The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
Football returns home to host Kansas State
10.02.2017 | Football
The Longhorns and Wildcats will kickoff at 6:05 p.m. Saturday night inside DKR - Texas Memorial Stadium.
Texas game notes
Texas Football returns home for the first time in nearly a month to continue Big 12 Conference play Saturday night against Kansas State. The Longhorns will host the Wildcats inside Darrell K Royal - Texas Memorial Stadium. Kickoff is set for 6:05 p.m. UT enters with a record of 2-2, coming off a 17-7 win on the road at Iowa State. KSU is 3-1, coming off a 33-20 win over Baylor.
National Game Coverage
• Saturday's game will kickoff at 6:05 p.m. CT and is set to be broadcast on Fox Sports 1. Justin Kutcher will handle the play-by-play duties, while Mark Helfrich and Petros Papadakis will provide analysis. Shane Bacon will report from the field.
• Longhorn Network's Texas GameDay show begins two hours prior to kickoff. Following the game, LHN will also host Texas GameDay Final for an hour postgame.
• A Texas radio broadcast with Craig Way, Roger Wallace and Quan Cosby can be heard nationally on Sirius channel 132, XM channel 199 and online channel 953.
Bob McKay To Be Honored Saturday
• The University of Texas, National Football Foundation and the College Hall of Fame will jointly honor 2017 NFF Hall of Fame inductee Bob McKay with an on-campus salute during Saturday's game. He is the 18th Longhorn player, along with two coaches, to be inducted. The official ceremony will be held on Dec. 5 in New York.
• A consensus All-American in 1969, McKay helped guide UT to a perfect 11-0 record and the National Championship.
2017 Hall Of Honor Class To Be Inducted
• This weekend also serves as the 2017 Hall of Honor weekend. Fifteen individuals will be inducted Friday and honored on the field Saturday.
Men's Hall of Honor Inductees
• Ian Crocker (Swimming, 2000-04) was a three-time Olympic gold medalist and 10-time NCAA champion.
• Trey Hardee (Track and Field, 2004-07) was a 2012 Olympic silver medalist, two-time World champion and 2005 NCAA champion in the decathlon.
• James Lott (Track and Field/Football, 1984, 1986-87/1983-85) was a three-time NCAA high jump champion and was also a starter at defensive back on the football team.
• Shaun Rogers (Football, 1997-2000) was a two-time All-Big 12 Conference defensive tackle who was a second-round draft pick and played 13 NFL seasons.
• Drew Stubbs (Baseball, 2003-06) was a two-time All-American who led Texas to the 2005 National Championship and played nine seasons of Major League Baseball.
• Nathan Vasher (Football, 2000-03) was a third-team All-American in 2003 who shares the UT career interception record (17) and played seven NFL seasons.
• Vintage selections are Alfred Jackson (Football, 1974-77), Harry Larrabee (Basketball, 1971-74) and Forrest Wiegand (Football, 1967-69) in addition to Special Selection Bill Hall (Student Manager/Student Assistant, 1966-70).
Women's Hall of Honor Inductees
• Merlene Frazer (Track and Field, 1993-95) was a 2000 Olympic silver medalist in the 4x100-meter relay, three-time NCAA champion and 10-time All-American.
• Cristina Moros (Tennis, 1994-98) was a four-time All-American and the 1997 Big 12 Conference Co-Player of the Year and helped the Longhorns to the 1995 NCAA Championship.
• Cynthea Rhodes-Patterson (Track and Field, 1987-91) was a 1996 Olympian in the triple jump and a four-time All-American who helped Texas win the 1990 NCAA Indoor Championship.
• Stacy Stephens (Basketball, 2000-04) was a two-time All-American who led the Longhorns to the 2003 NCAA Final Four.
• Dorsey Tierney (Swimming, 1988-92) was a two-time NCAA champion and 16-time All-American who helped UT capture the team titles at NCAA Championships in both 1990 and 1991.
The All-Time Series
• Texas and K-State meet for the eighth straight season and the 18th time overall on Saturday night.
• The Wildcats hold a 10-7 edge over Texas all-time, but the Longhorns are 6-3 in home games.
• UT and KSU have split each of the last four games, as Texas has won the last two in Austin and KSU has won five straight in Manhattan.
• Texas defeated K-State 23-9 in 2015, the last matchup inside DKR - Texas Memorial Stadium.
A Texas Win Would...
• Improve the Longhorns' record to 3-2 overall and 2-0 in the Big 12 Conference.
• Be Texas' 894th all-time victory in program history, the third-most in college football history.
• Make Texas 2-0 in the Big 12 Conference for the first time since the 2013 season and just the sixth time in 21 seasons in the league.
• Mark their third straight victory at home over K-State and improve their overall record against the Wildcats to 8-10, but 7-3 in Austin.
• Increase Tom Herman's career record to 25-6 (.806) and his mark at Texas to 3-2.
Head Coach Tom Herman
• Tom Herman is in his first season at Texas and his third season overall as a head coach. He is 24-6 in his career and 2-2 at Texas.
• He has a record of 6-1 against Top 25 opponents, 3-1 against Top 10 foes and 2-1 against teams inside the Top 5.
• Herman guided Houston to a 13-1 record and a win in the Peach Bowl during his first season. He was just the fourth head coach in NCAA history with at least 13 wins in a rookie season (Chris Petersen, George Woodruff, Walter Camp) and just the fifth to win the first 10 games of his career (Petersen, Woodruff, Camp and Larry Coker).
Getting Defensive
• Texas' defense has struggled in recent years, but the Longhorns have looked much improved in the early part of the 2017 season on that side of the ball.
• After allowing 51 points in the season opener, the Texas defense has allowed just 34 points in the last three games combined. The Longhorns are allowing just 21.2 points per game this season, fourth-best in the Big 12.
• Since allowing 263 yards rushing to Maryland in the opener, the Longhorns have surrendered just 123 rushing yards in the last three games. The Texas rush defense (96.5 ypg) ranks 17th nationally and second-best in the Big 12.
• After allowing 482 total yards in the season opener, Texas' defense has improved their season average over the last three games to 344.2 yards per game. That mark is fourth-best in the Big 12.
• The Longhorns rank 11th nationally in third-down defense, first nationally in fourth-down defense, first nationally in defensive TDs scored, ninth nationally in red zone defense, and 10th nationally with seven interceptions.
Defensive Turnaround
• Texas' defense has been much improved in 2017, evident by their performance in the last three games.
• In 2016, the UT defense allowed 31.5 points per game, 189.8 rushing yards per game and 448.2 total yards per game. Additionally, the Longhorns allowed opponents to convert 72-of-189 (.381) attempts on third down and 8-of-17 (.471) on fourth downs.
• Through four games in 2017, Texas has improved those marks and is allowing 21.2 points per game, 96.5 rushing yards per game and 344.2 total yards per game. UT has allowed opponents to convert just 14-of-53 (.264) attempts on third down and is perfect on seven fourth-down attempts by the opposition.
• Over the last three games, Texas' defense is allowing 11.3 points per game, 298.3 total yards per game and just 41.0 rushing yards per game.
Rushing Defense Is Stout
• Texas' rush defense has been stout in each of the past three games.
• Texas has held their last three opponents under 100 yards rushing. It marks the first time since the first three games of the 2010 season that a UT defense has accomplished that feat.
• The Longhorns held Iowa State to 10 yards rushing. It was the fewest allowed by a Texas defense since holding Kansas to -2 yards in 2011.
• The 10 rushing yards allowed are the eighth-fewest by a Longhorn defense in the last 10 seasons.
Turning Up The Heat
• After totaling just two sacks and five tackles for loss in the first two weeks of the season, the Longhorns' defense has totaled seven sacks and 13 tackles for loss in the last two games.
• Texas totaled three sacks and nine tackles for loss at USC, while totaling four sacks at ISU.
What A Difference A Year Makes
• Through four games in 2017, Texas has already come up with eight turnovers (seven interceptions, one fumble recovery).
• Last season through four games, the Longhorns' defense had just one turnover.
Going The Other Way
• Through four games, Texas has returned three interceptions for touchdowns, which already is tied for the fourth-most in school history for a single season.
UT's Non-Offensive Touchdowns
• Texas already has five non-offensive touchdowns in 2017 after scoring zero in 2016.
• The Longhorns had three in the season-opener against Maryland and have had one each against San Jose State and Southern California.
• Holton Hill has three of them and now has four career non-offensive touchdowns. This season, he has interception returns of 45 (SJSU) and 31 yards (Maryland). He also returned a blocked field goal 65 yards for a score against Maryland.
• Reggie Hemphill-Mapps has one, returning a punt 91 yards to the house against Maryland.
• DeShon Elliott returned an interception 38 yards to the end zone on the road against USC.
• The season opener against Maryland marked the first time since Oct. 10, 2009 that UT had scored three non-offensive TDs in a game.
• The five non-offensive TDs in 2017 are the most in a season since the 2009 team that played for a National Championship had 11.
Defense Shines In Win At Iowa State
• The Longhorns defense put together another impressive performance in a Big 12 Conference-opening win at Iowa State on Thursday night.
• The defense allowed just seven points, with those coming on a 28-yard drive.
• The UT defense allowed 10 rushing yards on 15 Cyclone attempts.
• Iowa State had 246 passing yards, but completed just 24-of-49 (.490) attempts.
• Iowa State was just 3-of-12 (.250) on third-down attempts and was 0-for-2 on fourth down.
Quick Change Defense
• Through four games, Texas' defense has allowed opponents to score just seven points off eight UT turnovers.
• Last season, opponents scored 68 points off 23 Texas turnovers, including 27 after four games.
Getting Off The Field
• The Texas defense has been successful at getting the opponents' offense off the field this season and limiting their opportunity to score points.
• The Longhorns are allowing opponents to convert just 13-of-53 attempts on third down and are perfect on seven fourth-down attempts faced.
• The Texas defense is averaging 4.5 three-and-outs per game, as 18-of-54 (.333) opponent drives have ended without a first down.
Pedigree For Success
• Defensive coordinator Todd Orlando is in his third season under Tom Herman and his 13th straight season as a defensive coordinator. He has found success at each of his four previous stops as the DC: UConn (2005-10), FIU (2011-12), Utah State (2013-14) and Houston (2015-16).
• In his first season at UH, his defense led the nation with 35 takeaways, while finishing eighth nationally in rushing defense (108.9 ypg) and 20th in scoring defense (20.7 ppg). Last season, Orlando's defense finished 13th in total defense and fourth in rush defense. They were also third nationally with five defensive touchdowns and allowed just 23.5 ppg.
• Orlando's defense found particular success against last season's Heisman Trophy finalists: Oklahoma's Baker Mayfield and Dede Westbrook as well as Heisman winner Louisville's Lamar Jackson.
Elliott Shines At Iowa State
• Safety DeShon Elliott, a junior from Rockwall, Texas, had another strong performance in the Longhorns' 17-7 win at Iowa State on Thursday night.
• Elliott totaled six tackles, a sack and had two interceptions for the second straight game. He now has four interceptions on the season, which ranks first in the Big 12 and third nationally.
• Dating back to 2000, Elliott is the first Longhorn with back-to-back, two-interception games. He is just the fourth player to have multiple two-interception games in the same season (Dylan Haines 2016, Marcus Griffin 2007, Dakarai Pearson 2002) and is the only Longhorn with three multi-interception games since 2000 (also Kansas 2015).
• Elliott leads the Longhorns with four interceptions. He has totaled 18 tackles, with a sack, two tackles for loss and three additional pass breakups.
• He was named Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week after his performance against USC in week three.
Top Of The Hill
• Junior cornerback Holton Hill continues to impress early on in the 2017 season. He is tied for second on the team with 23 tackles and also has two interceptions and three pass breakups.
• He had arguably the best game of his career against Maryland, becoming the first FBS player in the last 10 seasons to record a pick-six and a blocked field goal returned for a touchdown in the same game.
• He has two interceptions returned for a touchdown this season. The first was 31 yards against Maryland in the season opener, while he returned one 45 yards against SJSU.
• He also has a blocked field goal return for a touchdown this season, as he returned one 65 yards to the house against Maryland. That marked UT's first blocked FG return for a touchdown since 2002.
• He is just the second player in school history (Brandon Foster, 2007) to score three non-offensive touchdowns in the same season, and the only player in school history to have three in a two-game span.
Did You Know?
• Holton Hill became just the third player in school history to return an interception for a touchdown in back-to-back games. He joins Greg Brown (2000) and Alan Lowry (1971).
• Prior to Hill, the program had last returned an INT for a TD in back-to-back games in 2007.
Jefferson Ready To Lead The Defense
• Junior linebacker Malik Jefferson was a highly touted recruit out of high school and has made 22 career starts to date.
• Jefferson leads the Longhorns with 33 tackles on the season, including 23 solo tackles. He also has been a quarterback menace, with three tackles for loss, a sack and two QB hurries.
• Against ISU, Jefferson finished with six tackles and also had a key fourth-down sack to get the Longhorns' defense off the field.
• As a freshman, Jefferson was named a freshman All-American by the Football Writers Association of America, Sporting News and USA Today. He made 61 tackles and seven TFL in 2015.
• Last season, Jefferson totaled 62 tackles, 8.5 TFL and 5.5 sacks to earn second-team All-Big 12 recognition from the Associated Press.
• This summer he has been named a preseason All-American by Sporting News, preseason All-Big 12 and is on the watch lists for the Bednarik Award, the Nagurski Trophy and the Butkus Award.
Wheeler Anchoring The Middle
• Junior Anthony Wheeler made his presence felt against USC. The Dallas native made a team high 12 tackles and also had 3.5 tackles for loss and 1.5 sacks. Both his TFLs and sacks were career highs.
• Against Iowa State, Wheeler had four tackles putting him in a tie for second on the team with 23 takedowns.
• He leads the Longhorns with 3.5 tackles for loss.
• As a sophomore last season, Wheeler led UT with 65 total tackles. He also had 2.5 tackles for loss and forced two fumbles.
Omenihu Stepping Up
• Junior defensive end Charles Omenihu has started the first four games of the season and leads the team with two sacks. He has nine total tackles.
• A native of Rowlett, Texas, Omenihu has appeared in all 28 games played during his career and now has 11 career starts.
• Last season, he totaled 26 tackles, 4.5 tackles for loss and 3.5 sacks. He also had one quarterback hurry.
Buechele Passing By The Numbers
• Sophomore quarterback Shane Buechele started his 14th career game last week at Iowa State.
• Coming off an injury, Buechele finished an efficient 19-of-26 (.731) for 171 yards and a touchdown.
• In his first start of the season against Maryland, he was 34-of-52 for 375 yards and two touchdowns. He set new career highs for passing yards, completions and attempts in that game.
• His 375 yards passing were 10th-most in school history for a single game and the second-most by a sophomore (Chris Simms, 383).
• A native of Arlington, Texas, Buechele has now passed for 200 yards in 11-of-14 games and has two career 300-yard games.
• In just 14 games, Buechele has passed for 3,504 yards, good for 11th-most for a career in school history.
• Buechele has thrown a touchdown pass in 13-of-14 games and now has eight career multi-passing touchdown games.
• Against Maryland, Buechele, after an incompletion on his first throw, completed his next 12 passes. He was one completion shy of cracking the record books with 13 consecutive passes completed.
• He has been named to the watch lists for both the Maxwell Award and Davey O'Brien Award this offseason.
Ehlinger's Got Game
• True freshman quarterback Sam Ehlinger made his first career start for the Longhorns in a 56-0 win against San Jose State in week two.
• Ehlinger became the fourth true freshman to start at quarterback for the Longhorns since 1980 and just the 10th in school history.
• In combination with Shane Buechele last season, the 2016-17 seasons mark just the second stretch in school history in which a true freshman has started at QB for UT in consecutive seasons. The 'Horns started a true freshman at the position in at least one game from 1976-79 also.
• Ehlinger was 15-of-27 for 222 yards and a touchdown in his debut. He also rushed for 48 yards and guided the Texas offense to 623 total yards.
• He became just the third true freshman in school history, joining Buechele (2016) and Rick McIvor (1979), to pass for at least 200 yards in a game.
• In guiding Texas to double-overtime on the road at No. 4/4 USC, Ehlinger finished 21-of-40 passing for 298 yards and two touchdowns. The 298 yards were the second-most ever by a true freshman at UT.
• With 5:14 left in the game, trailing 14-10, he guided the Longhorns on a 14-play, 91-yard drive, giving Texas the lead on a 17-yard touchdown strike to Armanti Foreman with 39 seconds left. He passed for 88 yards and rushed for six on that drive, also converting two fourth downs.
Built Ford Tough
• Nose tackle Poona Ford (Hilton Head, S.C.) continues to be a menace in the middle of the Longhorns' defense early on in his senior season.
• He has emerged as not only one of the Longhorns' leaders, but also one of their best defensive players.
• Despite playing on the interior defensive line, Ford finished fourth among UT defenders with his 54 tackles a year ago.
• He added 5.5 tackles for loss, four quarterback hurries, a forced fumble, a fumble recovery and two blocked extra points.
• He was named second-team All-Big 12 by ESPN.com and was also tabbed honorable mention All-Big 12 by the league's coaches.
• This season he has been named preseason All-Big 12 and is also on the Senior Bowl watch list.
• He started the 2017 season with three tackles against Maryland. He also blocked a field goal which Holton Hill returned 65 yards for a touchdown.
• The blocked FG was Ford's third career blocked kick. He also blocked two extra points a season ago.
• Through four games, he has 10 tackles and a pass breakup, while clogging the middle of the field up for opposing offenses.
Johnson An Offensive Threat
• After totaling 24 catches for 264 yards and three touchdowns as a true freshman, wide receiver Collin Johnson is off to a quick start as a sophomore.
• The San Jose, Calif. native has 18 catches for a team-high 393 receiving yards. His 98.3 yards per game are 24th-best in the country.
• Johnson had a monster game against No. 4/4 USC in week three, catching seven passes for 191 yards. The 191 yards were the most in the Big 12 Conference this season, the fourth-most
in school history and the sixth-most in the NCAA through three weeks of play.
• His season got off to a strong start against Maryland, catching seven passes for 125 yards and a touchdown.
• Johnson now has two career 100-yard games, both of which came in the first three games of the 2017 season.
Foreman Finding The End Zone
• Senior WR Armanti Foreman was back in the end zone for the third time this season against USC. He became just the 13th different player in UT history with a receiving touchdown in at least three straight games.
• Foreman caught five passes for 38 yards against the Trojans, including two catches on the Longhorns' late fourth-quarter, go-ahead drive. On that drive, Foreman caught an 11-yard pass on 4th-and-10 to keep the drive alive. Two plays later, he came open in the end zone and was able to drag his toe for a 17-yard score to put Texas ahead 17-14.
• Foreman is second on the team with 17 receptions for 158 yards. He leads Texas with three touchdowns.
• For his career, Foreman has 72 receptions for 948 yards and 10 touchdowns. He is just 52 yards shy of cracking 1,000 career yards.
Carter Becoming A Threat
• True freshman RB Toneil Carter is proving to be an offensive weapon for the Longhorns early on in his career.
• In just his second career game, Carter picked up his first career start against Iowa State.
• He has scored a touchdown in both games that he has played in, rushing for one against San Jose State and catching one at Iowa State.
• Carter, who has just 13 offensive touches thus far, has totaled 88 yards, good for 6.77 yards per touch.
• Against the Cyclones, Carter had two catches for 23 yards, his touchdown coming from 22 yards out. He also had four carries for 14 yards.
Connor Williams Suffers Injury
• Junior All-American left tackle Connor Williams sustained an injury in the Longhorns' game against USC.
• He suffered a sprain of his MCL and PCL and also a meniscus tear. There is no timetable for his return at this point.
• Williams has started 26 of a possible 27 contests to date in his career, including 13 consecutive, before the injury.
• Last season, Williams was a consensus first-team All-American, just the fourth sophomore in UT history to receive first-team All-America honors (Hub Bechtol, 1944; Russell Erxleben, 1976 and Earl Thomas, 2009) and second sophomore (Thomas) to earn consensus honors.
• Throughout the offseason, Williams was recognized as a preseason All-American by the Associated Press, Sports Illustrated, Sporting News, College Football News and Athlon Sports.
• Additionally, Williams was named to the watch lists for the Maxwell Award, Outland Trophy, Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award and was also named preseason All-Big 12.
Experience Among Offensive Line
• Texas totals 86 career starts among offensive linemen on the 2017 roster, but has a void to fill with the injury to Williams, who has started 26 of them.
• The Longhorns have experienced linemen at four of the five spots, however, and will lean on that group to anchor the line in Williams' absence.
• Patrick Vahe has made 23 career starts, Zach Shackelford has 13, Tristan Nickelson has 10 and Jake McMillon has nine. Derek Kerstetter made his first career start at Iowa State.
• Shackelford is on the watch list for the Rimington Trophy, which honors the nation's top center.
• Vahe is on the watch list for the Polynesian College Football Player of the Year.
Spreading The Ball Around
• At least seven players have caught a pass in each of Texas' four games thus far.
• In each of Shane Buechele's starts, double-digit Longhorns have a reception with Buechele finding 11 different receivers at Iowa State.
• Against USC, QB Sam Ehlinger connected with eight different players, while he found seven the week prior against SJSU.
• Last year, UT also featured a balanced group of wide receivers, as eight players caught at least 18 passes, and Armanti Foreman led the group with 34 catches.
Warren Surpasses 1,000 Career Yards
• Chris Warren III surpassed 1,000 career rushing yards in the win over San Jose State. He has rushed for 1,092 yards (42nd UT history) on 175 carries (6.2 avg), with 10 career touchdowns.
• Despite playing in just three-and-a-half games a season ago, Warren ran for 366 yards and three touchdowns on 62 total attempts.
• As a freshman, Warren ran for 470 yards and four touchdowns.
• Against Texas Tech (2015), he rushed for a UT freshman-record 276 yards and four touchdowns. The following week he had 106 yards in a win at Baylor.
• Warren has five career 100-yard games.
Dickson A Ray Guy Award Candidate
• Junior punter Michael Dickson, a native of Sydney, Australia, entered the 2017 season as one of the nation's top returning punters. Last season, he was named a finalist for the Ray Guy Award, the first Longhorn to ever earn that distincition.
• Dickson, who was named Big 12 Conference Special Teams Player of the Year, set a school record with an average of 47.4 yards per punt.
• Prior to the 2017 season, Dickson was named a preseason All-American by Athlon Sports, preseason All-Big 12 and a member of the Ray Guy Award watch list.
• Dickson has punted 19 times and is averaging a Big 12-best 45.7 yards per punt. He has eight punts of more than 50 yards and is averaging 42.6 net yards per punt, 11th-best nationally.
Time of Possession
• The Longhorns possessed the ball for 40:31 at Iowa State and are now ninth nationally averaging 34:15 per game in time of possession.
Brotherly Love
• This year's roster features three sets of brothers.
• Junior DB Kris Boyd and brother Demarco, a redshirt-freshman LB, are from Gilmer, Texas.
• Devin Duvernay, a sophomore WR, and his twin brother Donovan (redshirt-freshman DB) hail from Sachse, Texas.
• Third-year RB Kirk Johnson and sophomore WR Collin Johnson are from San Jose, Calif.
Like Father, Like Son
• The Longhorns' roster features five players whose fathers also lettered in football at UT.
• Reserve QB Josh Covey's father Mark lettered as a DB in 1977.
• LB Breckyn Hager's dad, Britt, lettered as a linebacker in 1984, '85, '87 and '88 and is UT's all-time leading tackler.
• Kirk and Collin Johnson's father Johnnie lettered from 1976-79 and was an All-American DB.
• DS Michael David Poujol's dad Mike lettered as a punter in 1982.
First Time Starters
• Seven Longhorns have made their first career start through the first four games of the season: RB Toneil Carter (Iowa State), QB Sam Ehlinger (SJSU), TE Garrett Gray (Maryland), WR Lil'Jordan Humphrey (Maryland), OL Derek Kerstetter (Iowa State), TE Kendall Moore (SJSU) and RB Kyle Porter (Maryland).
First Time Players
• 21 Longhorns have made their first career appearance in the Burnt Orange and White so far this season.
• LB Marqez Bimage*, TE Cade Brewer*, LB Demarco Boyd^, DL Jamari Chisholm, DL Ta'Quon Graham*, WR Reggie Hemphill-Mapps^, OL Patrick Hudson^, LB Gary Johnson, K Joshua Rowland, DS Kaleb Smith, DB Josh Thompson* and RB Daniel Young* all played against Maryland in the season-opener.
• Against San Jose State, OL Austin Allsup, RB Toneil Carter*, QB Josh Covey, DB Jarmarquis Durst, QB Sam Ehlinger*, TE Kendall Moore and OL J.P. Urquidez^ all debuted.
• DB Chris Brown^ debuted on special teams against USC.
• OL Derek Kerstetter* made his debut at Iowa State.
• Eight true freshmen (marked * above) have debuted so far with an additional five redshirt freshmen (marked ^ above) also debuting.
