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The Texas Longhorns finished an impressive 10-3 (7-2 in Big-12 play) with a No. 8 final ranking in the polls in a full simulation of the 2013 college football season in the game EA Sports NCAA Football '14. The Longhorns finished second in the Big-12, behind only No. 3 Oklahoma.
Texas started the season off strong, including a convincing win over No. 19 Kansas State in week 4, and were undefeated heading into a showdown with Oklahoma. But the Sooners were too much for the Longhorns, jumping out to a 24-0 lead and cruising to a 38-14 win in the Red River Rivalry. Oklahoma's rush defense was particularly stifling, limiting Texas to just 71 net yards on 24 carries and just 2-for-10 on third down.
The Longhorns suffered another let down after the bye week with a 37-34 overtime loss to TCU in Forth Worth. Texas gave up 17 points in the fourth quarter and couldn't capitalize on five TCU turnovers, although the Longhorns had a pair of turnovers of their own.
But Texas finished the regular season out strong, winning five straight games, including a trouncing of No. 25 Baylor in Waco by 41 points. The Longhorns had 470 yards of total offense, with David Ash throwing for 266 yards and 2 TDs and Malcolm Brown rushing for 116 yards and two more scores.
Having climbed to 5th in the BCS standings, the Longhorns earned a bid to the Sugar Bowl, where they took on then-No. 10 Oregon State. The teams were almost dead even, but one Ash interception proved to be the difference and the Beavers came away with a 28-23 win.
After the season, defensive end Cedric Reed was named a First-Team All-American, and offensive guard Mason Walters was named Second-Team.
FINAL STATS:
Passing:
David Ash: 223-417, 3149 yards, 29 TDs, 12 INTs, 242.2 YPG, 39 sacks
Rushing:
Johnathan Gray: 160 carries, 866 yards, 5 TDs, 5.4 YPC, 66.6 YPG, 3 fumbles
Malcolm Brown: 137 carries, 806 yards, 11 TDs, 5.8 YPC, 62.0 YPG, 2 fumbles
David Ash: 174 carries, 396 yards, 3 TDs, 2.2 YPC, 30.4 YPG, 3 fumbles
Receiving:
Mike Davis: 64 receptions, 957 yards, 11 TDs, 73.6 YPG
Jaxon Shipley: 50 receptions, 879 yards, 9 TDs, 67.6 YPG
Cayleb Jones: 34 receptions, 394 yards, 3 TDs, 30.3 YPG
M.J. McFarland: 23 receptions, 278 yards, 1 TD, 46.3 YPG
Kendall Sanders: 18 receptions, 197 yards, 3 TDs, 15.1 YPG
Tackles/Sacks:
Tevin Jackson: 73 tackles, 36 solo, 19 tackles-for-loss, 4.0 sacks
Cedric Reed: 73 tackles, 33 solo, 30 tackles-for-loss, 11.5 sacks
Jackson Jeffcoat: 68 tackles, 34 solo, 16 tackles-for-loss, 3.5 sacks
Jordan Hicks: 56 tackles, 25 solo, 8 tackles-for-loss, 2.5 sacks
Peter Jinkens: 55 tackles, 19 solo, 9 tackles-for-loss, 1.5 sacks
Interceptions:
Carrington Byndom : 5 interceptions, 145 yards
Leroy Scott: 5 interceptions, 14 yards
Quandre Diggs: 3 interceptions, 0 yards
Duke Thomas: 2 interceptions, 27 yards
Jordan Hicks: 2 interceptions, 17 yards
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