# 2020 Texas Longhorns football team

The 2020 Texas Longhorns football team represented the University of Texas at Austin during the 2020 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Longhorns played their home games at Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium in Austin, Texas. They are a charter member of the Big 12 Conference. They were led by fourth-year head coach Tom Herman.
The Longhorns finished their season with a 5–3 conference record in Big 12 play, and 7–3 overall, having had their final regular season game against Kansas cancelled due to COVID-19 protocols. They then went on to rout the 4–1 Colorado Buffaloes in a 32-point Alamo Bowl victory to finish as the No. 19 team in the nation.
However, despite this fourth-straight bowl win, Tom Herman was fired after four years as head coach. This followed a second consecutive season that fell short of expectations and included a narrow home loss to Iowa State that eliminated Texas from Big 12 championship contention in Week 13. Initial reports had linked former Florida and Ohio State head coach Urban Meyer to Herman's hot seat job in the months prior to his firing; yet, ultimately, the post went to Alabama offensive coordinator Steve Sarkisian, who was named head coach on January 2, 2021, just hours after Herman's dismissal. Pass rusher Joseph Ossai was also named a consensus All-American.

## Offseason
### Coaching changes

After being demoted from his role as offensive coordinator, Tim Beck was hired by NC State as offensive coordinator. Additionally, both co-defensive coordinators, Todd Orlando and Craig Naivar, were fired, along with several other coaches. Orlando and Naivar were replaced by former Rutgers head coach Chris Ash and South Carolina linebackers coach Coleman Hutzler.

### Position key

| Back | B | Center | C | Cornerback | CB | Defensive back | DB |
| Defensive end | DE | Defensive lineman | DL | Defensive tackle | DT | End | E |
| Fullback | FB | Place Kicker | PK | Guard | G | Halfback | HB | Kicker | K |
| Kickoff returner | KR | Offensive tackle | OT | Offensive lineman | OL | Linebacker | LB |
| Long snapper | LS | Split end | SE | Punter | P | Punt returner | PR | Quarterback | QB |
| Running back | RB | Safety | S | Tight end | TE | Wide receiver | WR |

### Coaching staff departures

| Name | Position | New Team | New Position |
| Tim Beck | Offensive coordinator | NC State | OC/QB |
| Todd Orlando | Defensive coordinator | USC | DC |
| Drew Mehringer | Wide receivers | FAU | Co-Offensive Coordinator/Tight Ends |
| Jason Washington | Run game coordinator / cornerbacks | Mississippi State | Safeties |

## Players drafted into the NFL

| Round | Pick | Player | Position | NFL team |
| 2 | 51 | Sam Cosmi | OT | Washington Football Team |
| 3 | 69 | Joseph Ossai | DE | Cincinnati Bengals |
| 5 | 148 | Ta'Quon Graham | DT | Atlanta Falcons |
| 5 | 152 | Caden Sterns | S | Denver Broncos |
| 6 | 218 | Sam Ehlinger | QB | Indianapolis Colts |

## Preseason
### Big 12 media days

The Big 12 media days were held on July 21–22, 2020 in a virtual format due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

### Big 12 media poll

Big 12 media poll :
| Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
| 1 | Oklahoma | 80 |
| 2 | Oklahoma State | 6 |
| 3 | Texas | 4 |
| 4 | Iowa State | |
| 5 | Baylor | |
| 6 | TCU | |
| 7 | Kansas State | |
| 8 | West Virginia | |
| 9 | Texas Tech | |
| 10 | Kansas | |

## Schedule
### Spring game

The Longhorns held spring practices in March and April 2020. The Texas football spring game took place in Austin, Texas on April 25, 2020.

### Regular season

Texas released its 2020 schedule on October 22, 2019. The 2020 schedule consisted of 6 home games, 4 away games and 1 neutral-site game in the regular season. The Longhorns were scheduled to host 3 non-conference games, against South Florida, LSU, and UTEP. Texas was scheduled to host West Virginia, Baylor, TCU, and Iowa State, and Texas was scheduled to travel to Kansas State, Texas Tech, Kansas, and Oklahoma State in regular season conference play.
On August 12, 2020, the Longhorns' revised schedule was released. Previously scheduled games against South Florida on September 5 and LSU on September 12 were both canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
On November 18, 2020, the Big 12 Conference announced that the Texas–Kansas game would be rescheduled from November 21 to December 12 because of Kansas' "inability to meet the minimum position requirements established by the Big 12 Conference." A team needs 53 players to play a game, and there are also minimum numbers of players for each position group. Due to the "ongoing surge in COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations across the region", Kansas suspended fan attendance at all home games from November 17 to November 30, although it did not make a decision whether the December 12 Texas–Kansas game would allow fan attendance.

#### Original

| Date | Opponent | Site | Result |
| September 5 | South Florida* | Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial StadiumAustin, TX | No Contest |
| September 12 | at LSU* | Tiger StadiumBaton Rouge, LA | No Contest |
| September 19 | UTEP* | Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial StadiumAustin, TX | Rescheduled |
| October 3 | at Kansas State | Bill Snyder Family StadiumManhattan, KS | Rescheduled |
| October 10 | vs. Oklahoma | Cotton BowlDallas, TX (Red River Showdown) | Rescheduled |
| October 17 | West Virginia | Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial StadiumAustin, TX | Rescheduled |
| October 24 | at Texas Tech | Jones AT&T StadiumLubbock, TX (rivalry) | Rescheduled |
| October 31 | Baylor | Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial StadiumAustin, TX (rivalry) | Rescheduled |
| November 7 | at Kansas | David Booth Kansas Memorial StadiumLawrence, KS | Rescheduled |
| November 14 | TCU | Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial StadiumAustin, TX (rivalry) | Rescheduled |
| November 21 | Iowa State | Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial StadiumAustin, TX | Rescheduled |
| November 27 | at Oklahoma State | Boone Pickens StadiumStillwater, OK | Rescheduled |
| *Non-conference gameRankings from AP Poll and CFP Rankings after November 3 released prior to game ||||

#### Revised

| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 12 | 7:00 p.m. | UTEP* | No. 14 | Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial StadiumAustin, TX | LHN | W 59–3 | 15,337 |
| September 26 | 2:30 p.m. | at Texas Tech | No. 8 | Jones AT&T StadiumLubbock, TX (rivalry) | FOX | W 63–56 $^{OT}$ | 16,615 |
| October 3 | 11:00 a.m. | TCU | No. 9 | Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial StadiumAustin, TX (rivalry) | FOX | L 31–33 | 17,753 |
| October 10 | 11:00 a.m. | vs. Oklahoma | No. 22 | Cotton BowlDallas, TX (Red River Showdown) | FOX | L 45–53 $^{4OT}$ | 24,000 |
| October 24 | 2:30 p.m. | Baylor | | Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial StadiumAustin, TX (rivalry) | ESPN | W 27–16 | 18,202 |
| October 31 | 3:00 p.m. | at No. 6 Oklahoma State | | Boone Pickens StadiumStillwater, OK | FOX | W 41–34 $^{OT}$ | 14,672 |
| November 7 | 11:00 a.m. | West Virginia | No. 21 | Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial StadiumAustin, TX | ABC | W 17–13 | 17,843 |
| November 27 | 11:00 a.m. | No. 13 Iowa State | No. 17 | Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial StadiumAustin, TX | ABC | L 20–23 | 16,555 |
| December 5 | 11:00 a.m. | at Kansas State | | Bill Snyder Family StadiumManhattan, KS | FOX | W 69–31 | 9,851 |
| December 29 | 8:00 p.m. | vs. Colorado* | No. 20 | AlamodomeSan Antonio, TX (Alamo Bowl) | ESPN | W 55–23 | 10,822 |
| *Non-conference gameRankings from AP Poll and CFP Rankings after November 24 released prior to gameAll times are in Central timeSource: Texas Sports ||||||||
^ 1: Due to Kansas's inability to meet minimum position requirements due to COVID-19, the game was postponed from November 21 to December 12, and was then canceled on December 10 because of a rise of COVID-19 cases in both programs.

## Coaching staff

| Coach | Title | Year at Texas | Previous job |
| Tom Herman | Head Coach | 4th | Houston (HC) |
| Chris Ash | DC/S | 1st | Rutgers (HC) |
| Coleman Hutzler | Co-DC/LB | 1st | South Carolina (LB/ST) |
| Herb Hand | Co-OC/OL | 3rd | Auburn (OL) |
| Mike Yurcich | OC/QB | 1st | Ohio State (PGC/QB) |
| Jay Boulware | AHC ST/TE | 1st | Oklahoma (RB/ST) |
| Andre Coleman | WR | 2nd | Kansas State (OC/WR) |
| Stan Drayton | AHC/RGC/RB | 4th | Chicago Bears (RB) |
| Oscar Giles | DL | 4th | Houston (DL) |
| Jay Valai | CB | 1st | Rutgers (CB) |
| Mark Hagen | AHC D/DL | 1st | Indiana (Co-DC/DL) |

## Game summaries
### Vs. UTEP

| Pregame line | Over/under |
| UT –42.5 | 58.5 |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| UTEP | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| #14 Texas | 21 | 24 | 7 | 7 | 59 |
at Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX
* Date: Saturday, September 12, 2020
* Game time: 7:00 p.m. CDT
* Game weather: Partly Sunny, 88 °F (31 °C), Wind: ENE 4 mph (6.4 km/h)
* Game attendance: 15,337
* Referee: Kevin Hassell
* TV announcers (LHN): Lowell Galindo (play–by–play), Andre Ware (analyst) and Kris Budden (sideline)
* Box Score Recap
| Statistics | UTEP | TEX |
| First Downs | 14 | 28 |
| Total Yards | 233 | 689 |
| Rushing: Att/Yds | 33/43 | 33/208 |
| Passing Yards | 190 | 481 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 19–39–1 | 29–41–0 |
| Time of Possession | 34:17 | 25:43 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| UTEP | Passing | Gavin Hardison | 12–27, 141 yards, 1 INT |
| UTEP | Rushing | Deion Hankins | 11 car, 34 yards |
| UTEP | Receiving | Justin Garrett | 4 rec, 58 yards |
| Texas | Passing | Sam Ehlinger | 25–33, 426 yards, 5 TDs |
| Texas | Rushing | Keaontay Ingram | 9 car, 44 yards |
| Texas | Receiving | Joshua Moore | 6 rec, 127 yards, 1 TD |

### At Texas Tech

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
| #8 Texas | 17 | 14 | 7 | 18 | 7 | 63 |
| Texas Tech | 7 | 14 | 21 | 14 | 0 | 56 |
at Jones AT&T Stadium • Lubbock, TX
* Date: Saturday, September 26, 2020
* Game time: 2:30 p.m. CDT
* Game weather: Clear, 93 °F (34 °C), Wind: S 14 mph (23 km/h)
* Game attendance: 16,615
* Referee: Scott Campbell
* TV announcers (FOX): Tim Brando, Spencer Tillman
* Box Score Recap
| Statistics | TEX | TTU |
| First Downs | 27 | 24 |
| Total Yards | 476 | 441 |
| Rushing: Att/Yds | 48/214 | 24/110 |
| Passing Yards | 262 | 331 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 27–41–1 | 31–52–3 |
| Time of Possession | 34:39 | 25:21 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Texas | Passing | Sam Ehlinger | 24–40, 262 yards, 5 TDs, 1 INT |
| Texas | Rushing | Keaontay Ingram | 12 car, 89 yards |
| Texas | Receiving | Joshua Moore | 5 rec, 73 yards, 3 TDs |
| Texas Tech | Passing | Alan Bowman | 31–52, 325 yards, 5 TDs, 3 INTs |
| Texas Tech | Rushing | SaRodorick Thompson | 19 car, 104 yards, 2 TDs |
| Texas Tech | Receiving | Erik Ezukanma | 7 rec, 91 yards, 1 TD |

### Vs. TCU

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| TCU | 7 | 13 | 3 | 10 | 33 |
| #9 Texas | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 31 |
at Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX
* Date: Saturday, October 3, 2020
* Game time: 11:00 a.m. CDT
* Game weather: Sunny, 69 °F (21 °C), Wind: SE 3 mph (4.8 km/h)
* Game attendance: 17,753
* Referee: Brad Van Vark
* TV announcers (FOX): Gus Johnson, Joel Klatt
* Box Score Recap
| Statistics | TCU | TEX |
| First Downs | 25 | 16 |
| Total Yards | 458 | 388 |
| Rushing: Att/Yds | 51/227 | 24/152 |
| Passing Yards | 231 | 236 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 20–30–0 | 17–36–1 |
| Time of Possession | 24:51 | 25:09 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| TCU | Passing | Max Duggan | 20–30, 231 yards |
| TCU | Rushing | Max Duggan | 17 car, 79 yards, 2 TDs |
| TCU | Receiving | Quentin Johnston | 3 rec, 70 yards |
| Texas | Passing | Sam Ehlinger | 17–36, 236 yards, 4 TDs, 1 INT |
| Texas | Rushing | Roschon Johnson | 5 car, 63 yards |
| Texas | Receiving | Jared Wiley | 2 rec, 63 yards |

### Vs. Oklahoma

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | 2OT | 3OT | 4OT | Total |
| #22 Texas | 0 | 17 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 45 |
| Oklahoma | 10 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 53 |
at Cotton Bowl • Dallas, TX
* Date: Saturday, October 10, 2020
* Game time: 11:00 a.m. CDT
* Game weather: Mostly Sunny, 75 °F (24 °C), Wind: SE 2 mph (3.2 km/h)
* Game attendance: 24,000
* Referee: Brandon Cruse
* TV announcers (FOX): Gus Johnson, Joel Klatt
* Box Score Recap
| Statistics | TEX | OU |
| First Downs | 27 | 30 |
| Total Yards | 428 | 469 |
| Rushing: Att/Yds | 34/141 | 55/208 |
| Passing Yards | 287 | 261 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 30–53–2 | 28–42–1 |
| Time of Possession | 23:56 | 36:04 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Texas | Passing | Sam Ehlinger | 30–53, 287 yards, 2 TDs, 2 INTs |
| Texas | Rushing | Sam Ehlinger | 23 car, 112 yards |
| Texas | Receiving | Joshua Moore | 8 rec, 83 yards |
| Oklahoma | Passing | Spencer Rattler | 23–35, 209 yards, 3 TDs, 1 INT |
| Oklahoma | Rushing | T.J. Pledger | 22 car, 131 yards |
| Oklahoma | Receiving | Austin Stogner | 6 rec, 56 yards |

### Vs. Baylor

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Baylor | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 16 |
| Texas | 0 | 13 | 14 | 0 | 27 |
at Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX
* Date: Saturday, October 24, 2020
* Game time: 2:30 p.m. CDT
* Game weather: Cloudy, 62 °F (17 °C), Wind: 4 mph (6.4 km/h)
* Game attendance: 18,202
* Referee: Kevin Mar
* TV announcers (ESPN): Mark Jones, Dusty Dvoracek
* Box Score Recap
| Statistics | BAY | TEX |
| First Downs | 22 | 19 |
| Total Yards | 316 | 429 |
| Rushing: Att/Yds | 21/64 | 47/159 |
| Passing Yards | 252 | 270 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 31–44–0 | 15–23–1 |
| Time of Possession | 27:53 | 32:07 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Baylor | Passing | Charlie Brewer | 30–43, 256 yards, 2 TDs |
| Baylor | Rushing | John Lovett | 4 car, 21 yards |
| Baylor | Receiving | R.J. Sneed | 4 rec, 62 yards |
| Texas | Passing | Sam Ehlinger | 15–23, 270 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT |
| Texas | Rushing | Keaontay Ingram | 16 car, 57 yards |
| Texas | Receiving | Tarik Black | 1 rec, 72 yards |
For the first time since September 30, 1950, Texas wore White uniforms at home. These retro/throwback style uniforms were worn to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the 1970 National Championship Team.

### At Oklahoma State

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
| #19 Texas | 7 | 13 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 41 |
| #6 Oklahoma State | 14 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 34 |
at Boone Pickens Stadium • Stillwater, OK
* Date: Saturday, October 31, 2020
* Game time: 3:00 p.m. CDT
* Game weather: Sunny, 67 °F (19 °C), Wind: S 15 mph (24 km/h)
* Game attendance: 14,672
* Referee: David Alvarez
* TV announcers (FOX): Joe Davis (play-by-play), Mark Helfrich (analyst)
* Box Score Recap
| Statistics | TEX | OSU |
| First Downs | 17 | 32 |
| Total Yards | 287 | 530 |
| Rushing: Att/Yds | 40/118 | 51/130 |
| Passing Yards | 169 | 400 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 18–35–0 | 27–40–1 |
| Time of Possession | 30:21 | 29:39 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Texas | Passing | Sam Ehlinger | 18–34, 169 yards, 3 TDs |
| Texas | Rushing | Bijan Robinson | 13 car, 59 yards |
| Texas | Receiving | Jake Smith | 7 rec, 70 yards, 1 TD |
| Oklahoma State | Passing | Spencer Sanders | 27–39, 400 yards, 4 TDs, 1 INT |
| Oklahoma State | Rushing | Chuba Hubbard | 25 car, 72 yards |
| Oklahoma State | Receiving | Tylan Wallace | 11 rec, 187 yards, 2 TDs |
This was Texas' first road win over a Top 10 opponent since beating #5 Nebraska 20–13 in Lincoln on October 16, 2010.

### Vs. West Virginia

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| West Virginia | 7 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 13 |
| #22 Texas | 7 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 17 |
at Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX
* Date: Saturday, November 7, 2020
* Game time: 11:00 a.m. CST
* Game weather: Mostly Sunny, 70 °F (21 °C), Wind: 0 mph (0 km/h)
* Game attendance: 17,843
* Referee: Kevin Hassell
* TV announcers (ABC): Joe Tessitore, Greg McElroy, Holly Rowe
* Box Score Recap
| Statistics | WVU | TEX |
| First Downs | 21 | 17 |
| Total Yards | 360 | 363 |
| Rushing: Att/Yds | 26/43 | 36/9 |
| Passing Yards | 317 | 184 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 35–50–0 | 15–31–0 |
| Time of Possession | 34:21 | 25:39 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| West Virginia | Passing | Jarret Doege | 35–50, 317 yards |
| West Virginia | Rushing | Leddie Brown | 15 car, 47 yards, 1 TD |
| West Virginia | Receiving | T.J. Simmons | 4 rec, 71 yards |
| Texas | Passing | Sam Ehlinger | 15–31, 184 yards, 2 TDs |
| Texas | Rushing | Bijan Robinson | 12 car, 113 yards |
| Texas | Receiving | Jake Smith | 3 rec, 59 yards, 1 TD |

### Vs. Iowa State

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| #15 Iowa State | 7 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 23 |
| #20 Texas | 13 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 20 |
at Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX
* Date: Friday, November 27, 2020
* Game time: 11:00 a.m. CST
* Game weather: Rainy, 69 °F (21 °C)
* Game attendance: 16,555
* Referee: David Alvarez
* TV announcers (ABC): Matt Barrie, Mike Golic, Jr.
* Box Score Recap
| Statistics | ISU | TEX |
| First Downs | 25 | 21 |
| Total Yards | 433 | 448 |
| Rushing: Att/Yds | 33/121 | 35/145 |
| Passing Yards | 312 | 303 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 25–36–0 | 18–30–0 |
| Time of Possession | 32:57 | 27:03 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Iowa State | Passing | Brock Purdy | 26–36, 312 yards, 1 TD |
| Iowa State | Rushing | Breece Hall | 20 car, 91 yards, 1 TD |
| Iowa State | Receiving | Charlie Kolar | 6 rec, 131 yards |
| Texas | Passing | Sam Ehlinger | 17–29, 298 yards, 1 TD |
| Texas | Rushing | Sam Ehlinger | 15 car, 65 yards, 1 TD |
| Texas | Receiving | Brennan Eagles | 5 rec, 142 yards |

### At Kansas State

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Texas | 17 | 14 | 35 | 3 | 69 |
| Kansas State | 7 | 10 | 14 | 0 | 31 |
at Bill Snyder Family Stadium • Manhattan, KS
* Date: Saturday, December 5, 2020
* Game time: 11:00 a.m. CST
* Game weather: Sunny, 43 °F (6 °C), Wind: N 9 mph (14 km/h)
* Game attendance: 9,851
* Referee: M Vandervelde
* TV announcers (FOX): Gus Johnson, Joel Klatt
* Box Score Recap
| Statistics | TEX | KSU |
| First Downs | 26 | 24 |
| Total Yards | 608 | 448 |
| Rushing: Att/Yds | 33/334 | 46/274 |
| Passing Yards | 274 | 174 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 20–27–0 | 16–27–2 |
| Time of Possession | 24:20 | 35:40 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Texas | Passing | Sam Ehlinger | 20–27, 274 yards, 2 TDs |
| Texas | Rushing | Bijan Robinson | 9 car, 172 yards, 3 TDs |
| Texas | Receiving | Jake Smith | 4 rec, 55 yards |
| Kansas State | Passing | Will Howard | 16–27, 174 yards, 2 TDs, 2 INTs |
| Kansas State | Rushing | Deuce Vaughn | 10 car, 125 yards, 2 TDs |
| Kansas State | Receiving | Malik Knowles | 6 rec, 95 yards, 2 TDs |

### At Kansas

Due to Kansas's inability to meet minimum position requirements due to COVID-19, the game was postponed from November 21 to December 12, and was then canceled on December 10 because of a rise of COVID-19 cases in both programs.

### Vs. Colorado (Alamo Bowl)

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| #20 Texas | 14 | 3 | 17 | 21 | 55 |
| Colorado | 0 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 23 |
at Alamodome • San Antonio, TX
* Date: Tuesday, December 29, 2020
* Game time: 8:00 p.m. CDT
* Game weather: Indoors, 74 °F (23 °C)
* Game attendance: 10,822
* Referee: Marc Curles
* TV announcers (ESPN): Dave Pasch, Mike Golic, Sr., Kris Budden
* Box Score Recap
| Statistics | TEX | CO |
| First Downs | 26 | 20 |
| Total Yards | 638 | 378 |
| Rushing: Att/Yds | 40/303 | 46/182 |
| Passing Yards | 335 | 196 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 19–28–0 | 14–33–2 |
| Time of Possession | 29:02 | 30:58 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Texas | Passing | Casey Thompson | 8–10, 170 yards, 4 TDs |
| Texas | Rushing | Bijan Robinson | 10 car, 183 yards, 1 TD |
| Texas | Receiving | Joshua Moore | 5 rec, 86 yards, 2 TDs |
| Colorado | Passing | Sam Noyer | 8–23, 101 yards, 2 INTs |
| Colorado | Rushing | Jarek Broussard | 27 car, 82 yards, 2 TDs |
| Colorado | Receiving | Dimitri Stanley | 4 rec, 86 yards |

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked RV = Received votes т = Tied with team above or below :
| | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Final |
| AP | 14 | 14* | 9 | 8 T | 9 | 22 | — | — | — | 22 | 21 | 22 | 20 | RV | 23 | 21 | 20 | 19 |
| Coaches | 14 | 14* | 8 | 9 | 9 | 22 | — | — | — | RV | 24 | 23 | 21 | RV | 23 | 24 | 24 | 20 |
| CFP | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | 17 | — | 20 | 20 | 20 | Not released |