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Football closes regular season with Thanksgiving Day tilt vs. No. 6/5 TCU
11.24.2014 | Football
Longhorns-Horned Frogs game will begin at 6:30 p.m. Central on Thursday in Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium; Final home game for seniors
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After a week off following becoming bowl eligible with a dominating road victory against Oklahoma State, the Football team closes out the regular season with a Thanksgiving Day tilt vs. No. 6/5 TCU. The Longhorns have won three straight games and sit in a tie for fourth in the Big 12 standings. Thursday's game will serve as Senior Day. TCU was also off last week after surviving a 34-30 road scare from Kansas on Nov. 15. TCU was the Longhorns' opponent two years ago on Thanksgiving Day. The game, which is presented by AT&T, will begin at 6:30 p.m. Central from Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium and air nationally on Fox Sports 1. Longhorn Network airs a pregame show beginning at 4:30 p.m. The Longhorn IMG Radio Network broadcast, including flagship KVET (1300 AM/98.1 FM) in Austin, begins at 5:30 p.m. The game can also be heard online at TexasSports.com. Tickets are available through TexasSports.com or by calling (512) 471-3333.
Texas Rolls Past Oklahoma State: Tyrone Swoopes passed for 305 yards and two touchdowns and Texas' defense stifled Oklahoma State throughout a dominant 28-7 victory on Saturday, Nov. 15 that saw the Longhorns become eligible for their 53rd bowl appearance (second all-time in NCAA history). Swoopes connected on 24 of 33 passes while recording his third 300-yard game of the year to help UT win its third straight. The Texas defense stymied the Cowboys all the way through, allowing just 192 yards of total offense in the game, including just 34 on the ground. In the first half, Texas' defense forced four three-and-outs and allowed just 51 total yards as Swoopes and the offense built a 19-0 lead. The Longhorns pressured Oklahoma State quarterback Daxx Garman persistently, recording seven sacks and 10 tackles for loss while also forcing two turnovers. Malcom Brown led the way with a pair of sacks, and Dylan Haines had an interception and a fumble recovery. Texas accounted for 430 total yards of offense. Johnathan Gray led the rushing attack with 81 yards and a touchdown on 16 carries.
The TCU Series: Texas and TCU will meet for the 85th time on Thursday in the fifth-most-played series in school history. It will mark the fourth meeting between the teams since 1995, the final season of the Southwest Conference. Texas leads the series, which began in 1897, 62-21-1 and holds a 32-12-1 advantage in games played in Austin and 30-9 in Ft. Worth. UT went undefeated in the first 14 games (13-0-1) of the series and began a stretch in 1968 that saw them win 27 of the final 28 games as Southwest Conference foes. The teams met last season in Ft. Worth with Texas winning 30-7 in a game delayed by lightning. On Thanksgiving Day in 2012, TCU upended the No. 18/15 Horns, 20-13, in Austin. The only other meeting since the SWC disbanded came in 2007 with the No. 7 Longhorns downing the 19th-ranked Horned Frogs, 34-13, in Austin. TCU will be making its fourth all-time appearance against Texas ranked among the nation's top 10, but first in more than 40 years. No. 1 TCU downed Texas, 28-6, in 1938. In 1955, No. 8/7 TCU defeated Texas, 47-20. Three years later, the No. 9/14 Horned Frogs won 22-8 vs. the Horns. UT was unranked each time. The Longhorns are 4-4 all-time vs. a ranked TCU squad.
Longtime Opponents: This year's meeting between Texas and TCU is the 85th in series history, one which dates all the way back to 1897. The 84 meetings rank as the fifth-oldest series (by number of games) in Longhorn history. Texas A&M (118 games), Oklahoma (109 games), Baylor (104 games) and Rice (93 games) are the only opponents the Longhorns have faced more than the Horned Frogs.
Senior Night: A group of 32 current or former senior players will be recognized prior to the TCU game. The list includes RB Eddie Aboussie, DB Brandon Allen, QB David Ash, DB Cody Boswell, DS Nate Boyer, RB Malcolm Brown, LB Demarco Cobbs, OL Josh Cochran, TE Greg Daniels, P/PK Michael Davidson, CB Quandre Diggs, LB Steve Edmond, OL Dominic Espinosa, WR Chris Giron, OL Garrett Greenlea, WR Dakota Haines, WR John Harris, LB Jordan Hicks, DB Devin Huffines, LB Tevin Jackson, QB Miles Onyegbule, PK Ben Pruitt, DE Cedric Reed, CB Ryan Roberts, P William Russ, WR Jaxon Shipley, TE Geoff Swaim, TE Chris Terry, WR David Thomann, LB Kendall Thompson, DB Mykkele Thompson and DB Josh Turner.
First-and-Goal:
• The Texas defense has been solid for most of the season, ranking 27th in the FBS in total yards allowed (346.5 per game), 24th in points allowed (21.0 pg), No. 14 in passing defense (182.0 ypg), No. 13 in yards allowed per play (4.59), 13th in passing efficiency defense (106.32 rating), tied for seventh in sacks (3.4 pg) and 17th in red-zone defense (73.5 percent). The Longhorns will face a much-improved and potent TCU offense. The Horned Frogs ended last year No. 104 in the nation in total offense (344.8 yards per game), No. 87 in scoring (25.1 ppg) and 72nd in passing offense (226.3 ypg). They now rank among the top 10 in each of those categories. TCU is second in the FBS in scoring (45.9 pgg), No. 4 in total offense (541.6 ypg) and eighth in passing yards (323.6 pg). The Longhorns have had success against high-powered offenses. West Virginia came into its game with Texas ranked 12th nationally in total offense (508.2 ypg) and 11th in passing yards (325.8 pg). The Mountaineers were held to 448 yards of offense, with 74 of that total coming on a meaningless drive in the final 5:00 of the game. Three weeks ago vs. Texas Tech, the Longhorns held the 23rd-ranked offense (483.8 ypg) to 381 total yards. Oklahoma State entered its game with Texas averaging 386.4 yards of offense (No. 74 in the FBS) and was held to a season-low 192, including 34 on the ground.
• The Texas defense has surrendered just nine passing touchdowns this season, including only one over the last four games. Oklahoma State snapped a string of three straight games without allowing a TD pass with one in the fourth quarter. The last time UT didn't allow an opponent to throw a passing touchdown for three consecutive games was 2001 (at Baylor - Nov. 3; Kansas - Nov. 10; at Texas A&M - Nov. 23). This season only five teams in the FBS have allowed fewer than nine TD passes. TCU signal-caller Trevone Boykin leads the Big 12 and ranks 15th nationally in TD passes (24). Boykin has thrown for 3,021 yards and rushed for another 548. He ranks third nationally in total offense (356.9 ypg).
• After averaging 319.2 yards of total offense over the first five games, the Horns have posted an average of 407.0 yards over the last six contests. They are No. 92 nationally in total offense (366.9 ypg), but UT's average over the last six games would be No. 61 in this week's rankings. Texas' top four offensive outputs this season have occurred in its last six games. One week after being held to a season-low 196 total yards, including 90 on the ground, in the loss to K-State, which came into the game ranked No. 10 nationally in rushing defense (100.8 ypg) and No. 39 in total defense (352.0 ypg), Horns posted 469 total yards vs. Texas Tech. After posting 482 total yards (148 rushing/334 passing) vs. Oklahoma, the second-highest total in series history (553 in 1999), UT rolled up a season-high 512 total yards vs. Iowa State. The output in those two games was the best in back-to-back conference contests since the 2011 season when UT rolled up 590 yards vs. Kansas (Oct. 29) and then 595 vs. Texas Tech (Nov. 5). The Longhorns will be facing a strong and opportunistic TCU defense. The Horned Frogs rank 53rd in total defense (378.6 ypg) and 22nd in rushing defense (123.1 ypg). TCU is also No. 5 in the FBS in turnovers gained (28) and third in turnover margin (+1.40 pg).
• QB Tyrone Swoopes has emerged as the focal point of the offense in just his second season. Swoopes has directed the offense the last 10 games, completing 191 of 325 passes (58.8 percent) for 2,152 yards with 12 TDs and six interceptions. His passing yardage total is the fifth-best mark in school history after 10 starts, while his 2,385 total yards is fourth. He posted career highs in completions (27), attempts (44) and passing yards (334) vs. Oklahoma and followed up by recording career highs in total offense (416) and rushing yards (95) vs. Iowa State. Swoopes also has 233 rushing yards and is one of just five QBs in school history to pass for 2,000 yards and rush for 200 in a season.
• John Harris (59) and Jaxon Shipley (58) are leading the team in receptions. Harris ranks tied for sixth in the Big 12 and tied for 47th nationally in catches (5.4 per game), while Shipley is eighth in the league and tied for 51st in the FBS (5.3 pg). Harris is fifth in the Big 12 and 20th nationally in receiving yards per game (88.7). In addition, Harris is averaging 16.5 yards-per-catch, which ranks eighth nationally among players with at least 50 receptions.
• Malcolm Brown (654) and Johnathan Gray (628) are the top rushers. Over the last three games, the Brown-Gray tandem has produced 496 yards on 100 carries (5.0 ypc) and seven TDs. Brown rushed 22 times for a season-high 116 yards against Texas Tech and Gray posted a season-best 101 on 10 carries vs. West Virginia. Those were the first 100-yard rushing games of the season for Texas.
Longhorn Grads: After this week's game, several Longhorns will be preparing to participate in UT's Fall Commencement ceremonies. All totaled, when the Horns take the field in their bowl game, 22 members of the team will have earned their degrees with a 23rd member, who has enough hours to participate in Fall Commencement, due to earn his in the spring. In all, 15 football student-athletes are scheduled to take part in commencement ceremonies on Saturday, Dec. 6. Those include QB David Ash, RB Malcolm Brown, CB Quandre Diggs, WR Chris Giron, WR Dakota Haines, OT Marcus Hutchins, WR Bryant Jackson, LB Tevin Jackson, QB Miles Onyegbule, PK Ben Pruitt, DE Cedric Reed, P William Russ, TE Chris Terry, WR David Thomann and S Mykkele Thompson, while P Michael Davidson will graduate this semester but not walk. Of those, only Tevin Jackson will have hours remaining to complete his degree. Several others have already graduated in previous semesters. That group includes DS Nate Boyer, TE Greg Daniels, C Dominic Espinosa, WR John Harris, LB Jordan Hicks and TE M.J. McFarland. Also, LB Demarco Cobbs completes his degree this semester, however he qualified to participate in last spring's commencement ceremonies and did so.
National Award Success: Texas has continued its success of having players considered for national awards. UT had nine players represented a total of 23 times on 13 award preseason watch lists. Two of them - LB Jordan Hicks and DT Malcom Brown - have made either the semifinalist or finalist lists for three of those awards.
• Hicks was named one of 20 semifinalists for the Chuck Bednarik Award, which honors the nation's most outstanding defensive player, on Nov. 3. A Longhorn has never won the Bednarik Award, though Derrick Johnson was a finalist in 2004. He did reach the finals.
• Brown was named one of five finalists for the Bronko Nagurski Award (top defensive player) and one of six semifinalists for the Outland Trophy (top interior lineman) on Thursday, Nov. 20. He is the lone defensive lineman among the Nagurski finalists and only defensive lineman among the Outland semifinalists. On Tuesday, he was named a finalist for the the Outland. Brown is the third Nagurski finalist in school history, joining Johnson (2004) and Brian Orakpo (2008), both of whom won. Texas has had three Outland winners: defensive tackle Brad Shearer (1977), guard Tommy Nobis (1965) and tackle Scott Appleton (1963). There were also three other finalists: offensive lineman Justin Blalock (2006), offensive tackle Leonard Davis (2000) and offensive guard Dan Neil (1996).
Streaks, Trends and Milestones:
• Texas is one of only seven teams nationally that has held at least three FBS teams to seven points or less in a game this season (LSU - 4; Ole Miss - 3; Penn State - 3; Georgia - 3; Clemson - 3; Mississippi St. - 3). The Longhorns are the only Big 12 team to hold two league foes to a TD or less. The last time Texas held three opponents to seven points or less in a season was 2009.
• Four of Texas' losses have occurred to ranked teams and all (UCLA, Baylor, Oklahoma and Kansas State) remain among the top 20 nationally.
• Texas won three of its four Big 12 road games this season. UT has won nine of its last 12 league road games.
• Over the last two games, the opposition has converted just 5 of 30 third-down attempts (16.7 percent). West Virginia was only 3 of 17 (17.6) on Nov. 8 and Oklahoma St. 2 of 13 (15.3) on Nov. 15. UT is now No. 18 in the country in third-down conversion defense (33.9 percent).
• Tyrone Swoopes completed 24 of 33 passes for 305 yards and two TDs in the win against Oklahoma State. He had a career-best passing efficiency rating of 170.36 and was 9 of 13 for 163 yards, including both his TDs, on third down. Swoopes now has three 300-yard passing games on the season, which is tied for fourth on the UT single-season list. Only five quarterbacks (Colt McCoy - 15; Major Applewhite - 9; James Brown - 7; David Ash - 4; Chris Simms - 4) have more in a career and two have a higher total in a season (McCoy – 6 in 2008, 5 in 2009; Applewhite – 5 in 1999).
• Johnathan Gray rushed 16 times for 81 yards, including his team-best seventh rushing TD, against Oklahoma St. He moved from 17th to 15th on the UT career rushing yards list (2,109), passing Darron Norris (2,079/1985-88) and Phil Brown (2,102/1990-93). Gray became the 18th UT player to top 2,000 career rushing yards in the West Virginia game when he posted his fifth career 100-yard rushing game (10 carries/101 yards).
• With three receptions for 38 receiving yards vs. West Virginia, Jaxon Shipley moved from fourth to third on the UT all-time list, passing Quan Cosby (212/2005-08). Shipley has 58 catches on the season and 217 in his career. The senior is one of three players in school history to record three 50-reception seasons. He had a career-high 59 catches in 2012 and 56 last season. Shipley is joined by Mike Adams (1993, '95-96) and Roy Williams (2001-03) on the exclusive list.
• Malcolm Brown has moved up the UT career rushing yards list throughout the season (2,624). One week after posting a season-high 116 yards on 22 carries vs. Texas Tech to move from 13th to 12th, the senior rushed 20 times for 90 yards vs. West Virginia and passed Jim Bertelsen (2,510/1969-71) to move to 11th. Over the last six games, Brown has rushed for 408 yards after posting 246 in the first five. He had his 11th career 100-yard rushing game vs. Texas Tech and ranks tied for seventh place on that UT all-time list. Brown has six rushing scores this season and 24 in his career. He needs three more to reach the UT career top 10.
• John Harris had a career-high tying nine receptions for 117 receiving yards and one TD vs. Oklahoma State. He moved to No. 8 on the UT single-season receiving yards chart (976) and needs one more TD to move into the school's single-season top-10 list (seven through 11 games). He also is now tied for 10th on the school's single-season receptions list (59). His four career 100-yard receiving games rank tied for fifth on the UT single-season list.
• The Longhorns have been forced to utilize five different starting lineups along the offensive line. The lineup - LT Marcus Hutchins, LG Sedrick Flowers, C Taylor Doyle, RG Kent Perkins and RT Camrhon Hughes - has been the same the last five weeks.
• Quandre Diggs made his way into a pair of the UT top 10 career lists in the West Virginia game. He recorded his third interception of the season. With 11 career picks, he now ranks tied for ninth on the UT all-time list with Mossy Cade (1981-83) and William Graham (1979-81). Diggs also posted his 36th career pass breakup to move into a tie for 10th on the UT all-time list with Stephen Braggs (1983-86).
• The defense had one of its best games knocking down passes vs. Texas Tech. The Longhorns were credited with a season-best 10 pass breakups, including a career-high four by Duke Thomas. It marked the most PBUs in one since the Longhorns had 13 vs. Texas A&M in 2011.
• Senior LB Jordan Hicks is one of 20 semifinalists for the Chuck Bednarik Award, given to the nation's top defensive player. Hicks has a team-high 136 stops for an average of 12.4 per game. The senior has eight double-digit tackle games, including a career-best 18 stops vs. both UCLA and Iowa State. He was named the Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week for his 15-tackle, one-interception performance vs. Kansas (Sept. 27). Steve Edmond is second with 116 stops, including a career-best 19 vs. Baylor. He has six double-digit tackle games.
Thanksgiving Day Tradition: Including its first Turkey Day game in 1893, a 18-16 victory against Dallas University, UT has played 86 times on the Thanksgiving holiday and posted a 59-24-3 mark. Texas A&M is the most common opponent with 69 matchups and UT holding a 46-20-3 advantage. The teams first met on Thanksgiving Day in 1900 with the Horns winning 11-0. However, that tradition ended in 2011 with A&M departing the Big 12 for the SEC. Texas faced TCU in 2012 and Texas Tech last season. The Horns have faced Arkansas (1894, 1912, 1917), Notre Dame (1913, 1915) and Oklahoma (1910). Prior to 2012, Baylor (1994-95) was the only other team the Horns have faced besides Texas A&M on Thanksgiving Day since 1917.
Rushing Attack: Over the last three games, the Longhorns have racked up their two best rushing outputs of the season. One week after a season-high 241 rushing yards vs. Texas Tech (the most since rolling up 281 vs. Texas Tech last season), the Texas offense produced 227 yards on the ground vs. West Virginia. After averaging 120.5 rushing yards over the first four games, Texas has posted 173.1 over the last seven. The Longhorns tallied more rushing yards in the first half (178) vs. West Virginia than they did in six games this season. UT rushed for 190 yards vs. a Baylor defense that ranked No. 6 in the nation in rushing defense (80.0 ypg). The Longhorns followed up with 148 yards (40 attempts), including 78 by Brown and 50 by Swoopes, vs. Oklahoma. OU entered the game ranked No. 22 nationally in rushing defense, allowing 109.6 yards per contest.
Producing Explosive Plays: Texas has had its best production of the season making explosive plays (12-plus yard rushes/16-plus yard catches) in five of the last six games. Though UT had just six (four rushing, two passing) at K-State, the Longhorns rebounded with 10 (six rushing/four receiving) at Texas Tech, including three John Harris receptions of 35 or more yards. Following that game, UT had nine against West Virginia, seven of which came via runs, including 39 and 40-yarders by Johnathan Gray. UT had 10 explosive plays vs. Oklahoma State, including a season-high tying seven via the air. Against Oklahoma on Oct. 11, Texas had a season-best 12 explosive plays and followed with nine vs. Iowa State (four on the ground and five in the air). Two of the explosive plays came during the final drive of the game (3 plays, 68 yards, 19 seconds) to set up the game-winning 21-yard field goal by Nick Rose. UT has 13 pass plays of 30 or more yards this season and 10 occurred over the last six games. WRs Jaxon Shipley (32), Marcus Johnson (41) and John Harris (38) each had a reception of more than 30 yards vs. Oklahoma. Harris had catches of 32 and 45 yards in the Iowa State game. Texas' season best prior to OU was seven explosive plays (vs. North Texas and Baylor).
Picking It Off: Texas has 14 interceptions this season after posting 10 all of 2013. That is the most for UT in the first 11 games since recording 20 in 2009. That year they finished with a nation's-best 25 interceptions. The Horns rank tied for 16th nationally in interceptions and tied for 37th in turnovers gained (20). Five players have at least two interceptions with Quandre Diggs, Duke Thomas and Dylan Haines leading the way with three apiece. On the season, UT is 6-2 when forcing a turnover and 5-0 when holding the edge in turnovers. The Longhorns are tied for 41st in the FBS in turnover margin (+0.27).
Sack Attack: The Longhorns have combined for 37 sacks through 11 games and rank tied for seventh in the FBS (3.4 per game). Fourteen players have been involved in a sack this season, including four with 4.5 or more. DT Malcom Brown leads the team with 6.5 and Hassan Ridgeway is second with 6.0. Brown ranks seventh in the Big 12 and tied for 57th nationally (0.59 per game). Ridgeway is tied for eighth in the Big 12 and 71st in the FBS (0.55 pg). LB Steve Edmond and DE Cedric Reed have 4.5 sacks apiece. Texas is one of only two teams team in nation that has four players with 4.5 or more sacks (also Stanford). In fact, only nine other teams in the FBS have at least three players with 4.5-plus sacks. UT has at least three sacks in eight games this season. Baylor entered the Oct. 4 game as one of only two teams in the nation not to allow a sack (also New Mexico State) and UT took down QB Bryce Petty three times. The Bears had no sacks in their first 163 pass attempts of the season.
Last Time vs. TCU (Oct. 26, 2013): Malcolm Brown ran for two touchdowns, Case McCoy threw for 228 yards and Texas' defense stifled TCU throughout in a 30-7 win that featured a 3-hour, 6-minute lightning delay and ended after midnight. Texas used a balanced offensive attack – McCoy had four pass plays of more than 30 yards – and Brown and Johnathan Gray accounted for 145 of the Longhorns' 187 rushing yards. Marcus Johnson had a career-high 120 receiving yards, hauling in receptions of 65, 43 and 12 yards. Gray led Texas with 94 yards on 22 carries, while Brown had 51 yards on 17 carries. TCU came into the game ranked first in the Big 12 and 17th nationally by allowing just 115.3 rushing yards per game. Anthony Fera kicked three field goals to help the Longhorns hand TCU its first home loss of the season. Texas' defense controlled the game throughout. The Longhorns gave up just 246 yards and forced TCU to punt on nine of its final 11 possessions (the other two ended with a fumble on a punt return and the clock expiring at the end of the game) while also forcing three turnovers.
By The Numbers…
1: Number of offensive touchdowns allowed by the Texas defense in the opening quarter this season (vs. Iowa State).
1: Number of interceptions thrown by Tyrone Swoopes in his last 138 pass attempts (vs. West Virginia).
1: Cedric Reed leads the current roster in career tackles for loss (35), sacks (17.0) and forced fumbles (6).
2: The Longhorns have two running backs on the roster with more than 2,000 career rushing yards. Malcolm Brown ranks 11th on the school's career list (2,624) and Johnathan Gray is 15th (2,109).
3: The Longhorns, who rank tied for 7th in the FBS in sacks (3.36 pg), have produced at least three sacks in eight games this season.
3: Jaxon Shipley ranks No. 3 in school history in career receptions (217) after passing Quan Cosboy (212/2005-08) during the West Virginia game.
4: Charlie Strong had four of his Louisville players selected in the top 75 of the 2014 NFL Draft, tied for the most in the nation.
5: Number of career starts the offensive line had registered entering the BYU game (Kent Perkins - 2; Sedrick Flowers - 2; Marcus Hutchins - 1).
5: Cedric Reed ranked tied for fifth in the FBS last season with five forced fumbles (0.38 per game).
6: Jaxon Shipley ranks No. 6 in school history in career receiving yards (2,504).
7: David Ash ended his career ranked No. 7 on the UT all-time passing TDs list (31).
8: David Ash ended his career No. 8 on the UT career passing yards list (4,728).
9: Jaxon Shipley ranks tied for ninth on the school's all-time punt return average chart (9.6).
10: Quandre Diggs is the team's active career leader with 36 pass breakups, which is tied for the 10th most in school history.
11: Malcolm Brown has a team-high 11 career 100-yard rushing games, a mark that ranks tied for seventh in school history. The Longhorns are 8-3 when Brown rushes for 100 or more yards.
12: Jordan Hicks has 12 career double-digit tackle games.
13: Opponents have returned just 13 of 56 kickoffs, the fewest in the nation.
23: During 2012-13, Charlie Strong led Louisville to a 23-3 record. The win total was tied for fourth in the FBS over that span.
28: Malcom Brown has 28 career tackles for loss, which ranks second on the team among active players (Cedric Reed - 31).
30: Cedric Reed has started 30 straight games which leads the team.
32: As of Nov. 23, the Longhorns' strength of schedule is tied for 32nd in the FBS, according to NCAA.org. The past and future opposition has a winning percentage of .561 (60-47).
40: Dominic Espinosa had his team-leading streak of 40 straight starts snapped when he missed the BYU game (fractured ankle).
52: Texas has 52 all-time bowl appearances, second all-time in the NCAA.
55: Number of career starts by members of the offensive line (Kent Perkins - 12; Sedrick Flowers - 12; Marcus Hutchins - 11; Taylor Doyle - 9; Camrhon Hughes - 5; Jake Raulerson - 4; Darius James - 2).
55.7: John Harris (59) and Jaxon Shipley (58) lead the team in receptions and are the clear top targets of Tyrone Swoopes. That duo has accounted for 55.7 percent (117 of 210) of the team's receptions.
66.1: John Harris (976) and Jaxon Shipley (571) lead the team in receiving yards. That duo has accounted for 66.1 percent (1,547 of 2,342) of the team's receiving yards.
77: Tyrone Swoopes had streak of 77 passes without an interception snapped vs. Baylor. That is the 11th-longest streak in school history.
104: Tyrone Swoopes had streak of 104 passes without an interception snapped vs. West Virginia. That is the seventh-longest streak in UT history.
176: Over the last eight years, Texas has the most Academic All-Big 12 selections of any team in the conference with 176.
308: Steve Edmond is the team's active leader in career tackles (308). Jordan Hicks is second with 288.
881: With 881 victories in program history, Texas is tied for second with Notre Dame on the NCAA all-time list behind only Michigan.
2,000: In the West Virginia game, Johnathan Gray became the 18th player in Longhorn history to surpass 2,000 career yards rushing.
