Sep 4 at #72 Air Force W, 56-14
Sep 11 vs #83 New Mexico State W, 41-14
Oct 2 at #23 Oregon State W, 49-7 Oct 9 at #1 Southern California L, 23-17 Oct 16 vs #31 UCLA W, 45-28
Oct 23 at #74 Arizona W, 38-0
Oct 30 vs #14 Arizona State W, 27-0 Nov 6 vs #51 Oregon W, 28-27
Nov 13 at #102 Washington W, 42-12
Nov 20 vs #58 Stanford W, 41-6
Dec 4 at #63 Southern Miss W, 26-16
Hmm...2-1 against the top 25. And 26-16 against a #63 team is thoroughly unimpressive. A one-pont win hosting the #51 team is perhaps worse.
I know the system is screwed. However, Texas did play three ranked teams.