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Football hits road to take on Baylor
10.23.2017 | Football
The Longhorns look for their third consecutive win in the series against the Bears.
The Opening Kickoff
• Texas Football hits the road to begin a two-game road swing through the Lone Star State. The Longhorns travel to Waco to face the Baylor Bears on Saturday.
• Kickoff at McLane Stadium is set for 11:01 a.m.
• The Longhorns enter coming off back-to-back defeats to Top 12 teams to move to 3-4 overall and 2-2 in the Big 12 Conference. After starting 2-0 in conference play, UT has dropped narrow decisions to No. 12/12 Oklahoma (29-24) and No. 10/11 Oklahoma State (13-10, OT).
• Baylor enters the game at 0-7 overall and 0-4 in the Big 12. The Bears gave West Virginia all they could handle last weekend, scoring 23 straight in the fourth quarter, but failing on a potential game-tying two-point conversion in the 38-36 loss.
National Game Coverage
• Saturday's game will kickoff at 11:01 a.m. CT and is set to be broadcast on ESPNU. Mike Couzens will call the play-by-play action while John Congemi will provide the analysis.
• Longhorn Network's Texas GameDay show begins two hours prior to kickoff. Following the game, LHN will also host Texas GameDay Final with interviews and analysis.
• A Longhorn IMG Radio Network broadcast with Craig Way, Roger Wallace and Quan Cosby can be heard nationally on Sirius channel 132, XM channel 199 and online channel 953.
Longhorns Continue Difficult Schedule
• The Longhorns are in the midst of as difficult a stretch of games as there is in college football, having played three ranked teams in the last five games.
• UT has faced No. 4/4 USC (now 21/21) and Iowa State (now 25/RV) on the road, No. 12/12 Oklahoma (now 10/9) in Dallas in the AT&T Red River Showdown, No. 10/11 Oklahoma State (now. 11/12) at home and still plays on the road at both No. 4/4 TCU and No. 22/22 West Virginia.
The All-Time Series
• Texas and Baylor meet for the 107th time on Saturday with the Longhorns holding a 76-26-4 edge in the series.
• Saturday's meeting will mark the 49th all-time meeting in Waco. UT is 30-16-2 when playing at Baylor.
• Tom Herman has never faced Baylor in his head coaching career, and Matt Rhule has never faced Texas in his. However, Herman is 1-0 head-to-head against Rhule, as Houston defeated Temple 24-13 in the 2015 American Athletic Conference Championship Game.
A Texas Win Would...
• Make Texas 77-26-4 all-time against Baylor including a road record of 31-16-2 against the Bears in Waco.
• Be UT's third straight victory in the series and their second straight win at McLane Stadium.
• Mark UT's second straight road win, after defeating Iowa State 17-7 in the Big 12 opener the last time they went on the road.
• Get the Longhorns back to .500 at 4-4 overall and improve their mark to 3-2 in the conference.
• Make Tom Herman 26-8 (.765) in his head coaching career and 4-4 (.500) at the helm of the Burnt Orange and White.
Head Coach Tom Herman
• Tom Herman is in his first season at Texas and his third season overall as a head coach. He is 3-4 thus far at UT and 25-8 overall as a head coach. The Longhorns are currently 2-2 in the Big 12 Conference.
• 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).
First Time Starters
• Twelve Longhorns have made their first career start through the first seven games of the season: TE Cade Brewer (Oklahoma), RB Toneil Carter (Iowa State), OL Terrell Cuney (K-State), QB Sam Ehlinger (SJSU), TE Garrett Gray (Maryland), WR Reggie Hemphill-Mapps (K-State), WR Lil'Jordan Humphrey (Maryland), LB Gary Johnson (K-State), OL Derek Kerstetter (Iowa State), TE Kendall Moore (SJSU), OL Denzel Okafor (K-State) and RB Kyle Porter (Maryland).
First Time Players
• 21 Longhorns have made their first career appearances so far in 2017.
• Maryland: 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*
• 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^
• USC: DB Chris Brown^
• Iowa State: OL Derek Kerstetter*
• Eight true freshmen (marked *) and five redshirt freshmen (marked ^) have debuted.
Youth Is Served
• Through the first seven games, Texas' youth has shined through in the starting lineup. The Longhorns' last two recruiting classes (true freshmen, redshirt freshmen and true sophomores) have combined to make 48 starts this season, including 40 on the offensive side of the ball.
• At quarterback, true freshman Sam Ehlinger has started five games, while true sophomore Shane Buechele started the other two.
• At running back, true sophomore Kyle Porter has made three starts, while true freshman Toneil Carter has two.
• At wide receiver, true sophomore Collin Johnson has six starts, true sophomore Lil'Jordan Humphrey has six, redshirt freshman Reggie Hemphill-Mapps has two and true sophomore Devin Duvernay has one.
• On the offensive line, true sophomore Zach Shackelford has started six games at center, true freshman Derek Kerstetter has started four games at right tackle and true sophomore Denzel Okafor has started three at left tackle.
• On defense, true sophomore Brandon Jones has started all seven games at safety while true sophomore Malcolm Roach has started one at DE.
Getting Defensive
• Texas' defense has struggled in recent years, but the Longhorns have looked much improved in 2017 on that side of the ball.
• After allowing 51 points in the season opener, the Texas defense has allowed just 110 points in the last six games combined, which includes two double-overtime games and another overtime contest. The Longhorns are allowing just 23.0 points per game this season.
• Since allowing 263 yards rushing to Maryland in the opener, the Longhorns have surrendered just 583 rushing yards over the last six games. The Texas rush defense (120.9 ypg) ranks 24th nationally and third-best in the Big 12.
• After allowing 482 total yards in the season opener, Texas' defense has improved their season average over the last six games to 388.1 yards per game.
• The Longhorns rank eighth nationally in third-down defense, second nationally in fourth-down defense and first nationally in defensive TDs scored.
• Over the last six games, Texas' defense is allowing 18.3 points per game, 372.5 total yards per game and just 97.2 rushing yards per game.
Forcing Turnovers
• Through seven games in 2017, Texas has already come up with 11 turnovers (nine interceptions, two fumble recoveries). Last season through seven games, the UT defense had nine turnovers (six fumble recoveries, three interceptions).
• Texas' turnover margin this season is plus-one.
Getting Off The Field
• The Texas defense has been successful at getting the opponents' offense off the field this season and limiting their opportunities to score points.
• The Longhorns are allowing opponents to convert just 26-of-97 attempts on third down, eighth-best nationally. Combined with fourth down attempts, the Longhorn defense is allowing opponents to convert just 27-of-106 (.255).
• The Texas defense is averaging 4.3 three-and-outs per game, as 30-of-95 (.316) opponent drives have ended without a first down.
• This has been quite a turnaround from 2016, when the Longhorns allowed opponents to convert 72-of-189 (.381) attempts on third down and 8-of-17 (.471) on fourth downs.
Points Off Turnovers
• Through seven games, Texas' defense has allowed opponents to score just seven points off 10 Longhorn turnovers. In contrast, the Texas offense has scored 48 points off 11 turnovers forced thus far.
• In comparison, last season, UT's defense allowed opponents to score 68 points off 23 Longhorn turnovers, while the offense scored just 41 points all season off 20 opponent turnovers.
• Through seven games last season, UT had committed nine turnovers, but allowed 37 more points off of them. Conversely, the UT defense had forced nine turnovers through seven games a season ago, leading to just three Texas points.
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 14 sacks and 31 tackles for loss in the five games since.
Dominant 'D' Against Nation's Best
• For the second straight week, the Longhorns' defense faced the nation's leading offense when they played Oklahoma State Saturday.
• Against Oklahoma, the Sooners entered averaging 587.0 yards and 44.6 points per game. UT held them to 518 yards, including just 293 yards over the final three quarters of play. OU managed just 29 points in the game, including nine in the second half.
• Last week against Oklahoma State, the Cowboys entered averaging 48.8 points per game, while the Longhorns' defense held them to 10 regulation points and a total of 13 with the overtime period.
• The Cowboys were averaging 610.7 yards per game, but managed just 428 yards and 4.8 yards per play in the game.
• Oklahoma State had scored in all 24 quarters entering the game, but the UT defense held them scoreless in both the second and third quarters Saturday.
• OSU QB Mason Rudolph did not have a touchdown pass, despite entering the game having thrown for 19 through the first six games of the season. OSU finished 129.2 passing yards below their season average.
• UT held Oklahoma State to just 5-of-18 (.278) on third downs in the game. The Cowboys' offense came in having converted 40-of-73 (.548) third downs through the first six games of the season.
• The 13 points allowed marked Oklahoma State's lowest output since scoring seven against UT in 2014. It snapped a streak of 35 straight games having reached at least 20 points, which was the nation's longest entering Saturday.
Going The Other Way
• Through seven games, Texas has returned three interceptions for touchdowns, which is tied for the fourth-most in school history for a single season. The Longhorns have totaled nine interceptions through seven games.
• Holton Hill has returned two interceptions for a touchdown this season. He took one back 31 yards against Maryland before following that up with a 45-yard return against San Jose State.
• For a third straight game, a Longhorn returned an INT for a touchdown as DeShon Elliott returned one 38 yards to the house at Southern California.
Rushing Defense Is Stout
• Texas' rush defense has been stout in each of the past six games, allowing just 97.2 yards per game.
• The Longhorns held SJSU, USC and Iowa State under 100 yards rushing in three straight games. That stretch marked the first time since the first three games of the 2010 season that a UT defense had accomplished that feat.
• The 10 rushing yards allowed vs. Iowa State were the eighth-fewest by a Longhorn defense in the last 10 seasons.
• Texas has held six straight opponents under their season average for rushing yards and total yards.
UT's Non-Offensive Touchdowns
• Texas has scored five non-offensive touchdowns in 2017 after scoring zero in 2016.
• Holton Hill has three of the five this season and now has four career non-offensive TDs. 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.
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).
• Like in seasons past, Orlando is proving once again the ability to put together one of the nation's toughest defenses. The Longhorns have been prolific at disrupting the quarterback and forcing turnovers, including turning those into points so far in 2017.
• The Longhorns currently rank eighth-best nationally in third down defense and are 24th in rushing defense. Orlando's unit has dramatically improved in scoring and total defense, as well, and leads the nation in defensive touchdowns after the Longhorns did not have any last season.
• 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.
Elliott A Thorpe Award Semifinalist
• Safety DeShon Elliott, a junior from Rockwall, Texas, was named a semifinalist for the Jim Thorpe Award this week. He has also won two Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week awards this season, following performances at both USC and Iowa State.
• Against USC, Elliott had seven tackles, two interceptions, two pass breakups and a TFL.
• Against Iowa State, he had six tackles, a sack and two interceptions. For his efforts in that game, Elliott was also named the Jim Thorpe Award National Player of the Week.
• He followed that up with six tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss, one-half sack and one interception against Kansas State.
• On the season, Elliott is sixth on the team with 32 tackles (21 solo). He leads the Longhorns with five interceptions and also has four tackles for loss, 1.5 sacks, three pass breakups, two forced fumbles and a fumble recovery, which came versus OSU.
Elliott An Interception Machine
• DeShon Elliott had an interception in three straight games (2 at USC, 2 at Iowa State, Kansas State) and has now totaled five on the season.
• His five interceptions lead not only the Big 12 Conference, but also the country.
• Elliott is the first UT player dating back to 1947 to record back-to-back games with two interceptions, as he did so against both USC and Iowa State.
• He is just the ninth UT player in the last 60 seasons to register two multi-interception games in a season.
• Since 1947, Elliott joins Chris Carter (1993-96) as the only two players with three multi-interception games in their careers. Elliott also had two interceptions against Kansas in 2015.
• Elliott is the first player since Earl Thomas in 2009 with an interception in three straight games. Thomas had an interception in four straight games during that season, totaling five picks in those games.
Jefferson Leading The Defense
• Junior linebacker Malik Jefferson was a highly touted recruit out of high school and has made 25 career starts to date.
• Saturday against Oklahoma State, Jefferson set a career high and led UT with 14 tackles.
• On the season, he leads the team with 68 tackles, including 48 solo tackles. He also has gotten after the quarterback, with six tackles for loss, 2.5 sacks and five quarterback hurries.
• Before Saturday's new career high, Jefferson had twice totaled his previous career high of 11 tackles earlier this season (USC, Oklahoma).
• 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 was 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.
Hager In Attack Mode
• Defensive end Breckyn Hager totaled a career-high two sacks and a QB hurry in Saturday's game against Oklahoma State.
• The son of Britt Hager, UT's all-time leading tackler, Breckyn has totaled seven tackles and is tied for the team lead with three sacks on the season.
• Last season, Hager finished with 64 tackles, 13.5 tackles for loss and six sacks.
Top Of The Hill
• Junior cornerback Holton Hill continues to impress in the 2017 season. He is second on the team with 41 tackles and also has two interceptions and four 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.
Boyd Steps Up
• Junior cornerback Kris Boyd was faced with a tough task Saturday against Oklahoma State's deep and talented receiving corps. The Gilmer, Texas, native responded with a career-high 13 tackles and two pass breakups.
• Boyd, who has started six games this season opposite Holton Hill at cornerback, has totaled 36 tackles (22 solo), a team-high eight pass breakups and one interception. His 36 tackles are tied for third-most on the team.
Built Ford Tough
• Nose tackle Poona Ford (Hilton Head, S.C.) continues to be a menace in the middle of the Longhorns' defense during 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.
• Ford has led the charge in the middle of the Texas defense, totaling 16 tackles on the season. He has registered multiple knockbacks in each game this year.
• On Saturday against Oklahoma State, Ford had four tackles, 2.5 tackles for loss and a crucial forced fumble which stopped the Cowboys in the red zone and led to a Longhorn touchdown.
Johnson Sets Career High
• Junior linebacker Gary Johnson set a new career high with his eight tackles (six solo) in Saturday's game against Oklahoma State.
• In the first six weeks of the season, Johnson had totaled nine tackles. He now has 17 on the year with one tackle for loss.
Ehlinger's Got Game
• True freshman quarterback Sam Ehlinger is rewriting the freshman quarterback records early on in his tenure, just one season after teammate Shane Buechele did the same for the Longhorns.
• In five starts, Ehlinger has passed for 1,419 yards and rushed for 265. He is tied for fastest in school history (with seven others) to reach 1,000 passing yards (four games) in a season.
• After passing for 380 yards and rushing for 107 against K-State, Ehlinger passed for 278 and rushed for 110 against Oklahoma. He is the first freshman QB in school history (true or redshirt) to rush for 100 yards in back-to-back games, and just the third freshman QB to do so multiple times in a season (Vince Young, 2003; Jerrod Heard, 2015).
• His 278 passing yards against Oklahoma were a UT true freshman record in the Red River Showdown. He was just the third-ever true freshman to start at QB for the Longhorns against Oklahoma, joining Buechele (2016) and Bobby Layne (1944).
• Ehlinger became just the fourth player (seventh time) to pass for 275 yards and rush for 100 in a game against Oklahoma. He joins Vince Young (Nov. 6 & 13, 2004) as the only players in school history to do so in back-to-back games. Colt McCoy joins Ehlinger and Young as the only three players to have two games with 275 yards passing and 100 yards rushing in their careers.
• Ehlinger made his first career start in Texas' 56-0 win over San Jose State, and has now made five starts, fourth-most among true freshman QBs in school history. He became the fourth true freshman to start at quarterback for the Longhorns since 1980 and just the 10th in school history.
• In combination with 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.
• In leading Texas to double-overtime on the road at No. 4/4 USC, Ehlinger finished 21-of-40 passing for 298 yards and two touchdowns.
• His 380 passing yards against K-State were the 10th-most in school history and the most ever by a true freshman quarterback.
• Ehlinger has now passed for 200 yards in all five games and has gone over 300 yards once.
• He has thrown at least one touchdown pass in four-of-five games and has two multi-TD games.
Buechele By The Numbers
• Sophomore quarterback Shane Buechele started his 14th career game 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 11th-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 that he has started and has two career 300-yard games. His eleven 200-yard games are tied for seventh-most in school history.
• In just 14 starts, he has passed for 3,515 yards, good for 11th-most for a career in school history.
• Buechele has thrown a touchdown pass in 13-of-14 games he has started and now has eight career multi-passing touchdown games.
• He has been named to the watch lists for both the Maxwell Award and Davey O'Brien Award this offseason.
Johnson A Threat
• After totaling 24 catches for 264 yards and three touchdowns as a true freshman, wide receiver Collin Johnson has 30 catches for a team-best 535 yards and a score through seven games in 2017.
• Johnson had a monster game against No. 4/4 USC in week three, catching seven passes for 191 yards - fourth-most in school history.
• He also had 125 yards against Maryland and currently has two career 100-yard games, both of which came in the first three games of the 2017 season.
Hemphill-Mapps Moving Up The Charts
• Redshirt freshman Reggie Hemphill-Mapps made his first career start against Kansas State, and he made it count catching 12 passes for 121 yards.
• The 12 receptions were tied for fourth-most in school history and the most ever among UT freshmen. They were a career-high for the Manvel, Texas native.
• His 121 receiving yards were tied for the ninth-most ever by a UT freshman and marked just the 16th 100-yard receiving game by a Longhorn freshman in school history.
• Hemphill-Mapps leads the team with 31 receptions and is second on the team with 323 yards. He is fifth all-time among UT freshman receivers with his 31 catches.
Burt Breaks Free
• Junior wide receiver John Burt registered his first catch since the season opener against Maryland. He caught a second-quarter pass along the sidelines, tip-toed to stay in bounds and then went 90 yards to the 2. He finished the day with two catches for 99 yards.
• Burt's 90-yard catch was the sixth-longest reception, the 10th-longest play from scrimmage and the longest non-touchdown play in school history.
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 had 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
Offensive Line Steps Up
• The Longhorns have dealt with a number of injuries that have impacted continuity on the offensive line.
• In addition to Williams, who missed his fourth straight game on Saturday, several other Longhorn offensive linemen have missed time this season: Patrick Hudson (last five games), Jake McMillon (one game), Elijah Rodriguez (seven games) and Zach Shackelford (one game).
• The Longhorns returning starter at tight end and one of the Horns' best run blockers Andrew Beck has missed all seven games this season as well, while TE Garrett Gray has missed five straight. That brings Texas' total to 30 games missed by offensive linemen and tight ends through just seven games.
• Eight different offensive linemen have started games this season for UT, with RG Patrick Vahe being the only one having started all seven games.
Dickson A Ray Guy Award Candidate
• Junior punter Michael Dickson, a native of Sydney, Australia, is a leading candidate for the 2017 Ray Guy Award, a season after becoming UT's first-ever finalist for the prestigious award.
• 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 38 times this season and leads the nation with an average of 49.0 yards per punt. The Longhorns' net average of 45.68 is also the best in the country.
• Of his 38 punts, half of them have been more than 50 yards, while 14 have been downed inside the 20.
• Dickson has twice been named Ray Guy Award National Punter of the Week, following both his performances at Iowa State and versus Oklahoma.
• Against Iowa State, he punted seven times with a net average of 46.2 yards while against Oklahoma he punted five times and averaged a school-record-tying 55.0 yards per punt.
• Saturday against Oklahoma State, Dickson punted 11 times and averaged 50.9 yards per punt. The 11 attempts were a new career high.
• Of Dickson's four punts from OSU territory, he downed two inside the 10 and pinned the Cowboys at an average field position of the 11-yard line.
• Of his seven punts from UT territory, Dickson averaged 57.9 yards per punt (55.9 net) and flipped the field from an average of the UT 23 to a starting field position for the Cowboys of the OSU 21.
