In 2017, during Tom Herman’s debut season on the Forty Acres, the Texas Longhorns won seven games, but they almost won several more, had it not been for losses to No. 4 USC, No. 12 Oklahoma, No. 10 Oklahoma State, and Texas Tech by a combined 15 points.
Almost 11-1, but not quite.
Last season, Texas pieced together its most successful showing since the Colt McCoy era, finishing at 10-4, despite the three losses to Maryland, Oklahoma State, and No. 13 West Virginia by a mere eight points.
Texas almost became a College Football Playoff contender, but they didn’t.