1976 Texas Longhorns football team
The 1976 Texas Longhorns football team represented the University of Texas during the 1976 NCAA Division I football season. It was Darrell Royal's final year as head coach.
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| Conference | Southwest Conference |
| Record | 5–5–1 (4–4 SWC) |
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| Co-offensive coordinator | Don Breaux |
| Co-offensive coordinator | Pat Patterson |
| 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 |
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| September 11 | 6:30 p.m. | Boston College* | No. 7 | L 13–14 | 30,476 | ||
| September 18 | 7:30 p.m. | North Texas State* | No. 19 | W 17–14 | 60,130 | ||
| October 2 | 7:30 p.m. | at Rice | W 42–15 | 57,000 | |||
| October 9 | 3:00 p.m. | vs. No. 3 Oklahoma* | No. 16 | ABC | T 6–6 | 70,032 | |
| October 23 | 7:30 p.m. | SMU | No. 13 |
| W 13–12 | 50,000 | |
| October 30 | 2:30 p.m. | at No. 6 Texas Tech | No. 15 | L 28–31 | 53,124 | ||
| November 6 | 3:30 p.m. | No. 19 Houston | No. 20 |
| L 0–30 | 77,809 | |
| November 13 | 2:00 p.m. | at TCU | W 34–7 | 16,523 | |||
| November 20 | 2:00 p.m. | at Baylor | L 10–20 | 45,500 | |||
| November 25 | 7:30 p.m. | No. 11 Texas A&M |
| ABC | L 3–27 | 75,000 | |
| December 4 | 7:00 p.m. | Arkansas |
| ABC | W 29–12 | 49,341 | |
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Personnel
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Offense
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Defense
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Special teams
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Season summary
Boston College
vs Oklahoma
#3 Oklahoma Sooners (4–0) vs. #16 Texas Longhorns (2–1)
| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Texas | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| Oklahoma | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
- 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
At Baylor
Texas Longhorns (4–3–1) at Baylor Bears (5–2–1)
| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Texas | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 |
| Baylor | 0 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 20 |
at Baylor Stadium, Waco, Texas
- Date: November 20
- Game time: 2:00 p.m.
- Game attendance: 45,500
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Texas A&M
#11 Texas A&M Aggies (8–2) at Texas Longhorns (4–4–1)
| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Texas A&M | 0 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 27 |
| Texas | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
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)
| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Arkansas | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 12 |
| Texas | 3 | 7 | 3 | 16 | 29 |
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
| External video | |
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 Full game |
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