2018 Texas Football Overview: The LongWhorns are in their second season under the leadership of head coach Tom Herman. Texas has won two of its first three games and has the opportunity to do something it hasn't done since November 2014 -- win three games in a row.
The 'Horns opened 2018 with a 34-29 loss at the University of Maryland. Texas then beat Tulsa, 28-21, in Austin, and USC, 37-14, in Austin.
Last Saturday's (September 15) game against USC was played in front of a DKR-Texas Memorial Stadium record crowd of 103,507 fans (the attendance surpassed the previous record of 102,315, which watched the Longhorns defeat Notre Dame to begin the 2016 season). The victory was a milestone for Texas, as it was their 900th all-time win. UT is the third FBS program to reach 900 victories, joining Michigan and Ohio State. The 900th win came in Texas' 1,300th all-time varsity contest.
The LongWhorn's fourth game of the 2018 season is this Saturday, September 22, in Austin against TCU.
In 2018, Texas is looking to improve on its 6-6 regular-season record of last year. The 'Horns finished the season with a winning record, 7-6, by virtue of a 33-16 Texas Bowl win over the University of Missouri.
Against USC, Texas had commanding performances from its offensive and defensive units. It was the most complete, most impressive win in Herman’s 16-game tenure at UT.
Offensively, Texas tallied 394 yards against the Trojans, 234 through the air and 160 on the ground. Starting quarterback Sam Ehlinger (#11), a true sophomore, was 15 of 33 through the air. He passed for two touchdowns and rushed for another for the second straight week. Ehlinger is the first Longhorn quarterback since Colt McCoy in 2008 to have at least two touchdown passes and one rushing touchdown in consecutive games. Ehlinge has passed for 2,638 yards in his career and is just 153 yards shy of catching his Westlake High School head coach, Todd Dodge (2,791 from 1982-85), for 15th on UT's all-time career passing yards list. Running back Tre Watson (#5) had 72 rushing yards on 18 carries in the USC game.
The Whorns'defense held USC’s rushing attack to minus-5 yards. That mark was the 24th-best effort in UT football history, and the best since the Longhorns held Texas Tech to minus-14 yards in 2010. USC had 322 yards passing, with Texas getting three sacks. Defensive back Caden Sterns (#7) blocked a USC field goal attempt, and linebacker Anthony Wheeler (#45) took it the other way for a score.
Senior linebacker Gary Johnson (#33) had six tackles, four tackles for loss, a sack, a forced fumble and a QB hurry. His performance earned him his secon Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week honor.
For the season, Ehlinger, a 6-3, 235-pound sophomore, has completed 57 of 99 pass attempts for 723 yards and six touchdowns. He has been picked off twice. He has run the ball 36 times for 116 yards.
Ehlinger's favorite target has been junior wide receiver Lil'Jordan Humphrey (#84), 6-4, 225 pounds. Humphrey has 17 receptions for 275 yards and two touchdowns, with a long reception of 47 yards. Junior wide receiver Collin Johnson (#9), 6-6. 220 pounds, has 13 catches for 175 yards and one touchdown.
Watson has been carrying the rushing load for the Whorns. He has carried the ball 48 times for 198 yards. He has yet to score a rushing touchdown this season. Running back Keaotay Igram (#26) and Ehlinger each have two rushing touchdowns. Junior running back Kyle Porter has one rushing touchdown.
Texas is averaging 181 yards rushing and 245 yards passing a game. The Whorns average 31 points a game. The offenses has lost three fumbles and given up three sacks.
Defensively, junior defensive back Brandon Jones (#19) leads the team with 11 solo and 19 total tackles including three tackles for loss. Wheeler has 18 total tackles. Senior defensive back Kris Boyd (#2) has 16 tackles and one interception. Senior defensive back PJ Locke III (#11) has 15 tackles. Gary Johnson (#33) and Sterns have 14 and 10 tackles, respectively Sterns also has an interception. Freshman defensive back B.J. Foster (#25) has the LongWhorns' third and final interception.
Texas junior linebacker Malcolm Roach (#32) could miss the next two months with a fracture in his foot. Roach, who will undergo surgery, suffered the injury during the first half of the win over USC. He had eight tackles this season.
Texas' opponents are averaging 23 points, 109 yards rushing and 250 yards passing per game. Through three games, Texas has four sacks. Boyd (#2), Gary Johnson (#33), senior defensive lineman Charles Omenihu (#90) and senior defensive back Chris Brown (#15) each have one sack.
The kicker is freshman Cameron Dicker (#17). His three field goals against USC were his first of the year.
Freshman Ryan Bujcevski (#8) is the punter. Through three games, he has punted 17 times.
Texas 2018 Football Schedule: at Maryland, lost, 34-29; Tulsa, won, 28-21; USC, won, 37-14; TCU, September 22; September 29, at Kansas State; October 6, vs. Oklahoma (Red River Showdown, Cotton Bowl); Baylor, October 13; at Oklahoma State, October 27; West Virginia, November 3; at Texas Tech, November 10; Iowa State, November 17; at Kansas, November 23.
Texas' 2018 Football Guide: here
Texas' 2018 Football Video: here
Texas Football 2017 results: 7-6 (54, Big 12): Maryland, lost 51-41; San Jose State, won, 56-0; at USC, lost, 27-24 (2 OT); at Iowa State, won, 17-7; Kansas State, won, 40-34 (2 OT); vs. Oklahoma, lost, 29-24 (Red River Showdown in the Cotton Bowl); Oklahoma State, lost, 13-10 (OT); at Baylor, won, 38-7; at TCU, lost, 24-7; Kansas, won, 42-27; at West Virginia, won, 28-24; Texas Tech, lost, 27-23; vs. Missouri, won, 33-16, (Texas Bowl, NRG Stadium, Houston).
The 'Horns opened 2018 with a 34-29 loss at the University of Maryland. Texas then beat Tulsa, 28-21, in Austin, and USC, 37-14, in Austin.
Last Saturday's (September 15) game against USC was played in front of a DKR-Texas Memorial Stadium record crowd of 103,507 fans (the attendance surpassed the previous record of 102,315, which watched the Longhorns defeat Notre Dame to begin the 2016 season). The victory was a milestone for Texas, as it was their 900th all-time win. UT is the third FBS program to reach 900 victories, joining Michigan and Ohio State. The 900th win came in Texas' 1,300th all-time varsity contest.
The LongWhorn's fourth game of the 2018 season is this Saturday, September 22, in Austin against TCU.
In 2018, Texas is looking to improve on its 6-6 regular-season record of last year. The 'Horns finished the season with a winning record, 7-6, by virtue of a 33-16 Texas Bowl win over the University of Missouri.
Against USC, Texas had commanding performances from its offensive and defensive units. It was the most complete, most impressive win in Herman’s 16-game tenure at UT.
Offensively, Texas tallied 394 yards against the Trojans, 234 through the air and 160 on the ground. Starting quarterback Sam Ehlinger (#11), a true sophomore, was 15 of 33 through the air. He passed for two touchdowns and rushed for another for the second straight week. Ehlinger is the first Longhorn quarterback since Colt McCoy in 2008 to have at least two touchdown passes and one rushing touchdown in consecutive games. Ehlinge has passed for 2,638 yards in his career and is just 153 yards shy of catching his Westlake High School head coach, Todd Dodge (2,791 from 1982-85), for 15th on UT's all-time career passing yards list. Running back Tre Watson (#5) had 72 rushing yards on 18 carries in the USC game.
The Whorns'defense held USC’s rushing attack to minus-5 yards. That mark was the 24th-best effort in UT football history, and the best since the Longhorns held Texas Tech to minus-14 yards in 2010. USC had 322 yards passing, with Texas getting three sacks. Defensive back Caden Sterns (#7) blocked a USC field goal attempt, and linebacker Anthony Wheeler (#45) took it the other way for a score.
Senior linebacker Gary Johnson (#33) had six tackles, four tackles for loss, a sack, a forced fumble and a QB hurry. His performance earned him his secon Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week honor.
For the season, Ehlinger, a 6-3, 235-pound sophomore, has completed 57 of 99 pass attempts for 723 yards and six touchdowns. He has been picked off twice. He has run the ball 36 times for 116 yards.
Ehlinger's favorite target has been junior wide receiver Lil'Jordan Humphrey (#84), 6-4, 225 pounds. Humphrey has 17 receptions for 275 yards and two touchdowns, with a long reception of 47 yards. Junior wide receiver Collin Johnson (#9), 6-6. 220 pounds, has 13 catches for 175 yards and one touchdown.
Watson has been carrying the rushing load for the Whorns. He has carried the ball 48 times for 198 yards. He has yet to score a rushing touchdown this season. Running back Keaotay Igram (#26) and Ehlinger each have two rushing touchdowns. Junior running back Kyle Porter has one rushing touchdown.
Texas is averaging 181 yards rushing and 245 yards passing a game. The Whorns average 31 points a game. The offenses has lost three fumbles and given up three sacks.
Defensively, junior defensive back Brandon Jones (#19) leads the team with 11 solo and 19 total tackles including three tackles for loss. Wheeler has 18 total tackles. Senior defensive back Kris Boyd (#2) has 16 tackles and one interception. Senior defensive back PJ Locke III (#11) has 15 tackles. Gary Johnson (#33) and Sterns have 14 and 10 tackles, respectively Sterns also has an interception. Freshman defensive back B.J. Foster (#25) has the LongWhorns' third and final interception.
Texas junior linebacker Malcolm Roach (#32) could miss the next two months with a fracture in his foot. Roach, who will undergo surgery, suffered the injury during the first half of the win over USC. He had eight tackles this season.
Texas' opponents are averaging 23 points, 109 yards rushing and 250 yards passing per game. Through three games, Texas has four sacks. Boyd (#2), Gary Johnson (#33), senior defensive lineman Charles Omenihu (#90) and senior defensive back Chris Brown (#15) each have one sack.
The kicker is freshman Cameron Dicker (#17). His three field goals against USC were his first of the year.
Freshman Ryan Bujcevski (#8) is the punter. Through three games, he has punted 17 times.
Texas 2018 Football Schedule: at Maryland, lost, 34-29; Tulsa, won, 28-21; USC, won, 37-14; TCU, September 22; September 29, at Kansas State; October 6, vs. Oklahoma (Red River Showdown, Cotton Bowl); Baylor, October 13; at Oklahoma State, October 27; West Virginia, November 3; at Texas Tech, November 10; Iowa State, November 17; at Kansas, November 23.
Texas' 2018 Football Guide: here
Texas' 2018 Football Video: here
Texas Football 2017 results: 7-6 (54, Big 12): Maryland, lost 51-41; San Jose State, won, 56-0; at USC, lost, 27-24 (2 OT); at Iowa State, won, 17-7; Kansas State, won, 40-34 (2 OT); vs. Oklahoma, lost, 29-24 (Red River Showdown in the Cotton Bowl); Oklahoma State, lost, 13-10 (OT); at Baylor, won, 38-7; at TCU, lost, 24-7; Kansas, won, 42-27; at West Virginia, won, 28-24; Texas Tech, lost, 27-23; vs. Missouri, won, 33-16, (Texas Bowl, NRG Stadium, Houston).
With its 37-14 win over USC in Austin on Saturday, September 15, Texas became the third FBS program to reach 900 victories, joining Michigan and Ohio State. The 900th win came in Texas' 1,300th all-time varsity contest.
Texas ranks second in number of bowl game appearances (54), fourth in bowl game victories (28), most Southwest Conference football championships (27), and most Cotton Bowl Classic appearances and victories. Other NCAA records include 108 winning seasons out of 122 total seasons, 23 seasons with 10 or more wins, 9 undefeated seasons, and 26 seasons with at most one loss or tie. From 1936 to 2012, the Longhorns football teams have been in the AP or coaches' rankings 66 out of 76 seasons (86.8% of the time), finishing those seasons ranked in the top twenty-five 48 times and the top ten 28 times. Texas claims four Division I-A national championships (1963, 1969, 1970 and 2005) and 32 conference championships (three Big 12 Conference, 27 Southwest Conference, and two Texas Intercollegiate Athletic Association).
Texas has had 129 (53 consensus and 22 unanimous) player named to All-America football teams. Two Longhorns, Earl Campbell (1977) and Ricky Williams (1998), have won the Heisman Trophy. Seventeen Longhorns have been inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame. Four have been enshrined in the NFL Hall of Fame.
Mack Brown coached the Whorns from 1998 through 2013. In January 2014, Charlie Strong was hired away from Louisville to be Texas' 29th head football coach and the first African American head football coach in UT's history. Strong received a five-year contract, worth $5 million annually.
Strong was at Louisville as head coach from 2010-2013. During those four years, he led the Cardinals to a 37-15 record and reached a bowl game each season, including the 2013 Sugar Bowl, which Louisville won over Florida.
Strong coached UT during the 2014, 2015 and 2016 seasons. In 2014, the Stronghorns finished 6–7 (5-4 Big 12; Texas lost the Texas Bowl, 31-7, to Arkansas). In 2015, the Stronghorns finished 5-7 (4-5 Big 12). In 2016, the 'Horns finished 5-7 and in November Strong was replaced by Tom Herman, who was hired award from the University of Houston.
Herman's first season was 2017. He led the Whorns to a 6-6 regular-season record. Texas beat Missouri 33-16 in the Texas Bowl in Houston, to finish the 2017 season at 7-6.
Royal, a Hall of Famer, was head coach of UT from 1957 to 1976 and won three national championships. The 89-year-old Joseph Dahr Jamail, Jr., is a 1950 University of Texas graduate and a 1953 University of Texas Law School graduate, and an American attorney and billionaire. The wealthiest practicing attorney in America, he is frequently referred to as the "King of Torts". Jamail has given large donations to UT and Rice University. In addition to the UT football field, the Joseph D. Jamail, Jr. Pavilion a the University of Texas School of Law is named in his honor. Also located on the UT campus is the Lee and Joe Jamail Texas Swimming Center, named for him and his wife. In May 2008, The Jamail gave $15 million to UT to support the Law School, Nursing School, and the College of Undergraduate Studies. In response to the gift, the university renamed a large meeting room in the tower building to the Lee Hage Jamail Academic Room. Since 1986, the University of Texas School of Law has included the Joseph D. Jamail Centennial Chair in Law and Advocacy in Jamail's honor. The university also has two statues on campus in his honor.
The stadium is located on the UT campus. Current capacity is 100,119, making it the second largest (behind Teas a&m's stadium) football venue in the state of Texas and the largest in the Big 12 Conference. The stadium has been expanded several times since its original opening and includes the nation's first high-definition video display in a collegiate facility. It is nicknamed "Godzillatron."
This past Saturday, September 15, Texas beat USC, 37-14, n front of a DKR - Texas Memorial Stadium record crowd of 103,507 fans. It surpassed the previous record of 102,315 who watched the Longhorns defeat Notre Dame to begin the 2016 season.
The Big 12 football attendance record was set in the stadium on October 6, 2012, with 101,851 spectators on hand to see Texas take on West Virginia.
The University of Texas System Board of Regents recently approved a $175-million enhancement of the stadium. The price tag will be funded without tuition or taxpayer dollars, but largely by donors and ticket sales, according to school officials. Roughly $30 million of a hoped-for $125 million in donations has been pledged so far. The system's governing board has authorized the school to borrow an additional $50 million in revenue bonds that will be paid off with proceeds from tickets and premium seating. Included will be new suites, clubs, loge boxes, sponsor amenities, modified fan seating and new coaches' offices" to the south end zone of UT-Austin's football stadium. An expansion of the north end zone of the stadium was completed in 2008. The latest project is expected to be largely completed by July 2021, with construction starting around the summer of 2019.
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