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2016 Texas

5–⁠7 (3–⁠6 Big 12), coached by Charlie Strong.

Schedule and results

Texas in 2016, game by game: won vs. No. 10 Notre Dame 50–47; won vs. UTEP 41–7; lost at California 43–50; lost at Oklahoma State 31–49; lost vs. No. 20 Oklahoma 40–45; won vs. Iowa State 27–6; lost at Kansas State 21–24; won vs. No. 8 Baylor 35–34; won at Texas Tech 45–37; lost vs. No. 11 West Virginia 20–24; lost at Kansas 21–24; lost vs. TCU 9–31+34−22Won 50–47 vs. No. 10 Notre Dame+3No. 10 Notre DameWon 41–7 vs. UTEP+34UTEPLost 43–50 at California-7CaliforniaLost 31–49 at Oklahoma State-18Oklahoma StateLost 40–45 vs. No. 20 Oklahoma-5No. 20 OklahomaWon 27–6 vs. Iowa State+21Iowa StateLost 21–24 at Kansas State-3Kansas StateWon 35–34 vs. No. 8 Baylor+1No. 8 BaylorWon 45–37 at Texas Tech+8Texas TechLost 20–24 vs. No. 11 West Virginia-4No. 11 West VirginiaLost 21–24 at Kansas-3KansasLost 9–31 vs. TCU-22TCU
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 4vs10Notre DameW 50–⁠4742%
Sep 10vsUTEPW 41–⁠772%
Sep 17atCaliforniaL 43–⁠5045%
Oct 1atOklahoma StateL 31–⁠4937%
Oct 8vs20OklahomaL 40–⁠4531%
Oct 15vsIowa StateW 27–⁠670%
Oct 22atKansas StateL 21–⁠2441%
Oct 29vs8BaylorW 35–⁠3431%
Nov 5atTexas TechW 45–⁠3744%
Nov 12vs11West VirginiaL 20–⁠2444%
Nov 19atKansasL 21–⁠2478%
Nov 25vsTCUL 9–⁠3141%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to TCU 31–⁠9; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 6th in the Big 12.

In program history: The 117th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 126 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 2: 11
  2. Wk 3: 11
  3. Wk 4: 21
  4. Wk 5: 22

Doak Walker AwardD’Onta Foreman, RB

2 consensus All-AmericansD’Onta Foreman, RB; Connor Williams, OL

Record
5–⁠7
Conference
3–⁠6 tied for 6th in Big 12
AP final
Unranked peak No. 11
Points
383–⁠378
Coach
Charlie Strong
Elo
1483 −36 this season
SP+ rating
10.6 No. 36 of 128; offense No. 25, defense No. 50, special teams No. 67
SRS
3.2 No. 50 of 128 in FBS
Returning
86% of last season’s EPA, No. 27 of 128
Recruiting class
No. 7 roster talent No. 11 in FBS
Offensive coordinator
Sterlin Gilbert
Defensive coordinator
Vance Bedford
Offense
Veer and Shoot
Defense
3–⁠3–⁠5

How good, play by play

  • Offense61st of 128
  • Defense73rd of 128
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted78th of 128
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted60th of 128
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.1147%0.9961st of 128
Defense0.1343%1.1873rd of 128
Opponent-adjusted0.08 off
0.10 def		47% off
41% def		—78th off
60th 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
Offense3.3own 3014% allowed
Defense3.5own 2618% caused

CORE rating 1.7, 51st of 128 (offense -0.7, defense -2.4).

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. CORE is CollegeFootballData.com’s context- and opponent-adjusted rating (points better than an average team; lower is better on defense). From CollegeFootballData.com.

Leaders

Passing yardsShane Buechele QB2,958 yds
Passing touchdownsShane Buechele QB21 TD
Rushing yardsD’Onta Foreman RB2,028 yds
Rushing touchdownsD’Onta Foreman RB15 TD
Receiving yardsArmanti Foreman WR420 yds
Receiving touchdownsArmanti Foreman WR3 TD
TacklesBreckyn Hager DL65 tkl
SacksBreckyn Hager DL6 sacks
InterceptionsDylan Haines S4 INT

Top recruits in the 2016 class

Devin Duvernay WR★★★★No. 37
Brandon Jones S★★★★No. 40
Patrick Hudson OG★★★★No. 50
Jeffrey McCulloch OLB★★★★No. 62
Erick Fowler OLB★★★★No. 73
Jean Delance OT★★★★No. 116
Jordan Elliott DT★★★★No. 118
Shane Buechele DUAL★★★★No. 182

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

The 2016 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks14.00.925
Running backs14.00.907
Receivers53.40.898
Offensive line63.70.906
Defensive line73.70.900
Linebackers33.70.934
Defensive backs33.70.921
Athletes and specialists23.00.867
Whole class283.60.906

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 2017

The 2017 draft
Rd 3D’Onta Foreman RBHouston Texans

Roster 120

The 2016 roster

120 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2016 line; 59 have a stat line. See the roster

All-Big 12

3 first team, 3 second team

First team

Second team

From Wikipedia’s 2016 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

2016 Big 12 standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Oklahoma9–⁠011–⁠25
Oklahoma State7–⁠210–⁠311
West Virginia7–⁠210–⁠318
Kansas State6–⁠39–⁠4
TCU4–⁠56–⁠7
Baylor3–⁠67–⁠6
Texas Tech3–⁠65–⁠7
Texas3–⁠65–⁠7
Iowa State2–⁠73–⁠9
Kansas1–⁠82–⁠10

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