BYU at Texas football game set for 2:30 p.m. CT on ABC

IRVING, Texas — The Big 12 Conference has announced the BYU at Texas football game on Saturday, Oct. 28, will kick off at 2:30 p.m. CT and be broadcast live on ABC from Darrell K Royal Texas Memorial Stadium in Austin.

 

The game at Texas will be the sixth meeting between BYU and the Longhorns, with the Cougars owning a 4-1 series record in the previous five meetings. Darrell K Royal Texas Memorial Stadium, which is celebrating its 100th season of operation in 2023, is the eighth-largest college football facility in the country, with a seating capacity of 100,119.

 

Steve Sarkisian, former Sammy Baugh Trophy winner and All-American quarterback at BYU, is entering his third year as the head coach of the Longhorns, after going 5-7 and 8-5 the previous two seasons. His overall record at Texas is currently 19-13. Texas is 6-1 in 2023 and ranked No. 8 in both the AP Poll and the AFCA Coaches Poll. The Longhorns are 3-1 in Big 12 play.

 

BYU is currently 5-2 on the year and 2-2 in Big 12 play. The Cougars are coached by Kalani Sitake, who is 61-36 since taking over the BYU football program in 2016. Sitake and Sarkesian both played at BYU under legendary hall of fame coach LaVell Edwards.

 

The Cougars have enjoyed previous success in Austin, defeating the No. 25 ranked Longhorns in the most recent meeting in 2014 by a score of 41-7, behind three touchdowns from quarterback Taysom Hill. The other two previous games at Texas included a hard-fought 17-16 Longhorn win on Sept. 10, 2011, and 22-17 BYU victory on Sept. 12, 1987, in the first meeting between the two schools.

 

BYU has won both games in series held at LaVell Edwards Stadium in Provo, with a 47-6 win on Sept. 8, 1988, and 40-21 victory on Sept. 7, 2013.

 

 

 

Location	Date	Score	W/L	Texas Ranking
Texas	Sept. 6, 2014	41 - 7	Win	No. 25
BYU	Sept. 7, 2013	40 - 21	Win	No. 15/16
Texas	Sept. 10, 2011	16 - 17	Loss	No. 24/21
BYU	Sept. 8, 1988	47 - 6	Win	No. 19
Texas	Sept. 12, 1987	22 - 17	Win