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2017 Texas

7–⁠6 (5–⁠4 Big 12), coached by Tom Herman.

Schedule and results

Texas in 2017, game by game: lost vs. Maryland 41–51; won vs. San José State 56–0; lost at No. 4 USC 24–27; won at Iowa State 17–7; won vs. Kansas State 40–34; lost vs. No. 12 Oklahoma 24–29; lost vs. No. 10 Oklahoma State 10–13; won at Baylor 38–7; lost at No. 10 TCU 7–24; won vs. Kansas 42–27; won at No. 24 West Virginia 28–14; lost vs. Texas Tech 23–27; won vs. Missouri 33–16+56−17Lost 41–51 vs. Maryland-10MarylandWon 56–0 vs. San José State+56San José StateLost 24–27 at No. 4 USC-3No. 4 USCWon 17–7 at Iowa State+10Iowa StateWon 40–34 vs. Kansas State+6Kansas StateLost 24–29 vs. No. 12 Oklahoma-5No. 12 OklahomaLost 10–13 vs. No. 10 Oklahoma State-3No. 10 Oklahoma StateWon 38–7 at Baylor+31BaylorLost 7–24 at No. 10 TCU-17No. 10 TCUWon 42–27 vs. Kansas+15KansasWon 28–14 at No. 24 West Virginia+14No. 24 West VirginiaLost 23–27 vs. Texas Tech-4Texas TechWon 33–16 vs. Missouri+17Missouri
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 2vsMarylandL 41–⁠5162%
Sep 9vsSan José StateW 56–⁠064%
Sep 16at4USCL 24–⁠2716%
Sep 28atIowa StateW 17–⁠741%
Oct 7vsKansas StateW 40–⁠3444%
Oct 14vs12OklahomaL 24–⁠2926%
Oct 21vs10Oklahoma StateL 10–⁠1334%
Oct 28atBaylorW 38–⁠754%
Nov 4at10TCUL 7–⁠2426%
Nov 11vsKansasW 42–⁠2788%
Nov 18at24West VirginiaW 28–⁠1432%
Nov 24vsTexas TechL 23–⁠2772%
Dec 27Bowls & playoffvsMissouriTexas BowlW 33–⁠1648%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Missouri 33–⁠16 in the Texas Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 4th in the Big 12.

In program history: The 86th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 126 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 23

Ray Guy AwardMichael Dickson, P

2 consensus All-AmericansDeShon Elliott, DB; Michael Dickson, P

Record
7–⁠6
Conference
5–⁠4 tied for 4th in Big 12
AP final
Unranked peak No. 23
Points
383–⁠276
Coach
Tom Herman
Elo
1584 +95 this season
SP+ rating
10.6 No. 30 of 128; offense No. 80, defense No. 13, special teams No. 59
SRS
9.4 No. 31 of 130 in FBS
Returning
64% of last season’s EPA, No. 56 of 128
Recruiting class
No. 25 roster talent No. 13 in FBS
Offensive coordinator
Tim Beck
Defensive coordinator
Todd Orlando
Offense
Spread
Defense
3–⁠4

How good, play by play

  • Offense94th of 130
  • Defense6th of 130
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted103rd of 130
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted3rd of 130
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0340%1.2294th of 130
Defense-0.0737%1.136th of 130
Opponent-adjusted0.04 off
-0.08 def		41% off
36% def		—103rd off
3rd 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
Offense3.0own 3216% allowed
Defense2.9own 2918% caused

CORE rating 7.2, 33rd of 130 (offense -9.1, defense -16.3).

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 yardsSam Ehlinger QB1,915 yds
Passing touchdownsSam Ehlinger QB11 TD
Rushing yardsSam Ehlinger QB385 yds
Rushing touchdownsChris Warren III RB6 TD
Receiving yardsCollin Johnson WR765 yds
Receiving touchdownsArmanti Foreman WR4 TD
TacklesMalik Jefferson LB110 tkl
SacksBreckyn Hager DL4 sacks
InterceptionsDeShon Elliott DB6 INT

Top recruits in the 2017 class

Sam Ehlinger DUAL★★★★No. 119
Damion Miller WR★★★★No. 151
Toneil Carter RB★★★★No. 164
Ta’Quon Graham WDE★★★★No. 205
Montrell Estell ATH★★★★No. 239
Josh Thompson CB★★★★No. 297

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

The 2017 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks14.00.945
Running backs23.50.896
Receivers43.30.878
Offensive line23.00.853
Defensive line33.30.874
Defensive backs23.50.882
Athletes and specialists14.00.910
Whole class153.40.883

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 2018

The 2018 draft
Rd 2Connor Williams OGDallas Cowboys
Rd 3Malik Jefferson OLBCincinnati Bengals
Rd 5Michael Dickson PSeattle Seahawks
Rd 6DeShon Elliott SBaltimore Ravens

Roster 108

The 2017 roster

108 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2017 line; 47 have a stat line. See the roster

All-Big 12

4 first team, 1 second team

First team

Second team

From Wikipedia’s 2017 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

2017 Big 12 standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Oklahoma8–⁠112–⁠23
TCU7–⁠211–⁠39
Oklahoma State6–⁠310–⁠314
Kansas State5–⁠48–⁠5
Iowa State5–⁠48–⁠5
Texas5–⁠47–⁠6
West Virginia5–⁠47–⁠6
Texas Tech3–⁠66–⁠7
Baylor1–⁠81–⁠11
Kansas0–⁠91–⁠11

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