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Arch Manning live stats: Quarterback bounces back in a big way in Texas rout of Sam Houston

Jake Mozarsky

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Arch Manning must've heard the critics, and after his performance against Sam Houston on Saturday night, he definitely silenced some of them.

Manning — who entered the 2025 season as the Heisman favorite — was sensational for the Longhorns against the Bearkats, completing 18 of his 21 passes for 309 yards and three touchdowns. He added two rushing touchdowns as well, both coming in the red zone. The performance was a significant step forward after the redshirt sophomore struggled through the first three games of the season, where Texas went 2-1.

Frustrations hit a boiling point in Week 3 with Manning's performance against UTEP, where he completed just 11 of 25 passes for 114 yards, a touchdown, and an interception. The Longhorns won that game, but the quarterback was visibly struggling, drawing boos from a frustrated home crowd. He came back on Saturday night and delivered his best performance of the 2025 season for Texas, who is ramping up for SEC play.

Tonight's performance was a clear statement from Manning, who played like the phenom quarterback and one of the best in the nation that many have long expected him to be.

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Arch Manning stats today

  • Completions: 18
  • Pass attempts: 21
  • Passing yards: 309
  • TDs: 3
  • INTs: 0
  • Passer rating: 256.5
  • Rushing yards: 11
  • Rushing TDs: 2

This section will be updated following each Texas drive.

How did Arch Manning do today?

On Saturday night against Sam Houston, Manning had his best performance of the 2025 season. He had five total touchdowns — three in the air and two on the ground — as the Texas offense marched down the field with a relentless pace. The Longhorns opened the game with three consecutive touchdown drives and, with Manning at the helm, did not punt once in the first half.

Manning was particularly effective with his lead receiver, Ryan Wingo, who was expected to take a step forward this season. The duo connected on two touchdowns, including a perfectly placed 53-yard lob pass over the middle of the field. The quarterback, who has been burdened with so much potential, showed why he could be one of the best in the nation, completing all but three of his passes and finishing with a passer rating over 250.

The quarterback, who is viewed with so much potential, showed why he could be one of the best in America. He only had three incompletions and had a passer rating over 250.

Manning was clearly amped up on Saturday night, starting with hyping up his teammates on the sidelines to kickoff. Then, on his first touchdown of the game, he stared down the Sam Houston defender who failed to tackle him. 

The relief and excitement from Manning were palpable, from hyping up his teammates before kickoff to staring down the defender who failed to tackle him on his first touchdown. Every time Texas scored or made a big play, the quarterback’s emotions were apparent. It is clear that he needed a performance like this to get himself and the Texas offense on the right track.

Arch Manning live updates, highlights from Texas vs. Sam Houston

With Texas up 45-0, Manning is taken out after five-touchdown performance

10:11 p.m.: Arch Manning is done for the day. 

Backup quarterback Matthew Caldwell relieves Manning halfway through the third quarter with Texas up 45-0. 

Manning finishes the day completing 18-for-21 passes for 309 yards and three touchdowns, while also adding two on the ground.

After a rough start against UTEP, Manning bounces back in a big way.

Manning throws another touchdown to Wingo

9:58 p.m.: Manning and Wingo connect for their second touchdown of the night, with Manning throwing a missile to No.1, who was running an end zone post.

Manning has his third passing touchdown of the night as the Longhorns take a 45-0 lead.

Arch delivers a dime to open the second half.

9:51 p.m.: Arch Manning thows a beauty in his first drive of the second half.

On his second passing attempt of the half, he hits Wingo down the middle of the field for a 53-yard touchdown, lobbing the ball to hit Wingo right in stride.

Texas is now up 38-0.

9:25 p.m.: At halftime, Texas is up 31-0, and Manning is having himself a game.

The quarterback has completed 14-of-17 passes for 227 yards and a touchdown, while adding two touchdowns on the ground.

Manning tallies another rushing touchdown

9:18 p.m.: The sophomore has his second rushing touchdown of the night.

On a run-pass-option, Manning keeps it himself, rolling right for a two-yard touchdown. He has three total touchdowns in the first half as Texas takes a 31-0 lead.

9:14 p.m.: Manning once again goes easy, completing another screen pass to Ryan Niblett, who takes it 39 yards down to the Sam Houston two-yard line.

Manning is now over 200 yards on the day.

9:12 p.m.: The Texas offense takes over with just over four minutes remaining, and Manning opens up the drive with two easy completions. The first, which went to Daylan McCutcheon, was a screen pass that McCutcheon took for 21 yards.

9:01 p.m.: Texas was in the red zone, and the quarterback was able to scramble for nine yards and a first down. But, it was held back after a holding penalty against the Longhorns.

Manning does connect with Moore Jr. for a 12-yard completion, but then he is sacked on a 3rd and 7, and Texas settles for a field goal.

8:57 p.m.: Manning might have had his best throw of the day so far, connecting with Moore Jr. for 38 yards. The sophomore threw the ball in between two defenders, hitting the receiver in stride. 

Texas is knocking on the door again.

Manning connects with Washington for first passing touchdown

8:47 p.m.: Texas runs two plays to start its third drive, and on Manning's first pass attempt, he finds a wide open Jordan Washington, who coasts into the end zone for a 32-yard touchdown.

Manning avoided pressure, rolled forward in the pocket and hit Washington, who had nobody around him on the left side of the field.

The quarterback has three consecutive games with both a passing and rushing touchdown, which ties a Texas quarterback record for the past 30 seasons.

Manning runs it in for his first touchdown of the game

8:35: Manning has his first touchdown of the game, keeping a read option and running it five yards for a touchdown. 

Manning was visibily amped up, staring down the Sam Houston defender who failed to tackle him, and had to be warned by the referees. As he went back to the Texas sideline, you could see how hyped up he is.

8:33 p.m.: After the lengthy review, Manning hits Wingo for 18 yards over the middle of the field on the first play. He stayed in the pocket and delivered a missile to the wide receiver, who was open in the middle of the field.

8:29 p.m.: On a 3rd and 1, Manning keeps it on the read option and goes up the line of scrimmage. He gains the first down, but the ball pops out as he's being brought down in the pile. Though, Manning was ruled down and Texas keeps driving.

8:28 p.m.: Manning opens up his second drive with a play-action curl route to Ryan Wingo on the right side of the field. Wingo, who had 472 yards and two touchdowns in 2024, is expected to take a leap forward.

8:13 p.m.: Manning has looked solid on the Longhorns' opening drive, but two penalties have driven Texas back. On a 2nd and 20, he hits Parker Livingstone on the right sideline for 18 yards.

Manning and co. drove into the red zone before a Jerrick Gibson 13-yard touchdown run gave the Longhorns their first points of the game. The quarterback was 4-for-6 for 55 yards on the drive.

8:09 p.m.: On Texas' first third down of the game, Manning stands in the pocket and hits a wide-open Deandre Moore Jr. in the middle of the field for 16 yards.

Texas entered the game last in the SEC with a 28.6% third down conversion rate.

8:07 p.m.: The Texas defense forces a three-and-out to open up the game, and Arch Manning takes the field for his first drive of the game.

8:03 p.m.: We are underway in Austin, with Sam Houston receiving the ball first.

8:01 p.m.: Teams have taken the field, and we are moments away from kickoff. Manning was seen on the sideline amped up and ready to go.

7:26 p.m.: With kickoff less than an hour away, Manning has taken the field for pregame warm ups.

7:00 p.m.: There's a new development in Manning's routine: headphones.

Before the Texas quarterback tries to tune out the noise with a big performance, he's doing it with headphones pregame.

6:35 p.m.: Manning has taken the field to warm up before Texas' game vs Sam Houston.

The quarterback looks to bounce back from a rough outing against UTEP, where he completed 11-of-24 passes for 114 yards, one touchdown and one interception. 

Where to watch Texas vs. Sam Houston

Texas vs Sam Houston start time

  • Date: Saturday, Sept. 20
  • Time: 8:00 p.m. ET, 5:00 p.m. PT

Texas vs. Sam Houston will kick off around 8 p.m. ET on Saturday, Sept. 20. The game will be played at DKR-Texas Memorial Stadium in Austin, Texas.

What channel is Sam Houston vs Texas on today?

  • TV channel: SEC Network+
  • Live stream: ESPN app

Texas vs. Sam Houston will be shown only on SEC Network+ this week. You can also stream the game live with the new ESPN app.

Texas football schedule 2025

DateOpponentTime
9/20vs Sam Houston8:00 p.m. ET
10/4at FloridaTBD
10/11vs No. 11 Oklahoma*3:30 p.m. ET
10/18at KentuckyTBD
10/25at Mississippi StateTBD
11/1vs No. 20 Vanderbilt12:00 p.m. ET
11/15at No. 5 GeorgiaTBD
11/22vs ArkansasTBD
11/28vs No. 10 Texas A&M7:30 p.m. ET

*Game will be played at a neutral site 

Jake Mozarsky

Jake Mozarsky joined The Sporting News as an Editorial Intern in August 2025 after earning both his bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Northwestern University. He has previously written for Marquee Sports Network, Chicago This Week, Inside NU and The Daily Northwestern.