1981 Texas Longhorns football team

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.

1981 Texas Longhorns football
Cotton Bowl Classic champion
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 4
APNo. 2
Record10–1–1 (6–1–1 SWC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorRon Toman (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorLeon Fuller (5th season)
Home stadiumTexas Memorial Stadium
(Capacity: 77,809)
1981 Southwest Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 5 SMU $ 7 1 010 1 0
No. 2 Texas 6 1 110 1 1
Houston 5 2 17 4 1
Arkansas 5 3 08 4 0
Texas A&M 4 4 07 5 0
Rice 3 5 04 7 0
Baylor 3 5 05 6 0
TCU 1 6 12 7 2
Texas Tech 0 7 11 9 1
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 127:00 p.m.RiceNo. 8W 31–368,497
September 197:00 p.m.North Texas State*No. 6
  • Texas Memorial Stadium
  • Austin, TX
W 23–1058,638[1]
September 267:00 p.m.No. 14 Miami (FL)*No. 4
  • Texas Memorial Stadium
  • Austin, TX
W 14–774,653
October 1011:30 a.m.vs. No. 10 Oklahoma*No. 3ABCW 34–1475,587
October 172:30 p.m.at ArkansasNo. 1ABCL 11–4244,031
October 241:30 p.m.at No. 8 SMUNo. 10W 9–760,777
October 311:00 p.m.Texas TechNo. 6
  • Texas Memorial Stadium
  • Austin, TX (rivalry)
W 26–956,439
November 77:30 p.m.at HoustonNo. 5T 14–1452,589
November 141:00 p.m.TCUNo. 10
  • Texas Memorial Stadium
  • Austin, TX (rivalry)
W 31–1560,038
November 211:00 p.m.BaylorNo. 8
  • Texas Memorial Stadium
  • Austin, TX
W 34–1272,806
November 262:00 p.m.at Texas A&MNo. 7CBSW 21–1371,731
January 1, 19821:00 p.m.vs. No. 3 Alabama*No. 6
CBSW 14–1273,243
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

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Personnel

1981 Texas Longhorns football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
OL Mike Baab
QB Robert Brewer
OL Mike Chapman
RB Darryl Clark
OL Doug Dawson
QB Todd Dodge
WR Brent Duhon
RB Don Holloway
TE Alvin Jenkins
RB Jerome Johnson
RB A.J. (Jam) Jones
WR Hamice King
WR Donnie Little
RB Mike Luck
WR Maurice McCloney
QB Rick McIvor
OL Bryan Millard
RB Robert Moerschell
WR Ronnie Mullins
RB Terry Orr
RB Carl Robinson
RB Ronnie Robinson
TE Lawrence Sampleton
OL Joe Shearin
RB Rodney Tate
OL Terry Tausch
RB Johnny Walker
WR Herkie Walls
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DB Vance Bedford
DL Mike Buchanan
DB Craig Curry
DL Ralph Darnell
DL Kiki DeAyala
DB William Graham
DL John Haines
DB Mike Hatchett
DL Eric Holle
DB Bobby Johnson
LB Jeff Leiding
LB Bruce Scholtz
LB Doug Shankle
DL Kenneth Sims
DL Mark Weber
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
K Raul Allegre
P John Goodson
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • Injured Injured
    • Redshirt Redshirt

    Season summary

    Rice

    At Arkansas

    #1 Texas Longhorns (4–0) at Arkansas Razorbacks (4–1)
    Period 1 2 34Total
    Texas 0 3 0811
    Arkansas 15 10 14342

    at Razorback Stadium, Fayetteville, Arkansas

    • Date: October 17
    • Game time: 2:45 p.m.
    • Game weather: Overcast, 70 °F (21 °C)
    • Game attendance: 44,031
    • TV: ABC
    • Box Score
    Game information

    Baylor

    Baylor at #8 Texas
    1 234Total
    Baylor 0 1200 12
    Texas 20 0014 34

    References

    1. "Texas dumps stubborn North Texas". The Seguin Gazette-Enterprise. September 20, 1981. Retrieved October 28, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
    2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on November 1, 2010. Retrieved September 17, 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)


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