2019 Texas Longhorns football team
The 2019 Texas Longhorns football team, known variously as "Texas", "UT", the "Longhorns", or the "Horns”, represented the University of Texas at Austin during the 2019 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 third-year head coach Tom Herman.
2019 Texas Longhorns football | |
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Alamo Bowl champion | |
Alamo Bowl, W 38–10 vs. Utah | |
Conference | Big 12 Conference |
Ranking | |
AP | No. 25 |
2019 record | 8–5 (5–4 Big 12) |
Head coach | Tom Herman (3rd season) |
Offensive coordinator | Tim Beck (3rd season) |
Co-offensive coordinator | Herb Hand (2nd season) |
Offensive scheme | Spread |
Defensive coordinator | Todd Orlando (3rd season) |
Co-defensive coordinator | Craig Naivar (1st as co-DC, 3rd overall season) |
Base defense | 3-3-5 |
Home stadium | Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium (Capacity: 100,119) |
Uniform | |
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No. 7 Oklahoma y$^ | 8 | – | 1 | 12 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 13 Baylor y | 8 | – | 1 | 11 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oklahoma State | 5 | – | 4 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kansas State | 5 | – | 4 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Iowa State | 5 | – | 4 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 25 Texas | 5 | – | 4 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
West Virginia | 3 | – | 6 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
TCU | 3 | – | 6 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas Tech | 2 | – | 7 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kansas | 1 | – | 8 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Championship: Oklahoma 30, Baylor 23 OT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Preseason
Big 12 media poll
The 2019 Big 12 media days were held July 15–16, 2019 in Frisco, Texas. In the Big 12 preseason media poll, Texas was predicted to finish in second in the standings behind Oklahoma.[1]
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Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
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1 | Oklahoma | 761 (68) |
2 | Texas | 696 (9) |
3 | Iowa State | 589 |
4 | TCU | 474 |
5 | Oklahoma State | 460 |
6 | Baylor | 453 |
7 | Texas Tech | 281 |
8 | West Virginia | 241 |
9 | Kansas State | 191 |
10 | Kansas | 89 |
Preseason All-Big 12 teams
To be released
Previous season
The Longhorns finished the 2018 season 10–4, 7–2 in Big 12 play to finish in second place. They were invited to the Sugar Bowl where they defeated Georgia. It was Texas’ first 10-win season since 2009.
Schedule
Source:[2]
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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August 31 | 7:00 p.m. | Louisiana Tech* | No. 10 | LHN | W 45–14 | 93,418 | |
September 7 | 6:30 p.m. | No. 6 LSU* | No. 9 |
| ABC | L 38–45 | 98,763 |
September 14 | 7:00 p.m. | at Rice* | No. 12 | CBSSN | W 48–13 | 42,417 | |
September 21 | 6:30 p.m. | Oklahoma State | No. 12 |
| ABC | W 36–30 | 96,936 |
October 5 | 2:30 p.m. | at West Virginia | No. 11 |
| ABC | W 42–31 | 62,069 |
October 12 | 11:00 a.m. | vs. No. 6 Oklahoma | No. 11 | FOX | L 27–34 | 92,100 | |
October 19 | 6:00 p.m. | Kansas | No. 15 |
| LHN | W 50–48 | 97,137 |
October 26 | 2:30 p.m. | at TCU | No. 15 | FOX | L 27–37 | 47,660 | |
November 9 | 2:30 p.m. | No. 16 Kansas State |
| ESPN | W 27–24 | 97,833 | |
November 16 | 2:30 p.m. | at Iowa State | No. 19 | FS1 | L 21–23 | 58,946 | |
November 23 | 2:30 p.m. | at No. 14 Baylor | FS1 | L 10–24 | 49,109 | ||
November 29 | 11:00 a.m. | Texas Tech |
| FOX | W 49–24 | 93,747 | |
December 31 | 6:30 p.m. | vs. No. 11 Utah* | ESPN | W 38–10 | 60,147 | ||
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Personnel
Coaching staff
Source: [3]
Name | Position | Alma Mater | Joined Staff |
Tom Herman | Head Coach | Cal Lutheran (1997) | 2017 |
Tim Beck | Offensive Coordinator / Quarterbacks | UCF (1988) | 2017 |
Stan Drayton | Associate Head Coach / Run Game Coordinator | Allegheny College (1993) | 2017 |
Oscar Giles | Defensive Line | Texas (1991) | 2017 |
Herb Hand | Co-Offensive Coordinator / Offensive Line | Hamilton College (1990) | 2018 |
Corby Meekins | Wide Receivers | 2017 | |
Drew Mehringer | Pass Game Coordinator / Wide Receivers | Rice (2010) | 2017 |
Craig Naivar | Co-Defensive Coordinator / Safeties | Hardin–Simmons (1994) | 2017 |
Todd Orlando | Defensive Coordinator / Linebackers | Wisconsin (1994) | 2017 |
Derek Warehime | Special Teams Coordinator / Tight Ends | Tulsa (2006) | 2017 |
Jason Washington | Recruiting Coordinator / Cornerbacks | Texas State (2002) | 2017 |
Yancy McKnight | Head Strength and Conditioning | Missouri Southern (2001) | 2017 |
Roster
Source: [4]
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Deep Snapper
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Linebacker
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Legend
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Game summaries
Louisiana Tech
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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First meeting |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Bulldogs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 |
No. 10 Longhorns | 7 | 17 | 14 | 7 | 45 |
at Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium, Austin, Texas
- Date: August 31, 2019
- Game time: 7:00 p.m.
- Game weather: Temperature: 93 • Wind: S 3 mph • Weather: Partly cloudy
- Game attendance: 93,418
- Referee: Cooper Castlebe
- TV announcers (LHN): Lowell Galindo (play-by-play), Ahmad Brooks (analyst), Taylor Davis (sideline)
- Box Score
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LSU
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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9–7–1 | 2003 | Texas, 35–20 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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No. 6 Tigers | 3 | 17 | 3 | 22 | 45 |
No. 9 Longhorns | 0 | 7 | 14 | 17 | 38 |
at Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium, Austin, Texas
- Date: September 7, 2019
- Game time: 6:30 p.m.
- Game weather: Temperature: 100 • Wind: S 10–15 mph • Weather: Sunny
- Game attendance: 98,763
- Referee: John McDaid
- TV announcers (ABC): Rece Davis (play-by-play), Kirk Herbstreit (analyst), Maria Taylor (sideline)
- Box Score
Game information | ||
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@ Rice
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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72–21–1 | 2015 | Texas, 42–28 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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No. 12 Longhorns | 14 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 48 |
Owls | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13 |
at NRG Stadium, Houston, Texas
- Date: September 14, 2019
- Game time: 7:00 p.m.
- Game weather: Indoors
- Game attendance: 42,417
- Referee: Rodney Burnette
- TV announcers (CBS Sports Network): Carter Blackburn (play-by-play), Aaron Taylor (analyst), Jenny Dell (sideline)
- Box Score
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Oklahoma State
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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24–9 | 2018 | Oklahoma State, 38–35 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Cowboys | 3 | 17 | 3 | 7 | 30 |
No. 12 Longhorns | 0 | 21 | 7 | 8 | 36 |
at Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium, Austin, Texas
- Date: September 21, 2019
- Game time: 6:30 p.m.
- Game weather: Temperature: 92 • Wind: SE 15–20 mph • Humidity: 44% • Weather: Partly cloudy
- Game attendance: 96,936
- Referee: David Alvarez
- TV announcers (ABC): Chris Fowler (play-by-play), Kirk Herbstreit (analyst), Maria Taylor (sideline)
- Box Score
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@ West Virginia
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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3–5 | 2018 | West Virginia, 42–41 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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No. 11 Longhorns | 7 | 14 | 0 | 21 | 42 |
Mountaineers | 7 | 7 | 3 | 14 | 31 |
at Mountaineer Field, Morgantown, West Virginia
- Date: October 5, 2019
- Game time: 2:30 PM
- Game weather: Temperature: 73 • Wind: ESE 9 mph • Weather: Clear
- Game attendance: 62,069
- Referee: Brad Van Vark
- TV announcers (ABC): Steve Levy (play-by-play), Brian Griese (analyst), Todd McShay (analyst), Molly McGrath (sideline)
- Box Score
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vs. Oklahoma
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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62–47–5 | 2018 | Oklahoma, 39–27 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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No. 6 Sooners | 7 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 34 |
No. 11 Longhorns | 0 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 27 |
at Cotton Bowl, Dallas, Texas
- Date: October 12, 2019
- Game time: 11:00 a.m.
- Game weather: Temperature: 57 • Wind: ENE 8 mph • Humidity: 32% • Weather: Clear skies
- Game attendance: 92,100
- Referee: Mike Defee
- TV announcers (FOX): Gus Johnson (Play by Play), Joel Klatt (analyst), Jenny Taft (sideline)
- Box Score
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Kansas
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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15–3 | 2018 | Texas, 24–17 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Jayhawks | 3 | 14 | 7 | 24 | 48 |
No. 15 Longhorns | 14 | 7 | 3 | 26 | 50 |
at Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium, Austin, Texas
- Date: October 19, 2019
- Game time: TBA
- Game weather: Temperature: 92 • Wind: S 5 mph • Humidity: 20% • Weather: Partly cloudy
- Game attendance: 97,137
- Referee: Eddy Shelton
- TV announcers (LHN): Lowell Galindo (play-by-play), Ahmad Brooks (analyst), Taylor Davis (sideline)
- Box Score
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The underdog Kansas Jayhawks stayed with the #15 Texas Longhorns for four quarters of play. In the last minutes, Carter Stanley was successful with a 22-yard scoring pass to Stephon Robinson. The following 2-point conversion throw to Daylon Charlot put the Jayhawks ahead by one point. With 1:11 left to play, Texas took over and put together an offensive drive that ended with a game-winning field goal for the Longhorns.[5]
Even with the loss, several of the Kansas players gave great performances: Pooka Williams rushed for 190 yards and two touchdowns; quarterback Carter Stanley threw 310 yards and four touchdowns for the Jayhawks. For the Longhorns, Sam Ehlinger rushed for 91 yards and managed 399 yards passing with four touchdowns. When everything was complete, Texas won by a score of 50–48.[5]
@ TCU
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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63–25–1 | 2018 | Texas, 31–16 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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No. 15 Longhorns | 3 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 27 |
Horned Frogs | 3 | 10 | 14 | 10 | 37 |
at Amon G. Carter Stadium, Fort Worth, Texas
- Date: October 26, 2019
- Game time: 2:30 p.m.
- Game attendance: 47,660
- TV announcers (FOX): Joe Davis (play-by-play), Brock Huard (analyst), Bruce Feldman (sideline)
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Kansas State
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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9–10 | 2018 | Texas, 19–14 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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No. 20 Wildcats | 14 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 24 |
Longhorns | 0 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 27 |
at Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium, Austin, Texas
- Date: November 9, 2019
- Game time: 2:30 pm
- Game attendance: 97,833
- TV: ESPN
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In the days leading up to the Kansas State-Texas game, Texas football quarterback Sam Ehlinger was named a semifinalist for the 2019 Wuerffel Trophy.[6] On that same day, the College Football Playoff committee ranked Kansas State at #16 in the first playoff ranking of the season. This was measurably higher than the #20 in the AP Poll and #22 in the USA Today Poll.[7]
The game started with Kansas State taking a 14-point lead in the first quarter and allowed Texas to score a touchdown, making it 14–7 at halftime. Texas took the lead in the third quarter with ten more points to put it at 14–17. Each team added 10 more points in the fourth quarter to make the final score a Texas win 27–24, punctuated with a 26 yard game-winning field goal by the Longhorns' Cameron Dicker just as the clock ran out.[8]
@ Iowa State
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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14–2 | 2018 | Texas, 24–10 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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No. 19 Longhorns | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 21 |
Cyclones | 7 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 23 |
at Jack Trice Stadium, Ames, Iowa
- Date: November 16, 2019
- Game time: 2:30 pm
- Game attendance: 58,946
- TV: FS1
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@ Baylor
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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77–26–5 | 2018 | Texas, 23–17 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Longhorns | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 10 |
No. 14 Bears | 0 | 7 | 14 | 3 | 24 |
at McLane Stadium, Waco, Texas
- Date: November 23, 2019
- Game time: 2:30 pm
- Game attendance: 49,109
- TV: FS1
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Texas Tech
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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51–17 | 2018 | Texas, 41–34 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Red Raiders | 14 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 24 |
Longhorns | 6 | 22 | 14 | 7 | 49 |
at Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium, Austin, Texas
- Date: November 29, 2019
- Game time: 11:00 a.m.
- TV announcers (Fox): Joe Davis (play-by-play), Brock Huard (color), Bruce Feldman (sideline)
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vs. Utah (Alamo Bowl)
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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1–0 | 1982 | Texas, 21–12 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Longhorns | 3 | 7 | 14 | 14 | 38 |
No. 11 Utes | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 10 |
at Alamodome, San Antonio, TX
- Date: December 31, 2019
- Game time: 6:30 p.m. (CST)
- TV announcers (ESPN): Dave Flemming (play-by-play), Louis Riddick (analyst), Paul Carcaterra (sideline)
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Rankings
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||
AP | 10 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 15 | RV | RV | 22 | RV | NR | NR | NR | 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Coaches | 10 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 24 | RV | 23 | NR | NR | NR | NR | RV | ||||||||||||||||||||
CFP | Not released | NR | 19 | NR | NR | NR | NR | Not released |
Players drafted into the NFL
Round | Pick | Player | Position | NFL Club |
3 | 70 | Brandon Jones | S | Miami Dolphins |
3 | 92 | Devin Duvernay | WR | Baltimore Ravens |
5 | 165 | Collin Johnson | WR | Jacksonville Jaguars |
Notes
- Both Kuithe and Fotheringham finished with the same number of receptions and receiving yards, meaning Utah finished with two leading receivers.
References
- "Sooners Picked First in Media Preseason Poll". big12sports.com. Big 12 Conference. July 10, 2019. Retrieved July 12, 2019.
- "2020 Football Schedule". University of Texas Athletics.
- "Football Coaches". University of Texas Athletics. Retrieved May 30, 2019.
- "2019 Football Roster". University of Texas Athletics. Retrieved May 30, 2019.
- "No. 15 Texas beats Kansas 50–48 on last-second FG". ESPN. October 19, 2019. Retrieved November 3, 2019.
- Dukes, Chris (November 5, 2019). "Texas Football: Sam Ehlinger Named a Wuerfel Semifinalist". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved November 6, 2019.
- Robinett, Kellis (November 5, 2019). "College Football Playoff committee takes notice of K-State in opening rankings". Kansas City Star. Retrieved November 6, 2019.
- "Dicker FG sends Texas over No. 20 Kansas State 27–24". CBS News. November 9, 2019. Retrieved November 11, 2019.