2017 Texas Longhorns football team
The 2017 Texas Longhorns football team, known variously as "Texas", "UT", the "Longhorns", or the "Horns", was a collegiate American football team representing the University of Texas at Austin as a member of the Big 12 Conference in the 2017 NCAA Division I FBS football season; the 2017 team was the 125th to represent the university in college football. The Longhorns were led by first-year head coach Tom Herman with Tim Beck as the team's offensive coordinator and Todd Orlando as the team's defensive coordinator. The team played its home games at Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium in Austin, Texas.
| 2017 Texas Longhorns football | |
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Texas Bowl champion | |
Texas Bowl, W 33–16 vs. Missouri | |
| Conference | Big 12 Conference |
| Record | 7–6 (5–4 Big 12) |
| Head coach |
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| Offensive coordinator | Tim Beck (1st season) |
| Offensive scheme | Spread |
| Defensive coordinator | Todd Orlando (1st season) |
| Base defense | 3–4 |
| Home stadium | Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium (Capacity: 100,119) |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 3 Oklahoma y$^ | 8 | – | 1 | 12 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 9 TCU y | 7 | – | 2 | 11 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 14 Oklahoma State | 6 | – | 3 | 10 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas | 5 | – | 4 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| West Virginia | 5 | – | 4 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kansas State | 5 | – | 4 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iowa State | 5 | – | 4 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas Tech | 3 | – | 6 | 6 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Baylor | 1 | – | 8 | 1 | – | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kansas | 0 | – | 9 | 1 | – | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Championship: Oklahoma 41, TCU 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Following a 5–7 season the previous year, the 2017 preseason involved a complete overhaul of the coaching staff for the Texas Longhorns football team. On November 27, 2016, Houston head coach Tom Herman was hired as the Longhorns head coach, replacing Charlie Strong.[1]
Recruiting
Position key
| Back | B | Center | C | Cornerback | CB | Defensive back | DB | |||
| Defensive end | DE | Defensive lineman | DL | Defensive tackle | DT | End | E | |||
| Fullback | FB | Guard | G | Halfback | HB | Kicker | K | |||
| Kickoff returner | KR | Offensive tackle | OT | Offensive lineman | OL | Linebacker | LB | |||
| Long snapper | LS | Punter | P | Punt returner | PR | Quarterback | QB | |||
| Running back | RB | Safety | S | Tight end | TE | Wide receiver | WR |
Recruits
Texas signed a total of 18 recruits.
| US college sports recruiting information for 2017 recruits | ||||||
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| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
| Damion Miller WR |
Tyler, Texas | John Tyler HS | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 193 lb (88 kg) | Jun 25, 2015 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: | ||||||
| Sam Ehlinger QB |
Austin, Texas | Westlake HS | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 207 lb (94 kg) | Jul 28, 2015 | |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: | ||||||
| Kobe Boyce CB |
Lake Dallas, Texas | Lake Dallas HS | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 163 lb (74 kg) | Apr 3, 2016 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: | ||||||
| Montrell Estell WR |
Hooks, Texas | Hooks HS | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | May 20, 2016 | |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: | ||||||
| Josh Thompson CB |
Nacogdoches, Texas | Nacogdoches HS | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 182 lb (83 kg) | Jul 27, 2016 | |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: | ||||||
| Ta'Quon Graham DE |
Temple, Texas | Temple HS | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 255 lb (116 kg) | Sep 5, 2016 | |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: | ||||||
| Josh Rowland K |
Madison, Mississippi | Mississippi Gulf Coast C.C. | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | Dec 11, 2016 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: N/A | ||||||
| Toneil Carter RB |
Houston, Texas | Langham Creek HS | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | 197 lb (89 kg) | Dec 19, 2016 | |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: | ||||||
| Daniel Young RB |
Houston, Texas | Westfield HS | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) | Dec 23, 2016 | |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: | ||||||
| Cade Brewer TE |
Austin, Texas | Lake Travis HS | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 223 lb (101 kg) | Dec 23, 2016 | |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: | ||||||
| Derek Kerstetter OG |
San Antonio, Texas | Reagan HS | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 280 lb (130 kg) | Dec 26, 2016 | |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: | ||||||
| Reese Leitao TE |
Jenks, Oklahoma | Jenks HS | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 234 lb (106 kg) | Dec 29, 2016 | |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: | ||||||
| Marqez Bimage LB |
Brenham, Texas | Brenham HS | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 233 lb (106 kg) | Jan 6, 2017 | |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: | ||||||
| Max Cummins DE |
Fort Worth, Texas | All Saints Episcopal School | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 255 lb (116 kg) | Jan 17, 2017 | |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: | ||||||
| Gary Johnson LB |
Douglas, Alabama | Dodge City C.C. | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 225 lb (102 kg) | Jan 20, 2017 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: | ||||||
| Sam Cosmi OT |
Humble, Texas | Atascocita HS | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 260 lb (120 kg) | Jan 30, 2017 | |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: | ||||||
| Jordan Pouncey WR |
Winter Park, Florida | Winter Park HS | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | Feb 1, 2017 | |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: | ||||||
| Jamari Chisholm DT |
Valdosta, Georgia | Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 280 lb (130 kg) | Feb 1, 2017 | |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: | ||||||
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Personnel
An entire staff needed to be built as Coach Herman chose not to retain any current staff members that were under Coach Strong. The initial group of 6 that followed Herman from Houston to Texas included four assistant coaches, all of whom have extensive coaching experience in the state of Texas with three being Texas natives. Former Longhorn great Oscar Giles, Corby Meekins, Derek Warehime and Jason Washington all were coaches on Herman's Houston staff and will join him in Austin. Positions and titles for the assistant coaches will be announced after the completion of the staff. In addition, Fernando Lovo will serve as Assistant AD for Football Operations, while Derek Chang will be Director of player personnel. Both also come from Herman's UH staff.[2]
Texas then added another former Herman UH assistant, the one year offensive coordinator from Rutgers Drew Mehringer as the passing game coordinator.[3] 4 more pieces of the puzzle then were announced on Dec 19, more from his Houston staff. Todd Orlando, who was Hermans Defensive Coorindator at Houston comes over in the same role. Assistant Coach Craig Naviar also joins him. Additionally, Yancy McKnight will serve as Head Strength and Conditioning Coach for Football, while Tory Teykl will be Director of football operations.[4] Herman also added the recently retired NFL player and former Longhorn Michael Huff as a quality control/assistant DB coach.[5]
Roster and coaching staff
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Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| September 2 | 11:00 a.m. | Maryland* | No. 23 | FS1 | L 41–51 | 88,396 | |
| September 9 | 2:30 p.m. | San Jose State* |
| LHN | W 56–0 | 88,117 | |
| September 16 | 7:30 p.m. | at No. 4 USC* | FOX | L 24–27 2OT | 93,607 | ||
| September 28 | 7:00 p.m. | at Iowa State | ESPN | W 17–7 | 51,234 | ||
| October 7 | 6:00 p.m. | Kansas State |
| FS1 | W 40–34 2OT | 90,462 | |
| October 14 | 2:30 p.m. | vs. No. 12 Oklahoma | ESPN | L 24–29 | 93,552 | ||
| October 21 | 11:00 a.m. | No. 10 Oklahoma State |
| ABC | L 10–13 OT | 92,506 | |
| October 28 | 11:00 a.m. | at Baylor | ESPNU | W 38–7 | 39,110 | ||
| November 4 | 6:15 p.m. | at No. 8 TCU | ESPN | L 7–24 | 48,042 | ||
| November 11 | 5:00 p.m. | Kansas |
| LHN | W 42–27 | 96,557 | |
| November 18 | 11:00 a.m. | at West Virginia | ESPN | W 28–14 | 53,133 | ||
| November 24 | 7:00 p.m. | Texas Tech |
| FOX | L 23–27 | 100,629 | |
| December 27 | 8:00 pm | vs. Missouri* | ESPN | W 33–16 | 67,820 | ||
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Media affiliates
Texas' flagship radio station is KTXX-FM ("The Horn", 104.9 FM) based in Austin, Texas. Fourteen other FM stations and twenty-one AM stations cover UT's football games around Texas, while a pair of FM and AM stations based in Austin cover Texas games in Spanish. Texas Longhorns football games are broadcast via satellite radio on Sirius channel 117, XM channel 202, and SiriusXM channel 969.[7]
Rankings
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| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Final |
| AP | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Coaches | 23 | RV | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| CFP | Not released | — | — | — | — | — | — | Not released | ||||||||
References
- "Longhorns hire Herman as Strong's replacement". November 26, 2016.
- "Herman hires six staff members at Texas".
- "Reports: Texas hires Rutgers OC Drew Mehringer". December 11, 2016.
- "Herman hires four staff members at Texas".
- "Former All-American safety Michael Huff joins Texas staff". December 7, 2016.
- "2017 Football Roster". TexasSports.com. Austin, Texas: University of Texas at Austin. August 26, 2016. Archived from the original on August 24, 2016. Retrieved August 26, 2016.
- University of Texas at Austin. "Austin Radio Network: Radio Affiliates". Longhorn Sports Marketing/IMG College. Austin, Texas: TexasSports.com. Retrieved October 17, 2015.