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-
1976 Season Highlights
Darrell Royal enters his 20th season as Head Coach at Texas.
1976 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 11 @
Boston College
13
14
L
Sat., Sep. 18 vs.
North Texas
17
14
W
Sat., Oct. 2 @
Rice
42
15
W
Sat., Oct. 9 vs.
Oklahoma
6
6
T
@ Dallas, TX
Sat., Oct. 23 vs.
Southern Methodist
13
12
W
Sat., Oct. 30 @
Texas Tech
28
31
L
Sat., Nov. 6 vs.
Houston
0
30
L
Sat., Nov. 13 @
Texas Christian
34
7
W
Sat., Nov. 20 @
Baylor
10
20
L
Thu., Nov. 25 vs.
Texas A&M
3
27
L
Sat., Dec. 4 vs.
Arkansas
29
12
W
1976 Season Totals
Record 5-5
-1
Points Scored 195
Scoring Average 17.7
Points Allowed 188
Defense Average 17.1
Opponents Record 72-50
Conference Record 4-4
Home Record 3-2
-1
Away Record 2-3
1976 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1976 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1976 All Southwest Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
The first Orange Bowl was played between Manhattan College and the University of Miami on New Year's Day in 1935.