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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  <-- 1967 <- 1968 -> 1969 --> 2024
1968 Season Highlights
 Darrell Royal enters his 12th season as Head Coach at Texas.
 The Longhorns won the Southwest Conference Championship.
 
1968 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 21  vs. Houston  20   20   T       
 Sat., Sep. 28  @ Texas Tech  22   31   L       
 Sat., Oct. 5  vs. Oklahoma State  31   3   W       
 Sat., Oct. 12  vs. Oklahoma  26   20   W    @ Dallas, TX   
 Sat., Oct. 19  vs. Arkansas  39   29   W       
 Sat., Oct. 26  @ Rice  38   14   W       
 Sat., Nov. 2  vs. Southern Methodist  38   7   W       
 Sat., Nov. 9  @ Baylor  47   26   W       
 Sat., Nov. 16  @ Texas Christian  47   21   W       
 Thu., Nov. 28  vs. Texas A&M  35   14   W       
 Wed., Jan. 1   Tennessee  36   13   W    @ Dallas, TX   Cotton Bowl
 
1968 Season Totals
  Record9-1 -1
  Points Scored379
  Scoring Average34.5
  Points Allowed198
  Defense Average18.0
  Opponents Record55-53
  Conference Record6-1
  Home Record5-0 -1
  Away Record3-1
1968 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
3 9-1-1 AP
5 8-1-1 Coaches
5 8-1-1 UPI
  
1968 Southwest- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Texas Tech 5-3-2255241 4-3174190  J.T. King
Arkansas 10-1350189Won  16-26-1229144  Frank Broyles
Texas 9-1-1379198Won  36-136-1266142  Darrell Royal
Southern Methodist 8-3311273Won  28-275-2197169  Hayden Fry
Baylor 3-7206322 3-4144206  John D. Bridgers
Texas A&M 3-7196184 2-5135148  Gene Stallings
Texas Christian 3-7176215 2-5134171  Fred Taylor
Rice 0-9-1151326 0-7109218  Harold Bo Hagan

1968 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1968 All Southwest Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


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