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No. 22/23 Football preview: at Iowa State
11.11.2019 | Football
The Longhorns and Cyclones face off Saturday at 2:30 p.m. CT on FS1.
No. 22/23 Texas (6-3; 4-2 Big 12) at Iowa State (5-4; 3-3 Big 12)
Nov. 16, 2019
Where: Ames, Iowa
Stadium: Jack Trice Stadium
Time: 2:30 p.m. CT
TV: FS1 (Brian Custer, Robert Smith)
Radio: Longhorn IMG Radio Network (Craig Way, Roger Wallace, Quan Cosby)
Spanish Radio: Longhorn IMG Radio Network (Dr. Rubén Pizarro-Silva, Jesus Mendoza)
All-time Series: Texas leads, 14-2 (6-1 in Ames)
THE OPENING KICKOFF
• The University of Texas enters the fourth quarter of its 12-game regular season with a trip to Ames, Iowa, where the Longhorns will face Iowa State on Saturday at 2:30 p.m. CT on FS1.
• The Longhorns enter the weekend with an overall record of 6-3 and a 4-2 mark in the Big 12 Conference. UT picked up a come-from-behind win over No. 16 Kansas State, 27-24, last weekend.
• The Horns totaled 477 yards of offense, the eighth time in nine games this season UT has racked up more than 430 yards offensively. Texas is 5-1 when outgaining its opponent this season.
• Iowa State enters this weekend's contest with a 5-4 record and a 3-3 mark in Big 12 play. The Cyclones nearly upset No. 9 Oklahoma after entering the fourth quarter down by 21 points. ISU scored 20 unanswered points, but had its potential game-winning 2-point conversion intercepted with 24 seconds remaining.
• Texas is 14-2 all-time against the Cyclones and 2-0 under head coach Tom Herman. The Longhorns hold a 6-1 record when competing in Ames, including a 17-7 win in 2017 - Herman's first year at Texas.
• Saturday will mark Texas' fifth road game of the 2019 season. The Longhorns are 2-2 in such matchups, including a Big 12 Conference win over West Virginia back in October.
• The game will broadcast on Fox Sports 1, with Brian Custer (PxP) and Robert Smith (Analyst) on the call.
• The Longhorn IMG Radio Network broadcast with Craig Way (play-by-play), Roger Wallace (analyst) and Quan Cosby (sideline) can be heard on XM channel 381, and app channel 970 in addition to the local affiliates listed on page two.
• The Longhorns' spanish-language broadcast, Cadena Deportiva, can be heard in Austin and Dallas, or online at TexasSports.com. Dr. Rubén Pizarro-Silva (play-by-play) and Jesus Mendoza (analyst) are on the call.
• Longhorn Network will broadcast Texas GameDay beginning at 12:30 p.m. CT on Saturday. The two-hour pregame show will feature interviews, stories and analysis surrounding Saturday's game. After the game, LHN broadcasts Texas GameDay Final, with postgame interviews, analysis and highlights.
THE ALL-TIME SERIES
• Texas will face Iowa State for the 17th time in program history Sasturday afternoon. The Longhorns hold a 14-2 record against the Cyclones all time, including a 6-1 mark when competing in Ames.
• The Horns have won three straight over Iowa State, including last season's 24-10 triumph in Austin.
• Texas is 2-0 against Iowa State under Tom Herman.
• Herman has been on both sides of the Texas-ISU series. He was the Cyclones' offensive coordinator from 2009-11. Herman helped Iowa State earn its first victory over the Longhorns in 2010. That game still stands as Iowa State's lone victory in Austin.
• The two schools first met in 1979, when UT bested Iowa State, 17-9, in Austin. They did not face off again until 1998, two years after the formation of the Big 12 Conference.
• Texas won its first seven matchups against the Cyclones, including a 56-3 victory in 2007 that stands as the largest margin of victory by either side in the all-time series.
A TEXAS WIN WOULD...
• Be Texas' 915th victory all-time, keeping UT as the third-winningest program in college football history.
• Mark Tom Herman's 46th victory as a head coach and his 24th at The University of Texas.
• Be the Longhorns' 12th win in their last 16 Big 12 games since the start of the 2018 conference slate.
• Mark Texas' fourth-straight victory over Iowa State, which would tie for the second-longest streak by either side in series history (Texas, 2011-14).
• Make Texas 8-1 in its last nine games against unranked opponents, including a 6-1 mark in 2019.
HEAD COACH TOM HERMAN
• Tom Herman is in his fifth season overall as a head coach with a career record of 45-17 (.726). He is in his third season at Texas with a mark of 23-13 (.639).
• Including the 2019 season, Herman has spent 16 of his 22 seasons as a coach in the state of Texas on the collegiate level.
• Herman graduated from Cal Lutheran and received his master's degree in education from The University of Texas.
• He owns a career mark of 13-8 against top 25 opponents, 5-6 against top 10 foes and 3-3 versus teams in the top five.
CAPTAINS
The Longhorns longtime tradition of naming team captains continued this year, with the following six earning the honor for the 2019 season:
Devin Duvernay (Sachse, Texas, fourth-year WR)
Sam Ehlinger (Austin, Texas, third-year QB)
Collin Johnson (San Jose, Calif., fourth-year WR)
Brandon Jones (Nacogdoches, Texas, fourth-year DB)
Malcolm Roach (Baton Rouge, La., fourth-year DL)
Zach Shackelford (Belton, Texas, fourth-year OL)
All six Longhorn Captains are first-time selections, marking the second time during Tom Herman's three seasons at the helm that all captains are first-time selections (2017).
