1976 Texas Longhorns football team
American college football season
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The 1976 Texas Longhorns football team was an American football team that represented the University of Texas as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1976 NCAA Division I football season. In their 20th year under head coach Darrell Royal, the team compiled an overall record of 5–5–1, with a mark of 4–4 in conference play, and finished fifth in the SWC. This was Royal's final year as head coach.
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Record5–5–1 (4–4 SWC)
Headcoach
- Darrell Royal (20th season)
Co-offensivecoordinators
- Don Breaux (2nd season)
- Pat Patterson (1st season)
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| Conference | Southwest Conference |
| Record | 5–5–1 (4–4 SWC) |
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| Defensive coordinator | Mike Campbell |
| Home stadium | Memorial Stadium |
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| No. 4 Houston + | 7 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 13 Texas Tech + | 7 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 7 Texas A&M | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Baylor | 4 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arkansas | 3 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rice | 2 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SMU | 2 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| TCU | 0 | – | 8 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 11 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 11 | 6:30 p.m. | Boston College* | No. 7 | L 13–14 | 30,476 | [1] | ||
| September 18 | 7:30 p.m. | North Texas State* | No. 19 | W 17–14 | 60,130 | [2] | ||
| October 2 | 7:30 p.m. | at Rice | W 42–15 | 57,000 | [3] | |||
| October 9 | 3:00 p.m. | vs. No. 3 Oklahoma* | No. 16 | ABC | T 6–6 | 72,032 | [4] | |
| October 23 | 7:30 p.m. | SMU | No. 13 |
| W 13–12 | 50,000 | [5] | |
| October 30 | 2:30 p.m. | at No. 6 Texas Tech | No. 15 | L 28–31 | 54,187 | [6] | ||
| November 6 | 3:30 p.m. | No. 19 Houston | No. 20 |
| L 0–30 | 77,809 | [7] | |
| November 13 | 2:00 p.m. | at TCU | W 34–7 | 16,523 | [8] | |||
| November 20 | 2:00 p.m. | at Baylor | L 10–20 | 45,500 | [9] | |||
| November 25 | 7:30 p.m. | No. 11 Texas A&M |
| ABC | L 3–27 | 70,000 | [10] | |
| December 4 | 7:00 p.m. | Arkansas |
| ABC | W 29–12 | 49,341 | [11] | |
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Game summaries
Boston College
North Texas State
At Rice
vs Oklahoma
#3 Oklahoma Sooners (4–0) vs. #16 Texas Longhorns (2–1)
- Date: October 9
- Game time: 3:00 p.m.
- Game attendance: 70,032
- Box Score
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President Gerald Ford walked out with both coaches to midfield for the pregame coin toss
SMU
At Texas Tech
Houston
At TCU
At Baylor
Texas Longhorns (4–3–1) at Baylor Bears (5–2–1)
at Baylor Stadium, Waco, Texas
- Date: November 20
- Game time: 2:00 p.m.
- Game attendance: 45,500
- Box Score
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Texas A&M
#11 Texas A&M Aggies (8–2) at Texas Longhorns (4–4–1)
at Memorial Stadium, Austin, Texas
- Date: November 25
- Game time: 7:30 p.m.
- Game weather: Rain, 63 °F (17 °C)
- Game attendance: 75,000
- TV: ABC
- Box Score
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Arkansas
Arkansas Razorbacks (5–4–1) at Texas Longhorns (4–5–1)
at Memorial Stadium, Austin, Texas
- Date: December 4
- Game time: 7:00 p.m.
- Game weather: Clear; 59 °F (15 °C)
- Game attendance: 49,341
- Box Score
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Darrell Royal's final game as head coach
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