The 2021 Texas Longhorns football team represented the
University of Texas at Austin
The University of Texas at Austin (UT Austin, UT, or Texas) is a public research university in Austin, Texas. It was founded in 1883 and is the oldest institution in the University of Texas System. With 40,916 undergraduate students, 11,07 ...
during the
2021 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Longhorns played their home games at
Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium
Darrell K Royal Memorial Stadium (formerly War Memorial Stadium, Memorial Stadium, and Texas Memorial Stadium), located in Austin, Texas, on the campus of the University of Texas, has been home to the Longhorns football team since 1924. The st ...
in
Austin, Texas
Austin is the capital city of the U.S. state of Texas, as well as the seat and largest city of Travis County, with portions extending into Hays and Williamson counties. Incorporated on December 27, 1839, it is the 11th-most-populous city ...
. They are a charter member of the
Big 12 Conference
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. They were led by first-year head coach
Steve Sarkisian.
Previous season
The Longhorns finished the
2020 season with a 7–3 record, 5–3 in Big 12 play, defeating
Colorado
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55–23 in the
Alamo Bowl
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to end their season ranked No. 19 overall.
Schedule
Regular season
The 2021 schedule consisted of 6 home games, 5 away games, and 1 neutral-site game in the regular season. The Longhorns hosted 3 non-conference games, against
Louisiana
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,
Arkansas
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, and
Rice
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. Texas hosted Kansas State, Texas Tech, Kansas, and Oklahoma State, and Texas traveled to West Virginia, Baylor, TCU, and Iowa State in regular season conference play. Texas finished the season 5-7, 3-6 in conference play.
Offseason
Position key
Players
Transfers
Outgoing
Incoming
Coaching staff departures
2021 Recruits
Spring game
The spring game was played on Saturday, April 24
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2021 NFL Draft
Returning starters
Offense
Defense
Special Teams
Preseason
Award watch lists
Listed in the order that they were released
Big 12 media poll
Preseason All-Big 12 teams
Offense
''1st team''
Bijan Robinson
Bijan Robinson (born January 30, 2002) is an American football running back for the Texas Longhorns. He won the Doak Walker Award in 2022.
Early years
Robinson attended Salpointe Catholic High School in Tucson, Arizona. During his career he had ...
– RB (Coaches, Media)
Defense
''1st team''
D’Shawn Jamison – DB (Coaches, Media)
Personnel
Coaching staff
Roster
''Source:''
Depth chart
''True Freshman''
Game summaries
vs. No. 23 Louisiana
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at Arkansas
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vs. Rice
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vs. Texas Tech
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at TCU
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vs. No. 6 Oklahoma
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vs. No. 12 Oklahoma State
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at No. 16 Baylor
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at Iowa State
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vs. Kansas
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at West Virginia
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vs. Kansas State
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This was the fifth consecutive win for Texas over Kansas State. With two field goals from Longhorn
Cameron Dicker, Texas pulled ahead to win. The final score of the game was Texas 22, Kansas State 17.
Although Texas won the game and broke a six-game losing streak (its worst since 1956), they ended the season at 5 wins and 7 losses (3-6 in the conference) and are not bowl eligible. However, it is possible they could receive an invitation if there are not enough teams with six wins to fill all 82 bowl game openings. Kansas State's regular season record concluded at 7-5 (4-5 in conference) and expect a bowl game invitation on December 5.
Statistics
Offense
Defense
Key: POS: Position, SOLO: Solo Tackles, AST: Assisted Tackles, TOT: Total Tackles, TFL: Tackles-for-loss, SACK: Quarterback Sacks, INT: Interceptions, BU: Passes Broken Up, PD: Passes Defended, QBH: Quarterback Hits, FR: Fumbles Recovered, FF: Forced Fumbles, BLK: Kicks or Punts Blocked, SAF: Safeties, TD : Touchdown
Special teams
Awards and honors
Big 12 Conference Awards
''First Team Big 12 All-Conference''
''Big 12 Conference Offensive Freshman of the Year''
Rankings
References
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Texas
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