The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
2021 Football Roster
Roster
Bert Auburn
- Position:
- K
- Height:
- 6-0
- Hometown:
- Flower Mound, Texas
- Weight:
- 172
- Class:
- Freshman
- High School:
- Flower Mound
- Major:
- Business
A fourth-year kicker who has appeared in 28 games … selected to Phil Steele's 2024 Preseason All-America Second Team ... named 2024 preseason first-team All-SEC by the media . . . tabbed to 2024 Lou Groza preseason watch list . . . selected All-Big 12 First Team in 2023 by the conference’s coaches and the Associated Press … established UT single-season records in 2023 for field goals made (29) and points scored by a kicker (143) … set the Texas and Big 12 Conference record with 19 consecutive field goals made in 2023 … established a Texas record for a kicker with 21 points scored in 2023 against Texas Tech … an honorable mention All-Big 12 selection in 2022 ... named to the Academic All-Big 12 First Team in 2022 and 2023 ... CSC Academic All-America Second Team selection in 2023 ... 2021-22 Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team honoree ... four-time member of the Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll (fall 2021, spring 2022, fall 2022, spring 2023) ... Was awarded a scholarship on June 2, 2024.
JUNIOR (2023)
Selected All-Big 12 First Team by the league’s coaches the Associated Press … selected honorable mention All-American by Phil Steele … also earned first-team All-Big 12 accolades from Phil Steele and USA today … tabbed All-Texas First Team by Dave Campbell’s Texas Football … established the Texas and Big 12 record with 19 consecutive successful field goals … established single-season Texas records for field goals made (29) and attempted (35) … scored 143 points, the third-most in a season in program history and most ever for a Texas kicker … connected on 82.9% of field goal attempts, the seventh-best single-season mark in UT history … scored 21 points against Texas Tech, a single-game record for a Texas kicker … made 3-of-4 field goals including a career-long-tying 49-yarder and was 4-of-4 on PATS in the home opener against Rice … extended a streak of consecutive field goals made to 11 straight, the fifth-longest in program history … connected on 2-of-3 field goals and 4-of-4 point after tries at Alabama … was successful on a 37-yard field goal and all four PATs versus Wyoming … made a 37-yard field and was 5-of-5 in point after tries at Baylor … connected on 2-of-4 field goals and 4-of-4 PATs against Kansas … made all three field goals, including a 47-yard try and all three point after attempts versus Oklahoma … connected on a 25-yard field goal and four PATs at Houston … made five point after attempts versus BYU … was successful on all four field goals with a 49-yarder against Kansas State … was selected the Big 12 Special Teams Player of the Week and a Lou Groza Star of the Week for his performance against Kansas State … made all three field goals with a 49-yarder at TCU … kicked a career-long 50-yard field goal and made all three field goal tries at Iowa State … against Texas Tech, he scored a Texas place-kicker record 21 points and tied the program record with five field goals while making six point after tries … set a program and Big 12 record with 19 consecutive field goals made … given the CBS Sports Inside College Football’s Game Ball for his performance against Texas Tech … was successful on 7-of-7 PATs in the Big 12 Championship Game against Oklahoma State … connected on a 25-yard field goal and made all four PATs against Washington in the Sugar Bowl … selected All-Texas First Team by Dave Campbell’s Texas Football .. named to the Lou Groza Award preseason watch list ... an Athlon Sports and Phil Steele Preseason All-Big 12 Second Team selection.
SOPHOMORE (2022)
Played in all 13 games and made 21-of-26 field goal attempts (80.8%) … named honorable mention All-Big 12 by the league’s coaches … finished second on the team with 118 points ... his 118 points were the eighth-most in a season for a Longhorn and the second-highest single-season total for a Texas kicker ... made 21 field goals, the fourth-most in a season in program history ... finished the season making 21-of-26 field goal attempts for a 80.8% accuracy rate, the ninth-best mark in a season in Texas history (min. 10 attempts) ... converted all 55 of his extra point attempts, the second-most ever for a Texas kicker that succeeded on all of his tries (Hunter Lawrence - 60 in 2008) ... extended his streak of successful point after attempts to 58, the sixth-longest streak in UT history ... converted 1-of-2 field goals and was 7-of-7 on PATs versus ULM … made a 41-yard field goal in the 52-10 victory over ULM, the seventh-longest field goal for a Longhorn on their first career attempt … converted 4-of 5 field goals against No. 1 Alabama, including a 49-yard field goal that gave the Longhorns the lead with 1:29 remaining in the game … named a Lou Groza Award Star of the Week for his performance against the Crimson Tide … converted two field goals and five PATs against UTSA … also had a kickoff for a touchback against the Roadrunners … was successful on 2-of-2 field goals and all five PATs at Texas Tech … kicked a 44-yard field goal as time expired to send the game versus the Red Raiders to overtime … made a 45-yard field goal and was 5-of-5 on PATs against West Virginia … made all seven point after tries against Oklahoma in the Red River Showdown … connected on a 31-yard field goal and 3-of-3 PATs versus Iowa State … was successful on 2-of-3 field goals and four point after tries at Oklahoma State … converted two field goal attempts and four point after attempts in a victory at Kansas State … made two field goals, including a 40-yarder, and seven extra points at Kansas … was successful on a 38-yard field goal and five PATs against Baylor ... connected on 2-of-2 field goals and two points after tries in the Alamo Bowl against Washington ... extended his streak of successful field goal attempts to eight.
FRESHMAN (2021)
Appeared in one game … made his collegiate debut in the Longhorns’ victory against Rice … a member of the Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll (fall 2021).
HIGH SCHOOL
An all-6-6A District first team for both kicker and punter at Flower Mound … accumulated 187 points, making 17-of-21 field goals attempts and 136-of-142 PATs over three seasons for the Jaguars … connected on a career-long 50-yard field goal his sophomore season … handled kickoff duties as a junior and senior with 66 touchbacks on 128 attempts ... also served as the Jaguars punter his final two seasons, averaging 37.8 yards per attempt on 90 punts with 16 inside the 20 ... played for head coach Brian Basil.
