Texas Football Team History
Texas Longhorns
The University of Texas
Austin, TX
Founded: 1883 Stadium: Royal-Memorial Stadium Capacity: 94,113 Colors: Orange & White Coach: John Mackovic Conference: Big 12-
1997 Season Highlights
John Mackovic enters his 6th season as Head Coach at Texas.
1997 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 6 vs.
Rutgers
48
14
W
Sat., Sep. 13 vs.
UCLA
3
66
L
Sat., Sep. 27 @
Rice
38
31
W
Sat., Oct. 4 @
Oklahoma State
16
42
L
Sat., Oct. 11 vs.
Oklahoma
27
24
W
@ Dallas, TX
Sat., Oct. 18 @
Missouri
29
37
L
Sat., Oct. 25 vs.
Colorado
30
47
L
Sat., Nov. 1 @
Baylor
21
23
L
Sat., Nov. 8 vs.
Texas Tech
10
24
L
Sat., Nov. 15 vs.
Kansas
45
31
W
Fri., Nov. 28 @
Texas A&M
16
27
L
1997 Season Totals
Record 4-7
Points Scored 283
Scoring Average 25.7
Points Allowed 366
Defense Average 33.3
Opponents Record 63-64
Conference Record 2-6
Home Record 3-3
Away Record 1-4
1997 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1997 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1997 All Big 12 Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
The first bowl game, later known as The Rose Bowl, was played on January 1st, 1902 between the Michigan Wolverines and Stanford Cardinals. Michigan won 49-0.