1974 Texas Longhorns football team

1974 Texas Longhorns football
Gator Bowl, L 3–27 vs. Auburn
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Ranking
APNo. 17
Record8–4 (5–2 SWC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorFred Akers
Defensive coordinatorMike Campbell
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
(Capacity: 77,809)
Seasons
← 1973
1975 →
1974 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 14 Baylor $ 6 – 1 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
No. 17 Texas 5 – 2 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
No. 16 Texas A&M 5 – 2 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
Arkansas 3 – 3 – 1 6 – 4 – 1
SMU 3 – 3 – 1 6 – 4 – 1
Texas Tech 3 – 4 – 0 6 – 4 – 2
Rice 2 – 5 – 0 2 – 8 – 1
TCU 0 – 7 – 0 1 – 10 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1974 Texas Longhorns football team represented the University of Texas at Austin in the 1974 NCAA Division I football season. The Longhorns finished the regular season with an 8–3 record and lost to Auburn in the 1974 Gator Bowl. This was the first season where Texas, alongside Ohio State, Army, and Notre Dame, played an 11-game regular season schedule. Many schools had been playing 11 games since it was first permitted by the NCAA in 1970.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 146:30 p.m.at Boston College*No. 10
W 42–1932,227
September 217:00 p.m.Wyoming*No. 9
W 34–752,800[1]
September 281:00 p.m.at Texas TechNo. 6
ABCL 3–2651,082
October 57:00 p.m.Washington*No. 19
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Austin, TX
W 35–2150,250
October 122:00 p.m.vs. No. 2 Oklahoma*No. 17
L 13–1672,032
October 192:00 p.m.ArkansasNo. 16
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Austin, TX (rivalry)
ABCW 38–766,700
October 267:30 p.m.at RiceNo. 13
W 27–656,500
November 22:00 p.m.SMUNo. 12
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Austin, TX
W 35–1558,500
November 92:00 p.m.at BaylorNo. 12
L 24–3448,300
November 162:00 p.m.at TCU
W 81–1630,000
November 2912:00 p.m.No. 8 Texas A&MNo. 17
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Austin, TX (rivalry)
ABCW 32–377,584
December 307:00 p.m.vs. No. 6 Auburn*No. 11
ABCL 3–2763,811[2]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

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References

  1. ^ "Texas, leaks wallop Wyoming 34–7". Winston-Salem Journal. September 22, 1974. Retrieved October 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Gargis leads Auburn to 27–3 rout". Birmingham Post-Herald. December 31, 1974. Retrieved October 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "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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