1974 Texas Longhorns baseball team

The 1974 Texas Longhorns baseball team represented the University of Texas at Austin in the 1974 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Longhorns played their home games at Clark Field. The team was coached by Cliff Gustafson in his 7th season at Texas.

Record54–8 (20–4 SWC)

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1974 Southwest Conference baseball standings
v t e	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 4 Texas ‍†‍‍^y	20	–	4	.833	54	–	8	.871
No. 21 Texas A&M ‍‍‍	17	–	7	.708	31	–	13	.705
No. 22 TCU ‍‍‍	14	–	10	.583	31	–	17	.646
Rice ‍‍‍	12	–	11	.522	24	–	18	.571
Baylor ‍‍‍	12	–	11	.522	24	–	18	.571
Houston ‍‍‍	10	–	13	.435	20	–	21	.488
Arkansas ‍‍‍	9	–	15	.375	22	–	21	.512
Texas Tech ‍‍‍	9	–	15	.375	11	–	22	.333
SMU ‍‍‍	4	–	20	.167	16	–	26	.381

† – Conference champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1974^[1] Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

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The Longhorns reached the College World Series, finishing fourth with wins over Seton Hall and Oklahoma and a pair of losses to eventual champion Southern California, first in the opening round and later in the semifinals.^[2]

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