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
Texas Bowl champion
Texas Bowl, W 33–16 vs. Missouri
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
Record7–6 (5–4 Big 12)
Head coach
  • Tom Herman (1st season)
Offensive coordinatorTim Beck (1st season)
Offensive schemeSpread
Defensive coordinatorTodd Orlando (1st season)
Base defense3–4
Home stadiumDarrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium
2017 Big 12 Conference football standings
ConfOverall
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
  • ^ College Football Playoff participant
  • $ Conference champion
  • y Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

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.

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