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2015 Texas

5–⁠7 (4–⁠5 Big 12), coached by Charlie Strong.

Schedule and results

Texas in 2015, game by game: lost at No. 11 Notre Dame 3–38; won vs. Rice 42–28; lost vs. California 44–45; lost vs. No. 24 Oklahoma State 27–30; lost at No. 4 TCU 7–50; won vs. No. 10 Oklahoma 24–17; won vs. Kansas State 23–9; lost at Iowa State 0–24; won vs. Kansas 59–20; lost at West Virginia 20–38; lost vs. Texas Tech 45–48; won at No. 12 Baylor 23–17+39−43Lost 3–38 at No. 11 Notre Dame-35No. 11 Notre DameWon 42–28 vs. Rice+14RiceLost 44–45 vs. California-1CaliforniaLost 27–30 vs. No. 24 Oklahoma State-3No. 24 Oklahoma StateLost 7–50 at No. 4 TCU-43No. 4 TCUWon 24–17 vs. No. 10 Oklahoma+7No. 10 OklahomaWon 23–9 vs. Kansas State+14Kansas StateLost 0–24 at Iowa State-24Iowa StateWon 59–20 vs. Kansas+39KansasLost 20–38 at West Virginia-18West VirginiaLost 45–48 vs. Texas Tech-3Texas TechWon 23–17 at No. 12 Baylor+6No. 12 Baylor
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 5at11Notre DameL 3–⁠3836%
Sep 12vsRiceW 42–⁠2852%
Sep 19vsCaliforniaL 44–⁠4564%
Sep 26vs24Oklahoma StateL 27–⁠3048%
Oct 3at4TCUL 7–⁠5019%
Oct 10vs10OklahomaW 24–⁠1729%
Oct 24vsKansas StateW 23–⁠954%
Oct 31atIowa StateL 0–⁠2466%
Nov 7vsKansasW 59–⁠2083%
Nov 14atWest VirginiaL 20–⁠3840%
Nov 26vsTexas TechL 45–⁠4855%
Dec 5at12BaylorW 23–⁠1715%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Baylor 23–⁠17; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 5th in the Big 12.

In program history: The 110th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 126 on file).

Record
5–⁠7
Conference
4–⁠5 tied for 5th in Big 12
AP final
Unranked
Points
317–⁠364
Coach
Charlie Strong
Elo
1528 −10 this season
SP+ rating
3.7 No. 62 of 128; offense No. 58, defense No. 60, special teams No. 67
SRS
1.8 No. 61 of 128 in FBS
Returning
50% of last season’s EPA, No. 83 of 128
Recruiting class
No. 10 roster talent No. 11 in FBS
Offensive coordinators
Joe Wickline and Jay Norvell
Defensive coordinator
Vance Bedford
Offense
Spread
Defense
3–⁠3–⁠5

How good, play by play

  • Offense52nd of 128
  • Defense75th of 128
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted64th of 128
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted50th of 128
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.1040%1.1752nd of 128
Defense0.1147%1.0975th of 128
Opponent-adjusted0.09 off
0.05 def		40% off
45% def		—64th off
50th def
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. The opponent-adjusted row (offense / defense) is CollegeFootballData.com’s WEPA, which accounts for who each team played.

Drives and havoc

Points per trip inside the 40Average startHavoc
Offense3.2own 282% allowed
Defense3.8own 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.

Leaders

Passing yardsJerrod Heard WR1,214 yds
Passing touchdownsJerrod Heard WR5 TD
Rushing yardsD’Onta Foreman RB681 yds
Rushing touchdownsTyrone Swoopes QB12 TD
Receiving yardsJohn Burt WR457 yds
Receiving touchdownsArmanti Foreman WR2 TD
InterceptionsDylan Haines S5 INT

Top recruits in the 2015 class

Malik Jefferson OLB★★★★★No. 10
Holton Hill CB★★★★No. 76
Anthony Wheeler OLB★★★★No. 77
Chris Warren III RB★★★★No. 80
Kris Boyd CB★★★★No. 91
Patrick Vahe OC★★★★No. 129
John Burt WR★★★★No. 138
DeShon Elliott S★★★★No. 191

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

The 2015 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Running backs14.00.962
Receivers34.00.923
Offensive line14.00.943
Defensive line23.50.859
Linebackers34.30.955
Defensive backs44.00.936
Athletes and specialists33.70.895
Whole class173.90.923

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 2016

The 2016 draft
Rd 4Hassan Ridgeway DTIndianapolis Colts

Roster 119

The 2015 roster

119 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2015 line; 31 have a stat line. See the roster

All-Big 12

1 first team, 1 second team

First team

Second team

From Wikipedia’s 2015 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

2015 Big 12 standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Oklahoma8–⁠111–⁠25
TCU7–⁠211–⁠27
Oklahoma State7–⁠210–⁠320
Baylor6–⁠310–⁠313
West Virginia4–⁠58–⁠5
Texas Tech4–⁠57–⁠6
Texas4–⁠55–⁠7
Kansas State3–⁠66–⁠7
Iowa State2–⁠73–⁠9
Kansas0–⁠90–⁠12

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