1973 Texas Longhorns baseball team

The 1973 Texas Longhorns baseball team represented the University of Texas at Austin in the 1973 NCAA University Division baseball season. The Longhorns played their home games at Clark Field. The team was coached by Cliff Gustafson in his 6th season at Texas.

Record50–7 (15–3 SWC)

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1973 Southwest Conference baseball standings
v t e	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 4 Texas ‍†‍‍^y	15	–	3	.833	50	–	7	.877
TCU ‍‍‍	12	–	7	.632	31	–	12	.721
Texas A&M ‍‍‍	9	–	8	.529	19	–	9	.679
Baylor ‍‍‍	9	–	9	.500	21	–	17	.553
Houston ‍‍‍	8	–	11	.421	15	–	16	.484
Rice ‍‍‍	6	–	10	.375	16	–	14	.533
Texas Tech ‍‍‍	6	–	10	.375	12	–	16	.429
SMU ‍‍‍	5	–	12	.294	10	–	18	.357

† – Conference champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1973^[1] Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

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The Longhorns reached the College World Series, finishing tied for third with wins over Georgia Southern and Oklahoma and losses to eventual champion Southern California and runner-up Arizona State.^[2]

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