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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: Darrell Royal
Conference: Southwest-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1893  <-- 1969 <- 1970 -> 1971 --> 2024
1970 Season Highlights
 Darrell Royal enters his 14th season as Head Coach at Texas.
 The Longhorns won the Southwest Conference Championship.
 The Longhorns won the National Championship.
 
1970 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 19  vs. California  56   15   W       
 Sat., Sep. 26  @ Texas Tech  35   13   W       
 Sat., Oct. 3  vs. UCLA  20   17   W       
 Sat., Oct. 10  vs. Oklahoma  41   9   W    @ Dallas, TX   
 Sat., Oct. 24  @ Rice  45   21   W       
 Sat., Oct. 31  vs. Southern Methodist  42   15   W       
 Sat., Nov. 7  @ Baylor  21   14   W       
 Sat., Nov. 14  @ Texas Christian  58   0   W       
 Thu., Nov. 26  vs. Texas A&M  52   14   W       
 Sat., Dec. 5  vs. Arkansas  42   7   W       
 Fri., Jan. 1   Notre Dame  11   24   L    @ Dallas, TX   Cotton Bowl
 
1970 Season Totals
  Record10-1
  Points Scored423
  Scoring Average38.5
  Points Allowed149
  Defense Average13.5
  Opponents Record64-56
  Conference Record7-0
  Home Record6-0
  Away Record4-0
1970 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
3 10-1-0 AP
110-0-0 Coaches
110-0-0 UPI
  
1970 Southwest- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Texas Tech 8-4222165Lost  9-175-29093  Jim Carlen
Texas 10-1423149Lost  11-247-029584  Darrell Royal
Arkansas 9-2402144 6-124096  Frank Broyles
Rice 5-5168175 3-498151  Harold Bo Hagan
Southern Methodist 5-6153228 3-484131  Hayden Fry
Texas Christian 4-6-1189265 3-4124195  Fred Taylor
Baylor 2-9133259 1-6103168  Bill Beall
Texas A&M 2-9170304 0-786202  Gene Stallings

1970 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1970 All Southwest Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


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