The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
Football checks in at No. 8/9 in national rankings
09.20.2020 | Football
The Longhorns hold onto a top-10 ranking in both national polls after the bye week.
AUSTIN, Texas – The Texas Football program held onto its top-10 ranking in both major polls for a second-straight week, checking in at No. 8 in both the Associated Press Top 25 and No. 9 Amway Coaches Poll on Sunday.
Texas has held a spot in at least one of the national rankings in 28 of the last 35 polls, dating back to the start of the 2018 season. Twenty-two of those weeks have seen UT ranked in the top 15 of at least one of them, including eight with at least one top-10 ranking.
The Longhorns had their first bye week of the season this past weekend, but picked up a 59-3 victory over UTEP in the season opener on Sept. 12. Led by senior QB Sam Ehlinger (25-of-33, 426 yards, 5 TDs), Texas set school records for passing yards (481) and passing touchdowns (7), and logged 689 yards of total offense – the third-best single-game output in program history. Defensively, Texas allowed only 43 rushing yards on 33 carries (1.3 ypc) and allowed the Miners to convert only 3-of-16 third downs.
Texas is scheduled to return to action this Saturday with its Big 12 opener on the road against Texas Tech. Kickoff is set for 2:30 p.m. CT on FOX.
