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2025 Texas

10–⁠3 (6–⁠2 Southeastern Conference), coached by Steve Sarkisian, finished No. 12 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Texas in 2025, game by game: lost at No. 3 Ohio State 7–14; won vs. San José State 38–7; won vs. UTEP 27–10; won vs. Sam Houston 55–0; lost at Florida 21–29; won vs. No. 6 Oklahoma 23–6; won at Kentucky 16–13; won at Mississippi State 45–38; won vs. No. 9 Vanderbilt 34–31; lost at No. 5 Georgia 10–35; won vs. Arkansas 52–37; won vs. No. 3 Texas A&M 27–17; won vs. No. 18 Michigan 41–27+55−25Lost 7–14 at No. 3 Ohio State-7No. 3 Ohio StateWon 38–7 vs. San José State+31San José StateWon 27–10 vs. UTEP+17UTEPWon 55–0 vs. Sam Houston+55Sam HoustonLost 21–29 at Florida-8FloridaWon 23–6 vs. No. 6 Oklahoma+17No. 6 OklahomaWon 16–13 at Kentucky+3KentuckyWon 45–38 at Mississippi State+7Mississippi Sta…Won 34–31 vs. No. 9 Vanderbilt+3No. 9 VanderbiltLost 10–35 at No. 5 Georgia-25No. 5 GeorgiaWon 52–37 vs. Arkansas+15ArkansasWon 27–17 vs. No. 3 Texas A&M+10No. 3 Texas A&MWon 41–27 vs. No. 18 Michigan+14No. 18 Michigan
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 30at3Ohio StateL 7–⁠1433%
Sep 6vsSan José StateW 38–⁠781%
Sep 13vsUTEPW 27–⁠1088%
Sep 20vsSam HoustonW 55–⁠086%
Oct 4atFloridaL 21–⁠2964%
Oct 11vs6OklahomaAllstate Red River RivalryW 23–⁠656%
Oct 18atKentuckyW 16–⁠1374%
Oct 25atMississippi StateW 45–⁠3874%
Nov 1vs9VanderbiltW 34–⁠3168%
Nov 15at5GeorgiaL 10–⁠3536%
Nov 22vsArkansasW 52–⁠3784%
Nov 28vs3Texas A&MW 27–⁠1754%
Dec 31Bowls & playoffvs18MichiganCitrus BowlW 41–⁠2758%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Michigan 41–⁠27 in the Citrus Bowl; No. 12 in the final AP poll; tied for 5th in the Southeastern Conference.

In program history: The 14th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 126 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 1
  2. Wk 2: 7
  3. Wk 3: 7
  4. Wk 4: 8
  5. Wk 5: 10
  6. Wk 6: 9
  7. Wk 8: 21
  8. Wk 9: 22
  9. Wk 10: 20
  10. Wk 11: 13
  11. Wk 12: 10
  12. Wk 13: 17
  13. Wk 14: 16
  14. Wk 15: 14
  15. Wk 16: 14
  16. Final: 12

Wuerffel TrophyMichael Taaffe, S

Record
10–⁠3
Conference
6–⁠2 tied for 5th in Southeastern Conference
AP final
No. 12 peak No. 1
Points
396–⁠264
Coach
Steve Sarkisian
Elo
1756 +64 this season
SP+ rating
16.2 No. 17 of 136; offense No. 30, defense No. 18, special teams No. 31
SRS
12.6 No. 19 of 136 in FBS
Returning
28% of last season’s EPA, No. 76 of 134
Recruiting class
No. 1 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
Multiple 4–⁠2–⁠5

How good, play by play

  • Offense36th of 136
  • Defense28th of 136
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted35th of 136
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted22nd of 136
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.1541%1.3936th of 136
Defense0.0239%1.1228th of 136
Opponent-adjusted0.16 off
-0.00 def		42% off
37% def		—35th off
22nd def

Passing and running

Pass successDepth of targetDeep throwsLine yardsStuffed
Offense42%8.6 yds11%3.0019%
Defense42%7.5 yds8%2.8020%
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. Passing and running: depth of target is how far downfield passes traveled in the air; deep throws are the share thrown deep, of the passes whose depth and direction the play-by-play describes (about half); line yards are the running yards per carry credited to the blockers; stuffed is the share of carries stopped at or behind the line. The defense’s line is what its opponents did. From CollegeFootballData.com, 2025 on.

Drives and havoc

Points per trip inside the 40Average startHavoc
Offense3.5own 3116% allowed
Defense3.8own 2618% caused

CORE rating 15.5, 21st of 136 (offense 7.6, defense -7.9).

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 yardsArch Manning QB3,163 yds
Passing touchdownsArch Manning QB26 TD
Rushing yardsTre Wisner RB597 yds
Rushing touchdownsArch Manning QB10 TD
Receiving yardsRyan Wingo WR834 yds
Receiving touchdownsRyan Wingo WR7 TD
TacklesJelani McDonald DB80 tkl
SacksColin Simmons DE12 sacks
InterceptionsJelani McDonald DB3 INT

Top recruits in the 2025 class

Jonah Williams S★★★★★No. 10
Justus Terry DL★★★★★No. 12
Kaliq Lockett WR★★★★★No. 18
Lance Jackson DE★★★★★No. 21
Kade Phillips CB★★★★★No. 27
Jaime Ffrench Jr. WR★★★★No. 44
Michael Terry III ATH★★★★No. 58
Graceson Littleton CB★★★★No. 65

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

The 2025 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks14.00.934
Running backs24.00.912
Receivers54.00.951
Offensive line43.30.884
Defensive line54.40.959
Linebackers23.50.928
Defensive backs54.20.948
Athletes and specialists14.00.970
Whole class254.00.936

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 2026

The 2026 draft
Rd 2Anthony Hill Jr. LBTennessee Titans
Rd 4Malik Muhammad CBChicago Bears
Rd 4Trey Moore DEMiami Dolphins
Rd 5Michael Taaffe SMiami Dolphins
Rd 6D.J. Campbell OGMiami Dolphins
Rd 7Jack Endries TECincinnati Bengals

Roster 111

The 2025 roster

111 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2025 line; 67 have a stat line. See the roster

Transfers in 11

The 2025 portal
Maraad Watson DL★★★★from Syracuse
Jack Endries TE★★★★from California
Travis Shaw DL★★★★from North Carolina
Hero Kanu DL★★★from Ohio State
Lavon Johnson DL★★★from Maryland
Cole Brevard DL★★★from Purdue
Emmett Mosley V WR★★★from Stanford
Brad Spence LB★★★from Arkansas
Matthew Caldwell QB★★★from Troy
Jack Bouwmeester P★★★from Utah
Mason Shipley Kfrom Texas State

Transfers out 13

Derion Gullette LB★★★to Mississippi State
Amari Niblack TE★★★to Texas A&M
Jaray Bledsoe DL★★★to Mississippi State
Justice Finkley DE★★★to Kansas
Sydir Mitchell DL★★★to LSU
Aaron Bryant DL★★★to Vanderbilt
Jay’Vion Cole CB★★★to Arizona
Malik Agbo OT★★★to West Virginia
Tausili Akana DE★★★to BYU
Tiaoalil Savea DL★★★to Arizona
Freddie Dubose WR★★★no new school on file
Michael Kern P★★★to California

And 1 more, lower-rated or unrated.

All-SEC

5 first team, 3 second team

First team

Second team

From Wikipedia’s 2025 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

2025 Southeastern Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Ole Miss7–⁠113–⁠23
Georgia7–⁠112–⁠26
Texas A&M7–⁠111–⁠28
Alabama7–⁠111–⁠49
Texas6–⁠210–⁠312
Oklahoma6–⁠210–⁠313
Vanderbilt6–⁠210–⁠315
Missouri4–⁠48–⁠5
Tennessee4–⁠48–⁠5
LSU3–⁠57–⁠6
Kentucky2–⁠65–⁠7
Florida2–⁠64–⁠8
Auburn1–⁠75–⁠7
Mississippi State1–⁠75–⁠8
South Carolina1–⁠74–⁠8
Arkansas0–⁠82–⁠10

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