL 21–⁠2842%
Oct 13atIowa StateW 56–⁠376%
Oct 20atBaylorW 31–⁠1074%
Oct 27vsNebraskaW 28–⁠2578%
Nov 3atOklahoma StateW 38–⁠3554%
Nov 10vsTexas TechW 59–⁠4368%
Nov 23atTexas A&ML 30–⁠3863%
Dec 27Bowls & playoffvs13Arizona StateHoliday BowlW 52–⁠3453%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Arizona State 52–⁠34 in the Holiday Bowl; No. 10 in the final AP poll; 4th in the Big 12.

In program history: The 34th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 126 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 4
  2. Wk 2: 7
  3. Wk 3: 6
  4. Wk 4: 7
  5. Wk 5: 7
  6. Wk 6: 19
  7. Wk 7: 23
  8. Wk 8: 19
  9. Wk 9: 17
  10. Wk 10: 14
  11. Wk 11: 15
  12. Wk 12: 12
  13. Wk 13: 13
  14. Wk 14: 17
  15. Final: 10

William V. Campbell TrophyDallas Griffin, C

Record
10–⁠3
Conference
5–⁠3 4th in Big 12
AP final
No. 10 peak No. 4
Points
484–⁠329
Coach
Mack Brown
Elo
1699 +37 this season
SP+ rating
25.8 No. 7 of 120; offense No. 5, defense No. 28, special teams No. 16
SRS
9.8 No. 20 of 119 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 3
Offensive coordinator
Greg Davis
Defensive coordinators
Duane Akina and Larry Mac Duff
Offense
Spread
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense17th of 119
  • Defense45th of 119
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.1046%0.9317th of 119
Defense0.0241%0.9745th of 119
How these are measured

Play-weighted averages over games against FBS opponents; raw numbers, not adjusted for the strength of the opponent. EPA (expected points added) measures how much each play changed the expected score; success rate counts plays that kept the offense on schedule; explosiveness is the average EPA on successful plays. Lower is better on defense. Ranked by EPA per play among teams that were FBS that season.

Drives and havoc

Points per trip inside the 40Average startHavoc
Offense-0.1own 332% allowed
Defense-0.1own 302% caused

A trip inside the 40 is a drive that reaches the opponent’s 40-yard line; points per trip is how many it scored on average (allowed, on defense). Average start is where drives began (the defense’s line is where its opponents started). Havoc is the share of plays ending in a tackle for loss, a forced fumble, an interception or a pass broken up. From CollegeFootballData.com.

Top recruits in the 2007 class

Tray Allen OG★★★★★No. 11
John Chiles ATH★★★★★No. 21
Curtis Brown CB★★★★★No. 27
Michael Huey OG★★★★No. 62
Keenan Robinson OLB★★★★No. 65
Ben Wells CB★★★★No. 67
Malcolm Williams WR★★★★No. 71
Christian Scott S★★★★No. 85

247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.

The 2007 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Running backs14.00.939
Receivers24.00.945
Offensive line34.30.965
Defensive line53.60.887
Linebackers14.00.970
Defensive backs34.30.971
Athletes and specialists15.00.988
Whole class164.10.939

High-school signees by position group, with their average stars and 247Sports composite rating (out of 1), via CollegeFootballData.com. Athletes are signees with no set position.

Drafted in 2008

The 2008 draft
Rd 2Limas Sweed WRPittsburgh Steelers
Rd 3Jamaal Charles RBKansas City Chiefs
Rd 3Jermichael Finley TEGreen Bay Packers
Rd 4Tony Hills OTPittsburgh Steelers
Rd 5Frank Okam DTHouston Texans

All-Big 12

3 first team, 4 second team

First team

Second team

From Wikipedia’s 2007 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

2007 Big 12 standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Kansas7–⁠112–⁠17
Missouri7–⁠112–⁠24
Oklahoma6–⁠211–⁠38
Texas5–⁠310–⁠310
Texas Tech4–⁠49–⁠422
Oklahoma State4–⁠47–⁠6
Texas A&M4–⁠47–⁠6
Colorado4–⁠46–⁠7
Kansas State3–⁠55–⁠7
Nebraska2–⁠65–⁠7
Iowa State2–⁠63–⁠9
Baylor0–⁠83–⁠9

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.