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FOOTBALL 2020 POSTGAME NOTES

NO. 20 TEXAS LONGHORNS 55 (7-3, 5-3 BIG 12) VS. COLORADO BUFFALOES 23 (4-2; 3-1 PAC-12) (10,822) • SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS • DEC. 29, 2020

TEAM NOTES INDIVIDUAL NOTES

TEXAS IN BOWL GAMES CASEY THOMPSON, QB • Texas improved to 31-24-2 all-time in bowl games with Tuesday's victory. That includes a 4-0 mark • Took over for senior QB Sam Ehlinger, who left the game with an injury, in the second half. in four seasons under head coach Tom Herman. • Completed 8-of-10 passes for 170 yards and four . • The Longhorns' 31 bowl wins are the fourth-most in FBS history, and the most by any Big 12 program. • His four passes tied (2001 Holiday) for the school record in a . • During Herman's tenure as head coach, Texas has been victorious in the 2017 , the 2018 • Threw two scores to Joshua Moore, one to Bijan Robinson and then uncorked a 73-yard score to freshman WR and the Alamo Bowl in both 2019 and 2020. Kelvontay Dixon.

REMEMBER THE ALAMO SAM EHLINGER, QB • With a win over Colorado, Texas improved its record to 4-1 in the Alamo Bowl. The Longhorns' .800 winning • Completed 10-of-16 passes for 160 yards and one touchdown before departing with an injury at halftime. percentage in the Alamo Bowl is its best in any individual bowl game (min. 3 appearances). • Extended his streak to 139-straight passes without an interception, the fourth-longest streak in school history. • Texas has been victorious in the Alamodome in 2006, 2012, 2019 and 2020, with its only loss coming in 2013. He now holds three of the top-four interceptionless streaks by a Longhorn, including the top two. • Threw a 14-yard touchdown to RB Bijan Robinson in the first quarter. SERIES HISTORY VS. COLORADO • Broke a tie with Landry Jones (Oklahoma, 2009-12) for sole possession of fourth place on the Big 12's all-time • Tuesday's win pushed Texas' record to 12-7 against Colorado all-time, with the Longhorns winning each of the touchdowns responsible for list. last six matchups between the former conference foes, dating back to 2004. • The Longhorns' six-game winning streak is its longest against the Buffaloes, and ties Colorado's six-game BIJAN ROBINSON, RB winning run from 1989-1997 for the longest by either program in series history. • Carried the ball 10 times for 183 yards (18.3 avg) and scored one touchdown. Also caught two passes for 37 • Texas has scored at leaset 30 points in 14 of their 19 all-time matchups against the Buffaloes, including each of yards and two touchdowns. the last eight meetings - seven of which Texas has been victorious in. • His 183 rushing yards are the most ever by a UT freshman in a bowl game, and the fourth-most by a Longhorn, regardless of class, in a bowl game all-time. It was the sixth-best rushing game in terms of yardage by a FRESH FACES freshman in school history overall. • Seven of Texas' 22 starters versus Colorado were freshman, including six true freshmen. That group is made • His rushing yardage total is the best by a freshman in a bowl game in Big 12 history. up by DL Alfred Collins, LB Jaylan Ford, OL Tyler Johnson (redshirt), OL Andrej Karic, OL Jake Majors, RB Bijan • Logged the third 100-yard rushing game of his true freshman season, the third-most in school history. Cedric Robinson and DB Jerrin Thompson. Benson (5 in 2001), Earl Campbell (4 in 1974), Ricky Williams (3 in 1995), (3 in 2003), Jamaal • Four of those seven - Collins, Ford, Johnson and Karic - all made their first career starts in Tuesday's Alamo Charles (3 in 2005) and Malcolm Brown (3 in 2011) are the only other Longhorns to record at least three 100- Bowl. It was the second career start for Majors and Thompson, and the sixth start of the season for Robinson. yard games as freshmen. • In addition, WR Brenden Schooler and LB Jett Bush both also made their first starts at Texas on Tuesday. • Joins Cedric Benson (twice, 2001) and Adrian Walker (twice, 1989) as the only Longhorns to rush for 150-plus Schooler has played in nine games this season after transferring from Oregon and Arizona, while Bush has played yards on multiple occasions during their freshman season. in 22 games during his two-year career at UT. • Finishes the season with 703 rushing yards. He is the 11th UT freshman to rush for at least 700 yards. • Broke the Texas single-season records for yards per rush average, averaging 8.2 yards per carry (703 yds/86 HERMAN THROUGH FOUR YEARS carries) this season. James Saxton (7.9 ypc) set the previous record during the 1961 season. • Head coach Tom Herman concludes his fourth season in charge at Texas with 32 wins to his name, tied for the • Led the Longhorns with 14 explosive plays (20-plus yards) this season. He added five to his total versus third-most by a Longhorn head coach through his first four seasons on the Forty Acres. Included in that total is Colorado, logging runs of 27, 50, 66 and 21 yards, as well as catching a 23-yard touchdown pass. four-straight bowl wins, a streak capped by Tuesday night's Alamo Bowl triumph over Colorado. • His 66-yard run is the second-longest by a Longhorn in a bowl game, while his 50-yarder is tied for the fifth- • Herman's 32 wins are an eight-win improvement over the four years prior to his arrival in Austin. longest in a bowl game on school record. • Overall, it is Texas' most wins during a four-year stretch since winning 35 games from 2009-12. • The fourth Longhorn to record a rushing and receiving touchdown in a bowl game since 2000. Roy Williams • Herman is the only coach in school history to win his first four bowl games. achieved the feat in the 2003 vs. LSU, Marquise Goodwin did in the 2012 Alamo Bowl and Keaontay Ingram was the most recent in the 2019 Alamo Bowl prior to Tuesday night. PUTTING UP POINTS • Tied the school record for touchdown receptions in a bowl game, and was the first Longhorn to catch multiple • Including the Alamo Bowl, the Longhorns scored 427 points this season - an average of 42.7 points per game. touchdowns in a bowl game since Jordan Shipley in the 2010 BCS Championship Game vs. Alabama. That ranks as the second-best scoring average on UT record. • The Longhorns 55 points versus Colorado are the program's most in a bowl game all-time. JOSHUA MOORE, WR • It is the Longhorns' second-best single-season scoring average of all time, behind only the 2005 National • Led the Longhorns with five catches for 86 yards and two touchdowns. Champions that averaged 50.2 points per game. • His nine touchdown receptions this year are tied for the seventh-most by a Longhorn all-time in a season. • The Longhorns scored at least 30 points on seven occasions this season, going 5-2 in those instances. Six • Tied the school record for touchdown receptions in a bowl game, and was the first Longhorn to catch multiple times Texas crossed the 40-point mark, and four times surpassed 50 points. touchdowns in a bowl game since Jordan Shipley in the 2010 BCS Championship Game vs. Alabama. • It is the first time since 2008 that Texas has scored 50-plus points on four-or-more occassions. KELVONTAY DIXON, WR RACKING UP THE YARDAGE • Hauled in a 73-yard touchdown reception in the fourth quarter, the fifth-longest reception in a bowl game on UT • Texas' 638 yards of total offense was its best performance in terms of yardage in a bowl game, surpassing the record. Also was his first career touchdown. mark set previously in the 2001 (592 yards). • The record total was made up by 335 passing yards - the fourth-most in a bowl game in school history - and DEMARVION OVERSHOWN, LB 303 rushing yards. UT's 303 rushing yards were the third-most in a bowl game all-time. • Logged a team-high six tackles, intercepted one pass and hurried the twice. • Texas is the first FBS program to rush and pass for at least 300 yards in a bowl game since Oregon in the 2015 • Recorded an interception or pass breakup in eight of the final nine games of the 2020 season. Has done so in vs. Florida State. 10 of his last 13 games played overall, dating back to Texas' 2019 matchup at Baylor. • It was the 12th time the Longhorns rushed for more than 200 yards under Tom Herman, and the win pushed their record to 12-0 in those instances. ALFRED COLLINS, DL • The Longhorns went 4-0 when rushing for more than 200 yards this season, picking up wins UTEP, Texas Tech • Made his first career start and finished with five tackles, one interception and one pass breakup. and Kansas State in addition to Tuesday' Alamo Bowl triumph over Colorado. • His interception, the first of his career, set up the UT offense at the Colorado 32-yard line.

THE TURNOVER BATTLE CAMERON DICKER, K • Texas forced three turnovers on Tuesday night, and did not give the ball away. It was the 25th time that the • Made a season-long 53-yard field goal late in the second quarter. It was the third 50-yard field goal of his Longhorns won the turnover battle during Tom Herman's four seasons as head coach, with Texas going 21-4 in career, tied for the seventh-most in school history. those instances. • It was the longest made field goal in Alamo Bowl history, and second-longest by a Longhorn in a bowl game. • UT logged multiple takeaways in four games this season, going 4-1 in those outings. Russell Erxleben made a 55-yard versus Colorado in the 1975 . • Texas scored 14 points off of turnovers Tuesday. Overall, the Longhorns have scored 295 points off of • Since taking over the Longhorns punting duties three games ago (vs. Iowa State), Cameron Dicker has punted turnovers since 2017 - the most in the Big 12 during that stretch. eight times for 349 yards (43.6 yards per punt). Seven of his punts have gone for at least 40 yards. The only one that did not was pinned down at the opponents' 7-yard line.