American college football season
The 2013 Texas Longhorns football team (variously "Texas," "UT," the "Longhorns," or the "Horns") represented the University of Texas at Austin in the 2013 NCAA Division I FBS football season , as a member of the Big 12 Conference . The Longhorns were led by 16th-year head coach Mack Brown and played their home games at Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium (DKR). The team was also coached by offensive coordinators Major Applewhite and Darrell Wyatt, as well as defensive coordinator Greg Robinson ; Manny Diaz was defensive coordinator to begin the season but was fired following the team's second game against Brigham Young (BYU).
The season began with a win at home against New Mexico State on August 31. However, this was followed by back-to-back losses against out-of-conference opponents; as such Texas' off-conference record was 1–2. Texas later won their conference opener against Kansas State , resulting in the Longhorns' first win against the Wildcats since 2003 . Texas would later go on to attain a five-game winning streak, including a win against No. 10 Oklahoma in the Red River Rivalry .[ nb 1] Coaches' and AP Polls .
The season ended with a 30–7 loss to Oregon in the Alamo Bowl .[ 1] [ 2]
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College recruiting information
Name
Hometown
High school / college
Height
Weight
40‡
Commit date
Chevoski Collins WR Livingston, Texas
Livingston H.S.
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
187 lb (85 kg)
4.5
Oct 8, 2012
Star ratings :Scout :Rivals :247Sports : N/A ESPN grade: 82
Antwuan Davis CB Bastrop, Texas
Bastrop H.S.
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
177 lb (80 kg)
4.4
May 4, 2012
Star ratings :Scout :Rivals :247Sports : N/A ESPN grade: 83
Deoundrei Davis OLB Cypress, Texas
Cypress Woods High School
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
210 lb (95 kg)
–
Feb 26, 2012
Star ratings :Scout :Rivals :247Sports : N/A ESPN grade: 83
Rami Hammad OG Irving, Texas
Irving H.S.
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
315 lb (143 kg)
5.5
Jan 23, 2013
Star ratings :Scout :Rivals :247Sports : N/A ESPN grade: 79
Desmond Harrison OT San Pablo, California
Contra Costa College
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
312 lb (142 kg)
–
Jan 21, 2013
Star ratings :Scout :Rivals :247Sports : N/A ESPN grade: 79
Naashon Hughes OLB
Killeen, Texas
Harker Heights H.S.
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
212 lb (96 kg)
–
Feb 28, 2012
Star ratings :Scout :Rivals :247Sports : N/A ESPN grade: 78
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout : 23 Rivals : 24 ESPN : 16
‡ Refers to 40 yard dash
Note : In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height, weight and 40 time.In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources:
Date Time Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance August 31 7:00 p.m. New Mexico State * No. 15 LHN W 56–799,623 September 7 6:00 p.m. at BYU * No. 15 ESPN2 /LHNL 21–4063,197 September 14 7:00 p.m. No. 25 Ole Miss * Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium Austin, TX LHN L 23–44101,474 September 21 7:00 p.m. Kansas State Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium Austin, TX ABC W 31–2195,248 October 3 6:30 p.m. at Iowa State ESPN W 31–3052,762 October 12 11:00 a.m. vs. No. 12 Oklahoma ABC W 36–2092,500 October 26 6:30 p.m. at TCU FS1 /FS2 /FSSW A W 30–748,212 November 2 2:30 p.m. Kansas Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium Austin, TX JayhawkTV /LHNW 35–1397,105 November 9 6:00 p.m. at West Virginia FOX W 47–40 OT 58,570 November 16 2:30 p.m. No. 12 Oklahoma State No. 23 Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium Austin, TX FOX L 13–3899,739 November 28 6:30 p.m. Texas Tech FS1 W 41–16100,668 December 7 2:30 p.m. at No. 9 Baylor No. 25 FOX L 10–3051,728 December 30 5:45 p.m. vs. No. 10 Oregon * ESPN L 7–3065,918 *Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game All times are in Central time
Texas depth chart as of the team's first game against New Mexico State.[ 3]
Defense
[ 3]
FS
Mykkele Thompson
Adrian Colbert
⋅
CB
Duke Thomas
Sheroid Evans
⋅
CB
Carrington Byndom
Bryson Echols
⋅
Offense
[ 3]
LT
LG
C
RG
RT
Donald Hawkins
Trey Hopkins
Dominic Espinosa
Mason Walters
Josh Cochran
Desmond Harrison
Sedrick Flowers
Garrett Porter
Kent Perkins
Kennedy Estelle
⋅
⋅
⋅
Curtis Riser
⋅
TE
Geoff Swaim
Greg Daniels
M.J. McFarland
Special teams
PK Anthony Fera
PK
P
P
KR
PR
LS
H
New Mexico State at #15 Texas
1
2 3 4 Total
Aggies
0
7 0 0
7
• #15 Longhorns
0
14 21 21
56
Scoring summary 2 2:28 NMSU Joshua Bowen 11-yard pass from Andrew McDonald (Mazwell Johnson kick) NMSU 7–0 2 1:48 TEX John Harris 54-yard pass from David Ash (Anthony Fera kick) 7–7 2 1:08 TEX Daje Johnson 66-yard pass from David Ash (Anthony Fera kick) TEX 14–7 3 12:48 TEX Daje Johnson 24-yard run (Anthony Fera kick) TEX 21–7 3 10:27 TEX David Ash 55-yard run (Anthony Fera kick) TEX 28–7 3 8:11 TEX Malcolm Brown 74-yard pass from David Ash (Anthony Fera kick) TEX 35–7 4 11:51 TEX Mike Davis 25-yard pass from David Ash (Anthony Fera kick) TEX 42–7 4 6:12 TEX Jalen Overstreet 1-yard run (Anthony Fera kick) TEX 49–7 4 1:26 TEX Jalen Overstreet 38-yard run (Anthony Fera kick) TEX 56–7
Overall record
Previous meeting
Previous winner
Sources
4–0
2003
#4 Texas, 66–7
[ 4] [ 5]
Prior to the game, sports betting oddsmakers favored Texas to win by 42 points, with an over-under of approximately 58 points.[ 6] Southwest Airlines and showcased the Longhorns Alumni Band and members of the 1963 Texas Longhorns football team .[ 7]
The Texas Longhorns began the game by kicking the ball off to New Mexico State.[ 8] [ 9] punts , one on a turnover on downs , and the final drive ending on a fumble . The Longhorns' first three drive ended on a fumble, turnover on downs, and a punt, respectively.[ 10] quarterback David Ash threw two interceptions ; on the second turnover New Mexico State was able to drive downfield to achieve the first score of the game on an 11-yard pass.[ 8] [ 9]
In the third quarter, Texas scored on three consecutive touchdowns to begin the second half, including a 74-yard pass from David Ash to Malcolm Brown .[ 9] [ 10] [ 9] [ 6]
Despite being held scoreless until the final two minutes of the second quarter,[ 9] 1998 school record for most offensive output in a single game. The offensive output also was the first game in which Texas recorded at least 700 yards of total offense. In addition, the 359 yards of passing and 356 yards of rushing marked only the fourth time in school history in which at least 300 yards were recorded for both passing and rushing in a single game. Four of Texas' touchdowns were scored on plays in excess of 50 yards, tying a Mack Brown record for most touchdown plays of such length in a single game. Of the 715 yards of total offense, 434 were at least partially attributable to quarterback David Ash, the most ever from a player in a season opener and sixth all-time.[ 11]
#15 Texas at BYU
1
2 3 4 Total
#15 Longhorns
7
7 7 0
21
• Cougars
10
17 13 0
40
Date: September 7Location: LaVell Edwards Stadium Provo, UT Game start: 6:52 p.m. MST Elapsed time: 3:27Game attendance: 63,197Game weather: 63 °F (17 °C), Cloudy w/ Scattered Showers, winds variable, Game start delayed by 1 hour, 46 minutes by lightningReferee: Randy ChristalTV announcers (ESPN2 /LHN /BYUtv /Sports USA ): Joe Tessitore , Matt Millen , and Maria Taylor (ESPN2); Craig Way , Roger Wallace , Rod Babers , and Kaylee Hartung (LHN); John Ahlers , Gary Barnett , and Scott Garrard (Sports USA); Dave McCann , Blaine Fowler , Kathy Aiken, and Spencer Linton (BYUtv)[ 12] Scoring summary 1 12:11 BYU Justin Sorensen 34-yard Field Goal BYU 3–0 1 3:21 UT Mike Davis 57-yard Touchdown pass from David Ash (Anthony Fera kick) Texas 7–3 1 2:17 BYU Taysom Hill 68-yard Touchdown Run (Justin Sorensen kick)BYU 10–7 2 10:29 UT Justin Bergeron 2-yard Touchdown Run (Anthony Fera kick) Texas 14–10 2 7:48 BYU Taysom Hill 20-yard Touchdown Run (Justin Sorensen kick) BYU 17–14 2 5:00 BYU Paul Lasike 10-yard Touchdown Run (Justin Sorensen kick) BYU 24–14 2 0:04 BYU Justin Sorensen 32-yard Field Goal BYU 27–14 3 10:02 BYU Taysom Hill 26-yard Touchdown Run (Justin Sorensen kick) BYU 34–14 3 10:02 UT Mike Davis 23-yard touchdown pass from David Ash (Anthony Fera kick) BYU 34–21 3 5:43 BYU Justin Sorensen 36-yard Field Goal BYU 37–21 3 1:31 BYU Justin Sorensen 24-yard Field Goal BYU 40–21
Overall record
Previous meeting
Previous winner
Sources
1–2
2011
#21 Texas, 17–16
[ 4] [ 13]
Heading into the game sports oddsmakers favored Texas to win by seven points, with an over-under of approximately 57, denoting a projected score of around 32 to 25, with Texas winning.[ 14]
#25 Ole Miss at Texas
1
2 3 4 Total
• #25 Rebels
14
3 20 7
44
Longhorns
7
16 0 0
23
Overall record
Previous meeting
Previous winner
Sources
6–1
2012
#12 Texas, 66–31
[ 4]
Kansas State at Texas
1
2 3 4 Total
Wildcats
0
7 0 14
21
• Longhorns
10
7 7 7
31
Overall record
Previous meeting
Previous winner
Sources
5–8
2012
Kansas State, 42–24
[ 4]
Texas at Iowa State
1
2 3 4 Total
• Longhorns
10
7 7 7
31
Cyclones
0
13 7 10
30
Overall record
Previous meeting
Previous winner
Sources
9–1
2012
#17 Texas, 33–7
[ 4] [ 15]
Texas vs. #12 Oklahoma
1
2 3 4 Total
#12 Sooners
3
7 3 7
20
• Longhorns
10
13 13 0
36
Overall record
Previous meeting
Previous winner
Sources
59–43–5
2012
#10 Oklahoma, 63–21
[ 4]
Texas at TCU
1
2 3 4 Total
• Longhorns
10
10 7 3
30
Horned Frogs
7
0 0 0
7
Overall record
Previous meeting
Previous winner
Sources
61–21–1
2012
TCU , 20–13
[ 4]
Kansas at Texas
1
2 3 4 Total
Jayhawks
0
3 3 7
13
• Longhorns
0
14 14 7
35
Overall record
Previous meeting
Previous winner
Sources
10–2
2012
#23 Texas, 21–17
[ 4]
Texas at West Virginia
1
2 3 4 OT Total
• Longhorns
3
10 17 10 7
47
Mountaineers
9
10 7 14 0
40
Overall record
Previous meeting
Previous winner
Sources
0–2
2012
#7 West Virginia, 48–45
[ 4]
#12 Oklahoma State at #24 Texas
1
2 3 4 Total
• #12 Cowboys
7
21 10 0
38
#24 Longhorns
3
7 3 0
13
Overall record
Previous meeting
Previous winner
Sources
23–4
2012
#10 Texas, 41–36
[ 4]
Texas Tech at Texas
1
2 3 4 Total
Red Raiders
7
3 0 6
16
• Longhorns
10
10 7 14
41
Overall record
Previous meeting
Previous winner
Sources
46–15
2012
#22 Texas, 31–22
[ 4] [ 16]
#23 Texas at #9 Baylor
1
2 3 4 Total
#23 Longhorns
0
3 0 7
10
• #9 Bears
3
0 17 10
30
Overall record
Previous meeting
Previous winner
Sources
74–25–4
2012
Texas, 56–50
[ 4]
#10 Oregon vs. Texas
1
2 3 4 Total
• Ducks
10
10 3 7
30
Longhorns
7
0 0 0
7
Overall record
Previous meeting
Previous winner
Sources
4–1
2000
#8 Oregon 35–30
[ 4] [ 17]
On August 2, 2013, the USA Today Preseason Coaches' Poll was released,[ 18] Associated Press College Poll on August 17.[ 19] [ 18] [ 19]
Ranking movementsLegend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking Week Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Final AP 15 15 RV — — — — RV RV RV RV 23 RV RV 23 RV — Coaches 15 16 RV — RV — — RV RV RV RV 24 RV RV 24 RV RV Harris Not released RV RV RV RV 24 RV RV 24 RV Not released BCS Not released — — — 24 — — 25 — Not released
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