2015 Texas Longhorns football team

2015 Texas Longhorns football
Conference	Big 12 Conference
Record	5–7 (4–5 Big 12)
Head coach	Charlie Strong (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator	Joe Wickline (2nd season)
Co-offensive coordinator	Jay Norvell (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Spread
Defensive coordinator	Vance Bedford (2nd season)
Base defense	3–3–5
Home stadium	Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium
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2015 Big 12 Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 5 Oklahoma $^		8	–	1					11	–	2
No. 20 Oklahoma State		7	–	2					10	–	3
No. 7 TCU		7	–	2					11	–	2
No. 13 Baylor		6	–	3					10	–	3
West Virginia		4	–	5					8	–	5
Texas Tech		4	–	5					7	–	6
Texas		4	–	5					5	–	7
Kansas State		3	–	6					6	–	7
Iowa State		2	–	7					3	–	9
Kansas		0	–	9					0	–	12
^ – College Football Playoff participant $ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 2015 Texas Longhorns football team, known variously as "Texas", "UT", the "Longhorns", or the "Horns", was a collegiate American football team that represented the University of Texas at Austin as a member of the Big 12 Conference in the 2015 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team played its home games at Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium in Austin, Texas, where the team is based. The Longhorns were led by second-year head coach Charlie Strong. Shawn Watson and Joe Wickline ran the offense. Vance Bedford served as defensive coordinator. They finished the season 5–7, 4–5 in Big 12 play to finish in a three-way tie for fifth place.

Preseason

See also: 2014 Texas Longhorns football team

In 2014, first-year head coach Charlie Strong led the Texas Longhorns to a 6–7 record, including a 5–4 record in conference play and a 7–31 loss against Arkansas in the 2014 Texas Bowl. In the aftermath of the bowl game, Strong described it as well as a 10–48 loss to TCU a month prior an "embarrassment to the program" and stated that a competition between players for the quarterback position as well as other positions was needed to improve the team as a whole after quarterback Tyrone Swoopes received heavy criticism following the game. ^[1] On December 31, 2014, then-tight ends coach Bruce Chambers and wide receivers coach Les Koenning were released from their coaching duties. Bruce Chambers had been the only coach to have been retained following Charlie Strong's hire earlier in 2014. ^[2] On January 16, 2015, the Longhorns hired former Oklahoma wide receivers coach Jay Norvell to the same position at Texas. Norvell had been fired from Oklahoma earlier that month following the fallout from the 2014 Russell Athletic Bowl. ^[3]

On February 6, less than two days after National Signing Day, defensive-line coach Chris Rumph left Texas to coach the same position at the Florida Gators after just one season with the Longhorns. ^[4] A week later, Texas hired Brick Haley and Jeff Traylor to fill the team's coaching vacancies at the defensive-line and tight end. Haley was the defensive-line coach at LSU at the time of hire and had previously coached the same position with the Chicago Bears, Mississippi State, and several other schools. ^[5] Traylor was previously a 15-year head coach at Gilmer High School, where he amassed three state championship titles. ^[6]

Recruiting

See also: American football positions, Glossary of American football, and Recruiting (college athletics)

A total of 28 players pledged non-binding commitments to the 2015 Texas Longhorns football team during the 2015  recruiting cycle. ^[7] However, these players would not officially become part of the team until they signed their National Letter of Intent on National Signing Day, which occurred on February 4, 2015. ^[8] However, junior college recruits could sign earlier, and as a result all three of Texas' junior college prospects signed their letters of intent on December 17, 2014 and became the first recruits to sign on the Longhorns' 2015 recruiting class. ^[9] Six players joined the Longhorns as early enrollees, meaning that they would be able to train with the team during the spring of 2015. ^[8] One player did not sign with the team and instead elected to grayshirt, meaning that they would not be officially part of the team or receive financial aid from the athletic department until the spring semester of 2016 (on August 7, 2015, after more scholarships became available, Merrick was offered an immediate full scholarship). ^{[10] [11]} The first player to commit was offensive guard Patrick Vahe, who committed on July 28, 2013. Three commits came from a players in either junior or community colleges, while the rest came from high schools. ^[7]

Of Texas' 29 commitments, 14 were listed on the ESPN  300, which lists the 300 top recruiting prospects nationwide according to the network's metrics. ^[7] According to ESPN, Rivals.com, Scout.com, and 247Sports.com, linebacker Malik Jefferson was the Longhorns' highest rated prospect; Jefferson was considered the third best linebacker nationwide and fifth best prospect overall in Texas. ^[12] Three players announced their commitments to Texas at two nationally televised high school all-star games, including one at the 2015  Under Armour All-America Game held on January 2, 2015 and two from the 2015  US Army All-American Bowl held the following day. ^[13] Among Texas' recruits in 2015 were a group of five players from Florida who visited Texas in 2014 as they played West Virginia in Austin. Given the moniker of the "Florida Five", the five—Cecil Cherry, Devonaire Clarington, Davante Davis, Tim Irvin, and Gilbert Johnson—were heavily sought after during the recruiting process and were all eventually committed to Texas by January 4, 2015. ^[14] However, Tim Irvin would decommit from Texas on January 18 ^[15] and Gilbert Johnson was unable to gain academic eligibility for The University of Texas. ^[16] Throughout the recruiting process, five players revoked their former Texas-commit status. ^{[15] [17] [18] [19]} However, one recruit, John Burt, recommitted to Texas on January 26, 2015. ^[20]

Texas' 2015 recruiting class was ranked 9th, 12th, 7th, and 10th by ESPN, Rivals.com, Scout.com, and 247Sports.com, respectively. These rankings also placed Texas as having the best recruiting class in the Big 12 Conference.

Recruits

US college sports recruiting information for 2015 recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	40‡	Commit date
Kris Boyd CB	Gilmer, Texas	Gilmer HS	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	182 lb (83 kg)	4.48	January 30, 2015
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:     Rivals:     247Sports:    ESPN grade: 81
John Burt WR	Tallahassee, Florida	Lincoln HS	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	–	January 26, 2015
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:     Rivals:     247Sports:    ESPN grade: 81
Cecil Cherry MLB	Lakeland, Florida	Victory Christian Academy	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	231 lb (105 kg)	–	December 15, 2014
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:     Rivals:     247Sports:    ESPN grade: 78
Devonaire Clarington TE	Miami, Florida	Booker T. Washington HS	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	224 lb (102 kg)	–	January 3, 2015
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:     Rivals:     247Sports:    ESPN grade: 84
Davante Davis CB	Miami, Florida	Booker T. Washington HS	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	189 lb (86 kg)	–	January 1, 2015
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:     Rivals:     247Sports:    ESPN grade: 81
DeShon Elliott S	Rockwall, Texas	Rockwall-Heath HS	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	204 lb (93 kg)	4.51	March 18, 2014
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:     Rivals:     247Sports:    ESPN grade: 83
Breckyn Hager MLB	Austin, Texas	Westlake HS	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	213 lb (97 kg)	–	September 24, 2014
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:     Rivals:     247Sports:    ESPN grade: 74
Holton Hill CB	Houston, Texas	Lamar HS	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	181 lb (82 kg)	4.62	January 30, 2015
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:     Rivals:     247Sports:    ESPN grade: 82
Brandon Hodges OT	Aberdeen, Mississippi	East Mississippi CC	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	300 lb (140 kg)	–	–
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:     Rivals:     247Sports:    ESPN grade: 79
Tristian Houston HB	Houston, Texas	North Shore HS	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	198 lb (90 kg)	–	April 14, 2014
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:     Rivals:     247Sports:    ESPN grade: 81
Malik Jefferson OLB	Mesquite, Texas	Poteet HS	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	217 lb (98 kg)	4.39	December 19, 2014
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:     Rivals:     247Sports:    ESPN grade: 87
Gilbert Johnson WR	Homestead, Florida	Georgia Prep Sports Academy	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	193 lb (88 kg)	–	Jan 4, 2015
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:     Rivals:     247Sports:    ESPN grade: 75
Kirk Johnson RB	San Jose, California	Valley Christian HS	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	–	April 17, 2014
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:     Rivals:     247Sports:    ESPN grade: 80
Du'Vonta Lampkin DT	Houston, Texas	Cypress Falls HS	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	300 lb (140 kg)	–	July 28, 2014
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:     Rivals:     247Sports:    ESPN grade: 79
P. J. Locke S	Beaumont, Texas	Central HS	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	188 lb (85 kg)	–	February 4, 2015
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:     Rivals:     247Sports:    ESPN grade: 79
Kai Locksley ATH	Baltimore, Maryland	Gilman School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	188 lb (85 kg)	–	February 4, 2015
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:     Rivals:     247Sports:    ESPN grade: 80
Ronnie Major OT	Huntsville, Texas	Huntsville HS	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	290 lb (130 kg)	–	February 22, 2014
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:     Rivals:     247Sports:    ESPN grade: 80
DeAndre McNeal ATH	Mesquite, Texas	Poteet HS	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	212 lb (96 kg)	–	December 19, 2014
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:     Rivals:     247Sports:    ESPN grade: 80
Matthew Merrick QB	Irving, Texas	Cistercian Preparatory	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	186 lb (84 kg)	–	November 21, 2014
	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:     247Sports:    ESPN grade: 78
Ryan Newsome WR	Aledo, Texas	Aledo HS	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	4.5	Feb 4, 2015
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:     Rivals:     247Sports:    ESPN grade: 82
Tristan Nickelson OT	League City, Texas	Navarro College	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	309 lb (140 kg)	–	November 8, 2014
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:     Rivals:     247Sports:    ESPN grade: 74
Charles Omenihu DE	Rowlett, Texas	Rowlett HS	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	223 lb (101 kg)	–	February 24, 2014
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:     Rivals:     247Sports:    ESPN grade: 78
Garrett Thomas OT	Many, Louisiana	Many HS	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	308 lb (140 kg)	–	July 9, 2014
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:     Rivals:     247Sports:    ESPN grade: 80
Cameron Townsend LB	Missouri City, Texas	Ridge Point HS	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	202 lb (92 kg)	–	October 26, 2014
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:     Rivals:     247Sports:    ESPN grade: 80
Patrick Vahe OG	Euless, Texas	Trinity HS	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	296 lb (134 kg)	–	July 28, 2013
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:     Rivals:     247Sports:    ESPN grade: 82
Quincer Vasser DE	Nyack, New York	Navarro College	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	264 lb (120 kg)	–	December 3, 2014
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:     Rivals:     247Sports:    ESPN grade: 78
Chris Warren III RB	Rockwall, Texas	Rockwall HS	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	230 lb (100 kg)	–	Feb 4, 2015
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:     Rivals:     247Sports:    ESPN grade: 83
Anthony Wheeler MLB	Dallas, Texas	Skyline HS	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	223 lb (101 kg)	–	January 2, 2015
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:     Rivals:     247Sports:    ESPN grade: 84
Connor Williams OT	Coppell, Texas	Coppell HS	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	273 lb (124 kg)	–	September 4, 2014
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:     Rivals:     247Sports:    ESPN grade: 78
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 8   Rivals: 13   247Sports: 11   ESPN: 7
‡ 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: "2015 Texas Football Commitment List". Rivals.com. Retrieved February 5, 2015. "Texas College Football Recruiting Commits (2015)". Scout.com. Retrieved February 5, 2015. "2015 Texas Longhorns Recruiting Class". ESPN.com. Retrieved February 5, 2015. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved February 5, 2015. "2015 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved February 5, 2015. "2015 Texas Football Commits". 247sports.com. Retrieved February 5, 2015.

Personnel

Roster

2015 Texas Longhorns football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class WR 1 John Burt Fr WR 3 Armanti Foreman So WR 4 Daje Johnson Sr WR 5 Lorenzo Joe So WR 6 DeAndre McNeal Fr WR 7 Marcus Johnson Sr WR 8 Dorian Leonard So QB 9 Josh Covey Fr WR 11 Jacorey Warrick Jr QB 13 Jerrod Heard  Fr QB 14 Kai Locksley Fr QB 15 Trey Holtz  Jr QB 16 Logan Vinklarek  So QB 17 Jimmy Greenwood So WR 17 Ryan Newsome Fr QB 18 Tyrone Swoopes Jr QB 19 Matthew Merrick Fr RB 25 Chris Warren III Fr WR 27 Roderick Bernard So WR 27 Connor Huffman  So RB 28 Kirk Johnson Fr WR 29 Hunter DeGroot  Jr RB 30 Tim Yoder  Fr RB 32 Johnathan Gray Sr RB 33 D'Onta Foreman So TE 36 Alex De La Torre Sr RB 39 Gaston Davis  Jr RB 40 Trenton Hafley  Fr RB 41 Tristian Houston Fr TE 42 Caleb Bluiett  Jr TE 42 Jay Harper  Fr TE 43 Logan Mills  Sr TE 47 Andrew Beck So FB 48 Dominic Cruciani  Sr C 50 Jake Raulerson  So OL 51 Terrell Cuney  Fr OL 54 Garrett Graf So OL 55 Connor Williams Fr OL 57 Clark Orren Jr OL 58 Brandon Hodges Jr OL 59 Michael Welsh  Fr OL 63 Alex Anderson  Fr OL 65 Marcus Hutchins  Sr G 66 Sedrick Flowers  Sr OL 68 Frank Lopez  So OL 69 Austin Allsup  Fr OL 70 Buck Major Fr OL 72 Elijah Rodriguez  Fr C, G 74 Taylor Doyle  Sr OT 75 Tristan Nickelson So G, OT 76 Kent Perkins Jr OL 77 Patrick Vahe Fr OL 79 Garrett Thomas Fr TE 80 Blake Whiteley  So WR 81 Ryan Roberts  So WR 82 Michael Wilson  Fr TE 83 Matt Center  So WR 85 Philipp Moeller  Fr WR 86 Jake Oliver  So TE 87 Garrett Gray  Fr WR 88 Ty Templin  Jr TE 89 Chris Fehr  Fr	Defense Pos. # Name Class DE 1 Shiro Davis Sr CB 2 Kris Boyd Fr S 4 DeShon Elliott Fr DB 5 Holton Hill Fr DB 9 Davante Davis Fr S 11 P. J. Locke Fr S 14 Dylan Haines  Jr CB 15 Bryson Echols  Jr DB 16 Jermaine Roberts, Jr.  Fr S 18 Kevin Vacarro  Jr LB 19 Peter Jinkens Sr CB 21 Duke Thomas Sr DB 23 Jordan Strickland  Fr CB 24 John Bonney  Fr CB 25 Antwuan Davis  So S 26 Adrian Colbert  Jr CB 29 Sheroid Evans  Sr LB 30 Timothy Cole  Jr S 31 Jason Hall So LB 35 Edwin Freeman  Fr DB 36 Dillon Boldt  Jr LB 37 Johnny Tseng Jr DB 38 Tyler Lee Jr DB 39 Tyler Marriott Sr DE 40 Naashon Hughes  So LB 43 Cameron Townsend Fr LB 44 Breckyn Hager Fr LB 45 Anthony Wheeler Fr LB 46 Malik Jefferson Fr LB 48 Trey Gonzales  Sr DE 49 Derick Roberson Fr LB 55 Dalton Santos Sr DT 61 Alex Mercado Jr DT 62 Patrick Ojeaga  Fr DE 90 Charles Omenihu Fr DE 91 Bryce Cottrell  Jr DE 92 Quincy Vasser Jr DT 93 Paul Boytette, Jr.  Jr DT 94 Alex Norman  Jr DT 95 Poona Ford So DT 96 Jake McMillon  Fr DT 97 Chris Nelson  Fr DT 98 Hassan Ridgeway  Jr DT 99 Desmond Jackson  Sr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class P 13 Michael Dickson Fr PK 23 Nick Rose Sr PK 28 Nick Jordan  Jr PK 35 Jon Coppens Fr PK 37 Evan Moore  Fr P 38 Mitchell Becker  So DS 41 Kyle Ashby  Jr P 49 Matthew Sims So DS 53 Jak Holbrook  Fr	Head coach Charlie Strong  (2nd year head coach) Coordinators/assistant coaches Vance Bedford  (2nd year defensive coordinator/secondary) Brick Haley  (1st year defensive line) Brian Jean-Mary (2nd year linebackers coach/recruiting coordinator) Jay Norvell  (1st year wide receivers coach) Tommie Robinson  (2nd year running backs coach) Jeff Traylor  (1st year tight ends/special teams coordinator) Chris Vaughn (2nd year defensive backs coach) Shawn Watson  (2nd year assistant head for offense/quarterbacks coach) Joe Wickline (2nd year offensive coordinator/offensive line coach) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster Last update: September 23, 2015

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 5	6:30 p.m.	at No. 11 Notre Dame *	Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN	NBC	L 3–38	80,795
September 12	7:00 p.m.	Rice *	Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium Austin, TX (rivalry)	LHN	W 42–28	86,458
September 19	7:30 p.m.	California *	Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium Austin, TX	FOX	L 44–45	91,568
September 26	2:30 p.m.	No. 24 Oklahoma State	Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium Austin, TX	ESPN	L 27–30	87,073
October 3	11:00 a.m.	at No. 4 TCU	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX (rivalry)	ABC	L 7–50	48,694
October 10	11:00 a.m.	vs. No. 10 Oklahoma	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX (Red River Showdown)	ABC	W 24–17	91,546
October 24	11:00 a.m.	Kansas State	Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium Austin, TX	FS1	W 23–9	88,283
October 31	6:00 p.m.	at Iowa State	Jack Trice Stadium Ames, IA	FS1	L 0–24	53,616
November 7	7:00 p.m.	Kansas	Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium Austin, TX	LHN	W 59–20	92,529
November 14	11:00 a.m.	at West Virginia	Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV	ESPNU	L 20–38	56,736
November 26	6:30 p.m.	Texas Tech	Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium Austin, TX (Chancellor's Spurs)	FS1	L 45–48	94,299
December 5	11:00 a.m.	at No. 12 Baylor	McLane Stadium Waco, TX	ESPN	W 23–17	48,093
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game All times are in Central time

Game summaries

At Notre Dame

See also: 2015 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team

Texas at Notre Dame

1 2 3 4 Total Longhorns 0 0 3 0 3 •#11 Fighting Irish 14 3 14 7 38 Date: September 5 Location: Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, Indiana Game start: 6:30 PM CST Elapsed time: 3:11 Game attendance: 80,795 Game weather: 82 °F (28 °C) • Wind E 3 mph (4.8 km/h) • Weather: Clear & Humid Referee: Mike Defee TV announcers (NBC): Dan Hicks and Doug Flutie

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Vs. Rice

See also: 2015 Rice Owls football team

Rice at Texas

1 2 3 4 Total Owls 0 14 0 14 28 •Longhorns 21 0 21 0 42 Date: September 12 Location: Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium Austin, Texas Game start: 7:05 PM CST Elapsed time: 3:05 Game attendance: 86,458 Referee: Brad Van Vark Television network: LHN

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Vs. California

See also: 2015 California Golden Bears football team

Cal at Texas

1 2 3 4 Total •Golden Bears 7 17 21 0 45 Longhorns 7 17 0 20 44 Date: September 19 Location: Darren K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium Austin, Texas Game start: 6:35 PM CST Elapsed time: 3:53 Game attendance: 91,568 Referee: Mark Duddy Television network: FOX

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Vs. Oklahoma State

See also: 2015 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team

Oklahoma State at Texas

1 2 3 4 Total •Cowboys 14 3 7 6 30 Longhorns 6 14 7 0 27 Date: September 26 Location: Darren K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium Austin, Texas Game start: 2:30 PM CST Elapsed time: 3:39 Game attendance: 87,073 Referee: Names Withheld Television network: ESPN

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At TCU

See also: 2015 TCU Horned Frogs football team

Texas at TCU

1 2 3 4 Total Longhorns 0 0 0 7 7 •Horned Frogs 30 7 10 3 50 Date: October 3 Location: Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, Texas Game start: 11:00 AM CST Elapsed time: 3:30 Game attendance: 48,694 Referee: Dan Romeo Television network: ABC

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Vs. Oklahoma

See also: 2015 Oklahoma Sooners football team

Texas vs Oklahoma

1 2 3 4 Total Sooners 0 3 7 7 17 •Longhorns 14 0 3 7 24 Date: October 10 Location: Cotton Bowl Dallas, Texas Game start: 11:07 AM CST Elapsed time: 3:12 Game attendance: 91,546 Referee: Cooper Castleberry Television network: ABC

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Vs. Kansas State

See also: 2015 Kansas State Wildcats football team

Kansas State at Texas

1 2 3 4 Total Wildcats 0 6 3 0 9 •Longhorns 3 13 0 7 23 Date: October 24 Location: Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium Austin, Texas Game start: 11:06 AM CST Elapsed time: 3:18 Game attendance: 88,283 Referee: Eddy Shelton Television network: FS1

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At Iowa State

See also: 2015 Iowa State Cyclones football team

Texas at Iowa State

1 2 3 4 Total Longhorns 0 0 0 0 0 •Cyclones 7 3 7 7 24 Date: October 31 Location: Jack Trice Stadium Ames, Iowa Game start: 6:10 PM CST Elapsed time: 3:08 Game attendance: 53,616 Referee: Dan Romeo Television network: FS1

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Vs. Kansas

See also: 2015 Kansas Jayhawks football team

Kansas at Texas

1 2 3 4 Total Jayhawks 7 7 0 6 20 •Longhorns 17 7 14 21 59 Date: November 7 Location: Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium Austin, Texas Game start: 7:06 PM CST Elapsed time: 3:35 Game attendance: 92,529 Referee: Mike Defee Television network: LHN

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At West Virginia

See also: 2015 West Virginia Mountaineers football team

Texas at West Virginia

1 2 3 4 Total Longhorns 10 0 7 3 20 •Mountaineers 7 14 7 10 38 Date: November 14 Location: Mountaineer Field Morgantown, West Virginia Game start: 11:01 AM CST Elapsed time: 3:06 Game attendance: 56,736 Referee: Brad Van Vark Television network: ESPNU

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Vs. Texas Tech

See also: 2015 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team and Texas-Texas Tech football rivalry

Texas Tech at Texas

1 2 3 4 Total •Red Raiders 0 17 10 21 48 Longhorns 0 10 14 21 45 Date:November 26 Location: Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium Austin, Texas Game start: 6:35 PM CST Elapsed time: 3:50 Game attendance: 94,299 Game weather: 72 °F (22 °C), light rain Referee: Cooper Castleberry Television network: FS1

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At Baylor

See also: 2015 Baylor Bears football team

Texas at Baylor

1 2 3 4 Total •Longhorns 17 3 0 3 23 Bears 0 0 10 7 17 Date: December 5 Location: McLane Stadium Waco, Texas Game start: 11:01 AM CST Elapsed time: 3:32 Game attendance: 48,093 Referee: Brad Van Vark Television network: ESPN

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2016 NFL draftees

Main article: 2016 NFL draft

Player	Round	Pick	Position	NFL Club
Hassan Ridgeway	4	116	Defensive tackle	Indianapolis Colts

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