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2019 Texas

8–⁠5 (5–⁠4 Big 12), coached by Tom Herman, finished No. 25 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Texas in 2019, game by game: won vs. Louisiana Tech 45–14; lost vs. No. 6 LSU 38–45; won vs. Rice 48–13; won vs. Oklahoma State 36–30; won at West Virginia 42–31; lost vs. No. 6 Oklahoma 27–34; won vs. Kansas 50–48; lost at TCU 27–37; won vs. No. 20 Kansas State 27–24; lost at Iowa State 21–23; lost at No. 13 Baylor 10–24; won vs. Texas Tech 49–24; won vs. No. 12 Utah 38–10+35−14Won 45–14 vs. Louisiana Tech+31Louisiana TechLost 38–45 vs. No. 6 LSU-7No. 6 LSUWon 48–13 vs. Rice+35RiceWon 36–30 vs. Oklahoma State+6Oklahoma StateWon 42–31 at West Virginia+11West VirginiaLost 27–34 vs. No. 6 Oklahoma-7No. 6 OklahomaWon 50–48 vs. Kansas+2KansasLost 27–37 at TCU-10TCUWon 27–24 vs. No. 20 Kansas State+3No. 20 Kansas StateLost 21–23 at Iowa State-2Iowa StateLost 10–24 at No. 13 Baylor-14No. 13 BaylorWon 49–24 vs. Texas Tech+25Texas TechWon 38–10 vs. No. 12 Utah+28No. 12 Utah
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 31vsLouisiana TechW 45–⁠1473%
Sep 7vs6LSUL 38–⁠4554%
Sep 14vsRiceW 48–⁠1386%
Sep 21vsOklahoma StateW 36–⁠3061%
Oct 5atWest VirginiaW 42–⁠3151%
Oct 12vs6OklahomaL 27–⁠3439%
Oct 19vsKansasW 50–⁠4886%
Oct 26atTCUL 27–⁠3758%
Nov 9vs20Kansas StateW 27–⁠2461%
Nov 16atIowa StateL 21–⁠2344%
Nov 23at13BaylorL 10–⁠2441%
Nov 29vsTexas TechW 49–⁠2474%
Dec 31Bowls & playoffvs12UtahAlamo BowlW 38–⁠1038%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Utah 38–⁠10 in the Alamo Bowl; No. 25 in the final AP poll; tied for 3rd in the Big 12.

In program history: The tied 51st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 126 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 10
  2. Wk 2: 9
  3. Wk 3: 12
  4. Wk 4: 12
  5. Wk 5: 11
  6. Wk 6: 11
  7. Wk 7: 11
  8. Wk 8: 15
  9. Wk 9: 15
  10. Wk 12: 22
  11. Final: 25
Record
8–⁠5
Conference
5–⁠4 tied for 3rd in Big 12
AP final
No. 25 peak No. 9
Points
458–⁠357
Coach
Tom Herman
Elo
1667 +40 this season
SP+ rating
12.0 No. 26 of 130; offense No. 10, defense No. 67, special teams No. 14
SRS
13.9 No. 17 of 130 in FBS
Returning
71% of last season’s EPA, No. 43 of 130
Recruiting class
No. 3 roster talent No. 7 in FBS
Offensive coordinators
Tim Beck and Herb Hand
Defensive coordinators
Todd Orlando and Craig Naivar
Offense
Spread
Defense
3–⁠4

How good, play by play

  • Offense9th of 130
  • Defense69th of 130
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted7th of 130
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted57th of 130
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.2548%1.259th of 130
Defense0.1245%1.1969th of 130
Opponent-adjusted0.24 off
0.08 def		49% off
43% def		—7th off
57th 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
Offense4.2own 2819% allowed
Defense3.4own 2818% caused

CORE rating 13.9, 17th of 130 (offense 12.0, defense -1.9).

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 QB3,663 yds
Passing touchdownsSam Ehlinger QB32 TD
Rushing yardsKeaontay Ingram RB853 yds
Rushing touchdownsKeaontay Ingram RB7 TD
Receiving yardsDevin Duvernay WR1,386 yds
Receiving touchdownsDevin Duvernay WR9 TD
TacklesJoseph Ossai LB90 tkl
SacksJoseph Ossai LB5 sacks
InterceptionsD’Shawn Jamison DB3 INT

Top recruits in the 2019 class

Bru McCoy ATH★★★★★No. 9
Jordan Whittington ATH★★★★★No. 34
Jake Smith WR★★★★No. 49
Tyler Johnson OT★★★★No. 58
De’Gabriel Floyd ILB★★★★No. 67
Tyler Owens S★★★★No. 102
Kenyatta Watson II CB★★★★No. 131
Marcus Washington WR★★★★No. 146

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

The 2019 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks14.00.911
Running backs14.00.914
Receivers63.30.895
Offensive line34.00.928
Defensive line43.30.869
Linebackers53.00.872
Defensive backs53.40.894
Athletes and specialists25.00.989
Whole class273.50.899

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 2020

The 2020 draft
Rd 3Brandon Jones SMiami Dolphins
Rd 3Devin Duvernay WRBaltimore Ravens
Rd 5Collin Johnson WRJacksonville Jaguars

Roster 115

The 2019 roster

115 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2019 line; 62 have a stat line. See the roster

All-Big 12

2 first team, 4 second team

First team

Second team

From Wikipedia’s 2019 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

2019 Big 12 standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Oklahoma8–⁠112–⁠27
Baylor8–⁠111–⁠313
Texas5–⁠48–⁠525
Kansas State5–⁠48–⁠5
Oklahoma State5–⁠48–⁠5
Iowa State5–⁠47–⁠6
TCU3–⁠65–⁠7
West Virginia3–⁠65–⁠7
Texas Tech2–⁠74–⁠8
Kansas1–⁠83–⁠9

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