One missing piece of Texas' puzzle: non-offensive TDs

AUSTIN, Texas -- The good teams create their own good luck. And Texas was not good in 2016.

There’s a stat that stands out when looking back on the Longhorns' third consecutive seven-loss season, one that really never got brought up during the final season of the Charlie Strong era.

Tom Herman's Houston teams ranked No. 5 in FBS in non-offensive touchdowns over the past two seasons.Texas finished with zero defensive touchdowns and zero special teams touchdowns last season. The Longhorns never created those extra scores that can swing games. And considering they lost five games by one-score margins, a few non-offensive touchdowns could have gone a long way.

This was coach Tom Herman’s reaction…