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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: Fred Akers
Conference: Southwest-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1893  <-- 1985 <- 1986 -> 1987 --> 2024
1986 Season Highlights
 Fred Akers enters his 10th season as Head Coach at Texas.
 
1986 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 13  vs. Stanford  20   31   L       
 Sat., Sep. 20  @ Missouri  27   25   W       
 Sat., Oct. 4  @ Rice  17   14   W       
 Sat., Oct. 11  vs. Oklahoma  12   47   L    @ Dallas, TX   
 Sat., Oct. 18  vs. Arkansas  14   21   L       
 Sat., Oct. 25  vs. Southern Methodist  27   24   W       
 Sat., Nov. 1  @ Texas Tech  21   23   L       
 Sat., Nov. 8  vs. Houston  30   10   W       
 Sat., Nov. 15  @ Texas Christian  45   16   W       
 Sat., Nov. 22  @ Baylor  13   18   L       
 Thu., Nov. 27  vs. Texas A&M  3   16   L       
 
1986 Season Totals
  Record5-6
  Points Scored229
  Scoring Average20.8
  Points Allowed245
  Defense Average22.3
  Opponents Record70-57
  Conference Record4-4
  Home Record2-4
  Away Record3-2
1986 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1986 Southwest- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Texas Tech 7-5271268Lost  17-205-3188173  David McWilliams
Texas A&M 9-3372215Lost  12-287-1279117  Jackie Sherrill
Arkansas 9-3311184Lost  8-426-2206114  Ken Hatfield
Baylor 9-3325207Won  21-96-2221146  Grant Teaff
Southern Methodist 6-5245282 5-3185162  Bobby Collins
Texas 5-6229245 4-4170142  Fred Akers
Rice 4-7185330 2-6130268  Jerry Berndt
Texas Christian 3-8259376 1-7156299  Jim Wacker
Houston 1-10125267 0-880194  Bill Yeoman

1986 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1986 All Southwest Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


Great Moments in College Football History

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