Texas football has had quite the year and the stats show why.
In season No. 1 as an SEC program, the Longhorns clinched a spot in the conference championship game thanks to a 7-1 record in league play. Texas’ 11 wins include those against Texas A&M, Vanderbilt, Oklahoma and Michigan. The only blemishes on their record come from an October loss to Georgia and a loss to the Bulldogs in the SEC title game.
The defense has been the headline but the offense has been steady as well. Seven players were recognized by the conference for their play this year and two players, Kelvin Banks Jr. and Jahdae Barron, were named named to the All-SEC first team.
In case you missed it, the Longhorns were made the fifth seed in the College Football Playoff bracket reveal Sunday. Texas will host Clemson at 3 p.m. Dec. 21 in Austin. Clemson won the ACC title 34-31 over SMU last week.
Here are the Longhorns‘ best single-game performances this season, through the SEC championship:
358 yards: Quinn Ewers vs. Georgia (SEC championship)
333: Quinn Ewers vs. Florida
324: Arch Manning vs. Mississippi State
288: Quinn Ewers vs. Vanderbilt
260: Quinn Ewers vs. Colorado State
258: Arch Manning vs. ULM
246: Quinn Ewers vs. Michigan
223: Arch Manning vs. UTSA
218: Quinn Ewers vs. Texas A&M
211: Quinn Ewers vs. Georgia
The most passing yards thrown against Texas: 204, Michigan’s Davis Warren
186: RB Quintrevion Wisner vs. Texas A&M
158: RB Quintrevion Wisner vs. Kentucky
124: RB Jaydon Blue vs. ULM
118: RB Quintrevion Wisner vs. Oklahoma
100: RB Jerrick Gibson vs. Florida
96: RB Jaydon Blue vs. Kentucky
88: RB Quintrevion Wisner vs. Mississippi State
83: RB Jaydon Blue vs. Arkansas
75: RB Jerrick Gibson vs. UTSA
67: RB Jerrick Gibson vs. Colorado State
The most rushing yards Texas has allowed: 106, Colorado State’s Justin Marshall
162: WR Matthew Golden vs. Georgia (SEC)
127: WR Ryan Wingo vs. UTSA
114: WR DeAndre Moore Jr. vs. Georgia (SEC)
103: WR Isaiah Bond vs. UTSA
103: WR DeAndre Moore Jr. vs. Mississippi State
98: TE Gunnar Helm vs. Michigan
97: DeAndre Moore Jr. vs. Vanderbilt
91: TE Gunnar Helm vs. Oklahoma
86: WR Matthew Golden vs. Kentucky
77: WR Matthew Golden vs. Georgia
The most receiving yards Texas has given up: 70, Michigan’s Colston Loveland
75: Arch Manning to Ryan Wingo vs. UTSA
56: Arch Manning to Isaiah Bond vs. ULM
51: Arch Manning to Isaiah Bond vs. UTSA
50: Quinn Ewers to Matthew Golden vs. Georgia (SEC)
50: Quinn Ewers to Quintrevion Wisner vs. Florida
50: Arch Manning to DeAndre Moore Jr. vs. Mississippi State
49: Quinn Ewers to Gunnar Helm vs. UTSA
46: Arch Manning to Matthew Golden vs. ULM
44: Quinn Ewers to Matthew Golden vs. Texas A&M
44: Quinn Ewers to Matthew Golden vs. Oklahoma
The longest pass play Texas has given up: 46 (Mississippi State’s Michael Van Buren Jr. to Mario Craver)
67: QB Arch Manning vs. UTSA
55: WR Ryan Wingo vs. Michigan
45: RB Jaydon Blue vs. Florida
44: WR Isaiah Bond vs. Florida
38: RB Quintrevion Wisner vs. Mississippi State
28: RB Jaydon Blue vs. Arkansas
26: QB Quinn Ewers vs. Texas A&M
26: WR Isaiah Bond vs. Mississippi State
26: QB Arch Manning vs. Mississippi State
25: RB Jerrick Gibson vs. Florida
25: WR Isaiah Bond vs. Colorado State
The longest run against Texas: 53 (UTSA’s Robert Henry)
49: Bert Auburn vs. Kentucky
45: Bert Auburn vs. Colorado State
42: Bert Auburn vs. Georgia (SEC)
41: Bert Auburn vs. Georgia (SEC)
41: Bert Auburn vs. Oklahoma
40: Bert Auburn vs. Vanderbilt
39: Bert Auburn vs. Arkansas
37: Bert Auburn vs. Georgia (SEC)
33: Bert Auburn vs. Arkansas
32: Bert Auburn vs. Georgia (SEC)
The longest field goal kicked against Texas: 54 (Vanderbilt’s Brock Taylor)
75: Arch Manning pass to Ryan Wingo vs. UTSA
67: Arch Manning run vs. UTSA
51: Arch Manning pass to Isaiah Bond vs. UTSA
50: Quinn Ewers pass to Quintrevion Wisner vs. Florida
50: Arch Manning pass to DeAndre Moore Jr. vs. Mississippi State
43: Quintrevion Wisner run vs. Oklahoma
41: Quinn Ewers pass to DeAndre Moore Jr. vs. Georgia (SEC)
34: Quinn Ewers pass to Isaiah Bond vs. Florida
32: Quinn Ewers pass to Matthew Golden vs. Florida
30: DE Ethan Burke interception return vs. UTSA
The longest TD scored against Texas: 93 (Texas A&M’s Will Lee III interception return)
