Texas Football 2020 Postgame Notes
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TEXAS FOOTBALL 2020 POSTGAME NOTES NO. 22/22 TEXAS LONGHORNS 45 (2-2, 1-2 BIG 12) VS. RV/RV OKLAHOMA SOONERS 53 (2-2, 1-2 BIG 12) COTTON BOWL (24,000) • DALLAS, TEXAS • OCT. 10, 2020 TEAM NOTES INDIVIDUAL NOTES SERIES HISTORY, AT&T RED RIVER SHOWDOWN SAM EHLINGER, QB • Following Saturday's 4OT loss, the all-time series between Texas and Oklahoma stands at 62-49-5 in the • Completed 30-of-53 passes for 287 yards and two touchdowns, and carried the ball 23 times for a career-high Longhorns' favor. 112 yards and four touchdowns.. Marked his third game with at least five touchdowns this season, and second • Texas is 18-22-2 when competing in AT&T Red River Showdown at the Cotton Bowl as the designated visiting with six (vs. Texas Tech). team. • Has totaled 21 touchdowns through four games this season. • Saturday marked UT's third-straight loss to the Sooners. • Made his fifth career start vs. Oklahoma, and fourth at the Cotton Bowl. He is the fifth Longhorn to start against • Seven of the last eight meetings have been decided by seven points or fewer after 15-straight years where the Oklahoma four-straight years at the Cotton Bowl, and the first to do so since Colt McCoy (2006-09). annual matchup was decided by at least two scores (1999-2013). Texas is 29-20-5 when the rivalry game is • Logged the 800th completion of his career with a four-yard pass to WR Jordan Whittington on Texas' first play decided by one possession (eight points or less). from scrimmage. He is the second player in school history to complete at least 800 passes (Colt McCoy, 1,157). • It was the second overtime game on record vs. Oklahoma. UT is 0-2 in those games (1996 - L, 27-30). • Scored his 27th and 28th career rushing touchdowns in the second quarter, bringing his total to 10 rushing touchdowns vs. Oklahoma in his career, the most by a Longhorn all-time. His 10 rushing touchdowns vs. the RECORD ON THE ROAD Sooners (8 at the Cotton Bowl) are also the most by any FBS player since 2000. • Texas is now 9-9 in games played outside of Austin under Tom Herman. • His 27th career rushing touchdown gave him sole possession of second place among quarterbacks in Texas • The Longhorns are 1-3 at the Cotton Bowl vs. Oklahoma since 2017. history, breaking a tie with Marty Akins (1973-75). • Logged his fourth rushing touchdown of the day in the second overtime period, becoming just the second THE TURNOVER BATTLE quarterback in school history to reach 30 career rushing touchdowns. Only Vince Young (37) has hit that mark • Texas forced three turnovers and committed three vs. Oklahoma. previously. • The Longhorns are now 10-1 when creating at least three takeaways since 2017. • Has totaled 19 touchdowns (7 pass/12 rush) vs. Oklahoma in his career, the most in school history. No other Longhorn has been responsible for more than six total touchdowns vs. the Sooners. His records hold when SCORING QUICKLY looking at Cotton Bowl-only numbers as well, amassing 15 total touchdowns (5 pass/10 rush) in four Red River • Texas' first two scoring drives of the AT&T Red River Showdown were under 90 seconds in length (1:20 and Showdown appearances. 0:47). The Longhorns tallied two more scoring drives under two minutes to force overtime, going down the field • Surpassed 10,000 passing yards for his career, making him the second player in school history to hit that mark. in 1:10 and 1:38, respectively, during the final 4:38 of regulation. Following Saturday, he has thrown for 10,081 in his career to date. • Entering Saturday, the Longhorns ranked fifth nationally, and led the Big 12, with nine scoring drives under two • Led Texas to back-to-back scoring drives on their final two series in regulation, helping the Longhorns score 14 minutes in length this season. unanswered points to tie the game at 31-31, as well as in each of Texas' first two overtime possessions. • His four rushing touchdowns are a career high and Saturday marked his third career 100-yard game rushing, SPREADING IT AROUND and first since the 2017 AT&T Red River Showdown. • Texas completed passes to seven different receivers on Saturday. Six different Longhorns made multiple catches, led by Jordan Whittington's 10 receptions. KEAONTAY INGRAM, RB • Made four catches for 21 yards and caught the game-tying 2-yard touchdown from Sam Ehlinger with 14 FREE FOOTBALL seconds left in the fourth quarter. • Texas scored 14 unanswered points in the 4:38 of regulation to force overtime. It was the Longhorns' second overtime game of the season, and the second time they have rallied from a deficit of at least 14 points in the final JOSHUA MOORE, WR five minutes of the game to get it to overtime. • Caught eight passes for 83 yards, both team-highs, and one touchdown vs. Oklahoma. • The Longhorns scored 15 unanswered points in the final 3:13 of a come-from-behind win at Texas Tech on Sept. 26. JORDAN WHITTINGTON, WR • It was UT's fifth overtime game since 2017 and the first game to go past double overtime on Texas record. • Set career highs with 10 catches for 65 yards. • Saturday marked the third time in Big 12 history a game reached a fourth overtime period, and the first time • Hauled in a 13-yard pass from Sam Ehlinger to help Texas convert a third down in overtime. since 2011. T'VONDRE SWEAT, DT • Forced the first fumble of his career in the second quarter. JOSEPH OSSAI, JACK • Logged 10 total tackles, six solo stops, two tackles for loss, 0.5 sacks and forced a fumble. • Was his second-straight outing with a forced fumble. • Marked his 12th career game with at least eight tackles, tied for the fourth-most by a Longhorn since 2000. • Also was his second-straight outing with at least 10 tackles, and the third of his career. JUWAN MITCHELL, LB • Set a career high with 10 tackles and notched one quarterback hurry. • Recovered his first fumble of the season in the second quarter. DEMARVION OVERSHOWN, LB • Notched his second career interception, and first of the season on the final play of the first quarter. Returned it 29 yards to set the Texas offense up at the OU 11-yard line. • Made a career-high 11 tackles. CHRIS BROWN, DB • Recovered a fumble for the second time in his career and first time this season. • Added nine tackles, eight of which were unassisted. B.J. FOSTER, DB • Finished with a career-high 13 tackles and broke up one pass. His 13 tackles are the most by a Longhorn in a single game since Kris Boyd (13) and Malik Jefferson (14) each hit the mark vs. Oklahoma State in 2017. • Matched his previous career high with nine tackles (four solo) in the first half..