1981 Texas Longhorns football team

1981 Texas Longhorns football
1981 Texas Longhorns football
Cotton Bowl Classic champion
Cotton Bowl Classic, W 14–12 vs. Alabama
Conference	Southwest Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 4
AP	No. 2
Record	10–1–1 (6–1–1 SWC)
Head coach	Fred Akers (5th season);
Offensive coordinator	Ron Toman (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Leon Fuller (5th season)
Home stadium	Texas Memorial Stadium
	Seasons ← 1980 1982 →

The 1981 Texas Longhorns football team represented the University of Texas at Austin in the 1981 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Longhorns finished the regular season with a 9–1–1 record and defeated Alabama in the 1982 Cotton Bowl Classic.

CoachesNo. 4

APNo. 2

Record10–1–1 (6–1–1 SWC)

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1981 Southwest Conference football standings
v t e	Conf.					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 5 SMU $	7	–	1	–	0	10	–	1	–	0
No. 2 Texas	6	–	1	–	1	10	–	1	–	1
Houston	5	–	2	–	1	7	–	4	–	1
Arkansas	5	–	3	–	0	8	–	4	–	0
Texas A&M	4	–	4	–	0	7	–	5	–	0
Rice	3	–	5	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
Baylor	3	–	5	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
TCU	1	–	6	–	1	2	–	7	–	2
Texas Tech	0	–	7	–	1	1	–	9	–	1

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

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Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 12	7:00 p.m.	Rice	No. 8	Texas Memorial Stadium Austin, TX (rivalry)		W 31–3	68,497	^[1]
September 19	7:00 p.m.	North Texas State*	No. 6	Texas Memorial Stadium Austin, TX		W 23–10	58,638	^[2]
September 26	7:00 p.m.	No. 14 Miami (FL)*	No. 4	Texas Memorial Stadium Austin, TX		W 14–7	74,653	^[3]
October 10	11:30 a.m.	vs. No. 10 Oklahoma*	No. 3	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX (rivalry)	ABC	W 34–14	75,587	^[4]
October 17	2:30 p.m.	at Arkansas	No. 1	Razorback Stadium Fayetteville, AR (rivalry)	ABC	L 11–42	44,031	^[5]
October 24	1:30 p.m.	at No. 8 SMU	No. 10	Texas Stadium Irving, TX		W 9–7	60,777	^[6]
October 31	1:00 p.m.	Texas Tech	No. 6	Texas Memorial Stadium Austin, TX (rivalry)		W 26–9	56,439	^[7]
November 7	7:30 p.m.	at Houston	No. 5	Houston Astrodome Houston, TX		T 14–14	52,589	^[8]
November 14	1:00 p.m.	TCU	No. 10	Texas Memorial Stadium Austin, TX (rivalry)		W 31–15	60,038	^[9]
November 21	1:00 p.m.	Baylor	No. 8	Texas Memorial Stadium Austin, TX (rivalry)		W 34–12	72,806	^[10]
November 26	2:00 p.m.	at Texas A&M	No. 7	Kyle Field College Station, TX (rivalry)	CBS	W 21–13	71,731	^[11]
January 1, 1982	1:00 p.m.	vs. No. 3 Alabama*	No. 6	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX (Cotton Bowl Classic)	CBS	W 14–12	73,243	^[12]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

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