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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: John Mackovic
Conference: Big 12-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1893  <-- 1995 <- 1996 -> 1997 --> 2024
1996 Season Highlights
 John Mackovic enters his 5th season as Head Coach at Texas.
 The Longhorns won the Big 12 Conference Championship.
 The Longhorns won the Big 12 Conference  Championship.
 
1996 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Aug. 31  vs. Missouri  40   10   W       
 Sat., Sep. 7  vs. New Mexico State  41   7   W       
 Sat., Sep. 21  vs. Notre Dame  24   27   L       
 Sat., Sep. 28  @ Virginia  13   37   L       
 Sat., Oct. 5  vs. Oklahoma State  71   14   W       
 Sat., Oct. 12  vs. Oklahoma  27   30   L    @ Dallas, TX   
 Sat., Oct. 26  @ Colorado  24   28   L       
 Sat., Nov. 2  vs. Baylor  28   23   W       
 Sat., Nov. 9  @ Texas Tech  38   32   W       
 Sat., Nov. 16  @ Kansas  38   17   W       
 Fri., Nov. 29  vs. Texas A&M  51   15   W       
 Sat., Dec. 7  vs. Nebraska  37   27   W    @ St. Louis, MO   
 Wed., Jan. 1   Penn State  15   38   L    @ Tempe, AZ   Fiesta Bowl
 
1996 Season Totals
  Record8-5
  Points Scored447
  Scoring Average34.4
  Points Allowed305
  Defense Average23.5
  Opponents Record82-69
  Conference Record7-2
  Home Record6-2
  Away Record2-2
1996 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
23 8-5-0 AP
23 8-5-0 Coaches
23 8-5-0 USA Today/CNN
  
1996 Big 12- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Texas Tech 7-5323232Lost  0-275-3197149  Spike Dykes
Kansas 4-7300358 2-6171286  Glen Mason
Iowa State 2-9314401 1-7221299  Dan McCarney
Nebraska 11-2553174 8-1392111  Tom Osborne
Colorado 10-2352220Won  33-217-1221126  Rick Neuheisel
Texas 8-5447305Lost  15-387-2354196  John Mackovic
Kansas State 9-3340191Lost  15-196-2197162  Bill Snyder
Texas A&M 6-6351257 4-4174174  R.C. Slocum
Missouri 5-6278376 3-5197307  Larry Smith
Oklahoma 3-8255392 3-5193290  John Blake
Oklahoma State 5-6243327 2-6159281  Bob Simmons
Baylor 4-7266320 1-7186281  Chuck Reedy

1996 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1996 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 biggest crowd for a college football game was 114,000 for the 1926 Army-Navy Game. The game ended in a tie when it became too dark to play.