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September 14, 2024 Week 3 · Regular Season Belt defended

Texas defends the belt, 56–7, at home over UTSA.

Home · Defending Holder
TexasAP No. 2 56
AT
Away · Challenger
UTSA 7

AP poll, week 3: UTSA unranked at Texas No. 2 · No. 1 that week: Oklahoma State. The belt vs. the polls →

Belt context

Where this game sits in the lineage

Texas came in 7 days into reign #323, which began with a win over Michigan, with no defenses yet; this was its first defense. Texas went on to defend it 3 more times before Georgia took it on October 19, 2024, 42 days after the reign began.

For UTSA this was its first shot at the belt; it had never held the belt. It still hasn’t; this remains its only belt game.

This is the only time Texas and UTSA have met with the belt on the line.

AI-Written

Recap

Texas dominated UTSA from start to finish, with Quinn Ewers and Arch Manning combining to put on an offensive clinic in front of the home crowd. The Longhorns struck early with touchdown passes to Isaiah Bond and Johntay Cook II in the first quarter, then extended their lead through the second quarter with Manning entering the game and throwing a touchdown to DeAndre Moore Jr. before adding a 67-yard scoring run. UTSA managed only a 53-yard Robert Henry touchdown run to briefly answer, and while they moved the ball occasionally, they couldn't maintain any sustained offensive rhythm. Manning finished the rout with a 75-yard touchdown pass to Ryan Wingo in the third quarter and another score to Cook in the fourth, capping a 56-7 victory that saw Texas control the line of scrimmage and the clock throughout.

Written by Claude from the box score and play-by-play on this page — a plain-English recap of the numbers below, not a substitute for them.

Full Box Score

Team stats

CFBD box score
 TexasUTSA
Total yards614260
Rushing yards187128
Passing yards427132
First downs2414
3rd down conv.3/102/17
Turnovers21
Penalties–yards7–593–32
Time of possession28:5931:01

Full team box score from CFBD’s /games/teams data. This section only appears for belt games from 2003 onward — CFBD doesn’t have team-level stats that far back.

Play By Play

Key plays

CFBD play-by-play
WhenTeamYardsPlay
Q1 9:27Texas+7 ydQuinn Ewers pass complete to Isaiah Bond for 7 yds for a TD (Bert Auburn KICK)
Q1 7:48Texas+11 ydQuinn Ewers pass intercepted Owen Pewee return for 11 yds to the TEX 38
Q1 0:06Texas+19 ydQuinn Ewers pass complete to Johntay Cook II for 19 yds for a TD (Bert Auburn KICK)
Q2 12:30Texas+49 ydQuinn Ewers pass complete to Gunnar Helm for 49 yds to the UTSA 20 for a 1ST down
Q2 12:10Texas+19 ydArch Manning pass complete to DeAndre Moore Jr. for 19 yds for a TD (Bert Auburn KICK)
Q2 12:00UTSA+22 ydOwen McCown pass complete to DJ Allen for 22 yds to the UTSA 47 for a 1ST down
Q2 11:39UTSA+53 ydRobert Henry run for 53 yds for a TD (Chase Allen KICK)
Q2 11:07Texas+67 ydArch Manning run for 67 yds for a TD (Bert Auburn KICK)
Q2 5:21UTSA+39 ydChase Allen 39 yd FG MISSED
Q2 2:09UTSA+47 ydCaile Hogan punt for 43 yds, downed at the TEX 21 Texas Penalty, Illegal Block (4 Yards) to the TEX 4
Q3 14:00Texas+20 ydArch Manning pass complete to Matthew Golden for 20 yds to the UTSA 48 for a 1ST down
Q3 13:13Texas+51 ydIsaiah Bond 51 Yd pass from Arch Manning (Bert Auburn Kick)
Q3 10:57Texas+75 ydArch Manning pass complete to Ryan Wingo for 75 yds for a TD (Bert Auburn KICK)
Q3 6:43UTSA+54 ydChase Allen 54 yd FG MISSED
Q3 1:39Texas+3 ydJerrick Gibson run for 3 yds to the UTSA 17 Jerrick Gibson fumbled, recovered by UTSA Tyan Milton
Q4 14:00Texas+36 ydArch Manning pass complete to Ryan Wingo for 36 yds to the UTSA 17 for a 1ST down
Q4 13:19Texas+12 ydArch Manning pass complete to Johntay Cook II for 12 yds for a TD (Bert Auburn KICK)
Q4 4:40Texas+23 ydColin Page run for 23 yds to the TEX 35 for a 1ST down
Q4 1:50UTSA+30 ydEddie Lee Marburger pass intercepted Ethan Burke return for 30 yds for a TD (Bert Auburn KICK)

Scoring plays, turnovers, and gains of 20+ yards, pulled from CFBD’s play-by-play. This section only appears for belt games with play-by-play on file (2003 onward).

Box Score

Player stats

CFBD player stats

Passing

Texas

PlayerC/ATTYDSAVGTDINTQBR
Arch Manning9/1222318.64099.9
Quinn Ewers14/1618511.62185.8
Trey Owens2/4194.80039.0

UTSA

PlayerC/ATTYDSAVGTDINTQBR
Owen McCown21/291324.60059.3
Eddie Lee Marburger0/100.0010.0

Rushing

Texas

PlayerCARYDSAVGTDLONG
Jerrick Gibson13755.8011
Arch Manning35317.7167
Colin Page4287.0023
Tre Wisner6203.308
Velton Gardner5153.0010
Quinn Ewers177.007
Trey Owens133.003
Ryan Niblett1-6-6.000
Silas Bolden1-8-8.000

UTSA

PlayerCARYDSAVGTDLONG
Robert Henry66510.8153
Brandon High7273.909
Kevorian Barnes10212.1010
Rocko Griffin5163.2017
Bryson Donnell144.004
Will Henderson III331.003
Owen McCown7-8-1.109

Receiving

Texas

PlayerRECYDSAVGTDLONG
Ryan Wingo312742.3175
Isaiah Bond510320.6251
Gunnar Helm14949.0049
Johntay Cook II33511.7219
Matthew Golden33411.3020
Silas Bolden4297.3016
DeAndre Moore Jr.3175.7119
Ryan Niblett11515.0015
Tre Wisner199.009
Jerrick Gibson199.009

UTSA

PlayerRECYDSAVGTDLONG
Devin Mccuin5275.4018
DJ Allen12222.0022
Oscar Cardenas2147.0011
Jace Wilson2147.0010
Rocko Griffin2126.008
Willie McCoy2126.006
Will Henderson III2126.007
Dan Dishman199.009
Chris Carpenter166.006
Brandon High155.005
Houston Thomas133.003
Kevorian Barnes1-4-4.000
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Defense

Texas

PlayerTOTSOLOSACKSTFLPDQB HURTD
Anthony Hill Jr.11501010
Colin Simmons6412010
David Gbenda5400.5000
Andrew Mukuba5401000
Jahdae Barron5300000
Michael Taaffe5000000
Ty'Anthony Smith4201000
Morice Blackwell Jr.3200000
Jaylon Guilbeau3200000
Barryn Sorrell3101.5000
Ethan Burke3101001
Colton Vasek2211000
Tiaoalil Savea2201000
Warren Roberson2201000
Alfred Collins2100010
Jaray Bledsoe2100000
Trey Moore2100000
Liona Lefau1111000
Vernon Broughton1100000
Tre Wisner1100000
Marshall Landwehr1100000
Derion Gullette1100000
Jordon Johnson-Rubell1100000
Justice Finkley1000010
Tausili Akana1000000
Sydir Mitchell1000000
Wardell Mack1000000
Malik Muhammad0000200

UTSA

PlayerTOTSOLOSACKSTFLPDQB HURTD
Martavius French7300.5000
Jimmy Wyrick5400000
Jamal Ligon5300000
Elliott Davison5300000
Brevin Randle5200010
Denver Harris4401000
Donyai Taylor3211.5100
Jer'Marius Lewis3200000
Tyan Milton3100000
Asyrus Simon2201000
Zah Frazier2200000
Daemian Wimberly2200000
Marcellus Wilkerson2201000
Ronald Triplette2100000
Jameian Buxton2100000
Syrus Dumas2101000
Vic Shaw2100000
Elijah Newell2100000
Kendrick Blackshire2000000
Joseph Evans2000000
Christian Clayton1100100
Cade Collenback1100000
Jimmori Robinson1100000
Brandon Brown1000000
Tai Leonard1000000
Chris Bryson1000000

Fumbles

Texas

PlayerFUMLOSTREC
Jerrick Gibson110

UTSA

PlayerFUMLOSTREC
Tyan Milton001

Interceptions

Texas

PlayerINTYDSTD
Ethan Burke1301

UTSA

PlayerINTYDSTD
Owen Pewee1110

Kicking

Texas

PlayerFGPCTLONGXPPTS
Bert Auburn0/00.008/88

UTSA

PlayerFGPCTLONGXPPTS
Chase Allen0/20.001/11

Punt Returns

Texas

PlayerNOYDSAVGLONGTD
Silas Bolden2115.590

UTSA

PlayerNOYDSAVGLONGTD
Chris Carpenter2105.050

Punting

Texas

PlayerNOYDSAVGTBIn 20LONG
Michael Kern418345.80052

UTSA

PlayerNOYDSAVGTBIn 20LONG
Caile Hogan834943.60456

Full player stats from CFBD’s /games/players data, split out by team. This section only appears for belt games from 2003 onward — CFBD doesn’t have player-level stats that far back. Linked player names go to that player’s stat line in every other belt game they’ve appeared in.

Sources Box score at ESPN · Game record: College Football Data (id 401628361) · This game in the downloadable dataset