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2020 Texas

7–⁠3 (5–⁠3 Big 12), coached by Tom Herman, finished No. 19 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Texas in 2020, game by game: won vs. UTEP 59–3; won at Texas Tech 63–56; lost vs. TCU 31–33; lost vs. Oklahoma 45–53; won vs. Baylor 27–16; won at No. 6 Oklahoma State 41–34; won vs. West Virginia 17–13; lost vs. No. 15 Iowa State 20–23; won at Kansas State 69–31; won vs. Colorado 55–23+56−8Won 59–3 vs. UTEP+56UTEPWon 63–56 at Texas Tech+7Texas TechLost 31–33 vs. TCU-2TCULost 45–53 vs. Oklahoma-8OklahomaWon 27–16 vs. Baylor+11BaylorWon 41–34 at No. 6 Oklahoma State+7No. 6 Oklahoma StateWon 17–13 vs. West Virginia+4West VirginiaLost 20–23 vs. No. 15 Iowa State-3No. 15 Iowa StateWon 69–31 at Kansas State+38Kansas StateWon 55–23 vs. Colorado+32Colorado
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 12vsUTEPW 59–⁠390%
Sep 26atTexas TechW 63–⁠5662%
Oct 3vsTCUL 31–⁠3375%
Oct 10vsOklahomaL 45–⁠5347%
Oct 24vsBaylorW 27–⁠1659%
Oct 31at6Oklahoma StateW 41–⁠3442%
Nov 7vsWest VirginiaW 17–⁠1370%
Nov 27vs15Iowa StateL 20–⁠2360%
Dec 5atKansas StateW 69–⁠3158%
Dec 29Bowls & playoffvsColoradoAlamo BowlW 55–⁠2370%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Colorado 55–⁠23 in the Alamo Bowl; No. 19 in the final AP poll; 4th in the Big 12.

In program history: The 43rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 126 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 14
  2. Wk 3: 9
  3. Wk 4: 8
  4. Wk 5: 9
  5. Wk 6: 22
  6. Wk 10: 22
  7. Wk 11: 21
  8. Wk 12: 22
  9. Wk 13: 20
  10. Wk 15: 23
  11. Wk 16: 21
  12. Final: 19

Consensus All-AmericanJoseph Ossai, LB

Record
7–⁠3
Conference
5–⁠3 4th in Big 12
AP final
No. 19 peak No. 8
Points
427–⁠285
Coach
Tom Herman
Elo
1681 +70 this season
SP+ rating
9.7 No. 29 of 130; offense No. 22, defense No. 42
SRS
13.3 No. 11 of 77 in FBS
Returning
70% of last season’s EPA, No. 53 of 130
Recruiting class
No. 9 roster talent No. 5 in FBS
Offensive coordinators
Mike Yurcich and Herb Hand
Defensive coordinators
Chris Ash and Coleman Hutzler
Offense
Spread
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense25th of 127
  • Defense33rd of 127
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted15th of 127
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted30th of 127
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.2043%1.3825th of 127
Defense0.0443%1.1033rd of 127
Opponent-adjusted0.21 off
0.05 def		46% off
43% def		—15th off
30th 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
Offense4.4own 3116% allowed
Defense3.4own 3219% caused

CORE rating 11.8, 20th of 127 (offense 9.8, defense -2.1).

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 QB2,566 yds
Passing touchdownsSam Ehlinger QB26 TD
Rushing yardsBijan Robinson RB703 yds
Rushing touchdownsSam Ehlinger QB8 TD
Receiving yardsJoshua Moore WR472 yds
Receiving touchdownsJoshua Moore WR9 TD
TacklesJuwan Mitchell LB62 tkl
SacksJoseph Ossai LB5.5 sacks
InterceptionsDeMarvion Overshown LB2 INT

Top recruits in the 2020 class

Bijan Robinson RB★★★★★No. 15
Hudson Card DUAL★★★★No. 59
Alfred Collins SDE★★★★No. 63
Ja’Quinden Jackson DUAL★★★★No. 73
Vernon Broughton DT★★★★No. 122
Prince Dorbah OLB★★★★No. 127
Xavion Alford S★★★★No. 139
Kitan Crawford CB★★★★No. 145

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

The 2020 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks24.00.969
Running backs15.00.993
Receivers23.50.896
Offensive line44.00.907
Defensive line33.70.923
Linebackers23.50.897
Defensive backs44.00.924
Athletes and specialists23.50.884
Whole class203.90.919

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 2021

The 2021 draft
Rd 2Samuel Cosmi OTWashington Football Team
Rd 3Joseph Ossai DECincinnati Bengals
Rd 5Ta’Quon Graham DTAtlanta Falcons
Rd 5Caden Sterns SDenver Broncos
Rd 6Sam Ehlinger QBIndianapolis Colts

Roster 121

The 2020 roster

121 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2020 line; 64 have a stat line. See the roster

All-Big 12

2 first team, 3 second team

First team

Second team

From Wikipedia’s 2020 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

2020 Big 12 standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Iowa State8–⁠19–⁠39
Oklahoma6–⁠29–⁠26
Oklahoma State6–⁠38–⁠320
Texas5–⁠37–⁠319
TCU5–⁠46–⁠4
West Virginia4–⁠46–⁠4
Kansas State4–⁠54–⁠6
Texas Tech3–⁠64–⁠6
Baylor2–⁠72–⁠7
Kansas0–⁠80–⁠9

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