1988 Texas Longhorns football team
American college football season
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The 1988 Texas Longhorns football team represented the University of Texas at Austin in the 1988 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Longhorns finished the season with a 4–7 record.
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Record4–7 (2–5 SWC)
Headcoach
- David McWilliams (2nd season)
OffensivecoordinatorJohn Mize (2nd season)
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| Conference | Southwest Conference |
| Record | 4–7 (2–5 SWC) |
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| Offensive coordinator | John Mize (2nd season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Paul Jette (2nd season) |
| Home stadium | Texas Memorial Stadium |
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| No. 12 Arkansas $ | 7 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas A&M* | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 18 Houston | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas Tech | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Baylor | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| TCU | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rice | 0 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 11 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 8 | 7:00 p.m. | at BYU* | No. 19 | ESPN | L 6–47 | 64,249 | [1] | |
| September 17 | 7:00 p.m. | New Mexico* | HSE | W 47–0 | 55,630 | [2] | ||
| September 24 | 7:00 p.m. | No. 1 (I-AA) North Texas* |
| HSE | W 27–24 | 60,152 | [3] | |
| October 1 | 6:00 p.m. | at Rice | W 20–13 | 35,000 | [4] | |||
| October 8 | 1:30 p.m. | vs. No. 10 Oklahoma* | CBS | L 13–28 | 75,587 | [5] | ||
| October 15 | 1:00 p.m. | No. 17 Arkansas |
| HSE | L 24–27 | 73,451 | [6] | |
| October 29 | 12:00 p.m. | at Texas Tech | Raycom | L 32–33 | 49,682 | [7] | ||
| November 5 | 12:00 p.m. | Houston |
| Raycom | L 15–66 | 69,600 | [8] | |
| November 12 | 12:00 p.m. | at TCU | Raycom | W 30–21 | 29,083 | [9] | ||
| November 19 | 1:00 p.m. | at Baylor | L 14–17 | 30,142 | [10] | |||
| November 24 | 7:00 p.m. | Texas A&M |
| ESPN | L 24–28 | 77,809 | [11] | |
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Game summaries
At BYU
#19 Texas Longhorns (0–0) at BYU Cougars (0–1)
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First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
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New Mexico
North Texas
At Rice
vs Oklahoma
#10 Oklahoma Sooners (3–1) vs. Texas Longhorns (3–1)
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| Texas | Passing | Shannon Kelley | 22/35, 198 Yds, TD, 3 INT |
| Rushing | Eric Metcalf | 15 Rush, 89 Yds | |
| Receiving | Kerry Cash | 2 Rec, 99 Yds | |
| Oklahoma | Passing | ||
| Rushing | Leon Perry | 18 Rush, 118 Yds, TD | |
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Arkansas
At Texas Tech
Houston
At TCU
At Baylor
At Texas A&M
Personnel
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Defense
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