In the season finale against the University of Texas, he entered the game late in the first quarter in relief of Johnson, to lead the team with 207 yards on 16 of 24 completions. He also had three rushing attempts for a negative 20 yards in a 49–9 loss. During the season, he completed 56 of 85 passes (65.9%) for 586 yards with two touchdowns and two interceptions, despite being limited by a right shoulder injury that forced him to see action in only six games with three starts. He became the fifth quarterback in school history to surpass 5,000 career passing yards.