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2024 Texas

13–⁠3 (7–⁠1 Southeastern Conference), coached by Steve Sarkisian, finished No. 4 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Texas in 2024, game by game: won vs. Colorado State 52–0; won at No. 10 Michigan 31–12; won vs. UTSA 56–7; won vs. UL Monroe 51–3; won vs. Mississippi State 35–13; won vs. No. 18 Oklahoma 34–3; lost vs. No. 5 Georgia 15–30; won at No. 25 Vanderbilt 27–24; won vs. Florida 49–17; won at Arkansas 20–10; won vs. Kentucky 31–14; won at No. 20 Texas A&M 17–7; lost vs. No. 5 Georgia 19–22; won vs. No. 13 Clemson 38–24; won vs. No. 10 Arizona State 39–31; lost vs. No. 6 Ohio State 14–28+52−15Won 52–0 vs. Colorado State+52Colorado StateWon 31–12 at No. 10 Michigan+19No. 10 MichiganWon 56–7 vs. UTSA+49UTSAWon 51–3 vs. UL Monroe+48UL MonroeWon 35–13 vs. Mississippi State+22Mississippi Sta…Won 34–3 vs. No. 18 Oklahoma+31No. 18 OklahomaLost 15–30 vs. No. 5 Georgia-15No. 5 GeorgiaWon 27–24 at No. 25 Vanderbilt+3No. 25 VanderbiltWon 49–17 vs. Florida+32FloridaWon 20–10 at Arkansas+10ArkansasWon 31–14 vs. Kentucky+17KentuckyWon 17–7 at No. 20 Texas A&M+10No. 20 Texas A&MLost 19–22 vs. No. 5 Georgia-3No. 5 GeorgiaWon 38–24 vs. No. 13 Clemson+14No. 13 ClemsonWon 39–31 vs. No. 10 Arizona State+8No. 10 Arizona StateLost 14–28 vs. No. 6 Ohio State-14No. 6 Ohio State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 31vsColorado StateW 52–⁠086%
Sep 7at10MichiganW 31–⁠1230%
Sep 14vsUTSAW 56–⁠779%
Sep 21vsUL MonroeW 51–⁠390%
Sep 28vsMississippi StateW 35–⁠1390%
Oct 12vs18OklahomaAllstate Red River RivalryW 34–⁠367%
Oct 19vs5GeorgiaL 15–⁠3059%
Oct 26at25VanderbiltW 27–⁠2475%
Nov 9vsFloridaW 49–⁠1784%
Nov 16atArkansasW 20–⁠1075%
Nov 23vsKentuckyW 31–⁠1489%
Nov 30at20Texas A&MW 17–⁠764%
Dec 7vs5GeorgiaSEC ChampionshipL 19–⁠2249%
Dec 21Bowls & playoffvs13ClemsonCFP First RoundW 38–⁠2468%
Jan 1Bowls & playoffvs10Arizona StatePeach Bowl, CFP QuarterfinalW 39–⁠3166%
Jan 10Bowls & playoffvs6Ohio StateCotton Bowl, CFP SemifinalL 14–⁠2847%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Ohio State 28–⁠14 in the Cotton Bowl, CFP Semifinal; No. 4 in the final AP poll; first in the Southeastern Conference.

In program history: The 5th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 126 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 4
  2. Wk 2: 3
  3. Wk 3: 2
  4. Wk 4: 1
  5. Wk 5: 1
  6. Wk 6: 2
  7. Wk 7: 1
  8. Wk 8: 1
  9. Wk 9: 5
  10. Wk 10: 6
  11. Wk 11: 5
  12. Wk 12: 3
  13. Wk 13: 3
  14. Wk 14: 3
  15. Wk 15: 2
  16. Wk 16: 4
  17. Final: 4

Outland TrophyKelvin Banks Jr., OT; also the Lombardi

Jim Thorpe AwardJahdae Barron, CB

2 consensus All-AmericansKelvin Banks, OL; Jahdae Barron, CB

Record
13–⁠3
Conference
7–⁠1 first in Southeastern Conference
AP final
No. 4 peak No. 1
Points
528–⁠245
Coach
Steve Sarkisian
Elo
1788 +111 this season
SP+ rating
24.1 No. 7 of 134; offense No. 13, defense No. 2, special teams No. 117
SRS
19.4 No. 3 of 134 in FBS
Returning
47% of last season’s EPA, No. 66 of 133
Recruiting class
No. 6 roster talent No. 4 in FBS
Offensive coordinators
Kyle Flood and A.J. Milwee
Defensive coordinators
Pete Kwiatkowski and Johnny Nansen
Offense
Pro spread
Defense
4–⁠2–⁠5

How good, play by play

  • Offense35th of 134
  • Defense3rd of 134
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted23rd of 134
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted2nd of 134
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.1646%1.3035th of 134
Defense-0.0938%1.033rd of 134
Opponent-adjusted0.19 off
-0.09 def		47% off
37% def		—23rd off
2nd 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
Offense3.9own 3118% allowed
Defense2.6own 2921% caused

CORE rating 27.4, 3rd of 134 (offense 7.0, defense -20.4).

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 yardsQuinn Ewers QB3,472 yds
Passing touchdownsQuinn Ewers QB31 TD
Rushing yardsTre Wisner RB1,064 yds
Rushing touchdownsJaydon Blue RB8 TD
Receiving yardsMatthew Golden WR987 yds
Receiving touchdownsMatthew Golden WR9 TD
TacklesAnthony Hill Jr. LB113 tkl
SacksColin Simmons DE9 sacks
InterceptionsAndrew Mukuba DB5 INT

Top recruits in the 2024 class

Colin Simmons DE★★★★★No. 18
Brandon Baker OT★★★★★No. 32
Kobe Black CB★★★★★No. 34
Xavier Filsaime S★★★★★No. 37
Ryan Wingo WR★★★★No. 39
Jerrick Gibson RB★★★★No. 117
Aaron Butler WR★★★★No. 138
Wardell Mack CB★★★★No. 149

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

The 2024 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks14.00.907
Running backs24.00.925
Receivers63.80.915
Offensive line34.30.927
Defensive line43.80.922
Linebackers14.00.901
Defensive backs54.40.947
Athletes and specialists13.00.822
Whole class234.00.921

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 2025

The 2025 draft
Rd 1Kelvin Banks Jr. OTNew Orleans Saints
Rd 1Jahdae Barron CBDenver Broncos
Rd 1Matthew Golden WRGreen Bay Packers
Rd 2Alfred Collins DTSan Francisco 49ers
Rd 2Andrew Mukuba SPhiladelphia Eagles
Rd 3Vernon Broughton DTNew Orleans Saints
Rd 4Gunnar Helm TETennessee Titans
Rd 4Barryn Sorrell DEGreen Bay Packers
Rd 5Jaydon Blue RBDallas Cowboys
Rd 6Cameron Williams OTPhiladelphia Eagles
Rd 6Hayden Conner OGArizona Cardinals
Rd 7Quinn Ewers QBMiami Dolphins

Roster 117

The 2024 roster

117 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2024 line; 64 have a stat line. See the roster

Transfers in 10

The 2024 portal
Isaiah Bond WR★★★★★from Alabama
Amari Niblack TE★★★★from Alabama
Andrew Mukuba S★★★★from Clemson
Trey Moore DE★★★★from UTSA
Matthew Golden WR★★★★from Houston
Silas Bolden WR★★★★from Oregon State
Bill Norton DL★★★from Arizona
Jay’Vion Cole CB★★★from San José State
Tiaoalil Savea DL★★★from Arizona
Jermayne Lole DL★★★from Louisville

Transfers out 25

Maalik Murphy QB★★★★to Duke
Terrance Brooks CB★★★★to Illinois
J’Mond Tapp DE★★★to Arizona State
Billy Walton III DE★★★to SMU
Isaiah Neyor WR★★★to Nebraska
Jalen Catalon S★★★to UNLV
Jerrin Thompson S★★★to Auburn
Kendrick Blackshire LB★★★to UTSA
Kitan Crawford S★★★to Nevada
Payton Kirkland OT★★★to Colorado
Austin Jordan CB★★★to TCU
Casey Cain WR★★★to UNLV

And 13 more, lower-rated or unrated.

All-SEC

5 first team, 2 second team

First team

Second team

From Wikipedia’s 2024 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

2024 Southeastern Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Texas7–⁠113–⁠34
Georgia6–⁠211–⁠36
Tennessee6–⁠210–⁠39
Missouri5–⁠310–⁠322
Ole Miss5–⁠310–⁠311
South Carolina5–⁠39–⁠419
Alabama5–⁠39–⁠417
LSU5–⁠39–⁠4
Texas A&M5–⁠38–⁠5
Florida4–⁠48–⁠5
Vanderbilt3–⁠57–⁠6
Arkansas3–⁠57–⁠6
Oklahoma2–⁠66–⁠7
Auburn2–⁠65–⁠7
Kentucky1–⁠74–⁠8
Mississippi State0–⁠82–⁠10

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